Chapter 1623: Chapter 1313: The Envoy from the Mysterious Moon Palace Arrives
Since Lu Chen returned, Lu Zhengze has been sending people to keep an eye on the Tianxia Immortal Dynasty’s situation. His greatest worry is the exposure of Lu Chen’s identity, allowing the people of the Tianxia Immortal Dynasty to learn of Lu Chen’s return.
Lu Zhengze frowned and asked the soldier who had just entered the hall, “What rumors?”
The soldier immediately said, “There are rumors that Chen King did not betray the Tianxia Immortal Dynasty back then; he was framed by King Guangren.”
“King Guangren first sowed discord between Chen King and the Tianxia Immortal King, and then incited the top forces of the Tianyan Immortal Domain to besiege Chen King, forcing him into a desperate situation where he entered the Chaotic Sea with his wives and concubines.”
Hearing the soldier’s words, Lu Zhengze showed a strange expression on his face.
What kind of rumors are these?
Isn’t this the event that happened billions of years ago?
Even though they didn’t know why the Immortal Dynasty Master of the Tianxia Immortal Dynasty suddenly targeted Chen King back then, over the billions of years, Lu Zhengze has basically guessed through some events of that time that it was all related to King Guangren.
Moreover, Lu Zhengze also believes that anyone who survived that incident should be able to guess that this matter is related to King Guangren.
What made Lu Zhengze uneasy was why, after billions of years, when even the remnants of Chen King’s old faction have almost dispersed, someone is bringing up the events of that time again?
For this matter to become a widely spread rumor, there must be someone behind it driving it, and Lu Zhengze couldn’t understand what that person intended to achieve by spreading this rumor.
Could it be…
That someone discovered Chen King’s return and wants to use this rumor to tell Chen King who harmed him back then, and then use Chen King’s anger to deal with King Guangren?
Connecting this to the disappearance of people in White Feather City, Lu Zhengze felt that it was highly likely that the news of Chen King’s return had already been discovered by someone. Lu Zhengze thought to himself that he couldn’t just sit idly by; he had to quickly inform Chen King and let him be vigilant.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhengze didn’t hesitate at all and quickly wrote a letter to Lu Chen. He sent someone disguised as a caravan to deliver the letter to Lu Chen, who was far away at the Mysterious Moon Palace. He specifically instructed the messenger not to reveal the letter before seeing Lu Chen, and if there was any danger, to destroy the letter immediately.
Day by day passed, and in the blink of an eye, another year had gone by.
Lu Chen lay on the bed, with Xiao Xueying resting on his chest like a little wife.
Cao Shiyun’s realm had already stabilized. Originally, she planned to come out of seclusion, but sensing that Lu Chen was helping Xiao Xueying cultivate, she thought there was nothing for her to do when she emerged, so she continued to cultivate in seclusion.
At this moment, Lu Chen lay on the bed, looking at the curtains overhead, seemingly in thought.
Xiao Xueying asked, “Junior Brother, what are you thinking about?”
Lu Chen returned to himself and gently caressed her smooth, tender shoulder, “Nothing.”
In fact, Lu Chen was thinking about those wives and children in the Chaotic Sea, for he had been out for so long. It was impossible not to worry at all.
He worried that there might be more than one Chaos Beast in the Chaotic Sea, and if another one were to appear while he was not there, Yun Qingshu and the others might not be able to handle it with their strength.
But worrying about these things now was useless; he had no choice but to quickly enhance his strength to check on the situation.
However, looking at the current situation, even if he exhausted all efforts to enhance his strength, it would be challenging to reach the Immortal Emperor Realm in a short time, at least within a few million years.
Although now practicing Dual Cultivation with Xiao Xueying, he hardly felt any growth in cultivation state. Similarly, when cultivating alone, he didn’t feel any growth either.
Lu Chen knew the problem wasn’t with himself; the progress in cultivation becomes increasingly sluggish for immortals as they advance. Xiao Xueying and the others took billions of years just to reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
But he was different from others; he had his matters to attend to and personal concerns. He couldn’t take billions of years to return to the Chaotic Sea.
The longer time passed, the bigger the uncertainties.
Xiao Xueying vaguely sensed that Lu Chen was actually worried about his wives and children. However, since Lu Chen claimed he wasn’t thinking about anything, she did not pursue it further.
Just as Lu Chen was about to continue his cultivation, he suddenly sensed two figures appearing outside the residence — the City Lord of Frost City and a woman.
The City Lord of Frost City didn’t enter the residence but stood at the gate and spoke directly towards the residence, “Envoy, the Mysterious Moon Palace has sent another special envoy who wishes to meet with you.”
Upon hearing these words, Lu Chen immediately stopped his small actions. He was curious about why the Mysterious Moon Palace had sent someone to Frost City at this time.
Lu Chen, after gathering himself, flicked his hand and changed into his clothes. His figure flashed and he appeared directly at the gate of the residence.
Standing by He Shuwen’s side was a fairy in a blue long dress. Lu Chen gave her a glance and then asked, “What brings you here?”
Upon seeing Lu Chen, Zou Ning hesitated for a moment. After being dispatched to Frost City and hearing from the City Lord that another envoy from the Mysterious Moon Palace was present, she intended to meet with them, unaware that the person in Frost City was indeed a direct disciple of their Hall Master.
Zou Ning hurriedly said to Lu Chen, “Greetings, Junior Brother Chen!”
Even though the titles and seniority within the Mysterious Moon Palace are not based on power, they speak with utmost respect when addressing someone powerful.
Seeing Zou Ning being so respectful to the man in front of her, He Shuwen was slightly surprised. He always thought the Mysterious Moon Palace did not accept male disciples, and upon seeing Lu Chen, he assumed this man was merely one of the couple of those two women.
But now it appeared that this man seemed not just the couple of those two fairies; he probably had other identities.
Lu Chen asked, “What should I call you?”
Zou Ning respectfully replied, “My name is Zou Ning.”
Lu Chen asked, “What brings Senior Sister Zou to Frost City?”
Zou Ning didn’t hide anything and directly said, “The Hall Master ordered us to recruit talented disciples everywhere, and Frost City is a gathering place for cultivators, with many talented Mahayana Realm cultivators who only need slight guidance to become immortals.”
Lu Chen asked in surprise, “Has my honored master come out of seclusion?”
Hearing Lu Chen’s words, He Shuwen was shocked. By the sound of it, this Chen Lu was a direct disciple of the Hall Master of the Mysterious Moon Palace? He didn’t expect such a prominent figure to come to Frost City.
Zou Ning replied, “She hasn’t come out of seclusion; she communicated it through voice transmission.”
Lu Chen then asked, “Why is my Master suddenly recruiting disciples? It shouldn’t be time to recruit disciples yet, is it?”
Typically, an Immortal Sect like the Mysterious Moon Palace recruits disciples only after many years apart; Lu Chen recalled it had not been long since the last recruitment occurred, and recruiting time hadn’t been reached yet.
Zou Ning said, “You must have been in seclusion, so you are unaware of the current situation.”
“A year ago, the Reproduction Path returned to normal. People can now reproduce without restraint, and the number of mortals is increasing rapidly. Moreover, even immortals can now reproduce offspring.”