0p0 Chapter 403 The Strength of the Three Holy Lands and the Five Demonic Sects
Chapter 403 The Strength of the Three Holy Lands and the Five Demonic Sects
Xu Chu built his cave dwelling in a place he chose himself. Although it wasn't as big as the courtyard where Xu Qingzhou lived, it was about the same size.
The main reason is that he has too many interests and is good at many things, so he needs a lot of separate spaces for his use.
Things like alchemy, weapon crafting, puppet making, tea cultivation, winemaking, beast taming, and talisman drawing, etc.
Most importantly, Xu Chu's cave dwelling was several times safer than Xu Qingzhou's.
Who knows who else might be plotting against him in the Xu family's little world? He's just too cautious, so cautious that no one except Xu Qingzhou can understand him.
Xu Hao's requirements for his cave dwelling were quite ordinary; he simply didn't want others to be able to freely explore the inside of his cave, and he also didn't want anyone to disturb him.
After all, to the outside world, he spent most of his time cultivating in his cave, but in reality, he had already arrived at Zhentian City, the capital of the Bright Moon Immortal Dynasty in the Immortal Realm.
The Xu family's blessed land, which was overcrowded, saw 99% of its members move to the small world.
In addition, some of the clansmen from the Great Qian Dynasty who were willing to come were also brought over.
The Xu family now has plenty of places to live and resources to use.
There was also the Heavenly Xuan Turtle, which was either sleeping or sunbathing. As its cultivation level increased, its size grew larger and larger, and the lake in the center of the Xu Family's blessed land could hardly contain it anymore.
Now is perfect. We'll find a body of water in the small world that's as big as the eastern region of Cangzhou and let it live there.
Previously, when it took two steps in Xujia Lake, the lake water would overflow. Now, this vast body of water allows it to swim freely.
You could even build a house on its back, live in it, and use it like a motorhome.
After settling into their new home and receiving more resources, the Xu family once again entered a phase of rapid growth.
One day, once the Xu family has enough strength to protect itself, it can demonstrate its power to the outside world.
Then the Hidden Dragon Guards will leap out and become true dragons!
After some time, Elder Wang, one of the three masters of Shenque Prefecture, returned to Cangzhou once again after many years.
Old Wang immediately returned to Shenque Mansion for a visit and couldn't help but marvel at the talent and rapid progress of the younger generation of the Xu family. Afterwards, he went to the Xu family.
When Xu Qingzhou first met Elder Wang, he only thought of him as an approachable old man who had seen countless people. His cultivation level was too low, so he couldn't sense Elder Wang's power at all.
Now that Xu Qingzhou's cultivation has reached the Saint King Realm, he can clearly feel the power of Elder Wang. Beneath his calm and aged expression, it is as if a sleeping ancient divine beast is hidden, inspiring awe in all who behold him.
Although Elder Wang is a Saint King, he is very close to becoming a Quasi-Emperor. Xu Qingzhou even faintly sensed a trace of imperial aura from him.
It was precisely because of Wang Lao's strength that those dominant forces could only suppress the Xu family, but dare not forcibly enter the Xu family's territory.
Later, in front of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace, more than a dozen dominant forces joined forces, but they only managed to force Old Wang away and did not consider keeping him.
This shows how much these forces fear and dread Wang Lao, and they are unwilling to take action against him unless absolutely necessary.
Xu Qingzhou received Elder Wang in the old courtyard. Elder Wang could clearly sense that many clansmen were missing from the blessed land, and the Heavenly Xuan Turtle was also gone.
Old Wang understood that the Xu family must have moved, but Xu Qingzhou was still there, which meant that they had most likely moved to some secret realm or small world.
Although he knew all this, Old Wang didn't ask or think about it much.
Xu Qingzhou and Old Wang sat facing each other, sipping tea and playing chess, just as he had done when he returned before.
"Elder Wang, I would like to know the current strength of the dominant forces in Cangzhou, especially the three holy lands and the five demonic sects."
These factions have accumulated enough old and new grudges to settle things, and it's time to find an opportunity to pay them a visit, just like when they went to the Hidden Assassins' base.
The cultivators of the Holy City need the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, and the people of the Southern Region need a great liberation.
Ideally, we should eliminate all five major demonic sects in the Southern Region and incorporate all the dynasties in the Southern Region into the Great Qian Dynasty, establishing an even larger and stronger dynasty.
As one of the strongest people in Cangzhou, Elder Wang has lived a long enough time to know about these things, so asking him is definitely the right thing to do.
Old Wang looked up at him and pondered for a moment.
"Among the four regions of Cangzhou, whether it's individual powerhouses or overall strength, the Buddhism of the Western Regions is the strongest. Which side do you think is second only to the Western Regions?"
Xu Qingzhou replied, "The Eastern Region?"
Old Wang shook his head.
"The demon race in the Northern Region was very strong in ancient times. They fought a great war with the entire human race and were evenly matched. Although the demon race also suffered heavy losses in that war, they have now been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years and their strength has recovered somewhat."
"The ten royal families of the Northern Demon Clan, if any few of them were to unite, would be extremely terrifying."
"Moreover, they have been somewhat restless in recent years and are very likely to make some big moves."
Xu Qingzhou secretly noted this point. Several of the ten royal families also had grudges against the Xu family. However, the Xu family had developed too rapidly in recent years, and they had been avoiding confrontation. This did not mean that they and the Xu family had forgotten this grudge.
"The three holy lands you mentioned are roughly equal in strength. Each of them used to have four Saint King level experts. One of them was killed by the Eldest Princess in front of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace. Now they each have three left. The strongest one is in his own forbidden area and will not leave unless something extremely important happens."
Xu Qingzhou asked, "What is the strongest realm?"
"Around the eighth level of the Saint King realm," Elder Wang replied.
Xu Qingzhou frowned. If it was this level, then he would have to wait a little longer.
Just like with the previous assassination attempt, Xu Qingzhou neither wanted nor needed to use Elder Wang's help to seek revenge; he only needed to wait.
Once I have more power than them, it won't be too late to settle scores with them one by one.
"What about the five major demonic sects?" Xu Qingzhou pressed.
Old Wang put down his teacup and slowly replied, "The strength and holy land of each of the five major demonic sects are about the same."
Given the cultivation speed of demonic cultivators, if it weren't for the suppression and regular exploitation by the Buddhist sects of the Western Regions, allowing them to develop unchecked, their Southern Region would probably be the strongest among the four regions of Cangzhou.
After a brief pause, Elder Wang continued, "Whether it's the three holy lands or the five demonic sects, they are all united against a common enemy; a single move can have far-reaching consequences."
His point was that if you want to take action against a particular company, you must be fully prepared and consider the situation carefully.
“I understand,” Xu Qingzhou replied earnestly.
Old Wang stopped talking, and they focused on playing chess.
After finishing the spiritual tea and ending the chess game, Old Wang left the Xu family.