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Chapter 1798: 1798

The Vermilion Bird and Long Xiaoxuan’s companionship immensely bolstered Jiang Chen’s mentality . He found the same feeling of camaraderie he’d had in his days on the run all those years ago .



“Old brother Vermilion, Brother Dragon . Let’s make the most of our time here and really go all out . Old brother’s cultivation is at a bottleneck right now, and needs a new opportunity to break through to divine realm . Hell King Island isn’t enough anymore . I think you need to fight and absorb as much spirit energy as possible . Only then will you understand divinity and become a divine yourself!” Jiang Chen was in high spirits .

“You’re right . Battle will nurture me and feed me the power I need to break through . Many geniuses did this in the ancient times on their path of continuous self-improvement . ” The Vermilion Bird sighed . “In terms of bloodline purity, perhaps mine isn’t as wholesome as Xiaoxuan’s true dragon blood .  

“Our good dragon here might be able to reach divinity through natural cultivation, but I need to experience all kinds of trial and difficulties . I’ve weathered countless ordeals since ancient times for this one opportunity . I suppose my greatest fortune was having met you in my life, young master Chen . ”

The young man was rather embarrassed . “How can I accept that kind of praise, old brother Vermilion?”

“Hahaha, no need for that kind of humility . From the first day I met you, I knew you were destined for great things . I think our time adventuring with you will be very exciting! Don’t you think so, Xiaoxuan?”

The dragon nodded, but was evidently still deep in thought . The newest information about the Astral White Tiger had put a bit of pressure on Long Xiaoxuan . He was trying to figure out how to maintain its current advantage .

After leaving that patch of ocean, Long Xiaoxuan and the Vermilion Bird both transformed into human forms . The dragon took on his customary appearance of a lanky youth, while the Vermilion Bird took on the shape of a burly young man in a red robe . His hair was rather unorthodox: bald on both sides with a red snake-like flattened mohawk in the middle .

This, coupled with his remarkably unique crimson robes, made him stand out quite a bit .

The Vermilion Bird touched his nearly smooth head, chuckling . “I just finished my rite of rebirth, so I feel quite young again . You don’t mind this, do you?”

Jiang Chen laughed as well . “Quite the opposite of what I imagined . Your human form is adorable in its own way, old brother, haha!”

The bird-man scratched his head again, a bit embarrassed . He was rather pleased with this look, even though he didn’t consider it entirely fitting for his age .



“Don’t call me Vermilion Bird from now on . My name is Zhu Que, don’t get it wrong now!”

The two names were almost homophones in Chinese .  

Taking human form allowed the Vermilion Bird and Long Xiaoxuan to hide their identities . Outsiders wouldn’t be able to perceive a single thing .

After they returned to Miracle City, Jiang Chen secretly monitored Lu Che and the others . They had remained trustworthy enough by staying rather than fleeing .

If they’d tried to escape, he wouldn’t have minded killing them with his consciousness .

Because they’d been reasonably honest, he saw no reason to disturb them . The young man and his two spirit creatures stayed a night in Miracle City . Jiang Chen tried to gather some regular information while he was here, but none of it was related to a rebellion in Eternal Divine Nation .

He still found this rather incredible . Wasn’t the uprising supposed to occur soon after he’d left the sacred land? The Cloudwave Sect adherents he’d killed had given him that information .

It had been more than two months since then . Shouldn’t the rebellion have begun already? Why was there was no gossip about it?

The young man couldn’t understand it, but that wasn’t cause for letting down his guard . In his opinion, there was surely hidden information he wasn’t privy to .

He spurred Starfate on, though not as quickly as he had come . A bit of time now wouldn’t make much of a difference, since the conflict would’ve begun long ago if it was going to .

The deaths of the cultivators from the Cloudwave Sect meant that the rebel alliance would suspect something was up . They would’ve also noticed the absence of Jiang Chen, Yan Qingsang, and Huang’er from the Eternal Sacred Land’s ranks after the fight had begun .



A little guesswork was enough to come to the conclusion that Jiang Chen was the one who’d killed the elders from the Cloudwave Sect . If that were the case, he might already be a target without knowing it .

Jiang Chen needed to be wary of such a possibility .

After reaching an area only a few thousand miles out from Eternal Divine Nation, Jiang Chen decided to dispense with airboat travel .

He was attract far too much attention if he steered his airboat in . That wasn’t conducive to success under the present circumstances .


The young man and the two sacred creatures passed themselves as ordinary wandering cultivators when they entered the nation’s borders . The atmosphere within was clearly drastically different .

On the surface, nothing looked exactly awry,

but closer scrutiny revealed that things here were on the brink of great change . The amount of hidden tension was hard to describe . Anywhere they went, it felt like many eyes watched them from the darkness .

In fact, all of the wandering cultivators were being closely watched .

“Is this Eternal Divine Nation, young master Chen? Looks like something is indeed going on here . ” The Vermilion Bird’s storied past provided it with incredible intuition .

Jiang Chen had perceived the oddities as well . “Yes,” he nodded, “something is definitely afoot . Something must’ve happened here . Has the rebellion occurred already?”

“I think so,” the Vermilion Bird nodded .

“It’s more interesting this way,” Long Xiaoxuan declared . “If nothing had happened, what would’ve we come all this way for?”

As they approached the capital, Jiang Chen could feel the additional security added in the city . The imperial guard uniform patrolled everywhere in the streets, meticulously examining all cultivators who crossed their path .

“No wonder no news has gotten out . The borders are so tight that they couldn’t possibly have . ” Jiang Chen sighed internally when he saw the drastically increased surveillance . It wasn’t going to be easy to make their way into the capital undetected .

Right now, they were three thousand miles from the capital . It was a usually bustling place that featured more activity in recent months .

The amount of traffic through here was absurd . Evidently, many cultivators who wanted to go to the capital were stuck in this city too . It was called Grandeagle City, and overloaded with two or three times the mobile population it was accustomed to . The city’s hospitality abilities were being tested to its limits .

Jiang Chen and his two companions stayed in Grandeagle City too . It was nearly impossible to pass the stringent checkpoints required for entrance into the capital .

“What are you planning to do, young master? We’ll support you unconditionally,” the Vermilion Bird smiled .

“We could always just charge in,” Long Xiaoxuan interjected . “Can those checkpoints really stop us?”

“You want to pit the three of us against the entire Eternal Divine Nation?” Jiang Chen smiled wryly . “They would welcome our reckless action with open arms . ”

Such a thoughtless gesture was the realm of simpletons . He wasn’t about to take the advice anytime soon .

Even if the Vermilion Bird was extremely powerful, there were divine cultivators that lived in Eternal Divine Nation . This wasn’t a place where raw strength alone would suffice . A nation without gods would be an entirely different matter, but that was unfortunately not the case here .

The sacred spirit creature shrugged . It felt no particular inclination to resort to brute force either . As a veteran of the ancient demon-sealing war, it was much more experienced . It knew the human penchant for trickery . There were enough traps to avoid even without taking the most direct route .

To force their way in was to toss caution to the wind . If the Vermilion Bird had ascended to divinity, it would have the courage to mount a frontal assault . Even if the assault failed, They were guaranteed of being able to extricate themselves at any time .

As they conversed, a group of people quickly walked through the street . Jiang Chen’s mind noted them when he saw their dress .

They wore outfits he was all too familiar with – the cultivators were from the Starlight Sect . Jiang Chen was no stranger to this sect either .

The first time he’d come to Eternal Divine Nation with House Yan’s entourage, the Starlight Sect had cut them off and forced them to pay a toll .

They’d left a poor impression on him back then .

Among the cultivators Jiang Chen had killed in his last trip, their leader had mentioned all three great sects were participating in the anti-sacred-land alliance . The three sects were the Cloudwave Sect, the Starlight Sect, and the Jade Lake Sect . Several houses had pledged themselves to the cause as well . All these factions were first-rate in the divine nation .

These Starlight Sect disciples seemed to be on a hurry, almost like they had a mission of sorts .

“Old brother Vermilion, let’s keep a close tab on these guys . Maybe we’ll get a chance to sneak into the capital . ” Jiang Chen believed the destination very likely for the men he saw, which gave him a rather daring idea .

The trio here was far stronger than the four Starlight Sect disciples . The man leading the latter group was mid empyrean realm, while the other three were only initial . They were probably of reasonable importance within their own sect: elders seemed likely .

Jiang Chen knew the power structures of the nation’s great factions to a certain extent . Anyone who entered empyrean realm was entitled to become an elder . An exception to that rule was unique to the Eternal Sacred Land . As the sovereign faction, it was far more powerful than the first-rate factions .

In the sacred land, even becoming a lesser elder had steep requirements . Becoming a greater elder was far more difficult .





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