Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1849

Chapter 1849: 1849

Meng Tianxing trembled cowardly when he saw Elder Liang’s decapitated body and the blood seeping from the cut . It finally dawned on him that his enemies weren’t joking . They really could threaten his life .

He lost his previous bravado and his face turned ashen, timidly swallowing down his retorts .

Jiang Chen smirked at him . “You should be happy that it wasn’t your head she cut down . ”

“Yes, you’re right…” Meng Tianxing stammered . “Brother, what do you plan to do with me? Are you going to use me as leverage against my grandfather?”

“You’re not as stupid as you look . ”

“You don’t have to do anything,” Meng Tianxing pleaded . “As long as you tell my grandfather that I’m in your hands and have him retreat, he will . ”

“Really? Are you sure Meng Qianqiu values you that much?”

“I’m sure . Grandfather has long made me his heir . I’m his only hope and his life’s work . He’d never risk my life . ”

The boy knew his grandfather well . Jiang Chen looked at him with great derision . How disappointing it was that a genius from a first tier faction would cower under the slightest pressure! Meng Qianqiu was unworthy of his reputation .

Prime Puresmoke spoke up to warn Jiang Chen, “Don’t be fooled by his appearance . People like him are much bigger threats . They know when to back down, and they may come back to bite you at a critical time . He’ll do anything to strike back when given the opportunity . ”

Jiang Chen tensed and threw a meaningful glance at Meng Tianxing . There was indeed a cunning glint deep within his fearful eyes .

Jiang Chen chuckled . “Plot all you want, Meng Tianxing, but you better not do anything foolish . I change my mind easily . I plan to use you as a bargaining chip now, but there’s no telling if I’ll cut you down in a fit of anger . Don’t try any tricks on me and test my patience . Understand?”

He patted Meng Tianxing’s face, deliberately forceful .

Meng Tianxing had only pretended to care about his face in order to relax Jiang Chen’s guard .

He’d thought the boy was truly a useless pretty face, but Prime Puresmoke’s reminder made him realize that was merely a facade .

“Sir Jiang, we have Meng Tianxing . Do we leave now?” asked the prime .

Jiang Chen nodded . “Yes . Let’s follow the plan . ”

Before they departed, Jiang Chen cracked a grin . “Actually, there’s no rush . Since we’re here already, we should take a little something to compensate ourselves for the trouble . Otherwise, little Meng Tianxing here would be disappointed . ” 

He cackled . “Meng Tianxing, we’ll have to trouble you to lead us to the sect vaults . You know the drill . ”

Meng Tianxing cursed under his breath . Before he could come up with a plan, Jiang Chen spoke again, “Oh, I know you’re planning on how you can take us to a lesser vault instead, but you better not try anything . I’m impatient and hot-tempered . Don’t give me a reason to kill you . It hasn’t been easy for you to survive to this point . It’d be a shame for you to die before seeing your grandfather . You can always acquire more treasure, but no one can give you another chance at life . ”

Prime Puresmoke was impressed by how Jiang Chen kept Meng Tianxing under control .

No matter how reluctant the boy was, he prioritized staying alive . He Jiang Chen took him to the sect’s most important vault to satisfy the intruders’ raiding desire .

He wanted to die when he saw Jiang Chen having the time of his life pillaging their vault .

But the vermilion bird and the true dragon that Jiang Chen summoned was the real surprise . His curiosity was piqued despite his fear . Who was this young man? How could he summon two divine beasts?

“Brother Long, go ahead . This isn’t the Eternal Sacred Land’s vault . You may take whatever you want until you can’t grab anything anymore . You too, Brother Vermilion . ”

The bird was more picky . Many of the items weren’t worthy of its attention . Long Xiaoxuan’s standards weren’t as high . Still at empyrean realm, a good number of the items could be of use for him .

“Prime Puresmoke, come get your share as well . Forget your reservations and take anything you want . Seize the opportunity, it won’t come around again . ”

She smiled politely . The young man was an interesting character .

She’d always played by the book and had rarely done anything adventurous . Her time with Jiang Chen was proving to be a fascinating one . His unpredictable way of doing things was novel and exciting, and went completely against her beliefs .

“Don’t be shy, Prime Puresmoke,” Jiang Chen prompted . “My two friends are both greedy buggers . There will be nothing left for you if you don’t start now . Just pretend you aren’t the prime of a sacred land, but a girl fighting with your childhood friends for snacks . ”

Prime Puresmoke’s heart skipped giddily . She hadn’t broken any rules since she became a prime . Jiang Chen’s words brought out the youthful recklessness in her . There had once been a period of youth and rebellion in her life as well .

Jiang Chen chuckled . “It seems that you still have trouble letting yourself go . I’ll start without you . ” He continued ransacking the vault .

Prime Puresmoke bit into her lip and threw her reservations out of the window . She flashed through the vault, taking whatever piqued her interest .

With her joining the raid, the items disappeared at an even higher pace . Meng Tianxing could barely contain pained screams . It didn’t take long for them to almost empty the vault .

Jiang Chen glanced at the lingering excitement on the prime’s face . “That wasn’t enough, was it?”

She smiled slightly, dropping some of her bearing before the young man . “This seat hasn’t taken as much as you have . ”

“Well, that’s because this is your first . You haven’t gotten into the groove yet . You’ll get better at it after a few more times . ”

Meng Tianxing wanted to cry tears of blood . A few more times? The Dreamhaze Sect would be broke after this raid! These robbers had taken the majority of their treasure . He wanted to break down and cry . How was he going to face his grandfather after this?

The raid was a bonding experience for Jiang Chen and Prime Puresmoke . The strangers became unlikely friends, despite their age difference .

Fortunately, their operation was a secret . No one in the Dreamhaze Sect knew what they’d done . They didn’t even know Meng Tianxing had gone missing and his two personal guards dead .

Two hours later, Jiang Chen and his companions arrived at the home base of an aristocratic family - House Yuchi . This was another demigod’s faction . That family’s territory could rival that of the Dreamhaze Sect in size, and the manor more extravagant than the sect’s .

“There are a good number of powerful aristocratic families in Martial Divine Nation, the strongest one being House Yuchi due to their demigod forefather,” explained Prime Puresmoke . “In our nation, having a demigod expert puts you ahead of the other first tier factions . ”

“How powerful is the family compared to the Dreamhaze Sect?”

“House Yuchi’s forefather falls slightly short of the Dreamhaze Sect’s, but there’s not a substantial difference . House Yuchi is much better at doing business than the sect . It’s probably the wealthiest among all first tier factions in the nation . ”

Jiang Chen cackled . “So we’ve come to the right place then?”

Prime Puresmoke could read between the lines . They were going to raid this aristocratic house as well . The idea excited her and brought her back to the passionate and reckless days of her childhood . She didn’t know why, but she looked forward to robbing the house of their treasure .

House Yuchi’s defenses were at the level of the Dreamhaze Sect’s, which wasn’t enough to stop Jiang Chen . However, the forefather didn’t have any clear weaknesses .

He didn’t favor any one of his numerous descendents . It wasn’t viable for them to threaten the forefather the same way they had with Meng Tianxing . Jiang Chen decided to employ a different strategy .

“Prime Puresmoke, since this forefather doesn’t care about anyone in particular, it won’t be effective even if we capture a dozen of their members . We may as well raid their vault first and start a fire . That’ll get a reaction out of him . ”

Prime Puresmoke’s eyes lit up . A fire could do great damage to House Yuchi, and the forefather will feel the blow as well .

“Let’s do that!” Prime Puresmoke now trusted Jiang Chen implicitly .

It wasn’t difficult to sneak into House Yuchi, but it took some effort on their part to locate the vault . It was under great protection and proved to be difficult to enter without someone guiding them .

Prime Puresmoke let herself go completely this time . She ransacked the place with as much abandon as the others .

After that, Jiang Chen and his companions showed themselves and razed the manor . The Vermilion Bird’s fire enveloped and devoured the entire complex . Long Xiaoxuan roared and wrecked havoc everywhere, unwilling to be outshone by the bird .

House Yuchi was completely destroyed before they could even begin to put up a resistance . Given the annihilation of their main fighting strength, their end was a foregone conclusion .