Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1957

Chapter 1957: 1957

Cloud Camel Mountain wasn’t that far from the capital . With Starfate’s speed, Jiang Chen reached his destination in no time at all .

Things had changed greatly . Back then, the mountain had been House Yan’s, and many of its experts had been stationed here . Now, there was no one from House Yan at all .

House Feng, who’d been fighting over the mountain with House Yan, had seized the opportunity to claim it .

Members of House Feng thronged in the area, obviously considering the place their territory .

Although they had been part of the rebellion organized by House Xiahou and the imperial family, they hadn’t been that involved . They were thus able to cut their losses and save themselves .

Originally, it didn’t make sense for House Feng to continue fighting over the mountain . Although House Yan had had a falling out with Jiang Chen, there remained a connection between them . Given those circumstances, House Feng didn’t dare make House Yan their enemy .

However, things ended up taking an unexpected turn . House Yan was suddenly destroyed, throwing good fortune into House Feng’s lap . They claimed the mountain as their own before House Yan’s blood was even dry on the ground .

Jiang Chen frowned .

Long Xiaoxuan cackled . “Who are they? It seems the mountain has changed hands?”

Jiang Chen huffed . “Changed hands? No, they’ve looted a burning house and taken what isn’t theirs . This is House Yan territory . Since when does House Feng have any right to it?”

“That’s right,” volunteered the Vermilion Bird . “This is House Yan territory and you’re part of the family as a son-in-law . That makes the mountain yours . Young master Chen, shall I help you destroy all of them?”

After the rebellion, Eternal Divine Nation couldn’t afford to lose more people . If the bird took the matter into its own hands, there would be no survivors .

“No, I’ll do it . ”

Jiang Chen leapt out of Starfate . In a flash, his tempered body shone brightly, golden light streaking through the sky . His Evil Golden Eye cast downwards, covering the entire mountain with his consciousness .

“Whoever the House Feng overseer is, show yourself!” Jiang Chen’s voice boomed at everyone’s ear like cracks of thunder, all-powerful and intimidating .

Below, members of House Feng shuddered, their minds wobbling and blood boiling . The executives stationed at the mountain soared into the sky . Many with keener eyes spotted Jiang Chen and recognized him .

“It’s young lord Jiang Chen!” someone called out in surprise .  

“It’s the young lord of the Eternal Sacred Land!”

The shrieks were fearful and timid . It was clear that they were scared of Jiang Chen .

One of them muttered, “What is he doing here?”

“Isn’t it obvious? He’s here to reclaim the mountain for House Yan . I hear that Yan Wanjun didn’t die in the destruction of the house . Neither did his grandson Yan Qingsang and granddaughter Yan Qinghuang . ”

“So the young lord is going to take over the mountain?”

“But it belongs to House Feng . ”

“Ai . Not necessarily . Ownership has always been disputed, and House Yan used to be in control of the area . We… we’d better be prepared . ”

“That’s right . If young lord Jiang Chen is here for the mountain, it’ll be next to impossible for us to keep it . ”

A sixth level empyrean elder from House Feng soared into the sky and cupped his hands at Jiang Chen from a distance . “Are you the young lord of the sacred land, Jiang Chen?”

Jiang Chen glanced at him . “You’re one of House Feng’s elders . You should be able to make the decision here . I’ll give you fifteen minutes to leave this mountain . Those who don’t leave by then won’t have to leave at all ”

“Young lord, you . . . ” The elder trailed off . He hadn’t expected the forceful attitude . Jiang Chen didn’t even give him a chance to make his case!

The elder had prepared a lot of arguments, planning to debate ownership with Jiang Chen . Having the wind taken out of his sails like this threw him for a loop that was hard to recover from .  

The elder only reacted after a while . “Young lord Jiang Chen, the mountain has always been ours,” he muttered . “House Yan forcefully took it from us . It’s only right for us to take it back . ”

Jiang Chen scoffed . “It’s always been yours? Do you think you can trick me just because I haven’t been part of Eternal Divine Nation for long? You and House Yan have been fighting over the territory for more than a thousand years . And you say it’s always been yours? Do you take me as a fool?”

His threatening tone sent a shudder down the elder’s spine . He heard the young man’s words loud and clear as the warning it was .

“Enough with the nonsense . I don’t want to listen to any more hot air . What I know is this: the mountain used to be under House Yan’s control, and I’m taking it back for House Yan . You have no claims over the mountain . If you don’t take my offer and walk away, don’t blame me for being merciless . The fifteen minute countdown starts now . If you want to waste your breath, go ahead and talk until your end arrives . ” Jiang Chen’s tone was chilling .

The elder shuddered, his expression clouded . He carefully considered Jiang Chen and realized that the young lord was a hundred percent serious .

It’d be humiliating for them to leave without resisting, but if they stayed and fought back, the young man seemed to possess the power to kill all of them on his own .

The elder was also very puzzled . During the sword competition, Jiang Chen’s cultivation on just been roughly on par with Xiahou Zong . How had he made such great progress in only a few years?

The circumstances forced them to capitulate . House Feng’s forces started scattering the moment Jiang Chen increased the pressure on them with his consciousness . Those with weaker will had long since fled .

In an hour, there wasn’t a shadow of a House Feng members . The elder had also left obediently .

He had neither the power or courage to go against Jiang Chen, let alone the entire sacred land . It’d be no different from suicide . He had no choice but to back down .

Jiang Chen expanded his consciousness further . He wasn’t satisfied until he made sure that there was no one from House Feng within a hundred miles of the mountain .

“Members of House Feng, heed my words,” he declared . “From now on, the mountain is a restricted area . No one, House Feng and other factions included, are allowed to enter under pain of death!”