Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1960

Chapter 1960: 1960

“Stand down!” the divine cultivator in the carriage shouted at the bushy-browed servant . Even all his servants combined wouldn’t rival a god . The Vermilion Bird could kill them without lifting a feather .

A fight between two gods had no clear winner .

The divine cultivator weighed his options . He’d clearly underestimated his enemy . He’d thought the young man was a regular cultivator he could easily extort .  

But this was no easy prey! There was a god protecting him . The would-be bandit forced himself to calmly face this development .

He wasn’t confident that he’d be able to defeat the Vermilion Bird . After all, a divine beast could easily overpower a human cultivator of the same level . Their bloodline gave them an immense edge over their human counterparts .

Realization dawned .  

A young man affiliated with Eternal Divine Nation being followed by a vermilion bird… Could this young man be Jiang Chen?? The genius everyone was talking about in Myriad Abyss?

The divine cultivator hesitated . If the young man before him was Jiang Chen, he’d have to think twice before antagonizing this potential victim .

Jiang Chen was a member of the Eternal Sacred Land . What was more, everyone knew about his relationship with Divine Kasyapa .

The divine cultivator had just escaped from the Boundless Prison as well . There weren’t a lot of people he was wary of, but Divine Kasyapa was one of them .

It wouldn’t be worthwhile for him to offend Kasyapa for Jiang Chen . He couldn’t afford to have both Kasyapa and the Eternal Sacred Land retaliate against him . Besides, the fact that Jiang Chen was protected by a sacred beast god made things even worse .

The worst case scenario was one of him facing three divines . Even someone as confident as he knew that was suicide . He wasn’t sure if he could defeat Divine Kasyapa in a duel, let alone with two other divines .

Those who had survived the Boundless Prison knew when to cut their losses . They were very observant and easily adapted to different situations . The divine cultivator was no exception .

He smiled and clucked his tongue appreciatively . “I didn’t expect to run into a god descended from the four divine beasts in the middle of nowhere . How marvelous! If I’m not mistaken, you must be young lord Jiang Chen from the Eternal Sacred Land, are you not?”

Jiang Chen tensed . The man had changed his tune in the blink of an eye, unusual for someone of his status . That made the young lord very wary .

He smiled slightly . “Since the senior knows this is the territory of Eternal Divine Nation . It’s not that difficult to guess at my identity . ”

“Haha, I’ve mistaken a friend for a foe! Brother Kasyapa and I go way back . We’re old friends from the Boundless Prison . I didn’t expect to run into his junior here . How fascinating . ”

The man had been saying everything was boring, but now suddenly found things fascinating . He’d also changed the way he addressed Jiang Chen from young man to young friend .

Jiang Chen couldn’t not be wary of men like him .

“Brother Kasyapa and I are very close, young friend . It’s all been a misunderstanding . This seat is curious though . What treasure lies hidden in a remote mountain like this?” The divine cultivator hadn’t fully given up and was trying to get an answer from Jiang Chen in a roundabout fashion .

Jiang Chen didn’t call him out for trying to establish rapport . He smiled . “To tell you the truth, I’ve just acquired some spirit stones - quite a lot of them . I happened to need the spirit stones for something . I hope you’ll let me off the hook, senior . ”

“Just spirit stones?” the divine cultivator couldn’t help but ask . “Why then did this seat see a flash of heavenly light and a stunning myriad of colors? It was tremendous . If I hadn’t passed through the area, I would’ve missed it . ”

Jiang Chen snapped to inward attention, but he didn’t let it show . He smiled . “That was me brandishing my sword in a fit of excitement after acquiring the spirit stones . ”

He manifested his Pentecolor Divine Swords and infused it with his spirit energy . Beams of heavenly light soared into the sky, stunningly magnificent .

It was a remarkable display of quick thinking . The explanation did make sense . At least the divine cultivator couldn’t find any fault in it .

Of course, it didn’t mean he believed Jiang Chen .

The divine cultivator smiled slightly . “Ah, so this seat has jumped to the wrong conclusion?”

Jiang Chen smiled in lieu of an answer .

“The sacred land isn’t far from here, senior . If you’re interested, we can have a drink there . ”

Jiang Chen didn’t want to stay any longer .

Having a drink in the sacred land wasn’t appealing to someone who’d just escaped the Boundless Prison . They’d sooner destroy the sacred land than visit it .

Jiang Chen didn’t expect the man to accept his offer either . He was ready to leave as soon as he was finished exchanging pleasantries .

“I have urgent business to attend to, senior . Please excuse me . ”

Jiang Chen left without hesitation . Although the man had seemed eager to befriend him, he knew it was merely a facade . The two-faced divine would never actually let anyone get close to him .

Men like him would do anything for profit . Friendship was but a cover story for him . He couldn’t be trusted .

Once Jiang Chen vanished in thin air, the five demigod servants cursed after him .

The bushy-browed servant couldn’t contain his frustration . “Are we just going to let him go, master? Isn’t that a pity? He sounds so suspicious . He must have gotten something good . ”

“Do you think we would’ve been able to keep him?” asked the divine cultivator .

“There are six of us, but only one of him and a divine beast . ”

“How naive of you . He has other companions . ” The divine cultivator smiled darkly . “Besides, do you think we’ll be able to go against the sacred land’s forefather, the Vermilion Bird, and Divine Kasyapa altogether?”

The bushy-browed man slumped . No matter how powerful his master was, the master would still be in grave trouble if the three formed a united front .

“Then what do we do, master?” a hook-nosed servant asked frustratedly . “Are we just going to let the boy get off free and dandy? That’s humiliating . ”

“Don’t do anything reckless at the moment . Besides, this is his territory . Whatever he got, we have no right to intervene . Of course, that’s the official reason . What’s more important is that I don’t want to make three powerful enemies just yet . We can get our resources elsewhere . We’ll let him win today! If there’s a next time, we’ll get it all back from him, with intereste=!”

The divine cultivator knew when to back down . He gave up as soon as he realized that he didn’t stand a chance .