Chapter 225: Limit & Law (2)
"These three positions were typically occupied by the top three experts who lost in the bid to become Divine Weapon Master . Which of those qualified to contest for the Divine Weapon Master position was not a top-notched expert and genius of the Noble Family? Under the boost of the power of Divine Weapons, these geniuses aged slower than others . The oldest among them was even a few hundred years old . After that's the Divine Weapon Master . And that's just the Su Family . "
Zhan Kongning said helplessly, "The Central Plains is more than ten times bigger than the Northern Lands . And it's also connected to the Southern Ocean down below, which occupies an even larger area . Just the power of the Su Family alone is sufficient to trample over the Northern Lands many times over . And its territory is unimaginably richer than the whole territory of the Northern Lands . "
"But there's too many people here after all . Why don't they go to some other area like the Northern Lands instead of cramping themselves here in the Central Plains?" Lu Sheng asked, puzzled .
"It's for suppression . " At this point, Zhan Kongning's face turned grave . "I learnt from my buddy that the Nine Great Families of the Central Plains did not earn their name by chance . Each of them carries the heavy responsibility of suppressing Rogue Divine Weapons and Rogue Devil Blades . "
"Rogue Divine Weapons and Rogue Devil Blades?" It was the first time Lu Sheng had heard of such terms .
"Yes . " Zhan Kongning nodded . "Actually, Senior Liu Shanzi would be clearer about these things . It's just that you've never asked him, that's why you don't know, Brother Lu . Let me explain them simply to you . "
"Many thanks, Brother Zhan . " Lu Sheng nodded in thanks .
"Don't mention it . " Zhan Kongning focused . "Speaking of suppressing Rogue Divine Weapons and Rogue Devil Blades, I've got to talk about a concept . Simply put, Divine Weapons and Devil Blades under the control of humanity through the Noble Families are called 'Legitimate' . Those that are not under our control are called 'Rogue' .
Just think about it, Brother Lu . What would a Divine Weapon or Devil Blade without a Weapon Master to support it with Ritual Offerings do in order to maintain its own power?"
Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed .
"Conduct its own Ritual Offerings?"
"We call that a Blood Offering," Zhan Kongning whispered . "Committing massacres everywhere without anyone able to stop it . Moreover, the power of Divine Weapons and Devil Blades is the power of Law . Even Snake realm family heads pale in comparison to such power, not to mention ordinary mortals . That's not a power that can be resisted by humans .
The Nine Great Families of the Central Plains suppress nine weapon graves . Each of these graves contain more than one Divine Weapon or Devil Blade . While suppressing them, the Nine Families are also consuming other Divine Weapons by the power of their own Divine Weapon . But such consumption is far slower than the growth in power of some weapon graves .
That's how the Divine Weapon shards come about," Zhan Kongning explained . "After days, months, and years of consuming other Divine Weapons, the Divine Weapons that belong to the Nine Families have been perfected and enhanced beyond enhancements . This is also one of the reasons why the Nine Families' places are firm and immovable .
That's all I know . The rest are mere speculation and so not worth mentioning . "
"That's plenty already . " Lu Sheng nodded . "Many thanks for clearing my doubts, Brother Zhan . "
"Don't mention it . You can ask Senior Liu Shanzi about these things, Brother Lu . You may learn even more details from him," Zhan Kongning said with a smile .
"So to sum up, the true upper echelon of the Nine Great Families of the Central Plains don't even care about our Hundred Lineages . They just can't be bothered with us .
Against them, we're like small gangs in the pugilistic world versus the court's great army . To put it nicely, we're vigilantes . To put it more bluntly, we're a useless mob . They've got better use for their time and energy .
"Come to think of it, it's only recently that some of the younger generation among the Noblemen have been paying more attention to the Hundred Lineages in order to build up their own force . But it's all temporary . The best examples among them would be Shangyang Fei and Lin Beikai . "
Zhan Kongning's account gave Lu Sheng a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the sects and the Noble Families for the first time .
With their Divine Weapon Masters, the Nine Great Families of the Central Plains were seated high above all others . In their eyes, the Hundred Lineages were of no consequence at all and could be wiped out as simply as a turn of their hands .
But contrary to Zhan Kongning's view, Lu Sheng believed that the Hundred Lineages possessed some reason that prevented the Noble Families from wiping them out easily .
After the chat with Zhan Kongning, Lu Sheng shut his book and went to look for his teacher—Liu Shanzi . He wanted to discuss something with him .
And that was how to preserve the sect at the Hundred Lineages Meeting .
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"In actual fact, it's not hard to protect the Prime Devil Sect . Our true opponent is only the Nine Bells Sect . But according to the news I heard recently, the sect master of the Nine Bells Sect, Hong Qing, has gone missing all of a sudden . Even till date, his whereabouts are unknown . At first, they were going to be the ones to make things difficult for us . But now with Hong Qing gone, things shouldn't go too badly at this Meeting," Grand Elder said solemnly . "My chief worry is still those black-robed men . They call themselves Wandering Gods and seem to be driven by some powerful party . Since they struck against us once, it's highly likely they'll strike a second time . "
Lu Sheng sat cross-legged before him, feeling a sense of helplessness in him .
It was not 'highly likely' . It was 'absolutely' .
No party would give up easily after suffering a huge loss like losing three Snake realms and one Seven-Vein .
And a party that could muster such a great force against the Prime Devil Sect would not be small .
"But since they know our Prime Devil Sect's under somebody's protection, they probably won't strike so soon after that last defeat . " Grand Elder seemed rather optimistic . "But that long halberd . . . I remember having seen it once in a certain sect of the lower three grades . "
"Teacher, what kind of level can command a Snake realm expert? Against such a sudden assault, does the Hundred Lineages have any defensive measures in place?" Lu Sheng asked directly .
"Yes, there are . But they're not going to be very effective . Even among the sects, there's a difference between the Leaf bloc and the Blood bloc . I suspect that those Wandering Gods were basically people from the Blood bloc sects," Grand Elder whispered . "Once it's a war between internal ideologies, it becomes as dangerous as a war with Devils . "
"Will the Nine Great Families of the Central Plains be pulled into this?" Lu Sheng asked thoughtfully .
"Perhaps . " Grand Elder fell into silence .
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