Chapter 127: The Imperial Artifact Reveals Its Might

“Ancestor Zhang Bo is dead.”

Primordial Holy Land.

The Primordial Holy Lord’s expression changed drastically in an instant, becoming terrifyingly grim.

“Chu Feng, you deserve to die! You have completely enraged my Primordial Holy Land. We possess an immortal inheritance, yet someone has dared to bully us like this—something unheard of throughout the ages! Hahaha!”

“Chu Feng, Chu Feng… I will remember you.”

At that moment, the entire Primordial Holy Land echoed with the Primordial Holy Lord’s furious roar.

……

At the same time.

Within the Jiang family.

Jiang Ming had killed Ancestor Zhang Bo.

Carrying his head, he returned to the Jiang family and appeared before the Jiang Family Holy Lord. He tossed Zhang Bo’s head over and said coldly, “I have brought you Chu Feng’s head. From this moment onward, the cause and effect between Jiang Ming and your Jiang family is settled.”

The Jiang Family Holy Lord was instantly overjoyed.

“Good,” he said in satisfaction.

“Chu Feng, you dared to offend my Jiang family. To die like this is letting you off too easily.”

“Just in time. I’ll use your head as a chamber pot.”

As he spoke, the Jiang Family Holy Lord looked toward the head.

“Something’s wrong.”

Upon closer inspection, the Jiang Family Holy Lord immediately frowned.

Why did it look nothing like Chu Feng’s head?

Although he had never met Chu Feng, that did not mean he was unaware of Chu Feng’s appearance.

During the battle at the Purple Abode Immortal Palace, Chu Feng had successively slain countless experts from the Primordial Holy Land and the Jiang family. His information and appearance had long since become known to all the major powers.

He looked to be just over twenty years old, handsome and extraordinary.

Yet the white-haired, elderly man before him looked nothing like Chu Feng.

Chu Feng had indeed grown old before, but after his cultivation and aptitude improved and his body was reforged, who would willingly continue bearing the appearance of an old man? He had naturally restored his youthful appearance long ago.

Otherwise, how could he possibly have fought against so many women without falling behind?

Once the horn of war is sounded, it is time to charge.

Seeing that Jiang Ming was about to leave, the Jiang Family Holy Lord hurriedly called out, “This man is not Chu Feng. Jiang Ming, did you kill the wrong person?”

“Or did you simply kill some random person and intend to use that to settle the cause and effect between yourself and the Jiang family?”

Jiang Ming abruptly turned around. His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the Jiang Family Holy Lord.

“What? Are you planning to renege on the agreement?”

“This is the man I killed at the Supreme Mystery Dao Sect in Sword Province. His strength was in no way inferior to mine. I had to exchange injury for injury before I could kill him. If he is not Chu Feng, then who is he?”

The Jiang Family Holy Lord frowned.

“No, he is not Chu Feng. Jiang Ming, when you fought him, did he say anything?”

Jiang Ming replied, “He said he was from some Primordial Immortal Sect and wanted to deceive me. How could I believe him? So I killed him outright.”

“Fine. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving. I’ll wander around for a while.”

“Wait.”

The Jiang Family Holy Lord’s face turned livid.

Gritting his teeth, he said, “Who told you this was Chu Feng? This man was from the Primordial Holy Land, and you killed him! If the Primordial Holy Land finds out, how are we supposed to explain ourselves?”

“Moreover, we agreed beforehand that so long as you killed Chu Feng, you could make amends for your past mistakes. The cause and effect between you and my Jiang family would be completely erased. But now you killed the wrong person. The cause and effect between us still remains.”

“You’re courting death!”

Overwhelming fury erupted from Jiang Ming in an instant. Like a madman, he launched an attack at the Jiang Family Holy Lord. The Hengyu Sword hung high in the sky.

Although the Jiang Family Holy Lord had long anticipated that Jiang Ming might attack him if pushed too far, he had never expected him to act so decisively.

Fortunately, he had made preparations.

The Hengyu Cauldron instantly appeared behind him, blocking Jiang Ming’s attack.

The Hengyu Cauldron was the Jiang family’s inherited supreme treasure. With the Jiang family’s bloodline, it could unleash its full power. Once activated, its might was tremendous, capable of displaying unimaginable force.

Even a true Immortal Emperor would be able to resist it for a time when confronted by the Hengyu Cauldron.

Much less Jiang Ming, who, despite being a Quasi-Emperor, was ultimately not an Immortal Emperor.

After blocking Jiang Ming’s attack, the Jiang Family Holy Lord showed no intention of stopping. Instead, he once again manifested the Hengyu Cauldron and brought it crashing down upon Jiang Ming.

Once, twice, three times…

A dozen strikes in succession.

At first, Jiang Ming could still defend himself. But beneath the Jiang Family Holy Lord’s continuous assault, he was ultimately unable to withstand the repeated attacks of the Hengyu Cauldron. His entire body was sent flying dozens of meters like a scarecrow, and he crashed heavily to the ground, vomiting blood.

Before he could even rise, the Jiang Family Holy Lord appeared before him. The Hengyu Cauldron descended with suppressive force, rendering Jiang Ming utterly unable to move.

“Ah!”

Jiang Ming roared furiously.

The Jiang Family Holy Lord watched coldly, his face expressionless.

Only after the time it takes an incense stick to burn did he finally speak.

“Jiang Ming, are you clear-headed now? If you are, sit down and let us talk.”

Jiang Ming stared at the Jiang Family Holy Lord with crimson eyes and snorted coldly.

“The Hengyu Cauldron, the inherited supreme treasure of the Jiang family’s Immortal Emperor… You had been guarding against me all along.”

The Jiang Family Holy Lord replied calmly, “You were imprisoned for more than eight thousand years. Your mind has long been immersed in chaos, and you could go berserk at any moment. If I did not make preparations, was I supposed to wait for you to beat me to death?”

“Jiang Ming, I told you before: I would release you from the Demon Suppression Pagoda, and in return, you would kill Chu Feng. After that, you would be free, and the cause and effect between you and my Jiang family would be settled. But now Chu Feng is still alive, so the cause and effect remains. You cannot blame me for that. If anyone is to blame, it can only be you for killing the wrong person.”

Jiang Ming’s expression shifted repeatedly. At last, he said, “Fine. This time, it was indeed my mistake. I will kill Chu Feng for you.”

“Good.”

Only then did the Jiang Family Holy Lord satisfactorily release Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming rose and immediately vanished beyond the horizon.

Watching Jiang Ming’s departing figure, the Jiang Family Holy Lord let out a sigh.

“The real trouble begins now.”

How could they keep the Primordial Holy Land from discovering that its man had been killed by the Jiang family?

……

Chu Feng naturally knew nothing of what had happened between the Jiang family and the Primordial Holy Land as he set out with the several women.

The journey to the Central Land was a long one.

They could not possibly arrive in a short while.

They would have to cross rivers and mountains, climb towering peaks, and traverse vast seas. The road was filled with danger at every turn. Of course, that was only true for ordinary people. To Chu Feng, it was merely a journey across mountains and rivers.

Along the way, Chu Feng had asked Jiang Yan and Ji Ling’er how people traveled between the five great regions of the Heaven-Origin World.

Only then did he learn that teleportation arrays existed.

They were a benefit enjoyed by the various top-tier powers.

Naturally, activating a teleportation array required no small amount of treasure. For example, the divine source alone would amount to more than ten thousand pounds.

That was equivalent to a thousand years of production from the Supreme Mystery Dao Sect.

And that meant actual production. For a thousand years, the resources would have to remain untouched—neither consumed nor distributed—to gather ten thousand pounds of divine source.

All that, merely to activate the teleportation array once.

Chu Feng took stock of the resources on his person. Although he had killed several Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Lords, he possessed less than thirty thousand pounds of divine source. Activating the teleportation array once would consume a full third of it.