24: Chapter 24 The Return of the Divine Child (Part 3)

Huanmeng Divine City, the capital of Zhimeng Divine Kingdom.

From the ruler, Divine Venerable Wumeng Meng Kongchan, down to the newly born youths at the Divine Lord and Divine King realms, everyone at every moment seems to be weaving various dreams.

So much so that the entire city is shrouded in a terrifying dreamscape, and almost no one has seen the true appearance of this city.

Despite this, there has always been a saying about Huanmeng Divine City: "Three Mountains and One Water." The so-called "Three Mountains" refer to Qingci Mountain in the north, Huangliang Mountain in the south, and Xike Mountain in the west, while the "One Water" refers to Mengsi Water, located in the east of the city.

The current Divine Son, Divine Son Meng Jianxi, has the character for "water" in his name, so he naturally chose to establish the Divine Son's Mansion at Mengsi Water in the east of the city.

Mengsi Water sounds like a river, but it also resembles a lake.

Curling mists rise leisurely, intertwining like smoke and silk, forming a mysterious water surface shrouded in fog.

The pervasive mist is like a light and mysterious veil. Through these layers of mist, one can vaguely see the corners of green-tiled roofs appearing; this is the Divine Son's Palace of Divine Son Meng Jianxi.

At this moment, a beam of sound-transmission Profound Light shot suddenly from the distant northern sky into the Divine Son's Palace, landing in the hands of an old man.

The old man was tall and straight, dressed in a soft gray robe, his immortal sleeves fluttering; his hair was like silver threads, drifting casually in the wind; his face was thin, and his eyes were deep and dark, as if hiding countless stories, or perhaps even several worlds.

He is Divine Son Meng Jianxi's teaching master—Chief Elder Meng Nanxian, the head of the eight great elders of Zhimeng Divine Kingdom, a profound practitioner at the peak of the Divine Extreme Realm.

At this moment, he was discussing extremely important matters with Divine Son Meng Jianxi, which could be said to determine the fate and future of the two master and disciple.

Divine Son Meng Jianxi asked anxiously: "Is it the message from the Divine Guards at the northern city gate?"

Chief Elder Meng Nanxian replied in a low voice: "Yes, the situation is not good! All three are dead, including Meng Yiduan at the eighth level of the Divine Extinction Realm, Meng Weizhi at the fifth level of the Divine Extinction Realm, and a Gold-Armored Divine Guard at the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm."

Divine Son Meng Jianxi appeared extremely angry, his emotions nearly out of control, and he said viciously: "He is only in his twenties, yet he is already at the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm; while I am about to turn five hundred years old, and I am only at the first level of the Divine Extinction Realm. Once he grows up, he will be a great threat to me. I cannot rule out the possibility that the same thing that happened to the Divine Son and Divine Daughter of the Eternal Night Divine Kingdom and Xiaodie Divine Kingdom will happen to me. Regardless, he must die!"

The imperial family is the most ruthless. Faced with great temptation, even between brothers, it is inevitable to be suspicious of each other, frame each other, and even meet in life-and-death struggles.

"Someone found the place where they fought. Meng Yiduan was beaten into a blood mist, Meng Weizhi had no corpse left, and only that Gold-Armored Divine Guard was forced to commit suicide, leaving his body intact."

Chief Elder Meng Nanxian was, after all, a person who had lived for tens of thousands of years. He said calmly: "Judging from the traces of the battle at the scene, there should have been another profound practitioner at around the third level of the Divine Extreme Realm who intervened. It is very likely to be the protector behind him."

Divine Son Meng Jianxi suppressed his inner anxiety and uneasiness, and said almost pleadingly: "Master, is he only one or two days' journey away from the capital? This time, you must help me no matter what. You absolutely cannot let him return to the capital alive!"

Chief Elder Meng Nanxian seemed moved, and said thoughtfully: "Divine Son Meng Jianxi, you and I have been master and disciple for hundreds of years. We are now tied together; we prosper together and suffer together. This time, if I don't help you, I am not helping myself."

Divine Son Meng Jianxi immediately felt much more at ease. Chief Elder Meng Nanxian was the second most powerful person in Zhimeng Divine Kingdom after Divine Venerable Wumeng. As long as he took action, there was nothing he could not accomplish. But he was still a little worried and asked: "Who shall we send this time?"

Chief Elder Meng Nanxian gathered his thoughts and said: "We have three candidates. Does the Divine Son remember that there is a person among the Divine Guards named Meng Duanli? He has long been at the seventh level of the Divine Extreme Realm, and his strength even exceeds that of most of our protectors, but he has never been able to advance."

"And there are two confidants we have been cultivating among the Divine Guards for many years. One is named Meng Haitian, at the fifth level of the Divine Extreme Realm, currently the deputy commander of the East Gate of the capital; the other is Meng Dayi, at the fourth level of the Divine Extreme Realm, currently a small team leader of the South Gate of the capital."

Hearing this, Divine Son Meng Jianxi immediately gained confidence and said to Chief Elder Meng Nanxian: "Master, why don't we let the three of them go together!"

"After the matter is accomplished, I will definitely petition Father God to promote the three of them."

Chief Elder Meng Nanxian's face suddenly became firm, and he said: "This operation must succeed, not fail. My intention is also to let the three of them go together!"

According to the memory of Meng Jianyuan, Yun Che is now only over five million miles away from Huanmeng Divine City. Since the last attack by Meng Weizhi and the others, the journey these past few days has been surprisingly peaceful, and he hasn't encountered any trouble.

Yun Che always felt that this was not normal!

He decided to stop for a moment to think and plan.

He first took out the purple-gold ring of the Dragon Clan Supreme Elder, injected Profound Energy to investigate, and finally found what he wanted.

A Xianyin Stone, a stone similar to a Profound Sound Stone, which can record events multiple times and can hold more than an hour of content at once. He curiously placed the Xianyin Stone in his palm, released his profound power to perceive and investigate.

Suddenly, vivid, fragrant scenes appeared in the air, all of which were episodes of the Dragon Clan Supreme Elder playing with some female dragons and mother beasts, which made Yun Che feel embarrassed and ashamed.

Yun Che couldn't help but sigh repeatedly: "This old dragon really knows how to play and how to enjoy life."

Next, he took out the Spatial Divine Stone that Shui Meiyin gave him when they parted. This is a part of the Qiankun Stone engraved with the power of the Qiankun Needle. He had already placed the other part, the Qiankun Array Hub, in the depths of the Mist Sea. When necessary, he could use the Spatial Divine Stone in his hand to open a Dimensional Profound Array and teleport back to the location of the array hub. However, the teleportation distance of this Qiankun Stone is limited, and he needs to test it first.

When everything was ready, he began to calculate that what was meant to come would eventually come!

In the sky a few hundred miles away from him, three very powerful auras appeared at this moment, at least at the middle stage of the Divine Extreme Realm.

Within a few breaths, they arrived in front of him and stopped a few hundred meters away from Yun Che.

It was Meng Duanli at the seventh level of the Divine Extreme Realm, Meng Haitian at the fifth level of the Divine Extreme Realm, and Meng Dayi at the fourth level of the Divine Extreme Realm.

Among the three, Meng Duanli had the highest cultivation level and the highest status. He shouted loudly: "You must be the former Divine Son, Meng Jianyuan, right?"

Through the memory of Meng Jianyuan, Yun Che already knew who the three were. Sensing that the visitors were not kind and that their strength was far superior to his own, he showed no fear and asked back with an imposing manner: "Since you already know it is this Prince, why do you not kneel and welcome me when you see me?"

Meng Haitian on the side couldn't help laughing: "Former Divine Son, we are indeed here to see you, but we are not here to welcome you, but to kill you!"

Meng Duanli's laughter did not hide his thick murderous intent. Yun Che couldn't help but take three steps back and shouted righteously: "Killing the former Divine Son is a crime of great treason. Are you really not afraid of the consequences?"

Meng Dayi was the weakest in cultivation among the three and had the lowest status in the Divine Kingdom. He stepped forward and said loudly: "Since ancient times, it has been that the winner takes all. If we kill you today and help our master secure the big picture, it will not be a crime of great treason, but rather a great meritorious deed."

Yun Che sighed and said: "So that's how it is. You have support and instructions behind you, but I don't know who is backing you, allowing you to be so bold and fearless?"

Yun Che continued: "Why don't you tell me who the mastermind behind you is, and what benefits he has given you? What he can give you, perhaps I can give you as well."

"As you can see, I am only in my twenties, and I am already at the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm. In the future, my achievements will only be higher than those of Divine Son Meng Jianxi. The conditions I offer will definitely be the most favorable and the best in the entire Zhimeng Divine Kingdom."

Hearing what Yun Che said, Meng Duanli's face changed slightly, and he seemed to be moved, but he quickly recovered and said righteously: "A horse does not wear two saddles, and a loyal official does not serve two masters! Since we have chosen to follow our master, we will naturally be loyal to the end. Former Divine Son, stop wasting your breath here and accept your death."

As he said this, Meng Duanli drew his long saber, preparing to strike.

Yun Che's heart moved, and he quickly said: "Why are the three of you in such a hurry to do it? Since I can enter the Half-step Divine Destruction Realm in my twenties, aren't you curious about the secrets I possess? Let me live a little longer, maybe you will get a great opportunity?"

Meng Duanli actually put down the long saber in his hand, signaled to the other two, and said: "Let him say a few more words, he can't run away anyway?"

Seeing them stop approaching, Yun Che continued: "Seeing that you are so loyal and unyielding, I am really happy for your master. Let me guess who he is?"

"Ha! Ha! Ha! I guess it is Meng Jianxi!"

Meng Haitian was a vulgar person and had long been unable to hold back. He had never seen a person about to die talk so much nonsense. He said angrily: "So what if it is, and what if it isn't? You are a person about to die anyway, what does it matter if I tell you?"

"I am here under the orders of our master, the Divine Son, to take your life. Are you satisfied now!"

Yun Che knew that his goal had been achieved, so he stopped teasing them. His expression changed, and he said coldly: "Are you so sure you can kill me?"

Meng Duanli waved his cold long saber and said coldly: "Didn't you say there was some secret? Hand it over quickly, and I can give you a quick death in a moment."

Meng Haitian was already furious and shouted sharply: "Overestimating your own strength. I guess only the Divine Son and you yourself think that it takes the three of us to deal with you. A mere Half-step Divine Destruction Realm, you really think you are a genius? In a moment, I only need three moves to make you a ghost under my hand."

Yun Che stopped talking nonsense with them and roared lowly: "Youer!"

With a "swish"!

The jietian demon emperor sword was already in his hand, the pitch-black blade emitting a cold chill, like a bloodthirsty ancient monster.

"Boom—"

The God Ash stage of the Evil God Art was activated!

Suddenly, his aura soared, increasing a hundredfold in an instant, looking just like a profound practitioner at the third level of the Divine Extreme Realm!

"Boom—"

The huge Qilin Sacred Temple rose, suspended above his head, emitting golden light, shrouding Yun Che's body.

Meng Duanli and the others were shocked. They knew some forbidden techniques that could burn essence blood to increase their own strength by about 50% in a short period of time, but that would also come with a huge price. They had never seen anyone who could instantly increase their strength by a hundred times, and it seemed that Yun Che did not suffer any consequences because of it.

Moreover, Yun Che was also using a heavy sword that no one had ever used before, which seemed to weigh millions of catties. This was also something they had never heard of or seen before.

But Meng Duanli was well-informed after all, and immediately realized that Yun Che was definitely not simple. But on second thought, even if Yun Che had the cultivation of the third level of the Divine Extreme Realm, it was nothing to fear, after all, the three of them were at least at the Divine Extreme Realm.

In his view, the more Yun Che showed his strength, the more pleasant the surprise. He signaled Meng Haitian and Meng Dayi to spread out and form a siege, while shouting: "You must catch him alive!"

At this moment, anyone could see that a living Yun Che was a great opportunity!

Yun Che was unhurried and mocked: "Do the three of you want to come together, or separately?"

Before he could finish speaking, Meng Haitian jumped out and shouted: "Just you? One of me is enough!"

Yun Che looked at the three and said lightly: "Then how about we make a bet? If I win against Meng Haitian, you let me go. If I lose, I will be at your disposal?"

"Good!"

Meng Haitian agreed immediately.

However, Meng Duanli was much more sober and said coldly: "It's you betting with him, not with the three of us."

Now that Yun Che had shown the strength of the third level of the Divine Extreme Realm, although the gap of a small realm in the Divine Extreme Realm is also very large, there is still a possibility of Yun Che winning, so the three people's bet cannot be agreed to.

But if it was only a bet with Meng Haitian, even if he lost, it would only be Meng Haitian who was out, and there would be one less person to share the opportunity on Yun Che.

Meng Dayi didn't speak. His cultivation level and status were far lower than Meng Duanli's, so Meng Duanli's opinion was his opinion.

"That's fine, then I will bet with Meng Haitian. If he wins, I will be at his disposal. If I win, he must leave the battlefield."

After Yun Che finished speaking, he immediately urged his profound energy, drove the jietian demon emperor sword to rise, and pointed the tip of the sword directly at Meng Haitian. At the same time, he secretly accumulated profound power in his right palm, preparing to attack.

"Good, it's a deal!"

Although Meng Haitian was talking big, he did not dare to be careless. He took out a golden scepter and pointed it at Yun Che.

Suddenly, bursts of colorless and formless energy impacts rushed towards Yun Che. This was exactly Meng Haitian's most proficient "Thirteen Scenes of Nightmare".

Yun Che immediately felt a sense of dizziness, and an unknown cloud appeared in his soul sea, constantly expanding and unfolding;

He only felt his body was tired and almost fell into a deep sleep. In his consciousness, scene after scene appeared, dreamlike and illusory.

In the dream, he seemed to have returned to Floating Cloud City, appearing in that familiar courtyard. In the center of the courtyard, Xiao Lie was lying lazily on a bamboo chair, closing his eyes, bathing in the still warm sunshine, his peaceful face carrying a calm...

Little Aunt Xiao Lingxi was sitting beside him, pouring tea and pounding his back...

...

The birds tired of flying know to return; the feeling of home is really good!

Yun Che couldn't help but want to hold Xiao Lie's hand and talk about topics that only family members can talk about.

He wanted to step forward and hug Xiao Lingxi, outputting the longing he had accumulated for a long time.

...

However, at this time, Meng Haitian had already quietly placed the golden scepter above Yun Che's head...

[I have to go on a long trip this afternoon, driving for 17 hours in a row. I will update when I arrive at the place]