Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 112 Suppressing the Guangyan Sect

Zi Dong was greatly surprised. The Dao Ancestor of the East was really too powerful. He had actually taken the Phoenix's soul imprint!
Wouldn't that phoenix be equivalent to the mount of the Eastern Dao Ancestor?!
[My divine soul is currently resting and recovering within Zi Dong's body. This wisp of divine thought only condensed into a spiritual body with the help of Zi Dong's power. How could you possibly produce your divine soul imprint?!]

Zi Dong's Xuan body was flashing with golden light, and the purple aura from the east roared angrily in his divine consciousness.

"Where are the Demon God, the Monster God, and the Witch God?" Phoenix's tone finally softened, but he still had some doubts.

[Their souls will not recover for tens of thousands of years, and they have already gone into hiding!] The fiery aura from the east also subsided somewhat.

"Donglai Dao Ancestor, the Central Continent is searching everywhere for Zi Dong. You should come to the Guangyan Sect Secret Realm to recover."

Phoenix examined Zi Dong's mysterious body and seemed to acknowledge the Dao Ancestor Donglai, and then extended an invitation.

"Zi Dong is the chosen one, and his body will greatly help this Dao Ancestor's recovery." Donglai Ziqi directly refused.

"How could he possibly protect you with his cultivation level?!" Phoenix's tone was extremely disdainful.

"This wisp of divine thought of this Dao Ancestor is enough to sweep across the Heavenly Fortune Continent, why would I need him to protect me!" Donglai Ziqi said proudly.

"Donglai Dao Ancestor, you should return to Donglai City. Even if I, the Phoenix, intervene, it is impossible for us to unite with the Witch Clan."

The phoenix flapped its two enormous wings, effectively dismissing them; it had no interest in the united witch clan.

Phoenix, the Demon Clan is growing stronger and stronger. Without uniting the Lich and Demon Clans, the Eastern Continent will fall to the Demon Clan, and even the Fire Cloud Mountains will be lost!

Donglai Ziqi had anticipated the phoenix's attitude, so he was not angry and patiently persuaded her.

"I am content with just protecting myself!" The phoenix didn't care about the strength of the demon race at all. After saying this, she flew back to Wutong Mountain.

"What should we do?!" Zi Dong panicked. Without Phoenix's permission, they couldn't even enter the Fire Cloud Mountains.

"Don't worry, Phoenix is ​​just being stubborn. She'll send the Sect Master of Guangyan Sect!" Donglai Ziqi said confidently.

Zi Dong quickly realized that since they had captured more than 20,000 Guangyan Sect cultivators, and Phoenix had not mentioned it at all, they would definitely send someone to demand their return.

These Guangyan Sect cultivators are all related to Phoenix's life and fortune. Although they are proud, they cannot ignore her.

Three days later, Huo Qing arrived at Zhenruo Mountain again, but instead of requesting to see Daoist Donglai, he went directly to see Zi Dong.

“Lord Zidong, I have sent people to the Southern Continent to contact the Wu Clan, but they do not agree to the alliance.”

Huo Qing is showing great sincerity, treating Zi Dong as an equal, and has already begun to work together with the Wu Clan.

"Sect Master Huoqing, if Phoenix intervenes, will the Witch Clan agree to form an alliance?" Zidong meant that Huoqing's influence was not significant enough.

“Lord Zidong, although the Wu Clan fears the Ancestor’s flames, this matter concerns the fate of the Wu Clan. Even if the Ancestor intervenes, they will not agree.”

Although Huo Qing was annoyed, he did not lash out. Instead, he patiently explained that the alliance of the demon, monster, and witch races was not something that could be easily broken.

"Sect Master Huo Qing, I'm preparing to go to the Southern Continent to negotiate with the Witch Clan. How many cultivators can the Guangyan Sect send to accompany me?"

The Purple Qi of the East wants to unite the Witch and Demon races, which means resolving the issue by force. Naturally, the Purple East wants the Guangyan Sect to contribute.

"City Lord Zidong, are you preparing to fight the Witch Clan?!" Huo Qing frowned. Wasn't this sending the Guangyan Sect cultivators to their deaths?
"The Azure Lotus Sword Sect has already sent cultivators into the Northern Continent, and the Cloud Heaven Sect has also sent people to cooperate. My purpose in coming here is to cooperate with the Guangyan Sect."

Zi Dong put on a stern face. The Qinglian Sword Sect has already joined forces with the Yuntian Sect. If the Guangyan Sect continues to make excuses, it will become an enemy of the Daoist sect!
"This matter requires my permission from the Ancestor." Huo Qing pondered for a moment, then quickly bid farewell to Zi Dong, as he needed to contact Phoenix.

Zi Dong, of course, wouldn't stop him. The entire Fire Cloud Mountain Range belonged to Phoenix. Not to mention Huo Qing, the sect leader, even the Grand Elders were Phoenix's underlings. Huo Qing didn't return to Guangyan Sect; he only contacted Phoenix at the foot of Zhenruo Mountain and went up the mountain to see Zi Dong the next morning.

"Lord Zidong, two thousand cultivators from my Guangyan Sect will accompany you to the Southern Continent," Huo Qing said solemnly.

"Sect Master Huo Qing, please return." Zi Dong glanced at Huo Qing indifferently, then waved his hand dismissively.

"Lord Zidong, what about the more than 20,000 Guangyan Sect cultivators on Zhenruo Mountain?" Huo Qing naturally understood what Zidong meant.

This shows that he disliked the Guangyan Sect for having too few people, so he took away the more than 20,000 captured cultivators. He was unwilling to send anyone to the Southern Continent.

"They will remain in Zhenruo Mountain." Zi Dong glanced at Huo Qing again, then waved his hand.

"How about five thousand?" Huo Qing gritted his teeth, as if this was already the bottom line for Guangyan Sect.

Zi Dong simply closed his eyes, calmly resting. The purple aura from the east told him that Guangyan Sect must send 20,000 cultivators.

Huo Qing was furious. How dare a cultivator in the Heavenly Profound Realm act so arrogantly towards him, a sect leader at the Great Perfection of the Void Breaking Realm!
Wait a minute, wasn't Zi Dong at the Core Formation stage? How could he have jumped three major realms in just a few days?!

It must have been the Eastern Dao Ancestor who helped him improve; it's definitely not like what the Phoenix Ancestor said, that the Eastern Dao Ancestor no longer had any strength.

Huo Qing quickly went down the mountain again to contact Phoenix. He absolutely could not offend Dao Ancestor Donglai, so he should agree to Zi Dong's conditions.

"Isn't Zi Dong a Heavenly Profound Realm cultivator?!" Phoenix didn't understand. What was so surprising about a Heavenly Profound Realm cultivator?

“Ancestor, when Zi Dong first arrived at Zhenruo Mountain, he was just a junior disciple in the Core Formation Realm. In just a few days, he broke through to the Heavenly Profound Realm, skipping three major realms. It must be that Dao Ancestor Donglai was helping him!”

Huo Qing quickly explained the seriousness of the problem in detail, as the strength of the Eastern Dao Ancestor was not to be underestimated!

"With the cultivation level of Dao Ancestor Donglai, helping Zidong advance three major realms is not a difficult task."

Although Phoenix didn't take it seriously, he still instructed Huo Qing to cooperate with Zi Dong and send 20,000 cultivators to the South Road.

Guangyan Sect cannot break away from the Daoist sect, much less become enemies with Yuntian Sect and Qinglian Sword Sect.

"Lord Zidong, how about the Guangyan Sect's ten thousand cultivators?" Huo Qing returned to the mountaintop again, but first set up an ambush.

Zi Dong glanced at Huo Qing indifferently and resumed his cultivation. After all, he had more than 20,000 Guangyan Sect cultivators under his command.

"How about 20,000?" Huo Qing had no choice but to lay his cards on the table. This was the Phoenix Ancestor's bottom line; any more than that was definitely not an option.

"Sect Master Huoqing, Dao Ancestor Donglai wants you to lead the team, what do you say?" Zi Dong finally smiled.

"Of course!" Huo Qing readily agreed, determined to ensure the safety of the 20,000 cultivators.

Wang Gun selected 10,000 cultivators from Zhenruo Mountain to accompany Zi Dong to the Southern Continent, which was an opportunity for the Wang family to show their strength.

If the Wang family can subdue the Wu tribe, they will be a great contributor to the Guangyan Sect, and may even become the fourth largest power in the Eastern Continent.

Zi Dong introduced Ai Shang to Huo Qing, suggesting that Ai Shang exchange resources with Guangyan Sect, and Huo Qing readily agreed.

Guangyan Sect also needs the resources of Yuntian Sect, and this is also to give face to Dao Ancestor Donglai, and also to win over Zidong, the chosen one of destiny.

(End of this chapter)