Chapter 914: Canghai Sect Disturbance
Jiang Tianrui thought for a moment, then asked, "Is there life in this Star Domain?"
Liu Tingzhang replied, "This Star Domain is just a Barbaric Star Domain. Although there are Life Worlds, they are mostly low-level worlds. However, our people discovered Cultivators with the strength of Saints there."
Jiang Tianrui fell into thought again. There were Cultivators of the Saint Realm in a Barbaric Star Domain—this implied that there might be treasures hidden within.
The key point was that someone had erased this Star Domain from the Star Map, further indicating something unusual about this place.
Jiang Tianrui regained his composure and said, "Tell me everything about how you discovered this Star Domain."
"Yes, Master Uncle."
Then Liu Tingzhang recounted the entire process of discovering the Chaotic Star Sea to Jiang Tianrui, mentioning the Great Emperor's Tomb, which made Jiang Tianrui slightly furrow his brow.
If it were as Liu Tingzhang described, even if there were no Great Emperor's Tomb, there might still be treasures in the Chaotic Star Sea.
After Liu Tingzhang finished recounting how they found the Chaotic Star Sea, Jiang Tianrui asked, "Have other forces discovered the existence of the Chaotic Star Sea?"
Liu Tingzhang replied, "We occasionally send people to explore the vicinity of the Chaotic Star Sea, and so far, no other forces have entered."
Liu Tingzhang originally intended to continuously keep watch near the Chaotic Star Sea, but then he thought if he did so, it might arouse the suspicions of other forces.
Think about it, a major force sending Immortal Boats to guard a spot in the void for no apparent reason—no one would believe there was nothing there.
Therefore, Liu Tingzhang occasionally let the Canghai Sect's Immortal Boats pretend to pass by the outskirts of the Chaotic Star Sea, occasionally monitoring whether other forces entered.
The downside of this approach was that if other forces entered the Chaotic Star Sea without their knowledge, they might not even realize it.
Indeed, the Skyfire World had already sent more than a dozen Immortal Boats into the Chaotic Star Sea, and the Canghai Sect's people were unaware.
Jiang Tianrui was silent for a moment, then said, "Bring those Elders who have entered the Chaotic Star Sea to see me."
Jiang Tianrui wanted to learn more about the Chaotic Star Sea, especially about the Cultivator there with strength nearing that of a Saint.
For a place like the Chaotic Star Sea, he was definitely going to explore, but he needed to be prepared before entering.
If the Chaotic Star Sea indeed contained a Great Emperor's Tomb, it would propel the Canghai Sect to new heights—Jiang Tianrui would not let this opportunity slip away.
Liu Tingzhang said, "Yes, I will call them to the Meeting Hall right away."
Liu Tingzhang then left the forbidden area behind the mountain and soon brought Zou Feiang and others to the Meeting Hall, where Jiang Tianrui was already waiting.
Seeing the Supreme Elder in the hall, Zou Feiang and the others were very nervous. At that moment, Jiang Tianrui calmly asked, "Tell me everything you saw after entering the Chaotic Star Sea."
Zou Feiang quickly replied, "Yes, Jiang Taishang."
Then Zou Feiang and the others detailed their encounters in the Chaotic Star Sea to Jiang Tianrui. After hearing their report, Jiang Tianrui was even more convinced that there were treasures in the Chaotic Star Sea.
Since there were treasures, it was worth his personal visit, but…
If he blindly entered the Chaotic Star Sea and the opponent's strength surpassed his own, not only would he miss out on obtaining any treasure, but he might also risk losing an avatar.
A Saint can condense three avatars, each possessing equal strength, but if one avatar perishes, it similarly impacts the strength of the other avatars.
After hearing the words of Zou Feiang and others, Jiang Tianrui speculated that the so-called Saint was likely just newly advanced to the Saint Realm. If it was a cultivator who had just become a Saint, it wouldn't pose much of a threat to him, a cultivator of the Saint Realm Second Layer.
Thinking this, Jiang Tianrui said to Liu Tingzhang, "Prepare, we will head to the Chaotic Star Sea in one month."
Hearing Jiang Tianrui's words, Liu Tingzhang was very pleased; he believed that with Jiang Tianrui, a Saint, the treasures of the Chaotic Star Sea were easily within their grasp.
Subsequently, Liu Tingzhang recalled the disciples under training and the Elders who were out.
The sudden call back of the Canghai Sect's disciples and Elders aroused suspicion among some forces; under normal circumstances, a power would not recall its disciples and Elders executing tasks outside unless it faced some crisis.
Canghai Sect, being a subordinate power of the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor, did not have any force dare to harm them in the entire Imperial Mountain Domain. What crisis could the Canghai Sect possibly have?
Soon, various forces received the news that the Supreme Elder of Canghai Sect had come out of seclusion, and this piqued people's curiosity even more.
The Supreme Elder of Canghai Sect just emerged from seclusion, and then immediately recalled the disciples and Elders; this looked like they encountered some issue.
For a time, many forces sent people to Canghai Sect to investigate, wanting to know what Canghai Sect was up to.
To avoid arousing further suspicion, Canghai Sect declared publicly that the Supreme Elder had made a breakthrough; therefore, they planned to hold a grand sect celebration.
Hearing that Canghai Sect was going to hold a sect gathering, major powers suddenly realized, so it was for the sect gathering; they thought something significant had happened in the Canghai Sect.
This made various powers somewhat disdainful of Canghai Sect. The Supreme Elder of Canghai Sect was only at the Saint One Layer, and even if he had advanced, it would be just to Saint Second Layer. Was a sect gathering necessary for Saint Second Layer?
If it were Saint Fifth Realm, holding a sect gathering might seem justified since reaching the Saint Fifth Realm involves a significant increase in power; but before reaching Saint Fifth Realm, even if your power increases, the increase is not substantial.
However, despite despising Canghai Sect's extravagant arrangements, many forces from the Imperial Mountain Domain still brought gifts to attend the Canghai Sect's grand sect celebration.
Skyfire World.
Skyfire Dynasty, Imperial Palace.
Mu Zhengqing looked at the intelligence in his hands, frowning slightly as if contemplating something.
The intelligence he held was regarding Canghai Sect's grand sect celebration; seeing that Canghai Sect was doing such, Mu Zhengqing immediately felt something was amiss.
It was merely a breakthrough to the Saint Realm Second Layer, there was clearly no need for such fanfare.
Obviously, Canghai Sect intended to use the sect gathering to cover up something; the sect definitely planned some action.
After thinking, Mu Zhengqing immediately went to his desk and wrote a letter to Lu Chen.
The Heavenly Emperor had always ordered him to keep watch over Canghai Sect. Now that Canghai Sect was making moves, this information naturally had to reach the Heavenly Emperor; perhaps the sect gathering of Canghai Sect was related to the Heavenly Emperor.
After finishing the letter, Mu Zhengqing immediately had someone send it to Tianchen World.
Upon receiving the letter from Mu Zhengqing, Lu Chen almost guessed what Canghai Sect was planning to do next.
This gave Lu Chen a strong sense of crisis. He was not afraid of that Saint from Canghai Sect; what worried him was the series of troubles that might follow after dealing with that Saint.