Dual Cultivation God Returns-Chapter 889: Arrival

Chapter 889: Arrival

As the argument continued it started to look like the construction would have to be halted, as there appeared clear opposition from two of the big Sects and the Silver Wing City.

In this situation, the Martial Alliance was not likely to support it either.

If they managed to establish control first, it would have been another deal entirely, but as it stood now, the project halted dead in its tracks.

“Tsk”, Huo Bai of the Iron Claw Group clicked his tongue, looking frustrated, and a little bit fearful as this was a big task. His superior, one of the Iron Claw Group’s four Chiefs directly under the leader, left the oversight of construction to him for just half a day while he went to the Iron Claw City.

And all of this mess was now on his shoulders.

“Yu Zhen, and you, Ko Family’s mutt, just remember this!”, Huo Bai spat out with a venomous gaze, somehow sure all of this was their fault.

The face of the Crystal Wood Sect’s Elder also darkened as he looked at Zhao Xieren, whom he recognized from the battle he miserably fled from quite some time ago.

But at that moment, the World Stone began giving off soft formless waves, Spiritual Qi around it agitated.

This caught the attention of all those who gathered, as they turned to it.

And a light lit in the eyes of the Crystal Wood Sect’s Elder, whose expression lit up with excitement and glee as he pointed at the World Stone, “Hahaa~!!! See~?! There’s already someone actually trying to use an unstable link! Though this one’s suicidal, who says a bit later when the link is a bit more stabilized someone won’t slip through! Are you all actually in cahoots with the Evil Path and Corrupt Path bastards and want them to bring new recruits through an unchecked World Stone?!”

“Quit your yapping! No one here’s affiliated with the Evil Path!”, the Elder of the Ember Palm Pavilion shouted with frustration and annoyance, as everyone here knew that control over the traffic from the lower worlds never was actually about Evil Path or Corrupt Path or anything of the sort.

Those were just beautiful words that the Righteous Path used to justify their stringent control over access points between Boundless Words.

In fact, there were many of those access points outright controlled by Evil Path, so they didn’t really need to ‘sneak through’ those which were under control of the Righteous Path.

Although it was usually mutually agreed and silently acknowledged that no one spoke that quiet part out loud, and the official narrative was always at least outwardly reinforced by all those affiliated with the Righteous Path, there were sometimes those like this Elder who overused the rhetoric enough to annoy even other Righteous Path members.

“Wha-… but then you should-…”

“How much ruckus”, a voice resounded, catching the attention of everyone as a man appeared seemingly from nowhere.

Zhao Xieren had to forcefully control his expression not to widen his eyes, as Wu Long walked right between the two parties arguing over the construction of fortifications, looking up at the World Stone with an interested look.

“Wha-…? Where did this nobody come from?! How dare a mere Mortal Transcendence brat butt into-…”, Huo Bai immediately was agitated, his sour mood and endless frustration over the situation finally finding a target he could freely pour it out onto.

However, as he walked up to Wu Long, the latter’s hand blurred, and once again moved behind his back as Huo Bai’s figure disappeared, a loud crash coming from the partially constructed wall, and as a dust cloud quickly cleared, it revealed that a new decoration of a man in a dynamic pose was now embedded into the side of the wall.

“Who the hell are yo-…!”

“Get hi-…!”

“Shi-…”

As the members of the Iron Claw Group saw that, they tried to overwhelm Wu Long with numbers, but as a result, he turned to them and more loud crashes followed with more dust clouds, as the wall became more and more decorated with human figures in various dynamic poses.

“How arrogant! Don’t you think you are-…”, the Crystal Wood Sect’s Elder spoke with an overbearing voice, his face expressing how insulted he was that someone was acting out as they pleased in their presence, barging into the conversation and seemingly acting with impunity.

However, before he could finish his sentence, he saw a blurred figure in front of him and also became part of the decoration of the wall.

Wu Long was dusting his hands, as the surrounding people looked at him with round eyes, as now he didn’t send flying some random nobodies in 1st and 2nd level Essence Awakening Realm, but an Elder of a Sect in 2nd-level Essence Gathering Realm, seemingly without expending much effort, all while being in Mortal Transcendence Realm.

“B-Benefactor!!! You are a gift of the Seven Heavens, of that I am now completely sure! Just as when I think I could not be more grateful…”, and at this moment, a voice resounded from the side of the World Stone, familiar and at this point a bit nostalgic to Wu Long.

‘Heh, I knew the aura of the Sword Intent cutting a path through the link of the World Stone was familiar’, Wu Long turned to see a man standing with a dazed expression of teary eyes, looking at the ‘decorated wall’ that Wu Long made, seemingly having received some kind of divine gift of inspiration, almost falling to his knees in awe and gratitude.

Next to him stood a man holding a sword, with slightly roughened up and tired look, and a blindfold over his eyes, about three people standing behind them with sword hilts visible over their shoulders.

“””…!!!”””, the arrival of the small group sent a shockwave through everyone except Wu Long.

First, these were the first definitely confirmed ascenders from the Boundless Mortal World, who arrived through the hereto closed-off Battle God’s Cradle, and second, they went through an unstable, highly dangerous link, forcing their way through.

‘We’ll leave the pleasantries for later, for now I’d hope you don’t show you know me and go with the flow’, Wu Long sent a sound transmission to both Duan Feng and the painter, the latter’s exclamation not really pointing out Wu Long and thus not establishing a connection between them.

And at this moment, as the minds of the representatives of all powers on the Soft Meadow Continent stirred with thoughts of capturing this group, Wu Long spoke out loud, “Splendid! This group will be claimed by us!”

“Us? And who exactly is this ‘us’ that you speak of?”, the Elder of the Seven Extreme Swords Sect spoke narrowing his eyes, but not dropping his guard after what happened with the Crystal Wood Sect’s Elder.

The remaining awake members of the Crystal Wood Sect and Iron Claw Group, as well as everyone around also turned their gazes to Wu Long.

“Hm? Why, those who arrived here on this ship, of course!”, Wu Long pointed his hand to the side, as behind him, the flying ship finally arrived as Wu Long flew out a bit ahead as soon as he sensed the World Stone activating.

The eyes of those around became completely round, almost popping out of the eye sockets at the sight of the emblem of the Wei Dynasty’s Imperial Family proudly displayed on the ship’s sails.

And as Wei Yuanjie floated out to see what was all the ruckus about, he heard Wu Long pronounce, “This here is the Wei Dynasty’s 9th Imperial Prince, His Imperial Highness Wei Yuanjie, who came out here on behalf of his Imperial Sister, Her Highness Princess Wei Zhenhui, to inspect the reawakening of the Battle God’s Cradle World Stone, and bring back the Soft Meadow Continent which in recent millennia drifted away, under the Wei Dynasty’s rule”

“Eh?”, Wei Yuanjie turned a gaze, as shocked as all others to Wu Long, and then quickly turned back to face the crowd, hastily throwing on a mask of an Imperial Prince, and clearing his throat, “Ah… yes. Khu-khum, I came exactly to…”

“inspect”

“…inspect the… the stone”

“the Battle God’s Cradle World Stone”

“…the World Stone of course of that Battle God… khu-khum, and… to bring back the…”

“Soft Meadow Continent”

“…that one, under our Wei Dynasty’s rule…”

“on behalf of”

‘…on behalf of my Imperial Sister who gave me this important task”

Wei Yuanjie’s speech, however heavily it was supported by Wu Long, and sounded off, was taken very seriously by those here as all of them recognized that the whole situation and power dynamic on the continent instantly changed.

Although the Wei Dynasty would not directly control the World Stone, it would still play a big part in determining the Sect which would be in charge.

And the two cities of the continent would enter under regional control of the Wei Dynasty like any other, as the City Lords would become regional officials of the Wei Dynasty much like of any regional city Wu Long’s group passed through.

In other words, the Soft Meadow Continent would return into the fold of the Wei Dynasty like it was in the old times before the Great Wilderness and Battle God’s Cradle were cut off.

“As the stewards of the greater Star Region, the Wei Dynasty represented by the 9th prince, thus will claim the first group which arrived from the Battle God’s Cradle at this opportune moment and auspicious day of His Highness’s arrival on the continent”, Wu Long then decreed as if he was Wei Yuanjie’s representative.

‘Hahaha, how shameless’, Fen Baihu was standing amid beauties who were all holding back laughter, looking at Wu Long who made a face, and perfectly played the role of an arrogant prince’s sidekick. A facial expression and tone of voice, that made everyone he was talking to, want to slap Wu Long’s face.

While Wu Long, turning his eyes to the blind swordsman had an idea pop into his mind, ‘Heh, Duan Feng, I think I found a Disciple for you as soon as you arrived. He might be a bit young, fickle and unruly, but he has talent, I’m sure you two will get along’

The latter somehow felt a cold shiver run through his spine, without any clear explanation, while Wei Yuanjie had no idea his future just took a fateful pivot.

Hehe ^^

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