Chapter 702: Chapter 701: Enter Beijing
Divine Continent, Imperial City.
Meishan Mountain, heavily guarded by the National Security Department.
Beyond that, at the summit of Meishan, several masters from the Hidden Sect World were stationed, one of whom was Duanmu Wuwo from the Divine Travel Realm, and the other four were from the Zhuge family of the Innate Realm.
These four masters from the Zhuge family sat at the four positions at the summit of Meishan, stabilizing a chaotic spatial magnetic field coming from high above the mountain with a Four Symbols Formation.
The person in charge of the National Security Department here was named Zhang Qingyang, who had no relation to the Zhang Family where Zhang Wenfeng belonged, but he came from Dragon and Tiger Mountain, a direct grandson of Zhang Huairen, the current Sect Leader of the Zhengyi Daoist School.
Compared to the once wildly famous Zhang Yunlong, Zhang Yunqing, and Qin Yanyang, Zhang Qingyang was less well-known, but that did not mean his cultivation talent and qualifications were much lesser than those three.
He was just more low-key.
With his strong innate cultivation talent, and having obtained a precious portion of Genetic Liquid Medicine from the first batch of products from Yunwu Mountain’s Base a month ago, Zhang Qingyang’s Realm had not yet broken through to the Innate Realm, but his combative strength had surpassed the Innate because he had awakened the genetic talent of his ancestors from Dragon and Tiger Mountain, gaining the power to control thunder and lightning.
But this was a secret belonging only to him.
Without stepping into the Innate Realm, without mastering the power of thunder and lightning to perfection, and fully mastering the Five Thunder Celestial Star Skill of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, he would continue to keep a low profile.
After all, compared to the prodigies Qin Yanyang and Yang Fei, he was four to five years older and had no advantage whatsoever.
If he could not achieve a stunning debut, why reveal his trump card?
Moreover, compared to these powerful individuals from the Hidden Sect World, he still had some gap to bridge.
Especially that old man.
Merely being glanced at by him, could evoke an inexplicable fear akin to being stared at by the grim reaper.
Zhang Qingyang glanced at the elder in the pavilion not far away, took a deep breath inwardly, and closed his eyes.
He planned to sense the active Gold Attribute Power Elements between heaven and earth once more.
Being related to gold, there were Attributes in the power elements of heaven and earth, what he needed to do was to thoroughly penetrate one kind of Attribute power until he could control it as easily as moving his own arm.
Just as he closed his eyes, Zhang Qingyang’s heart suddenly started pounding violently, followed by the relaxation of every pore on his body, causing his hair to stand on end.
When he opened his eyes, the elder who had been meditating quietly in the pavilion had risen into the air and appeared above the Four Symbols Formation.
The four masters from the Zhuge family who maintained the Four Symbols Formation also stood up, faces filled with a grave expression.
A fissure flashed and disappeared.
At the moment the fissure appeared, a figure descended from the sky, having crossed spatial barriers through some kind of teleportation portal.
"It’s you!"
Duanmu Wuwo, hovering over the Four Symbols Formation, flashed a spark in his eyes, exclaimed in surprise, and then his gaze fixed on the long sword at the man’s waist. He moved and backed off several dozen meters.
Before the person could answer, everyone felt a violent fluctuation in the spatial power high above.
The next moment, another person descended from the sky.
It was Zhao Wuji.
"It really is a teleportation channel," exclaimed Zhao Wuji, even before he had landed. Feeling the familiar atmosphere of Earth Space, and seeing the skyscrapers off in the distance, he exclaimed in surprise.
Helian Zhan had never lived in the mundane world, the only time he came to the mundane world was the last time he emerged from Kunlun Death Valley to meet Qin Yanyang and others.
But he had heard of many things about the mundane world.
Now, hovering in the sky, looking up at the steel-cast modern city, watching planes weave through the sky, and the bustling streets filled with traffic below, he was momentarily stunned.
Compared to those bustling cities of the Hidden Sect, this secular city was truly grander and more prosperous.
However, the spiritual energy here was too scarce, which made one feel rather uncomfortable, even reducing one’s confidence a bit.
After all, the combat strength of a cultivator who had entered the Innate Realm derived mainly from the manipulation of the power elements of heaven and earth. Thus, for someone from the spiritually rich Hidden Sect who suddenly came to the spiritually deficient Earth Space of the Divine Travel Realm, the first feeling was that the power they controlled had weakened.
"Something’s not right," Helian Zhan suddenly frowned and looked up at the sky.
Ordinary people couldn’t sense it, but he could sharply feel that the space magnetic field above his head was extremely unstable.
No considerable amount of spiritual power descended from there.
In the Hidden Sect World, within the Mechanical Tower of the Zhuge family, all the spiritual power was slowly gathering, absorbed by the abyss.
Since those spiritual energies were sucked into the abyss, why weren’t they spilling out into the outer space through this portal?
Where had the disappeared spiritual energies from the Hidden Sect gone?
"Master, what’s wrong, what’s amiss?" Zhao Wuji saw the puzzled look on Helian Zhan’s face and hurriedly asked.
Helian Zhan glanced at him, slowly shook his head, and stopped pondering the issue. Instead, he looked up at Duanmu Wuwo and cupped his hands, bowing slightly, "Brother Duanmu."
In terms of age, Duanmu Wuwo was the elder of the Duanmu family, nearly a hundred and fifty years old, while Helian Zhan was only forty-seven, not even fifty, younger than many of his grandsons.
Yet Helian Zhan addressed him as Brother Duanmu, and Duanmu Wuwo showed no dissatisfaction but instead smiled and nodded, "Helian, my dear brother. You’ve arrived quickly!"
Startled by the greeting, Helian Zhan asked, "Did you anticipate my arrival?"
Duanmu Wuwo shook his head, "Not sure who would arrive first, but I knew this matter could not be concealed. Heaven, Hidden Sect, and Penglai—these three plane worlds, though independent from each other, are all connected to the Earth Plane. Heaven, having been greatly impacted, resulted in a significant feedback on the Earth Plane, which naturally extended to the Hidden Sect and Penglai realms. There must have been signs of celestial abnormalities in the Hidden Sect world a while ago, right?"
Helian Zhan’s eyes flashed, and he looked at Duanmu Wuwo, "Brother Duanmu, have you been here for long? Didn’t witness the celestial abnormalities that occurred in the Hidden Sect recently?"
Duanmu Wuwo did not hide it, nodding his head.
Since the other party had already arrived here, there was no need to hide.
Ultimately, they were a bit hasty, leaving many things unprepared fully, some conflicts were unavoidable.
Thus, he looked at Helian Zhan and said, "Since Helian, my dear brother, has arrived, why not have a chat?"
"What about?" Helian Zhan asked.
Duanmu Wuwo said, "About how to take charge of the Divine Continent, to vie for the world with Heaven and Penglai along with other alien races."
At these words, Helian Zhan smiled and nodded, "Indeed, it is a matter of great importance."
A bright light burst from Duanmu Wuwo’s deep eyes, smiling, "It seems Helian, my young brother, has long harbored the ambition to contend."
Speaking, he gave Zhao Wuji a meaningful glance and asked, "And who might this be?"
Zhao Wuji hurriedly said, "A nobody, just a minor character serving by my master’s side."
Duanmu Wuwo glanced at him and slowly shifted his gaze away.
Although this person didn’t seem very strong, he was at least a half-step Divine Travel Realm expert. Yet he referred to Helian Zhan as master, a stance that was perhaps too humble.
Puzzled by this, Helian Zhan came over and invited, "Since Brother Duanmu arrived here earlier and has spent several days, there must’ve been drastic changes in the outside world. Could you share some details with your junior?"
Duanmu Wuwo glanced at him and nodded, "Please."
Both men walked towards the pavilion with large strides.
Among the four experts from the Zhuge family, one quietly took out a phone and sent a message.