Chapter 715: Chapter 715: Arrival
Seeing Qin Wutian standing there in a daze, Qin Wufa kicked over and rebuked: "Aren’t you going to apologize to Young Master Ling immediately?"
Captured, humiliated, and extorted!
And now to apologize to Ling Chen?
What kind of logic is this?
Just when he was steadfast in his refusal, Qin Wufa’s voice echoed in his mind: "Wutian, be obedient. This Young Master Ling is no ordinary person; I am not his match!"
"What?!"
Qin Wutian was completely baffled.
Qin Wufa, the top genius of the Central Domain, was not Ling Chen’s match?
How could this be possible?
However, although usually arrogant and domineering, at this moment, when even his own brother could not protect him, he knew the situation well and immediately knelt down to apologize to Ling Chen.
"Rise!"
Ling Chen said with a smile: "Your Protector has already paid the compensation, so there is no need for you to apologize to me."
"Young Master Ling, you are too kind. My disciple is used to being arrogant and overbearing."
Qin Wufa made a slight bow with his fists clasped towards Ling Chen.
Then he glared at Qin Wutian and said: "Don’t you hurry and thank Young Master Ling."
"Thank you, Young Master Ling!"
Qin Wutian immediately complied and gave thanks.
Qi Zhen and Lai Yunlong, under the guidance of Yun Yan and Xun Wenxian, also expressed their gratitude to Ling Chen.
And so did Nangong Ya, Chen Gong, and others, following their lead.
Even their Central Domain’s top genius, Qin Wufa, held Ling Chen in such high regard; if they didn’t understand what was happening, they simply didn’t deserve to be considered exceptional figures.
Ling Chen smiled and looked at Nangong Ya and the others, saying: "We are heading to Nether City, you can go on your own, or you can follow us. If you choose to follow us, you might have to stay within our world."
"We are willing to follow Young Master Ling!"
Nangong Ya and the others immediately responded.
They were not foolish; with all three prodigies of the Central Domain joining hands with Ling Chen, they naturally wanted to cling to this powerful support.
"Good!"
Ling Chen nodded.
After that, Qin Wutian and the others entered the world of Qin Wufa, and the group continued on their way.
"Young Master Ling, when forming alliances in the past, it usually involved our Central, Western, and Southern Domains. This time, adding the Eastern Domain, and people from the Western and Southern Domains might be slightly disrespectful to you. I hope that when the time comes, Young Master Ling will go easy on them."
Qin Wufa said with a smile.
The geniuses from the other two domains were probably not much different in strength from him.
Of course, they are no match for Ling Chen.
But these geniuses are proud and haughty.
Before witnessing Ling Chen’s strength, they won’t comply with him.
Moreover, Ling Chen is from the Eastern Domain, so he might even be less well-received.
Therefore, he hoped Ling Chen would not be too hard on them when the time comes.
If their alliance’s strength was affected, it wouldn’t be good.
After all, the power of the Northern Domain was too formidable.
"No problem."
Ling Chen nodded.
Since it’s an alliance of the four domains, Ling Chen would need to demonstrate his strength.
Moreover, after the alliance, they would act together.
Naturally, they would need an Alliance Hierarch for unified command.
And all this must be built upon the foundation of strength.
Thus, when the talents of the four domains meet, a fierce battle is inevitable.
Now, Qin Wufa is utterly convinced of him.
Therefore, he can only make his move, defeating the top contestants from the other two domains.
Ling Chen didn’t care for such an empty title as the Alliance Hierarch, but he didn’t want to be at others’ beck and call.
He could only take the position of Alliance Hierarch for himself.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wufa breathed a sigh of relief.
"Young Master Qin, how much do you know about the Heavenly Destiny Sect?"
Ling Chen suddenly asked.
At that time, when the Burning Flame Sect sent the Divine Saber Sect Leader Wang Hao to assassinate him, it was the Heavenly Destiny Sect that divined his location.
Chen had not forgotten this grudge.
However, considering the strange and unpredictable methods of Heavenly Destiny Sect and his own limited strength, he refrained from settling scores with them.
But, this grudge is definitely one that needs to be avenged.
And, Qin Wufa happened to be from the Central Domain and even more so, a genius of the number one sect there. He should have some understanding of the Heavenly Destiny Sect.
"Heavenly Destiny Sect?"
Qin Wufa’s eyes froze for a moment before he spoke, "Does Young Master have a grievance with the Heavenly Destiny Sect?"
"Mmm."
Ling Chen nodded.
Qin Wufa wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Young Master Ling, I would advise you best not to make an enemy of the Heavenly Destiny Sect. Although my Qingyun Sword Sect is the number one sect in the Central Domain, when it comes to true strength, the Heavenly Destiny Sect is the real deal!"
"I know. I want to understand more about the Heavenly Destiny Sect."
Ling Chen replied with a smile.
Qin Wufa collected himself and said, "The Heavenly Destiny Sect, even we at Qingyun Sword Sect don’t know much about them. We only know that they are a Hidden Sect that surfaced a hundred and twenty years ago. Back then, there was a sect that had offended a disciple of Heavenly Destiny Sect. They were completely annihilated by a powerful individual from Heavenly Destiny Sect. Consequently, the State Governor came to the Central Domain personally to have a talk with Heavenly Destiny Sect."
"What exactly was discussed, we are not clear, but when the State Governor returned, he once warned our Sect Master of Qingyun Sword Sect not to antagonize them! The person who annihilated the sect was a king at the seventh level of the World Realm. It is said that his strength is no less than that of an average eight-star king!"
Ling Chen’s expression changed immediately.
Even the State Governor was so cautious, there might be individuals at the Great Emperor level within the Heavenly Destiny Sect.
Ling Chen nodded and asked, "Then do you know what the Heavenly Destiny Technique they practice is about?"
"That, we know even less."
Qin Wufa shook his head and said, "It’s a strange and enigmatic secret technique that only Divine Thought Masters can cultivate. It is said to possess the power to defy heaven and change fate! As for the specifics, we have never seen it."
"Oh, right!"
Qin Wufa suddenly said, "It is said that all disciples of the sect that was destroyed died without exception, including those who were billions of miles away, who all suddenly died in an extremely bizarre fashion. Perhaps, this relates to the Heavenly Destiny Secret Technique."
"Curse Killing?"
Ling Chen murmured to himself.
Combining this with the incident when he was discovered earlier, he felt that the Heavenly Destiny Technique seemed somewhat similar to Curse Killing.
This Curse Killing is a secret technique which eliminates others based on cause and effect.
Such as obliterating an entire sect, it is probably done based on their common affiliation, their cause and effect.
However, only an Emperor Realm Spiritual Mind Master is generally capable of executing such a secret technique as Curse Killing.
"Young Master Ling, I think until you advance to the Emperor Realm, you’d best avoid conflicts with Heavenly Destiny Sect!"
Qin Wufa warned him.
Powerful strength is not scary.
The unknown is what’s truly frightening.
No one knows the true extent of Heavenly Destiny Sect’s powers!
If Ling Chen could annihilate Heavenly Destiny Sect in one fell swoop, all would be well.
Otherwise, with the bizarre Heavenly Destiny Technique, it’s likely that people related to Ling Chen will suffer as well.
That’s the scariest part!
...
Northern Domain, Netherworld Capital.
Ten thousand miles south of Nether City.
Three black-robed Cultivators stood towering above the clouds.
"He’s about to arrive!"
The lead black-robed person said with a hoarse voice.
"Mm."
The other two black-robed individuals looked solemn.
"Remember, don’t kill him. Bring him back, and there will be rewards from our master!"
The hoarse-voiced black-robed person said.
"Understood."
The two replied.
...
Two hours later.
"He’s here!"
The hoarse-voiced black-robed person’s eyes gleamed slightly.
The other two also had solemn expressions.
All three looked ahead.
Before long, a group of five people came into their view.
"It’s Ling Chen! Get ready to make a move!"
The hoarse-voiced black-robed person commanded coldly.