Chương 140: Tengu and Ishiba

Richard and the Ling Emperor and their disciples only took a short stroll around the fake Heavenly Tomb.

It didn't take much time at all.

Back in Shanghai, the top management of Xinwu are still searching for their whereabouts.

But when they came out, they encountered a grand event.

Fang Ping secretly infiltrated the headquarters of the Divine Cult. This guy was incredibly resourceful, constantly stirring up trouble among the Three Protectors, the Eight Protectors, and the Seventy-Two True Lords.

This led to infighting among the high-ranking members of the cult, severely weakening its strength. Fang Ping also took advantage of the chaos to kill quite a few of them.

The once powerful Divine Sect, with its seventy-two supreme masters, eight emperor-level figures, and three saint-level figures, suffered heavy casualties after this.

Not only that, this guy also took away the Heavenly Wood that Hongkun had been planning for a long time, shattering Hongkun's hope of following the path of the Beast King.

Because of the excessive casualties at the headquarters of the cult, the dormant Tengu and the guardian of the spring, Shi Po, were stimulated to revive their original star.

As soon as Richard and Linghuang and their disciples came out, they saw the scene of the Heavenly Dog and the Stone Breaking Resurrection.

These two were not polite at all. The energy from the few people who died in the cult was only enough for them to revive, but not enough to restore them to their full state.

So when it revived, it directly absorbed the surrounding energy. How could a small fragment of the Heavenly Tomb possibly withstand the attacks of two Heavenly Kings who were at their peak and had broken through to the seventh level?

Soon, the two of them were vying to drain the fragment of the celestial realm where the headquarters of the Divine Cult was located.

Fang Ping took advantage of the chaos to loot a lot of resources.

There's no way around it, the pressure of life is immense. I have to support Xinwu's entire family. Since the news of the underground cave was made public, the number of martial artists has expanded several times, now reaching several million to nearly ten million. How can I afford to support them without being frugal?

It's not just him; all martial artists from the new martial arts background in the human realm are like this—they're terrified of poverty. They want to take anything good they see back with them.

It's all the Human Emperor's fault; he sealed away all the energy in the human realm to nurture the Human Emperor's Sword.

The martial artists in the human realm previously thought that the human realm was a barren land of energy.

If Richard hadn't told them, they would still be in the dark and wouldn't know how long it would take before they found out the truth.

Back on the side of Tengu and Shipo, seeing these two wreaks destroying the foundation of the Divine Cult, the Kun King clone who was left behind became anxious.

If this continues, this small space will be gone.

He showed up directly to stop the two.

But these two harbored a deep resentment towards him. Before they were resurrected, King Kun did nothing but ravage their corpses.

So, with old and new grudges combined, the two of them beat up the Kun King's clone who was left behind and robbed him.

Of course, don't expect the two to be united. Soon, Tengu and Ishiba started fighting over the spoils.

Richard watched with great interest; this was one of the few truly memorable scenes in the world.

Perhaps his gaze was too intense.

Ishiba and Tengu turned their heads at the same time.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a fight before?"

"Yeah, right? Never seen a fight before? Keep looking and I'll gouge your eyes out."

"Huh? Fatty Ling?" Shi Po was shocked, wondering if he was still asleep.

He actually saw the Spirit Emperor?

"Hey, you bathhouse keeper, you must be lovesick. That fat girl's long gone..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tengu followed Shi Po's gaze and saw the Spirit Emperor standing to the side.

"Gulp..." It swallowed the rest of its words.

The image of his dog's head being smashed by the Spirit Emperor kept replaying in his mind.

This isn't an adjective; it means literally, literally smashing a dog's head.

Given its regenerative abilities, as long as its original path remains undamaged, the mere sight of a dog's head being blown apart is not considered a serious injury.

But the pain was real.

"Wait, who are you, and why are you standing next to Fatty Ling?"

Shi Po no longer cared about fighting Tengu for the spoils. He took a single step, traversing hundreds of kilometers, and arrived before the group.

Clearly, Shi Po misunderstood the relationship between Richard and the Spirit Emperor. This guy has been in love with the Spirit Emperor for tens of thousands of years, a devoted follower since the ancient Heavenly Court, and he still hasn't changed.

As for whether the Spirit Emperor also had feelings for him, that remains unknown. If you're not sure, consider this: this guy wasn't killed for peeping at the Spirit Emperor while he was bathing; he was only punished by being sent to guard the Spirit Spring.

This is also why the Heavenly Dog asked him to guard the bathhouse.

The tengu who had also spied on the Spirit Emperor bathing was chased down and had his head smashed. They were both traumatized by the beating.

The Spirit Emperor naturally disdained to explain his question.

"Hahaha, you bathhouse attendant, you must have been cheated on." Tengu walked over and mocked him directly.

But it clearly forgot what it means for joy to turn to sorrow.

The Spirit Emperor slapped it across the head, smashing it to pieces.

Shi Po also got beaten up along with them.

Let them know what it means to have trouble coming from your mouth.

"Big dog, you're so stupid. Why don't you run away when you see the Spirit Emperor?"

The blue cat jumped onto the celestial dog.

It was happy to see its old friend. It was even happier to see the tengu get beaten up as soon as it woke up.

"Stupid cat, why are you so heavy?" Tengu sensed something was wrong.

Its weight means that the gray cat's physical strength far exceeds its expectations.

How long has it been asleep? How come this silly cat is so strong after waking up?

"Of course, I've forged my jade bones," Cang Mao said smugly.

"What's your strength now?" Tengu asked instinctively.

"I don't know, cats don't fight. But my cat world has expanded a lot." The gray cat said, confused.

It never cares about strength or realm, and it doesn't fight.

"You stupid cat," the tengu grumbled, extremely jealous. It had suffered so much to improve its strength, and this guy had somehow managed to increase his power so much without even realizing it.

"You're the stupid one," Cangmao said, displeased.

"Fatty, you still haven't told me who that person is." Even after being beaten up, Shi Po didn't give up asking about Richard's identity.

Otherwise, wouldn't all that beating he took have been for nothing?

Richard remained silent, also wanting to know the Emperor's exact attitude towards this seemingly respectable but actually hypocritical fellow.

It's never as interesting as gossiping about other people's gossip as gossiping about your fellow group members.

Therefore, he did not introduce himself, let alone take the initiative to explain his relationship with the Spirit Emperor.

Given Linghuang's proud nature, she would never take the initiative to explain to Shi Po.

In the end, Lin Zi couldn't stand it anymore and secretly told him.

"That's Senior Li."

"Hmm, and then? Lin Zi, don't stop, keep going." Shi Po pressed on. Of course he knew the eldest disciple beside the Spirit Emperor, and he was very familiar with him.

After all, he had bribed this girl quite a bit back then in order to get to the Spirit Emperor's Palace.

"That's all, that's all I know." Lin Zi shook her head sheepishly.

"So all you know is your surname?" Shi Po was speechless.

Richard really wanted to say, "That's not my surname either."

Oh well, never mind.

"Friend, what's your name?" Shi Po skipped over the Spirit Emperor; wasn't there another person involved? Asking him would be the same.

"Richard," Richard said, looking at him with amusement. This guy was like a peacock displaying its plumage to attract females.

"Richard? Never heard of him. Where are you from, brother?" Shi Po asked again.

I thought to myself, "Let me wait and gather more information first."

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.

Sooner or later, I'll put a sack over your head, you pretty boy.

"Me? I work in places far away, it's normal that you haven't heard of me," Richard said with amusement.

"Tell me, maybe I know." Shi Po was unconvinced. Was there really any place in the Three Realms that he didn't know?

"I'm from the Tara plane, the Silver Blue Empire of the Tara plane. Ever heard of it?" Richard asked.

Shi Po was a little confused. Where was this? He had never heard of it before. Or had the outside world changed that much in the past few thousand years?

"Uh, kid, you're not very old, are you? Born in the last few thousand years?" Shi Po could only make such a guess.

But have the Three Realms changed that much in just a few thousand years?

"That's not very big. I should be over a thousand years old now," Richard said.

The Spirit Emperor glanced at him sideways, surprised that the strongest person in the chat group was so young.

However, she didn't say much, since she knew from the original story that Fang Ping had cultivated to the level of Heavenly Emperor in just three years.

The myriad realms offer endless opportunities; who can say for sure?

"See? I told you you weren't that old." Shi Po said with a beaming smile.

"Kid, stay away from Fatty Ling, or else..." He suddenly leaned closer to Richard and whispered.

Although this action is no different from burying one's head in the sand, everyone present could hear it.

Richard, releasing a slightly more assertive tone, retorted, "Or what?"

Shi Po was stunned.

Not only Shi Po, but the fur on the Tengu behind him stood on end.

"Your Majesty," Shi Po gritted his teeth and said.

Just the slight aura Richard casually revealed gave him the feeling that he was no less than an emperor.

But so what if he's an emperor? He won't yield for Fatty Ling's sake.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you guys. I'm going to explore other places now, do you want to come along?" Richard said, regaining his composure.

"No, I want to stay in the mortal realm for a while," the Spirit Emperor shook his head.

"Where's the blue cat? Do you want to go out and play with me?" Richard asked.

You could bring this cat along and pet it for a while.

The gray cat was tempted, mainly because it knew Richard had plenty of delicious food.

"Stupid cat, where are you going? Don't go!" The tengu directly suppressed it.

Can a blue cat just run around like that? Aren't you afraid this person has ulterior motives? Don't you know how important you are to the Origin Dao? Be careful! If this person has ulterior motives and wants to harm the Origin Dao, wouldn't the blue cat be the perfect target? In this situation, you still dare to follow them?

In the end, Richard left alone.

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