Zhao Baichuan didn’t know what the situation in Flying Smoke Palace was, but he had carefully investigated the Seven Skillful Land and found that it was indeed a good place. The Seven Spirit Provinces here contained the power of Yin-Yang Five Elements, as well as seven kinds of spirit fruits that could be used to refine Open Heaven Pills. It was a stable income.
If Scarlet Star settle here, they would be able to make a comeback in the future.
What’s more, compared to killing Yu Xiushan, killing Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch was undoubtedly easier. After all, this guy was seriously injured, so he wasn’t afraid of his desperate counterattack. On the other hand, Yu Xiushan was completely unscathed. If there was some kind of forbidden technique that could allow him to use his full strength, Zhao Baichuan wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Baichuan was naturally more willing to seize this Seven Skillful Land.
The light in Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's eyes quickly dimmed, not daring to believe that while he was plotting against others, but he had also been schemed against.
“Zhao Baichuan, you… will die a horrible death!” Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch cursed before he died.
Zhao Baichuan said indifferently, “You don’t need to worry about that.”
On this side, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch had been plotted against and died, while on the other side, Chen Tian Fei had transformed into a giant meatball and rolled into the battlefield, smashing towards Earth Spiritual Land's Venerable Wei Hua with astonishing momentum.
Wei Hua had been besieged by two Fourth Order Open Heaven masters from Flying Smoke Palace and was in imminent danger. How could he possibly resist Chen Tian Fei’s aggressive attack?
Shocked, he barely managed to resist for less than ten breaths before he was struck by the giant meatball. His chest instantly caved in as he spat out a mouthful of blood along with countless internal organs.
The two Fourth Order Open Heaven masters from Flying Smoke Palace rushed forward at the right time, and as the blade light flashed, Wei Hua’s head flew into the sky, blood spurting from his neck as he staggered to the ground.
First, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch had been ambushed and killed, followed by Earth Spiritual Land’s Venerable. In less than a dozen breaths of time, such a shocking turn of events shocked many Open Heaven Stage masters in Seven Skillful Land.
“Run!” Seeing that the situation wasn’t looking good, the Wood Spiritual Land Venerable Miao Yue shouted and flew into the sky, not daring to continue fighting.
Behind him, the many Open Heaven Stage masters from the Seven Skillful Land abandoned their opponents and fled for their lives.
“Hahahaha, where do you think you’re going?!” A burly figure suddenly appeared at the gap in the Great Array, blocking the only way out. It was Scarlet Star’s Bei Yushan. Not only was he here, but Lady Qin, Ouyang Brothers, and the other Open Heaven masters also appeared.
When Miao Yue and the others saw this, their hearts sank.
Bei Yushan and the others were all Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage masters, so now that four of them had appeared, it was impossible for them to escape.
In the blink of an eye, Bei Yushan and the Ouyang Brothers had already led their Scarlet Star's Open Heaven Stage masters to block Miao Yue and the others’ path, the two sides clashing.
Lady Qin stayed behind to guard the opening and sat down cross-legged. A zither was placed in front of her, and with a light wave of her hand, the sound of the zither rose up.
Screams rang out as one Open Heaven Stage cultivator after another was killed. The Seven Skillful Land's forces had been completely routed and were unable to resist at all. After all, they had no will to fight and their strength was inferior to Bei Yushan and the others.
In less than an incense stick’s worth of time, more than a dozen people had died. Even the Yang Spiritual Land's Venerable had been beaten to the point where not even his bones remained. Miao Yue’s hair was disheveled and he was covered in blood as he shouted, “Spare me, I surrender!”
Bei Yushan ignored him and continued to pursue him.
On the other side, Yu Xiushan’s expression changed as he said, “Chief Manager Zhao, please allow your subordinate to spare Miao Yue’s life.”
Zhao Baichuan asked, “Is this Brother Yu’s love for talent?”
Yu Xiushan chuckled, “A coward who fears death, how could he have any talent? It’s just that this Miao Yue is a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, so keeping him alive is still useful.”
Since he had already said so, Zhao Baichuan naturally agreed. In any case, his goal had been achieved, so he immediately sent a sound transmission to Bei Yushan to tell him to stop.
Soon, the battle came to an end, and the Seven Skillful Land suffered heavy casualties. Only Miao Yue and the Yin Spiritual Land's Venerable were left. The Yang Spiritual Land’s Venerable and Earth Spiritual Land’s Venerable Wei Hua had both died on the spot, and many of the Low Rank Open Heaven also suffered a lot of injuries, and 40% of the low level disciples had died.
Although they had managed to preserve their lives, at this moment, everyone’s expressions were filled with panic, not knowing what fate awaited them.
Yu Xiushan flew up into the sky and tell them to surrender. Seeing a chance to survive, the crowd naturally bowed their heads, making Yu Xiushan nodded in satisfaction.
Flying down, Yu Xiushan cupped his hands towards Zhao Baichuan and said, “Brother Zhao, this cooperation is a pleasure. The Seven Skillful Land has been conquered, so it is time for Brother Zhao to fulfill your end of the bargain.”
In this battle, although Flying Smoke Palace had won a great victory, it was not without losses. Many disciples had died, and more than a dozen Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters had died, but the purpose of this battle was not the battle itself, but the benefits.
Since Scarlet Star was able to obtain the Seven Skillful Land from this battle, Flying Smoke Palace naturally wouldn’t lose out.
Yu Xiushan and Zhao Baichuan had long since secretly agreed that after taking down the Seven Skillful Land, Scarlet Star would occupy this place while Flying Smoke Palace would monopolize the Seven Skillful Land's storage.
This was a win-win deal, each taking what they needed. On the surface, it seemed like Scarlet Star had suffered a loss. After all, all the benefits had been taken away by Flying Smoke Palace, but for Scarlet Star, who had come from the Great Ruins Boundary, the Seven Skillful Land's storage was not necessarily in their eyes.
“Naturally, Brother Yu, please go ahead!” Zhao Baichuan nodded lightly.
Yu Xiushan expressed his thanks and immediately arranged for Miao Yue to lead the way to the Seven Skillful Land’s treasury. The cleanup of the corpses on the battlefield was also done by the Flying Smoke Palace, so Scarlet Star’s people didn’t participate. After all, cleaning up corpses was a good opportunity to collect the spoils of war, so it wasn’t convenient for Scarlet Star to interfere.
The smell of blood on the battlefield had yet to dissipate, but the distribution of benefits from the Seven Skillful Land had already been settled for the Flying Smoke Palace. It was quite ironic.
A moment later, one of his subordinates brought over Seven Skillful Land's Space Ring. Yu Xiushan accepted it and wiped away the restriction he had left on it. Sweeping his Divine Sense over it, he took out an object and tossed it to Zhao Baichuan, “Brother Zhao, if I’m not mistaken, this should be the Seven Skillful Land's Formation Jade.”
Zhao Baichuan took it and smiled, “Many thanks, Brother Yu.”
This was also a part of the deal. With this jade in hand, Zhao Baichuan was the true owner of the Seven Skillful Land.
Yu Xiushan laughed heartily, “Of course, in the future, our two families will be neighbors, so I must ask Brother Zhao to take care of me.”
Zhao Baichuan nodded.
In just two days, everything was settled.
Zhao Baichuan said, “Since Scarlet Star has just arrived here, everyone is busy, so i won't stay with Brother Yu. After this Zhao has settled everything, I’ll pay you a visit.”
Yu Xiushan knew that this fellow was trying to chase him away, so he didn’t have any intention of staying any longer and simply laughed, “Then this Yu will wait for your good news. Farewell!”
“Sure, i'll see you out!” Zhao Baichuan nodded slightly.
Under Yu Xiushan’s leadership, the group from Flying Smoke Palace escorted the many captives from the Seven Skillful Land out into the sky and soon disappeared.
After they left, Chen Tian Fei said with a pained look on his face, “Many of those captives are also useful. This Yu Xiushan’s appetite is too big, he actually took all of them away, how hateful.”
Zhao Baichuan smiled slightly and said, “It’s up to him. A few captives aren’t a big deal, the most important thing is to take down the Seven Skillful Land. In the future, when my Scarlet Star has this place, how can we not prosper?”
Chen Tian Fei immediately smiled and said, “Chief Manager is right, but it’s quite interesting. Originally, we came here to borrow Seven Skillful Land's troops to search for Yang Kai, but who would have thought that the situation would develop like this.”
Yang Kai had an unimaginable amount of wealth on him, and if they could seize it, Scarlet Star’s wealth would definitely skyrocket. However, compared to a foundation, it was hard to say which was more important.
With a solemn expression, Chen Tian Fei said, “That little brat surnamed Yang is not worth mentioning, but he said he came from the First Inn, and behind him is Madam Lan. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but if it’s true, I’m afraid there will be some trouble.”
After all, the First Inn's Madam Lan was a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator while the Chief Manager was only a Fifth Order. If she really were to come knocking on their door, they might not be able to stop her.
Zhao Baichuan coldly snorted, “A mere woman, what is there to fear? This King will soon break through to the Sixth Order, so if Madam Lan come, this King won’t be afraid of her.”
Chen Tian Fei’s expression changed as he quickly cupped his fists, “Then I must congratulate Chief Manager first.”
The Ouyang Brothers, Lady Qin, and the others also said in unison, “Congratulations, Chief Manager!”
For so many years, the Chief Manager had been in seclusion trying to break through to the Sixth Grade, but he had always been lacking a certain degree of maturity. However, from what he was saying now, it seemed that the time had come.
Zhao Baichuan held the jade in his hand and said, “Not to mention, as long as I refine this jade, I’ll be able to control this great array.”
With the help of the Great Array, even if he had just broken through to the Sixth Order, he would still be able to display a strength that surpassed his own. What’s more, the news of them entering the Seven Skillful Land had yet to spread, and by the time Madam Lan found this place, it would have been ten years or so.
Realizing this point, Chen Tian Fei’s worries disappeared.
“This King wants to go into seclusion, so I’ll leave the matters here to you,” Zhao Baichuan said before putting down his authority and leaving. For so many years, Scarlet Star had been managed by Chen Tian Fei, so he was quite confident in this fatty.
Chen Tian Fei and the others bowed and sent him off.
What followed next was a flurry of activity. Cleaning up the battlefield, burying the corpses, repairing the broken Spirit Arrays, the people of Scarlet Star were all extremely busy.
Scarlet Star had originally been rapidly developing in the Great Ruins Boundary, with over ten thousand disciples under its command. However, in the Unaging Land, there were countless casualties, and now there were only about three or four thousand left. These people had not been fast enough to keep up with the pace of Zhao Baichuan and the others, so they had been chasing after them through several great domains.
Now that more than two months had passed, they had naturally met up with Bei Yushan and the others.
The Seven Skillful Land was huge, and the Seven Spirit Provinces were vast and boundless, easily able to accommodate a million people. Three or four thousand people pouring into it was like pouring a bucket of water into the sea, quickly disappearing.
Rebuilding this place was a huge project and would require hundreds of years of hard work. After all, there were too few people on Scarlet Star, but because there was hope, everyone on Scarlet Star was full of enthusiasm.
Chen Tian Fei, on the other hand, personally went out to inspect the various locations. Although he had visited some of the Seven Skillful Land with Wei Hua before, that was only in the capacity of a guest. Now, from the perspective of the host, this Seven Skillful Land was very different.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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