Chapter 175 - 173: Temporary End_1
"Dead?"
In the holy palace, the Light God gazed at the informational scroll in his hand, which contained front-line war reports. Upon reading about the demise of Wang Shou and the complete annihilation of his 360,000-strong army, however, his expression didn’t change in the slightest. It was as if a stranger had perished, not a crucial minister of the court!
"Black Envoy, what’s the situation with Nie Feng?" The Light God casually discarded the scroll onto the desk, asking with an expressionless face.
"Your Majesty, Nie Feng has always been stationed at the northwestern border of the Qin Empire. However, three days ago, he disappeared for half an hour!" Out of a ripple in the Void, the figure of the Black Envoy emerged, hands clasped in response. A pair of wings, radiating a black glow, gently fanned the air, imbued with mysterious power.
An hour? The Light God pondered. This duration was neither long nor short. For Saint-level Martial Artists, much could be accomplished in that time, even crossing the entire Qin Empire. So, what was Nie Feng doing while evading the Black Envoy?
No, Nie Feng and the Black Envoy are at the same cultivation level. How did he evade the Black Envoy’s surveillance? Suddenly, the Light God realized something was amiss. The Black Envoy was his carefully nurtured subordinate, exceptionally skilled in combat and particularly adept at covert surveillance. With Nie Feng’s cultivation, he shouldn’t have been able to escape unnoticed. Unless... Could Nie Feng have broken through to the Saint King Realm? The Light God was overjoyed.
The Cultivation Technique he practiced was called the ’Bright-Dark Sutra’. It was a rather peculiar method, split into ’Light’ and ’Darkness’. The cultivation of the power of ’Light’ was primary, while the power of ’Darkness’ was supplementary. In layman’s terms, those who cultivated the power of ’Darkness’ were essentially living sacrifices, destined to be consumed. When cultivators of ’Light’ broke through to the Saint King Realm, they could devour those who cultivated ’Darkness’, thereby enhancing their own strength and advancing their realm.
"Pass the decree! Summon Nie Feng back to the court!" The Light God commanded, his deep voice clearly filled with excitement.
He and Nie Feng were contemporaries. The previous Divine Emperor of the Divine Court had cultivated until his death but remained stuck at the First Transformation of the Saint King Realm. In the final moments of his life, he obtained the ’Bright-Dark Sutra.’ After comprehending the profound truths of this technique, he was ecstatic and hastily selected princes from among his descendants who were suitable for cultivating it. Among thousands of his offspring, only one possessed the talent to cultivate the power of ’Light’! With the power of ’Light’, the power of ’Darkness’ was naturally required. The previous Divine Emperor dispatched numerous confidants to search the entire nation for infants capable of cultivating the power of ’Darkness’. After several years, they finally found the perfect candidate.
That infant was Nie Feng!