Wu Shattered Star River

Qingyi City was teeming with tens of thousands of warriors from various King-level forces.

The news of Qingyi Palace's mountain gate being destroyed couldn't be contained, especially with spies from numerous factions lurking within Qingyi City.

In just a day, the news spread throughout the Chaotic Star Sea and quickly made its way towards the Azure Province Continent. The news caused an uproar throughout the entire human race.

Jiang Han had previously destroyed the mountain gates of some King-level forces and later killed many Void Refinement Realm cultivators.

The world had become numb to these events, but the news of Qingyi Palace's mountain gate being destroyed caused a great shock.

This was the mountain gate of a Dominator-level force, and the renowned Qingyi Palace at that.

Qingyi Palace had alliances with so many forces through marriage that its influence was enormous. In terms of reputation alone, it was first-rate, just below the three immortal-level forces.

The mountain gate was the face of a force. Its destruction was like a slap in the face to the force's higher-ups.

If a force couldn't even protect its mountain gate, were its experts just freeloaders? It would be laughed at and looked down upon by the world.

Destroying the mountain gate wasn't the main issue; the key was that Jiang Han had acted right under the noses of a group of Earth Immortals and still managed to escape. Two days passed, and no news of Jiang Han being captured or killed arrived.

This turned Qingyi Palace into an object of ridicule. Many people believed that Qingyi Palace simply didn't have the ability to kill Jiang Han.

Even Star Cluster Pavilion was being ridiculed. The two forces combined had over twenty Earth Immortals, yet Jiang Han destroyed their mountain gate right in front of their faces. Were these Earth Immortals useless?

Many gambling houses in various places even opened betting pools, wagering on when Qingyi Palace would lower its head.

If Qingyi Palace couldn't kill Jiang Han, it would be forced to compromise. Jiang Han could keep dragging things out, but they couldn't afford to.

If they couldn't kill Jiang Han, would they keep the defensive formations of all their islands activated? Would all their disciples be confined indoors, and would they abandon those resource islands?

And what about the King-level forces under their command? Would they all close their mountains and not venture out?

If they kept their mountains closed, those King-level forces would probably betray them within half a year and defect to other Dominator-level forces, so Jiang Han wouldn't attack them.

When the news reached Heavenly Chaos City, the hundred thousand Heavenly Chaos Army soldiers were overjoyed. Everyone walked with their heads held high, feeling honored.

The disciples of Qingyi Peak in Heavenly Chaos City had been having a hard time lately. Although the Heavenly Chaos Army wouldn't make things difficult for them, they didn't give them a pleasant look.

Because of Jiang Han's havoc, the disciples of Qingyi Peak felt disgraced and rarely went down the mountain. They hadn't even participated much in the island夺取battles.

The gambling houses in Heavenly Chaos City had opened betting pools, but only on whether Jiang Han could make Qingyi Palace lower its head, or whether Jiang Han would be captured and killed, two options.

In half a day, the gambling houses had already accepted bets of a hundred billion Xuan stones, mostly from the Heavenly Chaos Army.

Of these hundred billion Xuan stones, ninety billion were betting on Qingyi Palace lowering its head…

Time passed quickly, and twelve days flew by. Qingyi Palace still hadn't sent any news, no news of Jiang Han being captured or killed.

Now Qingyi Palace's reputation was completely ruined. Even some Xuan Nether Realm cultivators from Lord-level forces in the Azure Province Continent were spouting nonsense in teahouses and taverns, talking about how Qingyi Palace was this and that…

Jiang Han had already left Qingyi Palace's sphere of influence. He had been in secluded cultivation in the Demon Suppressing Pagoda for some time.

He casually went into secluded cultivation to absorb the power of the Great Dao, only to find that twelve days had passed. He had already arrived in the southwestern territory of Eternal Night Palace.

"Eternal Night Palace's territory? It seems that two King-level forces under Eternal Night Palace issued kill orders against me?"

Jiang Han remembered something. Inverse Immortal Pavilion, Carefree Valley, and Heavenly Dao Sect under Eternal Night Palace each had two King-level forces that issued kill orders after Qingyi Palace released its announcement!

"Hmm…"

A murderous intent flashed in Jiang Han's eyes. Since Qingyi Palace was now turtling, he wouldn't go there for now.

He decided to find trouble with these two King-level forces under Eternal Night Palace. He had a deep grudge against Nightfall. Nightfall was one of the people who participated in the siege against him on Black Shark Island and in Undying Valley.

Since Eternal Night Palace hadn't issued a kill order, he would start with these two King-level forces.

"I'll scout out the situation first."

Jiang Han wandered around the city on the small island, bought a map, and inquired about the situation of these two forces.

One of these forces was called the Taiching Temple, and the other was called Chongyang Palace.

Taiching Temple was entirely composed of monks. It was said that the abbot and the eight arhats were all in the Void Refinement Realm. Chongyang Palace was relatively weaker, with only five Void Refinement Realm cultivators.

"Taiching Temple, a group of monks who don't cultivate meditation properly and are constantly vying for fame and fortune. What kind of monks are they?"

Jiang Han was speechless. He glanced at the map, left the city, and flew towards Taiching Island.

He decided to start with this Taiching Temple. A group of monks who didn't cultivate peacefully had issued a kill order against him, so he would send these fake bald donkeys to the Western Paradise.

After traveling underwater for two days, Jiang Han arrived in the Taiching Temple's sphere of influence. He emerged from the sea and invisibly landed on a nearby small island.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people?"

As soon as he landed on the island, Jiang Han was startled. Many people were gathered on this small island, and more than a dozen warships could be seen converging on the island.

Jiang Han initially thought they were coming to hunt him down, but after investigating, he found that the warriors on the island were not very strong.

They were all ordinary Mountain Sea Realm cultivators, with only a few hundred Reincarnation Realm cultivators and no Heavenly Human Realm cultivators in sight. He was relieved.

He found a small town nearby and casually inquired about the situation after blending into the town. He discovered that so many warriors were not there for him, but to steal bird eggs.

"It is said that this time, there are hundreds of Flamefire Rocs laying eggs, a full five or six hundred roc eggs. I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to get one?"

"Let's see if the old bald donkeys of Taiching Temple will clear the area. If they don't clear the area, everyone will have a chance. If they clear the area and block off the three Roc Islands, then stealing bird eggs will be a bit difficult…"

"Alas, a roc egg is worth a billion Xuan stones. If I can get one, I'll be rich."

"It's okay, even if they block off Roc Island, some Flamefire Rocs will fly away from Roc Island and lay eggs on nearby small islands. There may be Rocs on islands within a radius of ten thousand miles. We still have a chance."

"Yes, yes, I hope I'll have good luck this time. Rocs only lay eggs once every three years. If I miss this time, I'll have to wait another three years."

Many warriors gathered in the teahouse, discussing animatedly. After listening for a while, Jiang Han understood.

There was a very strong sixth-order demon beast, the Flamefire Roc, nearby. This demon beast was incredibly fast and could also spew out extremely hot flamefire.

This roc demon beast was very strange, actually being hermaphroditic. It would lay eggs in about ten days.

This demon beast was very strong. When it wasn't laying eggs, it was male and had powerful combat strength. Moreover, it usually flew in the sky, and its speed was extremely terrifying. Ordinary Earth Immortals couldn't catch up.

During the egg-laying season, it would transform into a female. When laying eggs, it would become very weak, greatly reducing its combat power and speed. This was an opportunity for low-level warriors.

Roc eggs were very valuable. These Rocs laid eggs once every three years. If they missed this time, they would have to wait another three years.

Jiang Han wasn't interested in bird eggs. He only wanted to kill the monks of Taiching Temple.

This was perfect. If Taiching Temple blocked off those Roc Islands, they would definitely send out experts. He could just secretly ambush and kill some of them.

Once he had killed the Void Refinement Realm experts outside Roc Island, it would be much easier to go to Taiching Island.

Taiching Temple had nine Void Refinement Realm cultivators. If they gathered together, Jiang Han would be under pressure.

"Go to Roc Island and take a look!"

Jiang Han left the small island without going to Taiching Temple's main island.

There were so many people here, a mixed bag. If Taiching Temple had experts blocking off Roc Island, he could take advantage of the chaos to kill a few.