King of Creation
Chapter 2233: Chapter 2218: Branch Altar Upheaval
"Return to the Hall Master, Great Divine Master Shou Gui over there has received the order and sent a reply, saying to take action immediately. However, over at Dingbian Fortress, there has been no response from Grand Master of Bitter Chrysanthemum, and it seems that the small Communication Transfer Formation there is not activated."
Baili Fei, the Divine Master serving the Moon Hall Master, came to report somewhat nervously.
When Moon Hall Master Baili Fei first heard this, he didn’t pay much attention, "Bitter Chrysanthemum hasn’t replied yet, then wait patiently..."
Halfway through his sentence, Baili Fei suddenly stopped and sharply raised his eyes, "What did you say? The small Communication Transfer Formation on Bitter Chrysanthemum’s side is not activated?"
"Return to the Hall Master, yes! The small Communication Transfer Formation dedicated to contacting there couldn’t send a Jade Scroll. It should be that the small Communication Transfer Formation on Grand Master Bitter Chrysanthemum’s side is not activated."
"That’s impossible!"
Moon Hall Master Baili Fei immediately denied, "Recently, there are urgent matters at Blood River Fortress, and there are people specifically assigned to guard the communication channel. How could it not be activated?"
This Divine Master was almost in tears at this moment, as Master Baili, in the Heavenly Temple, held the power of life and death over them.
"Hall Master, it’s really like that. The subordinate has continuously attempted to activate the Formation for 15 minutes, trying over a hundred times without success."
Seeing his subordinate’s expression, Baili Fei believed him.
These Divine Masters, in this aspect, didn’t have the courage to slack off.
"Perhaps there was a minor oversight by the subordinates guarding Bitter Chrysanthemum’s side..."
Naturally, Hall Master Baili Fei came to this conclusion, "Go, contact the Heavenly Temple Lower Court and Sun and Moon Mountain, and have them use emergency contact methods to reach Bitter Chrysanthemum!
Once contact is made with Bitter Chrysanthemum, have him contact me immediately!" Master Baili ordered again.
"Yes, subordinate will comply!"
"The Divine Masters under Bitter Chrysanthemum even dare to slack off in guarding duties, it’s outrageous. Once contact is made, Bitter Chrysanthemum must thoroughly rectify this!"
Impatient, Master Baili held this thought, completely unaware that the reason for the lack of contact was not due to the negligence of the guarding Divine Masters.
The main issue is that matters at Blood River Fortress are currently the foremost priority of the Heavenly Temple, and they are targeting a duke with a sensitive identity. The Heavenly Patrol Department, Inner Eunuch, and Ancestor God Temple are all watching Blood River Fortress.
Therefore, this matter must be resolved swiftly, without any mishaps.
Should there be any delays, even a slight misstep, the whole effort could be in vain.
This is the reason for Moon Hall Master Baili Fei’s urgency.
Half a quarter-hour later, the Divine Master who just went to deliver the order returned, looking even more tense.
"Hall Master, the Heavenly Temple Lower Court and Sun and Moon Heaven have both reported back, saying they cannot contact Grand Master Bitter Chrysanthemum!"
"What?"
Watching the stars by the window, Baili Fei turned sharply, "Not even the emergency contact could reach them?"
"Correct, Sun and Moon Heaven said they used three emergency contact methods to reach Grand Master Bitter Chrysanthemum, Bitterwood, and Bitter Branch, but received no response!"
Upon hearing this, Moon Hall Master Baili Fei’s face changed drastically, "Something happened, something must have happened!"
A failure to contact through the small Communication Transfer Formation is understandable. But the inability to establish contact through the Heavenly Temple’s unique emergency methods indicates a real issue.
These are the emergency contact methods that can awaken and connect with others even if they are in other Little Worlds or in secluded cultivation.
"Immediately contact the Grand Divine Master stationed at the Black Earth Stronghold Branch Altar and order him to speedily head to the Dingbian Fortress Branch Altar, investigate the situation, and report back as soon as there are results!" Baili Fei ordered.
"Yes, subordinate will issue the order immediately."
Following this, Moon Hall Master Baili Fei paced back and forth in the Silent Chamber like an ant on a hot pan.
If Bitter Chrysanthemum, Bitterwood, and Bitter Branch, all three Grand Masters at the Dingbian Branch Altar met with trouble simultaneously, the situation could become even more complicated and urgent.
After all, for all three Grand Masters, Bitter Chrysanthemum, Bitterwood, and Bitter Branch, to face trouble simultaneously without any news coming out, at least ten or even fifteen or sixteen Late Dao Realm powerhouses would have to act fully for it to be possible.
There are only a few forces on the Primordial Continent capable of deploying that many Late Dao Realm powerhouses at once.
But under normal circumstances, even deploying fifteen or sixteen Dao Realm entities to besiege Bitter Chrysanthemum, Bitterwood, and Bitter Branch, with the strength of the three, they have the possibility of escaping the sky.
As for sending a warning, it should be even easier.
But now, with Bitter Chrysanthemum and the others unreachable, Baili Fei has a bad premonition.
At the location of the Dingbian Fortress Heavenly Temple Branch Altar, the void fluctuated slightly, and a Grand Divine Master of the Heavenly Temple reluctantly emerged from it.
This is Shouzhen, the Great Divine Master in charge of the Black Earth Stronghold of the Heavenly Temple.
Even with his Mid Dao Realm cultivation, continuously using Spatial Divine Ability for 15 minutes to teleport 300,000 miles made him a bit weary, a slight sweat appearing on his forehead.
"Hmm, everything seems normal!"
Looking at the appearance of the Dingbian Fortress Branch Altar, Shouzhen was a bit puzzled. Everything was operating normally, with disciples on guard, so why was there no contact?
"Is Brother Bitter Chrysanthemum here?"
Within the factions of the Heavenly Temple, no matter how urgent the matter, Shouzhen had to maintain some respect towards Bitter Chrysanthemum; he couldn’t just rush in to find him.
"Return, patron, Grand Master Bitter Chrysanthemum is in the Silent Chamber, in silent cultivation." The Grand Spirit Master on guard at the door replied with his head lowered.
This surprised Shouzhen; the on-duty disciple actually called him ’patron’, not recognizing his identity.
However, given the urgency, Shouzhen did not wish to dwell on it, urging, "Quick, take me to Brother Bitter Chrysanthemum!"
"Patron, please follow me!"
Even in the deep of night, the Spirit Master on duty remained exceptionally respectful.
Following the commanding Spirit Master, Shouzhen sensed his surroundings and detected no anomalies, completely unaware that everything before him was an illusory realm!
At the door of the Silent Chamber, the Spirit Master on duty, as before, bowed to Shouzhen, "Please allow me to go and inform them."
Shouzhen thought to himself, why such a hassle, but he figured he’d soon be able to meet them anyway, so he nodded silently.
In no time, the Spirit Master who went to inform returned, "Master, Grand Master Bitter Chrysanthemum is currently in deep contemplation and hasn’t awakened; please come back another day."
Upon hearing this, Shouzhen became instantly furious, "Damn it, did you even mention who I am? I have an urgent imperial decree from Sun and Moon Heaven to immediately summon Bitter Chrysanthemum to see me." Shouzhen couldn’t tolerate it any longer.
Unfortunately, even with Shouzhen, a Great Divine Master, fuming with rage, the Spirit Master on duty maintained a serene demeanor, "Master, Grand Master Bitter Chrysanthemum is in deep contemplation and hasn’t awakened; please come back another day."
"You!"
The infuriated brows of Shouzhen furrowed sharply; something was off!
He’d already invoked the authority of Sun and Moon Heaven. Under its imperial decree, even a Grand Master like Bitter Chrysanthemum would be apprehensive.
How dare a mere Spirit Master remain indifferent?
There’s definitely a problem!
In the next moment, Shouzhen Master reached out his hand to push toward the Spirit Master on duty, and in that instant of reaching, he grasped at nothing.
"Hmm?"
Luxuriating in fury, Shouzhen Master suddenly opened his eyes wide, staring at the Spirit Master on duty before him whose appearance persisted but seemed to be as though he didn’t truly exist, "Illusion!"
He, a dignified Great Divine Master, had been deceived by an illusion for half the day without realizing it.
Simply unbelievable!
In anger mingled with a massive tsunami-like wave of primordial spirit, centered on Shouzhen Master, it spread to all directions.
"Break for me!"
Amidst the roar, the figure of the Spirit Master on duty before Shouzhen Master first disintegrated. Subsequently, within Shouzhen Master’s roar, the entire branch altar transformed as if into another scenario.
From a nightscape branch altar shrouded in mist with lights everywhere transforming into an utterly dark ghost realm.
This sudden change startled Shouzhen Master, causing him to retreat several steps.
"Such a large-scale illusion....."
This was already beyond Shouzhen’s imagination.
In shock, Shouzhen Master began searching meticulously. Discovering one corpse after another, his expression became incredibly astonishing.
Half a quarter-hour later, Shadow Capture Jade Scroll marked as ten thousand urgent and an explanatory jade slip appeared inside the duty hall of Sun and Moon Heaven Secret Realm and before Moon Palace Hall Master Baili Fei.
After quickly finishing these two slips, Moon Palace Hall Master Baili Fei’s mouth gaped wide enough to fit a watermelon.
"Entire Dingbian Fortress Branch Altar, not a single survivor!"
"Grand Masters Bitter Chrysanthemum, Bitter Branch, Bitterwood, and forty Realm Kings Divine Masters, along with hundreds of Spirit Masters and Spirit Disciples, laid dead within the branch altar."
"Inside the branch altar, there is intense spiritual power wave aura. The traces of full exertion by Bitter Chrysanthemum brother can be sensed, yet the fierce spiritual power wave never extended outside the branch altar."
"Examination revealed hundreds of Spirit Masters and Spirit Disciples died within one to two days. However, a very large and realistic illusion array concealed everything, causing it to remain unnoticed."
One after another, as each was read, Moon Palace Hall Master Baili Fei’s expression turned absolutely astonished.
He could virtually conclude, the Grand Masters and Divine Masters whose corpses were annihilated had little chance of surviving.
Silently obliterate a Late Dao Realm Master, two Mid Dao Realm Masters, forty powerful combat Divine Masters, hundreds of Spirit Masters and Spirit Disciples, yet not even a sliver of information got out.
Late Dao Realm full exertion couldn’t destroy Heaven and Earth, but moving mountains and seas is possible.
However, it was confined within the ten li radius dock castle Heavenly Temple branch altar.
What kind of powerful existence could cause such a situation?
Dao Realm Peak?
Or Half-step Creation Realm?
The most crucial matter isn’t this; Half-step Creation Realm, Heavenly Temple possesses, not few.
The deaths of Bitter Chrysanthemum, Bitterwood, Bitter Branch feel like knives piercing Baili Fei’s heart, causing him deep discomfort.
Dingbian Fortress Branch Altar has long been an extremely vital cog in Heavenly Temple’s Human-Demon Battlefield layout.
Now that the entire Dingbian Fortress Branch Altar is uprooted, while believers remain, deploying new Grand Masters would require tremendous effort again.
Especially at this critical time of investigating the massive entry of those old geezers from Ancestor God Temple into Blood River Fortress.
The impact is simply......
Amidst grievance and frustration nearly spewing blood, a Great Divine Master serving Baili Fei hurriedly delivered another urgent jade slip, originating from Shouzhen Master.
Upon merely glancing at it, Baili Fei’s eyes rapidly widened, crying out loudly, "Not good!"

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