Dawnless Sovereign-Chapter 134 (3): What’s the Meaning of This?

Meanwhile, Feng Xing had arrived at the Mountain Moving Sect after leaving the White Cloud Prefecture.

He felt like he was obligated to help Starlight smooth things over with the Mountain Moving Sect in order to ensure that the Unmatched Escort Agency remained sustainable on a long-term basis.

However, upon arriving at the Mountain Moving Sect, he almost fell out of the sky in shock at the sight that he was greeted by.

All of the peaks of the sect had collapsed, and there were countless tents littered throughout the wreckage. It was like an almighty natural disaster had descended upon the sect, and for a moment, Feng Xing wondered if he had taken a wrong turn somewhere and arrived at a refugee camp as opposed to the Mountain Moving Sect.

After a momentary stunned silence, he descended from the heavens.

"Where is your sect leader?"

Tian Guang hurriedly rushed out after being informed that the sect had received a visit from Feng Xing, and he invited Feng Xing into an extremely shabby cave, which was currently serving as the sect's guest hall.

"What happened here?" Feng Xing asked with tightly furrowed brows.

Tian Guang was on the verge of tears as he told Feng Xing a long story, starting from the vendetta between Wei Yunxiao and Deng Tianfang before finally recounting the events of Bu Chou's visit.

It took a full hour for Tian Guang to tell the entire story, and Feng Xing was left speechless by what he had heard.

"That patriarch of yours went way too far! I don't blame him for killing his sworn enemy, but he shouldn't have tortured his wife and children to death beforehand! It's no wonder Bu Chou exacted vengeance in such a brutal fashion."

Tian Guang was astonished.

You're a descendant of the first-in-line deputy pope of the Church of the Self-Righteous! How could you say something so righteous and empathetic?!

Feng Xing had no choice but to adopt this stance.

If he were to take the Mountain Moving Sect's side, then what would he do if Tian Guang fell to his knees and begged him to avenge the sect?

He didn't dare to go after Bu Chou for vengeance!

Thus, he could only pin the blame on the Mountain Moving Sect as he grumbled, "You think you can do whatever you want just because you have a sect on your side? It's come to bite you now, hasn't it? Also, if this vendetta's already been around for over a thousand years, why did Bu Chou only come for vengeance now?"

"From what we heard, Chief Strategist Dongfang had initially instructed him to hold off on coming for revenge because he was worried that it would push our sect to defect to the Church of the Self-Righteous. However, Bu Chou recently came out of seclusion, having made a breakthrough, and he immediately came here for revenge."

"Bu Chou made a breakthrough as well?!"

This was very alarming news for Feng Xing.

Dong Changfeng's breakthrough was already terrible news, but Bu Chou's breakthrough had much more significant connotations as he was the eleventh-ranked warrior on the Cloud Weapon Archive, compared with Dong Changfeng's ranking of thirty-six.

Directly above Bu Chou on the Cloud Weapon Archive was an enforcer of the Church of the Self-Righteous, which meant that a showdown between the two was inevitable if Bu Chou wanted to force his way into the top ten.

Feng Xing's brows were tightly furrowed, and a sense of unease had begun to well up in his heart.

"I will be sure to report this matter to my higher-ups in the main church," Feng Xing assured. "For now, focus on rebuilding the sect."

"Yes, Young Master Xing."

"There must be many people in your sect with Five Spirit Parasites in their bodies, right? Did Bu Chou not discover anything after killing so many people?"

"We were very fortunate in that regard," Tian Guang explained. "As soon as Bu Chou arrived, he immediately destroyed several of our mountains, sending a lot of dust and debris up into the air. As a result, the black mist that rose up from the bodies of the deceased was concealed, and he didn't seem to have noticed anything. On top of that, there aren't many people in our sect with Five Spirit Parasites in their bodies. Most of them are high-ranking sect members, and only fewer than ten of them died, all in different places as well."

"I see. I have come here to your sect on this occasion as I received a message from my elder brother, Feng Yun, and he has a request for your Mountain Moving Sect."

"There's no need for Young Master Yun to make a request to us for anything!" Tian Guang hurriedly said. "His wish is our command. State his orders, and it shall be done!"

At the moment, Feng Yun was the figurehead of the main church's younger generation, and even though his official position wasn't all that lofty at the moment, he was clearly destined for great things.

"All of the members of the One Heart Church's White Cloud Prefecture branch helm are using identities from your Mountain Moving Sect. This branch helm is very important, and my brother wants your Mountain Moving Sect to cooperate with them. It's very important that you help them out where you can and don't make any trouble for them."

Feng Xing felt like he didn't possess enough authority, so he decided to bring up Feng Yun.

On the surface, it was a request, but in reality, it was an order.

Tian Guang was horrified.

The Flying Sword Peak had just sent people to extort the branch helm, and Feng Xing had already come to them with a warning.

Clearly, this branch helm was not to be messed with.

"We'll be sure to do everything in our power to help the branch helm in whatever way we can!"

Tian Guang didn't even bother to ask about the two disciples that had been sent to the branch helm because he knew that they were most likely dead.

It hardly mattered, considering over ten thousand disciples had just died.

With that, Feng Xing departed.

With the Mountain Moving Sect in such a horrendous state, Tian Guang felt too embarrassed to invite Feng Xing to stay for a meal.

From there, Feng Xing set off back to the main church, doing so very urgently because he had already received word that the Pope Yin Shengong of the One Heart Church was about to reach the main church.

He was worried that Yin Shengong would dispose of Starlight upon his return to the One Heart Church, so on the way back, he sent a message to his younger brother, Feng Yue.

"Tell Yin Shengong not to be in a hurry to leave, and that I want to speak to him about something once I get back."

"Who's Yin Shengong?"

Feng Xing heaved a forlorn sigh.

Feng Yue had never been one to pay any attention to those below him, so it was no surprise that he had no idea who Yin Shengong even was.

Feng Xing had been the same in the past, but he planned to change his ways going forward. Previously, he had always been disdainful of the fact that Feng Yun was so amicable to those beneath him, but he had come to realize that he was wrong.

The subsidiary churches were teeming with talent!

"He's the pope of the One Heart Church. He's been summoned to our main church, and he should be arriving soon."

"Alright, I'll look into it."

From there, Feng Xing continued on his journey back to the main church, and at the same time, he was still pondering his conversation with Starlight.

The more he thought about his future aspirations, the more lost and uninspired he felt.

No matter how high he climbed, he would still remain beneath the nine deputy popes with no chance of ever joining their ranks or surpassing them.

Even if one of the nine deputy popes were to die someday, no one from Feng Xing's generation would be considered as a possible successor.

Where does my future lie?QWEHTQOIWEHTIQOWEHTOTEWHOTHQWEOHT

***

After a long journey, Yin Shengong finally arrived at the main church with Chief Supervisor Wu of the southeastern headquarters. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Standing before the headquarters, Yin Shengong was overcome with emotion.

This was his 321st visit to the main church.

It was a number that he remembered very well.

However, his past visits had always been to attend meetings for all of the subsidiary churches or to offer gifts to his superiors.

Never had he ever been personally summoned here by one of the deputy popes!

In the One Heart Church, he reigned supreme, and he was a very powerful figure in the southeast as well, but in the main church, he was a complete nobody.

During the past meetings, he would always find himself lost in a sea of fellow popes from other subsidiary churches, watching the deputy popes deliver their addresses from afar.

Over the course of his visits, he had memorized the faces of almost all of the subsidiary churches, but there was no way that any of them would recognize him.

However, on this day, he had been summoned here by Deputy Pope Yan Nan, who was standing in for the pope, and he had come here to be rewarded!

Yin Shengong felt like this was a monumental honor, but at the same time, he had also come here with a heavy heart because he knew that this trip was fraught with peril.

As he was passing through the city gates, the inspector had taken an intrigued glance at him and asked, "You're Pope Yin Shengong of the One Heart Church? You're the master of Night Demon from the Parasite Ascension Project, right?"

"That's right," Yin Shengong confirmed as a hint of anxiety welled up in his heart. "I have been summoned to the main church by Deputy Pope Yan."

"Of course. Come in! There's no need to be so tense and anxious."

***

Yin Shengong entered the city with a grim look on his face.

It seemed like he was in even more danger than he imagined.

It was clear from the reaction of the inspector at the city gates that he had already informed certain parties of Yin Shengong's arrival.

In fact, it was very likely that the clans of Night Demon's victims had already been alerted to his arrival.

"Things aren't looking good for you, Pope Yin," Chief Supervisor Wu mused with a grim expression.

"I fear this may be the end of the road for me, Chief Supervisor Wu," Yin Shengong replied, looking even grimmer than his companion.