Chapter 0150: Conspiracy

After Huang Long stopped his sermon for a long time, the entranced crowd finally came back to their senses.
After that day and night, everyone felt their minds clear and refreshed.
Huang Long smiled calmly and said, “That’s enough. This sermon is concluded here.”
Hearing it would end so soon, Huang Xiong couldn’t help but say, “Son, it’s only been a short while. Father still has some things he doesn’t understand. Continue, please.”
Huang Xiong had experienced success for the first time, as did Zhao Rong and the others. They all nodded eagerly, staring at Huang Long with longing expressions.
Huang Long couldn’t help but smile bitterly. “Only a short while? It’s already been a day and night.”
“What?! A day and night!” Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, Huang Wei, and the two younger ones, Huang Liang and Huang Yi, were shocked. Soon, their stomachs began to growl.
It seemed their internal organs were protesting.
With Huang Long’s current cultivation level and his ability to fast, he could go without food for a year or so without issue. But how could ordinary people like Huang Xiong and the others endure it?
“I mean, Father and Mother, even if you want to listen, you should wait until your stomach problems are solved first,” Huang Long said jokingly. “Besides, you’ve been gone for a day and night—probably the entire Huang family is in chaos.”
“Yes, yes, let’s go outside first,” Huang Xiong said quickly, realizing a day and night had passed.
Although the Huang family had two managers, their absence for a day and night must have caused quite a stir.
After all, the Huang family was no longer what it used to be.
Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong both needed to be present to keep things under control.
At that moment, with a thought from Huang Long, his magical power enveloped everyone, carrying them out of the Group of Immortals Pavilion.
Sure enough, as soon as they appeared in the Huang family’s residence, there was some panic.
A few matters were handled by the two managers, so nothing major went wrong. But with the family head and his wife missing—vanishing mysteriously along with Huang Long and the others—searches throughout the house yielded nothing.
The incident even alarmed the king of the Lu Tong Kingdom, who ordered the royal guards to search the forbidden city as well.
Just as everyone was in chaos, unexpectedly, the Huang family members reappeared.
It turned out to be a false alarm!
After leaving the Group of Immortals Pavilion, Huang Long returned to his own courtyard.
Back on the Gods’ Continent, hundreds of thousands of evil spirits trapped under the Sky-Piercing Umbrella were kept in the Group of Immortals Pavilion. Over time, Huang Long had only used the divine lightning from the Dayan Divine Lightning Array to keep them in check, without truly subduing them. Now, he intended to completely subdue those hundreds of thousands of evil spirits.

After killing Pat, the Necro-Sacred Dragon also had to be completely subdued. The Necro-Sacred Dragon, along with hundreds of thousands of ghostly spirits, had been trapped in the Great Yan Divine Thunder Array of the Immortals’ Pavilion for so long that it had been worn down to a great extent. Upon returning to his courtyard, Huang Long ordered Bog, Nat, Gusta, and others to guard outside the courtyard to prevent anyone from disturbing him. Then, with a flash of his forehead, he summoned the Immortals’ Pavilion. A burst of golden light appeared, and the Immortals’ Pavilion floated mid-air in the courtyard. A five-clawed golden dragon circled around it, emitting waves of light. Its powerful aura caused the air currents in the courtyard to stagnate. Huang Long pointed with both hands, and the Immortals’ Pavilion spun rapidly, accompanied by a humming sound. Soon after, a massive magical beast the size of a mountain, with two giant heads, appeared in the air—it was the Necro-Sacred Dragon, which had been suppressed inside the Immortals’ Pavilion. As the Necro-Sacred Dragon emerged, an aura of necrotic evil energy filled the surrounding space. However, Huang Long had set up spiritual arrays around the area, creating a separate space that wouldn’t disturb those outside. Compared to half a year ago, the Necro-Sacred Dragon seemed weak, as if it had suffered from a serious illness. Its huge dragon eyes were filled only with endless terror—it must have endured great suffering in the Great Yan Divine Thunder Array. For half a year, it had cried out to the heavens but received no response, and its pleas to the earth went unheeded. All it faced were endless divine thunderbolts and flames, far more terrifying than the Abyss of Evil in the underworld. It was on the verge of collapse. “It’s you, human!” After emerging, the Necro-Sacred Dragon’s terrified gaze first froze, then it saw Huang Long, and its fear intensified. Of course, it remembered Huang Long. Over the past half year, it had suffered endless torment all because of this man—the human who was the culprit. In its eyes, Huang Long was even more terrifying than hellish demons. Thus, subduing the Necro-Sacred Dragon was smooth, and Huang Long didn’t have to exert much effort. After subduing it, Huang Long pointed at the Immortals’ Pavilion again. A burst of golden light came from it, and then skeletons with dark green mist in their eyes appeared in the air. As more and more skeletons emerged from the Immortals’ Pavilion, Huang Long summoned the Sky-Piercing Umbrella. Once unfolded, the umbrella covered the sky. First, the Primordial Map flew out, trapping these ghosts within the primordial landscape. Then, the Brightness Beads atop the umbrella emitted beams of light energy, repeatedly purifying the souls of these ghosts. Meanwhile, the Thunder-Shaking Bell, the Illusion Seal, the Yin-Yang Mirror, and the Purgatory Tower also flew out, working together with the Primordial Map and the Brightness Beads to subdue each of these skeletal ghosts one by one.

However, the sheer number of hundreds of thousands of skeletal ghosts was enormous, and it would take a long time for the Yellow Dragon to subdue them all. After a day, only about ten thousand had been subdued. The Yellow Dragon didn’t intend to subdue all of them at once. Eventually, it released the King of Ghosts to intimidate them, then set free the ten thousand subdued ghosts. With a roar, it emitted a sphere of primordial vital energy toward them. Next, the Yellow Dragon raised its hands, creating a cloud of primordial wood-based spiritual energy, which then descended. As these droplets of spiritual liquid fell on the skeletal ghosts, they gradually began to develop flesh and blood—flesh and blood just like human beings. After over an hour, aside from their black-green glowing eyes and heights of three to four meters, these ghosts were no different from humans. With heights of three to four meters and bodies stronger even than those of beastkin orcs, they were even more terrifying. Moreover, all of these ghosts possessed strength above level seven, with many reaching level nine. This was one of the greatest achievements of the Yellow Dragon’s journey across the Gods’ Continent—even the strongest beings in the divine realms could not subdue hundreds of thousands of ghosts. After using its divine powers to make these ten thousand ghosts grow flesh and blood, the Yellow Dragon stored them in the Immortals’ Pavilion, where they, along with the asuras, guarded the palace and enhanced its power. After completing all this, the Yellow Dragon emerged from the courtyard. “Young master, you’re out,” Bog said anxiously as soon as he stepped outside. Seeing this, the Yellow Dragon asked, “What’s wrong?” “News has spread across the Hengyuan Continent that the Dragon Clan has allied with the Church. It is said they will arrive in the Kingdom of Lutong soon,” Bog said urgently. Nat and Gusta also looked at the Yellow Dragon with concern. An alliance between the Dragon Clan and the Church was something unprecedented in the Hengyuan Continent. Both the Dragon Clan and the Church were giants among the forces of the Hengyuan Continent, even the demon race dared not underestimate them. Now, with their alliance, even the demons of hell might have to retreat. “Hmm, I understand,” the Yellow Dragon said calmly. In fact, the alliance between the Dragon Clan and the Church was already within the Yellow Dragon’s expectations. Bog, Nat, and Gusta were stunned. At such a time, the young master could still remain so composed? After all, it was an alliance between the Dragon Clan and the Church—forces even the strongest beings in the divine realms had to avoid. For this was not just one or two holy realm warriors, but entire armies from both sides.

The arrival of an alliance from both sides meant that not only the Dragon Emperor, the Pope, and dozens of other powerful figures from sacred realms, but also over a million troops from the Dragon Language Empire and the Holy Church were coming. Although the Yellow Dragon faction was strong at present, they were definitely no match.
“Young master!” Bog and the others urged anxiously.
“It’s fine; I have my own plans,” said the Yellow Dragon. He raised his hand and headed toward the hall. As he passed by a small courtyard, he encountered his fourth sister, Huang Yi. Behind her was a young man around fifteen or sixteen years old. The Yellow Dragon recognized him—his name was Colliford, the son of Cord, another powerful figure from a sacred realm who had joined the Huang family. His strength was at level seven.
“Ugh, I told you not to follow me! Why are you so annoying?” Huang Yi turned her head and snapped at Colliford with annoyance. Ever since this guy followed his father into the Huang family half a year ago, he had stuck to her like a fly, impossible to shoo away, always smiling no matter how she scolded him. After being rebuked, Colliford didn’t show any embarrassment; he just continued to follow, still smiling.
Seeing the Yellow Dragon approaching, Huang Yi’s face lit up as if she’d found a savior. “Second brother, you’re just in time! This guy follows me all day. Please teach him a lesson for me.”
Upon seeing the Yellow Dragon, Colliford quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully. “Elder Yellow Dragon!”
The Yellow Dragon nodded, then turned to Huang Yi with a meaningful smile. “It’s been years—my sister has grown so beautiful. How come I didn’t notice before?”
This made both Huang Yi and Colliford blush. On the Hengyuan Continent, one reached adulthood at sixteen, and it wasn’t unusual for children from smaller families to get engaged at thirteen or fourteen.
“Second brother, ugh, you’re teasing me too,” said Huang Yi. She stamped her foot and left in a hurry.
Watching Colliford follow Huang Yi away, the Yellow Dragon turned to Bog and asked, “How’s the investigation you were tasked with?”
Since returning, the Yellow Dragon had asked Bog to investigate the backgrounds of the dozen or so powerful figures from sacred realms who had joined the Huang family.
“Apart from Regan, Cord, and father-son pair Colliford, as well as the Robb brothers, the backgrounds of the others are all clear,” Bog reported the results to the Yellow Dragon.
“Tell me more,” said the Yellow Dragon, not surprised.
It would have been strange if none of these powerful figures from sacred realms who joined the Huang family had any issues. After all, the methods for crafting magic swords and magic space rings, as well as the recipe for the Bone-Purifying Pill—each of these was highly coveted by various factions.