CHAPTER 477: CHAPTER 401: NEWS

"So... you sent him... to me?"

"Yes, I feel it’s better for you to take care of him."

Northern Domain, Stone Village, under the great willow tree.

Chen Zhixing held his son in his arms, leaning against the great willow tree, stroking Chen Moqing’s little head as he blinked his eyes.

The Divine Liu swayed its branches, and a few willow leaves fell accordingly.

"Sent him to me... you... felt it too?"

"What?"

Swatting away Chen Moqing’s outstretched hand, Chen Zhixing looked up and said, "If you mean the prelude to war, I have already felt it, but currently, I cannot pinpoint the opposing target. With the strength shown by the Three Great Sacred Lands now, I honestly can’t think of who would make them become so vigilant."

Chen Moqing tried to escape again, a slightly vexed Chen Zhixing let him run out for dozens of meters before patting the ground.

Splat.

A tree root suddenly emerged from the ground, caught Chen Moqing by the ankle, and before he could kick it away, a dozen roots sprang out around him, binding him tightly.

One even blocked his mouth, preventing him from making a sound.

Chen Moqing: "???"

"You... used my... roots... for this...?"

The willow tree voiced dissatisfaction; the roots Chen Zhixing had just wielded belonged to it.

"Sorry." Chen Zhixing apologized, "I haven’t adapted to being with him. Seeing him for the first time, I felt he took away others’ affection for me, making it hard for me to face this little guy, even though he is my son."

You can’t adapt? I can?

Speaking as if it’s not the first time for anyone.

Thinking of retracting its roots, but recalling the hundreds of bottles of plant essence Chen Zhixing tossed upon arrival, the willow tree silently changes its mindset.

Chen Zhixing gave too much!

"Indeed, you were right before; a war is about to start." The willow tree shifts the topic.

"War? Between whom?"

"Still unknown, before the Descent arrives, no one can know who the enemy is. It’s brought by the misalignment of space; it could be an externally drifting world dominated by the Human Race, or perhaps a Barbaric Heaven and Earth with long-standing traditions. I’ve seen it, many in this world have seen it, the three major forces of the Human Race began preparations a century ago, and the other four Great States are preparing as well."

"Hmm?" Chen Zhixing was astonished at the words, then chuckled, "The Three Great Sacred Lands are so nervous, even starting forced armament without decorum, yet the enemy isn’t from within?"

"....." The Divine Liu was somewhat perplexed by Chen Zhixing’s thought process, "Why... do you say that."

"You might not understand." Chen Zhixing shook his head, "Perhaps it’s because the onlooker sees more clearly, but it doesn’t have much to do with you anyway."

The Divine Liu: "..."

Strange humans.

Chen Zhixing chuckled lightly seeing this, if the Three Great Sacred Lands were preparing for battle, rather than engaging in inexplicable actions, then the situation he faced might be somewhat better.

Chen Zhixing can’t forget the scene from his past life when many noble families, including the Chen Family, were swept by the nine main characters. Because in this life, he became Chen Zhixing, his experiences in the storyline left a deep impression.

If the storyline follows its course, he should already be dead!

Dead from the protagonist’s revenge!

After his death, when the Chen Family was exterminated, not only did Chen Family Ancestor Chen Tianyuan die in battle, but Ziwei Mountain also became a dojo for those named Meng.

Then, only a short year later, the Meng Family and those backing them were casually annihilated by the Celestial Saint Palace with just a random reason...

Delayed revenge?

It wasn’t.

Because the protagonist didn’t die, and lived well.

And after destroying the Meng Family, the Celestial Saint Palace married a disciple to the protagonist named Meng and promptly accepted him as a Direct Disciple.

The same occurred with other noble families multiple times!

It seems every protagonist can provoke the noble families, and those who block the protagonist’s path will be destroyed, then absorbed by the Three Great Sacred Lands.

In the storyline, Chen Zhixing’s senior disciple Wang Lin ended up having an ambiguous relationship with the Celestial Saint Palace.

Knowing this, in this life, Chen Zhixing naturally held a vigilant heart towards the Three Great Sacred Lands, which is one reason he was unwilling to join the Sacred Lands.

On the other hand, not only from Chen Zhixing’s observations, but the actions of the Three Great Sacred Lands in the past few decades have practically made all of East Profound tense. The noble families, utterly oblivious to the external enemies, keenly sensed the ’malice’ from the Three Great Sacred Lands, yet couldn’t find the source of the malice. Scouring the entire East Profound State, legit under the Three Great Sacred Lands are only those noble families, having a slight ability to resist, thus naturally, the noble families are tense.

Excessive tension brings vigilance in the mind and sensitivity in the spirit.

Families began to expand their forces unscrupulously, even starting short-term overfishing.

If families become like this, then similar to Snow Demon Race, Ancient Race, or even small but powerful human countries, they naturally also have their nerves taut, becoming like hamsters facing an imminent winter, wanting to prepare for the great calamity ahead.

Everyone reached a consensus.

The Three Great Sacred Lands have problems; they want us dead!

Everyone starts accumulating, everyone starts connecting. Everyone starts being reckless, everyone wants to overturn the Sacred Lands, or upgrade to become the fourth Great Sacred Land, only this way can they gain some sense of security.

When others go mad, the one who remains calm will be isolated.