Chapter 1441: First Cloudbreach Transformation (3)
Among the humans, Administrator Hu could be considered their strongest expert as a high-stage Sunmoon. The rest of the human experts had entered the seventh level. After looking around, he sighed.
The humans had not suffered that big of a loss in the mansion. However, they had still lost over a hundred experts below the Sunmoon Realm.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Administrator Hu wasted no time and said, "Everyone, time to make a decision. We can't afford to waste more time. How do we leave? Who will leave first? We need a middle-stage Sunmoon to support the activation of the entrance. It's pointless to keep fighting here. The moment He Tu arrives, all will die. There are a lot of us here yet only a small number of people can go through at a time. We need to decide on an order and start moving immediately."
The other races were quite dissatisfied with humanity's low losses, but nobody was willing to waste their time bickering or fighting here.
A sixth-stage Sunmoon immortal said, "The immortals, divines, and devils will leave in turns. Then, the dragons and ancient races can leave. The humans will leave after everyone."
The humans were alarmed to hear that.
Administrator Hu said, "Yubo, are you sure?"
The immortal said, "Yes. You can try to protest. Let's see if anyone will agree with you."
A black-armored expert beside Administrator Hu said, "You can try forcing us. Do you think we'll just bend over? Either we leave fairly or we stay together!"
Before the argument could continue, Mo Duona said, "Just shut up. The time you're going to waste bickering is better used to leave. We form groups of ten. The races with fewer people can join the other groups. The minor and ancient races will go first. The divine, devil, immortal, human, and dragon races will leave last."
Those from the minor and ancient races were filled with gratitude upon hearing that. They had been worrying that the major races would leave them behind when leaving.
Surprisingly, Mo Duona was letting them go first.
Xuan Wuji frowned and said, "Mo Duona, you are free to be a saint, but don't impose your will upon us."
Mo Duona said, "Sure. You are free to go first. When the minor and ancient races find that they can leave, they will go mad and decide to die with us. Is that what you want to see? Or do you want the humans to leave last? There are hundreds of them here. If we fight them, we might as well sit down and wait for He Tu. Don't forget that He Tu will spend only about four to six hours per level. He's probably on the fifth level already. He will be here soon."
Hearing that, Xuan Wuji frowned. The young geniuses started looking at each other. Then, Zhan Wushuang said, "The minor and ancient races will leave first. Stop wasting time. The major races will leave in turns. Ten people will leave per turn. All this bickering is pointless. If you want to fight, do it on the seventh level."
Ming Yue, Long Yingyue, and the other geniuses nodded in agreement.
What was the point of fighting here? Suddenly, a loud rumble erupted from afar. Multicolored rays of light covered the sky.
The high-stage Sunmoons all looked in the direction of the disturbance. One of them exclaimed with surprise, "The emergence of a treasure..."
Instantly, about eight high-stage Sunmoons vanished with a flicker.
***
Far away.
After spending a long time, Su Yu was finally able to dig a hole in the ground. And the moment he was done, he grinned. Sure enough, there was something valuable down there. It was a massive blood reishi, growing right inside the belly button. He was unsure if this was a part of Old Zhou's body as well.
However, he couldn't deny that this was a precious treasure. With one look, he knew that this treasure was only slightly less valuable than the ancient dragonblood tree. It wasn't strong enough to serve as a carrier treasure, but it was most certainly a treasure.
Naturally, the multicolored rays of light it released weren't that conspicuous. Su Yu had merely given it some assistance to make the rays of light a lot more noticeable than before.
Just as Su Yu was about to reach out and harvest the blood reishi, his expression changed as he roared, "Audacious! Who dares to steal my treasure?"
Then, he drew a sword and swung it at a falling palm from the sky. The palm collided against the sword, causing it to shake and Su Yu to cough a mouthful of blood.
Once again, Su Yu roared furiously, "Impudent! I have waited several days here for this treasure to mature. Are you looking down on the immortal race?"
Right as those words were spoken, Yubo, the eighth-stage Sunmoon who had been conversing with Administrator Hu earlier, appeared. He roared, "Enough. This treasure has been claimed by the immortal race. Are you trying to make an enemy out of the immortal race?" Content orıginally comes from novᴇlfire.net
At that, several Sunmoons appeared out of thin air.
The one who had attacked earlier was a devil with crimson hair. That was a Sunmoon from the blood fire race. He grinned and said, "What an excellent treasure. Heavenly blood reishi. It is perfect for those with my legacy. Isn't this Ling Heng? Consider giving me the reishi as a gift."
Su Yu replied coldly, "Are you dreaming? Do you think you can step all over Dao King's line? Do you think you can step all over the immortal race? Lord Yubo is here. Are you going to rob me in front of him?"
Yubo frowned. In truth, he didn't feel like interfering in this. Ling Heng was someone from Dao King's line. Meanwhile, he was someone from the ancient immortal line. However, the ancient immortals were supposed to be the leaders of the immortals. Thus, he was obligated to interfere.
He said, "Ling Heng found this reishi himself. Xue Tai, if you want it, talk about it outside the mansion. This is a valuable treasure, but it's not too useful for immortals. You can trade for it outside the mansion. Don't create trouble here. Do you want the immortals and devils to fight here so the humans can benefit?"
The blood fire devil merely sneered. Beside him, an original devil said, "Xue Tai, we'll deal with this outside. The blood fire devils have lost a lot of people as well. Must you create trouble now?"
The blood fire devils were getting more and more rebellious as of late. Xue Tai had started fighting without even informing them.
Noticing all the gaze on him, Xue Tai snorted and said, "I hope he can keep it. Ling Heng, as a mere third-stage Sunmoon, you should learn to be more tactful. Of course, I'll let this slide this time out of respect for everyone here."
After putting the blood reishi away, Su Yu looked around and said, "You may leave now. Why are you still here?"
Yubo asked in astonishment, "How many days have you been here?"
"Since entering the mansion..."
Yubo looked around and frowned, "You sure are lucky. Come with us. Gather at the entrance to the seventh level."
"Seventh level?"
"Don't you have your index copy with you?"
"Nope."
"No wonder."
Yubo couldn't help but admit that Ling Heng was lucky. If the treasure had not emerged now, he would remain clueless until He Tu's arrival. Even if Ling Heng wasn't from his line, this was still an immortal. A third-stage Sunmoon immortal.
Yubo said, "Come with us. I'll explain more later. Dao Cheng is there as well."
Su Yu frowned, "The seventh level? That place is a lot more dangerous..."
"At least one Invincible death spirit has entered the mansion."
That single statement caused Su Yu's expression to change. When Su Yu joined Yu Bo in the sky, Yu Bo sighed and said, "Your luck is terrific. We're on the verge of leaving. Without us, a third-stage Sunmoon like you might not be able to open the entrance alone."
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he asked, "It has only been a few days. Why have things changed so much? Lord Yu Bo, how about the others from my line?"
"Dao Cheng is still around. Pan Hu is around as well. I don't see anyone else."
Su Yu exclaimed with shock, "So...are all of them gone? There were more than ten of us. Lord Taihe might be on the seventh level. Is everyone else dead?"
Yubo nodded. This wasn't that bad. What was there to be unhappy about this? At the very least, there were still four survivors in Dao King's line.
The so-called Taihe was a ninth-stage Sunmoon immortal. He was most certainly on the seventh level. Of course, nobody could promise that he was still alive. After all, there were Invincibles on the seventh level.
***
A short while later, Su Yu arrived at the entrance.
Dao Cheng was evidently surprised to see Su Yu. Beside him, a third-stage Sunmoon exclaimed in joy, "Ling Heng! You're still alive!"
Their line has been greatly weakened in the mansion. Fortunately, Ling Heng was still around.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Of course I'm still around, Pan Hu. I looked for you earlier, but I failed. Forget it."
He cupped his fists at Dao Cheng and sighed, "Prince...I wasn't aware of this before..."
Dao Cheng bowed slightly and said, "I'm glad to see that you're fine, Senior Brother Ling Heng. Were you treasure seeking before this?"
Su Yu nodded. After scanning their surroundings, he sent the two a voice transmission, "Heavenly blood reishi. It isn't good enough to serve as a carrier treasure, but we might be able to trade it for a carrier treasure with the blood fire devils."
Both Dao Cheng and Pan Hu were pleased to hear that.
Was that true?
Seeing that nobody was paying him any attention, Su Yu stealthily gave Dao Cheng a storage ring and said, "Prince, a lot of people saw me harvesting this reishi. You need to keep it. Please take it out and get our lord a carrier treasure with it."
When Dao Cheng focused on the storage ring, his heart thumped. It was an ancient heavenly blood reishi. This thing might really be valuable enough to be traded for a carrier treasure.
He looked at Ling Heng gratefully and said, "Senior Brother Ling Heng, thank you! I can't do much here since there are many eyes on us, but Dao King's line will not forget this contribution!"
"I am only doing what is right."
Su Yu grinned and activated his saint character lightly, making him look rather reliable and trustworthy.
***
The others did not pay much thought to that. They only knew that Ling Heng had harvested a large heavenly blood reishi. Quite a lot of them were slightly envious.
The humans did not pay much attention to Ling Heng either. Yellow Nine was the exception. Wasn't this the Sunmoon she saw when she first entered the mansion? Wasn't he dead?
Su Yu?
She was unsure. Su Yu had been too fast when killing. She wasn't given the chance to take a proper look.
However, this still seemed suspicious to her. Was this guy...setting his sights on the immortals this time? Was he not worried about being found out by the immortal Invincibles? This guy sure was gutsy.
Yellow Nine was unsure, but someone else was sure. Even from so far away, the little furball could smell Yummy's scent. He had the urge to give Yummy a good lick.
"Yummy!"
As the little furball wrinkled his nose, he noticed that Yummy smelled even better than before. He really wanted to eat Yummy like a lollipop.
Chapter 1442: Worrisome (1)
There were so many people here.
That was Su Yu's thought as he moved amid the group of immortals.
So many immortals were still alive. These people sure were good at surviving. There were nearly 1,500 of them here. Including those on the seventh level, there were probably around 1,800 survivors left in the mansion.
After several days of slaughter, Su Yu had assumed that almost everyone was dead. But in truth, about half of them had survived. This was already the fifth day. How were there still so many survivors?
"Sure enough, the myriad races are akin to weeds. They will never go away. Even after losing so many people, there are still so many of them."
Su Yu noted that there were a decent number of middle-stage Sunmoons present. If it wasn't for the sake of entering the seventh level, he could have killed all these people with his yang acupoint open.
When he looked at the humans, he saw many familiar faces as well. Sure enough, Old Liu was around. Su Yu wondered if Old Liu had performed the bloodline verification with Yellow Nine.
If Yellow Nine wasn't a Liu...perhaps he should simply kill her. It was likely that she was the sole person aware of his current identity. Suddenly, his tribulation character pulsed. An imperceptible line appeared in the sky before entering his sea of willpower. Or to be precise, it was blocked right outside his sea of willpower by the Culture Tomb.
"What's going on?"
Su Yu was surprised. What was that? He only noticed it because of the slightly trembling Culture Tomb. This felt similar to what he felt earlier when the Heavenly Hunt Index attempted to inspect him. However, it also felt weaker. It seemed to have arrived from thin air, and it was much weaker in comparison.
When Su Yu focused, he blanked out.
Was...someone trying to inspect him?
This was quite a unique inspection method.
He did not waste any time. Instantly, he activated his calm character to give off a signal that he was a safe person to be with. At the same time, he activated the saint character to give off a signal that he was reliable and trustworthy.
Yes. He was safe and reliable.
Who was trying to inspect him?
Who could it be?
After thinking more about it, he thought of a certain person. Dao Cheng. No way, right? Why was that bastard suspecting him even after receiving the valuable heavenly blood reishi from him?
But it was undeniable that among the immortals, those from Dao King's line were the most proficient in this. They called it divination, but Su Yu saw it as an investigative skill.
Su Yu did not look at Dao Cheng. It did not matter who the other person was. He was busy giving off a certain presence.
He was safe, trustworthy, and reliable. In such a manner, even an enemy would believe that he was friendly. As for those who were already friendly, they would lament his trustworthiness.
With the Culture Tomb, not a single thought of Su Yu could leak. Only the two characters were allowed to send some information out of his sea of willpower. The two characters were only transmitting a slight amount of information.
However, Su Yu was confident the power trying to pry on him would be able to capture that information.
Behind Su Yu, Dao Cheng was standing with his hands clasped behind him. At the moment, a character was swirling around his palm while glowing slightly. Nobody noticed anything. Not even Pan Hu, who was standing right beside him.
That was mainly because Dao Cheng had the habit of playing with a character in his hand all the time. Thus, this was a regular sight for many people.
Dao Cheng was indeed still wary. Ling Heng's appearance had been too much of a coincidence. He had arrived just before they started entering the seventh level. Furthermore, he had attracted quite a lot of attention with his treasure. As a third-stage Sunmoon, was he really so clumsy?
Thus, Dao Cheng couldn't dispel his suspicions even after receiving the blood reishi. He couldn't explain his suspicion properly, but something in his mind was telling him that Ling Heng was trustworthy. At the same time, this sensation felt somewhat wrong. Thus, he wasn't willing to give up.
He started using divination.
Since Ling Heng was so near, it shouldn't be too hard for him to divine something useful. As he worked on his divination, he kept his gaze on Su Yu. After a while, Su Yu frowned and looked around while his aura rippled.
"What is it, Ling Heng?" Pan Hu asked with surprise.
After looking around some more, Su Yu sent Pan Hu and Dao Cheng a voice transmission, "Watch out. I suspect someone is targeting me after seeing me with the blood reishi. I suggest we split apart after entering the seventh level."
After several attempts, Dao Cheng's divination continued reassuring him that Ling Heng was reliable. Thus, he stopped and sent a voice transmission, "Don't worry, Senior Brother. Martial Uncle Taihe is on the seventh level. We will be safe there."
"No, not at all."
Su Yu argued, "Prince, the seventh level is the world of Invincibles. Martial Uncle Taihe is only a ninth-stage Sunmoon. He's strong for us, but he enjoys no advantage there. Do not underestimate our enemies. Do not repeat your mistake."
Su Yu looked at Dao Cheng and advised earnestly, "I hope you can keep these words in mind. That way, even if I were to die here, I would die without being a disappointment to Master." The source of this content ɪs novel•fire.net
Dao Cheng's expression changed as he replied, "I will be careful and not repeat my past mistake, Senior Brother."
Su Yu nodded. Beside Dao Cheng, Pan Hu smiled and said, "Stop nagging so much, Ling Heng. Dao Cheng knows what to do."
"I know."
Su Yu sighed and nodded, "I just don't want to see the worst happen. I suspect...someone is targeting our line. To speak the truth, I'm starting to suspect that our own people are doing this to us. After all, our lord has grown rapidly in recent years. His territory has also grown considerably. After losing his tri-life bodies to the old turtle, some people must be trying to prevent our return with a carrier treasure."
Dao Cheng nodded solemnly.
Su Yu continued his voice transmission, "Prince, you need to be careful of even Xuan Wuji. Lord Xuan King might not necessarily be a sincere ally."
Dao Cheng nodded again. With that, the three sank into silence. They stood bleakly, as though they only had each other to rely upon.
Just then, Zhan Wushuang said, "The divines, devils, immortals, humans, and dragons will each contribute a middle-stage Sunmoon to keep the entrance active. The minor races and ancient races will enter as fast as possible. The other five races will enter in turns after that."
After reaching an agreement, they stopped delaying. Under Yubo's arrangement, a fifth-stage Sunmoon immortal walked out. Pan Hu was a seventh-stage Sunmoon, and he was quite strong. Thus, he wasn't troubled with this task.
Furthermore, Pan Hu was here as Dao Cheng's dao guardian. As for Su Yu, he was below the fourth-stage Sunmoon Realm. Thus, nobody bothered him either.
Before long, the five selected experts opened the entrance with a roar.
A massive whirlpool appeared. Without the strength of a middle-stage Sunmoon, one wouldn't be able to even manifest the whirlpool.
"Go! Now!"
Just then, someone suggested, "Is anyone willing to leave a drop of blood essence behind? We don't know how things are up there. Don't forget that there's a death tunnel on the seventh level. What if this is a one-way trip for us?"
A minor race expert stepped forth, gnashed his teeth, and said, "I will leave a drop of blood essence behind. But I wish to keep it in Lord Mo Duona's hands. Please return it to me when we're both up there."
When one was dead, the information would be reflected in the blood essence.
The volunteer was not willing to trust anyone else except Mo Duona. No matter what, Mo Duona was a super genius. Someone like that could easily kill him even without his blood essence. Thus, he wouldn't need to worry that Mo Duona would do something to him through his blood essence.
Mo Duona glanced at the volunteer and nodded.
"Thank you, Lord."
After tossing a drop of blood essence at Mo Duona, he dove into the whirlpool. Mo Duona put the blood essence away without saying anything.
After a while, he said, "He's still alive."
"Good! Go, everyone!"
Those from the minor and ancient races started entering the whirlpool.
***
Seventh level. Entrance.
Several Invincibles were waiting nearby.
Upon noticing someone walking out of the entrance, an immortal king asked, "Are you alone or are there more?"
If those below had received the same message from the outside, they would most certainly think of a way to save themselves.
The minor race expert hurriedly replied, "Lord, everyone is gathered down there."
"How many survivors are there?"
"Around 1,500."
"..."
Silence descended. An Invincible sighed. Only 1,500. How many people were there on the seventh level? Less than three hundred. In that case, about half of the people in the mansion had perished. This was a massive loss.
All the Invincibles had solemn expressions. The four human Invincibles had the same look as well. Before long, those from the minor and ancient races started arriving. They did not dare to leave. Instead, they waited silently. Those from races without Invincibles could only tremble fearfully, worried that they would be killed for no reason.
As for the Invincibles, their mood declined as they waited. There were so many minor and ancient race survivors. There were nearly three hundred of them. In that case, there were only around a thousand survivors from the major races. Why were the major races the ones to suffer more losses?
Finally, Qin Zhen lost patience and sent a voice transmission, "What are the casualties of the humans?"
While asking, he grabbed a random minor race expert. The other Invincibles merely glanced at him indifferently. The minor race expert was well aware that he could only rely on the major races for protection here. Thus, the bird, who was Qin Zhen's target, cooperated obediently.
Before Qin Zhen could ask again, the bird sent a voice transmission, "Lords, the humans have not suffered many losses. There are about three hundred human survivors down there. That's almost the same number as the immortal survivors."
Qin Zhen was surprised to hear that. That was a large number. The immortals had sent over seven hundred people into the mansion while the humans had sent only around five hundred. And yet so many humans had survived. Was this true?
"What about the divines and devils?"
"About two hundred survivors each."
Such a small number. Qin Zhen's expression turned odd. He glanced at the divines and devils. They were doing the same. Upon learning of the situation down there, their expressions turned unsightly.
Xia Longwu said, "Be careful. Since there are so many human survivors, they might start targeting us."
At that, the other human Invincibles grew alert.
True.
Chapter 1443: Worrisome (2)
A divine king coldly remarked, "The humans sure are lucky. Is it possible that they're related to He Tu's arrival? After all, He Tu was a human during the first epoch. He might still remember the humans."
Zhu Tianfang laughed and said, "It's pointless to say this. If death spirits are willing to help the races they belonged to, we would have formed a connection with the Death Realm long ago. I believe it is fair to say that the human race had more Invincibles than any other race during the ancient past, right? It will be an automatic win for us. Do you really think death spirits care about their previous race?
"During the first epoch, He Tu led the death spirits and attacked the Myriad Realms. Ultimately, he lost control over the death spirits. It's not like the death spirits have never killed humans before."
"Hmph!" The divine king snorted, but he couldn't argue against that.
Zhu Tianfang smiled and stopped speaking as well.
Just then, those from the major races started arriving.
A devil king frowned and asked, "Where is Mo Duona?"
Why were these useless fools here so early? They should have let the geniuses to come through first.
A devil hurriedly answered, "Lord Mo Duona suggested that the weaklings go through first to prevent any unexpected trouble. Those below the Sunmoon Realm will go through the entrance first."
The Invincibles stopped asking. This wasn't a bad idea. At the very least, it guaranteed stability. Before long, a group of humans emerged from the entrance.
Batch after batch of people arrived. Eventually, Wu Lan and the others arrived as well. They could feel the pressure in the air. When they saw Xia Longwu standing not far away with a blade in hand, they hurriedly rushed over.
Someone said, "Prince Qin Fang, Lord Mo Duona, and the others will come through last. Please stay calm until everyone is here."
The elites of the various races would come through at the very end.
Qin Fang of the human race, Xuan Wuji of the immortal race, Mo Duona of the devil race, Long Yingyue of the dragon race...
Qin Zhen nodded, "A son of Qin is always courageous. Well done."
He then glanced at Xia Longwu with a grin. He remembered seeing Xia Longwu's son among the earliest batches to go through the entrance. Meanwhile, his son was staying behind until the very end.
Qin Fang wasn't too strong, but each race would have a Sunmoon serving as the dao protector. As for the human race, their protector was Administrator Hu. His strength was reliable.
Xia Longwu did not bother to argue. There wasn't anything to argue about. His son was too weak to be useful staying behind anyway. In the eyes of the myriad races, Qin Fang was far more important than his son. It was pointless to argue about this with Qin Zhen.
***
Sixth level.
More and more people went through the entrance.
Before long, it was Su Yu's turn.
He was in no rush, and he was keeping a low profile. Moving with Pan Hu and Dao Cheng, he soared into the sky. When the whirlpool was right in front of him, he had the urge to shout Tai Shan's name. But ultimately, he held back.
He had to stay low profile for now since there were still quite a lot of humans down there. There was no rush. He could always kill later. Shortly after, the group of immortals went through the whirlpool.
***
In the blink of an eye, Su Yu found himself atop a large platform.
Multiple Invincibles could be seen hovering in the sky. Right after their arrival, an expert flew over. The expert was visibly relieved upon seeing Dao Cheng in the group.
Both Su Yu and Pan Hu hurriedly bowed, "Greetings, Lord Taihe."
The expert was none other than Taihe. He was the strongest expert from Dao King's line in the mansion, a ninth-stage Sunmoon. He was the direct disciple of Dao King and a fellow apprentice of Ming He.
With a smile on his face, Tai He nodded at the three. Then, his gaze settled on Dao Cheng as he said, "Good, very good."
He was glad to see three survivors. This was much better than he expected. After witnessing the losses of the other immortal kings, he had been worried that everyone from Dao King's line would be dead. Fortunately, there were four survivors inclu,ding himself. Dıscover more novels at NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Taihe switched to voice transmission, "There are five immortal kings here. Even Immortal King Xuan He is here. Prince, we will be joining Immortal King Xuan He's group. Please...smile more later."
Dao Cheng's face turned slightly stiff, but he still nodded. Then, he looked toward the massive ethereal figure in the sky.
Immortal King Xuan He.
That was an ancestor of Fairy Jiu Xuan. Immortal King Xuan He was weaker than Dao King. He was only a middle-degree Eternal. But here, he was considered one of the stronger ones.
Dao King's line was supposed to form a marriage alliance with Immortal King Xuan He's line. However, it had failed due to Jiu Xuan's death. They still had a cooperative relationship, but they were no longer as close.
As for Su Yu, he started cursing inwardly. His advantage had evaporated after entering the seventh level. Everyone was joining up with Invincibles right after arriving. This would be troublesome.
In the presence of Invincibles, he had to get lucky just to stay hidden from the Invincibles. He wouldn't have much chance to do anything. Thus, he tossed the thought of causing some trouble away and looked in a certain direction.
A massive lotus was hanging in the sky. It looked incomparably beautiful, and it greatly resembled the smiling mouth lotus. Nine-leaf skylotus? Was it floating right there? Why was everyone ignoring it?
Su Yu was quite surprised.
He was not the only person focusing on the lotus. Everyone was looking at it. While leading the group toward Immortal King Xuan He, Taihe said through voice transmission, "That's merely a projection. The real nine-leaf skylotus is not there. Rather, it's in a palace down here. That was the residence of a powerful ancient expert. The nine-leaf skylotus is in there. That's a troublesome residence as it's also the location of the death tunnel.
"That's not all. The entrance to the eighth level is there as well. It's a very dangerous place. The eighth level is extremely dangerous. As for the nine-leaf skylotus, it has yet to fully bloom. Thus, nobody is in a rush to fight over it."
This time, the skylotus was the main target of the various Invincibles.
In recent days, most of the battles had only erupted for the sake of reducing the potential competitors. The Invincibles had yet to fight each other to the death since everyone was saving strength for the skylotus.
Shortly after, the group reached a mountain with a flattened peak. A super expert sat cross-legged in the sky above the peak. More immortals could be seen on the ground.
There, Taihe hurriedly said, "Lord, we will need to trouble you for protection. Dao Cheng, get over here."
Dao Cheng bowed and said, "Greetings...Lord..."
Immortal King Xuan He looked very old. He had not bothered to open his eyes when Taihe was speaking. Now that Dao Cheng was here, he opened his deep, profound eyes and said, "You have grown distant."
Dao Cheng said bitterly, "Grandpa Xuan...I...Jiu Xuan..."
"It wasn't your fault." Immortal King Xuan He said, "Jiu Xuan was killed by Su Yu. I am not one to shift blame on others unreasonably. Su Yu will die. He was also the reason for Dao King to lose his tri-life bodies. Have you found any carrier treasures?"
Dao Cheng shook his head, "No. Carrier treasures are too hard to find. Senior Brother Ling Heng did find a blood reishi, but it's not enough..."
"That's a decent enough harvest." Immortal King Xuan He looked at Su Yu and Pan Hu before saying, "The seventh level is filled with dangers. Even someone like me might die. I am an old friend of Dao King. Since Dao Cheng is here, I will naturally protect him. However, my protection will most likely end when the nine-leaf skylotus blooms. If you wish to look for treasures on the seventh level, feel free to do so. The others will be doing this as well. But I won't interfere after you leave my side."
"Thank you for your instructions, Lord."
Both Su Yu and Pan Hu bowed at the immortal king.
Suddenly, a loud rumble rang out.
When they looked at the platform, they saw a massive saber descending from the sky before knocking a sword away. At the same time, Liu Wenyan's group was walking out of the entrance. Liu Wenyan showed no change in expression as he cupped his fists at Xia Longwu before moving toward Xia Longwu with the others.
As for Xia Longwu, his killing intent rippled out as he fixed his gaze on the immortal king who had attacked and said, "If you wish to die, I'll be glad to fulfil your wish."
Immortal King Xuan He merely smiled indifferently. He sealed their surroundings and said, "The Carnage King is not weak. He reached the middle degree right after becoming an Eternal. The humans have four Eternals here. It's pointless to try anything in front of them."
He couldn't be bothered to get involved. The other immortal king had merely attacked to test the waters. He did not care about Xia Longwu's threat. He wouldn't mind killing Liu Wenyan if Xia Longwu didn't want to interfere. But if Xia Longwu wanted to interfere, he was in no rush to kill Liu Wenyan either.
As time passed, more immortals approached Immortal King Xuan He. There were five immortal kings here. Quite a lot of immortals had approached these Invincibles for protection after entering the seventh level.
Chapter 1444: Worrisome (3)
Su Yu kept maintaining a low profile. As he waited, he looked around as he tried to determine which part of Old Zhou's body this was. Before long, he reached a conclusion. At that conclusion, his expression turned odd.
They were on...Old Zhou's buttocks.
Probably.
In that case, what about the eighth and ninth levels?
Old Zhou's legs?
Or perhaps that wasn't the case.
Were Old Zhou's limbs still around?
Su Yu remembered that he had not seen Old Zhou's arms anywhere.
But if the final two levels were Old Zhou's legs, how would it work? A level per leg? Otherwise, each of the two levels would be split into two independent spaces. Was that the case?
Su Yu was also very curious about the nine-leaf skylotus. Was that...the location of the Heaven Connecting Acupoint?
Hehehe.
If that was really the case, it wouldn't be surprising that it could grow a treasure like the nine-leaf skylotus.
The Heaven Connecting Acupoint connected the world outside and inside one's body. It was the place where source qi converged. It would be the perfect place to grow something like the nine-leaf skylotus.
It was also rumored that a River of Time was hidden behind the nine-leaf skylotus. Very few people were aware of that. The old turtle knew because he was old enough. Even some of the Invincibles here might not know that. The Heaven Department head was here, and he was probably aware of that as well.
The nine-leaf skylotus would mature after blooming nine times. That was something Su Yu had learned from the old turtle.
Su Yu was more curious about the person who had erected a residence there. That was most certainly not an ordinary person. That was the location of the death tunnel and the entrance to the eighth level. The previous master of that residence was most likely the strongest existence on this level.
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But all that wasn't important. More importantly, could Old Zhou still fart? After all, the residence had been erected right on that spot of his. Wouldn't a single fart ruin the residence? Then again, the residence had stood there for so many years. It was likely that Old Zhou could no longer fart.
Su Yu continued waiting in silence while the others kept arriving. He started making plans for the nine-leaf skylotus. It would be very difficult. With so many Invincibles present, he couldn't rely on only himself if he wanted to succeed. For example, he could borrow the power of the death spirits.
There was a death tunnel in the residence. If the heavenly laws were triggered, the death spirits would probably make an appearance. A residence with a death tunnel in it would probably be quite similar to an ancient city. It was likely a different type of ancient city.
"Don't tell me that's the residence of the old turtle."
No, the old turtle would have mentioned it if that were the case. Speaking of, without a living person here, who was in charge of suppressing the death tunnel?
Old Zhou?
Or was it something else?
Something must be suppressing the tunnel or the seventh level would be filled with death spirits by now.
"Will a super expert in charge of suppressing the tunnel appear? Or is it an item? Such an item needs to have the strength of an Invincible. Is it...a divine weapon?"
That was a level of power divine weapons could reach. Numerous thoughts surfaced in Su Yu's mind.
"Wouldn't it be great if I could get Xing Yue here...no, forget that. Xing Yue is quite rebellious. She won't listen to me."
Su Yu sighed with regret. This place was most likely reachable for Xing Yue. With him as the destination, she wouldn't have much trouble finding the death tunnel here. Unfortunately, she wouldn't listen to him.
At that moment, the final batch of people emerged from the entrance. Right after grabbing Qin Fang and Administrator Hu, the human Invincibles left with the other humans. The races with only one or two Invincibles were all doing the same.
Immortal King Xuan He watched silently as the humans left. After a short while, he sent the other immortal kings a voice transmission, "When we're done making the arrangements for our juniors, start targeting the humans. Think of a way to deal with the Heaven Department head as well. Otherwise, none of us will be able to prevail over him."
The other immortal kings nodded without saying anything. Most of the juniors here were the descendants of the various immortal kings. Thus, they had to take care of these juniors properly. If they were going to let these juniors die, they wouldn't have bothered to pick these juniors up here.
For now, they had to find a safe place for these juniors. Otherwise, these juniors would only get in the way while they were fighting for the treasures on the level.
An immortal king said, "I suggest we keep all the juniors together. I found the residence of the ancient Marquis Qiyun. We can send our juniors there. Marquis Qiyun is an expert of the immortal race. It should be safe to keep them there. We can make further plans after that."
"Agreed."
"We also need to start focusing on He Tu. Things will get very troublesome when he arrives."
"We can discuss this matter with the other races when we're done with the juniors. He Tu alone isn't scary, but I'm worried that he'll activate the death tunnel and bring more death sovereigns into the mansion. That will be disastrous."
He Tu might be strong, but he was not impossible to defeat. But if he was allowed to open the death tunnel, things could get very dangerous. Nobody knew how many death sovereigns there were in the Death Realm.
If He Tu could somehow overcome the heavenly laws and bring thirty to fifty death sovereigns into the mansion, all of them would die. That was also why the various races had kept some Invincibles behind even after picking up their juniors. They had to be on the lookout for He Tu.
***
At the same time.
Outside.
It had been a while since any tunnel had collapsed. The experts outside were relieved to see that. Clearly, the people inside had received their warning. It was likely that they had all entered the seventh level without wasting time fighting among themselves.
An Invincible said, "They must have reached the seventh level. This is a good thing. The casualties will reduce significantly after this. He Tu won't be able to enter the seventh level so easily."
"Check your expectations. I can only hope that they don't fight among themselves before dealing with He Tu. If He Tu were to open the death tunnel, things could get very troublesome."
"The White Jade Gate has been calm for quite a while so we won't have any way to send a message inside. This is so worrisome. Pavilion Head, is there no way to send a message when the gate is calm?"
The scholar said, "There is hope if the two pieces are reforged into the index."
Nobody bothered to say more. That would never happen. Bountiful Treasure General and the Celestial Chasm Pseudo Emperor would never agree.
***
At the same time.
Grandstar City.
Noticing that Xing Yue was thinking of leaving, Grandstar asked, "Where are you going?"
"Kill Su Yu." Xing Yue said with excitement, "He Tu is inside the mansion! He will probably open the death tunnel soon! With the tunnel open, I might be able to avoid the heavenly laws and kill Su Yu!"
"..."
Grandstar was left quite speechless. After a short silence, he said, "Stop running around. The Death Realm is very dangerous. Even if you can reach that place safely, there are many Eternals there. The Luminous Domain Mansion itself is a very dangerous place. What am I to do if you die and free Su Yu?"
In short, she couldn't die.
"Shut up!"
Xing Yue was furious. Grandstar was insulting her! He was afraid that she would die? He was afraid that she would free Su Yu upon dying? She felt insulted! He was insulting a great death sovereign! How dare he?
Grandstar did not care about her anger. He continued, "Why don't you stay here? I can chase any other death sovereigns away for you. Here, you will remain an overlord. Things could get very dangerous if you enter the territory of stronger death sovereigns..."
"Bastard! Are you insulting me?" Xing Yue roared furiously, "I'll kill Su Yu! I was only planning on taking a look there, but now, I've decided to kill him!"
With boundless anger, Xing Yue departed. This was intolerable! Grandstar was left speechless. Why was she so angry when he was speaking the truth? She would be safe here. But after leaving this place, she would be faced with numerous Invincible death spirits. Was she not afraid of death?
"Fine. Remember to inform Su Yu if you find yourself in trouble. He might be able to help you. Be careful!"
Once again, Xing Yue's furious roar rang out. She swore never to forgive Grandstar. How dare he humiliate her like this? Look for Su Yu when she was in danger? Was he listening to himself?
With fury, indignance, and shame, Xing Yue left. She had decided to enter the mansion and kill Su Yu. She would teach everyone that a death sovereign should never be humiliated.
Su Yu was a nobody. Without the heavenly laws around, she would be able to kill him easily!
"Sigh. Why is she so rebellious?"
Grandstar sighed. Wouldn't it be great to stay here and enjoy the show? Why must she risk herself like this? What was she thinking? He Tu was a scumbag. She had to be careful lest she end up as a tool for him.
"Sigh. Why are they all so worrisome?"
Su Yu was gone. Xing Yue was gone. Losing either of them would bring him endless trouble. It was natural that Su Yu's death would be disastrous for him. What about Xing Yue? That would free Su Yu. Who would be able to convert him again after that?
He Tu?
Was this a joke? Without the restrictions of the heavenly laws, why would He Tu even bother? He could kill Su Yu directly to turn Su Yu into a death spirit instead. Why bother with converting Su Yu into a residence?
Grandstar was feeling very distressed. In truth, he was quite confident in Su Yu. He believed that Su Yu wouldn't die so easily. As for Xing Yue...he really wasn't sure. She might really die before Su Yu.
Sigh. Why? Why were they all so worrisome? Was peace of mind so unreachable?
Chapter 1445: Unforgettable (1)
Luminous Domain Mansion.
Seventh level.
Of the five immortal kings, one stayed behind to watch the entrance while the four stuck with the immortal survivors. Before long, they reached a residence the size of a small town. Yes. There were residences on the seventh level. This was quite rare on the other levels.
There used to be residences on those levels as well, but most had either been damaged or taken apart over the years. The seventh level was the exception. Back then, this was the place where the top experts would reside. From marquises to generals, all sorts of super experts used to stay.
Thus, these residences were too powerful to be taken apart or damaged. In any case, nobody dared to try anything reckless due to the existence of the death tunnel on the seventh level.
***
Above the gate of the residence, three characters written in willpower characters could be seen.
"Qi Yun's Residence."
Immortal King Yueshi, who was also the immortal king who had spoken of this residence earlier, said, "This was the residence of Marquis Qiyun. He was an immortal expert of the ancient past. At the time, everyone abided by a strict ladder of ranks. Of the myriad races, there was an Emperor, many Pseudo Emperors, many human kings, many titled generals, and many untitled generals. These were the elites of the ancient past. Everyone else was considered regular cultivators."
"Pseudo Emperors..."
Of the immortals, Xuan Wuji was both young and ambitious. He did not hold too much reverence toward the ancient experts. His ancestor, Xuan King, wasn't here. However, Immortal King Yueshi was a good friend of Xuan King.
He said, "From the ancient records, only the Human Emperor could call himself an Emperor. The experts of the other races could only call themselves Pseudo Emperors. What an irony. The Pseudo Emperors are still around yet the Human Emperor is no more. The human has lost their past glory."
The myriad races acknowledged the status of the ancient humans. That was why they would never allow humanity to reach such a height again.
Immortal King Yueshi said, "No race can remain prosperous for eternity. This applies to the humans. This might also apply to the immortals. Who knows if we'll still be around during the next epoch? Thus, juniors like you must keep working hard. The immortals have remained strong because of the hard work and patience of our seniors. Marquis Qiyun was a Daofuse during the ancient past. He was boundlessly powerful. But such a person was merely a nobody forced to settle down at a forgotten corner of this mansion. He was forbidden from even returning to the Immortal Realm."
He sneered and continued, "Do you believe that a Daofuse would enjoy staying here? Above him, there was the assembly. And above the assembly was the Human Emperor. Who would enjoy staying here? This was the life of a prisoner. However, the rules of the ancient past were strict. After conquering the Myriad Realms, the Human Emperor had forced almost all Daofuses to stay in the mansion to limit what the various races could do. Unless one had an official task outside the mansion, one would be forced to stay in the mansion. Even the Pseudo Emperors were no exception. They were essentially hostages. Thus, all of them had died during the great collapse."
He shook his head and sighed, "Only those too weak to be stationed in the mansion had survived. Those were the lucky ones. Not a single expert inside the Luminous Domain Mansion remained. Those were the true elites of the Myriad Realms. All of them were gone during the great collapse."
Boundless regret could be heard from his sigh. All those elites were gone just like that. That was how the ancient past had collapsed. The people like Heavenly Overseer Marquis had survived because they were outside the mansion for their official tasks. The old turtle was one of them as well. That was how they had survived. Nobody even knew how the experts in the mansion had perished.
The fate of those experts remained a mystery. Not a single corpse had been discovered in the Luminous Domain Mansion so far.
Immortal King Xuan He laughed and said, "Alright. That's ancient history. What's the point of talking about all that?"
He looked at the others and said, "The seventh level is different from the lower levels. This is an extremely dangerous level. Do not roam around for no good reason. Of course, we won't stop you if you're feeling brave. You are free to leave and seek your opportunities elsewhere. Everyone has their own path to take. Perhaps your path involves surviving this level alone. I can only say that this residence will be much safer for you. The residence still has most of his functions. The main formation is still active. Nobody can enter the residence unless someone activates the formation inside. Otherwise, even Invincibles will have a hard time breaking into the residence.
"That is the first thing you need to know. Secondly, stay away from the nine-leaf skylotus. Don't even approach that area. That is an extremely dangerous place. Don't enter the residence. That was the residence of the Devote King. There is a death tunnel in there. The laws inside are very similar to the laws of the ancient cities outside..."
Immortal King Xuan He turned solemn as he continued, "Killing there could easily attract death spirits. Even death sovereigns could appear there. Do not enter that residence without permission.
"Thirdly, do not attempt to enter any other residences. Even when you're treasure seeking, be very careful. This is especially true for non-immortal residences. Entering such residences will guarantee your death.
"Fourthly, do not enter the eighth level. The entrance is not far from Devote King's residence. It is also near the death tunnel. Do not enter that entrance. If you're feeling lucky or confident enough, you can try entering. But it is not advisable. Generally, only those reporting for duty are allowed to enter."
"..."
Taihe grew curious. He asked respectfully, "Lord, reporting for duty...what does this refer to?"
"That was the headquarters of the ancient Myriad Race Assembly. Only assembly members, human kings, and marquises are permitted to enter. Exceptions exist for those with specific duties.
"For example, Su Yu might be able to enter. He is an ancient city mayor. And that is an officially acknowledged position. Some of the people capable of entering are already on the seventh level. For example, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is under the governance of the Heavenly Overseer Marquis. Thus, his subordinates, such as the Heaven Department head, might be able to enter for specific duties. Even so, that is not a good idea. The ancient past is no more. This might be a one-way trip."
Meanwhile, Su Yu's heart thumped. He could enter? Holy shit! Was this guy aware of his presence? Was this guy deliberately saying this to him? There was no way he would enter the eighth level. That must be a trap.
He did not dare to keep this thought in his mind for long. He hurriedly took note of it before emptying his mind yet again. This had been quite educational for him. He was previously unaware of the fact that the Heavenly Overseer Marquis was the leader of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. The reveal had happened after his departure. Thus, he had been clueless about that.
He was also surprised to learn that there was a Devote King's residence on the seventh level.
How odd.
That title sounded normal. But the moment he thought of its location atop the Heaven Connecting Acupoint...was the Devote King a devotee of the act of defecation? Was that a king of the human race?
Human king...
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One could only become a human king upon being conferred the title by the Human Emperor. This Devote King was probably in charge of suppressing both the death tunnel and Heaven Connecting Acupoint. A devoted guardian...that was quite a fitting title.
Perhaps the Devote King was unaware of the true story. Was this...a secret joke of the Human Emperor?
Su Yu didn't know how to feel. Was the Human Emperor a prankster? Why did that feel wrong? Perhaps the Devote King had offended the Human Emperor unknowingly?
Suddenly, Immortal King Xuan He asked, "Ling Heng, what are you thinking about?"
Su Yu's heart thumped.
Hiding his alarm, he replied respectfully, "Lord, I'm wondering about one thing. The ancient cities have their stone statues suppressing the death tunnels. Is there someone living in the Devote King's residence? Is the ancient Devote King still alive? Without someone suppressing the death tunnel, death qi would have flooded the seventh level by now..."
Immortal King Xuan He smiled and explained, "That's the outside world. Things are different in here. This was the residence of countless ancient experts. It's not a place death spirits can invade so easily. There are no living beings left on the seventh level. There is no guardian. The death tunnel is being suppressed by a divine weapon. But the weapon wasn't placed there for the explicit purpose of suppressing it. Rather, it was only placed there to prevent the death spirits from causing trouble out here. It would only activate when the death spirits violated the laws."
"Divine weapon!"
They exclaimed in shock. A divine weapon? That was rarer than even carrier treasures. The sole publicly known divine weapon in existence was the Heavenly Hunt Index, and even that was a damaged divine weapon. Was there really one here? Why weren't the Invincibles fighting for it?
Seemingly having noticed the greed everyone was feeling, Immortal King Yueshi said, "Stop dreaming. That weapon is there to suppress the tunnel for the laws. Nobody dares to take it. No matter how strong you are, taking the weapon might cause the invasion of death sovereigns. Additionally, you will also be subjected to the punishment of the laws. You will die."
Xuan Wuji asked curiously, "Lord, what does that divine weapon look like?"
"A saber. A very powerful saber." Immortal King Yueshi replied, "That might have been Devote King's personal weapon. During the ancient past, the human kings were incomparably powerful. If I can be honest, most of the current Pseudo Emperors won't even be a match for this Devote King."
During the ancient past, the human kings were equal in rank to the Pseudo Emperors. Thus, it was natural that they would be stronger than the current Pseudo Emperors. Once again, they gasped in amazement.
The ancient past. What a glorious era.
An era of countless experts.
Pseudo Emperors, human kings, marquises, generals...
Not a single titled individual would be a weakling. The return of even one of these human kings could probably overturn the current balance of the Myriad Realms.
"Let's stop wasting time. You guys should stay in there. I doubt you can find any opportunities in it. It has been explored for too many years. Then again, luck works in mysterious ways. You can still try your luck. Those interested in leaving may do so as well, but know that we will be too busy to protect you."
Immortal King Yueshi said, "All of you are elites. You can make your own judgment. It's pointless for us to say too much. Perhaps some of you are even aiming for the nine-leaf skylotus. We won't stop that. Luck can change everything. In face of luck, even strength pales."
The other immortal kings laughed. One of them looked at Xuan Wuji and the other top geniuses and said, "Xuan Wuji, top geniuses like you are blessed by fortune. You might get lucky. Of course, you should wait until the final day before making your move. That way, you will be able to leave right after snatching the treasure. With the protection of your seniors outside, you might be able to keep your harvest..."
The immortal kings were clearly unbothered about these people. If they lacked the confidence to even compete against these juniors, they might as well give up now.
Chapter 1446: Unforgettable (2)
Xuan Wuji said, "You jest, Lord. I am not interested in the nine-leaf skylotus. However, I understand that there are a lot of other treasures in the Devote King's residence. I won't mind getting my hands on a few carrier treasures."
"Do what you want."
At that, Immortal King Yueshi opened the gate of the residence.
"Go in. You can exit at any time through the formation. If you wish to return again, you need someone to open the entrance from the inside. We are all fellow immortals. May you stay united during your time here. Do not learn from the humans. They tend to fight among themselves too much. In truth, we're not that much better than them in that respect."
Immortal King Yueshi's voice turned cold as he continued, "However, we have an Emperor. With an Emperor, we have to maintain our unity against all outsiders. There are plenty of treasures on this level. You are free to pursue them. The immortals have prospered for so long because we know our priorities. We know when to set our internal conflicts aside."
"We understand, Lord."
They bowed respectfully. Then, everyone stepped into the residence. The four Invincibles did not bother to stay. With a flicker, they vanished. This was all they would do. They were too busy to babysit these people.
***
Seeing that the Invincibles were gone, everyone exhaled in relief. Before long, the massive gate was shut. Then, a translucent formation appeared above them.
A ninth-stage Sunmoon flew up and touched the formation before saying, "It's still active. These ancient formations are powerful indeed. I doubt anyone below the Invincible Realm can damage it. Even Invincibles will need some time to break through it. That will be enough time for our Invincibles to return."
This was a good hiding place.
With the Invincibles gone, they started splitting into their original groups. This was normal as they all came from different regions of the Immortal Realm. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NoveI★Fire.net
As the immortals had a large number of Invincibles, they had numerous regions within the Immortal Realm. Thus, with only around three hundred people, they were split into about fifty to sixty groups.
After looking around, Su Yu sighed with amazement. The people around him believed that he was amazed by the glorious residence. But in truth, he was amazed by the sheer number of people here. Out of 312 people, there were 62 Sunmoons, with 16 of them being late-stage Sunmoons.
About 250 of them were experts below the Sunmoon Realm. If he could kill all these people, he could probably fill his immortal page with every single cultivation level before the Invincible Realm. Not one of these survivors was weaker than the Cloudbreach Realm.
Su Yu sighed again.
What if...no, what a pity. He did not dare to try anything. There were too many of them. He noted that there weren't any Pseudo Invincibles here. Those people were probably on the hunt for more opportunities outside.
Pseudo Invincibles were still quite strong. The seventh level wouldn't be as dangerous to them. As long as they stayed away from Devote King's residence, they would probably be fine.
Just then, Taihe laughed and said, "Ling Heng, Pan Hu, come here."
Su Yu did not dare to delay and hurriedly walked over respectfully.
They started walking along a white-jade pathway. When they were finally alone, Taihe's smile vanished as he said, "Prince told me earlier that nobody had the chance to search for treasures due to He Tu's appearance. You guys were forced to give up on even a powerful ancient dragonblood tree. Martial Nephew Ling Heng, you did well with your blood reishi. However, that might not be enough for a carrier treasure. Since everyone knows that we desperately need one, they might not agree to the trade."
Su Yu nodded solemnly. Yes, he was in agreement with that. As for the ancient tree Dao Cheng had given up on, it was on him. Would they like to have it? Would they like it as a gift?
Taihe inhaled deeply and said, "Therefore, we need to look for an actual carrier treasure. Dao King is my master. He is also the grandfather of Prince Dao Cheng. He is our backer. Before recovering his tri-life bodies, he might not have the ability to face the coming troubles."
He continued, "Thus, we can't afford to wait in here. Carrier treasures will not fall from the sky. We need to go out and explore. This is not optional. We will split into groups. I will go with the prince while the two of you will go together. I will go to the Devote King's prince. That's a dangerous place, but the prince is loved by fortune while I have my strength. It is safer for us to explore that place. The two of you will try to search elsewhere."
Su Yu solemnly said, "Martial Uncle, Devote King's residence is too dangerous. It's fine for us to die. But the prince..."
At this time, Dao Cheng chimed in, "Don't worry, Senior Brother. We're doing this for my grandfather. I must go. I feel bad for troubling the two of you. The seventh level is extremely dangerous. It is filled with Invincibles, Pseudo Invincibles, and Sunmoons..."
He said earnestly, "Senior Brothers, if you encounter danger, do give up. I will never blame you for that. I only hope that we can leave the mansion with a carrier treasure. This is the only way to keep the Dao King Region stable."
"We will give our all to this mission!"
Both Su Yu and Pan Hu promised solemnly.
Dao Cheng said, "If you agree to go, I have some advice. Firstly, run without hesitation when you encounter Invincibles or Pseudo Invincibles. Secondly, don't provoke people like Mo Duona and Zhan Wushuang. They are both blessed by fortune and strong. People like them can stumble upon treasures easily, but do not envy them. Do not let your greed take over even if they are alone."
Pan Hu frowned and said, "Prince, they might be strong enough to fight Sunmoons, but I'm a seventh-stage Sunmoon."
"This isn't a matter of combat strength."
Dao Cheng explained, "This is especially true for Mo Duona. He has the attention of the Devil Pseudo Emperor. He might even end up as the future body of the Devil Pseudo Emperor. The Devil Pseudo Emperor will not let someone like that run around unsupervised. Mo Duona has been clearly aiming for the seventh level since entering the mansion. Perhaps he's attempting to break free. There is no need for us to get involved in this unnecessary trouble."
"I understand."
Su Yu nodded solemnly. Inwardly, he was thinking that this was definitely not an issue. He would most definitely not fight a battle he couldn't win.
Dao Cheng continued, "Secondly, try not to provoke the humans. Yes, our Emperor has ordered that, but don't forget that this is the Luminous Domain Mansion. This is still the territory of the humans. Anything can happen here. It's not like you can gain much from provoking them anyway. Just the fact that the humans have suffered the lowest number of casualties this time is enough to prove that something is off here. Do not be careless about them."
Once again, Pan Hu and Su Yu nodded.
Dao Cheng continued, "Thirdly..."
He paused slightly before continuing, "I suspect that Su Yu is in the mansion. That's only my suspicion, but be careful. Stay alert even when you're facing your fellow immortals. Try not to work with those you're unfamiliar with. Stick together at all times."
Su Yu laughed and asked, "Prince...isn't this too paranoid?"
He laughed again and continued, "How is that possible? That guy is still in the ancient city. So many people saw him. Even the stone statue was out. Prince...you-cough, I don't mean anything. But...you're overestimating Su Yu."
Taihe frowned and said, "Prince, it is good to remain wary of your opponent. But you shouldn't fear him excessively."
Dao Cheng sighed. He knew this would be the reaction.
Nevertheless, he continued, "That is merely a guess. When Gu Zhu died, I felt a sense of crisis as well. It was intense, but it was different than what I would feel from a death sovereign. It was a lot more similar to what I felt in the ancient city. When I asked the survivors, they claimed that they didn't sense any blood essence undulations during Gu Zhu's death. But that shouldn't be possible. Gu Zhu is someone with something from an Invincible on him. It would either be a drop of blood essence or a heaven weapon. He wouldn't hold back against death spirits. When death spirits kill, they will mostly use their death qi. But that was not how Gu Zhu had died...
"Thus, I suspect that the culprit was someone else. He Tu was merely the scapegoat. He is probably in the mansion as well, but he won't be targeting anyone in specific. Also, some eyewitnesses claimed to have seen He Tu's book. I find that suspicious as well. I trust all three of you. You're the elites of the Dao King Region. You're also the hope of my grandfather. I won't say this for no reason."
Su Yu hesitated slightly and said, "Are...you sure it was Su Yu? Even if it was him, that bastard is too good at disguise. It won't be easy for us to detect him."
"That's why the two of you need to stick together at all times." Dao Cheng advised earnestly, "Do not give him a chance to replace one of you."
Su Yu nodded. Pan Hu said, "It's normal for the prince to be careful about this. However, both Ling Heng and I know each other too well. It won't be easy for him to fool either of us. Be assured, Prince. At worst, we'll give each other a secret signal or something. Even if he can search our memories through our blood essence, he won't be able to pick up such small details from our memories."
At that, he stared at Su Yu and asked, "Ling Heng, we met at Dao King's residence during the previous epoch. Do you remember what I told you back then?"
Su Yu blanked out slightly. With a helpless tone, he said, "Senior Brother Pan Hu, you...sigh. Yes, I remember. My master was there as well. You told her that my aptitude was bad for being only a third-stage Sunmoon after so long. As a result, Master scolded you. You also gifted me a drop of sunmoon profound yellow liquid as an apology. It's all in the past. Is there a need to mention it?"
Pan Hu laughed, "See? Very few people know about this. And this is a tiny detail. Only Ling Heng himself will know. Don't you worry, Prince. We won't rashly cooperate with unfamiliar faces."
Su Yu echoed that sentiment, "Yes, Prince. We will be wary. Don't worry about us."
Dao Cheng nodded with relief. When he met Pan Hu's eyes, Pan Hu nodded slightly. This was a form of test since Dao Cheng was still wary of Ling Heng.
Dao Cheng was reassured by the test. Su Yu was too young to know about something from the last epoch. Even Dao Cheng started wondering if he had been too suspicious. Had he truly been too scared of Su Yu.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was feeling quite gloomy.
Holy shit!
Was it so hard to steal someone's identity nowadays? What the fuck was that? Also, why was Dao Cheng so sensitive? Even after several tests, he was still suspicious.
He Tu was the killer! Su Yu was clearly innocent! How rude of Dao Cheng to make Su Yu the scapegoat for He Tu's crimes!
Finally, Dao Cheng said, "I'll be leaving with Martial Uncle now. Please do be careful, Senior Brothers."
"Yes. Take care, Prince."
"..."
With that farewell, the two left.
The moment they left, Pan Hu laughed and said, "The prince has always been a careful person. Don't mind him, Ling Heng."
Chapter 1447: Unforgettable (3)
Su Yu sighed and said, "Yeah, I understand. After the death of Jiu Xuan and my master, the prince has been suspicious of everything. It's like he's seeing Su Yu's shadow behind everything. Senior Brother, do you think Su Yu is really here as well? I find that hard to believe. How can things be so calm if he's really here?"
Pan Hu said, "Just let him be. Martial Uncle Taihe isn't taking him seriously either. Don't mind him too much. There are so many Invincibles here. What can a mere Su Yu do even if he's here?"
Su Yu nodded and grinned, "True! Forget about this. Let's not gossip about the prince behind him. It's not a bad idea to stay wary. Su Yu is...sigh. I understand the prince's hatred. I hate Su Yu as well. If it wasn't for him, my master wouldn't have died. Lord Dao King wouldn't have suffered such injuries. We wouldn't be in our current predicament."
Pan Hu nodded and gnashed his teeth. Su Yu deserved death.
He looked around and saw that some other immortals were leaving as well. After a short moment, he said, "Let's go. We haven't gained anything good from our trip here. We should take this chance to gather some treasures while the Invincibles are kept occupied by He Tu. We will be fine as long as we stay away from the Devote King's residence. After all, both of us require treasures for our cultivation as well."
Su Yu nodded. With a smile, he left with Pan Hu.
***
Outside, Su Yu looked around and sent a voice transmission, "Senior Brother, rather than searching for treasures, we might as well rob some treasures. Target some minor race or ancient race experts and kill them for their treasures instead. We should be fine as long as we leave the major races alone."
Pan Hu grinned, "I have the same idea. I have been paying attention to a few fellows. They seem to have gained a decent harvest from the mansion. There are quite a lot of survivors among the ancient and minor races. We can gain a lot from killing them all. I believe we're not the only ones with this idea. Let's move faster. We can't let anyone to snatch these treasures from us."
Su Yu nodded, "However, we still need to be careful. Let's figure out the number and race of Invincibles here first. Let's include the Pseudo Invincibles as well. That will make things safer for us. We don't want to accidentally kill someone with an ancestor here, right?"
"True." Pan Hu said, "Come on. I have someone to see. An old friend of mine is a member of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. He's here too. He knows a lot and he has been on the seventh level for quite a while. If we join up with him..."
"That..."
Seeing that Su Yu was looking quite wary, Pan Hu said, "Don't worry. We've known each other for years. He's a seventh-stage Sunmoon as well. With him in the group, we can face even eighth-stage Sunmoons."
Su Yu nodded, "If you trust him, it should be fine. I know that the Heaven Department head has entered personally. He's very strong. With a friend from the pavilion around, things might be safer for us as well."
"Of course."
With that, the two started heading in the direction where those from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion were gathering. The pavilion had not sent too many members into the mansion this time, but they had sustained heavy losses. Su Yu had not bothered to hold back against their members.
***
After some time, they met the pavilion member in a dilapidated building. It was unknown how Pan Hu had arranged for this meeting. The pavilion member waiting inside was a faceless elder.
He wasn't surprised to see an additional person with Pan Hu. He greeted, "Fourth Heaven greets Fellow Daoist Ling Heng."
"Greetings, Elder Fourth Heaven."
After the greetings, Pan Hu said, "Old Fourth, you know Ling Heng so I won't waste our time introducing him. Can I have a copy of the information here? I need the names of the Invincibles and Pseudo Invincibles."
Fourth Heaven said, "I knew you wanted that. I received it from the head not long ago. It's quite a valuable list..."
"We've been brothers for so long. Are you charging me for this?"
"It's important to keep the accounts clear between brothers."
The two teased each other, looking like they were quite familiar with each other. Before long, Fourth Heaven took a list out without mentioning the price anymore. When Su Yu saw the names on the list, his heart thumped.
The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was indeed incredible at information gathering. The information in the list was a lot more detailed than what most people knew.
"Five immortal kings, five divine kings, seven devil kings, with six being the obvious devil kings. The Blood Fire Devil King has entered after disguising himself."
That information alone was enough to alarm Su Yu.
Blood Fire Devil King.
This was someone near the Daofuse Realm.
Holy shit!
Was he not worried about dying in the mansion?
Clearly, the Blood Fire Devil King had his eyes on the nine-leaf skylotus. With the skylotus, he would be able to advance into the Daofuse Realm and challenge the Devil Pseudo Emperor for the leadership of the devils.
Pan Hu was just as shocked as he exclaimed, "The Blood Fire Devil King is here? Wouldn't his death be a disaster for the blood fire devils?"
Fourth Heaven said, "I had the same reaction when I first saw the list. There is already a devil king from the blood fire devil race here. And now, the Blood Fire Devil King has arrived personally as well. Losing both of them will be a big blow for the blood fire devil race."
"Four human Invincibles..."
Su Yu blanked out again. He double-checked to make sure that he wasn't seeing things.
There was an additional sentence behind that line: Great Ming King might have entered as well. Unverified.
Su Yu asked, "Is Great Ming King really here?"
Fourth Heaven answered, "There is no confirmation, but we suspect so. All Invincibles will be transported straight to the seventh level. And a relatively unknown expert has appeared directly on the seventh level this time. Thus, we suspect that the unknown expert is actually Great Ming King in disguise."
"Who is it?"
Su Yu wondered if that was someone he knew. If it was someone he knew, he would be a better judge of whether that was really Great Ming King.
"Umbra."
That was a familiar name. A seventh-stage Sunmoon. That was indeed a relatively unknown individual. The suspicion was reasonable. How terrifying. Was Great Ming King not afraid of losing everything here?
Both he and his son were here. If both were to die, would Old Zhu be able to hold Great Ming up alone? Then again, they had recently gained Niu Baidao as an Invincible. If Great Ming King were to die, they could always make Old Niu their new leader. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by NoveIꜰire.net
"Great Ming King is clearly trying to become a Pseudo Emperor."
Pan Hu said, "Sure enough, all these people are dangerous. Try to avoid provoking the humans. For now, we can't afford to attract their ire."
According to the list, there were twenty-two Invincibles from the four major races alone. There were also two dragon Invincibles, one five elemental Invincible, one nether Invincible, and one Heavenly Hunt Pavilion Invincible.
Additionally, there were three Invincibles from the phoenix, fate, and celestial chasm races.
That would push the number of Invincibles to thirty.
Furthermore, several Pseudo Invincibles had been marked with the strength to fight Invincibles. For example, Hollow of the spatial beast race, September of the iron devourer race, Skyeater of the ancient hou race, Endless Passage of the fate race, Yun Chen of the human race...
Huh?
Su Yu blanked out. Was Yun Chen here as well? He didn't notice that. Did Yun Chen enter after him? In a way, Yun Chen could be considered a backer for Old Liu's group, right? But it was unknown if Liu Wenyan and the others would consider that the case.
Lan Tian wasn't mentioned.
There were quite a lot of Pseudo Invincibles here. Most of them were probably here for carrier treasures or dao affirmation. But was the mansion was a safe choice for dao affirmation? Not at all. This was an extremely dangerous choice. Any carelessness would kill them. This was also why the humans had never attempted to break through in here.
After going through the list, Su Yu inhaled deeply. That was a lot of experts.
All of them were his competitors.
How troublesome.
He glanced at Fourth Heaven and Pan Hu, wondering if he should first kill these two.
But then, he decided to forget that for now.
It would be better to kill others first. He could always invite these two into his book after they ran out of targets. He had yet to kill any high-stage Sunmoons in the mansion.