Tribulation of Myriad Races

At the same time.

A golden dragon was flying toward Starfall Mountain while dragging a golden chariot behind him. This was none other than Zhu Tiandao’s personal mount. But at the moment, the person seated in the chariot was not Zhu Tiandao. Rather, it was Umbra and Bai Junsheng.

Bai Junsheng had a stupefied expression.

“Lord, where are we going?”

“Nowhere. We’re going on a ride for you to get some fresh air. We’ll return shortly.”

“Lord…” Bai Junsheng asked sullenly, “Can you guys release me? What did I do? I have been locked up for quite a while. Who did I offend this time? Did Zhu Hongliang tell on me? I have not beaten him up as of late!”

Umbra ignored Bai Junsheng. It didn’t matter what Bai Junsheng had to say. Umbra’s mission was to take a ride in the area with Bai Junsheng before returning. Nothing else was related to him.

As for the reason behind this mission…it was none of his business as well. The prefect had issued him this mission. He only needed to complete it. This kid should feel proud to be given the chance to take a ride on the prefect’s chariot.

Yes. They were only out to let the kid catch some fresh air.

They kept flying. When they finally flew across Starfall Mountain, Umbra received a message, “You may return.”

Umbra wasted no time and dragged Bai Junsheng to the uncovered part of the carriage before shouting, “Golden Dragon, we can return now.”

“Alright!”

The golden dragon spoke with Great Ming’s unique accent. He did not even ask anything and started flying back. Meanwhile, Bai Junsheng was left at the uncovered segment of the chariot, his ability to move sealed by Umbra. He couldn’t even speak anymore. He could only pitifully freeze in the cold wind as they journeyed back.

He had the urge to curse. What did he do? What were they trying to do to him? He had been locked up for no reason. Finally, he was out. But for some reason, they decided to parade him on the chariot.

Were they trying to punish him publicly? But for what?

***

At the same time.

Somewhere on Starfall Mountain, a hidden individual said, “Great Ming…sure is ostentatious. Is there a need to deploy two Sunmoons to escort a mere Bai Junsheng back? Since when is the Bai Family so important?”

“More like Bai Feng is important. Bai Junsheng is a troublemaker. Not long ago, he even got involved with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. They naturally need to ensure his security…”

These people did not give this matter much thought.

It wasn’t like this was the first time Great Ming had ever done something like this. Their prefect had never acted like a proper prefect. And their Invincible had also never acted like a proper Invincible.

In fact, just two days ago, Great Ming King had personally hosted a beauty contest in the prefect’s residence. Was that something an Invincible was supposed to do? Perhaps he had left. Or perhaps not. In any case, it still wasn’t wise to provoke Great Ming while Great Ming King was around.

In fact, those lazy bastards in Great Ming would not care about anything as long as they weren’t bothered.

One of them said, “The leader told us to keep watch here. But what are we watching?”

“Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. The leader said that we will be working with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion moving forward. The higher-ups will hold a meeting. But I don’t know if that’s true. We only need to keep watch. If the meeting does happen, it will happen here.”

“I see.”

That was not an issue for them to worry about. They were nobodies in the cult. What they knew might not be the truth.

***

Meanwhile, inside a certain valley near Starfall Mountain.

Su Yu appeared with a flicker.

Moments later, several figures appeared ahead of him.

“Profound Nine!”

White One first looked at Su Yu before looking at the horizon as he said, “I almost thought you were not going to come. Two Sunmoons from Great Ming were here previously. I thought they were going to search the mountain.”

Su Yu said indifferently, “Great Ming? I know them. As long as you leave them alone, they will ignore us.”

“True.” White One sighed, “We lost quite a lot of white masks in Great Ming. Some are confirmed to be dead. But some might have been captured. We still can’t establish contact with them. I don’t know how they are doing.”

Su Yu coldly said, “It’s fine. As long as we grow our operations here, a day will come when we’re strong enough to threaten even Great Ming.”

White One laughed, “You did well. We’ll still be relying on you after this.”

“You’re too kind, Enforcer.” Su Yu’s killing intent surged as he said, “I truly wish to see Yellow Nine’s corpse. He might still be in Great Xia. I won’t let him off. Enforcer Rainbow One had complete trust in me. Back then, he allowed me full control over the mission. I have never failed any mission before. This is the only exception. All because of Yellow Nine, we suffered such disastrous losses!”

White One and the other white masks also sighed as they heard that. They had indeed suffered disastrous losses. Two middle-stage Sunmoons had perished. Subsequently, they had lost another elder to the ancient city before losing another to Xia Longwu. Some of their white masks had also been killed by Xia Family. All that had been blamed on Yellow Nine.

If it wasn’t for his betrayal, if it wasn’t for his insistence that Profound Nine was Su Yu, how would any of that happen?

White One moved on from the topic and said, “Including me, eight white masks have arrived. Three of us are Sunmoons and the other five are late-stage Mountainseas. Profound Nine, Eighth Elder intends to have you lead all of us here.”

Su Yu asked, “Including you?”

“Yes.”

“You’re a sixth-stage Sunmoon. I’m only a fresh Sunmoon. Eighth Elder is overestimating me. What am I supposed to do if you decide to disobey me anyway?”

White One solemnly promised, “Don’t worry. We all have our own specialties, but you’re the only one who has survived all these dangers. We all trust you. Since the eighth elder has spoken, we will naturally follow your lead.”

Three Sunmoons and five late-stage Mountainseas. This could already be considered a powerful group. Furthermore, White One was a sixth-stage Sunmoon.

The eighth elder had commanded all of them to obey Su Yu’s words during their time in Great Xia. He would remain the leader of all their Great Xia operations. Of course, it was very likely that this was yet another way for them to further monitor Su Yu.

Then again, this wasn’t something Su Yu was concerned with. In the short term, he would not take on a different identity. As for Bai Junsheng, well, that guy had safely returned to Great Ming.

When Bai Junsheng was back at Great Ming again, Zhu Tiandao would either alter his memories or keep him locked up. There was nothing to worry about there.

Su Yu asked, “Do you have the things I asked for?”

At that, White One handed a storage ring over. On top of a large amount of heavenly source qi, ten drops of sunmoon profound yellow liquid could also be found in the ring.

How stingy.

Su Yu couldn’t help but grumble inwardly. A few days ago, he had just handed five hundred drops away. He was looking forward to replenishing his stock, but evidently, the pavilion was too stingy.

After putting the ring away, he asked, “How’s the situation with the Myriad Race Cult?”

“We’ll meet up with them first before negotiating further.” White One said, “The cult will also send their Sunmoons over for this meeting. They have been in the Human Realm for many years so they know this place better than us. But the cult is also quite a mess internally. At the moment, they are split into multiple factions, with the First Divine Sect master, Original Devil Sect master, and some myriad race experts acting as their main leaders.”

“Who will we be meeting?”

“The master of the Six-Winged Divine Sect.”

Su Yu snorted, “I’ve heard of this sect before. They have two Sunmoons, but they are quite weak. Are they looking down on us? Why are they sending a weakling over?”

“You can’t put it that way. After all, we only represent the branch, not the pavilion as a whole.”

Su Yu countered, “Enforcer White One, don’t worry about them too much. I investigated them before. Those cultists are shameless. The type that will step all over you if you give them even a little. In their eyes, non-humans like us are superior to them. There is no need to care about their feelings too much.”

White One was left quite speechless. Was this guy being serious? Profound Nine was getting very arrogant nowadays. Fine, fine. Since the eighth elder had appointed him as the person in charge here, so be it.

“In that case, do we still need to meet them?”

“Of course we do.” Su Yu replied, “Enforcer White One, please notify them to meet at the center of Starfall Mountain later at sunset. The same place where Su Yu once killed some single character faction experts.”

“That…won’t that be too conspicuous?”

“The most obvious place is usually the safest place. Don’t worry.”

Su Yu continued acting arrogantly. The white masks said nothing. Fine. They would listen to him.

***

Before long, night arrived.

At the place where he killed Zhou Pingsheng previously, also the place near the Divine Skywing Sect’s treasure vault, eight individuals appeared with a flicker.

White One was not among them. According to Su Yu, they should leave someone nearby to keep watch. That way, they could avoid being encircled without knowing it. The Myriad Race Cult was most definitely not an organization they should trust. Eight of them moved like specters.

Eventually, they stood silently in the middle of the valley, with their white masks and fluttering white robes.

A short while later, sounds of movement rang out. Before the newcomer even arrived, his grumbling voice rang out, “Why are we meeting here? This is such an inauspicious place.”

This was indeed an inauspicious place. Here, the Blood Fire Sect had lost a fifth-stage Sunmoon. That was one of their previous sect masters. What a terrible meeting place.

Eight individuals arrived. Only one of them was a Sunmoon while the rest were Mountainseas. The Sunmoon leading the group was not someone Su Yu was familiar with. But Chen Yong would most certainly be familiar with him. This was the Six-Winged Divine Sect master who had pursued him for quite a while. He was known as Silverwing.

They did not even bother to hide their appearances. The sect master looked like a frail, middle-aged man. His gloomy appearance did not befit his name, Silverwing.

After taking a look at Su Yu’s group, the sect master spoke, “I’m SIlverwing. Where’s White One?”

“Enforcer White One is not here.” Su Yu replied coldly, “I call the shots here.”

“You?” Silverwing sneered, “White One was the one who has been in contact with me. Who are you?”

“Profound Nine!”

Instantly, Silverwing’s expression changed, “The same Profound Nine in Great Xia?”

“Yes. Am I qualified to talk to you?”

After saying that, Su Yu scanned the group of newcomers. One Sunmoon and seven Mountainseas. Among them, a Mountainsea looked familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. How odd. Whatever. Since this wasn’t someone he should know, he shouldn’t worry too much about him.

“Profound Nine…” Silverwing smiled, “You are indeed qualified. But…are you sure you can represent the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion?”

Su Yu maintained his cold tone, “I have the same question for you. Neither the First Divine Sect master nor the Original Devil Sect master is here. You don’t even have a late-stage Sunmoon in the group. Are you sure you can represent them?”

“Of course.”

Silverwing smiled, “They’re not here, but the Mountainseas of the various sects are here. We’re enough to act as the intermediaries. Don’t worry. We will be passing your words to them.”

Su Yu nodded. These cultists were quite mysterious as well, it seemed.