Tribulation of Myriad Races

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.

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.”