Tribulation of Myriad Races

Bai Feng continued, “Student, my beloved student, come on. Show us your source soul acupoint. Everything would change if we could discover a way to convert source qi to willpower. I am ready to give up on my body and continue my cultivation as a character…”

Su Yu smiled helplessly and said, “The source soul acupoint…was known as the Heaven Gate during the ancient past. You can only open it after opening all 360 acupoints and 360 apertures. Learning about this acupoint won’t do much for you…”

“Dumbass.” Bai Feng argued, “We can always replicate it! Who says that we must open it to use it? If your Heaven gate has a hundred percent conversion rate, we only need to create a replica with a thirty percent conversion rate. It doesn’t matter. Thirty percent is enough for us!”

Su Yu nodded in agreement. He said, “I’m curious about one thing. The Heaven Gate is constantly feeding on my energy. Is the energy stored inside the Heaven Gate? Just how long will it take for the Heaven Gate to be truly mine?”

“When it is unblocked.”

Bai Feng might not have the Heaven Gate. He might also not know what it looked like. But he could easily answer, “Everything should be fine after unblocking it. It will fuse naturally with you. All the energy you’re feeding it is probably still stored inside somewhere. It will only be released when you require it. You have been feeding it with death qi. Try to reduce the ratio of death qi you feed it or you might pollute it into a death acupoint. That might even convert you fully into a death spirit.”

Su Yu nodded. He had a similar theory.

He looked at his teacher again and said, “Teacher, if you really want to walk the path of cultivation as a character, I can introduce a few of my friends to you. They are very familiar with this path.”

“Who?” Bai Feng asked in surprise, “That’s not possible, right? This is my original idea! Is someone already walking this path?”

He said gloomily, “In that case, why should I even continue researching this? What’s the point of researching something not completely new?”

Su Yu laughed and said, “It’s normal for people to stumble upon similar paths when researching. In the end, it comes down to who’s the better researcher. However, please do consider carefully before abandoning your physical flesh. I truly believe that the human body is very important in one’s identity as a human.”

“Nothing is impossible in the path of research.” Bai Feng disagreed, “Even after becoming a character, I will remain a human so long as I continue seeing myself as a human. Even with a human body, I will cease being a human the moment I stop seeing myself as a human. The heart matters here, not the flesh.”

Su Yu nodded, “Just make sure you know what you’re doing.”

He looked at Wu Lan and asked, “Wu Lan, are you planning to walk the same path? The future of this path is still unclear…”

Wu Lan said nonchalantly, “I don’t know yet. There are countless daos in the world. And there are countless paths to follow. There is no need to stick to any singular path until the very end. You said that the Three Body Method is the sole method leading to dao affirmation in this era. Any other path will be riddled with danger and calamity. I’ll observe Teacher Bai first. Maybe he will die walking this path and I can learn a lesson from his death.”

Bai Feng was rendered completely speechless.

That was so rude!

“You won’t be able to study the Heaven Gate. In fact, not even I can study it…”

As he spoke, Su Yu drew a diagram in the air, showcasing all 720 acupoints and apertures. The sheer act of drawing the diagram out was enough to summon a bolt of lightning from the sky above.

Instantly, Su Yu’s lightning character shot out. Instead of merely scattering the bolt of lightning, it devoured the bolt of lightning entirely. Su Yu smiled and said, “Interesting. The world itself is forbidding me from drawing this diagram out.”

Meanwhile, numerous people were looking in Su Residence’s direction with astonishment.

What was it this time?

What did Su Yu do to anger the heavens again?

Clearly, this guy was so evil that even the heavens couldn’t tolerate him anymore.

Su Yu ignored all the attention. Instead, he was laughing happily. He had been looking for a way to milk the heavenly laws. But this seemed to be a rather reliable method.

He strengthened the diagram he drew with both willpower and source qi before handing it to Bai Feng. “Teacher, study this yourself. This is the Grand Cycle Source Soul Diagram. The 720 acupoints and apertures are in there. Even the Heaven Gate’s location is in there. I marked them all.”

With the diagram in hand, Bai Feng asked, “Will the heavens smite me for this?”

He still remembered the bolt of lightning dropping from the heavens the moment this diagram was drawn.

Su Yu looked up, noting that the tiny lightning tribulation had been completely devoured by his lightning character. He judged that this was a rather weak tribulation and said, “It’s fine. The world itself probably allows the existence of this diagram. I suspect only some masters of laws rejected this diagram. They must have established these laws many years ago, and they are probably dead. Thus, the laws rejecting this diagram won’t be too powerful. Each instance of tribulation will probably end with a single bolt of lightning.”

Bai Feng nodded. He put the diagram away with a smile and said, “Interesting. I’ll memorize this diagram and draw it out the next time I encounter someone I can’t defeat and surprise! Hah!”

Su Yu’s heart skipped a beat. What a great idea! Yes! This was a good idea! But he wondered if they would fully exhaust the laws tasked with rejecting this diagram if they kept doing this. Well, there was no harm in trying.

Bai Feng was satisfied with the diagram in hand. Thus, he smiled and said, “With this, I guess there is no need for me to study you. Kid, I have been wanting to slice you open a long time ago. You sure are lucky to survive until now. So be it. I’ll leave you for the future.”

Su Yu was completely speechless. He wanted to tell his teacher that he could now kill his teacher with a single sneeze or glare. Slicing him open? What nonsense! He decided to forgive Bai Feng. This teacher of his had still given him a lot today. Thanks to his teacher, he had finally learned the proper way of utilizing the Culture Tomb. It was said that this was something the students of Culture King had forged after his death.

Su Yu started wondering about the identities of these so-called students. Why were they magnanimous enough to leave Culture King’s character behind? That was a character representing a great dao. Could someone really let go of something like that?

Was it Battle King?

Xia Family’s ancestor?

What role did Battle King play here?

Was he related to Culture King and Time Sage?

It was worth noting that both the Culture Tomb and Book of Time had appeared in Great Xia while Great Xia was founded by Battle King’s descendants. Could it be that…Battle King was the third party in a love triangle with Culture King and Time Sage?

Or perhaps he was secretly in love with Time Sage.

A brand new drama emerged in Su Yu’s mind.

Or perhaps…Battle King was secretly in love with Culture King.

Good heavens!

The ancient past sure was complicated.

***

While Su Yu was busy cooking up an ancient love story in his head, rumors of his fight with Great Yuan King spread outside the Human Realm.

A battle had erupted between Su Yu and Great Yuan King.

During the conference, Great Yuan King had lost control and attacked Su Yu. Without any external assistance, Su Yu had destroyed Great Yuan King’s present and future bodies. Great Yuan King was nearly killed for real, but Su Yu was eventually stopped by his teacher. If it weren’t for his teacher, a war between the ancient cities and humanity might have erupted by now.

That was a shocking piece of news.

It was akin to a bomb, shocking the entire Myriad Realms.

***

Immortal Realm.

Tiangu was listening to a report about the incident in the Human Realm. After a while, he said, “This is nothing worth celebrating. Great Yuan King has lost control. Killing his tri-life bodies is a good method to preserve his life. How are you sure that this wasn’t Su Yu’s intention in the first place?

“Don’t forget that both Great Zhou King and Great Xia King were present. Since none of them bothered to stop Su Yu, this might be an attempt to cure Great Yuan King through Su Yu’s hands.”

It wouldn’t be appropriate for founding kings like them to be the ones killing Great Yuan King’s bodies. On the other hand, Su Yu was quite a suitable person to get this job done. Through this, he could both establish his dominance in the Human Realm and prevent any internal conflicts between human Invincibles.

This was beneficial for them.

Thus, Tiangu was completely indifferent even after hearing about the battle between Su Yu and Great Yuan King. In any case, Great Yuan King was only a seventh-degree Eternal. Even losing him wouldn’t make that much of a difference for humanity in the grand scheme of things.

Jade King, who was the one who had reported the incident, said, “Emperor, Su Yu is trying to become the leader of humanity. I can see that Great Qin King and the others are laying the foundations for his future ascension. Should we do anything about this? An alliance of the ancient cities and humanity is too threatening for us.”

“Things aren’t that simple. Those guardians will never fight for humanity. The moment Su Yu dies, this alliance will collapse.”

“But Su Yu isn’t easy to kill…”

“There is no rush.” Tiangu said, “We wait. Wait for an update from the Death Realm. For now, Su Yu still has an absolute trump card against us. Even if I personally assassinate him, he can easily escape through a death tunnel. Such attempts will only weaken our prestige. Therefore, we wait. When we complete our arrangements in the Death Realm, we can attack him from both sides, ensuring the kill.”

“But the Luminous Domain Mansion…”

“Don’t worry about that.” Tiangu said, “The terrifying existence inside will incur the wrath of the heavens upon leaving. We won’t be the only ones suffering. In fact, the release of that monster might bring calamity upon the entire Myriad Realms. In such a situation, more paths will open up before us.”

Jade King nodded and said, “Do we ignore the Human Realm for now?”

Tiangu gave it some thought and said, “No. Maintain contact with the human Eternals. Keep increasing our offers to the point they can’t reject us anymore. As long as they are willing to switch their race, we will grant them Daofuse bloodlines, heaven weapons, and carrier treasures. We will also help each family produce Eternals for three generations in a row. Each of them will become an esteemed immortal king in the Immortal Realm. Extend the offer to their Sunmoons as well. Humanity lacks carrier treasures. Tempt them with carrier treasures.”

“But…we don’t have too many spare carrier treasures either. Dao King and the others are also applying for carrier treasures from the Immortal Emperor Palace. Do we approve their applications?”

“Dao King?” Tiangu frowned and said, “Those useless fools. The immortals have only suffered such heavy losses because of all his schemings. However, he did have a decent grandson. A pity. So be it. Grant him one carrier treasure.”

Jade King nodded and asked, “What about the divines and devils?”

“Divines and devils?” Tiangu laughed and said, “During the previous conflict, they deliberately held back to ensure we suffer more losses. Wisdom King is now dead. Su Yu has proven how big a threat he is. Don’t worry. During the next conflict, the divines and devils will not hold back anymore.”

Jade King nodded again and said, “One more matter. There are some additional skylotus petals in Su Yu’s possession. According to the reports we received, he might be trying to sell them. The people of the various races are all gathering in the Human Realm because of this. He might have seven petals for sale…”

“Nine-leaf skylotus…” After a long while, Tiangu said, “Is he actually willing to sell something like that externally?”

After a short pause, he continued, “I seem to remember that back during the ancient past, fake nine-leaf skylotuses had appeared in the market…”

“Fake?”

Tiangu frowned and said, “I can’t be sure since it was too far in the past. But that was the only time I heard about the fake skylotus. It had not appeared again since then. Su Yu…he knows Grand Dream. And the skylotus was grown in Devote King’s Residence. Grand Dream might know more about the skylotus…”

Jade King exclaimed in surprise, “Is he selling a fake skylotus?”

“Nobody can be sure.”

Jade King said, “Do we inform the various races about this?”

Tiangu asked, “Why should we?”

“…”

Jade King frowned slightly and said, “Do you mean that…a fake skylotus will be a good tool to weaken the various races? But Su Yu can grow even stronger with his profits from selling the fake skylotus! He will grow into an even bigger threat than before!”

Tiangu said, “Answer me, then. Will the myriad races believe us if we claim that Su Yu is selling a fake skylotus?”

“…”

Would they? It was hard to say. They might suspect that the immortals were lying to prevent them from producing a new Daofuse. Then again, some would also hesitate since Su Yu was indeed a prolific scammer.

After some thought, Tiangu said, “Send our people as well. Tell Su Yu to share half his profits with the immortals or we’ll expose him.”

“Will he agree?”

“Just give it a try.” Tiangu said, “His answer doesn’t matter. We can expose him and cause at least some hesitation among the others.”

“Fine.”

Jade King thought about it and nodded. True. This was worth trying.

If Su Yu agreed, they could get half the profit.

If Su Yu refused, they would expose him and slightly reduce his profits.