Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1032: Chapter 76: Where Is the Path to Immortality in This World? (38)

Tai Yinzi rose shakily, feeling something amiss with his vision. He tried to extend his hands forward, yet he couldn’t see them.

He also attempted to walk forward, but found his vision continuously retreating.

Then, a light bulb went off in his mind. He cradled his head with both hands and twisted it forcefully—after a 180-degree twist, everything finally returned to normal.

Ordinary people… even Taoists, as long as they haven’t transcended their physical form, would be dead with a 180-degree neck twist.

Though there are some peculiar techniques or exceptionally gifted people who can twist their necks, it’s merely a matter of bones… yet the giant distinctly felt the sound of bones shattering after punching.

Moreover, the initial punch seemed to pass right through, as if the other person’s body had no substance.

Yet afterward, he could take another Tyrant Fist without breaking a sweat and spring up… What in the world is this bizarre old man’s background?

Ignoring the giant’s thoughts, Tai Yinzi started mumbling to himself.

He knew long ago that Black soul envoy wasn’t invincible—for instance, he was chased by the Godly Land’s true dragon to the brink of soul obliteration right at the start, proving that there are still Transcendents in this world capable of finishing off a Black soul envoy.

Though normally, Black Soul’s vaporization can immune from most physical attacks… if physical attacks have attribute damage, that’s another story.

Tai Yinzi thinks he’s quite trendy, with so many modern mainstream words rolling off his tongue—as expected, it’s the recent cram of a massive amount of knowledge paying off.

“Are you from the Ghost Tribe?” The giant furrows his brow, “A subordinate of Xiao Shengmo?”

Xiao Shengmo?

This name sounds somewhat familiar… Tai Yinzi was stupefied for a while before recalling who the giant’s Xiao Shengmo is referring to—Lord Xiao, the city lord of Fengdu Ghost City, a prominent figure among the demons already before Tai Yinzi made his debut hundreds of years ago.

Seems like Jotaro… huh, this dim-witted big guy mistook the Black soul envoy’s vaporization skill as a Ghost Tribe’s ‘ghost body’ kind of ability?

But… it indeed resembles it.

Except the Ghost Tribe has no physical forms, only spiritual bodies, unlike the Black soul envoy who can switch freely between the tangible and intangible.

However, after this dim-witted big guy mistook him for the Ghost Tribe, it seems he suddenly lost the intent to attack… Tai Yinzi’s thoughts spiraled madly within his mind, then he frowned and said: “You know my Lord Xiao?”

“Where’s this old ghost from?” The giant now jumps down from a stone pillar, “Don’t know me?”

Tai Yinzi casually retorts: “Moi… I’ve been asleep for hundreds of years in Lord Xiao’s Tower of Myriad Ghosts, so it’s quite understandable not to know you? Moreover, with numerous demons worldwide, who can know everyone? Do you know all the ghosts from Fengdu Ghost City?”

The Tower of Myriad Ghosts is indeed Xiao Shengmo’s, and notably famous.

In the Tower of Myriad Ghosts sleeps numerous ghost soldiers, ghost generals, and vengeful spirits. When enraged, Xiao Shengmo can summon a hundred thousand ghost soldiers and generals from the Tower of Myriad Ghosts, maybe not the strongest solo in the demon world, but never afraid of gang fights.

It’s said Xiao Shengmo hasn’t used the Tower of Myriad Ghosts for several centuries.

The giant now suspiciously glances at Tai Yinzi and casually says: “My name is Wang Hu, just an ordinary member of the White Tiger Clan.”

Four Spirits of Heaven, White Tiger Clan?

Tai Yinzi opened his mouth, then pondered, glaring big-eyed at Wang Hu—the two later fell silent.

Just considering the year when the Penglai Grand Meeting is hosted, the congregation of Shenzhou Dao and Yaoworld, it’s not surprising for the City Lord of the Ghost City to attend personally… Tai Yinzi immediately had an idea, cleared his throat and said: “Brother Wang Hu, I just ran into a divine beam, and ended up in this place, do you know what might have happened?”

Wang Hu shook his head, gazing at the towering Stone Forest surrounding, “I don’t know either, when I came to, I was already here, planned to find a way out, but the place looks the same wherever you go, I simply decided to blaze my own trail.”

So that’s why stone pillars collapsed one by one… this dim-witted big guy is the direct-action type?

“Let me take a look.” Tai Yinzi frowned, then took to the skies.

Wang Hu didn’t seem to mind, watching Tai Yinzi’s move as if a spectator, looking on expectantly.

Flying to midair, Tai Yinzi glanced afar, seeing the Stone Forest wasn’t as giant as imagined; the end is visible within a few kilometers—flying out should be quite easy?

But as Tai Yinzi flew onward, he gradually sensed something amiss.

He couldn’t reach the Stone Forest’s end!

No matter how long or fast he flew, the edge of the Stone Forest remained eternally at his vision’s end… meanwhile, countless stone pillars beneath swiftly retreated!

“What’s going on?” Tai Yinzi, looking unwell, returned to Wang Hu’s side.

Wang Hu said: “Seems like this ghost place can only be walked out on foot, flying is futile… it appears to be a giant maze formation.”

“You have to find its origin to get through, huh…” Tai Yinzi frowned.

Formation is definitely not his forte, but Yu Sanniang, the treacherous wench who sealed him for centuries, was outstanding in formation mastery…

“Do you have a way?” Wang Hu stared at Tai Yinzi, eyes gleaming excitedly.

Yes…

You just say you want out, contribute something good, and—I’ll call my boss at once!

But Tai Yinzi couldn’t do it… Heavens knows if that malicious maid has already found out he took things.

Opening for trade now would be suicidal, wouldn’t it?

Hence, Adam, you must hang in there, later I’ll treat you to a meal with two pairs of Nanfu batteries!

“There is indeed a way.” Tai Yinzi thought for a moment, then glanced at Wang Hu; this powerhouse would be an ordinary White Tiger member?

If your ordinary White Tiger Clan is so impressive, what else is there to do in the Shenzhou Dao Realm? Why not say you have nothing at all, just a regular house, and an average-looking wife?

“Oh? What’s the good way?” Wang Hu came closer by two steps.

Tai Yinzi now said seriously: “Any formation, its structure consists of an origin point, formation materials, formation diagram. A good formation lacks none and requires mutual balance to function. So…”

“So?” Wang Hu couldn’t help listening earnestly.

“Brother Wang Hu!” Tai Yinzi clapped Wang Hu on the shoulder, “Let’s go through the maze with brute force! With your fist, definitely can clear it!”

Bang!

Face broken, spinning, spinning, spinning, head dropped… history is always stunningly similar.

…

…

Earlier.

After consciousness came back to him, he began to scrutinize his surroundings—he remembered being inside a stone chamber within the cave mansion, encountering a mysterious Bronze Masked Man, and subsequently being overpowered and knocked unconscious.

He was… the intruder with the mouth-less mask.

In fact, he didn’t know how much time had passed, but he felt that the duration of his unconsciousness should not be lengthy—and his current condition was somewhat dire.

His body was half embedded in a type of unknown crystal, which stood upright, approximately three to four meters in height—and the place in front of him, had many such crystal pillars.

They were arranged and seemed to follow a specific pattern, spreading out in concentric circles from the inside.

He noticed two greedy humans who were also in the stone chamber at that time, now they too were engulfed by the crystal, not far from himself.

Not only these two greedy human martial artists, but also many people from the Dao realm, members of the demons… but at this time, their complexion was pale, consciousness blurry, and their bodies appeared in a dried-up state.

Unlike the crystal binding him, the crystal binding these fellows appeared in a vivid red state—meanwhile, he also felt that his physical strength and demonic power were continuously draining away.

Every time his power faded somewhat, the color of the crystal binding him deepened… now the crystal showed a pink hue…

In the center surrounded by numerous crystals, a gigantic altar could be seen.

Under the altar, he saw two youths lying down.

These two youths were not restrained by crystal… which puzzled him somewhat.

And on the altar, there was a child with long black hair sitting cross-legged… as for the mysterious Bronze Masked Man, he was not present here.

“Have you awakened? As expected of the Young Master of this generation of the Greedy Wolf Clan, quite capable indeed.”

The voice came from behind the crystal… he couldn’t see, but by the sound, he had already recognized that it was the mysterious Bronze Masked Man who previously assaulted him.

His mask had actually disappeared—he discovered early on after regaining consciousness, meaning that his true identity had already been known by the opponent early on… but if one could recognize him just by his appearance, could this mysterious figure have been present at the Penglai gathering?

Though she had been the Purple Star Young Master of the Greedy Wolf Clan for some time, her actual time wasn’t long, and this was also her first public appearance.

The Greedy Wolf Clan residing on the plateau seldom interacted with the outside world, few Divine Land transcendent individuals had seen her.

“What is your aim?” Zi Xing tried to remain calm.

“Do you know what place this is?” The voice of the Bronze Masked Man was low, hoarse, and ethereal.

“What place is this?” Zi Xing pondered for a moment before opting for the opponent’s question… under the current circumstances, aside from following the opponent’s train of thought to extract intelligence, she could do little more.

The voice gradually approached… the mysterious man seemed to be walking toward the crystal pillar where Zi Xing was.

Only to hear him slowly say: “This is more than a month ago, your Dao and demon realms jointly developed the Emperor’s Cave Mansion. Naturally, just a corner of the entire cave mansion, or one of the important places. The structure of the entire cave mansion is far grander than what you see. What you thought the end of your exploration was just the tip of the iceberg.”

“Inside the Emperor’s Cave Mansion…” Zi Xing frowned, if truly inside this cave mansion, then both Dao and demon realms had already jointly explored for several dozens of days, yet never discovered this place…

What was the origin of this mysterious person, and why had he delved into this hidden place… surpassing the exploration depth of both Dao and demon realms’ elite?

Could it be…

“The cave mansion, was intentionally revealed by you?” A strange notion flashed through Zi Xing’s mind, blurting out.

The Bronze Masked Man now slowly emerged, already arrived below the crystal pillar binding Zi Xing.

With hands behind his back, he now raised his head, looking at the altar in the center.

“Purple Star Young Master is thoughtful. I commend you.” The Bronze Masked Man said calmly: “That’s right, the Emperor’s Cave Mansion was intentionally revealed by me, letting Dao and demon realms discover. I found this place many decades ago and have continuously explored it for a long time.”

Zi Xing’s heart trembled, instantly feeling cold all over—this is a long-planned massive conspiracy! A plot that encompasses both Dao and demon realms!

This place is mysterious, eerie, also giving her a terrifying feeling… those being absorbed by the crystal constantly losing their life energy, their life’s breath faint and like a candle in the wind… this too would be her upcoming destiny!

“Was the Imperial Edict… fake?” Thinking further, Zi Xing couldn’t help but gasp, realizing suddenly this was a plot, she began pondering the entire process, “Was your aim to seize the Daoists and demons amidst the chaos here?”

The Mysterious Cave Mansion appeared…

The Emperor’s Decree emerged…

Dao and demon realms contended…

In the course of contention, people kept disappearing, initially assumed to have died at the hands of others due to secret disputes…

“The Imperial Edict was of course real.” The mysterious man replied indifferently: “If it weren’t genuine, how could it incite contention between two sides? After all, in the Dao realm nowadays, there remains some expert with discerning eyes.”

“You… what exactly do you wish to do!” Zi Xing asked in horror.

“Just removing the old, and rebuilding the new.” The mysterious man slowly raised his head, gazing at Zi Xing’s face, speaking softly: “For this, some sacrifices are necessary.”

“To establish something new?”

“You will witness, and you will also become its foundation, Purple Star Young Master, I thank you for your contribution.” The mysterious man nodded slightly, then walked towards the altar.

“Wait! Speak clearly! What is your true purpose!!” Zi Xing cried out in anger.

The mysterious man ascended step by step toward the altar, his voice echoing forlornly, “The ancient Divine Land has perished, I merely wish to awaken it.”

He ignored Zi Xing’s voice from behind, ultimately stepping onto the altar, arriving before the child with black hair.

The child gently opened his eyes.

The mysterious man whispered: “Are you ready?”

The child nodded slightly.

The mysterious man solemnly said: “Bear with it, pulling out the Jade Dragon Pillar may be painful… if it’s unbearable, I will pause.”

The child just closed his eyes.

Soon after, in this peculiar place, a mournful sound echoed… the sound made Zi Xing’s scalp tingle!