Chapter 1365: Failure? Dying? (2)
The many Invincibles started extending their senses everywhere in search for Su Yu. As for Su Yu, he couldn't afford to wait any longer. He had to deal with the tribulation.
"You must be punished!"
One after another, the crimson men charged toward Su Yu.
They weren't attacking with only their bare hands. They were using weapons, and some were even using willpower to attack.
One of the crimson men roared, causing Su Yu's sea of willpower to tremble and his vision to blur. Next, a crimson man appeared before him. Both the crimson man and Su Yu were fighting with the strength of eighth-stage Sunmoons, yet the crimson man was able to send Su Yu flying with a single punch.
Su Yu, who was coughing blood, was greatly alarmed. What?
Grandstar's voice rang out, "Keep this fight short. They are recovering. These are the incarnations of the legislators from the ancient Myriad Race Assembly. Kill them before they can recover more of their strength or you will die!"
"..."
Just what the hell was this?
Myriad Race Assembly?
Su Yu didn't understand, but he didn't need to understand. He only needed to do one thing: kill!
Sky Sundering Saber!
A gigantic saber rose into the sky. Everyone within a radius of ten thousand kilometers saw that saber. Next, an ancient city could be seen for only a split second before it vanished again.
Moments later, numerous experts arrived. But the city was already gone.
"Give chase!"
Numerous people were surprised and confused. This was only a weaponsmithing session. How did Su Yu provoke the appearance of so many Pseudo Emperors and a kill order against him?
***
Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.
The Heaven Department head was also giving chase while using the palace as the vehicle. The Earth Department head asked in astonishment, "Just what is going on here?"
The Heaven Department head said, "For going against the ancient laws, Su Yu has provoked the blood tribulation of the assembly. This is a sign that he is evil beyond redemption. All races are duty-bound to eliminate him. This involves some secrets of the ancient past. Tiangu is aware of those secrets. Thus, he won't spare Su Yu. Both the book and Su Yu are intolerable. That is Tiangu's choice. Su Yu...might be related to the Time Sage."
"Time Sage?"
The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was the number one intelligence organization in existence. Yet their many Invincibles were confused upon hearing that term.
The Heaven Department head explained, "That's all I know, nothing else. Perhaps the East Spire head knows more. Tiangu and the others probably don't know much either. However, it is clear the book Su Yu is forging is very problematic."
"Can he survive?"
"Yeah. He was surrounded by more than ten crimson men before he vanished. Each of them is an eighth or ninth-stage Sunmoon."
"He is a person of great fortune. Blessed by luck, he might yet survive. That is why Tiangu has issued a kill order in the event he survives the tribulation. If he can survive even a tribulation like that, he will grow into the biggest threat of the myriad races."
"..."
All the Invincibles looked at each other in confusion. After some time, someone said, "Isn't this a good thing? Su Yu can't die. Don't forget that the pavilion pursues chaos. Only then can we maximize our benefits. With Su Yu dead, the Myriad Realms will return to peace. He will serve our goals better by staying alive."
"Are you a human?"
"What nonsense is that? I suspect you're the human here!"
"Why are you speaking for Su Yu if you're not a human?"
"Are you stupid? He will benefit us more alive. In any case, he's also an elder of the pavilion. How am I a human just because I'm speaking for him?"
"..."
"Enough!" The Heaven Department head shut them up and said, "We'll react depending on how things develop. That is all."
That ended the argument.
***
At the same time, the experts of the various realms were discussing this matter.
What was it this time?
If Su Yu was forging a weapon, everyone only needed to watch the show. Even if he could forge a heaven weapon, what was the big deal? It wasn't like there was no other heaven weapon in existence.
It would only be a big deal if he could forge a divine weapon. Why were the Pseudo Emperors reacting so strongly when it was only an earth weapon?
***
Eastrift Valley.
Great Qin King was frowning. After a long while, he ordered, "Search for Grandstar City and determine if Su Yu is still alive. Great Zhou King, investigate this matter. I want to know the origin of the crimson men. What manner of ancient laws are they? Find out about Su Yu's book as well. How did it trigger such a reaction from the laws?"
Great Zhou King said, "This might be the ancient Myriad Race Blood Tribulation. As for the book...I'll try my best to find out more."
"Myriad Race Blood Tribulation..."
Great Qin King asked, "What does that mean?"
"It points to an existence that must be erased to preserve the Myriad Realms."
"What a joke." Great Qin King snorted, "It's nothing but a joke. Ignore it."
How could one man and one book threaten the Myriad Realms? He did not believe in something that ridiculous. The ancient past was an era with a higher number of experts, but that did not mean that the ancient past was always right.
***
While everyone was talking about Su Yu.
Su Yu was coughing blood.
Boom!
He continued fighting the crimson men above the ancient city. He suffered from his lack of speed compared to the crimson men. Fortunately, the crimson men were mere puppets. He was able to take advantage of their lack of intelligence to put up a decent fight.
However, the crimson men were still continuing to grow. The heavenly laws would constantly supply them with power and energy. It would be impossible to defeat them through exhaustion.
According to Grandstar, the crimson men would not disappear unless they were defeated. They would attack relentlessly until either Su Yu or the book was eliminated. After paying such a high price to forge the book, Su Yu would not give up on it. Furthermore, it was going to be his dao weapon.
The battle continued.
Su Yu was able to showcase his incredible defensive prowess against these crimson men. Alas, he was lacking in speed. Not even consuming blood essence could push his speed to the level of an eighth-stage Sunmoon. Only his offensive strength had been pushed to that level.
Fortunately, he had plenty of blood essence. After consuming the blood essence of a race specializing in speed, he was able to raise his speed as well.
Boom!
As the battle progressed, Su Yu's body started transforming.
Finally, the seventy-second body forging was complete.
A large amount of source qi started converging around him. The source qi was so dense that it even turned into liquid before raining down on the ancient city.
Su Yu's entire body shone with a bright, golden radiance.
Ancient music rang out in the sky, seemingly to congratulate Su Yu for his breakthrough.
Back then, he completed his grand cycle acupoints and received the blessing of the ancient Emperor.
Now, he completed his seventy-two forgings to produce yet another heavenly phenomenon.
Everyone in the ancient city was greeted with a shocking sight. Red, gold, and white swirled above the city.
Heavenly laws.
The red laws wanted to kill Su Yu. But when the phenomenon appeared, the red laws were suppressed. At the same time, Su Yu's body was strengthening rapidly. One multicolored cloud after another appeared in the sky. Slowly, the multicolored clouds came together to form a sentence.
Completion of Skysoar forging. The Human Emperor sends his blessings.
That was not all. Even more multicolored clouds appeared. Instead of forming yet another sentence, they formed a gigantic iron devourer in the sky.
The massive iron devourer was also a manifestation of the laws.
Its emotionless eyes gazed upon Su Yu before it declared, "Celebration." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ noⅴelfire.net
At that, a large amount of heavenly source qi and heavenearth profound light fell from the sky.
Su Yu's exhausted source qi was instantly replenished. The multicolored clouds sent by the Human Emperor also transformed into numerous recovery treasures before descending upon Su Yu.
Su Yu did not hesitate to start using the treasures on the book.
Since he didn't know the grand cycle cultivation method, he wouldn't be able to advance into the Cloudbreach Realm. It would be a waste for him to use these treasures on his body. He only used enough to replenish his source qi and willpower.
The rest of the treasures were used on his book. As his dao weapon, its growth would be equal to his growth. Instantly, the 106th golden stripe appeared on the book, followed by the 107th and 108th golden stripes.
Then, Su Yu roared and threw a punch at a crimson man who was being slightly suppressed by the heavenly phenomenon. Numerous phenomena filled the sky.
In one corner, the crimson men converged. In another corner, the blessings of the ancient Human Emperor converged. And in a different corner, the blessings of the iron devourer converged.
Even Su Yu himself was slightly stunned. Just what was going on here? The phenomena were clashing against each other.
Grandstar's voice rang out again, "Kid...you are too abnormal. Hurry up! Take this chance and kill them while they are occupied by the Human Emperor's laws and forge your dao weapon. Fuse the power of the laws into the weapon before you continue your forging."
Su Yu was alarmed. Was that possible? It felt as though Grandstar was even more imaginative than him.
Even with the suppression on them, the crimson men were still incredibly powerful. Apart from the characters sent by the Human Emperor, the iron devourer in the sky was also attacking them.
Boom!
Su Yu did not even need to do any prodding for the ancient heavenly laws to clash against each other.
Noticing what was happening, he raised his aura and threw a punch as well.
A crimson man was blasted away by his punch. Without any hesitation, he stuffed the blood flowing out of the crimson man's body into his book. Instantly, the book started stirring. With his teeth clenched, he roared and slammed his hammer down.
On top of the 108 golden stripes, an incomplete golden stripe appeared. This was the mark that the weapon was about to become an embryonic heaven weapon.
Su Yu inhaled in shock at the ferocity of the power of the laws. Just a tiny bit of the crimson man's power was already enough to forge an incomplete golden stripe.
Zhao Li's expression had been changing repeatedly as well. At this moment, he shouted, "What are you blanking out for? Hurry up! While the laws are still around, kill them and fuse them into your weapon! This is your chance to push your weapon into an embryonic divine weapon!"
This was an opportunity. A crisis had actually turned into an opportunity for him. He was truly loved by luck. That was the thought of the other weaponsmiths in the city.
Just moments ago, Su Yu had been in great trouble. He was on the verge of dying. But out of nowhere, he completed his seventy-two body forgings and triggered a heavenly phenomenon. The heavenly phenomenon was also sent by the ancient heavenly laws. Instead of helping the heavenly laws that were already here to punish Su Yu, the latecomers had clashed against them instead.
The heavenly laws that were here first enjoyed a numerical advantage with their many crimson men. Meanwhile, the latecomers only consisted of the Human Emperor's blessings and the iron devourer.
It was worth noting that the gigantic iron devourer in the sky was also excessively ferocious. With one swipe of its claws, space itself was ripped apart. The Human Emperor's blessings were also giving the crimson men a terrible beating. Both of them were incomparably powerful.
The Human Emperor's blessings alone might not be enough to fully suppress the crimson men. But the iron devourer was also helping. Thus, the crimson men were starting to be pushed back.
Even as they clashed, the laws continued to reinforce them with more power.
Su Yu didn't even know what to think anymore. He only knew that he couldn't have picked a more perfect moment to complete his body forging. Different heavenly laws would actually clash against each other.
He did not waste this opportunity and continued attacking the crimson men. At the same time, his body was still reinforcing itself.
Seventy-two forgings.
At thirty-six forgings, he had received a unique ability. A defensive barrier had formed on his skin. It would always be around, as though it was born with him.
As his advancement transformed his body, he could feel more changes.
His bones, flesh, and meridians were transforming as well.
Even the layer of defensive barrier on his skin was being strengthened.
Su Yu only spared a tiny bit of his attention to the changes in his body. Most of his attention was occupied elsewhere.
As the heavenly laws clashed against each other, they started dissipating away. That was naturally not what Su Yu wanted to see. He needed the power of these tribulations to strengthen his book.
After grabbing a random clump of crimson mist, he threw it into his book before slamming his hammer down. Yet another incomplete golden stripe appeared.
Done with that, he shot up and flew toward a different crimson man. At the same time, Zhao Li soared into the sky as well and roared, "Pick up the pace! I'll help you with the forging!"
"Thank you, Teacher."
Zhao Li said nothing and focused on slamming his hammer down on the book, forging it while Su Yu was busy with the crimson men. He constantly coughed blood from the powerful recoils of the weapon.
Meanwhile, Su Yu glanced around before gnashing his teeth and charging toward the crimson men. He attacked like a madman, punching, kicking, and even biting.
After ripping an arm off a crimson man with his mouth, he tossed the severed arm down at the book. Zhao Li, who was still coughing blood, continued forging the weapon. More and more incomplete golden stripes appeared on the book.
111 stripes. 112 stripes.
At this point, Zhao Li was starting to reach his limits.
Right at that moment, Su Yu ripped a tiny part off the Human Emperor's blessings in the sky and tossed it at Zhao Li. "Teacher, eat it!"
"..."
When he saw Zhao Li blanking out, he said, "This is my reward. You can eat it to recover."
He had thought that Zhao Li was doubting him.
But instead, Zhao Li scolded him, "You are a scumbag! How can you harm your comrade-in-arms?"
"..."
It was Su Yu's turn to be stunned. What comrade-in-arms? That was his reward from the heavenly laws. It belonged to him. It was meant to be eaten all along. What was the issue here?
It was merely helping him with his enemies temporarily. He was only letting his teacher eat some because his teacher was injured.
Chapter 1366: Failure? Dying? (3)
While swearing, Zhao Li swallowed the chunk of blessing. Immediately, he started smoking from the top of his head as his blood boiled. Then, he roared, "Continue! Tear me another piece!"
"..."
Zhao Tianbing and the others were left completely speechless.
Shameless!
In truth, they were feeling quite envious. The power of the laws was too dense. Normally, the laws wouldn't release so much of their power for a mere tribulation or phenomenon. However, this was a unique situation where different sets of laws were clashing against each other, forcing the laws to constantly reinforce their power here.
As a result, Su Yu was able to benefit from the clashes between the laws.
"So this is how the world looks like when you're favored by fortune."
Zhao Tianbing couldn't help but feel amazed at Su Yu's luck.
No wonder the Immortal Pseudo Emperor believed that there was a possibility that Su Yu would survive the tribulation. If he had believed that the tribulation would kill Su Yu, he wouldn't have bothered to issue a kill order.
As for Zhao Li, he was overjoyed to notice that he was recovering rapidly after consuming a tiny chunk of the reward.
Incredible!
In his excitement, he started shouting at Su Yu while hammering the book, "Idiot! Beat both of them up! Maintain a balance between the two! Don't allow either side to gain an absolute advantage over the other or the laws will fade away!"
Clearly, the two were starting to milk the heavenly laws.
Both of them were geniuses. They were able to quickly notice that when one party gained a large advantage over the other, the laws would stop reinforcing them. But if the two were evenly matched, the laws would keep reinforcing them.
Wasn't this the perfect chance to milk the laws?
The crimson men could be used to forge the book while the Human Emperor's blessings could be used to recover and strengthen themselves.
This was an incredibly rare opportunity. It was unheard of for a single individual to cause multiple sets of heavenly laws with opposing purposes to appear at the same time. And now, something like this had happened. Perhaps not even the ancient experts had expected something like this to happen back when they were setting up these laws.
Su Yu was essentially resetting the tribulation and rewards to milk them endlessly. He was the first person to ever do something like this. Nobody could hope to replicate such a feat.
This wasn't something that would happen just because someone was forging a divine weapon. After all, such a tribulation would not appear for a divine weapon, even if it was a weapon of calamity. The fusion of the culture and radiance characters into the book was the main reason for this tribulation to appear.
This was an extremely unique situation. Too many coincidences would be required to replicate the conditions today. One had to forge the same weapon and complete one's body forging at the same time to replicate a situation like this.
Not even Su Yu himself could replicate the same circumstances. After all, he did not have a second set of culture and radiance characters. Under Zhao Li's urging, Su Yu joined the battle and started attacking both parties.
The crimson men were being used to fuel his weapon forging while the blessings were used to strengthen himself.
Inside his sea of willpower, the little furball was also madly eating the heavenly rewards even when he was about to blow up from eating too much. Even as he was eating, he shouted anxiously, "Yummy! I want to eat as well! I want to eat! Leave some to me! Ahhhh! So yummy!"
This was too yummy. If he had to die for this, so be it. The blessings were simply too yummy! Even the iron devourer was a victim of Su Yu's greed. One of its ears had been torn off by Su Yu, and the little furball was taking the chance to feast on the ear as well. This was too delicious!
Prior to this, Su Yu had transformed 144 of his acupoints. Now that he was absorbing the power of the laws, his remaining acupoints were consuming the power he was absorbing, slowly pushing him to the first stage of Cloudbreach Realm.
All his acupoints were shining brightly. Even the death qi in his body was being eroded by the power of the heavenly laws.
Xing Yue, who was in the middle of sending death qi to Su Yu, cursed, "I quit!"
Screw that!
Just die already!
How dare that bastard erode the death qi she had kindly sent his way with the power of the laws? All her death qi had gone to waste. Damn that bastard!
Su Yu was too busy to spare Xing Yue any attention.
When he noticed the tribulation and the blessings fading away, he yelled in desperation, "Don't go! Please don't go!"
He was using this chance to open more apertures as well. The power of the heavenly laws seemed capable of replenishing both his source qi and willpower at the same time. He couldn't bear to part with them.
One aperture after another opened.
Inside his sea of willpower, his characters started pulsing.
Nourished by the power of the heavenly laws, all of them were shining brightly. His sea of willpower was filled to the brim with willpower. However, he wasn't able to advance as he had not fused any of his apertures.
Thus, the excess energy was directed to expand his apertures and sea of willpower. At the same time, he started hammering himself to compress his willpower.
Zhao Li was also madly absorbing whatever he could while hammering the book.
While doing so, he roared, "What are you doing, you piece of trash! Faster! They're fading away! Faster!"
More and more incomplete golden stripes appeared. 125 stripes. 126 stripes.
At the same time, Zhao Li's willpower was growing rapidly. He even went through an advancement from the fifth stage to the sixth stage while hammering the book. But after the advancement, he started suppressing himself to prevent himself from advancing too quickly.
As the milking continued, the crimson men started shrinking in size.
The blessings of the Human Emperor were shrinking as well.
The same was happening to the iron devourer.
Seeing that, Su Yu wailed sorrowfully.
"NOO!"
Please!
Don't go!
His miserable wails spread far and wide. The numerous experts who were in search of him heard his wails. All of them were alarmed.
Dead?
Was Su Yu dead?
Those wails of his...sounded way too miserable.
They could sense the raw emotions behind those wails. Only grief and sorrow could be heard from those wails. Was he dead? Or was he gravely injured? Up in the sky, the various phenomena started fading away.
Su Yu wailed with despair.
No! Please!
His weapon had yet to become an embryonic divine weapon. He had yet to open all 290 of his apertures. His characters had yet to become Sunmoon characters. His 360 acupoints had yet to fully transform. He had yet to become a first-stage Cloudbreach. How could they leave him like this?
No!
Su Yu had never felt so sorrowful before. Such a good opportunity was flying away from him. This could very well be the very first time something like this had happened. He did not want it to end like this.
"No!"
He roared with both grief and fury. With their final attacks, the crimson men and blessings had killed each other off. How cruel. They should have left some for him! Even Grandstar was grimacing, not knowing what to feel.
Fuck!
This damn bastard should be rejoicing at the fact that he had survived milking the heavenly laws. Why was he crying so miserably after gaining such a huge benefit from the laws? Was he not ashamed?
Yes. Su Yu was really crying. The power of the laws was too incredible.
After getting a taste of the heavenly laws, he could no longer settle for trash like heavenly source qi, heavenearth profound light, and sunmoon profound yellow liquid.
Please stay!
He only needed a little bit more! He only needed to complete all his acupoint transformations and open all his remaining apertures. He only needed to push his book to 145 stripes. The book had yet to become an embryonic divine weapon.
Zhao Li was also wailing loudly, "Damn it! We're only a step away! Damn it! Curse you, heavens!"
They were stuck at 144 stripes.
They were only a stripe away.
"Su Yu! Get over here! Now!!"
Su Yu needed to take over when he was still in peak condition. Without the replenishment of the heavenly laws, Zhao Li had reached his limits yet again.
With a roar, Su Yu slammed his hammer down.
Boom!
Immediately after, Zhao Li crashed into the ground from the sky. While coughing blood, he said weakly, "C-continue...d-don't stop..."
As Su Yu hammered away, his skin started tearing apart.
Alas, the 145th incomplete stripe was nowhere to be seen.
In his desperation, Su Yu tossed a carrier treasure out and sent a voice transmission, "Lord, break it for me! I'm fusing it with the book!"
Fuck!
Grandstar swore inwardly.
What a wastrel!
Su Yu had already used a carrier treasure for this project before. Why was he using a second carrier treasure? He was too much of a wastrel!
Nevertheless, Grandstar still acted and crushed the carrier treasure before sending it toward the book. The moment the broken chunks of the carrier treasure landed on the book, it shone brightly.
This was a book that had fused with two carrier treasures.
Su Yu continued hammering the book. Finally, his flesh burst out of his body, leaving only his skin hanging onto his bones. The powerful recoil had nearly blasted his body apart.
The 145th golden stripe appeared momentarily, but it faded away soon after.
Su Yu, who was fully exhausted, could no longer continue. He started falling from the sky.
After crushing the carrier treasure for Su Yu, Grandstar had not been able to move the city away in time. Numerous experts arrived, only to be greeted with the sight of a bloodied Su Yu falling from the sky.
All of them were stunned.
A complicated look covered their eyes.
Also among the crowd was Niu Baidao. He flew toward the city with a complicated expression. He had yet to even hand the formation and talismans to Su Yu. Was Su Yu dead already?
"Is Su Yu...dead?"
The experts looked at each other, wondering if Su Yu had really died to the tribulation. Updates are released by novel·fire.net
"He's probably...still alive. He's seriously injured, but he's still breathing. If he's really dead, things won't be so calm in the ancient city."
"Perhaps."
"Even if he's not dead, he's probably cripped. How long will he need to recover from such injuries?"
"At the very least, he won't be able to recover in time to enter the Luminous Domain Mansion anymore."
"Sigh."
"He's too greedy. Why did he forge a weapon of calamity for no reason?"
The experts had varying reactions. Some were regretful while some were impressed by his courage.
Full recovery from such injuries wouldn't be easy.
Also falling from the sky was the book he had been forging. At the moment, it looked completely unassuming. Seeing that, the various experts wondered if even the book had been ruined by the tribulation.
The moment Niu Baidao entered the city, it vanished again. Grandstar had decided to leave after noticing so much attention on them.
Before long, news of what happened spread everywhere. Apparently, Su Yu had ruined his body during his body forging.
He was dying.
***
The news shook the entire Allheaven Battlefield.
Su Yu had failed his weaponsmithing and ruined his body.
Immortal Realm.
Tiangu exhaled in relief. Good. Thank the heavens Su Yu had failed.
However, Su Yu was not dead. That was intolerable.
With Su Yu's injuries, he would not be able to enter the Luminous Domain Mansion. Tiangu was feeling quite regretful as that would be quite a good opportunity to kill Su Yu.
"What a monster. Just what is wrong about him? How did he provoke the blood tribulation of the assembly? A blood tribulation indicates that he can't be spared."
Even Tiangu himself was quite confused. He frowned and sank into thought. Whatever. If Su Yu died, the truth wouldn't matter.
Chapter 1367: Mark of Civilization (1)
Grandstar City was back in its previous spot. The city was sealed. Nobody could leave or enter. Many took that as proof that something had happened to Su Yu. There wouldn't have been a need to seal the city otherwise.
More and more experts gathered outside, wondering if Su Yu would die. With his heavy injuries, could he still withstand the death qi of the ancient city?
One ought to know that Su Yu wasn't the mayor of only one city. He was also the mayor of Empyrean Cloud, Rainbow Rain, and Grand Dream Cities. A large number of experts had also gathered outside Empyrean Cloud and Rainbow Rain, waiting to see if anything would happen.
Everyone knew that Su Yu was still alive. But many had seen his destroyed body falling from the sky. Clearly, the heavenly laws had injured him heavily. Injuries from the heavenly laws were extremely hard to recover from. Furthermore, Su Yu would also be constantly assaulted by the death qi of multiple ancient cities.
***
Far from Grandstar City.
Somewhere amid the boundless sea.
A massive ancient gate could be seen floating in the air, surrounded by the elites of the major races. There were even some Invincibles there. Those without a token would not be allowed entry.
This was done to ensure the benefits of the major races. Even the humans were involved in the blockade. The Luminous Domain Mansion was viewed as the exclusive property of the major races. Nobody would be allowed to benefit from it apart from the major races. Even the slot allocation had always been dominated by the major races.
At this time, a loud voice rang out, "Great Xia King, the mansion will open soon. After a few more days, entry will be barred to even those with the tokens. We have to do this to ensure order and peace in the mansion."
At present, entry had been opened to the token holders. Many of the token holders had arrived. The announcement was clearly made with the ancient cities as the target. Thanks to Su Yu, the ancient cities had been allocated fifty slots. But up until now, none of them had arrived. All of them were waiting for Su Yu. However, things seemed to have changed.
According to the rumors, Su Yu had been heavily injured. He was dying. Without Su Yu, there was no guarantee that the other token holders from the ancient cities would be acknowledged.
As for the humans, the strongest expert present was Great Xia King. Ignoring what the others were saying, Great Xia King looked in Grandstar City's direction. The distance was too great for him to see anything. He only knew that Su Yu had been injured during weaponsmithing.
His injuries were heavy. According to the many eyewitnesses, his flesh had burst apart while his bones had fractured. It wouldn't be easy to recover from such heavy injuries. As the mayor of multiple ancient cities, recovery would be even harder for Su Yu. It was likely that he would die from death qi before he could recover.
A peak earth weapon was the cause of that. The weapon had somehow provoked the blood tribulation.
As Great Xia King sank into thought, the same voice rang out again, "Three days. After three days, entry will be barred for all who are still not here. The slots of the absentees will be reallocated to those who are already here instead."
At that, Great Xia King turned to look at the west. The encampment of the divines was there. He stared in silence. After a long time, he spoke indifferently.
"Ping Yu, why is a mere early-stage Eternal like you provoking me repeatedly? Are you really tired of living? I'm thinking here. If I hear your voice one more time, be prepared for the consequences."
"..."
Silence descended.
The expression of the divine king known as Ping Yu changed slightly. He gave Great Xia King a long stare without saying anything.
He was not a match of Great Xia King. To be precise, Great Xia King was so much stronger than him that if they fought without outside interruptions, he wouldn't be able to even flee.
Silence descended.
With that, Great Xia King removed his attention from the divines. A weakling was not qualified to strut around in the Allheaven Battlefield. Even if the human race was weaker than the divine race, not every divine was qualified to provoke him. At the very least, Ping Yu was not qualified.
***
Grandstar City.
Mayor's residence.
Hu Xiansheng and the others were out of their wits.
Su Yu had been gravely injured.
Zhao Li had also been gravely injured.
Toward the end of the forging, the two of them had forced themselves to forge the weapon further. It was an extremely powerful weapon. It was already an embryonic peak heaven weapon, yet the two had insisted on pushing it into an embryonic divine weapon. Alas, they were not strong enough. Both had suffered because of it.
When Zhao Tianbing checked their conditions, he frowned and said, "Zhao Li lost some of his acupoints. His sea of willpower is shaken. He can probably recover after three to five months of rest. As for Su Yu...things are slightly more serious. He lost more than some acupoints. Rather, his flesh had burst apart. He has to recultivate his physical body from scratch..."
This was troublesome.
Hu Xiansheng and the others were frowning as well. After a short moment, Niu Baidao's voice rang out outside the mayor's residence, "What's going on? Senior Grandstar, please let me in. I'm not a bad guy!"
With Su Yu unconscious, Grandstar was the only person capable of opening the gate of the mayor's residence.
If Grandstar refused, not even Niu Baidao would have the courage to enter forcefully. That could kill him.
Grandstar ignored Niu Baidao. Instead, his gaze was focused on Su Yu. Destroyed flesh. Broken bones. For anyone else, recultivating from scratch was the best option to recover from such a state.
Fortunately, Su Yu's sea of willpower was still perfectly fine. It looked terrible, but it had not suffered much damage.
After a while, Grandstar said, "Wait. He will wake up himself. It won't be long."
Hu Xiansheng and the others were relieved to hear that. They were feeling quite helpless with Su Yu unconscious.
Zhao Tianbing and the others started helping nourish Su Yu's bones with their source qi. After about half an hour, his badly damaged body twitched.
"Pain..."
He was hurting all over. It was incomparably painful.
Su Yu groaned, his head feeling heavy.
"He's awake!"
Zhao Tianbing exclaimed, "Su Yu!"
***
When Su Yu opened his eyes, his vision was covered by darkness.
He had a rough idea of what had happened.
He had been gravely injured. The recoil was too strong toward the end of their forging. Even Zhao Li had nearly died from the recoil.
Su Yu had madly tried to force the 145th stripe out, resulting in heavy damage to his body.
He groaned in pain and asked weakly, "How's Teacher?"
"Better than you. He can make a full recovery in three to five months."
Su Yu exhaled in relief. Before long, the darkness in his vision started fading away. When he glanced at his arms, he saw that both his arms had been broken. They had been reduced to bones and skin.
When he spread his senses over, he was relieved. Things weren't that bad. His bones were still around, but his flesh had burst apart. He had also lost a lot of blood.
Some of his acupoints had burst apart as well. The final recoil had probably reached the level of a Pseudo Invincible. He had essentially received a punch from a Pseudo Invincible, reducing him to his current state.
"I'm fine."
Hearing that, the others looked at his damaged body helplessly. How was this fine?
Su Yu ignored their gazes.
He started circulating his cultivation method. Or to be precise, he circulated the cultivation method of the immortals.
His flesh started regrowing. The large number of cultivation methods he knew was one of the reasons he could act so wilfully.
Under everyone's gaze, Su Yu's flesh and bones started repairing themselves. However, this process consumed a lot of energy. In the blink of an eye, the hall had been completely emptied of source qi.
After about ten minutes, Su Yu returned to normal. He was still slightly pale. His aura also felt weaker. Death qi was starting to seep out of his body as well. That was because his yang acupoint had been reopened. Since he still lacked source qi, he could only absorb more of Xing Yue's death qi to reverse into source qi.
While gasping for breath, he muttered, "How annoying. Without good recovery treasures, I will probably take more than six months to fully recover."
"..."
Fuck!
Hu Xiansheng and the others swore inwardly. So this was merely something he could recover from in only half a year even without the help of recovery treasures?
What was that?
Su Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Seniors. I'm fine. At worst, I'll rest for six months." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel★fire.net
Then, he glanced at Zhao Li, who was seated cross-legged beside him. Old Zhao looked pale, but things didn't look too bad. He would be fine after a period of rest.
Su Yu said nothing else. He walked to the side and picked up the book on the ground. Nobody had tried to touch his dao weapon while he was unconscious. The book looked like an ancient book with gray covers. The culture and radiance characters were embedded on the front cover. It looked incredibly unassuming.
When Su Yu spread his senses into the book, he found 108 golden stripes.
A peak earth weapon. Or to be precise, a pseudo heaven weapon.
Including the incomplete stripes, there were 144 golden stripes on the book.
Su Yu frowned. He remembered that the 145th golden stripe had appeared at the last moment before fading away. What was the meaning of that? If it wasn't for the 145th stripe, both he and Old Zhao wouldn't have suffered such heavy injuries.
Did they fail?
Seemingly having guessed his thoughts, Zhao Tianbing said, "This is already an incredible weapon. The book will grow alongside you. It is only a matter of time before it becomes a proper heaven weapon. Nowadays, weapons with 144 stripes are out of reach for even some Pseudo Emeprors. Most of them are stuck with 140-stripe weapons."
This was already an extremely powerful weapon. He knew what Su Yu and Zhao Li were thinking. They wanted to push the weapon to 145 stripes. However, embryonic divine weapons weren't things one could easily forge.
Hu Qi comforted Su Yu as well, "Su Yu, this is already very impressive. Don't lose heart. This is a success. An incredible success."
Su Yu nodded and said, "It is embarrassing to let you see this side of me, Seniors. I'm just curious. I remembered the 145th stripe appearing. Why was it gone?"
He frowned. If the stripe had never appeared in the first place, it would have been much easier for him to accept this result. But he could clearly remember the stripe appearing.
Suddenly, a voice filled with derision rang out, "A bunch of fools."
"..."
Everyone looked at the inner hall.
That was not Grandstar's voice.
In the tunnel, Xing Yue sneered and said, "You call yourself weaponsmiths? Are all weaponsmiths nowadays so worthless and stupid? The forging of that book has clearly not ended. The 145th stripe is merely not visible. When the forging completes for real, it will be visible again. What a bunch of fools."
All of them blanked out.
Chapter 1368: Mark of Civilization (2)
After a long while, Zhao Tianbing coughed awkwardly and said, "Uhm...that...erm...we seem to have missed that in our excitement. Yes, the forging has yet to fully end. The foundation for the formation and talismans has been forged into the book, but the formation and talismans have yet to be embedded into the book. The forging is indeed incomplete."
He had indeed neglected that possibility. Things had simply been too shocking and exciting earlier for him to think properly.
Suddenly, Hu Xiansheng asked, "Shall we...allow the principal to enter? He has been waiting outside for quite a while. If you're done talking, do consider letting him in. He's probably here to deliver something."
At that, all of them looked at each other awkwardly. They had been too anxious earlier, to the point that they had completely forgotten about Niu Baidao.
Su Yu was rendered quite speechless as well. With an awkward cough, he opened the door.
Niu Baidao hurriedly stepped through the door.
When he saw that Su Yu was fine, he exhaled in relief. He asked curiously, "You sure are good at healing. Earlier, I saw that you only had your bones and skin."
Su Yu smiled, "I am a little accomplished in the cultivation methods of the myriad races. It's no big deal. I merely used the Flesh Regrow technique of the immortals."
"Not bad at all. But with the damage to your body, you will probably need some time to make a full recovery."
As an Invincible, he could see that Su Yu was still heavily injured.
Su Yu said, "It's fine. Just look at Zhan Wushuang. After losing his entire body, he was able to return to his peak condition in only a few months."
"Him?" Niu Baidao shook his head, "It's different. The Divine Pseudo Emperor had probably helped him with the regrowth of his body. That's not a good thing for him. You understand what I mean."
Su Yu nodded. Nothing was free. If the Divine Pseudo Emperor were to find himself in need of a new tri-life body in the future, Zhan Wushuang would find himself in trouble. There was a great disadvantage to a body grown by someone else compared to a body one had grown personally.
If Su Yu wanted, he could get the old turtle to help fully regrow his damaged body as well. But there was no need for that. Doing so would only place him in the complete mercy of the old turtle. It was simply too risky.
Su Yu smiled and said, "This is a good thing. A lot of people saw what happened to me, right? Everyone believes that I'm heavily injured. It's time for me to hide and lick my wounds. After what Tiangu did, I'm in a lot of trouble. This is a good chance for me to keep a low profile for a bit."
Initially, the immortals did not care too much about him. They wouldn't spare him if there was an opportunity to kill him, but they wouldn't go out of their way to kill him. However, Tiangu changed everything.
They would start trying anything they could, including something as drastic as kidnapping his father.
Su Yu said, "Principal, can you keep an eye on my father after returning to the Human Realm? To deal with me, the immortals and divines will first try to lure me out. Apart from my father, Liu City is also a weakness they can make use of..."
Niu Baidao nodded, "Don't worry. Xia Longwu is still in Great Xia. Not long ago, Great Xia King warned everyone not to try anything stupid. He doesn't lose his temper frequently, but nobody dares to disobey him when he truly loses his temper."
"That's good to hear."
Suddenly, Zhao Tianbing said, "Principal Niu, let's not talk about that for now. Do you have the formation and talismans? If you have them on you, we can try to complete the book..."
Niu Baidao smiled, "Yes. The formation was personally made by Great Ming King. It's not cheap. I also have a hundred talismans prepared. Are these enough?"
Su Yu shook his head, "No. I need at least three hundred talismans. But there's no rush. Just make more for me when you have the chance. I'll slowly add them to the book."
The installation of the formation and talismans into the book would be a relatively simple process. He had left enough openings for the formation and talismans when forging the book.
They were getting impatient to see whether the 145th stripe would really appear after inserting the formation and talismans into the book.
Niu Baidao wasted no time and took out the formation and talismans. The formation was a heaven grade formation.
"This formation is known as the Soul Source Gathering Formation. Its main function is the gathering of ambient source qi and willpower. It's the same formation installed in the Hundred Dao Pagoda. It will then proceed to purify the gathered source qi and willpower. The speed is quite slow, especially compared to the Source Qi Secret Grotto and Willpower Grotto in Great Xia. However, it's much more convenient and easy to use as you can use it everywhere."
Niu Baidao smiled and continued, "Of course, this is still a heaven formation. It won't be so useless. Firstly, it is extremely stable. It won't break apart easily. Secondly, its foremost function is the nourishment of your weapon. Thirdly, it is strong enough defensively that even ninth-stage Sunmoons can't destroy it easily. Fourthly..."
After spending some time introducing the formation, he took a handful of talismans out and said, "These talismans are quite simple in function. They can absorb items inside them, and the absorption force is quite strong. It won't be strong enough to absorb Pseudo Emperors, but it is good enough to absorb Sunmoons."
"Furthermore, these talismans come in a set. If you encounter a strong opponent, you can directly drag an eighth or ninth-stage Sunmoon into your book as long as you're strong enough and you have enough talismans." Thɪs chapter is updated by novelfire(.)net
Su Yu was overjoyed. "Thank you, Principal!"
Zhao Tianbing nodded and said, "Great Ming King and Principal Niu are among the best you can find in the Human Realm for formations and talismans. With their help, your book will be elevated to an even higher level."
"Yeah." Su Yu nodded, "Let us start."
First, they would install the talismans. Then, they would install the formation. This was a simple job, but it would greatly improve the book.
Before long, all hundred talismans were installed into the book. Each talisman was installed on a different page. As for the remaining pages, they would have to wait until Niu Baidao was done producing even more talismans. This was nothing as Su Yu was prepared to have ten thousand pages in the book eventually.
Done installing the talismans, Su Yu moved on to the formation.
The 145th golden stripe had not appeared even after all the talismans were installed.
After the formation was installed in the book as well, the book started emitting a faint golden light. The 145th stripe appeared, but it faded away again after a split second. Then, the appearance of the book turned even more ordinary as its aura faded away. Before long, it returned to the appearance of an ordinary book.
The 145th stripe did not return.
But this time, Zhao Tianbing was able to get a gook look at it. He smiled and said, "Amazing. This is my first time seeing something like this. Clearly, the stripe is there. However, a divine item has the tendency to conceal itself. Since we're now sure that there is a 145th stripe, all is good. It's not like you will be needing it anytime soon. When your book truly becomes a peak heaven weapon and when you have the ability to push it into the divine grade, the 145th stripe will naturally reappear."
The others looked at the book with envy and longing. An embryonic divine weapon. A real embryonic divine weapon.
It might still be an earth weapon right now, but it was probably already as strong as an early heaven weapon. They couldn't imagine how powerful it would be after becoming a divine weapon.
Zhao Tianbing said, "This is a good weapon, but it won't be easy for you to further upgrade it. You even intend to forge ten thousand pages into it. This is too ambitious. Just one page is already incomparably expensive to forge. Ten thousand? That is crazy. Even after investing so much into it, you have only managed to forge three hundred pages. I can't imagine the price for ten thousand pages."
This was simply a weapon for the super-rich. Zhao Tianbing himself wouldn't be able to afford using it even if it were given to him for free. Or to be precise, he wouldn't be able to afford upgrading it.
Hu Xiansheng's eyes widened as he said, "Su Yu, don't tell me you need more chunks of space cut to forge all those pages you need. That will cause even the Allheaven Battlefield to collapse. I might look brave, but I'm actually quite cowardly."
Just cutting enough space for three hundred pages had nearly caused him to die in the hands of an Invincible. If he had to cut enough space for ten thousand pages, even Pseudo Emperors might start going after him.
Su Yu smiled and said, "I know. I will try to form a space character as soon as possible and do it myself in the future."
He needed a character like that. In fact, he had been feeling quite gloomy about this. He had been trying to form a space-related character for some time yet he had failed. However, he could still try doing it himself. After all, there was a space cutting machine around.
There was no rush. If Hu Xiansheng couldn't come anymore, he could still do it himself. At this point, the forging of the book had finally ended. But strictly speaking, it was still an embryonic weapon instead of a completed weapon.
Zhao Tianbing said, "This is a perfect embryonic weapon. Su Yu, name it."
"Name..."
Su Yu muttered as he stroked the book. After a long while, he smiled and said, "Let's call it Mark of Civilization."
He had wanted to name it the Myriad Race Memoir. But when he saw the characters on the cover, he changed his mind.
Everyone had odd expressions upon hearing that.
Su Yu knew what they were thinking. He smiled and explained, "Each cultural researcher wishes to leave a Mark of Civilization behind. That way, a part of them will remain even after their death, passing on their legacy to later generations. I have been learning since a young age. At this point, I consider myself a rather accomplished person as well. Perhaps I will record everything I know in this book..."
He knew a large number of cultivation methods. All of them could be sealed into the book, making the book his very own Mark of Civilization.
Countless years later, when he was no longer around, perhaps this book would serve as the tool to preserve his legacy.
Even when the world had forgotten about him, his Mark of Civilization would remain, passing on all that he knew.
At that, he couldn't help but think of the golden book in his mind.
The Mark of Civilization would be his legacy.
Was the golden book...the legacy of a different cultivator?
Chapter 1369: Mark of Civilization (3)
Time Sage.
Perhaps the golden book was really the legacy of the Time Sage. To traverse time, to record the civilizations of the myriad races, to record the rise and fall of the myriad realms.
Perhaps there was such a person in every era. However, nobody knew about them. Or to be precise, no weakling would know about them.
"Mark of Civilization..."
They all sank into silence, contemplating the meaning behind that name.
That was something left behind by the dead.
Suddenly, Su Yu fell into a daze. He thought about the Culture Tomb. The tomb of culture.
And now, he had forged a Mark of Civilization.
A record of civilization.
Suddenly, Niu Baidao said, "Su Yu, the Luminous Domain Mansion will open soon. Will you be going? In your current state, you might not be able to go. It won't be a good thing for you to go anyway."
Su Yu laughed, "If I can't go, so be it. Do I look like I lack money? You don't have to worry about me, Principal."
He gave everyone a solemn bow, "Thank you, everyone, for helping me with my weaponsmithing."
"You're too courteous."
Hu Qi said, "We should be thanking you instead. You allowed us to make a full recovery from our old injuries. You allowed us to witness the forging of an embryonic divine weapon. This will greatly benefit us in our future weaponsmithing. Even now, we have yet to fully digest all that we have learned here. In a few years, at least one of us will grow into a heaven weaponsmith."
Zhao Tianbing said, "I do have some new comprehensions. Perhaps the next time we meet, I'll already be a heaven weaponsmith."
Everyone looked at him with surprise. He laughed and continued, "Of course, there is no guarantee for anything. I need to first be rich enough to afford the materials for a heaven weapon. I might fail many times. But...there is a chance I will succeed."
"Congratulations, Martial Uncle."
Then, Su Yu looked at Zhao Li, who was still in the middle of recuperating, and said, "Martial Uncle, it's dangerous out here. Maybe you should take my teacher back to the Human Realm first. He might have suffered some injuries, but he will probably grow significantly after recovering from his injuries. I won't be waiting for him to wake up before bidding him farewell. I need to head to the mansion soon. No matter what, I can't let my fifty slots go to waste."
"In that case...take care."
Niu Baidao said, "When you're there, you need to be careful. They might target you. The ancient guardians might be strong, but everyone knows you're injured. Some people might try to force your hand. They might even force the guardians to act. Each time they act, you will need to bear a large amount of death qi."
Su Yu nodded, "I understand, Principal. I need to show everyone that I'm still alive. I can still fight. I can still allow the lord guardians to fight outside the ancient cities. If I show any weakness, the masses will start targeting me. I need to set an example out of someone."
"Just be aware of the risk."
Niu Baidao looked at the others and said, "I'll escort all of you back to the eastern sector. A lot of eyes are on Su Yu currently. If you stay here, you might end up dragging him down."
Once again, Su Yu bowed at them to express his gratitude. Then, they departed with Zhao Li in tow.
Su Yu was still heavily injured. There was no need for them to stay and trouble him further. It wasn't like they could help by staying.
***
When everyone left, Su Yu exhaled.
The weapon had been forged.
His body forging had also been completed.
Unfortunately, he had suffered heavy injuries in the process of forging his weapon. He had to recover as soon as possible.
Suddenly, Xing Yue's furious voice rang out, "Go look for the old turtle! Get him to seal your yang acupoint! Su Yu, you're annoying!"
How annoying. That bastard was sucking her again!
Su Yu laughed in amusement and said, "Lord Sovereign, why are you so impatient? It hasn't even been that long."
Then, Su Yu looked behind Grandstar. There, Liu Hong had awakened at an unknown time. He laughed and said, "Impressive strength, Teacher Liu. You're awake already."
Hiding behind Grandstar, Liu Hong replied gloomily, "Don't look at me. I just woke up. I saw nothing. I heard nothing."
Su Yu smiled, "It doesn't matter. In fact, it would be even better if you did hear and see everything. This is perfect. I am injured. Thus, it won't be too out of the ordinary if you ignore all provocations while sitting in for me. A heavily injured person won't stupidly respond to provocations, right? This suits me just fine."
"You're still going even with your injuries?" Liu Hong exclaimed in surprise, "Your injuries are quite heavy. With your yang acupoint sealed...you're decently strong, but even Invincibles might enter the mansion this time. Are you not afraid of death?"
Su Yu laughed, "What is there to fear? I'm poor now. Apart from some blood essence, I have nothing left. I need money to upgrade my weapon. I need money to cultivate. I need money for everything. I must go if I want to continue cultivating."
"You..."
What could he say about that? Liu Hong was speechless. He couldn't help but admit that Su Yu was very good at spending money.
How terrifying.
He had used everything he had to forge a book. Just what could the book do? How strong would the book be? Was it even worth it? The resources he had used to forge the book were probably enough to buy multiple heaven weapons.
Before Su Yu, Liu Hong couldn't help feeling like a beggar.
With an awkward smile, Liu Hong said, "Uhm, can we talk about this? Can you release me before you're back?"
"Before I'm back?"
"Yes." Liu Hong said, "The mansion will remain open for a month, right? Can you get Lord Grandstar to let me go on the twenty-ninth day?"
"Can you bear to leave?"
Su Yu said, "You came here yourself. I didn't even force you to come. Are you sure you want to leave?"
"..."
Liu Hong laughed awkwardly again.
Su Yu ignored Liu Hong and looked at Grandstar. He inhaled deeply and said, "Lord, too many eyes are on me at the moment. It won't be convenient for me to leave the city. I need to move this city to Grand Dream City and get Lord Grand Dream's help to seal my yang acupoint. And then...I will probably remain in Grand Dream City and look for a chance to sneak off."
Grandstar warned solemnly, "Su Yu, think carefully. Things are very dangerous for you. In the holy cities, you still have our protection. Outside, especially when you're in the mansion, we won't be able to do anything to help." The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel•fire.net
Su Yu smiled, "My mind is set. I need a lot of resources. I also need to further perfect my dao weapon. Out here, too many Invincibles are paying attention to me. I won't be able to act freely."
He had to further perfect his Mark of Civilization. However, he wouldn't be able to do anything in the Allheaven Battlefield. The Luminous Domain Mansion would be a great chance for him to do this.
That was a great place to kill and collect corpses. How could a Mark of Civilization without corpses be called a Mark of Civilization?
This was the perfect timing for him to do so. Very few people would expect him to enter the mansion in his current condition.
"How about your injuries?"
Su Yu said, "It doesn't matter. It's only some physical injuries. This will be the perfect chance for me to kill and rob some people for useful recovery treasures. A weakened body will help me greatly. Nobody will be able to recognize me when I put on a disguise. If my body is too strong, I will be too conspicuous. But in my current state, nobody will detect anything even if they inspect my body physically."
His physical body was too strong. A body so strong was not easy to disguise. But in his weakened state, that would no longer be a concern.
Seeing Su Yu's persistence, Grandstar stopped trying to persuade him. He said, "Remember to talk to my boss about the blood tribulation when you're there. Since he had appeared out of nowhere earlier, he must know something about it. He might also know why Tiangu is insisting on killing you. Don't bother asking me about the Myriad Race Assembly. I don't know much about that."
Su Yu said, "Thank you for the guidance, Lord. I understand."
Grandstar nodded and said nothing else. With a flicker, the city vanished yet again. Outside the city, the people who were trying to spy on Su Yu swore. Not this again! As for those from the nine realms, they were already accustomed to this. They didn't even feel anything when the massive waves crashed onto their ships yet again. Whatever.
They had decided not to build anything out here as long as Su Yu was still alive. They had completely given up on rebuilding an island.
They could consider doing that when Su Yu was dead. They were sure that Su Yu would die soon. He had only survived this time through sheer luck. With the immortal, divine, and other major races issuing a kill order against him, not even the ancient cities would be able to protect him for long.
It was only a matter of time.
Chapter 1370: An Elder At Home (1)
It didn't take long before Grandstar City's whereabouts were found. It had entered the sea and connected with Grand Dream City.
Hearing about that, many people started speculating that Su Yu must have been injured too heavily. Not even Grandstar could help with his injuries and he was forced to seek help from Grand Dream.
Clearly, Su Yu was in a bad shape.
Su Yu's strongest aspect was his physical body. With a destroyed body, he was much less scary than before. Sure, he still had his willpower cultivation, but his willpower was only at the level of a Mountainsea.
***
Grand Dream City.
Su Yu sealed the city after entering. The city was empty in the first place, but he still sealed it to prevent anyone from entering.
Inner hall.
The old turtle seemed to enjoy a lot more freedom than Grandstar and the others. The other stone statues seemed to have been fully sealed. Meanwhile, the old turtle could send his clone around and converse with Su Yu in a humanoid form.
When he saw Su Yu, he studied Su Yu up and down.
With a complicated expression, he said, "I might have erred in judgment. What a surprise. You must have received the legacy of the Time Sage. Am I right?"
Su Yu shook his head, "I don't know. I don't even know what the Time Sage is. I never intend to hide anything from you."
"True. You won't know." The old turtle sighed and continued, "I had thought that this legacy had been fully severed. No, everyone believed the same. But reality proved that I was wrong. This legacy...has not been severed."
Su Yu asked doubtfully, "Lord, can you tell me more?"
"Time Sage..." The old turtle sighed again. With a look of melancholy, he said, "Would you believe me if I say that I don't know that much either?"
"Yes."
The old turtle laughed. He sat down, manifested two cups of tea out of thin air, and handed one to Su Yu. While sipping on his cup of tea, he explained, "This is a matter of a very long time ago. The legacy of the Time Sage had vanished a long time ago. I have never seen a Time Sage. Or to be precise, very few people in the Myriad Realms have seen one. This is a very unique line. There would only be one per era. Or perhaps it had been the same person all along. I don't know the truth."
Su Yu was surprised, "You mean..."
The old turtle said, "Very few people had met a Time Sage before. Those who had met one all believed that the version they met was different. Thus, nobody could be sure whether the Time Sage was a single person or whether it was merely a legacy passed down to one person per generation. Time Sage. Do you know the origin of this title?"
"No."
The old turtle said, "A Time Sage was someone who would always be traversing the River of Time, akin to an observer of the myriad civilizations. Very few people know about them. Very few people have seen them before. Most of the people aware of them have only learned about them through rumors, like me."
"I have only heard about them. I don't know what they are. Are they normal living beings? Are they gods? Are they fiends? I only know that...a Time Sage might be evil...or not."
Su Yu asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"
The old turtle said, "I mean them literally. Nobody knows if they are evil or not. Nobody knows what they want. However, a Time Sage was an existence feared by numerous experts during the ancient past."
"Feared?"
"Yes."
The old turtle had a blank expression as he sank into reminiscence. After a long while, he continued, "They feared the Time Sage greatly. During that era, all the super experts...excluding me. Yes, excluding me. At that era, I was nothing. The super experts I'm talking about...were extremely strong. Yet even such supreme experts feared the Time Sage. I don't know why. I only know that once, an incredibly important person received a message from the Time Sage that his lifespan was over. The Time Sage would arrive to record his civilization soon..."
The old turtle sighed and continued, "And next...there was no next. That was the end of the story for that supreme expert. He died not long after. He disappeared in the River of Time, never to appear again. The Time Sage was an existence feared by all during that era."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu.
Time Sage!
Did the Time Sage kill that super expert before turning the super expert into a specimen in the book? A supreme expert...how strong would such a person be if even the old turtle considered him supreme?
Time Sage. A corpse collector. This...seemed to have coincided with Su Yu's idea. More importantly, that Time Sage was incomparably strong. Yet such a person had settled for such a job.
Su Yu asked, "Did you hear more about the Time Sage after that event?"
"A few times."
The old turtle said, "But they were all rumors. Firstly, the Time Sage had been eliminated. The elimination of the final Time Sage seemed to have something to do with the Myriad Race Assembly. It was said that the legislators had joined hands to kill the Time Sage. From then on, the legacy of the Time Sage was severed."
He stared at Su Yu and spoke slowly, "Secondly, there were rumors claiming that the Time Sage was merely a disguise of the Human Emperor. That was a persona the Human Emperor had assumed to slaughter the experts of the myriad races. The legacy of the Time Sage had been severed alongside the disappearance of the Human Emperor.
"Thirdly, some claimed that the Time Sage was someone else--the owner of the Culture Tomb. With that person's death, the legacy was severed. Three versions of the story, all pointing to the elimination of the Time Sage."
The old turtle continued, "Since all three versions agreed that the Time Sage had been eliminated, that must be the truth. Thus, everyone believed that the legacy of the Time Sage was no more. But...recent events have suggested that the legacy has survived."
Su Yu was greatly shocked by what he heard.
After a long while, he asked, "Why do you believe that I am a successor of the Time Sage? Is there a special trademark unique only to this line?" Newest update provıded by novel_fіre.net
"I believe so because..." After a long pause, the old turtle finished, "...of that book of yours."
With an uncertain tone, the old turtle said, "A book is a unique choice for a weapon. Very few people would use a book as a weapon. With the appearance of a weaponized book and the blood tribulation of the Myriad Race Assembly, I can't help but see a connection between you and the Time Sage. According to the rumors, the Time Sage was a cultural researcher who would always travel around with a book in hand. Someone once said that each time a Time Sage was seen, they would be reading a book. With a book in hand, the Time Sage would wander the River of Time, coming from the past or future to collect corpses."
"..."
Su Yu said nothing, but he could see a scene in his mind. A youth clad in white robes. With a book in hand, the youth sailed lazily on the River of Time.
In a refined yet overbearing manner, the youth pointed at an expert and smiled, "Your lifespan is at an end. I am here to record your civilization. Please take a trip in my book."
The expert refused, but the book descended and killed him before he could react. With the corpse in the book, the Time Sage sailed away to collect the next corpse. Su Yu became absent-minded as scene after scene appeared in his mind. He felt as though this was a future he had imagined for himself. A free and unrestrained life.
Life as a Time Sage. Wandering the River of Time, past and future, nobody could escape being recorded in his book. After a while, he woke up from his reverie.
The old turtle was sipping tea in front of him. Seeing that he had awakened, the old turtle smiled and asked, "What's on your mind?"
Su Yu coughed awkwardly and said, "I was thinking that you might have misunderstood something. I'm no Time Sage. I don't even know what a Time Sage is. Tiangu has issued a kill order against me for no reason. Damn that bastard. He's too annoying."
"Tiangu..." The old turtle said, "It's not surprising that he wants to kill you. Among the more ancient races, some records about the Time Sage must have survived until today. The records likely include information about the blood tribulation of the assembly as well. They must have decided to kill you after the appearance of the assembly's tribulation. The initial tribulations you encountered were normal blood tribulations. But the final blood tribulation was abnormal. You were not supposed to survive, yet you survived. That surprised a lot of people. Give me more time to think about this. Perhaps the final tribulation wasn't the assembly's tribulation, after all."
Su Yu said, "I don't know any of that. What exactly is that Myriad Race Assembly?"
The old turtle did not give a clear answer, "Let me put it this way. During the ancient past, humanity conquered the various realms. However, the myriad races weren't weak. While prostrating before humanity, they continued fighting for their rights. As a result, the Myriad Race Assembly was established. It was an organization meant to counter the Human Emperor. There were many laws in the ancient past. Some were established by the Human Emperor, while some were established by the assembly. The laws have persisted throughout time. At that era, the Human Emperor served as the speaker of the assembly."
After a slight pause, he continued, "The laws set by the Human Emperor might clash against the laws of the assembly at times. This is normal. Most tribulations meant to punish were set by the assembly. As for the Human Emperor, he was the one who had established most of the laws related to heavenly rewards and the Allheaven Battlefield."
Su Yu frowned, "Laws. Lord, you have been mentioning the laws repeatedly. Just what are the laws?"
The old turtle smiled, "Power. Incomparably strong power. You will naturally understand when you reach that level. At a certain level, one's very words can turn into laws. For example, you're the Human Emperor. When you declare that all murderers are to be judged, your words will be upheld across past and future, becoming the laws of all existence. From then on, all murderers will receive the judgment of your laws. At the same time, the laws will always leave a way out. Take your blood tribulation as an example. If you fail to survive, you die. If you manage to survive, you live. The laws will merely teach you a lesson not to repeat your mistakes."
Su Yu said in realization, "So these so-called heavenly laws are essentially established by the experts whose influence had spread from the past to the future. When certain conditions are triggered, these laws will act to reward or punish the person who has triggered the laws. Is that the case?"
"Yes."
"Are the laws smart?"
"..."
The old turtle laughed and answered, "The laws are dead. They don't exist so long as no conditions are triggered."
Su Yu asked again, "Where did the rewards come from?"
"Left behind by the ones who had established the laws."
"Where are they stored?"
"..."
The old turtle gave Su Yu a deep gaze and said, "You're very brazen."
Su Yu smiled stiffly and said, "Lord, you must be misunderstanding something. I'm only asking out of curiosity."
The old turtle was rendered speechless.
After a long while, he finally spoke again, "They are probably stored in the Luminous Domain Mansion. The ninth level I warned you against going to might be where they are stored. I'm certain there's a River of Time there. I didn't tell you this before because I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to resist going. And now, I'm even more worried. Don't be stupid. Stay away from the ninth level. The River of Time is a unique existence. There, you might encounter some ancient experts. They might have died. Or they might still be alive. However, the River of Time might have recorded a certain day of their lives. It will only be a projection, but a projection is enough to guarantee your death."
Realization dawned on Su Yu.
Understood!
How terrifying.
If a projection of an ancient expert was truly recorded there, that wouldn't be an existence Su Yu would dare to provoke. After all, even the old turtle needed to be respectful before such an expert. What a terrifying era. Even more terrifying was the fact that such a terrifying era had declined.
Assembly...legislators...
So that was the ancient past.
Humanity ruled the Myriad Realms, but the myriad races were unwilling to fully bow before humanity. As a result, an assembly was established to share some of the authority enjoyed by humanity.
Chapter 1371: An Elder At Home (2)
Su Yu asked, "Lord, were those legislators Emperors as well?"
"No. Pseudo Emperors." The old turtle said, "As I said before, Emperor and Pseudo Emperor are not actual cultivation levels. Those are merely titles. Status symbols. There has only ever been one Emperor in existence. However, there can be countless Pseudo Emperors in existence. That is not a cultivation level. That is merely a title given to the leader of a race."
The old turtle emphasized, "Each legislator was a Pseudo Emperor. They might be at the Daofuse Realm or some other realms. Some might even have the same cultivation level as the Human Emperor. They were merely weaker in combat strength. After the Human Emperor conquered the Myriad Realms, these experts were all forced to reduce their ranks and call themselves Pseudo Emperors instead."
Understanding dawned on Su Yu. Right. Why must a Pseudo Emperor be lower in cultivation level than the Human Emperor? That was not a cultivation level. That was merely a status symbol.
Su Yu nodded, "Thank you for the guidance, Lord. I finally understand. Thus, you will never call yourself a Pseudo Emperor. Instead, you will only call yourself a Daofuse. Am I right?"
"No. I'm a Pseudo Emperor."
The old turtle explained seriously, "All grand dream turtles are dead. I am the sole surviving member of this race, making me the leader and the Pseudo Emperor of this race. You're wrong, Su Yu."
"..."
Su Yu was rendered speechless. Why couldn't the old turtle be more mature at such an age?
The old turtle started roaring with laughter. After a while, he finally stopped and asked, "Are you here to get your yang acupoint sealed again? Your yang acupoint will be full after opening it a few more times. I can seal it again, but remember that each time you reopen it, its absorption speed will increase. You have to take note of this."
"Thank you, Lord!"
Shortly after, a small turtle appeared and dove into Su Yu's body. In the blink of an eye, the yang acupoint was sealed again.
Su Yu exhaled in relief. He could finally stop absorbing death qi. In his weakened state, his body couldn't handle too much death qi. With his yang acupoint sealed, he felt a lot more comfortable than before.
The old turtle said, "It won't be easy for your body to fully recover. It's too strong. It's already as strong as a late-stage Sunmoon. Such a strong body can't heal easily."
Su Yu laughed and said, "I'm out of healing treasures. Do you have any to spare? Can you lend some to me?"
"I have nothing." The old turtle said, "Also, are you not worried that I'll play some tricks when helping you with your recovery? Your body is very valuable. Grand cycle acupoints and forged through the iron devourer method. Your body...is probably already comparable to that of a ninth-stage Sunmoon or beyond. I believe such a terrifying body will be coveted by many Eternals. After losing a tri-life body, they might be able to build a stronger tri-life body with your body as the carrier treasure."
Su Yu laughed stiffly and said, "You overestimate me, Lord. My body is normal, and I'm only a Cloudbreach. I don't even have the grand cycle cultivation method. I might need to settle for something inferior during my nine transformations. My body won't grow into anything special either."
"Are you sure?"
The old turtle gave Su Yu a deep gaze and said, "I won't be helping you with your physical injuries. If my memories serve right, there is a lotus pond on the third level of the Luminous Domain Mansion. I don't remember the exact location, but the lotuses there aren't worth anything. The lotus seeds are all poisonous, but the lotus roots are quite useful. They are good for physical recovery. Be careful when you're eating the roots. Don't eat the wrong part and get yourself killed. Unfortunately, these lotuses are similar to the nine-leaf skylotus in appearance. In the past, people had mistaken one for the other."
Su Yu's eyes flickered as he hurriedly asked, "So these lotuses greatly resemble the nine-leaf skylotus?"
"Yeah."
"What's the name of these lotuses?"
"Smiling mouth lotus." The old turtle said, "I don't know if they are still there. It has been too many years. Even if these lotuses are not there anymore, there are many other treasures in the mansion good for physical recovery."
Su Yu nodded.
Smiling mouth lotus.
It bore a great resemblance to the nine-leaf skylotus, to the point that even the ancient experts would mistake one for the other.
Hehehe.
Numerous new ideas emerged in Su Yu's mind. Wasn't this...the perfect tool for scamming?
If he could get some, would it be possible to auction them off? He could always sell them to some Invincibles, right?
Tsk tsk tsk. If even the old turtle found the two lotuses confusing, he could probably fool some Invincibles with the smiling mouth lotus, right?
Su Yu asked, "Lord, what is the biggest difference between the two lotuses? Is it possible to differentiate the two at a glance?"
The old turtle was surprised by Su Yu's enthusiasm.
He explained, "They both look the same before blooming. When they bloom, a tiny difference will be visible. Since the nine-leaf skylotus only grows near the entrance of the River of Time, the power of time will leave its mark on the lotus, producing veins similar to the golden stripes you often see on weapons. There are such veins on the smiling mouth lotus as well, but the veins are natural and uneven."
Su Yu memorized everything. He was so passionate about this because he found that this information might prove useful. He could use this to scam some people. In the current era, how many people were aware of this?
It was possible that even some ancient existences would be unaware of this. Sure enough, having an elder at home was the same as having a treasure at home. This old turtle could very well be older than even Soy Bun. Perhaps the old turtle was even older than Tiangu.
Su Yu did not hesitate to ask, "Lord, are you older than Tiangu?"
"..."
What a pointless question.
The old turtle replied nonchalantly, "The grand dream turtles are more long-lived than the immortals."
Understood! The old turtle was indeed older. This old turtle might very well be the oldest being in the Myriad Realms.
The old turtle was rendered speechless by Su Yu's reaction. After a short pause, he asked, "Anything else?"
Su Yu hurriedly nodded and said, "Final thing, Lord. If I go near the Luminous Domain Mansion, the myriad races might target Grandstar City regardless of whether I enter or not. I have someone impersonating me while I'm away, and it will probably work. But Lord Grandstar might be forced to act occasionally. If that happens...can you..."
The old turtle agreed, "Sure. I can't leave with my main body, but I believe you saw my projection fighting before. If someone goes against the laws, all thirty-six guardians will have the authority to act. However, not everyone will be able to leave their cities. Recently, He Tu went looking for help against me. Things are quite peaceful here. If my projection isn't enough, I can act with my main body as well."
He Tu was gone!
Su Yu asked in surprise, "He Tu left?"
"Yes. He went looking for help."
The old turtle said indifferently, "It's not like he has never done this before. According to him, a new death sovereign has awakened from the Celestial River of Death recently. That's a very powerful death sovereign. He must have gone to recruit the new death sovereign."
Su Yu scratched his head. Why did it feel like...He Tu was crying to his parents after suffering a defeat? No, that wasn't right. More like he was trying to fool someone into becoming his hitman for free.
When speaking about He Tu, the old turtle couldn't resist smiling as he continued, "He still has a lot of missing memories. Hopefully, it isn't an old enemy of his. If that happens to be an enemy who has recovered their memories related to their past, He Tu might end up in trouble."
In short, as fellow death sovereigns, He Tu and the new death sovereign would only remember a part of their memories. If they were enemies and only the new death sovereign remembered it, their encounter would be an amusing one.
Su Yu was left quite speechless. Clearly, the old turtle was waiting for the comedy to unfold.
With a smile, the old turtle continued, "If you do die and wake up in the Death Realm, be careful lest you meet your old enemies in there. You might have forgotten them while they still remember you."
"..."
Was the old turtle cursing him?
Su Yu grumbled inwardly, but he didn't even dare to swear at the old turtle inwardly.
Sigh.
Su Yu decided to stop here. He had learned enough from the old turtle. An elder might know a lot, but an elder might not necessarily tell you everything. But at the very least, he was no longer as confused as before.
By this time, Grandstar City had left.
The old turtle said, "If you don't have any other questions, go play with yourself. I'm returning to sleep."
"..."
Su Yu realized that these geezers loved sleeping a lot. He didn't know what to say. No wonder these geezers were so long-lived. They must have survived for so long by sleeping.
Before the old turtle could go back to sleep, he hurriedly transformed into Liu Hong and asked, "Lord, can you see through this disguise?"
"..."
The old turtle opened his eyes tiringly and glanced at Su Yu before answering, "A decent character. But every person has a different aura, different fate structure, and different luck. A simple disguise like this can probably work on regular Eternals. But against Daofuses...it's nearly impossible." "Do you understand what Daofuse means? For a Daofuse, the past, present, and future are one. With one look, I can gaze into your past, your present, and a second into your future. I saw how you transformed."
Su Yu asked with surprise, "You mean you can see through my past and future?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI-Fire.ɴet
"Yeah."
"Can you see my childhood?"
"No." The old turtle replied, "To be precise, I can only recall a part of your past and predict a part of your future. It's easier to see the past while the future is harder to see. This depends on the strength of the Daofuse in question. Strong enough, a Daofuse can perhaps see thousands of years into your past with a single glance while a weak Daofuse can only see a few days into your past. In any case, it is nearly impossible to fool a Daofuse with your disguise."
Su Yu was left quite shaken. That was...impressive. But if a Daofuse could only see a few days into his past, it would be quite pointless. He only needed to spend a few days in his borrowed identity before going anywhere.
Furthermore, Daofuses were very rare. It wouldn't be easy to encounter one. Everything would be fine if he remained on alert. There was no need to worry too much.
Su Yu asked, "Lord, is this place under anyone's monitoring? If not, I'll be taking my leave now."
"No."
Slowly, the old turtle's voice faded away. He had to return to his sleep. As of late, he had slept a lot less because of the troublesome Su Yu.