Chapter 411: Red and White Duet
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
All the country emperors were shocked at this sudden, extraordinary move by Invincible Heavenly Palace. They looked blankly at the person who sat on the main seat, and for a moment, none of them could react. They didn't even hear Lonemoon telling everyone not to be overly courteous, for politeness's sake, nor the large chunks of official announcements that were made. They remained in the saluting posture for a long time.
They looked at Lan Hua and Yi Qing on the left and the right, and the person sitting on the main seat. They exchanged looks and was just about to ask about it, when the immortal qi in their surroundings suddenly started thickening.
"The immortal spring is going to appear!" Somebody gasped. Instantly, everyone forgot to ask about the woman on the main seat, as they all turned to look at the center of the place, their eyes full of expectations. Even those immortals who originally stood in the middle hurried to back away.
An unoccupied space immediately appeared in the middle of the crowd. Immortal qi in the surroundings grew thicker and thicker, and as though attracted by something, it started gathering wildly towards the middle. Immediately, the middle of the square was covered with white, misty Immortal Qi, which showed a tendency to change into physical objects. More and more immortal qi gathered. Suddenly a flash of white light shone in the middle, which cut across the thick Immortal Qi like lightning.
Huh?
Shen Ying who sat on the main seat with a completely cold expression suddenly turned her head towards the middle and frowned thoughtfully. That was...
The white light shone for but a second, before dying down again. Like a flash of lightning. In the next instant, the sounds of flowing water came through. The thick immortal qi finally condensed into waterdrops, which started gathering in the middle in the shape of a swirl. The mist-like immortal qi in the surroundings slowly dissipated as well.
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Within the time for burning half an incense, a clear spring appeared in the previously empty space. The clean spring water shone under the sunshine and looked like it was covered in gold. Besides, the whole spring pool floated about one meter high in the air. One could even see the plants on the ground when overlooking from its top.
The immortals looked totally excited. Many even took out their cups and only waited for Bo Sea Emperor to give the order for them to start drinking the spring water. One had to remember that this immortal spring appeared only once every century and appeared for only one hour each time. Later, the spring would disappear once more and they won't be able to drink from it even if they wanted to.
Lonemoon didn't mean to make things difficult for everyone. The immortal spring could indeed increase immortal power and was highly beneficial to cultivation. However, it could not directly raise cultivation. Its effect was actually not much different from that of supreme-grade Spirit Mending Pills. Only that the latter was harder to obtain.
So he directly stepped forward and announced loudly, "All who come are guests. Since Fellow Immortals have arrived here, please be at home." With that said, he directly made a water-driving spell. In the next instant, the water from the spring changed into hundreds of water streams which flew into the cups of the immortals. "Fellow Immortals, please enjoy yourselves!"
Only then did everyone stand up and salute the people on the higher seatings. "Thank you very much, Emperor!"
"I don't know this immortal guard invites everyone to drink the spring in the name of which Emperor?" Suddenly, a somewhat ironic voice sounded, and a man in green flew down from the sky on his sword. After him were a few dozens of Exalted Immortals. Yet when they touched the ground, they looked towards not the stage, but the crowd of country emperors, and said, "Fellow country emperors have arrived early. I didn't expect the returning emperor that everyone talked about was so impatient that he actually started drinking the spring before all guests arrived. Please forgive me for being late."
Shen Ying frowned, turned to Chef beside her and said, "Who is this stupid idiot who apparently came to make trouble?"
Yi Qing was stunned briefly at the long series of description and replied in a low voice, "Master, this should be Yu Cang, emperor of East Tsui. I heard that he only achieved the cultivation of Junior Emperor a few thousands of years ago."
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"Oh." Shen Ying gave him a look, not interested.
Lonemoon's eyes actually narrowed slightly. Finally, they started the trouble-making.
"Junior Emperor Yu, please speak carefully!" Another country emperor beside him shouted at him though there wasn't actually much angst in his expression. "With this Bo Sea Immortal Gathering, we meant it to be for congratulating Emperor Yi Qing in returning to his position in the first place. It is already wrong for you to be late, how do you still dare to talk so blatantly?"
"What Emperor Yi Qing?" He snorted directly and stared at everyone with his face full of disdain. "I only know that there is Emperor Lan Hua in our Bo Sea. Since when had there been another Emperor Yi Qing?"
The country emperor being snapped at looked irritated, as he said even more loudly, "You forget yourself! Emperor Yi Qing has taken charge of Bo Sea more than 3000 years ago. He was the rightful Emperor to Bo Sea."
"Since you have already said that it happened more than 3000 years ago, I have only taken charge of East Tsui more than 1000 years, that's why I know only of Emperor Lan Hua but not Emperor Yi Qing!"
"You-"
"Don't you forget, in these 1000 years, who kept out the demon clan, guarded both immortal and demon worlds and kept the peace of the realm? About that Emperor Yi Qing, I have no idea what he did! I will never recognize someone like this!"
The country emperors fell silent, wearing an expression as though they were angered by him but couldn't argue back.
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Lonemoon looked at the two groups to and fro, and didn't say anything. One acted as the bad guy while others acted as the good. Clear work allocation they had.
"Emperor Lan Hua!" The one named Yu Cang had already walked right towards Lan Hua. Cupping his fists he said firmly and loyally, "Please rest assured, even if I lose my life, I will not recognize the so-called returning emperor."
"Huh?" Lan Hua who was still hesitating about how to talk to Yu Hong a bit more, and wasn't listening at all, was stunned briefly. "What did you say?"
"Emperor!" Yu Cang said even more seriously. "Bo Sea is yours in the first place. The position of Emperor is what you deserve. He turned to the main seat as he talked, and his hand pointed in the same direction. "This person who came out of nowhere was not at all deserving..."
He suddenly stopped mid-sentence. He looked at the woman who sat high up the main seat and looked cold and indifferent. He couldn't react for a long time.
Who... was this?
(⊙_⊙?)
I thought Emperor Yi Qing was a man? This was different from the Shadow Preserving Stone. He turned subconsciously to look at the other country emperors: what was this about? It was different from what they had agreed. How was he supposed to continue?
All the other country emperors looked confused themselves. They didn't have time to ask about it yet!
Lan Hua beside him actually finally understood a bit of what he meant. He wanted him to fight with Good Heart for a seat? He jumped up immediately. "Hey! Don't you talk nonsense. I've never wanted that seat, okay? I've never thought about sitting. I like standing, I was born liking to stand. Who are you to interfere with that?"
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Making Good Heart give up a seat for him. How could that be? Do you f*cking want me to go bankrupt? I'll murder you for that!
凸(艹皿艹)
In the next moment, he felt murderous aura coming from Lan Hua's body. Yu Cang was shocked, and he stood not knowing what his words meant. But he had to continue acting according to the script. So he said in a deep voice, "Emperor, you've managed Bo Sea for so many years. Are you really okay with your thousands of years of hard work benefiting another?"
"Wait. Who said that I was the one who managed Bo Sea before?" Lan Hua looked like he was looking at an idiot, as he glanced at the person in front of him up and down. "I've never managed it." He was just a resident.
Yu Cang, "..."
The country emperors: "..."
What?
What was happening? Had they been seeing illusions for thousands of years?
Chapter 412: Giving Out Immortal Contest Pills
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The country emperors looked completely confused. The person in charge was not Emperor Lan Hua, then could it be...
Immediately, all the looks were turned together towards Yi Qing on the right side.
Yi Qing frowned and replied, "I wasn't in charge."
Everyone became even more confused. Somebody asked subconsciously, "The two Emperors were not in charge, then who was?"
Lan Hua and Yi Qing exchanged a look, and in the next instant replied in one voice with all the Invincible Sect disciples, "Father Niu!"
Huh?
Everyone: "..."
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What the heck? Who was Father Niu?
"I am!" Lonemoon directly took a step forward and looked towards the crowd with a smile as bright as sunshine.
The immortals were stunned. The country emperors actually recognized that this person seemed to be the Elder of Invincible Sect, Junior Emperor Lonemoon. On the day that Yi Qing became Emperor, he was the one managing affairs the whole time.
But Yu Cang didn't know him. His eyeballs turned, and then he cried out directly, "Ridiculous! What are you? Our Bo Sea is after all one of the ten big continents. How can the charge of it be given to somebody with the mere cultivation of Young Emperor!"
"Is that so?" Lonemoon was too lazy to watch them acting on. He adjusted his cultivation and directly released suppression.
In the next instant, everyone felt a heaviness upon their bodies. A horrible, overwhelming suppression rushed towards them. Not to mention the other immortals, even the country emperors felt a rush of blood and a destabilizing of consciousness. An impulse to kneel and bow came over them instantly, and no thought of resistance could be held.
Especially for Yu Cang who was the nearest to him. The suppression drove him to directly kneel down, and his whole person was almost going to be rubbed against the floor. Cold sweat went all over him in a second, and an immense terror overwhelmed him.
This horrible suppression... was beyond the level of even Celestial Emperor! Who on earth was him?
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"It seems that country emperor has some issues with me?" Lonemoon smiled even deeper.
Yu Cang's face turned even paler. He only felt the qi and blood rushing in him, as though he was gonna be crushed by this terrible suppression in the next moment. He hurried to reply, in panic, "No... I don't! I don't dare to."
The country emperors also paled. They suddenly remembered that sky wedge which almost severed the whole immortal realm. The one that appeared on the day, more than 3000 years ago, when the country emperors for ten continents surrounded Invincible Sect to attack it. Until the day, nobody knew exactly whose doing that was. And in all those years, some speculations appeared around the continents, about Invincible Sect hiding a person whom even the Celestial Emperors dared not offend. It was also why after Invincible Sect took charge of Bo Sea, even though the Emperor had gone missing for thousands of years, the other continents never dared to act on it.
Seeing the situation now, could that person who forced the immortals to back down and made the sky wedge be this person in front of them, who only had the cultivation of Young Emperor by appearance?
And that was why Emperor Lan Hua denied it so fast when Yu Cang provoked him just now? Because him and Emperor Yi Qing were never the ones in charge, and the one actually controlling the Bo Sea Continent was in fact this Lonemoon?
The more the country emperors thought about it, the more scared they were. Their faces were very pale, and cold sweat kept coming out. They didn't know if it was because of the suppression, or their own imagination.
Of course, Lonemoon didn't know that these country emperors' imaginations already went as far as the edge of the world. He swept through the whole place with suppression, before letting it go. Ever since becoming an assistant, cultivation to him was like nothing at all. He could become gods or immortals any time he wanted. There was no more pressure of ascension at all!
"Forget it. Fellow Immortals, don't forget that we are here to attend the Immortal Gathering and drink the immortal spring together. The spring disappears in one hour. Everyone, don't forget about the business." Lonemoon turned the flute in his hand and said to Yu Cang who was closest to him. "Country emperor Yu, is that right?"
How would Yu Cang dare to oppose him any more? He was really scared by the suppression just now, and the bold look had long gone from him. Though the suppression was no longer there, he still felt his legs weak. He hurried to cup his fists and say, "Yes... yes. Fellow Immortal is right."
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"I know just as well that all of you are so concerned about the position of the Emperor because of your care for Bo Sea." Lonemoon glanced at the crowd and said with a patient and concerned expression. "But it is, after all, only a title. We have never taken it to heart. Us immortal cultivators should work hard to improve our cultivation. That is the way."
Everyone started agreeing, cold sweat over their foreheads.
"Rest assured that both Lan Hua and Yi Qing care in their hearts for the immortals of Bo Sea." Lonemoon's eyes narrowed, as he continued. "That's why we invite the immortals here to re-hold Bo Sea Immortal Gathering and drink the spring together to improve cultivation. Furthermore, the Emperors considered that the Immortal Gatherings have stopped for several years and a good opportunity was lost, and found a way of amendment for everyone early on."
With that said, he directly produced a bottle and opened it. In an instant, a few waves of light flashed and several dozens of elixirs flew out, went one round in the air like they had gone alive, and then floated in front of them. Faint golden color showed over that elixir, and the clear fragrance of elixirs swept over them. The immortals present felt their spirits lifted, and the immortal qi surrounding them also became unbelievably thick. Even the water from the immortal spring started moving.
"These are... Immortal Contest Pills!"
Some gasped, and the whole place fell into gossip immediately.
"It's really Immortal Contest Pills. Only that can produce such thick immortal qi!"
"I thought that elixir cannot be made without God-level immortal fire?"
"I didn't expect there to be still Immortal Contest Pills in this world! A few dozens besides."
Lonemoon glanced at the crowd, satisfied. "In the thousands of years in which Emperor Yi Qing was away, he had some special experiences and got some Immortal Contest Pills on occasion. This Immortal Gathering is the perfect opportunity for him to gift these pills to immortals."
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As he finished speaking, light started to shine from the eyes of everyone present. They no longer remember their ideas of provoking conflict, and looked straight at those elixirs, unable to move their eyes away.
"Only that..." The tone of Lonemoon's voice changed. "These pills are of ordinary quality, and a great leap of cultivation level could only be achieved if it is taken by those below the cultivation of Young Emperor."
A great leap! The immortals gasped together, and their eyes brightened even more. However, the expression of the 15 country emperors changed slightly. They had a premonition immediately. Indeed, they heard him continue,
"The number of this elixir is limited. We only have 15. And just by coincidence, there are 15 countries in Bo Sea. To be fair, let's trouble the country emperors to choose someone to take this pill." Lonemoon smiled with his eyes narrowed. Suddenly, remembering something, he added, "Oh yeah, this elixir should be taken right here with this immortal spring for even better effect."
As he finished speaking, the looks of envy naturally appeared on the faces of immortals from other continents. They were only upset that they were not from Bo Sea. And the Exalted Immortals brought here by the country emperors were excited. Just now he said that it only worked on cultivation below Young Emperor, which meant that these elixirs would end up among them eventually. This was the elixirs which allowed one to have a great improvement in cultivation level, and one would reach the level of Emperor straightaway eating it. Who wouldn't be moved?
And the expression of the country emperors actually darkened, as they understood him immediately and started spitting blood in their minds.
Immortal Contest Pills could indeed improve cultivation straight away, but it could not only be used for Exalted Immortals. The effect was merely less obvious when used by someone above Junior Emperor. He specified it to be taken by Exalted Immortals because he didn't want to give it to THEM straight away. Yet they couldn't openly reply that country emperors could take it as well, or they would appear greedy.
Besides, their purpose for being here was to provoke the two emperors, so to prevent accidents, each of them brought at least a dozen Exalted Immortals.
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Yet each country emperor had only one of those Immortal Contest Pills. And whoever they gave it to, it would become a problem. This was no ordinary pills, but ones which could raise the cultivation directly. Who wouldn't want it? Besides, those who could reach the level of Exalted Immortal had more or less some power behind them. Whoever they gave it to, it would provoke dissatisfaction among others.
And yet the other party specified that it was to be taken with the immortal spring, which meant telling them right out to eat it then and there. He didn't give them any chance to bring it back and then manipulate the matter internally.
Chapter 413: Unknown Realm Gate
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Country Emperors, have you decided?" Lonemoon smiled sly as a fox. He hurried them, saying, "This immortal spring is going to disappear very soon. If you've decided, please send your sect's disciples to claim the elixirs. Why not... we start from Country Emperor Yu?" He turned to face the man closest to him.
Yu Cang was caught off guard. Yet, he did not dare to decline Lonemoon. Holding back the urge to vomit blood, he turned back to glance at the man behind him. Clenching his fists, he gestured to the person on his right. "You... go!" Indeed, everyone else immediately lowered their gaze.
Once Yu Cang took the lead, the other country emperors began to select their own Exalted Immortals. Within seconds, 15 people were standing apart from the rest. The atmosphere was different now. Apart from the fifteen excited immortals standing apart from the crowd, the other exalted immortals looked disappointed, or confused or indignant.
Lonemoon flicked his wrist and immediately cast a water-elemental seal. 15 different streams of water flowed out from the immortal spring, culminating into 15 different elixirs. The elixirs flew toward the crowd.
Everyone's eyes twinkled. The 15 immortals reached out to catch the elixirs and swallowed them.
"The elixir will need three days to fully take effect. When you go back, please remember to isolate yourselves first."
The group nodded. The audience on the viewing stage all had clearly different expressions on their faces by now. One of the more polite exalted immortals stepped forward toward Yi Qing and Lonemoon, bowed and said, "Thank you, Celestial Emperor. Thank you Fellow Immortal Father Niu!"
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With that, the others seemed to be triggered to follow suit. One by one, they bowed toward Yi Qing and Lonemoon.
"Thank you, Celestial Emperor! Thank you, Fellow Immortal Father Niu!" exclaimed 14 other voices.
Lonemoon, "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
Shen Ying, "..."
The disciples of Invincible Sect: "..."
Lonemoon pursed his lips and gritted his teeth, saying, "My name is Lonemoon!" Dumbos – how dare you call me Father Niu as well!
凸(艹皿艹)
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All of them changed the way they addressed Lonemoon and thanked him once again.
Now that the elixirs had been consumed, the various country emperors had no intention to stay any longer. Yu Cang, in particular, hurriedly took his leave the moment the immortal spring disappeared. The other country emperors followed suit. One by one, they rushed back to their homes. It was probably because they wanted to go back and appease the exalted immortals who had not been selected, lest they made a scene on the spot.
Lonemoon did not attempt to keep them any longer as well. He allowed them to take their leave. Very quickly, they would discover that the people to be truly wary of were those who consumed the elixirs, and not those who did not.
The various countries of the Bo Sea would likely be in a mess for a long while. Perhaps they would be fighting among themselves to become the emperor?
╮(╯▽╰)╭
An hour later, the immortal spring was completely gone. The only people left behind were the hosts – people from Invincible Sect. Lonemoon turned and instructed everyone to pack up and go home. "Shen Ying, we're going back!"
"We haven't even done what we wanted to, and we're going home?" Shen Ying suddenly jumped down from the viewing stage and faced him. She walked toward the field and circled the place where the immortal spring had been just moments ago. In a low voice, she said, "This is just the beginning."
"What do you mean?" Lonemoon hesitated.
"Master, have you discovered something?" Yi Qing could not help but ask.
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Shen Ying looked at them strangely. A moment later, she hesitantly answered, "Have your five senses failed you? Don't you feel that something is amiss?"
The two of them stiffened. Trying their best to ignore the hidden attacks in her words, they asked, "Are you saying there's something wrong with the immortal spring?"
"Half-half." Shen Ying frowned. "There's nothing wrong with the back, but the path it took seemed to be a little messed up. I'm not sure of the exact reason for that. I don't have enough strength, so I would need two of you to quickly bring us back to that time when it was being formed. I need to confirm this again."
"What?" Lonemoon asked. "Bring us back?"
"Yes, in time-" Shen Ying suddenly paused. She turned to scan them from head to toe. "You don't know how?"
They exchanged a look and shook their heads.
"Then how about spatial reproduction?"
"..." What's that?
"Position restoration?"
"..." What restoration?"
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"You at least know about local reset, don't you?"
"..." Huh?
Shen Ying's expression turned to ice. Suddenly, she felt like her two assistants were severely lacking in some basic knowledge.Indeed, they were newbies! Afterall, she had trained for a long time before she discovered all of these for herself as well. Mm, I should inspire some initiative on their part to learn these things for themselves. Thus, she stepped forward and emphasized each word as she said, "What do you know how to use?"
Lonemoon, "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
She was beginning to get exasperated.
"Master, apart from those... techniques that you mentioned, are there other ways we can figure out the reason?" Yi Qing asked seriously.
Shen Ying stared at him. As if she recalled something, she cast her eyes to the side and said, "I just felt like something was amiss earlier. I can't be sure if I don't look closer into it. The only way is for me to look at it once more."
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"Look at it once more..." Yi Qing thought of an idea and his eyes widened. He exchanged a look with Lonemoon beside him. Together, they said, "The Phantom technique!"
Lonemoon immediately regulated his immortal Qi, getting ready to perform the technique. A moment later, ripples appeared in their surroundings, as if they were in water. Phantoms began to appear all around them. They were now back to how things looked like an hour ago.
The Phantom technique was a kind of sorcery that was often used for investigation purposes. It would use the remnant auras in the surroundings to create an unreal image, so that people would be allowed to view everything that happened in the past. As long as no one was deliberately hiding facts, people would be able to see everything that happened within the past three days.
The image of the immortal spring appeared before the three of them once again. In order for them to get a closer look, Lonemoon conjured an array to to turn the space into an illusory realm. Everything suddenly became much clearer. It was almost like this was happening in the present moment.
A huge amount of immortal Qi gathered toward the center in the illusory realm, creating a white fog. Shen Ying quickly opened her screen and began operating on it. Suddenly, a bunch of data appeared before her.
The immortal Qi was becoming thicker and richer. Since they were standing in the middle, everything around them began to look foggy. The immortal Qi seemed to be condensing into something. A familiar white light flashed across them, causing the immortal Qi to become part of the spring.
"I found it! That's it!" Shen Ying suddenly exclaimed.
Lonemoon broke the array and caused the phantoms to disappear. "What's the matter?"
Shen Ying tapped on her screen. An image appeared in front of the two assistants. It was a picture of the white light. It resembled lightning. In the middle of the white light, upon closer inspection, they saw a faint blue.
What was that?
"It's a crack in the layers of the plane!" Shen Ying explained. "In that split second, an internal transmission passage appeared."
"Internal?" Lonemoon paused. Internal transmission passage. Didn't that mean...
It was a realm gate!
He started and turned to look at Chef beside him. Both of them were thinking of the exact same thing.
"Chef, try to detect the immortal spring's aura from earlier on. Re-open the realm gate that led to this place!"
"Yes." Yi Qing nodded. He closed his eyes and conjured a seal with both of his hands. Soon, an array appeared underneath their feet. Within seconds, the surroundings began to twist and turn once again. A crack appeared in the air. It slowly expanded, causing a mix of other auras to flow in.
There was immortal Qi and... spirit Qi!
The three of them stared blankly at the realm gate. It was different from the other realm gates they saw that linked the mortal and divine realms. It was neither glowing black nor white. Instead, this realm gate was glowing blue!
Where exactly... did this realm gate lead to?
(⊙_⊙)
Chapter 414: Leave the Flag
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"What's the matter? Why are there two both immortal and spirit Qis coming out of this realm gate?" Lonemoon was evidently confused. Suddenly, he thought about something and his eyes widened. "Could it be that realm beyond realms the last time?" When they were stuck with Meng Hong and the others earlier in that little realm, there were also both of these Qis present.
"I don't think so," Yi Qing responded. He studied the spirit Qi coming from the realm gate closer and said in a low voice, "This immortal Qi seems weak. I think it was the remnant immortal Qi from the immortal spring that formed earlier. I don't think that the small world behind this realm gate contains any immortal Qi."
Lonemoon heaved a sigh of relief and frowned. "Whatever it is, I'm sure that it's a trap left behind by that brat, the Godfiend. For all we know, something behind that gate is awaiting us." He activated his assistant seal and used his investigation technique, only to find that his immortal Qi disappeared the moment it slipped behind the realm gate. There was no way of finding out where this gate led. to
"Eh! How can this be?" He looked shocked. "There's no way I can find out where this realm gate leads to? Chef, when you opened the realm gate, did you find anything weird?"
Yi Qing shook his head. "No, the circumstances are the same as when other realm gates are opened."
"Then where exactly does this gate lead to?"
"It seems like we would not know where it leads to until we enter it!" Lonemoon looked at the exceptional realm gate once again and his expression darkened. He glanced worriedly at Shen Ying. "Shen Ying, do you want to come along with us? Although this isn't as serious as having an invader in our plane, you have not completely recovered your strength..."
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Shen Ying looked at him. Was he worried about her? He was quite a good assistant – this was worth some praise.
"You're all so confident despite having such low intellect. Do you think I would be as reckless as the two of you and have no means of self protection?"
Don't worry, I will protect you!
〈( ̄) ̄)〈
Lonemoon, "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
She could just say she wanted to go with them – why did she have to make a personal attack?
The both of them frowned. If she did this to them daily, they were bound to get used to it one day.
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╮(╯_╰)╭
Yu Hong and the other disciples had finished packing up by then. "Sect Master, Elders, we're ready."
Eh? What's that? Yu Hong looked at the realm gate, which suddenly appeared in the middle of the space, with a little shock in her expression. Yet, she did not ask any questions. In any case, Sect Master always had a reason for doing what she did. "Are we... setting off for the heavenly palace now?"
"No, Yu Hong, you and Lan Hua should go ahead and lead the other disciples back first." Lonemoon handed the high-key rainbow bird from earlier on to her and instructed, "We have some matters to attend to. We will join you as soon as we can."
"Alright." Yu Hong nodded. She received the dharmic artifact without any hesitation. Then, she turned to help the disciples up the bird's back before going on their way.
"Come back soon!" Boss Lan waved to them. He continued trying to get close to Yu Hong, pestering her and saying sweet-nothing to her. Mm, afterall, they took a significant amount of resources for weapon refinement from Little Black. "Little Red, why don't you see Little Black for awhile? Just awhile?"
"Get lost! If you say one more sentence, I will kick you off this bird's back!"
Lan Hua, the lowest ranking guest of Invincible Sect: "..."
"Let's go!" Lonemoon waved his hand at the master and disciple, who were standing closer to the realm gate than he was. He instructed them, "Chef, keep a close watch on her! Don't let her get lost inside."
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Yi Qing immediately remembered Shen Ying's record of getting lost and nodded. Thus, he turned around and grabbed Shen Ying's hand out of habit. "Master, be careful."
Shen Ying stiffened. She felt a warmth around her hand, which traveled up her arm and straight to the innermost portion of her heart. Even her face began to feel warm. Was this... this... considered hand holding?
"Hmph! How unnecessary!" It was common for people in relation to hold... hold hands! Mm, she was not bothered at all!
o(*つ////_////⊂*)o
"Alright, let's go, let's go," Lonemoon rushed them. He set up a defensive array around the group of three. "If it's really as Shen Ying said, and this immortal spring really has strange data, then there must be something wrong with that small world," he said as he set up the array. Then, he added, "But Let's hope that this small world will not be like that realm beyond realms, which caused Shen Ying to go into that deep sleep."
The moment he said that, Shen Ying halted. She was just about to enter the realm gate, but she stopped just a step away from it, pulling Yi Qing back as a result.
Lonemoon stopped himself just before he bumped into her. "Holy shit, why did the both of you stop here?"
Shen Ying's expression was still cold and hard as she turned to face him. "I'm not going anymore!"
"Huh? Ah!" Not only Lonemoon, but even Yi Qing stared blankly at her. "Why?" Why was she pulling this trick at the last minute?
"Master, have you sensed something out of the ordinary?"
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Lonemoon's chest tighten as he began to feel more nervous. "What did you notice?"
Shen Ying frowned even more deeply. She looked like she was having difficulty figuring out how to say what she wanted to say next. Mm, her assistants were very inquisitive! She had to make the effort to persuade them.
"Because..." She took a deep breath and looked at Father Niu, saying in an uncharacteristically strict fashion, "You just jinxed me, saying that I would definitely run into some kind of trouble if I step through this door. So I've decided not to go!"
Lonemoon, "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
What kind of rubbish was that? Did she have to be so childish!
Shen Ying, on the other hand, had already pulled out her screen. She was furiously tapping on it. Just like that, the realm gate closed. Hmph! Be it in movies or dramas, this was always how the main character died! She cherished her life – she was going to steer clear of such jinxes!
"Wait, did you not say that there were problems with the data?" Lonemoon was beginning to get extremely frustrated. He was wrong. This venomous Shen Ying was more unreliable than the lazy Shen Ying from before. "If we don't go inside, how would we know what the problem is?"
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Shen Ying raised her head and looked at him. Mm, this was a good question. As the manager, it was time for her to teach the newbies the many methods of solving a problem.
"Who says we cannot still investigate?" She said icily. "If you don't have knowledge, at least use your common sense. If you don't have common sense, at least depend on your memories! Use your small brain to think hard – What's the correct process of dealing with and controlling small worlds?"
What freaking correct process?
The two of them stared blankly back at her. Finally, they thought of the answer. Could it be...
"The divine realm!"
"You're not that hopeless after all!" Shen Ying nodded. Daily compliments – check!
That's right – if they wanted to find out where this extraordinary realm gate led to, all they had to do was go to skies of the divine realm and take a look.
"Let's go right now!" Lonemoon immediately cracked open the space next to him, opening a passage that led to the divine realm.
In a blink of an eye, the three of them had arrived at the expansive skies in the divine realm.
Lonemoon scanned his surroundings, taking in the dense stars. "Shen Ying, quick, look and see exactly which small world it is!"
Shen Ying was just about to pull out her screen when she paused. Thinking of something, she addressed the two of them and said, "Can't you find it?"
"Wouldn't this save much more time?" Lonemoon raised his hand and said, "I'm not very familiar with the way this wristband works. What's more, this is your divine realm."
"Who says you need to use the wristband to look for it?" Shen Ying looked at them strangely. "This is technology of a totally different plane. It has nothing to do with this realm. I use it only because I'm used to it. You're basically..." She trailed off, finally understanding something. Looking at each of them, she said, "Don't tell me... You have no idea about an assistant's authorities?"
"..."
What?
Chapter 415: True Assistants
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"What do you mean?" Lonemoon paused. Weren't assistants just cheats? They could adjust their cultivations and whatnot whenever they wanted. They were not restricted by the rules of the realm.
Shen Ying's expression looked even stranger as she scanned each of them from head to toe. A long while later, she said, "Let's put it this way." She straightened her back and pointed to the 3000 different planets in front of them. "What do you see?"
Lonemoon and Yi Qing exchanged a look. A moment later, they said, "Outerspace?"
Shen Ying's eyes widened and her expression hardened. She looked like she was this close to firing them. She sighed, shook her head and said, "I thought you weren't hopeless. You really are blind!" What should she do? Her assistants were so poor in their foundation. In fact, they didn't even have a foundation!
o()〈))o Ah, how tiring!
The two of them: "..."
"Didn't you say that this plane contained 3000 planets in space?" Lonemoon could not help but ask.
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"Indeed, you can see the entire plane from here." Shen Ying frowned. A moment later, she said in a low voice, "But who says that this is what the plane actually looks like?"
"Is it not?" The more the two of them listened, the more confused they got. Lonemoon quickly stepped forward and asked, "Weren't you the one who caused the divine realm to look like this in the first place?"
"I changed the plane to look like outer space because I'm used to it." Shen Ying pulled out a map of what the plane used to look like and said, "If the manager is familiar with the appearance, it'll be easier for him or her to do his or her job But this plane is different from the place we came from. In principle, it isn't that different, but there will be some major differences here and there. It's not exactly the same. What's more, you're assistants. You have your own authorities over this place. You don't have to use your authorities in the exact same way as I do."
"You mean to say..." Lonemoon hesitated, raising his hand. "This wristband isn't all that useful? It has nothing to do with our assistants' powers?"
Shen Ying nodded. "That's an irregular item in this plane. It is limited in the way it works here."
Lonemoon, "..."
Flips table!
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Why didn't you freaking tell me that earlier? I've been reading its instruction manual for months!
"Wait!" He suddenly thought about another issue. "Then why is it that it could detect invaders in the past? And haven't you been using it all along? The band aid that you used to seal the planes in the past also successfully closed up the crack in the plane!"
What band aid?
"That's just a tool." Shen Ying waved the wristband in front of him and said, "This can only do simple calculation and manipulation of data. There's limited effect on the plane itself. The real tools that can be used to change the plane are the bodies of the manager and assistants themselves."
"Master, you're saying..." Yi Qing seemed to have figured something out. He stepped forward and said, "What we used to heal the plane in the past was actually powers from our own bodies?"
"Yes." Shen Ying nodded. "Every plane is different. Managers control the existence of each plane and the assistants control the planes' stability. In other words, you have the power to control this plane. It's just the way we exercise our powers that's different. My older sister's plane can rely on science and technology, and this plane..."
"Sorcery!" Yi Qing finished her sentence." Master, you mean to say that actually all of our problems can be solved using sorcery."
Lonemoon paused. He thought about the immortal spring, and the terms she used that he did not understand. In the end, he was able to find out what she wanted by using his own spells and techniques. In other words, they had the same function, but different methods of operating!"
Shen Ying looked at Chef appreciatively. He was indeed worthy of being her boyfriend. He understood everything she was saying – how exceptional! She had to praise him!
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"Mm, the water in your brain seemed to have all dried up now!"
Yi Qing: "..."
Lonemoon, "..."
The two of them pursed their lips. They tried to ignore her daily criticisms as they exchanged a meaningful look and looked back again at the space around them. Indeed, the wristband was too complicated for them to figure out. Sorcery was much simpler and more familiar.
"But this plane is so huge. Even if we can use our investigation techniques, there's no way we can point out that specific small world we are looking for." Lonemoon frowned. "There are so many different spells and techniques in the three realms, yet none of the spells I know can do that so quickly. We can't go and learn-"
He stopped himself mid-sentence. Wait! All these spells and sorcery he was referring to were created by Meng Hong and the Godfiend in this plane! Since assistants were no longer subject to the rules of the plane, they only needed a rough understanding of the rules. In other words, it was possible for them to come up with a technique or spell that never before existed within the plane itself, as part of the Heavenly Dao in this plane.
His heart jumped as he turned back to look at Chef. Both of their eyes twinkled. It was obvious they had figured this out at the same time.
"Let's try it out?"
"Alright." Yi Qing nodded.
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The two of them stepped forward, closed their eyes and released their divine perception toward outer space. They felt like they were swimming in a vast sea. Their divine perception could go extremely far – it was almost like they could not find the boundaries of the space. Finally, they hit the limit – their divine perceptions went as far as they possibly could go, yet they could not reach some of the planets still. Those planets were far beyond their reach. A moment later, they came back to their bodies and found that their foreheads were dripping with perspiration and their expressions were pained.
"Is your surname Lu?" Shen Ying suddenly asked. "Have you forgotten who you are?"
The two of them paused, then remembered they had the assistant's seal in their bodies. They got in touch with it and immediately it felt much easier for them to release their divine perception. It was almost as easy as casting a net. The wide and boundless 3000 worlds seemed to have shrunk. Everything was within sight. Even the small worlds were clear as day, even as they flashed across their eyes.
The amazing thing was that these small worlds were not like the transparent planets that they saw when Shen Ying was controlling the space. Instead, each one of them looked unique. On closer inspection the space between each world was not independent. Instead, they could see something faintly connecting each world with the next. As they followed the connections between each world, they began to get a clearer picture of the entire plane.
The next moment, the entire divine realm changed. There was a bright golden glow that emanated from the darkness. The separate planets began to gather together, and a golden thread linked to each one of them up with the next, pulling all the planets downward.
Lonemoon and Yi Qing opened their eyes. They were overwhelmed by the sight that met them.
"This... This is..."
"This is what the plane truly looks like," Shen Ying explained.
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The two of them exchanged a meaningful look and once again savored the scene before them.
It was a huge tree – a huge, golden tree. The body of the tree was glowing with a blinding golden light, which stretched out infinitely. The tree's leaves were dense, and each one of the leaves was a small world.
This was... their plane?
"As for how to find that small world, now..." Shen Ying studied the two of them and said icily, "You don't need me to teach you again, do you?"
Mm, was she really suited to become a teacher? She seemed to be a little better than her older sister!
Y(^o^)Y
"I'll look for it!" Lonemoon was still stunned by the way the plane looked. What's more, in that moment, thousands of rules were floating in his head. He felt like he memorized an entire encyclopedia. He understood everything about the way the plane worked. But that was not all – he could also adjust the way it worked. He had full control over it. To find the small realm that was connected to the immortal spring felt as easy as turning his hand. Therefore, he stepped forward, underneath the tree.
Yi Qing, on the other hand, turned around and walked next to Shen Ying when the initial shock cleared. He retrieved a plate of pastries and offered it to her. "Master, you've been working all day. Do you want some pastries? I've just made them, so they're fresh. I wonder if Master would like them?"
Pastries!
(⊙v⊙)
Shen Ying's eyes twinkled. Her expression remained icy as she glanced at the pastries in his hand. A moment later, she said, "Alright. I'll... help you try it!" It was definitely not that she wanted to eat them!
╭(╯^╰)╮
Yi Qing's gazed at her warmly as a hint of a smile tugged at his lips. "Your disciple understands. Thank you, Master!"
It was then that she took the plate of pastries. With a strict expression, she ate one pastry after another, like a mouse in bliss...
"I found it!" Lonemoon suddenly called out before Shen Ying could finish the plate of pastries. Then, he lowered his voice. "Eh, why does it look like that?"
What kind of small world is this?