Chapter 1436: Schemers on All Sides! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Is this the real Origin Immortal Mountain?
Wang Chong muttered to himself in excitement.
It had been quite some time since he had obtained the treasure map for the Origin Immortal Art, but this legendary art had still been little more than a moon in the water for Wang Chong, a far-off and ethereal existence.
Wang Chong had never imagined that he truly might be able to obtain this number one art. But now, everything before his eyes seemed incredibly real.
”Chong-er, go!”
A figure swept past him and his master's voice resounded in his ear.
”The Origin Immortal Treasury has appeared. This time, your master will get the Origin Immortal Art for you no matter what and treat your cultivation defect.”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man shot into the air like a bird.
But even farther away, the Four Ends Martial Lord, the Lone Silence Ancestor, the Bone Devil Ancestor, and the others had been one step ahead and were already making their way to the mountain.
”Let's go!”
Wang Chong grabbed the Formation Elder's arm and followed.
Countless martial artists began to converge upon the massive and grandiose Origin Immortal Mountain. This time, however, when they got several dozen meters from the mountain, they began to cautiously slow down.
”Damn it! This won't be another trap, will it?!”
For a moment, not a single one of the thousands of martial artists dared to get too close. Even the disciples of the Five Ancestor Alliance and Righteous Alliance slowed down. The Origin Immortal Formation had been powerful enough to pose a threat even to martial arts titans like Song Yuanyi and the Black Yin Ancestor.
”There's no rush! Let them go first!”
To the southeast, the Black Yin Ancestor stood motionless, his eyes sweeping over the vast collection of unaffiliated martial artists in front of him. He faintly smiled.
All the martial artists present had been drawn here by the reputation of the Origin Immortal Art and the desire to be the world's number one.
No matter how formidable the traps of the Origin Immortal Mountain could be, there would still be those who did not fear death.
Clap!
Just as expected, while everyone else was being extremely careful, someone lost their patience. A young martial artist of twenty-three or twenty-four years of age pressed a palm against the surface of the 'Origin Immortal Mountain'.
Bzzzz! Time seemed to stop as countless people stared at this young martial artist and the hand he had pressed against the mountain.
Countless people who had been through the lethal traps of the Origin Immortal Formation felt their faces tighten and their hearts pound against their chests.
But all that ensued was silence. There was no danger, no traps.
More importantly, when that young martial artist pressed his hand against the 'Origin Immortal Mountain', he did not pass through an illusion as everyone had imagined.
Hard and sturdy rock prevented the palm from going any farther.
”It's real! It's the real Origin Immortal Mountain! It's not an illusion! We really found it!”
Before the young martial artist could speak, one of the martial artists who had been through the Origin Immortal Formation couldn't help but shout out in glee, and soon, the whole crowd was cheering.
Their roars and shouts caused the heavens themselves to quake.
”It's been opened! The real Origin Immortal Treasury! It was worth it to hand over that treasure map! The true Origin Immortal Treasury is finally about to appear!”
In the distance, Eastern Turkic King Bagushidu stood on a low hill, and when he heard those thunderous cheers, he smiled.
The mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. He had only needed to offer up a single treasure map for these martial artists of the Central Plains to handle everything for him.
”Have all the experts we've mobilized arrived?” Bagushidu asked without turning his head.
That cold and beautiful Eastern Turkic female assassin lowered her head and said, ”Your Highness, the experts from Lion Hall and Black Sun Mountain are making their way here as quickly as they can. They will be here in another five minutes.”
”Very good! Perhaps we might obtain another harvest besides the Origin Immortal Lord's treasury.”
Bagushidu continued to smile at the dense crowd of Central Plains martial artists, but a cold and harsh light gleamed in his eyes.
……
”Haha, even though he hid for so long, we still managed to dig him out!”
As those distant cheers shook the heavens, in a hidden place, a group of black-clothed men silently stood around like ghosts.
Standing at the very front of the group was a man wearing the mask of a three-eyed deer, the eyes peeking out like beads of ice. This was the man in black that Wang Chong had happened to see for a moment within the Origin Immortal Formation.
Three stalwart figures stood behind him, each exuding an aura as sharp as a sword. The bamboo hats they wore clearly indicated who they were.
These were the three bamboo hat men who had battled with the Righteous Alliance not too long ago.
Both groups had gathered together.