Chapter 782: Wu Ji’s Problem (1/2)

The powerful experts from different sects left contentedly after Nie Tian expressed his intention to bring a number of their members to the wondrous continent in recent future.

They were all rather eager to return to their sects to make arrangements.

After everyone left, Hua Mu was the only one who stayed behind to have a private conversation with Nie Tian.

Hua Mu seemed somewhat hesitant as he said, “Now that you’re back, you’d better pay your master a visit in the Realm of Flame Heaven as soon as possible. I visited the Cloudsoaring Sect not long ago. It seemed to me that your master had already broken through into the Soul realm, but his true soul still seemed rather unstable. I don’t know why that was.”

“Sure, it was my plan to visit him first too,” Nie Tian said.

Hua Mu nodded. “Good. Master Zhen and Pei Qiqi discovered a hidden spatial rift somewhere in the Void Illusion Mountain Range. They went to explore it, and haven’t returned yet. It appears that girl still hasn’t given up on looking for the people of the Void Palace Sect, and doesn’t want to miss any opportunity that might lead to them.

“She thought that spatial rift might have some sort of connection to the vanishing of the Void Palace Sect.”

“They’ve been gone for some time now. I wonder if they’ve found something.”

Eyebrows furrowed, Nie Tian said, “They’re not in danger, are they?”

“Probably not.” Hua Mu sounded somewhat worried himself. “I wanted to go look for them, but I don’t know much about spatial power, and that spatial rift looked rather special. I didn’t have the confidence that I would be able to go through it.”

Nie Tian pondered briefly, then said, “Have you received any word of Zhao Shanling?”

Hua Mu shook his head. “The man vanished completely after you left. No one has seen him again in the Domain of the Falling Stars. It seems to me that he went into secluded cultivation. He was at the late Soul realm when he gained the Voidspirit Pagoda. He must want to break through into the Void domain as soon as possible.”

“He might come look for me once he learns about my return,” Nie Tian said. “I promised him that I’d take him out of the Domain of the Falling Stars.”

Hua Mu frowned. “You need to be careful with that man. I hope he won’t cause you trouble and put you in a difficult position. Back when the Lei Clan first came here, they drove the Tool Sect out of the Realm of Unbounded Desolation and destroyed his master’s tombstone. Knowing his personality, I doubt that he’ll let it go so easily.

“If he enters the Void domain, Lei Tianqi is probably going to be the first person he’ll go after.”

Nie Tian smiled bitterly and said, “I see.”

Back when he had followed Zhao Shanling back to his secret base in the Realm of Unbounded Desolation, Zhao Shanling had fumed with fury upon seeing his master’s memorial stele shattered.

Even though the Lei Clan had returned the Realm of Unbounded Desolation to the Tool Sect later, that was most likely not enough to satisfy Zhao Shanling.

The man was a maniac. As a man with no scruples, he probably wouldn’t give anyone face once he gained the strength to kill Lei Tianqi.

“Zhao Shanling is always an X factor.” Hua Mu sighed. “Luckily for us, it won’t be easy to break through into the Void domain, so we don’t need to worry about that potential problem for the time being.”

“How are you handling the Heavenly Demonsbane inside of you, Uncle Hua?” Nie Tian asked abruptly.

Hua Mu’s face grew grim as he answered, “I can still suppress it for now, but it’s destined to be a lifetime problem for me. There doesn’t seem to be a solution to it yet. After all, it has taken root in between my eyebrows, and is growing stronger and stronger. I even have a feeling that the speed at which it grows beats the speed at which I make progress in my cultivation.

“Perhaps the day will eventually come when I’ll be completely possessed, and become its puppet.

“If it comes down to that, I want you to kill me without hesitation, no matter what method you have to use. If you can’t find a way to kill me, do your best to drive me out of the Domain of the Falling Stars and banish me to some Demon realm or other remote area to die.”

“I saw an incredibly huge plant wrapped around that continent, Uncle Hua!” Nie Tian went on and explained to Hua Mu, “Its enormous vines seem to be keeping that continent from falling apart. Strangest of all, it seems to have intelligence. It’s just that I haven’t been able to communicate with it yet.”

Hua Mu gasped with astonishment. “A plant with vines that were as huge as mountain ranges!”

He took a deep breath to calm himself before continuing, “I don’t think that’s a Heavenly Demonsbane, but perhaps it’s some other ancient plant though. It’s natural for a plant that huge to have its own spirit. I suppose I can go check it after you take us there, and see if I’ll be able to find a way to get rid of the Heavenly Demonsbane from it.”

Nie Tian smiled bitterly. “I’m afraid that’ll achieve the opposite result. There was this girl from the Bliss Mountain Sect who had a demonic plant growing inside of her, which had two blossoms of completely different colors. She somehow attracted the enormous vines’ attention, and the vines vested the plant inside of her with some mysterious power, which greatly boosted its growth.”

“Huh?!” Hua Mu grew looked astonished and confused.

Looking worried, Nie Tian continued, “I’m afraid that the Heavenly Demonsbane’s growth will accelerate once you go there, and then you’ll...”

After a moment of pondering, Hua Mu said, “Alright, I’ll try to look for that enormous plant you mentioned and that demonic flower in that girl in ancient records and see if I can find any information about them. I’ve no idea what those enormous vines are, but that demonic flower you mentioned does ring a bell.

“I’ll also rethink the matter of me going to that continent. I’ll let you know my decision before you set out.”