Chapter 503 (1/2)
Chapter 503: An Ill Wind
Translator: Radiant Editor: Radiant
Within the Eastern Region City of the Calm Sea Prefecture, there was an extravagant restaurant where an azure-robed man and a gray-robed man were sitting, eating and drinking to their hearts’ content as they looked outside through the window. With how good the vision of a World Deity was, these people could clearly see the front gate of the conspicuous supervisor residence in spite of their large distance from it.
“Sir, Shang Yi has transformed his appearance, changed his name to Bai Li Shang, and entered Xue Ying’s retinue in search of shelter. The investigation has confirmed all of this. What is our next step? Do we search for an opportunity to kill him directly?” the grey-robed man asked. As the two conversed, they simultaneously blocked off forms of probing around them, so they did not fear the possibility of anyone eavesdropping on them.
The azure-robed man looked to the distance with a frown. “Back when the ruins collapsed, a large amount of World Deities scattered in every direction, and we’re not sure which of them ended up with the absolute treasure. Furthermore, everyone in that group was scared back then, and they were are all incredibly cautious and timid. Monarch used up any method he could to find a few of them and, in the end, spared no small cost to conduct an investigation through karma… We’ve found all the others one after another. So far, we’ve searched 355 World Deities, yet the one who hid away the absolute treasure still eludes us. We might have found another World Deity, but who knows whether this Shang Yi guy really has the absolute treasure…”
After the search of so many World Deities ended up in failure, Monarch Cang Yong began to wonder whether the absolute treasure really was ever hidden within the ruins! However, the large number of treasures and different evidence he received all pointed to one thing…the ruins contained an important absolute treasure. That was precisely why Monarch Cang Yong had spared no effort or resources to look for each and every World Deity.
“Had he been hiding by himself, we could’ve grabbed him as we wished.” The azure-robed man shook his head. “However, he’s now relying on his connection with Dong Bo! It was long ago that he first sought help, and he’s now one of the commanders of his personal guard. Would Dong Bo really permit us to just grab one of the commanders of his personal guard just like that?”
“What, are you saying Monarch is afraid of Dong Bo?” the gray-robed man couldn’t help but blurt out.
“Hmph! Of course, Monarch doesn’t fear Dong Bo. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, however, he’s also unwilling to start a feud.” The azure-robed man shot a glance toward the gray-robed man. “It’s not that simple to provoke Dong Bo. He is the Bloodshed God Emperor’s personal disciple, and he possesses one of those absolute arts of legends. I’m afraid that even if I move, I would not necessarily match his power. Not only that—in the future, he will become a terrifying existence that even Monarch would never dare provoke. Once he becomes a stage four World Deity, he is sure to be an overlord amongst all other stage four World Deities.”
The gray-robed man nodded. “What do we do, then?”
“In the end, we’re talking about Xue Ying’s personal guard; had he been an idle visitor, Xue Ying’s protection would not have been too excessive, but he’s one of the commanders, so he’ll surely try to keep him safe,” the azure-robed man’s voice became cold as he considered his possibilities. “Either way, Monarch has already paid a huge price for the treasure in the ruins. No matter what, we have to check all the World Deities that fled back then to the last, with no exceptions!”
“Mn.” The gray-robed man nodded then suddenly continued, “Look, quickly! Shang Yi has returned to the supervisor residence.”
At that moment, Commander Bai Li Shang was flying back from the distance to enter the supervisor residence, followed by a few other soldiers. His expression was relaxed and he seemed to be at ease. After he became a commander of Xue Ying’s personal guard, his days became rather free, seeing now nobody dared to provoke him any longer.
“That Shang Yi who was known to be rather handsome has unexpectedly taken on this ordinary tanned appearance.” The azure-robed man shook his head. “He’s quite cautious.” The World Deities that had fled back then were all cautious, which made Monarch Cang Yong’s search for them very difficult. Ultimately, he had to resort to tracking them through karma, despite the fact that Monarch Cang Yong himself had not grasped the Karma Deity Heart.
“Very well, everyone is dismissed. I’ll be going into closed-door cultivation for a period of time, so unless something important comes up, you guys can do as you see fit,” Bai Li Shang gave a casual order then returned to his abode.
“Yes, Commander.”
The soldiers also laughingly dispersed.
As Xue Ying’s power increased, the other parties from throughout the eastern region of the Calm Sea Prefecture all turned extremely obedient, and even those with rather strong backgrounds and connections who would normally hand over a small amount of faith energy had now temporarily put a limit on their greed. As per their words, “The speed at which Xue Ying cultivates is astonishing, and it won’t be long until his power becomes even stronger. By that point, perhaps His Majesty would value him even more, so it’s best not to provoke him during his time as a supervisor envoy.”
As such, be it Xue Ying’s personal guard, or the supervisor army, they were truly without a care.
“These days are truly carefree.” Bai Li Shang entered his cultivation room where he obscure time and space to block any prying eyes, and finally took out and opened the wooden case. Inside the case was the same black sphere with uneven patterns from before.
Bai Li Shang lightly stroked the black sphere which, in response, slowly lit up, its uneven patterns sending out rays of light to shine in the surrounding space. The complicated three-dimensional patterns covering up the whole area were still immeasurably profound—the most complex Bai Li Shang had ever witnessed. Even the formation arrays of the Capital were far from being able to compare with them…
The Black Sphere slowly lit up, the uneven patterns giving off rays of light, and shined in the surrounding space. The complicated three-dimensional patterns were still immeasurably profound in the surroundings. The patterns were the most complex that Bai Li Shang had seen in his life. Even the formation arrays of the Capital were far from being able to compare with it.