Chapter 339: Arrival and Tracking (1/2)
Chapter 339: Arrival and Tracking
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There was no land in Taiyuan Heaven. The Cloud-swallowing Beast dived downward and there was a faint whiff of blood in the air. The smell of blood seemingly triggered off a reaction. Suddenly, dark clouds gathered around the surrounding mountain peaks and surged around the Cloud-swallowing Beast.
”It's the Carrion Bird! Quickly, run, kid! You don't want to mess with them!” Seeing the dark clouds, Green Spirit shouted hurriedly. Zhou Bao's scalp tingled when he realized what the true nature of the dark clouds was. They were countless little crow-like birds whose claws and feathers were made of iron and steel, resembling the red cloud that they had encountered previously. The difference was that the dark clouds gave off death fumes, while the red birds emitted strong fiery vibes.
Having learned their lesson from their previous encounter, they did not have any second thoughts but rode off instantly with the Gang wind, as far away as they could.
”Damn it! There is something strange going on here! All we wanted was to get some rest and catch our breath, but we ended up running into such a powerful evil beast! Oh my god, I guess it's able to enter the Mysterious Realm with it strength?”
”It has yet to reach that level, but I suppose its combat capability is more powerful than the Mysterious Realm. However, being an evil beast with relatively insufficient spiritual intelligence and a gigantic body, of which he has minimal control over, it can't be such a big threat to us,” said Green Spirit.
A gigantic body usually is quite vulnerable. Back in the antiquity times, all strong evil beasts were gigantic. However, after experiencing the ThunderTribulation, their bodies were transformed into human shapes. No matter how big their bodies were, they still had the skills of Dharma Laksana in them. But before the Thunder Tribulation and the cultivation of the Dharma Laksana skills, these evil beasts remained dormant and did not show themselves unnecessarily in front of humans. Otherwise, they would likely be killed and skinned by greedy skilled masters like Zhou Bao.
It was a bad day for the Cloud-swallowing Beast. As one of the giant beasts from antiquity times and also the strongest among the evil beasts in this area, it had led a good life in Taiyuan Heaven. More importantly, its nest was its safe haven; it would not be in any danger as long as it stayed inside. Except for this time, unluckily for it, it came rushing out.
To be fair, it was not its fault. In its memory, it knew that once in every thousand years, there will be some human beings venturing into Taiyuan Heaven. It had encountered them a couple of times. It also recalled that these tiny little creatures had some not so powerful skills, which was not a threat to them. Most of the time, they could not even venture beyond the scales of its body and had fled in fear. When it recalled such memories, it felt that it had nothing to fear. Therefore, it did not expect to meet such a legendary strong man, which had cost it its life.
”You really have lived up to your reputation, Your Excellency. You have mastered the skills of the Sky-measuring Star Ruler within a few days only. I suppose you have refined this Pure Yang Celestial Device too, right, Your Excellency?”
Wang She stared covetously at the Sky-measuring Star Ruler in Zhou Bao's hands and said, ”Not bad, Junior Leopard! How about giving it to me?”
Zhou Bao rolled his eyes and said, ”No problem! It's yours if I can exchange it with your Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique.”
”You want the Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique?” Wang She was distracted for a moment. He glanced at Zhou Bao and suddenly figured out something, and the greed on his face turned into a bitter smile. ”I know what's on your mind. But the only person who has the Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique is the Leader of the Tian Long Taoism, who is also my teacher. I will have a chance to acquire this skill if I take over my teacher's place. But now, alas…”
”Then we'll talk about the exchange after you have mastered that!” Zhou Bao shook the Sky-measuring Star Ruler in his hand and said, ”This is something good. There is sufficient spiritual qi in Taiyuan Heaven. But it's a pity that there are no stars. If you bring it outside, it's even much more powerful than you can imagine!”
Remembering when Ye Qingtian attracted the Nine Heavens Star Force using the Sky-measuring Star Ruler, which had almost defeated him, Zhou Bao began seeing red. Had it not been for the Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique, he would have never given the Sky-measuring Star Ruler away.
”Are you kidding? Kid, I still need the Sky-measuring Star Ruler to gain further knowledge of the stars. Don't give it away yet!” Green Spirit's psywave fluctuated as if he was unhappy about something.
”Haven't you already incarnated into the stars? You've already absorbed eighty percent of the star force in it. Having it won't make much difference to you. It's just the icing on the cake for you!” Zhou Bao did not care about Green Spirit's words.
”What the hell do you know, kid? I'm practicing the skills for the Great Way of Stars, and that is why I need the Sky-measuring Star Ruler. In our world, when I'm in unity with the Sky-measuring Star Ruler, I can guide the Nine Heavens Star Force. By then, I'll be able to fight against even the Individual Immortals of the Metaphysic Realm. Do you understand?”
”Of course I do! But I need it to make a deal with him. It's the Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique! It's priceless! It's not a mere object that we can just exchange it with a Pure Yang Celestial Device?”
”Junior Leopard, I wonder if you have considered…”
Wang She unexpectedly asked with a somber face.
”What is it?” asked Zhou Bao, hesitantly.
”Would you like to join the Tian Long Taoism?!” said Wang She. ”My master brought it up to me before. He told me to find out if you would be willing to join the Tian Long Taoism, and not just being a secondary strength. As long as you join us, the Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique will be within your reach. Maybe after a couple of years, who knows, my master might decide to impart this technique to you when he's ready to do so!”
”Join the Tian Long Taoism?!” Such a thought had never occurred to Zhou Bao before. He raised his eyebrows slightly, weighing the pros and cons of the offer.
Thinking of the pros and cons, he could not really find any cons. Being a disciple of the Tian Long Taoism meant having Tian Long Taoism being his backup. That would make him more fearless.
”That's a great idea. But you know, I'm used to being a free spirit. I don't like to be constrained!”
”Well, of course, you are. I understand now you're the boss of your own territory, more like the king of the northwest. You will merely gain a title if you join the Tian Long Taoism. But bear in mind we have Elders too. We can give you the title of a teaching elder, yet you don't have to be responsible for anything. Even when the Tian Long Taoism is facing perils, you don't need to do anything. All you have to do is to pass on the Uniform Dao of the Tian Long Taoism. And furthermore, during our prosperous days, you will be paid more than the ordinary elders. What do you think of the proposal?”
”That's nice. Name your price!” Zhou Bao smiled and said, ”with such a position and such a tempting offer, I bet even the Individual Immortals of the Mysterious Realm will be jealous of me!”
”I bet they will. The current teaching elder of the Tian Long Taoism is an Individual Immortal, who will be undergoing his second Thunder Tribulation in 10 years in order to become a Genuine Immortal. He won't be with us whether he succeeds and gets the Karmic Rank of the Genuine Immortal, or if he fails and turns into ashes.”
”You mean there will definitely be another teaching elder in the Tian Long Taoism in 10 years,” said Zhou Bao. ”But I don't believe that he is your only Individual Immortal. It's just a wishful thinking on your part to get me into that position!”
”Who knows what will happen in 10 years. Only time will tell!” Wang She laughed.
”10 years won't be sufficient for me to break through the Mysterious Realm. You know this better than anyone else!” Zhou Bao sneered.
”Yeah, well. Maybe you will not be able to break through it in 10 years. But who says the teaching elder of the Tian Long Taoism must be a Metaphysic Individual Immortal? Guess what, the most important thing about being a teaching elder is not about the cultivation, but the age, as the teaching elder need not fight. In fact, if a school needs its teaching elder to win a battle, they wouldn't be far from their doom. That's the reason why the younger you are, the more advantageous it will be for you. That's exactly what you have!”
”Fair enough, but I still have to think about it. It's a big decision for me to make!”
”Take your time. You have 10 years for that!” said Wang She. Suddenly, the Taiyuan Token on Zhou Bao's chest brightened.
”Here we are!”
They had arrived at their destination before they knew it.
”Ha-ha, let's try our luck in this hellish place!” The three of them were excited about the ethereal mountain peaks in front of them, looking as if there were countless treasures buried there.
However, after all the excitement, they had to deal with the real problem.
The unpleasant encounter had given them an inkling about the dangers in Taiyuan Heaven. They had tried to get some rest and ended up running into the Cloud-swallowing Beast, a powerful evil beast. Who knew what other dangers would be awaiting them when they began their meticulous search.
But again, it made sense that great benefits usually come after great dangers. Reaping without sowing is indeed a rarity.
”Should we act individually or stay together? What do you think, Junior Leopard?” Wang She looked up at Zhou Bao and asked. Since Zhou Bao was holding the Taiyuan Token, it made him the unspoken leader of the whole situation.
Zhou Bao's eyes lingered on the two men and he smiled. ”I suppose we all have our motives for getting into Taiyuan Heaven, so it's better for us to split up. We should decide when and where we should meet up after.
Zhou Bao had his own purpose in seeking the materials for refining the Air-frozen Bead. He did not want any company for that reason. And apparently, the other two men had the same thought as well. Both seemed content to go along with Zhou Bao's idea.
”Okay, well, Taiyuan Heaven will stay open for a month, so how about we meet here in a month's time. This is Taiyuan Heaven, very unlike our world. We are literally on our own here. Mr. Mo, my brother, what do you think?”
Wang She nodded in agreement, looking up at Mo Yinyang with his question.