Chapter 340: The Second Pair of Fiery Eyes Appeared (1/2)
Chapter 340: The Second Pair of Fiery Eyes Appeared
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The cliff stretched for thousands of feet as far as the eye could see. It appeared in front of Zhang Yunhao, projecting a razor-sharp image and its cyan surface was so clear that shadows were reflected on it.
”We're here, exactly where the spot is on the map!”
”Lord, what are we going to do now?” These cliffs were hardly a hindrance to the experts. However, it seemed like these three people were not simply waiting to fly over the cliffs. They stood there, staring solemnly.
”What else can we do? We need to lure him out first!” Zhang Yunhao beckoned to Emissary Chang. He understood what was required and took out an incense stick. Creating a spark using his fingertip, he lighted up the incense and put it on a rock. They rushed to hide behind a giant rock that was some distance away, and with bated breath, waiting for signs of any movement.
”The Tihu Incense?”
Inhaling the scent awakened a long-buried memory in Zhou Bao's mind. This was what Xue Wuya used to lure out the monster from the mud, the Furious Toad. Were they here for the evil beast?
Suddenly, the realization hit Zhou Bao. He had seen them frantically trying to find the road and they were not in the least interested in the treasures of heaven and earth buried in the ground. And now, they were lighting up the Tihu Incense. So evidently, the evil beast they were after was more precious than all of those treasures of heaven and earth.
But was that really the true gist of the matter?
It would take time to figure it out.
The Tihu Incense was burning steadily, and Zhou Bao could feel the air around him starting to change. It was Taiyuan Heaven, whose spiritual qi was thicker than that from antiquity times. This was a place where a stranger would appear only once in a thousand years, and there were all kinds of evil and weird beasts here that had evolved to an incredible level of skills after all the years. Did God even know how many evil beasts were living on this mountain full of spiritual qi?
And, who knows how many evil beasts would be lured out by the Tihu Incense?
There were faint rustling sounds coming from the hiding places around him. Some of the older evil beasts had come running out of the shrubs. Using the magic Snake-like Breath Holding Skill, Zhou Bao laid on the ground and looked so much like a statue, that the evil beasts did not pay any heed to him. But Zhou Bao was surprised to find that the Zhang Yunhao and his subordinates were also ignored by the beasts. These three hiding behind a rock, glittered with a goldlike aura and suddenly vanished without seeming to use any spiritual skills. It was as good as the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill, and what was more astonishing was that they became invisible.
”I don't know what kind of celestial device they are using, but it must be at least a Mysterious Level celestial device. Otherwise, it wouldn't have such magical effect!” Zhou Bao said to himself. There were several celestial devices and magical weapons in the world which served various purposes. Some were for attacking and others for defending. Some were good only after years of practice and could be used for several other functions.
Although most were used for attacking and defensive purposes, this particular celestial device, which could render a person invisible and conceal their spirit, was relatively more precious.
With the Tihu Incense still burning, more and more evil beasts and spiritual creatures gathered around. These beasts and creatures were certainly not here for a meeting. Every kind of evil beast and spiritual creatures had its own home turf, and they had a strong sense of territorial rights, so very soon they were pitting themselves against each other. Flashes and howling filled the air as the creatures went to war. Within a couple of minutes, half of the evil beasts and spiritual creatures were dead, and a large number of them had fled. Only a dozen stronger evil beasts were left still confronting each other.
”What do these guys want? Are they here merely to watch the show?”
Zhou Bao was perplexed and suddenly, something strange happened.
The smooth surface of the cliff quivered, giving forth a ripple effect and at the same time emitted a powerful suction force which sucked in all the evil beasts whose combat capability was from Level Eight to Level Nine.
”Now——”
Zhang Yunhao and the other two, who were in hiding, jumped out behind the rock, glowing in a swathe of red light.
”Let's go for it!” Zhang Yunhao shouted. The golden light which radiated from them beamed down on the cliff. The cliff had already settled back into place after it had sucked in all the evil beasts, yet when the golden light shone upon it, it started to quiver again.
Zhou Bao's eyes were saturated with the heat of the golden light. A sense of greed and desire filled his heart and he wanted to rush out to the site.
”What is happening? Why am I feeling this kind of impulse?” Zhou Bao said to himself, puzzled.
”It's the Golden Book of Fate. Sh*it! Why are these three guys bringing the Golden Book of Fate? Aren't they afraid it will be stolen by others?” Green Spirit's spirit jumped, ”No, no. How can they control the Golden Book of Fate? With their cultivation, it's not even possible for them to get close to the Golden Book of Fate!”
”Hey, take a look at it! Is that really the Golden Book of Fate?”
Zhou Bao was initially surprised and then when he heard the words of Green Spirit, he felt puzzled, ”How were they able to bring the Golden Book of Fate to Taiyuan Heaven?”
”No, this is not the Golden Book of Fate. It's just an image of it. I know what they are planning to do. Oh, I know. Divine Wind Palace has come up with a very good plan!” Green Spirit had figured it out and couldn't help heaping praises on it.
”What have you figured out? What on earth do they want to do?” asked Zhou Bao.
”They want to gain control of the whole Taiyuan Heaven. Hehe, what they have is only the image of the Golden Book of Fate, whose power is less than ten thousandth of the real Golden Book of Fate. But for using it against Taiyuan Heaven, it's enough!” Green Spirit giggled and said, ”Kid, the best part of the show is yet to come. We'll see.”
”What show?” Zhou Bao watched the golden light reflection shining on the cliffs and it looked like it had been transformed into a swirling pool of water. The three people who were standing in front of the cliff, together with the golden light radiating from their foreheads had summoned up an image of a book before them.
The book was illustrated with millions of illegible talismans sparkling from within it. Writings from antiquity times were glowing vividly as if they were showing the essence of the evolution of the world. Zhou Bao was obsessed by it, and the desire pervading his nerves.
If Green Spirit had not sounded out a warning, Zhou Bao's desire would have overcome his judgment.
”Kid, stay calm. Even if you go and grab it, it's of no use. Hehe, although the power of the projection is no match for the real Golden Book of Fate, it's still enough to defeat you!”
”Shut up, what do you think they are really up to?”
”I said that they wanted to gain control of the entire Taiyuan Heaven. This Golden Book of Fate will be used to evolve the trails of the Great Ways in Taiyuan Heaven. If I am not wrong, this cliff is the passageway leading toward the center of the entire Taiyuan Heaven!”
”What is that powerful force that sucked in all the beasts?”
”Of course it's the Primeval Beast!” Green Spirit giggled, ”They really wanted to find out where the center of Taiyuan Heaven is. As long as they control Taiyuan Heaven and combine the Great Ways with it, then Taiyuan Heaven will become a complete world and the owner of this Golden Book of Fate will be the owner of Taiyuan Heaven too. Everything in it will be available to them and at their command. Thus Divine Wind Palace will be No. 1 in the world. There will be no one who can defeat them in the Seven-deity Regions!”
”Is it really that serious?”
”Just think about it!” Green Spirit said casually, ”The great emperors of the antiquity times who possessed 33 Heavens also had thoughts about it. However, although the Golden Book of Fate had no particular owner, no one had the power to create a copy of it. Therefore, someone had come up with an astute way to create the Azure Secret Area to combine the primitive powers from before which gave birth to an entirely new world of tricks. But it is different now. Now that Divine Wind Palace has control of the Golden Book of Fate, it's no surprise that they have this idea. Yet it's extremely difficult to make it. They need to infuse the image of the Golden Book of fate into the center of the micro world. Even though each micro world is guarded by a giant beast, they are not similar to the evil beasts outside. They were bred and appeared at the same time within the 33 Heavens, just like the Primordial Divine Demons. Their power is stronger than Human Immortals who gather the Three Kinds of Flowers and the Five Kinds of Qi. It's impossible to defeat them!”
”If it's so strong, aren't they risking their lives going after it?”
”Risking their lives? It's hard to say!” Green Spirit thought for a while and said, ”I don't know what is going on, but I can assure you that the Primeval Beast of Taiyuan Heaven must have been badly injured, and has lost most of his power. Otherwise, the projection of the Golden Book of Fate would not be able to defeat it.”
”Only through the infusion of the Golden Book of Fate into the center of Taiyuan Heaven and taking control of this Primeval Beast will enable it to have control of the entire Taiyuan Heaven!” Zhou Bao had chilling thoughts about it, ”Divine Wind Palace really has some excellent ideas!”
”The scariest part is that they are able to make those ideas come to life. This idea is by far the best since the antiquity times, and it's been proven true by those necromancers for countless times. If it were not for the inability to project the image of the Golden Book of Fate, someone would have succeeded a long time ago!”
”Then what should I do now?” Zhou Bao asked. Divine Wind Palace was his biggest threat, so there was no way he could just stand and watch their plan hatch successfully, nor would he allow it to become stronger and rule over the world.
”Don't worry. Haste makes waste!” Green Spirit whispered, ”Though this plan has been exercised by the necromancers over and over again, no one had ever succeeded. It's not an easy task. Even if the Primeval Beast was injured, it is still difficult to deal with it. And even though they are relying on the power of the projection of the Golden Book of Fate, it's not sufficient for these three guys to create all this, and they need to have at least one fairy weapon with them!”
”Fairy weapon?” Zhou Bao said coldly, ”No way! Do they have the fairy weapon?”
”Of course, or how else are they able to conquer the Primeval Beast?” Green Spirit's voice had a trace of a sneer when he said, ”These guys didn't even attain the Individual Immortal Karma Rank, and it's not possible for them to conquer the Primeval Beast even if it was injured. Without the fairy weapon, the Primeval Beast is able to make anyone who sets foot in Taiyuan Heaven disappear totally without any trace with only one blow, and that includes you!”
”That's really none of my business!” Zhou Bao was unhappy when he heard what Green Spirit said.
”You'd better have nothing to do with this matter. These fellows from Divine Wind Palace are really courageous. With the fairy weapon, these experts at Level Eight or Level Nine want to defeat the Primitive Beast, they must be kidding!” Green Spirit grinned, ”Kid, we'll see!”
Green Spirit stalled him so he could see what was going to happen next, and not rush to attack first. He restrained himself, masking his desire and stared viciously at the three guys.