Chapter 443: Netherworld Heaven, a Bolt from the Blue (2/2)
”Netherworld Heaven has no living creatures with spiritual intelligence, only the Spiritual Qi of the Netherworld and five great rivers!” As if he had seen the confusion in Zhou Bao's eyes, the man smiled faintly. ”Come with me!”
Zhou Bao did not ask any more questions, though his mind was full of doubts.
The 33 Heavens was just a legend. Even great practitioners in antiquity times might not have seen one or two in their lifetime, yet, counting this Netherworld Heaven, he had seen three. Besides, he even wanted to seize control of one of them. If other practitioners in the world knew that, they would think that he was talking nonsense.
”Sit down!”
As he was thinking that, the man's voice came to him. Zhou Bao looked around and discovered that they had reached a low hill. There was a platform on the top of the hill with several stone stools scattered over it, and no one knew how many years they had not been used. The man walked up to those stone stools and beckoned him to sit down.
”I've just woken up, and there is nothing good for entertainment in Netherworld Heaven. Take a seat first!”
”You've really been asleep for a long time!” Zhou Bao sat down with a smile. By this time, he was completely calm. Since the man had not attacked him at first, everything was negotiable and a fight could be spared. Hence, he had no need to be tense or worried and could just take it easy and talk.
”I know you have a lot of questions on your mind, but I don't have enough time to answer your questions because I don't have much time. I'll just make a long story short!” Seeing that Zhou Bao had sat down, the man spoke right away.
”I need help with something. But I slept too long, and some of my old friends who can help me can't be found now, so I came to you!”
”Why me?”
”As I said, someone recommended you to me!”
”Who?”
”The little turtle that imparted the general principle of the Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique to you. He said that your fate was so strange that even the weird child could not see it clearly, so you should be the best choice!”
”The general principle of the Nine Heaven Yuan Yang Technique?” Zhou Bao was startled, and the image of the Stranger in thunder came to his mind. Now his vision was much wider than it had been in past years, so he knew that what he had seen was a Genuine Immortal undergoing the Thunder Tribulation. He did not know how many Thunder Tribulations had he undergone, but now, according to the picture in his memory, the Stranger's relaxed appearance and power indicated that his cultivation was in the Venerable Realm at least.
The Stranger was in the Venerable Realm. And with this man being his friend, should he also at least be in the Venerable Realm?
But how many tribulations did it take for a Genuine Immortal like him to reach that level? Being hidden and not showing, how could Zhou Bao not notice a trace of abnormality?
”That little turtle has a good impression of you. But I don't think he has a good eye. You're not a nice guy!”
”Senior, get straight to the point. I've never thought that I'm a nice guy!”
”You're honest!” The man looked at Zhou Bao and said, ”I am looking for something that is now in the hands of the Sea Emperor. I want you to help me get it!”
His words almost knocked Zhou Bao down into the big river at his feet.
”Get something from the Sea Emperor?”
Zhou Bao might not have been so surprised if he had not known about the strength of the Sea Area. Now he had a basic understanding of the strength there and thought he had misheard him.
”Senior, you must be kidding! You might as well ask me to steal the Ranking of Demons and Immortals!”
”You're right! I want you to help me bring back the Ranking of Demons and Immortals.”
Zhou Bao blinked and laughed out of fury. ”Senior, you can't make such a joke. You're asking me to get the Ranking of Demons and Immortals? Why don't you just slap me to death?”
”I'm not asking you to get it right now. I know that you're trying to get control of Azure Heaven!” The man looked at Zhou Bao and said some words that appalled him. He knew about even this! Was there anything that he did not know? Zhou Bao finally had an impulse to kill himself. He looked at this guy in front of him in horror as he asked, ”Who the hell are you? What's your connection with Green Spirit?”
”Green Spirit? Oh, that lucky Grand Demon. I have nothing to do with him! And it's not him who told me about you!” The man shook his head. ”Don't be so shocked. I know everything about you so far, including the bloodline of the Fiery Eyes and the plot of Azure Heaven. Of course I also know that you killed a Level Eight expert, Xue Wuya, with Level One strength when you were a child!”