Chapter 893 - A Gift From the Earth Spirit Civilization! (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Killed and being killed. The difference between the two utterances lay in a single word, yet what they meant was drastically different. In fact, they lay on the extreme ends of the same spectrum!
The casual way Xie Haiyang had announced the news of a Planet realm cultivator having killed himself was a testament of his power and resources. Anyone who had heard him speak like that would have shuddered.
Previously, Wang Baole had his guesses about the Xie family and had some understanding of how terrifying the family clan was. He had even guessed that the traps Xie Haiyang had set up for him had been done deliberately so that the latter could offer his help. But those thoughts didn’t stop him from being shocked by Xie Haiyang’s declaration. He was quiet for a long while.
Even though he hadn’t seen what Xie Haiyang had said happened with his own eyes, the casual way Xie Haiyang had spoken and the disappearance of the seal over the Earth Spirit civilization clearly proved that Xie Haiyang wasn’t lying or bragging. The Heavenly Spirit Sect’s right-hand elder… had indeed fallen!
He had fallen in the Earth Spirit civilization, in a civilization that was within the Violet Gold civilization’s protectorate. The backlash from his death was going to be considerable, but Xie Haiyang clearly wasn’t concerned about that at all.
The Xie family… Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. He didn’t raise the subject of the right-hand elder again. Instead, he began discussing his teleportation and departure from the Earth Spirit civilization with Xie Haiyang.
Teleporting Wang Baole from the Earth Spirit civilization directly to the Divine Eye civilization was beyond Xie Haiyang’s capabilities. Even though the Xie family was extremely powerful and vast, it couldn’t extend its influence into every small region across the vast Never-Ending Dao Domain. As a result, it was difficult for them to perform precise teleportations. However, that didn’t mean that they didn’t have a way around that.
The market that the Xie family owned and which Wang Baole had visited in the past served as a place of transit. Wang Baole would be teleported to the market. From the market, he could then make his way to the Divine Eye civilization. Based on Wang Baole’s pace, it wouldn’t take long for him to reach his destination.
“It’s decided then. Brother Baole, I’ll wait for you at the market. You can leave whenever you wish. Just send your Divine Will into the Peace Token. I’ve activated the relevant accesses for you. But like I said before, I’m only waiving the fees this time… You’ll have to pay at least a token sum the next time.” Xie Haiyang coughed before ending the conversation.
Xie Haiyang had returned to the market and was now sitting in his pavilion. In his hand was his voice transmission jade slip. He appeared to be smiling while his eyes flashed with satisfaction. He was extremely pleased with how he had handled this matter. He had resolved the tensions between himself and Wang Baole and helped the latter with his predicament. He had also exhibited his influence and power in a definite way.
“Baole, fewer than ten people in the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain get to enjoy such treatment from me,” Xie Haiyang murmured to himself. He knew that his regard for Wang Baole stemmed not only from his admiration for the man but also from Wang Baole’s relationship with the Flame Patriarch.
In addition… Xie Haiyang’s guts told him that the Flame Patriarch wasn’t the only ally Wang Baole had. There was another mysterious person or entity helping Wang Baole. This person or entity was even more powerful and mysterious than the Flame Patriarch.
That was why his investments in Wang Baole were extremely worthwhile!
Wang Baole might not know Xie Haiyang’s exact thoughts, but he had a good idea of what the latter was thinking. The look of contemplation appeared in his eyes after he set the Peace Token aside. A moment later, his eyes flashed.
It doesn’t matter. This is still good news! Xie Haiyang’s showcase of his influence and the death of the right-hand elder were both things that Wang Baole welcomed heartily. After some thought, he set his heart at ease, and a sliver of satisfaction surfaced in his mind.
This is because I’m just too good. Wang Baole sighed. He was about to send his Divine Will into the Peace Token when he paused and thought for a bit. His eyes narrowed, and he didn’t initiate the teleportation immediately. Instead, in a single bound, he left the planet and raced towards the cosmos. He was heading for the region beyond the Earth Spirit civilization, now accessible to him after the seal was deactivated.
He rushed towards the cosmos like a shooting star and approached the civilization’s border rapidly. The Earth Spirit civilization wasn’t very big. The planet that Wang Baole had been located on was coincidentally near the borders too. With his current level of cultivation, it didn’t take him much effort to reach the edge of the civilization. Once there, he was ready to dash out of the civilization.
It was then that… every living creature in the Earth Spirit civilization—those located at different spots in the civilization, male and female, old and young, including plant life and animals, all tens of thousands of them—suddenly… shuddered uncontrollably.
Xiuyan, the young woman whom Wang Baole had encountered, was one of them. It didn’t matter what they had been doing a moment ago, at that very moment, a lost look appeared in their eyes as they shuddered. Something slumbering inside them appeared to have awoken.