Chapter 665 - 377: Patrol, Lishan, and an Unexpected Encounter
Chapter 665: Chapter 377: Patrol, Lishan, and an Unexpected Encounter
Su Yu had just arrived and immediately attracted dozens of gazes.
No introduction was necessary; with one glance, it was obvious that these were fellow patrolling immortal envoys just like himself. He also noticed two players among them, one of whom was familiar — the True Immortal from the Asura clan he had met before, and the other was one of the Celestial Eye People.
The three exchanged a glance, expressions impassive as they averted their eyes, while the other immortals took a keen interest in observing them.
The immortals of the Heavenly Court were all aware of the situation with the Civilization of Destiny and the unique traits of the players. However, the Heavenly Court did not see these various races as threats. After all, no matter who won or lost, it wouldn’t affect the existence of the Heavenly Court, so they maintained a neutral stance all along.
Perhaps the immortals of the Heavenly Court might have personal connections with the players, but they would not form deep friendships, much less participate in wars between player civilizations.
That was, after all, a catastrophic event, during which even a Daluo Golden Immortal could accidentally perish and turn to ash — they avoided it if they could.
On the other hand, though catastrophic events were dangerous, they also contained opportunities.
Entering a calamity with one’s own body posed a significant risk of being reduced to ashes, but there was also the possibility of soaring to new heights, especially if one bet on the right civilization and it won the final victory. Though the path of the Saint would certainly be unrelated, benefiting from the vast fortune of the protagonist of destiny was assurably possible.
Ultimately, in terms of merits and rewards, even a Daluo Golden Immortal could advance further, such as shedding a shell through the protagonist of destiny’s fortune.
"Dong!"
A clear jade chime sounded, and everyone’s expressions became solemn. Su Yu also gathered his thoughts, standing respectfully still, as he saw the seated Tours Immortal Official Zhang Han speak loudly:
"Today, a new patrol envoy Su Yu takes office!"
All eyes turned to him. He immediately clasped his fists and saluted one by one, saying loudly:
"Su Yu, greetings to all my colleagues!"
Everyone nodded with a smile.
"As per usual, a minor briefing today. Have the patrolling envoys of the three realms gained anything?"
Immediately, a patrolling immortal envoy spoke:
"Reporting to the Immortal Official, this past century, I patrolled the Taibai Immortal Realm, where the second major sect produced a Golden Immortal and allied several sects to war against the region’s primary sect. The war involved a large portion of the Immortal Realm, resulting in the deaths of many cultivators."
Tours Immortal Official Zhang Han asked gravely:
"How many sects were involved? What percentage of all sects was that? Has the conflict spilled beyond the Immortal Realm, and was the Taibai Dragon Palace involved? What is the Guardian Envoy’s stance on the situation?"
"Ninety percent of the sects were involved, but the conflict has not yet spread beyond the Immortal Realm. The local Guardian Envoy has not interfered with the sect war."
"Understood. Continue observing over the next century. If the Taibai Dragon Palace becomes involved or the war extends beyond the Immortal Realm, report immediately."
"Understood, sir."
This report finished, and another patrolling immortal envoy stepped up:
"Reporting to the Immortal Official, over the past century, I patrolled the fifth district of the northwest coast of Nanzhan Buzhou. During my travels, I recorded 214 minor affairs, which have already been uploaded to the Immortal Net. No major events occurred during this period."
"Very well."
After reporting, this patrolling immortal envoy stepped back, and another began to report:
"Reporting to the Immortal Official, over the past century, I patrolled the western seventh district of East God Continent. I discovered a Wolf Demon King rapidly advanced in cultivation to become a Golden Immortal and declared himself the Xiaoyue Demon King. In a short period, he subdued many nearby minor and major demon kings and decimated several mortal kingdoms. The local Guardian Envoy lacked sufficient troops and has already reported to the Heavenly Court, but the demon-slaying celestial soldiers had not arrived prior to my return."
"Continue observing over the next century. Report back in ten years if no celestial soldiers descend to capture the demon."
"Understood, sir."
"Reporting to the Immortal Official, over the past century, I patrolled the Luofu Immortal Realm...."
Su Yu listened intently to each patrolling celestial soldier reporting to their supervisor. After hearing all the patrol reports, he naturally understood the nature of his job.
In simple terms, there were two types of tasks: one was routine patrols of a specific region — recording events that occurred within the area.
Minor or insignificant issues could be handled independently or by contacting the local Heavenly Court garrison. Major events required reporting and generally did not necessitate the patrolling immortal envoy’s personal involvement.
The other type of task involved communication and coordination, responsible for communication and coordination between different departments.
Besides, patrolling envoys could also take on reward tasks. Patrol envoys had great freedom, and the Heavenly Court often had immortal officials originating from various sects, occasionally needing help with mortal matters. They would post a reward task, which the patrolling immortal envoy could accept and help with in the mortal realm.
The former was the main task — each patrolling immortal envoy had to take on one patrol task, responsible for patrolling a specific area.
Su Yu listened for nearly two hours, and once all the patrolling immortal envoys finished reporting their work and the Immortal Official set their tasks and announced the meeting’s end, he immediately opened the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Net, navigated to the patrolling envoys’ tasks, and selected a patrolling task for the Li Mountain range of East God Continent.
"OK!"
Seeing that his jade talisman showed he successfully accepted the patrolling task, Su Yu let out a sigh of relief.
Qingchan was cultivating with Old Mother Li on Mount Li. They hadn’t seen each other for a long time, but they would be reunited soon.
The Mount Li region, including the entire Li Mountain range and surrounding branches, was beyond mortal imagination in scope.
Many people had no concept of the size of the four great continents — only that it was vast, but not how vast.
To put it this way: the area of the four great continents is larger than that of one hundred Milky Ways combined.
Vast, boundless.
After accepting the task, Su Yu summoned the celestial soldiers, whose power surpassed their former strength countless times, from within the Chaos Realm. Then he directly boarded the immortal boat and flew onto the teleportation platform, transporting himself and the entire boat to....