Chapter 224 - 123: The Extreme Cultivator’s Plot
Chapter 224: Chapter 123: The Extreme Cultivator’s Plot
As a Ten Sounds Extreme Realm Demon Dragon, Su Chen had no intention of causing a commotion in the Daqi Imperial Capital, but things didn’t go as planned. He had somehow gotten embroiled in the Daqi Royal Family’s struggle for the throne.
Fortunately, Su Chen was quick to extricate himself.
’It should be fine, right?’
’As far as the Five Sects of the Eastern Domain are concerned, I’m still inside the Palm of the Human World of Severed Communication.’
’Besides,’
’he’s never even met me...’
To be safe, Su Chen slipped into an alley. When he emerged, his appearance had changed. He was carrying a medicine box, looking completely unremarkable—the very image of the Imperial Physician, Xu Ge.
He had never revealed this disguise before.
Other than Void,
very few people knew of it.
「At this time.」
Su Chen walked down the street. The streets bustled with those engaged in Mortal Cultivation; even a servant boy pouring tea had the strength of the Fifth Grade Internal Qi Realm.
This was the Mountain Sea Realm, after all—a world that could produce Nascent Soul and even Divinity Transformation experts.
Even here in the mortal world, the very air could be used like a Treasure Medicine.
"Tsk tsk."
"The Emperor is on his deathbed."
"Who do you all think will take the throne? I’m betting on Prince Xue. He has three thousand retainers, his talent is extraordinary, and he’s deeply favored by His Majesty..."
"Heh!"
"The Emperor is gravely ill, but do you think the Daqi Royal Family can decide on the New Emperor themselves? A nation’s All Living Beings’ Fortune is at stake! Won’t it be decided by a single word from the Foundation Establishment Immortal Master of the Profound Celestial Sect? I’m backing the Crown Prince. He may be a good-for-nothing, but his mother’s family did a favor for that Foundation Establishment Immortal Master..."
The sounds of discussion reached Su Chen’s ears.
Su Chen followed the voices to their source and saw a tavern in the distance. High above it, nestled among the Cloud Peaks, was a floating pavilion. Inside, several figures were seated on the floor, discussing the turmoil in the Daqi Imperial City.
The Longevity Fire on each of these people burned brightly, strong and powerful.
’Three at Qi Cultivation Perfection?’
’Even for Loose Cultivators, they’d be considered significant figures in the mortal world of Daqi.’
’Below the Profound Celestial Sect’s Foundation Establishment cultivators, these three are probably the next strongest... ’
Carrying his medicine box, Su Chen stood on a street corner, his gaze flickering. He had already set his sights on the three of them.
There was too much he didn’t understand about this Eastern Domain World.
He had caused a huge commotion right after arriving and now hesitated to make any rash moves.
And so,
he needed the memories of a Daqi native.
Preferably,
someone with access to the secrets of the Immortal Sects.
The three men before him were a perfect fit.
"Hm?"
Sensing someone’s gaze, one of the three men in the Cloud Summit Pavilion was alerted by his Spiritual Sense. He directed his probe toward Su Chen, and his focus locked on, but he was puzzled.
’This person?’
’No.’
’This person is completely unremarkable, with mediocre vitality and not a shred of Spiritual Qi. Forget immortal cultivation; he’s probably never even taken the first step on the path of cultivation.’
’Someone this painfully ordinary was also one in a million.’
At his level of Qi Cultivation Perfection, he naturally couldn’t discern Su Chen’s true power. Forget Qi Cultivation—even a Foundation Establishment expert would be completely clueless. This was, after all, an ability granted by the Longevity Second Realm.
"Chu Shan, what’s wrong?"
"Could the Foundation Establishment Daoist from the Profound Celestial Sect have discovered our secret plot?!"
The other two instantly paled.
The three of them were Loose Cultivators. Logically, they shouldn’t be so afraid of a Righteous Immortal Sect like the Profound Celestial Sect.
But they were being controlled by a terrifying Extreme Realm Demon and had come to the Daqi Imperial Capital to search for a secret location. If either of these two matters were exposed, it would incur the wrath of the Profound Celestial Sect.
Having their bones ground to dust and scattered would be a light punishment!
"Don’t make a fuss over nothing."
"It’s just a mortal ant. We could crush him with a flick of a finger."
"Besides,"
"with the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Artifact, the Cloud Immortal Pavilion, here, even if that Li Daoist from the Profound Celestial Sect—a Foundation Establishment Post Realm cultivator—came in person, he wouldn’t be able to see or hear a single thing..."
Chu Shan said with a smile.
At this,
the other two finally relaxed.
Little did they know,
Su Chen, standing on the street below, could both see and hear them perfectly.
This Foundation Establishment Spiritual Artifact couldn’t block him in the slightest.
"The three of us should go our separate ways and hide. We must quickly find a trace of that secret location so we can report back to that Demon. Otherwise, our lives are in danger."
After a long while,
the three of them dispersed. Chu Shan put away the Cloud Immortal Pavilion and parted ways with the other two.
In the end, Su Chen chose to follow Chu Shan, still carrying his medicine box.
However,
he wasn’t the only one following Chu Shan.
Su Chen just wanted a drop of Chu Shan’s blood to learn more about the Daqi Imperial Capital and the Five Sects of the Eastern Domain. The other person tailing Chu Shan, however, wanted his life.
And so,
Su Chen slowed his pace.
Soon,
they arrived outside the Daqi Imperial Capital.
Su Chen stopped.
In the distance,
an Immortal Skill erupted in a fierce battle. It should have caused a huge commotion, but it was concealed by a colorful cloth that looked like sunset clouds, completely masking any trace of the fight.
Su Chen watched from afar and saw two different scenes.
One was a beautiful landscape of green mountains and flowing water, lush and verdant.
The other was a scene of scorched earth, with Thunder Techniques, Fireballs, and terrifying Demon Ghosts. Countless Immortal Skills were unleashed one after another. The green mountain that had become a battlefield now had one half of its forest turned to black soil, while the other half was a complete wreck, with trees turned to dust.
’Another Foundation Establishment Spiritual Artifact?’
Just like that, Su Chen watched for a long time.
The battle finally ended.
"Bastard!"
"Yun Hu, you dare attack me?! You’re courting death!"
Chu Shan was furious.
Because the one who attacked him was none other than one of the two companions he had just been plotting with in the Cloud Immortal Pavilion.
"Heh!"
"What’s with the act?"
"You’re going to tell me you weren’t planning the same thing? We all got to where we are by killing and plundering our fellow cultivators. Stop pretending you’re some Righteous Dao cultivator. You dared to parade a support-type Foundation Establishment High Grade Magical Artifact like the Cloud Immortal Pavilion out in the open. If I’m not going to rob you, who am I going to rob?"