Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2232: Chapter 2276: Crown Prince’s Jade Art

"The Divine Capital?"

Jiang Fan’s eyes revealed a look of surprise. How could the Dead Sound Pirates have captured someone from the Divine Capital? He looked at the Myriad Phenomena Great Sage, who also showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. Clearly, he hadn’t expected such a person to be among the captives.

However, whether they were from the Divine Capital meant nothing to Jiang Fan. He said, "I’m facing danger myself. Bringing you along might drag you down with me."

The sickly young girl hurriedly said, "Even so, I’m willing to follow you." Compared to the danger Jiang Fan was in, she was more afraid of falling back into the hands of the Dead Sound Pirates.

After a brief moment of thought, the other captives in the Divinity Transformation Realm also made their requests.

"Even if it’s dangerous, we are willing to follow you, Senior!"

"Please take us with you, Senior."

Jiang Fan was speechless. He tapped the deck with his foot. "This is Nanqian’s warship. They will make proper arrangements..."

Before he could finish, the captives’ expressions drastically changed.

The sickly young girl cried out, "Senior, please hurry and take me away!"

The others were also terrified, and even the two Sages could no longer sit still. "Friend, see your good deed through to the end and take us away!"

Jiang Fan looked at Du Xiyuan in astonishment, wondering if Nanqian’s reputation was really that bad.

Du Xiyuan’s face darkened as she snapped, "Our Nanqian doesn’t even want you!" Then, she shouted at Jiang Fan, "Take them all away and don’t let me see them again!"

Helpless, Jiang Fan could only take out several Life Space Pockets. "Alright, get in," he said. "But if you die because of me, don’t blame me for dragging you down."

Without any hesitation, the group jumped into the Life Space Pockets one after another.

After putting them away, Jiang Fan cupped his hands in farewell. "Until we meet again, Senior."

Du Xiyuan called out, "Wait. Did you just say you were facing danger?"

Jiang Fan thought for a moment and replied, "It’s just a little trouble. I can handle it myself."

The Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis wasn’t someone this woman could fight against. Even with a tremendously powerful warship, she might not be able to stop him. If he stayed, he would only drag her down and end up owing her another massive favor.

Sensing the unspoken implication, Du Xiyuan flipped her palm. A flash of light appeared, revealing a crimson Crystal Ball. Inside the Crystal Ball, an exquisite Fire Bird, its entire body ablaze with flames, was sealed. Several high-level talismans were affixed to the outside of the sphere.

"This is a wisp of Holy Fire from the Alchemy Room of the Daqian Divine Kingdom’s Imperial Family. When you encounter enemies, release it, and it will help you destroy them.

"Unless your enemy has reached the Saint Realm, they will all be somewhat wary of it."

Another relic from the era of the Daqian Divine Kingdom? Jiang Fan’s eyes burned with desire, but he hesitated.

Du Xiyuan flicked her finger, sending it flying into Jiang Fan’s arms. "Take it," she said. "My life is worth far more than a wisp of Holy Fire."

Her implication was that Jiang Fan didn’t need to feel like he owed her a favor.

Hearing this, Jiang Fan bowed once more. "Thank you, Senior!"

After receiving it with both hands, he activated the Void Feather Robe and tore through the air, soaring into the distance.

Du Xiyuan stood with her hands behind her back, watching him leave with a soft sigh. Her regret was evident.

SWISH!

The figures of several Sages flickered and appeared beside her. The Sage in the Two Calamities Realm stroked his beard. "Since you feel such regret, Milady, why didn’t you make him stay?"

Du Xiyuan shook her head. "He is the Champion Marquis of the Central Earth, someone who puts everything on the line for the Central Earth.

"Would someone like that abandon the Central Earth to join my ranks?

"Let’s continue on our way and quickly return to Nanqian."

Meanwhile, with Jiang Fan.

After distancing himself from the two warships, he finally took out the Life Space Pocket containing Yuwei and Dharma Seal. Opening it to take a look inside, he saw Dharma Seal sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed as he silently recited a Buddhist Scripture. Yuwei was also meditating with her eyes closed, minding her own business. The two of them seemed to have a mutual understanding of not disturbing each other.

Jiang Fan let out a faint sigh and released Yuwei first.

Yuwei opened her eyes, looked around, and revealed a look of surprise. "How did you escape danger?"

Jiang Fan smiled bitterly. "There was no danger to begin with. You, on the other hand, almost brought me a danger that would have caused me to perish completely."

Yuwei looked bewildered.

After Jiang Fan explained the entire sequence of events, her Yu Mian remained indifferent, without the slightest hint of gratitude toward the Tongyuan Realm Master for seeking her out.

Jiang Fan said, "The Tongyuan Realm Master cares a lot about you. You have a good fate, encountering two men in your life who are so devoted to you."

Yuwei said flatly, "Do you think the Tongyuan Realm Master is someone who would be trapped by romantic entanglements?"

This...

Jiang Fan recalled the Tongyuan Realm Master’s past. Rumor had it that ten thousand years ago, he had collected all the women with Talent within his race. His sole purpose was for them to bear his offspring and inherit his Asura Saint Bloodline. Linking this to the fact that the Tongyuan Realm Master had disregarded the safety of the entire Hell Realm for his own selfish desires, Jiang Fan began to grow suspicious. "Then why did he go to such great lengths to find you?"

Yuwei hesitated for a moment before taking out half a jade pendant from her Storage Device. The fractured edges of the jade pendant were jagged, as if it had been forcefully broken.

"He was looking for this!"

Jiang Fan looked surprised. This jade pendant seemed ordinary and didn’t appear to have anything special about it.

That was until Yuwei said, "This jade pendant was obtained from the Third Layer of the Sumeru Divine Prison!"

Jiang Fan’s pupils violently contracted. "What?"

The Sumeru Divine Prison was divided into three vertical layers. The First Layer imprisoned Sages. The Second Layer imprisoned experts of the Saint Realm, containing only a handful of cages. As for the Third Layer, there was only a single cage. It imprisoned an unknown entity!

Astonished, Jiang Fan asked, "You’ve been to the Third Layer? Who is imprisoned in there?"

Yuwei shook her head. "How could we dare to enter the Third Layer?

"We just relied on some special methods to extract two items from it.

"One is this half jade pendant in my hand, and the other was an Eighth Grade Heavenly Pill."

Hmm?

Realization dawned in Jiang Fan’s eyes. He had been wondering where the Tongyuan Realm Master had gotten such a powerful Mid-grade Eighth Grade Heavenly Pill! So it was obtained from the Sumeru Divine Prison!

In just a few short days, the Tongyuan Realm Master had relied on the Source Soul Heaven Pill to restore his Soul Power to its current state. If given a bit more time, it wasn’t entirely impossible for his Soul Power to fully return to its peak! He could only hope that the Eighth Grade Heavenly Pill had managed to escape successfully and hadn’t fallen into his hands.

Yuwei continued, "The Tongyuan Realm Master said this jade pendant should be a relic of the Crown Prince of the Daqian Divine Kingdom.

"It is absolutely extraordinary."

What?

Jiang Fan’s pupils shook violently again. The Crown Prince of the Daqian Divine Kingdom? The Divine Country Prince who was suspected to be the mastermind behind the dark tides was actually him?

Yuwei said, "The Tongyuan Realm Master was also very surprised. He carefully verified the jade pendant; it indeed belonged to the Crown Prince.

"It’s truly unexpected. That Crown Prince of the Daqian Divine Kingdom, who had supposedly died for his country, was actually imprisoned in the Sumeru Divine Prison.

"Furthermore, he actually managed to break free and escape from it."

Jiang Fan’s heart jolted fiercely once more. He remembered the human-shaped breach on the main gate of the Sumeru Divine Prison!

The Sumeru Divine Prison was constructed from a material that even those in the Saint Realm couldn’t break through. Yet, there was a melted, human-shaped hole in its gate. So, that was the trace left behind by the Crown Prince of the Daqian Divine Kingdom when he destroyed the prison door.

In the Second Layer, out of the eighteen cages meant to imprison those in the Saint Realm, fifteen were completely empty. Only three remained intact.

They had separately imprisoned the Little Qilin, the Sword Saint, and the master of the Heart of Ten Thousand Earths, the Ten Thousand Earth Saint!!