Chapter 850 - 848: Healing

Chapter 850: Chapter 848: Healing

Outside Chongshan City.

Four black-robed cultivators gazed into the distance as an immortal boat sped away.

"My Lord, Mo Bai Jun has already been lured away by that person from the Great Yu Kingdom. Are we not making a move?" one of them couldn’t help but ask, seeing that the immortal boat had disappeared and their leader still showed no signs of action.

SMACK!

The leading middle-aged man turned around and slapped the speaker, sending him tumbling to the ground.

"Idiot," the middle-aged man spat, his face livid as he glared at the subordinate like he was looking at a fool. "Leaving aside whether we can actually kill him, even if we do, what do you think a resolute Sword Cultivator like Mo Bai Jun would do?

"As Xu Yang’s Guardian, if he failed to protect him and allowed him to be killed, he would probably turn the Blood Swamp upside down. And if he falls into demonic cultivation with the obsession of destroying the Blood Swamp... Hmph."

His words left the black-robed men drenched in cold sweat. Just the thought of it was terrifying. The cultivator sprawled on the ground trembled in fear, wishing he could slap himself again.

"It’s best to give up on this kid," the middle-aged man sighed. "We can’t kill him anymore. However, we’ll still have to see what the Division Lords decide."

They truly couldn’t afford to try and kill him anymore. Between Mo Bai Jun and Celestial Sword Mountain, and his seemingly deep connection with Heaven’s Edge Pavilion, just these factors were enough to give the Division Lords of the Blood Swamp a massive headache. After all, hadn’t the Division Lord of the Wu Division died at Mo Bai Jun’s hands without any response from the Blood Swamp? Deny it? What kind of price would they have to pay to kill Mo Bai Jun? Furthermore, killing Mo Bai Jun would undoubtedly mean declaring all-out war against Celestial Sword Mountain. It was madness.

The Eastern Continent, the forbidden zone of the Ten Thousand Beasts Abyss.

A figure darted out from the Ten Thousand Beasts Abyss. It was none other than Yang Yuan.

After arriving in the Eastern Continent and passing Xu Yang’s information to the Blood Swamp, he had entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Abyss to temper himself. He had obtained quite a few serendipitous encounters within, and now his cultivation had finally broken through to the Middle Stage of Golden Immortal.

"Now, it should be my turn," Yang Yuan muttered to himself, brimming with confidence as he felt his formidable power.

At the Middle Stage of Golden Immortal, he was no ordinary weakling. He was an entity on the Immortal Pride List! With his current cultivation, his only goal was the top ten of the Dragon and Tiger List. He intended to make a name for himself in one fell swoop, trampling Liou Xueyan and all the other geniuses of the Eastern Continent beneath his feet.

"Hmph, your turn? Mr. Yang is perhaps a bit too confident."

"Who’s there?" Yang Yuan abruptly turned around, his face darkening.

SWISH!

A blood-robed figure slowly materialized.

Yang Yuan furrowed his brows, reacting as if facing a deadly enemy. "And you are?"

"Dao He of the Blood Swamp’s Yi Division."

"A Division Lord?" Yang Yuan’s pupils constricted in sheer horror.

He was naturally aware of the Blood Swamp’s five divisions: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, and Wu. The Division Lord of the Yi Division had to be at least at the Late Stage of Golden Immortal, and a standout among them at that. This person was far superior to the Division Lord of the Wu Division. To think a Division Lord had come in person? Yang Yuan’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. His only connection to the Blood Swamp was Xu Yang.

"See for yourself," Dao He sneered at Yang Yuan, casually tossing an imprint over to him.

Originally, Yang Yuan wouldn’t have been qualified to make him show himself. But as fate would have it, the target Yang Yuan had asked them to kill had brought immense trouble and losses to the Blood Swamp—the loss of a Division Lord, no less. After some deliberation, the higher-ups of the Blood Swamp had come to a decision.

Yang Yuan opened the imprint, his eyes narrowing as he read it. Dozens of seconds later, he trembled all over, his face etched with disbelief. "This is impossible. Even with a Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation, how could he improve so quickly and possess such astounding combat prowess? Di Qinghe also has a Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation, but he was nowhere near this strong back then!"

Di Qinghe, a Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation. After coming to the Eastern Continent, Yang Yuan had thoroughly investigated Di Qinghe’s path of growth. As a fellow Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation, Di Qinghe had indeed been terrifying during his time in the Celestial Immortal Realm, but he was far from being like Xu Yang.

"Hmph, there are differences even among Ninth Grade Immortal Foundations," Dao He scoffed coldly. "Right now, he has Mo Bai Jun as his Guardian. Mo Bai Jun has returned to his senses with heaven-shaking combat prowess. He wields the Celestial Sword and holds a paramount position in Celestial Sword Mountain.

"Provoking Xu Yang means provoking Mo Bai Jun, and provoking Mo Bai Jun means provoking Celestial Sword Mountain.

"Furthermore, Xu Yang has a deep connection with Heaven’s Edge Pavilion. Although we haven’t found out the exact reason yet, he is definitely no ordinary holder of the Heaven’s Edge Order. If things blow out of proportion, even the top-tier powerhouses of Heaven’s Edge Pavilion might intervene.

"Does Mr. Yang still want to kill Xu Yang?"

"..."

CRACK!

In his silence, Yang Yuan crushed the imprint. This reality was a far cry from what he had imagined. Hearing Dao He’s question, Yang Yuan wore a bitter expression. Even if the Blood Swamp dared to try, he couldn’t afford the price. Even if he sold out the entire Yang Family, it wouldn’t be enough.

"A Division Lord of the Blood Swamp died because of Xu Yang. Are you just going to let this go?" Yang Yuan raised his head unwillingly.

Dao He shot a disdainful glance at him.

SPURT!

Yang Yuan was struck as if by lightning, spewing an arrow of blood from his mouth. A cultivator at the Middle Stage of Golden Immortal was nothing but an ant in front of Dao He.

"It’s not that there are no opportunities to kill Xu Yang," Dao He remarked. "But there is only one."

Yang Yuan’s eyes lit up. "Please enlighten me."

"He possesses the teleportation techniques of your Black Fire Immortal Mountain. However, there is a place where such methods are greatly compromised, or even rendered entirely ineffective.

"The Starfall Immortal Ruins. It is the absolute oldest forbidden zone in the Eastern Continent, and even in the entirety of the Black and White Star Heaven.

"Over millions of years, countless powerhouses have perished there. The area is dense with foundational origins, wreathed in ancient immortal patterns, and riddled with restrictive formations. Even immortal sect techniques will be suppressed inside. At the same time, the Starfall Immortal Ruins also conceals opportunities to break through to the Saint Immortal realm.

"It will open soon, and that will be your only chance. If you cannot kill him there, with his Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation, he will soar to the heavens and ascend to the Upper Realm. He will be far beyond anything someone at the bottom of the Immortal Pride List like you can compare to.

"As long as he exists, you will never be able to stand out in your entire life.

"Black Fire Immortal Mountain is one of the few top-tier immortal sects in the Upper Realm, far surpassing the Upper Realm affiliates of the various immortal sects in the Eastern Continent."

Dao He cast a mocking glance at Yang Yuan. He actually felt sorry for the guy’s bad luck. Being in the same sect as a monstrous genius like Xu Yang was simply a disaster. Unless, of course, you accepted your fate!

"The Starfall Immortal Ruins!" Yang Yuan ground his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

Celestial Sword City’s Heaven’s Edge Tower.

Upon his return, Xu Yang had asked the Heaven’s Edge Tower to prepare a massive amount of healing resources for him. He had already sorted out all of his spoils during the journey.

The Ten Thousand Medicines Cyan Lotus Milk on Jiang Yue Long went without saying—it was a High-Grade Third-Tier treasure, which he intended to use for his subsequent breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm. The other dozens of Third-Tier Immortal Elixirs were worth hundreds of millions of Third-Tier Immortal Crystals each, totaling over a billion. As for the late-stage Golden Immortal expert, all the resources and treasures on him converted into nearly ten billion Immortal Crystals. He had become filthy rich overnight.

Before long, a knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

An attendant walked in and placed a Storage Ring on the table.

"Mr. Xu, inside are the treasures you requested. Additionally, Mr. Liou asked me to give this to you." He set down a Scroll.

After the attendant left, Xu Yang examined the Storage Ring. Inside were five pills and over a dozen drops of immortal milk, collectively worth more than five hundred million Third-Tier Immortal Crystals. Spending such a massive sum just on healing was an incredible extravagance.

Had it been before the battle at Chongshan City, he wouldn’t have dared to spend so lavishly. But now that his pockets were deep, he didn’t care about this small expenditure at all. Due to forcing a breakthrough, enduring the backlash from the Star Fury Elixir and the Ghost Eagle’s blood, and subsequently suffering an attack from a Late Stage of Golden Immortal cultivator, his injuries were too severe. Without these precious resources, it would have been difficult for him to fully recover in the short term.

Following that, he opened the Scroll to take a look, revealing the introductions of three very special treasures.