Chapter 815 - 391: Du Yueqing Accepts Her Master, Enters the Nine Abysses (2)

Chapter 815: Chapter 391: Du Yueqing Accepts Her Master, Enters the Nine Abysses (2)

After all, the senior before her clearly had little time left; once he went west, she would regain her freedom.

And she could also take advantage of his remaining days to gain the support of another Golden Core Perfection Cultivator inside the Pavilion.

At most she would have to endure for merely two or three hundred years.

The next moment.

The Silencing Spell.

The Heart Demon Oath was sworn at the same time.

With that, she had acknowledged her master.

She must not disobey, must not harbor divided thoughts.

"Later I’ll use East Spring Undying Bone to seize her soul. Then I’ll have another arrangement inside the Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion.

In the future I can even use her to pluck a fruit off the Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion."

A Nascent Soul Level great sect that has its business spread all along the Lower Tongtian River, with several thousand years of accumulation—if he could make use of it, it would be quite decent.

During the Nascent Soul Stage, he could avoid, or even completely skip, going to the Heaven-Reaching River’s middle or upper reaches.

He had resources.

Then he could slowly carry out Corpse Nourishing.

No need to fight over anything, no need to snatch.

Of course.

That was for later.

Right now, his only purpose for having Du Yueqing recognize him as master was that he refused to do a losing transaction.

As for Master Witch and the others, to be frank, Wen Jiu didn’t think much of them—this life they were probably stuck in the Late Stage of Golden Core.

Giving them a True Spirit Demon Tree Heart nurtured by the True Spirit Demon Tree Mother Tree would be pure waste.

...

Outside the cabin.

Master Witch and the others craned their necks, waiting.

When the door opened and Du Yueqing, no longer disguised as a Demon Cultivator, stepped out, the three immediately went up to meet her.

"Junior Sister, what happened?"

Master Witch was the first to speak.

"Senior Brother needn’t panic, I was merely startled just now when the senior inside the Pavilion suddenly sent me a Divine Sense transmission." Du Yueqing said with a smile.

The tension from before had completely vanished.

Master Witch was instantly delighted. "No wonder Junior Sister even dropped the disguise."

The Great Palace Master hurriedly chimed in, "Fellow Daoist Du, are we saved?"

"Mm, mm."

Du Yueqing nodded.

Then she added, "Great Palace Master, please inform the Viper Commerce Association: if they’re willing to follow, they come along; if not, they can disperse on their own."

"Alright."

The Great Palace Master was overjoyed.

The more confident Du Yueqing was, the safer they were.

Before Master Witch and the others could ask further, Du Yueqing continued, "We’re changing route, we’re not going through the Lifeless Abyss anymore."

"Change?"

Master Witch was somewhat puzzled.

"We’re going through the First Abyss." As Du Yueqing’s words fell, the faces of the three changed drastically.

To enter the Nine Abysses, even if only its first layer, and cross a million li of danger, was probably no less than being targeted by the Demon Lord of the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect.

"If we encounter danger, the senior in the Pavilion will naturally make a move." Du Yueqing didn’t explain further.

The three looked at each other; in their worried expressions, dark joy began to rise.

Someone who could say such words was surely a Golden Core Perfection Cultivator.

They were saved!

...

Soon.

The news of the route change spread.

Du Yueqing didn’t fear leaks; with the senior watching, how could any transmission slip out from the fleet?

However, Yin Xuan, Gongyang Fu and the rest still knew nothing about having someone’s protection, so their hearts remained heavy with worry.

Yet they also understood there was no other choice.

A few days later, the fleet sank from the Lifeless Abyss’s Dark River into the Nine Abysses; after descending ten thousand zhang, they arrived within the First Abyss.

The First Abyss was unlike the Lifeless Abyss’s pitch-black; it was a hazy gray, suffused with an oppressive feeling that made one’s heart quiver.

Even Golden Cores felt it; those below Golden Core only felt their Divine Souls being crushed, making them scarcely dare to breathe.

Wherever the East Spring Undying Bone Divine Sense swept, it was all Absolute Spirit Death Lands and sheer dead zones, with no Spiritual Qi, no yin Qi, and even no Demonic Qi.

Only when the Divine Sense spread tens of thousands of li could it occasionally find some special places that could provide for cultivators’ cultivation.

But the dangers within were extreme for Foundation Establishment.

Even Golden Cores could die there if they were the least bit careless.

"No wonder the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect can only fix its sights on the Hundred Floating Domains. Once the Lifeless Abyss is devoured by the Nine Abysses, the Demon Dao can only consume itself internally and wait for death." Wen Jiu shifted his gaze farther out, toward that ever-changing weather.

At times a raging gale.

At times a sudden storm.

The gale was like blades; in its depths even Golden Core Zhenren could hardly endure.

The sudden rain was like thunder; every drop falling on the ground was like a thunderbolt striking, and only Golden Core Cultivators could resist it.

The most terrifying part was that such weather appeared three or four times within just two or three hours.

But the greatest threat in the First Abyss was not these, but the ever-possible transformations of heaven and earth.

As well as those Demon Spirits and Demon Spirits within the Nine Abysses that Divine Sense could scarcely detect, hiding between heaven and earth.

If they could leave the Nine Abysses, they might even be more terrifying than the so-called Undying Undying True Demon.

After all, who could be alert to their surroundings at every moment, who could keep Magical Artifacts protecting their bodies at every moment, and who would ever imagine that in this seemingly gentle breeze before their eyes lurked the threat of death?

...

Another ten days passed in a blink.

During these ten days, the fleet encountered no fewer than a hundred dangers, but under the defense of the three Palace Masters headed by Master Witch, there were many scares yet no true accidents.

Moreover, in these ten days there had been no pursuers from the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect, so the hearts Gongyang Fu and the others had been hanging finally relaxed somewhat.

Of course.

In the First Abyss, ultimately no one could rest easy.

Thus whether Fake Pill or Golden Core, without anyone needing to mobilize them, they still joined the grand defensive array to help the three Palace Masters fend off threats.

East Spring Undying Bone was no exception.

Because Wen Jiu had no intention of letting anyone know that the new identity he’d fabricated had any connection to He Jiu.

The He Jiu persona could be discarded before long.

As for the opportunity, naturally it would be when East Spring Undying Bone exposed its true strength and stepped in.

On that very night, apart from Yin Xuan standing watch on the deck, Master Witch and the other two Palace Masters, along with Du Yueqing, gathered once more.

Compared to before, the three Palace Masters had truly let their hearts down.

Even though all the threats along the way had been borne by them, that senior had not struck a single time.

"I hadn’t expected that senior to even possess a top-tier Celestial Secret Magical Artifact. In these ten days, the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect’s pursuers never showed up." The Great Palace Master said with a relaxed smile.

Master Witch was the same. "Now that the Celestial Secrets are concealed, as long as we don’t encounter a heaven-and-earth mutation in the First Abyss sufficient to threaten the fleet, we can slip out of the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect’s territory without a sound."

Du Yueqing studied the three before her. "Senior Brother, you didn’t call me here just to sigh with emotion, did you?"

"Junior Sister is ever perceptive.

To tell the truth, we’d like to ask you to introduce us, so that we can personally repay that senior’s grace in saving our lives."

Master Witch said quickly.

These days he had carefully observed every person in the fleet, yet could never find any clue.

A Golden Core Perfection powerhouse possessing a peak Celestial Secret Magical Artifact—such a figure’s status in the Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion was certainly extraordinary.

He might even stand above his own master.

Now that his master was dead, the East Splendor Divine Palace no longer had any backing.

If, after escaping, they still wanted to remain direct vassals, and even have the chance to enter the Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion for study, or to join the Pavilion, then they must have some backing within the Pavilion.

If they tried to find one later, it would be harder than ascending to heaven.

Golden Core Late Stage cultivators like them had scarcely any status in the Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion, much less any value.

This once-in-a-millennium opportunity lay right before their eyes.

How could they let it slip?

Beside him, the Great Palace Master added, "If we show no gesture at all, once word gets out, wouldn’t that mean we don’t know how to conduct ourselves?"

Du Yueqing raised a hand. "Senior Brother, I understand what you mean, but even I cannot meet that senior."

"You can’t meet him either?"

Master Witch was somewhat doubtful.

Du Yueqing nodded. "The last time the senior transmitted to me was ten days ago."

"I see."

Master Witch turned to glance at the other two Palace Masters, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Senior Brother, you can rest assured. If the senior transmits to me again, I’ll convey your words of gratitude on your behalf." Du Yueqing looked every bit ready to help, yet in her heart a chill slowly grew.

Not for any other reason—if the people of East Splendor Divine Palace hadn’t offended the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect, they wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Her master probably wouldn’t have either.

Who knew whether that plan of Mingyi’s had her own Senior Brother and those two Palace Masters behind it?

Of course.

Even without these reasons, she would never let the three meet that senior.

Unless someday she had firmly planted her feet at that senior’s side and possessed an irreplaceable role.