Chapter 816 - 392: One of the Five Pavilions, Casting Off Disguises

Floating Demon Mountain.

For ten consecutive days, Red Lotus and Nine Abysses Demon Spirit searched for the Viper Commerce Association fleet to no avail, without any clues.

Reluctantly, Red Lotus could only send the news back.

"Demon Lord, your subordinate has conducted a carpet search over a hundred thousand miles, while Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect has dispatched seventy percent of the cultivators guarding Lifeless Abyss.

Along with the auxiliaries and our bounty offer, there are at least tens of millions of demon cultivators searching for them within Lifeless Abyss.

But after ten days, no clues have been found, not even a shadow of the Viper Commerce Association fleet.

As for the sect leader of Night Demon Sect and the higher-ups, they have all been subjected to soul refining by your subordinate, yet none knew anything.

The people from East Splendor Divine Palace, the Viper Commerce Association fleet, and Yin Xuan seem to have vanished into thin air."

Upon receiving this news, Xing Luo's barely suppressed murderous intent surged again, "Stay on standby, I will see where they are hiding!"

Red Lotus communicated again, "Demon Lord, your subordinate suspects they might have taken a desperate leap and entered Nine Abysses, where we lack spies."

"Not impossible." Xing Luo decided to use Life Technique again, "If they dare enter there, surely they have been guided by that person.

Otherwise, those few Late Stage Golden Core cultivators entering are akin to courting death.

If they truly enter Nine Abysses, even with that person's aid, they certainly won't go far. After all, a Golden Core Perfection cultivator cannot protect the fleet constantly."

Words fell.

Xing Luo re-absorbed Duan Qianren's Divine Soul despite Duan's pleading, to no avail.

The next moment.

A hundred and eight stone pillars suddenly dispelled the gray mist, revealing secret patterns, exposing their true form—indeed a Tier Three Top-Grade Heavenly Mechanism Artifact.

The sect-guarding treasure of Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect!

However, to employ Life Technique to activate the Tier Three Top-Grade Heavenly Mechanism Artifact requires a considerable price.

Lifespan burning is of utmost importance.

But now Xing Luo has only slightly more than three hundred years of lifespan left, to maintain Demon Realm West Mountain Floating Domain and cultivate Killing Demon.

So naturally he cannot expend his own lifespan.

In a moment, demon cultivators escorted over a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators, among them several Golden Core Zhenrens.

With a wave of his hand, Xing Luo unleashed a massive amount of Demonic Qi, engulfing them, and their life force accompanied by horrific screams poured into the Heavenly Mechanism Artifact.

When the life force of over a thousand people was entirely drained, Xing Luo stepped into the formation and performed Life Technique again.

But as time slowly slipped away, the Heavenly Mechanism Artifact showed no signs of activity, and without hesitation, Xing Luo unleashed Demonic Qi again.

This time it fell onto the demon cultivators and heterodox cultivators escorting the righteous cultivators, and none among the hundreds were spared.

To prevent demon souls from remnants re-cultivating, Xing Luo casually obliterated their demon souls, leaving no chance.

However.

A moment later.

The Heavenly Mechanism Artifact still showed no signs of activity.

"The Viper Commerce Association fleet, Yin Xuan, and the people from East Splendor Divine Palace are all concealed by a powerful Celestial Secret.

If one wishes to penetrate this layer of Celestial Secret to probe their whereabouts, the life force of over a thousand people is simply insufficient.

Behind them is undoubtedly Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion; otherwise, why would the Nascent Soul True Monarch protect East Splendor Divine Palace all?"

Xing Luo grew increasingly enraged.

Nascent Soul.

Again, Nascent Soul.

Why do these Nascent Soul True Monarchs, after transcending, insist on blocking his path!

"Why!

Why!"

Xing Luo cried out angrily with dissatisfaction.

At this moment, he desired more than ever to attain the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit.

Yet the more he desired, the more helpless he became.

With a Nascent Soul True Monarch taking action, any chance of reclaiming the True Spirit Demon Tree Mother Tree was utterly obliterated.

...

Duo Bao Floating Domain.

Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion, located in the lower Tongtian River as one of the five pavilions.

The so-called five pavilions refer to several branch pavilions apart from the main pavilion, though the branches are not scattered all across the lower Tongtian River.

Nor are they situated closer to the mid-stream of Tongtian River.

For the existence of the five pavilions is linked to the pseudo-Tier Four Spiritual Vein and Yin Vein.

The Treasure-Hunting Floating Domain occupies two massive pseudo-Tier Four Spiritual Veins and Yin Veins, hence becoming one of the five pavilions.

At this moment, in the heart of the pseudo-Tier Four Spiritual Vein center among the five pavilions, five Golden Core Perfection cultivators gathered here.

The leader is a youthful cultivator with a fair complexion, appearing no more than in his twenties, with every gesture exuding a superior demeanor.

This is the master of this pavilion.

Wu Fanshanhai!

Having achieved Golden Core Perfection for over six hundred years, he is undoubtedly a top-tier presence within Celestial Splendor Treasure Pavilion.

"Fellow Daoists must have received the news; Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect has blocked the Four Domains, intending to annex the lower four domains.

The sect leader of Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect has even been granted Nine Abysses Demon Spirit from the Demon Monarch, trapping Fellow Daoist Duan inside."

The four nodded.

Yet none spoke; they merely listened quietly.

Wu Fanshanhai's gaze remained cold as he continued, "I, Wu Fanshanhai, have no intention of clashing with the Demon Dao; hence I haven't sent fellow Daoists to assist.

I intended to wait a while before negotiating with the Demon Lord of Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect for a mutually satisfactory result.

But ten days ago, Fellow Daoist Duan suddenly perished, and news arrived that his soul was even refined."

Words fell.

A Golden Core Perfection cultivator with a perpetually gloomy expression spoke deeply, "Fellow Daoist Shanhai, leave this matter to us."

Wu Fanshanhai raised a hand to interrupt others' intent to echo, "Revenge must be taken, but not now.

Recently, word from the main pavilion states that Demon Evil Sea is very aggressive, simply disregarding our negotiations."

"No wonder the Demon Lord of Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect dares to be so rampant." The gloomy-faced Golden Core Perfection cultivator's eyes showed displeasure.