Novel Full Chapter 2170 - Bounty
Chapter 2170 – Bounty
A… yao god!? Immortal Queen Zi Jue’s pupils constricted.
When she looked at the little monkey, she felt a terror arising from her bloodline and an absolute suppression of her cultivation base!
There was no room for doubt. This was a yao god!
Yet he was addressing a young human as “master”!
Immortal Queen Zi Jue’s mind practically went blank.
Yang Shuang’er’s heart thudded in her chest. This is bad!
She’d invited her master here to advance Su Yi’s negotiations with the Celestial Yao Mountains, but after everything that had happened here, would her master… still agree to help?
A’Ling remained relatively calm. She’d already known how terrifying that yao god was. Still, when she saw him kill the proprietor of Fragrant Skies Tower without the slightest politeness, she couldn’t help but feel shaken.
This was a yao god! He wasn’t afraid of anything, and he killed decisively!
“How disappointing.” Su Yi shook his head slightly, then got up.
This was supposed to be his first restaurant meal since arriving in the God Domain. He’d planned to sample the local wines and delicacies. Who’d have thought a commotion like this would spoil the mood?
Su Yi looked at the little monkey. “How’d the investigation go?”
“Everything went smoothly,” said the little monkey. He took out a jade slip and proffered it to Su Yi. “I’ve already carved the information worth paying attention to onto this jade slip.”
Su Yi accepted the slip, but he didn’t read it. Instead, he turned his attention to Immortal Queen Zi Jue.
Her delicate frame stiffened, and her expression shifted. “What do you intend to do?”
Yang Shuang’er said hurriedly, “Master, this is Fellow Daoist Xiao Jian. He and that esteemed yao god have come here to…”
She launched into an explanation of how they’d come here to make peace.
Immortal Queen Zi Jue’s first reaction was to shake her head. She said coldly, “I cannot help you with this!”
They’d killed two disciples of the Celestial Yao Mountains, but they were still foolish enough to try and make peace? That was nothing but the ravings of a madman!
So what if Xiao Jian was accompanied by a yao god? The Celestial Yao Mountains had yao gods in residence too, and more than one at that!
Especially since the incident in the restaurant had deeply provoked Immortal Queen Zi Jue. She had an extremely loathsome impression of Su Yi. No matter how afraid she was of the little monkey, she still represented the Celestial Yao Mountains in refusing!
Yang Shuang’er’s beautiful face paled. They’re finished! How can Xiao Jian negotiate with the sect without Master as an intermediary?
And if they can’t negotiate… the consequences will be dire beyond imagination!!
But against Yang Shuang’er’s expectations, Su Yi just said airily, “You’ve misunderstood. We never had any intention of negotiating with the Celestial Yao Mountains.”
Immortal Queen Zi Jue laughed coldly. “Liar. Why else would you have asked my disciple to call me here to meet with you?”
“I wanted to see you simply to see how you treat Yang Shuang’er,” said Su Yi. “I’ve already seen enough.”
Immortal Queen Zi Jue was stunned. What’s that supposed to mean?
“As a master, you’ve got no small number of bad habits, but I can tell that you don’t know Yang Shuang’er’s background and that you’ve never exploited her,” Su Yi said casually. “That’s enough.”
That’s right. This was why Su Yi wanted to meet with Immortal Queen Zi Jue. He wanted to see if she had ulterior motives for accepting Yang Shuang’er as her disciple.
Fortunately, her attitude and behavior told Su Yi that she had no idea who Yang Shuang’er really was. It was thus clear that when she accepted the then-three-year-old Yang Shuang’er as her disciple, it was with pure intentions. Moreover, she’d clearly poured her heart into training her over the years.
That was enough for Su Yi.
But this just made Immortal Queen Zi Jue all the more confused. She disregarded Su Yi’s earlier insults and asked, “What exactly do you mean by that?”
“It’s simple,” said Su Yi. “As a reward for your training Yang Shuang’er over the years, I’ll spare your life.”
“?” Immortal Queen Zi Jue was increasingly bewildered.
But Su Yi couldn’t be bothered to say any more on the matter. He beckoned to the little monkey and said, “Let’s go. We’re taking both sisters on a trip to the Celestial Yao Mountains.”
“Got it!” The little monkey agreed, and the group promptly left Fragrant Skies Tower.
“No, this won’t do. I’ve got to get a clear answer out of him, and I absolutely cannot let Shuang’er fall into his hands!” Immortal Queen Zi Jue gnashed her teeth and gave chase.
Not long after they left, word that a yao god had killed the proprietor of Fragrant Skies Tower took Sky Blue City by storm, causing an enormous commotion.
But at the same time, word of yet another development was spreading throughout the city.
“See that? If you discover this person’s whereabouts, you can receive wealth beyond imagination and a glorious future!”
A stone tower stood at the center of the city.
This was a place for exchanging news and information. Everyone interested in gathering information came here first.
There was currently an enormous portrait plastered on the side of the stone tower.
It depicted a young man in blue. His hands were behind his back, and he glanced up at the blue dome of heaven. His handsome face shone with jade-like luster beneath the sunlight.
The line of text beneath the portrait read: “Su Yi came from the River of Epochs. Anyone who discovers his whereabouts shall receive a generous reward from the Qingwu Divine Court, and they’ll be admitted directly to the sect as a disciple!”
The portrait instantly caused uproar throughout the surrounding area, because this bounty had been posted by the Qingwu Divine Court, one of the greatest factions of the Southern Flame Divine Continent!
To the denizens of the Billowing Blue Realm, the Qingwu Divine Court was like an otherworldly pure land straight out of a legend.
“Su Yi? Who’s that? He seriously provoked Qingwu Divine Court?”
“No idea, but what I can say for certain is that he’s not long for this world!”
…Everyone was talking about the bounty, and soon, similar posters appeared in every major city in the Billowing Blue Realm.
……
As the bounty posters went up, Su Yi was riding a treasure ship away from Sky Blue City.
“I want to know just what you came here to do.”
Immortal Queen Zi Jue caught up to them. She dared not face the little monkey, so she sought Su Yi out instead.
“You’ll know when we get to the Celestial Yao Mountains,” Su Yi said casually. He was currently perusing the information the little monkey had gathered.
Most of it regarded the current situation in the Southern Flame Divine Continent, because that was where he planned to head next.
There was nothing for it. The Billowing Blue Realm was within the bounds of the God Domain, but it was at best a lesser plane.
Su Yi wanted to treat his injuries as quickly as possible, but there was no way he could gather enough resources to do that here.
There was no way Su Yi could gather enough resources here to treat his injuries quickly here.
The Southern Flame Divine Continent was different. As one of the Four Great Divine Continents of the God Domain, it was boundlessly vast, with an abundance of resources. It was home to numerous Master God-level peak orthodoxies, as well as numerous unexplored territories, mysterious forbidden zones, and blessed lands.
It was only by going there that Su Yi could recover his cultivation base and return to peak condition as soon as possible!
Furthermore, he’d already started planning his expedition to the Southern Flame Divine Continent.
Immortal Queen Zi Jue said, “Whatever you’re after, can you please just leave Shuang’er out of it?”
When Yang Shuang’er heard that, she felt warmth in her heart. Master is just as concerned about me as ever.
“Relax. If someone gets hurt, it won’t be her,” Su Yi said distractedly.
He’d just noticed that the information the little monkey had gathered included news regarding the ancient Feng Family. The ancient Feng Family was Feng Wuji’s clan of origin, and they were descendants of the Rahu lineage.
The Feng Family had a Nine-Tribulation Master God, the Rahu Yao Ancestor, to oversee things. That made them a true top faction of the Southern Flame Divine Continent!
The entire Southern Flame Divine Continent was yao and demon territory. Four of the Six Great Yao Ancestors had proven their Daos there.
Of the Twelve Demon Masters, eight had territory in the Southern Flame Divine Continent!
But the Southern Flame Divine Continent was incomparably vast. There was no way yao and demon factions could control all of it.
To the best of Su Yi’s knowledge, Buddhists, Daoists, Confucianists, and other ancient schools of thought had territories in the Southern Flame Divine Continent, too.
But hundreds of thousands of years had passed. He didn’t know if the Southern Flame Divine Continent’s balance of power had changed or not.
According to the intelligence the little monkey had gathered, something had happened to the Feng Family not long ago.
The clan’s living fossil, the Rahu Yao Ancestor, had been badly injured while exploring an ancient forbidden zone, and he was currently trapped inside!!
A single stone could stir up a thousand ripples. This development had shaken the entire Southern Flame Divine Continent.
After all, the Rahu Yao Ancestor was one of the Six Great Yao Ancestors, as well as a true Nine-Tribulation Master God! He’d lived for hundreds of thousands of years!
Yet now, he was stuck in a forbidden zone. Who wouldn’t have paid attention?
I just hope the old bastard doesn’t get himself killed… thought Su Yi.
The Rahu Yao Ancestor was one of Li Fuyou’s enemies, and that grudge had not yet been avenged. Su Yi naturally would hate to see the old-timer just up and die.
Suddenly, Immortal Queen Zi Jue approached the little monkey and clasped her fist in greeting. “Senior, forgive my boldness, but why would someone of your illustrious status… accept a human cultivator as your master?”
She’d been fighting the urge to ask this question for a long time.
The little monkey said expressionlessly, “Is that any of your business?”
Immortal Queen Zi Jue instantly fell silent.
This was the Billowing Blue Realm, but even in the Southern Flame Divine Continent, who had ever heard of a yao god taking a human as their master?
It was simply ludicrous!
“Big Brother Xiao, if we aren’t going to seek reconciliation, are we… perhaps going to the Celestial Yao Mountains to declare war?” A’Ling asked softly.
The question instantly drew Immortal Queen Zi Jue and Yang Shuang’er’s attention.
“That’s right,” said Su Yi without even missing a beat. “Some grudges cannot go unavenged.”
The Celestial Yao Mountains were one of the primary culprits behind the Yi Family’s demise!
Now that he’d returned to the God Domain and fused with Yi Daoxuan’s memories and Dao Imprint, he saw the Yi Family as his own descendants!
How could he let a blood debt like this go unavenged?
Immortal Queen Zi Jue reacted as if struck by lightning. Her entire body stiffened. Declare war?
He brought just a single yao god with him, yet he dares declare war against the Celestial Yao Mountains?
Who’d do something so frenzied and insane?
Yang Shuang’er was dumbstruck too. She too had never even considered the idea that Su Yi was going to the Celestial Yao Mountains to declare war!!
The idea was fundamentally insane. Who could have predicted it?
“How… how is that any different from seeking out your own demise?” Immortal Queen Zi Jue couldn’t help but murmur, disbelief written all over her face.
Su Yi laughed, but didn’t explain. He just kept reading through the jade slip’s contents.
Shortly after.
The little monkey suddenly said, “Master, those are the Celestial Yao Mountains up ahead!”