Chapter 609 - 608: Giant Stone

Chapter 609: Chapter 608: Giant Stone

Yi Tianyun had insta-killed everyone in a single move. This time, they were utterly terrified. Of the six people they’d brought along, only two remained on their feet. Their legs trembled uncontrollably as they turned to flee. When they ran to pick up their companions who had been sent flying, they were in for a shock.

"D-Dead... they’re dead..."

These Demon Celestial Mansion disciples were dumbfounded. They had thought their comrades were merely sent flying, not killed outright. This was far too ruthless.

They scrambled toward Yuan Long, glancing back nervously at Yi Tianyun as they ran, terrified he would attack again. In truth, they were overthinking it. Yi Tianyun had no interest in them. As long as they didn’t provoke him, he couldn’t be bothered to pay them any mind.

Besides, he needed them to go back and report what had happened. When their superiors arrived, he could question them properly.

"You dare kill people from our Demon Celestial Mansion? You’re a dead man!" Even though Yuan Long was immobilized, he remained as arrogant as ever. His Demon Celestial Mansion was a top-tier, third-grade faction that had connections to the Celestial Cloud Empire, so they feared nothing. ℯℯ𝑙.

Even if Yi Tianyun had some power, in their eyes, he was as good as dead.

"Get lost and take a message back to your Celestial Demon Mansion. Tell your Mansion Master to come see me personally!" Yi Tianyun’s gaze was icy. "If I have to pay the Celestial Demon Mansion a visit myself, things won’t be settled so simply..."

"Fine! You’ll die a miserable death, I guarantee it. I’ll report this to the Celestial Cloud Empire, to the Celestial Cloud Emperor himself! Young Master Shi is a friend of the Celestial Cloud Emperor, and you dare to impersonate him... White Lotus Prefecture, you’re all finished!"

Yuan Long was quickly carried away. His men didn’t dare to linger, worried that Yi Tianyun might actually strike again. Although their faction would avenge them, it wouldn’t be worth it if they were dead.

After they had all gone, Zhao Yu turned to glare at Yi Tianyun. "We’re done for this time! It was bad enough that you provoked the Demon Celestial Mansion, but now you’ve angered the Celestial Cloud Empire too. You’ve dragged our White Lotus Prefecture down with you..."

’She was panicking inside. How could I possibly believe he’s the Celestial Cloud Emperor? In our eyes, he doesn’t have the slightest air of a Great Emperor. Forget a Great Emperor, even a single Mansion Master could crush countless people.’

"Yu’Er!" Yu Shiqian snapped. Zhao Yu obediently fell silent and stood back. Yu Shiqian then turned to Yi Tianyun, full of apology. "Young Master Yi, I’m truly sorry. Yu’Er didn’t mean that, she’s just very flustered. Thank you for your help just now. If you hadn’t stepped in, we would have been taken away... You should leave now, quickly. You can’t escape punishment for provoking the Celestial Demon Mansion, and they have the Celestial Cloud Empire backing them."

Yi Tianyun squinted at them and smiled. "You don’t believe that I’m the Celestial Cloud Emperor?"

"Believe you? As if!" Zhao Yu retorted, planting her hands on her hips. "If you’re the Celestial Cloud Emperor, then I’m the Empress! Yu, are we really just going to let him leave? Doesn’t that mean we’ll have to take the blame for all this?"

"This whole incident started because of us, so we should be the ones to resolve it..." Yu Shiqian sighed, her lovely eyebrows arching slightly, creating a pitiful sight.

"Yu..." Zhao Yu bit her lip. After a moment of thought, she nodded. "If the Mansion Master decides to hand us over, then so be it. It’s our fault for provoking someone we shouldn’t have."

"Let’s go," Yi Tianyun said nonchalantly.

"Go? Go where?" Zhao Yu asked, confused.

"To the White Lotus Prefecture. Did you think I was joking?" Yi Tianyun said calmly. "I’ll go to the White Lotus Prefecture and wait for the Celestial Demon Mansion to show up. I will handle this."

"Great! You said it yourself!" Zhao Yu was inwardly delighted. She had been genuinely worried that Yi Tianyun would just up and leave, forcing them to take full responsibility. That would have been a huge problem.

Yu Shiqian frowned. Seeing Yi Tianyun’s nonchalant back as he turned, she could only sigh. Since he had made up his mind, she had no choice but to go along with it.

’But just like Zhao Yu,’ she thought, ’I don’t believe for a second that he’s a Great Emperor!’

Yi Tianyun didn’t care whether they believed him or not. He was going to deal with this problem regardless, and they would find out the truth soon enough.

Led by Yu Shiqian and Zhao Yu, they boarded a Feather Vehicle and flew toward the White Lotus Prefecture. The women had only come out to search for some Spirit Medicine before heading back, but they had the misfortune of running into Cultivators from the Demon Celestial Mansion.

Yi Tianyun simply reclined inside the Feather Vehicle, casually sipping fragrant tea, looking utterly at ease.

Yu Shiqian and Zhao Yu were puzzled by Yi Tianyun’s demeanor. ’Does he have some powerful background, or some special connections?’ They had previously thought he was being used as some kind of puppet. Provoking the Netherworld Empire was a death wish, wasn’t it?

Yet he was still alive, and his cultivation had clearly increased significantly. ’He must have a powerful backer.’

"Young Master Yi," Yu Shiqian began after some thought, "do you happen to have some sort of connection to the Celestial Cloud Empire?"

After thinking it over, she concluded this was the only explanation for why he wasn’t worried about the Celestial Demon Mansion’s backer.

"What connection would I need? I am the Celestial Cloud Emperor. Who has a connection more powerful than mine?" Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile.

"He’s bragging again. Yu, stop asking him. He’s being all mysterious and won’t say a thing. Since he claims he can handle it, then let’s see him handle it!" Zhao Yu huffed, deciding to ignore him.

The Feather Vehicle fell silent, the only sound being Yi Tianyun slowly sipping his tea. The two women looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Soon, they arrived back at the White Lotus Prefecture. The Feather Vehicle swiftly descended from the sky, and they all stepped out.

"This is..."

Yi Tianyun’s gaze sharpened, and his expression froze. He had only just arrived in the area, but he had already detected something peculiar deep beneath the White Lotus Prefecture!

He hadn’t been idle during the journey, instead using the opportunity to continuously probe his surroundings. The moment he entered this area, he immediately detected a special Treasure within the White Lotus Prefecture!

This Treasure was buried deep beneath the White Lotus Prefecture, sealed by countless Divine Runes, like a giant boulder locked away. His Eye of Investigation couldn’t penetrate it. Even his Creator Divine Pattern, which could pass through most things with ease, was unable to analyze this object.

This proved that the object contained far too much for the Eye of Investigation to analyze easily. He would either have to upgrade his Eye of Investigation or get closer to observe it himself. From this high up, it was completely undetectable.

’Interesting,’ Yi Tianyun thought. ’Could the Divine King’s Treasure really be underneath the White Lotus Prefecture?’

Yi Tianyun wasn’t sure if it was a Divine King’s Treasure, but the fact that even his Eye of Investigation couldn’t easily analyze it meant he had to take a closer look. Using the Eye of Investigation, he also discovered that this massive rock was buried extremely deep, with no connecting passage leading down to it.

This meant one of two things: either the White Lotus Prefecture had no idea this thing was buried beneath them, or their entire prefecture was built on top of it as a means of suppression!