Chapter 496

The man’s face changed drastically. He immediately lowered his head and bowed.

“This lowly one greets Supreme Law Demonic Lord. I will speak without reservation and reveal everything. I will explain the entire situation clearly!”

Wang Yu said coldly.

“This lord has no time to verify whether your words are true or false. Kneel!”

The Nascent Soul pressure condensed into a tiny space. This person was merely a Foundation Establishment minor cultivator and could not resist at all. The Soul-Gouging Evil Boat immediately appeared, completely scraping his memories clean.

Divine sense swept through them rapidly.

Wang Yu had originally thought this was some brainless move by Jin Lin’s remnants, but he quickly realized he had been too naive. This spy was actually one of Jin Chixuan’s men.

The sudden act of submission earlier had been an impromptu plan to shift the blame onto Jin Lin’s remnants. Unfortunately, Wang Yu had no interest in playing along.

Moreover, the flaws deliberately left in that spoiled young master’s memories were actually meant to self-incriminate and guide Wang Yu into suspecting Jin Lin’s remnants.

“What a clever scheme.”

Wang Yu sighed inwardly, then gently blew out a breath of cold air. Starting from his feet, the man directly turned into a pile of crimson ice shards on the street. The surrounding pedestrians all retreated in alarm.

Countless pairs of eyes stared at Wang Yu in horror, shocked that he dared to commit murder in broad daylight.

Golden Toad City’s positioning was similar to Tianbao City.

Commercial cities like this hated nothing more than having order disrupted. Killing someone in the middle of the street was naturally a major taboo. Jin Chixuan might have deliberately let him be discovered just to provoke him into killing.

The reason for scheming against him was simple.

His relationship with Jin Miaoshan was far too close, and he had appeared right when the heir candidates were about to be decided. Who knew whether he had been summoned by Jin Miaoshan as backup.

If they could strike first and clip the wings of a competitor, they would not let such a golden opportunity slip.

As for Wang Yu’s own thoughts, they were even simpler. He was a dignified late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator, the number one demonic genius of the Crimson Kite, the one with the greatest potential!

Would he swallow such humiliation?

Then all his cultivation would have been in vain!

In short.

He had only one rotten life. If you don’t like it, then fight. Aside from strategic retreats, he had never backed down from anyone.

The commotion among the crowd quickly drew the enforcement team of Golden Toad City. Wang Yu secretly activated Jin Miaoshan’s transmission jade talisman while locking his gaze onto this group of enforcers, who were mostly Core Formation cultivators.

He released his aura even further.

The presence of a great cultivator was unmistakable. The aggressively approaching enforcement team immediately fell silent. The captain’s eyelids twitched, and he quickly put on a flattering smile.

“Esteemed senior, did this person offend you? No need to worry… As long as it is confirmed to be true, even death would be in vain.”

Before Wang Yu could even speak, the enforcement captain had already prepared an excuse for him. Although it was also the truth, such attentive service really gave the feeling of being treated like an honored guest.

The corners of Wang Yu’s mouth curved upward. Just as he was about to say something.

A cold snort rang out.

A figure leaped down directly from the rooftop of a restaurant on the side of the street. He wore a black robe and had gray whiskers. His eyes looked like those of a panda, with heavy dark circles.

He was spinning a nearly transparent azure jade flute in his hand.

An aura belonging to late-stage Nascent Soul was also released, standing in opposition to Wang Yu.

He berated: “Jin Yuanli, having an enforcement captain like you in Golden Toad City is simply a disgrace to the Heavenly Pool Jin Clan. This person committed murder in broad daylight, and this is how you maintain order?!”

The enforcement captain’s expression changed drastically.

He immediately lowered his head and said, “Senior Black Pupil, this senior is Supreme Law Demonic Lord of the Blood Reversal Sect. He once achieved unparalleled merits on the Azure Cloud Sect battlefield. There is no need for him to lie.”

Black Pupil Elder stared fixedly at Wang Yu and said without room for doubt.

“It is precisely people with such great prestige who, relying on their past honors, are more likely to disregard the laws and regulations of Golden Toad City. You had best handle this with the utmost severity.

“What… are you worried that a mere late-stage Nascent Soul could turn the heavens upside down in Golden Toad City?”

The enforcement captain was caught between a rock and a hard place. He could only look at Wang Yu with a troubled gaze. In truth, even if this had not been deliberately orchestrated and was a genuine accident, the handling method would still be to downplay major issues and minimize minor ones.

They would not casually create enemies for the Heavenly Pool Jin Clan. Most of the time they would give strong experts face. As for the laws and regulations, as long as a reasonable explanation could be provided afterward, it would not count as trampling them, since it was only a private conflict.

But if it involved commercial transactions or a convoy being bullied by the strong, Golden Toad City would indeed uphold justice to ensure its own reputation continued to grow positively.

Wang Yu’s situation was clearly a scheme by Jin Chixuan.

The plans were linked one after another. If they could not drive him away, ultimately turning him into an enemy of the entire Heavenly Pool Jin Clan would still be an acceptable result.

Of course.

To control the direction of the situation, Jin Chixuan had to have predicted every single one of Wang Yu’s moves in advance.

At this moment, Wang Yu’s eyes had already narrowed.

He looked at Black Pupil Elder and said.

“Black Pupil, I know you. You came from Crane Return Valley in Taihu. You were expelled from the sect for cultivating the demonic divine ability [Heavenly Demon Chaotic Divine Sound]. Afterward, you wandered for three hundred years before joining Jin Chixuan’s faction in Golden Abundance Tower and becoming one of the Nascent Soul retainers.”

“So what?”

Black Pupil Elder said indifferently. At the same time, he leaned forward slightly, raising the azure jade flute to his lips. His eyes looked over provocatively.

He wanted to provoke Wang Yu into making a move.

This scene made cold sweat pour down the enforcement captain’s face. He hurriedly moved to Wang Yu’s side and whispered.

“Supreme Law senior, please calm down. You must stay calm. If a fight breaks out and causes losses to Golden Toad City, it will be very difficult for Miss Miaoshan to clean up the aftermath…”

Wang Yu waved his hand and pushed the man aside.

The Silver Blood Divine Marrow inside his dragon spine gradually began to boil. An invisible Force Domain rapidly spread out with Wang Yu at the center. He said.

“Black Pupil, a person should know their own limits.

“You think you can contend with me, but it is actually the advantage of age that blinds you like a leaf before your eyes, making you forget that there are always people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens.”

Before his voice even faded, Wang Yu’s figure suddenly vanished.

Black Pupil hastily blew the azure jade flute. The fourth-rank divine ability Heavenly Demon Chaotic Divine Sound had just begun to ring out when it was enveloped by boundless killing intent. This demonic sound that could disturb one’s mind and will had no chance to display its proper effect at all.

It was forcefully suppressed back by the perfected Asura Dao intent.

“Puchi~”

Wang Yu appeared behind Black Pupil. His right hand directly pierced through the man’s heart and crushed it into a lump of mangled flesh. Unparalleled divine strength paired with the Force Domain.

With a fierce flick of his wrist, Black Pupil’s physical body was torn into four pieces.

The fragments of flesh and blood had not even had time to splatter outward before they were blocked by the invisible domain and compressed into a single ball of meat. His frail Nascent Soul was struggling inside.

After Wang Yu applied an ice seal, he directly sent the remains into the Glazed Pagoda, to be refined into a Blood Nascent Pill later to increase his cultivation.

His Body Refinement cultivation had already reached a level comparable to the ninth layer of Nascent Soul, while Black Pupil had only just entered late-stage Nascent Soul. The distance between them had been extremely close.

He had been completely within Wang Yu’s “absolute domain.”

Under all these factors, and being specifically countered by perfected Dao intent, Black Pupil’s death was not unjust.

The enforcement team that had watched the entire scene, along with the onlookers on the periphery, all stood with their mouths wide open, wide enough to fit an entire egg. Their shock was plain to see.

At this moment, Wang Yu tapped the pristine azure stone floor with his foot.

“How about it? Not a single drop of blood was spilled. Can this be treated as a private grudge? I have recorded the entire scene of how this person provoked me inside this image-recording bead. It should be enough for you to report back.”

If Wang Yu had not understood the situation at the very beginning, the enforcement captain’s words afterward were more than enough to prove he was one of Jin Miaoshan’s supporters.

Thus, he had left the man a way out.

Seeing the image-recording bead.

Jin Yuanli clearly breathed a sigh of relief. His attitude toward Wang Yu became even more respectful as he said, “As expected of Supreme Law Demonic Lord, the senior who slaughters Nascent Souls like killing dogs. Your actions are truly flawless. I will report this matter as usual. As for how Jin Chixuan will respond, I have no idea.”

His words carried obvious flattery, which Wang Yu accepted quite readily. He waved his hand and said.

“No matter. Your young miss is almost here.”

Speak of the devil.

The moment Wang Yu finished speaking, a streak of golden escape light landed rapidly. When she saw him, her beautiful eyes clearly brightened, but then her lovely brows furrowed. She wrinkled her nose and said.

“Why is there a bloody smell? Did someone die? Or is someone injured?”

Wang Yu immediately smiled. Using divine sense transmission, he explained the entire sequence of events and his own guesses. After learning the full story.

Jin Miaoshan said.

“Leave this matter to me. I will give you a proper explanation.

“Yuanli, go to the restaurant and invite that spoiled young master of Heavenly Ghost Old Demon to the Miaoshan Hall. Have Senior Jin Xi watch over him. No one is allowed to leave until I deal with it later.”

“Yes!”

After giving the simple orders, Jin Miaoshan smiled like a painting.

“Wang Yu, it’s rare for you to visit Golden Toad City. Come! This young miss will show you around properly.”

“Sounds good.”

Since he had nothing else to do, strolling around with Miaoshan was not a bad idea.

Their friendship dated all the way back to the time when he was the City Lord of Jade Spirit City. They had risen together from Foundation Establishment. Ever since that divine union in the mind lake space and the joint ambush on Jin Lin last time.

Their relationship had long since surpassed mere friends or like-minded partners. It had reached the level of Dao companions, though neither had ever said it aloud.

Seeing her again this time, Jin Miaoshan’s cultivation speed was similar to Yan Ling’s. However, Golden Abundance Tower could provide far more resources of all kinds, and without Jin Lin as an obstacle.

She now controlled every Golden Abundance Tower branch in the entire Crimson Kite region.

Her wealth was even greater than Wang Yu’s. Her cultivation had already reached the third layer of Nascent Soul, but breaking through to mid-stage was not so simple. After all, at this realm, aside from accumulating mana. The strength of the Nascent Soul itself also needed to keep up. There were almost no shortcuts here. One could only grind slowly, requiring at least several decades of hard work.

The two walked side by side along the bustling main avenue of Golden Toad City.

Jin Miaoshan suddenly said.

“Before my cultivation was high enough, the clan hid many things from me. Only after breaking through to Nascent Soul did I learn the truth about the Ice Prison Realm. Both the demonic path and the righteous path have their own plans regarding this.

“Golden Abundance Tower, however, does not. Wang Yu… do you want to break free from this cage of heaven and earth?”

The moment she began speaking, Wang Yu had already guessed what she wanted to say.

He had therefore already activated the Six Senses Veiled secret art to hide their entire conversation and prevent it from being eavesdropped on by the overseer outside the realm.

He replied, “I have some thoughts, but nothing is certain yet. If I want to completely solve the problem and turn the legend of ascension into reality, I must resolve the rule problem of the Ice Prison Realm.”

But those rules had been set by immortals.

Even Void Refinement cultivators could not solve them. After all, what was imprisoned here were terrifying beings like the Ancient Demons. Only those at the Body Integration or Mahayana realm and above might have the ability.

It was definitely not something ants like them could achieve.

Therefore, Yellow Springs Monastery’s world-destroying plan was indeed the most direct way to shatter the cage. The Ice Prison Realm was like a finely structured toy.

Since it could not be fixed, they might as well smash it.

So that no one gets to play anymore!

Even a commoner’s rage had its merits, but whether they could survive depended entirely on how strong their own methods were.

Solving the rule restrictions was the proper path. Techniques like the Taiyin Nether Eyes were merely side paths. Even if successful, they could only allow one person to leave the Ice Prison Realm.

Using the Taiyin Star as a spatial channel meant the destination of the cross-realm teleportation was too uncertain. There was no guarantee it would reach the Upper Realm — the so-called True Spirit Realm!

Although Wang Yu had always been the lone wolf type who only needed to feed himself, over so many years of cultivation, every interaction with others had left behind bonds.

Tantai Chan, Yu Tangtang, Dou Zhao, Yin Gui, Jin Miaoshan.

If he left alone, these people would be left behind in the Ice Prison Realm to rot. Unless it truly became impossible, he would do his best to try once and bring all these close relationships with him.

If that failed, he could only rely on the Taiyin Nether Eyes and try his luck.

Give him three thousand years and he might gain the ability to directly release this cage from the outside. For now, he would simply take it one step at a time.

Besides that.

He was extremely curious about how the Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect planned to solve this problem. Given the ambition of demonic cultivators, Heaven-Refining Demon Venerable would definitely not be willing to die of old age in the lower realm.

From the various scheming and power concessions during this righteous-demonic war, one could already glimpse some signs. They would definitely take action during this war.

Exactly when that would be, however, remained unknown.

If it was feasible, Wang Yu would definitely cooperate.

On this point, the interests of all the top experts in the Ice Prison Realm were aligned.

Jin Miaoshan chatted with Wang Yu about many things along the way.

Aside from some sentimental words, she also shared many brilliant ideas and provided him with a great deal of absolute secrets he had not known before.

These were pieces of information Golden Abundance Tower had slowly accumulated over the years.

The harvest was quite substantial.

“Oh, right.”

Jin Miaoshan suddenly said.

“I still haven’t asked why you came to Golden Toad City this time. It definitely wasn’t just to see me, right?”

Wang Yu casually stroked the Seaheart Ring. Yan Ling was still waiting for him at the restaurant, but he obviously could not tell the truth at a time like this.

“Meeting old friends is one thing. Coming to Golden Toad City with a fellow sect Daoist is another matter. Recently, Golden Toad City has attracted quite a few foreign experts…”

“The Myriad Treasures Secret Realm?!!”

Before Wang Yu could finish, she immediately guessed the truth.

Then she slapped her smooth forehead in annoyance and said with a resentful look, “Ever since I started cultivating the Asura Slaughter Sacred Scripture, I feel like I’ve been getting dumber and dumber. Such an obvious thing and I didn’t see it.”

Hearing this.

Wang Yu opened his mouth, then closed it again.

A huge complaint was stuck in his throat, begging to be let out, but he held it back. After all, the thought was not very polite.

Ever since he had known Jin Miaoshan, her various heaven-defying actions had indeed made people question her intelligence, but some of it was also due to information gaps causing misunderstandings.

If during the Jade Spirit City period she had acted like a shrewd businesswoman, then after growing closer to him she had gradually begun showing signs of pregnancy brain.

Her words were becoming less and less filtered by thought.

“Sigh… let’s head back. Help me arrange the secret realm matter. I also have a fellow sect Daoist who came with me.”

“Leave it to me.”

Miaoshan took full responsibility.

Their tour of Golden Toad City only visited a few famous spots. After spending about an hour, they returned to prepare for the real business.

Especially the matter of Jin Chixuan.

Since he had taken the initiative to provoke them, Jin Miaoshan could not remain passive. She held a massive advantage in this heir competition.

All the performance of the Crimson Kite branches was counted under her name.

The Taihu branches, however, were split between Jin Xuanxuan and Jin Chixuan. Just the difference in market size alone put them on completely different levels. Targeting her was perfectly normal.