Chapter 1849 - I Can’t Wait

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Yi decided to visit the Central Plain Spirit Province’s Cloudsoar Peak in three months.

It didn’t matter if it was a conspiracy or if the mountain was covered in layers of death traps. There was absolutely no way that Su Yi would let his enemies lay their dirty fingers on the authority of the Central Immortal Court.

They weren’t worthy!

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After draining his cup and sampling all his dishes, Su Yi got up, and he was just about to go on a stroll when he suddenly had a premonition. Qing Wu had arrived!

He returned to his seat and waited in silence. Before long, Qing Wu had appeared in front of him.

“You sure know how to enjoy yourself, Fellow Daoist.” Qing Wu approached to greet him with a smile.

But Su Yi couldn’t be bothered with pleasantries. He said directly, “Where is the Fuyou Boat?”

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and an invisible restriction silently enveloped him and Qing Wu on all sides, blocking off all other sounds in the restaurant.

This also prevented others from eavesdropping.

Qing Wu took a seat in front of Su Yi, then passed him a jade slip. “Over the past two months, I’ve seen the Fuyou Boat three times in total. Have a look, Fellow Daoist.”

Su Yi accepted the jade slip and examined its contents.

Qing Wu had first spotted the Fuyou Boat in the Shattered Star Zone. The boat was completely shrouded in chaos fog, and it seemed as if it were searching for something.

The second time, the boat was spotted in a stretch of bright, eerie green ocean. The skies were dark, like a sinister ghost domain, and numerous skeletons and lanterns of the underworld floated in the water. This time, the boat was obviously locked in combat. It flew through the sky, its chaos power pouring down like a waterfall, targeting something deep within the water.

But Su Yi couldn’t tell who or what it was fighting.

When Su Yi saw this, he asked, “Where is this?”

“The Dark Ghost Zone. They say it's a danger zone that appeared during the Age of Fallen Immortals. It’s haunted by numerous terrifying vengeful spirits,” said Qing Wu without missing a beat. “At the time, I saw the Fuyou Boat from a distance. It was fighting some kind of terrifying spirit at the bottom of the ocean, but when I tried to get closer for a better look, both the spirit and the Fuyou Boat disappeared.”

“Oh,” said Su Yi. He didn’t ask any follow-up questions.

The third place the Fuyou Boat had appeared in was a frigid stretch of ocean. The water was covered in thick layers of ice, and flurries danced through the air.

Most striking of all was the pillar of black light rising out of the ocean and piercing the firmament, dyeing the dome of heaven black.

Fierce gales of destructive power ran rampant, shattering and contorting the sky. The Fuyou Boat hovered in the air, completely still, its chaos power seemingly evaluating the black divine light.

When Su Yi took in this scene, his heart shook. He recognized this as the most mysterious—and perilous—forbidden zone in the Eastern Sea.

The Magnetic Origin Ice Sea!

This place was a forbidden ground even prior to the Age of Fallen Immortals. No one dared venture inside.

Even at Wang Ye’s peak, Wang Ye had barely entered the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea before he was forced to leave.

This was for the simple reason that the Magnetic Origin Light covering this place could easily pierce the bodies of even Great Realm experts, reducing their souls to powder!

There were numerous fleeting rumors surrounding the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea.

For example, some said that it was an ancient battleground leftover from the Primeval Era and that countless terrifying, unparalleled experts were buried here.

There were also rumors that the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea was a place where life force and the Grand Dao did not exist, and that no one, be they demon or immortal, could enter. Those who tried would be stripped of their vital energy and cultivation bases.

Other, even more exaggerated rumors said that the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea was created from the corpse of a god...

Whichever rumor you preferred, all of them lent the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea a perilous, taboo flair.

Yet now, the Fuyou Boat had been spotted in the vicinity! What was it doing there? Was it hunting down some hated enemy?

“The ice and snow shrouding those waters are strange. They contain explosive, fragmented traces of divine power, as well as other unforeseeable hidden dangers,” said Qing Wu. “Out of caution for the threat of divine misfortune, I dare not venture in lightly, but I can say with certainty that the Fuyou Boat is still there.”

She looked at Su Yi, her gaze solemn and serious. “Since you agreed to work with me, I’m willing to accompany you inside. With your abilities, I’ll have nothing to fear from divine misfortune, and I can thus unleash my full Great Profound cultivation base. That ought to be enough to help you locate the Fuyou Boat!”

Su Yi pondered momentarily, then said, “I’ll consider neutralizing your negative karma once we’ve found the Fuyou Boat.”

Qing Wu instantly looked delighted. “Wonderful!”

“Let’s go,” said Su Yi.

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A day later.

A bone-chilling icy wind blew in from afar. Flurries danced madly in the air.

“Fellow Daoist, that’s the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea up ahead.” Qing Wu gestured into the distance.

Su Yi nodded. He’d been here in a past life, so it naturally wasn’t unfamiliar to him.

As the treasure ship shot into the distance, he gradually saw dense layers of ice covering a boundless stretch of water and goosefeather-like flurries of snow dancing in the air. The fierce gales were bitingly cold.

An austere, murderous atmosphere descended over the area.

Whoosh!

They put away the treasure ship, then stepped onto the ice and continued further in.

Kaboom!

Fierce gales swept toward them, full of dancing flurries, tearing the surrounding skies to shreds. Their power was enough to strike terror into the hearts of the vast majority of immortals.

Qing Wu raised a hand, and a palace lantern flew through the air and revolved, scattering dreamlike, ethereal light to create a barrier around her and Su Yi.

It instantly blocked all of the raging winds.

But before long, an ear-splitting impact rang out, and a sharp, black beam shot toward them from the distant skies.

Bang!!

The light barrier split and fell apart. The palace lantern was run through, and it exploded into bits.

Qing Wu looked stricken. At this critical juncture, she took out a divine talisman, which formed a glittering golden barrier in front of her. Only then did she just barely manage to block the descending black light.

A muffled impact rang out, and the divine light broke, inch by inch, and disappeared into the air.

“That’s the divine power I spoke of. Traces of it remain throughout the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea, and they can appear at a moment’s notice to deliver lethal damage.” Qing Wu let out a long sigh.

Suddenly, she discovered that Su Yi was just standing there, hands behind his back, his expression calm. He didn’t look panicked in the slightest.

“Divine power, huh?” His eyebrows rose. “So, that’s what it was.”

The black light Qing Wu described as divine power was the very same Magnetic Origin Light Su Yi was familiar with!

This terrifying power was all over the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea, and it had been for a long time. It was just that prior to this, Su Yi hadn’t known it originated from a god!

Qing Wu was from the God Domain, so she knew far more about it than he did. She said, “Strictly speaking, this type of divine power is called an Epoch Law. It’s like a part of the natural order of the will of heaven. It’s just that it’s been ripped apart, and thus, it’s become explosively violent. There’s no way of gathering it, let alone comprehending it.”

“So that means an Epoch Law once arose here?” asked Su Yi. “Or a god once descended here?”

Qing Wu hesitated, then said, “Both are possible.”

As the two of them conversed, they continued ahead.

Kaboom!

Fierce gales swept over the icy surface of the sea, and flurries of snow danced in the air. Heaven and earth were a frigid vision of chaos and destruction. From time to time, divine auroras flashed with lethal, intense light.

Su Yi didn’t remain a bystander any longer. He circulated the power of reincarnation and effortlessly neutralized the Magnetic Origin Light!

He was now completely convinced that Qing Wu had told him the truth. What the Immortal Realm knew as “Magnetic Origin Light” really was the fragmented power of a god. Otherwise, how could the power of reincarnation have neutralized it so easily?

When Qing Wu saw this, her eyes glinted with a complicated light.

They didn’t encounter anything alive along the way. Everything was barren and desolate, without so much as a single plant.

When they ventured further in, the Magnetic Origin Light appeared with greater frequency. Its calamitous power was like blades formed of darkness, swathed in tumultuous, explosive gales. They appeared unpredictably and without warning, and they were extraordinarily quick. Even Su Yi had to keep his guard up, and along the way, he neutralized one sudden attack after another.

A full hour later, darkness suddenly descended over the distant ocean. It was as if the water had been shrouded in an eternal night.

They could clearly see an incomparably thick black pillar of light rising into the firmament, piercing the clouds and dyeing the dome of heaven black. The sky collapsed and distorted around it. Turbulent currents swept outward, and beams of divine light shot forth like arrows, whooshing through the air.

It was still far away, but Su Yi still sensed intense pressure bearing down on him.

That black pillar of light stood on the ground and pierced the heavens, like a pillar holding the firmament aloft. It was as massive as a mountain and formed entirely out of Magnetic Origin Light!

There was no doubt about it. The Magnetic Origin Lights scattered throughout the Magnetic Origin Ice Sea originated from this place.

But when Su Yi looked around, he saw no sign of the Fuyou Boat.

Here, Qing Wu hesitated, then said, “Fellow Daoist, proceed any further, and we’re sure to encounter danger. Might you neutralize the karmic power afflicting me first? Then, I’ll have the courage to use my true cultivation base to assist you.”

Su Yi said casually, “There’s no need for your intervention yet, but rest assured. Once we’ve found the Fuyou Boat, I’ll naturally keep my end of the bargain.”

As he spoke, he continued ahead.

“But I... can not wait any longer.” Qing Wu’s soft sigh emanated from behind him.

Before it had even finished echoing through the air, Su Yi stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look.

A fiery red chain appeared out of nowhere and shot at Su Yi.

The Ninebend Divine River Chains!

Qing Wu had used this treasure against Xi Ning and Su Yi in the ruins of the Dragon Palace, too.

A restrictive power swept forth, enveloping the air around Su Yi completely. There was nowhere left to run.

But Su Yi didn’t panic. On the contrary, a jeer tugged at his lips.

He’d known that deep within her bones, Qing Wu was a madwoman. There had never been any chance of her truly lowering her head and cooperating with him!