Chapter 1239: Wanyun Association’s Floating Territory

Gong Zhuo and Shen Chongshan were extremely moved when they received the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman.

Shang Xia even heard something unexpected from their conversation.

However, as someone who was only responsible for crafting the talisman, he maintained his aloof expression and looked at the 2 with a soft smile.

Only after some time did they finally turn their attention back to the talisman that Gong Zhuo was surprisingly holding. He maintained a solemn expression as he placed it in a sealed spiritual case.

Composing himself, Gong Zhuo looked at Shang Xia apologetically, “We embarrassed ourselves in front of you…”

“It’s alright. From the looks of it, the talisman is something very important to your Wanyun Association. I still have 5 sheets of rank six talisman paper to craft the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman, and even though I luckily crafted one of it, I will continue to work hard and see if I can craft another.” Shang Xia chuckled.

“On behalf of my Wanyun Association, I, Gong Zhuo, sincerely thank you!” Gong Zhuo cupped his hands towards Shang Xia and sighed softly, “Actually, I won’t hide it from you. I believe you can also guess that my Wanyun Association has run into some trouble. The talisman is something that is related to our foundations, and you bought us some time to catch our breath with this…”

The smile remained on Shang Xia’s face as he muttered, “Our deal benefited the both of us. I won’t leak the inheritance of your Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman, but after studying it for so long, I managed to gain some slight achievements in the dao of talismans.”

Gong Zhuo laughed along with him, “True Immortal Shang, that’s because you’re a genius! It’s a shame the Talisman Grandmasters of our Wanyun Association are unable to craft the talisman even with the inheritance. Otherwise… They wouldn’t have been able to force us to such a point!”

Shen Chongshan finally spoke. “It’s just that… We need at least 3 Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman if we wish to get rid of all our troubles…”

He turned to Shang Xia and mumbled, “I will continue supplying you with rank six talisman paper… True Immortal Shang, are you willing to quickly craft 2 more Myriad Tinted Cloud Talismans for us?”

He didn’t wait for Shang Xia to reply as he quickly added, “I… I understand that I might have gone overboard, but please…”

“I can only try my best.” Shang Xia maintained a friendly smile on his face but didn’t make any more promises.

Shen Chongshan wanted to say more, but Gong Zhuo gently tapped his shoulder to stop him before addressing Shang Xia. “Since that is the case, We shall not disturb you any longer. It is extremely difficult to craft the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman and it’s extremely taxing for you… I hope that you will not damage your Void Origin because of this…”

After he spoke, he turned and brought Shen Chongshan away with him.

Shang Xia watched as they left into the chaotic streams outside the Star Beast Nest.

Before he knew it, Hai Yuanyuan appeared behind him and craned her neck to look into the distance. She muttered, “If you asked earlier, you might have learned why they were in trouble. At the same time, you should be able to discover the newest developments in the Essence Xing World…”

Shang Xia didn’t even turn when he chuckled in response, “Other than the Dachen Dynasty bearing down on them, there is no other reason for them to be in such a position.”

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

“How do you know?!” Hai Yuanyuan gasped in shock.

Shang Xia snorted softly, “As one of the great powers in the Essence Xing World, the Wanyun Association should possess tyrannical strength. The only thing that can cause them to be willing to reveal their core inheritances to outsiders can only be the 3 great dynasties. As the Wanyun Association is located at the border of the Dachen Dynasty, we can determine who’s threatening them even if we use our butts to think…”

Hai Yuanyuan didn’t seem convinced and she pouted, “That might not be the case… What if other Elysiums formed an alliance to take them down?”

Shang Xia nearly burst out laughing. “Did you forget how I told you that the Wanyun Association probably allied themselves with another Elysium?”

“Oh? Are you talking about the Qingling Palace?” Hai Yuanyuan’s eyes spun as she thought back to their conversation.

Nodding slowly, Shang Xia explained, “With their alliance, even if 3 Elysiums joined forces, they should be more than capable of protecting themselves. You won’t think that the other 4 Elysiums that aren’t controlled by the Dynasties will actually join forces against the Wanyun Association and the Qingling Palace, right?”

Without mentioning 4 Elysiums joining hands… Even if 3 of them were to form an alliance, the dynasties would probably make a move to disrupt their plans.

“Why… Why is the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman so important to them then? It even has the power to relieve the pressure from one of the great dynasties…” Hai Yuanyuan threw out yet another question.

Shang Xia also wanted to know the reason. After crafting the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman, he actually formed several guesses of his own.

“Perhaps… It has something to do with where their faction is located!” Shang Xia mumbled. However, his answer was clearly unable to satisfy Hai Yuanyuan’s curiosity.

A frown appeared on Hai Yuanyuan’s face. “That’s what you said the last time!”

After thinking about it for a moment, Shang Xia continued, “Maybe… The core region of the Wanyun Association might be floating in the air…”

“Floating?” Hai Yuanyuan started to ponder over the implications before revealing a shocked expression. “Does their name represent where they’re situated? Could they be hidden in the massive clouds?[1] Wouldn’t that mean that their Elysium would be able to drift around like the clouds in the sky?”

“That might be the reason they need the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman!” Shang Xia laughed.

…

After leaving the Star Beast Nest, Gong Zhuo and Shen Chongshan passed through chaotic streams of space and eventually arrived at a safer spot. Shen Chongshan couldn’t help but ask, “Martial Uncle, why didn’t you ask True Immortal Shang for help? He’s a fourth tier True Immortal and even if he has been punished and his world might not give him any assistance, his presence would greatly alleviate the pressure on us.”

Gong Zhuo glanced at Shen Chongshan before warning him with a cold sneer, “Have you bothered thinking about it? No matter how bad things get, this is still an internal matter of our Essence Xing World. If we drag a foreign high-level true Immortal into the mess, the implications will be great! Don’t forget… There’s another powerful Essence World behind True Immortal Shang. We are only facing the Dachen Dynasty at the moment and we should be able to hold them off with the alliance we formed with the Qingling Palace. If we cause the Essence Ping World to be involved… We will immediately become the greatest sinners of our world and everyone will target us!”

Shen Chongshan’s expression changed slightly but he was still reluctant to accept the outcome of their discussion. “But… That’s not what it sounded like when you told him about the problems we were facing…”

Gong Zhuo shook his head helplessly and sighed, “That’s different. I didn’t state anything outright. Don’t forget, he’s not someone from our world but has amazing achievements in the dao of talismans. He also seems indifferent to anyone else. He might be able to craft the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman for us today, but he would be able to craft talismans for other great powers in the future!”

“He shouldn’t, right? After all, he only knows about the 2 of us. As for members of the Qingling Palace…” Shen Chongshan hesitated slightly. “Martial Uncle, are you afraid that they would reveal our relationship with True Immortal Shang?”

Gong Zhuo shook his head slowly. “For you to bring out so many high-level talismans… Is there anyone in our Wanyun Association who doesn’t know that you found a Talisman Grandmaster? The only thing they don’t know is where you found the Talisman Grandmaster! Heh… Do you really think I came here just because I wanted to apologize to True Immortal Shang?”

Shen Chongshan’s eyes widened in shock and he gasped, “Martial Uncle, do you think that we have already exposed ourselves and someone followed us there? Not many people know where we went though…”

Seeing the cold gaze in Gong Zhuo’s eyes, Shen Chongshan couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath. “Is there a spy from the Dachen Dynasty in our Wanyun Association? For him to be able to follow our tracks… He shouldn’t be an ordinary member!”

“Obviously… Why else do you think we would be targeted by them and they are able to accurately lock on to our Wanyun Association?” Gong Zhuo muttered softly.

1. Yun = Cloud, Wan = Ten thousand, Wanyun = Ten Thousand (many) Cloud ?