Chapter 1295: World Fragment

The Essence Xing World was put in an extremely awkward spot as they couldn’t grow stronger normally any longer.

As a world with thousands of years of history, the Essence Xing World produced 3 super experts who had reached the Martial Emptiness Realm. They could be considered an extremely powerful world with another Martial Emptiness Realm expert ready to break through.

At their level, they would usually run into existences with similar strengths. If they wished to take another step forward, they could only wage war on Essence Worlds...

With their current presence, they might be strong, but they weren’t strong enough to threaten the worlds around them. Or at the very least, they weren’t strong enough yet.

The turning point might come with the birth of their fourth Martial Emptiness Realm expert, but it wasn’t easy to reach that level.

As such, they were put at an impasse.

The Essence Xing World couldn’t possibly launch another expedition in the near future, and that would mean that they couldn’t receive the world’s blessing. Breaking through by themself would mean that they would take a massive risk that would most likely end up with them dying. With the Dachen Emperor planning to free himself from the restraint of the world... That means that his breakthrough would be even more difficult, bordering on impossible.

However, if the Essence Xing World didn’t birth another Martial Emptiness Realm expert, they wouldn’t be able to attack their neighboring worlds with their lack of strength and cause the growth of their world to stall.

That was why the Dachen Emperor was helpless and could only resort to other approaches. He tried to get his hands on a fragment of a Spirit World from Star Pirates while also turning the sword of his dynasty against other Elysiums or Holy Lands of his world.

That was why the Wanyun Association chose to fight back and escape to somewhere outside their control.

With the explanation by True Immortal Kang and True Immortal Yu, along with the interactions he had with the other 3 great powers of the Essence Xing World, Shang Xia managed to guess some truth about what was happening.

Even though the True Immortals standing behind him were members of another great power of the Essence Xing World, they had to submit to their circumstances. In order to obtain the protection of the other dynasties, they had to mess up the deal between the Dachen Dynasty and the Star Pirates, which would lead to the war in their world growing more intense.

The Dachen Dynasty might be strong, but once they forced a bunch of Elysiums, Holy Lands, and other factions to band together, they would still face considerable resistance!

If that were to happen, even if the Dachen Emperor stepped into the Martial Emptiness Realm, the Dachen Dynasty would be too weak to do anything. They wouldn’t be able to gain much advantage against the other dynasties.

Everything was a massive scheme, and the experts of the Dachen Dynasty were no fools. They could naturally see through the plot, but the Dachen Emperor not only refused to give up on his goal. He could only continue to wage a massive war and walk down the path the other dynasties had built for them.

Well, there was another way. If the Dachen Dynasty had the balls, they wouldn’t have to attack the other Elysiums and Holy Lands. They could simply wage a massive war against either of the 2 dynasties!

After explaining all they could, True Immortal Kang and True Immortal Yu fell into silence.

A massive pressure descended amidst the silence, and both of them could tell that their lives were in the hands of others. The only reason they had been desperately explaining the situation was in a bid to live.

As for whether they would reveal the true secrets of the Essence Xing World or if they disgraced themselves as True Immortals of the Essence Xing World... They didn’t care too much about that.

The Essence Xing World was a powerful existence with 3 Martial Emptiness Realm experts! They felt that even if they revealed some information, the other party wouldn’t be able to do anything about it!

If anyone was lusting over their Essence World, that would mean that they also hailed from an Essence World of similar strength.

Both of them felt that if the mysterious expert with his back to them wanted to try his hand at taking advantage of the Essence Xing World, he was dreaming!

That was also why they decided to go along and explain what they could.

Of course, staying alive was another important reason they chose to talk...

Only after some time did the mysterious expert with his back to them mutter, “Actually, you 2 seem really afraid of death... Am I wrong?”

True Immortal Kang didn’t respond. Instead, it was True Immortal Yu who replied, “If we have a chance to live, we clearly don’t wish to give up easily...”

“Give me a reason I should let you live.” The mysterious cultivator asked, “You should have already guessed that I’m not an expert from your world. I have no need to worry if you’re protected by a high-level True Immortal or a Sage in the Martial Emptiness Realm. However, I don’t wish to reveal my identity, or leave without gaining anything.”

His intentions were fully revealed. Not only did he wish to fish for benefits, he also didn’t wish to take any risk. Perhaps, he even wanted them to become his chess pieces in the Essence Xing World in the future...

True Immortal Kang and True Immortal Yu exchanged a glance and understood what the other was thinking.

However... Since their lives were at risk, they had no choice but to lower their heads. “The fragment of the Spirit World obtained by the Piercing Cloud Bandit... We are willing to hand it over to you!” True Immortal Yu made the decision on their behalf.

The body of the Piercing Cloud Bandit started to twist unnaturally, as though he was trying his best to speak, but the mysterious expert had no intention to allow him to interrupt.

Hearing True Immortal Yu’s proposal, the mysterious expert in their eyes finally spoke, “No matter what, you guys were moving under orders. If you return empty handed, wouldn’t they suspect something? What’s more... From what you said, there were many people involved when intercepting the Star Pirates...”

Seeing the look of hesitation on True Immortal Kang’s face, True Immortal Yu gritted his teeth and growled with a sinister expression, “We’ll kill them all! No one will be able to return with news of what happened!”

The mysterious expert with his back towards them chuckled softly in response, “You can leave behind a few members you truly trust. After all, killing everyone will only make you look more suspicious. After all, the bunch of Piercing Cloud Bandits are extremely crafty. Why shouldn’t you play the same game as them? You can say that there might be more than 1 True Immortal among them, and you can inflate the number of experts they had. Wouldn’t that ensure a bitter battle between you guys, resulting in more casualties? Not only would you be able to cover up the fact that you lost the world fragment, you can even fuck with the person who gave you the mission in the first place.”

True Immortal Yu pretended to chuckle with glee. “Senior, you know best! That way, not only would we not be punished, but we would be heroes who saved our men from complete annihilation! If you don’t have any other orders for us, we’ll take our leave...”

“Are you in a rush?” The voice rang in their minds suddenly, causing their hearts to tremble.

True Immortal Kang immediately interjected, “Senior, please don’t get angry. True Immortal Yu is only afraid there might be an accident if we continue to drag things out...”

It was then that the figure with his back to them waved his hand to activate 2 talismans. The talismans turned into streaks of light that shot at them.

True Immortal Yu wanted to dodge, but he was stopped by True Immortal Kang again.

As soon as the light came into contact with them, it disappeared. They might seem fine on the surface, but the moment the stream of light entered their bodies, it was as though they were facing a great enemy. They prepared themselves for whatever would come, but their expressions changed suddenly. They discovered that foreign energy had invaded their bodies and they couldn’t control the circulation of energy. They could only watch as the foreign energy gathered in their dantians.

They felt that they had already been extremely careful ever since entering the ruins. However, they didn’t expect to be caught off guard at the very end.

“These talismans were made with my essence qi. It wouldn’t affect your cultivation or combat abilities. However, if I wish to seal your dantian, you will become powerless with a single intention from me.” The mysterious expert spoke with barely concealed mockery, “Of course, if you don’t believe me, you can go ahead and test it out. You might try to get rid of it however you like. I believe your faction should also possess high-level True Immortals. You can get them to help...”

True Immortal Kang and True Immortal Yu quickly indicated that they wouldn’t dare to try anything like that.

With a casual wave of his hand, the mysterious expert seemed to be extremely confident in his sealing talisman as he muttered, “Alright, I’ve done what I need to. You can leave now. Remember to send the world fragment and stuff you gained during the trip over.”

True Immortal Kang and True Immortal Yu exchanged gazes again before bowing carefully and taking their leave.

Not too long after they left, the Cloud Piercing Bandit felt the restriction on his body disappear as though he had received a grand amnesty. He quickly sucked in several breaths to try to calm his trembling body and he staggered slightly before standing properly.”

“I am Song Zhen... I am the Fourth Chief of the Cloud Piercing Bandit, and my title is the Sweeping Cloud. I am willing to give my life up to work for senior!” The Cloud Piercing Bandit fell to his knees as soon as he caught his breath.

“Stand up when you talk to me.” The mysterious expert spoke casually.

Song Zhen immediately got to his feet and held his hands behind his back.

The next second, a palm-sized token that seemed to contain a twisted sea of stars appeared before him.

“Do you know what this is?”

Song Zhen stared at the token in shock and gasped, “Dark Star Pirates?!”