Chapter 531: Working Together Once Again

Shang Xia clearly didn’t expect he would meet Youshang in the Manyu Continent, and neither did he expect the person Yun Jing told him to find would be the strange senior he met in the past.

A chuckle left Youshang’s lips when he saw the shock on Shang Xia’s face. “What’s the matter? Is this strange to you?”

Shang Xia nodded in response.

One not only had to borrow the power of a world to open the spatial tunnel, but they also needed the help of a Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor!

If Kou Chongxue and Ji Wenlong weren't behind sending Youshang to the Manyu Continent, that would mean that he managed to gain the trust of another Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor!

One had to know that the Martial Extermination Realm expert standing before him was a true blue spy for the Tongyou Institution! It was shocking enough for him to remain undetected in the Azure Spiritual World, much less gain the support of a Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor there.

Seeing the look of admiration on Shang Xia’s face, Youshang seemed even more pleased with himself. However, he quickly got back to the topic at hand. “Did Yun Jing tell you to find me? What did she tell you to tell me?”

Shang Xia found it slightly strange that Youshang knew what he was doing there already but he did whatever Yun Jing told him to do regardless. He told Youshang about Ren Bainian’s conjecture that there might be a third faction on the Manyu Continent and explained the situation.

When he was done, Shang Xia stared at him with a look of confusion. “Actually, that’s all Deputy Patriarch Yun Jing told me to convey. She didn’t say anything else.”

Shang Xia noticed that Youshang seemed to be deep in thought after his recount earlier. Unfortunately, Youshang’s expression didn’t allow Shang Xia to grasp what he was thinking of.

While observing Youshang’s lack of reaction, Shang Xia seemed to have thought of something and he couldn’t help but ask, “Don’t tell me Deputy Patriarch Yun hopes for you to go undercover and infiltrate the third faction if there really is one?”

It sounded absurd, as every world had its unique cultivation method. No one could fake their cultivation method and Youshang’s use of the Azure Spiritual World’s cultivation style would be exposed immediately!

From Ren Bainian’s description of the group of foreign experts, they seem to disguise themselves as cultivators of the Manyu Continent. However, they were still exposed by Ren Bainian the moment he laid eyes on them.

𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Youshang, who had been thinking about something, raised his head abruptly and stared at Shang Xia with a strange smile on his face. The aura around him started to change and the qi of a cultivator from the Azure Spiritual World started to transform. It didn’t take long for him to give off the aura of a cultivator from the Manyu Continent.

If Shang Xia wasn’t as familiar with Youshang as he already was, he would start to suspect that the man was actually a cultivator from the Manyu Continent!

Shang Xia’s jaw dropped as he stared at the horrifying scene in front of him.

Moreover, Shang Xia felt a trace of the Azure Origin World’s unique aura of cultivation when Youshang was changing his aura earlier.

In other words, Youshang wasn’t just able to replicate the unique cultivation aura of the cultivators from the Azure Spiritual World. He could do the same for cultivators from the Azure Origin World.

However, that wasn’t the main point. When Youshang was changing his aura, he failed to conceal his true strength. Shang Xia managed to detect a terrifying fact. Youshang had already entered the fourth layer of the Martial Extermination Realm!

Thinking back to the events in the Changfeng City during the War of the Tongyou Mysterious World, Youshang was only a second layer Martial Extermination Realm cultivator!

It seemed as though Shang Xia wasn’t the only one who experienced a meteoric rise in strength in the past 3 years. There were also others who were progressing at a rapid pace.

As the heaven and earth qi fluctuations around Youshang finally stabilized, a mischievous look could be seen in his eyes when he opened them again. “Do you want to work together with me again?”

Staring at him in shock, Shang Xia quickly recovered as a crafty smile appeared on his face. “Of course!”

…

Shang Xia was still curious why he would be able to see Youshang in the Manyu Continent, but as they ran through several snowy peaks, Shang Xia’s thoughts started to wander elsewhere. He could feel a faint presence of world origin where they were.

Back in the Azure Origin World, Shang Xia volunteered to enter the Manyu Continent for one main reason. He heard that during the destruction of the Manyu Continent, world origin would emerge and spill out of the world.

That was a great opportunity for him to obtain world origin! It wasn’t something that would happen often, but he was slightly disappointed after he arrived. The heaven and earth qi was abnormally dense due to a final burst from the Manyu Continent, but Shang Xia couldn’t sense much world origin among it during his cultivation sessions.

If he had to wait till the destruction of the Manyu Continent to obtain world origin, things would get a little messy. It wouldn’t take a genius to know that the Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors of the various powers would appear the moment the Manyu Continent was destroyed. They would be the ones taking part in the battle to obtain world origin and when that happened, Martial Extermination Realm experts like himself wouldn’t be able to meddle in the slightest.

Shang Xia didn’t hold high hopes for obtaining world origin when the Manyu Continent was destroyed and he chose to focus on the Tongyou Institution’s mission. It could be said that his contributions were already at a terrifying level after saving them from complete annihilation.

He might not be thinking about world origin any longer, but the presence of some on the snowy peaks made him rethink his choices.

Looking at Youshang who was flying in front of him, Shang Xia couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, where are we going?”

Without turning his head, Youshang replied, “There were people flying around this area recently. This time, I won’t let them run away! I’ll teach them a good lesson!”

“Senior, are you in charge of protecting this region?” Shang Xia asked.

“What do you think?” Youshang chuckled in response.

A thought flashed through Shang Xia’s mind suddenly and he seemed to recall a matter that had been on his mind since he entered the Manyu Continent. “Senior, are you… Are you protecting someone in this region?”

Pausing for a second, he continued, “Is my grandfather cultivating in seclusion here?!”

Shang Xia had long since suspected that Shang Bo wasn’t cultivating in the core region of the Tongyou Institution. Otherwise, he would have been alerted by the massive shockwaves during the assault back then. There were maybe 30 or more Martial Extermination Realm experts fighting during the massive offensive launched by the experts of the Manyu Continent! No matter how strong Chu Jia’s protection formation was, it wouldn’t be able to block off the powerful shockwaves!

Shang Xia was waiting expectantly for Youshang’s reply, but the extermination light under the older cultivator’s feet dimmed the next instant as he growled, “We’re here. This should be the area…”

Shang Xia raised his eyebrows in surprise and released his divine perception. It quickly expanded to cover a radius of 50 miles from him and Youshang seemed to notice the powerful divine perception fluctuation as he turned to stare at Shang Xia in shock.

“There’s no one here!” Shang Xia spoke before bringing out another Spirit Extermination Gourd. After using a secret art to gather the thin extermination qi in the air, he spoke again. “There seems to be a trace of a frost extermination in his region.”

Nodding slightly, Youshang smiled, “You’re right. However, the extermination qi hasn’t reached its peak density. Occasionally, there would be a wave of frost covering the snowy peaks. When that happens, the extermination qi in the air would become tens of times denser than now.”

“Is there really such a blessed land in the Manyu Continent?” Shang Xia gasped.

In the next second, Shang Xia realized something. He asked curiously, “Why hasn’t the Manyu Continent produced a Martial Extermination Realm expert in the past 10 years even though there is such an amazing place for cultivation? The extermination qi here is pretty thick too!”

“Did you forget something?” Youshang replied casually. “Did you refine extermination origins first when entering the Martial Extermination Realm or did you do something else? Maybe you forgot how you consumed your rank four advancement medicine?”

Shang Xia finally discovered the problem. “Senior, are you saying that they aren’t able to gather enough herbs to create any advancement medicine?”

Extermination origins were born from world origin and they would appear under specific conditions. Ordinarily, extermination origins would only be produced in regions where there was world origin.

That might be the case for extermination origins and extermination qi, but nurturing herbs wasn’t that easy. It took a long time for the herb to be ready for collection but the Manyu Continent wouldn’t be emitting heaven and earth qi for long.

After satisfying his curiosity, Shang Xia saw Youshang hovering in mid air and he asked, “Senior, is the person you wish to deal with going to appear here?”

“No. He’s already here.” Youshang chuckled.

With his eyes widening in shock, Shang Xia expanded his divine sense once more to do an even more detailed sweep of the area. However, he still failed to detect traces of anyone.

Seeing the look of disbelief on Shang Xia’s face, Youshang couldn’t help but chuckle. “The snow is extremely thick here. There might be dozens of feet of snow covering him and if he managed to find a naturally formed mountain cave to seek refuge in, you won’t be able to find him.”

Shang Xia finally understood why he couldn’t sense anyone. Worry soon set in. “Did that person discover our presence?”

Youshang shook his head in response. “Probably not. Go hide somewhere. Find a chance to make your move when we start fighting later.”

Shang Xia nodded once before draping the Auspicious Cloud Cape over himself. Soft mist filled the area and Shang Xia’s figure started to turn blurry.

“Huh?” Youshang couldn’t help but turn to look at where Shang Xia was standing. He clicked his tongue several times while muttering to himself, “Damn, this brat really has a lot of good shit on him. That treasure is almost comparable to the Tranquil Cape!”

Shang Xia couldn’t hear what Youshang was mumbling and he continued to keep himself hidden while asking, “Senior, what is the other party’s cultivation level and strength?”

Coughing once, Youshang replied, “He’s extremely powerful. When the time comes, you need to go all out. Before he leaves this region of snow-covered peaks, we need to look for a chance to seriously injure him. If an opportunity arises, don’t hold back!”

Shang Xia agreed readily but Youshang turned serious and gave him another warning. “Of course, your safety comes first. Only go all out and try to injure him without risking yourself.”

Thinking back to the aloof Youshang of before, Shang Xia discovered that he had become a lot more talkative. He might be slightly naggy, but Shang Xia understood his good intentions.

As Youshang continued to remind him to be careful, Shang Xia also understood that the opponent they were dealing with his time might be a handful.

Acknowledging Youshang’s warnings, Shang Xia lightly touched his sleeves. Not only was his Abyssal Blade in there, but the last piece of his Divine Restraint Talisman was also ready to be utilized.

With Shang Xia hiding properly, Youshang made his move.

A copper colored spear appeared in Youshang’s hand as blood light started to swirl around its tip. It was as though a strange beast had taken over the body of the spear.

When the power stored in the spear reached its peak, Youshang stabbed ruthlessly at the ground below. The beast that was made from blood extermination emerged with a heaven shaking roar before burrowing deep into the ground.

“Crash!” A loud disturbance came from deep in the ground and rumblings filled the air. A total of 8 mountain peaks beneath Youshang collapsed as landslides spread for tens of miles. The entire mountain range quaked violently.

The mountain peaks that were covered in snow for tens, even hundreds of years, crumbled. Flurries of snow filled the air before slowly starting to expand outwards.

“It’s coming…” Youshang, who was still standing in the air, muttered.

There was actually no need for his reminder. Shang Xia discovered the other party with his divine sense the moment the snow collapsed. A powerful aura emerged from below and charged into the air above with frightening speed.

“Bang!”

Snow, dirt, rocks, and everything that could gather below erupted with a massive explosion.

The rocks that flew from below had the ability to seriously injure a Martial Intent Realm cultivator. Even ordinary Martial Extermination Realm cultivators would have to retreat.

“Who! Who are you?!” An enraged cry tore through the air and the avalanches that were happening all around sped up because of it.

That wasn’t all. The loud roar slammed into Shang Xia’s divine perception and it was like a giant tornado that continued to batter his consciousness.

The person locked onto Youshang instantly and rushed at him with a horrifying momentum.

From the way he emerged, it wasn’t difficult to tell that the person possessed a powerful divine perception. He even had an exquisite art that allowed him to affect others’ divine perception.