Chapter 591: Lying

Large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm!

The moment Shang Xia completed the refinement of his extermination origins, they fused without much difficulty.

As long as he wanted to, he would step into the grand completion stage with his Four Constellation Palm as his martial intent.

When he reached the final step, Shang Xia wasn’t overwhelmed by joy or emotion that was brought about by his breakthrough. Clearing his mind, he suppressed his dantian and the desire it had to take the final step.

When he entered the grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm, Shang Xia wished to use the Twenty Four Solar Terms he had painstakingly created, rather than his Four Constellation Palm.

Moreover, there was something more important at the moment. From what he learned in all his years of experience, Shang Xia knew that the Crimson Soul Tablet would be reacting now that he progressed up to that point.

Even though he was completely confident in his abilities to enter the grand completion stage, he wanted to take a look at the martial intent deduced by the tablet. He wondered how different it would be from the path he wished to take.

Contrary to his expectations, the Crimson Soul Tablet remained strangely quiet. It didn’t deduce a rank four martial intent as he hoped.

Looking at the tablet vibrating in his sea of consciousness as it absorbed world origin, Shang Xia felt that it might be a little too busy to bother with him. There was also a possibility that deducing a rank four martial intent might be a little too intensive and it needed some time to do so.

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In the region of space that contained the Great Sun that was the source of the Manyu Continent’s World’s Will, new islands were making their arrival.

Unfortunately, those who just arrived were all in control of small islands.

Among them, the Changbai Island was close to 1400 miles across and they were hovering between a classification of a small or mid-sized island.

Their arrival couldn’t be considered too late. They started absorbing world origin after the second time the Great Sun shrank.

Back when they just left the Manyu Continent, the Changbai Island was actually 1500 miles in diameter. However, they gave it their all when rushing towards the Great Su and lost some land in the process while suffering quite a bit of damage.

Despite what happened, they felt that everything they did was worth it. At least, that was what they thought before they recognized the Tongyou Island.

Because of where they arrived, the Great Sun stood between them and the Tongyou Island. They were slightly beneath the giant celestial body, they didn’t notice the Tongyou Island the moment they arrived.

As the Great Sun continued to collapse, it no longer obstructed their view and the Changbai Island quickly discovered the existence of the Tongyou Island. Actually, they were more fixated on the light pillar above the Tongyou Island above all else and the experts from the Changbai Sect nearly tore their hair out in frustration and jealousy.

“Is that the landmass controlled by the Tongyou Institution?!” Li Yunchao of the Changbai Sect muttered in shock while staring at the island in space.

“The geography looks about right. It looks like the place the Tongyou Institution built their stronghold back on the Manyu Continent…” Su Yan’er revealed a bitter laugh while standing behind him.

“Humph, they’re really lucky alright… I wonder if they have the ability to protect themselves when everything is over…” Even though he was the person in charge of the Changbai Holy Land, Li Yunchao failed to control the jealousy he felt when he looked at the Tongyou Island.

“I heard that the place Senior Yan chose to enter seclusion isn’t too far from the Tongyou Stronghold back on the Manyu Continent. There should be several experts you’re familiar with from the Tongyou Institution there too. Don’t tell me you didn’t head over to say hello?” A voice appeared behind them and it seemed to disguise her bad intentions. Pan Yunbi walked to Yan Su’er and examined her carefully.

Without a change in expression, Yan Su’er’s gaze remained steady and she replied, “Of course I did.”

“Huh?” Pan Yunbi didn’t expect the other party to admit it so easily and a look of surprise flashed through her eyes.

Li Yunchao, who was standing in front of them, trembled slightly. It seemed as though he would turn around, but he managed to stop himself.

Spinning her eyes once, Pan Yunbi chuckled to cover up the awkwardness before she thought of how to retort. “In that case, we need Senior Yan to guide us. What did you talk about with those old friends of yours? Senior Yan has been stationed outside for quite a long time. Did you spend some time in the Tongyou Stronghold?”

Yan Su’er sighed softly in response, “I was too careless. I wanted to probe them but I was injured by the other party back then. There wasn’t much to talk about as I went to look for a place to recover. I only managed to return to our island before the collapse of the Manyu Continent…”

Li Yunchao nodded his head slightly. He could tell that Yan Su’er was injured when she first returned. However, she had already suppressed her injuries then and those of weaker cultivation level would not be able to detect anything.

Pan Yunbi didn’t seem satisfied with the answer and she wasn’t going to let it go like that. She chuckled, “This makes me even more curious. Senior Yan, your cultivation is at the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm. As long as you don’t venture too deep and run into the core region that is protected by their grand formation, you won’t run into too much trouble. You might not be a match if Shang Bo and Yun Jing joined hands, but escaping unscathed wouldn’t be a problem…”

“Yun Jing isn’t a problem at all. However, I believe you’re underestimating Shang Bo. He is much more terrifying than a normal expert at the grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm…” Yan Su’er explained.

A look of mockery appeared on Pan Yunbi’s face. “Heh, don’t lie. Are you telling me another Kou Chongxue is about to be born?”

“That’s not impossible…” Yan Su’er declared seriously, but she remained strangely calm.

Pan Yunbi obviously didn’t believe her, but Li Yunchao raised his hand to prevent her from continuing the pointless argument. He spoke up this time. “Patriarch Yan, did you see Shang Bo’s martial intent? Were you injured because of that?”

Yan Su’er paused for a second, and she didn’t reply immediately.

A sneer left Pan Yunbi’s lips the next instant. “What’s the matter? Senior Yan, is there something you can’t tell us? Or did you not see Shang Bo’s martial intent at all?”

“Indeed… I didn’t see Shang Bo’s martial intent…” Yan Su’er eventually replied.

Unable to hide her suspicion against Yan Su’er any longer, Pan Yunbi snorted in contempt, “Senior Yan, do you think we’re stupid? Are you trying to say that Shang Bo is so strong that he was able to heavily injure you without unleashing his martial intent? Yan Su’er, can you find a better lie? At least try to convince us if you wish to lie about it…”

Finally, Li Yunchao, who had his hands behind his back while staring in the other direction, turned to look at Yan Su’er.

Her emotions weren’t stirred at all as she addressed their concerns. “Hmph, of course, none of them can stop or injure me if I wish to leave…”

“Heh, let’s see what other lies you can come up with!” Pan Yunbi interrupted.

Ignoring her, Yan Su’er continued, “However, the number of experts on the Tongyou Island whose strength had surpassed the fourth layer Martial Extermination Realm isn’t limited to Shang Bo and Yun Jing. In fact, his strength is starting to catch up to the two of them. Because of his sneak attack, I was caught off guard and suffered heavy injuries!”

“This is getting more and more ridiculous! Where the hell is the Tongyou Institution going to find a third expert at the fourth layer Martial Extermination Realm?! Are you going to tell us that Liu Jitang came back to life or something?” Pan Yunbi mocked.

Despite her cries, Li Yunchao found Yan Su’er getting more and more believable.

That was because the Changbai Sect had been paying close attention to the Tongyou Institution recently. When Yan Su’er returned, he noticed that her wounds weren’t caused by a spear, and it also didn’t seem like Yun Jing’s sword art.

If there was another expert with the strength of a fourth layer Martial Extermination Realm on the Tongyou Island, everything would make sense.

However… Was the Tongyou Institution really capable of hiding an individual with such terrifying strength?

A trace of doubt still remained in Li Yunchao’s eyes when he looked at Yan Su’er. “Who are you talking about? Did the Tongyou institution recruit an aboriginal of the Manyu Continent with cultivation in the fourth layer of the Martial Extermination Realm?”

Yan Su’er shook her head and explained, “No. It’s Shang Bo’s grandson. His name is Shang Xia and he’s the reason I was injured!”

The moment the words left her lips, Pan Yunbi pointed at her and screamed, “You liar!”

Sighing softly, Yan Su’er didn’t bother explaining herself to Pan Yunbi.

Seeing as she wasn’t getting a reply, Pan Yunbi became even more angry and she yelled, “Do you think the four races of the Liao Continent are the only ones with a grasp on the Tongyou Institution? Hmph, that’s where you’re wrong. Our Changbai Sect has been paying attention to them all along. Shang Xia indeed possesses amazing talent. However, it has only been 3 years since he entered the Martial Extermination Realm. His cultivation is at the first layer right now and despite his strength surpassing cultivators of the same level, he’s far from a fourth layer cultivator. Even if he has treasures and life-saving methods bestowed to him by Kou Chongxue and Shang Bo, they can’t make up for the lack of training! You’re at the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm right now and you only need to take a single step to reach the grand completion stage. Are you telling me that a weakling at his level is able to injure you?! What a joke! That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard!”

Yan Su’er wasn’t angry due to Pan Yunbi’s scolding. When she was finally done, the patriarch of the Yan Race in the Azure Spiritual World finally raised her head slowly to mutter, “Have you guys ever heard of the simultaneous refinement of 4 extermination origins?”

Pan Yunbi snorted instantly. “Simultaneous refinement of 4 extermination origins? What the hell is that? Isn’t that just refining multiple extermination origins at once? Yan Su’er, can you come up with a better excuse and not some nonsense like this?”

Too bad for her, Li Yunchao quickly turned around again and raised his hand to stop her from going on. His gaze was shining as he stared at Yan Su’er. “Patriarch Yan, do you mean to say that Shang Bo’s grandson went down the path of simultaneous extermination origin refinement? Is that how he achieved strength like that in 3 short years?”

Yan Su’er nodded before sighing, “That’s the simultaneous refinement of 4 extermination origins… It’s a method that goes so far back that it far supersedes our time… However, I know that as a holy land, the higher-ups of the Changbai Sect definitely have records of this cultivation method.”

When Pan Yunbi saw how Li Yunchao had fallen deep in thought, she couldn’t help but ask, “How is this possible?! We have to refine extermination origins one by one and pass through god knows how many life or death trials along the way. Any small mistake would cause us to lose control over our extermination origins and die. If one really refines 4 extermination origins simultaneously, how are they going to maintain the balance between all of them?”

“What if he refined them from the moment he stepped into the Martial Extermination Realm along with the help of an advancement medicine?” Yan Su’er said.

Pan Yunbi couldn’t wrap her head around whatever the elder was saying at the moment.

Li Yunchao, who had been silent for some time, finally spoke up, “Kou Chongxue and Shang Bo are really generous…”