Chapter 699: It’s Just a Fate Dipper Clone

Due to the massive disturbance to the Celestial Remains caused by Kou Chongxue, the Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Azure Origin World rushed over to take a look at the situation.

Ancestor Tao Gongming of the Suppressing Sun Gate of the Xu Continent was one of them.

Along with the appearance of the experts sent by the Divine Capital Sect and Eternal Palace, Ancestor Tao Gongming entered the Celestial Remains and sent out his clones to increase his efficiency of exploring the area.

The Suppressing Sun Gate was one of the oldest factions in the Azure Origin World, and they were no strangers to the Celestial Remains.

Splitting off his fate dipper clones, Tao Gongming bestowed the name of Tao Biyang onto one of them as he went to look for treasures everywhere.

Tao Gongming went straight to another region that was known for producing treasures, leaving Tao Biyang to his own devices.

Not too long ago, Tao Biyang could feel that his true body received some sort of information as he ran straight to some ruined land. It was said that it had something to do with a rank six spiritual treasure.

Holy fuck…

As a fate dipper clone, Tao Biyang might be able to sway the true body’s thoughts, but he felt that it wasn’t really possible for there to be a rank six spiritual treasure. He would rather continue to explore the dangerous region he was in.

Luckily, Tao Gongming was also a little skeptical about the news and he didn’t call back his clones. He was rushing over alone, and Tao Biyang could do whatever he wished.

Tao Biyang had entered a considerable distance into the forbidden region and he looked all around him. There were barely a few people left and he was one of those who worked the hardest to chip away at the restrictions. Of everyone present, he had ventured the deepest into the forbidden region.

As one of the most popular spots in the Celestial Remains, many Martial Dipper Realm experts either sent their clones over or came personally to explore the region.

Perhaps it had something to do with how recently the Celestial Remains was last plundered, not many treasures could be found lying about. They didn’t find much even after risking their lives and searching for a few days.

Under such circumstances, many experts took their leave. They decided to head elsewhere to look for treasures. Moreover, there was the news of a rank six spiritual treasure appearing and the number of people who remained became even fewer in number.

Tao Biyang was one of those who insisted on exploring the forbidden region. Of course, there was a reason for him to do so.

He felt that the reason they couldn’t find many treasures when looking around was because there was a super valuable treasure located at the core of the forbidden region.

Because of how precious the treasure would be, Tao Biyang had a feeling it sapped up all the world origin in the area, causing the outskirts to be extremely barren.

He became even more sure after rumors of the rank six spiritual treasure started to spread.

From what his true body transmitted to him, the Martial Dipper Realm experts who located the rank six spiritual treasure didn’t manage to find much before locating the treasure.

If he was experiencing the same situation and there was a rank six spiritual treasure nurtured at the core of the forbidden region…

The more he thought about it, the brighter the flames burned in his heart.

After all, he ventured the deepest of everyone present.

If he was right and there really was a precious treasure deep within the forbidden region, it might belong to him and him alone!

Tao Biyang started to explore deeper and destroy the remnant restrictions in the area with renewed vigor.

The next second, a faint but 5 colored light emerged from the depths of the forbidden region as though to confirm his guess.

Tao Biyang’s emotions were quickly stirred. Treasure! That has to be a supreme treasure! There really is a supreme treasure deep in this forbidden region!

The light seemed faint, but Tao Biyang could feel that the restrictions leading to the depths of the forbidden region weakening slightly after it shot past him.

What else but a supreme treasure could cause something like that to happen?

Also, he felt that there had to be an explanation for the faint light. It was probably because the treasure wasn’t fully mature.

If the treasure could already possess such power when it wasn’t fully mature, what would happen when it…

I have to get my hands on it!

Tao Biyang thought to himself as he continued to shatter the restrictions before him.

The next second, a 5 colored light shuttle bore a hole in the restrictions before him and shot straight through him before he could react. All he could do was to release a miserable cry before his spirituality was extinguished.

…

When everything was happening, the rank six Starry Tree had been discovered by many experts in the Ruined Observatory. Many of them knew the uses of the tree, and there wasn’t a need to mention how the tree wasn’t fully mature. Even if the tree was fully mature and produced a Starry Fruit, it still couldn’t be shared among those present.

No one there was willing to give up the chance, even if they couldn’t retrieve the treasure immediately.

In the end, with the suggestion of those from the Eternal Palace and Divine Capital Sect, everyone present would join forces to seal the area. They would split the profits in the future when the tree was fully mature.

That was something none of them hoped for, but they had no other choice. Since they weren’t able to bring the tree out, they could only cease all hostilities against each other to prevent them from fighting with each other then and there.

When everyone made their move to seal the area. Tao Gongming grunted heavily while spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The experts around him stared at him, and Tao Gongming gasped with slight uncertainty, “My… My fate dipper clone… Was destroyed?!”

Everyone around raised an eyebrow in surprise. Some of them who had a pretty good relationship with Tao Gongming couldn’t help but ask, “Who did it?”

“I have no idea. I didn’t manage to see him.” Tao Gongming shook his head hesitantly and muttered.

They were greatly taken aback at his response.

For Tao Gongming to say that he didn’t manage to see his assailant would mean that the clone was destroyed in a single strike. Everything had to happen so quickly for his clone to not be able to react or resist!

Among those present, Tao Gongming couldn’t be considered to be a weakling. His strength was pretty average, but he was one of the more senior Martial Dipper Realm experts. His clone definitely had the abilities of a Martial Dipper Realm expert. Who would be able to kill it so cleanly?

The atmosphere immediately became a little weird. The strongest Martial Dipper Realm experts present immediately became the prime suspects. Gazes were quickly thrown their way as everyone tried to pry with their divine will.

“Ahem… Brother Gongming, where did your clone meet its end?” One of the Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors more familiar with him asked.

“Oh no!” Tao Gongming hadn’t had time to answer when his expression changed.

He turned to fly out from the Ruined Observatory while evading restrictions left and right. He destroyed whatever else he couldn’t avoid and caused a huge ruckus. Many of the Martial Dipper Realm experts who were there were extremely displeased with his actions as it could definitely draw other experts over. They cursed at him under their breath.

“Hehe… Brother Gongming is probably concerned about retrieving his fate dipper…” The Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors who spoke earlier tried to explain the situation to the rest in order to soothe the mood.

All of a sudden, someone else cried, “It’s the Void Prohibition Zone! A small part of space seemed to have collapsed and several people were forced out by the shockwave. Tao Gongming’s Clone was the deepest among them and no one has seen any sign of him.”

Clearly, the person who spoke also had a fate dipper clone over at the Void Prohibition Zone.

“Do you know the reason behind the disturbance?” Ancestor Yi Shen of the Eternal Palace asked.

With a slight trace of hesitation, the Martial Dipper Realm Ancestor who spoke earlier didn’t know how to respond. They didn’t go as deep as Tao Biyang, and they weren’t clear on how everything happened.

Lu Yingwu of the Lushan Sect mumbled faintly, “Who knows… His fate dipper clone might have caused the entire thing.”

The hostility between the Lushan Sect and Suppressing Sun Gate was no secret among those present.

If Lu Yingwu didn’t say anything after what just happened, everyone would probably find it even weirder.

However, it wasn’t as though he didn’t make sense. Several experts present started to throw accusations around.

Ninth Palace Elder from the Divine Capital Sect finally laughed and broke the awkward situation. “Everyone, did you forget the initial state of the Celestial Remains? Back then 2 batches of experts came in. Till today, we received no news from any of them.”

Elder Yi Shen quickly agreed. “Yeah, we almost forgot about that. The matter of the Starry Tree is of utmost importance and we managed to gather everyone here. Luckily for us, we managed to seal the entire region. Let’s continue to look for those people who entered the Celestial Remains before us and see what they’re up to.”

Everything they said meshed perfectly with each other and it was as though they had rehearsed it before. At the same time, they shot a glance at Huang Jinghan from the Yuanchen Sect.

Without a change in expression, Huang Jinghan muttered calmly, “Of course!”

…

Deep within the Void Prohibition Zone, beside the Stellar Cauldron…

When Shang Xia finally awakened, he asked, “Patriarch, how long did I take to enter the Martial Dipper Realm?”

Kou Chongxue didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he asked a question of his own. “Hey, did you use the same method as when you entered the Martial Extermination Realm where you plan on refining all your fate dippers at once? And… You don’t seem to be refining 5 of them. Are you refining all 10 of them at once?”

Shang Xia didn’t plan to hide his progress from Kou Chongxue, and there wasn’t a need to in the first place. “In theory, it’s pretty much the same. However, there are many differences involved…”

Kou Chongxue roared with laughter. “Haha! There’s no need for too much explaining! I know that you can’t lump your advancement to the Martial Extermination Realm with your breakthrough to the Martial Dipper Realm. It’s just… Refining 10 at once… Brat, you’re aiming for the grand completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm the whole time! It’s truly shocking… I’m afraid it won’t be easy for you to walk down this path, right?”

Hesitating slightly, Shang Xia muttered, “I guess I’ll have to rely on my luck!”

“Heh, then I guess you’re a pretty lucky one…” Kou Chongxue added, “Oh right. You took around 7 days to enter the Martial Dipper Realm. Do you know what happened during the process?”

A frown appeared on Shang Xia’s face as he thought back to the entire process. “I seem to have felt something, but I’m not too sure what happened. Did something go wrong?”

Kou Chongxue paused for a second before his voice finally rang in Shang Xia’s mind again. “Ahem… Well, nothing extremely noteworthy happened. Someone just exterminated a fate dipper clone by accident.”