Chapter 953: Meeting Huang Yu Again

Shang Xia gestured for him to calm down before recounting everything that happened during the exchange.

“We might be newcomers to the Star Origin City, but the True Immortals of the other worlds shouldn’t have used such a sinister method to make an excuse to interact with us! That wasn’t an exchange! It was revenge!” Huang Jinghan growled and his expression turned solemn.

A frown also formed on Lu Wuzi’s face. “Young Master Shang, are you certain that the Jade Tortoise’s shell was broken?”

“It didn’t shatter, but there’s definitely a deep crack on it. Actually, there should be a lot more tiny cracks on the shell...” Shang Xia replied.

Lu Wuzi nodded slowly, but the frown on his face became deeper.

Yifeng slapped the table they were sitting around and roared, “Fuck! As it turns out, Kou Chongxue’s Hidden Frost Sword is his weakness!”

Jiu Du stared coldly at him and growled, “Shut up. Isn’t your weakness your sword too?”

“This granddaddy here...” Yifeng wanted to retort, but after thinking about it, he didn’t know what he should say.

“What’s the matter? Did you suddenly realize that your reliance on your sword is actually stronger than the connection between Kou Chongxue and his Hidden Frost Sword?” Jiu Du sneered coldly.

Even though he was a peak-tier expert at the grand completion stage of the Martial Dipper Realm, he couldn’t be more embarrassed by Jiu Du’s mockery. His face alternated between annoyance and anger.

Huang Jinghan eventually sighed and interrupted the 2 of them. “It’s not just Patriarch Kou...”

Of the original great swordsmen of the Azure Origin World, with Kou Chongxue who managed to step into the Martial Void Realm, there were only 3 of them left.

No longer able to control himself, Shang Xia coughed once. “Seniors... We seem to have strayed away from our original topic.”

Lu Wuzi glanced at him and muttered, “The Spirit Abundance World truly deserves their name as one of the strongest Spirit Worlds. They were able to gather so many seemingly unrelated Martial Void Realm True Immortals to plot against us. Looks like they haven’t given up on their ambitions...”

Jiu Du continued, “The Spirit Abundance World is undoubtedly the people behind this. Even though they managed to gather a few True Immortals this time, their actions might not represent the true attitude of the worlds behind them. After all, the Spirit Abundance World might have just bought them out. With enough resources, those individuals wouldn’t hold back.”

Huang Jinghan agreed. “That’s probably the case. Right now, our Spirit Luxuriant World barely entered the sights of the other worlds. We have to control ourselves for now. If we choose to target the worlds behind those True Immortals because of what happened during the exchange, they might turn to the Spirit Abundance World... That’s probably something the Spirit Abundance World would like to see...”

Yifeng quickly added, “Our world might have just ascended, but the Spirit Abundance World themselves isn’t enough to exterminate us. If they cause us to be ostracized by the rest of the worlds before forming an alliance with them to take over and split up our resources... It’s a pretty good plan.”

Shang Xia couldn’t help but get straight to the point he was driving at. “I’m asking about your views on the Azure Oddity World! Right now, True Immortal Meng Yuanxiu has been seriously injured by Patriarch Kou. Even though I don’t know how much power of the world he can draw, there's no doubt about it. Without his protection, other worlds will be circling them like sharks!”

Jiu Du grunted once when he heard how straightforward Shang Xia was being. “Don’t you think the Star Origin City will do something? After all, the extermination of a world isn’t a small thing!”

Even though the Star Origin City seemed to be controlled by the Star Origin Guards on the surface, not a single world would underestimate them. Even the Spirit Luxuriant World who had just joined them wouldn’t dare to look down on such a terrifying existence and mess around with the worlds connected to them.

Shang Xia glanced at Jiu Du before muttering, “I’ve asked Captain Feng and all the Star Origin City can do is prevent the various worlds from using the spatial tunnel connected to the Azure Oddity World for the time being. They can’t possibly help directly, and all they can do is to loosen up some restrictions of trading resources for them to recover as quickly as possible. Of course, that’s under the premise that all trades have to be carried out fairly. Whatever it is, the Star Origin City will maintain its neutrality!”

“How long has it been since you met... She already told you so many things about the city...” Yifeng cackled at the side.

As usual, Shang Xia acted as though he didn’t hear the man.

Lu Wuzi turned to Shang Xia and asked, “Do you think our Spirit Luxuriant World has the ability to stick our foot in this matter?”

“Why aren’t we qualified? After all, if not for the fact that we managed to turn the tides against their sinister scheme, the Azure Oddity World wouldn’t be the ones being targeted. We might be the target of the various worlds instead!” Shang Xia snorted.

“However, Patriarch Kou’s divine weapon is damaged and his strength will definitely be affected!” Huang Jinghan frowned.

Jiu Du sighed at the side, “Young Master Shang, it’s not that we don’t wish to butt into matters regarding the Azure Oddity World at the moment. We don’t have the capabilities to do so! From the invasions we experienced, we definitely need Martial Void Realm experts if we wish to attack another world. However, the only True Immortal from our side who can leave our world is Patriarch Kou!”

Of the 5 True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World, 4 of them were bound to their Elysium. They couldn’t step out of the Spirit Luxuriant World to attack someone else! Only Kou Chongxue, who didn’t rely on an Elysium to ascend could enter and leave the world as he wished to venture about in the sea of stars.

However, the Hidden Frost Sword was damaged and Kou Chongxue’s abilities definitely suffered a huge hit.

Even though they didn’t know how much he was affected, sending him out to fight wasn’t the best choice at the moment.

How would they know if attacking the Azure Oddity World wouldn’t be a trap laid down by others? If other Spirit Worlds formed an alliance to get rid of Kou Chongxue and the Spirit Luxuriant World while they were at it, it would be too late to regret.

Even so, Shang Xia maintained his stance. “What if there is more than 1 existence from our side with combat strength in the Martial Void Realm?”

Shang Xia turned to look at the rest and a light shone in his eyes. “Seniors, all of you have been in the Martial Dipper Realm for a long time. Aren’t you confident of stepping through the barrier to enter the Martial Void Realm? If 1 or 2 of you manage to succeed, no one will dare to stop us from enacting revenge! After all, the Azure Oddity World were the ones who formed the enmity with us!”

The grand completion stage Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Spirit Luxuriant World fell silent for a moment. Eventually, Lu Wuzi broke the silence, “Youngster Shang, do you think it’s that easy to enter the Martial Void Realm?! Do you really think that the bottleneck is something we can break just because we feel like it?”

“Junior refuses to believe that your factions don’t possess a proper rank six advancement formula. Moreover, countless years have passed and all of you have definitely been gathering rank six spiritual treasures and herbs. All of you are the candidates who have the most hope of breaking through. Don’t tell me your factions wouldn’t go all out to help you succeed. Since that’s the case, why don’t we join our forces and work together to make it happen?”

“Work together?” Huang Jinghan frowned. “How do we do that?”

A serious look appeared on Shang Xia’s face as he explained, “All of us shouldn’t hold back and should share all the rank six advancement formulas we own or have come up with. We’ll pool our resources and knowledge and make a proper and complete rank six advancement formula and create a path to enter the Martial Void Realm!”

“HAH?” Yifeng sneered, “What a fucking genius! Is your Tongyou Institution going to be able to take out anything for us? Or are you saying that you can make the decision on behalf of Kou Chongxue?”

Yifeng’s words barely left his lips when Shang Xia muttered resolutely, “I can most definitely make the decision on Patriarch Kou’s behalf. What do you all say?”

As he spoke, he swept his gaze across the others. However, all of them, including Yifeng, avoided meeting his gaze.

According to the Tongyou Institution’s history that only went back 30 to 40 years, there was no way they could compare to the other factions when it came to the research of rank six advancement formulas. However, even though the institution only had Kou Chongxue who seemed to enjoy the amazing treatment of their world, they couldn’t deny that he managed to break through to the Martial Void Realm with his own abilities. He also broke through during the world ascension and none of them was sure if he managed to comprehend a thing or two.

As such, they weren’t actually doubtful if Kou Chongxue could take out his deductions of a rank six advancement formula when Shang Xia made the suggestion earlier. Instead, they really wanted to know if Shang Xia had the ability to make that decision on the patriarch’s behalf.

Now that he has spoken...

Yifeng was unwilling to be outdone by a member of the younger generation and he snorted coldly, “Hehe, are you messing with me? You say that you can make the decision on Kou Chongxue’s behalf, and we’re supposed to believe you? Little brat, why should we take your word for it?”

Shang Xia stared at him calmly while responding, “That’s easy. I can swear an oath.”

To that, Yifeng had nothing else to say.

Seeing that the situation was slowly tilting in his favor, Shang Xia continued to persuade them, “I know that all of you here aren’t exactly clueless about the rank six advancement formula your factions came up with...”

A soft sigh interrupted him. “This isn’t something we can make the decision on.”

Yifeng raised his head and wanted to say more, but he decided to remain silent.

Jiu Du was the next to speak. “We need to discuss this matter with the Ancestors of our factions. However...” Jiu Du didn’t say more after that, but everyone present knew what he meant.

Even though what Shang Xia was proposing seemed to benefit everyone and their Spirit Luxuriant World, all of them knew it wouldn’t be possible for the plan to be implemented.

Knocks came from outside their isolated room suddenly, interrupting their discussion.

Shang Xia retracted the restrictions he placed before asking in a low voice, “What’s the matter?”

Luo Qi’s voice came from the other side. “Young Master Shang, the seal around the Star Relay is gone!”

Huang Jinghan frowned in response. “That’s quick...”

“I’m afraid the True Immortals from the various factions probably can’t be bothered to continue discussing the dao after seeing how True Immortal Meng and his World Pearl was heavily damaged.” Shang Xia chuckled in a low voice.

After he spoke, he got to his feet. “Since the Star Relay is open again, all of us should return to the Spirit Luxuriant World to receive our new orders. I understand that my suggestion earlier might seem impossible, but I hope you can raise the idea to your ancestors.”

The experts of the Spirit Luxuriant World also had no desire to continue staying in the city as they quickly bid their farewells.

When the 4 of them had left, Shang Xia decided to ask Luo Qi other matters. However, he noticed someone walking out from one of the corners of the inn towards the room he was in. He raised his eyebrows slightly. It was none other than Huang Yu, whom he had seen in the Star Relay earlier!