Chapter 972: Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar

Lou Yi and Huang Yu might have finally ascertained the identity of their spy, but they didn’t head over to the island where he was. Instead, they turned to leave immediately.

Huang Yu followed silently behind Lou Yi and he didn’t dare to speak.

After they traveled tens of miles away from the island, Lou Yi broke the silence and asked, “Don’t you find it weird that I didn’t head to the island to meet Dai Yikong?”

Huang Yu didn’t answer the question directly. Instead, he muttered, “Young Master Lou Yi, do you not trust him?”

“It’s not about trust. It’s every man for themselves... Since our spy already developed thoughts of hiding and protecting himself, it’s best not to push him too far. At the very least, he knows his limits. The Elysium Boundary Marker might be important, but he won’t obstruct our plan even if he refines it.” Lou Yi muttered.

After thinking for a second, Huang Yu asked, “If he manages to refine the Elysium Boundary Marker, wouldn’t that mean that he would be able to draw on the power of the Elysium? If no True Immortal descends, wouldn’t he be invincible?”

Lou Yi sighed in response, “We made use of him to barge into the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake and he made use of us to draw the attention of their Martial Dipper Realm experts. When they were distracted, he took the chance to sneak attack and kill Lu Qinhuan, the protector of the middle palace. All of us were merely making use of each other...”

Huang Yu hesitated slightly before forcing out another question. “I heard that the Elysium Boundary Marker is the key to controlling the Elysium... If he refines it, wouldn’t that mean that he will be able to force us to do whatever he wishes? If he has any bad intentions, or if he gave us the wrong location of the Origin Holy Artifact...”

“He wouldn’t dare!” Lou Yi interrupted him unceremoniously. “Do you really think that I don’t have a way to enter the island if he refines the Elysium Boundary Marker? I just didn’t want to waste the treasure the Ancestor gave me...”

“Also, do you really think he will be able to gain full control over the Elysium Boundary Marker? That’s still a treasure at the level of a Holy Artifact! If he’s a True Immortal, there won’t be a need to mention a single Holy Artifact. Controlling the Heavenly Lake Elysium wouldn’t be a problem! He might be at the fourth element of the Martial Dipper Realm and might be able to use a portion of the power of the Elysium Boundary Marker, but if he really had the abilities, he would have received heavy nurturing from the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake and became a candidate to enter the Martial Void Realm. Why would he need to scheme so much in order to obtain the Elysium Boundary Marker?”

Huang Yu seemed to accept the explanation and he muttered in agreement, “Young Master Lou Yi, you truly thought things through. However, didn’t he say that a mysterious person entered the Heavenly Lake Elysium? Could it be...”

Lou Yi glanced at him from the corner of his eye and asked with some hidden meaning in his voice, “Who do you think it is?”

Huang Yu hesitated for a moment and muttered, “When the Heavenly Lake water poured down on us, Brother Shang should have taken the brunt of it. He might be closest to the entrance of the Elysium... Could he be the mysterious expert?”

“Hmph, if Dai Yikong was able to use the power of the Elysium a little earlier, how could the mysterious person be able to hide his presence...” Lou Yi grumbled softly and it was clear he didn’t believe Dai Yikong managed to obtain the Elysium Boundary Marker as easily as he made it seem. He quickly followed up, “I’m very happy you can think that way. However, It’s not quite possible for it to be Mister Shang Jianqi. His cultivation might not be low and he possesses some special skills, but with the situation he was in, there’s no doubt about it. He wouldn’t be able to enter the Elysium. Even if I was in his place, if I didn’t have the Ancestor’s treasure, I would be very lucky if I managed to stay alive...”

Hehe, that’s because you have no idea what that little shit is capable of! His cultivation is higher than yours in the first place!

Huang Yu sneered in his heart. However, he had to agree with Lou Yi no matter what and he quickly added, “Could it be...”

Lou Yi revealed a mocking smile and sneered, “The people who might have entered the Heavenly Lake Elysium might not be the few you’re thinking of!”

No longer caring about Huang Yu, Lou Yi started to rush in the direction Dai Yikong pointed out.

...

Shang Xia also knew that one of the 3 artifacts related to the existence of the Elysium was located on the island, but he didn’t know what it was. He also didn’t know that the person controlling the power of the Elysium on the island had changed since their exchange.

As Lou Yi and Huang Yu were fighting the experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake earlier, the expert on the island was caught off guard and killed by the spy of the Emptiness Drifting Mountain. Shang Xia noticed a powerful fluctuation coming from the entrance of the Heavenly Lake Elysium as 2 experts entered. They stayed away from the island as they rushed in a certain direction. Shang Xia then noticed how Lou Yi and the rest killed the experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake next. Since Huang Yu’s safety wasn’t his concern any longer, Shang Xia decided to hide his aura and follow the 2 experts.

He was extremely curious about who they were. Even though he had his guesses, their abilities to conceal themselves were really amazing. He was able to feel their presence, but he couldn’t learn their identities.

After getting 30 miles away from the island, Shang Xia felt the Crimson Soul Tablet reacting once again.

Actually, ever since he stepped into the Heavenly Lake Elysium, Shang Xia allowed the Crimson Soul Tablet to absorb as much world origin as it wanted. As it absorbed whatever it wanted, it also pointed Shang Xia in the direction where world origin was most concentrated.

Earlier, he managed to run straight for the island the moment he entered due to the guidance of the Crimson Soul Tablet.

Now that the tablet was reacting once again, Shang Xia started to hesitate. That was because it was sending him mixed signals. There seemed to be 2 spots with abundant world origin.

One of them was where the 2 concealed auras were rushing while the other was in the opposite direction.

One had to say that along with Shang Xia’s increasing cultivation level, the Crimson Soul Tablet’s desire for world origin was no longer enough. His connection with the Crimson Soul Tablet had also deepened. At his current level, Shang Xia could not only slightly influence it. He was able to adjust its uses...

According to his estimates, the island behind him, the direction the 2 mysterious cultivators were traveling, and the other were the 3 locations where the tablet was pointing to. Shang Xia couldn’t help but connect them to the 3 treasures of an Elysium.

When he hesitated to head over to the other direction or to follow the 2 mystery figures, he discovered 2 familiar auras behind him. Slightly taken aback, he decided to see what they were up to before making a decision.

Lou Yi and Huang Yu moved extremely quickly. Even though Shang Xia was curious why they didn’t head straight to the island in the middle, he quickly noticed the direction in which they were moving. They flew towards the 2 mysterious figures who appeared.

Looks like something interesting is going to happen soon!

Of course, everything could have been part of the Emptiness Drifting Mountain or even True Immortal Chong Shan’s plan!

After a short moment of contemplation, Shang Xia decided not to head over to join in the fun. He chose to take the chance when there was no one at the third location to properly inspect it. He understood something clearly. Regardless if it was the spy of the Emptiness Drifting Mountain or Lou Yi and gang, all of them would most likely have special trump cards provided by True Immortals. Even though he was confident in himself, he didn’t plan to randomly put himself in a position where he would have to face the strength of a True Immortal!

As for Huang Yu’s safety... It seemed as though he could only rely on himself. Shang Xia was confident in his ability to adapt to the situation and unless the other party wanted to silence him, it wouldn’t be too much of a problem for him to keep himself alive.

The reason the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake sealed their sect was because they wanted to take the chance to allow their high-level experts to cultivate in peace to produce a new True Immortal as soon as possible.

That was exactly why the peak-tier Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake were in seclusion in the Heavenly Lake Elysium while the lower leveled cultivators were scattered all around the Secret Region outside. They wanted to funnel all their resources into the experts capable of breaking through!

That resulted in there being extremely few experts in the Heavenly Lake Elysium. Other than a few Martial Dipper Realm experts, Shang Xia didn’t really feel any other presence around him as he made his way deeper into the Elysium.

Of course with the disturbance they caused, Shang Xia knew it would be impossible for the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake to remain indifferent. With his powerful divine will, he could feel many experts pouring into the Elysium and they caused significant spatial fluctuations.

Even though those who entered might not be peak-tier experts, the more people there were the greater their troubles. No one knew if there were hidden experts hiding in the Heavenly Lake Elysium either.

Shang Xia couldn’t help but increase his speed once again in an attempt to reach the location indicated by the Crimson Soul Tablet as quickly as possible. He didn’t bother concealing his presence as he rushed over.

There was no surprise that he was quickly discovered. It didn’t take too long for 2 powerful auras to rush over to stand in his way.

“Who dares to barge into our territory?!” The people in front of Shang Xia seemed to be prepared. The moment Shang Xia entered a 20 mile range, they joined hands and struck first to try to gain the upper hand.

No one knew when, but the skies above the Heavenly Lake were filled with dark clouds. When Shang Xia entered its range, a powerful bolt of lightning tore through the skies and fell directly at him.

At the same time, a three colored dipper qi could be seen 10 miles away as it surrounded a Meteor Hammer that slammed directly at Shang Xia. It was so powerful that the winds around it had the ability to tear space apart. It charged at Shang Xia with the majesty of Mount Tai.

The lightning bolt was falling directly on him while the Meteor Hammer rushed at him from a different angle.

It seemed as though both third element Martial Dipper Realm experts from the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake had great coordination. Even if someone was an expert one small realm higher than them, they would suffer a massive loss when up against their combined attack!

It was a shame the person they ran into was Shang Xia, an expert at the grand completion stage of the Five Element Realm whose strength defied common sense!

Shang Xia was naturally unwilling to waste his time on the experts who appeared. Facing their combined attacks, he used the most direct and effective way to get rid of them!

For the first time, he didn’t restrain his inner qi as he released it without restraint. The lightning falling from the skies was blown apart and so were the clouds that had gathered. The Meteor Hammer that had the ability to tear space apart smashed into Shang Xia’s inner qi when it was 3000 feet away. A five colored wheel of light ground against the treasure and it didn’t just tear apart the dipper qi surrounding it. The weapon itself suffered great damage!

By the time it reached 1000 feet or so away from Shang Xia, the weapon was ground to nothingness by Shang Xia’s Five Element Annihilation Yin Yang Ring! It was as though it never existed in the first place!

Throughout the entire process, Shang Xia maintained his same flying speed, not letting them affect him in the slightest!

The experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake were terrified by what just happened and they hastily turned to escape.

Deciding that letting them live would prove to be extremely troublesome in the future, Shang Xia waved his hand in the direction they were running. His Five Element Dipper Qi appeared to transform into small needles before shooting their way.

When the needles arrived behind them, neither of them managed to discover a thing. The next second, their Dipper Qi Protection Barrier was punctured.

When did they ever experience something like that? They didn’t even have time to unleash more ways to protect themselves and the only thing they could do was to hastily split off 2 Fate Dipper Clones in an attempt to sacrifice them to protect their true body.

Unfortunately, the moment their Fate Dipper Clones left their bodies, Shang Xia’s Five Element Dipper Qi Needle also started to split. Illusory needles were formed and they eliminated the clones one after another. After they were done, they stabbed directly into the back of one of the escaping figures while the other was stabbed in the back of the head.

Shang Xia didn’t slow down as a massive hand appeared in the void to grab the spoils of war and the Origin Dipper Fragments left behind.

The revelation of Shang Xia’s true strength clearly shocked the experts of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake. No one dared to approach as he charged all the way over to his destination.

When he finally arrived at the spot with concentrated world origin, he didn’t detect any presence in his surroundings.

He was surprised, but he didn’t dare to be careless. There might be some experts with special treasures that could allow them to hide from him and were hiding in a certain spot ready to sneak attack him the moment he let his guard down.

This time, he was truly acting too carefully. Even when he located the treasure, no one tried attacking him.

Looking at the coral-like treasure that somewhat resembled a false mountain, Shang Xia was certain what treasure he was staring at. He was looking at the Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar of the Heavenly Lake Elysium!