Chapter 1175: Su Yu's Relationship Network (1)

Su Yu was exasperated with the stone statue, but there was nothing he could do about it. So be it. He grumbled that he would just need to deal with it as long as the stone statue did not make it a habit to roam outside the city. He reckoned the stone statue had gotten addicted to going outside. Maybe the stone statue would get over this in a few days, he thought, hopefully.

It was also worth noting that Su Yu had finally completed his sixtieth body forging recently, pushing his strength to an even higher level.

"Silverwing, has your big brother not arrived?"

Shortly after, a reply came, "Soon, Lord."

The meeting between Su Yu, Silvering, and the eighth elder had concluded not long ago. The pavilion had authorized the mission to capture Goldwing and compare what Goldwing knew with what Ji Hong knew. Perhaps with this, they could determine who the traitor was.

Goldwing was a third-stage Sunmoon, much stronger than Silverwing. Previously, Goldenwing was the one who had baited the Sunmoons from the eight families of Knowledge Seeking Realm everywhere while Silverwing pursued Chen Yong. It was unknown if that had worked due to the eight families' incompetence or Goldwing's competence.

Su Yu did not intend to make a move against Goldwing personally. Since he had his lackeys to do it for him, why should he do it himself? He had gained quite a lot of experts under his command. There were the three newly subdued Sunmoons. There were also seven Sunmoons among the white masks under him. And this did not even include the enforcers like White One and Black One or the other elders.

Unknowingly, Su Yu had amassed a respectable level of power under his control. All in all, there were ten early-stage Sunmoons, two middle-stage Sunmoons, First Profound, and the eighth elder, who was always on standby, available to do his bidding. There were also plenty of peak Mountainseas under him. A group like this would be considered powerful everywhere they went.

Through the newly subdued sect masters, Su Yu was also actively trying to rope in the other Sunmoon cultists. If that didn't work, he would simply wipe them out. He was having a lot of fun with this.

It felt good to have more and more experts under his command. What a pity that most of them were only early Sunmoons. He would feel a lot better if there were more middle and late Sunmoons instead. The pavilion would probably not interfere with his operations in Great Xia for a period of time, so this power would remain his for now.

Suddenly, he received a message from Silvering, "Lord, my big brother has arrived."

At that, Su Yu gestured at White One and the others. When they approached him, he sent them a voice transmission, "Let's hope Goldwing is open for persuasion. If not, capture him. Try to avoid killing him. That might cause something unexpected to happen."

"Yes."

White One and a few others started growing excited. Perhaps Goldwing would be their key to knowing this important secret. In truth, Su Yu didn't place much hope on this. It wouldn't be so easy. Even if Goldwing had the answer, he might not be willing to say it.

If even a mere third-stage Sunmoon could know the identity of that traitor, this wouldn't have remained a secret for so many years. It was far more likely that Goldwing only knew he served an Invincible, but he didn't know the exact identity of that Invincible.

Chen Yong had been killing a lot of experts who had once targeted the multiple character faction. Among them, some were most definitely the subordinates of that traitor. Chen Yong was also very proficient in reading memories through blood essence. But since he had not contacted anyone yet, it was clear he hadn't been able to find any useful information about the traitor.

***

Outside Nanyuan, near Starfall Mountain.

Goldwing landed from the sky.

He looked around cautiously. When he saw Silverwing, he exhaled in relief. He then sent a voice transmission and asked with a reproachful tone, "This isn't a safe place. Why are you here?"

"Big Brother!" Silverwing smiled, "It's fine. All the experts are inside Nanyuan. You will be hard-pressed to get them out of the city."

"That's no excuse to be careless."

Goldwing was still feeling very wary. The Myriad Race Cult was even more hated than the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. This was also out of habit as every cultist in the Human Realm needed to constantly live in fear.

After scanning the area and finding no danger, Goldwing solemnly said, "You sounded urgent. What is it?"

"Big Brother, it's the same issue. The six-winged divines are here. They have been sending us on missions. You remember what I told you about the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion, right? I intend to join the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion with our sect."

Goldwing frowned, "Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? That organization is just as ruthless as any organization out there. It's fine to cooperate with them, but forget about joining."

"Big Brother, it's different. At the very least, race does not matter in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Only merit matters. We're brothers. I'm only a first-stage Sunmoon while you're a third-stage Sunmoon. You're talented, unlike me. The moment you step into the middle stage, you might be able to enter the late stage, becoming a powerful elder in the pavilion..."

Goldwing frowned, "Is this why you asked for this meeting?"

"Yes." Silverwing earnestly persuaded, "We're going to serve a stronger power, anyway. What difference does it make who we serve? Just serve those who are more generous with their rewards. Isn't that perfectly logical? The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion is the only place that can accept existences like us. The same can't be said for humanity or the myriad races. Even if they claim that they're accepting us, we're only dogs for them."

Goldwing continued frowning.

Silverwing continued, "Big Brother, are you still having delusions about that backer of yours? That person is already in deep trouble. It's only a matter of time before something happens to them..."

"Shut up!"

Goldwing's eyes turned cold as he berated, "Stop babbling nonsense."

Silverwing said, "I'm not babbling nonsense. It's only a matter of time. Can they hide forever? Big Brother, be honest with me. Is your backer the same person as the one the human Invincibles have been searching for?"

"What are you talking about?" Goldwing said, "They are not related."

Silverwing shook his head, "Don't take me for a fool, Big Brother. The traitor has stabbed Ye Batian in the back and targeted the multiple character faction all these years. That's very similar to what your backer has been doing as well. How many people have we killed for your backer, including the attempt on Chen Yong's life all those years ago?

"All those people were from the multiple character faction. In fact, the two of us have contributed greatly to the terrible state the multiple character faction is in. Chen Yong knows that. That was why he had instructed Feng Ji to infiltrate our sect..."

Goldwing spat coldly, "Enough."

Silverwing earnestly said, "We're not related by blood, but we're closer than real brothers. We have been walking side by side since a hundred years ago, all the way until we're both Sunmoons. And now, an era of chaos is coming. The myriad races have arrived. I want to survive. I also want you to survive..."

Goldwing said, "Keep following me and you'll naturally survive. As for the six-winged divines, just play alone and get the people under us to handle their tasks. We only need to eliminate Chen Yong or Hong Tan's group. If we manage to do that, taking a step further won't be that difficult for us."

"Big Brother, are you sure about that?" Silverwing sighed, "How much time have we spent going after Chen Yong? And how is that going for us? You have never stopped pursuing Chen Yong. But he's still alive, right? As for Su Yu, he's already the mayor of an ancient city. Even Invincibles fear him. Is killing him even possible? Hong Tan is also under Great Xia's protection. We should count ourselves lucky they're not coming after us at the moment. Big Brother, times have changed."

Silverwing shook his head, "It's honestly pointless for us to remain in the Human Realm. It is unlikely that we will receive the support to go further in cultivation. Each task we receive requires us to risk our lives. Big Brother, perhaps...we can sell this information. Perhaps this can get us enough benefits to reach the late-stage Sunmoon Realm."

"Bastard!" Goldwing was furious, "Do you know what you're saying?"

Silverwing repeated himself calmly, "Sell this information to the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. They are very good at information peddling. We might be able to get a good price for this information."

"Are you tired of living?" Goldwing was furious, "Silverwing, tell me. Did you mention this to someone else before?"

Officially, the Six-Winged Divine Sect had only pursued Chen Yong as retaliation for his attacks against them. They were not working for that Invincible. But if it was exposed that there was more to this, things could get very troublesome. After all, humanity had never stopped searching for the traitor.

Silverwing shook his head, "No. But I hope you can consider this. We have given enough. After sacrificing so much, we don't even know who we work for."

Goldwing frowned and said, "You only need to care about what you stand to gain. If it wasn't for the support of that person, could we have reached the Sunmoon Realm?"

Silverwing calmly said, "Wake up, Big Brother. Did we really receive that much of a help? We were already peak Mountainseas fifty years ago. Yes, I managed to become a first-stage Sunmoon while you became a third-stage Sunmoon. But...how many times have we risked our lives for that person? All that for only some tiny benefits."

Goldwing's mind was in a state of conflict. After a long silence, he asked, "Silverwing, what are you planning to do?"

"Sell what we know about that person for a large amount of benefits and leave far away. We will leave the Human Realm. This place...is simply unsuited for us. We have been living as rats for a hundred years. Other Sunmoons are well respected and feared. Meanwhile, we're nothing. I'm tired of this life."

Silverwing persuaded, "Big Brother, let us restart at a new place. I believe we can do better this time."

Goldwing stared at Silverwing coldly. After a long while, he said, "Perhaps...you're right. But I need to think about this. I can't make a decision so suddenly. Give me some time..."

After a thought, Silverwing nodded and sighed, "I know this places you in a difficult position. Fine, I'll give you some time. I hope you don't drag this out too long. I'm sick of living like this."

After saying that, Silverwing turned to leave. But the look in his eyes had changed completely. His message reached Su Yu, "I can't convince him. Lords, please make your move."

At the same time, the look in Goldwing's eyes changed as well.

Something felt different about Silverwing. This brother of his was thinking of betrayal! At that thought, his eyes turned ruthless as he drew his sword and swung it at Silverwing.

Right at that moment, Silverwing turned and retreated rapidly. With a sigh, he said, "I knew this would happen."

"Hmph!"

So what if he knew? This was Silverwing's choice. He had no one to blame for this.

But before Goldwing could do anything, First Profound appeared in the sky and slammed his palm down.

White One and Black One moved as well. Both were sixth-stage Sunmoons while First Profound was an eighth-stage Sunmoon. All three of them were stronger than Goldwing. When Goldwing noticed them, his expression changed massively. With a rumble, the palm attack struck, causing his entire body to tremble.

Next, two fists arrived and punched through his body. Almost immediately after, White One and Black One attacked Goldwing's sea of willpower.

Goldwing's eyes turned red as he roared, "How dare you, Silverwing?"

Silverwing merely watched not far away. Standing beside him was Su Yu.

After cupping his fists at Su Yu in greeting, he looked at Goldwing and sighed, "Big Brother, I didn't want this. But you were too stubborn. Do you understand now that things have changed completely? You even tried to kill me! Our friendship of over a hundred years isn't even worth as much as the favor of an Invincible whose identity you don't even know. In that case, you can't blame me for being cold."

Goldwing was furious.

Suddenly, Su Yu frowned and threw a punch. With a rumble, Goldwing's body was blasted apart. When White One and Black One looked at him questioningly, Su Yu shook his head and said, "It's too dangerous to keep his body around. We only need his sea of willpower. Keep it sealed lest he decides to self-detonate."

Beside him, Silverwing's face twitched. Just like that, Goldwing's body had been destroyed. How ruthless. But that was also an incredible display of strength by Profound Nine. Even a third-stage Sunmoon under siege was someone with an incomparably powerful body. Yet someone like that had been blasted apart with one punch.

Su Yu continued indifferently, "Watch out for anything the unknown Invincible might have left in his sea of willpower as well. Some Invincibles love these tricks."

First Profound landed from the sky and smiled, "Don't worry. I placed a seal on all communication frequencies in the area. No message can get out, including a message straight from his sea of willpower—"

He was interrupted by a miserable wail.

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The floating sea of willpower in the air had suddenly been ignited.

"No..."

A translucent figure of Goldwing appeared as he wailed, "No...Lord...I..."

Boom!