Chapter 1313: Liu City (1)

Su Yu, who was on his way out of the ancient city, looked back at Liu Hong one last time.

Had this guy offered himself up on a platter? What a weird guy. That guy was someone with an extremely sharp sense of danger. Was this trip to the ancient city a way to run from some other danger?

As for the white mask they captured, Su Yu noted that the white mask was a regular member of the pavilion and not a human. He was unsure how Liu Hong had convinced the white mask to cooperate, but he wasn't too surprised. If Liu Hong was incapable of fooling even a Mountainsea, he wouldn't be able to survive in the Allheaven Battlefield.

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Su Yu was not worried that Liu Hong would flee the city.

This was his city. Even without him around, Liu Hong wouldn't be able to leave unless he could somehow fool the stone statue as well. And to fool the stone statue, Liu Hong first needed to do something about the death qi the statue had to bear.

As Su Yu moved in the sky, he altered his appearance completely before diving into the sea. After some time, an ancient city appeared before him. Inside the city, the old turtle opened his eyes helplessly.

Not this again!

Grand Dream City had enjoyed countless years of peace and silence. Only a few days had passed since Su Yu became a mayor, but the peace and silence had been completely broken. The old turtle wanted nothing more than to have Su Yu leave him alone for perhaps tens of thousands of years.

Each ancient city was open for visitation. Thus, Su Yu was able to easily enter the city. Before long, he reached the inner hall of the mayor's residence.

Facing the old turtle, he went straight to the point, "Lord, I wish to seal my yang acupoint temporarily. Is that possible?"

The old turtle looked at him and slowly asked, "Doing it by force? I can. But when you reopen it, unless I'm by your side, it will remain open forever. It can't be sealed anymore after that."

"That is enough for me."

Su Yu did not mind. He would only reopen it when he was in extreme danger. And in such a situation, he wouldn't have the luxury to worry about the future too much anymore.

"Anything else?"

The old turtle sounded tired.

Su Yu was aware that the old turtle loved silence and did not enjoy trouble. Thus, he wasted no time and asked, "Lord, do you know a grand cycle cultivation method?"

"No." The old turtle asked, "Did you hear this from Grandstar? You might be able to find such a cultivation method in the Luminous Domain Mansion. None of us knows more than that."

"How helpful are the ancient city medallions when you're in the mansion?"

"Somewhat." After a short pause, the old turtle explained, "With these medallions, you can avoid triggering some of the restrictions in the mansion. Additionally, there might be a death tunnel in the mansion as well. It is unguarded. With these medallions, you won't be attacked by some of the death spirits that might emerge from that tunnel."

Su Yu asked in surprise, "There's actually a death tunnel in the Luminous Domain Mansion as well?"

"Probably. I'm not too sure. But don't worry. The death spirits won't be able to leave the mansion."

Su Yu was not worried about that. He had the urge to roll his eyes. That wasn't something he was concerned with. He was only surprised that there was also a death tunnel there.

Su Yu asked again, "Lord, is there a way to remove my name from the Heavenly Hunt Index? I would prefer not to have the index capture my status."

He was asking this because the stone statues seemed capable of detecting the Heavenly Hunt Index. Grandstar himself had attacked the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion before.

The old turtle sighed inwardly. He should have guessed that the kid wouldn't ask him about something that was not troublesome. After a short silence, he said, "There is a way to temporarily avoid the Heavenly Hunt Index's detection. Death qi is one of the options. Do you mean that you want to block the detection without death qi?"

"Yes."

The old turtle thought about it and said, "Yes. There is a way. Transform the Culture Tomb into armor. You won't be wearing it, but your sea of willpower will wear it. With that, the Heavenly Hunt Index will not be able to capture your aura. However...the Culture Tomb is inauspicious. I don't advise you to use it too much."

Su Yu blanked out. Was that actually possible?

Culture Tomb!

Su Yu immediately reached a different conclusion. If the Heavenly Hunt Index was a heaven weapon, the Culture Tomb was most definitely an item of similar tier, or it wouldn't have the ability to block the Heavenly Hunt Index's detection.

"Lord, do you mean that I need to cover my whole sea of willpower with the Culture Tomb?"

"Yeah." The old turtle said, "When the Heavenly Hunt Index captures an aura, it captures the origin aura, not the source qi aura. Simply put, it captures the aura of your soul. By isolating your sea of willpower from all external connections, it can block the Heavenly Hunt Index's detection like death qi."

Realization dawned on Su Yu. That sounded quite simple to do. If he had known that he could do that with the Culture Tomb as well, he wouldn't have been so worried.

The old turtle warned him, "Don't use the Culture Tomb too much. It's very inauspicious. Perhaps...it will create some unforeseen troubles for you."

"Troubles?"

With an uncertain tone, the old turtle said, "Just watch out. It's inauspicious. This is only a rumor, so I don't know more about it."

"I understand. Thank you, Lord."

The old turtle said, "Do you want to seal your heaven acupoint now?"

Su Yu nodded.

The old turtle wasted no time. Immediately, Su Yu found himself inside a pitch black spatial pocket.

Then, he sensed a massive pressure descending upon him. A tiny turtle shell appeared before him. With a rumble, the shell rushed into his body before blocking the yang acupoint. With the sudden blockage, the yang acupoint struggled. However, the turtle shell remained as unmoving as a mountain.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

After a while, the yang acupoint calmed down.

When Su Yu reappeared in the inner hall, the old turtle said, "This thing will not stop trying to absorb energy. This won't last long. The more you keep it blocked, the more troublesome it will be. Try to deal with it permanently as soon as possible. Open the thing you call the yin aperture and complete the heaven acupoint."

"This subordinate understands." Su Yu hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord."

"There is no need to thank me. If you really want to thank me, just visit me less in the future..."

Su Yu coughed awkwardly and promised, "Yes, Lord. By the way, you killed the tri-life bodies of that dragon previously. You don't seem to need the carrier treasure the dragon dropped. Since you don't need it, I can handle it for you..."

The old turtle asked, "Each carrier treasure is incomparably precious. Do I need it handled?"

Su Yu laughed awkwardly and said, "Yes, Lord. Uhm...can you gift it to me? I wish to increase the strength of some mayors or maybe even push them into the Invincible Realm. With stronger mayors, the guardians will have an easier time."

That was a much better reason.

Before Su Yu knew it, a scale had appeared before him. Then, the old turtle said, "This is the reverse scale of an ancient dragon Pseudo Emperor. It is a rather powerful carrier treasure. Use it well."

Su Yu nodded. As he wrapped his palm around the scale, a chilly sensation washed over his hand. What a treasure. With this, he would have seven carrier treasures in hand. This was an unimaginable number.

Previously, he had received two carrier treasures that Zhu Tiandao and the others had rejected. Wan Tiansheng had given him one, the Xia Family had given him one, and the human race as a whole had also given him two. And now, he had received one more carrier treasure.

Each carrier treasure was incomparably valuable and rare. And Su Yu had seven of them. If he hadn't given two carrier treasures away before this, the number of carrier treasures in his possession would be near two digits.

Among the carrier treasures in his possession, one of them was a tiny tree he had obtained from the dead Divine King Huoji. The tree was drenched in the blood of an Invincible. Su Yu was not yet capable of extracting the blood into blood essence, but he could make the attempt when he grew stronger.

Su Yu was quite curious about what the golden book would unlock with the blood essence of an Invincible. Would the page of an Invincible be different from the rest? Of course, that was not something he could do now. Even if he could extract the blood essence, consuming it would be the same as suicide. The blood essence of Invincibles was too powerful.

Su Yu was in a great mood. With seven carrier treasures in hand, there was no doubt that he was now the wealthiest person in the Myriad Realms. But then, he recalled that most of the carrier treasures in circulation originated from the Luminous Domain Mansion. With the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion's frequent monopoly of the mansion, it was likely the pavilion was much wealthier than him.

That reminded him of something else as he hurriedly said, "One last question, Lord. Can I use the nine-leaf skylotus?"

"Nine-leaf skylotus?" The old turtle had a look of nostalgia as he slowly muttered, "Are you saying that...the nine-leaf skylotus is finally appearing in the Luminous Domain Mansion? If my memories serve right, there is a lotus pond on the seventh level. It is very difficult for these lotuses to reach maturity, but a mature skylotus is very helpful for Eternals..."

He explained, "If you wish to harvest the skylotus, remember that behind each skylotus is a time tunnel. These tunnels are produced automatically by the skylotus. Be careful lest you get sucked into the tunnel. Each skylotus comes with nine leaves. You will need to harvest the skylotus nine times. After each harvest, a new one will bloom after some time. After nine harvests, nine will become one, creating the real nine-leaf skylotus."

Su Yu blanked out. Was the skylotus really so magical? The old turtle was impressively knowledgeable. Was the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion aware of this? Were the myriad races aware of this? The requirements would make the skylotus an extremely difficult plant to harvest. He had a feeling that the harvesting process would be very dangerous as well.

"Lord, are there any other dangers in the Luminous Domain Mansion?"

"Everywhere." The old turtle said, "I can't tell you too much, as things that are not dangerous for me might be fatal for you. Don't overestimate my breadth of knowledge. Don't think that you can freely explore the places you have learned about from me. Just because I can enter those places does not mean that you can do so as well. It has also been too many years. Things might have changed since I was last there."

"I understand."

The old turtle continued with his explanation, "I believe the nine-leaf skylotus will be very beneficial for you. But it is also too wasteful to use it on you. This is a treasure that can make someone a Daofuse. I believe this is what the current human race needs desperately..."

Su Yu grimaced and said, "If they need it that badly, they can fight for it themselves. Lord, I am not generous enough to sacrifice myself for the greater good."

"You can make your own choice."

The old turtle then shut his eyes. That was his way of telling Su Yu to piss off already.

Su Yu did not mind the abrupt end to their conversation. Just as he was about to leave, the old turtle opened his eyes and warned, "Do not enter the ninth level. No matter how many benefits you believe you can get there, don't go."

When Su Yu turned around again, the old turtle had shut his eyes.

Su Yu frowned for a bit before answering, "I understand."

Stay clear of the ninth level? So be it. There was no promise he could even go that far anyway. Why was the old turtle speaking like he could casually stroll into the ninth level?