Chapter 1454: Genius and The Lunatic (1)

"Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven were stolen from me!"

Su Yu was furious. They were his! Mo Duona had stolen them from him! He wouldn't forgive this!

"He has an important business with me?"

Su Yu sank into thought. What would Mo Duona need from him? After thinking about it, he could only think about the Devil Pseudo Emperor. Otherwise, it was unlikely that Mo Duona would need his help even if Mo Duona's father was dying.

"Is he asking for me to help him against the Devil Pseudo Emperor?"

Wow. Mo Duona sure was confident in him. Also, why was Mo Duona seeking his help to kill a Pseudo Invincible?

Su Yu himself was a Cloudbreach. Mo Duona was a Mountainsea. And they were supposed to join hands and kill a Pseudo Invincible. Su Yu had always thought himself crazy. But it turned out that Mo Duona was crazier.

"There is a reason for my madness and confidence. I have 360 acupoints, 72 body forgings, grand cycle cultivation method, and numerous characters. What is the source of your confidence, Mo Duona?"

Su Yu started grumbling to himself.

As for the proposed meeting, he would think about it first. He wasn't worried that it would be a trap. If Mo Duona hadn't attacked even with a Pseudo Invincible, it was unlikely that Mo Duona was targeting him.

Sure, they were enemies. But they were also fellow geniuses. They had their own pride. For example, Su Yu would never kill anyone with the help of others unless he needed some old bastards from the older generations killed. Even when he had to face those old bastards, he would first think of a way to do it himself before considering seeking help.

Most of the time, he would only seek help when he was left with no choice. The gap between him and those Invincibles and Pseudo Emperors was simply too big. These were the kind of opponents he would seek help against.

Su Yu couldn't be bothered to worry too much about this matter. He took his Mark of Civilization out and stored all the corpses he had gathered inside. As for the other spoils, they were mostly kept on Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven. Thus, he had not obtained much apart from these corpses. Then again, he didn't mind that too much.

"Since Pan Hu is gone...Perhaps I can look for Dao Cheng and lay a trap for him?"

Su Yu decided to act on this thought. It was pointless to think too much without doing anything.

Taihe and Dao Cheng...

Ninth-stage Sunmoon.

Inside the Devote King's residence. With Xing Yue around, he could reopen his yang acupoint. But doing so would make it even harder to disguise himself.

"Taihe won't be easy to kill. Even with my yang acupoint open, I'll only be as strong as an early ninth-stage Sunmoon. I don't have any Pseudo Invincible blood essence either or that might help in defeating Taihe."

Numerous ideas emerged in Su Yu's mind. Perhaps he could set his eyes on only Dao Cheng for now. He was certain it would be dangerous to allow Dao Cheng to continue growing.

Su Yu was uninterested in raising Dao Cheng before slaughtering him for more spoils. It was pointless. This game was more suited for those old fogeys as they seemed to have a lot of free time.

"Devote King's residence!"

Su Yu decided to head toward the Devote King's residence. He Tu sure was useless. Why was He Tu still stuck on the sixth level? What a waste of effort. Even with the entire seventh level shaking due to Old Zhou's anger, He Tu had still failed to break through into the seventh level.

Su Yu decided to take this chance to investigate the area around the nine-leaf skylotus as well.

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Devote King's residence.

This was a large residence with various buildings and courtyards.

Back then, a human king resided here. He had countless warriors, generals, and marquises under his command. His office could also be found in the residence. Thus, this was both a residence and an office.

At the moment, both Dao Cheng and Taihe had joined up with several immortals. They were working together to explore the residence in search for treasures.

Those with the courage to enter the residence would either be geniuses or experts. The weaker ones would not dare to enter the residence as that would be the same as courting death.

Xuan Wuji was among them. They were trying to gain entry to a small building in the residence. The geniuses were in charge of opening the building while the experts were serving as their dao protectors.

This same building had been opened before as well, but the formation would reactivate after some time, locking it down again. The young geniuses weren't trying to enter by force. Rather, each was trying to find an opening to enter without resorting to force.

Upon noticing how Dao Cheng had easily removed a formation node with a casual jab, Xuan Wuji exclaimed in admiration, "Dao Cheng, your deduction skills are getting better and better."

Hearing that, the other young geniuses looked over. Almost all of them were index geniuses. Including Dao Cheng and Xuan Wuji, there were six men and two women among them. A large number of index geniuses had perished in the mansion. Su Yu himself had killed many of them. About forty index geniuses of the immortal race had entered the mansion. Only about fifteen of them had survived until now.

A majority of them had entered Devote King's residence. Both Xuan Wuji and Dao Cheng were listed on the Heaven Index. As for the rest of them, four were listed on the Earth Index and two were listed on the Profound Index. Those listed on the Yellow Index weren't even qualified to join them.

The eyes of the two women lit up when they saw how effortlessly Dao Cheng had removed a formation node. They stared at him with admiration and respect. Of course, nobody knew if this was sincere or merely an act.

The two were also aware that Dao King's line was in great trouble at the moment. This would be a perfect opportunity for them to be there for Dao Cheng when he was down. In any case, Jiu Xuan was dead. Dao Cheng was now single and available.

A starving camel would still be bigger than a healthy horse. Things might be difficult for Dao King's line for now, as he was still a seventh-degree Eternal. Nobody could deny that.

One of them gazed at Dao Cheng with a gentle smile and said, "Big Brother Dao Cheng, you are getting better and better at divination. Analyzing risks, avoiding dangers, and calculating the way of the world. You have learned well from Lord Dao King."

Hearing that, some people sneered inwardly. Dao King had failed to divine the bad luck waiting for him, resulting in the loss of his tri-life bodies. The art of divination was not considered a minor dao. But it was no major dao either.

Then again, the old turtle was too strong. It was normal for the actions of someone like him to be unpredictable. However, that did not hide the fact that Dao King had suffered gravely in the old turtle's hands. Nobody knew if Dao King could still recover to his peak.

Dao Cheng merely gave the silver-haired fairy a smile before looking at the building before them. "This is a very important building. It might be the residence of Devote King's descendants in the past."

The silver-haired fairy was overjoyed to receive Dao Cheng's smile. She took the chance to continue the conversation, "My ancestor told me about this place before. This is the Clearheart Courtyard. It used to be the residence for Devote King's descendants. According to the records, He Tu's grandfather once resided here."

Someone exclaimed in surprise, "Yin Yue, is He Tu...related to Devote King?"

The fairy enjoyed having her wide knowledge base acknowledged. However, she did not let her joy show. She calmly explained, "Yes. That was a record from the first epoch. There is a copy of the record in my family. He Tu was the fifth-generation grandson of Devote King. Back then, He Tu's father was roaming the Allheaven Battlefield when the collapse arrived. Everyone died, leaving him the sole survivor from Devote King's line. However, he wasn't too talented in cultivation. He had been stuck as a ninth-stage Sunmoon until his death.

"During He Tu's youth, he showcased an impressive level of talent. However, he remained at the Great Strength Realm for decades. He was a fifth-generation descendant of a human king. Someone with his bloodline should not be stuck for so long. It was speculated that he had delayed his advancement to cultivate a powerful cultivation method."

Even some of the Sunmoons were unaware of this. After all, this was ancient knowledge. Just because one was strong did not mean that one would be privy to such ancient knowledge. Meanwhile, the young geniuses knew more due to their good family background. In fact, some of them were the descendants of those who had survived the first epoch.

The immortals had also lost many experts during the past nine epochs. However, they were doing much better than humanity since some of their ancient experts had still survived. Tiangu was one such person. He had survived since the ancient past.

Everyone's interest in the small building was piqued upon learning about its background. Their interest did not diminish despite the fact that this building had been explored countless times before.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Who's here?"

One of the dao protectors glared in a certain direction murderously. Not far away, Su Yu looked over nervously. Noticing him, the expressions of the immortals changed, including Dao Cheng.

Taihe instantly sent a voice transmission, "Why are you here?"

Su Yu said nothing. He remained far away from them, looking like a lost child.

Taihe was furious to see that. With a frown, Dao Cheng said, "That's my senior brother. I'll take a look. Perhaps he needs me for something."

"Sure."

The other smiled deeply. Why was Ling Heng here? This place was too dangerous for a mere third-stage Sunmoon.

When Dao Cheng and Taihe arrived, Taihe questioned, "Where's Pan Hu? I told you not to come. Why are you here?"

"Stop, Martial Uncle."

Dao Cheng looked at Ling Heng and said, "Senior Brother, what's the matter?"

Su Yu kept his head lowered, looking like he was hesitating to say something.

Taihe lost his temper and berated, "Just speak your mind. You have always been too indecisive when it matters. Just what's the issue here?"

Looking like he was on the verge of crying, Su Yu spoke softly, "I...I'm sorry, Prince. Senior Brother Pan Hu...might...I'm not sure...he might be dead..."

"What?"

Taihe's expression changed.

Dao Cheng solemnly said, "Calm down, Senior Brother. Tell me. What happened?"

Even someone as patient as Dao Cheng was feeling annoyed. This senior brother of his would always turn timid during moments like this. How annoying. No wonder he was stuck as a third-stage Sunmoon even after Pan Hu became a seventh-stage Sunmoon.

Su Yu said, "I...we left together. Senior Brother Pan Hu said that...it's too difficult to gather treasures the old-fashioned way. Thus, we looked for Fourth Heaven of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Then...we started hunting the minor and ancient race experts."

That wasn't surprising.

Su Yu continued, "Then...everything was fine. But not long ago, right after we made a big harvest...we...we...encountered trouble. Something bad...might have happened to Senior Brother Pan Hu and Fourth Heaven."

"Might have?"

Su Yu said, "I...was too scared. I fled alone. The two of them stayed behind to face a Pseudo Invincible. Yes! A Pseudo Invincible! Then...I don't know. I fled here. I don't know if they're still alive."

"Pseudo Invincible?" Dao Cheng frowned and asked, "Who is it?"

Su Yu said, "I...don't know. But I saw someone..."

"Who?"

Dao Cheng was losing his temper. Just out with it already! Why was he dragging this out?

Su Yu whispered, "Mo Duona! I don't know if I saw the wrong thing. When I was fleeing, Mo Duona was giving chase. But he gave up soon after. He seemed to have deliberately let me off. I'm not sure if he's tailing me. I have no choice but to come here and look for you. He might be waiting nearby right this moment."