Chapter 375: Chapter 374: The Envious Li Haoran_1

Captive Peak was the place where the Seek Dao Sect specifically detained criminals, most of whom were ancient cultivators who had done evil deeds.

𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Underneath Captive Peak, cages were divided into tiny cells. These cages held individuals from the Unification Stage in ancient times, who once made the world shake. Yet now, they have become prisoners whose last shred of value was being wrung out of them.

Both the imperial court and the other four Immortal Sects had similar places to prevent these ancient cultivators from causing harm.

In the cages, listless soul bodies leaned against the walls, their eyes dull.

When they detected someone’s arrival, their eyes brightened and they revealed fierce expressions, trying to intimidate the newcomer. This was their only amusement in this place.

But when they saw that the visitor was Yun Zhi, their faces changed drastically, they hurriedly hid in the corners, held their breath, shaking with fear. They tried to decrease their presence as much as possible, for fear that Yun Zhi would notice them.

There were many empty cages at Captive Peak, with the phrases “Wild Ruler True Monarch,” “Mount Tai True Monarch,” “Mysterious Spirit Mad Demon,” “True Master Guiji…” written on the top right corner of each cage. In ancient times, these names alone would make people turn pale with fear.

But now, those individuals had been merged into magic instruments by Yun Zhi, refined into Spirit Devices.

If they were to offend Yun Zhi, they would be the next ones to suffer their ill fate.

Yun Zhi broke the seal on the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign. He glanced around the room and quickly realized this was the place specifically designed to imprison them.

He was slightly startled. No wonder he couldn’t contact some people who should have revived. They had been here all along.

Great Xia was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined…

Suddenly, he noticed a cage next to him with “Blood Demon Venerable” written in the top right corner.

The Blood Demon Venerable had seen a portrait of the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign and recognized this Great Cultivator who had appeared tens of thousands of years before him.

The Heavenly Calamity Sovereign roared, “Blood Demon, you piece of trash created by good timing, how does a mere beginner of the Pass Tribulation decree have the right to be the Imperial Teacher?!”

They were all in the first stages of Pass Tribulation, but he served under the Imperial Teacher, while the Blood Demon had become the Imperial Teacher. The disparity was too great.

He understood the history of Great Yu after he had hibernated and knew about the existence of the Blood Demon Venerable.

The Blood Demon Venerable selfishly supported a trash emperor for his own gain and used this puppet emperor to decree orders and reap countless benefits. To appease influential families, he implemented measures to strengthen them, actions that expedited Great Yu’s demise.

The fall of Great Yu led to many influential families vying for power. The Blood Demon Venerable was the root cause of it all.

He refused to acknowledge this kind of creature as the Imperial Teacher!

The Blood Demon didn’t fear him either and let him roar while turning up the corners of his mouth in an icy smile. “Heavenly Calamity elder, that’s a bit harsh. The position of the Imperial Teacher was given to me. If I didn’t accept it, someone else would have. How can you call that luck?”

“If the Imperial Teacher knew you were here, he would definitely kill you!”

“Then, I’ll just wait.”

“Miss Yun, did you capture another one?” a childish voice rang from Captive Peak. A white-haired child sized up the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign from head to toe.

The Heavenly Calamity Sovereign was taken aback. He hadn’t detected at all how the other party had appeared.

“A soul with missing parts, burning his lifespan, he is quite ruthless towards himself, huh? He used to be at the Pass Tribulation Stage?”

“Yes, he’s the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign from the early Pass Tribulation Stage of Great Yu.” Yun Zhi answered.

The white-haired child seemed to understand. “Ah, so it’s him. He’s quite famous.”

“In less than half a year, two people from the Pass Tribulation Stage have been captured. It seems that some people can’t hold back anymore.”

For a change, Yun Zhi hesitated for a moment, not having the heart to speak.

Having never captured a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator before, it’s quite something to have caught two within half a year. It’s not necessarily because some people are getting impatient, but more about luck.

Our first clue originated from Buyi Town, the second was a direct encounter by Lu Yang.

The two incidents only have one thing in common – both Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were present.

Considering Lu Yang has also resurrected Fairy Eternity, it’s hard to say if somebody in the dark was becoming impatient, or if Lu Yang just happens to have a connection with high-ranking cultivators.

“Grandmaster, I’ll resort to using some means on him first.”

“Go, go, I hope this time there will be some gains.” The white-haired child grinned. He was exceedingly pleased with this talented junior.

The Blood Demon Venerable became active too late, so we essentially got no useful intel from him. However, the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign is different. He is a cultivator from the early days of the Great Yu, active during the reign of the second Imperial Teacher. He must undoubtedly know many things.

“Even though those nine guys, led by their eldest, make fools out of themselves and cause trouble for me, Old Nine has definitely accepted an exceptional disciple.” The white-haired child’s voice faded in and out, finally disappearing altogether.

What took its place was the anguished scream of the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign.

“You haven’t asked any questions yet, why are you hitting him?”

…

When Lu Yang arrived at the Hundred Refinement Peak, he happened to see Li Haoran enjoying quality time halfway up the mountain with his ex-daughter, Qin Yanyan.

Qin Yanyan was still in the late stage of Foundation Establishment and didn’t seem to have decided how to form her golden core yet.

Li Haoran enthusiastically greeted him, “Senior Brother Lu, you’re back? A few days ago, Senior Brother Meng invited me to some Qingzhou festival, but I was busy and couldn’t attend. Did you go to the Qingzhou festival?”

“Indeed I did, Junior Brother Li, you missed out on a lot. The Qingzhou festival was incredibly bustling, I even discovered a flying sword used by an immortal at a street stall, but it was damaged, destroyed by two semi-immortal level Great Powers.”

Li Haoran and Qin Yanyan gasped in awe. From this simple description, they could easily imagine how gruesome the battle must have been.

“Then, Old Meng and I took part in the young generation competition. We both personally entered the arena, exposing their cultivation flaws, making them clearly understand the disparity between us. Particularly the first and second place winners, they were grateful beyond words, vowing to redouble their efforts and cultivate diligently when they returned.”

“Emphasizing cultivation flaws, huh…” Li Haoran pictured himself sitting on the judging panel, pointing out others’ cultivation shortcomings. It felt gratifying just thinking about it.

“Also, representatives from the Laurel Fairy Palace, Five Elements Sect, and Prison Suppressing Sect participated in the competition. Their performance on the judging panel was mediocre, hardly comparable to mine and Old Meng’s.”

“There were substantial rewards for their guidance, but we two of upright conduct didn’t accept those rewards.”

“Unfortunately, the festival was interrupted midway because ancient cultivators attacked, two at the unification stage, one at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. The Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator had vast divine powers. His appearance truly induced despair. We all thought we were going to die. Luckily, Eldest Senior Sister arrived in time to save us.”

Li Haoran listened enviously. The immortal’s flying sword, cultivating guidance, and Eldest Senior Sister’s battle against the ancient Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator – each of these instances seemed so eventful.

Such a pity that he couldn’t attend because he had to assist Qin Yanyan in forming her golden core.

“Senior Brother Lu, are you here on Hundred Refinement Peak for some business?”

“I’m here to see Fifth Elder, is he around?”

Lu Yang hadn’t forgotten about his patent fee for the flying car.

Li Haoran pointed to the cloud enshrouded peak, “There he is, on the peak. Junior Sister Tao went to see the master just recently too. I wonder what’s going on.”

“I’ll take my leave first then, goodbye.”

Qin Yanyan, who had just been brought back to her senses from Lu Yang’s tale of his thrilling adventure, turned to her ex-father and asked, “Does he encounter this many incidences every time he goes out? This time it was an ancient Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator, the last time it was the Nine Nether Cult?”

“Oh, much more than that, you have no idea. Senior Brother Lu attracts trouble wherever he goes. Before the Nine Nether Cult incident, he also had a run-in with the Eternity Sect. All this transpired just as he was trying to handle a Foundation Establishment Stage tiger demon.”