Chapter 405: Chapter 384: Vermilion Bird Immortal Monarch?

“Therefore, rescuing the materials that were seized, cannot fundamentally resolve the problem, even if you hold a million strands of Five Qi of the Human World, it doesn’t mean much!”

“Because the base of the Hidden Origin Bell in Dragon Head City is damaged, before it is repaired, software cannot combat hardware.”

“Repairing the base that carries the Hidden Origin Bell is the only way to solve the problem.”

Wang Wu now completely understood.

He also comprehended the whole story of the matter.

The issue was simple.

Firstly, for some reason, the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance has become somewhat weak, maybe the stationed Taiyi True Immortal has fallen or something? This made the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance see an excellent opportunity for annexation.

Secondly, the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance somehow linked up with the branch of the Hidden Origin Association within the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance. Through some form of benefits exchange, they formed a collaboration, so the branch of the Hidden Origin Association in the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance stealthily began constructing a new base, easily obtaining repair materials from the headquarters using the damaged base as an excuse.

Thirdly, while the actions of the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance and the Hidden Origin Association’s branch were covert, there are no walls without leaks in this world. As a result, the main force within the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance chose various counterattacks. During this time, the escapees successfully broke out, thus recruiting the Sin Prison Legion.

This move, however, angered the old entitled force within the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, namely the Divine Turtle Race. How the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance maneuvered things from there, no one knows, but somehow Wang Wu got involved, and utilizing the Five Poison’s Foreknowledge Divine Techniques, set up an extensive scheme.

Nevertheless, the alliance between the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance and the branch of the Hidden Origin Association was not to be underestimated. Taking the chance with the substantial evidence of provocation by Gui Taizhen, they accelerated their process of relocation.

From beginning to end, both Wang Wu and Gui Taizhen were drawn into the setup.

Upon understanding all of this, he was in no rush and continued learning the deployment of the Ninefold Tribulation Fire Array from the teacher. Only by learning how to deploy could he know how to make repairs and then seek out alternative materials.

After all, with all these materials gathered here, attempting a theft would be meaningless; instead, it would alert the others, forcing them into desperate actions.

Moreover, Wang Wu deeply suspected that although the Five Poison’s Foreknowledge Divine Techniques were rare, they were definitely not unique.

In a Cultivation Realm as vast as this, with Earth Immortals and Taiyi True Immortals, even without Foreknowledge Divine Techniques, couldn’t they have fortune-telling abilities?

Any action he took here might trigger outcomes that had been foreseen and deduced.

But, if he did nothing, if he affected nothing, changing nothing in the myriad things of the external world, even the most skilled deductions and divine calculations can’t figure out what he’s truly thinking, right?

Of course, he was certainly returning to Dragon Head City to repair the base of the Hidden Origin Bell next.

This was bound to occur and capable of changing affairs.

But the question remains, who could deduce an Immortal Artifact?

Who dares, who has the ability to try to deduce an Immortal Artifact?

When Wang Wu decided to commence repairs on the Hidden Origin Bell, his karma and fate were temporarily bound to it. Whoever tried to deduce would be seeking death!

Thus, just as suddenly, several days passed, and the teacher with his disciples completed the deployment of the fifty-four Ninefold Tribulation Fire Arrays.

After that, the base was complete, and the Hidden Origin Bell would later rest on these one hundred and eight Profound Iron Heaven-Supporting Pillars.

Wang Wu thought they would still remain here, but who knew the teacher somehow contacted the mysterious grey-robed man. In the afternoon, the grey-robed man quickly arrived, activated the Grand Array, and ceremoniously escorted the teacher and his disciples away.

Taking advantage of this, Wang Wu left the Grand Array, and with the credibility of the teacher and his pupils, passed through the peripheral minefield, then parted ways.

From start to finish, he didn’t change a single plant or tree here, and he didn’t take even a bit of Spiritual Qi.

Saying he didn’t feel a twinge would be a lie, but there were even greater rewards awaiting him.

Heading southward, in half a day, Wang Wu returned to Dragon Head City, but in just these mere seven days, the scenery outside Dragon Head City had transformed.

Dark clouds gathered, rain poured down heavily, and the wilderness turned into a great swamp.

Under the deluge of floodwaters, Dragon Head City became an isolated city.

Tieshan Town had once again fallen, not to mention that Profound Iron Ore, who knows if Brother Gongfu was still alive?

But outside of Dragon Head City, there were no living humans.

Water Demons roamed all around, menacingly, yet Gui Taizhen was nowhere to be seen. As if unaware of the situation, it didn’t attack Dragon Head City, allowing even cultivators to come and go.

But everyone knew that Gui Taizhen was coercing the Hidden Origin Association.

It was quickly losing patience.

Of course, it was also due to the excessive weakness and retreats of the Hidden Origin Association.

The situation was deteriorating. After all, with the Hidden Origin Bell base in the north completed, the Hidden Origin Association could at any time use Gui Taizhen’s excessive coercion as an excuse to withdraw all mortals and cultivators from Dragon Head City.

Look, we won’t abandon a single mortal or cultivator. Our Hidden Origin Association is ever-so glorious and virtuous…

It’s simply a dream come true!

Wang Wu roamed around the outskirts of Dragon Head City, and it was soon clear that Gui Taizhen’s side was all thunder and no rain. The massive flood was real, but not many mortals were actually drowned; they were all driven into Dragon Head City.

During this time, the mid to lower-level stewards of the Hidden Origin Association didn’t dare to come out and take on tasks either.

Business at the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance Branch of the Hidden Origin Association had basically come to a halt.

He needed to pick up the pace.

Floating in the sky, he overlooked Dragon Head City.

In the past, he had never thought there was anything special about Dragon Head City; it seemed pretty ordinary.

But after walking around the northern side, he was sure that the layout of the Hidden Origin Association’s residence was largely unchanged.

Because the base of the Hidden Origin Bell could not be altered.

Moreover, since the Hidden Origin Bell required the absorption of the human Five Qi of the Mortal World, major changes were all the more impossible.

Therefore, the city on the north side, which was yet to be completed, should be a replica of Dragon Head City.

“Based on the structural layout of that northern city, one can infer the positions of those one hundred and eight Profound Iron Heaven-Supporting Pillars in this Dragon Head City.”

“This Dragon Head City should also be built by the mountain, but the mountain has been concealed from its waist upwards. So looking at it now, although the foundation of Dragon Head City has ups and downs, the elevation difference is not significant.”

“Thus, the concealed part should have been incorporated into the upper-level Spirit Net, but concealment does not change the essence; those one hundred and eight Profound Iron Heaven-Supporting Pillars are still there.”

Wang Wu only took a few minutes to compare the northern city and locate those one hundred and eight Profound Iron Heaven-Supporting Pillars.

Indeed, since these heaven-supporting pillars needed to connect to the foundation, they could not be concealed within the Spirit Net.

However, they had now been disguised either as an artificial hill, a building, or made use of the terrain to become roadside rocks.

They existed all the time, yet were completely nonexistent.

So now the remaining question is why are they damaged? How should they be repaired?

After some thought, Wang Wu returned directly to Dragon Head City, reuniting in the blink of an eye with his Top-Grade Hao Mao Monarch.

In an instant, that wisp of divine thought returned, the Top-Grade Hao Mao Monarch transformed back into fur, and as for that Hidden Origin Association’s jade talisman, it fell into Wang Wu’s hand.

In the past seven days, the Top-Grade Hao Mao Monarch had taken on fifty-six Hidden Origin Association tasks in one go and actively ran about in Dragon Head City, looking for teammates with other Hidden Origin Association stewards, but accomplished nothing.

No one was a fool; everyone had noticed something was wrong. Some Hidden Origin Association stewards had already died out on tasks, which was enough to serve as a warning.

And the mysterious person who had contacted Wang Wu before to collect the human Five Qi had also not made contact again. Who knows how his plan was going?

Looking back now, this mysterious person might very well belong to the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance.

“Hmm, let’s give it a try!”

Wang Wu directly contacted the other party through the jade talisman.

After quite a while, the other side responded briefly.

“Do you want to redeem your magical treasure?”

Wang Wu replied directly, “Can we meet in person?”

The other party quickly replied, “Give me a reason.”

Wang Wu hesitated. It was quite a risk; up to now, he judged the other’s identity based on speculation. If the other party happened to be a high-level chief of the Hidden Origin Association Branch, it would be like walking into a trap.

But he did need the other’s help.

After some thought, Wang Wu finally said, “I have no reason, but I think you should know who I am?”

“I don’t know who you are. Under the intervention of the Hidden Origin Bell, even a First-Grade Steward of the Hidden Origin Association has no right to check the records under the Hidden Origin Bell. Did you misunderstand something?”

Seeing this response, Wang Wu was stunned, genuinely stunned. “Then how did you contact me seven days ago? I thought you knew me inside out and were giving me special treatment!”

“Fool, that was a group message. The real identities of all Hidden Origin Association stewards are highly confidential unless you wish to disclose it yourself, unless you have the highest authority from the Hidden Origin Association Headquarters, otherwise, no one can know your identity! Including our current conversation, no third party will know.”

“However, since you’re being so secretive and apparently know little about the Hidden Origin Association’s rules, it’s clear you’re a newcomer. Among the cultivators who have arrived in Dragon Head City recently, especially those possessing a Third-Grade Innate Bloodline Treasure, are few. You’re strong, so your identity is almost as good as revealed; are you that Little Bear?”

Wang Wu was silent, regretting immensely. He had been cautious all his life, yet didn’t expect to make a mistake here.

“Hahaha, I must be right. You’re the one who killed the Mud Turtle in the Life and Death Arena, the Lying Flat Monarch, you’re that Little Bear, your name is Xiong Wu, and you have another alias called Wang Zhige. You have a concubine called Yu something. Don’t be surprised; I am your ally, the current ruler of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, the Vermilion Bird Immortal Monarch!”

“Now, use the jade talisman to find me. Our situation is somewhat dire; I hope you can bring me some good news!”

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