Chapter 414: Chapter 392: Tier Three Earth Immortal

The entire Dragon Head City was still as calm as usual, but not a single cultivator or mortal dared to step out of the city gate, because so far, terrifying dark clouds were still looming outside the city, with lightning and thunder inside.

The aftermath of the battle between Song Guangming and Gui Taizhen was still lingering, and without strong means to dispel it, this aftermath could persist for hundreds or thousands of years.

These will serve as evidence.

“Vermilion Bird Immortal Monarch, pardon me for not seeing you off. The journey is long, so please be careful.”

Outside the city, Song Guangming, whose face was still pale yet wore a bright smile, along with his three trusted subordinates, was seeing off the group led by the Vermilion Bird Immortal Monarch.

The Vermilion Bird Immortal Monarch did not look pleased. She came for negotiations, but even after making several concessions, this man named Song insisted on siding with the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance, constantly claiming neutrality, yet intending to move the base closer to the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance’s location. His intentions were obvious.

“Elder Song, your good intentions are appreciated. But let me advise you, the Hidden Origin Association has always maintained neutrality, yet your actions now are quite contemptible, be careful not to bring disaster upon yourself!”

“Thank you, thank you, I walk a righteous path, stay upright, no worries, no fears!”

Song Guangming laughed heartily, unconcerned. This little and immature Earth Immortal, newly promoted Immortal Monarch, was indeed troublesome, almost causing him to stumble. Thankfully, everything was under control, and the Lying Flat Monarch had to continue lying flat.

Either obediently visit the Celestial Prison of Sin at the Hidden Origin Association headquarters, or flee for his life.

Little did he know, ten thousand miles away, Gui Taizhen was patiently waiting. No chance to escape!

The Divine Turtle Race, as a representative of the weak branches and strong roots within the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, had been discontent ever since failing to vie for the Immortal Monarch position, constantly stirring trouble. Now, there was a great possibility of secretly colluding with the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance, almost akin to a half-rebellious state, yet the Vermilion Bird Immortal Monarch could do nothing about it.

This is the real background of the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance.

Honestly speaking, Song Guangming was also reluctant to get involved. The Hidden Origin Association has always maintained neutrality, but this time, the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance offered too much.

Moreover, if the two major immortal alliances start a war in the future, there will be even more troubles, like the defeated and fleeing Vermilion Bird Immortal Monarch hiding in Dragon Head City. How should this be handled?

Should the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance demand her, should she be given?

So standing aside early, gaining benefits while avoiding troubles, what’s not to like?

Thinking of this, Song Guangming nodded to his three trusted subordinates, then performed an instant teleportation, appearing ten thousand miles away. This distance had a rationale; it was exactly at the boundary of the Hidden Origin Bell’s effect coverage.

“Problem solved?”

A leisurely voice sounded, yet no figure was seen.

Song Guangming hurriedly cupped his hands in salute, “Reporting to the Jade Cauldron Immortal Venerable, a minor problem has been resolved.”

“No variables?” The voice continued.

Song Guangming froze, quickly shaking his head, “There will be no variables. The base of the Hidden Origin Bell has been completely destroyed. As long as there’s no change from Daoist Gui’s side, there absolutely won’t be a problem.”

“That’s good, with the special Immortal Artifact of the Hidden Origin Bell here, within a radius of ten thousand miles, any deduction or foresight related to the Hidden Origin Bell will be ineffective, and even I am unsure. Just let it be. Daoist Song, it is not suitable to create further trouble. Your Hidden Origin Association has always maintained neutrality, and our Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance has always admired and respected this neutrality.”

“Yes, I will heed the Immortal Venerable’s teachings!”

Song Guangming cupped his hands in salute again, but the ethereal voice was no longer heard.

In the next moment, Song Guangming performed instant teleportation back to Dragon Head City, not using the power of the Hidden Origin Bell the whole time, as this was all recorded and traceable.

Now, it is just a matter of patiently waiting.

As for Wang Wu at this moment, he was very busy, because he was using his Level 19 Spirit Essence to appraise and sense that broken Body-Protecting Immortal Talisman. Currently, there were eight hours left, and he couldn’t waste any time.

Very fortunate.

The Level 19 Spirit Essence Perception talent truly had a very clear effect on seeing through the internal structure of the Body-Protecting Immortal Talisman.

Previously, even Wang Wu’s Level 18 Spirit Essence sensing couldn’t make sense of it.

Now, he could clearly and completely see it.

Sensing on one side, and recording on the other.

Note that this was merely seeing through, appraising, and recording, not repairing. To repair it, Wang Wu had to first understand the structure of the Body-Protecting Immortal Talisman, comprehend it, figure it out, assimilate it, and only then could he attempt a repair.

In short, this is a gradual process.

It cannot be rushed.

And each time he saw through and deciphered a complete structure, Wang Wu would immediately transmit it to the Four Clowns, instructing them to start deciphering while storing the data.

This is the largest battlefield where they can play a role in the future.

Of course, Wang Wu himself was also keeping records.

He currently had five strands of Divine Thought, and it was completely feasible to allocate two strands as archives and storage units.

Thus, racing against time, deciphering without a moment’s delay, until suddenly there was a moment where he could no longer perceive or decode, as if he had suddenly become a mortal, unable to gaze upon the knowledge atop the clouds.

The feeling was quite desolate, quite painful.

However, the time was up, twelve hours had passed, and his Spiritual Talent returned to Level 18. Wang Wu lay exhausted in the space of the Hidden Origin Bell, his mind numb like a piece of wood, unable to generate even a single thought. Everything outside was pale, even the chatter of the Four Clowns had become meaningless background noise.

He could only keep his eyes wide open, unable to sleep.

Enduring bit by bit.

Meanwhile, there was a sudden flash of rosy clouds in Dragon Head City, as if a more advanced Spirit Net had emerged, followed by the appearance of three figures.

Yet, regarding their appearance, nearly everyone in Dragon Head City, including Song Guangming, was completely unaware.

It was as if, although they stood there, they existed in another dimension.

Among these three were a gray-clad elder, a black-clad youth, and a white-clad woman.

It seemed that the colors of their clothing represented something.

“Oh, the battle is quite intense.”

The black-clad youth glanced at the smoke outside Dragon Head City, which was the aftermath of the fight between Song Guangming and Gui Taizhen.

“Don’t be sarcastic. Since we’re investigating, we must be meticulous!” the white-clad woman coldly spoke.

The black-clad youth immediately became solemn, seeming very afraid of the woman.

He waved his hand casually, sending a few beams of white light into the surrounding smoke, and shortly after, a series of spiritual traces emerged, including the traces of Song Guangming’s instant teleportation, except for cultivators below the Third Grade.

So it appeared rather dense and very complex.

However, this black-clad youth was evidently very skilled at untangling the threads.

His hands moved quickly like playing the strings of a zither, picking out the spiritual traces one by one and marking them.

At this point, the spiritual traces began to decrease, representing four individuals.

He first picked out a dark golden spiritual trace and analyzed:

“This is Song Guangming’s trace, marked with strength at Taiyi True Immortal Fifth Tier, with a total of fourteen actions, using an immortal artifact fourteen times, initiating the Hidden Origin Bell thirteen times, for which he paid 186,000 strands of the Five Qi of the Human World. The usage process was compliant and lawful. The battle was quite restrained, but that Gui Taizhen was too aggressive.”

Then he picked out another dark golden spiritual trace line,

“This is Gui Taizhen’s trace, marked with strength at Taiyi True Immortal Sixth Tier, with a total of fifteen actions, engaging Song Guangming thirteen times, all were proactive attacks, and exchanged blows with the Lying Flat Monarch twice, once for defense and once for attack. Hmm, the Three Realms Turtle Immortal Seal, quite vicious? Clearly, its hatred toward the Lying Flat Monarch is beyond words!”

The black-clad youth clicked his tongue, then picked out a light golden spiritual trace line, examined it very carefully for a moment before analyzing: “This is the Lying Flat Monarch’s trace line, strength marked at Tier Three Earth Immortal, which really surprised me, a little cub of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race, with Passive Concealment at Level 24. If this fur were to be made into a cloak, what a pity, becoming a steward of our Hidden Origin Association. Our Hidden Origin Association admits all without distinction, not questioning one’s background, quite difficult!”

“Hmm, it acted twice, holding no immortal artifact, the first was a sneak attack, using the method of bloodline external incarnation. Quite something, shattering Gui Taizhen’s body-protecting divine light with one strike, quite interesting, this timing, these means. If its lifebound demon soldiers were Celestial Sixth Grade, or even Celestial Fourth Grade, Gui Taizhen would have been left with half a life.”

“Hmm, the second action was to activate the Hidden Origin Bell. Quite something, its compatibility with the Hidden Origin Bell here is very high, even higher than Song Guangming’s. Anyone unaware might think it’s the chief here, and Song Guangming is the outsider. Tsk tsk, look at the activation power of the Hidden Origin Bell, the Three Realms Turtle Immortal Seal, it requires burning 300 years of life span, very powerful, can hit targets instantly from ten thousand miles away. If it were on Song Guangming, even with the protection of the Hidden Origin Bell, he’d be incapacitated for half a year.”

“But this Lying Flat Monarch could actually let the Hidden Origin Bell withstand the full power of the Three Realms Turtle Immortal Seal. Tsk tsk tsk, I’ve suddenly become a bit interested in this little bear cub.”

“Stop the chatter, continue!”

The gray-clad elder said expressionlessly.

The black-clad youth seemed indifferent to him, only giving a slight smile before lazily picking the last spiritual trace line, which was also light golden, but clearly a bit lighter than Wang Wu’s.

“This is the spiritual trace of the newly promoted Little Immortal Monarch from the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, seems to be called Wang Yue, right? Strength marked as Tier Two Earth Immortal, a bit tenuous, decent foundation, but lacks time for development. She hasn’t acted the whole time, seems she came to negotiate with Song Guangming.”

“In summary, that’s about it. In Song Guangming’s complaint, he claimed Gui Taizhen had a conflict with the Lying Flat Monarch, implicating Dragon Head City. For the safety of Dragon Head City, he had to engage in a prolonged battle, resulting in the complete destruction of the Hidden Origin Bell’s base. Then, he wishes to sanction the Lying Flat Monarch and relocate his station. Hehe, any fool would know there’s something fishy here, but our Hidden Origin Association isn’t that harsh. Everything is based on facts. Frost Monarch, your turn.”

The black-clad man looked at the white-clad woman.

The latter waved her hand casually, drawing hundreds of gorgeous lines from below the Hidden Origin Bell, and they disappeared with a gentle twist in her hand, then she softly spoke to the void:

“Hidden Origin Bell: Fifth-Grade Everlasting Immortal Artifact, currently in good condition, has 108 bases, operates in a mode counteracting the Ninefold Separation Fire Array and the Three Realms Spirit Wind Array. Currently, all bases are operating well, none damaged. Clearly, someone has repaired it, the repairer might be that Lying Flat Monarch, but you’re right, the Hidden Origin Association bases everything on facts.”

“Elder Hui, your turn.”

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