Mount Myriad Tribulations

In the endless void. The two powerhouses, Su Yu and the Lord of Dead Spirits, held eight or nine lords of forbidden lands at bay. At this moment, the forbidden land lords were all deeply furrowing their brows. Someone sent a voice transmission: "Can they really resurrect again?" "Why don't you try and find out?" Someone retorted, egging him on—why didn't he go test it himself? They had witnessed it with their own eyes! Su Yu had truly crawled out of hell, restored to full strength, returning from death to life. Such a phenomenon was downright terrifying. Could they resurrect? Of course they could! There was no need to doubt that now. What they questioned was whether it was limitless, or if there was a restriction on the number of times. There had to be a limit! If there truly were no restrictions, and these two powerhouses charged in, self-detonated, resurrected, self-detonated, and resurrected again... Then everyone would be completely finished! The key lay in how strict this limitation was, and how many times they could do it. About that, no one currently had a clue! Their expressions were somewhat grim. But at this point, since none dared to step forward, they had no choice but to compromise. As for whether to do as Su Yu and his ally demanded—giving him the Time Record, giving him however many quotas for the Heavenly Gate... that could be discussed later! In any case, neither of the two was wounded, leaving no opening to kick them while they were down. At this juncture, a truce was a good option. It would buy everyone some time—at least enough to investigate why they could resurrect. Once this problem was resolved, they might be able to rally everyone and find a way to slay these two! "Lord of Dead Spirits, the Forbidden Land Conference has yet to begin. No one ever said they would exclude Dead Spirit Hell, much less Mount Tianqiong..." Just as the speaker said this, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong's voice drifted over once more: "I cannot get away, so remember to hold it near my forbidden land!" The expressions of the crowd flickered, but none spoke up. This one was not to be provoked either! Of course, within the Heavenly Gate, it wasn't as though no one could match him. The Immortal Ancestor and his peers were merely slightly inferior. Right now, among those present, the Lord of Mount Tianqiong and the Lord of Dead Spirits were the strongest, but there were also top-tier figures across the entire realm who simply hadn't shown up this time. Presently, with the Lord of Mount Tianqiong's attitude unclear, none of them could say much, and all kept silent. They wanted to withdraw first to confer among themselves. Yet Su Yu, seeing this, said indifferently, "Thinking of leaving? That won't do!" Their faces stiffened! The Immortal Ancestor said in a heavy voice, "What more do you want?" Su Yu smiled faintly. "Nothing much. However... I need you to pay a price!" Everyone glared coldly at him. Did they really think they could fight everyone to the bitter end? Pushing everyone to the brink would actually work against them! Su Yu smiled amiably. "Don't look at me like that. It's nothing valuable or precious—I just want to borrow some top-tier devouring locust corpses from you all... The kind brimming with the power of tribulation and destruction... Preferably above thirty-two Daos..." Devouring locusts? Everyone was taken aback. What did he want those for? Even the Lord of Dead Spirits' expression shifted slightly. He hesitated, looking as though he wanted to speak, but held back, casting a slightly reproachful glance at Su Yu. Yet Su Yu remained completely composed and chuckled. "What? They're just useless devouring locusts. Surely everyone has killed a few? I cultivate... I cultivate the power of destruction and need a bit. I walk the path of tribulation... What's the matter?" The forbidden land lords exchanged glances. At such a critical juncture, Su Yu suddenly asked for devouring locust corpses. An instant later, someone sent a transmission: "Devouring locust corpses, the power of destruction, surviving catastrophe... Could it be related to their resurrection?" "Very likely!" "Can that stuff enable resurrection?" "No idea!" "But he doesn't want anything else—why ask for this? Devouring too much locust power carries the danger of self-destruction and can even erode one's destiny... Bizarre. There's no benefit to absorbing that stuff!" For a moment, all of them were perplexed, subconsciously linking it to resurrection. They couldn't help but make the connection! The power of resurrection... the power of tribulation... the power of destruction... Could they be linked? All at once, several of them had flickering eyes. The Immortal Ancestor raised an eyebrow slightly. "That stuff is hardly desirable. Who would keep it? Once killed, it is discarded. Besides, devouring locusts that powerful rarely appear. We have none!" Su Yu appeared slightly disappointed and furrowed his brow. "None? I don't believe you! How about this: give me whatever you have... I'll even accept those at twenty-odd Daos, as compensation for disrupting our plans! I don't believe you have none at all. Even Luohun Valley had a thirty-Dao devouring locust corpse..." "Ahem!" The Lord of Dead Spirits coughed lightly, frowning at Su Yu, and said coolly, "It's all trash, why do you want that? People will think my Dead Spirit Hell has never seen treasure before. Forget it, get lost, Su Yu. We can go back!" Su Yu seemed reluctant, but quickly nodded, regaining his calm with a chuckle. "I was just making conversation to give everyone a graceful way out." Yet the gazes of the onlookers flickered intensely. Luohun Valley had a thirty-Dao devouring locust, and so... it was annihilated! Why destroy Luohun Valley? At this moment, they seemed to have found an answer! Of course, it was hard to tell truth from falsehood. Su Yu had seemed rather eager, giving the impression that he had slipped up and revealed something, though they couldn't be sure if it was deliberate. For a time, no one spoke. Su Yu chuckled again. "Forget it. We'll meet again at the Forbidden Land Conference! Everyone, let us disperse. Today was quite thrilling..." With that, he turned to leave. The Immortal Ancestor suddenly said in a low voice, "I know of a place that has a devouring locust of thirty-two Daos..." "Where?" Su Yu blurted out, before quickly calming himself. "Oh, that thing needs to be eliminated. Such creatures devour everything and plague the world. Still, it could help strengthen my power of destruction. If I encounter it, I wouldn't mind killing it!" The Immortal Ancestor's eyes flickered. "I will tell you next time. It may have moved elsewhere." "Are you truly being so kind?" Su Yu chuckled. "There isn't some trap, is there? Never mind, I won't ask!" Su Yu wore an indifferent expression. "It's merely the power of destruction. Cultivating it or not makes little difference!" The Immortal Ancestor said nothing more. Soon, Su Yu looked back at the crowd behind him and laughed heartily. "Let's go! Collect the remnants of Luohun Valley, the Soul Domain, and the Demon Domain. That will be more than enough to forge a forbidden land. Just as well—I was worrying about having no materials to construct one!" Su Yu's voice was like a great bronze bell, booming out across heaven and earth: "From this day forth, my Mount Myriad Tribulations is established! We welcome champions from all quarters! Having slain three forbidden land lords today in battle, our strength has been depleted. We urgently require heroes from all sides to join us. Any at or above eight Daos may enter the mountain for trials!" All quarters trembled! Mount Myriad Tribulations! Yet another forbidden land had been established, but accompanying it was the downfall of three forbidden lands. At this moment, the hundreds of experts under Su Yu's command were beside themselves with excitement. A forbidden land had been founded! In the next breath, a world-shaking roar erupted: "The Tribulation Lord is supreme! Infinite tribulations, boundlessly great!" A forbidden land had been opened just like that? Of course they were thrilled! Moreover, it was established right in the faces of a gathering of forbidden land lords! Even the Four Emperors were immensely stirred and excited. On the one hand, they had joined Mount Myriad Tribulations; on the other, the relationship between Su Yu and the Lord of Dead Spirits was clearly extraordinary... Could they truly be grandfather and grandson? Regardless of whether they were or not, right now, both belonged to the same camp! The emperors had suffered endless grievances all these years, so they were naturally exhilarated! Su Yu laughed heartily, his voice shaking the surroundings: "From this day forth, Mount Myriad Tribulations forms an alliance with Dead Spirit Hell and Mount Tianqiong's... Weapons Hall! The three parties stand as one!" When the Lord of Mount Tianqiong heard Su Yu try to drag Mount Tianqiong into it, he had wanted to speak up, perhaps even throw a punch at him. Yet when he heard "Weapons Hall"... he fell silent for a moment. His will had already spotted the Sword Sovereign. At this moment, because Jian Kong had revived, the Sword Sovereign was utterly ecstatic, paying no mind to anything else. All he cared about was that his son had returned to life! Thus, when the Lord of Mount Tianqiong saw him, the Sword Sovereign was lost in wild joy. After all, they were old brothers of many years! The Lord of Mount Tianqiong hesitated slightly, cursed inwardly, and refrained from speaking. How could he not see through Su Yu's schemes? Yet since Su Yu had tied it to the Weapons Hall... the Lord of Mount Tianqiong ultimately chose to say nothing. ... Su Yu's eyes brightened slightly. A good thing! This way, regardless of what the Lord of Mount Tianqiong thought, outsiders would see it as something extraordinary! Su Yu's voice continued echoing with majesty: "The three stand as one, yet powerful foes remain. Rogues from all quarters, consider carefully before you choose!" In every direction, the rogue cultivators were wild with excitement. Should they join? At this newly established Mount Myriad Tribulations, the Tribulation Lord was peerlessly mighty, having slain several formidable forbidden land lords today. Furthermore, he was allied with the two great forces of Dead Spirit Hell and Mount Tianqiong. Even if Dead Spirit Hell was an outsider faction... did that matter? Being outsiders was great! When the Heavenly Gate opened and they left, the outsiders would still have a foundation on the other side! Previously, they might have worried about retaliation from other forbidden lands. But today, Mount Myriad Tribulations had crushed three forbidden lands in one fell swoop and stood united with two mighty forbidden lands—a terrifying force in its own right. No matter how difficult life would be under them, could it be harder than surviving as a rogue? As for Mount Tianqiong's Weapons Hall... was there any difference between that and Mount Tianqiong itself? None at all! The Weapons Hall was Mount Tianqiong's foremost branch. To outsiders, they were one and the same! Su Yu added, "The forbidden land stands where the City of Light once was. All with ambition are welcome!" At this moment, roars erupted anew: "Wise is the Tribulation Lord!" Su Yu chuckled, saying nothing more. He turned back to look at the forbidden land lords and smiled. "What are you looking at? Do I, Su Yu, lack the qualifications to establish a forbidden land?" Did he lack qualifications? Of course not! With such power, how could he lack them? If he wanted to establish one, so be it! As for rogue cultivators... nobody cared about them. Everyone was merely pondering whether Su Yu was establishing a forbidden land to seize more quotas for leaving the Heavenly Gate, or for some other purpose. Whether he established a forbidden land made little difference to them anyway. With his strength, even without one, he was still super-rank. With one, wasn't he still super-rank? Right now, they were still mulling over the matter of the devouring locusts. Su Yu looked at the Lord of Dead Spirits, who said nothing in return. The two stepped through the void and departed. Without looking back at his subordinates, Su Yu merely tossed out offhandedly, "Go gather the remnants to forge the forbidden land. I trust these gentlemen won't make things difficult for you; after all, they have subordinates of their own... Once you're done, resume hunting devouring locusts!" "Understood!" The subordinates responded in unison. They found nothing strange about it, as Su Yu had previously commanded them to hunt devouring locusts, so none thought much of it. Yet this casual instruction caused several forbidden land lords' expressions to shift slightly. Soon, the group exchanged glances and retreated one after another! Devouring locusts! Resurrection! ... At that moment, the Lord of Dead Spirits sent a voice transmission: "Why did you bait them into searching for devouring locusts?" They weren't particularly useful. "Devouring locusts consume everything. Their numbers are vast now, and hardly anyone bothers with them... Once the Heavenly Gate opens and they surge out, the myriad realms will be in trouble. Slaying them yields no real benefit, but leaving them alive is a nuisance... Diverting their attention will help us clear out the locusts along the way!" The Lord of Dead Spirits was utterly speechless! Good grief! He was truly at a loss for words. The kid was already scheming for what would happen after the Heavenly Gate opened, even finding a way to deal with the devouring locusts. Color him impressed. "You did well this time!" The Lord of Dead Spirits refrained from harping on it and offered praise instead. This time had indeed been handled brilliantly! Using resurrection, they had terrified the others into submission! They had slain the Demon Ancestor in a single stroke, and not a single soul dared to make a move. "It was so-so!" Su Yu didn't dwell on the praise and replied with a teasing transmission: "Wasn't that all thanks to my wonderful grandfather?" The Lord of Dead Spirits sneered. "Calling you my grandson is flattering you!" How old was he, and how old was Su Yu? Su Yu scoffed coldly! The Lord of Dead Spirits added, "If I hadn't summoned you, could you have awakened? It was a life-saving grace, do you understand?" Su Yu fell silent for a while before finally saying, "Even if I hadn't awakened, what of it?" The Lord of Dead Spirits frowned slightly, glancing at him. What of it? If you didn't awaken, staying in that state might not be an immediate problem, but sooner or later you would enter true extinction, falling permanently! He glanced at Su Yu and sank into contemplation. Even if I hadn't awakened, what of it? Could someone truly despise returning from death to life? He felt he understood Su Yu somewhat, yet also didn't understand him at all. After all, they had only crossed paths this once. "Do you think they believe we can resurrect again?" "Hard to say!" Su Yu didn't linger on the previous topic, offering a faint smile. "Who knows? They might see through something, but regardless, they remain wary! Of course, at the upcoming Forbidden Land Conference... they may well make trouble!" The Lord of Dead Spirits nodded slightly. "Not just make trouble—if they can kill us, they certainly will! We should think twice about whether to go to Mount Eternal Life. Going there means stepping right into an encirclement! Those fellows didn't attack this time because they feared me, but there are powerhouses who didn't show up... Within this Heavenly Gate, there are still a few top-tier figures! Aside from that fellow from Mount Tianqiong, there are two others on par with him." "Two more?" "Yes. Back then, they were roughly around thirty-five Daos of power. I'm not sure about now—maybe thirty-six? Who knows!" The Lord of Dead Spirits explained, "With my two worlds fused, I am certainly stronger than them, but only by a margin... That old phantom from Mount Tianqiong is formidable, and the other two are on par with him, but they didn't come this time." "Who are they?" Even stronger than the Immortal Ancestor and the others? "One is Kong!" "Kong?" Su Yu asked, perplexed. "What is his background?" "At the dawn of the Heaven-Opening Era, when the various powerhouses entered heaven and earth and stepped into the River of Time, if that person of the Heavenly Gate was the first of the human race to enter and connect to the Great Dao, then among the ancient chaos races of that time, there was also a first to connect to the Great Dao... and that was Kong!" "If that Heavenly Gate figure is counted as the progenitor of the human race, then Kong is the progenitor of the monster race of the myriad realms... Do you understand now?" Su Yu nodded. He understood! His seniority was ancient beyond measure—the very first of the ancient chaos races to enter the myriad realms! "How does he compare to the Lord of Chaos?" Su Yu knew there was a Lord of Chaos inside the Earth Gate. "They are from the same era... It's just that one chose to enter the myriad realms while the other chose not to. The one who entered was assimilated by the myriad realms, while the one who didn't was sealed inside the Earth Gate!" Su Yu realized the depth of his antiquity. His seniority was indeed immense! "What about the second one? Also, Qiong can stand alongside them... Last time, you didn't explain Qiong's identity clearly either. Why is Qiong so powerful, and what is his origin?" "Let's talk about the second one first!" The Lord of Dead Spirits continued, "The second is Shi!" "Shi?" "Yes!" The Lord of Dead Spirits went on to explain: "His origin is also extraordinary. When the Lord of Time opened the heavens, the River of Time traversed heaven and earth. Midway, a giant chaotic rock blocked the path, and the Lord of Time casually cast it into the myriad realms. Shi might very well be the first being in the myriad realms to attain sentience! A colossal chaotic stone attaining spirit!" Su Yu bared his teeth. That origin was extraordinary as well! Then again, virtually everyone in the Heavenly Gate had a remarkable background. They were all beings who had entered the world during the dawn of the creation of heaven and earth, ancient beyond measure! "And what about Qiong?" "Qiong?" Speaking of the Lord of Mount Tianqiong, the Lord of Dead Spirits smiled. "His origin is equally extraordinary, also connected to the Lord of Time opening the heavens! His true form isn't human at all, but a sword!" "A sword?" Su Yu was stunned. The Lord of Dead Spirits nodded. Su Yu was surprised. "Yet I heard people say he belongs to the human race..." "He doesn't. Most people simply don't know, but I know a thing or two. He is a sword... I wonder if you've heard the legend that when the Lord of Time opened the heavens, formidable beings stood in his way... But with just one man and one sword, he swept all before him! Only then did he open heaven and earth!" Su Yu cast his mind back; there did seem to be such a legend... Of course, few ever spoke of it, because in Su Yu's era, hardly anyone even knew whether the Lord of Time had existed. He was somewhat astonished. "The Lord of Mount Tianqiong is that sword?" If so, his immense strength would be no surprise! "No!" Su Yu was speechless! Damn it, are you messing with me? The Lord of Dead Spirits chuckled. "That sword was actually destroyed during the opening of the heavens. Qiong is a spirit born from a Divine Character upon that sword! That Divine Character was called 'Qiong'! Divine Characters are Daos; this Divine Character spread through the myriad realms and transformed into a Dao—the Dao of the Firmament... That is the origin of Qiong!" That was still far from simple! Su Yu looked at him with some suspicion. How did he know all this? The Lord of Dead Spirits had a look of complete indifference. "When I opened my world, I extracted the Dao of Dead Spirits from the River of Time, causing tremors in the river and conjuring fragments of images from the creation of heaven and earth!" Su Yu understood. "Then, you once said that the River of Time held a great opportunity, only that you arrived too late—is that so?" The Lord of Dead Spirits raised an eyebrow. "You know about that too?" "Chen told me." "Chen?" The Lord of Dead Spirits seemed to recall something. "Oh, you mean that human, right? Zhou, Tian, Wen, Ming, Ri, Yue, Xing, Chen... the chiefs of the Eight Divisions of the human race back then!" Su Yu's eyes flickered. "Zhou-Tian-Wen-Ming, Ri-Yue-Xing-Chen?" "What of it?" He looked suspiciously at Su Yu. "You didn't even know this? Near the end of the Heaven-Opening Era, the human race's Eight Great Divisions were extraordinarily mighty! The eight division chiefs bore those very names: Zhou, Tian, Wen, Ming, Ri, Yue, Xing, Chen! Zhou is what you now call the Human Ancestor. He was the strongest and unified the human race!" "As for Chen..." The Lord of Dead Spirits smiled faintly. "The Chen in my Dead Spirit World... is actually just some origin remnants. The true Chen was killed long ago, reduced to ash and dust. Seeing him die back then, I wondered if I could forge a living being—or rather, a dead spirit—in my world, so I tried summoning him. Originally, there was little hope of success, since he was beyond the Ruler of Rules realm. Yet by a twist of fate, as my world had just opened and the River of Time was in turmoil... the summoning actually succeeded!" Su Yu raised his eyebrows. "So the Chen in your world is merely a fragment?" "Indeed!" Su Yu nodded and said no more. Perhaps Chen himself didn't know or didn't remember this. "Ri, Yue, Xing, Chen... Zhou, Wen... I've heard of or know these people. But what about Tian and Ming?" "How should I know!" The Lord of Dead Spirits replied nonchalantly, "Was I supposed to keep an eye on them the entire time? Besides, I came a bit earlier than them, so my contact with them was rare—very brief! At that time, my mind was set on entering the Heavenly Gate; I had no time to pay them any mind!" "Yet it is said you once fought the Human Ancestor?" "Zhou?" The Lord of Dead Spirits recalled for a moment and nodded. "We fought once! He opened the human physical Dao and was close to taking the Dao into his body back then. He was quite formidable! But we didn't tangle for long... I was in a rush to enter the Heavenly Gate. He provoked me once, I beat him back, and he never returned!" Su Yu was surprised. "Back then, he already had thirty-one Daos of power?" "Roughly so!" Su Yu frowned. "Yet he never absorbed the physical Dao into his body!" "Normal!" The Lord of Dead Spirits was not surprised, remarking casually, "Having witnessed how powerful my world was, that fellow might have conceived his own ambitions later on. It wouldn't be impossible if he ran off to open his own world! Of course, I didn't care!" You really don't care about anything, do you! Su Yu asked again, "Why is it that from antiquity to the present, so many people opened worlds, yet inside the Heavenly Gate we hardly see any... Could it be that only the Three Gates opened worlds?" "How natural is that!" The Lord of Dead Spirits said exasperatedly, "First, everyone back then had integrated with existing Daos. The Great Dao was immensely powerful, so why bother opening a world? Second, back then the Great Dao was not fully mature. While opening paths became harder for later generations, as more paths were opened, their understanding of the Great Dao deepened, and more people forged unique routes! Third, you say there are only three world-openers... Do the dead not count?" He added with annoyance, "Do you think you can live forever? Do you think that once this era of the myriad realms ends, you, King Wen, me, Xingyu, and the rest will all survive?" Su Yu realized: "People died!" "Nonsense, obviously!" Su Yu didn't argue. This old relic knew a great deal, but wouldn't bother mentioning it unless asked. Having lived for so long, there were many things he no longer cared about. Still, Su Yu had suddenly learned quite a few relatively confidential secrets. "Qiong, Shi, Kong..." Were these the three foremost powerhouses within the Heavenly Gate? "Above thirty-five Daos?" "Presumably!" Knowing what he meant, the Lord of Dead Spirits added, "Ascending past thirty-two Daos, each additional Dao of power brings a substantial increase in strength! Of course, a qualitative leap has yet to occur... Even at thirty-six Daos, one hasn't reached the point of sweeping away all forbidden land lords single-handedly, though one is certainly stronger than them!" "How strong are the Three Gates?" "How should I know!" "And the Lord of Time?" "Rubbish, I never dealt with him!" Su Yu raised his eyebrows. "Then what about that great opportunity in the River of Time?" Su Yu had heard Chen mention this, claiming to have heard the Lord of Dead Spirits say so. "A great opportunity?" The Lord of Dead Spirits chuckled. "So many years have passed, yet someone still remembers that... It was actually nothing grand. When I opened my world back then, I discovered that the myriad realms were somewhat peculiar—or rather, the River of Time was peculiar... It was divided into past, present, and future! The Three Gates support three anchor points... If the Three Gates unify, I deduced that something special might emerge... Exactly what kind of opportunity, I cannot say, but something will definitely appear!" At this point, he gave a cold snort and sneered, "Perhaps that will be when the Lord of Time appears!" "Hm?" Su Yu froze. The Lord of Dead Spirits chuckled, "Impossible, you think? I believe that is the greatest opportunity of all... The unification of the Three Gates will be the moment he manifests. Don't dismiss it as impossible—it's very likely! Tell me, isn't that a great opportunity?" Su Yu was speechless. What kind of opportunity was that? He suspected the Lord of Dead Spirits was bluffing him! Never mind; it was normal for things regarding opportunities to be left unsaid. For now, he didn't obsess over it, instead raising an eyebrow. "My dear grandfather, aren't you going to give me a gift? You haven't taught me the Origin Gathering Method yet!" "Hah! You snatched away four of my powerful subordinates, and you still want more?" The Lord of Dead Spirits sneered! As he spoke, he suddenly cast someone out. "If I hadn't concealed him for you, you would be treated as their accomplice right now!" King Wu! King Wu had also revived by now, but the Lord of Dead Spirits had kept him hidden all along. Moreover, as Su Yu advanced to thirty-two Daos, King Wu's strength had also recovered significantly. At thirty-one Daos, Su Yu could only sustain King Wu's recovery up to twenty-five Daos of power at most. Yet right now, King Wu's strength had reached twenty-eight Daos, recovering at astonishing speed! When Su Yu gained one Dao of power, King Wu grew stronger by three Daos. Because Su Yu's single Dao of power was exceptionally potent! At this moment, King Wu also wore a strange expression. He looked at Su Yu, then at the Lord of Dead Spirits, temporarily at a loss for words. He suddenly felt that all the years he and Wen the Second had struggled here had yielded less progress than what Su Yu had achieved in a few months. King Wu looked at Su Yu and said after a long silence, "Next time... be a bit more careful!" This time, he had witnessed Su Yu's madness. Reckless and utterly fearless! Of course, it had felt quite exhilarating. When Su Yu fused his world into him, pummeling the Luohun Valley Lord had been thoroughly satisfying. It was just that the sensation of extinction had not been pleasant! Su Yu nodded slightly and smiled. "How did extinction feel?" "Total darkness, deathly stillness. No sensation at all." "You didn't sleep?" "No perception!" Su Yu pondered this. Perhaps it differed from his own experience; their extinction was likely distinct from his cycle of life-and-death extinction! The Lord of Dead Spirits asked curiously, "What did it feel like for you? You looked as though you were sleeping quite comfortably..." "Exhilarating. You'll know next time you try it!" The Lord of Dead Spirits actually felt tempted to try, yet he sighed. "I require tremendous life force. Slaying a Luohun Valley Lord was barely enough for you, but it wouldn't do for me. I would need to kill someone on the Immortal Ancestor's level!" He was considerably stronger than Su Yu! "It's only a matter of time!" Su Yu smiled. King Wu interjected, "Then... when do we go rescue Wen Yu?" "People from the various forbidden lands are arriving one after another!" Su Yu reflected for a moment and said, "Now may not be the right time to strike at Fa! We also don't know the Time Master's exact situation..." He glanced at the Lord of Dead Spirits, who frowned. "Why are you looking at me? Helping you this far is already my limit. Do you expect this seat to help you attack Fa?" I'm not doing that! Su Yu chuckled, "Killing Fa and killing the Immortal Ancestor don't conflict, you know!" "Hah!" Su Yu grinned. "Truly!" Yet the Lord of Dead Spirits shook his head. "We can't win. Don't be fooled by how we cowed them into inaction today—the moment they detect something, such as an inability to resurrect, it will be over! The more contact we have with them, the more we reveal. Right now is when we hold the greatest deterrence! You want to go to Mount Eternal Life... I advise you to be careful. You might as well give up on it. At worst, wait until the Heavenly Gate opens like me, and we can leave together! With our two worlds fused, you and I could actually cooperate..." Give up? Out of the question! Su Yu had to meet the Time Master! And he had to rescue her! Still, the Lord of Dead Spirits had a point: it was going to be tricky! Right now, just the forbidden land lords Su Yu had seen numbered eight or nine, and some hadn't even shown up yet. No—counting Mount Eternal Life and Mount Tianqiong, there were over ten of them! With so many powerhouses, the Human Sovereign and his peers had truly possessed balls of steel back then to contemplate launching an invasion of their own! "We'll see!" Su Yu thought of a person: Riyue! Perhaps... a way could be found through him! Once this Forbidden Land Conference concluded... the Heavenly Gate would likely open. With the myriad realms' current strength, how could they withstand it? How much had the Human Sovereign recovered? Even if the Human Sovereign recovered, King Wen entered his world, and Su Yu reached super-rank... that was still only three of them! The gap remained vast! Su Yu sank into contemplation. If things went like this, they still couldn't win. Of course, the Three Gates were not a unified entity. If both the Earth Gate and Human Gate opened, there might be variables! Soon, he put those thoughts aside. Quite naturally, he followed the Lord of Dead Spirits into his world. The Lord of Dead Spirits was left speechless. Could this guy be any more shameless? This is my lair! You enter my home as though it were your own—are you latching onto me now? In truth, he didn't want to go to Mount Eternal Life to attend some Forbidden Land Conference; it was doomed to be unsafe! Yet he also wanted to slay the Immortal Ancestor. For a time, he had a splitting headache from helplessness. What am I supposed to do? ... Meanwhile. Mount Eternal Life. Seeing that the surroundings had quieted down, Fa considered for a moment, then suddenly commanded, "Someone come here!" Before long, a figure appeared. "Go and deliver an invitation to Dead Spirit Hell... No, two invitations. Deliver the other to Mount Myriad Tribulations!" "Lord Fa, this..." "Go!" "Understood!" The subordinate quickly departed. Fa sank into thought. Could the Lord of Dead Spirits and Su Yu have some connection with King Wen? Perhaps... they did. "Su Yu..." A new powerhouse had suddenly emerged—a super-rank expert at thirty-two Daos! Without the slightest prior word or omen. An instant later, he spoke again: "Come, present all intelligence concerning Severance Gorge and Mount Liufang to me!" "Understood!" Soon, someone brought all the information regarding Severance Gorge and Mount Liufang. He perused it for a while and fell into deep contemplation. "Su Yu... the Lord of Dead Spirits' grandson... or a powerhouse from the myriad realms?" It was hard to tell. However, the disappearance of Gui and his cohort did somewhat resemble what the Human Sovereign had done back in the day. Of course, with Su Yu being so strong, there was no need for him to bait people. If the Lord of Dead Spirits' grandson had been hiding and, upon being discovered, killed a few people, that could also explain it. "Were King Wen's earlier words an attempt to cover something up, or a deliberate ploy to drag Su Yu and his ally into the mud?" At this moment, his mind turned constantly. In the next instant, he appeared inside a gorge, saying coldly, "To think that the myriad realms could still produce a powerhouse... Did you sense the commotion earlier? Su Yu has come to rescue you! Unfortunately... he is destined to fail!" "Su Yu?" The Time Master's voice drifted out, laced with a hint of surprise. Soon, her tone shifted: "Oh, Su Yu—he's here! That's right, I summoned him! He's my brother's friend..." Su Yu? Who's that? Who cares! Since you said so, then he must be my brother's friend. Sounds like he's pretty strong! Fa frowned slightly. Does she not know him? The Time Master's initial reaction—he had sensed it carefully and listened closely—did not seem like that of someone who recognized him. Meanwhile, the Time Master paid no attention to his scrutiny and went on: "How strong is Su Yu now? You have no idea, he was so naughty as a child! He's my Brother Xingyu's... son? That's right! He took his mother's surname... Mhm! So he's here—is he opposing you? Go kill him, then!" Fa said coldly, "Xingyu's son? And sharing a name with his father?" "You wouldn't understand! In this era of the myriad realms, we don't hold such taboos... By the way, do you have any more food?" Fa ignored her and vanished in an instant. Frowning, he concluded that Wen Yu likely did not know Su Yu! That meant he wasn't from that era. A later generation? Later on, after the Sixth Generation Human Lord contacted the Heavenly Gate, some news from the myriad realms had filtered through, and there was no mention of this person either. If this person truly hailed from the myriad realms, he could only have emerged after the Sixth Generation Human Lord! Was that possible? "King Wen said there is also a Su Yu in the myriad realms... Was he deliberately covering it up, or deliberately trying to make me think in that direction, thereby brewing bad blood with Dead Spirit Hell and Mount Myriad Tribulations?" Dealing with clever people was truly vexing. Every single sentence had to be pondered deeply to see if it carried some hidden meaning. What was more, the Human Sovereign had meddled, and Mount Tianqiong had become entangled as well, making things even more troublesome! "The Forbidden Land Conference... will hardly be peaceful!" However, the matters concerning Wen Yu and King Wen had to be resolved. This conference still had to be convened! Besides, if he didn't hold it, others would. It was better to seize the initiative! Fa pondered ceaselessly. After a long while, he gazed toward the west with hesitation. Had something happened at the Heavenly Gate? When the Lord of Dead Spirits summoned his world, there had surprisingly been no obstruction! That was the truly bizarre part! "Over there... what happened? Moreover, no one has come for a long time. The Forbidden Land Conference is no trivial matter, yet no one has communicated with me..." Thoughts rose in Fa's mind. Why? Do they no longer trust me? Or is there some other reason? He furrowed his brows, his mood growing heavy. Such a monumental event had unfolded, yet there had been no communication with him whatsoever. Didn't they realize that right now, he was their primary reliance? "Why on earth? Or did something go wrong?" His headache grew worse by the moment!