Chapter 1419: Returning to the ‘Great Void’
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After checking Little Yuan’er’s cultivation, Lu Zhou said, “It’s very dangerous to activate three Birth Charts in a day. Although your Birth Palace is very strong, you can’t be so eager to chase after instant success.”
Little Yuan asked, “Master, after pa.s.sing the first Birth Trial, it would be easier and less painful to activate the next Birth Charts, right?”
“That’s right,” Lu Zhou replied.
“However, how come I don’t feel any pain at all?”
“…”
‘These words are quite infuriating…’
It reminded Lu Zhou of some of his bad memories on earth. He had studied with all his might but only barely pa.s.sed the exam while some people played around all day but still obtained full marks. It all boiled down to talent.
Even with the Great Void Seed, Little Yuan’er talent was high enough that she would still make rapid progress. With the Great Void Seed, she was like a tiger with wings or a fish in water. Moreover, she cultivated the Supreme Purity Jade Slip. This cultivation method was fluid and did not seem to have a clear direction, but it was profound, and its progress was gradual. After all these years, not counting her time under the effect of the Pillar of Impermanence, it was not surprising that she could activate three Birth Charts in a day.
Lu Zhou had once activated four Birth Charts a day.
Some geniuses in the green lotus domain also managed to activate two or three Birth Charts in a day.
There was no lack of such people who did not care about their lives and dared to take such risks like activating three Birth Charts in a day, after all.
“It doesn’t hurt?” Lu Zhou asked as he pressed his hand down on Little Yuan’er’s Birth Palace and increased the pressure slightly. Seeing that there was no change in her expression, he increased the pressure slightly again. With this, her expression finally changed a little.
Lu Zhou lifted his hand and said, “This should be a result of your years of cultivation. You’ve acc.u.mulated a lot of energy and experience so you were able to activate three Birth Charts in a day. Based on what I’ve seen, you should be able to activate another Birth Chart, but I advise you to wait.”
“Oh, I will listen to master then,” Little Yuan’er said with a nod.
Following that, Lu Zhou brought a life heart out and said, “This is the life heart of the Nine-clawed Black Dragon. You can use it to activate any of the upcoming few Birth Charts.”
Little Yuan’er took the life heart and looked at the life heart that resembled a black pearl and shone with a mysterious light. Then, she said, overjoyed, “Thank you, master!”
“Cultivate well. You don’t have to rush to activate your Birth Charts,” Lu Zhou said.
“Alright! I’ll activate it tomorrow then!” Little Yuan’er said.
“…”
Lu Zhou rose to his feet and turned to leave.
Conch, who was standing at the entrance, said blankly, “Master…”
“You cultivate well too. Don’t worry about the life hearts,” Lu Zhou said.
“Understood.”
Lu Zhou glanced at the little Fire Phoenix from the corners of his eyes. He still had the life heart of a divine beast as well. Currently, he did not lack beast emperors’ life hearts.
…
Back in the eastern pavilion.
Lu Zhou decided to enter the Unknown Land again.
Compared to the Unknown Land, the Evil Sky Pavilion was now more eye-catching.
Si Wuya’s death was like a wake-up call to him/
If Yu Zhenghai was not a Wuqian, he might not have escaped death. Based on his observation, the injuries Yu Zhenghai sustained at the Endless Ocean were not light.
The Unknown Land was vast. It was easy to travel, acc.u.mulate resources, and improve one’s cultivation base. The most important thing was it could help his disciples activate their Great Void Seeds.
Mings.h.i.+ Yin’s Great Void Seed seemed to have been activated. If his speculation was right, his disciples needed to obtain the ‘approval’ of the Pillars of Destruction to activate their Great Void Seeds.
Hence, all things considered, it was imperative for them to go to the Pillars of Destruction in the Unknown Land.
Following that, Lu Zhou brought the Purple Glazed Ceramic out and mobilized his Primal Qi. As expected, it had grown stronger.
“The Purple Glazed Ceramics at the Pillars of Destruction truly have extraordinary origins,” Lu Zhou muttered to himself.
Back when he had obtained the Purple Glazed Ceramic from Ye Zhen, he had already felt the Purple Glazed Ceramic was not simple. Now, his suspicion had been confirmed. With this, he knew he had to be even more careful at the Pillars of Destruction.
Finally, Lu Zhou pushed his thoughts aside and began to cultivate after mobilizing the Purple Glazed Ceramic.
…
The Evil Sky Pavilion sent news to Zhao Yue and Hua Yuexing in the Divine Capital and Zhu Honggong and Zhao Hongfu in the yellow lotus domain.
…
After arranging affairs in the palace, Zhao Yue went to look for the empress dowager to bid farewell.
When the empress dowager heard that Zhao Yue was leaving, she grabbed Zhao Yue’s hand and said tremblingly, “G-grandson… Grandson…”
Perhaps, it was due to old age, her mind had become muddled. As a result, she had trouble recognizing people and speaking coherently.
Zhao Yue leaned forward and whispered into the empress dowager’s ears, “Grandmother, I’ll return.”
“Chen’er…” the empress dowager muttered repeatedly as she held Zhao Yue’s hand.
Zhao Yue sighed before she straightened her back.
Li Yunzhao, the eunuch by the empress dowager’s side said, “Princess, the empress dowager hasn’t slept well over the past few days. Please bear with her…”
“It’s fine. Send a message to Island Master Huang. If it’s possible, arrange for the prince to come and see her.”
“Understood.”
With that, Zhao Yue turned around and left the room.
Seeing Li Yunzhao following behind her, she said, “Grandmother likes basking in the sun in the morning and drinking tea at noon. Make sure she gets to do that every day.”
“Understood.”
“She likes listening to songs as well. However, there’s no need for her to listen to them at Obedient Summer Villa. She can listen to them at Jinghe Palace.”
“Understood.”
Zhao Yue suddenly stopped in her tracks. In fact, it was useless to say these words. Li Yunzhao had served the empress dowager for so many years, after all, so he knew much more than she did regarding the empress dowager. There was no need for her to worry too much.
With that, she strode out of the palace.
Li Yunzhao flicked his sleeves and kneeled before he kowtowed, placing his forehead on the backs of his hands as he respectfully sent the princess off.
…
In the yellow lotus domain.
In the palace.
Zhu Honggong was chatting and laughing with the emperor, Zai Hong.
At this moment, Zhao Hongfu walked in. “Mr. Eighth, Your Majesty.”
Zai Hongfu smiled and said, “Miss Zhao, don’t stand on ceremony, You can sit wherever you like.”
Zhao Hongfu kneeled on one knee and said, “The Pavilion Master has summoned Mr. Eighth back to the Evil Sky Pavilion.”
Zhu Honggong and Zai Hong were stunned.
Zai Hong rose to his feet and asked, “You said that our Divine Protector’s master is summoning him back?”
Zhao Hongfu’s usual mischievous smile vanished as he solemnly said, “Yes.”
Zai Hong turned around and said to Zhu Honggong, “Why don’t you bring your honorable master here? I’ll give my throne to him. What do you think?”
Zhao Hongfu interjected, “Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with the throne at all. Moreover, the Pavilion Master doesn’t care about these things.”
Zhu Honggong took a bite of the fruit in his hand and asked, “Why is master summoning me back?”
Zhao Hongfu frowned. A hint of sorrow could be seen on her face as she said, “Mr. Seventh… has pa.s.sed away.”
Thud!
The pear in Zhu Honggong’s dropped and rolled on the ground. Then, he fell limply against the chair and fainted.
…
Zhu Honggong slowly regained consciousness at noon.
Zai Hong patted his chest nervously and said, “Brother, you’re finally awake.”
Zhu Honggong hurriedly sat up and pushed the imperial physician and female attendants away before he called out, “Hongfu! Hongfu! R-return, return to the Evil Sky Pavilion now!”
Zai Hong sighed. “Are you really going back?”
As soon as Zai Hong’s voice fell, Zhu Honggong began to cry loudly as he kept muttering repeatedly, “Seventh Senior Brother.”
…
The next morning.
Zhu Honggong and Zhao Hongfu carried a large number of mystic microstones as they stepped into the runic pa.s.sage Zhao Hongfu had constructed.
…
When Zhu Honggong and Zhao Hongfu appeared in the runic pa.s.sage in the Evil Sky Pavilion, most of the members of the Evil Sky Pavilion were already present.
Kong Wen was the first to step forward and say, “Greetings, Mr. Eighth.”
Zhu Honggong’s expression that was originally solemn suddenly froze. Then, his face contorted as he burst into tears and leaped out of the runic pa.s.sage. He bawled loudly, saying through his tears, “Seventh Senior Brother! You died so miserably! My Seventh Senior Brother!”
“…”
Zhu Honggong’s tears and snot were sincere. It was the sudden outburst that stunned everyone.
Perhaps, everyone present had a longer time to come to accept Si Wuya’s death, most of them had calmed down slightly. After all, they could not drown in sorrow. In the end, they could only sigh and shake their heads as they watched Zhu Honggong cry.
Zhu Honggong wiped the tears off his face and said, “I want to see master!”
Then, without another word, Zhu Honggong went to the eastern pavilion.
Meanwhile, Kong Wen looked at the runic pa.s.sage that was filled with mystic microstone as he exclaimed, “These… are mystic microstones?!”
Zhao Hongfu said, “Over the past few years, Mr. Eighth didn’t dare to slack off. He would bring people to dig for mystic microstones every day. Most of the mystic microstones in the yellow lotus domain are all here…”
After saying that, Zhao Hongfu let out a long sigh. It was a pity that the brain that was the best at arranging these matters was gone.
No matter how great the treasures were, they could not arouse people’s interest.
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At this time, Yu Shangrong flew into the air with the Longevity Sword in hand and said, “Send the mystic microstones to Sky Martial Academy.”
“Understood.”
Then, Yu Shangrong looked at Yan Zhenluo and Lu Li before he asked, “Are both of you ready?”
Yan Zhenluo replied, “We’re ready. We can leave at any time.”
“Gather in front of the main hall tomorrow morning.”
“Understood.”
Everyone bowed.
…
Zhu Honggong naturally did not dare to cry at the eastern pavilion. Instead, he went to the back of the mountain alone and stayed in the Cave of Reflection the entire night.
The next morning, a female cultivator came over and said, “Mr. Eighth, the Pavilion Master is waiting for you.”
With that, Zhu Honggong left the Cave of Reflection. When he arrived, he saw everyone from the Evil Sky Pavilion had gathered; everyone, except for his Seventh Senior Brother. Grief welled up in his heart, and he began to cry again.
Everyone: “…”
At this time, Lu Zhou who was standing in front of the crowd with his hands on his back said reproachfully, “Is there a point in crying?”
Zhu Honggong wiped his tears away and stopped crying immediately. Then, he asked in confusion, “Master, where are we going?”
At this time, Mings.h.i.+ Yin came to Zhu Honggong’s side and nudged Zhu Honggong with his elbow before he whispered, “Idiot! Don’t mention Old Seventh in front of master. Master is sadder than you. The Evil Sky Pavilion is no longer safe. We’re a sitting target for the Great Void if we continue staying here. Hence, we’re going to the Unknown Land.”
“Oh.” Zhu Honggong nodded.
At this time, Yu Zhenghai came to Zhu Honggong’s side as well. He patted Zhu Honggong’s back and said, “Your Seventh Senior Brother won’t like to see you like this.”
“I understand, Eldest Senior Brother,” Zhu Honggong said.
Now that everyone was gathered, Lu Zhou faced everyone and said, “I’m sure all of you are aware of why I’ve summoned you so I won’t repeat myself.”
Everyone looked at Lu Zhou silently as he continued to say, “Back then, I accepted all of you into the Evil Sky Pavilion because I valued your abilities. The Unknown Land is very dangerous, and you may lose your lives at any time. Now, I’ll give all of you a choice: you can choose to stay or leave the Evil Sky Pavilion. I won’t stop you, force you, or blame you.”
After saying that, Lu Zhou turned around with his hands on his back.
Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, Duanmu Sheng, and the other disciples of the Evil Sky Pavilion stepped forward immediately. Their answers were obvious.
As the four elders stood in the second row, Leng Luo said, “What kind of multiple-choice question is this?”
Then, Leng Luo and the other three elders walked toward Yu Zhenghai and the others without any hesitation.
Then, the Left and Right Envoys, the three Guardians, Pan Zhong, Zhou Jifeng, Hua Yuexing, and Zhao Hongfu smiled and joined the others as well.
Following that, Kong Wen and his brothers stepped forward as well.
Then, Kong Wen said with a smile, “Pavilion Master, no one here is more familiar with the Unknown Land than me. I’m willing to continue to work hard!”
“Alright.” Lu Zhou turned around.
At this time, Qin Naihe, the Free Man, flew over from afar and said, “Don’t forget about me!”
The female cultivators from the Derived Moon Palace wanted to join the team as well, but Lu Zhou waved his hand and said, “It’s not that I don’t want to bring you with me. However, with your cultivation bases, if you enter the Unknown Land, you’ll most likely die.”
“Pavilion Master!”
The female disciples kneeled on the ground with dejected expressions on their faces. Some of them even began to cry.
Lu Zhou knew bringing them to the Unknown Land would not bring them any harm. On the contrary, it would harm them. He swept his gaze across the Evil Sky Pavilion’s main hall and looked at the s.h.i.+ning barrier before he said, “I’m only leaving for a period of time. When I return again, the Evil Sky Pavilion will be at its peak.”
At this time, Ye Tianxian chimed in, “Sisters, why don’t you return to the Derived Moon Palace for now? I promise that I’ll definitely return and bring all of you back here.”
With this, the female cultivators rose to their feet and smiled.
Lu Zhou said, “Yu Zhenghai, take Bi An with you.”
“Yes,” Yu Zhenghai said.
“Zhaoyue, take Yingzhao with you.”
“Yes.”
“As for… Dijiang, Conch, you can take it with you for now.”
Conch noticed his master had used the word ‘for now’. She nodded and said, “Yes.”
The other mounts all had their owners so there was no need to arrange anything.
Lu Zhou called out to Whitzard before he said, “Let’s go.”
The people from the Evil Sky Pavilion bowed and said in unison, “Yes!”
This was the largest and most orderly gathering of the Evil Sky Pavilion in history.
…
The news of the Evil Sky Pavilion’s departure quickly spread throughout Great Yan.
When the Sect Masters of the Yun, Tian, and Luo Sects rushed over, the Evil Sky Pavilion was already empty.
Subsequently, Nan Gongwei, the Sect Master of the Tian Sect, warned the cultivation world that no one was allowed to touch the treasures in the Evil Sky Pavilion. With that, this became the unwritten rule in Great Yan.
…
Many people were gathered in Golden Court Mountain.
The people from the top ten sects that were once enemies of the Evil Sky Pavilions and the people from the Big Dipper Academy and the Taixu Academy were all gathered. There were also fanatical fans of Old Demon Ji.
Everyone seemed to have a tacit agreement, and no one dared to touch the treasures in the Evil Sky Pavilion. Hence, even those with ill intentions did not dare to act.
…
At the foot of Golden Court Mountain.
A young man kneeled on the ground and kowtowed three times followed by another nine times in the direction of the Evil Sky Pavilion, looking very pious.
At this moment, a cultivator asked curiously, “Who are you? Although it’s understandable to be respectful, there’s no need to kneel and kowtow, right?”
The young man replied, “As master for a day, a father for life. A man should kneel to the heavens, to the earth, and to his parents.”
“???”
“My name is Li Yunzheng. I came here to see my master off.”
No one understood Li Yunzheng’s words. They only shook their heads, thinking he was another fanatical fan.
At this time, a cultivator flew into the air and said in a clear voice, “These are the words Mr. Seventh wanted to give to the cultivators of Great Yan!”
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Sheets of paper fell from the sky in all directions.
The others cultivators gathered and picked up the paper, looking at them curiously.
Meanwhile, the cultivator looked in the direction of the Evil Sky Pavilion and muttered to himself, “Mr. Seventh, it’s a pity I came too late and couldn’t give the things to the Pavilion Master.. However, by doing this, I can also be considered to have fulfilled your last wish.”