Chapter 588: An Ident.i.ty
Zhou Bao had expected trouble for those who came from the Seven-deity Regions, but he had not expected the matter to be known so publicly.
It seemed that the whole Infinite Star Sea had already known about the Seven-deity Regions of the Heaven Realm, and “Seven-deity Regions” had even replaced “Devil Fetus” as the most talked about topic in the Infinite Star Sea.
“Now we’re kind of pa.s.sive!” Zhou Bao thought as he followed Jia Huaiyu into the heart of the Remote Red Star.
As the saying goes, among the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Banished to the frontier, as a Genuine Immortal and the elder of the Canglan Region, Jia Huaiyu was one of the highest ranking people in the outlying Remote Red Star. He could have been the mine chief in Zhou Bao’s previous life. He could make inquiries about others, but others were not qualified to check up on him.
Therefore, his return to his own manor with two strangers aroused some people’s curiosity, but no one had any reasons to doubt his activities.
“Wow, you really know how to enjoy life. What a luxurious manor you have!” Arriving at Jia Huaiyu’s manor, Zhou Bao was stunned. It was not so much a manor as a vast cl.u.s.ter of palaces. It was as good as his Sea-calming Palace. It was just that it was not built in accordance with the Way of Heaven and formations like Sea-calming Palace, which had an unmeasurable momentum. However, in terms of magnificence, it far exceeded that of his Sea-calming Palace.
“You must be joking. Being banished to a place like this, I feel sorry for myself if I don’t treat myself well. This Remote Red Star is a mine star with plenty of miners and it’s not difficult for them to build such a manor.”
His words revealed the general situation here. He was the local Emperor of the Remote Red Star and everything on this planet was under his control. Building a palace on such a large scale here might come across as a bit exorbitant, but over here, it would not cause much criticism. In the eyes of many immortals, ordinary people were not different from pigs and dogs. It was their duty to build palaces for immortals, and if they refused, the immortals would kill them all.
Although Zhou Bao did not practice this, he was powerless to change these pract.i.tioners’ values.
He laughed at Jia Huaiyu’s words, “So, in many cases, misfortune is what happiness depends on; happiness is where misfortune lies. It’s a little out of the way, but you’re in charge of everything here. You’re more comfortable here than in the Alliance of 13 Realms!”
“Yes, I’m free and unfettered here!” Jia Huaiyu agreed, and the three of them went to a pavilion in the deepest part of the manor and rested.
As they sat down, the servant brought tea. Zhou Bao sipped it and found it to be good. He nodded gently and asked, “Good, is it made here?”
“No, it’s from the Green Leaf Star. Unlike the Remote Red Star, it’s full of exotic flowers and rare herbs and is the largest source of Magic Drugs in the Canglan Region. This tea is also from there!”
“Well, you said a Lord of Heaven was captured in the Infinite Star Sea. Do you have any specific details about this?” Zhou Bao asked, changing the subject suddenly.
“It—!” Jia Huaiyu hesitated, “I don’t know much about that. You know, this place is not very up-to-date with the latest information. And I don’t care about anything except Yuelang Cliff. I’m only a One-tribulation True Immortal. I can’t get any benefits from things like the Devil Fetus or the Heaven Realm. I don’t dare to benefit from them, so I didn’t pay much attention to them.”
“Then from now on, pay more attention and get the precise information, understand?”
“Yes, I’ll do it right now!” Finding that Zhou Bao’s face had turned somber, Jia Huaiyu stopped making excuses, bowed to Zhou Bao and retreated.
“King Wuyang, is he trustworthy?”
“In my opinion, yes. He is under my inhibition and will never expose us unless he’s stupid. We’re strangers in the Infinite Star Sea. It’s better to have a local bully help us than to find out for ourselves.”
“You’re right!”
“Brother Xiao, I want to check out the place before he comes back with any news; you just stay here and watch him. I’ll tell you the method of inhibition. In this way, even if something happens, we have a way out. Do you think that is alright?”
Xiao Sheng considered for a moment and nodded, “Okay, that’s a good idea. I am worried that my strength is not enough to help you, but will make matters worse.”
Zhou Bao smiled, satisfied that Xiao Sheng understood.
After all, Xiao Sheng didn’t belong to the Four Eastern Regions. Zhou Bao had only borrowed the Transmitting Formation from the Three Western Regions but he was not working with them. Thus, Xiao Sheng certainly was under no obligation to help Zhou Bao. It was a sudden change of plans that brought him to be with Zhou Bao.
Xiao Sheng was top of the Seven-deity Regions in strength. Venerables like him enjoyed the highest status, except for those Lords of Heaven and Old Weirdoes who had lost interest in worldly affairs for countless years already. However, the Infinite Star Sea was obviously much more powerful than the Seven-deity Regions. The situation was so complicated here that it would have been much easier for Zhou Bao to act alone. Additionally, Zhou Bao had a lot of secrets, so it was not so conducive for him if he was followed by a pract.i.tioner at the Venerable Realm. These were the reasons Zhou Bao offered to keep him here. Xiao Sheng did not want to get involved in this matter, so he agreed.
After a long while, Jia Huaiyu returned with a somber face.
“What, any news?”
“That Lord of Heaven has been suppressed in the Pond of Illusive Ripples by Patriarch Taiyuan of the Milky Way Realm and Lord of Heaven Chiyang, the deputy leader of the Alliance of 13 Realms. The news has spread all over the Infinite Star Sea. In addition, many other pract.i.tioners from the Heaven Realm were arrested and their origins have been found out. They are said to be the disciples of Ancient Divine Wind Palace from antiquity times, Dragon Thunder Palace, Bigwheel Temple and Ancient Dark Sect. They are now all confined to the Pond of Illusive Ripples. It seems that they intend to use them to attract reinforcements and then focus on battling with the reinforcements.” Jia Huaiyu told Zhou Bao everything he knew. “What’s more, all influences, schools and branches in the Infinite Star Sea are now on the alert to check on the entry and exit of strangers.”
Speaking of this, he took a look at Zhou Bao, “Although there are numerous pract.i.tioners and influences in the Infinite Star Sea, with such careful checking, everyone’s ident.i.ty can be clearly found. Now the Transmitting Formation can only be used after one’s ident.i.ty has been confirmed. Any suspicious person will be reported immediately.
“I can’t believe the Infinite Star Sea is attaching so much importance to that bunch of suckers!”
Zhou Bao cursed inwardly. The Infinite Star Sea had reacted too quickly and took the news about the Heaven Realm too seriously. The Infinite Star Sea was so vast that Zhou Bao had to rely on the Transmitting Formation to get from one side to the other, or else, he would get lost in the boundless hollow even if he had the Void Map. In fact, he had another option, which was to use the Supreme Fairy Weapon, but that would just blow things up. It was easy to hide a Supreme Fairy Weapon as long as it was not activated. Once activated, it was easily perceived by those on the other side of the Infinite Star Sea due to the amount of power it exuded. Then that would terrible indeed.
In order to look for people, save them and complete his task in the Infinite Star Sea, Zhou Bao’s best choice was still the Transmitting Formation.
“I need an ident.i.ty, an ident.i.ty that is completely legitimate and real. It shouldn’t be hard for you, right?” Zhou Bao looked at Jia Huaiyu.
“No problem, no problem!” As a Genuine Immortal who was relegated to this backward place, Jia Huaiyu had great power here and it was quite easy for him to make up an ident.i.ty. Now he was controlled by Zhou Bao, he was unable to resist, and he could only obey his orders. Soon, he issued Zhou Bao with a new ident.i.ty.
Jia Qingping, male, 22 years old, was an Individual Immortal at Rank Two. He was a practicing genius who broke through to the Mysterious Realm at 19, and three years later, he broke through again to reach Rank Two. He was also the nephew of Jia Huaiyu, the Elder of the Canglan Region.
This ident.i.ty was not fabricated, but real. Jia Huaiyu had his own family in the Alliance of 13 Realms, which was a strong pract.i.tioner family. Jia Qingping was indeed his nephew, the son of his younger brother Jia Huaisheng.
Jia Huaisheng was Jia Huaiyu’s younger brother. Jia Huaisheng was born with a weak const.i.tution and unfit for practice. Even in a family of pract.i.tioners, he was only a commoner and had been despised from an early age. Fortunately, he had an older brother who was a practicing genius. Under Jia Huaiyu’s protection, he was able to grow up without any problems. There was a close bond of affection between the two brothers.
Though Jia Huaisheng was unfit for practice, Jia Huaiyu had been doing his best to help him. At last, when Jia Huaisheng was 25 years old, Jia Huaiyu found a Magic Drug, which improved Jia Huaisheng’s physique and allowed him to practice. Although he started late, it was better than not practicing at all. In addition, given the fact that when Jia Huaiyu joined the Canglan Region and became the key training object, he received numerous Magic Drugs and elixirs. Jia Huaisheng benefited a lot from these, too. His cultivation even reached Level Nine, only one step away from the Mysterious Realm. It was a pity that he could not enter the Mysterious Realm by the panacea alone. And ever since Jia Huaiyu had offended Yuelang Cliff and was demoted to the Remote Red Star, his comfortable life too came to an end. However, he was a thoughtful and knowledgeable man. He knew that he was nothing without the protection of his elder brother, so he resolutely followed Jia Huaiyu to this desolate place. He took on his fair share of the burdens for Jia Huaiyu. Then he married a wife and had children here. This was Jia Qingping’s background.