“What bothers me the most is that Xuanyuan Wentian didn’t ask us where we were going, nor did he ask about the ‘master’ I made up, and his eyes were also extremely abnormal.” Yun Che whispered to Jasmine: “Also, when we were at Tianjian Villa before, the way Xuanyuan Jiuding looked at me was also a little unusual.”
The most powerful thing about Yun Che is his spiritual perception, insight, and intuition that is so strong that it is almost terrifying.
“I’m thinking that Mighty Heavenly Sword Region might have known something. For example, for some reason, they knew that the ‘Old Man Stealing the Heavens’ that I made up was a fake.” Yun Che frowned.
“Hmph, with me here, are you still afraid of dying?” Jasmine sneered. In the eyes of the profound practitioners of the Profound Sky Continent, Xuanyuan Wentian was an invincible existence like the Supreme God. But in her eyes, he was just a slightly larger ant.
“…So, during my time in the Supreme Ocean Palace, I must rely on your strength.” Yun Che was reluctant and unwilling. He was not used to relying on others, because he knew very well that relying on such things would greatly limit his growth—Jasmine knew the same thing, so in the past few years, she had always maintained the illusion of her own power.
However, this time, in order to find a ray of hope for the Netherworld Udumbara Flower, he had to face the overly powerful Four Holy Lands in advance, and had to choose to rely on Jasmine's power... Otherwise, if Jasmine was still in the state of "self-sealing power", he would never choose this time to come to the Supreme Ocean Palace.
“Yun Che, you have to be careful of Xuanyuan Wentian.” Zi Ji looked at Yun Che, whose face was a little heavy, and suddenly said, “Xuanyuan Wentian is a true sword fanatic, and has an extremely crazy pursuit of strength. Although in terms of comprehensive strength, Tianwei Sword Region is relatively the weakest among the four holy places, Xuanyuan Wentian’s personal strength is slightly higher than that of Sea Emperor Qu Fengyi and Heavenly Monarch Ye Meixie, and even compared with Saint Emperor Huangji Wuyu, the difference is not much.”
"If he was just a sword fanatic, it would be fine. But he appears to be gentle and elegant, like a supreme being, but in fact he is extremely paranoid. He will do anything to pursue power, and he is extremely cunning. The Eternal Night royal family was destroyed a thousand years ago because of his cruelty, and even we have become accomplices, and we have no choice but to make the best of it in order to protect the name of the holy land."
"You are too gifted, and you have many secrets that are hard to fathom. If you didn't have a master with great abilities behind you, he might have already attacked you... He was being ambiguous with you just now, so you better be careful."
Zi Ji's tone was gentle, but his eyes were filled with a deep warning. Yun Che and Xuanyuan Wentian had just met for the first time today, and someone at Zi Ji's level knew Xuanyuan Wentian many times better than Yun Che.
Yun Che nodded: “I understand. Thank you, Senior Zi, for your reminder… Senior Zi, I am curious about something and I don’t know if I should ask.”
Qu Fengyi... This is the name of the Sea King that Zi Ji just mentioned. As one of the four great saints of Tianxuan, her name is neither domineering nor feminine, but instead reveals a heavy sense of vicissitudes.
The ruler of the Huangji Holy Land, the leader of the Four Great Saint Lords, the first Holy Emperor of Tianxuan, is named Huangji Wuyu...
No desire?
It is said that the Holy Emperor has no children and only has a few adopted sons and daughters. Could this be related to his "lack of desire"?
...If a man has no desires, what is the difference between him and a salted fish!
"Are you going to ask what my relationship is with the Sea Emperor?" Zi Ji said with a smile.
Yun Che smiled and said, “Senior is indeed a discerning person. Back then at the Black Moon Merchant Guild, Senior Zi was able to take the initiative to use a full twenty kilograms of Purple Veined Divine Crystal, and I was certain that Senior’s status in the Supreme Ocean Palace must be extraordinary. Just now at the Ocean Emperor Palace, the Purple Veined Divine Crystal that was originally sealed was actually in Senior Zi’s possession. Moreover, Senior Ocean Emperor is extremely majestic, but he treats Senior Zi completely differently from when he treats the Great Elder. So I can’t help but be extremely curious about Senior Zi’s identity.”
Zi Ji smiled slightly: "Then you might as well make a guess or two."
Yun Che already had a fairly clear guess in his mind, so he replied directly, “I heard from Yuan Ba before that above the elders of the Supreme Ocean Palace, there are seven extremely powerful Venerables, named Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple. The last one is the Red Venerable, and the strongest, whose strength is second only to the Sea Emperor in the entire Ocean Palace, is the Purple Venerable. And Senior Ziji happens to have the surname Purple. If you are the Purple Venerable, who is second only to the Ocean Palace, then perhaps this can be explained.”
“However, although Senior Zi’s profound strength is extremely high, the pressure he exerts on me is still less than that of the Great Elder Mo Chenfeng. Therefore, Senior Zi cannot possibly be a Venerable… Therefore, the only answer I can think of is…”
"couple!"
"..." Zi Ji was stunned for a moment, then he raised his head and laughed out loud, which was a rare occurrence.
“You are more worthy of the words ‘insightful eyes’.” Zi Ji laughed and said, and his words clearly acknowledged that Yun Che did not guess: “In terms of identity, I am indeed the husband of the Sea Emperor. However, the status of her and I as husband and wife is not exactly the same as what you know.”
"…What do you mean, Senior?"
"It was a long time ago that I married her. Both of us were married at the behest of our parents and the wish of the sect. But at that time, I never dreamed that she would become the successor to the Sea Emperor. She pursued the profound way wholeheartedly, and with her extremely high talent, she eventually became the number one in the Sea Palace. But I was obsessed with the Chamber of Commerce. I usually spent most of my time in the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce or wandering around the major branches on the continent. It was rare for me to return to the Sea Palace. The Sea Emperor and I only saw each other once every few decades on average. Although we were husband and wife, our feelings were very weak. The significance of our husband and wife status was roughly to make the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce and the Supreme Sea Palace one, rather than existing independently."
When saying this, Zi Ji's tone was quite calm, without even a hint of melancholy.
“I see.” Yun Che nodded slowly. “Whether the relationship between Senior Zi and the Sea Emperor is simple or not, I dare not make any rash comments, but there is one thing I am sure of: the Sea Emperor trusts Senior Zi very much. Perhaps, Senior Zi is the only person in this world that the Sea Emperor truly trusts.”
“Haha.” Zi Ji smiled and pointed forward: “That’s where the Moon Slaughter Demon Cave is.”
About ten miles ahead, a dark blue light flickered in the distance. It was a nearly perfectly round island, and on top of it was a rather large hemispherical barrier. The dark blue light came from the barrier on top of the island.
The sea surface in the area surrounding the island showed a large depression, and the surging sea water seemed to be pushed away by an extremely powerful force.
"That barrier is the barrier that seals off the Moon Slaughter Devil Cave." Zi Ji slowed down: "Inside the barrier is the Moon Slaughter Devil Cave."
"This place is on the vast ocean, more than 3,000 miles from the shore. Normally, no one would approach here, so there is no Ocean Palace disciple guarding here. Even if someone enters by mistake, once they touch the barrier, the Sea King will know immediately."
The four of them landed on the island, and suddenly, an extremely strong repulsive force came towards them. The strength of the four of them was at the highest level of Tianxuan Continent, but they all felt a tightness in their chests and had difficulty breathing.
“What a strong barrier!” Xia Yuanba exclaimed, “It has such a strong repulsive force even from such a distance… Master said that this barrier has been maintained for more than ten thousand years and is considered the strongest barrier in the Profound Sky Continent. No one can break it. It really lives up to its reputation.”
"In terms of isolation capability alone, this barrier is truly unrivaled in the world." Zi Ji nodded, with a look of admiration on his face. "Back then, in order to build this barrier, the ancestors of the Sea Palace used more than half of the Tyrant Mystic Weapons in the Profound Sky Continent at the time, and the amount of Mystic Crystals consumed was even greater. If there was no isolation barrier, and the terrible Yin Qi was allowed to spread for ten thousand years, the consequences would be truly disastrous."
"Our Ocean Palace has been prosperous for ten thousand years, although we have done many wrong things. But we have maintained this barrier for ten thousand years. Our Ocean Palace also believes that it has always lived up to the name of 'holy land'!" There was pride in Zi Ji's calm voice. He walked forward slowly, holding the Sea Emperor's Seal in his hand, which was shining with blue light.
Yun Che took a deep breath and followed Zi Ji. Seven years had passed since Jasmine proposed to find the Netherworld Udumbara Flower. In the past seven years, the only place he had found that might contain the Netherworld Udumbara Flower was the Moon Killing Devil Cave in the barrier before him.
Now, Jasmine had gotten rid of the devil poison, and the only thing left for her to rebuild her body was a Netherworld Udumbara Flower… Although hope was still slim, he had already come here, so he could only pray that in the short hundred breaths of time in the Moon Slaughter Devil Cave, he would be able to see the miracle flower bloom!
The closer he got to the barrier, the more he could feel how powerful it was. He was absolutely certain that even if he used ten times his own strength, he would not be able to tear the barrier apart.
Standing in front of the barrier, Zi Ji raised the Sea Emperor Seal, hesitated for a moment, and turned around and said, “Yun Che, even though we are here, I shouldn’t say anything cold about you… But, you should also know that there is a Netherworld Udumbara Flower in it, and the possibility of it blooming is very slim. Moreover, even if a miracle really happens, how are you going to get it?”
"The several elders of the Ocean Palace who saw the Netherworld Udumbara Flower in the past were all peerless masters of the Sovereign Profound Realm. They only looked at it from a distance for a few seconds and then quickly moved away. They all fell seriously ill. It is hard to imagine what the consequences would be if they approached it, let alone picked it. And as far as I know, there has never been a record of it being picked in the history of the Profound Sky Continent. The only record is the countless innocent souls who died because of it and the name of the 'Extremely Evil Demon Flower'."
“I have my own way.” Yun Che said with great confidence.
As he spoke, Jasmine's voice rang in his mind: "If there really is a Netherworld Udumbara Flower, you must not get close to it. Although you have the soul of the Dragon God, if you get within ten feet, you will be in great pain, and if you get within five feet, you will die! Just pick the Netherworld Udumbara Flower and give it to me. I will bring it intact to the Sky Poison Pearl."
“I know.” Yun Che responded. When his master introduced the Netherworld Udumbara Flower to him in Cangyun Continent, the most important thing he said was “never get close to it.”
Zi Ji nodded slowly, said no more, and slammed the Sea Emperor Seal in his hand heavily on the barrier in front of him.
Suddenly, ripples appeared at the point where the Sea Emperor Seal and the barrier touched. Zi Ji frowned and said solemnly, "Once the seal is broken, a large amount of Yin Qi will overflow. That Yin Qi is extremely overbearing. Ordinary people, or even those with a little profound knowledge, will be in danger of death if they simply touch it. The Yin Qi in the Moon Slaughter Devil Cave is even more terrifying. Even if it is us, if we enter it, our profound strength will be suppressed by nearly two realms, and at the same time, our life will be lost faster. You should all protect yourselves now, and never underestimate the Moon Slaughter Devil Cave!"
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