Chapter 720 The Celestials Attack the City, Unpredictable and Ever-Changing; The Candle Maiden's Desire to Leave
Buried deep within the imperial city.
A native Soul Master, whose cultivation had reached the early stage of the ninth rank and was comparable to a Tribulation Transcending Immortal, suddenly opened his eyes and disappeared from the secluded cultivation chamber in a flash.
Instead, they appeared in the main hall where daily meetings were held.
One after another, eight-tiered Soul Masters appeared in the numerous empty seats. They were all absolute high-ranking members of the Burial Emperor City. There were nine of them, only one of whom followed the Burial Heaven Path.
Known as the King of Thorn Coffins, his strength is only at the early stage of the eighth rank.
However, among these nine people, he was among the top-ranked. When Lu Tianxing shouted outside, these high-ranking officials reached a tacit understanding after exchanging a few glances.
"Let the Grand Commander Gui Ye, who is at the seventh level of perfection, take Saintess Yin Li to deal with this."
The Soul Masters unanimously chose the strategy of stability.
On one hand, the Celestial Race's strength, after being repeatedly emphasized and publicized by the Ghost Spirit Race, has been deeply ingrained in their minds. On the other hand, they were almost scared out of their wits by the twelve beings who were even more powerful than the Lord of the Burial Star.
On the other hand, it was out of respect for the "Holy Race." Even they had to be cautious about their competitors, so why should the native creatures take them lightly?
so.
Wang Yu assumed that the tacit understanding that experts above the Dao Integration level would not intervene was a consensus reached between the Celestial Race and the Ghost Spirit Race, but in reality, it was the Ghost Spirit Race suppressing them to prevent them from taking any excessively offensive actions.
The underlying meanings are completely different.
The information obtained varies depending on one's position, and even Wang Yu can be misled by habitual inferences.
At that time.
Grand Commander Gui Ye appeared above the Burial Emperor City with Yin Li. Upon seeing this, Lu Tianxing, whose head was suspended by a five-colored canopy, immediately confirmed the authenticity of Fairy Xi's information.
His face was cold, revealing no change in his emotions.
"Yin Li, your Ghost Spirit Clan is truly accustomed to operating in the shadows. The Celestial Race has already shown you a great favor by granting you a fair chance to compete, yet you still think of using underhanded tactics behind the scenes. Have you no shame?"
'no……'
Yin Li's expression froze. Dude, what are you talking about?
Have you no shame? Why don't you look at yourself?
Yin Li, known for her iron-fisted methods, almost couldn't hold back anymore. She barely managed to suppress the urge to burst into laughter and went all out.
"Lu Tianxing, fair? Are you dreaming? The Soul Refining Great World is within the jurisdiction of the Ghost Spirit Immortal Domain, and our clan originated from this world. Have you no shame?"
"Didn't your Celestial Race fail in your attempt to seize power and then shamelessly forcefully sign a Heavenly Dao Contract, hoping to compete with my Ghost Spirit Race? Now you're acting like a high and mighty righteous partner, utterly laughable!"
On the side.
Grand Commander Gui Ye remained expressionless, keeping a close watch on Lu Tianxing, wary of him using extraordinary methods to ambush their family's Holy Maiden.
To be honest.
Yin Li's attack was only moderately powerful, but upon closer examination, it was truly unfair to ask such a "well-bred young lady" who had received top-tier educational resources from a young age to resort to such vulgar personal attacks.
Therefore.
After this hasty and impulsive speech, Lu Tianxing only felt a gentle breeze and a few frosts on his face, without any substantial emotional response.
He turned his gaze toward President Guiye.
Concise and to the point.
"What the Ghost Spirit Clan can give, my Celestial Clan will give double. I don't ask you to go to great lengths to help me; just keep the momentum going immediately. How about that?"
In Lu Tianxing's mind, a head-on confrontation would likely result in failure.
It would be better to lure them with benefits.
Once the Celestial Race takes control of the Soul Refining World, they can force the natives to spit out a hundred or a thousand times more of what they've eaten. This is the principle of strength and weakness that he learned from Mao Si.
The strong are those who can dominate the weak!
He displayed the arrogance of the Celestial Race to the fullest extent, unaware that the True Immortal Ancestor is the True Immortal Ancestor, and he is himself. He can leverage power, but he cannot equate himself with the True Immortal Ancestor.
Moreover, given the severe information gap...
Such a confident statement makes him seem like a clown on a stage, his extraordinary wisdom still in full swing!
He exposed his true colors in a short time, yet he remained self-righteous.
Yin Li completely suppressed the emotions she had just revealed.
The faint sense of panic in her heart had been calmed down. She was indeed afraid of the Celestial Race's power, or rather, which of the myriad races in the universe wasn't afraid of the strength of the universe's pinnacle races?!
True Immortal-level powerhouses of each race are rare, appearing only once in an entire era.
Lu Tianxing used the promise of benefits to lure him into revealing that he was actually completely unaware of the close cooperation between the ghost spirits and the natives, and that he thought she was incredibly capable and had detected her scheme in advance.
It's all a bluff!
That makes things much easier to handle.
Following this, Yin Li displayed superb acting skills in the matter of promises of benefits. After Lu Tianxing offered to give ten times the amount, Gui Ye was swayed by the opportunity.
He distanced himself from Yin Li, making it appear as if he would no longer interfere.
Lu Tianxing immediately revealed a satisfied smile. Arrogance had taken hold of his mind. Although he felt that persuading the Burial Emperor City side was a bit too easy, he did not think about it too deeply.
In his field of vision.
No matter what, the indigenous forces still have powerful cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending Immortal level, making them the backbone of second-rate forces in the Cosmic Sea.
Even if the Ghost Spirit Clan managed to exploit the loophole, they did not directly send out any experts at the Dao Integration stage or above. This is beyond doubt. Therefore, they never considered the possibility that the native Tribulation Transcending Immortals had already been subdued.
"Very well, relying on my Celestial Race is your future. Show your sincerity, capture Yin Li and bring her before me, and I will deliver 30% of the promised benefits ahead of schedule."
After the Grand Commander Guiye secretly communicated with Yin Li,...
The second scene begins.
A battle between Dao Integration level experts should have been incredibly powerful, enough to influence the celestial phenomena of a vast region, but the difference in strength between a Dao Integration Perfection expert and a peak early stage Dao Integration expert was too great.
He was defeated in just two or three moves.
at the same time.
The little blue bird that Wang Yu sent to monitor outside the Burial Emperor City immediately realized that the time they had been waiting for had come after it sensed the collision of Dao Integration Power.
only.
The situation was completely different from what he had imagined. It didn't attract any natives above the Dao Integration level. The Celestial Race's prodigies were too useless. Did they really not have a single trump card?
Before he could think it over.
Lu Tianxing's furious roar pierced the sky.
"Yin Li, how could there be such a despicable and shameless person as you in this world?"
In the bird's field of vision.
Five-colored light descended from the sky, forming five colorful pillars that created a thin, membrane-like barrier between them, which remained unaffected by Yin Li and Gui Ye's various attacks.
It is indeed—the Five Elements and Five Emperors Tribulation-Crossing Treasure Umbrella!
This treasure may be somewhat lacking in offense, but in defense, it can almost neutralize 99% of the world's supernatural attacks using the principles of mutual generation and restraint among the five elements.
Among them, the spirit of the artifact is essentially equivalent to Lu Tianxing's ancestor.
It's always reasonable to say that ancestors are protecting you.
The Heavenly Profound Treasure, when fully activated, is still adept at defense; even a Great Ascension Celestial Venerable would need a certain amount of time to break through it.
The changing situation piqued Wang Yu's interest.
He suddenly sat up from his side-lying position and looked around!
Yin Li was not angry at all in the face of the insults. She was just struggling with whether or not to keep Lu Tianxing. There were Soul Masters of the Tribulation Transcending Immortal level in the city. If she wanted to keep him, she could definitely do so!
If the person is released, there is a high probability that, upon reviewing the events of the day, they will discover the close cooperative relationship between the Ghost Spirit Clan and the native creatures.
This could lead to the exposure of the matter.
If she wants to seize the Dao Fruit left behind by the Lord of the Burial Star Dao, she needs to delay this process. She needs to devour the essence of the dead soul to a certain extent before she can further weaken the Dao Fruit and thus bear it with her own body.
This act was tantamount to stealing the most desired treasure from the two True Immortals of the Ghost Spirit Clan right under their noses.
In Yin Li's eyes, the two old guys had already attained the Dao Fruit.
It's just a further step into the True Immortal Realm, possessing even greater power. If she obtains it, without any beings occupying the slots and obstructing her path, her chances of becoming an immortal could increase by 50% out of thin air!
A thirst for immortality, a desire for power.
This was enough to make her betray the True Immortal of her clan and seek a future for herself, especially when her bloodline evolved again and she could vaguely sense the secrets of the core of the Soul Refining World.
Their ambitions have swelled to an unprecedented level.
so.
She should appear eager, unwilling to let Lu Tianxing go, yet unable to control the native powerhouses above the Dao Integration level, in order to dispel Lu Tianxing's perception of the extent of the natives' allegiance.
In the blink of an eye, a plan arose on a whim.
Yin Li's divine sense split into several parallel streams, secretly communicating with the powerful figures of Burial Emperor City, and orchestrating the third exquisite performance.
"Commander Guiye, we must not let this person go, or the consequences will be dire! Please summon a ninth-tier Grand Death Soul Master to cut off this fiend's path to survival."
Gui Ye revealed a hint of hesitation at just the right moment.
And secretly transmitted his voice to Lu Tianxing.
"I am not playing a trick on you, my esteemed guest from the Celestial Race."
"It is the Ghost Spirit Clan that holds our lifeline. If you can advance to a tenth-tier Death Soul God Statue, our clan will support the Celestial Race without hesitation!"
Lu Tianxing hesitated, unable to believe it.
But after the ninth-tier Great Death Soul Master of Burial Emperor City secretly transmitted a message to him, he had no choice but to believe it, even if he didn't want to.
'A tenth-tier dead soul statue... Could there be a secret hidden here? No wonder Gui Ye, a dignified cultivator at the peak of the Dao Integration Realm, is so obedient to Yin Li, a mere junior.'
The situation changed rapidly.
If Yin Li knew that Gui Ye had altered her words without authorization, and that the Great Death Soul Master was also involved, she would definitely be shocked.
Perhaps under pressure, they will slow down their ambitions.
after all.
The tenth-tier Dead Soul Statue is a product explicitly forbidden by the Ghost Spirit True Immortal Ancestor, and it is highly likely to lead to the resurrection of the Burial Star Dao Lord. The natives clearly have their own thoughts on this as well.
On the surface, they obeyed the orders of the "Holy Race" with utmost deference.
However, he also noticed that Yin Li was constantly weakening the statue of the dead soul. Once the seed of doubt appeared, it was like a thorn between the two, making it difficult to achieve a seamless relationship.
Compared to the ghostly immortals, the native creatures had far greater trust and worship for the Lord of the Burial Star Dao.
Take advantage of this opportunity.
They carried out the "openly repair the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang" strategy, placing some of their bets on the Celestial Race, hoping that a situation would arise where two tigers fight and a third party would benefit.
even.
Even if they misunderstood the Ghost Spirit Clan's goals, the eventual resurrection of the Burial Star Dao Lord would be a good thing for both of them, as it could eliminate the estrangement and restore their intimacy.
A win-win situation!
The wisdom of our predecessors should not be underestimated. Yin Li fell into a strange trap of thinking she could manipulate the native creatures at any time, which was also a manifestation of arrogance.
They were no different from Lu Tianxing in essence; both were blinded by profit.
Right now.
Lu Tianxing no longer hesitated and activated the Heavenly Profound Treasure to completely disappear above the Burial Emperor City. Yin Li breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her plan to deceive everyone had succeeded.
He gave the order very naturally.
"Let's go. Commander Guiye, please summon all the Soul Master Elders. The Holy Clan's plan needs to be accelerated."
"good."
He returned home without making a sound.
As always, she accepted the offer, placing herself in an extremely low position. It was this attitude that led to Yin Li's arrogance and self-confidence.
They equated their own abilities with the power of their ethnic group.
This is a mistake!
…………
…………
The Soul Refining World, a hidden place.
Two or three days have passed since the "heavenly beings attacked the city".
Wang Yu was currently resting his head on Xiao Chan'er's chest, feeling the softness behind his head and the soothing sensation of her delicate fingers massaging his temples. He sighed to himself, "This is life."
I kept reviewing what I had glimpsed that day.
I have a feeling there's something seriously wrong with this.
Firstly.
Things didn't go as he wanted. Lu Tianxing failed to lure out an eighth-tier Soul Master and fled in a sorry state, which meant that his plan to seek help from Qingxu Tianzun was stillborn.
It failed to provoke the Celestial Race's anger, which caused them to overturn the chessboard.
This means there's no way to fish in troubled waters; the only option is to take the risk!
Secondly.
Yin Li's appearance and demeanor were contradictory, and because of the distance, he could not hear the specific content of the telepathic transmission.
However, Yin Li's handling of the matter was inconsistent and fragmented.
All of this suggests that there may be a hidden hand manipulating things behind the scenes, or that their mindset has undergone a dramatic change in a short period of time; otherwise, they wouldn't have acted this way.
"I just can't figure it out, I just can't figure it out!"
Listening to Wang Yu's sigh, Tantai Chan smiled and covered his face with her huge object, rubbing it hard before speaking softly.
"Is there anything in this world that you, Wang Yu, cannot understand?"
"Of course, I've never been an exceptionally intelligent person. I'm just used to planning ahead and thinking things through. It's a good habit."
Yes, yes, yes.
"You don't seem very convinced, do you?"
"No way!"
"Touch it."
"……Um."
Just as things were taking a turn for the worse, the Soul-Honoring Banner suddenly jumped out, and the Candle Maiden with empty eyes emerged from it, staring blankly at Wang Yu.
This made his scalp tingle, and he quickly sat up straight and said.
"What's up?"
The candle maiden glanced hesitantly at Tantai Chan.
Wang Yu waved his hand and said, "Just say it directly, don't worry about her."
A moment of silence.
The Candle Maiden slowly said, "When the Little Ancestor came to me, he said he needed the Candle Maiden, so I submitted to him and even offered up the Netherworld Divine Realm to merge with the Venerable Soul Banner, using my Earthly Body to help the Little Ancestor."
"yes."
“Now that the Soul Banner is well-equipped and powerful, the Little Ancestor no longer needs the Candle Maiden. I wish to leave.”
--quiet!
The air fell silent. Wang Yu frowned as he looked at the Candle Maiden, wondering what she was trying to do. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he remembered the exchange he had had when he first arrived in the Soul Refining World.
The Candle Maiden said that she could sense the incredibly rich aura of the Star Gods in this realm, which was due to that exchange combined with her own Taiyin Primordial Spirit.
This led Wang Yu to reveal the existence of the Lord of the Burial Star Dao and the truth about the Burial Star Placenta!
The Candle Maiden spoke directly, but also subtly conveyed a certain meaning: she wanted to switch allegiances!
This near-betrayal left Wang Yu in a state of utter turmoil.
Despite his overwhelming demonic aura and monstrous killings, he is actually very loyal to those who have helped him, which is also a way of practicing his carefree path.
therefore.
He didn't want to kill the candle maiden, but letting her go wouldn't be appropriate.
"Give me a reason, give me a reason."
(End of this chapter)
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