Chapter 722 Conversation and Cooperation: The Divine Thoughts of the Lord of the Burial Star Dao
Dressed in flowing red, pale as a ghost.
With her eyes covered by a thin layer of black brocade and her face exceptionally delicate, Yin Li, a prodigy of the Ghost Spirit Clan, is currently being pursued by the three major indigenous holy cities.
The Ghost Spirit Clan was not as wealthy as the Celestial Race, but they could still bestow ordinary Heavenly Profound Spiritual Treasures. She relied on a Heavenly Profound Spiritual Treasure called the [Nine Nether Ruler].
Although this treasure is not listed on the Heavenly Profound Treasure Ranking, it can still unleash terrifying power that is invincible among cultivators of the same realm in the hands of a Dao Integration cultivator, although it consumes a lot of energy.
Before breaking through to the mid-stage of the Dao Integration Realm and possessing virtually inexhaustible magical power, one can only use it a maximum of three times in a single battle. If one were to unleash it at full power, it would be completely drained.
What makes cultivators of the immortal path even more terrified is that... since the main body of the cave heaven relies on the physical body, the special rules of the Soul Refining World cause cultivators of the immortal path to lose the strongest layer of combat power enhancement in the system.
The effect of using a Heavenly Mystic Treasure beyond one's level is greatly reduced.
It can only be used as a trump card for occasional emergencies.
Nowadays.
Yin Li activated the concealment effect of the Nine Nether Ruler to avoid the pursuit of the Holy City. With this treasure, even a Tribulation Transcending Immortal would find it quite difficult to deduce her location.
Most of the powerful natives in this world follow the path of the Dead Soul Master.
Unlike omnipotent immortal cultivators, there are very few beings who can master the method of causal calculation; in fact, there are none at all!
Standing in the drizzling rain at dusk.
Yin Li's face darkened, and she cursed inwardly, "These damned insects, that lowly Lu Tianxing, he didn't get any benefit himself, so he dragged me down with him! He deserves to die! He deserves to die! He deserves to die!!!"
Rage had completely eroded her reason.
This anger was clearly abnormal. Although Yin Li was annoyed, she shouldn't have lost her composure to this extent.
therefore.
She realized something was wrong as soon as she uttered the curse.
"--who?!!"
In this peculiar environment where the six desires flourished, a gap appeared in space, revealing Wang Yu, who had been chasing Yin Li for half a month.
He wore a black and gold crown with dragon patterns, had five Taiyin divine patterns between his eyebrows, and possessed a mysterious and profound power. He held a Venerable Soul Banner that was close to a top-grade Earth Profound Spiritual Treasure.
Their auras were subtly at odds, neither able to gain the upper hand.
This was the first time the two had met. Wang Yu had observed Yin Li from a distance, but she didn't recognize him at all.
after all.
Wang Yu has abandoned the identity of "Feng Jiuge," as this identity is too intertwined with the Celestial Race, making it difficult to establish a stable cooperative relationship with Yin Li.
This time, it is the "Myriad Transformations - Star God Form".
"It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Wang Yu. Fellow Daoist Yin Li, would you be interested in sitting down and having a chat?"
"Talk? You want to arouse my desires and make me lose my composure? Is this your politeness?"
Wang Yu smiled, his eyes narrowing.
He glanced at the Nine Nether Ruler without making a sound. This treasure was three feet and three inches long, with a handle similar to a sword hilt. The square ruler was covered with Nine Nether Patterns, giving it a profound and awe-inspiring aura of the underworld.
He had actually seen similar treasures before.
It was during the ancient demon chaos that broke out in the Ice Prison Realm that the Nine Netherworld Prince descended to the mortal realm with the Heavenly Profound Spiritual Treasure, and the Nine Netherworld aura he emitted was the same as that of this ruler.
This ruler is even stronger than that crown.
This led Wang Yu to make a certain guess, which he silently noted down before saying, "Fellow Daoist Yin Li is joking. Cooperation must be based on equality. Right now, you are like a stray dog. Apart from the intelligence you have and this Nine Nether Ruler which are of some value, you yourself are actually... just average."
He wants to take the lead in the cooperation.
The Celestial Race is now reduced to a single member, Lu Tianxing, whose whereabouts are unknown, and they are practically out of the game. The Ghost Spirit Race has suffered a major blow and is now wanted by the native creatures.
It seems like they've all lost.
However, the Ghost Spirit Clan still possesses an intelligence advantage and a connection to the world itself, which might help him glimpse the progress of the Burial Star Dao Lord's revival.
This requires suppressing Yin Li and making him the leader.
Therefore.
The phrase "six desires to provoke his anger" was actually Wang Yu's deliberate act, wanting to provoke the other party into taking action and test his true strength.
Now they are being verbally insulted.
Yin Li's anger intensified, but Wang Yu's appearance was so strange, like a third party suddenly jumping out from a crack in the rock, mysterious yet full of confidence.
Their strength was the same as hers, both reaching the third level of the Dao Integration Realm.
Yin Li was a little unsure.
After taking a deep breath, she suppressed her numerous emotions, and calm wisdom regained its dominance.
A moment later.
"Tell me, what do you want, and how do you want to cooperate? What can I get in return?"
"sharp."
Wang Yu sincerely praised it, saying that after absorbing the Death Knell Demon Talisman, the Heavenly Demon Diagram firmly established itself at the level of a high-grade Earth Profound Spiritual Treasure, which corresponds to the power of a late-stage Dao Integration cultivator.
The effects of the Six Desires Demon Talisman are not so easily suppressed.
A brief pause.
Wang Yu continued, "I need all the intelligence you possess: the Ghost Spirit Clan's original target, the number of powerful individuals in the indigenous forces, and most importantly... can you still connect with the will of heaven and earth?"
Yin Li's breath hitched, as if she had run out of ideas, or perhaps she was deliberately feigning weakness: "It seems you know everything, fellow Daoist. Before answering your question, I'd like to know what I can get, and what you want to get?"
It's difficult to give a specific answer on this.
After all, Wang Yu didn't know what kind of opportunity it was, so he could only vaguely say, "It is naturally the legacy of the Lord of Burial Stars. As a true immortal powerhouse from the Primordial Era, he was not weak even at this level. His legacy is of immeasurable value."
"Once we find our target, we can discuss the methods."
"Legacy?" Yin Li suddenly laughed. "It seems that fellow Daoist's understanding of this world is still not deep enough. What kind of legacy could figures from the Primordial Era leave behind? They would have long since turned to ashes with the passage of time. Even if there were any, they would only be celestial-level treasures!"
"Is that so..." Wang Yu shook his head and sighed, "Fellow Daoist, you don't want the Immortal Burial Fruit anymore?"
Yin Li's pupils contracted: "You know?"
"I can guess that."
"The indigenous forces are not weak. If we could annex them, the power of your Ghost Spirit Clan would also increase significantly. But now you have turned against each other. That's what those two True Immortals wanted, isn't it?"
After Wang Yu made his vow, his tone changed.
"I can give you the Immortal Burial Fruit, and all the other treasures are mine. How about it?"
He didn't want this hot potato.
Moreover...
The prototype of the Three Burial Dao Fruit, which he comprehended himself, was derived from the laws of burial and has been integrated into the Yellow Springs Dao. It is equivalent to innovation, and the existence of the Burial Immortal Dao Fruit will not hinder his future attainment of the Dao.
Whether I want it or not, it doesn't really matter.
Furthermore, how can the path of others be compared to the great path one has realized through arduous cultivation? To forge one's own path is the true meaning of cultivation in the stage of attaining the Dao.
Wang Yu kept this in mind.
The Dao fruit achieved by relying on others, even if one becomes a True Immortal, is probably the weakest level, with little potential for further breakthroughs; therefore, it is not advisable.
In contrast, obtaining the immortal treasures collected by the Lord of Burial Stars would greatly benefit his cultivation path.
This is also the basis for his proposal to cooperate: "I'll give you my most precious treasure." This statement, which is both sincere and a trap, is enough to move Yin Li.
And that is indeed the case.
Yin Li was indeed tempted, but she remained calm: "It's a very tempting offer, but... what are your advantages?"
She also wanted to take the lead in the collaboration.
Hence this question.
Wang Yu, however, was not fooled at all: "Fellow Daoist is already a stray dog, why bother with such petty squabbles? You will see my value in our future cooperation. Now... tell me the information."
Another silence followed.
Just when he thought he had failed to persuade the other party and would have to resort to force, Yin Li suddenly agreed and informed Wang Yu of some of the information.
She wasn't stupid; instead of revealing everything, she slowly and methodically laid out her trap. However, Wang Yu already knew quite a bit of information.
Yin Li reveals a little bit, and he can use that to deduce more. With both sides scheming against each other, it's hard to say who will win, but there's no doubt that cooperation will benefit both sides.
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Several days later.
"Is this the place where you ambushed Lu Tianxing?"
"That's right."
At that time.
Yin Li and Wang Yu were hiding in the dark clouds that had not dissipated for tens of thousands of years in this world. With the protection of the Nine Nether Ruler, they were not in danger of being discovered.
Using the power of the ruler to protect himself was a flaw that Wang Yu deliberately created. With the Jade Void Glazed Wall to cover it up, he didn't really need that.
But we should always give our partners more reasons, shouldn't we?
Otherwise, if the other party sees through us and we lose the foundation for cooperation built up during the conversation, it would be a loss. Doing this also helps us guard against Yin Li's tricks.
The first goal of their collaboration was to "destroy" the numerous high-level dead soul statues that Lu Tianxing had previously accumulated, as Yin Li wanted to devour their source to evolve her bloodline and improve her cultivation.
Wang Yu wanted to use the statue he had refined to advance the Soul Banner, and to upgrade the "Four Fiends Burial Heaven Scripture". The real Four Fiends of antiquity were extremely rare, almost extinct.
Being able to recreate its past power through the Burial Heaven Dao Scripture is already a rare choice for a banner spirit, worthy of his greater effort. Moreover, the innate supernatural powers of the Four Fiends are also of similar value to him.
Even if one doesn't comprehend more profound principles, it would be good to be able to integrate them and acquire a few more Dao Fruits, thus gaining an absolute advantage in comprehension.
His accumulation of knowledge in terms of Dao fruits and laws could not be lacking.
With their interests aligned, the cooperation was a perfect match, marking their first joint action.
Yin Li said, "Lu Tianxing was used by the native forces. His instigation of the war was actually tacitly approved by the three holy cities. He wanted to avoid our clan's eyes and ears and take the opportunity to accumulate a large number of high-level dead soul statues."
"Right now, there's an 80% chance it's hiding somewhere, devouring and advancing, and there's a 90% chance it's being guarded by a Mahayana Celestial Venerable. What should we do to snatch it?"
"No rush, the Celestial Race outside will take action."
"outside world?"
Yin Li was somewhat confused by Wang Yu's statement. Even if the Celestial Race could intervene, would the Ghost Spirit Race just stand by and watch? Therefore, she found it difficult to understand Wang Yu's reasoning.
But I still patiently decided to take a look.
at the same time.
The outer edge of the Eye of Chaos.
Xi Xianzi and other Kun Sect cultivators returned safely, but the Gan Sect cultivators were completely wiped out. Only Lu Tianxing's physical body still retained the fluctuations of his primordial spirit, meaning that his primordial spirit was not destroyed.
At this moment, Qingxu Tianzun's expression was very unpleasant.
The Gan faction suffered heavy casualties, and he is likely to be suspected of doing it intentionally, since as the leader of the group, his stance is on the side of the Kun faction.
Furthermore, the Ice Phoenix's physical body, which had been promised great benefits, disappeared.
He both doubted Feng Jiuge's true purpose and worried that she might have really met with misfortune and that the Phoenix Clan's true immortals would come to settle scores with her.
Since entering the Soul Refining World, all I've received has been bad news.
How could he sit still?
However, the Soul Refining World was sealed off, making it difficult for him to penetrate it. He had almost no choice but to ask for help. Therefore, after talking with Fairy Xi for half an hour, he...
Qingxu Tianzun clearly grasped something crucial.
He realized the key was the "Lord of the Burial Star Path"!
Despite the seemingly perfect seal of the Soul Refining World, it is nothing more than a shield made of cake in the face of a true immortal, which can be destroyed with a mere wave of the hand.
Whether a true immortal will intervene remains to be seen.
Perhaps it was worry, perhaps it was fear.
The fact that the reputation of the Lord of Burial Stars could be passed down to this era in the Primordial Era speaks volumes about his power, which is certainly not comparable to that of ordinary True Immortals.
Just as Wang Yu worried that this was a trap.
How could true immortals, who cherish life even more, not worry about being greedy and trying to swallow an elephant? What if... what if they were just being fished?
They covet the Dao Fruit of Immortality, but what if the other party also covets the Dao Fruit they themselves have attained? For these old foxes, nothing in the world is more precious than their own lives.
The strongest native to the Soul Refining World is only at the ninth rank.
They could easily handle it by sending out a Transcending Tribulation Immortal, and with the Soul Master system revealed by Fairy Xi, it seemed inferior to the Immortal Dao system.
Therefore.
Several Celestial Race Transcending Tribulation Loose Immortals are rushing towards the Eye of Chaos. They are mainly Ganpai Loose Immortals, who clearly lack trust in Qingxu, the person in charge.
Meanwhile, the Ghost Spirit Clan also suffered a great calamity.
The seemingly insurmountable advantage vanished inexplicably, communication between the inside and outside was difficult, and the intelligence advantage was lost. If they did not trust Yin Li, they would have to find their own way.
However.
The Yin-surname Celestial Venerable, who led the Ghost Spirit Clan, was actually the source of Yin Li's bloodline. He was an ancestor-level figure of the Yin family and possessed a secret method for cross-realm communication, using bloodline as a guide.
therefore.
Although the Celestial Race made a move, he merely reported the situation and didn't care who the Ghost Spirit Race would send. When the competition escalated to involve Transcending Tribulation Loose Immortals, he wanted to withdraw.
This is only human nature. Therefore, after discovering the secret method of bloodline communication and finding it difficult to have a normal conversation with Yin Li, he disappeared from the outer edge of the Eye of Chaos, and his whereabouts are unknown.
Qingxu Tianzun saw everything but did not stop them.
soon.
In just two months, two Celestial Race Immortals who had crossed the cosmic sea arrived.
They are respectively the Five Tribulations Loose Immortals who have survived the Five Decays of Heaven and Man—the [Fire Virtue Loose Immortal]!
And the Eight Tribulation Loose Immortal who has survived the Five Tribulations and the Three Tribulations of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and is only missing the final Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Tribulation—[Crossing Tribulation Loose Immortal]!
Both of them are renowned masters of the Celestial Race.
After receiving the information from Qingxu Tianzun, he immediately went to the outside of the Soul Refining World.
At this moment.
The two did not exchange many pleasantries, but simply nodded to each other before arriving at the edge of the world barrier. After a brief moment of sensing, they spoke.
"The most urgent task is to break through the blockade of this realm, rescue Lu Tianxing, and find out what happened. Since these native creatures are so ignorant of the times, then we should kill them all."
"Huo De, follow Brother Du E's instructions."
"very good."
The fact that neither of them cared about the Ghost Spirit Clan's situation reveals the extent of their arrogance.
The next moment.
The entire outer perimeter of the Eye of Chaos began to tremble, and countless spatial rifts appeared, like bolts of lightning about to cleave through the seal of the Soul Refining World.
A pair of eyes, exuding divine might, suddenly opened from within.
The two immortals, Du'e and Huode, froze.
The Way of the Unbelievable.
"The Lord of the Burial Star Dao?"
"No... it's a remnant divine thought manifested!"
The two exchanged a glance, both feeling a sense of unease. Their initial arrogance, which had been so forceful and domineering, was swallowed back, and they said in unison.
"Qingxu, come here quickly! What exactly is going on here?"
Obviously.
For them, breaking through the methods left behind by the Lord of the Burial Star Path countless years ago was less desirable than waiting for it to dissipate on its own; they were unwilling to take any risk whatsoever.
What the two of them didn't realize was...
A thoughtful look seemed to flash across his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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