#2736 - Three Thousand Worlds
Protector Zhou and the four deacons of the Dao Academy were all in high spirits.
This trip went smoothly, successfully making Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian members of the sect.
Once their strength becomes stronger in the future, and the sect is well-prepared, they can try to explore the secrets of the Great Tomb and unravel the truth.
Countless forces in the world are obsessed with the Great Tomb, but this opportunity has fallen into the hands of their Jinyun Immortal Sect.
This step can be considered a lead, taking full advantage of the opportunity.
Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli were also in a good mood.
The plan was successfully completed, and they successfully joined the Jinyun Immortal Sect.
In these years when they need to hide their true identities, relying on the Jinyun Immortal Sect is beneficial in every way.
The identity of a Jinyun Immortal Sect disciple can cover up many problems and prevent many others.
Even if the Nine Heavens Taiqing Sect wants to investigate, they would not think of investigating people from the Jinyun Immortal Sect.
Moreover, the Nine Heavens Taiqing Sect's informants will encounter various obstacles when investigating people from the Jinyun Immortal Sect, making it not so easy.
Besides, this is Yuzhou, especially the area west of southwest Yuzhou, which is the territory of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, its sphere of influence.
"This place is not suitable for a long stay, as many forces are eyeing you.
Other forces dare not act rashly, fearing that forces of the same level as our Jinyun Immortal Sect will forcibly intervene.
We came as soon as we received the news, precisely to guard against this.
Yuan Chu, Su Qingqian, do you two have any other matters that need to be dealt with?"
"No, we can set off now."
"Good, in that case, let's leave immediately.
Staying here for an extra moment increases the chances of variables.
Unless we stay in this ancient town and don't leave."
Protector Zhou couldn't help but look solemn when he said this.
They quickly left the residential area and came to the lobby of the inn.
When the people in the lobby saw Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian coming out with the important figures of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, they knew that they were going to the Jinyun Immortal Sect with them, and they were extremely envious.
In the crowd, Bao Dazui kept winking at Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli.
"Brother Bao, I will remember this kindness, and I will definitely repay it if I have the chance in the future,"
Jun Wuxie said to Bao Dazui with his divine sense, without saying it directly.
He didn't want people to hear what he said to Bao Dazui.
His current identity is too sensitive, and if people misunderstand his relationship with Bao Dazui, it might bring trouble to Bao Dazui, which he doesn't want to see.
Receiving his response, Bao Dazui smiled contentedly in the crowd, his eyes bright, with a hint of anticipation on his face.
"Innkeeper, we have disturbed you today.
If we have the opportunity to come to Baisha Ancient Town again in the future, we will still stay at your place,"
Jun Wuxie said with a smile to the innkeeper.
"Ah?"
The innkeeper came back to his senses and hurriedly smiled: "Next time you and your wife come to stay, I'll give you a free stay, haha!"
The innkeeper's attitude towards Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli was much more enthusiastic than before, even with obvious flattery.
Once Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian leave, they will be members of the Jinyun Immortal Sect.
How many people in the world can compare to this status?
Regardless of their status in the Jinyun Immortal Sect, as long as they are from a top-level Dao lineage like the Jinyun Immortal Sect, to the people of the world, they are standing on the clouds!
"You're too kind, innkeeper."
Jun Wuxie did not explain his relationship with Mo Qingli any further, too many people misunderstood, and he couldn't explain it all.
He had a good impression of the innkeeper.
This innkeeper had reminded him more than once, and he was a person with a good disposition.
Although they met by chance, they could be considered people who felt comfortable during their interactions.
"Let's go."
Protector Zhou glanced at Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli.
Jun Wuxie didn't say anything more and followed them away.
Countless gazes in the ancient town were focused on them.
The way everyone looked at Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli was one of envy, their eyes burning hot.
They thought to themselves, if only they were Yuan Chu or Su Qingqian, then they could rise rapidly, seek eternal life, and live as long as the heavens.
Unfortunately, things don't go as people wish, and they are neither Yuan Chu nor Su Qingqian.
They can only watch others gain the hope of eternal life, while they can only continue to live in this ancient town, grow old in the years, and eventually reach the end of their lives, merging into the soil and turning into a pile of dead bones.
At this time, in many buildings in the ancient town, pairs of eyes were staring at Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli.
Even more people were staring at the backs of Protector Zhou and others, with a cold glint flashing in their eyes from time to time.
"They are quick to act, leaving the inn in such a short time."
"Of course they are quick, after all, Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian are rogue cultivators.
Suddenly having the opportunity to enter the Jinyun Immortal Sect, people like them must be flattered and agree without hesitation.
In fact, the time was longer than I estimated.
It seems that they should have discussed the matter of the Great Tomb in the inn.
Unfortunately, in order to avoid being noticed by Protector Zhou, and to avoid alarming the Heavenly Dao Law Enforcement Hall, I cannot use my divine sense to eavesdrop on their conversation."
"Protector, are we just going to watch them leave, watching the people of the Jinyun Immortal Sect take Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian back to the sect?
The opportunity to explore the secrets and truth of the Great Tomb is at hand.
Who knows what kind of opportunities and good fortune are hidden in that Great Tomb.
How many strong people have been buried in it throughout history.
Such a dangerous place, the opportunities and good fortune must be beyond imagination…"
"For now, we can only wait and see.
After all, the people of the Jinyun Immortal Sect have taken the lead, finding Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian before us.
At this time, if we forcibly intervene to snatch people, it would not be reasonable or justifiable, and we cannot guarantee success.
In the end, we would fail to achieve our goal, but instead cause a feud between the two Dao lineages, which would be a loss and a completely unprofitable deal.
Be patient, we just need to wait.
Do you think we are the only ones who want to obtain Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian this time?
Besides those small and medium-sized forces and large forces that dare not act, there must be those who dare to act.
We want to be the oriole, not the mantis.
Let others be the mantis, and we can reap the benefits by seizing the opportunity.
At that time, as long as we can guarantee success, we can disregard whether it will cause the sect to be opposed, and if the gain outweighs the cost, it will be a worthwhile deal!"
"Protector is wise, what you said is very true."
The man hurriedly flattered him, and then stood beside him without saying anything.
These are a few people who look to be between thirty and fifty years old.
Among them, there are only two strong people at the Protector level, and the rest are their subordinates.
Their eyes have never left the people of the Jinyun Immortal Sect, Jun Wuxie, and Mo Qingli.
"They are about to board the Immortal Boat."
"Let's go! Follow from a distance, don't expose yourselves, use your concealment talismans well, if anyone makes a mistake and is noticed by the opponent, wait to go back and receive the Sect Leader's wrath!"
"Protector, don't worry, we won't be careless."
"Go!"
… …
At this time, Protector Zhou sacrificed the Immortal Boat.
The Immortal Boat was only half a palm-sized in his hand, but when it flew into the air, it grew in the wind, turning into a giant boat.
After they followed Protector Zhou and others to board the ship, the Immortal Boat set sail, riding the wind and breaking through the clouds, disappearing in an instant.
"Yuan Chu, Su Qingqian, you are from rogue cultivator backgrounds, you should not have come into contact with such magical instruments before.
Feel it well, I'm afraid there will be very few opportunities to ride such magical instruments in the future.
This is Protector Zhou's treasure, he is usually reluctant to take it out."
Deacon Zhuang said with a smile.
"What are you gossiping about, you should put more effort into preparing your lessons.
Look at the sect disciples you have brought out, among the many deacons of the Dao Academy, your teaching score has slipped to the middle and lower reaches."
Deacon Zhuang smiled awkwardly upon hearing this.
Protector Zhou looked at Jun Wuxie and Mo Qingli aside and said: "You two should experience it for a while, and then go to the cabin, stay inside if you have nothing to do, and don't come out.
The road back to the sect may not be so peaceful."
Protector Zhou looked back into the distant sky.
He inexplicably had a sense of crisis in his heart.
This sense of crisis actually existed in the ancient town, but it was weaker then, and it is becoming more and more intense now.
"Protector, do you think a top-level Dao lineage will forcibly snatch people because of this?
Don't they have any scruples, aren't they afraid of causing Dao lineage confrontation?
This is no small matter!"
"It's hard to say, we must guard against it.
The sense of crisis in my heart is getting stronger and stronger.
It's strange to say, if other top-level Dao lineages in Yuzhou intervene in this matter, they wouldn't go too far, at most just snatching people, at least not fighting to the death.
But now I have a warning sign of life-threatening danger in my heart.
It means that there are forces beyond our expectations involved.
Fortunately, I have this Immortal Boat, otherwise I wouldn't be able to produce such a warning sign, and I would definitely suffer a big loss."
"Forces beyond our expectations?
In this Yuzhou, besides the few top-level Dao lineages closest to this ancient town who received the news and participated, what other forces dare to beard the tiger and attack us?"
As soon as Deacon Zhuang finished speaking, the corner of Protector Zhou's eye twitched violently.
"Yuan Chu, Su Qingqian, quickly enter the cabin, remember not to come out!"
Protector Zhou's eyes instantly sharpened, his pupils were as bright as two magic lamps, his gaze pierced through the void, the immortal power on his body surged, and the Dao patterns around his body swirled, the aura of the Chaotic Realm directly climbed to the peak!
Seeing this, the four deacons also fully released the aura of the Creation Realm at this moment.
Almost at the same time, the Immortal Boat suddenly seemed to encounter huge resistance, and its speed plummeted.
Around the Immortal Boat, the void was distorted, and strange images suddenly appeared.
Those were various scenes of the floating world, like a rolling torrent, evolving the three thousand aspects of the floating world.
Within the eerie scene of "Fleeting World Three Thousand," a monstrous wave of blood surged, and a terrifying aura of bloody carnage rushed forth, stirring up world-shaking slaughter.
The entire world instantly plunged into a sea of blood.
"It's actually you?!"
Protector Zhou's face was extremely cold, his eyes filled with shock.
The four deacons were equally astonished; the newcomers were entities they had never anticipated.
"Since you know it's us, then hand over Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian, and perhaps you can live.
Today, our mission is to take Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian away.
The client only paid for one task; we have no interest in taking your lives.
If you resist, then we'll have to take your heads for the client free of charge."
From within the blood-wave-churned scene of the Fleeting World, a cold voice echoed.
This voice didn't originate from a single location but resonated from all directions simultaneously.
"Fleeting World Three Thousand! Your notorious assassin organization, hidden for ages, suddenly emerges today.
Are you not afraid of repeating the mistakes of the past?"
Protector Zhou's mood was heavy; he hadn't expected that the assassins of Fleeting World Three Thousand would be the ones making a move.
The organization Fleeting World Three Thousand had been feared for ages, with countless forces in the cultivation world avoiding them like the plague.
No one wanted to be targeted by them.
Those targeted by them rarely escaped alive.
They had once successfully assassinated important figures from many top-tier orthodoxies.
In that era, even the leaders or sect masters of some top-tier orthodoxies died by their blades.
Even the strongest foundations of a certain top-tier orthodoxy, attempting to lure them out and kill them, were almost killed in their hands, suffering severe injuries.
Later, several top-tier orthodoxies joined forces, expending considerable effort to find their lair. After a bloody battle and paying a heavy price, they finally defeated them, causing them to disappear without a trace.
For many years, Fleeting World Three Thousand had not appeared, and their assassins had not been seen again.
The world had almost forgotten this terrifying organization.
Just like Protector Zhou and the other deacons, they hadn't considered that Fleeting World Three Thousand would interfere.
It was only upon seeing the bloody phenomenon of Fleeting World Three Thousand that they awakened distant memories, recalling this terrifying assassin organization.
After lying dormant for ages, who could have imagined that Fleeting World Three Thousand would actually make a comeback?
From this point on, Yu Province would no longer be peaceful, and even the fourteen provinces of the Mixed Origin and other ancient lands of life would no longer be at peace.
The emergence of Fleeting World Three Thousand would inevitably stir up a storm of blood and carnage in the world!
It was already apparent that this era was the prophesied end of the world.
In the near future, the dark torrent would descend, and dark creatures would launch a full-scale attack, bringing unimaginable disaster and bloodshed to the Mixed Origin World.
Who would have thought that Fleeting World Three Thousand would also emerge before that!
"Heh, repeat the mistakes of the past?
Back then, you didn't destroy our foundations; you only damaged some of our vitality.
Did you really think that a joint effort by several of your top-tier orthodoxies could destroy our orthodoxical inheritance?
Besides, times have changed; we are no longer the Fleeting World Three Thousand of the past.
The current us is far more powerful than we once were!"
As the words from within the bloody Fleeting World phenomenon faded,
almost simultaneously, the void beside the four deacons and Protector Zhou suddenly cracked open, and sharp weapons struck like lightning.
Protector Zhou had long been prepared, and at the location of the assassination, a Dao shield materialized at the same time the weapon appeared.
The sharp weapon struck the shield formed by the Dao diagram, erupting in a clanging, trembling sound.
Boom!
Protector Zhou turned and unleashed a palm strike, shattering the void there, but he didn't hit the target. He then heard the other party's cold laughter echoing from elsewhere in the void.
At the same time, the four deacons' painful groans entered Protector Zhou's ears.
He saw the four deacons' bodies pierced by sharp weapons, with blood splattering everywhere.
Fortunately, they had managed to avoid vital areas; only their chests were pierced, not their heads, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Bastards!"
Protector Zhou roared, fiercely stomping his foot on the deck.
Instantly, Dao patterns lit up all over the deck, forming a massive array.
The array quickly extended to the entire immortal ship, forming a barrier that enveloped it.
"It's useless; although your immortal ship's defenses are strong, they can't withstand continuous attacks.
Give up resisting, and offer up Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian with both hands; we may spare your lives.
Otherwise, none of you five will live today!"
Pfft!
A sharp, cold glint suddenly appeared, stabbing towards the back of Protector Zhou's head.
He reacted with lightning speed, tilting his head to avoid it.
At the same time, another cold glint stabbed towards his temple.
The attacks were too fast and extremely诡异, leaving no trace; each strike seemed to appear out of thin air, without any warning, and it was impossible to lock onto the attacker's position.
Until now, Protector Zhou hadn't even seen the shadows of the Fleeting World Three Thousand assassins.
He only saw the weapons they launched attacking.
The weapons were neither swords nor sabers but slender, sharp spikes, like elongated ice picks, black in color, with scarlet light flowing in the grooves, looking very eerie and filled with a strong bloody smell.
Protector Zhou calmly faced the battle, judging the other party's attack points while dodging and blasting in all directions.
Although he was in a precarious situation, he hadn't been injured.
"To think that you, a protector of the Jinyun Immortal Sect's Dao Learning Hall, actually possess such strength; it does surprise us!
However, you're already struggling to protect yourself; what about them?
You can't save these four deacons, let alone stop us from taking Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian.
You two, attack the immortal ship's barrier; we'll deal with this Protector Zhou!"
"Dream on! As long as this protector has a breath left, you won't even think about touching any of them!"
Protector Zhou's eyes were cold, and the immortal power on his body surged. As his hands moved, secret technique phenomena emerged, striking in all directions.
