Chapter 828, It Is Going to Take Some Time

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Soon, Pang Huanyin saw something that shocked her.

 

The moment the team from Jiu Zhou barged into the Muddy Sky Temple, the Corpse Race members turned around and charged towards the door.

 

Even the relentless Silver and Iron Corpse Marshals dumped them and rushed towards the door.

 

The Corpse Race members had no idea what the team from Jiu Zhou was up to. However, Lu Ye had barged into the Muddy Sky Temple previously, and now, the team from Jiu Zhou brazenly did the same. They were apparently up to no good.

 

Therefore, the Corpse Race members had to stop them from achieving their goal regardless of what it took.

 

Despite the precedent of the Copper Corpse Marshal getting killed, the Silver and Iron Corpse Marshals wouldn’t dare stay idly by.

 

“Stop them!” Pang Huanyin quickly ordered. At the same time, she tried to intercept the two Corpse Marshals, but her attempt was futile.

 

The Wards in Soaring Dragon Boats buzzed as huge light columns shot at the two Corpse Marshals, but they could easily dodge the attacks.

 

As the two Corpse Marshals and the corpses returned to the Hidden Realm, the people from Purple Star Palace felt less pressured.

 

Nevertheless, Pang Huanyin’s expression was dark. She would rather face more pressure on their side than see anything stopping the team from Jiu Zhou from achieving their goal.

 

Presently, the people from the Palace and the bases were protected by the defence line formed from the three Soaring Dragon Boats. They could either stay in the same spot or retreat. It would be impossible for them to launch an attack.

 

Looking in the door’s direction, she prayed that everything was going well for them. At the same time, she ordered icily, “Kill them all!”

 

There was nothing much they could do. They could only help the team from Jiu Zhou by killing more Corpse Race members.

 

The instant the team of eight people stormed into the Muddy Sky Temple, they instantly felt even more pressured.

 

That was because there were even more Corpse Race members inside the Hidden Realm, and they were rushing towards the door upon learning what was going on.

 

The moment the team from Jiu Zhou entered the Hidden Realm, they bumped into a large number of Corpse Race members.

 

Like a sharp blade, the small team dashed forward and penetrated the storm of Corpse Race members.

 

An insidious intent and an ominous aura came to life from somewhere in the Hidden Realm. Despite the long distance, the fierce aura looked onto these eight people.

 

All eight of them felt their skin tightening as they sported solemn expressions.

 

When they collaborated and easily killed the Copper Corpse Marshal earlier, they felt that Corpse Race members weren’t so powerful, after all. Their biggest advantage was their large number of people.

 

It wasn’t until this moment that these eight people realised there was an incredible Corpse Race member.

 

The fierce aura that had almost materialised obviously belonged to the Golden Corpse King, Shi Sha.

 

Judging from the aura, these eight people knew that the Golden Corpse King was equivalent to a Champion-class Spirit Beast. As for how powerful he truly was, they would only find out after getting into a fight with him.

 

Shi Sha had only revealed his aura without making an appearance. Since he had countless Corpse Race members working for him, he didn’t have to show up.

 

The team from Jiu Zhou continued to charge forward until they arrived at a particular Spirit Peak. Yang Yuan and Ju Jia, who were at the head, suddenly stopped in their tracks.

 

By now, their tops had been torn apart, which revealed their bulging muscles. Their auras and vitalities seemed to be boiling.

 

Yang Yuan asked, “Lu Yi Ye, is this place alright?”

 

A Divine Opportunity Column couldn’t be placed in any random place. There were many things to consider.

 

Lu Ye speculated that when cultivators in Jiu Zhou made use of Divine Opportunity Columns to move around, some World Spiritual Qi would be used. However, they were unaware of it while in Jiu Zhou because no one paid attention to it.

 

But the eight of them were in the Peerless Continent now.

 

Since the Heavens in Jiu Zhou wanted to make use of the four Divine Opportunity Columns to locate the Peerless Continent, the Columns had to be planted in places where World Spiritual Qi was the most ample.

 

There was no doubt that the four Hidden Realms were the best choices.

 

Within a Hidden Realm, they had to choose a location where ley lines converged as it was where World Spiritual Qi was most concentrated.

 

In Silver Snake Valley, the City of Wuyuan was the centre of the entire Hidden Realm. It was also where the five major Families stayed. Naturally, it was where the ley lines converged.

 

When they were in Mount Sumeru, Ying Wuji had chosen a spot with the same considerations in mind.

 

In the Muddy Sky Temple, the convergent point was naturally where the Golden Corpse King stayed, but it would be hard for them to go there. As such, they could only opt for the second-best choice. Their current location was good enough.

 

“Don’t let them come near,” Lu Ye said and fished out the last sealed Divine Opportunity Column from his Storage Sphere. He wielded his saber and dug a hole in the ground before placing the Divine Opportunity Column inside.

 

The moment he made a move, countless Corpse Race members swarmed towards him from all directions. They were in the sky and on the ground.

 

Instantly, the team from Jiu Zhou felt immensely pressured.

 

When they were wandering around a while ago, they didn’t face a lot of pressure. That was because when they were on the move, the number of Corpse Race members they faced was tolerable, and they could easily deal with them.

 

But once they stopped in their tracks and stayed in the same spot, the pressure they faced became tremendous.

 

Fortunately, they were the best of the best who were chosen by the Heavens. In the Cloud River Realm, no one was stronger than them in Jiu Zhou. As such, despite the perilous situation, they could remain composed for the time being.

 

Lu Qing continued to cast many powerful spells. He wasn’t worried about consuming a lot of Spiritual Power as the Corpse Race members in front of him collapsed to the ground. When he saw that Lu Ye remained still, he couldn’t help but ask, “What’s going on, Lu Yi Ye?”

 

Lu Ye didn’t respond to him; he only nervously glanced at the spot where he had planted the Divine Opportunity Column.

 

[Why is there no reaction?] According to his speculation, the four Divine Opportunity Columns had to be planted inside the four Hidden Realms. Supposedly, when the last Divine Opportunity Column was installed, there should be some reaction.

 

But as he looked at the spot where he had buried the Divine Opportunity Column, he didn’t detect any reaction at all.

 

[Am I mistaken? In that case, it’ll be troublesome.] As soon as the thought turned over in his mind, a strange fluctuation was felt coming from the spot where he had hidden the Divine Opportunity Column.

 

It was a chaotic place. If Lu Ye hadn’t been paying close attention to the Divine Opportunity Column, he wouldn’t have felt it.

 

Surprised, he instantly knew that his speculation was right. The Divine Opportunity Columns had to be planted in the four Hidden Realms, and the reaction he was feeling showed that it was going to take some time.

 

Another strange fluctuation was felt coming from the Divine Opportunity Column. No one noticed that the fluctuation penetrated the Void, left the Muddy Sky Temple, and spread across the entire Peerless Continent. It was even branded into the Void.

 

At that moment, mysterious fluctuations were felt coming from the City of Wuyuan in Silver Snake Valley, a Spirit Peak in Mount Sumeru, and a residence in Purple Star Palace where Lu Ye and the others had stayed.

 

The invisible fluctuations spread in all directions like ripples. Like four hearts that were being resurrected, they resonated with each other as though something was being hatched.

 

“Hang in there!” Lu Ye turned around with his saber and helped strengthen the defence circle.

 

The moment he finished speaking, all of them sported solemn expressions. Although they were the most powerful cultivators in their Realm, it was difficult for them to protect such a small area in this situation.

 

Presently, the enemies that were coming at them were ordinary Corpse Race members. The Golden Corpse King’s aura had locked onto them as though he was ready to strike at any moment. That was their biggest threat.

 

No one knew when he would make a move, and once he did, it would be fatalistic.

 

Initially, their defence circle was around a radius of 100 metres, but as time passed, they kept moving backwards. The dead Corpse Race members piled up like a mountain, and the air was filled with a horrible stench.

 

A battle of such intensity was taxing even for Lu Ye, let alone Feng Rulie and Ying Wuji. Yang Yuan and Ju Jia, despite their towering figures, trembled upon impact as their vitalities continuously surged.

 

The Silver and Iron Corpse Marshals had reached them. Knowing how powerful Lu Ye and the others were, they decided not to get tangled up in a fight with them. They hid among the corpses and repeatedly gave them a heavy blow before retreating, which gave the team from Jiu Zhou a headache.

 

The fluctuation was still felt coming from the ground in a slow manner, which was in stark contrast to the perilous situation that the team from Jiu Zhou was facing.

 

There came a moment when the fluctuation suddenly became conspicuous, and as that happened, World Spiritual Qi seemed to move in reverse. The spot where the Divine Opportunity Column was buried seemed to have turned into a swirl that sucked in the thick World Spiritual Qi from this Hidden Realm.

 

Meanwhile, in the City of Wuyuan in Silver Snake Valley, Chu Ruoyu led the way as the cultivators from the five major Families headed to the courtyard where Lu Ye had stayed.

 

They felt uneasy about the anomaly happening there. No one knew what was going on. They only knew that they started feeling some strange movements coming from this place a while ago. Now, it was even more intense. The World Spiritual Qi in the Hidden Realm seemed to be coming to this place and was getting absorbed.

 

When they realised they were losing the World Spiritual Qi, the cultivators from the five Families were astounded.

 

As they recalled a certain someone who had caused them huge trouble, they felt apprehensive. After all, there was no way it was a coincidence.

 

This courtyard was where the man had stayed, and the anomaly took place right there, not anywhere else. Although that man was gone, he must have left behind something dangerous.

 

“Do you know what it is?” Chu Ruoyu asked with a grim expression.

 

The situation suggested that the thing that the man had left behind must be extraordinary. Chu Ruoyu was old and shrewd, so he immediately knew that they were in trouble.

 

“I have no idea.” Long You of the Long Family shook his head.

 

“Just dig it out and have a look,” said Wei Wuguang, the patriarch of the Wei Family. It was the biggest humiliation in his life that he had been captured by Lu Ye before, and he was astonished by the man’s power. Therefore, he wouldn’t dare underestimate the item that Lu Ye had left behind.

 

Following Chu Ruoyu’s order, they soon dug into the ground and saw a thing that looked like a column. It was petite and made from a material they didn’t know.

 

The column was full of complicated patterns. Although they were the most powerful cultivators of the five Families, they didn’t know what the patterns signified. They only felt that the patterns were abstruse and inscrutable.