Omnipotent Sage

Chapter 519: Dash out of the Splendid Landscape Map

Translator: Transn Editor: Transn

“No! Splendid Landscape Map, overturn the sky and the earth!”

Yun Tianhe could not help but roar in fury after he had lost the Inner Elixir of the Evil Fire Kylin. Suddenly the pneuma in the Splendid Landscape Map surged forcefully. Zhou Bao snatched the Inner Elixir, but just as he was about to break through the space of the map, he found that it had become much harder to break through as compared to the previous time. Later, he felt as if the whole world was going against him as layers of pressure fell upon him. For a moment it seemed as if all the mountains had fallen from the sky and done their utmost to pin him down on the map.

“Humph, are you capable of suppressing me?” Zhou Bao let out a cold snort and made an Incantation Gesture with his hands. As the Incantation Gesture took shape, the golden light on the Flipping Sky Seal in his Dantian suddenly shone brightly and the seal appeared above his head.

With a loud bang, the seal destroyed the power that was pressing down on Zhou Bao. Then, it directed a huge blow against the sky. Within the space of the Splendid Landscape Map, the earth rumbled and the mountains swayed, and a huge gap appeared in the sky.

“How cruel you people from Youxian Temple are! I can’t believe that you intend to suppress us all here. It’s not over. We’ll just have to wait and see!” With a strange cry, Zhou Bao turned into a whirlwind and took all the living Genuine Immortals and Individual Immortals out of the Splendid Landscape Map.

“You…!” Initially, Yun Tianhe barely managed to operate the Splendid Landscape Map. Having been badly shaken up by Zhou Bao’s Flipping Sky Seal, both his body and spirit had been badly hurt. His whole body was shaking violently and he almost fell to the ground.

“Martial Uncle Yun, are you alright?” At this moment, Ming Luo and Ming Chen had recovered slightly from their injuries. As soon as they saw that Yun Tianhe was about to fall, they rushed forward to hold him up. Although Youxian Temple did not suffer any severe losses, they had heavy casualties. After being bombarded by the Lunar True Thunder, their Splendid Landscape Map was in an utter mess. Their leader, Taoist Priestess Bai Lan, seemed to have disappeared. It was apparent that they would not able to account for this matter when they returned to Youxian Temple. It would be good if Yun Tianhe was still alive. In that case, they would not be blamed for what had happened. However, if Yun Tianhe should die, the two of them would have a lot of explaining to do upon their return.

Although they were only juniors compared with Yun Tianhe, they were nevertheless Genuine Immortals after all. Therefore, they were crafty and had figured out the order of priority immediately.

“Don’t panic. I’m still alive!” Seeing their expressions, Yun Tianhe knew what was going on in their minds. He shrugged off their hands and stood up.

“Go and check who is still alive and bring them over here. We’ll go back right away!”

“But Martial Uncle Yun, we haven’t found Martial Uncle Bai Lan yet!”

“Shut up. I’ll account for this matter to the Chief!” Yun Tianhe shouted angrily and interrupted Ming Luo, saying, “Hurry up. If we don’t go back as soon as possible, we will become a prey to others, just like the Evil Fire Kylin!”

After hearing Yun Tianhe’s words, Ming Luo and Ming Chen looked tense, but they understood what he meant. They dared not talk anymore but tried their best to operate the Splendid Landscape Map, disappearing into thin air instantly.

This time, the Evil Fire Kylin had shown up and attracted the five biggest sects in the Four Eastern Regions to fight for it. Besides, it also caught the attention of a big sect, Youxian Temple, in the Three Western Regions.

The people from Youxian Temple were extremely ruthless. They directly exerted the Splendid Landscape Map, an Upper-grade Pure Yang Celestial Device, to cover the entire Greensword Mountain. They thought that they could acquire the Evil Fire Kylin in this way, but it turned out that things were not so simple. Not only did they misjudge the strength of the five biggest sects in the Central Mainland Region, they were also caught in a trap from the beginning.

It had never occurred to anyone that this incident was an insidious scheme plotted by Rolling Dragon King in the Sea Area by virtue of the Evil Fire Kylin. He had already laid more than 10 Lunar True Thunders in the underground fire vein of Greensword Mountain. Waiting till his enemy appeared, he triggered the Lunar True Thunder, hoping to seek revenge. Although he did not manage to avenge himself in the end, he did cause the five biggest sects and Youxian Temple to suffer great losses. Most of the Genuine Immortals and Individual Immortals who were there to capture the Evil Fire Kylin had died and only a few lucky ones were able to get out of the Splendid Landscape Map alive. Most of the essence and blood of the Evil Fire Kylin had been taken away by Hong Xuanlong from Divine Wind Palace. The Inner Elixir of the Kylin had been carried off by Zhou Bao of Yunzhou. Naturally, the headless corpse of the Kylin and the remaining parts of its essence and blood had gone to Youxian Temple.

No one dared to take the essence and blood of the Kylin away from Hong Xuanlong, nor were they able to do that. Meanwhile, no one would go after Zhou Bao’s Inner Elixir because he was the one who had rescued the survivors of the five biggest sects from the Splendid Landscape Map while he was snatching the Inner Elixir. They all knew that even if Zhou Bao had not saved them, the people of Youxian Temple would not do anything to them.

However, under these circumstances, Yun Tianhe was already exasperated. He could have killed some of them in anger even if he didn’t kill them all. Perhaps they would be left behind as a bargaining chip for him to negotiate with the five biggest sects. Unquestionably, Zhou Bao had spared the five biggest sects a big problem by rescuing all the survivors. They had to accept this favor. Furthermore, it was not so easy to get hold of Zhou Bao’s stuff.

Basing on the strength Zhou Bao had displayed when he rushed out of the Splendid Landscape Map, he would not be that easily bullied.

Since then, the five biggest sects in the Four Eastern Regions and Youxian Temple had become enemies. This time, 50 percent of the blame for such a heavy loss fell on Youxian Temple. However, Youxian Temple would not give in that easily. The Chief of Youxian Temple was furious due to the disappearance of the Taoist Priestess Bai Lan. Although Child-endowing Buddha was the most likely suspect, Youxian Temple did not have any hard evidence. Coupled with the fact that both sides were made at each other, they couldn’t reach an agreement. Though he was furious, the Chief of Youxian Temple could do nothing much since they were thousands of miles apart.

However, in the Four Eastern Regions, the relationship between the five biggest sects had also become estranged. If Youxian Temple should bear 50 percent of the responsibility for this loss, everyone agreed that of the remaining 50 percent of the responsibility, Divine Wind Palace should account for at least 40 percent because the target of Rolling Dragon King was their member, Yu Nantian.

Rolling Dragon King was a local bully in the Sea Area. No matter how powerful and confident the five biggest sects were, they dared not send a punitive expedition against him to avenge themselves in the Sea Area. Since they could not vent their anger upon Rolling Dragon King, they would naturally direct their anger toward Yu Nantian, the initiator of the incident.

To bully the weak and fear the strong was human nature.

If it wasn’t for Yu Nantian who had overdone the things in the Sea Area, why would Rolling Dragon King be so furious? The latter then came to the Seven-deity Regions, risking his own life, to plot trouble for the five biggest sects.

“When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffers from it.” This was the best description of this matter. If Yu Nantian had died in the ensuing battle, that would be plausible. However, although the city gate was on fire, it had not been totally burnt. Instead, half of the fish had perished. How could the remaining fish have no objections?

Coupled with the things that Divine Wind Palace had done before, the reconciliation between the five biggest sects due to the Void Map no longer existed. Their relationship became subtle again.

“Damn it. How ruthless you are, Rolling Dragon King!”

After this battle, the five biggest sects were once again not on good terms and held trials that pitted their strength against each other. However, Zhou Bao returned to the Wuyang Region without any further delay, after he had snatched the Inner Elixir of the Evil Fire Kylin.

The Inner Elixir of the Evil Fire Kylin was a great help to him in practicing the Eight Nine Mysterious Skill. The Eight Nine Mysterious Skill was a cultivation method of the Primordial Fierce Beasts, Zhuyan. Although they were beasts, they were as smart as humans. Some who had a stronger Bloodline Inheritance would be even more cunning than humans. Like Innate Deities and Primordial Demons, these Primordial Fierce Beasts were born from the essence of heaven and earth. They were born with powerful Divine Senses and intelligence which were superior to those of human beings. Therefore, having been passed down from generation to generation, the Eight Nine Mysterious Skill was certainly better than any human’s cultivation methods. The cultivation methods of the Fierce Beasts were all created based on the characteristics of this race and had a high pertinence to beasts. As the saying goes, “A specialist is a master in his own special field”. Therefore, the more highly the cultivation method was targeted, the better the effect.

The Eight Nine Mysterious Skill specialized in practicing the body and the Mysterious Divine Light, while the Inner Elixir of the Evil Fire Kylin majored in purifying the body. Although his body was quite strong, it had many impurities that had to be removed. His body was considered strong among the human race. However, it was inferior to the body of a newborn female Zhuyan if it was compared with a kind of Primordial Fierce Beast, the Demonic Ape Zhuyan tribe.

The Primordial Demonic Ape Zhuyan was a high-level Fierce Beast, while the Kylin, together with other legendary divine beasts and supernatural animals in primitive times, were just low-level Fierce Beasts. Generally, high-level Fierce Beasts such as Zhuyan would be born with the strength of a human Venerable. There was no need for them to practice at all. They would obtain the strength of a Lord of Heaven at the adolescent stage merely by eating and drinking every day. Once becoming an adult, each Zhuyan could easily break through to the Human Immortal Realm, known as the moment of life and death by human practitioners.

However, the Primordial Demonic Ape Zhuyan was not a fool that merely ate and drank. It knew how to practice as well. Their opponents, of course, would not be the human practitioners because they could not be compared to each other. After many years of accumulation and inheritance, the Zhuyan tribe had a unique cultivation method in possession—the Eight Nine Mysterious Skill.

As the high-level Fierce Beasts in primitive times, their opponents were Innate Deities and Primordial Demons. The Eight Nine Mysterious Skill also existed because of their opponents.

The cultivation method that targeted the Innate Deities and Primordial Demons was undoubtedly not as simple as the ones Zhou Bao had practiced before. With Zhou Bao’s intelligence, it was quite hard for him to understand the quintessence and subtle point of this cultivation method. In the final analysis, Zhou Bao was considered not a particularly clever man.