Chapter 822, Scouting Out
Chapter 822, Scouting Out
Translator: Jon
Translation Checker: Silavin
“How did the two of you enter Mount Sumeru?” Lu Ye asked.
Hua Ci then narrated to him how she and Lan Zi Yi were invited to Mount Sumeru.
When she talked about how she helped dispel Source Corpse Poison for the cultivators, Pang Huanyin, who was in front of them, turned around and looked at her in disbelief. “Can you dispel Source Corpse Poison?”
Hua Ci nodded in acknowledgement. Initially, she didn’t know that her ability was so valuable to them. It wasn’t until she entered Mount Sumeru that she realised it, but it was already too late. Now that Lu Ye was by her side, she didn’t have to hide anything.
“I see.” Pang Huanyin finally understood why someone like Liu Zhenguan wanted to marry Hua Ci, for the woman had such an ability.
In the Peerless Continent, Source Corpse Poison had been incurable for the past 1,000 years, and many cultivators had lost their lives because of it. Of the three Hidden Realms, Purple Star Palace had lost the highest number of cultivators for this reason. It was because they were always fighting the Corpse Race.
If someone in Purple Star Palace had such an ability sooner, many lives would’ve been saved over the years.
It was only natural for Liu Zhenguan to covet such an ability upon finding out about it. From his perspective, he would never want to let such a talented person go. Unfortunately, he had used the wrong way to make her stay, which resulted in him losing his life.
They moved forward at full speed until the next dawn. Elder Xiao led them to a peak.
According to his calculations, Purple Star Palace would arrive at this place in one day. By then, they could open the door and enter the Palace.
They were exhausted from travelling, so they sat down and got some rest. Li Ye built a Ward around them to prevent the Corpse Race from harassing them.
Compared with other people, he could restore his power quickly. He just needed to consume more pills.
When he lifted his gaze, he saw Pang Huanyin, who was responsible for keeping an eye for potential danger, looking grimly in a particular direction with her hands behind her back.
Lu Ye got to his feet and approached her. When he looked in the same direction, he saw nothing.
Pang Huanyin said gently, “We can only imagine what the Peerless Continent was like 1,000 years ago through the ancient records left behind by our ancestors. Now, the Peerless Continent is broken, and the Corpse Race members are everywhere. I don’t even know if there’s any future for all of us.”
She appeared worried while Lu Ye listened to her in silence.
Pang Huanyin sighed. “Muddy Sky Temple used to be one of our top great forces, but the Corpse Race members have occupied it and turned it into a place where they breed corpses. How sad is that? After so many years, we still haven’t figured out how powerful the Golden Corpse King truly is.”
“Has no one contended with him before?” Lu Ye asked.
Pang Huanyin replied, “Around 400 years ago, a former Palace Master brought some people to storm into the Muddy Sky Temple. Unfortunately, they were almost wiped out before they even managed to see the Golden Corpse King. Only several people escaped, but they soon passed away due to severe injury.”
She turned to look at Lu Ye. “Yi Ye, I have no idea what your plan is, but I want to know how confident you are.”
“If I can make it inside the Muddy Sky Temple, I’ll definitely succeed.”
Pang Huanyin’s eyes widened in surprise. Usually, someone who claimed he could definitely succeed in doing something couldn’t be trusted. That was because the future was unpredictable, and no one could surely make anything happen. However, when Lu Ye said such a thing, she never doubted him. “So, you have to enter the Muddy Sky Temple.”
Lu Ye dipped his head.
“It’ll be challenging.” Pang Huanyin shook her head and jutted her chin out in a particular direction. “That’s where most Corpse Race members gather. The three Corpse Marshals under the Golden Corpse King are powerful, and they have countless corpses…”
“Is the Muddy Sky Temple over there?” Lu Ye interrupted her. The woman’s action earlier made him realise something.
Pang Huanyin was startled for a moment before nodding. “It’s around 5,000 kilometres away from here. In fact, we’re already in the periphery of the Muddy Sky Temple.”
Lu Ye fell deep in thought for a moment before saying, “Perhaps we don’t need to fight the Corpse Race head-on. I’ll go there to have a look.”
The next moment, he directly leapt into the air and shot forward in that direction.
A shocked Pang Huanyin watched him leave, feeling helpless.
The other people noticed what he had done, but no one asked any questions. Even Hua Ci closed her eyes to recover her energy.
After blessing himself with Windwalk and Wings, Lu Ye turned into a red light. To prevent getting exposed, he flew high above the ground.
Before his departure, someone from the Divine Trade Association had passed him four sealed Divine Opportunity Columns. Upon his arrival in the Peerless Continent, he discovered there happened to be four Hidden Realms.
Humans were in control of three Hidden Realms, and the Corpse Race had occupied the remaining one. This was obviously not a coincidence. The four sealed Divine Opportunity Columns had to be used within the four Hidden Realms.
Now that he had left behind each Divine Opportunity Column in every Hidden Realm controlled by Humans, only the one in the Muddy Sky Temple was left.
If he could plant the last Divine Opportunity Column in the Muddy Sky Temple, he would achieve his goal for this trip. Therefore, he had to enter the Muddy Sky Temple.
Now that he learned that the Hidden Realm was nearby, he naturally had to scout it out. Perhaps he would be lucky enough to sneak into it.
The Muddy Sky Temple was unlike the three Hidden Realms controlled by Humans, which wandered around the Void and were elusive. The Hidden Realm in the Muddy Sky Temple was stationary. There was no doubt it was good news for Lu Ye.
Through the clouds, he looked down and saw the view on the ground. Pang Huanyin was right to say earlier that they were already on the periphery of the Muddy Sky Temple.
That was because the further Lu Ye went, the more Corpse Race members he could see. The yellow clouds were where they bred corpses. As for the zombies who were usually alone, it was difficult to discover their whereabouts.
Four hours later, Lu Ye stopped moving forward and diverted his power to his eyes before looking intently downwards. Despite the long distance, he could see a huge door down there. That was the door that led to the Muddy Sky Temple.
Unlike the doors of the other three Hidden Realms, the door to the Muddy Sky Temple was tangible. It looked like a square hole that had been formed in that space. Red light was seen whirling within the hole, and it connected the two worlds.
The atmosphere was rather lively as many Corpse Race members were seen entering or leaving the Hidden Realm. Near the door, countless Corpse Race members were seen getting some rest.
Lu Ye furrowed his brows. Considering the situation, it would be difficult for him to sneak into it. Once his presence was exposed, he would end up in a terrible state. Even Ying Wuji, a Ghost Cultivator, might not even succeed.
After giving it some thought, Lu Ye activated two Glyphs that could conceal his presence and curb his aura. He minimised his presence before flying downwards.
Unlike the Secret Techniques used by Ghost Cultivators, Lu Ye had made use of Glyphs. Both ways had their strengths and weaknesses.
The Corpse Race members had never expected anyone to be brave enough to sneak into their hinterland. Moreover, Lu Ye was cautious enough. Even though there were many Corpse Race members outside the door, he wasn’t exposed when he landed in front of it.
He was off to a good start, but the next step was the real challenge. Having visited Silver Snake Valley before, he knew that once he passed through the door, his presence would be exposed.
That said, he didn’t need much time. He just needed to get rid of the Corpse Race members behind the door, and ten breaths of time would suffice.
He took a deep breath and wrapped his hand around the hilt before stepping through the door. The view around him shifted. When he came to his senses, he was already inside the Muddy Sky Temple.
When he lifted his gaze, he knitted his brows together. As far as he could see, there were innumerable Corpse Race members as they set their turbid eyes on him while looking shocked.
He initially thought that there were already a lot of Corpse Race members outside the door, but once he passed through it, he realised there were significantly more Corpse Race members within the Hidden Realm.
Although the Peerless Continent was broken, many Humans had been born over the years. Other than dying of diseases or old age, many people were turned into Corpse Race members or became corpses under the rotten Corpse Race members.
The Corpse Race members they came across in the wilderness were few and far between because most of them gathered in the Muddy Sky Temple. It went to show that there was a staggering number of Corpse Race members that stayed there.
Faced with the stares, even Lu Ye felt immensely pressured. That was because many of these Corpse Race members were powerful.
The first thing that came to Lu Ye’s mind was that he had to retreat immediately.
In such a situation, he couldn’t possibly plant a Divine Opportunity Column there. Once he was besieged, he might not even leave this place alive.
As soon as the thought turned over in his mind, an enormous evil intent in the depths of the Hidden Realm came to life. Despite the long distance, the evil intent engulfed Lu Ye, making him feel a sharp pain in his skin and alarmed.
For some reason, he came to the realisation that he had been targeted by the Golden Corpse King. Considering his power, only the Golden Corpse King could bring such pressure onto him.
[He’s an elite-level being!] Lu Ye immediately had an evaluation of the Golden Corpse King’s power. There was no doubt he was an elite-level being, and he wasn’t an ordinary one at that.
Back then in Fox Immortal Valley, the Fox Mutant had over 200 underlings as they besieged the elite-level Berserk Giant Ape. Lu Ye had built a Ward to assist them, and after the battle, half of them were killed.
Nevertheless, Berserk Giant Ape was only a Spirit Beast. Although it was an elite-level being, it didn’t have much sentience. That was why it fell into Lu Ye’s Ward and became injured.
There was no doubt the Golden Corpse King was more powerful than Berserk Giant Ape, and it was significantly more difficult to deal with him.
If the people from Fox Immortal Valley had to deal with the Golden Corpse King at that time, regardless of how many Wards Lu Ye built, all of them would’ve been eliminated.
Suddenly, the Corpse Race members were heard growling. After recovering from their shock, they realised that someone had barged into their territory. As such, they immediately surrounded Lu Ye.
Lu Ye hurriedly retreated and left the Hidden Realm. Since he was no longer invisible, the Corpse Race members outside were alerted as well.