High-Level Martial Era - Chapter 1556 - 690: Assassination! Jue Xing Mansion
Chapter 1556: Chapter 690: Assassination! Jue Xing Mansion
“2000 Immortal Merit? It’s actually not that little.”
“That’s because it’s your first kill, if it were me, I fear one Abyssal Life would earn only a few hundred Immortal Merit.”
Dong Mang God King sighed and said, “I’ve wandered in Immortal Heaven and Earth for countless years, and I’ve only accumulated about a hundred thousand Immortal Merit… Accumulating Immortal Merit is much harder than Eternal Crystals.”
“Indeed.” Li Yuan couldn’t help but nod.
Through the information, he also realized the difficulty of obtaining Immortal Merit.
Firstly, it is not a tangible item like Eternal Crystals, merely a ’record’ within the Immortal Order, so one cannot seize Immortal Merit by slaughtering other powerhouses.
Secondly, Immortal Merit can only be used by oneself and cannot be transferred.
Thirdly, when slaying Otherworldly Life of the same rank, the more slaughters one commits, the fewer Immortal Merit rewards one receives.
“Moreover.”
“Junior Brother, you are new, so within ten thousand years, you will not consume Immortal Merit…” Dong Mang God King shook his head, “But for old folks like me, who have been in Immortal Heaven and Earth for over ten thousand years, every year consumes one point of Immortal Merit.”
“So, at a certain point, we must fight and battle against Otherworldly Life.”
Li Yuan silently sighed.
Immortal Heaven and Earth, such an eternal relic, shelters numerous cosmic powerhouses, allowing them to dwell in this realm even when their lifespan approaches the limit… But there’s no free lunch in the world?
For many reasons.
It makes accumulating Immortal Merit extremely difficult for cosmic powerhouses… It’s important to know that Otherworldly Life comes to Immortal Heaven and Earth also for slaughter to seize treasures, they are not fools.
Fighting against these Otherworldly Life is extremely dangerous; powerhouses often see their true bodies fall.
Like Li Yuan and Dong Mang God King, they encountered only one Abyssal Life attack along the way… The main reason is that Dong Mang God King specifically chose a relatively secluded route.
So walking through some main routes greatly increases the probability of encountering attacks.
If unlucky, one might even encounter a Fifth Rank Quasi-Saint or even a Sixth Rank Quasi-Saint… Such beings are not something Li Yuan and Dong Mang God King can withstand.
“Eternal Crystals are easy to earn.”
“But treasured relics and rare treasures must be exchanged with Immortal Merit.” Li Yuan felt the Immortal Order transmitting a multitude of ’Treasure Atlas’.
From the ’Top-level Emperor Weapon’ worth over a hundred billion Immortal Merit.
To the ’ordinary Emperor Weapon’ worth millions to tens of millions.
From Eternal Absolute Skills, Supreme Absolute Skills, to a large number of Secret Techniques for Dominators and Divine Emperor Peaks… And various treasured relics for auxiliary deduction of the Great Dao.
It is simply overwhelming.
…
For example.
Space-Time Eternal Source, requiring 10 billion Immortal Merit to exchange; when used by an Emperor Realm powerhouse, it integrates into the body, providing a deep-layer experience of space-time mystery, greatly increasing the probability of opening the ’Space-Time Path’… If used by a cultivator below the Eighth Rank, it directly comprehends the Eight Basic Laws…
…
Another example.
Fifth Rank Quasi-Saint Puppet (Destruction Dao): can be exchanged with 1 billion Immortal Merit, obtaining an absolutely loyal puppet with Fifth Rank Quasi-Saint strength, which can continue to exist within Immortal Heaven and Earth; if taken into Cosmic Space-Time, it will last for a billion years, after which the Origin will collapse and perish.
…
A massive amount of treasures, many beyond Li Yuan’s imagination and understanding, he even saw Emperor Weapons similar to those in the Ancient Universe, only with certain differences in might.
Li Yuan longed deeply.
But these supreme treasures must all be exchanged with Immortal Merit, Eternal Crystals? The Immortal Divine Hall seems not to need them at all.
“Li Yuan, the Treasure Atlas in your Immortal Order is indeed attractive, isn’t it?” Little Tomb’s voice rang with a tinge of mockery.
“Yes.” Li Yuan nodded.
“When you advance to the Six-star Immortal Order or even the Seven-star Immortal Order in the future… you will be eligible to exchange for more and richer treasures… some treasures that even Brother Beihe is amazed to see.” Little Tomb said, “This is the foundation.”
Li Yuan held his breath.
Indeed!
I am only at the Five-star Immortal Order, the treasures available for Dominators or even Supreme beings would only be stronger and more miraculous.
“Precisely for this reason, even through endless eons, this vast universe, no cosmic powerhouse has seen eternity, but none have ever doubted the existence of the Eternal Realm.” Little Tomb sighed, “Without the Eternal Realm, how could these eternal relics give birth to such abundant supreme treasures?”
“However!”
“Don’t let treasures blind your eyes.”
“No matter how good the treasures, your own strength, in the end, is what truly makes you strong.” Little Tomb said solemnly, “Secondly, the Immortal Divine Hall showing you cosmic powerhouses the Treasure Atlas is actually to entice you, so that you will do everything possible to offer rare treasures.”
“Can’t you rely on killing Otherworldly Life?” Li Yuan couldn’t help asking.
If an Emperor Realm powerhouse, theoretically, slaughtering a large number of Otherworldly Life, over a long period, accumulating tens of billions of Immortal Merit should be hopeful.
“Naive!”
“For Eighth Rank Cultivators, Immortal Heaven and Earth is more encouraging, after all, accumulating several million Immortal Merit is already good enough.”
“But for Emperor Realm? It’s completely different.”
“Slaughtering Otherworldly Life, at the beginning, the reward will be very high… but as time passes, the reward will decrease, even to 0!” Little Tomb said, “For Emperor Realm powerhouses, if they were to slaughter First Rank Quasi-Saints, it would probably only give one or two points of Immortal Merit.”
“One or two points?” Li Yuan was speechless.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
This is forcing those at the Emperor Realm to find ways to offer treasures to the Immortal Divine Hall!
“Of course.”
“If you are strong enough to destroy an Abyss Demon Cave, the reward is also very bountiful, a fixed 50 billion Immortal Merit.” Little Tomb said, “Of course, after Brother Beihe stepped into the Supreme Level, he single-handedly swept across eight Abyss Demon Caves, earning a total of 400 billion Immortal Merit.”
billion? Li Yuan was stunned.
Is this what it means to be Supreme?
“These are still too far away for you.”
“Your current advantage is the Five-star Immortal Order… which shows that the Immortal Divine Hall values you highly.” Little Tomb said, “Moreover, the Immortal Divine Hall has probably noticed that you are at the Heavenly God Realm and wants to cultivate you further in hopes that you will make a significant contribution in the future.”
“So, in the forthcoming period, your rewards for slaying Otherworldly Life of the same level should not decrease.”
Li Yuan’s heart stirred.
No wonder Little Tomb said this was a great advantage… Perhaps the Immortal Divine Hall hopes that when I become strong in the future, I can find more Treasures to offer it.
But at least for now, I can use this special advantage to grow faster.
…
Time flew by day by day.
In the following years, perhaps due to Dong Mang God King’s choice of a remote route, the two never encountered an ambush again, and they got closer and closer to Tianluo Star City.
Until they were less than a day’s journey from Tianluo, their moods became increasingly relaxed.
And as they got closer to the Star City, they occasionally encountered other cultivators’ warships in the dark starry sky, but after a preliminary sensing, most would avoid each other from afar.
“Each Star City is opened by a Dominator.”
“The Tianluo Dominator has set a rule that prohibits Slaughter within Tianluo Star City; the Dominator’s power within their own Star City is nearly invincible, far surpassing other Dominators,” Dong Mang God King said, “So even at the Peak of Divine Emperor, one wouldn’t dare to be reckless in Tianluo Star City.”
“The Star City is very safe.”
“But outside the city, there are no rules to bind us… Besides Otherworldly Powerhouses, we also have to guard against other cultivators.” Dong Mang God King solemnly said, “Some cultivators form teams, unwilling to take risks in the numerous dangerous lands, but instead, they raid and ambush other cultivators.”
“Raiding and ambushing?” Li Yuan nodded to himself.
In the Cosmic Realm, the Divine Kings stand at the Peak, and with a single thought, they can sense the entire Cosmic Realm… they are almost never ambushed by other powerhouses.
But in Immortal Heaven and Earth, there are too many Eighth Rank Cultivators.
There are even more cultivators who want to gain without effort.
Killing a cultivator allows one to obtain all the Treasures they carry… this temptation is quite significant.
“There’s no need for the junior brother to worry too much.”
“We are members of the ’Chaos Mansion’… Chaos Mansion, with nearly three thousand Quasi-Saints, still holds enough deterrent power within Tianluo Star City.” Dong Mang God King laughed, “Ordinary raiding teams wouldn’t dare to act against us Chaos Mansion members.”
Chaos Mansion? Li Yuan couldn’t help but smile.
Chaos Mansion is essentially the name for Chaos Divine Court’s organization within Immortal Heaven and Earth, where throughout history, Divine Kings have their True Body present here long-term, thus many powerful beings reside here.
…
In the dark starry sky, a warship concealed itself here, the surrounding space-time completely calm, undetectable to its presence.
Inside the warship, five figures exuding a powerful aura gathered.
Among them, a black figure was blurred, with tiny particles faintly visible moving within his body, appearing quite strange.
Suddenly.
“Route Six, my clone has discovered a target.” The black figure suddenly spoke, “Based on my Destiny Prediction, there should be two Quasi-Saints, strength unknown, aura unfamiliar. Judging by the warship’s speed, they should be between the Second Step Quasi-Saint and the Third Step Quasi-Saint.”
“The probability of being a Fifth Step Quasi-Saint is extremely low.”
“I can’t determine which faction they’re from,” the black figure slowly said, and his words immediately made the other four Dao Body figures open their eyes simultaneously.
“Never seen before?”
“Chu Yan has seen most of the Quasi-Saints’ powerhouses in Star City, and they are unfamiliar to him, so they are probably powerhouses from other Star Cities, with a small chance of being contemporary powerhouses from the Dark Domain.” A purple-robed figure with the strongest aura said deeply, “Prepare to act then.”
“We’ve been lurking here for so long, there must be some reward.”
“Yes, prepare to act.”
“Let’s move out!”
The five powerhouses within the warship quickly reached a consensus.
Swoosh!
This shadowy warship swiftly vanished from this void, heading towards the warship piloted by Li Yuan and Dong Mang God King.
…
The warship sailed through the starry sky.
Li Yuan and Dong Mang God King alternately sensed the surrounding starry sky since maintaining Divine Sense and Destiny Prediction alone for long periods was quite exhausting.
“Hmm?”
It was Li Yuan’s turn to sense the outside world, and he suddenly felt something amiss, as if there was an approaching danger: “Senior brother, things seem off.”
“We’ve been targeted.”
