Tribulation of Myriad Races - Chapter 1835: Great Treasure (2)
Chapter 1835: Great Treasure (2)
Before long, Tian He was back in his mayor’s residence. He went straight to the inner hall. There, Zhou Polong opened his eyes.
Tian He went straight to the point, “The Zhou Family is knowledgeable. I have a question. Do you know anything about ancient emperor weapons?”
“Emperor weapons?”
Zhou Polong blanked out slightly. After a while, he said uncertainly, “There were divine weapons back then, and these weapons were normally wielded by human kings. I remember some records about emperor weapons. These seemed to be the weapons of the Four Cardinal Human Kings and Human Emperor.”
He was actually quite a learned person, but even he was unsure about this.
With a pensive look, Tian He asked, “Are there many in the human race who are aware of this term?”
“Only a small number.” Zhou Polong said, “Even I don’t know much about it. I only learned about this term from some ancient records. Generally, only the top experts will pay attention to something like this. An ordinary person won’t even know about the existence of divine weapons. What’s the point of learning about emperor weapons?”
“One more question. Do the people of Great Yong have a lot of free time in their hands? To the point four Mountainseas can be allowed to roam around mindlessly?”
The Mountainsea Realm wasn’t too conspicuous enough a cultivation level, also a perfect cultivation level to roam certain areas.
Zhou Polong thought about it and said, “Not really. Great Yong is quite mediocre in strength. Even now, most of their Mountainseas and Sunmoons have been produced by the military. And a Mountainsea not from the military is important enough to rule a region. Four Mountainseas? That’s a big number for them.”
Rubbing his chin, Tian He said, “Generally, how will a human not from Great Xia react when I curse at Xia Longwu in front of them?”
Zhou Polong laughed and answered, “It depends. Previously, each prefecture had its preferences. Those from Great Zhou will laugh. Those from Great Ming will remain indifferent because that is none of their business. Those from Great Qin will rage. Because Xia Longwu is a god in the military.”
“What about Great Yong?”
“Great Yong…it is a weak prefecture. Their people have always been cautious and timid. They will probably avoid reacting and behave in a timid manner to the topic.”
Tian He asked, “How will they react if I tell them to send a message to Xia Longwu about the debt he owes me, calling him a bastard to their face?”
Zhou Polong frowned and said, “They won’t react much. At most, they will smile sheepishly. Nobody have the courage to curse at Xia Longwu so openly or even agree to a statement scolding him.”
Xia Longwu was a peak expert, also a god among the military. He was also among the closest allies of Su Yu. Nobody could easily agree or even react to such a remark about him. Not even Tian He could say such words easily when he was also part of the faction closest to Su Yu.
Tian He nodded. He was not a human. Thus, he was unclear about the inner politics of humanity.
After asking all that, he exhaled deeply and said, “I nearly messed them. Tian Men is truly vigilant. Well done.”
“What happened?”
“Four human Mountainseas have entered the city. They claimed to be from Great Yong. And I said those exact words to them earlier. Guess how they reacted.”
Zhou Polong frowned and said, “Human Mountainseas? You mean…fake humans?”
“Maybe. And they have keen eyesight. One of them remarked that the city looks new right after entering.”
“New?” Zhou Polong’s heart thumped as he asked, “Are you certain about that?”
“Yes.”
“This…the swapping of guardians is a top secret. Nobody should be able to realize anything unless it is an Eternal personally stepping into the city. But no myriad race Eternal will have the courage to enter an ancient city at this time.”
Tian He nodded in agreement and said, “Thus, Tian Men felt something off about them. He reported the matter to me. But as a Pseudo Invincible, I didn’t sense anything suspicious about them.”
The look in Zhou Polong’s eyes turned solemn as he said, “You didn’t notice anything even when you were standing in front of them?”
“Exactly.”
Zhou Polong inhaled deeply as his eyes started flickering. Tian He asked, “What’s going on? Is someone impersonating the humans? Spies from the myriad races? Are they Eternals hiding their strength? Why are they using Eternals as spies? Did they learn something? Is that why they’re here to investigate whether Lord Heavendoom is here?”
Zhou Polong remained silent.
With a frown, Tian He asked, “Or is it something else?”
But soon, he chuckled and said, “Forget it. Don’t tell me. This is a matter for the guardian to resolve.”
But inwardly, he was paying even more attention. His token shook slightly as he sent the message straight to Heavendoom and Su Yu himself. After all, Su Yu was also the holder of several mayor’s tokens.
When Zhou Polong looked at him, Tian He smiled and said, “This is a normal report. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not telling on you. By the way, don’t observe these people too closely or they might notice who you are. That would be truly troublesome.”
“I don’t need you to tell me that.”
“Sure.”
Tian He swaggered off, wandering about just what was happening inwardly. He was quite confused. Were those humans? But why would humans waste such experts to investigate an ancient city?
Something felt wrong about this. How odd. Whatever. He already did his job and reported the anomaly. It was up to the higher-ups to handle it.
***
Human Realm.
Su Yu had just finished doing everything he had to do. He was on his way to Culture King’s Residence for Xing Yue’s buried treasure.
Just then, his mayor’s token trembled. With the increase of his strength, even the range his mayor’s token had grown significantly. He no longer needed an intermediary between himself and the ancient cities.
He checked the message and noted that it came from Tian He, someone who would rarely contact him. After reading the message, he blanked out. What was this?
A few suspicious humans.
Mountainseas. Or perhaps they were fake humans.
“Spies?”
Su Yu was feeling doubtful. It wouldn’t be surprising for the myriad races to deploy spies to the ancient cities. Was there a need for them to report this matter directly to him? Then again, it was indeed quite important since these spies were potentially Eternals. Eternals could really spoil his plan.
Su Yu sank into thought. Who should he send to handle the matter?
Just then, Great Zhou King flew over. Inhaling deeply, he said, “Emperor Yu, some trouble might have arisen.”
“What?” Su Yu checked the time and said, “We’ll talk as we move. I need to take a trip to Fat Ball’s place.”
Great Zhou King did as told and soared into the sky with Su Yu.
While moving toward Starfall Mountain, Great Zhou King said, “I received a message from Polong not long ago. Four individuals entered the ancient city not long ago.”
“Oh. What about it?”
After a slight hesitation, Great Zhou King said, “I’m not too sure, but these people know about ancient emperor weapons.”
“What’s that?”
Yes. Su Yu knew nothing about ancient emperor weapons. He seemed unbothered.
Great Zhou King explained, “Ancient emperor weapons, or to be precise, ancient emperor weapon. There was only one. Human Emperor’s Seal.”
“Oh. What about it?”
Great Zhou King was unsure if Su Yu was simply pretending to be clueless. But he still explained, “Only the higher-ups from the ancient past would know this term.”
“And how did you know about this term?”
“I…am a Tocrhbearer. We are in the know.”
Su Yu nodded, “And?”
“This signifies that the four had either learned it from an ancient record, or they might be some experts from the ancient past. Or they might be the successors of some ancient experts. Successors with no severed inheritance.”
Su Yu said, “There are quite a lot of ancient records lying around. Is it so surprising that someone knows the term?”
“No. This term…” Great Zhou King solemnly said, “It is rarely mentioned even in the ancient records. Most records will mention the Human Emperor’s Seal directly instead of calling it an emperor weapon. The Zhou Family is aware of this due to some records I wrote myself. At present, no other human should know this term.”
“So those people might be fake humans?”
“Not necessarily.”
Su Yu raised his brow and said, “Just be straightforward. Stop beating around the bush. Or you can go and capture them directly. Why are you wasting our time here?”
After a short silence, Great Zhou King said, “I suspect that they are Torchbearers as well.”
“What?”
“I suspect that they are Torchbearers.” Great Zhou King explained, “Torchbearers from the Upper Realm. Or followers of a Torchbearer from the Upper Realm.”
Su Yu blanked out slightly and said, “From the Upper Realm?”
Great Zhou King explained, “The Torchbearers actually have a separate channel to move between the Upper and Lower Realms.”
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Su Yu’s eyes turned sharp.
Great Zhou King lowered his head and said, “I didn’t keep this a secret from you deliberately, but that is supposed to be a discarded channel. It has been discarded many years ago.
“The channel in the Fate Realm is the safest connection. The channel known to the Torchbearers are too dangerous. Back then, many died during the process of creating this channel. Even the users had a casualty rate of ninety percent. Thus, it was discarded at the third epoch. We never used it since then.”
Su Yu asked with a frown, “In that case, why are you thinking that these people came from the Upper Realm?”
Great Zhou King said, “Emperor weapon is a term frequently used by Torchbearers. Most people will only call the weapon Human Emperor’s Seal. Additionally, Heavendoom City is the ancient city nearest to the Human Realm. Any humans visiting from the Upper Realm will not enter the Human Realm first. Rather, they will observe somewhere nearby.
“Spies from the myriad races won’t investigate Heavendoom City first after finding out that something is wrong. Rather, they will investigate a city near them. Heavendoom City is considered a city in the eastern sector. It’s simply too risky.”
Su Yu asked, “That’s why you suspect these are Torchbearers from the Upper Realm?”
“Yeah.”
“Why can’t they be existing Torchbearers down here?”
“If they were, they would likely be in the Human Realm, not outside.”
Su Yu asked, “Where is that channel?”
“Emperor Yu, that channel is too dangerous. I don’t know how they did it, but they must have paid a large price…”
“Where?”
Great Zhou King hesitated to answer. But noticing Su Yu’s sharp gaze, he was forced to answer, “Somewhere in the boundless void. But I’m being honest. If you wish to use that channel, prepare to lose more than half of your people before you are even through. I never mentioned it because it was discarded many years ago. We never used it since then.”
He solemnly said, “Also, most of the people aware of it should already be dead by now. I suspect that even among Torchbearers, there shouldn’t be more than three people who are aware of this channel.”
“But four newcomers have arrived.” Su Yu asked, “Are they second or third generation Torchbearers?”
“I can’t say for sure.”
