Chapter 1005: Lurking

Daoist Zhu is back again.

That cocky bastard is back again.

Just watching the old Daoist take action, the fear that once dominated Wuxian’s heart once again quietly emerged.

“Can we talk properly now? If not, I might as well try calling down the stars from the sky.”

The old Daoist boasted with a roll of his eyes, actually managing to bluff the four people.

Wuxian, with a pale face, exchanged glances with Yinwang, neither of them daring to bet on whether the old Daoist was bluffing.

This thing can’t be verified, it’s a gamble with life.

Wuxian reluctantly whispered to Yinwang, “It seems we’re truly at a dead end, first there’s Han Yu, and now we have this bastard, it’s troublesome.”

The trouble Han Yu posed was already evident.

And the old Daoist’s methods were elusive, practically impossible to defend against.

The Central Continent was growing stronger.

This is a good thing; the stronger the Central Continent, the greater the chance to counter the Celestial Beings.

But it’s also a bad thing, as this would mean their value would diminish.

Yinwang was even pondering if, after some time, the Central Continent wouldn’t even need to negotiate with them.

Before they could speak, Quan Xiaotong took the initiative to speak out this time.

Everything that needed to be shown had been shown, it was time for him to make a move.

“The Central Continent will not agree to any additional conditions from you,”

Quan Xiaotong, with a single sentence, set the tone for the situation.

The faces of the four turned simultaneously sour, tension filled the atmosphere once again, the old Daoist was even ready to try some new tricks.

The misfortune was still hot in his hands, he didn’t mind finding a few unlucky ones to test it on.

“However…”

Quan Xiaotong changed his tone, seeming to leave some room for negotiation.

Amusingly, several strong Divine Dao Realm cultivators, were now being led around by such a Divine Platform Realm cultivator, truly peculiar.

Quan Xiaotong’s eyes sparkled with amusement as he casually said.

“Resistance against the Celestial Beings can be negotiated, each of us will do our part to advance to the Central Continent, when necessary, you need to cooperate with us.”

Damn!

Yinwang wanted to curse, surprised that this young cultivator before him was even more ruthless than Han Yu, wanting to command even them?

Han Yu wanted proof of allegiance.

This guy directly wanted to bite!

As he was about to explode, Wuxian pulled him back.

Wuxian took a deep breath, then slowly asked, “If you win, give us the Endless Sea Domain, we don’t ask for much, just a way out.”

Quan Xiaotong pretended to ponder, and after a while, with a reluctant expression, he said.

“Okay.”

Yinwang still wasn’t assured, he opened his mouth, “Han Yu cannot cause us trouble, nor can the Heavenly Dao, if you can guarantee that, we will definitely satisfy you regarding the matters of the Central Continent.”

Quan Xiaotong shook his head, “I cannot guarantee against the Heavenly Dao, no cultivator in the Central Continent dares to guarantee that.”

This was the truth, who can make decisions for the Heavenly Dao, or dare to?

“Unless Han Yu nods, as long as Han Yu is willing to let you go, not only will the Central Continent not trouble you, but the Heavenly Dao may also not find trouble with you.”

Quan Xiaotong’s words left the four dumbfounded.

Though they had just recently learned that Han Yu was a proxy of the Heavenly Dao, they didn’t expect Han Yu’s weight to be so significant.

It’s one thing for a guy hopping around to be the Heavenly Dao’s proxy, but can he truly act as the master of the Heavenly Dao?

Quan Xiaotong smiled slightly, further shocking them by saying, “I can give you a hint, in the hearts of the people of the Central Continent, Han Yu’s status is higher than the Heavenly Dao.”

Yinwang and Wuxian were both stunned; such words were not spoken lightly, for this group of people under the Heavenly Dao, the possibility of joking about the Heavenly Dao was extremely low.

Therefore, truly saying it out loud bore significant consequences.

So it was genuinely their real sentiment.

Yinwang and Wuxian fell into deep thought once more, both simultaneously considering the same point.

If Han Yu indeed held such high status, then wouldn’t they have to go back and find him again?

In the end, the group left with heavy hearts, while Quan Xiaotong could hardly suppress his laughter.

This was indeed the turn of events.

Finally, the Central Continent was being sought after, wasn’t it?

“I say, aren’t you placing that kid too high?”

The old Daoist pursed his lips, finally speaking after both parties had long left.

“These two groups still have significant use, Han Yu will definitely find them valuable.”

The Inquiry Stone and the Enlightenment Tree he was aware of, Han Yu would definitely target those places, he might as well add some leverage for Han Yu in advance.

“Besides, I’m not joking.”

In the hearts of the Central Continent cultivators, Han Yu’s status truly exceeded that of the Heavenly Dao.

The old Daoist pursed his lips again, finding it hard to equate such an out-of-touch guy with the Heavenly Dao.

…

Indeed, Han Yu was quite unorthodox, just like at this moment.

About dozens of miles outside the Western Territory camp, one person with a spirit cat hid in concealment, occasionally looking up at the sky.

After waiting for most of the day, finally, three figures swept through the sky.

“Go!”

The Artifact Spirit was the first to screech and draw its blade to charge, Han Yu also transformed into aurora and darted out.

The three faceless entities, having halted their dashed forms, already found themselves surrounded from front and back.

Without giving the opponent a chance to react, Han Yu waved his hand, setting up an ancient wooden cage, while the Artifact Spirit tapped with its fingers, simultaneously executing three rules.

Han Yu also wielded his blade, slashing out a golden downpour that upon landing, induced a series of piercing screeches from within.

In the blink of an eye, in a seamless collaboration between one person and the spirit, the three faceless entities were simultaneously instantly killed.

The three lights flickered slightly, and the Artifact Spirit couldn’t wait to charge into the Sea of Consciousness, carrying a jade bowl, before rushing out again.

Exuberantly collecting the three rules, it then contentedly settled on top of Han Yu’s head.

“Why not ambush again?”

Over the past days, the search for rules had become slower and slower, presumably because the easily found rules had all been retrieved, and as for the others, who knew into which hidden corners they were tucked away.

The Central Continent was also searching.

But similarly, the progress was slow.

Han Yu wasn’t fond of aimless searching, which is why he came up with this lousy idea.

Since it’s a robbery anyway, might as well ambush at the door, it’s easier that way.

However, the Western Territory camp was too large; even ambushing wasn’t that easy.

After two days, they’d only managed to ambush three of them.

The Artifact Spirit suddenly proposed, “Why not charge inside for a wave?”

Its calculation was simple, if the faceless entities who collected rules returned here, surely there must be plenty of them inside.

With Han Yu having already gathered nearly a hundred, it stood to reason there were also a lot inside.

If they were to charge in and sweep the place clean, it would be gratifying, wouldn’t it?

Hearing this, Han Yu almost rolled his eyes, responding in exasperation.

“If you want to die, go ahead.”

Last time on the stone platform, the opposing Celestial Beings could use the Celestial River belonging to the Heavenly Dao to manifest; Yama Hall might be able to as well.

Charging in would be practically suicidal.

Moreover, trying to rob them, they might end up robbing him instead.

If not for fearing this, why else would he only dare lurk dozens of miles away?

But the effectiveness didn’t seem very promising either.

“If it truly doesn’t work out, you stay here and ambush, I’ll go ambush overseas.”

Han Yu thought of a new idea.

The Artifact Spirit resolutely refused, shaking its head, “Not me; don’t call me for such suicidal missions.”

It was unlike Han Yu, who could handle these things with ease.

It mainly thrived on his presence to flaunt a bit, truth be told, if it had to ambush alone, if the creatures came in numbers, it would have to flee; let alone ambush, Han Yu might even have to rescue it.

The idea was alright, but if they poked a hornet’s nest, it would be quite the spectacle.

Han Yu wasn’t afraid, but the Artifact Spirit was!

Precisely for this reason, Han Yu never dared involve the cultivators of the Central Continent in his lousy idea.

If they were surrounded by Dharma Aspect creatures or faceless entities, then it would really be a huge mess.

Besides, only he dared to recklessly mess around near items of the Heavenly Dao, if he judged wrongly, and the Celestial Beings could intervene through celestial items, even he would be in danger.

“Northern Border, come quick.”

The token shook, but it was the voice of Sect Leader Piaomiao.

After recovering the token, Han Yu saw the Artifact Spirit had already returned to the Sea of Consciousness.

Hurrying along, within moments Han Yu traversed the territory, glancing ahead, witnessing the peak of battle.

“Big fish!”

The Artifact Spirit was elated, having not seen such a lineup in quite some time.

Around fifty Dharma Aspect creatures gathered, likely having found many rules and preparing to group up.