Chapter 1022 - 957: Yin Wang Sets His Sights on the Central Continent

Han Yu felt a headache as soon as he saw the small village, which meant another death was added to his record.

Counting it all, under this Heavenly Dao, probably no one has died more than him, right?

The old wise man was still sitting by the roadside, leisurely waiting for him.

Han Yu silently walked over, sat down quietly, and for a moment, he had nothing to say.

"Why aren’t you speaking?"

The old wise man was surprised to see Han Yu like this for the first time, a strange expression on his face.

Han Yu took a deep sigh and said helplessly, "Just fought a brutal battle, I’m a bit tired, and suddenly want to take a rest."

After hearing this, the old wise man was silent for a moment, then couldn’t help but wave his hand. The entire Soul Realm suddenly became silent, and in this tranquility, Han Yu slowly closed his eyes, his figure gradually tipping over.

But in the end, he didn’t fall, as a gentle force slowly lifted him up.

Han Yu’s figure gradually rose higher, slowly breaking into the clouds, slowly reaching the nine heavens.

All beings looked up to the nine heavens, and in the silent stillness, they gently transmitted their power upward, the gentle force tightly enveloping Han Yu as if trying to soothe his fatigue.

The old wise man also looked up at the sky, unable to suppress a sigh.

He had no reason to stop the spontaneous actions of the beings, only sighed with a bit of helplessness, muttering to himself, "Heavenly Dao, the bigger the favor you owe this kid, how are you going to repay it in the future."

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While Han Yu slept deeply in the Soul Realm, the cultivators of Central Continent on the Endless Sea Domain were in a state of uproar.

Especially seeing Han Yu brought back, they almost thought the sky was falling.

If not for the Artifact Spirit explaining, something might have really happened.

"Did Han Yu go to the Soul Realm?"

Quan Xiaotong and the others finally had their hearts settled.

If it was in the Soul Realm, then it wasn’t the first time, at least nothing went wrong.

Regarding this incident, except for Han Yu, probably only the Artifact Spirit knew the most about it.

At that moment, the Artifact Spirit recounted everything step by step, until it was said that Han Yu nearly died, the story with its ups and downs made everyone’s hearts follow the same rise and fall.

Mu Zili slowly sighed, unable to help but ask, "But what was the final result?"

The Artifact Spirit shook its little head, "We really didn’t have enough time to confirm, but we probably weakened at least half of the opponent’s body."

This much was certain, otherwise Han Yu wouldn’t have been so unwilling at the time, if given just a little more time, maybe he could have completely destroyed two of them.

Time and fate.

This setup, said to be successful, but only weakened two of them. Said to be a failure, yet they really took great advantage.

Upon hearing this, Yin Wang slowly nodded, "Actually, it can still be considered a success. If they were weakened by half, surely the strength of Yan San and Yan Si would also correspondingly reduce, making it easier to deal with them in the future."

This point was agreed by everyone.

However, soon everyone’s eyes turned towards Yin Wang and the six from Wuxian, with strange looks in their eyes.

The six also had strange expressions.

They used to be mortal enemies fighting to the death, or more accurately, these six were the culprits planning to destroy Central Continent, yet they appeared here now.

Regarding this, the Artifact Spirit really had no other way, Han Yu couldn’t wake up for a while, making the arrangement of these few a problem.

Especially with the current situation, if these six showed their faces, they might die immediately.

In this incident, their performance was commendable, especially during life-and-death moments, they never flinched.

It was for this reason that the Artifact Spirit was willing to bring them here to temporarily avoid the crisis.

"Let’s wait until Han Yu wakes up to talk about it!"

The Artifact Spirit glanced meaningfully at the few of Yin Wang, speaking to Quan Xiaotong.

Everyone naturally understood the implication, also knowing that both sides were currently cooperating, they retracted their hostility and left one by one.

The old Taoist didn’t leave, he swaggered over to Wuxian’s side, a mocking smile on his old face.

"Tripped and fell, didn’t you?"

"Now do you understand why I thought you four were fools?"

The old Taoist laughed heartily, not for any other reason, although he hadn’t discovered the plans of the Celestial Beings, he managed to escape earlier than these four fools.

Wuxian’s face darkened, but he couldn’t argue, only turned away angrily to ignore him.

The four of them had been suppressed by the other side previously, naturally knowing that besides strength, the old Taoist’s sharpest weapon was his tongue.

In a war of words with him, they would likely be the ones at a disadvantage.

Initially expecting the old Taoist to continue mocking them, but unexpectedly he only ridiculed them at the start, then his expression turned serious.

"I hope you’re really planning to turn over a new leaf, and I hope you always remember that Central Continent can’t lose, and neither can the Heavenly Dao."

The old Taoist paused before continuing, "That’s because Han Yu must not die."

"If Han Yu dies, we all perish."

This was the old Taoist’s only advice.

After his words, the old Taoist was about to leave when Jiang Xinyuan called him back.

"You didn’t get Old Four killed, did you?"

The old Taoist couldn’t help but turn back with a grin, "You guys always want to kill me, but I never wanted to kill you. Old Four isn’t dead, if you want to see him, I’ll ask someone to take you there."

Saying that, he really beckoned for a young cultivator, giving a few instructions, then had the young one take Wuxian, Shang Wanfeng, and Jiang Xinyuan away.

Once only the three of Yin Wang were left, the old Taoist glanced at them, warning, "If you don’t want to die, don’t cause a big stir here. This place is set by Han Yu; you should know the taboos by now?"

"Understood, thank you."

Yinwang said with a smile.

Under normal circumstances, he was different from Wuxian and the others who always kept a stern face.

He preferred to greet people with a smiling face, though admittedly, his smile could be quite annoying.

The old man stopped talking and ignored them, leaving with his hands behind his back.

"So, what should we do?"

Jiu You couldn’t help but glance at Yinwang. The place was empty, were they just supposed to wait here?

That was certainly not possible. Yinwang squinted his eyes and scanned outside the deck, where countless Celestial Wave Crossings were densely arranged, showing a formidable force.

Especially as he felt that the people of Central Continent seemed to have changed significantly.

This indeed piqued his curiosity.

The first thing he did was find Quan Xiaotong and straightforwardly said, "Can I have a look around here? I want to understand the current strength of Central Continent."

Quan Xiaotong’s first thought was naturally to refuse.

After all, everything in Central Continent wasn’t meant to be disclosed to cultivators from outside Central Continent.

However, Yinwang smiled and said, "We have a common enemy and a common goal to survive. Besides, you must have seen my sincerity, right?"

In recent times, he had devised many strategies, which had greatly benefited Han Yu.

Ultimately, it was Yinwang’s last statement that persuaded Quan Xiaotong.

"Your biggest secret is Han Yu, not yourselves, so what’s here may not be as useful as what’s with Han Yu. You don’t need to be so guarded."

This was indeed true. The current secrets of Central Continent were merely foundational combat power arrangements, none of which were as valuable as the secrets Han Yu held.

"Moreover, for the Qi Fortune rivalry between both sides, cooperation is essential."

Yinwang eventually convinced Quan Xiaotong, and under his guidance, Yinwang and his companions truly gained the right to freely travel here.

The first thing he did was have Quan Xiaotong show him the foundational combat power of Central Continent. More than two thousand Walking the Dao cultivators were not many, and they did not pique Yinwang’s interest in the slightest.

Instead, the massive mechanism Dharma Aspects caught his attention.

With a sharp gaze, he scrutinized these mechanism Dharma Aspects, and his first question startled Quan Xiaotong: "Your mechanism is continuously improving. I suppose this isn’t the final design, is it?"

Quan Xiaotong didn’t expect the other’s insight to be so keen, able to perceive the underlying truth from just a glimpse.

Yinwang chuckled lightly, "Yama Hall once tried to pursue this path, but unfortunately, there weren’t many smart people, so it didn’t progress far."

As could be seen from the divine techniques and magical treasures back then, whether it was the Five Elements Banner or the Divine Brush, these were things Central Continent could only aspire to at the time.

However, Mo Xiuwen later surpassed them with personal ability.

Yinwang naturally thought of this, so he continued, "Can I meet your genius? Honestly, ever since I first saw your mechanism Dharma Aspect, I’ve been curious about the kind of person who could come up with such an ingenious idea."

In terms of conception, this mechanism Dharma Aspect was even superior to the man-made Dharma Aspects of the Celestial Dao Sect.

The reason was simple: as long as there was a cultivator capable of maneuvering it, you could have as many of these as you wanted at any time.

He even once thought, if they came a few hundred years later, would they be utterly overwhelmed by Central Continent upon arrival?

Quan Xiaotong eventually granted his wish. When the group arrived at Mo Xiuwen’s workshop, the former giants of the Ten Dao Palaces were like villagers visiting the city for the first time, finding everything novel.

The group walked and stopped along the way, continuously delving deeper within.

Soon they arrived at Mo Xiuwen’s domain, where two figures were busily at work on a workbench.

Upon sensing intruders, Mo Xiuwen turned his head and, noticing Quan Xiaotong, nodded slightly, ignoring the others.

Since he spent most of his time here, he wasn’t too familiar with people from the outside world but knew that anyone accompanying Quan Xiaotong wouldn’t cause trouble.

However, Chasing Soul wore a strange expression, as he happened to recognize these people, and they were all once figures venerated by his split soul.

If his former split soul had seen these people, it would’ve knelt immediately, but he was not them; he was Chasing Soul.

After nodding slightly to the group, Chasing Soul turned back and continued to work with Mo Xiuwen.

On the other hand, Yinwang and his companions also wore strange expressions, as they had also heard of this person.

The first person to betray Yama Hall and still live well today.

"He isn’t one of yours, at least theoretically," Quan Xiaotong said with interest as he briefly recounted Chasing Soul’s experiences.

Listening to it, the group found it odd, not expecting there to be such an eccentric person under their command, with such peculiar experiences.

Yinwang nodded with a slight smile, "The split soul likely studied that half-researched clone cultivation technique. This thing was inherently flawed, completely lacking direction, and was shelved, but someone still picked it up."

"Even more unexpectedly, this fortuitous encounter succeeded him."

"He’s a talent!"

This evaluation from Yinwang was extremely high.

As for Mo Xiuwen, after observing him for a long time, Yinwang slowly left the workshop with Quan Xiaotong.

"If I had discovered this guy first, he would have either died or become the second Hall Master of the Ten Dao Palaces."

Yinwang was no fool and had already recognized Mo Xiuwen’s immense value.

However, this statement made Jiu You’s face darken.

If he’s second, then what rank am I?

After seeing all of this, Yinwang didn’t intend to see more; it was enough to glimpse the potential of Central Continent.

With Han Yu’s high-end combat power and Mo Xiuwen constantly producing these things below.

To be honest, if not for the subsequent new changes, just looking at the former situation, Central Continent would’ve eventually been able to fight back.