Chapter 2538: Hidden Divine Format

Besides, Eagle Beak Town sits right in the middle of mountains and forests — how could it be without snakes, insects, rats, and ants?

That's why the Cloud Wall was set up here, to separate Eagle Beak Town from Spirit Accumulation Palace, adding one more layer of screening.

After shaking off the little spider, the blue-robed man passed through the Cloud Wall smoothly, vanishing into the depths of the mist in an instant.

He Lingchuan knew that most people in Eagle Beak Town didn't know what lay on the other side of the Cloud Wall, so borrowing their identities wouldn't get him in either.

He had to find a way in and out.

Next, he and Xiao An honestly took part in unloading the goods; halfway through there was no slacking off, no running away.

One hour later, all the cargo was stored in the warehouse, and the carts were empty.

The caravan leader pointed at the two of them and said to the driver, "Throw these two into the dungeon, give them some food and drink."

He Lingchuan hurriedly said, "I'm a craftsman, clever with my hands, best at repairing and making all kinds of objects. I see this town has few people and lots of work; why not let the two of us stay here and help out, instead of sitting in prison?"

Xiao An nodded vigorously beside him: "We won't run away!"

"Won't run away? Then how did you end up here?" The caravan leader laughed heartily, "Refuse a toast and you'll drink a forfeit!"

Xiao An paled: "Th-then can we go back to White Pine City? This time we definitely won't run!"

"Too late. Since you've entered Eagle Beak Town, you'll just stay here properly." But these two were young and strong, and Spirit Accumulation Palace happened to be short on hands, hmm...

Paoxiao chimed in from the side: "Throwing them into Spirit Accumulation Palace to work would be great; might even exchange for two Night Demons, easing our pressure."

Just then, the mist stirred, and the blue-robed man from before came out again.

He handed a piece of paper to the caravan leader:

"Spirit Accumulation Palace needs these supplies, go prepare them right now. Be quick."

He Lingchuan glanced from the side; the list on the paper was all kinds of herbs, seeds.

"Alright, right away!" The caravan leader gave the order, and immediately four or five people ran to the warehouse to fetch goods.

"Also, you hurry and find me a set of Nine Linked Rings, and a copy of 'Shigu Book'."

"Ah? Ni-nine Linked Rings?" The caravan leader didn't react for a moment.

"It's a children's toy, nine rings linked together, that thing."

"Oh... okay." The caravan leader was slightly surprised, "Okay, then next time I enter the city I'll try to buy..."

"Don't understand my words? What does 'hurry' mean?" The blue-robed man glared, "Spirit Accumulation Palace urgently needs them, you get them for me right now, immediately, they must be delivered within two hours!"

"But, White Pine City doesn't have many children, this toy..." The caravan leader spoke halfway, saw the blue-robed man's face darken, and hastily changed his attitude, "Yes, I'll send someone to handle it immediately."

The "Nine Linked Rings" is a puzzle toy, nine rings interlocked, requiring skill to solve; as for "Shigu Book", He Lingchuan didn't know what it was.

Inside Spirit Accumulation Palace, there are still people who play with this kind of little toy?

He Lingchuan and Xiao An had just turned around when the blue-robed man sized up their backs and said:

"How come there are new faces again?"

"Oh, they're fugitives from White Pine City. I saw they had some strength, so I let them finish moving the goods before throwing them in the dungeon." Labor, why waste it? "This one says he's a skilled craftsman, wants to find a job in Eagle Beak Town, doesn't want to sit in prison."

"So they're fugitives from White Pine City." The blue-robed man knew very well this meant this pair of man and woman had no way out alive, so—

"Are they obedient?"

"Obedient, whatever you tell them to do they do, no shirking or trickery."

"Then I'll take them into Spirit Accumulation Palace." The blue-robed man looked at the caravan leader, "Them going in is better than your men going in."

The deeper meaning in those words made the caravan leader's heart turn cold, but he also breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly forcing a smile: "Steward Wang has gone to trouble, we've always relied on Steward Wang's careful care."

Finished speaking, he handed over a small cloth bundle.

Steward Wang the blue-robed man took it, tucking it into his sleeve.

Before long, a full cart of goods was ready. Steward Wang waved a hand, and both cargo and cart were taken into his storage ring.

The Soul-Capturing Mirror on He Lingchuan's body clicked twice: "This guy's storage ring has huge capacity. Heavenly Palace benefits are really good, a mere dispatched steward gets such a large storage artifact."

Steward Wang pointed at He Lingchuan: "You two, hold out your hands."

The two held out their hands; Steward Wang took out a small seal from his bosom, twisted it twice, and stamped a runic mark on each of their wrists.

Looking closely, the runes faintly glowed.

"Follow me."

Steward Wang led the two onto the natural stone bridge.

The mist was right before their eyes; Steward Wang went across first. He Lingchuan lowered his head to look at the rune on his wrist, then stepped into the mist as well.

The physical sensation wasn't much different from passing through ordinary clouds, a bit cold; the rune emitted a blue light in the mist — that was the pass's effect.

When the mist before them dispersed, even He Lingchuan was momentarily stunned.

Xiao An cried out in alarm even more: "Th-this is where! Are we in the clouds?"

They had disguised themselves as a mortal couple to enter, so of course they had to act like they'd never seen the world. But the scene before them was indeed beyond expectation.

They were in the clouds.

Yes, beneath their feet was a large mass of thick cloud, white like cotton candy, soft like cotton candy, yet strangely solid underfoot.

Beyond the cloud mass was a pitch-black night sky, empty above and below with no end in sight, very much like the Void where He Lingchuan fought Jialou Tian.

He Lingchuan looked around; a place like this most likely doesn't exist in reality.

He also sensed that this place was shrouded by an invisible yet powerful force; clearly this "Cloud Platform" wasn't as simple and harmless as it appeared.

Thinking of this, his heart stirred slightly.

Not to mention this place, even the Eagle Beak Town from before probably doesn't exist in reality either.

Just then, two things on his body reacted.

First, the Divine Bone Necklace heated up again, and even trembled twice specially to remind him: there's something precious here.

Up, down, left, right — besides this patch of cloud the three of them stood on, there was nothing at all.

So, what the Divine Bone Necklace covets is this mass of white cloud itself, right?

Furthermore, the Fate Godhead also showed signs of stirring restlessly, as if it had encountered its own kind.

During his last battle with Jialou Tian, He Lingchuan discovered that these Godheads could sense each other; he had since figured out a bit of the Fate Godhead's usage, so he set it to remain impassive and not respond when encountering its own kind, only alerting him.

If the other party did not deliberately conceal their Godhead like he did, the Fate Godhead would be able to sense it.

So inside this mass of cloud, there was still a hidden Godhead?

Interesting, far too interesting.

As for Xiao An's question, Steward Wang couldn't be bothered to answer; he merely bent down, pinched a small tuft of white cloud from the ground, brought it to his mouth, and said: "Go to Ji Mountain!"

Finished speaking, he tossed the white cloud forward; it dispersed in midair, scattering into a white ring perpendicular to the ground, growing larger and larger, looking just like a circular archway.

(End of Chapter)