Chapter 595

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

Ye Guyi was rendered utterly speechless upon hearing Yu Zhangsheng's words; he had never encountered such a shameless person.

"Yu Zhangsheng, can you be any more shameless?"

"Only one of all the Dead Soul Snakes was caught by you? And you have the nerve to say you've done the Saint Son a favor?"

Yu Zhangsheng said: "The ancients say, a drop of kindness ought to be repaid with a gushing spring."

"Although my one Dead Soul Snake is indeed fewer, it still counts as having one. Who knows, if the Saint Son hadn't had my one Dead Soul Snake, he might not have been able to catch that Fifth Rank Dead Soul Snake either."

Ye Guyi was left tongue-tied by this; although he disagreed, he did not know how to refute it.

He stood there stunned for a long while, not knowing how to open his mouth.

Lin Tianhao walked over at this moment and said: "Fine, I, Lin Tianhao, am also not someone who owes others favors."

"How do you want me to repay you?"

Yu Zhangsheng said: "Repayment is out of the question; I, Yu Zhangsheng, am an upright gentleman, I never seek reward for doing good deeds."

"Just travel together to the Eleventh Layer with the Saint Son, and after that we each go our separate ways, how about that?"

Lin Tianhao smiled faintly, "Good!"

Then, without turning his head, he walked off toward the stone pillar direction; the others, seeing this, immediately followed.

The group arrived at the stone pillar; as Lin Tianhao placed the Insect Talisman in his hand on top, a flash of light swept over.

Everyone around the stone pillar was teleported to the Eleventh Layer.

Yu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes; this Eleventh Layer was surprisingly simple, merely a massive circular platform.

It seemed to be an arena, with seating tiers all around.

And here, there were already many people waiting.

Even quite a few of Yu Zhangsheng's acquaintances were among them.

Leng Xu and his party of four were conspicuously seated to one side; additionally there were some people wearing Da Sheng Clan clothing, all simultaneously directing their gazes toward Yu Zhangsheng's location.

What surprised Yu Zhangsheng even more was that Chen Xueqing was actually here as well, with Da Sheng Mengzhi seated beside her.

Yu Zhangsheng laughed heartily: "Didn't expect this Eleventh Layer to be so lively; practically everyone has arrived."

Lin Tianhao's gaze swept across the surroundings; he still walked blandly to one side and sat down quietly.

Ye Guyi said: "Yu Zhangsheng, it seems the parting of ways you spoke of before probably won't be possible."

Yu Zhangsheng also smiled bitterly: "Didn't expect this layer would actually turn out this way; truly unexpected."

After Lin Tianhao sat down in a spot, he immediately meditated on the spot to regulate his breath; the others very familiarly dispersed around him to stand guard.

Yu Zhangsheng did not go over.

Instead he immediately located Chen Xueqing's position.

Chen Xueqing's eyes instantly brightened upon seeing Yu Zhangsheng.

She never would have imagined she would actually meet Yu Zhangsheng here.

"Saintess, long time no see."

Yu Zhangsheng smiled and walked over; Chen Xueqing also smiled faintly.

"Yu Zhangsheng, you actually came here too; it's truly both within expectations and beyond them."

Yu Zhangsheng said: "What do you mean by that?"

Chen Xueqing smiled: "Given your strength, arriving here is a reasonable matter, not hard to predict."

"What I didn't predict was that you and I would actually be able to arrive here simultaneously."

"And, how come you're together with Lin Tianhao?"

Yu Zhangsheng said: "This matter is also a long story; we met on the Ninth Layer."

"You should know the situation of that Ninth Layer, right? It's very similar to Death Domain Xia Gu."

"By the way, how did you get here? And together with this Da Sheng Mengzhi at that?"

What Yu Zhangsheng found most strange was this point: how Chen Xueqing ended up running into Da Sheng Mengzhi.

Chen Xueqing also gave a brief explanation.

It turned out that after Yu Zhangsheng's party scattered, Chen Xueqing likewise entered that Tower.

However, because she lacked an Insect Talisman, Chen Xueqing could only enter starting from the First Layer.

After much difficulty reaching the Third Layer, Chen Xueqing unexpectedly encountered Da Sheng Mengzhi leading a team inside to explore.

Da Sheng Mengzhi immediately invited Chen Xueqing to go together, and informed Chen Xueqing about matters concerning this Pupa Tower.

Upon learning that with an Insect Talisman one could quickly reach the upper layers of the Pupa Tower, Chen Xueqing then agreed to join Da Sheng Mengzhi's team.

Originally Da Sheng Mengzhi's team reached the Eighth Layer and prepared to search for this layer's Guardian Spirit Insect; unexpectedly this layer had already been broken through by someone long ago. As for the Ninth and Tenth Layers, they were likewise.

Only then did they come to the Eleventh Layer to wait; they didn't expect that before long they would encounter Yu Zhangsheng's group arriving.

Yu Zhangsheng asked: "Put that way, you guys also only just arrived here?"

Chen Xueqing nodded, "We've been here for half a quarter-hour."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded slightly; judging by the situation, after Lin Tianhao subdued the Tenth Layer's Guardian Spirit Insect, Chen Xueqing's group's distance to the stone pillar location was much closer than theirs; otherwise they couldn't have entered earlier.

After learning the course of events, Yu Zhangsheng then looked toward Da Sheng Mengzhi.

At this moment Da Sheng Mengzhi's complexion also didn't look too good; it appeared Yu Zhangsheng's arrival made him very displeased.

Yu Zhangsheng said unconcerned: "Hehe, meeting again. Never imagined you and I would have such fate."

Da Sheng Mengzhi glanced at the corner of his mouth, his face cold.

"Yu Zhangsheng, didn't you come following that guy? Why aren't you still following him?"

Yu Zhangsheng smiled and said, "You misunderstand me. I merely happened to travel with them; we are not companions."

"Hmph!"

Da Sheng Mengzhi abruptly turned his head, looking at Lin Tianhao to the side.

"Did you come through his Insect Talisman?"

"Correct, exactly so."

"The Insect Talisman in his hand — which layer's Insect Talisman is it?"

Yu Zhangsheng said, "It should be the Tenth Layer."

"What?"

Da Sheng Mengzhi suddenly widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"Could it be that the Tenth Layer's Guardian Spirit Insect was actually killed by him? How is that possible?"

Yu Zhangsheng shook his head. "You're wrong. He didn't kill the Tenth Layer's Guardian Spirit Insect; he caught it directly!"

"Impossible!"

Da Sheng Mengzhi violently stood up, completely disbelieving Yu Zhangsheng's words.

"How could he possibly capture a Fifth Order Spirit Insect alive?"

Yu Zhangsheng also felt some admiration; Lin Tianhao's methods were indeed powerful.

He knew nothing about those Dead Soul Snakes in the gorge, yet Lin Tianhao knew how to counter them — enough to see the gap.

In this regard, he admitted he was indeed inferior to Lin Tianhao.

"Would I need to lie to you about this kind of thing?"

"If you don't believe me, go find him and try for yourself — wouldn't you know then?"

Da Sheng Mengzhi slowly sat down, the whole person as if lost in spirit, sitting in place for a long time without speaking.

Chen Xueqing also said, "Lin Tianhao's methods are unfathomable; it wouldn't be strange if he has a way to capture a Fifth Order Spirit Insect."

And at this moment.

The center of the round platform once again lit up with bursts of bright light.

Waiting for the bright light to disperse, several faces familiar to Yu Zhangsheng also appeared before his eyes.

"Hehe, looks like acquaintances again. Didn't expect Wang Mie and them to have arrived too."

"Looking at it this way, the several teams entering the Holy Land Secret Realm this time have almost all gathered." Chen Xueqing said, "Only Lu Chengfeng's whereabouts are still unknown; he probably can't make it."

Yu Zhangsheng smiled and said, "That's not necessarily so."

Before Chen Xueqing could ask the reason, the center flashed with bright light once again.

Lu Chengfeng, Qi Liu San, Hu Ruhai and the others indeed arrived as expected.

Chen Xueqing was suddenly surprised — why Yu Zhangsheng would know Lu Chengfeng could come.

Yu Zhangsheng smiled and said, "Hehe, actually before I came, I saw Lu Chengfeng inside the Yong Ta."

"Later, because of a small accident, we separated. But among that group, two people both have Insect Talismans. Coming here is naturally not strange."

"Speaking of which, how did you get here? Could it be you also have an Insect Talisman?"

Chen Xueqing nodded. "The one in Da Sheng Mengzhi's hand is the Third Layer's Insect Talisman."

"I see."

With the arrival of Lu Chengfeng's group.

The center of the round platform suddenly began to tremble. Then a huge stone pillar slowly rose.

"Why did this layer's stone pillar stand up right from the start?"

"Could it be this layer's Guardian Spirit Insect has already been slain by someone?"

"But there's only this much space here; why is there no corpse to be seen?"

"Just what is going on?"

Many people were also baffled, but there were also quick reactors who immediately crowded over.

A group of Da Sheng Clan people immediately walked to the stone pillar's side, embedding the Insect Talismans in their hands into the corresponding positions.

However, to everyone's surprise, that stone pillar actually had no reaction?

The Da Sheng Clan person tried again, still no reaction whatsoever.

"Why isn't my Insect Talisman working? Who wants to try?"

Leng Xu walked gracefully to the front of the stone pillar, placing an Insect Talisman from her hand into the corresponding position as well.

Yu Zhangsheng noticed the Insect Talisman in her hand was placed at the Fifth Layer's corresponding position.

But logically, the Fifth Layer should have long since been taken by someone. How did it end up in her hands?

Yu Zhangsheng also guessed a thing or two, and combined with Leng Xu's methods, couldn't help but suspect whether Leng Xu had already made a move on the Da Sheng Clan people early on.

As Leng Xu placed her Insect Talisman on it too, the stone pillar gradually showed some faint light, yet there was no further reaction.

"Could this stone pillar need all Insect Talismans placed on it to activate?"

"Everyone, since it's like this, let everyone contribute a share."

Soon, others crowded up, placing Insect Talismans on it.

With each additional Insect Talisman, the stone pillar's light grew a degree more intense.

Yu Zhangsheng couldn't help but look toward Qi Liu San and Hu Ruhai's direction; they had also long since noticed Yu Zhangsheng's existence.

Didn't expect Yu Zhangsheng to actually still be alive.

Lu Chengfeng, seeing Yu Zhangsheng, was even more furious to the extreme; didn't expect Yu Zhangsheng to actually abandon him and run! At this moment he also stared fixedly at Yu Zhangsheng, the look suggesting he also intended to find Yu Zhangsheng and ask just what happened.

Yu Zhangsheng couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

"Hehe, looks like the reason this stone pillar appeared is because the insect talismans from the previous ten layers have all been gathered. Seems the insect talisman in my hand can't be hidden anymore."

So Yu Zhangsheng also walked over and placed the insect talisman in his hand on top.

Hu Ruhai immediately exclaimed in shock: "Yu Zhangsheng, how do you have an insect talisman! Could it be that the Black Armor Saint Insect's insect talisman was taken by you!"

Yu Zhangsheng sighed inwardly, what had to come has finally come.

"Team Leader Hu, didn't expect to meet again."

Hu Ruhai didn't acknowledge it, continuing to interrogate.

"Yu Zhangsheng, how do you explain this?"

Qi Liu San's complexion also turned iron-green; they had exhausted all methods to finally kill the Black Armor Saint Insect, never expecting the fruit to be plucked by Yu Zhangsheng.

What made Qi Liu San's complexion even more unable to hold was that if they hadn't seen Yu Zhangsheng now, they'd probably still be kept in the dark.

This feeling of being played around and not realizing it unknowingly is truly unbearable.

Yu Zhangsheng could only give an awkward smile: "Hehe, several seniors misunderstand, let me explain to you all in a moment, it's not too late."

"Misunderstand? What misunderstanding! Yu Zhangsheng, speak!"

That Hu Ruhai was clearly angry enough to choke.

Yu Zhangsheng simply stopped pretending, spread his hands and said: "Team Leader Hu, the facts are as such, the insect talisman has already been placed on the stone pillar, even if given to you now it's useless."

What Hu Ruhai cares about isn't some insect talisman, but the Black Armor Saint Insect's corpse!

That's a Fifth Order Spirit Insect's corpse, on it are how many Spirit Beast Materials!

Yu Zhangsheng smiled: "Team Leader Hu, our previous matters can be slowly resolved later."

"I see right now, it's better not to delay other people's time, what do you think?"

Hu Ruhai also slowly calmed down.

Making things clear here, other people would definitely participate in it.

He and Qi Liu San exchanged a glance, then simultaneously nodded.

The two also came before the stone pillar, placing the insect talismans in their hands on top of the stone pillar as well.

At this time, the other several insect talismans were also successively placed in corresponding positions.

When all ten insect talismans were in position, the light emitted by that stone pillar also reached its peak, swallowing everyone within.

After a bout of dizziness, Yu Zhangsheng discovered he was already in another place.

All around were various broken walls and ruins, dilapidated beyond measure, looking like they already had an unknown amount of history.

Yu Zhangsheng slowly rose, searching around slightly.

This place actually had nothing special, just some ruined ruins.

And outside this Yong Ta there seems to be no difference.

"Could it be I've already come out? Impossible, this place is very likely the true ruins location!"

Slightly searching but gaining nothing, Yu Zhangsheng could only advance in one direction.

This place cannot fly, also cannot distinguish direction.

Can only walk on foot, helpless, Yu Zhangsheng once again summoned Xuan Gui to serve as mount.

Xuan Gui appeared, immediately observing the surrounding environment.

"Xuan Gui Senior, you said before this place had a familiar aura, wonder if now you still have the previous feeling?"

Xuan Gui's head looked around for a while, also falling into memory.

Yu Zhangsheng waited quietly at the side, after a long time, Xuan Gui seemed to slowly recover from the memory.

Seeing this, Yu Zhangsheng immediately asked: "Xuan Gui Senior, what did you recall?"

"This place should be a sect ruins left behind from the Ancient era! Even in my youthful era, this ruins had already existed for a very long time."

"This place was originally a sect ruins?"

Yu Zhangsheng instantly froze, immediately becoming excited.

Since it's a sect ruins, there will definitely be more or less something left behind.

Especially some Cultivation Method Secret Manuals left from that period, naturally extremely powerful.

"Xuan Gui Senior, what else do you know?"

Xuan Gui closed eyes for a moment, slowly said: "This place's former name, seems to be called Ancient Dragon Palace!"

"Rumor has it it was a sect established by an Ancient True Dragon, a sect founded among Spirit Beasts!" (Chapter End)