Chapter 657: The Holy Palace's Plan

Holy Palace Realm.

Swish!

The void was torn apart directly by a powerful force.

The figures of the Azure Dragon Saint and Su Yu appeared within the Holy Palace Realm.

"Huh?"

Just arrived in the Holy Palace Realm, the Azure Dragon Saint let out a sound of confusion.

"What's going on?"

Su Yu stood behind the Azure Dragon Saint, and after hearing the Azure Dragon Saint's voice, he also stepped forward.

Gazing at the Holy Palace Realm before him.

His brows furrowed slightly.

"Something's not right, Master!"

Su Yu stared intently at the Holy Palace Realm before him.

Unlike the realms of the Nine Nether Purgatory and the Blade-Wielding Court, the Holy Palace Realm contained no aura whatsoever.

Towering buildings stood continuously within the realm, magnificent and splendid palaces sat quietly upon the earth.

It appeared extremely extravagant.

Yet behind this extravagance, Su Yu sensed something amiss.

Silent!

The Holy Palace Realm was simply too silent.

After all, as a top-tier power, the Holy Palace has countless disciples and elders under its command.

Logically, it should be extremely lively.

However, after the two entered the Holy Palace Realm, they discovered something amiss.

Because, within the entire realm, it had become silent to an extraordinarily strange degree.

There was no sound at all, and even when the two extended their soul power, they detected no trace of any living being's aura.

It seemed as if there were no living beings left in this realm at all.

If this were elsewhere, Su Yu and the Azure Dragon Saint might not have paid it any mind.

But within the Holy Palace Realm....

This really is rather too bizarre.

Even more bizarre than the Nine Nether Purgatory.

"What's going on?"

Su Yu looked toward the Azure Dragon Saint.

Yet he saw the Azure Dragon Saint's brows tightly knit, obviously also somewhat uncertain.

The Azure Dragon Saint glanced around, and suddenly his nostrils twitched slightly.

"Su Yu... do you sense anything amiss?"

The Azure Dragon Saint spoke softly.

"Something's not right..."

Su Yu narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping across the Holy Palace Realm, when a pungent odor suddenly surged into his nostrils.

"This is..." Su Yu's brows rose slightly "the smell of human blood?"

The Azure Dragon Saint's gaze slowly turned toward the deepest part of the Holy Palace Realm.

There stood a massive mountain peak, silently upright.

It emitted waves of golden light.

Within the golden light's embrace, even soul power could not break through.

"It seems the people of the Holy Palace are even more ruthless than I imagined!"

The Azure Dragon Saint's complexion gradually turned icy, a flash of killing intent flickering in his eyes.

Su Yu's complexion also gradually returned to calm as he quietly gazed at the mountain before him.

"Is this... the Holy Palace's Holy Mountain?"

Since Su Yu entered the Saint Realm, there have been few things that could pique his interest.

Yet this mountain peak before him actually caused a slight fluctuation in Su Yu's cultivation.

It is clearly not an ordinary object.

Thinking about how we came here for the Holy Palace's Holy Mountain, it was easy to guess.

"It seems this Holy Mountain won't be easy to climb!"

The Azure Dragon Saint spoke lightly.

He then took a step forward.

Directly arriving before the Holy Mountain.

Before the Holy Mountain stood a massive golden stone stele, silently upright at its base.

Upon the stele, two characters were conspicuously inscribed.

"Holy Mountain!"

Within those two simple characters emanated an extremely overbearing aura.

It seemed as if the writer, standing there, laughed while gazing upon the whole realm.

"Azure Dragon Saint, having traveled ten thousand miles, our palace has failed to welcome you properly!"

A hearty voice exploded across the heavens.

Afterwards, three figures gradually appeared before the two of them.

Of those two, Su Yu was extremely familiar with them.

They were none other than the Grand Elder and the Vice Hall Master.

And standing before the two was a middle-aged man in white robes.

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, and with every gesture, he even caused the void of heaven and earth to tremble faintly.

This showed his extraordinariness.

"Sacred Hall Master?"

The Azure Dragon Saint's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Your Sacred Hall is really bold!"

The Azure Dragon Saint gave the Sacred Hall Master a deep look.

The Sacred Hall Master smiled faintly, his gaze falling on Su Yu behind the Azure Dragon Saint; his pupils contracted slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

"This must be the Azure Dragon Saint's disciple, right? Not bad cultivation—he actually entered the Saint Realm. Now both of the Azure Dragon Saint's disciples have entered the Saint Realm; tsk tsk, one sect with three Saints—the Azure Dragon Saint could even establish a top-tier power!"

The Sacred Hall Master said with a hearty laugh.

He felt no unease despite Su Yu's terrifying improvement.

Only the Vice Hall Master and Grand Elder behind him had their pupils contract slightly.

The two of them had seen Su Yu before.

Back then, Su Yu was merely a peak Venerable Realm kid.

Although he had taken first place in the God-Hunting War.

But in their eyes, that was nothing special.

After all, beneath Saints, all are ants.

Who would have thought that in just three or four months, Su Yu would actually enter the Saint Realm—and not just an ordinary Saint Realm.

But the Second Level of the Saint Realm.

"This kid's talent is somewhat strange!"

The Vice Hall Master murmured softly.

"Hmph! Even if your talent is higher, once you enter my Sacred Hall's domain, do you still think you can leave?"

The Grand Elder's eyes were filled with vengeful malice.

He stared fixedly at Su Yu, his gaze brimming with endless killing intent.

His own granddaughter also perished in the God-Hunting Space because of Su Yu.

How could the Grand Elder not be furious?

The Vice Hall Master frowned slightly and snapped, "Enough, don't act out; if you mess up the Ancestor's plan, you'll regret it!". ghxsw.

Their conversation was carried out via voice transmission, so even though the Azure Dragon Saint could see their mouths slightly open,

he did not know what they were saying.

However, the Azure Dragon Saint didn't care, instead gazing lightly at the Sacred Hall Master and saying,

"Sacred Mountain... shall we begin?"

The Sacred Hall Master smiled faintly, made way for a small path, and immediately, behind him, the Sacred Mountain

golden light swayed slightly, and it was actually forced apart into an extremely narrow path.

"People of my Sacred Hall keep their word; for the journey to the Sacred Mountain, Su Yu may enter."

"But Azure Dragon Saint, you should stay here and not move!"

The Sacred Hall Master narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.

The Azure Dragon Saint listened to the Sacred Hall Master's voice, his brows furrowing even deeper.

The Sacred Hall actually did not obstruct him.

This is rather strange.

Logically, the Sacred Hall is now at odds with the Nine Abyssal Purgatory, the Blade-Wielding Court, and the Dragon Clan—water and fire cannot mix.

Yet it is even willing to yield the Sacred Mountain for Su Yu's cultivation.

One must say, the Sacred Hall's plans are inscrutable even to the Azure Dragon Saint.

Although he doesn't understand what they intend, the Azure Dragon Saint's heart has always felt a hint of unease.

As if something were missing.

After taking a deep look at the Sacred Hall Master, the Azure Dragon Saint turned to Su Yu and whispered, "Be careful—I always feel the people of the Sacred Hall harbor ill intentions."

Su Yu nodded lightly.

But Su Yu didn't care either.

He himself is now at the Second Level of the Saint Realm; unless the opponent deploys Sixth Level forces,

otherwise, to him it would be no more than a tickle.

Su Yu strode straight past the three of the Sacred Hall Master, and under the Grand Elder's gaze that seemed to want to devour him, he slowly stepped onto the path of the Sacred Mountain.

The Sacred Hall Master watched Su Yu enter the Sacred Mountain with squinting eyes, laughing heartily as he said,

"It seems the Azure Dragon Saint came prepared; aren't you afraid we've left some tricks in the Sacred Hall within the Sacred Mountain to prevent your disciple from leaving?"

The Azure Dragon Saint, expressionless, hands behind his back, said lightly, "If you can easily kill a Saint, then consider my disciple's fate ill."

Although the Sacred Hall has four Saints, only three have come out.

But the Sacred Hall's Ancestor, the Azure Dragon Saint, still knows that as long as the opponent makes any move, the Azure Dragon Saint will surely notice.

After all, having settled the Nine Heavens for thousands of years, as the oldest Saint, the Azure Dragon is no pushover.

As for the remaining three.

Besides the vice hall master and the hall master, perhaps they pose a threat to Su Yu.

Grand Elder...

A Saint Realm Third Heaven waste, entering is only delivering death.

A gleam flashed in the Holy Palace Hall Master's eyes.

"It seems the Azure Dragon Saint is extremely confident in his disciple!"

Speaking, the Holy Palace Hall Master made a gesture to the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder looked at the gesture, a ferocious smile appearing on his face.

He stepped back slightly, actually disappearing directly into the heavens and earth; when he reappeared, he had already arrived inside the Holy Mountain.

"Su Yu... this time, I will avenge my granddaughter!"

On the Grand Elder's face, the resentful and toxic color was extremely rich, his complexion even more ferociously incomparable.

"Our Holy Palace's Holy Mountain isn't that easy to obtain; letting a Third Heaven increase the difficulty a bit is also reasonable, right!"

The Holy Palace Hall Master smiled narrowly at the Azure Dragon Saint; behind him, the Vice Hall Master also lightly stepped forward.

An aura directly locked onto the Azure Dragon Saint before him.

In an instant, a killing intent loomed, ready to erupt.

However, what surprised the two was:

Even watching the Grand Elder walk into the Holy Mountain with wide eyes, the Azure Dragon Saint's face still showed no expression.

But after sensing the two's aura locking onto him, the Azure Dragon Saint's face finally twitched slightly.

But this expression... appeared extremely strange.

It was as if he were looking at two idiots.

The Holy Palace Hall Master's brows slightly furrowed; the Azure Dragon Saint's reaction seemed not within his expectations.

According to his plan, letting the Grand Elder enter there, even if Su Yu is a powerful dual cultivator of flesh, the gap between Saint Realm Third Heaven and Second Heaven is still extremely obvious.

Moreover, the Grand Elder can still mobilize a bit of the Holy Mountain's power to suppress Su Yu; that shouldn't be difficult.

At the same time, it could also throw the Azure Dragon Saint's formation into chaos.

Only then can the subsequent plan be carried out.

However, the Azure Dragon Saint's reaction made the Holy Palace Hall Master's heart feel slightly uneasy.

It was truly too abnormal.

"Ah!"

The Azure Dragon Saint let out a slight sigh.

"You've thought about this for so long, so you came up with this method to scare me?"

The Azure Dragon Saint looked at the two with some disappointment.

He had thought the Holy Palace still had other tricks, but the result was just sending the Grand Elder to hunt down Su Yu.

Actually, the Holy Palace's idea isn't entirely to blame.

It's just that Su Yu's improvement is too fast.

Who could have imagined that a person at the peak of the Venerable Realm could break through to the Saint Realm in just a few short months?

Such a thing has never even happened in the entire Central Immortal Realm, right?

Moreover, although Su Yu broke through, he is only at the Second Heaven; letting a Third Heaven kill a Second Heaven

That's not exactly a brainless act.

Furthermore, the Grand Elder can still mobilize the Holy Mountain's power.

This is not something an ordinary Third Heaven can match.

All we can say is that Su Yu is truly abnormal.

This has caused the Holy Palace's methods to be somewhat low-grade.

The Holy Palace Hall Master's brows locked tight, he let out a cold snort.

"Hmph! Although I don't know what tricks the Azure Dragon Saint has, before your disciple comes out, you'd better just stay here honestly!"

The Azure Dragon Saint stretched his waist, plopped directly onto the ground, and spoke carelessly.

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll listen to you; who asked me to indulge you?"

That sentence directly left the two dazed.

You call this indulging???

Damn it, do you have a misunderstanding of the word 'indulge'?

Looking at the Azure Dragon Saint's appearance, for some reason, both of their hearts simultaneously rose a bad premonition.

And this premonition seems to be directed at the Grand Elder.

Inside the Holy Mountain.

Su Yu slowly walked toward the mountain peak.

With each step he took, Su Yu could feel a pressure pressing down on him.

And under this pressure, his Human Emperor Technique's operation actually began to slow.

Su Yu's eyebrows slightly raised: "Gravity?"

Su Yu's feet slightly pushed off, and in a leap he arrived at the mountainside.

The Holy Mountain's gravity, although strong, is just that for a Saint.

Perhaps on the mountain peak it could still affect Su Yu a bit, but at this position

it still cannot affect Su Yu.

"This Holy Mountain doesn't have anything special, right!"

Su Yu smacked his lips, leapt again, and directly arrived at the top of Holy Mountain.

On the mountain peak, Su Yu's figure slowly appeared.

The entire mountain peak was filled with a golden light, accompanying Su Yu as he arrived atop Holy Mountain.

That powerful gravity vanished instantly.

The Human Emperor Technique within his body also returned to normal.

Instantly, the golden light surged toward Su Yu.

It gradually increased Su Yu's cultivation.

Su Yu's brow twitched slightly: "So that's it—first bitter, then sweet? This way we can absorb the mountain's power to the fullest!"

Su Yu murmured, having already figured out the situation of Holy Mountain.

"In that case, we can't waste this energy!"

Atop Holy Mountain, the golden light was extremely rich.

Each strand of this golden light is an extremely gentle energy; once absorbed into the body, it automatically converts into cultivation.

It is somewhat similar to the stellar power of the Sword-Wielding Realm and the Nine Abyss power within the Nine Abyss Pool.

No wonder it can become a top-tier force; Holy Mountain's foundation is comparable to that of the Nine Abyss Pool.

Su Yu slightly shook his head, just about to sit cross-legged, when his gaze shifted forward.

Within that extremely rich golden light, a gaunt figure slowly emerged.

"Huh?"

Su Yu's brow twitched slightly as he fixed his gaze on the figure ahead.

"It's you!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Su Yu's face.

The person before him was naturally familiar to Su Yu.

It turned out to be the Grand Sacrificial Elder of the Holy Hall.

The Grand Sacrificial Elder stood amidst the misty golden light.

With surging energy, it constantly circulated within the Grand Sacrificial Elder's body.

Like a roaring sea.

"I never expected that just a few months ago you were an ant in the Venerable Realm, yet now you've leapt straight into the Holy Realm!"

"Had I known it would come to this, I should have risked offending the Azure Dragon Holy One to slay you back then!"

The Grand Sacrificial Elder gazed at Su Yu with a ferocious expression.

His eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

Boom!!

A Third Heaven cultivation burst forth violently, stellar power roaring like waves.

Even the golden light on the mountain peak began to dim.

It seemed affected by the Grand Sacrificial Elder's cultivation, continually receding.

"So this is your Holy Hall's plan?"

Su Yu looked at the Grand Sacrificial Elder before him, somewhat amused.

"Let you come in, threaten my teacher, and incidentally slay me—so you can throw my teacher's forces into chaos."

"Thus accomplishing your plan??"

The Grand Sacrificial Elder's icy gaze fell on Su Yu; if looks could kill, Su Yu would have died countless times already.

"You're clever, but ever since you entered Holy Mountain, your fate has been sealed."

"The Second Heaven of the Holy Realm is powerful, but here in Holy Mountain... I am god!"

The Grand Sacrificial Elder laughed sinisterly and suddenly waved his hand.

In an instant, countless golden lights surged into the Grand Sacrificial Elder's body.

Like turning into wave after wave.

With a boom, the Grand Sacrificial Elder's cultivation surged instantly.

It jumped straight from Third Heaven cultivation to Fourth Heaven.

"Although it's only temporary, it's more than enough to kill you!"

Feeling the surging waves from within, the Grand Sacrificial Elder's face showed a ferocious smile.

"Fourth Heaven?"

Su Yu's brow twitched slightly, the corner of his mouth hinting at a smile.

"Not bad cultivation; if it were anyone else, you might actually have killed them."

"But..."

Su Yu's words shifted slightly, and he instantly tossed out an Eight Trigrams Diagram.

The Eight Trigrams Diagram hovered above the heavens, erupting with a strong suction that directly pulled Su Yu and the Grand Sacrificial Elder inside.

"Huh?"

The Grand Sacrificial Elder stared at the pitch-black expanse before him, feeling an inexplicable unease.

At this moment...

Su Yu's voice exploded beside the Grand Sacrificial Elder's ear.

"But you have your home turf, and I have mine too!"

"Welcome to... my world!"