Chapter 67: Cicada shedding its shell? My Huangfu Tianji reappears!

The Soul-Condensing Creation Dew falls into the hands of "Jin Shisan"!

This news swept through the cultivators remaining at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Laws Source Pool like a storm, and countless gazes instantly became burning and dangerous. Greed, jealousy, killing intent... various negative emotions intertwined like an invisible net, firmly locking onto Lin Xuan, who had just appeared.

Ye Chen's eyes were sharp, thunder light appearing around his body, seemingly weighing the pros and cons of taking action.

The Third Prince Li Daoyi's expression was gloomy, and he gave a look to the two old guards beside him.

Elder You Liang and others of the Youming Sect had even more venomous gazes, wishing they could pounce on him immediately and tear Lin Xuan to pieces.

Other forces, including some rogue Soul Formation cultivators, also had their auras surging, faintly forming a surrounding posture.

The air solidified, daggers drawn!

Lin Xuan was at the center of the storm, but his expression remained calm. He had long expected this situation. The Chaos Soul Formation throbbed slightly, vast spiritual power surging in his meridians, ready to erupt with an earth-shattering strike at any time. At the same time, he secretly communicated with the Small Void Shifting Talisman and the Small Big Dipper Illusion Killing Array disk in the system space, preparing for the worst.

However, at this critical moment—

"Hehe... it seems I have come at just the right time."

A familiar, slightly hoarse voice rang out abruptly in the arena, breaking the solidified atmosphere.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see space rippling like water waves on the water surface not far away, and a figure enveloped in a silver cloak slowly emerged—it was the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion messenger, Envoy Yin Si!

His appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention. The mystery and transcendence of the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion made everyone present fear them.

Envoy Yin Si's eyes, flashing with data light, swept over the audience and finally landed on Lin Xuan, saying flatly: "Since Daoist friend Jin Shisan has obtained the Creation Dew, he is a guest of my Huangfu Tianji Pavilion. According to the agreement, you may accompany me to the Heavenly Mandate Hall to complete the transaction."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place was shocked!

The Huangfu Tianji Pavilion was actually publicly standing up for Jin Shisan?! And wanted to lead him to the Heavenly Mandate Hall to complete the transaction?

This meant that within the range of the Heavenly Mandate Hall, anyone who wanted to move against Jin Shisan would have to weigh whether they could bear the wrath of the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion! Although the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion generally did not directly participate in fighting, its unfathomable foundation and bizarre means made no one willing to easily provoke them.

Ye Chen's brows furrowed, and the thunder light around his body slowly retracted.

The Third Prince Li Daoyi snorted, but did not speak to stop it.

Elder You Liang and others were even more livid, gnashing their teeth, but dared not act.

Envoy Yin Si's appearance was like a basin of cold water, temporarily extinguishing the war that was about to break out in the arena.

Lin Xuan's heart also stirred slightly. Envoy Yin Si's appearance at this time seemed to be resolving the siege for him, but in reality, it was making his connection with the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion public, and at the same time "inviting" him into the center of the more complex vortex of the Heavenly Mandate Hall. But he had no choice at this moment; staying here would only lead to endless siege.

"I trouble Messenger Envoy Yin Si to lead the way." Lin Xuan nodded slightly to Envoy Yin Si, his tone calm.

Envoy Yin Si said no more, turned around, and walked toward the water surface. Where he stepped, the water surface automatically condensed into ice crystal-like stairs, extending into the depths of the clouds and mist.

Lin Xuan did not hesitate and followed closely behind.

Under the gaze of countless complex eyes, the two, one after the other, stepped on the ice crystal stairs, their figures gradually submerging into the dense clouds and mist, disappearing.

Until they disappeared completely, the solidified atmosphere on the square suddenly relaxed, and then more intense discussions erupted.

"The Huangfu Tianji Pavilion actually intervened!"

"What is the background of this Jin Shisan? To be so valued by the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion?"

"It seems there is no hope for the Soul-Condensing Creation Dew..."

"Not necessarily! The situation inside the Heavenly Mandate Hall is complex, there might still be a chance!"

Everyone had different thoughts, but for the time being, no one dared to chase into the Heavenly Mandate Hall area. That was the territory of the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion, with strict rules.

Passing through the dense clouds and mist, the scene before his eyes opened up again.

It was not the magnificent palace he had imagined, but a massive platform suspended in the void. The platform was paved with some unknown blue-grey stone, ancient and vicissitudinous, with clouds and mist swirling around the edges, and bottomless void below. On the platform, there were dozens of pavilions and towers of various styles, some brightly lit, some silent.

This was the outer platform of the Heavenly Mandate Hall.

Envoy Yin Si led Lin Xuan straight to the tallest building in the center of the platform. It was a nine-story bronze ancient tower, the tower body covered in traces of time and profound runes, the tower tip hidden in the chaotic air currents above, emitting a vast and mysterious aura.

The tower door opened silently, and inside was not a tower room, but a vast, strange space with stars arranged in rows! It was as if a piece of the starry sky had been intercepted and incorporated into the tower.

"This place is the stronghold of my Huangfu Tianji Pavilion here, the 'Star-Gazing Tower'." Envoy Yin Si's voice echoed under the starry sky. "Daoist friend Jin, please follow me."

He led Lin Xuan, walking on invisible stairs, step by step toward the depths of the starry sky. The stars around them circulated, as if they were within reach, yet separated by endless time and space.

Finally, the two stopped in front of a slowly rotating star emitting soft white light. On this star, a jade table and two cushions were placed.

"Sit." Envoy Yin Si sat on one of the cushions.

Lin Xuan sat down opposite him. He discovered that looking out from the pavilion, the crowd on the square was still clearly visible, but the outside world seemed completely unable to perceive the existence of this pavilion.

"Messenger Envoy Yin Si is waiting here, could it be that the time for the transaction has arrived?" Lin Xuan asked directly.

Envoy Yin Si's eyes, flashing with data light, looked at Lin Xuan and said slowly: "The content of the transaction depends on your choice. My Huangfu Tianji Pavilion can provide you with three paths."

"First, my Pavilion can take action to help you completely resolve the external crisis and help you leave the Mystical Realm safely. The price is... the Soul-Condensing Creation Dew in your hand, and, you owe my Huangfu Tianji Pavilion a favor."

Lin Xuan heard this and sneered in his heart. This condition was harsh, not only wanting to snatch the Creation Dew he had worked so hard to obtain, but also wanting him to owe a favor that was difficult to repay. He shook his head directly: "This path is not feasible."

Envoy Yin Si seemed to have expected this and continued: "Second, my Pavilion can provide an absolutely safe place for closed-door cultivation, allowing you to refine the Creation Dew and stabilize your cultivation. After you come out of seclusion, whether to fight or leave is up to you. The price is... you need to make a heart-demon oath to do three things for my Pavilion in the future. This matter will absolutely not violate your Dao heart principles."

This condition was slightly better than the first, but it was still handing over part of his own destiny to others. Lin Xuan shook his head again: "Please tell me the third path."

Envoy Yin Si's mouth under the hood seemed to hook slightly in an imperceptible arc: "The third path is also the one I recommend most. My Pavilion can tell you a secret about this Mystical Realm, and about yourself... the biggest secret. This secret concerns your life and death, and also concerns a great catastrophe that is about to sweep through this world. Knowing this secret, you might be able to grasp a glimmer of life, or even... reverse the universe. The price is..."

He paused, his voice becoming lower and more mysterious.

"The price is, seven-tenths of the medicinal power of the Soul-Condensing Creation Dew in your hand! And, you need to promise that at a certain specific moment in the future, you will take action for my Huangfu Tianji Pavilion once, the target... perhaps an 'old friend'."

Only take seven-tenths of the medicinal power? A promise to take action once? And the target is an "old friend"?

Lin Xuan's gaze narrowed. This third path seemed to have the smallest price, but the information it contained was the most shocking! The biggest secret about the Mystical Realm? Concerning his own life and death? Concerning a great catastrophe sweeping through this world? And that specific "old friend" target...

What exactly did the Huangfu Tianji Pavilion know? And what were they plotting?

He pondered for a moment, not answering immediately, but asked back: "How can I be sure that the secret you speak of is worth this price?"

Envoy Yin Si seemed to have expected him to ask this, and waved his hand over the jade table. Starlight condensed on the jade table, turning into a blurry dynamic picture.

In the picture, one could vaguely see the five massive stone pillars in the Five Elements Demon-Suppressing Land shaking violently, cracks spreading, even more serious than before! And behind that rune gate he had reinforced, the terrifying aura of that "Ruined Abyss Demon Sense" seemed to become more active and violent, and even... faintly revealed a hint of cunning and wisdom! As if its previous suppression was not completely powerless, but... intentional?!

At the same time, the picture flashed, and several blurry figures appeared, one of which was shockingly the figure of the Zhao Clan ancestor Zhao Wuji! He was meeting with several strange black shadows that did not look human in a hidden place! And in another flickering picture, Lin Xuan even saw Ye Chen's figure; he seemed to be searching for something, but his line of fate presented a sign of being shrouded in heavy mist...

The picture stopped abruptly.

Envoy Yin Si retracted his hand and said flatly: "These are just some fragments. The real secret is far more shocking than what you have seen. Well? Will you make this deal or not?"

Lin Xuan's heart was surging with waves. The hidden danger of the Five Elements Demon-Suppressing Land was not removed, but might be even more serious? The Zhao Clan was indeed colluding with certain forces? Ye Chen's fate was shrouded in mist? Behind all this, there seemed to be a huge conspiracy!

He took a deep breath, looked at Envoy Yin Si, and said in a deep voice:

"I want to know everything!"

(Chapter 67 End) ===== CHAPTER 68 =====