Chapter 314

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

"You say, are there a lot of good things inside the Immortal Palace?"

Jiang Xuan asked with some curiosity.

"Hm?"

Bird Grandpa perked up with interest upon hearing this.

The Immortal Palace is the strongest power in the Upper Realm; one could also tell from when the Seven Gods descended that Huang Yu held the leading position.

Among them, aside from the killers of the Heavenly Kingdom who could stand on equal footing with him, no one else dared to have any opinions about him.

Even if they did, they had to keep it buried in their hearts, because standing behind him was the Immortal Palace.

The seemingly incomparably glorious Immortal Palace was actually built upon the foundation of harming the Upper Realm, which is how it attained its present state.

Bird Grandpa and Kun Peng were old acquaintances; the most important reason for Kun Peng's demise back then was the Immortal Palace's doing, but Bird Grandpa and Kun Peng did not belong to the same battlefield, so he could not speak clearly on the specifics.

Thinking that the Immortal Palace should have guided the Upper Realm to flourish, yet now it monopolized resources, wanting to firmly grasp the Upper Realm in its own hands.

The Masters of the Forbidden Zones would not agree to this either.

"Inside the Immortal Palace, there might still be items left over from the Ancient Era, which would greatly help you and me repair our physical bodies, but relying on our current strength? If we really clash head-on with the Immortal Palace, isn't that a bit unfeasible?"

Although Willow Deity had already recovered, his cultivation realm was only the Tian Shen Realm; in the Upper Realm, he could only count as lower-middle level, and he and Bird Grandpa had not yet condensed physical bodies.

Their realms were even more out of the question; even if they burned their own Primordial Spirits, they could recover to the Immortal King Realm, but it would only be a fleeting moment.

There are Supreme existences inside the Immortal Palace; if they fought, they would definitely suffer a loss. After the Master of the Forbidden Zone reminded them, Bird Grandpa and the others also fell into thought.

"What is there to fear? We aren't really going to fight the Immortal Palace; would stealing work?"

Jiang Xuan reminded them; this time it was merely targeting their treasury. Seeing Jiang Xuan's confident appearance.

"Just what is your cultivation realm, exactly? Can you handle a Supreme?"

Bird Grandpa sized up Jiang Xuan.

He had no aura whatsoever on his body, yet sometimes he gave even himself a huge sense of oppression. To speak the truth, Willow Deity had never truly sensed Jiang Xuan's strength either.

"Confronting a Supreme should be fine, I suppose."

Jiang Xuan replied modestly, and this made Bird Grandpa excited beyond measure; he slapped his thigh and said.

"Then what is there to fear! With you here, isn't that enough? This isn't the Xian Yu; Supremes are already the peak, and they're a bunch of useless Supremes at that."

"Do them!"

Bird Grandpa made the call; the Master of the Forbidden Zone was helpless.

"First, I won't go die with you all; with so many people going, what if there's an accident?"

But the Master of the Forbidden Zone had no chance to choose; his skull was instantly brought to the entrance of the Immortal Palace.

Before Bird Grandpa and the others could react, Jiang Xuan's power communicated with the Immortal Palace's grand formation.

With a hum, the Immortal Palace's grand formation seemed to paralyze, losing all defensive capability, and right before them it revealed an opening that could be passed through; Willow Deity and Jiang Xuan entered.

Bird Grandpa watched Jiang Xuan's methods, not saying a word, just full of admiration. The Immortal Palace's prestige was not only because its high-level experts were strong, but also because of this grand formation; facing a siege by the entire Upper Realm, this barrier could also withstand it.

Yet now it actually failed in Jiang Xuan's hands, and they just swaggered right in like that.

"Truly unexpected; your formation attainments have actually reached this level. You can pass through this formation, so your realm is at least Supreme!"

Bird Grandpa did not dare continue guessing higher; existences of the Immortal King Realm are still too rare, and Jiang Xuan is unfathomable, he couldn't figure him out.

Jiang Xuan and Willow Deity entered the Immortal Palace; without another word, they headed straight for the Immortal Palace's treasury.

"Generally speaking, the treasury would be heavily guarded."

Willow Deity reminded Jiang Xuan.

But Jiang Xuan gave him a different look, which made Willow Deity feel things were not good.

"Entering the Upper Realm, we must give them a bit of a surprise; otherwise, if we sneak into the Immortal Palace stealthily, even if we get the goods, the Immortal Palace will just suppress the matter."

The Master of the Forbidden Zone likewise sensed something was off.

"What do you want to do? Don't act recklessly; we still have to cultivate the Boy, we can't stir up too big a commotion."

Jiang Xuan made him this tense.

"Rest assured, the Boy won't be affected; he is originally a person of exceptional talent, entering the Upper Realm he can also shine brilliantly. Even without us, he would still become famous."

"And we need to establish our fame as soon as possible, to prepare for the future; right now is the time to make the Immortal Palace suffer a setback."

Jiang Xuan and Willow Deity drifted lightly to the Immortal Palace treasury.

"Got me all excited watching; if only my body had already condensed, I'd definitely join you and clean out the Immortal Palace's treasury."

Bird Grandpa watched Jiang Xuan and Willow Deity's actions, itching to join in himself.

The Immortal Palace's treasury presented no difficulty; the people guarding this place hadn't even detected any anomaly, and Jiang Xuan had already entered the treasury.

"I can only say it's a dazzling array."

Bird Grandpa's eyes were nearly blinded by the glare; he had never seen so many treasures.

"This is actually the fleshly bodies of the Ten Vicious! These heaven-slaying bastards actually refined the Ten Vicious' bodies, purging the killing intent, leaving only their flesh."

Bird Grandpa suddenly saw many Ten Vicious corpses; only Kun Peng was absent. He knew Kun Peng had it relatively good, dying in his own nest.

Otherwise he would be just like these, lying quietly on the ground.

"No! I must give the Immortal Palace a big surprise!"

Bird Grandpa wanted to blow up the Immortal Palace's treasury!

"Are you sure you can take all these things away?"

Jing Bi reminded him.

"Don't let anger cloud your judgment. We came here to make this our own back garden. With so many treasures, we'll need to come back again."

Jiang Xuan agreed with Jing Bi's words.

"Not bad. Everything here will belong to us. Blowing it all up would be too much of a waste."

"However, when we leave in a bit, let's make a big commotion. Throwing the Xian Dian into chaos won't be a problem."

As he spoke, Jiang Xuan had already sent the useful items into the Hongmeng Dao Tree.

Every branch of the Hongmeng Dao Tree can store numerous items.

The current Hongmeng Dao Tree was like a money tree — all good stuff.

After taking everything, they went out and saw the highest peak within the Xian Dian. Bird Ye requested Jiang Xuan.

"That mountain peak — no need for it to exist anymore."

Jiang Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Where his finger pointed, Karma entwined, and the distant mountain peak collapsed with a boom.

Originally, Jiang Xuan could have made the mountain peak vanish without a sound, but they came today precisely to let the Xian Dian know their home had been robbed.

Jiang Xuan naturally made a huge commotion. After the Xian Dian stirred, the entire Shang Jie was alarmed. They watched the Xian Dian, not knowing what had happened.

After doing the deed, Jiang Xuan and the others left in a carefree manner.

The Xian Dian's people arrived late. The Xian Dian's Supreme heard the commotion and arrived in an instant, but nothing was left here.

He suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately ordered the treasury opened.

The Xian Dian's treasury was missing more than half, including extremely important treasures. The Xian Dian suffered catastrophic losses.

"I put you in charge of guarding, and this is the result you give me!"

The Xian Dian Zun Zhe slapped two Tian Shen Realm guards to death with a single palm.

"Block the news for me! Also, find out exactly who it was! They actually dared to act against the Xian Dian — I'll make them die."

Because Jiang Xuan and the others were silent and traceless, the Xian Dian Zun Zhe suspected it was Tian Guo's people who did it.

However, none of that matters anymore. The Shang Jie is too calm — it's always been a pool of muddy water. They still want to use surface calm to cover things up, but Jiang Xuan and the others naturally won't agree.

Bird Ye spread the news of the Xian Dian treasury theft all along the way. After the Shang Jie's people learned of this, many set their sights on the Xian Dian.

The Xian Dian has always dominated. Resources in every aspect are top-tier. Before, no one dared to covet the Xian Dian. Now it's different — someone has already set an example for them.

"Turns out the Xian Dian isn't as hard to enter as imagined. So many good things, all occupied by a single Powerful Force. This won't do."

"What nonsense are you spouting? The Xian Dian's strength is so great. If we really go, can we even return alive?"

"But someone has already done it. Maybe we can too! Think about it — if we succeed just once, what will our future look like?"

The Xian Dian Zun Zhe has already sensed danger.

Once the events are publicized, the Xian Dian's prestige will decline.

"These nobodies actually harbor such intentions. Since that's the case, I absolutely cannot let them succeed."

The Xian Dian Zun Zhe immediately arranged more people to protect the entire Xian Dian.

However, he still underestimated this world's greed. After the Xian Dian's news spread.

Countless people rushed to Ci Chu. They stared at the Xian Dian, thinking about when to strike.

Originally, they were still some distance from the Xian Dian, but as time passed, they drew closer and closer, intending to act against the Xian Dian.

The Xian Dian did not continue to indulge them. The Xian Dian's entire Tian Shen appeared, and the pressure surged instantly.

"The Xian Dian's prestige — how can you touch it? Since you've come, don't think about leaving."

The Xian Dian's Tian Shen stared at everyone in the field and waved a hand to give the order.

Tian Shen taking the field was practically a massacre. Occasionally there were one or two Tian Shen, but upon meeting the Xian Dian's people, they couldn't survive more than two moves before being killed.

This is the Xian Dian's Foundation. No one has ever dared to provoke them.

Although the Xian Dian has regained calm, the ones who acted against the Xian Dian still haven't been found.

"A bunch of trash! Can't even handle such a small matter."

The Xian Dian Zun Zhe was furious, but there was nothing he could do. The entire Xian Dian's people had already mobilized, yet there was still no news.

He couldn't rely on these people either. Using his Supreme realm to deduce, he wanted to find out who the other party really was.

But seeing the deduced scene terrified even him — it was the backs of four people.

Two were at the very front, yet he couldn't make out their appearances. As for the other two, it was even more so. The one in the very middle and front was wrapped in a layer of mist.

The Xian Dian Zun Zhe still wanted to investigate further. When he approached the shadow at the deepest part, the other party suddenly turned back, staring at the Xian Dian Zun Zhe.

A mere gaze made the Xian Dian Zun Zhe's breath stop. Then, the frontmost person waved a hand, and the Xian Dian Zun Zhe reappeared at his starting point.

He still wanted to advance further, but felt his physical body being compressed from all directions.

The Xian Dian Zun Zhe suddenly woke with a start, his whole body drenched in sweat, then vomited a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Who exactly are they? So powerful — why would they still act against the Xian Dian?"

Thinking the other party might not have truly come for the Xian Dian treasury made the Xian Dian Zun Zhe even more afraid.

The Xian Dian is also strong. The Supreme isn't unaware — if someone truly came to settle accounts, the Xian Dian against those four people wouldn't have the slightest chance of winning.

"Still have to tell the Old Ancestor about this."

The Xian Dian resides in the Shang Jie. The Supreme is already this world's Peak, but the Xian Dian doesn't only have the Supreme realm.

Above the Xian Dian Zun Zhe is the Residual Immortal — one who participated in the Ancient Great War. It was precisely because of his slander that the Sin Blood lineage appeared.

"Old Ancestor, someone may have returned to settle accounts."

The Residual Immortal heard the transmission. In his cultivation ground, he had no reaction whatsoever.

To him, as long as the Xian Dian isn't about to be flattened, it has nothing to do with him. He's lived too long, has no sentimental attachments left. He fears death and won't take risks by rushing out now to find Jiang Xuan and the others.

He must ensure he can appear at the most critical moment.

The Immortal Palace let the matter drop, but Bird Grandpa did not let them off the hook; once the feeling of being spied upon appeared, he understood that someone in the Immortal Palace was divining their location, yet under Jiang Xuan's karmic entanglement they had already broken free of the River of Time — if they wanted to uncover the truth, they would have to actually find him themselves.

Otherwise, they would absolutely not be able to divine him.

Bird Grandpa then spread this matter outward.

Er Tu Zi, who was still thinking about how to return to the Peacock Clan, heard about what happened at the Immortal Palace and immediately reacted — this was definitely Jiang Xuan and his group's doing.

He could not help but feel regret in his heart.

"Had I known earlier I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave; I could have gone to divide up the Immortal Palace's treasures."

Er Tu Zi sighed and continued on his way, but soon explosive news broke out again.

"What? You say the Immortal Palace's Supreme's divination actually failed? How is that possible — who could make the Immortal Palace suffer such embarrassment?"

"You didn't see — the Immortal Palace has already stayed its hand and stopped searching; there must be a reason for this."

"Put that way — it's because they can't find the other party?"

"There's another possibility you haven't heard — the Immortal Palace's people are afraid."

An Immortal Palace disciple currently training outside heard their discussion and his veins bulged with rage.

Divine Light surged forth, and he suppressed and killed several people.

The sudden change left the surrounding people trembling with fear.

"Why did you act! Can Immortal Palace people be this unreasonable?"

The Immortal Palace disciple, upon hearing this, didn't care about any of that.

"You actually slandered the Immortal Palace behind its back — this matter won't end just like that; I'm not killing you this time, but don't push your luck."

The Immortal Palace disciple left in a huff, but because of this matter the Upper Realm's attitude toward the Immortal Palace had already wavered.

In their hearts, the Immortal Palace slowly descended from a great mountain.

Jiang Xuan and his group returned to the Mushroom Forest once more; Xiao Budian still didn't know what had happened outside.

"Master, where did you go?"

Xiao Budian, who was in the midst of tempering his physical body, saw Jiang Xuan and the others return and felt some curiosity.

"Went to find you something to eat."

Willow Deity took out the spoils they had hunted on the way back.

Seeing this, Xiao Budian's stomach growled.

"Then I'll eat my fill before cultivating."

Jiang Xuan personally cooked, roasting the spirit beast's meat until done; Xiao Budian watched with drool flowing.

He was truly hungry.

Little did he know, Jiang Xuan had sprinkled the spirit medicines he had obtained from the Immortal Palace onto the roasted meat.

Xiao Budian alone ate half a spirit beast, and his body emitted a frenzied heat.

"Master, I feel like I'm about to catch fire." (Chapter End)