Splitting the Heave

In the Divine Capital City in the Si Continent…  

Initially, they called themselves the Divine Capital. They wanted to show that they were the main city of the Azure Spiritual World, but as the number of people settling down in the region increased, they started to call the settlement the Divine Capital City. 

Despite the prosperity of the city and the rise of many factions, everyone in the Divine Capital City knew that there was only one true power that controlled the region. It was the Divine Capital Sect that had based themselves in the core of the Divine Capital City.

In one of the second palaces of the Divine Capital Sect, a middle aged Martial Extermination Realm expert wearing a grave expression rushed into the main hall. He approached a withered figure sitting within who seemed to be nodding off as he whispered softly, “Ninth Palace Elder, we received news from the Spirit Hall. Enforcer Feng Chenyi’s life tablet shattered…” 

A chilly light flashed in the old expert’s eyes and the tired look on his face disappeared in an instant. He growled in a hoarse voice, “Where did she die?” 

Bowing even lower, the middle aged expert continued, “Her life tablet didn’t indicate the exact location. All we know is that she was killed in the northeastern direction. Since the tablet couldn’t show where she died, she definitely left the Si Continent.”

Grunting once, the old expert mumbled, “I knew it. Who would dare to touch enforcers of our Divine Capital Sect members in the Si Continent…?” 

The middle aged expert hesitated slightly before speaking again. “Ninth Elder, do you think…” 

“Do what we have to do. We can’t let an enforcer of our sect die without repercussions.” The old expert replied without raising his head.

A trace of joy flashed across the middle aged expert’s face and he bowed respectfully, “Yes, Ninth Elder! This disciple will deal with it immediately!” 

As soon as he spoke, he got ready to leave.

“Wait!” A powerless voice came from behind, but it seemed to contain a strange charm that caused the middle aged expert to tremble slightly before stopping in place.

“Ninth Elder? Do you still have any instructions for me?” The middle aged expert turned around and lowered his head in deference, not allowing anyone to see the look on his face.

Finally raising his head slightly, the old figure said plainly, “You should know where the little lass went, right? Do you also know what she was up to?” 

“I…” Pausing, the middle aged man didn’t reply immediately.

“Hehe…” A hoarse laughter filled the hall and the middle aged man was afraid his back would break if the old expert laughed a little louder.

With beads of sweat dripping down his forehead, the middle aged man explained, “This disciple knows that Junior Sister Feng went to the Taihang Mountains. She borrowed the Misty Palace Lantern from the treasure before she left and I believe she went over to look for a secret region!” 

The old expert mumbled nonchalantly, “Greedy fool!” 

“Yes, yes, Ninth Elder, you’re right!” 

With his eyelids fluttering slightly, the old expert continued, “Go. Bring some men with you. I want to see her corpse and the lantern. Deal with whatever she started… Even if she’s useless, we can’t let her die for nothing, especially in the hands of others.”

The caution in his heart was replaced with joy, but the middle aged expert maintained a solemn expression while replying to the elder. “Yes! This disciple understands what to do. I’ll slay whoever killed Junior Sister Feng and bring back the treasure to our sect!” 

The old expert no longer bothered with him and returned to his rest while the middle aged man shuffled out of the hall with his head still bowed.

He wanted to heave a sigh of relief the second he stepped out of the hall as his taut nerves finally relaxed, but he managed to hold it in.

Glancing at the main hall one last time, a four colored light surrounded him as he flew into the distance.

That was a fourth layer Martial Extermination Realm expert who was bowing and scraping in the hall earlier, he was a formidable expert who had refined four extermination origins!

Not too long after he left, a man who wore a silver hat entered the main hall. He ran straight to the old expert and asked, “Teacher, Senior Brother Sang was prepared to head off to the Taihang Mountains all along. Looks like he was sure Junior Sister Feng would run into trouble…” 

Maintaining his aloof appearance, the old expert acted as though he didn’t hear anything the man in the silver hat said.

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Unwilling to give up, the man continued, “Teacher, I suspect that someone had been plotting against Junior Sister Feng the moment she stepped out of the sect. I hope Teacher can get to the bottom of this!” 

“Do you also wish to go to the Taihang Mountains?” The old expert’s eyes opened at an unknown time and his gaze seemed to be able to peer into one’s soul.

The man in a silver hat felt his muscles trembling as he replied hastily, “This disciple doesn’t wish to see a fellow disciple die in vain. Junior Sister Feng clearly became someone else’s tool and I do not wish for Teacher to be fooled…” 

“Fooled?” The old expert finally broke into laughter. “Do you really think that he’s the one trying to fool me? Or could you be the one…” 

“This disciple doesn’t dare! Teacher, I have never once thought of fooling you!” Trembling in fright, the man in the silver hat jumped in fright before bowing deeply towards the old expert.

Shaking his head casually, the elder sighed, “Leave. Go and do what you’re supposed to.” 

The man in the silver hat felt his heart thumping slightly and he asked, “Teacher, please guide me…”

“Go outside the heavens.” The old expert said as he closed his eyes slowly. He seemed as though he was about to fall asleep as he continued, “Don’t be like me and rot in this tiny little Azure Origin World. I’m just a bag of old bones left in the Divine Capital Sect…” 

The man in the silver hat felt his heart trembling slightly as he replied respectfully, “Yes, Teacher! Many thanks for the guidance and I will head to the Beyond Heavens Pavilion immediately!” 

After he spoke, he behaved like the middle aged man before him and left the hall.

A dreamy voice rang in his mind as he took his leave. “We won’t be able to stop the fusion of the worlds. Hehehel… In order to make old fellows like myself step down, opportunities are popping out everywhere…” 

…

It was extremely hard to grasp the time in the Cloud Water Gorge and thus, Duan Liufeng had no idea how long he had been running through the dense fog.

He had to admit one unfortunate thing. A Martial Extermination Realm expert like himself was lost!

Luckily, he was still a second layer Martial Extermination Realm expert at the end of the day. As long as he wasn’t surrounded by a bunch of strong creatures, he would be able to escape eventually.

Despite his confidence in his abilities, he was burning with anxiety. He was afraid that the leader of the Youyan Stronghold and the mysterious expert who appeared to help her were hunting him down.

He knew that the leader of the Youyan Stronghold had the ability to move about the Cloud Water Gorge as she wished. With the Hexagonal Lantern, his fate was sealed if they managed to locate him.

The more he thought about it, the stronger the calling for him to leave the Cloud Water Gorge. There was a voice at the back of his head telling him to return to his old territory as soon as he had the chance. It was as though something big was about to go down.

Duan Liufeng forced his divine perception to its maximum range as he continued to look for a way out. Along the way, he felt the ground below his feet giving way as he fell into a strange pit.

Cursing silently, he wanted to leap out of the pit but a thin shadow appeared from the sand beneath.

“Hmph, I was prepared for you, you little shit.” Duan Liufeng growled as the shadow flew up at his face. With his index finger and thumb, he grabbed the creature 7 inches from its head. No matter how the snake tried to twist around to bite Duan Liufeng, it failed to break free.

“Shadow Snake!” Duan Liufeng’s expression changed slightly after identifying the creature. Even though the snake was merely a rank three spiritual beast, its poison had the ability to threaten Martial Extermination Realm experts.

Exerting some strength, he shattered the snake’s heart. Duan Liufeng casually tossed the corpse to the side before resuming his journey.

Ordinarily, he would definitely skin the snake and harvest all its organs. Its poison gland, gallbladder, and other parts of the body were really valuable treasures. He might have even kept it alive to brew some wine. Unfortunately, he wasn’t feeling it at the moment. 

It didn’t take long before the fog in front of him started to pulse wildly. As it churned, the space around him started to solidify. He could tell that the area was close to 200 feet around his body and he immediately assumed the worst.

A look of fright appeared on his face as he got ready for an attack. He nearly turned to run, but he finally discovered that he was overreacting. If anyone wanted to attack him in the Cloud Water Gorge, they wouldn’t have caused such a huge commotion. Moreover, the attack should have already arrived.

He felt the fog around him churning faster and faster as the heaven and earth qi around him grew extremely dense. A strange wind blew across his face and he felt a sense of curiosity like never before. “This… Is this the birth of some special treasure?” 

Was he finally going to run into a huge opportunity to make himself stronger?!

He wanted to take a step towards the twisting space, but his sense of reasoning eventually stopped him.

Even if a treasure was being born, it didn’t seem like it was ready to appear. He decided to wait a little, but it didn’t take long for the change to arrive.

In the time it took for him to drink a cup of tea, the fog started to disperse. A huge area cleared out and Duan Liufeng discovered that he could see everything in the radius of a 1000 feet.

His figure was revealed to the world, but a tiny seal could also be seen sitting quietly on the ground beside his feet.

…

“The inheritance for the Bestial Sword Art! Yu Hanglong actually carried it on him!” Shang Pei opened a manual made with beast skin and skimmed its contents. A pout quickly formed on her face. “Damn it! That asshole Shang Jian just sits at home all day and such a great fortune is falling on his head!” 

Shang Pei looked at Uncle Cen and grumbled, “Tell me I’m right. What has that lazy fellow done? He barely returned from the battlefield between the two worlds and was allocated a strand of extermination origin. He didn’t do shit and Shang Xia brought back a suitable advancement formula. His mighty grandaunt… I mean, cousin, even found a rank four martial art suitable for him! What the fuck! This… This… This…” 

An awkward smile appeared on Fifth Uncle Cen’s face and Shang Pei continued, “Tell me. Doesn’t he deserve to die if he fails to enter the Martial Extermination Realm?” 

The awkward smile on Fifth Uncle Cen’s face turned into bitter laughter after hearing what she said. How was he supposed to respond?!

Before he could react, a sharp crack came from a newly created mountain cave not too far away.

Shang Pei casually glanced in that direction before starting another round of complaints. “God damn it, everyone is messing with me… Didn’t Shang Xia say that he became a rank four Talisman Master? He even swore that he would create a Spiritual Protection Substitution Talisman before coming out of seclusion. What bullshit did he spout before? How many times has he failed since he started?!”