Chapter 1259: The Great Desolate Land
Lu Zhou looked at the churning black fog in the sky as he wondered why there were so many experts in the cultivation world but no one had figured why the Unknown Land had become what it was today.
The black fog loomed over the Unknown Land all year round. There was no sunlight, and it was dark and damp.
If it were not for the fact that cultivators could absorb vitality energy, they would not be able to survive here, let alone ordinary people.
Lu Zhou watched as flying beasts flapped their huge wings in the dark sky for a moment before he finally collected his thoughts. He turned back to look at the battlefield that was gradually growing quiet. It was a thorough defeat for their opponents. Lu Wu alone was sufficient to deal with over 100 of the Void Chest tribesmen.
Lu Zhou raised his hand. The Pillar of Impermanence appeared in his hand, glowing with a golden light. In order to let the Pillar of Impermanence grow stronger, the best way is to leave it somewhere and let it absorb vitality energy. It would absorb the vitality energy of every living thing that entered its range, and it could be used to increase the level of his blue avatar. The Unknown Land was the best place to leave the Pillar of Impermanence. If it was placed in cities, it would absorb human’s life. However, he could not leave it here. Who knew when he would return?
“It’s best to keep it with me for now. It’s not a bad idea to increase its spirituality as well. I’ll look for a place to leave it in the future…” Lu Zhou muttered under his breath.
Lu Zhou was not in a rush to upgrade his blue avatar. It was now a Two Leaf Hundred Tribulations Insight avatar; it was not too shabby. It was about time for him to test the strength of the blue avatar.
At this time, it was finally completely silent on the battlefield.
Kong Wen led his brothers back and said excitedly, “Pavilion Master, we’ve dealt with them!”
‘It really feels good to have such a strong backer!’ Kong Wen thought to himself. Their days in the Unknown Land had not been easy. To think they almost missed the chance of clinging onto this strong backer.
Lu Zhou nodded before he checked his merit points on the system panel.
Merit points: 286,760
Yan Zhenluo bowed when he returned. “Pavilion Master, after counting, one of them was more than 10 meters tall, 30 of them were more than 3 meters tall, 50 of them were between 2 to 3 meters tall, and the height of the remaining 60 were below two meters.”
Mings.h.i.+ Yin patted the dust off his body as he said, “You’re really diligent. Those above 3 meters tall can only be dealt with by Thousand Realms Whirling cultivators. The strength of those who were 2 meters tall was only equivalent to Ten-leaf cultivators. The rest isn’t worth mentioning.”
Lu Zhou nodded. After calculating inwardly, he found that he had gained more than 200,000 merit points from this battle. Although he had made a huge profit, he really wished he had more merit points. His current merit points were not enough at all.
Nevertheless, with the current overall strength of the Evil Sky Pavilion, let alone foreign tribes, even Venerable Masters might not be a match for them.
After everyone returned to their positions, Little Yuan’er said, “Master, I didn’t get to do much this time…”
“There’ll be plenty of chances in the future…”
At this time, the little Fire Phoenix that was perched on Little Yuan’er huffed and puffed before spitting out a fist-sized ball of flames.
Everyone laughed.
During this time, the little Fire Phoenix’s antics had served as comedic relief for everyone.
Lu Zhou studied the little Fire Phoenix’s changes. It was circulating energy very quickly as though it was born to do so. When Primal Qi entered its body, it would generate heat, allowing it to spit out flames. This was probably its special skill just like how fishes were born to swim.
After a moment, Lu Zhou called out, “Lu Wu.”
“Your orders, Pavilion Master?”
Lu Zhou turned to Lu Wu and said, “Where’s the direction of the nearest Pillar of Destruction?”
Lu Wu looked into the distance before it slowly said, “The nearest pillar is… in the southeastern direction of the Unknown Land. In ancient times, that place was known as the Great Desolate Land. Later, its name was changed to Yu Zhong…”
“Yu Zhong?” Lu Li was confused.
“That’s right.”
“Why did it change its name from the Great Desolate Land to Yu Zhong?” Lu Li asked.
Lu Wu turned to look at Lu Li.
Lu Li was slightly frightened. Although they were all on the same side, he still could not get used to Lu Wu.
Lu Wu answered honestly, “I don’t know.”
Kong Wen said, “Who cares if it’s the Great Desolate Land or Yu Zhong? Just leave it to me and my brothers to find the way!”
Kong Wen and his brothers flew in the direction where Lu Wu was facing.
After Lu Zhou summoned Whitzard over, all of them flew away.
…
An hour after the members of the Evil Sky Pavilion left…
A flying chariot flew over from the distance, avoiding the black fog and flying beasts in the sky. It covered a great distance every time it moved.
“Stop.”
The black flying chariot, which looked even more inconspicuous due to the black fog, came to a stop above the lake.
Following that, two figures appeared in the sky, looking at the corpses of the Void Chest tribesmen on the ground.
“Looks like we’re too late…” Tuoba Sicheng who was dressed in a black robe said.
“Was it them?” Ye Zheng asked skeptically.
Tuoba Sicheng did not reply. Instead, he descended to the ground. Then, he raised his hand.
An astrolabe that could cover the sky bloomed in the sky before a ray of light shone down.
Tuoba Sicheng said with a smile, “Void Chest tribesmen have strong defenses and tenacious lives. As long as there’s a glimmer of hope, I can bring them back from the gates of h.e.l.l…”
Based on Tuoba Sicheng’s words, he was clearly using some powerful healing technique.
Ye Zheng nodded. “This is a good move, Brother Tuoba.”
When the light dissipated, Tuoba Sicheng casually waved his hand, withdrawing his astrolabe. He looked at the ground. It was silent, and there was no movement. Feeling a little embarra.s.sed, he said, “I’ll try again.”
“Alright.”
Tuoba Sicheng manifested his astrolabe and used one of his Birth Chart’s abilities again.
Just like before, it was silent, and there was no movement.
Ye Zheng said expressionlessly, “There are no survivors.”
“I didn’t expect them to be so vicious. Such tyrannical and ruthless skills. Look at how the corpses are crushed into pulps…” Tuoba Sicheng said.
Ye Zheng said, “It should be their work…”
Then, Ye Zheng turned around and pointed at the lake and the forest that were clearly different from the other places.
Tuoba Sicheng nodded and said with a smile, “You’re really cunning. I’m beginning to feel hesitant about helping you…”
“You don’t have to do anything if you’re afraid,” Ye Zheng said.
“I’m just joking. Why are you quick to anger?” Tuoba Sicheng smiled. “That person might have obtained the Pillar of Impermanence, but we know that pillar is more of a burden than a treasure…”
In the green lotus domain, major forces prohibited their members from exchanging their lives to raise their cultivation bases. Moreover, Venerable Masters had no use for the Pillar of Impermanence.
Ye Zheng looked into the distance, lost in his thoughts.
Tuoba Sicheng asked, “What’s Fan Zhong’s stance?”
“Don’t worry about that,” Ye Zheng said calmly as he placed his hands on his back.
Tuoba Sicheng sighed heavily and said, “Your relations.h.i.+p with him is rather good. However, I don’t get along with that old thing, Fan Zhong. I hope he’ll express his stance soon. Ye Zheng, why don’t we make a bet?”
“What bet?”
“I bet they’re going to Yu Zhong.”
“Yu Zhong?” Ye Zheng frowned. “The Pillar of Destruction isn’t a good place to be at. That aside, how do you know they’re going to Yu Zhong?”
Before flying back to the flying chariot, Tuoba Sicheng only said one word, “Dao..”