Firmament Sword

”The guest in Celestial Room No. 6 competed with an Advanced Disciple from Celestial Brilliance for an attack Talisman!”

”A Direct Disciple from the Celestial Brilliance Inner Sect... actually lost! They couldn’t outbid them!”

”The person in Celestial Room No. 6 at the Baihua Auction House that day... was actually the owner of the Nether Flower Seed!”

”A single Netherworld Flower Seed actually sold for fifty million Top-level Immortal Spirit Stones!”

”Not only that, but the deal also came with a priceless opportunity... the right to enter the Celestial Brilliance Medicine Garden and become a Direct Disciple of the Medicine Garden Grand Elder, Yuwen Ji!”

”There was a condition, though. It seems that even though Grand Elder Yuwen Ji of the Celestial Brilliance Medicine Garden desperately wanted that Nether Flower Seed, he didn’t want to accept a good-for-nothing as his Direct Disciple. So he set a rule: the person has to be able to step into the Saint Realm before the age of fifty...”

”That’s still shocking enough! A Direct Disciple of an Elder with Real Power in Celestial Brilliance!”

”It’s enough to make anyone jealous!”

”One tiny seed... actually fetched that kind of price?”

”It’s true, I was there myself! You have no idea what the scene was like... I’ll never forget it as long as I live!”

”The most impressive one... is still the owner of the Nether Flower Seed. They’re the one who really struck it rich!”

”Hmph, they may have had the luck to earn it... but not the life to spend it. I’m sure countless eyes in Baihua City are watching them, right?”

The entire Baihua City was buzzing with discussion about the auction.

Many who hadn’t attended the auction were beating their chests and stamping their feet, regretting that they had missed such an epic event.

Even more people were desperately searching for the whereabouts of the two who had auctioned off the Nether Flower Seed.

As for their motives... they were varied, but none of them were pure.

The leader who had emerged from the Vast Mountains stood at the entrance of the inn where Xu Luo was staying. It stared intently for a long moment before narrowing its eyes and stepping inside.

This Nether Flower Seed... had already caused a massive uproar in Baihua City. The turn of events had completely exceeded everyone’s expectations, including this attendant of the Infinite Saint Emperor.

The inn was now, in fact, being watched by numerous factions. It did not want to wait any longer; it had lost all patience.

Because if someone else got there first and actually killed the guy in the inn, then... the clues regarding the Saint Emperor’s Treasure Vault would very likely... be lost forever!

Therefore, it had to get to the bottom of things before anyone else found this person.

The attendant at the door came out to greet it with a warm, beaming smile. ”Welcome, guest. Are you looking for a room?”

”I’m looking for someone.” The creature’s gaze was frigid as it looked at the inn attendant, its entire body exuding an icy aura.

”Looking for someone...” A troubled look appeared on the attendant’s face. He looked at the creature and said, ”I’m sorry, guest...”

Before the attendant could finish, the creature shoved him aside and barged straight inside.

”Hey... Guest... Guest...” The attendant took two steps after it, but then, as if remembering something, he sighed and stopped in his tracks.

The Shopkeeper had given instructions these past few days: if someone really forced their way in looking for a person, and they couldn’t be stopped... just let them be.

BANG!

The creature casually pushed open a random door, and a startled scream immediately came from within.

”Who are you?”

A half-dressed woman looked in panic at the person outside.

BANG!

It casually slammed the door shut and moved on to the next one.

Inside the next room was a man who looked like a merchant. Seeing someone barge in, he showed no fear and instead smiled. ”Friend... we can talk...”

BANG!

The door was slammed shut.

A flash of disgust crossed the eyes of the Infinite Saint Emperor’s attendant. It muttered, ”Boring humans!”

BANG!

Yet another door was violently shoved open. Although it was locked from the inside, it was like paper before the creature.

Inside the room, a man and a woman were engaged in the most primal of acts.

Suddenly interrupted, the woman, her face flushed, showed no fear. Instead, she even shot a seductive glance at the tall, imposing figure in the doorway.

The man, however, was furious. He raised his hand and sent a palm strike, roaring, ”Are you looking to die? How dare you barge into just anyone’s room!”

BOOM!

That palm strike carried the power of a Divine Power Realm Peak cultivator at the very least!

The figure at the door sneered dismissively. With a casual flick, as if swatting a fly, a vast power swept toward the man inside!

BAM!

The man’s body exploded on the spot. Blood and gore flew everywhere, and the stench of blood instantly filled the room.

Yet everything else in the room remained completely untouched.

This displayed the powerful creature’s precise control.

The woman let out a sharp scream and fainted.

”You overestimate yourself,” the figure at the door said coldly, casually closing the door. Then, on to the next!

In the end, it did not find the person in the front rooms of the inn, so it turned its attention to the separate courtyard in the back.

The inn was very large. It didn’t look like much from the entrance, but once inside, one would discover a whole different world.

So, it began checking room after room. It had no choice. Although its Divine Sense was powerful, it couldn’t detect the slightest trace of the person’s aura!

It could only use this seemingly stupid method, searching one room at a time.

Finally, it arrived at Xu Luo’s door. Just as it was about to push with force, the door... suddenly opened on its own.

Xu Luo, completely shrouded in a black robe, was sitting on a chair directly facing the door. He looked at the uninvited guest who had barged in and said coldly, ”A cold-blooded insect, running rampant in the human world. It seems you’ve grown tired of living!”

”It was you!” The powerful creature that followed the Infinite Saint Emperor trembled slightly. Its gaze, now fixed on Xu Luo, was filled with fury. ”You have some nerve!”

”You barged into this inn, committing one atrocity after another. I had no intention of meddling, but since you’ve come looking for trouble with me, I cannot spare you!” A cold light flared in Xu Luo’s eyes as he reached out, grabbing directly for the powerful creature at the door.

”You humans have a saying: to search high and low for something only to find it when you least expect it. Damn you, thief... Drop the act. Once I capture you... you can explain yourself to the Saint Emperor!” The creature paid Xu Luo no mind at all. It reached out its hand and grasped at the empty air... in a motion almost identical to Xu Luo’s!

Though it was a cold-blooded creature, it was not without intelligence. It had already sensed that while the human before it was not weak, compared to itself... he was far inferior!

’It seems the one who stole from the Saint Emperor’s Treasure Vault is hiding in the shadows. This human... is just a Puppet!’

’But even if he’s a Puppet, he’s at least connected to the thief!’

Having figured this out, the powerful creature no longer cared what kind of commotion its actions would cause in Baihua City. The only thing it wanted to do was knock this human unconscious and take him away!

BOOM!

A tremendous roar exploded between the two of them.

But miraculously, the entire inn was completely unaffected!

Not even a single flower or blade of grass... was harmed!

The precise control of the two powerhouses had reached an incredible level!

”Brat... you’ve got some skill?” the powerful creature snorted coldly. It strode toward the seated Xu Luo, saying as it walked, ”But in my presence, all resistance is futile!”

As it spoke, the phantom image of a massive, dark-green beetle rose from the creature’s body. Waving its two giant pincers, it lunged viciously at Xu Luo!

A heavy aura suddenly erupted from Xu Luo, as if an entire world had just materialized inside the inn room!

PUH!

The incredibly powerful creature by the Infinite Saint Emperor’s side suddenly spat out a mouthful of foul-smelling green liquid.

Its body trembled violently, and its eyes began to change, transforming into innumerable insect-like compound eyes, all of them glinting with terror.

”It’s you... It has to be you... This is the power of another world... AHHH!”

As the creature spoke, its body suddenly transformed into a green beetle and was sucked directly into the Bronze Divine Hall World!

There, its true form was fully revealed. Spanning several Wanzhang and dark green all over, it was a terrifying beetle that looked as if it were cast from steel!

Its body emanated an icy aura, and its two giant pincers could easily snap a mountain in two!

Its innumerable compound eyes—every single one of them—glinted with a ferocious light, combining to release a sky-filling murderous intent!

Inside the Bronze Divine Hall World, it let out an unwilling roar, bellowing as it tried to escape.

But all the laws of this world were under Xu Luo’s control. An insect that hadn’t even reached the Great Saint Realm couldn’t even make a ripple.

Soon, it was completely suppressed by Xu Luo. Using the laws of the Bronze Divine Hall World, he completely erased the dark-green Steel Beetle’s Spiritual Wisdom. In the end, all that remained was a gigantic insect, as large as a mountain range, lying dormant in a corner of the Bronze Divine Hall World.

Afterward, Xu Luo withdrew from the Bronze Divine Hall World. He suppressed the roiling qi and blood in his body as more than a dozen Top-level Immortal Spirit Stones by his side turned to dust, completely drained of energy.

This was not the first time he had manipulated the Heaven and Earth Laws of the Bronze Divine Hall World. Xu Luo was growing more and more adept. Bolstered by the Top-level Immortal Spirit Stones, he hadn’t even been injured this time while using the world’s laws!

Of course... this had a lot to do with the fact that his opponent was an insect of the same cultivation level.

If his opponent had been a Great Saint Realm expert, trying to pull them into the Bronze Divine Hall and erase their consciousness would have likely been extremely difficult!

Even if he had barely managed it, Xu Luo himself... would have undoubtedly suffered an unimaginably severe backlash.

After all was said and done, Xu Luo waved his hand. The door closed automatically, completely shutting out the clamor and noise from outside.

Xu Luo sighed softly and thought to himself, ’To all the people who were implicated because of me... I’m sorry.’