Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 323: Chapter 322 Immortal Mansion

Zhou Bingliang shivered all over and fell to his knees, his voice trembling as he said, ”Master Su, I... I didn’t mean to deceive you. If I really told you about this matter, you... you might think this map is not very valuable and wouldn’t... wouldn’t spare my life. I... I won’t dare again...”

Su Yang stood with his hands behind his back, actually bluffing Zhou Bingliang, knowing nothing about whether the Zhou Family had sent someone or not. However, the Zhou Family had obtained this map and would certainly attempt to search for it. That they had kept the map for so long only suggested that they had not been successful in finding the Immortal Mansion.

Such failure usually meant one of two things. One possibility was that they couldn’t find it. If that were the case, after more than a hundred years, the Zhou Family probably would have given up.

The other possibility was that they had found it, but faced with traps they couldn’t enter. With severe casualties but also having tasted the sweetness of their discoveries, they didn’t want to give up, so they kept the map all this time.

Su Yang had bluffed based on the second scenario and had guessed correctly.

”One more time, and you won’t be able to leave alive!” Su Yang said coldly.

”Yes, yes, yes!” Zhou Bingliang nodded repeatedly, his voice trembling, ”In fact, our... our Zhou Family has searched more than a dozen times, each time with heavy casualties. The worst time, twenty-three people went, and in the end, only one man came back with an arm severed.”

Seeing Su Yang’s expression change, Zhou Bingliang quickly added, ”But, we... we haven’t come back empty-handed; although we haven’t been able to enter that Immortal Mansion, we have gotten quite a few things outside of it. The Medium Quality Magical Tools in my Zhou Family’s possession were acquired from there. Even, my... my Zhou Family has two Superior Magical Artifacts, obtained from the place closest to the Immortal Mansion...”

”Heh heh...” Su Yang laughed, ”You finally speak the truth. So, the Superior Magical Artifact on you, was that also obtained from that Immortal Mansion?”

Zhou Bingliang’s complexion changed instantly, but he quickly recovered. He immediately tore off a pendant from around his neck and respectfully handed it to Su Yang, ”This pendant is a Superior Magical Artifact that my Zhou Family brought back from there. It’s always hidden in my Zhou Family’s treasure vault, I... I just took it with me when I came out, this treasure... I present it to Master Su...”

Su Yang took the pendant and glanced at it. It was indeed a Superior Magical Artifact, containing a formidable magical power with defensive capabilities; its effect was decent. The reason Su Yang couldn’t guess Zhou Bingliang’s intentions was because of this pendant.

However, for the current Su Yang, it wasn’t very effective.

Nevertheless, Su Yang kept the pendant and asked, ”All these times, you never got into that Immortal Mansion?”

”Yes!” Zhou Bingliang replied, ”My father and my older brother told me about the Immortal Mansion. When it opens, there will be a constant flash of seven-colored lights outside. Each color of light represents a different bizarre condition.”

”Some lights, once they sweep over, will cause people to vanish instantly; other lights, when they sweep over, will flatten people. There is even one kind of light that, if it touches someone, causes them to age rapidly, and ultimately they die of old age.”

”The seven-colored lights flash continuously. To approach the Immortal Mansion, you must move forward in the intervals between the flashes of light. The closer you get to the Immortal Mansion, the faster the lights flash, and the greater the danger. The probability of entering the Immortal Mansion is really too low!”

Su Yang frowned; it seemed the Immortal Mansion was indeed not so simple.

”Where is this map now?” Su Yang inquired.

”It’s at the Zhou Family’s, I didn’t bring it with me...” Zhou Bingliang said softly, ”If you want it, I can get it for you!”

”Heh heh...” Su Yang let out a cold chuckle, ”I told you, if you lie again, don’t expect to live. It seems you really have a bad memory!”

”I... I didn’t lie...” Zhou Bingliang’s voice trembled.

”Since you don’t want to live, then don’t blame me!” Su Yang slowly stood up and said, ”I not only know that you took the map, but also that it’s on your son!”

”Ah?” Zhou Bingliang was stunned; Su Yang was right, the map was indeed on his son.

Actually, after Zhou Bingliang gave Su Yang the pendant, Su Yang could immediately use the Soul Searching Technique on him. His little tricks couldn’t fool Su Yang.

As Su Yang approached him, Zhou Bingliang, terrified, quickly pleaded, ”Wait, wait, Master Su, I... I know I was wrong, but there’s a big secret on the map, if I tell you, will you spare me...”

”Secret?” Su Yang scoffed, ”Isn’t it just that the map is blank usually, and only when the Immortal Mansion is about to appear, it shows the complete map. Even I know this; such a thing can’t save you!”

Zhou Bingliang was completely dumbfounded. What Su Yang mentioned was precisely the secret he was referring to. But how could Su Yang, an outsider, know about this when even his son was unaware?

”Zhou Bingliang, I gave you two chances, which was rather lenient!” Su Yang said as he approached Zhou Bingliang, ”It’s a pity you didn’t seize them. In that case, you can’t blame me!”

As he spoke, Su Yang placed his hand on top of Zhou Bingliang’s head. Devouring the Heavens, without any suspense, turned Zhou Bingliang into nothingness.

Later, Su Yang had Zhou Ruiwen brought up, taking the map from him. As for Zhou Ruiwen, he met the same fate as Zhou Bingliang, being devoured directly by Devouring the Heavens.

This father and son were no saints; Su Yang naturally did not treat them with courtesy.

Moreover, by killing the two of them, he silenced them, and no one would know that the map was in Su Yang’s hands.

As Su Yang saw from Zhou Bingliang’s memory, the map was indeed blank. The material of the map was very special, resembling beast skin, with a metallic feel to the touch yet could be rolled up, very tough, not easily damaged.

Su Yang could sense a force enshrouding the map. It wasn’t protecting the map; on the contrary, it seemed always ready to destroy it. But now, that force had reached a very delicate balance, so the map was safe.

From the situation, if Su Yang tried to use force to interact with the map, then that force would immediately destroy the map. Thus, forcefully revealing the map’s content seemed impossible; it looked like the only option was to wait for the map to reveal itself.