Tribulation of Myriad Races

At this moment, Su Yu finally saw the person who had been speaking to him. A clump of cloud not far away was suddenly split apart, revealing a floating group of armored individuals inside the cloud.

A man in white robes could also be seen among the group. He was a cultural researcher and the person who had been speaking to them.

He added, “Also, remember that private battles are not allowed within Great Zhou. Some cultists have sneaked into Great Zhou as of late. Do be careful during your travels.”

At that, his gaze turned unfriendly when he looked at Su Yu as he said, “This is all thanks to Su Yu and Great Ming.”

Su Yu shrugged and said, “Don’t look at me. I have never provoked Great Zhou. Senior, if you believe Su Yu is the one bringing trouble to you, just go look for him. Don’t shift your anger to me. I’m a weaponsmith. A pseudo earth weaponsmith. I have friends in Great Zhou. Principal Zhao is my senior. You might be a Mountainsea, but you’re not worthy of using that tone when speaking to me.”

The smile on Su Yu’s face vanished as he said, “I am only passing by Great Zhou. During my previous visit, the people here were just as arrogant. Back then, I was weak so I let it be. How dare you take that tone with me? It’s not like I’ve ever offended you guys. Do you want me to complain about you to the Invincibles when I reach the Allheaven Battlefield?”

“…”

The Mountainsea was left completely speechless. He had merely spoken a short sentence, but this fellow had unleashed a string of threats at him. All these Great Ming bastards were the same! They loved telling on others!

He knew who this Cui Lang was. After all, rumors of what happened the day before had already reached Great Zhou. This was someone on the verge of becoming an earth weaponsmith. It was true that someone like this shouldn’t be provoked easily.

With a slight frown, the Mountainsea said, “Cui Lang, nobody is making things hard for you. Nobody can deny that the nonsense Su Yu uttered has brought Great Zhou a lot of trouble. Things wouldn’t have gotten so chaotic here if it wasn’t for him.”

Su Yu curled his lips and said, “Go look for him. Why are you saying this to me? I’m not even that close to him. We’ve only met once or twice. He’s not even a citizen of Great Ming–cough, I guess you can consider him one of us now. Yeah, that’s right. He’s one of us. I can’t have the prefect getting angry at me for saying this.”

Zhang He acted as the peacemaker, “Both of you, please calm down. Don’t get into an argument because of someone unrelated to either of you. Brother Cui, we still need to continue our journey. We can’t afford to waste any time here. Aren’t you afraid that Senior Cheng will catch up with us?”

Right after that was said, Su Yu grimaced. He said to the Mountainsea, “Brother, you need to stop Director Cheng of Great Tang when he arrives here. He’s here to cause trouble. And he’s a ninth-stage Sunmoon. Be careful and inspect him thoroughly before you let him through. I suspect he’s coming to assassinate Principal Zhou. We’ll be taking our leave. Good luck, guys.”

After saying that, he sped off on the eagle.

The Mountainsea frowned. When the two were gone, he cursed, “What an arrogant person. Earth weaponsmith? But he’s not even a proper earth weaponsmith yet.”

A Mountainsea warrior beside him smiled and said, “He’s a young Cloudbreach who is on the verge of becoming an earth weaponsmith. It is normal for him to feel proud. Old Liu, stop talking about Su Yu all the time. That will only attract unnecessary trouble for no reason. As for that fellow, just get some people to keep an eye on him. When Senior Cheng arrives, just expose the kid’s whereabouts. Let’s see if the kid can continue being so arrogant after he’s captured by Great Tang.”

They started laughing among themselves in amusement. After a while, the Mountainsea warrior said, “But we also need to be on alert since a ninth-stage Sunmoon is coming. We don’t want any accidents to happen, right? Notify the general. We might not be enough to deal with this.”

“True.”

They hurriedly notified a Sunmoon. No matter what, they had to be cautious when dealing with a ninth-stage Sunmoon. Before long, a Sunmoon of Great Zhou arrived at their location.

They chatted about Cui Lang for a bit when the Sunmoon’s face changed. He solemnly asked, “Is this Senior Cheng?”

The air warped as an old man appeared with a flicker. He smiled and said, “Little Sun, it’s you? It has been years since we last met. How’s your grandpa?”

“Cough, cough. Senior Cheng, my grandpa passed away some time ago.”

“Ohh…”

The old man sighed and said, “Yet another old friend has departed. I haven’t been paying attention to the affairs of the world. Alright, you guys can continue doing your job. I have something to do so I need to continue my journey.”

“Cough, cough. Senior Cheng, are you here for Cui Lang?”

“No!” The old man denied, “I’m here for Zhang He. I heard he deliberately ruined the breakthrough of an earth weaponsmith. He needs to be punished heavily so that nobody will dare to do the same thing in the future. Do you know where he is?”

“…”

The others were left speechless. Zhang He was personally escorting the weaponsmith whose breakthrough he had ruined. Even Cui Lang himself did not seem to care, why was this old man so angry?

Not here for Cui Lang? Bullshit!

“Senior Cheng, they’re going straight ahead in the direction of the Allheaven Prefecture.”

The old man stroked his beard and said, “Allheaven Prefecture? Is that guy heading toward the Allheaven Battlefield? What’s so good about that place? It’s so dangerous. Isn’t it suicide for a mere Cloudbreach to go there? He’s not even one of those combat-focused cultural researchers.”

After muttering to himself for a bit, the old man said, “I’ll go punish Zhang He. Continue doing your job. It would be even better if you could tell those ahead of us to stop them. We can’t give them the chance to run into the Allheaven Battlefield.”

“Yes, we’ll do as you wish, Senior Cheng.”

The old man smiled before vanishing into thin air.

After the old man left, the Sunmoon commander exhaled and said, “He felt even stronger than before. He is one of the human Sunmoons with the highest potential to reach the Invincible Realm. The next time you encounter him, remember to be polite. Don’t offend him for no reason.”

The others nodded. Definitely. Even a ninth-stage Sunmoon with no hope of becoming an Invincible was not someone they could afford to offend.

The Sunmoon commander added, “I heard that a conflict nearly broke out between you with Cui Lang. Little Liu, don’t run your mouth to anyone you see. Cui Lang is going to be an earth weaponsmith soon. Great Ming has a few other earth weaponsmiths, but they are all quite advanced in age. Great Tang only has a single earth weaponsmith. Neither of the two prefectures will be willing to let go of him. There is no benefit to offending Cui Lang. We have a decent number of earth weaponsmiths here in Great Zhou as well. Since you’re a cultural researcher, you should know how united the weaponsmiths are. Be careful lest all the weaponsmiths decide to target you after learning about your conflict with Cui Lang.”

The Mountainsea replied helplessly, “I really didn’t target him. I know how weaponsmiths are. That fellow was incredibly arrogant. I only spoke a little about Su Yu, but he lost his temper right after that.”

“This ends here.” The Sunmoon did not want to harp on this topic. He solemnly said, “Things have been getting chaotic in Great Zhou as of late. In fact, the entire Human Realm is sinking into chaos. Be alert.”

Hearing that reminder, all of them replied, “Yes, Sir!”

With nothing else to say, the Sunmoon left as well.

At the same time.

Zhang He suddenly said, “Brother Cui, I am suddenly feeling ill at ease. I fear that he’s really on his way here.”

Su Yu’s expression changed. Holy shit! That fellow was really coming after him! If he was captured and brought to Great Tang, he might end up exposing his identity. Even if he could maintain his disguise, it would still be very troublesome.

“Brother Zhang, please speed up.”

Su Yu leaped off the eagle and grabbed Zhang He’s arm. He said, “Take me with you. Fly as fast as you can. If that old goat manages to take me to Great Tang, even my teacher might have a hard time rescuing me!”

“Alright.”

Zhang He increased his speed. If they were caught, he would be in trouble as well.

The two figures vanished into thin air. Mere moments after, a different figure appeared with a flicker. After scanning his surroundings, the newcomer smiled, “They’re quite fast. They must have noticed me.”

He streaked forward while his voice reverberated outward, “Zhang He, stop. I will let you go after a beating if you give up now. Otherwise, consider the consequences.”

At the same time.

Luoqiu, capital of Great Zhou.

Several pairs of eyes opened in both the prefect’s residence and Great Zhou Cultural Research Academy. They all looked in the same direction. But soon after, they all shut their eyes again.

Inwardly, they were cursing. That shameless old bastard was really here. They were completely speechless. Was Great Tang so desperate for earth weaponsmiths? Wasn’t it just a pseudo earth weaponsmith? Was there a need for that old man to personally make the journey?

Of course, they could say all that because they were in a comfortable position. Great Zhou did not lack earth weaponsmiths, so they could naturally say all that without caring about the desperation of others. Including Zhao Tianbing, they had five earth weaponsmiths. They had the highest number of earth weaponsmiths among all the prefectures in the Human Realm.

The only power capable of comparing against them in terms of numbers was Heavenly Forge King’s faction. He had a few earth weaponsmiths under him as well.

Great Zhou Cultural Research Academy.

Zhou Polong muttered, “Cui Lang…Great Ming…”

First, Great Ming had obtained Su Yu. Then, a Cui Lang had emerged. This Cui Lang was relatively unknown before this. Zhao Li had always been stingy with his Soul Expanding Art. But according to the rumors, Cui Lang had actually learned it.

A short while later, someone knocked on his door and called out, “Teacher.”

“Come in.”

Shan Xiong walked in. With his head lowered, he said, “Teacher, I am almost fully recovered. I wish to enter the Allheaven Battlefield.”

“Allheaven Battlefield?” After a short moment, Zhou Polong nodded, “So be it. Take care of yourself. I’ll need to remind you that the Allheaven Battlefield will be no less dangerous for you than Su Yu. Think carefully before making this choice.”

“Yes.” After a slight hesitation, Shan Xiong asked, “Teacher, is my character really a fusion of multiple characters?”

“…”

Zhou Polong indifferently said, “Is that important? Don’t let Su Yu’s words confuse your mentality. If you can’t keep your calm, chaos will fill your life.”

“I understand.”

Shan Xiong asked nothing else and left the room. Inside the room, Zhou Polong shook his head. It was not a good thing to lose one’s calm. Perhaps this would be a good chance for Shan Xiong to further temper himself.

Then again, Su Yu was able to confuse even a relatively experienced person like Shan Xiong, what about those with less life experience? After a short while, Zhou Polong shut his eyes again.

There was no need for him to worry about every little thing. As for the matter involving Cheng Mo and Cui Lang, he couldn’t be bothered to get involved in that mess.