Tribulation of Myriad Races

Hong Tan and his group had arrived.

The grand act was about to start, and Su Yu did not idle around in the meantime.

Tianshui City.

This was a large city within Great Xia. Hu Zongji, someone Su Yu knew from the academy back then, was a student from this city.

Inside a large building.

Su Yu landed from the sky.

Behind him were twelve white masks and one faceless mask, who was First Profound. The eighth elder was also following them in secret. At present, Profound Nine could be considered a big shot as well.

He had been allowed to lead their operations in Great Xia. Of course, Su Yu also knew that this was merely an illusion of power. The pavilion had deployed quite a lot of elders into Great Xia. But where were they?

Even the third elder had vanished. Clearly, the pavilion had a second group of people in Great Xia, comprised of top experts. Su Yu couldn’t even be bothered to think too much about that. So be it. He had his own things to do.

***

When Su Yu landed in the courtyard, a Mountainsea walked out. After taking a glance at all the white masks behind Su Yu, he invited nervously, “This way, Lords.”

Su Yu nodded, “Have any sect masters arrived this time?”

“Six-Winged Divine Sect, Blood Fire Sect, Lightning Divine Sect, Celestial Chasm Sect…all in all, eight sect masters have arrived.”

Su Yu coldly said, “A bunch of small fries. Where are the masters of the First Divine Sect and Original Devil Sect?”

“Their second-in-commands are here.”

“Hmph!” Su Yu snorted, “Are they looking down on us?”

Silverwing’s voice rang out from inside the building, “Brother Profound Nine, please calm your anger. The Myriad Race Cult is not a proper organization. The First Divine Sect and Original Devil Sect are not the whole cult. In any case, the pavilion is only sending you to negotiate with us…”

Su Yu coldly said, “First Profound Elder, please teach them a lesson.”

Instantly, a powerful aura erupted. With a rumble, the door of the building was blasted open. Inside, the eight sect masters were present. Only three of them were Sunmoons, and all three of them coughed blood from the pressure.

Only then did they notice First Profound. First Profound was standing right beside Profound Nine, but for some reason, they had completely neglected his presence previously.

Su Yu coldly said, “Do you really think you can treat me as a regular white mask? If you really think I’m not qualified, shall I get a Pseudo Invincible here instead? Look in the mirror. Don’t overestimate your importance.”

The Sunmoon cultists looked rather alarmed. That was a late-stage Sunmoon! Profound Nine had actually brought a late-stage Sunmoon to the talk! And that expert seemed to be quite obedient around Profound Nine.

Instead of feeling angry, Silverwing’s eyes lit up in excitement. This was a good thing! This signified that Profound Nine was really quite important in the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been qualified to take the lead in the presence of a late-stage Sunmoon.

“You misunderstand me, Brother Profound Nine.”

At the same time, Silverwing sent a voice transmission to the two other Sunmoon cultists, “Be careful. If anything feels wrong, we’ll retreat immediately. But this isn’t a bad thing. This is a sign that the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion also places a great importance on us.”

The sect masters did not say anything. This was the world where the strong preyed on the weak. On the bright side, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was definitely taking them seriously by sending so many experts over.

There were quite a lot of people in the building. The vice sect masters of some other sects had also arrived. All of them were Mountainseas. At a glance, Su Yu noted three Sunmoons and seventeen Mountainseas among them. Some of the Mountainseas were in the early stage, but there were also a few in the late stage among them. All in all, the cult had gathered twenty experts here. Losing all of them in one go would probably be enough to cripple the cult.

Su Yu stepped through the door and looked back, “First Profound Elder and Enforcer White One will come with me. The rest of you, stand guard out here. Kill any trespassers.”

“Yes.”

Instantly, the eleven white masks vanished with a flicker.

Noticing how fast they were, Silverwing and the other cultists were alarmed. Of the eleven white masks, at least two of them were Sunmoons. The rest were all late-stage Mountainseas. Yet even such experts were only qualified to keep watch outside in the pavilion.

In Silverwing’s eyes, Profound Nine was becoming more and more important. Since he had such a tight grip over these experts, it was clear he was very important to the higher-ups in the pavilion.

They entered the building and sat down.

Su Yu took the seat of honor without any hesitation. First Profound Elder merely sat beside him without saying a single word.

After taking his seat, Su Yu looked at the experts in the room and said, “All of you have taken a big risk in coming with your actual bodies. I can see your sincerity. Sect Master Silverwing, this is not our first meeting. So you should know that I’m a straightforward person. What conditions do you have? Name them.”

Silverwing said, “Brother Profound Nine, can I ask about the price for us to join the pavilion? What do we need to give up on? Also, some of us rely on some races for our cultivation. Upon joining the pavilion, they will consider us traitors. And they most certainly won’t forgive us for that.”

Su Yu said, “This is not something the pavilion is concerned with. We have plenty of traitors from the various races in the pavilion. So what? The moment you put a mask on, who can know who you are? If they start trying to randomly kill our members to look for their traitor, we will show them we’re no pushovers either. They are out in the open while we will always strike from the shadows. The myriad races would not challenge us for no good reason. Even the divines, devils, and immortals have to show us a certain level of respect. Everyone knows this.”

Su Yu looked at the cultists and said, “There are only three Sunmoons among you, and all three are early Sunmoons. To speak the truth, this is…too weak. But this is the Human Realm. You have been around longer, and the pavilion requires your assistance since we’re new here. If you take this opportunity to join the pavilion now, you will receive a much better offer compared to any other time. Late-stage Mountainseas and Sunmoons will be directly promoted to white masks. The others will also be assigned different ranks depending on their strength.”

Noticing that the Sunmoon cultists seemed dissatisfied with this offer, Su Yu’s voice turned cold as he said, “Let me put it this way. A white mask will be able to easily earn at least three to five drops of sunmoon profound yellow liquid per year provided they have performed decently during the year. I only have one question. Is this the same level of treatment you are receiving from the myriad races behind you?”

The Sunmoons and Mountainseas were greatly shocked by those words.

“Three to five drops per year? Is this a year of the human calendar?”

“Of course.” Su Yu replied, “That’s normal. But you need to perform well during the year. According to our standard price, even the most worthless Sunmoon blood essence is worth ten heavenly hunt points. It is worth as much as a portion of heavenly source qi. But generally, we sell sunmoon profound yellow liquid at a price of fifty points. Internally, it is much cheaper. For a white mask, you can get a drop for thirty points. It won’t be too hard for you to earn a hundred points per year.”

Was it that easy? First Profound and White One grumbled inwardly that it was not that easy at all. Silverwing and the other sect masters had been to the Allheaven Battlefield before as well. One of them asked, “It won’t be that easy, right?”

Su Yu nonchalantly said, “Normally, yes. But it’s different now. We have just started our operations in the Human Realm. You can get more profit as the pioneers. For example, that information I sold previously earned me 360 drops of Sunmoon blood essence. I believe you’re familiar with what information I’m talking about.”

“…”

Some of them gasped in shock. What? From a single piece of information? 360 drops of Sunmoon blood essence?

Su Yu continued speaking nonchalantly, “If you wish to grow strong, who you work for is very important. Nothing is better than a strong starting point. Which race among the myriad races is comparable to us in wealth? We don’t care about your race. We don’t care who you are. We only care about your ability. A Sunmoon should be able to earn at least a hundred heavenly hunt points per year in the pavilion. Each point is equivalent to a thousand merit points of the Human Realm. If you can’t earn that much in a year with us, you’re simply a piece of trash.”

In a way, he was speaking the truth. If a Sunmoon worked hard, that amount of profit wasn’t out of reach. If one could earn that much in a year, how about ten years? A hundred years? Ten million merit points? The Sunmoon cultists gasped. Was it really so profitable to join the pavilion?

Su Yu said, “Sect Masters, you have been working hard in the Human Realm for a decent number of years, yet you’re still treated as rats. Has any of you ever seen a million in merit points after so many years?”

Nope.

Why?

Well, if they had actually earned that much, they would have retired long ago to enjoy their wealth. The Sunmoon sect master from the Lightning Divine Sect said, “Brother Profound Nine, are you telling the truth here?”

Su Yu said, “You may kill me the moment you find me lying. The Human Realm…is still only one realm regardless of its size. You have rarely been to the Allheaven Battlefield and you have not seen enough. The myriad races have been taking advantage of your ignorance. For some reason, you all feel proud after receiving merely some worthless rewards. Even for missions requiring you to risk your lives, you’re only given a drop or two of sunmoon profound yellow liquid.”

That was the truth.

“In the bounty ranking issued within the cult by the myriad races, what is the reward for killing Xia Longwu, the most wanted person on it?”

Su Yu had seen that list himself.

Silverwing answered, “Three million merit points and a hundred drops of sunmoon profound yellow liquid.”

Su Yu laughed, “Three million merit points? Basically it’s three thousand heavenly hunt points and a hundred drops of sunmoon profound yellow liquid. After converting according to our values, that will be worth around two hundred drops of sunmoon profound yellow liquid. For the life of Xia Longwu, a Pseudo Invincible and an expert on the Dao Affirmation Ranking, you’re only receiving that much from the myriad races?”

Su Yu laughed, “How about this? If any of you can kill Xia Longwu, the pavilion will offer ten times the price.”

He sneered and continued, “Nobody will be willing to fight a Pseudo Invincible like that without at least a thousand drops of sunmoon profound yellow liquid.”

Even First Profound laughed with amusement, “The myriad races sure are stingy. How are they offering a reward like that for Xia Longwu’s life?”

Silverwing hurriedly added, “They also promised a heaven weapon…”

First Profound laughed, “They’re playing you like fools. What you consider a heaven grade weapon is nothing in our eyes. The so-called heaven grade weapon promised by the myriad races is a fake heaven weapon. A real heaven weapon is a sentient weapon with more than 108 golden stripes. Meanwhile, the myriad races will only offer you something with 108.5 golden stripes. That is not considered a real heaven weapon.”

Silverwing remained silent, but he was deep in thought.

Su Yu said, “This is the difference between us. The difference in standards. You have been hiding in the Human Realm for too long. Your standards have dropped. Some things appear valuable here, but that’s because the Human Realm is poor. Those things aren’t really that valuable. As a Sunmoon, you can’t even make enough to support your cultivation. Look at how malnourished all of you are.”

The Sunmoons remained silent. That was true. Something like the sunmoon profound yellow liquid was extremely rare for them.

Their lives in the Human Realm had indeed been quite miserable. Not only were they living in poverty, but they also had to constantly run from other humans.

For these Sunmoons, a single drop of sunmoon profound yellow liquid was enough for them to risk their lives. How miserable was that?

A certain understanding dawned on them. A running dog would forever remain a running dog. The myriad races would never treat them fairly. The things they treasured so much only appeared valuable because the Human Realm as a whole was poor.

There was no helping that. About four hundred years ago, that group of human Invincibles had exhausted much of humanity’s accumulation for their dao affirmation.

The three Sunmoon sect masters were respectively from the Six-Winged Divine Sect, Blood Fire Sect, and Lightning Divine Sect. They looked at each other with sorrow in their eyes. Their lives had been too hard.

The human race was already poor in the first place. Meanwhile, they were even poorer than the experts of the various human prefectures. Of course, they were probably better off than those unaffiliated cultivators, but they might as well be beggars compared to those from the pavilion.

The audacity of the myriad races to reward them with only a drop of sunmoon profound yellow liquid after telling them to risk their lives. How hateful.