You Came? Yes! I Came

In the Wuji Great Hall, Murong Hongyan froze for a moment after reading the message in the talisman. She had not expected the plan to begin so soon.

Now that the plan had begun, it was time to prepare.

"I'll go make preparations."

Li Shaoyun nodded when he heard that. After all, he too had a part to play in the plan ahead.

Hidden in the void, Di Juetian followed the Child of Fortune.

Before long, he followed the Child of Fortune to a place filled with formation patterns.

Di Juetian noticed that these formation patterns all seemed to have formed naturally.

Looking at the natural formation created by the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Di Juetian was amazed.

"Ancestor, this place is good. Move it away in a little while."

The ancestor froze when he heard that. Once he recovered, he was delighted. He too could tell that these formations were quite powerful. With some reinforcement, this would once again become a place of foundation.

Di Juetian was curious. If nothing unexpected happened, this would become the place where the Child of Fortune established his force.

After all, a natural formation would tempt anyone.

The Child of Fortune's opportunities were formidable indeed.

"Zhao Wuji, what is this place?"

Gong Xin looked around curiously. The Immortal Spirit Qi here was actually somewhat denser than in her Lineage.

"A place of inheritance."

Zhao Wuji spoke each word distinctly.

At the same time, he carefully surveyed the place.

He had discovered this place in his previous life, but his realm had already been very high by then, and he could not tear everything down and start over. So he had hidden the place away to prevent anything unexpected from happening later.

And the resources here were frighteningly abundant.

At the thought, a divine light appeared in Zhao Wuji's eyes. Though his strength was lacking, he still formed a special seal.

A gate of profound runes appeared.

"Let's go. Hurry inside, before anything unexpected happens."

Zhao Wuji also had a bad feeling. That loathsome face kept appearing in his mind.

It was Di Juetian.

After they entered, demonic beasts appeared from time to time.

But with Qian Tang at the Sage Realm, those demonic beasts naturally disappeared.

Zhao Wuji did not care. After all, he had used special means to cover the place where the opportunity lay. It was very safe in there.

The three of them walked for nearly a day. When they reached a large tree, joy appeared on Zhao Wuji's face.

Then he bit his finger and drew a special talisman on the ground.

A golden light appeared.

The great tree vanished into nothingness, and a doorway appeared once again.

After seeing Zhao Wuji's methods, Gong Xin's expression changed as well.

She had not expected Zhao Wuji to possess such methods. Perhaps, by following this fellow, her physique really could change.

Only Di Juetian looked puzzled. It was too simple, unlike the Child of Fortune's style.

The Child of Fortune had twenty thousand Heavenly Mandate Value. Di Juetian had harvested two thousand of it, so the Child of Fortune could not possibly be careless.

Or perhaps he was testing someone.

At that thought, Di Juetian smiled.

It seemed there was only one person this Child of Fortune did not trust: Qian Tang.

He had merely relied on Qian Tang's methods to get inside, deter the other demonic beasts, and ensure he reached this place safely.

Zhao Wuji took a deep breath, and the doorway opened.

Di Juetian remained hidden in the void and did not go in.

But he had left a Devil Seed on Qian Tang, so he could still see what was happening inside.

"Since you want to test him, I'll have to oblige."

"I just wonder whether you can bear the price."

Inside was a mysterious altar, filled with the stench of death and decay.

Zhao Wuji dripped his blood onto the ground.

Before long, a thin line appeared.

Then a change occurred in the altar at the center.

A skeleton appeared, radiating golden light.

Di Juetian had not expected to find the remains of someone at the Saint King Realm in this place.

But Di Juetian did not particularly care.

Only Gong Xin's eyes widened.

Then a jade slip emerged from the bones.

"Hall Master, it's dangerous. Let me go first."

Seeing Zhao Wuji about to step forward, Qian Tang took the initiative and stepped in front of him.

Zhao Wuji froze for a moment, then recovered and nodded.

"Sorry for the trouble."

"It is my honor to ease your burdens, Hall Master."

Zhao Wuji's expression did not change as Qian Tang stepped forward, but a closer look revealed a strange light in his eyes.

Only when Qian Tang took out the jade slip did Zhao Wuji breathe a sigh of relief.

Just as Qian Tang was about to walk over to Zhao Wuji, he moved and struck a palm toward him.

"I knew it. You must have turned traitor. Or perhaps, without the power I once had to cow you, even a mere Saint like you dares challenge my authority now."

Di Juetian sneered in the void. Zhao Wuji still thought he was the man he had been in his previous life, calling him a mere Saint.

Still, it was just as well if Zhao Wuji killed him. He was only a useless Saint, and Di Juetian cared even less.

"Take a good look at what you're holding."

Hearing that, Qian Tang lowered his head, and his expression changed.

A chill shot straight to the top of his head.

The golden jade slip in his hand had changed into a skull.

But this skull was black.

Pitch-black.

In the blink of an eye, Qian Tang was devoured.

Not a trace of him remained.

Gong Xin's expression also changed drastically. She looked at Zhao Wuji in disbelief.

A person at the first level of Body Tempering had plotted against a Saint. Who would believe it if word got out?

If Gong Xin had not seen it with her own eyes, she would not have believed it either. But it had happened right before her.

"Zhao Wuji, you..."

"Don't worry. I'll explain it to you later. That fellow deserved to die. He was never a good person to begin with, and to think he turned traitor too."

"What an ungrateful wretch. Has he forgotten what happened before... Ah, forget it."

At that thought, Zhao Wuji sighed.

Rumble.

Suddenly, the ground began to tremble.

Seeing Zhao Wuji's calm expression, Gong Xin could not help moving a little closer to him.

Gong Xin had the strength of the Void Hollow Realm, yet beside someone who was only at the Body Tempering Realm, and only at its first level at that, she found a sense of peace.

The altar at the center had changed, and the golden skeleton had disappeared.

At the same time, the blood of the Saint from before began to swirl around the altar.

Wisps of black mist began to appear.

"Heh heh, I didn't expect you to come after all."

"That's right, I came."

"Good. It seems you've finally thought it through. I told you before to give up your strength and cultivate anew, but you wouldn't listen. I didn't expect you to reach this point in the end anyway."