Chapter 488 Rejection? Feelings are an old grudge of Shen Ni! Xuandu stopped in his tracks, standing in the void, about ten thousand feet from the edge of the floating land.
Shen Ni stood beside him, his blood-gold eyes fixed on the massive figure, his gaze slightly narrowed.
"Master, this is Azure Mystery's territory."
Xuandu nodded slightly.
He did not rush forward, but stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the enormous figure lying in the center of the floating land.
After a moment, he spoke.
"Fellow Azure Mystery Fellow Daoist "
The four words fell, the sound not loud, yet clearly pierced through the void, falling straight towards the center of the floating land.
The prone figure trembled slightly.
An old and deep voice slowly came from beneath the tortoise shell, like muffled thunder rolling, like the earth humming.
Who dares disturb my peaceful meditation?
Xuandu's expression remained unchanged.
" The Great Wilderness Interception Sect, Xuandu "
"I've come today to discuss something."
The aged voice paused for a moment, then slowly spoke, with an undisguised stiffness.
"I don't know you, and I have no interest in discussing this with you."
"Go away, don't bother me."
Upon hearing this, Xuandu raised an eyebrow slightly.
He gazed at the reclining figure, sensing the surging Chaos Qi atop the tortoise shell, and pondered for a moment.
Having just arrived, I had no prior conflict with Azure Mystery.
Despite being treated with courtesy and given a formal visit, the other party refused to let him in, turning him away without even opening the door.
This is illogical.
Xuandu's eyes flickered slightly as he turned to look at the figure in black robes beside him.
" Shen Ni."
"Did you offend Azure Mystery before?"
Upon hearing Shen Ni, a rare hint of embarrassment appeared on Shen Ni's usually cold and stern face.
He was silent for a moment, then slowly began to speak.
"This disciple... has indeed offended you."
Xuandu looked at him, gesturing for him to continue.
Shen Ni took a deep breath, his blood-gold eyes flickering with uncertain light, as if that past event was something he found difficult to talk about.
"When I first entered the Xuandi Heavenly Domain, my cultivation was still shallow, only at the Zenith Heaven Fifth Heaven."
"At that time, the disciple did not know how to restrain himself and hunted Chaos Being everywhere, devouring many strange beasts."
"Among them... was a juvenile Chaos Black Tortoise."
Xuandu raised an eyebrow slightly.
"The juvenile Chaos Black Tortoise? A member of the Azure Mystery clan?"
Shen Ni nodded, his voice lowering slightly.
"That juvenile happened to be... one of the highest bloodlines among the Azure Mystery race."
"There are even rumors that he is a direct descendant of Azure Mystery."
Upon hearing this, Xuandu remained silent for a moment.
He looked at Shen Ni, and seeing the unusual awkwardness on that cold and stern face, he understood.
No wonder.
No wonder Shen Ni had been hiding all along, only sending out the Four Fierce Beasts to hunt for food.
No wonder that after he carefully planned and subdued the Four Fierce Beasts, Shen Ni was so enraged that he personally went to the Great Wilderness and became Shenni's disciple.
So that's where the root of the problem lies.
Having caused trouble outside the Xuandi Heavenly Domain and offended Azure Mystery, he had no choice but to hide and let the Four Fierce Beasts take his place.
As a result, he subdued the Four Fierce Beasts one by one, and Shen Ni lost his helpers, which is why he was furious and came out of the mountains himself.
Xuandu spoke slowly, his voice calm, yet carrying an indescribable sense of helplessness.
"So, back then, I subdued the Four Fierce Beasts step by step, forcing you to personally leave the mountain. You were furious and came to the Great Wilderness to settle scores with your This Master..."
"Ultimately, is it because you're afraid Azure Mystery will seek revenge on you?"
The embarrassment on Shen Ni face deepened.
He remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.
"This disciple... does indeed have this in mind."
" The Chaos Black Tortoise that I offended back then was a direct descendant of Azure Mystery."
" Azure Mystery appears calm, but he is actually extremely protective of his own."
"If I go out to hunt myself, Azure Mystery will come after me once he senses my presence."
"At that time, I was only at the Fifth Heaven of cultivation, and I couldn't withstand a slap from Azure Mystery at all."
"That's why we had the Four Fierce Beasts do it."
"Therefore, during that period, I also broke through to the Nine Heavens Peak the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm."
"But unexpectedly... they were all taken away by Master."
Xuandu stared at him, at the rare embarrassment deep in those blood-gold eyes, and remained silent for a long time.
Upon hearing this, Xuandu looked at his unusually embarrassed face and slowly spoke.
That's enough.
"Let's not dwell on the past."
"The problem now is, how do we cross the threshold of Azure Mystery?"
He turned his head and looked at the enormous figure lying prone in the center of the floating land, and at the Chaos Qi surging on the tortoise shell.
" Azure Mystery wouldn't even let us in the door, let alone give us a chance to talk."
"Not to mention taking on apprentices."
Shen Ni looked up, his blood-gold eyes flashing.
"Master, shall I give it a try?"
"His disciple swallowed his direct descendants back then; he should settle that score with him."
"If I were to go and apologize with thorns on my back, he might be willing to open the door."
Xuandu looked at him and gently shook his head.
"No need."
"If you go and apologize, he will definitely open the door."
"But after you open the door, he's going to kill you."
"We don't want to talk."
"If you go, you will be sending yourself to your death."
The Shen Ni silent.
He knew his master was right.
Azure Mystery was fiercely protective of his own, having cultivated for hundreds of millions of yuan, and his only direct descendant was devoured by him; this debt was etched into his bones.
If he were to appear before Azure Mystery, the Old Tortoise would likely unleash a barrage of mountains and Xuanming Breath without a word, instantly suppressing him.
Xuandu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the reclining figure.
After a moment of silence, he spoke.
The sound wasn't loud, yet it clearly pierced through the void, falling straight towards the center of the floating land.
"Fellow Azure Mystery Fellow Daoist "
"We don't need to beat around the bush."
"You must have refused me entry just now because of the karmic Karma of your Shen Ni."
"He swallowed up your direct descendants back then; that debt is indeed not light."
"But I've come here today not to exonerate him."
"But we have other important matters to discuss."
"This matter is related to your own Dao Path, and also to the Chaos Spirit Vein within the Xuandi Mystic Realm."
The sound faded, and silence filled the void.
The massive, reclining figure trembled slightly.
The aged yet deep voice came again, this time with a slight softening of its harshness.
"You just mentioned... that Chaos Spirit Vein?"
"Do you have a way to refine that Spirit Vein?"
Xuandu's expression remained unchanged, and his voice was as calm as ever.
"Is there any way to refine it? Fellow Daoist, please invite me in, sit down, and we'll discuss it. Then you'll know for sure."
"If Fellow Daoist 're not even willing to open the door, then forget it."
I turned and left without a second thought.
"Let that Spirit Vein continue to slumber deep within the secret realm."
"A meeting worth hundreds of millions of yuan, no one can touch it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around, as if to leave.
The massive, reclining figure trembled suddenly.
An aged yet deep voice emanated from beneath the tortoise shell, tinged with urgency.
"Wait a minute."