Plotting for the Nine-Fold Chaos Restriction

From the very beginning, Wu Yun knew he could not hide anything from Ancestor Bodhi.

Even if the Three Realms had countless spatial dimensions, their actual scope was only about ten billion kilometers wide; any True God Dao Ancestor could shroud the entire Three Realms within their perception.

Furthermore, this was Ancestor Bodhi, a Dao Ancestor of Time and Space.

If Wu Yun were merely a Void Return Earth Immortal, he might not have paid him any mind, but his talent rivaled that of Hou Yi, and he had already mastered the fifth level of power during his Heavenly God stage.

By now, no one knew exactly how strong Wu Yun was, and Ancestor Bodhi treated him as a peer at the leader level; how could he not keep a close eye on his daily actions?

It was just like how the Lord of Heart Demons would prioritize monitoring the Three Pure Ones, Tathagata, and others.

"What is your intention in seeking the Star-Plucking Mansion?" Ancestor Bodhi asked coldly. "True God Dongque, Sanshou died during the ancient war; you two shouldn't have had any dealings with each other."

"I need a Xiantian Supreme Treasure he left behind," Wu Yun replied quickly. "I am not demanding it, but seeking an exchange of goods."

"A Xiantian Supreme Treasure?" Ancestor Bodhi was not entirely aware of what Sanshou had left behind either. After pondering for a moment, he replied, "I will bring that Loose Immortal Juhua over first."

Having said that, Ancestor Bodhi reached out and grasped the empty air, pulling a young man toward them.

His cultivation in the path of time and space was so profound that he could snatch even a Heavenly Immortal at will. Immortal Juhua had been cultivating inside his immortal mansion, only to find himself here without explanation.

"Me? What is this?!" Immortal Juhua looked around in a daze. He recognized the black-robed Xia Emperor; wasn't that the emperor of the Great Xia World, the legendary Pure Yang True Immortal?

Why was he standing so obediently in a subordinate position at this moment?

Turning his head, he saw a green-haired elder, the white-bearded and white-haired elder who had snatched him, and Wu Yun, whose hair flowed like a waterfall. If the Xia Emperor's aura was already terrifying enough for Immortal Juhua to perceive, then the auras of the other three were far beyond his ability to fathom.

If they were to deliberately release their pressure, Immortal Juhua would have his soul scattered just from being unable to withstand it.

"Juhua, my master Chiming Dao Ancestor, along with True God Dongque and Dao Ancestor Bodhi, have some matters to discuss with you," the Xia Emperor reminded him.

"Dao Ancestors?!"

Immortal Juhua's heart trembled. He quickly realized why he had been snatched by the Dao Ancestors; it was definitely because of the inheritance of the immortal mansion.

Although he did not understand where the true core of the Star-Plucking Mansion lay, he knew it was far from simple. He had not expected it to be an object that would cause True God Dao Ancestors to take action.

Those were True God Dao Ancestors! Even Heavenly Immortals might not have the chance to pay respects to such figures. Immortal Juhua had only heard of them before and never expected to meet them in person.

"Juhua pays respects to the three Dao Ancestors," Immortal Juhua said respectfully, then added, "Are the Dao Ancestors looking for me because of that Water Mansion? I will take it out now."

He did not think he could lie and deceive the Dao Ancestors.

It was already merciful that they hadn't searched his soul directly. Juhua hurriedly took out a small, exquisitely beautiful mansion.

Inside the Star-Plucking Mansion at this moment, the Yellow-Haired Great Bear was originally very panicked, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ancestor Bodhi outside.

Sanshou and Bodhi were life-and-death friends; in fact, Bodhi had even helped refine the Star-Plucking Mansion, which allowed it to wander the Three Realms at will without being discovered.

As the one with the highest achievements in the path of time and space in the Three Realms, if Bodhi wanted to hide something, even the peak Ancestor Gods would be unable to find it.

Whoosh.

The figure of the Yellow-Haired Great Bear appeared in the ancient hall. He knelt directly before Ancestor Bodhi and said, "Little Bear pays respects to the Dao Ancestor."

"Sigh." Although Ancestor Bodhi already had his answer, he was still moved when he actually saw the Yellow-Haired Great Bear. His friend had been gone for endless years, and he had not expected that he still hadn't found a suitable successor.

Immortal Juhua was merely a Loose Immortal, not even a Void Return practitioner; it was impossible for him to learn that divine ability of Sanshou's.

"Dao Ancestor, how did you find the Star-Plucking Mansion?" The question the Yellow-Haired Great Bear was most concerned about was whether Sanshou was alive or dead.

If it weren't for the presence of Chiming Dao Ancestor and Wu Yun, he would have asked it long ago.

"It wasn't Bodhi who found you; it was me," Wu Yun took over the conversation. "Sanshou left some treasures in the Star-Plucking Mansion back then. One of them is something I need, and I am willing to exchange other treasures for it."

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear's insight was far higher than Juhua's. Wu Yun's towering aura was exactly the same as Sanshou's had been; he was clearly a True God.

"Treasures?" The Yellow-Haired Great Bear thought of the three treasures, but he didn't even know what they were himself. He immediately shook his head and said, "According to the master's orders, they must be inherited by the new mansion master."

The spirit of a magic treasure was absolutely loyal to its master's orders, but it was not entirely inflexible. If it were any other treasure, the Yellow-Haired Great Bear would have agreed immediately.

Wu Yun said indifferently, "The treasures I bring for the exchange will only be much better than what Sanshou left behind. Furthermore, this treasure is something I urgently need, so please do not refuse."

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear cast his gaze toward Ancestor Bodhi.

He had no qualification to refuse a True God. Let alone him, even if all seven Heavenly Gods of the Star-Plucking Mansion came out and formed the Seven Luminaries Heavenly God Formation led by Hong Xue, they would still be trampled.

Wu Yun had been very polite just now, saying "please do not refuse," but the implication was that he was determined to get it.

Ancestor Bodhi was also unwilling to offend Wu Yun. After a moment of thought, he replied, "Little Yellow Bear, True God Dongque certainly won't cheat you on the value of the treasure. I think it would be better to see what kind of supreme treasure it is first."

It was true that he and Sanshou were life-and-death friends. If Wu Yun wanted to slaughter the entire Star-Plucking Mansion and cut off the inheritance, Bodhi would naturally step forward.

But since he only wanted to exchange for one treasure, how could he be embarrassed to refuse such a small matter?

Chiming Dao Ancestor also chimed in, "Take a look and see."

No one would have guessed that the so-called supreme Xiantian spiritual treasure was actually related to the inheritance of a true great power, which, once learned, could condense the power of the Blue Flower Mist.

Wu Yun was currently at the fifth level of Heart Power; once he comprehended the Heavenly Dao and became a Dao Ancestor, the combination of the three powers would likely be able to rival a peak Ancestor God.

An Ancestor God with the three powers combined, plus his realm, could rival a World-level existence.

"In reply to the Dao Ancestors," the Yellow-Haired Great Bear sighed, "to obtain those three treasures, one must be the new mansion master; otherwise, the formation restrictions cannot be bypassed."

Sanshou protected his legacy with extreme rigor.

The Star-Plucking Hand, in particular, was a divine ability that had to be cultivated during one's early, weaker stages.

Heavenly Gods and True Gods were simply unable to cultivate it; otherwise, Sanshou would have just passed the Star-Plucking Hand directly to Hong Xue.

"As for the formations and restrictions, Sanshou was a True God when he was alive, and his realm was somewhat inferior to Bodhi and Chiming. We should be able to dismantle them if we spend some time."

Wu Yun actually had another way. The Star-Plucking Hand was certainly a divine ability that could not be taught to Heavenly Gods or True Gods, but a Void-Returning God-Demon might still have a chance.

When the time came, he would just find a way to have his True Immortal clone, Wu Yun, come over.

However, unless it was an absolute last resort, Wu Yun really did not want to inherit the identity of the Star-Plucking Mansion Master. It offered him no real assistance, so it would be better to leave it for Ji Ning in the future.