Chapter 1430: An Unexpected Development! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”Wang Chong, you must be extremely careful,” the Formation Elder whispered from behind Wang Chong. ”The Four Ends Martial Lord was originally an officer in the military posted to the border, but he happened to come upon an inheritance from the Fierce Yang Sect of more than two hundred years ago. The item most emblematic of this sect is that Fierce Yang Golden Armor he's wearing as well as his peerless Fierce Yang Divine art. The Four Ends Martial Lord has already cultivated his Fierce Yang Divine Art to a supreme level, almost to the point where he can turn himself into a sun that can scourge the world! His strength is simply dreadful!”
It seemed like today's events were bound to end messily. The Demonic Emperor Old Man stared at the Four Ends Martial Lord, his eyes seething with killing intent.
”Have you also come for this?”
It had been a very long time since he had commenced a slaughter, but if these people thought that they could use their numbers to bully him around, they were gravely mistaken.
The thick killing intent coming off the Demonic Emperor Old Man's body caused everyone to become extremely nervous.
Whoosh!
As these groups were in a stand-off, to the northeast, a figure was observing everything from a distance. The symbol of the Yin Yang and white crane on his uniform was extremely obvious.
”Hurry and report to the alliance lord!”
He suddenly turned around and began to rush into the distance. At the same time, a messenger bird flew up from his hand.
On a mountain several li away, a Righteous Alliance disciple respectfully kneeled.
”Reporting to Alliance Lord! The Lone Silence Ancestor and the Four Ends Martial Lord have arrived. Together with the ancestors of the Five Ancestor Alliance, there are now five top-class experts of the martial arts world gathered there. In addition, we've also spotted that extremely powerful elder standing by the side of Demonic Emperor Zhang Wenfu.”
Bang!
The surrounding Righteous Alliance experts were thrown into a great stir by the scout's report, and they began to converse with each other.
Matters were developing far faster than they had imagined. A day ago, all of the martial artists had been mobilized but had failed to find even the shadow of the Demonic Emperor. But now, the Demonic Emperor's location was exposed and had instantly attracted the titans of the martial arts world.
Sikong Yuanjia stepped forward and sternly said, ”This matter involves the Origin Immortal Lord and the treasure he left behind. The Five Ancestor Alliance and the Four Ends Martial Lord are already there, so shouldn't we go over as well? Otherwise, the Five Ancestor Alliance might end up taking the Origin Immortal Art.”
”That's not necessary. Taking action here is inferior to being still. For now, we will watch.”
Song Yuanyi stood on the summit, gazing to the southwest with a bright light in his eyes.
The surrounding experts were struck dumb. But no one in the Righteous Alliance dared to oppose Song Yuanyi's decision.
”Yes!” everyone replied in unison.
Meanwhile, toward the southwest, a bloody storm seemed imminent.
No one dared to take the threat of the Demonic Emperor, the number one individual of the evil path, lightly. Everyone, including the Lone Silence Ancestor and the Myriad Ghost Ancestor, appeared apprehensive, tensing their muscles as they readied to fight.
And then, something unexpected happened.
Whoosh!
The Four Ends Martial Lord upon his massive horse suddenly shook his wrist. Cling! A decorated metal tube shot with astonishing speed toward the Demonic Emperor. Pa! The tube exploded while still in the air. Just when everyone believed that the Four Ends Martial Lord had chosen to attack first, a dark golden scroll flew out of the explosion at a much slower speed.
Clap!
The Demonic Emperor Old Man reached out and took that golden scroll, and he immediately recognized it for what it was.
An Origin Immortal Art treasure map!
For the Four Ends Martial Lord to throw out something as precious as the treasure map caused everyone to pale and their breath to catch in their throats. The mood had suddenly shifted.
Not even Wang Chong had expected something like this.
”There are six pieces of the treasure map in all. If we don't have all of them, then the individual pieces are useless. Moreover, the Origin Immortal Art has been lost for several hundred years without any progress in the search. This is the closest we've ever been.”
The Four Ends Martial Lord met the gazes of the crowd head-on and voiced a most startling proposal. ”Rather than none of us having it and the Origin Immortal Art being completely lost, it would be better if we all worked together to open up the way to the treasury. As for what happens after, that will depend on one's individual skill.”
Each piece of the Origin Immortal Art's treasure map was extremely valuable. When one appeared, it would stir up a bloody storm in the martial arts world as countless factions vied over it. For the Four Ends Martial Lord to simply throw a piece away was an extremely foolish act in the eyes of the crowd.
But slowly, the crowd began to understand, their expressions softening.
”It's true. The Origin Immortal Art has been lost for several hundred years. No one has obtained it in all this time, but countless lives have been sacrificed in the process. If everyone simply holds on selfishly to their own piece of the treasure map, no one will obtain the Origin Immortal Art. It's much better for everyone to bring out their piece so that we can open the treasury together.”