Chapter 518 - Black Fiend Hall (1/2)
Chapter 518 Black Fiend Hall
“All cultivators have to leave by today?” asked Meng Chuan as he received the halved Outer Realm Essence Crystal. “Yes.” The puppet attendant nodded. “All cultivators on Black Dragon Planet have to leave. When night falls, Black Dragon Planet will expel all the cultivators who haven’t left.”
Meng Chuan nodded slightly and watched the puppet attendant leave. “Pack up. Let’s quickly leave,” instructed Meng Chuan.
“Yes,” said Supremacy Qing Gu with a nod.
Meng Chuan and Supremacy Qing Gu came to the streets and saw many cultivators walking towards the city gates. Most of them looked uneasy.
“What is the patriarch doing by expelling all the cultivators?” “Black Dragon Planet wants to destroy its own foundation?”
“Patriarch’s reputation is still very good since he’s returned the Essence Crystal fees for the rental. There must be a special reason this time.”
The cultivators were panicking and discussing silently. Most of them didn’t know the reason why Patriarch Black Dragon was asking everybody to leave. Meng Chuan and Supremacy Qing Gu followed the crowd of cultivators and walked out together.
“Patriarch.” At the foot of the towering mountain outside the city, three figures stood respectfully. The leader was a golden-haired man with a carapace on his back. He said loudly, “Please save
us.”
The towering mountain was silent. The three figures exchanged looks, becoming even more anxious. The golden-haired man said loudly, “Patriarch, our Essence Water Manor has been on Black Dragon Planet for over 10,000 years. We have been doing business here for so many years. Please, on account of our friends.h.i.+p over the years and our Manor Lord, save us.”
After a long while, the towering mountain still didn’t react.
“Black Dragon.” A blurry figure appeared. It was a handsome and elegant man.
“Brother Essence Water.” Patriarch Black Dragon’s blurry figure appeared as well. With his status as a Fifth Tribulation Eminence, he couldn’t be bothered with the Imperial Lords’ pleas. However, he still had to meet Manor Lord Essence Water personally.
“You sure hid the news well,” said the handsome man with a chuckle. “We only learned of it today.”
“I’m sorry,” said Patriarch Black Dragon casually. An old man who was about to die was more carefree in his actions.
Manor Lord Essence Water said, “Black Dragon Planet has many Imperial Lords and Supremacies. Black Fiend Hall has probably done the investigations. I know you can’t protect too much.”
Patriarch Black Dragon nodded. “Brother Essence Water, it’s good that you understand my difficulties.”
“Can you help me protect Imperial Lord Lin Xu?” asked Essence Water. “After this matter is over, I’ll personally receive Lin Xu. Just protecting an Imperial Lord shouldn’t have much of an impact on you. Of course, Lin Xu will also offer you 100 Outer Realm Essence Crystals.”
Patriarch Black Dragon smiled. “Aren’t you afraid that I will kill Lin Xu and s.n.a.t.c.h all his treasures?”
“I trust you,” said Essence Water.
“I don’t care about karma now,” said Patriarch Black Dragon with a chuckle. “If you are fine with it, just let Imperial Lord Lin Xu come up the mountain. Three years later, come to Black Dragon Planet and receive Lin Xu. I’ll stay on Black Dragon Planet for a few more years.”
Essence Water nodded. “Alright.”
Soon, the three Imperial Lords split the items they had. Imperial Lord Lin Xu brought treasures worth a total of 1,300 Outer Realm Essence Crystals and went up the mountain to seek refuge with Patriarch Black Dragon.
The other two Imperial Lords brought 1,200 cubes worth of treasures, hoping to try their luck and escape. Manor Lord Essence Water clearly didn’t trust Patriarch Black Dragon completely. He split Essence Water Manor’s treasureswhich were on Black Dragon Planetinto two portions and moved them away.
The Imperial Lords’ lives weren’t too important because they had another true body in their homeworld! No, they didn’t want to die because they wanted to protect the treasures on them. Apart from their own treasures, Essence Water Manor’s three Imperial Lords also carried Essence Water Manor’s treasures. They belonged to Manor Lord Essence Water.
“Patriarch.”
“Patriarch, save us.” Many Imperial Lords and even two Tribulation Eminences came to beg Patriarch Black Dragon. However, Patriarch Black Dragon didn’t care about them. If he protected too many… Black Fiend Hall would wage a full-out war with him. Although Black Fiend Hall didn’t wish to risk their lives to fight a dying old fellow, they were willing to do so if the temptation was large enough.