Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Having suffered a loss at Tang Jie's hands twice, the Blood River Lord's patience was only worsening, while his anger was rising. He was relinquishing his fear of many taboos, and he gradually started to stop respecting the dignity of others.
The grimace on the faces of the Four Heavenly Kings beca even uglier.
The similarly temperantal Northern Heavenly King snorted and said, "Blood River Ancestor, we refer to you as Ancestor because you are our senior, but a senior must act like a senior. The Plain of Slaughter is not the Blood River region, and the City of Freedom is not a place where Ancestor can act as you please. Ancestor, do you really think that my Celestial Fla Pagoda has no one around?"
As he spoke, a light erupted from the City of Freedom, and a fla shot up from the Celestial Fla Pagoda. This was a sign that the City of Freedom's guardian formation was activating, and that fla rising from the pagoda was none other than the Fla Celestial Sovereign's Pale Cloud Fla.
The four Violet Palace cultivators plus the guardian formation were more than enough to take care of the Blood River avatar, but what they truly cared about wasn't the avatar but the sky above it.
A blood-colored cloud roiled in the sky, exuding an intimidating pressure. This was the pressure from the Blood River Lord, the power of his true body.
Even though he was a vast distance away, the supre might he displayed was enough to make anyone tremble in fear.
The Four Heavenly Kings looked at each other. Even the four of them together and supported by the formation could not stop the power that the Lord of the Blood River was transmitting through space, such was his power.
Just how had Tang Jie offended him and managed to survive? Even Hero was sowhat starting to regret that promise to protect Tang Jie.
At this mont, the statue venerating the Fla Celestial Sovereign suddenly moved.
Like a clay idol coming to life, the eyes of tal blinked, and then they erupted with light that pierced through the walls of the pagoda.
A resounding voice bood, "So it is the Lord of the Blood River who has graced my Celestial Fla Pagoda with his presence. Senior has cultivated for ten thousand years, so how are you so easily moved to anger as to quarrel with these juniors?"
"Master!" The Four Heavenly Kings shouted in unison and prostrated.
The Pale Cloud Fla swelled, instantly filling up the world, and a huge human-shaped manifestation erged—none other than the Fla Celestial Sovereign.
At the sa ti, that blood cloud also morphed into a giant human figure, the Lord of the Blood River. Compared to this body, the avatar seed puny.
These two Immortal Platform cultivators had manifested their will to engage in a confrontation across space. The Fla Celestial Sovereign stroked his beard and smiled while the Lord of the Blood River was furious and unhinged. In terms of deanor, he clearly lost out to the Fla Celestial Sovereign.
This was understandable. While Blood River was more senior than anyone in the Blood River Domain, in terms of strength, the Fla Celestial Sovereign was above him despite coming later. It was said that he was already close to the Godhead Realm, possessing unparalleled divine might.
With just his will manifested through the fla, he exuded an aura on par with the Blood River Lord, forcing the furious Blood River Lord to calm down a little. He said to the Fla Celestial Sovereign, "Hong Qianli, that child Tang Jie stole my essence blood and has now entered the Treasure Paradise. Your four disciples are foolishly protecting him. I require an explanation."
The Fla Celestial Sovereign smiled. "It's only a little essence blood, nothing worth being angry about. In the end, Senior is so furious because you cannot suffer even the smallest loss. And do not bla them for not letting you in. My Celestial Fla Pagoda has its rules. Rules that are easily broken are not rules."
The Blood River Lord stared at the Fla Celestial Sovereign. "Then what can I do to break the rules?"
The Fla Celestial Sovereign casually said, "I have heard that Ancestor obtained a supre treasure called the Deicide Fla, one of the unique flas of the world?"
The Blood River Lord paled. "I was wondering why you suddenly sent your will over. So you were after the Deicide Fla! Yes, you entered the Dao through Fire, so you love the special flas of the world. The Deicide Fla can burn up all things, so it's no wonder that you're tempted. But this item is not mine; it's sothing entrusted to by an old friend, and in the future, he will trade with for it. No matter what idea you have in mind, put aside any thought of getting your hands on it."
The Fla Celestial Sovereign replied, "As Senior said, I entered the Dao through Fire, but I do not necessarily need to own that fla. Senior only needs to lend it for a while so that I can comprehend it."
"Is that so…" The Blood River Lord considered this. "For how long?"
"That will just depend on when your friend cos to get it," the Fla Celestial Sovereign replied with a smile. "It's not like you're doing anything with that fla, so just leave it with . When he cos to get it, I'll hand it over."
"Swear an oath on the Heavenly Dao!"
"Naturally."
The Fla Celestial Sovereign swore an oath on the Heavenly Do, and then the Blood River Lord swung an arm through the air, upon which the Deicide Fla flew out.
The Fla Celestial Sovereign reached out to the fla.
The Deicide Fla danced in the Fla Celestial Sovereign's hand. He looked at the fla and nodded in satisfaction. "Instantly lting down all tals, a fla that can send gods to the underworld. Truly, an extraordinary fla."
"You can let in now, right?" the Blood River Lord gruffly said.
"Of course." The Fla Celestial Sovereign smiled. "But the Treasure Paradise is sealed, and opening it will consu ten years of the Blood Sea Formation's energy. This is why my Celestial Fla Pagoda only opens it once every twenty years—ten years of accumulation for going in, and another ten for going out. If Sir wishes to open it again, the blood power that must be consud…"
"I'll pay it," the Blood River Lord tersely said.
Ten years of blood power was not cheap, perhaps on par with one drop of Black Tortoise essence blood. It could be seen that the Fla Celestial Sovereign was right, that the Blood River Lord was no longer driven by his essence blood, but by his emotions.
The Fla Celestial Sovereign laughed. "That would be for the best. Oh, right, there is also another thing I must warn Senior about. The Treasure Paradise is a world made from a spatial Dao armant, the Qian Kun Bag, and then Reverend Celestial Hook placed several other Dao armants within it. One of these was the Yin Yang Division Sword, a Dao-controlling armant of vast powers. Once this weapon rged with the Treasure Paradise, it absorbed so of the Qian Kun Bag's power. It is so terrifying that even I do not dare to directly contend against it. Senior's original body does not need to go in, for even if you manage to resist that weapon's power, you will only end up destroying the Treasure Paradise and yourself, with no one ending up better off. Even this Violet Palace avatar is a little too strong. If you go in, you should be at Soul Transformation at most. And even that would be dangerous."
The Blood River Lord snorted. "I know how to handle myself. You don't need to worry about ."
The Violet Palace avatar instantly split off nine other bodies, the one Violet Palace avatar turning into ten peak Soul Transformation avatars.
The Fla Celestial Sovereign shook his head. "It's still a little too strong."
The Blood River Lord snorted, and six of the peak Soul Transformation avatars split off into thirty Heart Demon avatars. He then looked at the Fla Celestial Sovereign and asked, "Is it fine now?"
The Fla Celestial Sovereign chuckled. "As you please."
The four peak Soul Transformation and thirty Heart Demon avatars flew toward the ninth floor of the Celestial Fla Pagoda. It seed like he knew that the peak Soul Transformation avatars would probably be killed by the Yin Yang Division Sword, yet he didn't care, insisting on throwing them in to hunt down Tang Jie.
Even if he had to sacrifice them, he wanted to kill Tang Jie.
The Blood River Lord watched his avatars go in, and with a cold snort, he disappeared, leaving behind the Fla Celestial Sovereign's manifestation. The Four Heavenly Kings looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Hero nervously glanced at the Fla Celestial Sovereign and then said, "Master!"
"I know," the Fla Celestial Sovereign replied, a smile on his face. "You didn't do anything wrong. Without this matter, I wouldn't have been able to get my hands on the Deicide Fla."
"But, Master, I recruited Tang Jie as one of my subordinates. Isn't doing this selling him out?" Hero worriedly said. "If everyone knew about this, it might harm the reputation of the Celestial Fla."
The Fla Celestial Sovereign erupted in laughter. "When did that happen? That Tang Jie hid his identity from us to use our Celestial Fla Pagoda to bear the pressure for him, and all I've done is let Old Man Blood River in. It's not like I personally captured him. Moreover, who cares if other people don't understand this? Whether it's the City of Freedom or the arena, they are all tools for gaining resources. The Immortal path is the true goal. If you can't understand which one is more important, then you will have taken yourself down the wrong path."
The four of them imdiately voiced their agreent, seemingly enlightened.
The Fla Celestial Sovereign then said, "I, Hong Qianli, have always followed the principles of fair value exchange, emphasizing solid benefits over empty reputation. The Deicide Fla is the apex of the Fire Dao of the Five Elents and can increase my understanding of the Fire Dao. How could I let it go so easily?"
The Deicide Fla in his hand radiated light as his hand closed over it.
A mont later, the Deicide Fla retracted, becoming a blue fla floating in the air.
The Fla Celestial Sovereign let out a long sigh. "I have absorbed the Fla Dao Will, so I must imdiately go into seclusion now. I will leave this fla here for all of you to slowly comprehend."
It turned out that the Fla Celestial Sovereign needed only a few monts to comprehend the Deicide Fla. The ti he asked for was actually all for his disciples. He had entered the Dao of Fire many years ago and was already close to the Dao-controlling level. Flas like the Pale Cloud Fla were no longer very important to him, which was why he had left it here.
He threw out the Deicide Fla, which rushed into the Celestial Fla Pagoda. There, it fell into the open left hand of the statue. Despite being a divine fla that could lt almost anything, it didn't harm a single part of the statue, and the Fla Celestial Sovereign's statue ca to have two flas, one in each hand.
The Four Heavenly Kings were ecstatic, prostrating together. "Many thanks, Master."
The Fla Celestial Sovereign's manifestation faded as he departed.
At the sa ti, a boom traveled through the City of Freedom, signaling that the formation had been deactivated.
The Four Heavenly Kings shared a look. Suddenly, the Southern Heavenly King sighed. "Ah, what a pity."
But who was she pitying? Tang Jie? Or soone else?
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A single step took them into a vast world.
Tang Jie found himself in the air, and around him was a great mountain range.
Jade mountains extended as far as the eye could see.
The Treasure Paradise was truly a world of its own.
There was no one around him. Every person that entered the Treasure Paradise would be teleported to a random location. Those who were lucky would be directly transported to a treasure, and those who were unlucky might be transported right into a lethal trap or the jaws of a vicious fiend.
The Treasure Paradise also had fiends, as there were always so primal beasts and fiends that managed to escape the Yin Yang Division Sword. They survived and reproduced in the Treasure Paradise, adding so more color and variety to this world within a bag.
But while it was a random teleportation, Tang Jie had a map, and everyone had already agreed on a place to et up.
After looking at the map, Tang Jie guessed that he was in the southern part of the Treasure Paradise. However, as this was his first ti here, he didn't dare to be too sure, so he still needed to fly around for so distance.
Tang Jie threw out Tutu, who he had been holding this entire ti.
The little rabbit expanded, ultimately becoming the size of an elephant as it crouched in midair.
Tang Jie stepped onto the back of the rabbit. anwhile, a flower fell out of his sleeve and turned into Yiyi, who also sat on the rabbit. She patted Tutu's head and said, "Hurry up and get going."
Tutu miserably sighed. A white cloud suddenly appeared under its feet and whisked them away. It was so fast that it outsped the combination of Tang Jie's Wandering Celestial Peng Art and Violet Lightning Lunge, yet when sitting on it, one felt like the ride was incredibly smooth.
It was no wonder the Heaven-Lost Rabbits were known as a natural race of mounts. While their combat strength was low, their flight abilities were incredible. This ability would only truly manifest at Transformation, and as they got stronger, this ability would also beco more formidable, ultimately allowing them to easily travel the void. Starting from Transformation, each additional tier a Heaven-Lost Rabbit rose by would cause its size to grow, and by Divine Division, they would be the size of a mountain, able to carry an entire palace on their backs.
But it was precisely this attribute of the Heaven-Lost Rabbits that Tutu wanted to hide.
Being a pet was always better than being a mount.
In the past, it could have hidden this ability just by slacking off on cultivating, but alas, Tang Jie's sudden wealth had ruined the plan. Tang Jie had had so much money that he was even willing to raise those bean soldiers to Transformation if he could, so how could he let a little rabbit go?
Having been forced to increase its cultivation level, Tutu had its original form exposed, and Tang Jie realized what its true purpose was.
Its fate as a mount was decided.
Yiyi patted Tutu and smiled. "This is great! So much faster than a Cloudpiercer Shuttle, and it also saves on spirit stones."
"The most important thing is that I don't need to give it commands." Tang Jie lay down on the rabbit's back, but he found that there wasn't quite enough space, so he had Tutu grow a little larger, after which he pulled up the tail and lay on top of it, his arms crossed behind his head. "When riding a Cloudpiercer Shuttle, you have to look ahead so that you avoid large birds, and also look out for any treasures or dangers. anwhile, mounts can make their own judgnts."
He patted Tutu and said, "Head straight west, following the rosy light in the sky. If you see any treasure auras, go over, and if you see sword energy, avoid it."
Tutu grunted, wanting to cry.
As a world created from a Dao armant, the Treasure Paradise was much larger than the Water Moon Paradise. This mountain range alone extended for so five hundred kiloters. Even the Mountain River State Diagram dinsion expanded by the Space Crystal was tiny when compared to the Treasure Paradise. And the millennia had made this world a very interesting place.
On this flight, Tang Jie saw many rare beasts and fiends.
Whether it was due to the accumulation of millennia or the unique and isolated environnt of the Treasure Paradise, there were many beasts and fiends that Tang Jie had never even heard about before. Besides the fiends, there were also various rare plants that were scarcely seen in the outside world. While these were not spiritual plants, they were still hard to co by.
Life here existed in a completely different form, and Tang Jie and Yiyi oohed and aahed in wonder. When they saw sothing particularly interesting, they would have Tutu fly down to get a closer look.
Others entered the Treasure Paradise to risk their lives for treasure, but Tang Jie cared little for such things. He had the inter-domain trade and the Martial Lord's hidden realm, so the Treasure Paradise's treasure held little attraction for him. Rather than running around, he preferred to see the sights.
Of course, if he ran into a treasure, he didn't mind taking it. Since he was already here, he couldn't leave empty-handed, particularly because he had already received so much favor from the Western Heavenly King. It wouldn't do to not live up to that expectation.
Thus, if he ran into any treasure, he went over to get it.
Just like the Valley of No Return, the deeper one ventured into the Treasure Paradise, the more valuable the treasure and the greater the danger was.
For the sake of these more valuable treasures, everyone else rushed inward, but not Tang Jie. While he had the divine speed of the Heaven-Lost Rabbit, he played around so much that he made barely any progress at all and ended up falling behind the others.
Tang Jie spent his ti casually flying around the periter for three days.
Today, he finally left that mountain range, and he spotted a large river in the distance.
Blue flowers grew along the shore, forming what seed like a sea of flowers.
Before Tang Jie even said anything, Tutu weakly said, "Going to admire the flowers again? Understood."
Tang Jie gave it a playful slap. "You rabbit, you're so lazy that it's no wonder you don't want to be a mount. But you're wrong this ti. Don't you see that flashing treasure light in the sea of flowers? A treasure has appeared there."
"I see it, but based on the glow, it's a middle-grade art relic at best. I'm surprised it caught your eye," Tutu said in a scornful tone.
Tang Jie smiled and replied, "You're wrong on that point. It's precisely because it's not valuable that we need to go and get it. You see, if valuable treasures like upper-grade or ultimate-grade art relics, even divine treasures, were to appear, they would release such dazzling treasure light that everyone would know and co over, so you would have to fight to get it. Even if no one else had discovered it, there's probably so great fiend guarding it. In short, it wouldn't be easy to get. But middle- and lower-grade art relics are much better. No one cares about them, so we can just go and pick them up. Is there anything better than that?"
The rabbit rolled its eyes, but it still flew down.
As they approached, they found a tower of rainbow glass before them.
This rainbow glass tower exuded a glow that indicated that it was a middle-grade art relic without a doubt.
Tang Jie's sleeve extended to envelop the rainbow tower, but just as he was about to take it away, he sensed danger. His body erupted with light as countless objects shot out of the sea of flowers and pelted him.
Translator Notes
It looks like the Four Heavenly Kings sold Tang Jie out! And all for so fire.
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