âWhat? Even the artifact spirit isnât enough to purge it? How can there be such an unbelievably powerful poison on the continent?â Jian Chen was shocked by what Hei Yu had said. Disbelief flooded his face.
âWeâve looked through all our inherited memories, and we have no records regarding Hei Yuâs poison, which is why weâre helpless against the poison as well,â growled Rui Jin. He was extremely good friends with Hei Yu, so he felt rather horrible with Hei Yu in so much danger.
The room fell silent for a while. None of them said anything as they all felt very heavy inside. The poisonâs potency had far exceeded everyoneâs imagination since Rui Jin and Hong Lian had no idea what it was, and even the Radiant Saint Force origin energy of the artifact spirit was not enough to nullify it.
Hong Lian silently pondered and said, âI can vaguely remember that it was a few Saint Kings who poisoned Hei Yu. They were likely members of a protector clan.
âA protector clan,â Jian Chen softly mumbled. A gleam of light flashed through his eyes and he said, âIâll go invite great-grandfather Changyang Zu Xiao. Heâs also a member of a protector clan, and heâs knowledgeable. He may be able to help out.â
Jian Chen immediately went to invite Changyang Zu Xiao. Without much longer, Jian Chen returned to where the three of them rested with a haggard Changyang Zu Xiao.
Changyang Zu Xiao stared at Hei Yu for a while before he gradually frowned. He heavily said, âI know this poison. Itâs the special technique of the Heavenâs Incense School, the Poison of Heavenâs End!â
âThe Poison of Heavenâs End? How do we get rid of it?â Rui Jin paced over to Changyang Zu Xiaoâs side and nervously asked. He was extremely worried.
âItâs rumored that the poison can even claim the lives of Saint Emperors. Other than finding the antidote, there is no other way to purge it,â replied Changyang Zu Xiao.
âIf thatâs the case, letâs kill our way into the Heavenâs Incense School right now.â Powerful battle intent radiated from Rui Jin. He was willing to venture into the most dangerous place in order to save Hei Yu.
âNo, you canât act recklessly with this. I admire your strength very much and outside the independent realm the protector clans are not your opponent unless they use their Emperor Armaments. However, thatâs not outside, but the lair of a protector clan. You definitely wonât be able to get anything from attack them like that because even a Saint Emperor canât penetrate through the defenses. If it werenât for the fact that something so big happened between us in the Changyang clan, the Bright Moon Divine Hall would not have been able to get in so easily and then leave without any difficulty,â explained Changyang Zu Xiao.
âSenior Rui Jin, we have to go to the Heavenâs Incense School, but we need to make all preparations beforehand. After all, itâs different from fighting against the people of the protector clans outside. Itâs their territory. They have the advantage,â said Jian Chen.
Although Rui Jin had gotten carried away, he was not a reckless person. He found it rather reasonable after listening to what Jian Chen and Changyang Zu Xiao had said, so he responded, âAlright, letâs make the preparations as quickly as possible in the next few days. We need to set off as soon as possible. Hei Yu canât last much longer.â
Changyang Zu Xiao nodded, âOnly you can go deal with this matter now. Although Yunxiao and I have broken away from the Changyang clan, we still canât assist you openly.â Changyang Zu Xiao paused there. He stared at Jian Chen weirdly before continuing, âAnd you better quickly find a way to deal with your friendâs problem. Once the news of the war god makes it out onto the continent, they will never let him go. At that time, it wonât just be the Tian Yuan Continent. Probably even the experts of the Beast God Continent will come to hunt him down. After all, both the Tian Yuan Continent and Beast God Continent have a very deep enmity toward the war god from the ancient times.â
âChangyang Qing Yun has already sent a message to me. He wants me to use the Saintsâ Fruit to exchange for keeping Tie Taâs identity a secret,â said Jian Chen.
Changyang Zu Xiao silently pondered that, and only after pondering did he speak, âLooks like Changyang Qing Yun wonât be leaking the identity of the war god soon. We need to stop him in the meantime. Iâll immediately send someone over to tell him that if he wants the Saintsâ Fruit, he better keep it a secret for the time being.â
âThatâs enough to stop him temporarily, but itâs not a long-term plan. Actually, Iâve already got a plan to keep Tie Ta safe. All he needs to do is hide in the Bright Moon Divine Hall when the time comes and heâll be completely fine. Even if Saint Emperors come personally, they wonât be able to threaten him,â replied Jian Chen. Now, there were only two places that were extremely safe for Tie Ta. One was Mercenary City while the other was the Bright Moon Divine Hall.
However, Jian Chen knew even better that Tie Ta could only hide in Mercenary City before his identity had been leaked. Mercenary City would be a forbidden land once it was leaked. Even if the authoritative elders of the city agreed to shelter him, they would be looked down upon by the entire continent and lose their superior status.
Jian Chen had never considered sending Tie Ta back to the Hundred Races since it would be like sending Tie Ta to his death in his eyes. He had never been to the Wasteland Continent and had no idea about the exact strength of the Hundred Races, but he knew they were not as powerful at the Tian Yuan Continent. They would not even be able to fend off the Tian Yuan Continent, let alone when the Tian Yuan Continent worked together with the Beast God Continent to attack them.
All in all, the people of the two continents would never allow Tie Ta to successfully mature. Once Tie Taâs strength surpassed Saint Emperor, no one would be able to contend against him other than the young Winged Tiger God.
âFairy Hao Yue, who created the Bright Moon Divine Hall, was the strongest Saint Emperor in her age. The records say that she had already arrived at the border of surpassing Saint Emperor, except she still failed in the end. On the other hand, her divine hall created from the special materials of the moon is very extraordinary where even Saint Emperors cannot destroy it, so sheltering him in the divine hall is indeed a good idea. However, when the time comes, you need to shelter the entire clan in it as well along with all the people you care about. Otherwise, I worry that theyâll use these people to come threaten you,â Changyang Zu Xiao said rather sternly.
Jian Chenâs expression changed slightly. He heavily replied, âThe Flame Mercenaries will become rather troublesome. With their current scale, theyâve probably exceeded a million people in size, and there are many of them dispersed everywhere. Sheltering so many people in the divine hall will be very difficul. At the same time, fairy Hao Yue is still alive. Her soul remains, and she possesses full control over the divine hall. Just in case she doesnât agree, itâll be...â
âYou might as well just let me seal up the protector clan,â Rui Jin suddenly piped up.
âWhat!? You can seal up the protector clan?â Changyang Zu Xiao was astounded. He stared at Rui Jin in disbelief.
Rui Jin nodded, âMy Dragon clan has many paramount legacy secret techniques. Thereâs one that can seal up a region of space. The protector clan may inhabit an independent space, but its connection to the outside world cannot change. I can use the secret technique to seal up the entrance, and they canât leave like that, nor can they leak any information.â
âFantastic. That way, we donât have to worry about Tie Taâs identity being leaked. Senior Rui Jin, when will we seal up the entrance of the Changyang clan?â Jian Chen said rather impatiently.
âIâll need to visit Dragonâs Island and retrieve some million-year Dragonâs Saliva from the necropolis. Iâll use the essence of the herbs to complete the seal, but the seal canât last for too long. It might be a century, it might be a few decades, or it might even be just a few years before itâs broken through by them,â said Rui Jin.
âWeâll drag it out if we can drag it out. Even if itâs just a few years, itâll be enough.â Jian Chen immediately became confident. He thought about uncle Xiu who had entered seclusion with the Empyrean Demon Orb and the grand elder of Mercenary City, Tian Jian, again.
Now that uncle Xiu had the Empyrean Demon Orb, reaching Saint Emperor was no problem. If Tian Jian consumed the Saintsâ Fruit, reaching Saint Emperor would just be a matter of a few years.
At this moment, an extremely pleasant melody rang out. It was very gentle and seemed to originate from everywhere. It made it impossible to find its origins.
The moment the melody appeared, the people in the room all stopped talking. Other than Jian Chen, the four of their souls started to shake. Their souls were actually affected by the melody.
âAn attack of the soul. What a great method of attack, to fuse such a powerful attack into the melody,â Changyang Zu Xiao heavily commented. Attacks of the soul were the hardest to guard against. The only method would be to forcefully resist it, which was why these attacks were the most terrifying.
âItâs that girl. Why do I feel like her strength has increased a lot since we last met her in the City of God?â Hei Yu asked on the bed. His voice was filled with evident surprise.
âHer attacks of the soul are becoming more and more powerful,â Rui Jin sternly added. At the same time, he was completely confused after much thought as well. He had no idea how her strength could undergo such great changes.
âWhy has she come?â Jian Chen gently murmured before bidding farewell to them. He left the room by himself.