Perfect World

Chapter 726: Chapter 726: Such Repayment
 

A warship stopped a hundred thousand miles away, with only one person disembarking and coming to the sacred land of the Celestials Clan, before entering the City of the Heavens.

This was a Celestial God, clad in a black robe, shrouded in dark radiance, his complexion pale as snow without any healthy flush of color, resembling a walking corpse.

He was a person from the Nether Race, hailing from the Netherworld, and had been promoted to the Realm of Celestial God many years ago. Even so, a gloomy aura of death still lingered around him.

“I invite myself unbidden, please forgive my presumption,” he said with a smile, but this only served to make his pale face seem even more unnatural, with an ice-cold aura stirring.

“A distinguished guest arrives unannounced, forgive us for not greeting you from afar,” said a high-ranking figure of the Celestials Clan, cupping his fists in salute. Despite any feelings of displeasure, they knew they had to deal with the situation.

Because the Netherworld was incredibly powerful, with several vast and boundless territories of death in the higher realms, which were now united as one force, and no one wished to offend a person from the Netherworld lightly.

“My fellow cultivators, I mean no harm,” the celestial god from the Netherworld clarified his position, dispelling any doubts the Celestials might have had, and continued, “I have heard that a young man has fallen into the City of the Heavens, I come for him.”

No sooner had he spoken than several great Celestial Gods of the Celestials Clan remained silent, their displeasure evident, undoubtedly their visitor had come for Desolate, seeking precious symbols.

“Let’s be frank as fellow Celestial Gods,” said the mighty being from the Netherworld, seeing their unhappiness and went on to explain, “That young man is Desolate, correct? I believe you all know this.” He then revealed, “He killed one of our Mingzi in the Primordial Heaven Secret Realm.”

A strong figure of the Celestials Clan said, “The Qin Clan invited young elites from various tribes to exchange blows; it’s inevitable that some would fall inside the secret realm and others cannot be blamed. Moreover, if you wish to assign blame, you should go to the Immortal Mountain.”

“Indeed, it’s our young generation’s lack of strength that is to be blamed, not others,” the Nether Race’s Celestial God nodded.

This made the strong figures of the Celestials Clan reveal a hint of surprise, waiting for him to continue.

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The important personage from the Netherworld spoke again, “I’m very direct and say things as they are; our clan would not make a fuss over a single youth and mobilize the whole clan to come here. I’m here today simply to ask for a look at the Immortal Code of the Thunder Emperor.”

The Celestials Clan’s several great Celestial Gods were stunned, not expecting him to be so straightforward about his intentions.

“You might not know yet, but many strong individuals from great schools have come to the territory of the Celestials this time. It’s not just the Netherworld’s people alone. If the Celestials Clan wishes to monopolize the Golden Paper, it might not be feasible,” the Celestial God of the Nether Race said.

He clearly indicated that many great schools had arrived. Desolate, who had gained an incredible fortune in the Primordial Heaven Secret Realm, ignited the desires of those schools.

“Well played, Zhan Tribe!” Qi Tuo commented coldly, revealing such news and banding together the schools to pressure the Celestials Clan—it was quite the strategy.

After the Celestial God from the Nether Race left, peace in the City of the Heavens became elusive. The Celestials Clan’s higher-ups gathered to discuss how to respond.

“What a joke, the combined schools think they can pressure us? Do they think our clan’s defensive formations are for show? The peerless array forged by the Six Great Celestials shrouds the ancient city, killing anyone who comes!” An older Celestial God was quite angry.

Since ancient times, few had managed to pressure them, and in the worst of times, they could always rely on the defenses of the City of the Heavens, impenetrable to outsiders.

“There’s no need to be angry; our clan fears no one. With the Chaos Great Formation’s protection, we naturally have nothing to worry about. No need to grovel,” said Qi Tuo, and then frowned, “However, we also need to prepare for all eventualities.”

“Has the Sect-Defending Bone Mirror been brought out yet? Let’s first take a look at Desolate’s true form,” someone suggested.

The great Celestial Gods, lacking the Heavenly Eye, speculated that Shi Hao’s revealed appearance might not be his real one, wishing to use the ancestral mirror to observe everything about him, even to illuminate his divine soul.

“Come, let’s see just what he’s made of and what kind of background he has,” said a Celestial God, taking out a lustrous white mirror.

Beside the Azure Lake, Shi Hao strolled alone, having just emerged from seclusion, releasing a heavy sigh. The impending storm made him feel a sense of oppression in his heart.

“Hm?”

Suddenly, he felt his body stiffen, as a mysterious power emerged behind him, immobilizing him. Pristine holy light fell from the void, enveloping his body.

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“Eh, this youngster indeed had not revealed his true form before; this is his original appearance.” In the hall, several Celestial Gods all showed surprise, staring at the person in the mirror.

This is a precious mirror that can reflect anyone’s True Body and can also reveal the secrets of the divine soul.

“Why do I feel a sense of familiarity?” One Celestial God said in confusion, but before he could think deeply, he noticed something amiss.

“Halt!” Someone shouted because they noticed a trickle of blood flowing from Shi Hao’s brow, and his forehead bone almost shattered.

This alarmed the several Celestial Gods, who quickly put away the bone mirror, not daring to shine it any longer, fearing that the young man’s body would disintegrate.

“Such a formidable precious symbol, afraid of others probing his sea of consciousness, he carved characters on his own to protect himself, willing to self-destruct.” Celestial God Qi Tuo said.

By the lakeside, Shi Hao’s body shook and regained freedom. He looked up at the sky, then wiped the blood from his brow, his heart greatly shaken – just now, someone had tried to probe his Primordial Spirit!

If not for these past days, he had inscribed Kun Peng symbols, Reincarnation Pattern, Thunderclap Law, and other protections within his Primordial Spirit to guard himself, his sea of consciousness would have been intruded upon just now.

This was a prohibition he set for himself; if a Celestial God forcibly opened his sea of consciousness, then his head would shatter, and he would perish along with his precious symbol.

Because he knew once someone discovered his secret and obtained what they needed, death would not be far for him.

“What’s wrong, you look rather pale.” True God Qi Xia appeared.

“It’s nothing.” Shi Hao shook his head, believing that Qi Xia did not know about what just happened; it must have been Celestial Gods probing him.

“You must seriously meditate in seclusion; our Celestials Clan will appoint a Dao Protector for you. Now, some powerful individuals from the schools have arrived outside, but our clan’s Celestial Gods will not compromise; they will keep you safe.” True God Qi Xia said.

Shi Hao finally understood why the several Celestial Gods had probed his Primordial Spirit; they felt the pressure from the outside world and wanted to grasp the Immortal Code of the Thunder Emperor in advance.

“I am in dire straits.” He whispered to himself. This was the greatest crisis he had encountered since arriving in the higher realms.

He walked along the lakeside, let out a gentle sigh. Meeting Yun Xi on the Scarlet Plains, he wanted to save her life, but in the end, he put himself in danger.

Shi Hao reflected; being a good person is difficult. It was with good intentions, battling bloodily, escorting her for hundreds of thousands of miles, but in the end, it was he who was in peril.

Over the next two days, more schools arrived, paying visits to the Celestials Clan, including Immortal Mountain, Demon Kui Garden, Heavenly Kingdom, and others.

This immediately made the Celestials Clan feel pressure, and they had to reconsider.

“Dong!”

Suddenly, a bell rang, signifying another visitor.

However, this time it was not a being but a bell, shrouded with chaotic mist, ancient and mysterious, appearing within the City of the Heavens, facing the Celestial Gods.

“It’s him!” Several of the Celestials Clan’s great Celestial Gods were astonished.

Shi Hao was also surprised; hearing the sound of the bell, he looked up, and then his heart was greatly shaken. Because he had seen this bell in the Lower Realm, he knew that this was a Chaos Magical Artifact from the higher realms, ranked among the top few in the Treasured Artifact list.

Back then, even the Willow Deity struggled to affect the bell!

“I wish to borrow the Thunder Emperor’s scriptures for a glance.” The large bell droned, a clear voice emanating, sending out ripples; its holder had not descended, merely projecting their voice.

The Celestials Clan was solemn; this Immortal Bell was extraordinary, wielded by a supreme being, who, if fully unleashed, might break through the Celestials Clan’s Chaos Great Formation.

Two characters were inscribed on the bell’s surface; the first character was: Infinite!

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The second character is very blurry, impossible to see clearly, exuding an ancient and vicissitude-infused aura.

At last, the large bell departed and vanished from the City of the Heavens, leaving the faces of a group of experts from the Celestials Clan less than pleased.

As more and more people from various schools arrived, their hearts grew heavier. If they were set on keeping Desolate, it would likely trigger an enormous upheaval.

“Perhaps the people from the Netherworld were right, our clan cannot monopolize the Golden Paper,” a senior Celestial God sighed.

“That’s not right, just now the bone mirror reflected Desolate’s true form, but the two pages of Golden Paper were not found on him,” Celestial God Qi Tuo frowned, wondering if they could only be obtained from the Primordial Spirit.

In actuality, whether it was the two pages of the Golden Book, or the Primal True Solution, all had been left by Shi Hao to Lord Fifteen for insight, not brought out by him. The most valuable items on him were a Pill Furnace containing soil from the Immortal Grave and water from Tianhe, as well as a rusty and worn-out shining armor.

Inside the ancient hall of the Celestials Clan, one of the Celestial Gods suddenly trembled and muttered to himself, “I remember now, could it be him?”

Though he was a Celestial God, his face showed an exceptionally surprised expression at this moment, which greatly contradicted the dignity and solemnity expected of a Celestial God.

“What a miracle, it’s actually him!” This Celestial God murmured to himself; he had also paid attention to some matters in the Lower Realm.

“What are you talking about?” Qi Tuo and the others looked at him.

This Celestial God, thrilled and in utter excitement, said, “Do you know who he is? He comes from the Lower Realm and once had a great reputation!”

He had seen Yun Xi’s grandfather’s sea of knowledge to understand the Lower Realm and had seen the shadow of this youth. When the bone mirror revealed the true form, he felt a sense of familiarity, and now he finally remembered.

“He once thwarted the big plans of the Netherworld, the Heavenly Kingdom, and Immortal Mountain, causing ripples even in the higher realms by killing Seven Gods in the Lower Realm.”

“What, you mean he’s from the Lower Realm?” Qi Tuo and the others were all shocked and inquired in detail.

The Celestial God revealed Shi Hao’s true body and origin, immediately causing the group to reveal a look of shock, their hearts unable to calm down.

“Kun Peng’s technique… is on him?”

“Additionally, he also possesses his own innate Reincarnation Treasure Technique!”

Even the voice of the Celestial God trembled slightly, initially thinking it was only the Thunder Emperor Technique, but to think there was also the Kun Peng treasure, which was truly heart-shaking.

“His identity must not be revealed; even if we truly have to hand him over, it should only be Desolate, not Shi Hao from the Lower Realm,” a Celestial God spoke in a low voice.

In the City of the Heavens, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, and the senior Celestials had yet to emerge from seclusion, leaving several great Celestial Gods unable to discuss or report to them.

On this day, Shi Hao trembled, blood emerged from the corners of his mouth, his brow cracked, and the Flying Celestial Stone fell to the ground with a loud bang.

“What’s wrong with you, have you suffered a Dao injury?” True God Qi Xia was shocked.

Mansha Zhu Hua and Furu both showed alarmed expressions, knowing that if one were injured because of the Flying Celestial Stone, the consequences could be very dire. In the past, the most dazzling genius of the Celestials Clan had suffered from lifting the Flying Celestial Stone, and it took nearly a hundred years to heal the injury of the Dao.

Shi Hao didn’t say a word and carefully examined himself.

These past few days, he increasingly felt that it was difficult to trigger the Immortal Linglong, because the remnant Immortal Dao aura on him had been exhausted, and today it finally ran out.

The only thing he felt fortunate about was that the blurry runes from the Hand of the Heavens remained branded within his flesh and blood. Given time, they could certainly re-manifest.

However, now he was in trouble, injured, though he felt it was not as bad as he imagined.

Yet, in the eyes of the Celestials Clan, this was a significant matter because a tragedy had happened before!

“What, he’s injured?”

Inside the ancient hall, several great Celestial Gods received the report.

“No matter whether the injury is light or severe, it means he cannot use Immortal Linglong anymore, his comprehension of the Dao is over; is this the will of heaven? Forcing us to make a decision.”

To the Celestials Clan, an injury of the Dao was the most terrifying, even a light injury could take years to heal.

And the external pressure was too great; they had already wavered, to the extent that they didn’t even want to verify the extent of his injury but to make a direct decision.

Shi Hao wiped the blood from his lips, stood up, and walked around Azure Lake to the street, sensing that something was amiss.

Bang!

Just then, a tearing sound came from the sky, with a terrifying aura pervading as several Celestial Gods arrived.

Not far away, Yun Xi and You Yu, walking side by side, also came over and landed here, just in time to see the Celestial Gods make their move to capture Shi Hao.

“Elder Ancestors, what are you doing?” Yun Xi was startled and hurriedly asked.

You Yu showed a look of surprise and looked over together with Yun Xi.

“Yun Xi, it’s said that one may know a person’s face but not their heart; often what we see is not the real truth,” one of the Celestial Gods said.

“Elder Ancestor, I don’t understand what you’re talking about,” Yun Xi was puzzled.

“This person not only deceived you but also us. He is not only Desolate but also has another identity,” Celestial God Qi Tuo spoke up.

Then, he activated the Celestial God chains, unraveling Shi Hao’s seventy two transformation Divine Skills, revealing his true face.

“What, it’s you!” Yun Xi screamed, unable to believe that this youth, who was supposed to be dead, had become Desolate and come to the higher realms.

“Why… did you conceal it, not telling me the truth?!” Yun Xi asked.

“This person is devious, everything is false, deliberately covering up the truth,” You Yu said.

“I didn’t say anything, but I was still captured by your Celestials Clan. If I had said everything, maybe it would have been even worse,” Shi Hao said sarcastically, looking at them.

“He concealed his true body with great ambitions, entering our Celestials Clan with ulterior motives,” a Celestial God said coldly.

To this, Shi Hao showed a look of contempt and said, “Is this the Celestials Clan?”

He knew that carrying precious scriptures and possessing supreme precious symbols, leaking his true body would lead to great disaster, but still, he couldn’t let it go, exhaling deeply.

“Why didn’t you tell me… you are Shi Hao?” Yun Xi’s voice trembled.

“You were clearly using Yun Xi, relying on her to establish a relationship to enter our Celestials Clan in the future with great designs. It’s laughable that I brought you to the City of the Heavens in advance,” Celestial God Qi Tuo said.

“I’ve fought my way here, escorted for tens of thousands of miles, you all should search your hearts, is there any falsehood, is this your repayment to me?!” Shi Hao’s voice was high, his gaze clear and piercing, staring at everyone.

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