Chapter 425 - Bargaining Down the Door

Genres:Martial Arts and Xianxia Last update:25/03/23 21:03:57
        Hearing Ding Huan's words, Ku Lu blurted out:

    Why? If we don't go to the chaos area, where can we go? You probably don't know that the strength of Xing Jun is incredible. If he really wants to pursue us, we will have nowhere to hide in the ancient divine domain.

    It would be suicidal to go to the regions where the other races reside. After careful consideration, we have no choice but to venture into the chaos zone.

    Ding Huan looked at Ku Lu with a very serious tone:

    "If it were before, we indeed could go. If I didn't guess wrong, Xing Jun should have pursued us to the abandoned divine land by now, and it's very likely that he is waiting for us outside the chaos zone."

    "What does that mean? Ku Lu didn't quite understand Ding Huan's words.

    After asking, he feared that Ding Huan might not understand the importance of the representatives of the celestial court negotiating with the divine court of demons. So he added another sentence:

    "Junior Brother Zhang San, the representatives of the celestial court negotiating, if dare to leave privately, that is a heavy penalty even death penalty may have. So in the celestial demon negotiation has not ended before, Du Yue Xing Jun is impossible to manage Wu Jian.

    Ding Huan said gravely, "I suspect that Du Yue Xing Jun is not concerned with Wu Jian; what he's interested in is the earth below the Fenshuo Cliff."

    Because someone went to choose the location of Fenshuo Cliff the day after we left, I originally thought it was Wu Jian's female servant who I had always thought was her.

    I only just realized, it must be Wu Jian's female companion with a strong warrior. If I haven't made a mistake, that strong warrior has more than a 70% chance of being Du Yue Xing Jun.

    Ding Huan had specifically spent time constructing a series of spatial wave principles when he left from Fenshuo Cliff, just to mislead anyone coming to find him.

    At the time, he didn't think much about it and believed that any strength above a celestial king could find his direction through the law of Tao Yun fluctuations.

    He and Ku Lu walked away one day, and someone arrived at the location of Fenshuo Cliff choice in just one day. There were all the laws of Tao Yun principles he had set up, so as soon as someone passed by, he could sense it.

    The person who went to the ruins of Fenshuo Cliff made a judgment in the blink of an eye and then indeed followed the direction where he had laid out the Tao Yun principle fluctuations.

    This was entirely his own fault. He thought that as long as he was a celestial king, he could also instantly determine the location through the Tao Yun principle fluctuations like him.

    Now that he had won the half-flag thrown down by Shi Li, he felt that his guess might have been wrong.

    Shi Li, if he were like him, could instantly sense the Tao Yun principle fluctuations. Then Shi Li wouldn't have left his half-flag here. This was equivalent to leaving a hidden danger.

    He also thought of the two celestial kings he had seen before. It was from the hands of those two celestial kings that he had forcibly taken back Ku Lu's soul token.

    This shows that celestial kings' abilities and their understanding of the fluctuations of the Tao Yun principle in the world are not as strong as he thought.

    He is indeed a Golden Immortal, but not every celestial king can be like him, with such a clear grasp of the Tao Yun principle fluctuations and the ability to instantly make judgments.

    The idea of putting himself in others' shoes is incorrect.

    This shows that the person who chased to Fenshuo Cliff was not a celestial king.

    If it's not a celestial king, it must be a celestial emperor.

    If it's a celestial emperor, then who else could it be if not Du Yue Xing Jun?

    What would happen if Du Yue Xing Jun, the Duke of Yuemu, followed him for a while and then discovered he was wrong?

    If he were Du Yue Xing Jun, the Duke of Yuemu, he would never turn around and change directions to continue chasing after finding out he was wrong.

    The only way to correct his mistake would be to consider where the person he is chasing might go.

    He and Ku Lu are just small ants compared to Du Yue, a celestial court big shot. Where could they possibly go?

    There is only one answer, the chaos zone.

    So all that Du Yue Xing Jun needs to do is wait outside the chaos zone for them to enter.

    His iron pot's speed may be fast, but it cannot be faster than Du Yue Xing Jun.

    Du Yue Xing Jun could even arrive at the outside of the chaos zone in an instant with just one teleportation symbol.

    Ku Lu fell silent, hesitated for a moment, and then firmly looked at Ding Huan and said, "Zhang San younger brother, I'll listen to you. Wherever you say we go, we'll go."

    He realized that Ding Huan's survival experience was slightly more than his own.

    "Now there's only one place where we can hide." Ding Huan said.

    "Where Mu yan bo shi fafang"

    "Celestial court."

    Ku Lu looked at Ding Huan in disbelief. Was this like throwing oneself into a trap?

    Ding Huan said, "Since Du Yue Xing Jun is now waiting outside the chaos zone, we must reach the celestial court as soon as possible. Every day later is a day more dangerous."

    You couldn't have imagined that we would willingly head to the celestial court, and neither could Du Yue Xing Jun. By the time he realizes it, we might have already established our footing.

    I have a teleportation symbol that can take us both there. However, we can only go outside the celestial court, and it's highly unlikely to enter the celestial court's protective array. The protective array is an array made by the Nine-Level Peak Immortals, so how can we get in?

    Hearing Ku Lu say that they could reach the celestial court instantly, Ding Huan was overjoyed: "Tell me, what are the requirements to go to the celestial court?"

    Ku Lu said, "Those who are originally cultivators or officials in the celestial court, or like me, who were early recruits, can naturally go in and out at any time."

    Besides, the heads of various Daoist sects or the envoys sent out by these sects all have their masters' edicts.

    "Is that all?" Ding Huan furrowed his brow. If that's all there is, it would be quite difficult to get to the celestial court.

    "And there's more," Ku Lu said. "You also have to be someone on the celestial court's list of great men, known as the Tiangang List, or the Dishu List. The Tiangang List is about methods of Taoism. As long as you can enter the top thirty-six, you can come and go freely in the celestial court."

    The Dishu List is for outstanding talents in various areas such as alchemy, artifacts, symbols, arrays, plants, left-handers, and refinement. It includes those who can enter the top seventy-two.

    Ding Huan was getting more confused with each word: "Doesn't the Tiangang List have restrictions on cultivation level? And is the Dishu List one or multiple?"

    Ku Lu chuckled and said, "The requirements for the Tiangang List are simple, as long as you have strong power, you can get on it. It doesn't matter if you're a celestial emperor or a low-level immortal, everyone is eligible. There are no restrictions on cultivation levels."

    The Dishu List has seventy-two positions, not distinguishing between alchemists or artifact masters. As long as you can enter the top seventy-two, you can be on the list. The first position on the Dishu List is currently a celestial Dan Emperor, but the second is a celestial artifact emperor."

    Ding Huan was rather indifferent, thinking that such a list without levels or categories was nothing more than a sight to behold.

    "Right, there's another way to enter the celestial court."

    Seeing Ding Huan in distress, Ku Lu seemed to remember something.

    "Quickly, what's the method?" Ding Huan asked urgently.

    "It's just to follow the commercial convoys of various races into the celestial court, although many races are at war. There has always been business exchange between the different races."

    For example, the trade caravans of the Demi-Human race and the Demon race, they know that there are many good things in the celestial court, and often have trade caravans coming to the celestial court to do business. Such caravans are usually allowed to enter.

    "That's fine, we'll join the caravan." Ding Huan was overjoyed.

    Ku Lu shook his head, "It's probably not going to work. First of all, these trade convoys don't necessarily have to let us join."

    Secondly, we are humans joining other caravans, which will be quite noticeable. Moreover, the caravan is leaving, and it can only stay in the celestial court for a short period of time."

    What's to be afraid of? Let's join first. First tell me, how can we meet these trade caravans?" Ding Huan said without hesitation.

    "Meeting trade caravans is very simple. Just wait by the road that leads to the celestial court, known as the South Heavenly Way. Any trade convoy going to the celestial court has to pass through there."

    How do we do this?

    "Shall we go now?"

    "No, I'll give you a jade slip first. You need to practice the disguise techniques within it." Ding Huan took out a jade slip and handed it to Ku Lu.

    This was a godly skill he had modified through the Grand Cosmic Art, which could alter the human aura and appearance.

    It was originally the Dishu Illusion Art, but he had altered it beyond recognition.

    At this point, Ding Huan still dares not make friends with Ku Lu in his true appearance.

    It's not that he doesn't trust Ku Lu, but he worries about what would happen if Ku Lu were caught.

    If Ku Lu were caught, it wouldn't matter whether he said anything; his information would inevitably be revealed.

    He's not concerned about it, but the Yaochi Jade Maiden Sect and Wen Zhi will be in trouble if Ku Lu were caught.

    Ku Lu took the jade slip without hesitation and then surprised Ding Huan with a look: "Zhang San younger brother, is this a Daoist skill derived from the Dishu Illusion Art?"

    The Dishu Illusion Art is a legendary existence, known only to a few big shots in the celestial court. For Ding Huan to have acquired such a skill was truly astonishing, and he couldn't believe it.

    "Yes, I accidentally obtained it. You learn this first and then you can enter the celestial court. Otherwise, if you go in, you'll just be a target." Ding Huan said.

    "Good, thank you so much." Ku Lu was overjoyed, even if he had to work in a star king's mansion, this Daoist skill was something he had longed for in his dreams.

    Without Ding Huan's urging, Ku Lu was already eager to start cultivating the Dishu Illusion Art as soon as he obtained it. No one could resist the temptation of this Daoist skill, not even Ku Lu's cultivation method.

    With Ding Huan's explanation on the side, it took Ku Lu only three days to clearly transform his appearance, disguising himself as a member of the Qing Mou race.

    "Wow." Feeling that his appearance and aura had completely changed, Ku Lu couldn't help but praise out.

    Blue

    Ding Huan said, "No problem, let's go quickly. I'm worried that the old guy might realize it. If he goes to the outside of the celestial court again, we'll really have no way out."

    "Okay."

    Ku Lu took out the teleportation symbol.

    "Let me see that." Ding Huan saw the teleportation symbol and immediately reached out to take it, examining it repeatedly.

    Only after confirming that there were no problems did Ku Lu and Ding Huan teleport away together.

    He had checked the ring of Wu Jian, and to his surprise, there was no teleportation symbol inside that could directly transport them to the outside of the celestial court. This was a bit odd.

    The fact is, there is a teleportation symbol in Wu Jian's ring, but Ding Huan estimated that he wouldn't dare to use it himself.

    Wu Jian is the son of Du Yue Xing Jun, and Ding Huan dared not use Wu Jian's teleportation symbol casually.

    No matter what Ku Lu is like, his teleportation symbol is quite good, directly teleporting Ding Huan to a square outside the celestial court.

    The square is constantly bustling with people being teleported in and out, indicating that this is naturally where cultivators who enter the celestial court are teleported.

    There are not many teleportation arrays from the Ancient Divine Domain to the celestial court, and most people who leave and return to the celestial court rely on teleportation symbols.

    Ku Lu has a teleportation symbol on him, naturally because he is Wu Jian's shadow guardian.

    "I'll take you to the South Heavenly Way, where there are many trade caravans from various races." Ku Lu said in a low voice.