Long Yu had always been a decisive person.
Even though Murong Xiuzhen had blocked Zi Fan's Curse for him, which was a kindness that was difficult to repay, he still did not stay with Murong Xiuzhen.
If Long Yu had enough strength, he would definitely not have done this. However, the Cymbal Clan was a force that came from beyond the heavens. It was definitely an existence that Long Yu could not contend against. If he insisted on contending against them, only death would await him.
It should be known that even if the Jiuyou Dragon Emperor was still alive, he might not necessarily be comparable to the leaders of those major forces, let alone the half-baked Long Yu!
Long Yu kept the spatial ring that Murong Xiuzhen handed over, then left with Xi Yangwu and walked towards the nearest main palace.
He checked the spatial ring, and sure enough, there were nine Nine Nether Crystals, which made him quite surprised. With these nine Nine Nether Crystals, it was very likely that he would eventually collect all forty-five Nine Nether Crystals.
Murong Xiuzhen's nine Nine Nether Crystals must not have been obtained this time, but from fifty years ago, when the Nine Nether Profound Palace was last opened. Therefore, it could make up for some of Long Yu's mistakes.
If he missed a few Nine Nether Crystals, it would not lead to the failure of the final mission.
"If we want to avenge Elder Murong, we have to complete this mission no matter what. Only by entering the final Profound Palace will our strength greatly increase."
Xi Yangwu's mood was somewhat bad. After all, she had some friendship with Murong Xiuzhen in the past year, and she rather admired this Cabinet Elder of the Alliance of Five Emperors.
Now, even though she knew that he would be hunted down by the people of Zi Fan Tribe, she was unable to fight the enemy together with him. Clearly, Sunset Dance was very unhappy. However, she and Long Yu knew when to make a decision. They could not act blindly now.
What she was thinking about now was to follow the words of her master, the Death Envoy, and head to the Netherworld Profound Palace to obtain the treasures within. That way, she would be able to increase her strength by a lot, and in the future, it would be possible for her to face the Cymbal Clan head-on.
Although the Death Envoy's description of the Nine Nether Profound Palace was a little off, the deviation wasn't big. It was just that the Nine Nether Profound Palace had an additional passage that led directly to the Fourth Nether Palace. This was something the Death Envoy hadn't expected, so Long Yu and Xi Yangwu might have missed quite a few Nine Nether Crystals.
But now, the nine Nine Nether Crystals in the Space Ring given by Murong Xiuzhen had made up for the shortcomings of the Death Envoy's plan, allowing Long Yu and Xi Yangwu to have hope of completing the mission.
Very soon, Long Yu and Xi Yangwu found the closest palace to the Fourth Nether Palace. As expected, there were no more Nine Nether Crystals in this palace. However, the two of them weren't disappointed, because they had already expected this situation.
"There must be many Emperor level cultivators in the Fourth Nether Palace. There are most likely no more Nine Nether Crystals in the four main palaces."
Xi Yangwu said to Long Yu, "Are we going directly to the Fifth Nether Palace?"
"Wait a moment."
However, Long Yu shook his head. He didn't make a decision immediately. Up until now, he had walked to two of the Fourth Nether Palace's main palaces. He hadn't gone to the other two palaces, so he couldn't be sure if there were no more Nine Nether Crystals left in the Fourth Nether Palace.
He wouldn't take the risk and directly go to the Fifth Nether Palace, because what if he was only missing one?
Therefore, he planned to first confirm if there were any Nine Nether Crystals left in the Fourth Nether Palace, then decide if he should go to the Fifth Nether Palace or not!
As for the method of detection, it was very difficult for others, but for Long Yu, it was only a step away.
"The secret technique that Senior Death Envoy taught us can sense the aura of the Nine Nether Crystals. However, because the Nine Nether Crystals have existed in these main palaces for fifty years, even if they have been taken away, we can still feel the aura that is drifting around."
Long Yu said to Xi Yangwu, "Of course, whether the Nine Nether Crystals have been taken away or not, the density of the aura that is being emitted will definitely be different. Right now, we can't judge the difference in the density of the aura from too far away, but as long as I can cultivate Balanced Control to the sixth stage, I should be able to judge whether the Nine Nether Crystals have been taken away or not!"
This method was something that Long Yu had only just thought of.
Before coming to the Nine Nether Palace, Long Yu had never thought that he would encounter such difficulties, so he didn't make too many preparations. But now, it seemed that it would still be difficult to complete the mission just by relying on what the Death Envoy had said.
Therefore, he thought of this method on the spot. The main reason was that Long Yu had taken a lot of pills before, and a large portion of the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy he had absorbed was still stored in the Void Nether Dragon Blade, and Balanced Control was not far from the sixth stage.
He had originally prepared to use the stored Heaven and Earth spiritual energy at the critical moment, but now it finally came in handy.
He took out the Void Nether Dragon Blade, and directly absorbed the Heaven and Earth spiritual energy within it, then used it to cultivate the secret martial arts technique, Balanced Control!
Xi Yangwu concealed herself at the side, while keeping a lookout for Long Yu. Once she discovered someone else coming, she would immediately inform Long Yu.
The speed of cultivating Balanced Control was not slow. As long as there was enough Heaven and Earth spiritual energy, it would automatically start to grow, and Long Yu didn't even need to take the initiative to do anything.
While cultivating, Long Yu began to think about the secret martial arts technique.
Originally, he knew that the Jiuyou Dragon Emperor only knew three secret martial arts techniques, but now he had only cultivated one, Balanced Control, but he didn't know what the other two were — the reason was that even the Envoy of Death only knew the Balanced Control martial arts technique!
Of course, the Jiuyou Dragon Emperor wouldn't impart everything to his subordinates, so even the Envoy of Death wouldn't be able to use all of the Jiuyou Dragon Emperor's techniques.
And now, Long Yu encountered the secret martial arts technique that other people cultivated.
Undying Purple Blood!
This was the secret martial art that the cultivators of the Zi Fan Tribe cultivated. This was the secret martial art of the Undying Purple Blood. It could turn the blood in their bodies into purple blood, and this purple blood could be used in many situations.
For example, when the man and woman from the Cymbal Clan were suppressed by Long Yu's Eight Trigrams Heaven Suppressing Technique, the power of the Undying Purple Blood erupted, and directly broke through the suppression of the Eight Trigrams Heaven Suppressing Technique.
Later on, the Undying Purple Blood made their physical bodies even more terrifying — their physical bodies could be easily destroyed, but the Undying Purple Blood's regenerative ability was extremely strong, even if one's head was smashed into pieces, the Undying Purple Blood would be able to regenerate a new head. This kind of secret martial arts technique was undoubtedly extremely terrifying, and it was definitely a secret of the Cymbal Clan.
"Looks like when everyone masters the Emperor Path Mystique in the future, the true deciding factor of victory in a battle will definitely be the secret martial arts technique. Balanced Control is very powerful, but compared to the Undying Purple Blood, it's only so-so."
Long Yu's eyes flashed with anticipation. If he could obtain more secret martial arts technique cultivation techniques, then his combat power would truly improve by leaps and bounds!
…
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, all the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth stored in the Nether Dragon Blade was absorbed by Long Yu. Then, Long Yu took some other pills, and all the pills that contained Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth were absorbed.
In this way, his Balanced Control secret martial arts technique had finally achieved a breakthrough. From the fifth level to the sixth level of Balanced Control, Long Yu had consumed at least the amount of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth that was equivalent to three Unending Level Transcendent Weapons!
One could imagine how difficult it was to cultivate a secret martial arts technique. However, if one succeeded in cultivating it, its effects would be extremely terrifying.
Just like Balanced Control, this secret martial arts technique was indispensable to Long Yu's current battles. Another example was the Undying Purple Blood, which was considered the ultimate life-saving technique for the cultivators of the Cymbal Clan.
"I've finally achieved the sixth level of Balanced Control! Now, my ability to sense and control the energy around me has increased to another level. I can now distinguish the changes in energy that are ten times weaker … "
Long Yu opened his eyes and immediately began to sense the aura of the condensed Nine Nether Crystals around him!
At this moment, when he cultivated Balanced Control to the sixth level, his ability to sense finally achieved a breakthrough. Long Yu could sense the energy changes that were ten times more subtle than before.
"The third main palace — none!"
"The fourth main palace — none!"
Long Yu quickly sensed the situation in the other two main palaces. Even now, he could sense the distribution of many cultivators in the surroundings. As long as the others did not deliberately conceal their aura, Long Yu would be able to easily detect their location!
"Let's go to the Fifth Palace!"
Long Yu called out to Xi Yangwu, then led her straight through the spatial whirlpool and stepped into the Fifth Palace!
When he cultivated Balanced Control to the sixth level, Long Yu's ability to conceal his aura became ten times stronger. In other words, if the Three Star Emperor could sense Long Yu's presence before, now it would take at least ten times stronger than the Three Star Emperor to sense Long Yu's aura.
Due to the concealment of Balanced Control, the changes in Long Yu's aura were extremely weak, just like a gust of wind. Ordinary cultivators would not be able to detect him at all.
"According to the Death Envoy, I'm now in the Late Emperor Realm, and I've cultivated Balanced Control to the sixth level. At least the Five Star Emperor level would be able to sense my presence!"
Long Yu was even more confident in his next move. However, he was still a little worried. After all, he did not know if there were any cultivators above the Five Star Emperor level who had entered the Nine Nether Palace.
At the level of the Shen Wu World, Long Yu was not worried at all. This was because the Death Envoy had sensed the aura of the Five Emperors from afar and deduced that the strongest Saint Emperor among the Five Emperors was only the Three Star Emperor level.
In other words, now that Long Yu had grasped the sixth level of Balanced Control, if he wanted to conceal himself, even a Saint Emperor would not be able to find him!
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