The skinny, sharp-mouthed old man was named Su Jiuzhen. He was both an important person in the Temple of Immortals and an ace assassin in Black Spider Tower. Although he was only at the peak of the Building Foundation Stage, he was adept at disguise, poison, assassination, and curses. He had all kinds of weird methods. Hiss.
At least seven Core Formation Stage Cultivators had been killed by him. Although none of them were battle-type Cultivators, they were all elders of their respective sects and had countless bodyguards.
It was not easy for Su Jiuzhen to break through their protection and assassinate them. Therefore, he had earned the nickname of 'Core Formation Stage Killer'!
Although Huangpu Shiyi was already in the Core Formation Stage, he was a pure refiner with weak combat ability. He was definitely no match for Su Jiuzhen in a fight.
Besides, the old man was quite experienced in the Temple of Immortals. Therefore, Huangpu Shiyi was quite polite to him. He asked, "Master Su, what do you think?"
Su Jiuzhen's voice was as ear-splitting as a needle scratching glass. "It is not difficult for Li Yao to convert.
"He is a young man who grew up at the edge of the cosmos. He has basically been away from society. What feelings can he have for ordinary people? Chances are that he has already killed people when he was traveling in the sea of stars!
"Also, look at his performance in the Skyhill Sword Seminar. He was aggressive and merciless! His arrogance could not have been better!
"A young man like this must be arrogant and unruly in his heart, and he also desires to be recognized by the world!
"Also, judging from his crazy training with the Purple Ring Sword Ants, he is a sword maniac and saber maniac who is devoted to the refinement of magical equipment!
"As long as you tempt him with magical equipment and refining arts and give him some pointers, I believe that he will soon recognize his real identity and embark on the path to immortality!"
Pausing for a moment, Su Jiuzhen continued, "As for Huangpu Xiaoya, it will be tricky. I can tell that she has a deep misunderstanding about the Immortal Cultivators. You have to be prepared for the worst. She is your biological niece. You won't hesitate to kill her, will you? "
Huangpu Shiyi smiled. "Of course not. Since I embarked on the path to immortality, I've already cut off all mortal ties. What does the blood ties of mortals have to do with us? Besides … "
He looked at his withered hands with a complicated expression and said faintly, "My useless hands should have been replaced long ago!"
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In a cabin that was exquisitely decorated, no different from a luxurious hotel suite, there were two single beds on each side of the room, but in the middle of the room was a barrier that could be shielded.
When he fell asleep at night. Once the restriction was activated, the room would be divided into two halves. Thus, no one would be able to see or hear what was going on in the room.
In the morning, the restriction was lifted, and the room turned back into a large suite.
Huangpu Xiaoya had been pacing back and forth since she entered the room, gnashing her teeth. Sometimes she would sob softly, and sometimes she would curse loudly. In the end, he could not help but wave his hand and put on an Interspatial Ring on his finger.
Li Yao had been lying on his bed quietly with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed. He seemed to be drowsy. Suddenly, he said, "If I were you, I wouldn't use the Cosmos Ring."
Huangpu Xiaoya was dazed. "Why?"
Li Yao said, "Do you think they won't take away our Cosmos Rings? Why? As Cultivators, we have dozens of secret arts to hide our Cosmos Rings in every part of our body. Unless they cut us into pieces and pry open our bones, they won't be able to find any. Otherwise, they won't be able to tell whether or not we have any Cosmos Rings on us.
"Right now, we are still very useful. Naturally, we cannot resort to such a violent approach. We have to pretend to be generous.
"There are more crystal cameras and eavesdroppers in this large suite than there are hair on my legs. Instead of using the Cosmos Rings in a hurry, you might as well go and tell Huangpu Shiyi how many Cosmos Rings you have with you and what's inside them!"
Although Huangpu Xiaoya was an unparalleled genius, she was only good at the arts of refining. She was rather lacking in experience when it came to traveling in the sea of stars. Realizing that Li Yao did have a point, she was at a loss. She sat on the bed and burst into tears.
Li Yao ignored her and continued conserving his strength. He seized every second and every minute so that the fury deep inside his every cell would be more surging than ever!
Huangpu Shiyi was right about one thing.
In a few days, a lot of people would die. A lot of blood would be shed.
Huangpu Xiaoya sobbed for a long time. Seeing that Li Yao was still unmoved, she gnashed her teeth and said, "Do — do you have any idea how many people were killed in the explosion in the Skyhill Domain just now? The collapse of two floating mountains alone is enough to cause a disaster! Why are you still so calm? Don't tell me you're not sad at all? "
Li Yao seemed to be asleep. It was not until a long time later that he said, "I grew up in the debris of an ancient battlefield at the edge of the cosmos. I don't know who my parents are. Sometimes, I wouldn't see anyone for several months. The only things that kept me company were cold scraps of magical equipment and a dead, silent universe.
"It was not until I was in the Skyhill Domain that I saw so many people for the first time. There were more people than I had seen in my entire life combined.
"Should I be sad when those people are dead? It seems to be the right thing to do.
"But you can't force yourself to be sad. If you can't cry, should you force yourself to?
"You —"
Huangpu Xiaoya was exasperated.
Li Yao's eyes suddenly shone. He suddenly stood up and walked to the side of the table. He touched the edge of the table and put on an interested expression. He crouched down and began to operate carefully.
Huangpu Xiaoya found it strange. "What are you doing?"
Li Yao shushed her and said, "Don't disturb me. I've found a tapping device. However, it is very well-designed. A complicated alarm system is embedded next to it. The slightest mistake will trigger the whole system, and the alarm will be ringing!"
Huangpu Xiaoya was dazed. "You just said that there were countless crystal cameras and tapping devices in the room. Wouldn't our every move be under their surveillance? And you're dismantling them? What's the point of that? "
Li Yao chuckled and said, "You don't understand. This is a game that Huangpu Shiyi is playing with us. Of course, he knew that we would discover the crystal cameras and the tapping devices. Therefore, he set up an alarm system that is as complicated as a maze on purpose just to test our capability and see if we can dismantle the tapping devices without triggering the alarm system!
"Hehe. Huangpu Shiyi is a rare genius. I've been dreaming about competing with experts like him day and night!
"I didn't expect that my wish would come true today. Let me see how immeasurable Huangpu Shiyi's methods are!"
Huangpu Xiaoya was about to go crazy. "So many people have just died in front of your eyes. There's no telling how many more people will be involved in the ambitions of the Temple of Immortals in the future, and you're still thinking about competing with Huangpu Shiyi?"
Li Yao raised his head and glared at Huangpu Xiaoya like an infuriated animal. Her words were frozen in her throat.
Li Yao sniffed and said, "Huangpu Xiaoya, I'm very disappointed in you.
"For a refiner, magical equipment is the most important thing. No matter what happens in the outside world, a refiner's heart is unshakable!
"Your belief is so unfocused that you don't even have the slightest understanding. How are you going to compete with me?
"Before, I was looking forward to a competition with you. But now that I think about it, it's fortunate that we were kidnapped by the Temple of Immortals. I've found an opponent who is more worthy of my challenge, instead of wasting my time with someone like you!
"Besides, my trump card has been seen through. Even half of my Crystal Suit has been taken away. Black Stone and White Dew are two experts. I can't deal with either of them. What else can I do except study magical equipment?
"If you are really bored, why don't you come here and study with me?"
Huangpu Xiaoya blurted out, "Not interested!"
Li Yao said peacefully, "It's fine if you don't want to study magical equipment. Then, why don't you tell me what the 'thing' that Huangpu Shiyi talked about 'five thousand years ago' was? So, the civilization of mankind in the Flying Star Sector was founded on planets at the very beginning? I don't know much about that. "
There was one thing that Li Yao had been curious about since a long time ago.
According to the territory of the Star Ocean Imperium ten thousand years ago, the Tian Yuan Realm was located at the edge of the cosmos. It was a remote, desolate place with few relics and legacies from the Star Ocean Imperium.
Therefore, it took ten thousand years for the Cultivation civilization to develop to its current level after collecting and analyzing the Occult Orbs.
But the Flying Star Sector was different. It was the heartland of the Star Ocean Imperium and a relatively important military base. A lot of relics and legacies of ancient battlefields could be found here.
Then, logically speaking, after the human beings here grasped the relics and legacies, they should have been able to restore the level of the Cultivation civilization to the same level as that of the Star Ocean Imperium. At the very least, it should have been much more advanced than that of the Tian Yuan Realm.
However, after staying in the Flying Star Sector for such a long time, Li Yao discovered that the civilization level of the Flying Star Sector and the Tian Yuan Realm was about the same. In terms of crystal processors and Crystal Suit, the Flying Star Sector was only slightly better than the Tian Yuan Realm. The Tian Yuan Realm was even better in several aspects.
As for the crystal warships and the space fortresses, although the Flying Star Sector was more powerful than the Tian Yuan Realm, they were essentially the same except that they were larger in scale.
What had caused the Cultivation civilization of the Flying Star Sector to stagnate and remain almost the same level as that of the Tian Yuan Realm after ten thousand years of development?
After further research, Li Yao discovered that all the files about the Flying Star Sector five thousand years ago were fuzzy, as if there was a weird gap of one to two thousand years.
There were only a few files about thousands of years ago. But after a gap of one to two thousand years, countless crystal warships and space towns appeared in the universe uncannily, like a big bang!
It seemed that the civilization level of the Flying Star Sector had experienced a major decline five thousand years ago!
According to Huangpu Shiyi, the civilization of human beings in the Flying Star Sector was founded on planets at the very beginning. Then, why did they flee to space five thousand years ago? What did it have to do with the great decline of the civilization?
Huangpu Shiyi also said that Cultivators and Immortal Cultivators were on par with each other, but Huangpu Xiaoya did not refute him. Something was not right, either.
The history of the Flying Star Sector was indeed full of secrets!
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