"Of the thirty-six skeletons, a portion of them were promised to others by Lord Cang Qiong and the Yellow Springs, so there's no way for us to retrieve them. It's just like how the Medicine Sage promised to his first disciple. If we were to retrieve them, it would be detrimental to Lord Cang Qiong's reputation.
In the Dragon Domain …
Sage Sang Yu looked at Su Yin as she explained, "For example, the Sealing Sage Ruo Can and the Needle Sage Su Xiuyi … There are also some skeletons that are kept in the Sanctum of Sages. Even those who know about them wouldn't dare to take them. Take Sword Saint Li Qiaofu's skeletons for example. Everyone knows that it's in the Sword Qi Pavilion, but no one dares to cause trouble there. After all, it's a place where even Sages would find it hard to escape. There's also Teacher Sage Yang Xuan's skeletons in the Master Teacher Pavilion. However, if anyone dares to take them, it'll cause even more trouble. After all, he has too many disciples!
"So, after six hours of searching, we've managed to gather all of the skeletons that we can find. With so many skeletons, we should be able to lure the thirty-six Ancient Sages over. "
Su Yin looked at the skeletons before him.
There were a total of eight skeletons.
They were Chef Sage Yi Ya, Agriculture Sage Yuan Ping, Gambling Sage Zhou Xing, Art Sage Li Liyuan, Weapon Sage Li Chong 'er, Wine Sage Du Zhuang, History Sage Sima Gong, and Puppet Sage Shu Ban.
The Dragon Emperor interjected, "Eight skeletons. Including the three that we gave you previously, that's a total of eleven skeletons. That's roughly a third of the thirty-six Ancient Sages. As long as the news spreads, they'll surely make an appearance."
"Un."
Su Yin nodded with a smile.
He had no idea how long it would take for him to gather all eight skeletons on his own, but who could have thought that the three of them would be able to do it in just six hours? Not to mention, they were able to do it so openly. It had to be said that if one used the right method, one could achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Even though there were only eleven skeletons on the surface, he had already gathered sixteen skeletons, which was close to half of them.
Su Yin stowed the skeletons into his storage ring one by one before turning to the others. "Since we can't find any more skeletons, I'll find a way to escape from the Dragon Domain tonight!"
"After you escaped, I fought the Phoenix Monarch, and I sent my men to gather news of you. On the surface, they said that you're a traitor of the Dragon Domain, but in truth, they were spreading the news that you've stolen the skeletons."
The Dragon Emperor smiled. "I'm not wrong, am I?"
"Not bad!" Su Yin nodded. "After I escape, I'll find a way to fight a few rounds with those from the Dragon Tribe and the Phoenix Tribe. I'll intentionally reveal my whereabouts so as to lure the thirty-six Ancient Sages over. As soon as they make contact with me, I'll inform you right away …"
Everyone went through the plan again.
It had to be said that the design was very good. Many aspects had been thought out. If it was not him, but any other Quasi-Sage, Su Yin would have taken the bait.
"If that's the case, your side will be in the most danger. How about this, wear this jade talisman with you. No matter where you go, I'll be able to sense it. If you encounter any danger, I'll be able to come to your aid as quickly as possible!"
Sage Sang Yu handed him a jade talisman.
"Thank you, Sage!" Su Yin took it and put it into his pocket.
Knowing that the other party was still worried about him, fearing that he would escape, Su Yin didn't say anything about it.
"Then I'm ready to set off …"
Taking a look outside, Su Yin saw that the sun was setting in the west, and the sky was gradually darkening. With a light leap, he flew out of the Dragon Domain.
With sufficient energy in his dantian, he was able to draw the power of laws from the thirty-six Ancient Sages with ease. Even after flying for more than ten minutes, not a single one of them had alarmed him.
Soon, he arrived at the Dragon's Gate. He took out the Cloud Piercing Shuttle and tapped it lightly in the air. Hu! The Cloud Piercing Shuttle transformed into a small boat, and Zhang Xuan leaped into it and drove his energy.
The next moment, he vanished from the spot.
As expected of a high-tier Immortal artifact. Before reaching Sainthood, it would be extremely convenient for him to use it to travel.
"I wonder if this plan will work!"
Watching as Zhang Xuan left the Dragon Domain and disappeared into the horizon, Sage Sang Yu frowned.
Everything made sense, and the plan was close to perfection, but for some reason, he still felt that something was amiss.
"Don't worry!"
The Dragon Emperor said. "My Dragon Scale Jade Amulet and the Phoenix Monarch's Phoenix Feather have the ability to pinpoint one's location. There's no way that young man would offend the Three Divine Beasts and the Yellow Springs Sage for a corpse that is of no use to him!"
Sage Sang Yu nodded. "Perhaps I'm just being paranoid."
The other party cultivated his physical body. He had checked on him previously, and while the Sage Corpse that represented the power of laws was valuable, it was completely useless to a cultivator of his caliber.
If the other party harbored any other thoughts, he would have offended the Three Divine Beasts, the Yellow Springs Sage, and Xue Qianqiu. If that happened, there would be no place for him in the Celestial World anymore.
The other party shouldn't be that foolish.
"It's been a while since he left. Let's get started!"
The group waited in the room for nearly two hours before the Dragon Emperor finally spoke up.
Right after saying those words, a powerful Spiritual Perception swept across the entire Dragon Domain. Following that, a furious bellow sounded. "Feng Wuyou, what's wrong with that fellow? Shouldn't you give me an explanation? "
"I'll give you an explanation? How am I supposed to give my daughter an explanation under such circumstances?"
The Phoenix Monarch roared furiously.
"I suspect that you've colluded with him to deceive me …" the Dragon Emperor roared.
Boom boom boom!
Explosions sounded, and the sky seemed to be torn apart.
"Dragon Emperor, you're strong enough, but it won't be easy for you to defeat me and my wife …"
The Phoenix Empress joined the battle with another roar.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?"
"What's going on?"
"It seems like … that guy called Su Yin that the Phoenix Monarch brought over stole the Sage Corpse that Your Majesty worked so hard to collect!"
"Stole the Sage Corpse? Is there something wrong with that guy's head? Didn't they say he has the bloodline of the Dragon Tribe? We don't need that thing … "
The entire Dragon Domain was in an uproar as all kinds of news spread.
At the same time, countless experts of the Dragon Tribe looked up at the sky.
"This is between me and Feng Wuyou. You don't have to interfere …"
Seeing more than ten elders fly up, the Dragon Emperor let out a roar and transformed into his true form. He was a giant golden dragon that was more than five kilometers long. The Phoenix Thearch and Phoenix Empress were not to be outdone. They also transformed into their true forms. In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. The sun and moon flipped.
"So strong, no wonder Lord Yellow Springs Sage is wary of them …"
When Sage Sang Yu saw this scene in the hall, she was still shocked despite knowing that it was fake.
As expected of Primordial Divine Beasts. They were too strong. Even a Sage like him couldn't last more than three breaths of time.
No wonder they lost their core bloodline. They were so strong that they must have attracted the jealousy of heaven and earth.
"It's time for me to spread the news …"
Seeing that the battle was getting more and more intense, Sage Sang Yu did not stop there. She immediately spread the news of the loss of the eleven saint remains and the battle between the Phoenix Emperor and the Dragon Emperor.
…
Whoosh!
Tens of thousands of miles away from the Dragon Domain, space shook, and the Cloud Piercing Shuttle appeared.
Su Yin wiped the sweat off his forehead and let out a breath. He squeezed the peak superior-grade Immortal artifact, and it shrank to the size of his palm. He put it away in his storage ring.
This trip to the Dragon Domain had been too dangerous. If not for the Phoenix Monarch's help and his fast reaction, he wouldn't have been able to escape, let alone obtain so many Ancient Sage Corpses.
If it had been him searching for the Sage Corpses alone, he wouldn't have known where they were. Even if he did, he would have attracted the attention of others and put himself in danger.
But now, the eyes of the entire Celestial World were focused on the Dragon Domain and the Yellow Springs Sage. He was much safer.
Su Yin looked ahead and nodded. "Yes, this should be the Black Tortoise Sea!"
When he was in the Dragon Domain, the Phoenix Monarch had secretly explained the origin of the Diviner Sage's corpse and asked him to send the Divine Beasts with the River Diagram bloodline over. After leaving the Dragon Domain, he had come here directly.
The Black Tortoise Sea was a huge ocean that covered an area of at least a hundred thousand miles. Recalling the location that the Phoenix Thearch had mentioned, Su Yin's body flashed, and he immediately dove into the water like a fish, quickly swimming downstream.
The Black Tortoise Sea was just the name of this ocean. The Black Tortoise Tribe lived in a special small world in the depths of this ocean.
It didn't take long before he stopped in front of a huge reef. It was more than a few hundred meters in diameter and shaped like a pot lid, similar to a tortoise shell.
Standing on top, Su Yin clasped his fist. "Junior Su Yin is here to seek an audience with the Black Tortoise Great Emperor …"
Boom!
The reef suddenly opened, revealing a passage.
Knowing that the other party had no hostility, Su Yin dove in. In the next moment, he appeared in a place similar to the Dragon Domain and the Phoenix Domain.
It was extremely spacious and rich in spiritual energy.
"He's here …"
As the voice sounded, Su Yin saw a huge tortoise appear before him. It was the Black Tortoise Great Emperor, Xuan Jia.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Su Yin quickly bowed.
Xuan Jia smiled faintly. "I can sense the aura of my tribe on you. Let him out …"
Su Yin didn't say much. With a thought, Lao Mian immediately flew out.
Seeing the huge tortoise in front of him, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Not bad …"
Xuan Jia circled around Lao Mian, and his eyes lit up. "Even though it's just an ordinary tortoise, it possesses the bloodline of the River Diagram. It seems like your Yidun laoshi has succeeded!"
Su Yin was perplexed. "Your Majesty, you know that my teacher is Yidun?"
Xuan Jia chuckled. "I have always been isolated from the world, so I can't be bothered with the changes in the outside world. I only have Zhou Yi, Yidun, and a few other friends. You have appeared in the Dragon Domain, and this tortoise possesses the bloodline of the River Diagram.
"This …" Su Yin was rendered speechless.
Of the three Divine Beasts, the Dragon, the Phoenix, and the Black Tortoise, Xuan Jia was actually the smartest of them all.
"Even though it possesses the bloodline of the River Diagram, it's impossible for it to possess strength surpassing that of a Sage without awakening it. How about this? If you're willing to let it stay here for a period of time, I'll help it break the shackles of its body!"
Xuan Jia said.
"Your Majesty, I'm more than willing to lend you a hand …" Su Yin's eyes lit up. "Lao Mian, hurry up and thank His Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lao Mian quickly curled up into a ball.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony. The bloodline of the River Diagram has already disappeared. Your appearance is also a form of hope for me …"
Xuan Jia sighed deeply. "I believe that you still have many things to do, so I'll be taking my leave now!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Su Yin knew that Xuan Jia was asking him to leave, so he quickly turned around and left.
"Where should I go now?"
Su Yin asked as he returned to the surface of the sea.
He had told the Dragon Emperor and Sage Sang Yu that he was putting on a show to lure the 36 Ancient Sages over, but in truth, those 36 Ancient Sages were already in his head. How could he possibly lure them over?
All he could do was stall for time so that he would have more time to gather more Ancient Sage corpses.
"To the Herb Mountain!"
The greatest problem he faced was that Pill Sage Wei Boyang's lingering will could be extinguished at any moment.
If he wanted to save Wei Boyang, he would have to find the Pill Sage's corpse within three days and achieve a breakthrough to Sainthood.
Even though Zhang Xuan had sixteen Ancient Sage corpses, none of them belonged to Wei Boyang.
After asking Song Yu about the location of the Herb Mountain, Zhang Xuan took out the Cloud Piercing Shuttle.
Even though many places had changed over the past ten thousand years, there were still some landmarks that would not change. For example, the Dragon Domain, the Phoenix Domain, the Black Tortoise Sea, and the Herb Mountain!
Su Yin tore apart space, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from the spot.
…
In the Wuwei Sacred Ground.
Yin Ruohai sat in the main hall with a swollen face. He looked at the old man before him and said, "… That's the truth. We have all been played for a fool. I'm a victim as well!"
"You said that you wanted to scheme against Fairy Jiuqu and steal her Frigid Soulfire, but a young man ended up stealing the Pill Sage's corpse instead?"
The old man's face turned livid. "Even if you want to lie, you should at least come up with something more believable. If that's really the case, where did that young man come from? Why have I never heard of his name? Do you think that I'll believe you if you say that? "
"I'm telling the truth …" Yin Ruohai gritted his teeth. "I can swear on the name of the Dao Monarch!"
The old man before him was none other than the Pill Sage of the Spirit Night Mountain, Mo Yuanfeng!
He was a Quasi-Sage expert who competed with him for the Pill Sage's corpse.
Mo Yuanfeng frowned.
Since even Sages could sense it, there was a high chance that the old man was telling the truth. Besides, if the other party had really obtained the corpse, he would have long gone into seclusion to achieve a breakthrough to Pill Sage. There was no need for him to waste so much time talking to him.
After pondering for a moment, Mo Yuanfeng asked, "Who is that young man?"
"I've already sent someone to look for him. It's said that he appeared in the Frigid Cloud Sect last night. After that, he found Fairy Jiuqu and went to the Phoenix Domain with her!"
Yin Ruohai said.
"Phoenix Domain? You mean that he hasn't reached Quasi-Sage either? "Mo Yuanfeng asked doubtfully.
If it were him, he would have hidden the corpse in a secret place and wouldn't appear until he reached Sainthood. Why would they be so careless after obtaining the corpse?
"I'm not too sure either!"
Yin Ruohai said. "However, the most important thing right now is to find that fellow as soon as possible. As long as we obtain the corpse, we'll decide whether you'll make a breakthrough or I will!"
"This …"
Mo Yuanfeng frowned. He didn't quite believe the other party, but if what Yin Ruohai said was true, it would be an opportunity for him as well. Taking a deep breath, he nodded. "Alright, I'll agree to it!"
"I look forward to working with you!" Yin Ruohai's eyes lit up. Just as the two of them were about to discuss the details of the plan, Liao Yunfeng suddenly rushed over and said, "I just received news about that young man!"
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