Chapter 863: [671] The horror exists, my old friend (requesting monthly tickets and subscriptions) Chapter 863: [671] The horror exists, my old friend (requesting monthly tickets and subscriptions) Pei Jinye twisted and turned before leaving the warehouse and passing through numerous tunnels. Following his memory, he avoided all the traps.
Finally, he arrived inside a treasure vault.
The middle-aged man he had killed was, after all, a warrior of the Middle Three Realm and a Transcendent of the Sixth Rank…
Although he hadn’t managed to open his Territory, the fact that he had been able to push Jin Hu to such a state proved his strength.
Otherwise, the Holy Alliance would not have chosen him as one of the responsible persons for this base.
Even the members of the Holy Alliance outside were unaware of the treasure vault.
Only the middle-aged man and his two confidants knew about it.
It was the cultivation resources and over a hundred pieces of Exotic Treasure that he had secretly gathered while collecting intelligence in the Western Continent.
Pei Jinye stuffed everything into his Storage Space.
He never rejected coming wealth.
“Put the stuff down!”
Suddenly, a wooshing sound came from the doorway.
The person was a man in his thirties, with blood stains on the front of his clothes–it was unclear whether it was his or splattered from his killing spree.
Now, as he watched Pei Jinye packing away the contents of the treasure vault, rage filled his eyes, and he pounced straight at him.
Pei Jinye looked at him as if he were an idiot.
“A mere Fifth Rank… seeking death.”
“Whoosh–”
A chilling Sword Intent burst forth with a dazzling light.
In that moment, the dim light seemed to be cleaved in two by a sword.
A chill rising from the bottom of his heart instantly dispelled the anger in the newcomer’s heart. At this point, his face had actually contorted.
However, he no longer had the chance to regret.
“Whoosh–thud!”
The swung sword broke instantly.
An overwhelming might came like an oncoming train.
“Bang!”
The wall behind exploded.
Zhang Wei knelt on the ground with blood filling his mouth. The meridians inside his body were already severed, bleeding ceaselessly from his seven orifices.
When he looked at Pei Jinye again, his eyes held not the slightest blame or hatred.
In the face of life and death, dignity became insignificant.
He trembled as he kneeled toward Pei Jinye, admitting his fault, his voice quavering, “Master, please, I beg you… spare me… I was just impulsive just now…”
With his back to him, Pei Jinye finished packing all the items before turning his head to look.
The young man was spitting blood, almost unconscious, yet still begging for mercy.
“Swipe!”
Pei Jinye didn’t waste any words.
The Sword Light flashed.
A single sword strike to kill.
The previous Devour had greatly reduced his Three Attribute Values, and there was no need to waste his attributes on such an unimportant Transcendent.
Several more fights might be coming.
In a flick of his hand,
Several sticky explosive packets quietly landed around, and Pei Jinye checked the time before using Flash Escape to leave.
…
Having just reappeared in a forest three kilometers away, Pei Jinye sensed someone trailing him.
To have followed him all this way, the pursuer indeed had some skill.
Five minutes later.
“Boom!”
Flames surged.
An explosion in the distance startled a flock of birds.
The tracker was also shocked.
However, by the time he gathered his wits, Pei Jinye’s figure had already vanished.
“Damn!”
The communicator buzzed.
The tracker answered, “I’ve lost him. The target appeared from the cargo hold, they must be the same group that infiltrated earlier.”
“If he managed to shake you off, it looks like he is quite strong.”
“Boss, people from Judgement Place are here now, do you still need me?” The tracker looked around, frowning. “We’ve lost quite a few people this time, and documents have been taken… We’ve been horribly infiltrated.”
“Come back, avoid contact with people from Judgement Place. They are having issues internally now.”
“Yes…” The tracker’s expression froze.
…
“Demon King!”
Pei Jinye looked up to see Silver Art and nodded, “Why didn’t you leave?”
“I stayed to meet you,” Silver Art replied.
Hearing this, Pei Jinye glanced at her, changing the topic, “Where are Jin Hu and the others?”
“They fought with people from Judgement Place and have already run off. Another group from our headquarters is pulling their attention away.” Silver Art told it like it was and glanced at the blood on Pei Jinye.
“It’s not mine.”
Pei Jinye dropped the sentence and then said, “My mission is not over yet, I can’t retreat for the time being.”
Silver Art tilted her head, “Can I help?”
Pei Jinye stared at her for a while and nodded, “Jin Hu is responsible for the overt infiltration, I am in charge of intelligence gathering in secret. Did you get any useful clues on your end?”
“I… don’t know.” Silver Art showed helplessness, “I’m only responsible for burying people.”
“…”
Pei Jinye pondered the information he had gotten from the middle-aged man.
Another ancient relic in the Western Continent was about to be opened.
So far, it was all speculation with no concrete findings.
As for that pattern…
It was recorded in an ancient tome from the Holy Alliance.
This was the totem of the ancient relic.
As for any other information, even the middle-aged man didn’t know.
It goes without saying that one shouldn’t expect anything from those underlings.
“Demon King, look!”
Silver Art suddenly spoke, pointing into the distance.
Pei Jinye looked up.
Where his eyes landed, something seemed to be falling from the sky.
Then suddenly,
The sound of “thundering and rolling” merged into one.
It was as if the mountain itself had split open.
Pei Jinye instinctively thought of Snow Dragon Mountain.
“It can’t be…”
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic tree shot up into the sky.
Dozens of meters!
Hundreds of meters!
It was even taller than the rolling mountains nearby!
“Jinye, I can sense that this great tree is alive, and its life force is very, very strong,” Silver Art suddenly whispered, tugging at Pei Jinye’s sleeve.
Pei Jinye nodded and said in a low voice, “I sense it too. Avoid the creatures around us; a fierce beast is awakening.”
He quickly cast a divination.
The divination showed that the great tree ahead had tremendous benefits.
However, more and more powerful presences had already sensed this place and were closing in.
“Fortune favors the bold!”
“Silver Art, what comes next is very dangerous, and I will proceed alone…”
“Do you think I’m too weak?”
Silver Art stopped in her tracks and tilted her head to look at Pei Jinye, her expression somewhat petulant.
“It’s genuinely dangerous.”
“I’m not afraid.”
“Fine, follow me.” Without any further ado, Pei Jinye led Silver Art around the path ahead, watching the surroundings warily as they moved rapidly towards the great tree.
“What a huge willow tree…” Silver Art looked up, her mouth agape.
Pei Jinye was also somewhat moved.
It had seemed merely tall from a distance.
But upon getting up close, it was clear how terrifying this great tree was.
Slightly moving, its willow branches hundreds of meters long would produce a sound like a muffled thunder.
“Demon King, do you sense anything?” Silver Art asked softly.
Pei Jinye nodded.
Standing in front of the great tree, his Three Attribute Values remained unchanged.
However, he could faintly feel a will awakening.
Pei Jinye fell into thought.
He had once encountered a willow tree in Dragon Valley, but compared to the Great Willow before him now, there was just no comparison.
But was it the same one?
Curious, Silver Art saw Pei Jinye bow his head and asked, “What are you looking for?”
“My phone… found it.”
Pei Jinye suddenly took out his phone and pulled up a photo.
He compared it for a while.
In this world, there are trillions of willow trees, and ordinary people really wouldn’t notice.
But after sensing a familiar fluctuation from the Great Willow, Pei Jinye had an idea.
“Brother Liu, remember me?”
Silver Art was stunned, “Demon King, what are you doing?”
“Quiet, we may have stumbled upon a blessing that reaches the heavens,” Pei Jinye hushed her, speaking in a low voice.
Then he stepped forward, holding up his phone.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh–
Suddenly, willow branches shot out.
“Demon King–” Silver Art was a bit anxious.
Pei Jinye signaled her to be calm.
He allowed the willow branches to wrap around him.
Silver Art, watching as Pei Jinye was twisted up into the air by the willow branches, had a faint silver light flickering in her hands, ready to act at the first sign of trouble.
…
Pei Jinye was completely composed, still with his usual nonchalant demeanor, “Brother Liu, it’s been so long since we’ve seen each other, how did you end up here? You had me worried. I’ve even looked for you back then, but sadly without success.”
His words were a mix of truth and falsehood.
As the Great Willow shook, the space around trembled.
Pei Jinye felt that he had been taken into a Mysterious Space.
…
“It’s you.”
A terrifyingly powerful will descended, the voice full of endless age.
Pei Jinye smiled, “It’s me.”
“Perhaps… this is fate.”
The Great Willow spoke slowly.
“Help me with something.”
“Sure,” Pei Jinye didn’t even ask for a reward.
During his last visit to Dragon Valley.
If it weren’t for Big Willow Brother’s help, Star Ring would have executed him on the spot.
“This region’s boundary has opened, and the magnetic field is in chaos. I need the Heart of Earth Pearl inside, but I cannot move. You help me retrieve it, and once I unlock the Heart of Earth Pearl, I will grant you a share of the fortune.”
“Heart of Earth Pearl? May I ask what it is?”
“It’s a pearl born from the accumulation of countless years at the heart of the earth, devoid of energy, unlike Spirit Stones.”
Big Willow Brother’s meaning was clear; aside from it, no one wanted it, and no one could unlock it.
“What do I need to do?” Pei Jinye asked.
Just as he asked the question,
commotion came from afar.
Several figures flew in.
The Great Willow flailed, and bolts of lightning tore through the void, vanishing two-thirds of those incoming figures in an instant.
Such a terrifying display instantly deterred everyone present.
“Near the Heart of Earth Pearl, time distortion will occur, creating time routes. At that time, I will send you in. If you’re lucky, you can avoid time, retrieve the Heart of Earth Pearl; if you’re unlucky, you’ll be drawn into a Different World…
You can only maintain for thirty minutes at most. When this green leaf turns completely yellow, you must exit, regardless of whether you were successful or not.”
“If I fail, then I’ll be swept into the temporal rift…” Pei Jinye raised an eyebrow.
“No, to be precise, if you don’t return after the green leaf turns yellow, then you will definitely be swept away. If you refuse, I can understand.”
“Let’s try.”
He had calculated the divination; it was extremely auspicious!
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“Demon King–”
Silver Art stared blankly as Pei Jinye was wrapped by countless willow branches, losing sight of him completely.
She rushed forward,
attempting to break the willow tree’s defense, only to be rebuffed on the spot.
“Demon King–”
She stood on the ground and called out again.
No response…
Without any hesitation, she got up and charged again.