Chapter 423: Descent

Chapter 423: Chapter 424: Descent

Hearing Su Mo tell them to leave, Baili Canon felt as if he’d received a great pardon and hastily led his men away from Qingyang City.

They didn’t breathe a sigh of relief until they had returned to the Baili Race.

A middle-aged man came up to greet them and asked, “Grand Elder, you’re back? How did it go? Did you get the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spiritual Spring?”

“No!”

Baili Canon shook his head.

The middle-aged man frowned. “No? Don’t tell me that man surnamed Su wouldn’t cooperate? Just you wait. I’ll go gather our forces, and we’ll attack Qingyang City again. I refuse to believe they won’t hand it over.”

SLAP!

Baili Canon viciously slapped the middle-aged man, sending him flying.

The middle-aged man struggled to his feet, dazed. “Grand Elder, why did you hit me?”

“Because you spoke out of turn.”

Baili Canon said coldly, “Send out the order. From this day forward, no member of our race is to set foot in the Northern Profound Domain, and especially not in Qingyang City.”

“Huh?”

The middle-aged man’s face was full of confusion.

Baili Canon continued his orders, “Also, from now on, you are not to offend anyone from the Northern Profound Domain. You are to befriend them. If necessary, you are to worship them like ancestors, serving them with the best food and drink.”

He expanded the scope of the warning to the entire Northern Profound Domain.

This was because the entire Northern Profound Domain was now the territory of the Xiao Alliance Sacred Land and was inextricably linked to Su Mo.

They couldn’t afford to offend a single one of these people.

Baili Xiao chimed in, “That’s right! We must worship them like ancestors. We’d rather be their grandsons than offend Su Mo.”

“This… I’ll go issue the orders right away.”

The middle-aged man hurried off to relay the commands.

Although he didn’t know what Baili Canon and the others had experienced in the Northern Profound Domain, it had to be something major to make them this nervous.

It was almost as if the sky had fallen.

In all his years, it was the first time he had ever seen Baili Canon so tense.

Baili Gu said, still shaken, “It’s a good thing I was hit by that mountain Su Mo threw. Otherwise, our entire race would be dead.”

“Isn’t that the truth!”

The faces of the crowd were filled with lingering fear.

Wiping away cold sweat, Baili Xiao said, “I’ve heard that Su Mo holds a serious grudge. Anyone who offends him, he takes his people and goes to dismantle their homes.”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

‘Dismantle their homes?’

No wonder they had seen so many strange and bizarre buildings in Qingyang City, none of which shared the same architectural style.

Before, they had just assumed Su Mo liked a “mix-and-match” style.

Now they understood.

So all those building materials had been dismantled from other Sects and factions by Su Mo and his people, then moved to Qingyang City.

‘How terrifying.’

‘Our home was almost gone.’

Baili Xiao said, “We’ve already burned incense and prayed to the high heavens just by getting back safely. The only pity is that we didn’t obtain the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spiritual Spring.”

Hearing this, a young man in the crowd silently lowered his head.

Without the Nine Heavens Green Fall Spiritual Spring, he couldn’t undergo Bone Marrow Cleansing and Body Refining. In the future, breaking through to Martial Emperor and inheriting the race’s great enterprise would be much more difficult.

Baili Canon said, “We’ll just have to find another way!”

“Grand Elder, the Patriarch requests your presence!”

A disciple ran over and said.

Baili Canon led the group into the main hall. A burly, middle-aged man immediately walked up to them and asked, “Father, that order you just gave…”

“It’s real!”

Baili Canon sighed. “Tong’Er, to be honest with you, we nearly caused a huge disaster this time.”

“A huge disaster? In Qingyang City?”

Baili Tong’s face was filled with disbelief.

Baili Canon nodded and recounted everything they had seen in Qingyang City.

“What? A whole nest of freaks?”

Baili Tong was stunned on the spot.

And on top of that, even the infamously fearsome Elder Fen Yang had died in Qingyang City.

“In the future, you’ll come to know just how brutal Su Mo is.”

Baili Canon waved his hand dismissively. “Alright, let’s not talk about this for now. Has anything happened in the Central Profound Domain these past few days while we were away?”

“Yes. Yama Hall has started a fight with someone.”

Baili Tong said in a grave voice.

“What?”

Baili Canon asked in shock, “Is this information accurate?”

Baili Tong nodded. “I don’t know the specifics yet, but it seems Yama Hall is in deep trouble. I’ve heard that some reclusive old monsters have even come out of seclusion specifically to target Yama Hall.”

“Is that so!”

Baili Canon’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Baili Tong asked curiously, “Father, do you know why this is happening?”

“Descent!”

Baili Canon slowly uttered a single word.

WHAM!

Baili Tong shot up. “Father, are you saying the world-ending catastrophe from the legends is coming?”

“I’m afraid so!”

Baili Canon said gravely, “Other than that, I can’t think of any reason that would make those reclusive old monsters so eager to act against Yama Hall.”

Baili Tong’s heart sank.

‘Could it be? Is there some other hidden power behind Yama Hall?’

Baili Canon waved his hand. “Alright, this isn’t something we can interfere in. Let’s wait and see how things turn out between those old monsters and Yama Hall. What we need to do is accelerate our own increase in strength. Tong’Er, do you have any good ideas?”

“The Meteor Dojo.”

Baili Tong said.

Baili Canon was pleasantly surprised. “What? The Meteor Dojo is opening? I’ve heard there are Divine Level secrets hidden within it. That’s excellent!”

…

In Qingyang City, Su Mo stood on the city wall and asked, “Old Huang, are you sure our Qingyang City’s Array is formidable enough?”

“Of course!”

Huang Xu said proudly, “This setup has the Tier Nine Array that you personally set up, Elder, plus several Tier Ten Saint-level Arrays. I guarantee that no Martial Emperor can break through it.”

‘Martial Emperors?’

Su Mo shook his head. “I’m not worried about Martial Emperors. I’m worried about Martial Saints!”

“Even a Martial Saint couldn’t do it, right?”

Huang Xu said.

Su Mo continued, “One Martial Saint might not be able to, but what if several come? Or what about a Martial Saint Perfection, or even a Martial Saint Great Perfection?”

“That… this old servant wouldn’t know.”

Huang Xu shook his head.

Su Mo’s question was already beyond his comprehension.

Su Mo ordered, “Go to the Second Elder and ask for more materials. The two of us will reinforce the Array again.”

‘It’s best to prepare for a rainy day.’

He had a persistent feeling that something big was about to happen, and he had to prepare for it properly.

Besides that, he had to hurry up and break through to the Martial Monarch Realm.

Once he reached the Martial Monarch Realm, the next time that eye appeared, he guaranteed he would be able to poke it blind.

He also needed to find Divine Power.

Only Divine Power could turn the Golden Dragon Earth Vein into a Divine-level Earth Vein, surpassing all the other Sacred Lands.

“Yes, sir!”

Huang Xu went to the Second Elder, secured a large batch of materials, and then returned, handing over several Array Books. “Elder Su, these are the Array Books we’ve gathered in Qingyang City. Please take a look.”

“Array Books?”

Su Mo asked in surprise.

Huang Xu nodded. “The Second Elder spent a fortune on them. He said that our Qingyang City lacks everything except Spirit Stones. He wants to acquire both Martial Skills and Array Books.”

Su Mo nodded, completely agreeing with the Second Elder’s approach.

Qingyang City’s foundation was too shallow.

Even after dismantling several “homes,” it still couldn’t compare to the foundations of those Sacred Lands. They could only rely on this method to strengthen their own.

As for Spirit Stones…

Heh.

They would just have to wait for some unlucky fool who didn’t know any better to offend them.