Chapter 186: A Heavenly Venerable Attacks!
【After arriving on the deserted island, you released Zi You and the others.】
【“Little Junior Brother, what is this deserted island near?”】
【After seeing the island, Fang Jingchun was the first to speak and ask the question.】
【You looked at Fang Jingchun and told him that this place was not far from Qingzhou.】
【Right after that, you told everyone that you were about to make a trip to Huangzhou and, while you were there, gather some news from the outside world.】
【As soon as those words were spoken, everyone turned to look at you.】
【They did not understand. At a time like this, when the holy lands of the Central Continent were all hunting you down, and such a massive upheaval had just taken place in Youzhou, going out now would almost certainly end in disaster.】
【You knew they were worried that something would happen to you the moment you left, but for the sake of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Blood Essence, you had no choice but to go.】
【You told them that you possessed the Great Void Technique, that your ability to escape was second to none, and that once everything was handled, you would return here at the first possible moment.】
【Suddenly, Ye Chuxue spoke up from the crowd.】
【“How are we supposed to cultivate over these next several years?”】
【As a companion who had escaped Qingyun Sect with you, Ye Chuxue trusted your strength greatly. Since you said there would be no problem, she believed you completely.】
【The moment Ye Chuxue asked that question, the others also realized the same issue.】
【After leaving Youzhou and leaving the Blood Demon Secret Realm, any attempt they made to break through without the help of a secret realm would inevitably result in backlash from the Bizarre Insects.】
【Among those present, only Zi You and Zhuge Qing were in slightly better condition.】
【Both of them possessed bloodline power, which gave them a certain suppressive effect against the Bizarre Insects, but as for everyone else, once they reached Great Perfection, there would be no further room for improvement.】
【You looked at Ye Chuxue and said nothing.】
【Seeing your reaction, Ye Chuxue immediately understood. For the next twenty years, they would be unable to continue cultivating.】
【You knew that being unable to cultivate was something that every single person here would find hard to accept.】
【They were all the proud sons and daughters of heaven among the Human Race. Every one of them was a hope for humanity.】
【And yet now they had to remain on this deserted island and quietly wait for twenty years. Even you would have found that hard to accept.】
【However, if they did not stay on the island, then you knew their likely fate would be to be hunted down and killed by the holy lands.】
【“You will not have to stay here forever!”】
【After leaving Ye Chuxue with those words, you turned around, used the Great Void Technique, and left the deserted island.】
【All of your confidence came from the Taixu Ancient Dragon Blood Essence.】
【This was your only hope at present.】
【Right now, because of the mission issued by the Simulator, you had no choice but to give up on Youzhou and act in this way instead.】
【Two months later!】
【You arrived in Huangzhou!】
【At the same time, on your way to Huangzhou, you had briefly stayed in the Central Continent for a few days.】
【There, you learned a piece of news that shocked you greatly.】
【The various holy lands were spreading the claim throughout the Central Continent that the Demonic Path had run rampant in Youzhou and slaughtered the Human Race. Under the cruel and inhuman massacre carried out by the Demonic Path, the entirety of Youzhou had been exterminated.】
【The Three Holy Lands jointly made a public statement, saying that half a month earlier, they had led their disciples to Youzhou in preparation to wrest it back from the Demonic Path.】
【Moreover, the Three Holy Lands told the public that, in order to ensure that this kind of thing would never happen in Youzhou again, they would take turns dispatching a Heavenly Venerable to garrison Youzhou.】
【When you first heard this news, you even thought you had heard wrong.】
【But after inquiring through multiple channels, you were shocked to discover that it was true.】
【You had not expected the methods of the Bizarre Insects to be so ruthless.】
【They had actually chosen to slaughter the entire Human Race of Youzhou, and as for their purpose in doing so, you could think of only one possibility: to conceal the truth.】
【You knew that the words you had spoken in Youzhou had deeply shaken the very foundation of the Bizarre Insect Clan’s rule over the Canglan Realm.】
【So even though most of the people in Youzhou had not believed what you said, as long as even a small portion of them did, the Bizarre Insect Clan would thoroughly erase all public discussion of the matter.】
【The Bizarre Insect Clan knew very well that once your words spread, then even if they tried to debunk them as rumors, one day those rumors would become reality in everyone’s eyes.】
【After hearing this news, you knew that Youzhou was a place you could never return to. A Heavenly Venerable was an existence you had absolutely no way of facing at your current level.】
【When you came back to your senses, you discovered that you had already entered the territory of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.】
【This time, you went straight into the Black King’s palace and confronted him directly.】
【With an extremely overbearing attitude, you forced the Black King into making a deal with you.】
【The current you no longer had the patience to slowly explain too many things to him.】
【Seeing how forceful your attitude was, the Black King’s face immediately turned gloomy.】
【As a Demon King in the Mahayana Realm, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?】
【You saw the unwillingness on the Black King’s face and instantly unleashed Dragon Might, pressing it down upon him.】
【The moment the Black King felt the Dragon Might, his face turned deathly pale, and his body began trembling uncontrollably.】
【“Dr... Dragon Might...”】
【After sensing the Dragon Might you released, the Black King compromised.】
【The Black King led you into the forbidden land of his clan.】
【After arriving at the forbidden land, you found the Bronze Ancient Hall with practiced ease and entered it.】
【One month later!】
【You walked out of the Bronze Ancient Hall with the Taixu Ancient Dragon Blood Essence.】
【Ignoring the Black King’s shocked gaze, you left the forbidden land directly.】
【As he watched your departing figure swagger away, the Black King nearly ground his back teeth to pieces.】
【“Bandit!!!”】
【Hearing the Black King’s muttered curse from behind you, you chose to ignore it completely.】
【After leaving Huangzhou, you headed straight toward Qingzhou.】
【You did not return to the deserted island immediately. You planned to go back only after refining the Taixu Ancient Dragon Blood Essence.】
【Two months later!】
【You entered Qingzhou and headed toward the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm.】
【However, not long after entering the borders of Qingzhou, a powerful force of laws enveloped your entire body.】
【“Wretch! You really did come to Qingzhou!”】
【As soon as those words fell, a figure slowly descended in front of you.】
【Looking at the Bizarre Insect before you, you realized that you could not sense its cultivation at all.】
【At once, you felt that something was wrong.】
【You used the True Eye to examine the other party’s condition.】
【To your shock, you discovered that the other party was actually a Heavenly Venerable expert from Haotian Holy Land.】
【At that moment, you instantly understood why he was here.】
【You knew that this time, you had miscalculated.】
【You had subconsciously assumed that the Bizarre Insects within the various holy lands would only station people in Youzhou, but since Qingzhou was the closest place to Youzhou, how could there possibly be no Bizarre Insects stationed there as well?】
【As you looked at the Heavenly Venerable before you, there was no fear on your face. Instead, it was filled with mockery.】
【“Hm?”】
【“What kind of expression is that? You do not actually think you can still escape from my hands, do you?”】
【“What if I can?”】
【With that, the corners of your lips curled upward slightly.】