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Ever since Xiao Chen rescued the three Immortal Holy Lands, the remnant forces of the various Holy Lands and countless fleeing cultivators headed for Heavenly Star Island.
Heavenly Star Island, which was supposed to be drenched in blood, managed to attain a temporary peace, gaining some time for a breather.
However, everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm. An even larger storm was slowly brewing.
The Treasure Master would not leave things be so easily.
After all, the eight Immortal statues were withdrawn from the Cyclic Astral Palace and the Myriad Fiend Island on his own initiative.
Nobody knew what his true intentions were or what his unspeakable purpose was.
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At the Treasure Master's Residence on a secret island:
The various dark-colored buildings on this island were typical of sinister religious buildings. The black temples had strange diagrams, which had never appeared in the Kunlun Realm before, drawn into the walls.
Countless strange sculptures dotted a huge plaza in the center of the island.
The mouth to a mysterious black cave lay in the center of the plaza with an endless stream of cultivators being tossed in as sacrifices. Screams of fear came from the depths of the cave before coming to a stop. This was a bone-chilling sight, making anyone who saw it tremble in fear.
This cave was actually an altar, an altar that no one had ever seen before. The Treasure Master watched silently as cultivators were fed to the cave.
Aside from the saber scar on the Treasure Master's face, no one could see his true appearance. It was shrouded in fog, just like his mysterious identity.
From the very start, the Treasure Master's true face had always been a mystery.
Many black-clad old men were currently working on some complicated patterns at the edges of the altar. As the cultivators were tossed in, in an endless stream, a huge black figure was visible in the sky above the altar.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Many figures descended from the sky, landing behind the Treasure Master, the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling among them. These were all the Treasure Master's sons, but they were only adopted sons and not his true sons.
"Father, the strengthening of the Immortal Statues is already finished. They all can use Magic Treasures now, " the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling said as he took a step forward. Excitement flashed in his eyes.
"They can use Magic Treasures now?"
The Treasure Master turned around. A trace of interest appeared in his voice as he said softly, "These people really work fast. Let's go over and take a look."
After saying that, the Treasure Master spread his hands, and a massive dark screen enveloped the group. Then, there was a flash of iridescent light.
The next time they appeared, the Treasure Master and all his adoptive sons were in the Penglai Sea.
That was right. The maintenance and repairs of the Immortal statues were being carried out by the Immortal Cultivators of the Penglai Sea. The pearls, made by duplicating the Puppet Pearl, also came from this group of Immortal Cultivators.
Currently, seventeen Immortal statues hovered above the surface of the vast sea region.
Many Immortal Cultivators wearing Daoist robes stood on various Magic Treasures and flew around the Immortal statues, occasionally sending out a beam of spiritual light into the statues.
With the maintenance of these Immortal Cultivators, the Immortal statues, which had undergone huge battles, looked like they were brand-new, becoming even stronger.
A disciple flew quickly to an old man and spoke respectfully with a bow."Martial Uncle, the Treasure Master is here."
This old man was the last Immortal Venerate of the Penglai Sea, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen was famous for his pill refining skills, his refining flames having reached the peak. As for refining equipment, his skills there had reached the peak as well.
Naturally, the matter of repairing the Immortal statues was left to him.
Upon hearing that the Treasure Master was here, a look of helplessness flashed across Immortal Venerate Yun Chen's face. He waved his hand to dismiss the disciple before turning into a beam of flowing light and arriving beside of the Penglai Sea's transportation formation.
"Daoist Yun Chen, I heard that the Immortal statues can now use Magic Treasures. I definitely have to remember your contribution." The Treasure Master exchanged greetings with Immortal Venerate Yun Chen with a faint smile after flying out of the transportation formation.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen did not say much."Come with me."
The group followed Immortal Venerate Yun Chen to the seventeen Immortal statues.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen waved his hand, and the Immortal Cultivators around the Immortal statues scattered, leaving only seventeen Immortal statues standing upright above the sea region; they looked at the group with cold gazes.
A heavy Immortal Might came from the statues. Despite being dead for millions of years, these statues' pressure was still terrifying.
It was hard to imagine how strong they had been when they were alive.
It was even harder to imagine what kind of enemy could send such strong Immortals to their deaths.
As an Immortal Cultivator himself, when Immortal Venerate Yun Chen stood before these Immortal statues, he always felt complicated emotions.
When the Treasure Master revealed an unhappy expression, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen came back to his senses. Then, he took out the Puppet Pearl and sent in a beam of spiritual light.
"Boom!"
Intense light burst forth from the statues. The adoptive sons of the Treasure Master were all knocked away.
The only ones who remained at ease were the Treasure Master and Immortal Venerate Yun Chen.
A satisfied smile appeared on the Treasure Master's face, which no one could see, as ancient Magic Treasures flew out from all the Immortal statues.
There were flying swords, war banners, bells, ancient mirrors...
"Not bad. These Magic Treasures will increase the Immortal statues' combat prowess by at least fifty percent. Oh, by the way, have you figured out how to patch up their weakness in the chest?"
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen shook his head and replied, "There's no way to do that. The Azure Dragon King's move is an attack that is released from inside. No matter how we strengthen the outside, they cannot avoid that move."
The Treasure Master frowned and said, "That is problematic. Fortunately, he does not dare to use that move casually. We will leave it at this, then."
"Father, when are we going to make our move, capturing those people on Heavenly Star Island in one fell swoop?" the Young Treasure Master asked after stepping forward.
The Treasure Master looked at the Immortal statues and replied casually, "There's no rush. Use the pearls first and familiarize yourselves with how to control the Immortal statues and use their Magic Treasures."
After the Treasure Master left, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen went halfway up a spiritual mountain in the Penglai Sea. There was a Martial Cultivator living there.
In this Penglai Sea, where everyone was an Immortal Cultivator, this cultivator, who was not from the Treasure Master's Residence, stood out.
This person looked old and haggard with a lethargic vigor. However, he had a shocking name—Xie Changtian!
That was right. It was the Thunder Emperor's good friend from back then, the Xie Changtian who created the Eternal Heavenly Sword School after the Thunder Emperor died. Xiao Chen once bitterly searched for this person. As Xiao Chen guessed, Xie Changtian was indeed in the Penglai Sea.
"He left?"
Xie Changtian did not say who he was referring to, but Immortal Venerate Yun Chen knew that he was referring to the Treasure Master.
"He has left. Like before, he is still unfathomable. I cannot figure him out at all."
"He did not notice the trick that you played, right? It is not easy to hide things from him." Xie Changtian spoke between sips of wine as if he was saying something unimportant and insignificant.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen said, "He won't. I am the only Immortal Venerate left in the world. No one can discover the things that I want to hide. Even if he were stronger, he would not be able to."
"Hahaha! You are crazy as well. The other two Immortal Venerates did not mind dying in order to save the Penglai Sea, seeking the Ghost Immortal Dao. However, you personally buried the entire Penglai Sea." Xie Changtian guffawed, then took a large gulp of wine. He seemed somewhat deranged like he was drunk and yet sober at the same time.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen looked at this pitiful person and said, "Actually, I always wanted to know why exactly he did not kill you. Instead, he wasted so much resources to keep you alive."
Xie Changtian smiled and said, "It's nothing much; there is no problem with telling you. After all, his plan is already in motion, and he no longer cares about it. It is because I am the only person in this world who has seen his true face. Only I know who he is. If he kills me, this information will spread throughout the world.
"However, it no longer matters. Even if he reveals his identity now, nothing will change. His plan is already in motion. The destruction of the Kunlun Realm is inevitable. Everything you are doing is useless."
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen took a sip of wine, remaining silent and not objecting.
Those who had never seen the Treasure Master's true strength would never know just how strong he was.
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The bottom of Hidden Dragon Lake, Ancient Desolate Land, Sky Dome Realm:
Chu Chaoyun wore the imperial robes of the Tianwu Dynasty. As he stood in the vast expanse before the first Tianwu Emperor's empty grave, he did not even glance at it.
After lending Xiao Chen a hand in the Kunlun Realm, Chu Chaoyun brought the Sky Dome Heart to this place and waited until now.
He was not here to commemorate anything; he did not have any good feelings for the first Tianwu Emperor.
The first Tianwu Emperor was a sinner in Chu Chaoyun's heart, an enemy that he wanted to get rid of with all his might.
The first Tianwu Emperor clearly possessed overwhelming strength. However, after he established the Tianwu Dynasty, he dropped it all and left, not caring about anything.
To the first Tianwu Emperor, the Tianwu Dynasty was merely a toy or a game. Even if he found out that the Tianwu Dynasty had been destroyed and every one of the royal clan had died a miserable death, he would not do anything.
Was it interesting?
Since he did not intend to put in any effort, why bother to create a dynasty only to let it get destroyed, not keeping tabs on it, bringing disaster and eradication to every one of the royal clan?
The other party would never understand the pain and torture of having to hide in the dark like a mouse.
That person would also never know that someone had been inculcated since childhood in his heritage as the last remaining bloodline of the Tianwu Emperor in the Sky Dome Realm, receiving all sorts of inhumane training.
Hatred burned like fire in Chu Chaoyun's heart. Two beams of light—one black and one white—quickly flashed around him.
Black patterns appeared on Chu Chaoyun's face, looking like a demonic tattoo.
This was the negative side effect of light and darkness mixing with each other. The pain that came from cultivating the state of primal chaos far surpassed what ordinary people could imagine.
Light and darkness were the two attributes that were in direct opposition. Every time they clashed, the resulting pain made him wish for death.
Chu Chaoyun closed his eyes. After a while, the black patterns on his face slowly faded away.
When he opened his eyes again, he revealed his calm and carefree smile once more.
Actually, Chu Chaoyun often really did not care for anything. He was a forgetful person in the first place.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Many figures descended from the top of the lake. Everyone influential in the Tianwu Dynasty's royal clan appeared.
If there were other Sky Dome Realm cultivators here, they would definitely be greatly startled. These figures were all people who were important or famous in the Sky Dome Realm.
"Young Master, Senior Leng Yue sent word that the eighteen Demon Monarchs have received orders from the Dark Church Master to be ready. They are just waiting for the order to enter the Kunlun Realm."
Chu Chaoyun nodded to indicate his understanding."Very good. Remain on standby. When they make their move, we will make ours as well."
After a moment's pause, Chu Chaoyun suddenly added, "Don't touch the people of the Xiao Clan. As for the other factions, kill them if they resist. Once we make a move, we have to use the shortest possible time to occupy the Sky Dome Realm."
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