Volume 10, Chapter 710 – The Day of Blood Descends (Part 3)

“A zombie at the Heavenly Demon Realm? What are they thinking? Planning to go to the Immortal Alliance for a bounty? That’s far too reckless. A zombie at the Heavenly Demon Realm possesses strength comparable to a Heavenly Immortal. There are only a handful of immortals across the entire Immortal Realm who could contend with it!”

The guest with the small mustache sneered in disdain.

“It’s not about claiming the bounty this time. It’s about making sure they can keep claiming bounties in the future!”

The companion with a wolf-like face spoke with mysterious gravity.

“Brother Lang, if you have something to say, then speak directly. Why bother with riddles?”

The small mustached guest spoke with irritation.

“Brother Shang, have you heard the rumor? The Immortal Alliance recently discovered a remnant body of a foreign Heavenly Dao. And they also discovered that zombies can read the memory of this remnant body through drinking blood!”

The immortal surnamed Lang confirmed.

“I really haven’t heard of such a bizarre matter.”

The cultivator surnamed Shang showed surprise.

“Yes. Now think about it. If they follow that thread, they could quickly track down the countless scattered remnants of foreign Heavenly Daos across myriad worlds.”

The immortal surnamed Lang reminded him.

“That’s true. But for us immortals, that’s no good. The Immortal Alliance has always offered generous rewards for finding foreign Heavenly Daos. If those bounties are canceled, who will fill the gap for the resources we rely on?”

The immortal surnamed Shang’s expression grew solemn.

“Resources?”

The immortal surnamed Lang gave a contemptuous laugh. “Brother Shang, you’re far too naive. Eating food has nutrition, eating filth also has nutrition. It’s only the difference of a few extra meals. Is such a small reward really worth opposing the Immortal Alliance? Not to mention, that zombie is terrifyingly strong. Slip up once, and you’ll lose your life!”

“That’s true enough.”

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The immortal surnamed Shang nodded, then asked curiously, “If so, then what are they really after?”

“Hmph!”

The immortal surnamed Lang sneered coldly, then opened a Divine Sense barrier and crushed a Sound-Blocking Talisman before whispering, “Brother Shang, do you still remember what the true purpose of cultivation was?”

“Uh…”

The immortal surnamed Shang froze, caught in sudden embarrassment.

“You dare not speak? Then let me remind you. Our purpose in cultivation was to defy the heavens. And ‘heavens’ naturally refers to the Five Elements Heavenly Dao. If you cannot defeat it, then you can never escape destiny. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are inevitable.”

The immortal surnamed Lang explained gravely.

“Brother, please stop!”

The immortal surnamed Shang’s face showed fear.

“Because we ourselves are born under the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, no matter how we cultivate, our upper limit can never surpass it. To defeat it is nothing but a delusion! The only way forward is to borrow power from another Heavenly Dao.”

The immortal surnamed Lang continued unfazed.

‘Impossible… even this little cultivator knows such a thing? It seems this method isn’t much of a secret in the Immortal Realm after all.’

Qi Huang was utterly shocked upon hearing this.

“You mean, these people want to borrow the power of a foreign Heavenly Dao to defy fate, and killing that zombie is to prevent the Immortal Alliance from erasing all foreign Heavenly Dao remnants?”

The immortal surnamed Shang widened his eyes, forgetting even his fear.

“Exactly. The Immortal Realm is vast beyond measure, filled with innumerable immortals and cultivators. Among them are obedient subjects like us, but also many ambitious and courageous ones.”

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The immortal surnamed Shang’s face carried admiration.

“So that’s it!”

The immortal surnamed Lang finally understood, but still asked in confusion, “But even so, this doesn’t quite add up. While there aren’t many powerful evil beings left in the Immortal Realm, the number of zombies and their underlings is beyond count. What use is killing only that one zombie in the Heilong Nebula?”

“Zombies can only read memories from blood within a certain timeframe. The stronger the zombie, the later the memories they can access. This is common sense in the Immortal Realm, you should know this.”

The immortal surnamed Shang reminded him first, then explained, “The battle between the foreign Heavenly Dao and the Five Elements Heavenly Dao happened tens of thousands of years ago. To find out where those remnants fell, they must use a powerful zombie capable of accessing memories that far back. And across the entire Immortal Realm, only that zombie in the Heilong Nebula meets the requirement. Kill it, and the Immortal Alliance completely loses its trail.”

“I see now!”

The immortal surnamed Lang’s doubts vanished.

“Of course, there are also opportunists mixed in. Where there’s battle, there will be deaths. That means treasures, weapons, and artifacts will be left without owners. Snatching just one extraordinary item could mean soaring to the heavens in one step.”

The immortal surnamed Shang continued.

“Brother Shang speaks truly. Seems I should try my luck at scavenging after all!”

The immortal surnamed Lang’s eyes burned hot.

“Think carefully. I heard several Immortal Emperors are heading there. That battle will be of a world-shattering scale. Don’t end up losing more than you gain!”

The immortal surnamed Shang warned kindly.

“Heh, I don’t have the guts to defy the heavens, but I do have the courage to scavenge. Otherwise, I might as well just marry a woman and live out my days.”

The immortal surnamed Lang mocked himself.

“One more thing I must remind you. There’s now only one month left until the ‘Day of Blood’ foretold by the Tianjizi. Could this very incident in the Heilong Nebula be it?”

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The immortal surnamed Shang added.

“…!”

The immortal surnamed Lang was startled, then revealed hesitation.

Lu Yao withdrew her senses and relayed everything she had learned to her little maid.

“This is bad news. If they arrive there first, we won’t be able to take their place.”

An Xuan immediately realized the danger.

Lu Yao fell into thought, then said after a moment, “In that case, I’ll see if I can buy someone else’s earlier teleportation token.”

“Buy?”

A strange look flickered in An Xuan’s eyes.

“What?”

Lu Yao asked in puzzlement.

“I truly admire the way you conduct yourself, my Lady. Most immortals or cultivators, if they had your strength, would first think of killing and robbing. But you, as a zombie, choose to buy instead. Truly ironic.”

An Xuan spoke with genuine admiration.

“Anyone able to cultivate, who among them isn’t of noble birth? Never having tasted human suffering, how could they ever regard the life of the weak as anything more than expendable?”

Lu Yao sneered. She had witnessed far too many such cases.

The mistress and servant then set out, hoping to buy two early-numbered tokens.

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As the saying goes, money makes even ghosts turn the mill. Not everyone heading to the Heilong Nebula was driven by grand ambitions. Many were mere opportunists. With heavy gold, the two indeed managed to acquire tokens with early numbers.

The next day, they entered the teleportation array, joining millions of cultivators bound for the Heilong Nebula.

Just as those two cultivators in the inn had said, all these people were rushing toward the zombie’s lair, though each with their own goal.

On the way, some learned more details about the zombie, and thus Lu Yao and her maid indirectly obtained the information they sought. The zombie’s location was on Tianhan Planet, at the edge of the Heilong Nebula. It was still far from the teleportation exit in the Jinyuan Immortal Kingdom. Even an early-stage Heavenly Immortal would need a month of flight to reach it.

Hearing this, the mistress and servant sighed in relief. They had already come late. If battle broke out before they arrived, their plan would be ruined.

Though the journey was long, it was swift. In just three days, they arrived at the Jinyuan Immortal Kingdom on the other side of the array.

Knowing she had to reach ahead of the other cultivators, Lu Yao wasted no time. With her maid, she flew toward Tianhan Planet. Along the way, they indeed saw earlier cultivators racing in the same direction.

But Lu Yao’s strength was overwhelming. She quickly left them all behind, and in just five days, reached the cosmic space near Tianhan Planet.

They gazed upon Tianhan Planet: an entirely white planet. Yin energy blanketed the sky in thick clouds, and wherever the surface peeked through, there was only endless ice and snow.

‘Truly a land of ice and frost, no wonder it’s called Tianhan Planet ¹ 天 (Tiān): sky, heaven. 寒 (Hán): cold, frigid. .’

An Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

Lu Yao released her senses, scanning the entire planet. As expected, the surface was crawling with fiendish beings. The greatest source of Yin energy had already awakened, it was indeed a powerful male zombie.

“You stay here.”

Lu Yao instructed her maid, then sped down toward the zombie.

The male zombie quickly sensed her presence, and his gaze turned wary as he looked skyward.

Lu Yao descended, hovering only a few zhang above him, and spoke in a tone of negotiation: “Would you mind moving elsewhere? That is, if you don’t wish to die.”