56: Chapter 56 The Crazy Plan

That Cultivator let out a scream as he was tossed out of the Golden Toad Pavilion by Gu Dusheng like a piece of trash.

"Next!" Golden Treasure continued to shout, his expression unchanged.

The Cultivators queuing behind were all as quiet and well-behaved as quails.

Just then, an old manager of the Golden Toad Pavilion came running over in a hurry.

"President! This is bad!"

"The Seal on the underground vault has been tampered with!"

Golden Treasure's expression shifted, and he immediately stood up.

"When did this happen?"

"Just now! The guards found traces of the Seal loosening and suspect someone is trying to sneak in!"

Without another word, Golden Treasure turned and ran toward the depths of the Golden Toad Pavilion.

Seeing this, Bai Yu also stood up and followed.

The underground vault of the Golden Toad Pavilion was located on the lowest floor of the building, protected by nine layers of Seals.

When Golden Treasure arrived, the guards were surrounding a massive golden door, looking nervous.

"President!"

"The Seal hasn't been broken, but someone used a special method to bypass the first three layers. They almost got inside!"

Golden Treasure walked to the door and inspected it carefully, his face growing increasingly grim.

"This technique... it's the 'Void Shifting Technique'."

"In the entire Upper Realm, no more than ten people can use this kind of technique."

Bai Yu walked over and glanced at the door.

"What's hidden inside?"

Golden Treasure hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Revered Master, this underground vault contains not only the wealth accumulated by the Golden Chamber of Commerce over the last five hundred years, but also..."

"But also what?"

"There's one more thing." Golden Treasure took a deep breath. "Back when you fought the Reincarnation Hall, the Lord of the Clouds once snatched away a supreme treasure."

"He hid that supreme treasure in a secret location."

"For the past five hundred years, I have been investigating in secret and finally found a clue."

Bai Yu's eyes narrowed.

"You mean..."

"Exactly." Golden Treasure nodded. "The clue to that supreme treasure is right here in this underground vault."

"And the Reincarnation Hall clearly knows about this as well."

Bai Yu was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"No wonder they're in such a hurry."

"It seems that coming to Tianyun City this time isn't just about reclaiming your chamber of commerce, but also about settling the old debts one by one."

He turned to look at Golden Treasure.

"Open the vault."

"I want to see exactly what the Reincarnation Hall is plotting."

Golden Treasure nodded and pulled out a ring of keys from his robes.

He walked to the door and undid the nine layers of Seals one by one.

Kacha, kacha, kacha—

Accompanied by heavy mechanical sounds, the golden door slowly opened.

An incredibly dense surge of Spiritual Qi poured out from within the door.

Golden Treasure was the first to walk in.

Bai Yu followed behind.

Inside the vault was a massive space, filled with various Spirit Stones, Magic Treasures, and Medicinal Pills.

But Golden Treasure ignored these and walked straight to the deepest part of the vault.

There, there was a separate secret chamber.

On the door of the secret chamber, a line of ancient text was engraved.

"He who opens this door must use blood as the guide."

Golden Treasure bit his finger and dripped fresh blood onto the door.

Buzz—

The door to the secret chamber slowly opened.

Inside, there was only a small wooden box.

Golden Treasure carefully opened the wooden box.

Inside lay a palm-sized Jade Slip.

"This is..." Bai Yu frowned.

"This is the clue I eventually pieced together from information fragments collected through various channels over five hundred years," Golden Treasure said solemnly.

"According to the records in this Jade Slip, the supreme treasure the Lord of the Clouds stole back then is called the 'reincarnation plate'."

"It is a divine object that can reverse life and death and rewrite fate."

"And the true purpose of the Reincarnation Hall is to use this divine object to resurrect someone."

Bai Yu's pupils constricted.

"Resurrect who?"

Golden Treasure looked up, his eyes full of gravity.

"Resurrect... the Ancient Demon God, the 'Heavenly Demon Emperor'."

"The Heavenly Demon Emperor?"

Hearing this name, Bai Yu's brow furrowed tightly.

He was no stranger to this name.

During the ancient era, the Heavenly Demon Emperor was once one of the most terrifying existences in the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms.

He attained the Dao through slaughter, used a sea of blood as his throne, and his demon army swept across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, leaving no one able to stand against him.

Ultimately, it took all the God Kings of the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms joining forces to Seal him in the Depths of the Void.

"Wasn't the Heavenly Demon Emperor already sealed?" Bai Yu said in a heavy voice. "And the location of the Seal was only known to the God Kings who participated back then."

"That's right." Golden Treasure nodded. "But according to my investigation, the Hall Master of Samsara Hall is very likely one of the God Kings who participated in the sealing."

"He betrayed us."

A flicker of killing intent flashed in Bai Yu's eyes.

"No wonder he dares to be so arrogant."

"It turns out he has such a massive backer."

Golden Treasure continued, "According to the Jade Slip, the reincarnation plate can open the Seal and release the Heavenly Demon Emperor."

"And everything the Reincarnation Hall has done over these five hundred years, including issuing samsara tickets and harvesting the Divine Souls of Upper Realm Cultivators, has been to prepare for the resurrection of the Heavenly Demon Emperor."

"Once the Heavenly Demon Emperor is resurrected, the entire Upper Realm, and even the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms, will fall into catastrophe."

Bai Yu was silent for a moment.

"Where is the reincarnation plate?"

"I don't know." Golden Treasure shook his head. "The Jade Slip only records the existence of the reincarnation plate, but not its specific location."

"However..." He paused. "I suspect the reason the Hall Master of Samsara Hall is so eager to deal with you is because he's worried you will find the reincarnation plate."

Bai Yu gave a cold laugh.

"Then he certainly guessed right."

He turned and walked out of the secret chamber.

"Old Five, keep this Jade Slip safe."

"Next, we have two things to do."

"First, take complete control of Tianyun City and cut off the Reincarnation Hall's source of income."

"Second, find the reincarnation plate and destroy their plan to resurrect the Heavenly Demon Emperor."

Golden Treasure nodded.

"Revered Master, what do we do next?"

Bai Yu looked out of the vault, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Since the Reincarnation Hall wants to play an economic war, we'll play with them until the end."

"Old Five, didn't you say the samsara tickets system was about to collapse?"

"Then let's give it a push."

"Let all the Cultivators in the Upper Realm know that samsara tickets are just scrap paper."

"And then..." A cold smile curled at the corners of Bai Yu's mouth. "We will issue a new currency to replace the samsara tickets."

Golden Treasure's eyes lit up.

"Revered Master, you mean..."

"Exactly." Bai Yu nodded. "Using the Golden Toad Pavilion's reputation as backing, we'll issue new Spirit Stone Vouchers."

"As long as the Cultivators of the Upper Realm use our Spirit Stone Vouchers, the Reincarnation Hall's economic system will completely collapse."

"When that time comes, they won't even have the money to resurrect the Heavenly Demon Emperor."

Golden Treasure trembled with excitement.

"Revered Master is wise!"

"This move of 'pulling the firewood from under the cauldron' is brilliant!"

Bai Yu patted his shoulder.

"Go and do it."

"Remember, this time we must not only win, but win beautifully."

"Let the entire Upper Realm know the consequences of offending me, Bai Yu."

Golden Treasure nodded heavily and turned to run out.

Bai Yu stood in the vault, looking at the Jade Slip, a trace of complexity flashing in his eyes.

"Heavenly Demon Emperor..."

"It seems this opponent is far more troublesome than I imagined."

Just then, Luo Bingli walked in.

"Revered Master, another group of people from the Nine Cauldrons Guild has arrived outside."

"The leader this time is the Grand Elder of the Nine Cauldrons Guild, with a cultivation at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage."

Bai Yu turned around, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes.

"Tribulation Transcendence Stage?"

"Perfect."

"My hands have been itching for a fight lately."

He strode out of the vault, his voice cold.

"Since they want to die so badly, I will fulfill their wish."