355: Chapter 350 Killing you all wouldn't be very interesting.

The man in green robes spoke with spittle flying everywhere, blowing this business deal out of proportion, as if that mother bead were already in his pocket.

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, lifting his foot to rush into the depths of the great hall.

But the moment he took that step, his whole body froze in place.

The short, fat man also looked up, and the next moment, his wide-open mouth remained agape for a long time.

The floor was covered in the corpses of insects.

Densely packed, layered upon one another, green juices formed small streams, winding across the grey floor tiles.

The copper mirror Magical Artifact, specifically used for suppressing insects, now lay quietly in the man in green robes' hand, without even a reaction.

Because there were simply no living creatures left for it to suppress.

"Th... what is going on here?" the thin-chinned Cultivator's voice cracked. "Where are the insects? What about the 'Thousand-Mechanism Poisonous Insects'?"

"Ex... exterminated by someone?" the short, fat man stammered, the flesh on his fat face trembling. "Who did this? Who could exterminate an entire nest of 'Thousand-Mechanism Poisonous Insects'?"

Su Lin stood before the stone gate, watching these uninvited guests with great interest.

They arrived quite coincidentally.

The insects had just been cleaned up by these girls, and the main owners had just arrived.

It was a pity they were a step too late.

"Are you gentlemen here to snatch the bead?" Su Lin asked, his tone as casual as if he were greeting a neighbor. "Sorry about that, the bead was just smashed by us on a whim. The nest of insects inside was also cleared out by these girls of mine."

As soon as he said this, the four of them turned their gazes simultaneously.

Only then did they notice that there was a group of people standing in the great hall.

A man in green robes, looking completely ordinary. Behind him were six or seven stunning female Cultivators, each with an ethereal temperament.

But the problem was, these people did not have a shred of the dishevelment that should come after a fierce battle in an insect nest.

Su Hongling was carrying that great sword stained with green juice, picking her teeth with boredom. Chu Weiwei was crouching on the ground, methodically collecting the insect corpses into a jade bottle. Ye You was rubbing her little belly, looking unsatisfied.

"You... you killed the insects?" The man in green robes stared at the corpses all over the floor, his throat dry. "How is this possible? The 'Thousand-Mechanism Poisonous Insects' could even bite an old monster of the Perfection stage like Immortal Master Chixiao to death. You... how did you do it?"

"Is doing this hard?" Su Hongling spat out the toothpick in her mouth, her face full of disdain. "Those little things just rely on teleporting around to sting people. They are annoying, sure, but after getting smacked a few times by this lady's sword, they still end up smashed to pieces."

She spoke lightly, but to the ears of those four, it sounded like a thunderclap.

Smashing the 'Thousand-Mechanism Poisonous Insects' to pieces.

If this were spread out, all the Loose Cultivators in the Heaven Beyond Heaven would treat it as a joke.

But the corpses all over the floor right now could not be faked.

"Big Brother, something is wrong." The short, fat man quietly tugged on the man in green robes' sleeve, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "These people have unknown origins; we should retreat first. If they can exterminate these insects, the four of us combined probably wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between their teeth."

The man in green robes' expression was uncertain.

How could he not see that this group of people was not to be trifled with?

But this trip had been planned for a long time, and he had spent a large amount of money to buy the Magic Treasure for suppressing insects. If he returned empty-handed, he would be truly unwilling.

Moreover, although that mother bead had been smashed, the Space Law remaining in these insect corpses all over the hall was also a priceless treasure. Picking up just a few would be enough to fulfill the mission.

"A few friends." The man in green robes took a deep breath and squeezed out a smile that was still considered polite. "Since the insects were cleared by you, the credit naturally belongs to you. However... could you share some of these insect corpses with us? We are also here under orders; we cannot return empty-handed."

Here under orders.

Su Lin raised an eyebrow, capturing this key word.

It seems there are people standing behind these few fellows.

"Sharing with you is not impossible." Su Lin smiled. "But it depends on whether you have the ability to take them."

This sounded polite, but it actually carried a touch of provocation.

The short, fat man wanted to dissuade him further, but the man in green robes was provoked by these words.

He was a dignified Golden Immortal Late Stage, and he could be considered a figure in this fringe area of the Heaven Beyond Heaven. When had he ever been looked down upon like this?

"What a sharp-tongued brat." The man in green robes snorted coldly, and the politeness vanished in an instant. "If you refuse a toast, you will be forced to drink a forfeit. Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame us for being heartless. We are determined to snatch these insect corpses!"

As soon as his voice fell, the copper mirror Magical Artifact in his hand suddenly lit up.

A blinding white light shot out from the mirror surface, heading straight for Su Hongling.

Apparently, he regarded Su Hongling, who was carrying the great sword and looked the most reckless, as the soft persimmon.

"Yo, you dare to make a move?" Su Hongling's eyes lit up immediately when she saw someone actively looking for trouble.

She was too lazy to even dodge, directly swinging her great sword to meet that white light.

The sword light collided with the white light.

The copper mirror Magical Artifact let out a crisp sound of being unable to bear the weight, and a spiderweb-like crack instantly appeared on the mirror surface.

The man in green robes only felt his tiger's mouth tremble, and the Magical Artifact in his hand almost flew out of his grip.

"How is this possible!" He was horrified. "My 'Demon-Illuminating Precious Mirror' is a High Grade Immortal Artifact, how could it be cracked by one sword strike!"

"A piece of junk and you have the nerve to call it a precious mirror?" Su Hongling grinned, her great sword's momentum undiminished. "Watch this lady chop it to pieces completely!"

The second sword followed immediately.

This time, the copper mirror didn't even have a chance to resist, and it was directly split into two, turning into fragments that scattered across the sky.

The man in green robes widened his eyes, his face as pale as paper.

Only then did he realize what kind of terrifying existence he had provoked.

"Big Brother! Run!" The short, fat man was completely terrified, turning around to rush out.

But he had only taken two steps when he bumped into a purple smoke wall.

Chu Weiwei had blocked the retreat at some point, a sweet smile hanging on her pure little face.

"Big brother, why are you in such a rush to leave?" She tilted her head. "Weiwei just concocted some new medicine and was just worrying about having no one to test it on."

The moment the short, fat man touched the smoke wall, his whole body froze.

He discovered in horror that the immortal essence in his body seemed to have been drained, and his limbs and bones felt soft and powerless.

"You... what did you do to me!"

"Nothing much." Chu Weiwei walked up with a smile. "Just ensuring that you will never be able to use a shred of magic power again for the rest of your life."

The short, fat man's pupils contracted sharply, then he collapsed to the ground, unable to even let out a scream.

The remaining two Cultivators were scared out of their wits, their souls flying away and spirits scattering.

The thin-chinned Cultivator reacted fastest. He did not run away; instead, he rushed toward Ye You. In his view, that girl who looked the most delicate and had been shrinking in the corner was the best Breakthrough point.

"Little girl, hand over your life!" He slapped out with his palm, carrying the full pressure of a Golden Immortal Late Stage.

A thick vine emerged from behind her, moving so fast that it was impossible to catch.

The sharp teeth on the vine bit the Cultivator's wrist, then pulled violently.

"Ah!"

The thin-chinned Cultivator let out a shrill scream; his arm, along with half of his shoulder, was torn off and swallowed into the vine's mouth.

"You monster!" He clutched his bloody wound and retreated repeatedly, his eyes full of fear.

"You don't smell very good." Ye You wrinkled her nose and commented expressionlessly. "Not as tasty as the insects."

This made the Cultivator's scalp tingle.

It turned out that in this girl's eyes, he was not even as good as an insect.

The last man in green robes was completely stunned by now.

He never dreamed that the business deal he had carefully planned would run into such a group of baleful stars.

Four brothers at the Golden Immortal Late Stage were crippled in the blink of an eye.

"Who exactly are you people!" He roared hoarsely. "We were ordered by..."

He had not finished this sentence.

Su Lin had already walked up to him.

Su Lin did not even use any fancy Divine Ability, just raised his hand, pointing like a sword, and tapped lightly on the man in green robes' glabella.

"Freeze."

The man in green robes stiffened all over, his wide-open eyes filled with disbelief.

He wanted to move but found he could not even lift a finger. The space around him seemed to have turned into a solid piece of amber, sealing him tightly within it.

"Tell me slowly who ordered you." Su Lin withdrew his finger, his tone flat. "No rush."

That feeling of being completely controlled and suffocated made cold sweat bead on the man in green robes' forehead.

He had lived for so long and had never encountered such a terrifying opponent. The other party seemed to not even have the interest to use their full strength, yet had effortlessly locked down everything about him.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!" The man in green robes completely broke down, no longer having a shred of arrogance. "I beg you, Fellow Daoist, spare my life!"

"Answer my question first." Su Lin looked down at him. "Who sent you? And what is the purpose of coming to this palace?"

"We... we are people from the Star Abyss Pavilion." The man in green robes stammered. "The Pavilion Revered Master sent us. This palace is called the Myriad Transformation Palace, an Immortal Cave left behind by an ancient mighty figure named Stone Venerable."

"Stone Venerable?" Su Lin narrowed his eyes.

He remembered the rows of painful stone statues in the great hall. The power that could petrify living things seemed to come from the hands of this Stone Venerable.

"Yes." The man in green robes nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "Stone Venerable was a powerhouse in the ancient era who controlled the petrification Dao. It is said that before he fell, he sealed his lifelong insights in the deepest part of this Myriad Transformation Palace."

"And this nest of 'Thousand-Mechanism Poisonous Insects' was the guard he used to watch over the Immortal Cave. The mother bead of this insect nest, the 'Space-Devouring Mother Bead', is the key that Seals the path to the core of the Immortal Cave."

Su Lin was thoughtful.

So this group of people traveled thousands of miles to come here, aiming for the Legacy of that Stone Venerable.

And that red bead he smashed on a whim was actually the key to opening the door.

"You just said you were here under orders." Su Lin changed the subject. "Does that mean your Star Abyss Pavilion is not the only one eyeing this Myriad Transformation Palace?"

The man in green robes was stunned for a moment, then his face turned even paler.

"Fellow Daoist truly has a Wisdom Eye." He gave a bitter smile. "The news of this Myriad Transformation Palace's appearance spread to the major forces around half a month ago. Besides our Star Abyss Pavilion, there is the Profound Frost Sect, the Evil Spring Sect, and... and the people of that person."

"That person?" Su Lin keenly captured the change in his tone. "Which person?"

The man in green robes' body shook even more violently, as if mentioning that name would bring about a fatal disaster.

"It is... the people under the command of the Heavenly Dipper Star Lord who rules this Star Domain." His voice was kept very low. "Heavenly Dipper Star Lord is a mighty figure, and he has twelve personal guards under his command, each of them being an expert at the Golden Immortal Late Stage."

"It is said that the Star Lord has long coveted Stone Venerable's petrification Dao. This time, when the Myriad Transformation Palace appeared, he sent one of his personal guards to take charge. Our Star Abyss Pavilion just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to pick up some scraps."

Hearing this, Su Lin already had a rough outline in his mind.

This Heaven Beyond Heaven was indeed not a peaceful place.

The appearance of an ancient Immortal Cave attracted so many forces to fight over it. And behind these forces stood an even more massive existence.

Heavenly Dipper Star Lord.

Golden Immortal Perfection.

Twelve personal guards at the Golden Immortal Late Stage under his command.

"It seems we are in luck." Su Lin calculated silently. "Just arrived here and stumbled upon a ready-made Legacy Immortal Cave. And we also managed to figure out the distribution of the surrounding forces."

This trip was not in vain.

"Has that personal guard of Heavenly Dipper Star Lord arrived yet?" Su Lin continued to press.

"Not... not yet." The man in green robes shook his head. "According to the distance, that personal guard should take another day or two to arrive. We just wanted to get the mother bead before he came."

"But now the mother bead has been smashed by you..." He said this with a look of despair on his face. "If that personal guard comes and finds the key is gone, he will definitely vent his anger on us."

Su Lin smiled.

Better to come early than to come coincidentally.

Although the key was smashed, Ye You had already cleared the entrance to the Immortal Cave with her vines. This was equivalent to saving them the trouble of breaking the Seal.

As for that late-arriving personal guard of Heavenly Dipper Star Lord.

Su Lin was actually looking forward to it.

He was just worrying about not finding a way to understand the Heaven Beyond Heaven, and this live intelligence delivered to his door could not be easily let go.

"I understand your intentions." Su Lin withdrew his gaze and said to the man in green robes. "Thank you for the information you provided."

"Then... can you let us go, Fellow Daoist?" A glimmer of hope ignited in the man in green robes' eyes.

"Let you go?" Su Lin shook his head. "Since you are from the Star Abyss Pavilion and are involved with Heavenly Dipper Star Lord behind the scenes, if I let you go, wouldn't that be bringing trouble upon myself?"

The man in green robes' face collapsed instantly.

"However." Su Lin changed the subject. "Killing you is rather meaningless."

He looked at Chu Weiwei behind him.

"Weiwei, cripple the cultivation of these three, and clear their memories. Then throw them out and let them fend for themselves."

"Got it, Revered Master." Chu Weiwei responded happily, her hand already reaching into her sleeve.

This way of dealing with them was even more desperate than just killing them. Crippling their cultivation, clearing their memories, and throwing them into this vast Star Domain was no different from being dead.