322: Chapter 322 Inner monologue: Panicked to death

The immortal light streaking across the Dao Domain was incredibly fast, arriving above the Jade Tripod Sacred Land in an instant.

Contained within the immortal light was a scorching, overbearing aura of Law that seemed capable of incinerating all things, completely out of place with the peaceful Spiritual Qi of the Qingming Domain.

"What powerful pressure!"

Grand Elder Qin Xuan's expression was grave to the extreme. The Elders and Disciples of the Jade Tripod Sacred Land behind him were even more suffocated by this aura; those with weaker cultivation were already pale and swaying on their feet.

This power definitely came from beyond the Lingxu Wasteland!

Perhaps... even from beyond the Qingming Domain!

Zhao Tian was also filled with horror. He could feel that the strength of this immortal light's Master was likely more terrifying than the Peak forms of Blood Bone Old Demon and Dao Monarch Yun Xing combined!

Could it be an accomplice of that Heavenly Demon underground, crossing boundaries to seek revenge?

For a moment, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom. Their gazes involuntarily converged on that white-robed figure.

Only by standing beside the Dao Master could they feel a shred of peace.

However, to everyone's surprise, Su Changge didn't even lift an eyelid in the face of this sudden, terrifying pressure.

He remained standing with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent, as if that immortal light—capable of making even Mahayana Stage Cultivators tremble—was nothing more than a fast-flying firefly in his eyes.

[Holy crap! What the hell is that?]

[Those entrance special effects are even cooler than mine! Where did this big shot come from?]

[System! System! Can Myriad Laws Immunity (Pseudo) block this? If I get grazed by this thing right now, will I just go straight to reincarnation?]

Su Changge was panicking internally, his legs feeling a bit weak, but his face was as steady as Mount Tai. He even projected a faint, subtle hint of... disdain?

His composure gave everyone present infinite confidence.

"Look! The Dao Master's expression is perfectly calm!"

"Before the Dao Master, such pressure is like a gentle breeze!"

"We were overthinking. With the Dao Master here, so what if the sky falls?"

Just as the crowd's spirits settled slightly, that overbearing immortal light came to a sudden halt a hundred zhang above Su Changge's head.

It was as if an invisible barrier stood before it, preventing it from advancing even an inch further.

The immortal light abruptly retracted, transforming into a magnificent invitation burning with golden flames that slowly drifted down.

An invitation?

Everyone was stunned.

Setting up such a grand spectacle just to deliver an invitation?

Su Changge was also stunned.

[An invitation? Scared me for a second, I thought an Italian cannon was firing at me.]

[But the material of this invitation seems really high-end; it looks expensive.]

He complained in his heart, but on the surface, he maintained his Master persona, merely giving it a casual glance.

Seeing this, Zhao Tian immediately understood. He quickly flew forward and respectfully caught the burning invitation with both hands, presenting it to Su Changge.

As soon as his hands touched the invitation, a "sizzling" sound erupted, and his skin was instantly scalded red.

Zhao Tian gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound, as if being able to do this for the Dao Master was a supreme honor.

Su Changge saw this and silently gave him a thumbs up in his mind.

[What a good employee! I'm giving you a perfect performance review this month!]

He extended two fingers and effortlessly pinched the invitation.

Strangely enough, the golden flames capable of burning a Mahayana Stage Cultivator extinguished instantly upon contact with his fingers, as if they had met their nemesis, becoming incredibly docile.

This scene once again left the surrounding crowd dumbfounded, and their reverence for Su Changge deepened countless times over.

Su Changge slowly unfolded the invitation.

He saw several lines of large characters written in a script that contained the Law of Fire.

"Having heard that in the east of Cangxuan, within the Azure Nether Domain, a Dao Master has emerged, resetting the stars and awing the universe. The 'Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall' of the Chixiao Dao Domain specially invites the Master of Lingxu Wasteland, Su Changge, to personally visit the 'Divine Flame Mountain' of the Blazing Dragon War Continent in sixty years to attend the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly and discuss the Dao for all living beings."

The signature was—Hall Master of the Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall, Xiao Huang.

Chixiao Dao Domain!

Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall!

Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly!

These terms were like heavy bombs exploding in the minds of Qin Xuan and the others!

"Heavens! It's... it's the strongest among the three Great Dao Domains, the Chixiao Dao Domain!"

Qin Xuan's voice was trembling.

"The Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall! That's one of the three top-tier powers in the Chixiao Dao Domain! Legend has it that their Hall Master, Xiao Huang, is a Peak Tribulation Transcendence Stage powerhouse who has lived for tens of thousands of years, with half a foot already across the threshold of a True Immortal!"

"The Dao Master's Divine Might... has actually spread to the Chixiao Dao Domain?! Even a colossus like the Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall has sent someone to deliver an invitation!"

The news was so shocking that everyone felt it was somewhat surreal.

The Lingxu Wasteland was like a remote backwater in the entire Cangxuan Dao Domain.

The Chixiao Dao Domain, on the other hand, was the core, the most prosperous, and the center stage where powerhouses emerged in droves!

Now, the top power at the center of the stage had actually sent the most solemn invitation to their newly "emerged" Dao Master!

What kind of glory was this?!

This was a supreme honor that the entire Lingxu Wasteland had never seen in a hundred thousand years!

At this moment, all the Disciples of the Jade Tripod Sacred Land puffed out their chests, their faces filled with a sense of pride and shared honor!

Their gazes turned fervently toward Su Changge, waiting for his decision.

To go, or not to go?

Su Changge held the magnificent invitation, his mind racing with calculations.

[Chixiao Dao Domain? Doesn't sound like a good place. With 'Blazing Dragon' and 'Divine Flame,' it's definitely going to be hot.]

[Not going! Absolutely not! The Lingxu Wasteland is far away from the center of power. Isn't it comfortable to be a local king here, harvesting emotion points every day and living a relaxed life?]

[If I go to the Chixiao Dao Domain, that place is full of powerhouses. If I ever mess up my act and get slapped to death, who would I even complain to?]

Su Changge made his decision instantly—stay low, don't be reckless!

He was just about to find an excuse like "This Seat is busy" to decline, when out of the corner of his eye, he spotted the black stone slab he had casually placed in the corner of the wooden hut, brought back from the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins.

For some reason, when he saw the two place names "Blazing Dragon War Continent" and "Divine Flame Mountain," the originally dim ancient runes on that stone slab actually flickered slightly.

This tiny change made Su Changge's heart skip a beat.

[Eh? The stone slab reacted?]

[Could it be... that there's some hidden trick to this Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly?]

He suddenly remembered that what was recorded on this stone slab were secrets regarding the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons and ancient Seals.

Could the Seal of that Heavenly Demon have something to do with the Chixiao Dao Domain?

Su Changge's brow furrowed imperceptibly.

This movement, in the eyes of the crowd, was interpreted with a completely different meaning.

"The Dao Master frowned!"

"It seems that in the Dao Master's eyes, the invitation from the Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall is nothing special."

"That's only natural! What kind of existence is the Dao Master? How could a mere Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall easily invite him?"

While everyone was speculating, Su Changge had already made his decision.

[No, this concerns my life; I have to figure it out!]

[What if the Seal in the Lingxu Wasteland is just a small one and the big one is in the Chixiao Dao Domain? If that side blows up, I'm finished here too.]

[It seems that trying to live a quiet life isn't very likely.]

He sighed in his heart, but his face returned to its indifferent state.

He didn't directly answer whether he would go or not. Instead, he casually handed the invitation to Qin Xuan, then turned and slowly walked back into the wooden hut.

"We shall discuss this matter later."

Leaving behind those words, he closed the door of the hut, leaving everyone with a profound and inscrutable back view.

Everyone looked at each other, completely unable to understand what the Dao Master meant.

Is he going, or not?

The Dao Master's thoughts were truly harder to predict than the stars above the Nine Heavens!