272: Discovering identity

Su Yu indeed entered the next floor of the pagoda.

Now he was already on the 9,992nd floor of the pagoda.

Moreover, he was using the power of the Law of Wind to quickly harvest the Yin Beasts here.

The True Spirit Kunpeng excelled in the Law of Wind. Having cultivated the True Spirit Nine Revolutions to an extremely profound level, he no longer needed to transform into a Kunpeng to utilize the power of the Law of Wind.

This was also why he had chosen to impersonate Jue Chenzi.

Furthermore, he had left some surprises for that group of Ghost Saints on the 9,991st floor.

They would find out as soon as they approached the entrance to the next floor.

"Damn it, what is this!"

Just as the crowd had killed enough Yin Beasts to gather enough yin cores and intended to head to the next floor, a burst of corpse qi suddenly erupted at the entrance!

The corpse qi was thick and eerie; upon mere contact, those few Ghost Saints were mutated by it.

Their bodies began to show different parts of corpse transformation.

For a moment, they were both shocked and furious!

Although these corpse transformations didn't cause them too much harm, they were extremely troublesome.

After all, this was the Origin Ghost Qi of the Gold Armored Corpse King. Since they were in the same Realm, even Ghost Saints were naturally unable to escape unscathed.

On Su Yu's side, after sensing that the trap had been triggered, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He then slew the hundredth Water Yin Beast and headed to the 9,993rd floor with a hundred yin cores.

At the same time, he continued to set traps at the entrance.

In this way, Su Yu reached the 9,999th floor... "Manager Yuan, it seems your great-grand-nephew is about to take the top spot; the Xuanming Land will obtain ten percent of the nether origin spirit ore!

At that time, perhaps this Junior of yours will be able to step into the Ghost Immortal Realm within a hundred thousand years.

There's probably a sixty to seventy percent chance he'll survive the Immortal Tribulation, ascend to the Immortal Realm, and become a True Immortal!"

Seeing Yuan Qin like this, as everyone watched Su Yu being only one step away from the 10,000th floor of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, they immediately congratulated Yuan Qin nearby.

At the same time, they felt a bit of envy in their hearts that Yuan Qin actually had such a promising Junior.

If they also had such a promising Junior, they would surely Cultivate them well so they could step into the Ghost Immortal Realm, and fortunately, the Youdu Prefecture could lend a helping hand.

At that time, there might even be hope to go a step further!

After all, in the Underworld, the higher the Realm, the higher the immortal post; and the higher the immortal post, the more resources one obtains, naturally making one's strength even greater.

Even if they couldn't possess a status like Yuan Qin's, they could at least go a step further and not be considered dispensable in the eyes of the upper echelons of the Youdu Prefecture.

The Right Assistant Manager of the Ghost Punishment Department—above that is the Deputy Head of the Ghost Punishment Department, who is a Junior 15th-grade Immortal Official.

That's already part of the upper echelon in the Youdu Prefecture!

Moreover, becoming a Department Head, whether primary or deputy, grants a significant amount of Solar Merit.

This is a benefit for the upper-level Immortal Officials of the Youdu Prefecture.

This is not something Lunar Merit can compare to.

Solar Merit allows the ghost race to accelerate the transformation of their Physical Body into a yang body during the Late Stage of the Ghost Immortal Realm. If perfectly transformed into a yang body, it adds a few more degrees of certainty when breaking through to the Golden Immortal Realm.

Even if the final Breakthrough fails, there is no possibility of falling.

At most, one would become a Half-step Golden Immortal.

Compared to a Ghost Immortal, they are also mighty Cultivators.

Like the Department Heads of the Six Ghost Departments, they are all Half-step Golden Immortals.

"Fellow Daoists, you are teasing me again."

Yuan Qin covered her mouth and giggled.

She also didn't expect that this Junior, whom she hadn't seen for a hundred thousand years, would have made such great progress.

It seems her brother's spirit in heaven must be very gratified.

Su Yu was unaware of Yuan Qin and the others' thoughts.

At this moment, Su Yu suddenly became alert.

He saw eight Ghost Saints rushing out furiously from the entrance a million miles away.

They looked a bit disheveled and their auras were chaotic, but their ghost power was not significantly depleted.

Looking at these eight Ghost Saints, a hint of solemnity flashed in Su Yu's eyes.

These Ghost Saints were the elite of the elite among the top powerhouses.

Each was at least on the same level as the Nine Spirits Sword Immortal, and in the Underworld, they were even slightly stronger.

In a one-on-one fight, Su Yu was confident he could steadily defeat any one of them.

But with eight of them joining forces, and Su Yu unable to use his full strength, he found it extremely tricky.

"I've already secured a rank in the top twenty; it's not too early to give up now."

Su Yu looked at a shimmering leaderboard in the Void Realm, where Jue Chenzi's name was prominently displayed, currently in ninth place.

The top twenty could enter the Immortal Transformation Pool, so he had already met the prerequisite.

If he didn't want to be exposed, he could only flee and avoid them.

Even if he fought, he might not necessarily be able to defeat these eight Ghost Saints.

However, at that moment, a voice reached Su Yu's ears, making his hair stand on end.

"Human Race Cultivator, go ahead and use your full strength. I will help you keep this matter a secret."

A gentle voice rang in Su Yu's ear.

And it pointed out Su Yu's identity in one word, as if he had been discovered long ago.

For a moment, a deep sense of horror welled up in Su Yu's heart.

One must know that Jue Chenzi's Grand Aunt Ancestor, even as a Late Stage Ghost Immortal, could not detect his human identity.

Yet the owner of this voice could see through it easily. Could it be the legendary Lord of Youdu Mansion, that Mid-stage Golden Immortal powerhouse?

However, in his words, he seemed to want to hide it for him. Could there be some conspiracy?

But on second thought, such an existence would only need a single thought to kill him.

Why would he toy with him like this? He probably wouldn't be that bored.

Thus, Su Yu followed the words of the voice's owner.

After all, he no longer had a choice in the matter.

Since the person wanted to see him go all out, Su Yu would no longer hide.

His Profound Thunder Sky-Slicing Sword Qi soared into the sky, and a terrifyingly horrific Sword Intent suppressed the Void Realm.

At the same time, above the Heaven Pillar Mountain dao arena, the crystal screen suddenly became a vast expanse of white, seemingly losing its function.

"What's going on? Why has the Heaven Crystal Screen lost its effect? Is it broken?"

Inside the pavilion, a Department Head of the Six Ghost Departments was somewhat confused and spoke up to ask.

Seeing this, the other Department Heads were also somewhat baffled.

"It's been out of repair for years; it should be damaged."

"Someone, go and replace the crystal screen."

Hearing this, the Lord of Youdu Mansion spoke in a calm and indifferent tone.

Following his command, a Half-step Golden Immortal appeared out of thin air in the Void Realm.

He bowed respectfully to the Lord of Youdu Mansion and then disappeared.

Then, following the Lord of Youdu Mansion's words, he took the crystal screen away and went to the storehouse to get a new one.

However, the Lord of Youdu Mansion's behavior caused a hint of suspicion to flicker in the eyes of Deputy Mansion Lord Sun nearby.

How could the Heaven Crystal Screen be out of repair for years!

This was an object of the Immortal Court. If the Immortal Artifact Master who created it heard this, they might even come looking for trouble with the Lord of Youdu Mansion!

Moreover, he could feel that the Heaven Crystal Screen had been interfered with by some kind of power.

Combined with the Lord of Youdu Mansion's behavior, it seemed he was the one who acted.

Only, among this group of Juniors, what exactly was there that he didn't want them to see?

Could it be the reason why the Lord of Youdu Mansion broke precedent and came to watch the assembly?