692: Chapter 692 Waiting for a Rabbit to Run into a Tree Stump

"What percentage of the immortal slaying sword's power can you unleash?" Murong Changge retorted.

You nodded, understanding in your heart.

His question was very insightful—if you cannot unleash the full power of the immortal slaying sword in your hand, what is the fundamental difference between it and that damaged Immortal Artifact of the Flame Emperor?

In fact, let alone you, even a Peak Mahayana Cultivator cannot unleash the full power of an Immortal Artifact.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while longer, the five of them, including Murong Changge, Han Feiyu, and Yan Ruyu, took their leave.

Before leaving, you and Murong Changge reached an alliance agreement—an alliance pact established by a great dao oath.

After returning to the Immortal Sect, Murong Changge looked at Murong Zhaozhao and asked directly, "What did you see?"

"His Luck is indeed bound together with our Immortal Sect." Murong Zhaozhao's expression was serious. "The recent surge in the Immortal Sect's Luck must be related to him."

"He just achieved a Mahayana Breakthrough, how could he have such great Luck?" Lu Xihe asked hurriedly.

"Don't you find it strange?" Murong Zhaozhao frowned tightly. "He is not a member of our Immortal Sect, so why would his Luck be bound with ours?"

"Hahaha," Murong Changge laughed, looking up. "As expected of the Ancestral Master, he had already calculated everything."

After a pause, he looked at the two of them. "You should interact more with Fellow Daoist Qin recently. If he needs anything, agree to it without hesitation."

Lu Xihe suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, he arranged for many people from the Tianhuang Continent to come to the Immortal City and buy residences, but these people's strength is only average."

This kind of thing is very common; within the territory of the Wuji Immortal Sect, many vassal forces settle their families in Wuji Immortal City.

"Residences in the Immortal City? That is too shabby." Murong Changge waved his hand casually. "Change them all to immortal mountains; choose blessed lands with top-grade Spiritual Veins."

Murong Zhaozhao and Lu Xihe nodded and didn't say anything more.

On the other side,

You summoned Liu Ruyan and gave orders directly: "Send a secret message to the Heavenly Palace. Say that a Mahayana Cultivator named Qin Tian came to visit me. Say that you suspect this Qin Tian possesses the immortal slaying sword, and that he came to invite me to go to the Demon Domain."

After a pause, you added, "Say that I refused, and the conversation with him was very unpleasant."

"Yes, Young Master." Liu Ruyan bowed slightly.

You actually had already guessed the Heavenly Palace's strategy against you—infiltrating the Tianhuang Continent, fooling the lower-level Cultivators, and leaving you without a Foundation so you could not amount to anything.

It's just that the Heavenly Palace's current focus is on finding the owner of that three-piece set—the immortal slaying sword, the chaos cloak, and the Ziyang Divine Art.

You looked up at the sky and began to plan your next step.

Should you head to the Demon Domain to intercept and kill the Heavenly Palace's Mahayana Cultivators? Or go into seclusion to comprehend a great dao Divine Ability?

Seclusion often takes centuries, and opportunities to kill lone Mahayana Cultivators from the Heavenly Palace are not common.

After a brief consideration, you made a decision—you cannot miss this opportunity.

After all, after a Mahayana Breakthrough, a single session of seclusion can easily last for hundreds or thousands of years.

Perhaps by the time you come out of seclusion, the world will have changed.

You looked at Liu Ruyan and said calmly, "You guard Longyang City for now; I am going out for a trip."

Liu Ruyan nodded without asking more.

You immediately transformed into an ordinarily dressed man, left Tianyang Star, and headed to the Demon-Suppressing Pass on the border of the Demon Domain.

The 266th year,

You had been at the Demon-Suppressing Pass for over half a year.

The Demon-Suppressing Pass was the same as always; countless forces from the Immortal Domain surged in, traveling in groups. spirit boats, like a meteor shower, flew toward the Demon Domain after emerging from the Teleportation Array square.

After all, Yao Beasts are treasures from head to toe—Alchemy, talisman making, Artifact Refining, and array formation, none of these can do without them.

You sat in a private booth on the second floor of a restaurant called "Demon-Gazing Tower," looking in the direction of the Teleportation Array.

"Could they have departed from somewhere else? That's not right; for the Heavenly Palace, this is the closest route to the Demon Domain." You muttered to yourself.

This border line of the Demon-Suppressing Pass is very long, but for people from the Heavenly Palace to enter the Demon Domain, this route is the closest. So you were waiting here like a rabbit waiting for a tree stump, waiting for the Heavenly Palace's Mahayana Cultivators.

You were not foolish enough to go deep into the Demon Domain to search for people aimlessly. If you can wait for them, fine; if not, wasting a year or two is no big deal.

You took a deep breath, sat down slowly, and poured yourself a cup of spiritual tea.

The three people in the nearby booth exchanged glances, smiled, and walked over to sit in front of you.

You glanced at them—two men and one woman, all at the Late Stage of Soul Transformation.

The lean man spoke first: "Fellow Daoist, want to go to the Demon Domain? Afraid to go?"

The short, fat man took over: "How about traveling with us, the Demon-Suppressing Trio? How about it?"

"That's right, little brother." The long-legged female Cultivator winked at you. "You can go and inquire about the reputation of our Demon-Suppressing Trio; we specialize in protecting Loose Cultivators going to the Demon Domain. Our prices are fair, and we never cheat our customers."

You looked at the three of them and couldn't help but laugh: "For you Demon-Suppressing Trio to have survived until now, your Luck is truly not bad."

"What do you mean?" The short, fat man squinted at you.

"Do you think any Loose Cultivator would be foolish enough to travel with the three of you?" You took a sip of tea, your tone unhurried. "Aren't they afraid you'll gang up and betray them?"

"You are joking." The long-legged female Cultivator smiled, touching her thigh. "In our line of work, we value reputation; how could we do such a thing?"

After reaching Mahayana, your perspective on everyone is different.

It is no longer just looking at appearances, but being able to see their Luck, fate, Karma, Karmic Obstruction, Evil Qi, and so on, all at a glance.

Of course, some people use methods to conceal them, then you can't see. There are also some people who, after a Mahayana Breakthrough, use various methods to eliminate their Karmic Obstruction and Evil Qi, so you can't see those either.

However, such people are everywhere in the Immortal Domain, so it is nothing strange.

Which Cultivator hasn't committed killing sins? Which Cultivator hasn't killed people to seize treasures?

After thinking for a moment, you smiled and said, "My name is Qin Tian. How should I address the three of you?"

"Everyone calls me Brother Hou." The lean man pinched his chin; his real name is actually Hou Dezhu.

"Sanjie." The short, fat man tossed his hair; his real name is actually Zhu Wujie.

"They all call me Sister Liang." The long-legged female Cultivator touched her leg; her real name is actually Ye Xiaoliang.

You looked at Sanjie and asked, "Sanjie? Which three precepts?"

"Abstain from arrogance, abstain from impetuosity, abstain from lust." Sanjie straightened his body, his tone serious.

"I can understand abstaining from arrogance and impetuosity, but why abstain from lust?" you asked again.

"Woman is a knife that kills without a trace." Sanjie tossed his hair. "It will affect my peerless appearance."

You nodded: "Insightful."

"How about it? Do you want to come with us?" Brother Hou asked while rubbing his chin.

You did not answer; your expression suddenly turned serious, and your gaze fell in the direction of the Teleportation Array.

The people you were waiting for had finally arrived.

Liu Tianxing and Cai Xingchen, two Mahayana Cultivators, brought Patriarch Sima Gongzhi, along with about a hundred Soul Transformation guards from the Heavenly Palace.

Liu Tianxing summoned a hundred-zhang spirit boat, which hovered in mid-air. One figure after another flashed and landed on the spirit boat.

The next second, the hundred-zhang spirit boat turned into a streak of extreme light and flew toward the Demon Domain. The starry sky was streaked with a long trail of light by the spirit boat, which did not dissipate for a long time.

The voice of Qin Han sounded in your mind: "Father, I sense the aura of a Yao Beast on that Liu Tianxing."

You frowned and immediately thought of that Late Stage Mahayana Divine Beast of the Heavenly Palace.