A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 981 - 967: Seven Coiling Palace

The sea is the most dazzling treasure trove, burying countless treasures and knowledge within.

As a pirate who was born and raised at sea, Night Owl's understanding of the Endless Sea is second to none.

Baiyu spent about half an hour on the Blade Staircase.

Only after clearing up all the questions in his mind to his satisfaction, he calmly sent Night Owl on his way.

Killing a Pirate General is not simple.

However, at this moment.

Killing Night Owl was not very difficult.

A Pirate General, once separated from his ship, would see his combat power significantly diminished. Moreover, he fled alone to the land.

He neither carried any Sealing Objects nor any subordinates.

Only carried a few personal items and one or two critical Sealing Objects.

Plus, after the previous battle, he was wounded and encountered several traps inside the Aerial Garden.

He managed to ascend the Blade Staircase with great difficulty.

But was plagued by a ghost, unable to pay attention to anything else.

So Baiyu basically did not exert much effort, easily resolving him. After dealing with him, the anti-Sealing Object "Prison Spear" he possessed was officially confiscated by Baiyu.

Besides that.

He also found a coin engraved with a human head on him, faintly fluctuating with Extraordinary aura.

The Pirate General had only these two valuable items on him, which shocked Baiyu with his poverty.

However.

Thinking about his fleet still on the Endless Sea, he immediately felt at ease.

He probably left the good stuff on the ship instead of bringing it to the continent, after all, his power base on the continent was too weak.

A commoner is not guilty for having a jade piece.

Bringing the good stuff up here would probably mean getting eaten by the continental people until not even bone scraps are left.

He left it with his fleet.

This way he could deter others, letting them know his strength at sea wasn't weak.

But.

He met Baiyu.

Baiyu had long decided to get rid of this Pirate General, with no intention of letting him leave alive; asking for his information previously was merely to extract the information.

Soon.

He traversed the final hundred steps of the Blade Staircase, eventually arriving before a palace.

This palace was enormous, just the palace gate viewed from afar seemed to be at least a hundred meters high.

Not to mention the overall area of the palace.

To ordinary humans, this was a Giant's Palace.

"Why did it take so long? With your ability, there shouldn't be any danger on the Blade Staircase." Machima asked curiously.

She had been waiting for Baiyu outside the palace gates for half an hour.

She almost felt the other party might have encountered a mishap and considered going back for rescue.

"I ran into the Pirate General Night Owl, so I was delayed a bit, he was also climbing the Blade Staircase, and he was right behind me, it was quite a coincidence."

A faint smile appeared on Baiyu's face.

But Machima from this smile, sensed a strong sense of dark humor in Baiyu, she couldn't help but ask: "What happened, did Night Owl escape?"

"No, I turned him into a ghost. Falling into the lava at the bottom of the Blade Staircase should leave no chance for survival, right?"

Baiyu asked.

Machima nodded, "The lava river below basically offers no chance of survival even for those in the Eclipse Moon Realm. Night Owl was only a Tier One Meteor cultivator, bound to die ten deaths and no life."

Regarding the matter of killing Night Owl, Machima didn't comment much.

From her perspective.

Night Owl was just a Tier One Meteor cultivator, really not up to par. Even with her current ability, the other party wouldn't stand a chance.

Moreover.

She was about to restore her Peak power and break new ground.

"How do we enter this palace?"

At this moment.

Baiyu saw the enormous palace before him.

Apart from the towering hundred-meter gate, there were no other entrances, and the palace walls clearly had protective Spirit Arrays, eliminating any possibility of entering by flight.

It seemed that.

The only way to enter the palace was through the main entrance.

"There should be Named Ones guarding here, but they haven't appeared yet, we shouldn't act rashly."

Machima said in a deep voice.

Baiyu frowned: "With Named Ones guarding, doesn't that make it even harder for us to enter?"

Machima shook her head: "Seven Coils has been dead for so many years, His Named Ones already wanted to break free from this space, they may not necessarily be enemies.

Tai Mei is obviously an exception.

The other party's true form is an ancient tree, inherently insensitive to the concept of time and doesn't need to move.

But the other Named Ones are different.

They too have needs, when the Divine Spirit dies, what they want to break free of is the chains of the Divine Spirit, to become free Immortals!"

Immortals and Named Ones are different.

During this time, Baiyu read a lot of mystical books and remembered the concepts of the two quite clearly.

In simple summary.

Named Ones are those chosen by a Divine Spirit and endowed with Divine Power, thus becoming Immortals.

Named Ones must be Immortals, but Immortals are not necessarily Named Ones.

And the ways to become an Immortal are diverse. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The most straightforward one.

Is to cultivate to the Sun Realm.

Cultivators in this realm are no longer limited by lifespan.

There are also other methods.

Such as Divine Spirit blessings, certain ancient rituals to gain longevity.

Or even plundering others' lifespan.

Those who can continuously extend their lifespan are called Immortals.

But those who can become Named Ones invariably combine the two methods of Divine Spirit blessings and ancient rituals.

The path of mighty cultivation taken by the City Lord of the Great City is not a path available to all.

Sun Realm.

That is the ultimate in cultivation.

Nowadays, very few people know just how terrifying this realm is, even book records are extremely scarce.

Because even in history.

Cultivators who reached the Sun Realm were few in number.

Upon hearing Machima's words, Baiyu understood, when Seven Coils was alive, the Divine Power of Seven Coils was naturally a boost for Named Ones.

It could give them great strength, enabling them to be extraordinary.

But after Seven Coils' death.

That power instead became a shackle.

Leaving them only to fulfill the duties and obligations of Named Ones as before.

As god's servants.

How could they leave god's Palace?

Instead of approaching the palace gate, Machima found a place to sit and observe on the vast open ground outside.

Soon after.

Noises came from the direction of the Blade Staircase exit again.

This time.

Unexpectedly, a hundred people came out one after another.

"It's the Laine Clan, Lawrence Clan, and Cres Clan. These are the three most powerful factions in the entire Central City.

They must have already joined forces."

Machima whispered.