Stellar Transformation-Chapter 181: Episode 9 Sword Immortal Mansion - 2 Killing with a Gesture
Yan Mo, though smiling, exuded a heavy sense of pressure from his elevated position in the grand hall. This pressure was not just from Yan Mo himself but also the immense influence of the Primordial Wilderness Demon Cultivation World behind him.
"Yan Mo, it seems you’re still exactly as you were back then," Azure Dragon thought to himself with a wry smile as he watched Yan Mo, knowing that the Yan Mo before him might no longer remember him, but Azure Dragon could not forget Yan Mo.
That weak yet proud figure persisted in Azure Dragon’s mind. It was likely that the contemporaries of the Dragon Clan’s Yan Family and ’Yan Lang,’ Azure Dragon, would never forget the name Yan Mo.
Yida said with a light laugh, "Brother Yan Mo, I had no idea, but once you mentioned it, we were all quite startled. It appears we in the Overseas Cultivation World have been complacently observing the sky from the bottom of a well. A Great Success Stage Divine Beast, Independent Demons of the Twelfth Tribulation, every one of them is a super master capable of destroying heaven and earth."
Yan Mo slowly stroked the Snow Cat’s soft fur without uttering a word.
"Alright, with the opening of Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, you’ll have a share too. Does anyone object?" Yida agreed to it all by himself.
Qin Yu glanced at the Three-eyed Demon, Azure Dragon, and others, exchanged a smile with Hou Fei, and then said, "I don’t mind, my people haven’t even been seriously searching for that ninth Jade Sword. If one more person means Brother Yan Mo, then so be it."
The Three-eyed Demon nodded and said, "I, the Ancestor, have no objections either."
At this juncture, who would object? True Master Yan Xu, Azure Dragon, and the others nodded in agreement one after another.
"Haha..." Yan Mo suddenly stood up with a smiling face, his long robe fluttering naturally as if fanned by the wind, and laughed out loud, "This is truly wonderful, since everyone agrees, then things are much simpler. Now, let’s use the nine Jade Swords to locate the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion first."
The location of Nine Sword Immortal Mansion?
"No rush, let’s leave this place before we search for where the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion is," True Master Yan Xu immediately suggested.
"True Master Yan Xu has a point, let’s discuss it after we leave this place," Di Long also said with a smile.
Yan Mo abruptly turned his gaze to Di Long and said coldly, "And who might you be?"
Those present were puzzled, considering Yan Mo’s earlier demeanor, he should have been well-informed about the Overseas Cultivation World. Why, then, was he asking such a question? Was it merely to snub Di Long? Di Long didn’t care and responded immediately, "I am Di Long from Nine Evil Hall."
"Oh, the big brother of nine little worms, oh, now only four little worms are left, right?" Yan Mo’s tone was full of arrogance.
Clearly, he had no respect for Nine Evil Hall.
Di Long and his brothers Di Jian and Di Xu all changed their expressions, but at that moment, the Snow Cat’s golden pupils were fixed on the three brothers. Their faces changed and, in the end, they forcefully swallowed their anger.
The opposition was at the Middle Kongming, and moreover a Divine Beast. They were merely Purple Evil Flood Dragons, and even at that, only in the Late-Stage Cave Void. The gap was too wide.
"Haha... You all wanted to leave, right? Ah, I also understand that you’re worried I would trap everyone here with a formation, but you have wrongly accused me," said Yan Mo, his moods unpredictable, now playing the part of someone wronged.
Yan Mo walked down from the great hall, and a passage magically appeared in the air above, leading directly to the ground.
"Fellow companions, follow me," Yan Mo rose into the sky, and the Snow Cat followed suit. The Dragon Rock Lion and Red Bird shrank in size several times and then flew out through the passageway directly to the ground above.
Representatives from Penglai Immortal Domain, Purple Flame Demon Prison, Bishui Mansion, Green Dragon Palace, Nine Evil Hall, and Star Pavilion looked at one another.
Although it was uncertain whether the passage was dangerous, the group had no choice but to leave. In the end, everyone cautiously soared directly through the passage to the sky above, and fortunately, Yan Mo wasn’t ruthless. Eventually, everyone safely arrived on the surface.
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Upon reaching the surface, the group finally chose a grassland as the place for discussion.
Snow Cat had also transformed into a half-human figure, with the head of a cat and a body seemingly draped with a layer of white fur. Snow Cat, with a cold expression, stood beside Yan Mo, her golden pupils sweeping over everyone indiscriminately.
Everyone sat down cross-legged on the soft grass of the grassland, forming a circle.
"There are a total of nine Jade Swords. I don’t know how many each of you possesses, but I’ll start. This one I have is the ninth Jade Sword," Yan Mo said with a smile.
True Master Yan Xu said, "I from Penglai Immortal Domain possess the first Jade Sword."
Yida laughed a few times and said, "The Purple Flame Demon Prison is slightly ahead, possessing the third and the fifth Jade Swords—two in total."
The Azure Dragon also said, "I own two Jade Swords, the fourth and the seventh."
"The Star Palace has the eighth Jade Sword," said Qin Yu. The Three-eyed Ancestor also grunted, "Bishui Mansion only has the second Jade Sword."
Di Long smiled as well, "Nine Evil Hall possesses the sixth Jade Sword."
Hearing Di Long’s words, Yan Mo glanced at him and then said loudly, "I believe you all have seen the jade scroll in the Black Jade Box and should know how to use the nine Jade Swords to locate the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, right?"
"Naturally," True Master Yan Xu said indifferently.
"In that case, let’s find out exactly where the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion is," Yan Mo suggested, and with a wave of his hand, the ninth Jade Sword emitted rays of light and floated in the air.
The Azure Dragon also waved his hand, and his two Jade Swords shone brightly, then floated in the air, drawing close to the ninth Jade Sword.
Following that, Qin Yu, the Three-eyed Ancestor, True Master Yan Xu, Di Long, and Yida all activated their Jade Swords with their thoughts. Each Jade Sword shone brilliantly and floated in the air. The nine Jade Swords formed a circle, each emitting a slightly different light.
The light from the nine swords slowly merged, spreading out and enveloping several people.
Qin Yu, the Azure Dragon, the Three-eyed Ancestor, Di Long, Yida, True Master Yan Xu, and Yan Mo all bathed in the light. In just a moment, the light dissipated. The nine Jade Swords flew back to their owners’ hands, and all seven people had a smile on their faces.
However, in the next instant, their brows furrowed deeply.
They all knew where the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion was, but knowing its location did not mean they could easily enter it.
"It’s actually inside the Chaotic Star Sea," True Master Yan Xu said with furrowed brows, "Even though it’s just on the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, it’s still ten thousand miles into it. Although ten thousand miles is a quick journey for us, merely the duration of a cup of tea, there is still this distance to cover."
The location of the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion was deep under the sea, more than thirteen thousand miles directly south of Gold Wood Island.
This Gold Wood Island was precisely the one with the Ancient Transmission Array. The edge of the Chaotic Star Sea was only two or three thousand miles away, so the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion was indeed inside the Chaotic Star Sea, which was extremely troubling.
Merely ten thousand li, with everyone’s speed of a million li in a day, a tea time indeed suffices to traverse it.
However, a tea time is ample for many things to occur; one might even encounter fierce beasts unique to the Chaotic Star Sea during the journey. If it’s a weaker fierce beast, it would be relatively easy, but if it’s one at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, or even worse, at the Great Success Stage, that would spell doom.
Yan Mo dismissed the concerns, "Merely ten thousand li, at the very edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, the probability of encountering Tribulation Crossing or Great Success Stage fierce beasts is incredibly low. As for high-level experts like Independent Immortals, Independent Demons, and Independent Demons, they are mostly in the depths of the Chaotic Star Sea. If we’re lucky, at most we’ll meet one or two fierce beasts at the Nascent Soul or Middle Kongming stages."
"You make sense, it’s just ten thousand li. For the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, the risk is worth taking," the Three-eyed Demon mused, then added after a moment of thought.
The others contemplated and then nodded in agreement.
People often harbor a hope for good luck.
Moreover, Yan Mo made a valid point. The destination was at the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, where it’s unlikely for powerful fierce beasts to be present. And super-powerful experts such as Independent Immortals, Independent Demons, and Independent Demons generally wouldn’t be in the peripheral areas.
Di Long spoke up, "Since everyone agrees, the question is, how many people should each faction send to the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion?"
Azure Dragon laughed, "Naturally, it should be decided by the number of Jade Swords one possesses. Thus, possessing one Jade Sword entitles one person to go, owning two allows for two people to go." Azure Dragon himself had two Jade Swords; in reality, his attendance alone was sufficient.
"That’s unacceptable."
True Master Yan Xu, Di Long, Yida, and others almost simultaneously objected.
"True Master Huo Tian and True Master Di Feng must go. Yet my Penglai Immortal Domain only has one Jade Sword, what shall we do then? Or perhaps owning one Jade Sword entitles us to send three people," True Master Yan Xu proposed another plan.
"No way!"
The Three-eyed Demon and Azure Dragon opposed again. Being in the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, having more people naturally meant having more potential benefits. Azure Dragon and the Three-eyed Demon believed that they themselves were sufficient and naturally preferred as few people as possible.
Qin Yu proposed with a smile, "Since you disagree and I disagree, how about this compromise? Let’s each take a step back – for one Jade Sword, two people may go. Is that acceptable?" Qin Yu wasn’t too concerned with the number of people going.
"No," Di Long looked at Qin Yu with a cold smirk, "Qin Yu, sending three people for one Jade Sword is already a compromise. Moreover, I believe neither Yida nor True Master Yan Xu will agree to your suggestion. You have so few experts in Star Pavilion, indifferent to the number going, yet you try to bind us with your words, isn’t that rather insidious?"
"Bullshit."
A flash of fierceness crossed Qin Yu’s eyes, "Di Long, insidious? Why slander me at will, do you really think I’m that easy to frame? I haven’t taken your Nine Evil Hall brothers seriously yet."
"I, Qin Yu, have been polite and courteous these days. Do you think I’m a soft persimmon to be kneaded? There’s an old saying, ’a good person is bullied.’ It seems it is quite true. Be careful, Di Long. Don’t provoke me, otherwise... my uncle Lan won’t need to make a move, just the three of us brothers will be enough to wipe out your Nine Evil Hall." Qin Yu’s murderous intent was unmistakable.
Over these ten years, Qin Yu had always been with his loved ones, his temperament had indeed improved a lot. Now that the six powers were together, Qin Yu also appeared very friendly. Seeing Qin Yu’s gentle demeanor, Di Long instead came to bully him, naturally angering Qin Yu.
Hou Fei laughed wickedly, "Gaga, Di Long, I wasn’t satisfied with the last fight, my powers have advanced. Me alone is enough to toy with you four little bugs."
Hou Fei, this Divine Beast, to this day Azure Dragon still has no clue what kind of Divine Beast Hou Fei is. But after at least two transformations, Hou Fei’s type is far superior to ordinary Divine Beasts, even more so than the rare Three-eyed Green-eyed Toad.
Although only at Early-stage Cave Void, but after two transformations, even Azure Dragon dared not take Hou Fei lightly. Back when Hou Fei was at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, he managed to make Di Long beg for mercy; now, Hou Fei wiping out Di Long and the others was indeed not a difficult task.
"Hmph." Di Long snorted coldly but did not speak anymore.
Di Long had always harbored hostility towards Qin Yu. At the gathering of the six powers, Qin Yu had always seemed amiable, and so Di Long wanted to verbally humiliate and suppress him. He hadn’t expected Qin Yu’s response to be so fierce, almost as if they were on the verge of fighting at the slightest disagreement.
True Master Yan Xu also frowned and said, "Di Long, what you said was not right. It would be highly beneficial for the Star Pavilion’s three Pavilion Masters to go. Master Qin Yu said two people would go, which is already a concession on his part. Yet you speak of him being sneaky, which is going too far."
"Hey, hey, let’s not change the subject," Yan Mo interjected with a smile.
Everyone turned their attention to Yan Mo.
"We were just discussing how many people should be allowed to go for possessing one Jade Sword. It’s time for everyone to make a decision," Yan Mo said, sweeping his gaze over the crowd.
True Master Yan Xu, True Master Huo Tian, and True Master Di Feng were seen discussing among themselves, and Yida was also talking with Situ Xue and Jiao Jiu. After all, both the Penglai Immortal Domain and the Purple Flame Demon Prison were formed by various Cultivation and Demon Cultivation Sects. Choosing which individuals to send was also extremely troublesome.
After a long time.
"We agree, two people for one Jade Sword," True Master Yan Xu said, nodding amicably to Qin Yu, then announced loudly.
Yida also casually said, "There are no objections to sending two people for one Jade Sword from our side."
The Three-eyed Old Demon and the Azure Dragon naturally had no objections, and Qin Yu, who made the suggestion, was even less likely to oppose. All at once, five parties agreed, leaving Di Long no choice but to snort coldly and accept the outcome.
"Ah, Little Xue, Long Yan, and the Red Bird all want to go, what should we do?" Yan Mo whispered, "This is a bit troublesome, I only have one Jade Sword, but we have four people who want to go, what should we do?"
Others who heard Yan Mo’s muttering couldn’t help frowning.
"Ah, I’ve got it!"
Yan Mo suddenly brightened up, clapping his hands joyfully.
"Oh, you’ve got a solution? What could it be, when it’s already agreed that two people can go with one Jade Sword?" the Three-eyed Old Demon asked, looking at him sideways.
Yan Mo smiled.
In an instant, Yan Mo’s figure disappeared. The expressions of everyone present changed, only to see a black shadow rushing towards Di Long, Di Jian, and Di Xu. In the blink of an eye, Yan Mo reappeared in his spot, sitting with a smile on his face.
"Now that’s settled, with two Jade Swords, four people can go, right?" In Yan Mo’s hand, there suddenly appeared another Jade Sword. Yan Mo flashed a resplendent smile at everyone.
At this moment, the bodies of Di Long, Di Jian, and Di Xu remained motionless, but their pupils were dilated, and their eyes had completely dimmed, devoid of any color. As the people present scanned with their Spiritual Sense, they were shocked to discover—
The three brothers, Di Long, had been killed!
(End of Chapter One, the second Chapter will follow today...)
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