Chapter 301: Episode 11 Chapter 59 The Mystery of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s Death

Three people were in the great hall of the fourth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven — Man Qian, Zong Jue, and Du Zhongjun.

"Brother Zong Jue, it’s really unexpected, you actually managed to get past the sixth level and block that sword qi and still be alive," Du Zhongjun said with a sarcastic tone. In Du Zhongjun’s view, he should have originally been second.

From the arrangements made by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, one could guess that the most precious treasure lay within the ninth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven, which was reserved for the one ranked first. The treasures in the eighth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven, which was for the second rank, were definitely just shy of those in the ninth layer. As for the treasures in the seventh layer, they were presumed to be the least valuable, though of course, even the least valuable would include a divine artifact.

"Luck, just luck," Zong Jue said with a faint smile.

Man Qian said loudly, "Alright, now there are still two people below, Qin Yu and Lan Feng. It’s really tough for Brother Qin Yu to challenge that room. As for Lan Feng... I think it’s quite unlikely for him to pass the fifth and sixth levels."

"Right, the top three should be us three," Du Zhongjun said with a smile. Even if he was not second, being third was still good.

Suddenly—

"Man Qian enters the eighth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven, Zong Jue enters the seventh layer. Du Zhongjun is expelled from the Ni Yang Realm!" An indifferent voice echoed through the great hall of the fourth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven.

"What!"

Man Qian, Zong Jue, and Du Zhongjun all opened their eyes wide in disbelief, and among them, Du Zhongjun was the most shocked, almost to the point of madness.

A burst of light flashed, and Du Zhongjun vanished into thin air.

Afterward, light flashed over Man Qian and Zong Jue in succession, and the two were separately transported into the palaces of the eighth and seventh layers.

×

Inside the great hall of the third layer of the Nine-layered Heaven.

"Qin Yu, I’ve kept my word not to announce your first place. Now, get ready to enter the ninth layer," the skinny Wu Lan said to Qin Yu with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Wu," Qin Yu expressed his gratitude. He did not want Man Qian and Zong Jue to know that he had acquired the last treasure.

As long as Wu Lan did not make it public, Qin Yu could claim that it was Lan Feng who had come out first even after exiting the Ni Yang Realm.

A light descended from the sky, enveloping Qin Yu completely.

Qin Yu felt a shake in the heaven and earth and then disappeared from the third layer’s great hall, while Wu Lan, looking at the empty hall, shook his head and muttered to himself with a laugh, "Ni Yang, oh Ni Yang, even in death you stir up so much trouble. So many treasures were spent to build the Ni Yang Realm, and now it’s to be left in the Mortal World."

Wu Lan laughed, "Only the most quintessential treasures are within the topmost three levels of the Nine-layered Heaven. And the rest of the immortal artifacts and treasures are scattered throughout the Ni Yang Realm. I’ll leave this Ni Yang Realm to those who come after, and it’s about time I reunited with my old friends."

With a single move, Wu Lan’s figure disappeared into the void.

×

Only feeling a whirl, Du Zhongjun, when the clarity returned, observed carefully with his Devil’s Consciousness: "What! It’s Gold Wood Island!"

At this moment, Du Zhongjun had been transported to Gold Wood Island.

"Du Zhongjun, you’ve been teleported out as well? You didn’t make it into the top three?" Hua Yan walked over with a smile, and Fang Tian came over as well: "Du Zhongjun, I remember you also succeeded in passing the fifth level, didn’t you?"

At this moment, there was actually a group of people on Gold Wood Island.

Fang Tian, Yu Liang, Hua Yan, Ao Feng and the newly arrived Du Zhongjun. Anyone who was teleported out of the Ni Yang Realm was surprisingly sent to Gold Wood Island.

"Yes, I failed," Du Zhongjun seemed quite helpless.

"I remember Zong Jue succeeded in frighteningly passing the sixth level at the end, which resulted in me being teleported out. Afterward, only Qin Yu and Lan Feng were left. Who was it because of, that you were teleported out?" Fang Tian pressed.

"I fucking have no idea," Du Zhongjun angrily said. He just couldn’t understand, "How could either Lan Feng or Qin Yu surpass me? With Qin Yu’s strength, do you think he could possibly come out alive? As for Lan Feng, while strong, the probability of him surpassing the fifth and sixth levels, how is that possible?"

"Moreover, the skinny man said in the end, Man Qian second, Zong Jue third. The most infuriating part is when that skinny man teleported me out, he didn’t announce who was first," Du Zhongjun cursed as he spoke.

Hua Yan, Fang Tian, Ao Feng, and the others all frowned.

"I think... the one in first place is very likely to be Qin Yu," Hua Yan suddenly said with a mysterious smile.

"How is that possible? With his strength, probably any room he entered he couldn’t come out alive," Du Zhongjun shook his head.

"Have you forgotten about Lan Feng? Lan Feng probably knew it was difficult to seize first place. He might have used some cultivation technique to temporarily hide some of his power in Qin Yu’s body until Qin Yu entered the room, then triggered that energy," Hua Yan said with a smile. "As far as I know, there are sword immortals who possess such secret techniques."

Hua Yan still clearly remembered a powerful sword immortal in her younger days in the Immortal, Demon, and Beast World, who had hidden his sword qi in his disciple’s body. During the fight, that disciple suddenly released an astonishing burst of sword qi.

"That’s possible."

Fang Tian, Du Zhongjun, and the others all brightened at the thought.

"If Qin Yu obtained a divine artifact, got the Mysterious God Scroll... in my estimation, Qin Yu will eventually give most of his treasures to his Uncle Lan Feng and keep only a small portion for himself," Hua Yan said confidently. "Lan Feng is difficult to deal with, but we can start with Qin Yu..."

"Starting with Qin Yu..."

Everyone present fell into deep thought.

×

Unaware of this group of people scheming against him, all of Qin Yu’s attention was fully fixed on the inside of the ninth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven.

The ninth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven was a vast hall.

Heaven is round and earth is square.

Looking up at the ceiling, the ninth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven was a dark expanse, but within the darkness were countless stars, mysterious and distant, a vast starry sky.

And on the floor of the hall, one immortal artifact after another was placed.

At first glance, the number was at least over a thousand, with the worst among them being upper-grade immortal artifacts, and there were also many top-grade immortal artifacts. Furthermore, in the distance, there were some porcelain bottles, which were obviously for containing pills.

"Immortal artifacts, Immortal Pills... why aren’t there any top-grade elemental spirit stones?" Qin Yu could not help but smile wryly.

What I wanted the most were Top-Grade Elemental Spirit Stones; with them, my Sword Immortal Puppet wouldn’t fear the consumption of Top-Grade Elemental Spirit Stones. Just when Qin Yu felt somewhat helpless—

the Ninth Layer of the Nine-layered Heaven trembled, and a figure appeared out of nowhere.

That black robe, flowing long hair, and eyes cold to the extreme, Qin Yu immediately thought of that sculpture.

"Junior, you must have guessed that I am Immortal Emperor Ni Yang," the figure said coldly.

Qin Yu carefully observed the person before him, this legendary Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, an existence that stood at the pinnacle in the realms of immortals, demons, and devils.

"I am already dead; this is merely an image left behind by a Restriction I used," a trace of bitterness appeared on the figure’s face, "Life and death are fated, and the way I died was also predestined."

Immortal Emperor Ni Yang shook his head with a smile, "Alright, let’s not talk about that. Inside this Ninth Layer, I have left three treasures, which you can take later. Before that, you must promise me one thing."

"Hehe..." Immortal Emperor Ni Yang suddenly let out a self-mocking laugh, "I am already a dead man, I can’t forcefully demand anything from you. I just hope that when you go to the realms of immortals, demons, and devils, at some point, you could make Emperor Yu and Emperor Xuan of the Immortal Realm suffer a great loss. Of course, it would be even better if you could gravely injure or kill them."

Speaking of ’Emperor Yu’ and ’Emperor Xuan’, a fierce light flashed in the eyes of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

"But I know that injuring or killing them is almost an impossible task. So I would be satisfied if you could just make them suffer a great loss, and now that you have the Ten Thousand Beasts List, I am assured that you can accomplish this."

Questions arose in Qin Yu’s heart.

How could Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, who was clearly dead, have guessed that the one entering the Ninth Layer would inevitably obtain the Ten Thousand Beasts List?

"Are you wondering why I would guess that you have the Ten Thousand Beasts List? Haha..." Immortal Emperor Ni Yang laughed, "Junior, in reality, this final test, where the one who bypasses the most levels becomes first, was arranged by ’Wu Lan’. Wu Lan can transport whoever he wants to this Ninth Layer space, and I had Wu Lan swear that the person who obtains the Ten Thousand Beasts List must be transported here."

Qin Yu couldn’t help but feel a mix of laughter and tears.

So even if he didn’t challenge that room, Wu Lan still had to transport him to the Ninth Layer.

"With the Ten Thousand Beasts List, there is a possibility that you could carry out what I’ve entrusted to you," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang said with a deep sigh, "Junior, even though I am dead and cannot compel you, I still beseech you to take revenge against them for me."

Qin Yu could clearly feel the hatred in Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

Qin Yu couldn’t help thinking, "Even in death, Immortal Emperor Ni Yang cannot forget about revenge."

But Qin Yu understood that if he accepted so many treasures from Immortal Emperor Ni Yang and did not help him, he would always feel guilty; it was a flaw of the spirit.

"I will agree to your request," Qin Yu silently pledged.

"Junior, do you know how much heart power I expended to find a successor?" Immortal Emperor Ni Yang sighed deeply, "Inside the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion, the initial Illusionary Fairyland was to select those of firm mind. I set up ’Taoyuan, Huangquan Road’ to choose those who do not fear death and are brave enough to risk their lives. If one’s spirit isn’t strong, and they are timid and fear danger, how could they possibly have the courage to confront Emperor Yu, Emperor Xuan?"

Qin Yu nodded inwardly.

So that was the reason Immortal Emperor Ni Yang set up such challenges initially.

Emperor Yu, Emperor Xuan, both are the most pinnacle figures of the Immortal Realm; to confront them, indeed, one must possess great courage, a fearlessness of death, and a resolute spirit.

"Of course, just that is still not enough. Merely being brave and fearless, and having a resolute spirit, at most, makes one a reckless brute," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang continued, "Therefore, I also set up the danger of ’Scattered Treasure Rock’ within the Ni Yang Realm. To become my successor, one must be cautious in their actions."

"To contend with Emperor Yu and Emperor Xuan, being negligent and careless is seeking death," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang continued, "As for Qingyun Road, that is a test to gauge if one qualifies as an elite disciple. A good spirit and prudence are not enough; one also needs sufficient personal strength."

Qin Yu completely understood in his heart.

The series of trials set by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang were designed to select a person capable of seeking revenge for him.

This person must not fear death, must have a firm spirit, and must also be cautious. Moreover... they must belong to that category of elite disciples capable of defeating opponents above their level.

"I believe you have managed to reach here because you are the kind of person I am looking for. With your personality, a determined spirit unafraid of death, you will not shrink away in fear or decline my dying request," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang said with confidence.

Having overcome so many challenges, Immortal Emperor Ni Yang could guess a thing or two about their personalities.

"Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, truly remarkable," Qin Yu couldn’t help but inwardly admire.

"Youngster, to have made it here, your luck isn’t bad either. I do not know if you have obtained Yanxuan’s Ring, but if you have, then your luck is indeed very good," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang said with a smile, "Actually, a person’s luck is very important. Back then... inside a mysterious and perilous place within the Immortal, Devil, and Demon World, after enduring immense hardships to shake off the pursuit of Emperor Yu, Emperor Xuan, and others, just when I was about to obtain the treasure, I stepped on a dead poison insect."

"It was a poison insect from the Divine World. Even in death, its poisonous sting pierced my foot. The toxin instantly merged with my soul, continuously depleting my soul power. In the end, I only lasted a thousand years. One cannot underestimate the creatures from the Divine World, even if it is just a poison insect."

Recalling that scene from the past, Immortal Emperor Ni Yang felt extremely helpless.

That perilous place was the most mysterious area in the Immortal, Devil, and Demon World.

For countless years, no one had managed to reach its deepest part, but Immortal Emperor Ni Yang finally did, only to step on that poison insect from the Divine World.

Just when he was about to obtain the treasure, he accidentally stepped on a dead poison insect. Quite an unlucky turn of events.

A dead thing, who would pay attention to it? A dead poison insect went unnoticed by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

This led to the death of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

"A death caused by... that’s really quite unlucky," Qin Yu inwardly thought with a mix of laughter and tears.

He finally understood why Immortal Emperor Ni Yang kept saying his luck was bad.

To shake off pursuers and be on the verge of success in obtaining a treasure, only to step on a poison insect from the Divine World, such a manner of death was probably rare even among the Immortal Emperors of the Immortal World.

"A Divine World poison insect?" Qin Yu suddenly recalled this point.

How could a poison insect from the Divine World appear in the Immortal, Devil, and Demon World?

"Alright, youngster. My treasures are left here; take them with peace of mind. I only hope that when you obtain these treasures you won’t forget my dying entrustment..." Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s body gradually dissipated.

Qin Yu slightly bowed as a sign of respect.

"Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, rest assured, having acquired so many treasures from you, I owe you a favor. I will certainly fulfill the task you entrusted to me," Qin Yu said as he turned and began walking toward the countless treasures, starting to collect them directly with Yanxuan’s Ring.

(Sigh~ This Chapter seems to have clarified some of the past foreshadowing. Why Immortal Emperor Ni Yang lamented his bad luck, the various challenging settings in Nine Sword Immortal Mansion and Ni Yang Realm. Now that it’s clearly explained, everyone understands, right? Haha, a dead poison insect from the Divine World, and just at the final moment, to step on that thing, isn’t Ni Yang’s frustration justifiable? Haha...)