Chapter 250: Ancient Ruins Appeared, and Experts All Rushed Forward Like Going to Market.
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
“Can’t others see that thing except me?” Junior Leopard thought. After an overnight heavy rainstorm, fresh, clean air drifted across the prairie in the morning making him relaxed and brisk.
Though the weather was Junior Leopard’s favorite, his attention was attracted by the enormous ruins hanging in the air.
It seemed that the other people did not see it!
Now and then, the sunlight went through the clouds. He found that once the light shone on the hanging ruins in the eastern sky, the illuminated part of the ruins would reflect colorful light, which looked amazing.
But it could only be seen by him.
Others were unable to see it. Standing on the prairie, he spent a while openly staring at the eastern sky. This riveted Jiang Xiao’s attention to follow his sight, but Jiang Xiao seemed to find nothing. What did that mean?
It meant that he could not see it.
“Why can’t they see it? Why only I can see that? Because of the Fiery Eyes?” Junior Leopard thought. At that moment he got shocked as if he saw a ghost and quickly returned his sight to the eastern sky.
Junior Leopard knew no more about the Fiery Eyes than what he had known since he was six. If he made efforts to investigate it, he surely would know more. He was sure that he had better mention nothing about it and hide his mysterious eyes like grim death. In this way, safety could be guaranteed. He just would not be informed of any secret and message about Fiery Eyes.
“Kiddo, what are you looking at?” called out a voice.
Maybe he was so concentrated on the secret that he failed to notice the man who had come to him closer than a hundred feet.
“Golden Rooster? Oh, it’s you!” Junior Leopard said.
He was taken aback when he saw Golden Rooster and stopped casting hands for defense.
Golden Rooster continued, “I know you have been used to staying in your own territory, but we have no choice. Now we have a task.”
“A task?” Junior Leopard laughed and asked, “Another big business?”
It should be known that even if Junior Leopard was one of the 28 constellations of Immortal Palace, he was not concerned about what happened there. Obviously, Immortal Palace knew and understood his considerations. Now that it sent Golden Rooster to get him, there must be a big business.
“It is not a business this time,” Jin “Golden Rooster” Yuquan explained. He looked bad and continued, “Moon Deer of Extended Net gets in trouble and is being hunted. Our task is to save him.”
“Moon Deer of Extended Net?” Junior Leopard asked, feeling puzzled at first but soon remembering that Moon Deer of Extended Net was also one of the 28 constellations.
“Only you and me?” Junior Leopard asked. He knew that the weakest of the 28 constellations of Immortal Palace was at least at Level Seven. The chaser who was capable of killing an expert at Level Seven must be very strong.
“We two will be enough,” Golden Rooster replied.
“When shall we set out?” Junior Leopard asked.
“As soon as possible,” Golden Rooster replied.
“Okay. But I need some time to make arrangements here,” Junior Leopard replied without any hesitation. He did not refuse it because it was his duty to help Moon Deer of Extended Net since he was a member of Immortal Palace, as he thought. Of course, the duty was limited to members of Immortal Palace.
It was the same situation as the previous conflict against Cool Breeze Gang. If Junior Leopard did not openly stand opposite to Cool Breeze Gang, Immortal Palace would also send someone to help him when he could not stop them. He chose to fight toughly at first so Immortal Palace asked him to pay the labor remuneration for protecting his family.
For him, one of the 28 constellations, it was his unshirkable duty to help Moon Deer of Extended Net, another member of the 28 constellations who was being chased for a kill.
When he finally finished arranging for Jiang Xiao to take over the territory, he had completely forgotten the ruins hanging in the eastern sky.
He flew much faster on Reining Sword than Golden Rooster, which quite delighted him.
Junior Leopard sportively said, “Golden Rooster, don’t fly so slowly. You know, our brother is being chased. Would you please be a little more professional?”
“Shut up!” Golden Rooster shouted. Watching Junior Leopard so relaxedly flying on Reining Sword, he felt a little bit angry and depressed. He added, “You should know you are a sword practicer. To compare with you in speed? Do you take me for a fool?”
“That’s true. You can’t fly faster,” Junior Leopard chuckled. All of a sudden, he became slightly nervous because he found that Golden Rooster turned his direction straightforward to the eastern sky as if he was flying straight to the ruins in the air.
“Why are you flying this way? We are flying to Central Plains, aren’t we?” Junior Leopard asked in a hurry.
“If it were five days ago, we indeed should fly to Central Plains. But now, Moon Deer of Extended Net has run to the East Sea.” Golden Rooster reluctantly said, “He is nicer than wise. When he was chased at first, he didn’t even notify us and wanted to handle by himself. When he realized he himself could not deal with it, he got in touch with Immortal Palace and was at that time chased to the East Sea. Later, Immortal Palace informed me, and I came to get you. All this took time. He might have run into the inner area of the sea. Nobody knows whether he is still alive.”
“If he is dead, we will just make a wasted trip,” Junior Leopard said.
“If so, we can inform Immortal Palace and kill all the people who chased him,” Golden Rooster said, “whoever they are or whatever organization they belong to.” His words revealed his anger and murderous intent.
Hearing this, Junior Leopard was startled and slightly trembled for it reminded him that he had killed one of the 28 constellations 10 years ago.
“Why don’t you fight with Lu Shaoyou? It’s because of him that Xue Wuya disappeared,” he asked.
“Xue Wuya? A bastard. Lu Shaoyou was no stronger than him. Both of them were at Level Eight. Even though he was chased by Lu Shaoyou, he would not be killed theoretically, but he disappeared 10 years ago. Even by now, we cannot verify whether he is dead or not,” explained Golden Rooster. “It is said that he hides in the Misty Mountain for practicing some martial arts. Maybe a few years later he will come out and revenge himself on Lu Shaoyou.”
“You don’t like Xue Wuya, do you?” Junior Leopard said.
“Nobody likes that guy, even his partners,” Golden Rooster replied. “Actually, few of the 28 constellations agreed with his joining Immortal Palace before.”
“Then why did he finally join Immortal Palace?” Junior Leopard continued to ask.
“Immortal Palace held its own principle. Xue Wuya matched all the conditions so we had no reason to reject him,” Jin Yuquan said. He turned to Junior Leopard and asked, “Why are you suddenly so interested in Xue Wuya?”
“Nothing. Just your words seem to be telling me that we will never let off whoever offends Immortal Palace,” Junior Leopard said.
“That’s correct. We are part of Immortal Palace. People who deliberately provoke us will pay the price,” Golden Rooster said with pride.
Then he gave a derisive snort and added, “Like this time.”
“Who did Moon Deer of Extended Net offend on earth leading to the chase?” Junior Leopard asked.
“He might have known some secrets, which makes the incident so mysterious. Besides, his fleeing direction was puzzling, too. In fact, he was very close to Immortal Palace,” Golden Rooster answered. “If he chose to run for us, he wouldn’t get into such trouble today, but he fled to the sea, which looks quite strange.”
“So you have not yet discovered the secret?”
“We all have our own secrets. Immortal Palace is not aimed at digging out secrets of its members,” said Golden Rooster.
They flew in the air at a relatively high speed toward the East Sea that was over 3,100 miles away from the territory of Junior Leopard. If Junior Leopard himself flew on the Reining Sword at the highest speed, it would take him almost a whole day. Golden Rooster was an expert at Level Eight, but he did not fly well at speed. Given that Junior Leopard had to reduce speed to accommodate his companion, it might take them two days to arrive at the destination.
They had flown for six or eight hours. In the eyes of Junior Leopard, they were flying toward the hanging ruins. But it was strange that the ruins were much farther than expected. After hours of flying, he found that the ruins seemed to be still hidden under the misty scenery with hills and waters. Hanging in the air, it was as far away as he saw for the very first time.
“It becomes increasingly like a mirage. It’s so weird that even Golden Rooster cannot see it. Maybe it was my Fiery Eyes that allow me to see the ruins. I hope it’s just my illusion. Damn it. It must be my illusion. I CANNOT see it.” Junior Leopard murmured and slightly looked down.
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It was two days later at the seashore of the East Sea.
Roaring waves crashed each other with spindrifts splashing.
When they arrived at the East Sea, the hanging ruins in the air became even more clear. Even some buildings and objects inside could be seen clearly. However, it was still in the distance.
Both Junior Leopard and Golden Rooster stopped there.
Junior Leopard silently exercised the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill and hid behind a rock. Golden Rooster also held his breath and hid nearby.
Shortly after they finished hiding, two whistles over their heads pierced the silence, which were produced by two rays with different colors. Both rays were flying toward the deep sea. It turned out to be the Gang Qi flying, a skill owned by experts at Level Seven.
When the two experts flew away, Junior Leopard and Golden Rooster showed their heads over the rocks. “Wow, the spiritual mind is powerful. After all, they are real experts at Level Eight.” Junior Leopard asked, “Are they chasing Moon Deer of Extended Net?”
Golden Rooster shook his head and replied, “Of course not. The chasers must have entered into the inner area of the East Sea. It is impossible for them to come here later than us.”
Suddenly a look of seriousness flashed across his face, and he said in a hurry, “Someone is coming.” They hid again.
However, this time came four experts, not two.
“What the hell is going on? Why are there so many experts at Level Seven in the world, and why do they all come to the East Sea? Are they going to market?” Junior Leopard complained.
Jin Yuquan frowned and replied, “Not to market, but some urgent thing must have happened.”
It would not be appalling if there were only one or two experts at Level Seven, but just now five experts appeared. In the world, experts at Level Seven were rare. Even for those millennium families and barons, those experts, as strategic figures and weapons, were very precious resources. It was inconceivable that so many experts showed up at the seashore of the East Sea. Some earth-shaking thing must have happened.
At this moment, several whistles were heard from the air.
“This time came people at Level Eight,” Golden Rooster said and was on the alert at once, but those experts just left them alone and flew toward the depths of East Sea like the first ones.
Junior Leopard slightly closed his eyes, watching them. Where they flew toward was exactly the weird ruins hanging in the sky.
“Golden Rooster, what are you planning for? I don’t think you have told me that so many experts are chasing Moon Deer of Extended Net,” Junior Leopard asked. He turned dissatisfied. “I don’t want to get involved in this big trouble in the East Sea.”
“Nor do I. What about finding a place to stay before we know what exactly happened?” Golden Rooster suggested. He looked a little restless and continued, “We have flown for two days without regular rest. Besides, we haven’t contacted with Immortal Palace. Now that so many experts come to the East Sea, something must have happened here. We need to get new information.”
“OK. Where is the nearest contact point?” Junior Leopard asked.
Golden Rooster replied, “Contact points of Immortal Palace are scattered everywhere. You should have known that.”
Junior Leopard shook his head and said, “I still cannot imagine and get used to the fact that Immortal Palace has such enormous strength.”
Golden Rooster patted on the shoulder of Junior Leopard and said, “Trust me. You will gradually get used to it. Let’s go now.”
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“Ancient Ruins? You mean the Ancient Ruins appear in the depths of the East Sea?”
It was in a town centralization beside the East Sea. Golden Rooster was quite excited about the news.
“Ancient Ruins? What’s that?” Junior Leopard asked. Actually, his heart thumped with excitement, but he had to pretend that he knew nothing about it.
“The so-called Ancient Ruins is the same thing as Immortal Palace in nature,” Golden Rooster explained. “Both of them are independent spaces created by great practicers with Divine Sense through Space Division Skill in antiquity times. The difference between the two is that Immortal Palace has always been used while the other was abandoned.”
“You mean both of them are independent spaces divided in antiquity times?” Junior Leopard asked.
“Exactly. Every school in antiquity times had such a space,” replied a woman in her forties or fifties who was standing beside Golden Rooster. Dressed in vulgar grid-printed cotton clothing, she was snacking on a handful of sunflower seeds, one by one. The shells of the seeds were being spat out from her mouth and scattered across the floor.
“But most independent spaces have been abandoned, left drifting in the hollow. The space created by Space Division Skill should be connected with a spirit. When the space owner disappears, it will not exist unless another thing substitutes the spirit. For example, the ring on your finger,” the woman continued.
Junior Leopard was startled and subconsciously stroked the ruby ring on the finger of his left hand. He regretted in his heart, “I did disguise myself. However, we set out in a hurry, so I forget to get this eye-catching ruby ring off my finger.”
Junior Leopard chuckled to dissimulate and said, “You have sharp eyes.” Then he took the ring off and put it in the pocket near his chest.
“Generally, if the owner of a huge divided independent space like this was dead, it will drift in the hollow and gradually disappear. Finally, it will integrate with the hollow. Only a few with substitutes will exist for a long time. Of course, when the substitute is broken, the space will also be part of the hollow,” the woman supplemented, “but some rare and special conditions will make the space open to the world again. People call it Ancient Ruins.”
“Thank you for your introduction,” Junior Leopard said, “but how can we know about the presence of the Ancient Ruins? Did somebody see it before?”
The woman sneered and said, “See? Nobody can see that except people with Fiery Eyes. What a pity that the bloodline of Fiery Eyes has been cleaned out thousands of years ago!”
“People with Fiery Eyes can see the Ancient Ruins!” Junior Leopard was shocked.
“The bloodline of Fiery Eyes is the only one that enables people to directly see Ancient Ruins. But some other bloodlines can also feel the appearance of Ancient Ruins. If not so, why are there so many experts flying in the sky? Do you really think that they are going to market?” Golden Rooster added.
Junior Leopard added, “They go for the Ancient Ruins.”
“Yes, for the Ancient Ruins,” said Golden Rooster. “It seems that Moon Deer of Extended Net is being chased because he got the news about the presence of the Ancient Ruins. This is why he didn’t go to Immortal Palace and ask for help but ran toward the East Sea instead.”
“At present, only a few super-old seniors know the Space Division Skill. Because Ancient Ruins is not attractive to them, they won’t come to it,” the woman added, “but the problem is that some other greedy people will.”
“Wow, you are such an expert on all these things!” Junior Leopard exclaimed. He seemed to be a little surprised and raised his eyebrow. Actually, he was extremely curious about the liaisons planted everywhere. With no cultivation, these people all looked worn with age as if they were ordinary people like the old man in the mortuary. Junior Leopard thought that some liaisons in other places were extraordinary as well, but he did not know why. After listening to her clear and logical analysis, he was more certain that this liaison, who appeared to be an ordinary and tacky middle-aged woman, was not that simple.
“Kiddo, don’t pay attention to me. You and little Golden Rooster should go to the East Sea as soon as possible. Maybe you are lucky enough to find the entrance to the Ancient Ruins and get some benefits from it,” the woman said to Junior Leopard. “You must have a good luck to get so much cultivation at your young age. Don’t miss this opportunity. As for our liaisons, you will gradually know about us. After all, you are part of Immortal Palace.”
“You just now mention some greedy people. Who are they?” Junior Leopard asked.
“The emperor of Jin is one of them. As for others, they are not very strong. Even though you two are no match for them, you can still escape with your strength,” she replied.
Hearing this, Junior Leopard felt helpless, just looking at Golden Rooster without saying a word.
“We’ve got to go.” Golden Rooster turned to the woman and said, “Aunt Hua, thank you for your news!”
“You’re welcome. Just go ahead. Try your best to get some benefits. It is for thousands of years that the boring world has not changed,” Aunt Hua said, waving her hand and smiling. Eating sunflower seeds, she then walked out of the house with her chubby hip swaying.