Chapter 899: Blending In

A bit of arrangement, and it hadn't cost him much effort at all.

But the harvest was enormous!

Riyue truly believed it to be true; at this point, even if he concealed things, it was only news about certain doors—he still held hope for the door, thinking it could revive once more.

But Fa, a dead man, was no longer worth minding.

In the past, Riyue wouldn't have believed that a Forbidden Land Lord could die—they were immortal and indestructible existences, and over countless years, only the Death Lord had killed one. But now that even the Death Lord could die, Fa being killed in retaliation was only natural.

...

Sneaking in disguised was still very difficult.

Deceiving a Forbidden Land Lord was no small feat.

And at this moment, Su Yu had not sealed Riyue again; instead, he was spending every day and night with Riyue.

Yes, just like back then when he had lived with Cui Lang through the tides.

Su Yu was imitating Riyue's every move, imitating everything about him—his aura, his techniques, his actions.

Fa might have seen Riyue before.

No, he must have seen him.

A stranger—Fa would not necessarily trust him.

And Riyue, these past two days, had been acting a bit strange, because Su Yu kept following him, inseparable—whatever he did, Su Yu would follow, which troubled Riyue greatly.

He didn't know what Su Yu wanted.

Could it be... he wanted to ask about the door?

But Su Yu never brought it up, so he could only play dumb and say nothing.

As for Su Yu, these past few days, he had mainly been familiarizing himself with the three paths: Flesh, Breath Concealment, and Imprisonment—the very three paths that Riyue cultivated.

However, Su Yu now faced a difficult problem.

The power of the Great Dao connects to the River of Time!

For those who have not opened the heavens, the Great Dao is connected to the River of Time, unless they absorb the Dao into their body.

But Su Yu had opened the heavens; his Great Dao was no longer connected to the River of Time.

Of course, without opening the Heavenly Gate, it was generally not noticeable,

But the other party might have other means?

Riyue excelled in Breath Concealment techniques, but even those had a Great Dao—for a supreme-level being, it might not be undetectable. This was the biggest flaw in Su Yu's disguise.

At this moment, Su Yu was pondering: after opening the heavens, could he still connect to the river?

Outside the gate, it was actually still possible.

Su Yu had tried it!

For instance, back then, he had buried pages in the Flesh Path, pretending to master it—he just hadn't used it much. He was too outstanding; wherever he went, he radiated excellence—there was no helping it.

"Once I solve the matter of connecting to the Great Dao, I can set off for Eternal Mountain."

At this moment, only 17 days remained until the Forbidden Land Assembly!

With Riyue, Su Yu had wasted a full five days!

Three days for his breakthrough, two days to get familiar with Riyue—Su Yu felt that Riyue should be proud even in death, because a supreme-level being like Su Yu had wasted five days with him.

At the end of the fifth day, Su Yu looked at Riyue and smiled: "In these two days of interacting with you, I've found that you still have potential to go further, but you have too many thoughts, always wanting to go out... No, you need to go into seclusion and cultivate, striving to break through to the 26th path before coming out!"

"Without a breakthrough, you're not allowed out!"

As he spoke, imprisonments appeared all around. Riyue looked speechless and couldn't help but glance at Su Yu, saying with a bitter smile: "Lord Calamity, I've only just entered the 25th path..."

Wasn't this a joke?

Su Yu said calmly: "I'm doing this for your own good. Cultivate well in seclusion. A hundred years have passed; the outside world is already teeming with experts. Without strength, all your thoughts are empty. Alright, break through here in seclusion!"

Riyue was utterly helpless!

But seclusion seemed like a good thing, and Su Yu was genuinely concerned about him. He had no choice but to say: "Thank you for your appreciation, Lord Calamity. I am deeply grateful!"

"You're welcome!"

Su Yu said with a faint smile: "You're already my man, so of course I want you to grow stronger! Also, I hope some of your things will be useful to me—they might help me contact Time Master. She's not weak. I need to go out this time to find Time Master and discuss cooperation!"

Riyue nodded, "I hope I can help Lord Calamity!"

These past few days, he had told Su Yu many things. Whether they would be useful, who knew? A hundred years had passed—hopefully, they would be.

"Maybe they'll be useful!"

Su Yu nodded, took a step, and walked out: "Cultivate in peace, no need to worry!"

"Safe travels, Lord Calamity!"

Watching Su Yu leave, Riyue felt a bit emotional. Su Yu was actually a pretty good person.

Back then, he had been captured and sealed by him—each served his own master.

Now, with the world changing and the situation shifting, thinking back, Su Yu was actually quite decent. He had helped him break through, urged him to cultivate, worried about his wandering thoughts, and even specifically imprisoned him to keep him from running around, letting him cultivate in peace.

His subordinates were urgently needed, yet he didn't send him out on errands—he really considered his people.

Riyue thought to himself, shaking his head. What a pity, it wasn't a hundred years ago.

The things I said have all become the past; they won't be of much use.

"Yesterday was like a dream... gone forever!"

Riyue sighed, sat down cross-legged, and began to cultivate. The 26th path—he hoped he could break through, but he didn't know how long it would take.

...

Outside the world.

The Death Lord silently watched Su Yu, then looked at Riyue, and after a long while said: "I thought you would seal him!"

Su Yu grinned: "No, I'm not the kind to burn bridges... Besides, if something comes up that I don't understand midway, I might come back to consult him. If I sealed him, wouldn't he find out?"

"Good heavens, you're already planning for later!"

The Death Lord was also speechless. He looked at him seriously and said: "Have you thought this through? If you rashly sneak in and get trapped over there, I won't come to save you!"

"No need!"

Su Yu laughed: "It's only a dozen or so days."

Fine!

The Death Lord said no more.

But Su Yu considered for a moment and then said: "However, if I want to take down Fa ahead of time, it might cause quite a stir... Actually, in my plan, even if I capture Fa, I'll still continue the Forbidden Land Assembly and lure those fellows here... So if I can keep it hidden, that would be best!"

The Death Lord was utterly speechless! Damn!

You really dare to think!

Is Su Yu addicted to this?

Pretending to be Sun and Moon isn’t enough—now he wants to take down the Law, then pretend to be the Law, and keep opening the Forbidden Ground meetings. All I can say is, what a guy!

What a guy, does he also want to become the leader within the Forbidden Ground?

To lead those lords of the Forbidden Ground?

If that succeeds, the Heavenly Gate will become a huge joke!

“Dealing with a lord of the Forbidden Ground requires a massive commotion. You’ve dealt with the Lord of the Fallen Soul Valley before, you know…”

Su Yu nodded. “But if the Time Master can smoothly suppress, even devour the other’s realm, the commotion might not be that great! At their level, when they absorb the Dao into their bodies, as long as the Dao doesn’t burst, there’s usually no big stir—even if they die…”

The Death Lord pondered for a moment, then spoke: “So what do you want me to do for you?”

Su Yu smiled. “There’s a great battle at Eternal Mountain—that’s normal. The Wen King has been attacking Eternal Mountain all along, so a bit of noise doesn’t really matter… My main worry is that some lord of the Forbidden Ground might arrive early, teleporting near Eternal Mountain ahead of time… What you need to do, senior, is to prevent anyone from teleporting there early!”

The Death Lord thought it over, then nodded. “That’s not hard. If I run over there a few times, they won’t dare to split off recklessly!”

“Then I’ll trouble you, senior!”

Su Yu was polite. The Death Lord looked at him, and after a long while said, “No need for courtesy. Seeing you… I think the myriad realms might be stronger than imagined, not so easily destroyed!”

He took a light breath. “I’ve always considered myself second in the world—not just in strength, but in talent, brilliance, strategy…”

Forget it!

Su Yu said nothing. What strategy do you have?

Of course, with his immense power, he didn’t really need it either!

Su Yu waited for him to praise himself a few times, then smiled. “Senior, once you help me complete this task, when I return, I’ll tell you a secret…”

“A secret?”

The Death Lord glanced at him, then after a while said, “To win over that remnant will of mine?”

“…”

Su Yu was stunned.

The Death Lord remained expressionless. “As a powerhouse who controls two realms, did you really think I knew nothing? Let me ask you—do you know that the spirit in your realm has a second mind?”

Su Yu raised an eyebrow, smiled, and said nothing.

The Death Lord didn’t seem to care much about this, saying indifferently, “He is me, and I am him. I know it, but I haven’t interfered. Letting him comprehend the path of death is, for me, a form of supplementation. Would you worry about the strong in your realm comprehending other Daos?”

No!

Su Yu would welcome it!

At this moment, he vaguely understood the Death Lord’s meaning and couldn’t help but laugh. “Senior, you are still domineering and proud!”

The Death Lord looked arrogant!

He had become an opener of the world at the end of the Creation Era, soon surpassing countless others, and created the Death Realm—he had the right to be domineering and proud!

Su Yu smiled and said softly, “Not like me. I’m twenty-three, still at the thirty-second Dao, having only opened two realms—far inferior to you, senior!”

“…”

The Death Lord’s brows twitched. He shot Su Yu a fierce, unfriendly look!

With that one sentence, all his domineering pride instantly dissipated.

Twenty-three, thirty-second Dao…

The Death Lord gave a stiff smile. “Young in years, then you can only be a grandson. At such a tender age, you can’t be a grandfather!”

Su Yu bared his teeth in a grin. “But I can beat people until they call me grandfather!”

The Death Lord couldn’t be bothered with him. He vanished on the spot, unwilling to talk to Su Yu. This man was annoying—he no longer liked being around him; too irritating!

Su Yu chuckled to himself.

The next moment, the power of three Daos emerged from his body, faintly stretching toward the long river. Su Yu’s three major acupoints flickered. He didn’t need to fully connect to the River of Time—just enough to appear as if he were within it.

…

After a moment, Su Yu left.

As soon as he was gone, the Death Lord reappeared.

A little later, the Nether Earth appeared, looking at the Death Lord and speaking softly, “My lord!”

The Death Lord pondered for a moment, then said, “You don’t need to return. Let the other three come back. In Su Yu’s realm, the Dao of Death is only one path. The others are useless in his realm—you stay there… Let the remaining Death Dao return!”

The Nether Earth was silent for a moment. “Should we ask the Calamity Lord?”

“…”

The Death Lord turned his head to look at him. The Nether Earth said awkwardly, “No, I mean, if we leave abruptly, might it cause a change in the realm?”

The Death Lord was speechless, then soon smiled. “What do you think of him?”

“My lord, is he your grandson?”

“What do you think?”

“No!”

The Nether Earth shook his head. “I wish he were, but I don’t think so. Your attitude toward him doesn’t seem like it either… You haven’t smiled like this in many years. It feels more like meeting a fellow Daoist…”

The Death Lord smiled again, recalling his own past. He said lightly, “Like me when I was young—full of drive, fearing nothing. Back then, I also thought I could surpass the Time Lord one day. But as it turns out… the older you get, the more fear you have! The ignorant have no fear! But he knows, and still he doesn’t fear—he’s someone!”

Someone!

That was his assessment of Su Yu.

The Nether Earth was curious. “And between the Wen King and him, what do you think, my lord?”

“The Wen King?”

The Death Lord considered it, then smiled. “The Wen King is also someone, but unfortunately… his fate wasn’t too good! He entered this chessboard early, and after entering the Heavenly Gate, he was essentially constrained. Not only that, too many eyes were on him, so he couldn’t let loose. Add to that his sister being captured… all kinds of burdens, all kinds of shackles. The Wen King couldn’t break those chains—it’s a pity!”

He shook his head, regretting for the Wen King, then continued, “And compared to him, the Wen King lacks one thing.”

“What?”

“Despair.”

“Hmm?”

The Nether Earth looked puzzled. The Death Lord said softly, “The Wen King wasn’t as desperate as him… That kind of despair in Su Yu comes from deep in his bones—despair pushed to the extreme. When something reaches its extreme, it actually transforms. Su Yu—there’s nothing he dares not do. He’ll do anything!”

The Nether Earth seemed to understand and asked no more.

And at that moment, a figure broke through the air from afar.

The Death Lord raised his brows slightly. Instantly, the Martial King landed, looking at the Death Lord and speaking solemnly, “Senior, I have a request!”

“Speak!”

“I want to break the shackles of the world!”

The Death Lord frowned slightly. “Didn’t Su Yu tell you? To break the shackles, either he becomes stronger, or you encounter a special situation before there’s hope. Right now, it’s probably hard for him to improve in a short time…”

The War King nodded, his voice deep: “I know! But… I still want to break the shackles!”

“What do you plan to do?”

The Nether Lord looked at him, and the War King said solemnly: “I know you seek annihilation and rebirth, the cycle of life and death! I have no other wish—if you undergo that cycle, could you take me with you into annihilation? This I cannot do myself… but I hope that on that day, you will bring me along. I will devour the Dao and perish, then be reborn. After rebirth, can I break the chains?”

This, the Nether Lord truly did not know.

But after a moment’s thought, he said slowly: “You mean to have your Dao reborn… free from the limits of heaven and earth?”

“Yes!”

“An interesting notion… how did you come up with it?”

Devour the Dao, perish, then be reborn, a new Dao born—could that escape the bounds of heaven and earth?

This, the Nether Lord really did not know!

But it was possible. Yet the Nether Lord quickly shook his head: “The hope is too slim. I myself have no certainty, and even Su Yu has none. Every annihilation might be final, hard to revive. Moreover, you are not a master of the Life and Death Dao. You place all your hope on me taking you into annihilation so you can be reborn… that is far more difficult…”

“I know!”

The War King nodded. “But you also know, Senior, that if I stay hidden too long, I will be found out. Even if Su Yu completes some plan, if I am never seen, people will wonder: where did the War King go? Then it might be exposed. So I hope that before that, I can gain great power and return to that side!”

The Nether Lord raised an eyebrow: “That is still far off…”

But the War King lowered his head: “I know. Yet if… if you are willing to help me, take me as an experiment… let me perish first, how? Find a cultivator of about thirty Daos, kill him, strip his life force, use death force to annihilate me, and life force to revive me… perhaps I can return early!”

The Nether Lord this time could not help but inhale sharply. Madness!

If you perish with me, you have a sliver of hope.

But you ask me to annihilate you early… to be honest, the Nether Lord knew the method, his eyes knew it, the steps knew it, but actually doing it… it might not be annihilation, but straight death!

He frowned: “Why must it be?”

The War King was silent for a moment, then spoke: “Because… I am the War King! The King of Battle!”

Because I saw Su Yu’s despair.

The world outside has gone mad, has fallen into despair.

And I am the War King of that era!

Should I just keep waiting here?

Waiting for Su Yu to grow strong and restore my power?

I do not know how long it will take. I know it might be soon, but when that time comes, will I still need to be strong?

“In the past, when we united the heavens, the eldest and second were very strong, and the third had more talent than I… but I never fell behind!”

The War King said in a low voice: “Because I dared to fight, I could fight. While they cultivated for one day, I cultivated for ten, killed for ten, waged war for ten… I believed effort would eventually be rewarded. The eldest and second left countless behind, but they never managed to leave me behind!”

The Nether Lord looked at him, frowning slightly: “Are you certain?”

“Certain!”

The War King said solemnly: “Tai Shan is no child. I am the War King! In this life, I have killed countless, fought countless battles. A promise in the army is a military order—would I ever make a jest?”

The Nether Lord fell into thought. “You must understand, I have never tried it. I have only seen it once and heard of it once. But annihilation—one slip and it is doom!”

The War King said gravely: “War holds no certainty of victory. Every war has winners and losers. Either you die, or I die!”

The Nether Lord understood, nodded, and after a moment said: “With such resolve… if you can return from annihilation within seventeen days, it might indeed be a good thing!”

Return within seventeen days, recover, even break through—that would be good!

Thirty Daos of power…

At this moment, the War King had only twenty-eight Daos. A cultivator of thirty Daos would be enough, sufficient for his revival!

But a cultivator of thirty Daos was not easy to kill or find.

So that meant he would have to help kill a thirty-Dao cultivator himself!

A thirty-Dao cultivator—either one who had opened a forbidden land, or a top existence within a powerful forbidden land!

The Nether Lord looked at the Netherworld: “Are there any thirty-Dao cultivators acting alone recently?”

The Netherworld thought quickly and replied: “There is… but… Master, he is not to be trifled with!”

“Who?”

“One of Kong’s subordinates!”

The Netherworld said in a low voice: “Kong himself has not appeared yet, nor has the Kong Domain. But his strongest subordinate, the Radiant Saint Tiger, has been active near the Forbidden Canyon lately…”

“The Radiant Saint Tiger!”

The Nether Lord thought for a moment and smiled: “This one is good. Strong life force, and with purifying abilities!”

“Master!”

The Netherworld spoke with some worry: “Kong… Master, it is better not to provoke him…”

We are already surrounded by enemies!

Now to offend Kong, one of the three supreme powers within the gate, would not be wise.

But the Nether Lord laughed, a cold laugh: “Am I afraid of him? What are these three supremes? If I unite the two heavens, even if the three come together, I would not fear!”

Then he said solemnly: “Him it is! Keep an eye on him, see when he leaves the forbidden land… Such a being thinks no one dares to provoke Kong, so he will not be too cautious!”

With that, he looked at the War King and said with a faint smile: “Once I slay him, I will let you try annihilation! But be prepared… prepared for utter annihilation!”

“Thank you, Senior!”

The War King said no more, bowed in thanks, and vanished instantly.

The Nether Lord watched him leave, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Good heavens, is everyone going mad?

In this stagnant Heavenly Gate, ever since Su Yu arrived, no one can bear the silence anymore.

Fine!

I have not moved in years. Last time, the fight was not satisfying… If Kong truly comes this time, I will not fear him either!

“Master!”

The Netherworld was full of worry, but the Nether Lord sneered: “What is it? Mourning? What do you know! The more arrogant and reckless I am, the more I make everyone wary. Because I have even provoked Kong, they cannot see through me—what am I really after? Why dare to offend everyone? Is it truly possible to revive?”

The Nether Lord murmured: “Soon, everyone will understand: only by fighting to sublimation, sublimating to the extreme, and falling at the peak, is there hope for revival… Then they will not dare to fight me to the death, because they will realize that only if I fight to the extreme and fall in sublimation can I revive… At most, they will only gravely wound me!”

The Netherworld did not know what to say, said nothing more, and could not persuade him.

But he knew that his master, silent for so many years, had been stirred this time and would no longer stay quiet!

“Find him, pinpoint his location, and tell me!”

“As you command!”

The Netherworld answered, and the Nether Lord soon disappeared.

The vast Nether Hell fell silent again, as always, yet faintly, it seemed to have gained a trace of vitality.

At the same time.

Su Yu, incarnated as Sun and Moon, in every gesture and movement, was utterly like the Sun and Moon.

The three great paths were now extremely faint, almost invisible, which also suited the low-key nature of the Sun and Moon; to a normal person, Su Yu seemed to possess only a dozen or so paths of power.

To a strong cultivator, a single glance would reveal little.

To a supreme being, it was clear: this man before them had twenty-four paths of power.

Eternal Life Mountain!

Su Yu held great expectations for this place—he longed to see Fa, longed to see the Timekeeper. The Timekeeper... the one who had changed his life, altered his destiny.

The only time he had heard her voice was when she was weeping.

Weeping, saying her brother was about to die... Bullshit! King Wen was alive and well!

What a liar!

The Time Scroll, by the reckoning of this place, had been sent out about five years ago—not long at all.

Five years ago, was King Wen about to die?

As if!

With all these thoughts churning, Su Yu moved cautiously, avoiding some people, avoiding some rogue cultivators, and continued drawing closer to Eternal Life Mountain.

Until he was extremely close to Eternal Life Mountain, Su Yu grew worried... worried that King Wen would come and hit him!

Then I... would have no one to reason with!

I’d better not run into King Wen. If I do, and I reveal my identity, Fa might sense it; if I don’t, and King Wen ambushes and kills me, I’ll really be crying.

King Wen—this was the first hurdle Su Yu faced!

Su Yu prayed in his heart: Don’t let me meet King Wen... Don’t let me!

But he also knew that King Wen had been guarding this area for years and might actually show up.

That would be trouble!

Just as he thought this, Su Yu sighed inwardly: I told you not to come, and yet you still do!

Su Yu quickly and carefully departed, heading toward Eternal Life Mountain.

...

At that moment, King Wen emerged from the darkness.

He raised an eyebrow slightly.

A cultivator with twenty-four paths!

Was he about to enter Eternal Life Mountain?

...

At the same time.

Fa was closing his eyes when suddenly he opened them, his gaze shifting slightly. There was some small commotion outside the forbidden land—who had come?

The Sword Venerable had come once before, but King Wen hadn’t bothered.

King Wen wasn’t foolish; he recognized the Sword Venerable. Killing him would likely bring the Lord of Sky Dome Mountain seeking trouble, and he didn’t want to stir up more complications.

But now, not recognizing this one... twenty-four paths... kill him and be done!

“Could it be an envoy?”

At this time, the assembly of the forbidden land hadn’t yet begun. Normally, no one would come early, because everyone knew King Wen was nearby.

So could it be an envoy?

The assembly was approaching, and if the envoy didn’t come soon, Fa would want to ask what was going on.

Now, his eyes flickered, and he suddenly said, “Summon them!”

In an instant, several strong figures appeared.

Fa said calmly, “King Wen seems to be stirring. Go together and take a look!”

“As you command!”

The several Pulse Lords said nothing. Alone, they might be afraid, but together, there was no need to worry too much. Besides, Fa was within the forbidden land. They vanished swiftly.

...

At that moment, Su Yu cursed under his breath.

Bad luck!

You really did come. Well, it’s fine—now I can put on an even better act.

If you hadn’t come, that would have been unrealistic.

Now, Su Yu, while flying, called out, “Is King Wen nearby? I am merely passing through, gathering some news for a few rogue cultivators. I mean no harm...”

Behind him, King Wen’s figure appeared. Without a word, he charged in for the kill!

Su Yu fled in panic, shouting shrilly, “Don’t kill me! I really am just passing through...”

Su Yu fled quickly, but his speed was no match.

In the blink of an eye, King Wen materialized before him, reached out, and a cage formed from the void.

Su Yu roared in terror, “Mercy! I’ll leave at once... My lord, have mercy!”

King Wen paid no heed. Since he had encountered him, he would kill him and be done!

Why waste words?

Just then, Su Yu rolled aside. As the cage descended, he punched out, causing it to tremble slightly. Then Su Yu, in turn, tried to bind King Wen. King Wen struck out with a palm, shattering the bindings.

But Su Yu took the chance to roll away and escape.

King Wen frowned slightly. Not bad!

Stronger than the average twenty-four-path cultivator!

At that moment, Su Yu saw several figures flying out of the forbidden land and hastily shouted, “I have urgent news to report! My lords, save me!”

The next instant, four powerful figures appeared, all above twenty-five paths.

Seeing King Wen, they said nothing. In an instant, wind and rain howled, thunder and lightning flashed.

The Pulse Lords of Eternal Life Mountain.

Wind, Rain, Thunder, Lightning.

A great gale swept by, rain fell like needles, thunder rumbled, lightning crackled.

Boom!

A thunderous crash, and Su Yu, scrambling and tumbling, fled through the void toward them.

The Thunder Pulse Lord barked coldly, “Get out of the way!”

Who knew what kind of person this was?

He would not allow the other to approach. The Civil King was full of tricks; he had done such things before, feigning with the Martial King—one in pursuit, the other slain—luring out several experts, whom he then killed.

Over the years, even the master of Eternal Life Mountain had been slain.

Su Yu said nothing more and swiftly flew into the distance.

The Civil King frowned slightly. They came quickly.

In the past, even if the Law were to act, it would not be this fast. This time, almost as soon as he moved, the other sensed it and instantly sent someone.

His gaze fell on Su Yu, brow furrowing slightly.

Was this person so important?

Otherwise, for a stranger at the 24th Dao, how could the Law have summoned the four vein masters to rescue him at once?

...

At that moment, the Law had indeed emerged.

He hovered in the air, watching Su Yu from afar, his eyes flickering. This man... seemed familiar.

Could it be... he had truly come?

Had he brought any different news or results this time?

But just then, the Law’s expression changed slightly.

For in that instant, the Civil King seemed to sense that this person might be crucial. He vanished from where he stood, and in the next moment reappeared beside Su Yu, a giant brush appearing in his hand, its tip pointing straight at Su Yu!

The Law cursed under his breath. To go to such lengths against a 24th Dao?

He swiftly charged toward them, shouting, “How dare you!”

Just as the brush was about to strike Su Yu, a small portal suddenly emerged behind him, filled with anger. It let out a low roar, and its aura instantly surged to the power of the 25th Dao!

In the blink of an eye, the portal erupted with a mighty force, blocking the giant brush with a bang. Su Yu was sent flying, spitting blood, but in that instant he fled toward the Law. The Law heard Su Yu’s voice in his ear, angry and anxious: “Why didn’t you act sooner? You... did you want to see me die?”

The Law’s face shifted slightly, but he said nothing.

He had only been uncertain; now he was sure.

The power of the Gate!

The Civil King, however, changed expression and halted abruptly, looking at Su Yu with confusion, brow furrowed. Then he glanced at the approaching Law, suspicion in his eyes. After a long moment, he said coldly, “The Gate?”

The Law raised an eyebrow. “Do you want to die?”

The Civil King stepped back, looking from Su Yu to Eternal Life Mountain, his face grim. “You want to kill my sister... just wait... you won’t succeed!”

With that, he vanished instantly!

But he was still puzzled. That aura was the power of the Gate—the Heavenly Gate?

Was it power bestowed by the Heavenly Gate, or had he truly opened the Gate?

Strange!

“Su Yu?”

The thought crossed his mind, hard to believe.

Or perhaps... he was someone sent by the Gate!

...

At that moment, the Law also looked at Su Yu. Su Yu’s eyes were cold for a moment, then returned to normal. He lowered his head and said through gritted teeth, “Thank you, Lord Law, for saving my life! I am eternally grateful!”

There seemed to be a hint of resentment.

The Law understood his feelings well enough but said nothing, only transmitting, “You came too late.”

“There was an incident on the way—Light City turned into Ten-Thousand Calamity Mountain, and I had to take a detour.”

The Law said no more and vanished quickly, his voice trailing: “Take him back to Eternal Life Mountain.”

At that moment, Su Yu transmitted, “Uncle Law, I have urgent matters to report...”

Uncle!

The Law did not reply or say anything. There was no rush, and besides, he still needed to verify.

The next moment, the four vein masters appeared, all looking at Su Yu.

Su Yu put on a smile and said humbly, “Thank you, lords, for your help. I am deeply grateful.”

They also looked at him with suspicion. The Law himself had come to rescue him—what was going on?

Though unclear, they said nothing. The Rain Vein Master said coldly, “Enough, follow us back to the mountain.”

“Thank you, lords...”

Su Yu followed them humbly into the mountain, while the Law watched from the shadows.

It wasn’t that he suspected anything, but caution never hurt.

That side had not contacted him for a long time, and each time, a different person came.

He had seen this man before, but it was long ago.

Besides, he needed to judge whether the arrival of a 24th Dao would be of any real use.

...

At that moment, Su Yu, following the vein masters, soon entered Eternal Life Mountain.

The moment he entered, Su Yu sensed it—this was a world, not a forbidden land, not a treasure. It was a world!

...

At the same time.

Deep in a canyon.

A figure faintly appeared within a barrier, only its bright eyes clearly visible, now filled with confusion and doubt.

Great confusion!

Great doubt!

...

At that moment, in Su Yu’s sea of will, something that had long slumbered stirred slightly—a teardrop!

The teardrop of the Time Master!

In that instant, Su Yu vaguely glanced toward the depths of the great mountain. The Time Master... was there!

He quickly suppressed the teardrop!

Lest the Time Master, foolish as he was, also sense something and suddenly start shouting, causing trouble.

He sealed the teardrop completely!

...

The moment he sealed it, the bright eyes from before soon showed confusion and dimmed, the phantom fading.

Had he sensed wrong?

Why... I seemed to sense something, but it vanished just as quickly!