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“Third Heaven Palace can’t kill me because of Celestial Prison, so you don’t have to be concerned. Instead, your placings on Ultimate Immortals Ranking will rustle their feathers for sure.”
“Why don’t they just finish us and be done with it? They could also choose not to rank us,” Xiang Nan blurted.
“They masquerade as the embodiment of justice. That would tarnish their image. They prefer to sneak around in the shadows and behave as burglars. All of you could easily earn your ranks even if they don’t rank you. They won’t kill you as they don’t want the elemental demon spirit lords to take over your bodies and threaten them. I’m willing to bet they’re discussing how to deal with you five.”
“Will they keep tabs on us? How do they know our cultivation and details, otherwise?” Mu Yu inquired, wondering why he was swept into trouble over and over again.
“They use Ultimate Rankings Stone to measure your abilities. As a spiritual item that has intelligence and the world’s laws, it’s able to find out anything it wants. You don’t need to worry about them locating you. Third Heaven Palace’s powers may seem boundless, but they’re not. The stone keeps a record of the rankings activities and announces it. Third Heaven Palace capitalises on that to ensure fairness. Our main challenge now is to convince Xie Bulao to lend a hand.”
If sect elders resorted to unsolicited means of helping their disciples on the ranking, the ranking lost its meaning since it was the elders who are competing as opposed to the ranked individuals. Hence, those over forty didn’t qualify to be ranked. The elderly weren’t qualified to rank for the reason that the skills Third Heaven Palace passed on were better suited to those younger – so Third Heave Palace claimed.
“Can you not convince the same way you convinced them to mediate with the fiend race?” Cheng Yan asked.
“That was only to repay a favour he owed me. Unless he gains anything from helping us this time, he won’t budge.” Feng Haochen haplessly smiled.
“The unorthodox faction honours favours?” Mu Yu questioned.
Lie Shang looked to Mu Yu out the corner of his eyes. “The unorthodox faction doesn’t adhere to any rules; however, they do repay kind gestures and don’t forsake humility for gains. They don’t care about it amongst themselves, but they will honour it when it involves someone outside of their faction. They consider owing outsiders a favour as an insult and testament to their incompetence. In other words, they don’t want people saying they needed an outsider’s help.”
“Give this to Xie Bulao, and he will agree to help.” Feng Haochen held out a container the size of a hand. Whatever was inside was precious enough for Feng Haochen to protect it with a formation.
Mu Yu: “Why don’t you go yourself, Shifu? Would it not be easier for you to speak to him?”
“I really don’t want to see him, at least, not where he’s staying. I can never get used to the wicked things he comes up with. Lie Shang, you and Mu Yu know Ximen Buxing. One of you go.”
“I don’t want to go. Mu Yu can go.”
Is the place really that freaky? It can’t be that bad considering all the hells I’ve been to, thought Mu Yu. He shrugged and said,” Fine, I’ll go. But, uh, Lie Shang, help me find Ximen Buxing.”
There was no rush to get started. Mu Yu, therefore, stayed with his family for some time, sharing all of his stories – minus the dream.
“Yes, Mu Yu clung to me in tears and kissed me. He didn’t want to part with me because I rescued him from the menacing claws of a level six demon toad. The dragon vine choked on his tears. He prostrated himself before me and trembled. If I didn’t save him from the demon toad, he’d already be its dinner. I sacrificed myself to save him…”
Yes, it was Xiaoshuai bragging again when Mu Yu was going to start the part about facing Gu Yitian at Dustfallen Sect. Mu Yu went over and pulled Xiaoshuai out of Qing Mei’s globes.
“Uh, let me correct him. First, I didn’t cry. It was actually all me. Also, the dragon vine didn’t accompany me to Second Heaven. Stop making up stories!” Mu Yu swung Xiaoshuai in circles by his tail.
“Let go of him! What are you doing!” reprimanded Lan Ling’er, snatching Xiaoshuai back and petting him. “That’s animal cruelty!”
“Animal cruelty?”
Xiaoshuai sniffled and acted pitiful.
“Did you really say, ‘I love you’ to Xiaoshuai? I didn’t know you could be so emotional, Brother Mu Yu.” Qing Mei smiled warmly.
“I…” Mu Yu gave up and went to grab the dragon vine from Ku Mu. “Here’s something new, a dragon vine that has evolved into a dragon.”
The dragon vine wasn’t happy, but it transformed into its dragon form.
“Whoa! This is my first time seeing a real dragon! It’s awesome! Mu Yu, I heard you rode it, right?” asked Xiang Nan.
“Yeah, at Floating Celestial Island. He’s easy to get along with. Dragon Vine, they’re all family. You can let them understand you.”
Mu Yu liked the dragon vine more since it didn’t lie as Xiaoshuai did.
“Oh, I don’t like to talk to people. I’m going back to sleep.” The dragon vine only liked Ku Mu and Mu Yu.
“You can sleep later. Show us how you eat Xiaoshuai.” Mu Yu wanted to deter Xiaoshuai from fibbing again.
The dragon vine: “I don’t eat crap.”
Everyone: “Hahahaha!”
The dragon vine caught a glimpse of everyone, then returned to Ku Mu’s arm.
“Hey, Big Earthworm, come out here and fight me!”
Mu Yu was really glad to be back in the company of those he considered family.
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