Sky Divine City.
Inside a small tavern.
Wuxing Chuan glanced around before suddenly waving his hand, deploying a Spiritual Barrier to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.
He then spoke bluntly, "To put it simply, there's a Heavenly Dao Alliance in the Celestial Realm, and Luo Hao is one of its mbers."
Luo Xiu gazed at Wuxing Chuan. "What does this Heavenly Dao Alliance do?"
"It's an alliance ford by several top powers to accomplish a specific goal," Wuxing Chuan replied. "Our Five Elents Heavenly Palace is one of them. As for Luo Hao's status within the alliance, he's nothing more than a pawn, a dog. The task the Heavenly Dao Alliance wants to complete requires him."
He added, "I know you're going to ask what they're planning, but I honestly don't know. Even I'm not yet qualified to access that level of information."
A faint smile touched Luo Xiu's lips. "Then you must also know what I want you to do."
Wuxing Chuan gave a bitter smile. "You want to investigate what the Heavenly Dao Alliance is planning."
"Are you confident you can find out?" Luo Xiu asked.
"I can't guarantee anything right now, but I can try when I go back," Wuxing Chuan said. "I just got the Three Seals back. Maybe my father will be pleased enough to let in on deeper matters." He sighed in frustration. "Because of the Heavenly Oath Blood Pact, you only need to say the word. As a War Slave, I cannot defy your wishes unless I want to die. But the Dao is infinite, and the path ahead holds splendid vistas. I don't want to die."
Luo Xiu smiled and changed the subject. "Tell what you know."
Wuxing Chuan thought for a mont before saying, "The army you fought alone at Boundless Heavens belonged to the Heavenly Dao Alliance. The architect of that battle was Luo Hao. Because you were so unrestrained in the Mortal Realm back then, the Heavenly Dao Alliance wanted to eliminate you, so they had Luo Hao orchestrate that deathtrap."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu's brow furrowed slightly. "Does that an Luo Hao had already joined the Heavenly Dao Alliance before I even ca into conflict with you?"
"That's right," Wuxing Chuan confird. "Back then, the Starry Sky Ancient Path had not yet been severed by you, and people from the Celestial Realm could sneak into the Lower Realm without alerting the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Dao Alliance had already sent people to infiltrate the Lingtian Plateau to monitor you. They chose Luo Hao as their pawn because his ambition was great enough. He was intensely jealous of you, yet you trusted him implicitly, which made him the perfect person to stab you in the back."
Luo Xiu lifted his cup, drank, and fell silent.
Beside them, Zhang Yi clenched her teeth. "That treacherous bastard!"
Wuxing Chuan suddenly stood up. "In any case, if you seek revenge on Luo Hao, the Heavenly Dao Alliance will inevitably get involved.
"You want to kill him, but they need him. That's the conflict. A second Battle of Boundless Heavens will be unavoidable.
"Although you severed the Starry Sky Ancient Path, the Heavenly Dao Alliance has plenty of secret techniques to descend to the lower realms. It just requires paying a certain price.
"Should a Heavenly Emperor descend this ti, I'm afraid you..."
He left the sentence unfinished, but Luo Xiu understood his aning. During the last Battle of Boundless Heavens, no Heavenly Emperors had participated; they weren't even aware of the battle. Only a few Venerable Ones had co down. But this ti, a Heavenly Emperor would surely descend in person. Luo Xiu had already experienced the terror of a Heavenly Emperor, a power far beyond any Venerable One.
Beside him, Zhang Yi looked at Luo Xiu with a determined gaze, secretly vowing that this ti, she would fight shoulder to shoulder with her Brother Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu suddenly asked, "Do you know about The Void?"
Wuxing Chuan paused, startled. "I heard my grandfather ntion it once. It's supposedly a terrifying type of creature. Though weak on its own, it can infect Emperor Realm cultivators when they are completely vulnerable. Even gods can be infected. That disgusting thing is considered a taboo in the Celestial Realm. Everyone hates it to the bone."
"Does the Heavenly Dao Alliance have any connection to The Void?" Luo Xiu asked.
"Absolutely not!" Wuxing Chuan answered without hesitation.
Luo Xiu stared into his eyes, and seeing his certainty, he didn't press the matter. At that mont, he couldn't help but think of the "Celestial Being" he'd encountered during the great calamity at Massacre Realm—Guijian Chou's Void Entity. To be precise, it was a clone of it.
In Luo Xiu's mind, the Heavenly Dao Alliance must have already been infiltrated by The Void. It was just that soone with Wuxing Chuan's status in the Alliance wouldn't be privy to such knowledge.
Thinking of this, Luo Xiu abruptly stood up, his tone calm. "That dog Luo Hao... I will kill him. The Heavenly Dao Alliance can't protect him. If the Heavenly Dao Alliance dares to hinder in the slightest... then they can wait until the day I truly beco an Emperor. I will ascend with my sword and slaughter my way through the Heavenly Dao."
Wuxing Chuan's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the man with a complex expression.
So arrogant! But it was a captivating arrogance. Now *that* was the arrogance a cultivator should possess!
"If your investigation yields any results, we'll et back at this tavern," Luo Xiu said before turning to leave with Zhang Yi.
Wuxing Chuan watched Luo Xiu's back as it disappeared into the street, then sighed and shook his head helplessly.
Perhaps... with your potential, you truly could beco an emperor one day—unique throughout the ages, invincible in the world, the master of an entire era. But that's the future. The prerequisite is that you have to live long enough to see it. In any case, losing to a man like you is no disgrace for .
…
"Brother Luo Xiu, where are we going to have fun next?" Zhang Yi asked coquettishly, hugging Luo Xiu's arm on the bustling street.
"How about fishing?" Luo Xiu suggested.
"Hmph, fishing is boring. I never go fishing. I only 'fish' for you."
Luo Xiu smirked. "Then you're quite the expert angler. You've almost reeled in completely."
"Hee hee..."
"Oh, please."
"Are we really going fishing?"
"What else?"
"Sigh, going on a date with you is so boring."
Luo Xiu suddenly slowed his pace, his eyes sharpening as he spoke slowly, "There's killing intent. And not just from one source."
Hearing this, Zhang Yi quickly glanced around but saw nothing out of the ordinary. "What's going on?"
"Assassins, most likely," Luo Xiu said. "It seems the people from Shattered Star City heard I was here and have co to claim the bounty on my head." He glanced at Zhang Yi with a mysterious smile. "You said dating was boring, didn't you? How about I take you on a killing spree?"
Zhang Yi's eyes lit up. "That's so romantic!"
Suddenly, Luo Xiu threw a punch to his side, sending an old woman who was walking past him flying. The terrifying force of the blow shattered her protective Gang Qi, and her head burst like a waterlon hitting the ground.
"Then let's start with this assassin."
Zhang Yi's eyes went wide. "But she was an old woman!"
"In a place like Sky Divine City," Luo Xiu said nonchalantly, "do you really think an old woman would be leisurely strolling down the street with a basket to buy groceries?"
Only then did Zhang Yi notice that the old woman's basket contained no vegetables—only a dagger that glinted with a chilling light.
…
Before long, dusk fell and the city's lanterns began to glow.
Covered in blood, Luo Xiu walked into an inn and placed a bag of Spirit Jade on the counter. "A double room, please."
The innkeeper stared at him, his face pale and his body trembling like a leaf in the wind. Ao Debiao had been on a killing spree all over Sky Divine City today. It was public knowledge; many had even watched the spectacle. He had even slain five assassins right in front of this very inn!
This guy... not only does he not run after a killing spree, but he even brazenly brings a Fairy here to get a room?! He's far too arrogant!
The innkeeper wiped the cold sweat from his face as he watched Luo Xiu's retreating figure head upstairs.
…
In the guest room.
Luo Xiu stripped off his blood-stained clothes, walked naked into the bathroom, and slipped into the steaming hot bathtub.
"Ah... a hot bath feels incredible."
With his arms outstretched, Luo Xiu lay back in the tub, a look of pure contentnt on his face.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.
Suddenly, a knock ca from the bathroom door.
With his eyes still closed, Luo Xiu asked lazily, "What is it?"
From outside the door ca Zhang Yi's sweet voice: "Good evening, sir. This is Technician Number Thirteen, Xiao Yi, happy to be of service."
"..."
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