Chapter 440: Put Down This Being's Things, Then—Die

Was it instantly killed? No, that’s not right!

If the Extreme Yin Dragon King possessed such power, it shouldn't have resorted to using the Corroding Yin Python Slough for a test. Or did the previous test reveal some weakness in Yin Gui?

As Wang Yu was brainstorming, the Extreme Yin Dragon King turned its gaze to him. In its eyes, Yin Gui was already dead. Naturally, it targeted Wang Yu, who didn't appear very strong.

Wang Yu's form flickered; he created dozens of illusory figures using the Aurora Escape Technique. All of them possessed real, tangible bodies, and with the Three Thousand Illusory Arts condensed, it became even harder to distinguish reality from illusion. His intention was merely to buy time; Yin Gui was most likely feigning death. Just like before, when he pretended to be weak, Yin Gui was orchestrating a scheme, and his acting was quite good.

Despite his brains being scattered, such an injury isn't fatal for Nascent Soul cultivators. Their foundation lies in the Nascent Soul within their Qi Sea; as long as the physical body's damage doesn't exceed 60%, they can still recover. He was probably scared by the Extreme Yin Dragon King Wang Yu had mentioned earlier.

As Wang Yu personally experienced the Extreme Yin Dragon King's attack intensity, he became even more certain of his suspicion.

"Fellow Daoist, still pretending?"

The aurora-like flashes flickered erratically, moving as if teleporting through the narrow passage. The Extreme Yin Dragon King, not particularly intelligent to begin with, flew into a rage from being toyed with.

Wang Yu glanced at Yin Gui from the corner of his eye. He decisively rushed over, used the Netherworld Great Hand Seal to grab the "corpse," and then flung it back at the Extreme Yin Dragon King. The "corpse" awkwardly stirred awake. Demon Lord Yin Gui waved his sleeve, unleashing a burst of Yin Lightning to temporarily trap the Extreme Yin Dragon King. Only then did he wipe away the brains oozing from his brow, tilt his head back to swallow a pill, and his wounds rapidly healed.

"Fellow Daoist, to have discovered that, your observational skills are truly exceptional."

Faced with this brazen compliment, Wang Yu was speechless. Including the incident outside, Demon Lord Yin Gui had deceived him twice in a short span. Who was he trying to fool?

—Boom!—

Suddenly, with a loud explosion, the small Dragon King was entangled by the Yin Lightning like a ball of yarn. Its scales bristled, and its body began to inflate like a balloon. In the blink of an eye, its head alone filled the entire passage. Any space to dodge completely vanished.

The Extreme Yin Dragon King charged blindly, forcibly widening the passage considerably. Wang Yu stamped his foot, activating his Feng Shui compass in conjunction with a secret Feng Shui technique. With a stomp of the Gang Step, he instantly exited the waterway and returned to the underground palace.

The atmosphere then suddenly fell silent.

Over thirty cultivators, big and small, all looked over; four or five of them were Nascent Soul cultivators. Wang Yu, composed, bowed to the crowd and said, "I am Yin Gui. Greetings, fellow Daoists."

Someone in the crowd had a strange expression; as far as he knew, Yin Gui didn't look like that. But he quickly understood. Wang Yu spun in place, and his figure vanished for an instant. Like a skipped frame, when he reappeared, it was the bewildered Demon Lord Yin Gui.

Heaven pity him. Just now, when the Extreme Yin Dragon King charged from the waterway, and he realized Wang Yu had left him behind, he deeply regretted playing tricks on this Feng Shui Master. But what was the meaning of suddenly appearing and throwing him out of the waterway? And who were these menacing figures? How on earth could so many people be in one underground palace?

Countless questions swirled in his mind. Just as Demon Lord Yin Gui was about to bow and exchange pleasantries, someone in the crowd spoke.

"He is indeed Demon Lord Yin Gui. The Yin Lightning divine ability outside is his innate technique, and he's quite renowned."

"Very good."

A Nascent Soul cultivator stepped forward. "Yin Gui, hand over what you've gained in the underground palace, and we may spare your life."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Demon Lord Yin Gui, fuming with anger, showed no fear facing over thirty cultivators alone. He even took the initiative to attack.

The Gui Water Yin Lightning, like a tar pit, instantly filled the underground palace. The Nascent Soul cultivators were shocked and enraged, swiftly moving to protect their teammates, but some unlucky ones didn't have Nascent Soul companions. Against the full assault of the Yin Lightning divine ability, those with trump cards could barely survive, while those without fourth-tier trump cards were regrettably forced to withdraw.

This wide-ranging attack reduced the thirty-plus people to just over twenty. By the time the Yin Lightning dissipated, Demon Lord Yin Gui had long since vanished. Hit and run—he truly grasped the essence of a solo fight!

"—Chase him!—"

"Sishui Heavenly Yin Formation, go catch him in the waterways!"

The Feng Shui Masters, full of rage, activated their Feng Shui compasses and delved into the formation. In the blink of an eye, the underground palace was empty.

A moment later, Wang Yu emerged from behind a mermaid lamp stone pillar and quickly headed towards the direction from which the Corroding Yin Python Slough had first attacked. His move was purely a deception. By manipulating and drawing out Demon Lord Yin Gui, making him the target of everyone's ire, and then helping to throw him back into the waterways, the enraged crowd indeed pursued him. This way, the Extreme Yin Dragon King would be held back by these people.

Seizing this opportunity, he went to search for the Heavenly Yin Water Pool at the place where the Yin Lightning had erupted when he first entered the underground palace. He had already checked all four waterways and had not yet found the tomb or the Yin Pool. He suspected that the three Core Formation cultivators had already entered the Heavenly Yin Water Pool, which was why he hadn't been able to pinpoint its location. Considering all this, the location was very likely within the underground palace.

As for how to convince Demon Lord Yin Gui to cooperate, he was about to be swallowed by the Extreme Yin Dragon King in the waterway. There was no conventional way to deal with this creature. Its strength was also greater than expected. If anything, the Extreme Yin Dragon King possessed physical power equivalent to a late Nascent Soul cultivator, but its methods weren't versatile enough. This was also a limitation of its innate intelligence. To some extent, this creature was a semi-life form, somewhat akin to elemental spirits, yet also similar to things like rocks, plants, or puppets. However, it couldn't develop sufficient spiritual intelligence; it merely had the intelligence of a common wild beast. This point was crucial. Wang Yu even suspected that it was a key component of the Sishui Heavenly Yin Formation itself.

At this moment, there was no need to overthink. Treasures like the Heavenly Yin Divine Pearl were secondary; he was determined to obtain the "Water Token," one of the four Ancestral Tokens of the Feng Shui Masters! He immediately activated his escape light and flew directly into the depths of the underground palace.

Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Yin Water Pool, three peak Core Formation cultivators, clad in Yin-Yang Daoist robes, had a light blue token floating above their heads—it was precisely the Ancestral Water Token. The scattered blue light particles falling from it formed a brilliant light shield, like a galaxy, protecting them from the extreme yin and cold of the Heavenly Yin Divine Water. This pool had been underground for countless years, accumulating Heavenly Yin Divine Water for tens of thousands of years through the nurturing of the Feng Shui formation. The water had long since filled the pool, even naturally settling to form crystals. In the bottomless pool, clusters of crystal-like substances, some of which would give birth to a precious pearl, were Heavenly Yin Divine Pearls! It was a supreme treasure for cultivators of Water and Yin attributes. Not only could it break through cultivation bottlenecks, but it could also be refined into spirit pills to increase cultivation. This item was also useful for Wang Yu.

Under the protection of the Ancestral Water Token, the three had already dived deep into the pool once. Currently, the leading cultivator held a cluster of crystals in his arms. A round, precious pearl could be vaguely seen in the center. He exclaimed excitedly, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Fortunately, we sought out Yin Gui; among Nascent Soul cultivators, his intelligence is relatively low. Right now, he's probably still fighting those later Feng Shui Masters, and he might have even entangled the Extreme Yin Dragon King!"

His two companions congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Elder Brother, your painstaking research has finally seen the light of day. With this Heavenly Yin Divine Pearl, and breaking through using the Feng Shui Nascent Soul Formation Secret Art, your Nascent Soul cultivation is within reach."

"Congratulations, Elder Brother!"

The leading cultivator nodded reservedly. "Don't rush, younger brothers. Let's dive down and continue searching. Since I cultivate water-attribute techniques, after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, I will use more Heavenly Yin Divine Pearls to trade for Nascent Transmutation Pills with the Heavenly Demon Sect. Both of you younger brothers also have Nascent Soul cultivation within reach, and you won't be far behind me."

The three exchanged glances and burst into laughter. Their laughter was particularly arrogant and unrestrained! With a swing, they plunged back into the Heavenly Yin Water Pool, going underwater to search for treasures.

Meanwhile, Wang Yu only spent the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea before discovering the true form of the Heavenly Yin Water Pool. He was standing by a water channel in a corner of the underground palace, his expression peculiar. The black liquid flowing within it was precisely the Heavenly Yin Divine Water, to say nothing of other things. This spirit water alone was worth countless spirit stones. It was an excellent material for enhancing the extreme cold power of the Glazed Pagoda and demonic essence, for refining spirit pills, and so on. It was at least a fourth-tier material. Its essence could even reach the peak of the fourth tier. Extremely precious.

He wasn't dumbfounded because of this little bit of spirit water, but rather because of the fingernail-sized, square pool floating in the channel. He had clearly overheard the conversation of the three small figures within it. Legend has it that Void Refinement stage cultivators possess spatial abilities, controlling the Five Elements and unifying all phenomena. When this ability is cultivated to its peak and combined with spatial divine abilities, they can achieve "a mustard seed containing a Sumeru mountain," creating a space out of thin air. This space wouldn't be too large, but it would be enough to house a pool. This Heavenly Yin Water Pool might have used a clever trick, as immortals had not yet departed in ancient times, so it's possible some of their power was borrowed. Moreover, it constantly absorbed the power of the Heavenly Yin Divine Water for maintenance, and the existence of the channel kept the pool in perpetual motion. This underground palace in the outer city was merely a temporary docking place. It likely drifted around the entire Eastern Pole Capital, absorbing continuously generated spiritual energy and yin qi, eventually reaching its current scale.

"Indeed, a great opportunity."

Wang Yu attempted to enter but found he couldn't. This pool space strongly repelled his entry, which had nothing to do with its carrying capacity. It was likely a technique of the Ancestor of Feng Shui Masters. The three could enter, most likely due to the miraculous effect of the Ancestral Water Token. Upon realizing this, Wang Yu saw that Demon Lord Yin Gui had truly been duped terribly, suffering both personal loss and defeat. If he remembered correctly, this Water Token was a treasure of their Guiyin Demonic Palace.

—How tragic!—

Those lacking intelligence truly don't deserve to thrive in Chiyuan. These few Core Formation "ants" were also incredibly audacious. As for not being able to enter, it wasn't a major problem in Wang Yu's eyes.

With his Feng Shui compass activated, Wang Yu threw out several blank array flags. Using a technique passed down from the Ancestor of Feng Shui Masters, he temporarily severed the connection between the Sishui Heavenly Yin Formation and the pool space with a secret Feng Shui art. Then, it was time for brute force!

He fully unleashed the Void Secret Art: Chains of Heaven. Because the 'placement bar' was constantly helping to absorb spatial energy, the silver-patterned chains had already expanded to their three-thousand-meter limit. To deal with spatial divine abilities, unless one possesses overwhelming power or a specific counter, only spatial methods can be used. Besides being able to solidify space and nullify teleportation techniques, the Chains of Heaven also possessed the inherent functions of a chain-type artifact.

The next instant, countless chains shot out from Wang Yu's back towards the Heavenly Yin Water Pool. The closer the Chains of Heaven got to the pool, the further the distance between them seemed to stretch, as if infinitely extending. This was a real-world manifestation of spatial properties. The distance visible to the naked eye was short, but it far exceeded the actual distance. The three-thousand-meter silver chains were almost at their full extent before they truly reached the Heavenly Yin Water Pool's main body.

Wang Yu felt quite emotional. Looking at a spot he could reach by crouching down, his Silver Blood divine power erupted. He grabbed the Chains of Heaven and, with brute force, pulled the entire Heavenly Yin Water Pool. The violent shaking caused the entire pool space to tremble incessantly.

The three Core Formation cultivators suddenly shot out of the pool, floating on the water's surface. They stared in horror at the constantly shaking small space, their expressions turning extremely grim.

"A Nascent Soul Grandmaster proficient in spatial techniques has arrived!"

"What should we do, Elder Brother? If this person kidnaps it, we won't be able to escape at all."

"Don't panic, I have a solution."

Though they couldn't understand how a Feng Shui Master could be proficient in spatial techniques and pursue them so quickly. Where was the Extreme Yin Dragon King? Where was Demon Lord Yin Gui? Were they all dead?

"Gather around me!"

There was no time to think much now. The Ancestral Water Token was activated by a secret art, displaying astonishing suction power. The Heavenly Yin Divine Water was drawn high into the air as if a dragon were drinking water. As it was swallowed by the Ancestral Water Token, the water patterns on its surface grew brighter and brighter, suddenly expanding into a spiritual barrier of water ripples filled with spatial distortions.

"Use that ancient talisman, quickly!"

As Feng Shui Masters, they were most skilled at exploring ruins, dangerous places, or ancestral tombs for treasures. They possessed a great many strange and ancient items. Some were very useful, while the purpose of others remained unclear. This ancient talisman was a powerful trump card with spatial teleportation effects, serving as their escape route.

"We've found enough Heavenly Yin Divine Pearls; it's not a loss for us anymore," the leading cultivator murmured to himself, praying there wouldn't be any more variables, but ironically, what people fear most often comes to pass.

Above the three, a wisp of spiritual sense that had successfully invaded by constantly shortening the distance, re-condensed into a soul body using the Ancient Soul Art. This was "Ancient Soul," the nascent form of Wang Yu's second Nascent Soul. Compared to its initial state, where it could only endure soul damage on his behalf, it could now be used as a temporary divine sense avatar. Although it didn't possess demonic essence, it held the essence of Wang Yu's peak mid-Nascent Soul divine sense. Its quality was incredibly high, and just a tiny bit was enough to crush the three Core Formation "ants."

Wang Yu's Ancient Soul avatar materialized, looking down upon the "ants."

"Hand over my possessions, and then—die!"

The three were terrified and desperately activated the teleportation talisman, only to find it utterly useless. This was because the pool space was completely enveloped by the Chains of Heaven. Normal movement, sitting, or lying down was fine, but attempting to tear open space was no different from a mortal tearing steel with bare hands. It was completely impossible.

Despair descended. Just as the leading cultivator was about to take out bargaining chips to communicate with Wang Yu, a gray beam of light, imbued with a sense of utter stillness, swept across them. The three grunted, falling directly into the pool, frozen solid by the extreme yin and cold power. If one were to examine their Qi Seas with divine sense, they would find their Golden Cores had completely dimmed. Their physical bodies still retained life, but their souls had forever extinguished, with no possibility of resurrection.

Wang Yu collected the Ancestral Water Token, the three corpses, and their storage rings. He then transformed back into threads of divine sense and vanished into thin air.