Wang Yu
Chapter 1134 Jin Tong is Captured
For the conversation between Han Li and the others, Hei Tian Mozu naturally had little interest.
He seemed quite excited about everything he saw, looking around incessantly. After a long while, he came to the edge of the deep pit, squatted down, and, stroking his chin, seemed to be considering something. Suddenly, his figure swayed and he plunged straight down, landing in the center of the deep pit.
On the ground there, there were still remnants of rock fireballs the size of houses. Hei Tian seemed very interested in these fireballs, circling around them, occasionally reaching out his palms as if warming himself by a stove.
Just as Han Li and the others were talking, a spatial fluctuation suddenly came from the void not far to their side.
A flash of light appeared within, and three figures stumbled out from it.
Han Li and the others had just been through a great battle, and their nerves had not completely relaxed yet. Seeing these suddenly appearing people, all of whom had powerful Immortal Spiritual Energy fluctuations, they looked ready for another fight.
The three seemed to be quite frightened as well. The leader, an old man with green skin covered in copper coin-like scales, flashed with crystal light, and six snow-white ice crystals appeared around him, releasing waves of chilling cold air.
Beside him, a tall man with dark green skin, as dry as tree bark, seemed extremely afraid of the cold air, quickly dodging to the side. As azure light swirled around him, countless green roots instantly sprouted from under him, piercing straight into the scorched earth below.
The other gray-robed old man seemed much more normal. His appearance was just like any other person, except he stood with one hand behind his back, his robes billowing without wind, with waves of golden ripples constantly emanating from them.
Just as everyone was on the verge of drawing swords and about to fight, Liu Zizai suddenly called out:
"Huaiyangzi, could you be Fellow Daoist Huaiyangzi?"
This sudden question not only surprised Han Li and the others, but even the three people on the other side were taken aback.
The gray-robed old man frowned and carefully scrutinized them for a moment. His gaze fell on Liu Zizai, and after hesitating for a long time, he said with a surprised expression, "Liu Zizai, Fellow Daoist Liu… is it really you?"
"It is indeed I. I didn't expect that after our separation so many years ago, times would change, and we would meet again in this place at this time," Liu Zizai said with a wry smile, somewhat wistful.
"Fate is fickle, fate is fickle!" The gray-robed old man Huaiyangzi also shook his head and said.
Seeing this, Han Li and the others did not immediately lower their guard, but looked at the two with strange expressions.
"Everyone, don't be nervous. Fellow Daoist Huaiyangzi is an old friend of mine, not an enemy," Liu Zizai said to Han Li and the others, taking back his powers first.
Seeing this, the gray-robed old man also waved his hand, signaling the two beside him to withdraw their powers.
Then everyone restrained their auras and walked closer.
"I also didn't expect, I didn't expect to see Fellow Daoist Liu again after so many years..." Huaiyangzi sighed, saying with emotion.
"When you disappeared in the Mo Hai Immortal Domain, I even went there to search for you. Unfortunately, after spending hundreds of years, I still gained nothing. I only knew that you went to explore an underwater secret realm located in the Forgotten Dust Sea, and then there was no news. What exactly happened back then?" Liu Zizai asked with doubt.
"Back then, I was invited by an old friend from the Mo Hai Immortal Palace to explore a secret realm deep in the Red Dragon Sea Gully. Unexpectedly, I was betrayed by that fellow and ambushed and captured by people from the Immortal Palace. I was accused of many unwarranted crimes, and then I was thrown into the Immortal Prison. Later, I was transferred and sealed in the Years Tower. I was only able to escape this time due to the changes in the tower," Huaiyangzi said.
"What… I was also imprisoned in the Years Tower for many years, and I didn't know you were also in the tower?" Liu Zizai said in surprise.
"You were also imprisoned in the tower?" Huaiyangzi looked Liu Zizai up and down, with a suspicious expression on his face.
"What, you don't believe me?" Liu Zizai asked with a frown.
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that a cultivator with your level of cultivation, if he had been captured by the Heavenly Court, his cultivation could not have been maintained at this level. Didn't they extract your Laws power?" Huaiyangzi asked with some doubt.
After saying that, he looked at the green-skinned old man and the withered tree man beside him. The three of them were all very puzzled.
"Extract Laws power? Could it be that the Heavenly Court has done such an evil thing to you… No wonder I see that although your realm is still there, your cultivation seems like a castle in the air, a bit unstable," Liu Zizai said after carefully looking at him again.
"Not only me, but many cultivators in the Immortal Prison were subjected to this cruel act. All the Laws threads that they had condensed and comprehended were stripped away, and then they were thrown into the Years Tower," Huaiyangzi said hatefully.
"Speaking of which, although you didn't submit to the Heavenly Court back then, you had always been on good terms with them. You could be considered a carefree rogue immortal. Why would they attack you? Could it be that your Laws threads have something special about them?" Liu Zizai frowned and said.
"When it comes to the power of Laws, it is all obtained through enlightenment. Even if they come from the same source, they carry their own understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Whose doesn't have something special? It's just that the Heavenly Court doesn't seem to care about this. The cultivators they capture are not a small number, including humans, demons, and devils, and even grass and tree spirits. The power of Laws they cultivate has no commonality. This matter reveals strangeness from the inside out," Huaiyangzi shook his head and said.
"Senior Huaiyangzi, what is the Heavenly Court using your extracted Laws threads for?" Jiao San couldn't help but ask.
Han Li was also very curious about this. Seeing Jiao San asking, he immediately pricked up his ears to listen.
"I don't know… From beginning to end, we don't know what they are doing with so many extracted Laws threads. Compared to this, what I find even stranger is, why wasn't your Laws threads stripped away?" Huaiyangzi shook his head and said.
"We don't know either. We only remember that not long after we were imprisoned in the Immortal Domain, we were tricked and deceived by Wen Taisui into the Years Tower, and then we were imprisoned until now. By the way, where were you imprisoned in the Years Tower?" Liu Zizai asked.
"Many cultivators and I were imprisoned on the seventh floor of the Years Tower, but we were all sealed underground and had been in a semi-dormant state. I don't know how many years ago, the tower's confinement force suddenly loosened, and we tried to slowly restore our Laws power, but we couldn't move freely," Huaiyangzi said.
"So that's how it is. I was imprisoned on the fifth floor. No wonder I never saw Fellow Daoist. Haha, you and I have been in the same place for so many years, and if it weren't for today's events, I don't know when we would have reunited," Liu Zizai said, glancing at Hei Tian Mozu, who was still playing with fire at the bottom of the giant pit.
Han Li listened to the words of several people, without much change on his face, but his heart was shocked.
The Heavenly Court, as the most authoritative official force in the True Immortal Realm, not to mention the usual behavior of the Immortal Palaces, but on the surface, it still aims to uphold justice and pacify the Immortal Domain. Logically speaking, it shouldn't do anything too outrageous. If it is really as Huaiyangzi said, daring to do such a thing at the risk of offending the world, and has not been discovered so far, what they are plotting must be no small matter.
It's just a pity that there are too few clues now, and he has no way to guess.
"Everyone, excuse me for saying too much, but this place is not a good place right now. I think it's best to leave as soon as possible. If there's anything, you can talk about it later," Han Li said after thinking for a moment.
"That's right. This has caused such a big commotion. I believe the Heavenly Court will soon send people to deal with the aftermath. Let's leave here first and then discuss it in the long term," Jiao San nodded, also agreeing.
"Fellow Daoist, what are your plans now?" Liu Zizai looked at Huaiyangzi and asked.
"Now that things have come to this, there is nothing I dare not say. Back then, the Reincarnation Hall had the intention of recruiting me. In order to protect myself, I didn't agree. I'm afraid I have nowhere to go now. I don't know how the Reincarnation Hall is now, and whether they are still willing to take me in," Huaiyangzi sighed and said.
"If Senior wants to join the Reincarnation Hall, this junior may be able to recommend you," Jiao San said with a smile, cupping his fists after hearing this.
As soon as this was said, the twenty or so people around who had originally planned to follow Jiao San were stunned for a moment, and some of their expressions changed. I don't know if some people said a few words, but the others shook their heads with regret and became quiet again.
"Oh, you are a member of the Reincarnation Hall?" Huaiyangzi looked Jiao San up and down and asked with some surprise.
Jiao San smiled noncommittally.
"If it weren't for them, we would probably still be imprisoned in the tower at this moment," Liu Zizai said before Jiao San could answer.
"Good, good, good. It seems that I still owe you a debt of gratitude for getting out of trouble. I am willing to follow you to the Reincarnation Hall," Huaiyangzi said with a surprised expression, then repeatedly said "good".
After saying that, he asked the two people beside him, "Fellow Daoist Moxu and Fellow Daoist Wuqi, what are your plans?"
"Our situation is similar to yours, and we can be considered to have hit it off. Although we are lucky enough to escape now, I think the Heavenly Court will never let us go, so let's join the Reincarnation Hall together," the green-skinned old man named Wuqi said with a gentle smile.
The withered tree man didn't seem to like to speak, just nodded in response, his voice quite hoarse.
"Brother Han, what are your plans? Are you willing to return to the Reincarnation Hall with me?" Jiao San looked at Han Li and asked.
"After this experience, I can be considered to have seen through it. The feud between me and the Heavenly Court is getting bigger and bigger. The sooner I join the Reincarnation Hall, the sooner I will have a backer. It's just that this time, don't just give me the title of Child of Reincarnation like before," Han Li shook his head and said.
"Perhaps it's a coincidence, Brother Han has a great affinity with my Reincarnation Hall. This time, you have helped me to make no small contribution. This time, after entering the Reincarnation Hall, Brother Han will be considered a true core member of the Reincarnation Hall. Our Hall Master also appreciates you very much, and may even want to see you in person," Jiao San said with a smile.
"Very good. But I'm still waiting for you to give me an explanation about the Golden Boy matter you mentioned before?" Han Li asked with a smile, turning to voice transmission.
"This… it's not convenient to say too much for the time being. I can only tell you that Golden Boy is now imprisoned in the Nine Elements Sect," Jiao San replied after a slight hesitation.
Han Li's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he asked through voice transmission, "What exactly is going on with Golden Boy being captured by the Nine Elements Sect? You can tell me this, right?"