Chapter 728: The Source (III)

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"Thus, when the Void Immortal Realm disappeared, there was great hatred for the Jade Emperor!"

"This is inevitable. He did not do it properly. He should have blocked the practitioner's path to advancement. It's an absolutely irreconcilable enmity!"

Zhou Bao frowned. He agreed with Qing Feng. If someone cut him off from advancing, he would see that person as a mortal enemy.

"The two most important things in antiquity times were entering the Void Immortal Realm and resisting the Devil Realm, but wasn't the Devil Realm sealed then?"

"Humph. The ancient deities were not as powerful as the Innate Deity. Even the Innate Deity could not seal the Primordial Demon completely. How could they?" Qing Feng's mouth curved disapprovingly. "The largest entrance and exit to the Devil Realm into the hollow was sealed, but there were many junctions and voids between the Devil Realm and the hollow. The demons often entered the hollow through these spaces, but not in great numbers. Given the rules and the Power of Fate of the two realms, it was difficult for a truly powerful Primordial Demon to enter the hollow. Therefore, when invaders from the Devil Realm entered, they were not very powerful, and the most common was the Fierce Owl. Thus, the Fierce Owl became the most familiar demon creature in the antiquity times. Moreover, rules and the Power of Fate are hard to break, but not impossible. In antiquity times, there were many times when the Primordial Demons rushed into the hollow, each having power comparable to an Earthly Immortal. They naturally posed a great threat to many macro worlds. Each time the Primordial Demons appeared, it was a disaster for the hollow. They were hard to kill, and even the Earthly Immortals could only seal them. The legend is that the 99 Emperors sealed 99 Primordial Demons. As for the Fierce Owl you mentioned, it has to do with this matter!"

"What does he have to do with it?"

"As I've said before, it is very difficult for the Primordial Demons to enter into the hollow. But during antiquity times, in a very short period of time, several Primordial Demons entered into the hollow in a strange way, causing great damage to the hollow. The incident was so abnormal that it aroused suspicion in all the macro worlds. In the end, the macro worlds agreed that there was a traitor in the human race, or that there was a spy from the Devil Realm in the human race. The code name for this spy was the Fierce Owl!"

"Was it that hapless Lord of Heaven?"

"Yes, it was him. At that time, he was just like you are now, a young practitioner with considerable fame and great Divine Fate. He became a Lord of Heaven before the age of 20, and was honored as an unusually lucky person. In the short 10 years after he became famous, a total of 43 Primordial Demons broke the seal and entered the hollow. In the end, all the evidence pointed to him. He denied it, but no one believed him. And later facts seemed to confirm that he was the spy. No other Primordial Demons entered the hollow following his death."

"So, you think he's the Fierce Owl?"

"I wasn't alone, everyone thought that at the time!" Qing Feng smiled and added, "This matter has nothing to do with me. Fifth Manor has always kept out of worldly affairs, not only now, but also in antiquity times!" He paused a moment before continuing, "But from what you've seen, he's not actually the Fierce Owl and has been wronged. He was out of luck. The antiquity times have ended. Except for men like me, it is likely no one remembers him!"

"That's not exactly right. Somebody remembers him!" Zhou Bao told Qing Feng about the mysterious man.

"Oh? With cultivation at the peak of the Immortal? There are not too many people with such high cultivation now. But if he's the man's friend, it's possible. Alas, another unlucky guy trapped at the peak of the Immortal. The Jade Emperor is indeed hateful!"

With the information that he had wanted and a lot of ancient secrets, Zhou Bao was an internal storm of contrasting emotions. He rose to leave. Qing Feng did not ask him to stay, he just told Zhou Bao that his enemy would come in 10 days, and asked Zhou Bao to come again then. Zhou Bao nodded in response and left Fifth Manor.

After Zhou Bao's departure, the smile on Qing Feng's face was replaced by irritation.

"I'm not the Fierce Owl. I'm not the Fierce Owl. It appears that he has been wronged, or that he has been framed!"

"Qing Feng, come to my meditation abode!" As his anger grew, a faint wave of spirit pulled him back from it. "You are about to enter the Realm of Earthly Immortal. Don't be so emotional!"

Yes, teacher!" Qing Feng replied hurriedly. He quickly entered into a secluded meditation abode.

"Stop thinking about the Fierce Owl. It's no use. I couldn't figure it out, why would you!" In the meditation abode, a man who appeared to be the Immortal Zhen Yuan sighed slightly. "If it's a trap, it's a trap far beyond your imagination and set by an unknown being that I can't break. All you have to do now is get into the Earthly Immortals' Great Way as soon as possible and not lose your temper over someone who has been dead for so many years!"

"Yes! I understand! I was wrong!"

"You were not wrong. It's because it's too sudden and unexpected. It never occurred to me that such a thing could happen to this young man. Heehee, in such a large hollow, he's run into a tiny remnant thought of a man who has been dead for years. Haha—!"

Listening to his teacher's sneer, Qing Feng raised his head in surprise. "Teacher, you mean..."

"I didn't say anything. I just want to tell you that even if it's a trap, it's not a trap you can get into. You should pay more attention to Zhou Bao. I not only felt the spirit of the Primordial Fierce Beast Zhuyan from him, but also the spirit of the Innate Deity. That's kind of weird. Give him more favors when necessary!"

"Yes! Teacher, in 10 days..."

"That's your problem. I'll look at his combat capability. The Extreme Realm of Force, crushing vacuum.... In all these years, I have never seen anyone practice it successfully. Could he be an exception?"

"He's a little bit special, a little bit clever, but I don't think he's an exception to that!" Qing Feng's look changed slightly. He knew his teacher was interested in Zhou Bao but did not expect he had such great expectations for him.

Even the ancient deities and the people in the Ancient Celestial Court had failed to achieve the Extreme Realm of Force of the crushing vacuum!

"It's no big deal. I'm just a little curious!" The Immortal Zhen Yuan waved his hand and ordered, "Well, you can leave now. Calm down, you understand?"

"Yes!" Qing Feng left the meditation abode, but his curiosity grew stronger. He had a strange anticipation for the battle that would happen in 10 days time.

While Qing Feng was looking forward to the fight, Zhou Bao felt tremendous pressure. The pressure was not from the fight. Before going to Fifth Manor, he might not have been able to beat a man at the peak of the Immortal, but now, he had gathered the Three Flowers above the Head, and was no longer afraid. His combat capability was certainly not as good as that of an Earthly Immortal, but it had been raised several times, almost to the level of an Earthly Immortal.

Likewise, with the Three Flowers above the Head, he had gained resistance to Ma Linglong's ability. When Ma Linglong saw him again, she showed a strange expression and Zhou Bao felt strange force fluctuations around her, which he had not seen before. In addition, now, the dark Flower of the Spirit in his Sea of Consciousness was turning on its own accord, completely shutting out all the highly flexible, gossamer-like threads. Zhou Bao was very relieved.

"You seem to have benefited a lot from Fifth Manor this time!"

After leaving Fifth Manor, Ma Linglong had completely forgotten all the information she had about Zhou Bao. She only remembered that she had taken him to Fifth Manor, and then watched him make a deal with Qing Feng.

"A small gain, thank you very much, Miss Ma. If it weren't for you I wouldn't have gotten so much benefit!"

"I love to hear that. So, how are you going to thank me?" Ma Linglong's eyes narrowed and a sly gleam came into her eyes. "Is the world famous King Wuyang a thankless guy?"

"With your identity, do you need my help?" Zhou Bao smiled. Although he could resist Ma Linglong's power, he did not want to stay with her any longer. "How about I give you a promise? You may come to me if you are in trouble in the future. If I am able, I will certainly help you. Of course, the premise is not to harm my interests!"

"Okay, deal!" Ma Linglong's eyes narrowed even more. "I trust you. I hope you won't let me down!"

Zhou Bao gave a slight nod and disappeared.

"Come on, you always leave so quickly. Am I really that scary?" Ma Linglong stood, puzzled for a moment before giving a burst of clear and melodious laughter.