Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1351: Back Again

Chapter 1351: Back Again

The Tongyou Institution leaped into action the moment they made the decision. Ge Qingzhu left the You Continent for the Hai Continent to meet up with Sun Haiwei.

At the same time, the Tongyou Institution informed the various factions about the deaths of the Martial Dipper Realm experts and how suspicious things were.

Shang Xia didn’t continue to keep up with the matter as he left the Spirit Luxuriant World to return to Star Beast Nest No.2.

Of course, Shang Xia personally informed Zhang Xuansheng about the matter of the suspicious deaths of their Martial Dipper Realm experts.

Be it rank six sea spiritual beasts or how they managed to infiltrate the Spirit Luxuriant World, or if there was truly someone behind the entire thing. With the high-level True Immortals of their world paying attention to it, there would no longer be any suspense and the danger level basically dropped to 0.

Of course, with Zhang Xuansheng being a high-level Elysium True Immortal, his ability to defend the Spirit Luxuriant World reached a whole new level. It was much safer than before, emboldening Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue to do more outside.

...

After several months of being in Star Beast Nest No.2, focusing on crafting talismans, the 26th year of the Spirit Luxuriant Calendar came about. Shang Xia left behind a second tier True Immortal clone in the Star Beast Nest before reporting to Kou Chongxue his plan before stepping into the region of space around the Essence Xing World again.

The first time he went, he managed to run a spot to cultivate and Song Zhen was hunted down by the experts of the Essence Xing World. He had to return without finding the Essence Xing World, but at the same time, he managed to gain an approximate location of where the Essence Xing World should be.

Now that he was back, he was a lot more familiar with the place.

From Song Zhen, he learned that because Essence Worlds had Martial Emptiness Realm experts, they probably had a lot of vassal worlds. They would form a Heavenly Field of their own.

The Heavenly Field of an Essence World wasn’t as closed off as the Heaven Observation Field. Instead, they would open up their trade routes and interact with others.

From a certain standpoint, Shang Xia wouldn’t have to be worried that he would be discovered and hunted down when he approached.

Of course, interacting with other worlds didn’t mean that the Essence Xing World would relax the defenses of their heavenly screen and allow people to pass through freely.

Even if Shang Xia found the Essence Xing World and approached it, he would still be taking a big risk if he tried to infiltrate.

Not only was the heavenly screen of an Essence World much stronger than a Spirit World, they also had multiple Martial Emptiness Realm experts! At the very least, the Essence Xing World had a few of them!

Unlike the other time when he was running around like a headless fly, he took less than a month to approach an Earth Star closest to the Essence Xing World.

After arriving on the Earth Star that was the main trading hub established by the Essence Xing World, he noticed that there were more than 1 of those in the region. There, Shang Xia could clearly see the heavenly screen of the Essence Xing World.

He didn’t use a Six Harmony Teleportation Talisman to infiltrate immediately. Instead, he observed it for some time and learned some things about the people approaching the world while also seemingly waiting for some people.

Half a month passed just like that, and a figure that was a little plump arrived on the Earth Star and entered a tea house according to the order he was given.

Ordering a pot of tea, the plump figure sat on the second floor of the establishment and started to look around intently as though waiting for someone. A soothing voice suddenly came from behind him. “True Immortal SHen, why do you look so tense?”

Shen Chongshan turned his head to see the grinning Shang Xia standing behind him.

Too shocked to think about how Shang Xia appeared undetected behind him at the moment, he quickly got to his feet. “True Immortal Shang, you finally came!”

Raising his hand to stop Shen Chongshan from speaking further, Shang Xia indicated for him to be careful of what he was saying before heading to the seat facing him.

Shen Chongshan quickly poured a cup of tea for Shang Xia and saw that no one was paying attention to them. He eventually heaved a sigh of relief. “True Immortal Shang, if you still don’t show up, I’m afraid I will have to head over to the Star Beast Nest in the region of chaotic space again...”

“Oh? If I didn’t remember wrongly, your Wanyun Association obtained no fewer than 10 Myriad Tinted Cloud Talismans from me in recent years. Didn’t you guys already free yourself from the Chen Dynasty and establish yourself in our own territory over the sea? Why do you look even more worried now than when you were being targeted by the Chen Dynasty?” Shang Xia gasped softly.

With another soft sigh, Shen Chongshan continued, “You might not have heard, but even though we established ourselves over the sea, we gave up everything we once had. We have to start from scratch again and strengthen our territory!”

Nodding slowly, Shang Xia asked, “Have things been going smoothly?”

Shen Chongshan had a constipated expression on his face as he explained, “Our Wanyuan Association started off as a merchant group, and with our floating island, we could travel the world to do business. We used to possess a pretty good relationship with the smaller powers but since leaving our original base of operations, our connections were greatly damaged. We also lost the ability to make deals with the Chen, Qi, and Yu Dynasties...”

Shang Xia indicated his understanding before he continued, “Well, your Wanyun Association should be great at making new connections, right? It won’t be long before you grow strong again.”

Shen Chongshan’s eyes lit up, but it soon changed to a look of depression as he forced a chuckle, “Ever since we established ourselves over the sea, we thought that everything would pick up easily again. Only after some time did we discover how difficult it would be.”

“I don’t understand. Does your Wanyun Association only trade within your world? Or do you have more connections outside your world?” Shang Xia frowned and questioned.

Shen Chongshan muttered in a soft voice, “True Immortal Shang, you are very insightful. In the past, our Wanyun Association has always focused on dealing within the Essence Xing World. Even though we tried to interact with powers outside the world, we only started to focus on that after being pressured by the Chen Dynasty. We didn’t have too much time to expand on that and we clearly underestimated the influence of the Chen Dynasty who had a Martial Emptiness Sage on the world...”

Shang Xia didn’t stop there. “Is something the matter for your Wanyun Association to invite me to your world?”

That was right... Shang Xia’s intention when he decided to head over to the Essence Xing World was because he wanted to infiltrate them and fuck them over from within. He also wanted to try to find a way to grow stronger. He also received multiple invitations from the Wanyun Association and he decided to use it as an excuse to head over.

He originally wanted to sneak in as that would give him the flexibility to do whatever he wanted, but Kou Chongxue recommended that he should make contact with their local faction as soon as possible and establish some sort of cooperation. That would allow him to move around the Essence Xing World legitimately and he might even be able to learn about the overall situation there. At the same time, he could also fight for benefits openly.

Shen Chongshan suddenly turned serious and cupped his fists in Shang Xia’s direction. “True Immortal Shang, please help us in establishing our foundations!”

Shang Xia hesitated slightly. “We have been working together for a long time, and logically speaking, we should have formed a basis of trust. However, if I enter your world, I would definitely face some rejection from your World’s Will and I would be thankful if I can still keep 70 percent of my abilities. Your Wanyun Association might as well supply me with high-level talisman paper so that I can craft a few more talismans for you. That might be more helpful in your situation.”

Shen Chongshan laughed and a mysterious smile appeared on his face. “Who said that you would have to enter our world to help us?”

“What do you mean?” Shang Xia raised an eyebrow in confusion, despite having a guess in his heart.

Shen Chongshan chuckled in response, “Actually, I came here because my Martial Uncle instructed me to tell you that if you agree to help us, we will send a fleet out of the world to establish our trade route in 1 month. I’m the person in charge of the fleet and if you agree, my Martial Uncle will go through the details with you again.”

Shang Xia wanted to continue asking, but Shen Chongshan simply stated that he didn’t know too much about the intricate details and bid Shang Xia farewell. Before he left, he handed over a spatial artifact saying that it contained proof of their sincerity before rushing off.

He felt a little displeased at the Wanyun Association’s intention. His original plan was to enter the Essence Xing World, but he didn’t think that they had no intention of inviting him in at all.

However, from what Shen Chongshan revealed, the Wanyun Association was planning something big. Shang Xia was clearly seen as a strong ally for them as they sent Shen Chongshan over to greet him once they heard he had arrived.

Opening the spatial artifact Shen Chongshan left behind, Shang Xia saw 300 high-grade essence crystals neatly arranged within. Even for a high-level True Immortal like Shang Xia, that was a considerable fortune. He could tell how serious the Wanyun Association was with their tribute.

1 month was but a blink of an eye if Shang Xia decided to use the time to cultivate, but Shang Xia didn’t wish to do so.

Due to the blessing of the world he received from the Spirit Luxuriant World, his cultivation rose like a rocket. He felt that he had to slow down to consolidate his foundations instead of rushing even more.

Since I have a month, I should head over to the Essence Xing World to have a look. Even though it’s a little rushed, it’s enough time to look around. I might even discover something interesting when I’m there...

Shang Xia thought to himself as he recalled he buried 2 ticking time bombs in the Essence Xing World.