Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 769: Underwater Island

Chapter 769: Underwater Island

Lady Yu’s elegant and gentle demeanor when Shang Xia was there earlier was nowhere to be seen. Instead, killing intent seeped out from her being.

The 2 sorry figures eventually rose into the air again, and the old man didn’t dare to say any more. However, that didn’t stop the granny from snapping reluctantly, “Pavilion Master, are you trying to silence us? Did you forget how you begged us for a chance to enter the Martial Dipper Realm in the past?”

A brilliant smile appeared on Lady Yu’s face all of a sudden. “Of course not! Yu Yu will never forget the grace Martial Uncle and Martial Aunt has shown me. Martial Aunt, take a look at this. Didn’t I obtain an Origin Dipper from Young Master Shang specially for you?” [1]

She released the restriction around the flame and it instantly appeared before her. It drifted slowly towards the old lady.

Seemingly having thought of something, the old man flew back and retreated from the ball of black flames.

Lady Yu glanced at him and pretended not to see what he did.

He might have left, but the granny’s attention was stuck to the ball of black flames.

“Origin Dipper! It’s actually a complete Origin Dipper!” The old lady reached out to catch the black flames floating over to her and she didn’t forget to coat her hands in extermination qi. She admired the flame jumping about in her hands while asking, “Pavilion Master, you truly are a woman of your word. I was too hasty earlier and embarrassed myself! Oh right, I’m not very knowledgeable and I would like to ask Pavilion Master what Origin Dipper this is.”

“Oh. It’s called the Abyss Smoke Poison Fire Fate Dipper. It’s a fire poison Origin Dipper.” Lady Yu looked at the old lady whose face was already turning ash-black while speaking casually.

“Poison...” The old lady felt a jolt running through her body. She discovered she couldn’t speak any further as she turned to stare at Yu Yu. She was met with a frosty gaze and the look of shock was etched on her face for eternity.

Lady Yu made a simple gesture and the black flames flew back to her. The body of the old lady eventually turned to dust and scattered in the air.

Turning to look at the old man who was filled with fear but was still lingering around, she chuckled, “Looks like Martial Aunt isn’t fortunate enough to obtain the Origin Dipper. Martial Uncle, do you wish to attempt refining it?”

“Junior Sister Qin shouldn’t dream of entering the Martial Dipper Realm if she couldn’t even hold on to an Origin Dipper... She deserved everything that happened to her!” The old man muttered. He turned serious the next moment and continued, “An Origin Dipper is extremely important to the Tianya Pavilion and you should get the final say in who gets to use it. How dare other people try to butt in and offer their opinions? Even if you would like me to give my suggestion, I think that Pavilion Master should be the one to refine it. When that happens, your cultivation will take another step forward. Moreover, I also heard that after one enters the second element of the Martial Dipper Realm, they will be able to split off a Fate Dipper Clone with the combat strength of a Martial Dipper Realm expert. That will greatly increase your survivability...”

Lady Yu giggled softly and interrupted him, “Martial Uncle, you’re thinking too highly of me. However, I won’t be able to refine this Origin Dipper, and neither will you.”

Despite the look of confusion on his face, he responded quickly. “Pavilion Master, we will follow everything you say.”

Nodding slightly, she finally turned serious and explained, “Martial Uncle, you should have seen what happened. The poison it contains is truly tyrannical. Even with Martial Aunt Qin’s cultivation at the large completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm, she couldn’t avoid death. There isn’t even a need to think that she would be able to refine it. In order for someone to refine this Origin Dipper to step into the Martial Dipper Realm, one would have to practice poison arts and refine poison extermination origins in the Martial Extermination Realm. Only then will they not be poisoned by the Origin Dipper.”

He couldn’t help but gasp, “So...”

Sealing up the ball of black flames again, Lady Yu muttered, “We’ll keep it for now. If any disciple from the Tianya Pavilion comes across the opportunity in the future, it won’t be too late for us to allocate this Origin Dipper.”

Lady Yu turned and glanced at the erupting volcano and ordered, “I’ll hand things over here to you. The Tongyou Institution will probably send some people over to discuss the matter of cooperation with us. I will have to trouble you to host and do the negotiations with them.”

“Pavilion Master, that’s my job to begin with. Rest assured. You can leave it to me.”

Lady Yu nodded in response and she disappeared the next moment.

The elder cupped his fists respectfully, and when he was finally sure that she had left, he straightened his back and heaved a sigh of relief.

He glanced around him where the remains of the old lady had scattered and he couldn’t help but sigh again. This time, he seemed to be in a lot more pain. The phenomenon where a Martial Extermination Realm expert fell appeared all around him as he tried to hide the sorrow he felt.

His junior sister truly didn’t know her place. Ever since Yu Yu entered the Martial Dipper Realm, they could no longer treat her as a mere junior. Moreover, she was also the Pavilion Master of the Tianya Pavilion!

...

As Shang Xia made his way back to the You Continent, he drew rank four Teleportation Talismans in the air and stepped through the spatial gates he created.

With his current skills in talisman crafting, he was able to ensure a certain rate of success even when crafting them in the void.

As for rank five talismans... His success rate when using talisman paper wasn’t high to begin with. There was no need to mention drawing them in the void.

After several tests and experiments, Shang Xia could basically confirm the distance he could travel with the rank four Teleportation Talisman. If he drew it with his inner qi, it could allow him to travel 1200 miles or so. If he managed to craft a proper talisman for it, it would allow one to travel slightly less than 1500 miles.

No matter if it was 1200 or 1500 miles, that was the limit of the rank four Teleportation Talisman. However, that didn’t mean that they would have to travel so far every time they used the talisman.

When experts like Shang Xia who could control the power of space used such methods, they would be able to control how far they actually traveled when using the talisman as long as it was within the maximum range.

The reason why Shang Xia was drawing talismans as a mode of transport was so that he could familiarize himself with his control over space. He also wanted to see how feasible it was to construct a stable spatial tunnel that could be used over and over again.

As he made his way back, Shang Xia discovered that his greatest takeaway wasn’t either of those. Instead, it was his better understanding of his new mode of crafting talismans!

After several more days, Shang Xia finally returned to the eastern region of the You Continent. He took much longer than if he flew over.

When he returned, he didn’t alert the Martial Extermination Realm expert stationed there. Instead, his divine will spread out and encompassed hundreds of miles before locating several familiar auras on some small islands nearby. Despite locating them, he didn’t find a trace of Hau Yuanyuan.

Those he detected were the disciples who had once followed his school of cultivation in the Tongyou Institution. Most of them had already graduated and a good portion of them were in the Martial Intent Realm. They were qualified to be deacons stationed in the various islands and they had several disciples in the Martial Extremity and Martial Realm under them.

The islands that were formed from the remains of the Manyu Continent seemed to be treasure islands that were highly sought after by lower-level disciples.

Even the worst of those islands had dense heaven and earth qi. The lands were fertile and it was great for nurturing and growing spiritual herbs.

Better islands possessed some sort of mineral resource and even though they hadn’t started mining, it wasn’t a bad idea to occupy them and station some disciples beforehand.

The biggest reason the You, Ji, and Liao Continents were vying over the islands was because of that! Of course, they wanted to expand their territory, but those resources were the main reason their conflict was so bad.

Because Shang Xia couldn’t find traces of Hai Yuanyuan, he felt a little reluctant to leave immediately. He started to extend his divine will further east to the region where the disciples of the 3 factions would usually run into conflicts.

Hai Yuanyuan was a student at the Inner Division at the end of the day. Even if she was sent on the training expedition, she would be stationed at the islands closer to the You Continent to protect the region. There shouldn’t be a reason for her to be sent to the more dangerous region. On impulse, Shang Xia decided to pay the region a visit and take a look at the situation playing out there.

As he approached, he quickly discovered that the Tongyou Institution had sent 2 Martial Extermination Realm experts over to protect and patrol the region. It shouldn’t be easy for anyone to invade or approach. The Liao Continent also sent 2 Martial Extermination Realm experts, but the Ji Continent stationed 3 of them around the islands.

As he approached, Shang Xia concealed his aura completely. Unless he intentionally revealed it, there wasn’t a need to talk about those Martial Extermination Realm cultivators. Even experts in the Martial Dipper Realm might not be able to discover him.

What surprised Shang Xia was that of the 2 Martial Extermination Realm experts stationed there, he was familiar with 1 of them.

The person was Dou Zhong, and he was Shang Xia’s fellow student when they were still disciples of the Tongyou Institution. Dou Zhong never thought well of Shang Xia due to his status as a disciple of one of the great clans.

Clearly, Dou Zhong also had amazing talent. He was hardworking and lucky. His cultivation soared after he caught the eye of Shang Lubing, Kou Chongxue’s sworn brother. He also managed to receive pointers from Kou Chongxue several times and he already advanced to the second layer of the Martial Extermination Realm.

From what Shang Xia could tell, his aura was stable and his foundations were solid. He would be able to advance as long as he refined another extermination origin. Once that happened, he would be able to step through the gates of a high-level Martial Extermination Realm expert.

In reality, unless Dou Zhong was compared to a perverted monster like Shang Xia, he could be considered an incredible talent! He would have been the top talent among his peers!

...

Even though Shang Xia felt that it wasn’t possible for Hai Yuanyuan to be anywhere in the area, he didn’t mind learning about the situation there now that he had arrived.

Surprisingly, the moment he arrived, he discovered several figures rushing out of the water hundreds of miles away while fighting with each other.

Shang Xia quickly discovered another familiar aura.

“No wonder I couldn’t find anything of interest. Looks like they were hiding under the water!”

He continued to observe the battle with great interest.

There were 4 cultivators fighting at the moment and of the 4, 1 had already completed their second divine sense transformation. They clearly held the upper hand in the battle. He was facing 3 opponents from the Tongyou Institution who were in the Martial Extremity Realm.

The students of the institution might be at a disadvantage, but they deployed their battle formation and were able to put up a good fight. Even though their cultivation levels differed greatly, they weren’t on the receiving end of a nasty beatdown.

Shang Xia couldn’t be more familiar with the battle formation they were using. After all, it was something he taught them back then, the Yin Yang Extremity Formation!

Surprisingly, the battle formation they used wasn’t exactly what he taught. Instead, there seemed to be some sort of variation. Looking closer, the person who was directing the formation was Hai Yuanyuan. She received Shang Xia’s full teachings, and she was able to gain her own understanding of how the extremity qi interacted with one another.

Clearly, Shang Xia didn’t plan on interfering. Instead, he became even more curious about their battle. His divine will continued to extend downwards but when it reached the ocean’s surface, he was faced with strong resistance. He quickly discovered the reason.

“No wonder...”

1. Yeah, her name is Yu Yu as in “??” - pronounced in different tones in Chinese ?