Chapter 276 - Under The Command Of The Demon King
Lei Yu never thought that he would be able to leave the Void Sect. Since Ai Er was able to obtain a great cultivation method, why would it matter if they temporarily can't see each other? At least two years later, everything will be revealed. By that time, Lei Yu doesn't believe he'll still be unable to take Ai Er away. Even if he fails, when push comes to shove, Lei Yu will still die together with Ai Er!
The most pressing matter right now was that Lei Yu must hurry underwater to find the old turtle. His storage ring and Nuo Hu were in the turtle's hand, so Lei Yu had to inform his big brother about Ai Er as soon as possible in case he became overly worried.
Clearly remembering which path he came from, Lei Yu dove underwater and started swimming.
The cave manor was completely empty and the old turtle wasn't there at all. This felt really strange to Lei Yu since after searching the surroundings, he still couldn't find any traces of the old turtle.
"Where could he have gone to?" Lei Yu frowned, "Could I have trusted the wrong person? That shouldn't be, perhaps the turtle just left for the time being."
Lei Yu decided to go back to the old turtle's cave manor and wait there.
In another area. Romon, Big White and company were flying towards the Four Illusory Court while that pig-head and the person clothed in black followed in the rear. Although they detected the two following behind, they knew those two didn't have any malicious intentions and didn't bother with them.
The Four Illusory Court was really too far away from the Void Sect. Even though they were flying, it would still take three to five days before they arrive. Everyone was extremely anxious as they hoped they would convince the Four Illusory Court to help them. They also hoped they could get back in time to rescue Lei Yu. Little did this group of people know that Lei Yu had already safely left the Void Sect. And even swam all over the place before experiencing being captured and let off.
As for that old turtle, Lei Yu still couldn't find him!
When Lei Yu had been captured, the old turtle didn't stay around for long and brought everything with him to Long Er's Scaling Dragon Cave. From what Long Er's underlings told him, the group flew off for a group attack on the Void Sect but now there was no news of them. The old turtle felt something wasn't right. Since Lei Yu had trusted him so much, he couldn't fail on what he was entrusted to do. The old turtle quickly rushed out of the water and transformed into a human form. He then found a quiet place in the Immortal World and let Nuo Hu out to tell him everything that has happened. It was no use worrying for Nuo Hu to worry so he could only swallow his tears back and stay with the old turtle for now. As to what may happen later? That's a matter for the future. But Nuo Hu's future achievements will be entirely due to this master that wasn't a human!
Fully devoting himself to cultivating in order to take revenge for Lei Yu and Ai Er was the only support that Nuo Hu had for now.
In this short amount of time, all of Lei Yu's companions had separated from him. He was the only one left staying at the old turtle's cave manor quietly waiting.
Three days pa.s.sed by and Lei Yu awoke from his deep cultivation. He could no longer remain calm and flew out of the water searching, at the same time leaving the Void Sect territories.
Unfortunately as luck would have it, a few days after Lei Yu left, Romon and company decided to fight to the death with the Void Sect. Since the Four Illusory Court didn't agree to their request, they decided to drench the grounds with Void Sect blood in order to rescue Lei Yu. But then they heard from the mouth of a disciple that Lei Yu had already left.
"What should we do now?" Romon anxiously asked as the group of them floated outside the Void Sect.
"How about we go back to the Scaling Dragon Cave first? Perhaps the young master is waiting for us there." Long Er suggested.
Everyone nodded and descended to the mountain valley. In the Scaling Dragon Cave, Long Er's subordinates reported what had happened in detail the past few days before turning around to leave.
"The old turtle and even young master had come by. But it looks like they've headed off into unknown directions!" Said Long Er as he frowned.
Big White seemed to have suddenly remembered something, "You guys wait here while I swing by the Thunder Rune Sect, he might have gone there."
After Big White left, everyone realized that the pig-head and the black clothed person had followed them back as well. Since they were so focused on finding Lei Yu, they didn't even pay attention to those two.
"Friends, since the matter has been resolved, are you two intending to leave now?" Said Long Er. These two individuals seemed to have witnessed the entire joke that has happened in trying to save Lei Yu.
The pig-head gave two humphs, "Disappointing… I am so disappointed. I thought I would get to have fun with another big battle but it looks like I won't get to play anymore. Farewell!" After saying that, he flapped his sleeves about to leave. The black clothed person cupped his hands to Long Er and company before following behind the pig-head.
"Wait a minute!" Cried out Romon as he suddenly remembered something.
The two of them turned around as everyone's gaze was focused on Romon. Romon then asked: "Why do you possess the Ares Axe that belongs to my father?"
After that question was asked did everyone remember that Lei Yu and Romon mentioned the Ares Axe outside the Void Sect.
The pig-head and the black clothed person were startled by those words. Their eyes were round and wide as they glanced at each other, unable to believe their ears. The pig-head swallowed hard, "You said this Ares Axe belongs to your father?"
Romon nodded. The pig-head and black clothed person started recalling something before carefully observing Romon. "Right, right! He's an ascetic cultivator! Is your name Romon?"
Romon nodded again. One could see the pig-head and black clothed person take two steps back before kneeling down on one knee. "Your subordinate Tai Lao, Hei Feng, greets the young master!"
The move made by the two shocked everyone; what ident.i.ty did this pig-head and the black clothed person have? Why would they kneel to a mere late Gold Core stage Romon and greet him as a young master? The reason was very simple - their master must be Romon's father.
"You guys… you guys…" Romon stared with wide eyes in shock, unsure what to say at the scene in front of him.
The pig-head was the first to speak: "Young master, I, Tai Lao am the Left General under the command of the Demon King. This Hei Feng is the Right General. We two are the ones that a.s.sist the Demon King in hid daily affairs!"
The earlier playful pig that enjoyed humph'ing at everything suddenly became serious; making it hard for everyone to accept what was going on.
The black clothed person nodded, "Young master, the Demon King has waited for you for over a thousand years now. There's not a day that he doesn't mention you. We didn't expect that you've finally arrived in the Immortal World!"
"Demon… Demon King?"
"Excuse this subordinate for being bold - the Demon King's name is Minotaur Linos!" Replied Hei Feng.
Romon's body trembled and couldn't stand properly. All he felt was a ringing sound inside his mind.
The pig-head looked at the rest of the others, "Didn't Lord Lightning come with you?"
"Young master? Could the Lord Lightning you mention be my young master?" Asked Long Er in confusion.
"Could it be…?" Tai Lao and Hei Feng gasped, "Could it be that the extraordinary person you were trying to rescue is Lord Lightning?"
Romon seemed to be a bit happier after hearing news about his father, but then said in a dispirited tone: "Right, it is him. I have disappointed my father…!"
"Your subordinate deserves death! If we knew that person was Lord Lightning, we would have given our lives to rescue him! If Her Majesty the Queen knew that Lord Lightning was in trouble, she will definitely become furious. Young master, can you come back with us two first so that we can discuss some measures?" Asked the pig-head as the two lowered their heads in apology.
Chapter 277 - Four Colored Flower
Romon nodded but wasn't anxious to leave right away. He had to wait until Big White came back to determine whether Lei Yu went to the Thunder Rune Sect or not. Only after that would he go back with Tai Lao and Hei Feng, and explain everything in detail to his father.
Big White later returned without any results.
"When I see father, I will definitely have him do everything possible to find the whereabouts of little Yu. If you guys have any news, please inform me as soon as possible!" Romon told Big White and company the general location that Tai Lao had told him of the Demon King's territory.
No one knew about the appointment Lei Yu made with the Void Sect two years from now. And it was naturally impossible for them to know that Nuo Hu's words of the Void Immortal not being present at the Void Sect were completely wrong.
The main goal for Romon to see his father was to request that he help Lei Yu by flattening the Void Sect! And Romon completely believes that Minotaur Linos will not refuse it. After all, Lei Yu was his benefactor and someone his father had always thought of through these thousands of years.
Not to mention that none of them knew where Lei Yu went off to, even Lei Yu himself didn't know where he was. He was currently surrounded by thick clouds and couldn't see anything around him. Lei Yu's previous flying speed was too fast so by the time he entered into the clouds, wanting to get out of it would require some time.
It appears that the dense clouds have covered a large surface area and Lei Yu couldn't find the borders. Even though he was flying in one direction, he still couldn't get out of this strange location.
"No way! I had just escaped that Cloud Barrier of the Void Sect yet I unexpectedly landed in a similar environment again!" Lei Yu anxiously s.h.i.+fted his Sky Devouring Sword downwards, hoping that descending will allow him to leave this place.
What disappointed Lei Yu was that he couldn't find an exit down below either. Even with solid ground beneath his feet, the place was still surrounded by layers of clouds. In the midst of this place, Lei Yu felt like he was no different from a blind person. Apart from using his spiritual perception ability, his eyes were completely useless right now.
While still in the midst of the clouds, "Could it be that I'll be trapped here until my death? Perhaps someone also created a formation thingy as well, or else why would all the clouds be condensed here?"
Pondering how this place came to be was one thing, but finding a solution should be his priority. Lei Yu once again leapt atop of his Sky Devouring Sword and flew upwards into the sky. He was hoping that there would be a way out in the upper atmosphere. At this time, Lei Yu felt an area that gave him some pressure.
Lei Yu's fast speed was without question but the higher he went up, the more disappointed he became and eventually even desperate! There was no end to this! He had unintentionally entered it and didn't expect to be trapped without an exit in sight. Going down and up didn't help either, making Lei Yu start to feel some terror. "Was this naturally formed or made by someone?"
Just when Lei Yu ran out of ideas, a bolt of lightning came from the sky and struck his body.
A flash of light blinded his eyes and everything seemed to clear up. The clouds gradually faded away and Lei Yu found himself in a desolate area - the entire area was covered by a yellow dirt ground. Upon closer inspection, the yellow ground was abnormally neat and tidy that one could not find any stones bigger than the size of a fist.
"Escaping"
"Through"
"The void"
"In s.p.a.ce"
A deafening sound came from all directions. Lei Yu looked around and couldn't find anyone in sight. Even releasing his spiritual perception yielded zero results. But those words were still echoing throughout the heavens and the earth and had not disappeared for a while.
Lei Yu remembered those words, but couldn't understand what they meant. At this time, Lei Yu felt some changes inside his body. Could it be caused by the lightning that had previously struck him? Lei Yu was about to look inside his body when suddenly, the ground starting shaking. Even though he was floating in the air, he could still clearly see the effects.
At this time, the ground started breaking apart causing dust to fly everywhere. Lei Yu was completely shocked, "What the h.e.l.l is going on?"
With Lei Yu as the center, the surrounding ground split in four directions into a chasm at least 100 meters wide. Within the chasm, a mult.i.tude of colors shot out forming a powerful energy that made Lei Yu afraid of moving close to it.
"What is that thing?" Lei Yu spoke out in shock.
At this time, four separate lights shot out of the chasm before clas.h.i.+ng together in the air right above it.
"Boom~!"
After the loud sound, the colors after the collision were even more brilliant. Lei Yu couldn't help praising out loud: "So beautiful!"
Gradually, the booming noise subsided. The four different colored energy continued to collide together centrally, criss-crossing each other and actually forming a bright four colored flower. The flower had four petals and the stamen was blank. At this time Lei Yu was just frozen in place as he stared in shock.
Suddenly, the sound of thunder was heard in the sky. According to Lei Yu's familiarity with thunder and lightning, he didn't even look up before s.h.i.+fting his body to the side. One should know that the speed of lightning itself is faster than sound. If Lei Yu spent time to look up, everything would be too late by then.
Sure enough, a dazzling flash of lightning struck down narrowly missing Lei Yu. The thickness of that light was the size of a human's body. If it had struck Lei Yu, even he himself couldn't imagine what will happen afterwards.
Breathing out a sigh of relief, Lei Yu looked at the place where the lightning struck. It was exactly the blank stamen of the four colored flower!
Upon its contact with the flower, the lightning broke apart and separated like a lightning net covering all the petals of the flower making it even more stunning.
Lei Yu was completely in shock from what he was seeing. For no reason whatsoever, the earth broke apart and out came four different colors of energy. And then that previous lightning landed onto the flower completing it and making it bloom. Lei Yu felt like he was watching fireworks during a festive occasion!
The voice that disappeared once again sounded out. Lei Yu was startled by it as he carefully listened to it.
"For you to become the collector of honey, the flower's stamen was planted by lightning, four magical energies as a cutting edge, they will disperse once it breaks free
Lei Yu lifted his head and looked, "Who?! Who is it?!"
The voice came from all directions and Lei Yu couldn't understand a single meaning behind those four phrases. Lei Yu still couldn't see anyone. With this strange phenomenon along with this strange voice, Lei Yu was at a complete loss at what to do.
At this point, layers of mist started coalescing out of nowhere. It was even coming out of the ground. Lei Yu was immediately shocked because if he were to be trapped by these clouds again, leaving would be impossible!
Thinking up to now, Lei Yu immediately injected his internal energy into the Sky Devouring Sword in attempts to quickly get out of this place. Moreover, everything he had just witnessed here gave Lei Yu a very uneasy feeling.
"Boom!"
An energy aura forced Lei Yu back to his original position above the four colored flower. Lei Yu was now flabbergasted, "What the h.e.l.l is going on? This type of situation didn't happen before!"