Chapter 239: Chapter 238: The End of a Legend, Good News from the Sea of Fog
In the Cyan Profound Sect, Hongri had passed away.
"Is this news confirmed to be true?"
Su Ye sat in the main seat, stroking a Communication Talisman as he asked calmly.
"Reporting to you, My Lord. It is absolutely certain..."
The Dark Hall cultivator, clad in a black, hooded robe and wearing a silver mask, replied respectfully.
After taking control of the Immortal City, Su Ye had established the Dark Hall by pooling personnel from the intelligence agencies of the Luo Family and the city. He also placed cursed crew members among them. The Dark Hall acted as his loyal hounds, monitoring the Immortal City and controlling the sea region on his behalf.
Members of the Dark Hall all wore black, hooded robes and masks. The masks were divided into three materials: gold, silver, and bronze.
These corresponded to the Crystal, Foundation Establishment, and Qi Refining realms...
Of course, at present, the Dark Hall’s gold-masked rank had no true Crystal cultivators—only Qi Chengjian, who was a Fake Core cultivator...
"Tell me the details," Su Ye said.
"Yes, My Lord."
"Several months ago, after Hongri’s injuries had fully healed, he resolved to attempt a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm. He wanted to borrow the Emerald Ruyi, but was blocked by Qinghe and Tianhe."
"He had to settle for second best and used a set of tribulation-transcending resources from within the Cyan Profound Sect, which included treasures for both the Heart Demon and Thunder Tribulations."
"For the Thunder Tribulation treasure, he specifically took the ’Shenxiao Thunder Avoidance Pearl.’ Besides the Emerald Ruyi, this is the finest item for Thunder Transformation in the entire Cyan Profound Sect."
"However, it was useless..."
"Oh?" Su Ye was curious, his gaze flickering.
"According to our informant, after Hongri completed his Crystal-to-Elixir Transformation, his aura shot into the heavens, and a radiant glow filled the sky..."
"But immediately after, the Heart Demon Tribulation descended..."
"In an instant, the radiant clouds scattered, and his aura was extinguished."
"Several Crystal cultivators saw this and went to the sect’s ancestral hall to check his Soul Lamp. They discovered that Hongri’s Soul Lamp had already been extinguished..."
"They broke through the restrictions on his cultivation abode and found Hongri’s body. He was seated on his bed, his Magic Power Crystal shattered. He had passed away..."
"The ’Shenxiao Thunder Avoidance Pearl’ was placed by his side, completely unharmed and still shimmering with spiritual light..."
The silver-masked Dark Hall agent spoke with perfect clarity.
’So he fell to the Heart Demon Tribulation...’
Listening, Su Ye sighed, feeling a bit mournful.
A cultivator at Crystal Perfection wishes to attain the Golden Core.
They must undergo the Crystal-to-Elixir Transformation, turning their Magic Power Crystal into a True Method Golden Core.
For a cultivator at Crystal Perfection with a deep foundation, this step is not difficult.
But afterward, they must face the soul-devouring Heart Demon and the obliterating Celestial Thunder... two terrifyingly perilous heavenly tribulations, each brimming with killing intent!
If they fail, hundreds of years of cultivation are wiped out in an instant!
How lamentable, how tragic is that?
"Haaah..." Su Ye sighed softly and shook his head.
"Relay my orders. Send someone to the Cyan Profound Sect to offer condolences..."
Su Ye said after a moment of thought.
With Hongri’s passing, the internal power structure of the Cyan Profound Sect was bound to change.
Using the condolences as a pretext to gather some intelligence and get the latest news would be a good move...
Su Ye gave his instructions.
Suddenly, his expression shifted. "You may leave for now," he said.
"Eh?"
"Yes, My Lord."
The silver-masked agent froze for a second, a little confused, but he didn’t ask questions. He accepted the order and withdrew.
The room fell silent.
"Sigh..." Su Ye let out a soft sigh.
He slowly rose to his feet, walked to the window, and pushed open the clear glazed panes to gaze into the distance.
Dark clouds rolled across the horizon, and a torrential downpour began to fall.
Rain fell in interwoven sheets, the endless PATTER-PATTER drumming in his ears!
Water splashed everywhere, creating a hazy mist.
A blurry rain-fog enveloped the Immortal City.
Su Ye’s eyes flickered, his long eyelashes fluttering, a hint of melancholy in his expression.
’A celestial phenomenon... the fall of a Crystal cultivator...’
With the current strength of his Divine Sense, he could naturally feel it.
Just a moment ago, from within Canghai Mountain, a wave of Magical Power—potent yet decayed—had suddenly been extinguished like a candle flame!
A cultivator’s Magical Power, returning to the world, manifesting as wind and rain...
It was so obvious that Su Ye didn’t even need to guess who it was.
Canghai had passed away.
...
The mourning hall.
The atmosphere was solemn and heavy.
A crystal coffin rested in the center of the hall, flanked by wreaths of flowers.
Before the coffin, sticks of Soul-Soothing Spirit Fragrance were burning. Thin wisps of green smoke, fine as silk threads, rose straight to the high ceiling of the hall.
"Master!"
Bai Xiuying wept, overwhelmed with grief.
The other disciples of Canghai Mountain also cried in mourning, paying their last respects to Canghai.
Wearing a white flower, Su Ye walked to the coffin and offered a stick of incense for Canghai.
"Rest in peace."
Canghai’s passing had been very simple.
His own lifespan was already nearing its end.
When news of Hongri’s death reached the Immortal City, Canghai was overjoyed.
That very afternoon, his appetite returned. He had a banquet laid out, ate three bowls of Spirit Rice, and even unsealed a jar of hundred-year-old Spirit Wine, which he drank with great satisfaction.
After he finished drinking, he was gone.
It was said that when he passed away, he was still holding a wine cup in his hand, a smile on his face.
He died peacefully of old age.
On the dining table before him, a jade slip had been placed, arranging his affairs.
It ordered the cultivators of Canghai Mountain to peacefully assist the new City Lord, Su Ye.
At the same time, he passed on his personal magic weapon, the [Sea-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Saber], to Bai Xiuying.
This was tantamount to appointing Bai Xiuying as the next leader of Canghai Mountain, the heir to his legacy.
Thus, an orderly succession was ensured.
"Haaah..."
Su Ye finished offering his incense.
Inside the mourning hall, over a hundred of the Immortal City’s high-ranking cultivators stood with solemn expressions, each wearing a white flower.
According to their positions, they came forward one by one to offer incense for the former City Lord, Canghai, and see his soul off in peace.
With a silent swirl, the smoke from the Soul-Soothing Spirit Fragrance billowed through the hall, its pale green clouds drifting outside and dissolving into the rain.
When the condolences had concluded, Su Ye walked out of the mourning hall.
He didn’t bother with an umbrella. The fine lines of rain parted naturally around him, not a single drop touching him.
’Hongri... Canghai...’
Su Ye looked up slightly, a touch of emotion in his eyes.
Two Crystal Perfection cultivators, great cultivators of the Cyan Profound Sea Region who were renowned and feared for hundreds of years, had passed away one after another.
Especially Canghai. The legend of the Loose Cultivator who had risen from nothing to single-handedly establish Weiyuan Immortal City had now come to an end!
’Time rolls on relentlessly, and in the blink of an eye, everything changes...’
Murmuring softly to himself, Su Ye’s figure disappeared into the rain and mist as he walked away alone.
...
Two Crystal Perfection cultivators had passed away one after another.
The power structure of the sea region was changing because of it.
Within the Immortal City, however, the impact was not significant. Canghai had already stepped down as City Lord, with Su Ye taking his place.
The transition was orderly, the succession stable.
The main impact was felt by the Cyan Profound Sect!
After Hongri’s death, Qinghe became so deeply terrified of the Golden Core Tribulation that he halted his progress, abandoning any attempt to break through to the Golden Core Realm.
With his Perfection Crystal Cultivation, if he was content to just live out his days, he still had several decades left to live...
However, by letting these next few years pass, he would lose any chance he ever had of reaching the Golden Core Realm!
As for Su Ye, a Cyan Profound Sect like this posed no threat whatsoever.
On the contrary, he could command and use them as he pleased, as an extension of his own power!
Su Ye was not surprised; he had anticipated this outcome.
’Time is on my side!’
Controlling the Immortal City, covertly manipulating the Cyan Profound Sect.
All matters were settled and progressing in an orderly fashion.
Su Ye was very satisfied with this.
And just then, good news arrived from the Mist Sea!
