544 Poison Planet
As I was heading back to the Heavenly Academy, something came at me with a blinding speed. I thought it was an attack, but the feeling I got from the incoming projectile didn't host any hostility in it.
Suddenly it stopped in front of me, wondering what it was at first then realizing that it was a piece of jade. A black one.
I grabbed the jade and placed it against my forehead.
"I hope you forgive this incompetent woman. I promised to assist you and failed to do so once again, I have no excuses, so I hope you accept my apologies.
In this jade, you'll find a map of a destination that I wish you can go to. You'll find what you're looking for there, hopefully, it will help you in the upcoming strife.
I will remain in the Heavenly Academy for the time being, in case the Fire Lord bares his fangs to this place, I'll assist in defending it. I should be able to buy you enough time to learn the truth, and come back."
I didn't fully understand what the Queen meant by this, but looking at the map, the destination is a planet in the Wind Realm, a faraway planet that looked far too small to be called a planet and just a bit bigger than a moon.
I had no reason to not go since the Queen had woken up, the Fire Lord won't be able to hit the Heavenly Academy at least for now.
I believe that although the Fire Lord is stronger than the Queen, he's not foolish to engage in a fight with the Heavenly Academy and the Queen at the same time.
So, she'll have bought enough time for me. But I'm still debating going to the Earth Realm… But what will I do when I'm there, I'm outnumbered and outclassed?
Going there gung-ho will just get me killed.
So, what is this that the Queen is talking about? Something that will help me, I suppose.
I fail to see what she would have in store for me. But, for someone who lived as long as she did, she must have her reasons to send me a message this detailed.
"Little cabbage, let's go, to the wind realm," I spoke to the Thunder Bull, and it neighed and rumbled agreeing as it rode on.
The Thunder Bull Chariot rumbled through the vast expanse as it headed to the Wind Realm.
***
"He's being an annoyance… what are the rest of the spears doing?" the Fire Lord asked.
"Most of the spears are already deployed, all that remains are the Left Spear and Right Spear. The General spoke.
"Send them both, find him, kill or capture him," the Fire Lord said.
"As your grace commands," the General replied and rallied the orders.
Two shooting stars flew from the main ship and headed to the wind realm, both of them were the strongest Spears under the Fire Lord, and once they were deployed only death will remain.
In the Fire Lord's hand was a brown pentagonal jewel. He looked at the man being forced to kneel in front of him and said, "You didn't have to fight that hard, after all, you're still weak," he said.
"Coward, using my own daughter as a hostage," Old Beast spoke as he was chained.
"That's your mistake for having too poor of a security over your own entourage. Still, I won't just kill you," he said.
"Then how are you going to use the Key if I live still?" Old Beast muttered.
The Fire Lord's lips rose in a smile, "Who said I'll need to personally use it. Do it," The Fire Lord said.
Suddenly an old man wearing purple robes came from out of nowhere, in his hand was a small maggot, he shoved it in the ear of the Earth Lord and it dove into his brain.
Pain like nothing before wracked the mind of the Earth Lord causing him to slam his head forcefully against the wooden floor of the ship.
Yet the ship's floor didn't even crack. After all the Earth Lord was chained using the same tool that was once used against Shen Bao. The Soul Sealing Shackles. Depriving him from Qi and rendering him temporarily mortal.
"With that in your head, I don't even need to act, now another is under my ruling," the Fire Lord said, "All that's left is the Wind King and a child who has yet to even reach the Saint Qi realm. Good, good, everything is progressing nicely."
***
In the Wind Realm, seated atop his throne the Wind King was talking in matters of the upcoming war with his council.
Suddenly the door to the room was opened wide, revealing a panic-stricken guard.
"How dare you interrupt this council! off with his head!" the second prince shouted at the rash guard.
The guard was gasping for breath, and the moment he heard his head was going to roll he turned pale.
The Wind King raised his hand, "Hold, what brings you here at this haste?"
"Your Grace, someone is approaching the Forbidden Planet!"
"What? Who?" the Prince ordered.
"We don't know,"
"Then why are you here? Find out!"
"All we know is that he's riding a chariot," said the guard.
"Is the chariot led by a golden bull?" asked the King.
"Yes, it's a golden bull that is rumbling thunder as it walks."
"It must be Shen Bao… I suppose my wife had already decided then. So be it, send guards to protect the planet, allow him entry, and do not deny nor disturb him.
"Father, wasn't that planet shut down for even the royal family to approach, who does he think he is to go in there?" the prince frowned.
"We were only guarding that planet, it was never ours, to begin with…"
The prince grimaced at that statement, why would a low-birth be given access to a planet that even the prince was never allowed to? He must get down to the end of this matter. There must be something there that even his father didn't want him to have.
Perhaps something that will allow him to grow further than his current self. No wonder his father didn't permit him, since if it's a powerful treasure, it may give him a firmer grasp of the throne.
***
A week later.
Looking in front of me, I was surprised to witness this sight. A planet, or something that looked like it.
Its sky was red, it rained acid, its mountains were made from lead and iron, its rivers from mercury, its grass from poisonous and deadly plants, and its creatures were the most toxic and venomous of anything I've seen. This whole planet is nothing but a death trap.
Not even normal poison cultivators can survive here.
"Was I to cultivate here? No, I don't think this environment is even good for cultivation, the Qi in this planet is of mediocre quality, and even the poisons here, although deadly, don't harbor good quality Qi in them, so even for a Poison God Cultivator, this place is worthless but for some rare poisons that one can obtain here.
"I'll go down alone," I told the Thunderbull, as this place was probably dangerous for him.
Just as I arrived at the surface, my head was rocked with a wave of dizziness.
"Come!"
I heard, the voice echoing from everywhere at first.
Then I heard it again.
"Come, to me."
This time it was more direct and came from the northern part of the planet.
I spread my divine sense everywhere, causing every creature to come in contact with it, to spread away and run stampeding their way in fear and terror.
I didn't even release an aggressive Divine Sense, but for some reason, every creature in here felt as if their lives were about to end if they remained within my Divine Sense.
Perplexed and confused at first, I decided to ignore that and move forward.
Soon I arrived at the destination of the voice and it finally calmed down. I was surprised to see what I'm looking at right now.
Surrounded the tall mountains, and on a simple looking hill rising above a pond of mercury was a small house. It was a one-story house, that looked to be handmade from wood and nails. Nothing too complex, a simple house, in a barren land that didn't seem to host anyone.
I walked up to the door and opened it, only to find a bed, a chair, and a couple of books on a small table. There were remains of a body in here too. A corpse.
The corpse had nothing but bones and dried-up skin on it. Yet there was something interesting on the surprisingly well-preserved skin of the corpse.
'Serpent Tattoo…'
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