Chapter 439
Chapter 439: White Jade Capital
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Thousands of years ago in Planet Earth, spiritual energy already ebbed and flowed .
From this cycle, supernormal beings were born, and they managed to study their origins in great detail, including the existence of the Spiritual King Comet .
"It belongs to us?'
Fang Yuan smiled playfully .
"Who exactly does "us" refer to?"
"The deities of each region, of course!"
Farquhar answered without hesitation .
"More than a thousand years ago, the deities of the world foresaw calamity and decided to seal themselves . Now that I'm awake, I expect them to gradually revive themselves too . "
Fang Yuan could only think about the half plane of merpeople .
Although the merpeople had failed as a race, the world was huge, and there might be remnants .
'A pity . . . regardless of how much is Devoured, no breakthrough can be achieved . . . even with the help of the 3rd occurrence…"
Fang Yuan sighed quietly and looked towards Farquhar .
"So what you mean is that in this half plane, there are elders from the Middle Continent?"
"Half plane? This is a nice term . We usually call it 'Heaven' . Staying here will greatly reduce the outflow of life energy . . . you Immortal Cultivators from the Middle Continent like to call it the 'Hollow and Prosperous Land' . A few might actually awaken, but definitely not here!"
Farquhar was confident .
"This line of cultivators have already made another choice, and have collectively risen to a higher realm . "
'Ah, so it's a person who can't wait to lay his hands on the inheritance . '
Fang Yuan was disdainful .
'A bunch of trash . No wonder they are deities of the Curia…'
"Mister Lei . The inheritance in here is extremely important to us . What do you think of our suggestion?"
Farquhar looked at Fang Yuan, his expression unchanging .
"How do you people intend to preserve the world's spiritual energy?"
Fang Yuan asked after a period of silence .
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"Simple . Since our spiritual energy come from the Spiritual King Comet, we just have to bring it to Planet Earth and keep it here forever . I call it 'Operation Grabstar', and the crux of the plan involves seizing the comet and making it our second moon . Or we could bring it down to the ground . "
Farquhar made it sound like a walk in the park .
"Bring it to the ground? You intend to destroy half of the civilisation?"
Fang Yuan shook his head .
"Even if it becomes a satellite, there would be severe repercussions . Millions of lives would be lost . "
"For the sake of a glorious future, we must suffer temporary loss . When the devotees do die, I will fulfill my promise and send their souls to Heaven . "
Farquhar said it all with a straight face .
"So . . . there is something you need in the Hollow and Prosperous Land?"
"Yes, that bloodline specialises in the array techniques of the Middle Continent, and would greatly complement Operation Grabstar . . . tell me your answer right now . "
The seraph looked into Fang Yuan's eyes .
"The true way cannot be taught!"
Fang Yuan's lips curled up slightly at the corners .
It was Farquhar's turn to be surprised .
"What does that mean?"
"I neither support it nor object to it…"
Fang Yuan continued to smile .
"I won't help you all, but I won't ruin your plans either . I do want to witness the fourth occurrence . I want to see for myself what will happen to Planet Earth after Operation Grabstar . "
"Many thanks!"
Farquhar was silent for a minute . For a being of his level, he spoke from his heart and had no need to lie .
"But . . . the Hollow and Prosperous Land is mine!"
Having said that, Fang Yuan twirled the jade key about his hand .
"I see . . . the key was always in your hands!"
Farquhar nodded .
"Since you've agreed to not interfere with my plans, I can compromise…"
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After all, this belonged to the Middle Continent . Farquhar had rushed over here in the hope of lucking out while the other beings were still asleep and sealed up .
But now that he had met Fang Yuan, a cultivator of the Magic-splitting stage, he decided to give in .
It was not worth it to go against a being of the same level for a slight chance of inheriting an array technique .
"Also, after everything is in order, I would like you to come to visit the Holy Mountain . . . my plan will benefit all supernormal beings . "
Farquhar was self-assured .
After he had said his piece, Farquhar disappeared with a burst of golden light .
"This…"
The crowd began to regain their senses . They looked around disorientedly .
"Your holiness!?"
The members of the Church were terrified and they tried to help the fallen archbishop to his feet .
"Sir . . . I'll take my leave!"
The archbishop stood up laboriously and bowed to Fang Yuan before walking away purposefully . He seemed to have received an order from Farquhar .
"What? You people from the Golden Eagle Federation are also interested in the treasures of the Middle Continent?"
When the Church members had all left, Fang Yuan glanced at Jani with a raised eyebrow .
"Of course . . . not!"
Jani laughed awkwardly and took a few steps back .
With Angel present, he was no stronger than a normal person . He would most certainly be killed if he said anything wrong .
"If that's the case, get lost!"
Fang Yuan's expression was ice cold .
"You…"
Behind Jani, several indignant mutants raised their firearms . However, before they could do anything else, their heads exploded into clouds of red .
"I don't want to repeat myself . "
Fang Yuan enunciated his words slowly and chillingly .
"Alright, we'll leave now!"
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Jani was sweating profusely and gritted his teeth . He gave the order to retreat .
"At his word, the Church and Federation retreated…"
Leader Cai swallowed . Upon noticing that Fang Yuan had looked over, he began to stutter .
"This . . . great . . . great sir, we shall leave immediately!"
"How can other countries covet the prized treasures of the Chinese country?"
Fang Yuan grinned .
"If you people have nothing to do, guard the frontiers for me . Rewards will be given according!"
"We will do our best for you, Sir!"
Leader Cai responded promptly .
"Excellent!"
Fang Yuan beckoned to the white tiger, and it went over to him obediently . It had become a tame cat .
"Both of you sisters, stay outside!"
He came to the mouth of the cave and commanded the white tiger to lead the way . Then he strode in .
The passage was a short one and before long, they had come to the other end of the cave . A patch of dried grass lay on the floor, with the imprint of a pot's bottom on it . Lying around were scraps of half-eaten food .
"Open!"
Fang Yuan could not be bothered with these minor details and after casting another sweeping gaze, he took out the jade key .
"Kaboom!"
The surrounding walls began to shake and a small depression appeared in the stone . When Fang Yuan pressed the jade key into the hollow, it fused into the stone and radiated purple light that swam all over the walls .
Layers of stone fell off from the walls to reveal a glittering amethyst surface .
"Another half plane!"
Fang Yuan nodded and used his spiritual will to check for danger before stepping forward .
"Buzz!"
Heaven and earth collided and space-time was warped .
When he scanned his surroundings once more, everything around him had changed .
A palace of gold and jade stood before him . Surrounding it was a mist that seeped into the vast grounds and turned it all into spiritual fields . Everything came together to create the basic structure of a Hollow and Prosperous Land .
On the palace walls of white jade, Fang Yuan could see the name of this place .
"White Jade Capital?"
In this world, there were myths and legends of the White Jade Capital too . It was similar to talks of Heaven in the Western world . These were places where supernormal beings inhabited .
Except that this great building and the vast fields did not seem to have any signs of life .
"Just as I thought . . . no one here at all, not even the remains…"
Fang Yuan explored several of the meditation rooms and alchemical chambers . He found that the equipment was arranged nicely and there were no hints of unrest . He began to understand .
"They've all broken into the void and left?"
To answer his questions, he headed straight to the main palace . He broke through the 36 restrictions guarding the place and found the heart of the structure .
"It should be here…"
Even after thousands of years, the restrictions could still repair themselves and Fang Yuan had to continue to keep an eye on them . He was sure that this Sect had managed to produce cultivators of the 4th tier and above .
When he had destroyed the last piece of restriction, he walked into the great hall .
99 dragon carvings curled around the shimmering purple gold pillars and illuminated the hall . Still, there was no one .
A lone white scroll levitated silently in midair .
Fang Yuan muttered some words under his breath and a string of his mind power made its way up to the scroll .
"We, the Jade Palace Faction…"
In the next moment, a large amount of mental information assailed his consciousness .
A normal person would have suffered a terrible headache from such a huge input, but Fang Yuan was experienced and immediately began to sort out and categorise the information . A message caught his eye .
"The person who is leaving this message behind is the Son of the Jade Palace, the leader of the Jade Palace Faction . In one of the reincarnations of the past thousand years, their elders awoke from their sealed state and opened up the sect to the world . The Jade Palace Faction soon became immensely influential and produced countless legendary pugilists . However, following the fading of spiritual energy, several of the elders were unwilling to seal themselves up again and were greatly weakened as a result . Thus, the entire organisation voted to break into the void and leave this world…"
Fang Yuan did not know what to feel .
This sort of departure involved physical teleportation . They had no fixed destination and could only drift about in the void . This was an extreme form of exile and there was but a small chance of making it out alive .
"Also . . . it seems like the Jade Palace Faction had already investigated the fading of spiritual energy and were unwilling to support Operation Grabstar . They decided to leave instead, but why?"
Although the scroll left behind many detailed legacies, Fang Yuan was still intrigued by this fundamental question .
At his level of power, formulae were of no interest to him . Only the ideas of physical teleportation and breaking into the void were worthy of his consideration .