Chapter 1057

Chapter 1057 Black Stone Village

 

Also because of this, Bai Konggu would say that the Hidden Sect appears to have only a few members on the surface… but in reality, it is a terrifying behemoth.

Su Changge, standing beside Fang Yu, also finished reading the contents of the paper.

“Tribulation Stage, Grand Completion Realm… my goodness.” Su Changge’s face was filled with shock.

With this cultivation level, they would rank first or second on the Sacred Rankings, right?

And according to what was written on this paper, every member of the Hidden Sect… might possibly be at this realm.

Grand Completion Realm…

For ordinary cultivators, this was simply an unattainable goal.

In the entire Yanxia, even Divine Transformation cultivators were considered the elite of the elite, while Fusion Stage cultivators… were top experts even in the Northern Capital.

As for Tribulation Stage… that was a legendary existence.

“Boss… are these the people we’re up against?” Su Changge asked after swallowing hard.

“Not sure. Among them, I’ve only met Immortal Xiu, and just had a brief conversation with that Wuchenzi,” Fang Yu said.

“Wuchenzi… you mean the one who is Fu Han’s…” Su Changge asked with wide eyes.

“Master,” Fang Yu answered.

“Holy… crap,” Su Changge’s expression changed as he said, “Boss, that means we’ve made a mortal enemy of this Wuchenzi!”

Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly.

The last words Wuchenzi had said were quite concerning.

“When I return from the Sacred Academy, I will surely slay you.”

What was this Sacred Academy he mentioned?

Fang Yu had never heard of it before.

“Boss, what should we do now?” Su Changge asked.

“That’s a question for the Hidden Sect to answer,” Fang Yu smiled faintly and said, “As for us… we have other matters to attend to.”

…

In a dilapidated courtyard on the outskirts of the Northern Capital.

Immortal Xiu stood on the balcony with an eagle whose feathers were so black they gleamed perched on his shoulder.

After hearing the black eagle’s report, Immortal Xiu’s face darkened to the extreme.

His only exposed right eye was filled with vicious malice.

But his expression soon softened.

“I knew Fang Yu would eventually become an enemy… but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly,” Immortal Xiu said, squinting his right eye.

The black eagle on his left shoulder opened its beak and spoke in a man’s voice: “Since this person has become an enemy, why not eliminate him now?”

Hearing this, Immortal Xiu raised his head to look at the sky.

It was dusk, and only a streak of red glow could be seen in the sky.

“Today’s sunset is deep red, like blood,” Immortal Xiu said.

“Xiu Tao, I suggest we act now and eliminate this unpredictable factor called Fang Yu,” the black eagle spoke again.

But Immortal Xiu shook his head.

“Why not?” the black eagle asked with some surprise.

Immortal Xiu’s lips curled into an eerie smile as he said, “The person killed by Fang Yu was Fu Han, who was Wuchenzi’s senior disciple. If anyone should take revenge, it shouldn’t be us.”

“You mean… wait for Wuchenzi to act personally? But he’s currently at the Sacred Academy with no set return date,” the black eagle said.

“He will return,” Immortal Xiu’s right eye flashed with a gleam as he said, “With Fu Han being his first disciple and dying at someone else’s hands, if he doesn’t take revenge personally, what would his other disciples… think?”

“Besides, if Fang Yu wants to take over the Sky-Watching Bureau, that’s actually his business.”

“After all, most of the magical artifacts in the Sky-Watching Bureau were provided by him.”

As he spoke, Immortal Xiu turned to look at the black eagle and said, “According to what you’ve said, Fang Yu could easily defeat Fu Han, which means his strength has certainly surpassed the Fusion Stage.”

“If he has Grand Completion Realm cultivation, once a fight breaks out, we would definitely suffer losses.”

“The spiritual energy revival is about to begin, and we don’t need to take such risks. Let Wuchenzi handle it… I’m also curious to see how powerful this old friend has become after receiving such great opportunities at the Sacred Academy…”

The black eagle was silent for a moment, then asked, “Xiu Tao, what do you really want?”

Xiu Tao looked at the black eagle with some surprise and said, “My ultimate goal has never changed—it’s to become immortal. Everything I do is to increase my chances of achieving immortality. You should understand this better than anyone.”

The black eagle fell silent again, and then asked, “What should I do next?”

“Since Fang Yu wants Bai Konggu to continue controlling the Sky-Watching Bureau… you should continue monitoring Bai Konggu as before,” Xiu Tao said with a smile.

…

After reviewing the intelligence written by Bai Konggu, the outline of the Hidden Sect became clearer.

However, Fang Yu didn’t have the energy to deal with the Hidden Sect at the moment.

The rise of the alien races seemed far more important than those undying old monsters of the Hidden Sect.

Fang Yu took out the map to find the next location that would open.

On February 19th at 2 PM, the Netherworld Evil Infant had burst out from the Question Heaven Stone.

The next time point… was February 23rd, at 9 AM.

The location was Blackstone Village’s Kitchen God Temple in the Tiannan Mountain area.

This time, the location was actually within a village?

This was extremely rare.

Previously opened ancient ruins were either deep in the mountains or in the sea, never in a village.

Regardless, after confirming the location, Fang Yu immediately opened the map to find the exact coordinates.

The Tiannan Mountain area was located in the northwest region, and Blackstone Village had no detailed location, only known to be at the foot of the Tiannan Mountain range.

This location was correct—there was indeed an observatory built in the Tiannan Mountain area.

After determining the coordinates, Fang Yu activated the Void Spirit Ring and brought Su Changge along to teleport to the Tiannan Mountain area.

…

Since Blackstone Village had no precise location, Fang Yu simply teleported directly to the observatory in the Tiannan Mountain area.

By following the direction indicated by the formation beneath the observatory and searching along that path, they could avoid detours and save time.

When they arrived at the observatory, the sky was already getting dark.

The surroundings were quite quiet, and the temperature was low.

“Why would they build an observatory in a place like this? There aren’t even staff members here keeping records. Is this just for show?” Su Changge asked in confusion.

Fang Yu didn’t answer his question but activated his Eye of Insight to look at the formation beneath the observatory.

The directional indicators within the complex formation would be incomprehensible to ordinary people.

But Fang Yu had mastered the pattern and could see clearly.

“In this direction…”

Fang Yu raised his head to look in the direction indicated by the formation.

From here, they could see in the distance the massive mountain range that soared into the clouds and stretched endlessly.

This was the Tiannan Mountain range, the longest and highest mountain range in the northwest region.

“Let’s go,” Fang Yu said to Su Changge, who was still looking around curiously, and then leaped forward, flying toward their destination.

Su Changge immediately followed.

The path ahead was nothing but desert, with almost no other scenery in sight.

“Boss, could there really be a village in a place like this? It doesn’t seem very scientific,” Su Changge said, looking at the desert below.

Fang Yu didn’t respond, but inwardly agreed with Su Changge’s words.

In such a desolate place where not even a blade of grass could be seen, how could anyone survive?

How could the villagers live without food and water?

That seemed impossible.

Moreover, when he had searched for information about Blackstone Village earlier, he found that there seemed to be only this one village at the foot of the Tiannan Mountain range.

This village seemed to exist in isolation from the world, living independently in such a harsh environment.

“Perhaps this village has no residents and is just an empty village,” Fang Yu said.

“That’s possible… but it’s still strange when you think about it,” Su Changge said. “The existence of this village means that people must have survived here before. How did they manage to live?”

Fang Yu and Su Changge moved quickly, heading straight in the direction indicated by the formation.

The mountains gradually grew larger, and the sky… slowly darkened.

In this place with not a cloud for thousands of miles, the moonlight shone particularly bright.

Before long, Fang Yu and Su Changge arrived at the foot of the Tiannan Mountain range.

Sure enough, there was a village before them.

Fang Yu and Su Changge descended to the ground.

The surroundings were completely silent, without any sound.

In the moonlight, they could see that the village contained many single-story houses, all appearing very dilapidated, as if no one had lived there for many years.