Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 631 - 630: Star Pavilion [Seventh Update]
Xiao Yi advanced on his way.
The deeper he walked, the more corpses he encountered, and the traces of battle grew increasingly horrific.
At the same time…
The path ahead became even more dangerous.
As he made his way,
Xiao Yi saw man-eating flowers with half-eaten legs dangling from their petals.
He saw people with mushrooms growing from their eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouths, bursting them from the inside.
He even saw vines dragging corpses into the ground.
"What in the world is this place? What kind of existence was the Star Pavilion back then…" Xiao Yi was extremely curious.
According to the memories inherited from Little Lin, the Star Pavilion was an entity from the same era as the Hall of Longevity, only the Star Pavilion had always been located within the tumultuous sea area. The Star Pavilion of old was teeming with powerful beings, dominating its realm.
As for how it fell…
These were the lost ancient secrets.
"Hm?"
Xiao Yi found a statue in the bushes ahead. The statue was shaped like a tortoise, but it was entwined with a serpent. Currently, the serpent's head was broken off, lying aside—it was unmistakably a statue of the Black Tortoise.
This statue seemed like it had been thrown over from a distance.
"What's this?"
Xiao Yi noticed that on the tortoise shell of the Black Tortoise statue, there was a series of fine text.
The text was very ancient, so much so that even Xiao Yi was unable to recognize it.
But he vaguely felt something strange about the text.
He casually collected the Black Tortoise statue, and as he continued on his way, he encountered statues of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird, each one gathered by Xiao Yi. After another half hour, the landscape ahead was no longer mountains and wilderness but a collection of ancient buildings.
This architectural complex had a long history. Its ancientness and the traces of long passage of time only added to its solemn majesty, without any sign of decay or senility.
At this moment.
Shayuntian was the only one absent; everyone else stood at the entrance.
Upon detecting Xiao Yi's arrival, everyone showed a hint of wariness in their expressions.
Xiao Yi frowned and asked, "Why aren't you all going in?"
The Tiandao Emperor and the others just gave him a cold look, completely ignoring his question.
Only Ji Luanyue spoke up, "We can't get in!"
"Hm?"
Xiao Yi was taken aback and moved forward to look.
In front of him stood two gates.
There was a stele before the gates.
On the stele was written: Gate of Life and Death!
The gate on the left is the Gate of Death; those who enter have a slim chance of survival.
The gate on the right is the Gate of Life; those who enter have a slim chance of death!
At the same time…
The Gate of Death was always open; one could simply walk in. The Gate of Life on the right, however, was sealed shut, requiring a key to open.
And the record of the key's location had been destroyed by someone.
Seeing Xiao Yi frown, Ji Luanyue sighed, "Shayuntian destroyed it. He himself ran into the Gate of Death. Now we are struggling whether to follow him into the Gate of Death or look around to see if we can find the key…"
Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow.
Shayuntian truly was ruthless.
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To avoid being pursued by everyone, he directly entered the Gate of Death.
Furthermore, he destroyed the method to enter the Gate of Life, leaving everyone unable to get in.
"Wait a minute…"
Xiao Yi suddenly thought of something, went in front of the Gate of Life to investigate, and found four distinct areas on the ground in front of the gate, which looked newer compared to the surrounding grounds, as if something that used to rest above was moved.
"Xiao Yi, what are you doing?"
"He can't possibly be thinking of finding the key from here, can he? If it were that simple, how could we have missed it?"
"Let him go ahead, it's all in vain anyway..."
The crowd mocked.
Yet, Xiao Yi's eyes shone. He had found that these few areas matched perfectly with the size of the Four Symbols Divine Beasts statues he had picked up earlier. Thinking back on the journey, it seemed like the statues were thrown from a distance.
Xiao Yi immediately understood, "What a cunning Shayuntian, indeed meticulous in his thinking. Not only did he destroy the most crucial part of the stele, but he also threw away the key right under our noses. It's just unfortunate for you that you encountered me..."
A slight smile curled at the corner of Xiao Yi's mouth.
He stood up, looked at the crowd, cleared his throat, and said, "Would any of you like to enter the Gate of Life?"
"Huh?"
"You're not going to tell us that you've found the key, are you?"
The crowd was skeptical.
Xiao Yi shrugged his shoulders and said with a light smile, "As you have said, I indeed found the key, and the key is on me. However, if you want to go through, you'll need to pay some toll money."
The Tiandao Emperor snorted coldly.
Rendao Kuang had died from Shayunfeng's self-explosion, and Didaowang had not appeared to this day, making him already quite agitated. Now, hearing Xiao Yi speak like this, the Tiandao Emperor's face darkened as he said, "The key is on you? I advise you to hand over the key now. If I have to take action, I'll be taking more than just the key!"
Xiao Yi squinted, appraising the Tiandao Emperor.
This man's cultivation was not much different from Shayunfeng's, slightly weaker than Shayuntian's.
Xiao Yi flashed a grin, "Tiandao Emperor, I'm not afraid of Shayuntian, so what makes you think I would be afraid of you?"
"You..."
The Tiandao Emperor's face grew darker, and through gritted teeth, he said, "Maybe I'm not your match alone, but with so many powerful people here, if we attack you together, you won't benefit either."
Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes, "Are you threatening me?"
The Tiandao Emperor proudly responded, "You can take it that way!"
"Oh!"
Xiao Yi nodded, then turned to Ji Luanyue and the others, "Valley Master Ji, if any of you can kill the Tiandao Emperor, I'll let you in for free!"
Hiss!
The Tiandao Emperor's face stiffened, gone was his previous arrogance and pomposity.
He vividly remembered that Xiao Yi had used this same tactic to doom the Sha Family previously.
Gurgle!
The Tiandao Emperor, seeing the many strong onlookers casting inauspicious glances at him, his face alternating between shades of green and white, had no choice but to swallow his pride, cleared his throat, and said, "Fine, Xiao Yi. It was not easy for you to get the key, you name your price for the toll."
Ji Luanyue: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Xiao Yi snorted derisively, chickened out? But that wasn't enough!
Xiao Yi said indifferently, "Is that how you ask for a favor?"
"You..."
The Tiandao Emperor's face stiffened, his gaze fixed on Xiao Yi, "What do you want?"
Xiao Yi replied coolly, "Kneel down and beg me!"
The Tiandao Emperor: "..."
Xiao Yi looked around at the crowd, "You all see, it's not that I refuse to open the Gate of Life, but that the Tiandao Emperor won't kneel and beg me. Oh dear, Shayuntian has been inside for quite a while now. If they haven't died in the Gate of Death by now, I'm afraid they might be hauling treasures from the Star Pavilion already?"
Upon hearing this,
Everyone cast cold glances at the Tiandao Emperor as if to say: just kneel down and beg him already!
The Tiandao Emperor's chest heaved violently.
Having lived for so long, this was his most humiliating day.
And yet, he was powerless to do anything about it.
Whoosh!
The Tiandao Emperor took a deep breath, and with a thump, he knelt in front of Xiao Yi, his face grim as he shouted, "Lord Xiao Yi, please let us through!"
"That's more like it!"
Xiao Yi grinned, then turned to the crowd, "The toll is ten million Hai Crystals per person..." Xiao Yi pointed at the Tiandao Emperor, who had just stood up, "except you!"
The Tiandao Emperor, about to take out Hai Crystals, stiffened, nearly spewing out a mouthful of blood: "..."
