Chapter 2392: Return Cloud Mountain (3)

Su Yu nodded and sat down in a pavilion outside the palace. Before long, Falling Cloud was gone. He was going to try contacting Return, but communication through the void was extremely troublesome. For the most part, treasures or unique imprints were required for long-distance communication.

Before long, the servant served Su Yu tea. Through his observation, Su Yu noted that the servant cultivated the physical body dao as well. And she was actually quite strong. According to the classification of the Myriad Realms, she was a Daofuse.

A Daofuse as a maid. This was actually quite impressive. Then again, this wasn't too surprising. Only elites could survive in such a harsh environment. The weak had long died off.

The law of the jungle was far more prevalent here compared to the Myriad Realms. The residents of a settlement would be expelled if they failed to benefit the master within a certain time frame. Whether one would survive outside was up to one's luck.

Even the forbidden zones were run similarly. The strong would do the preying everywhere while the weak would be the prey everywhere.

For example, Return was happy to accept a tier-two like Falling Cloud even if Falling Cloud did not cultivate his dao. He was more than happy to have such an assistant around to help protect his territory.

Su Yu started sipping tea while observing Return's palace. It was quite an interesting place. It granted one a full view of the entire Return Cloud Mountain, as though it was transparent. The Return Cloud Mountain was split into nine levels.

The palace was located on the highest level. The number of powerhouses in each level would increase the higher the level.

The bottom level was where the old and the infirm lived. There were also a lot of children there, with only a small number of stronger individuals. The few Eternals there were either heavily injured or ones near the end of their lifespan.

Members of various races coexisted, split only by their strength. All sorts of people could be found here. As Su Yu focused more, he found things rather complicated here. Various races lived together, and there were quite a lot of mixed races around as well.

Here, survival was the first priority. Most did not care about something like race. Su Yu could even sense some humans among them, but their bloodlines seemed rather messy, as though they had been mixed with many different races.

There were also people with human blood and beast-like physical characteristics. Two daos were the mainstream here.

The physical body dao and the dao Falling Cloud cultivated. After some observation, Su Yu deduced that Falling Cloud's dao was most likely a weapon-related dao. He could see many wielders of a rope-like weapon among the residents. This was most likely the dao Falling Cloud cultivated.

After some observation, Su Yu's gaze landed on the maid beside him. His expression turned odd.

Noticing Su Yu's gaze, the maid smiled. Her smile was not the enchanting type. Instead, it was gentle and soft. For people like her, any form of connection with someone capable of traversing the void could be massively beneficial.

Unfortunately, she didn't know what Su Yu was actually thinking. At the moment, he was wondering if he should slowly strip her dao and study it. A thorough dissection of a native dao would help with his research, right?

If Rain Listener could hear Su Yu's thoughts, she wouldn't be smiling softly anymore. Instead, fear would cover her face.

Su Yu continued staring at Rain Listener. After a while, Falling Cloud's voice rang out, "Fellow Daoist Dark Tomb, you have traveled far to reach this place. Maybe I should prepare something private for you to take a proper rest..."

He had a suggestive smile on his face. For him, this was no big deal. For people at their cultivation level, sex was inconsequential. It would be inappropriate for him to pry on Su Yu's actual strength, but he could feel that both of them were similar in strength. He was more than happy to satisfy a fellow powerhouse for something this minor.

Su Yu frowned and asked, "Let's set everything aside for now. Have you established contact with Lord Return?"

"That...no. There has been no reply for now."

Falling Cloud shook his head. "But my lord will definitely reply the moment he sees the message. I don't know if he's currently too far to receive the message or maybe he's inside a forbidden zone."

The large number of powerhouses in a forbidden zone would fill the very air with all sorts of powers, meddling with all forms of message transmissions.

He added, "Why don't you wait a while? Perhaps my lord will reply soon."

Su Yu sighed, "What else can I do but wait? I tried my best. If Lord Tomb can't return in time and the Heavenly Tomb Ridge is gone...there's nothing else I can do about it.

"At worst, I'll join the Death Hell. Things are dangerous there, but that can also be an opportunity. The Heaven Gate is opening soon. I understand that Master of Death has quite a powerful faction in the Myriad Realms as well. So long as I can survive there, a bright future awaits."

Falling Cloud nodded, "I'm envious of you for cultivating the yin death dao, Fellow Daoist. The Death Hell is an incredibly powerful forbidden zone. It is both easy and hard to join. Over the years, many tried to cultivate death-related daos, but this is very dependent on talent. If possible, I would have cultivated a similar dao as well."

Despite the dangers, many still longed to join the Death Hell. By joining, one would receive the protection of a powerful being. Yes, competition was stiff and cruel internally, but one would be sheltered from external dangers.

He smiled and said, "But I suggest that you hold off going there for now. According to the rumors, Culture King has been very active there as of late. Even the Eternal Life Mountain master was there a few times. Not many people can survive an encounter with these people."

Su Yu raised his brow, "What are they doing there?"

"I'm not sure." Falling Cloud replied, "These are all supreme beings. We are nothing before them. Fortunately, they are quite far away. It's fine as long as they leave us alone."

Su Yu said, "Even if their fight somehow spreads here, it is unlikely that they will spare any attention on us. We might be Masters of Laws, and we might even rank quite highly with over ten daos in strength, but we are still bugs for people like them."

Falling Cloud's heart thumped. Over ten daos in strength! This fellow was stronger than him!

Instantly, his tone turned even more polite than before. "True, true. Is there anything else I can help you with, Fellow Daoist?"

"No." Su Yu shook his head and said, "Just find me a place to rest. There is no need for you to stay by my side. You're an inspector envoy, so I believe you have other duties as well."

He added with a heavy voice, "By the way, do you have any unwanted trash around? I cultivate the yin death dao, so I can handle your trash for you. This is better than me creating unwanted troubles for you when I go looking for what I need myself."

Falling Cloud instantly understood the implication behind those words. Su Yu needed some corpses for his cultivation. This was indeed quite a creepy dao.

Falling Cloud thought for a bit and said, "This isn't a big deal. If you don't mind it, you're free to take your pick from the first level. But please show mercy to those above that level..."

It was as though Falling Cloud was telling Su Yu to please understand through his gaze. Those above the first level were needed.

As for those on the first level, these were the ones who might be banished at any moment. In fact, it was a common practice for many death cultivators to wait outside some forbidden zones. The banishment of unwanted members from these forbidden zones was akin to a feast for death cultivators.

Su Yu smiled and said, "I know my limits. Don't worry. This is Lord Return's territory. I won't perform excessive slaughter. In any case, the yin death dao isn't the dao of slaughter. I won't benefit from killing too many people."

"I understand." Falling Cloud nodded, "In that case, please make yourself comfortable. I'll pass on the message for everyone to stay out of your way."

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome."

Falling Cloud was very polite. Su Yu smiled. He had expected this. A tier-two would be far more important than the ones on the verge of being banished. For Return and the other leaders, those on the first level were nothing but a drain on their resources.

Su Yu was uninterested in killing anyone. He only wanted to perform more research on the native daos and find a way to actually connect himself to the native daos. And these people would be the perfect test subjects.

"I'll be back shortly."

With a smile, Su Yu vanished. The moment he vanished, Falling Cloud's expression changed again. "At least twelve daos."

Strong.

Someone like that was strong enough to found his own settlement. But from the looks of it, this Dark Tomb had no such intention. If the Heavenly Tomb Ridge was really gone, he could probably join the Death Hell. And if he managed to rise in power there, he would become a notable figure as well."I won't lose anything by building a good relationship with him here."

Falling Cloud smiled. He looked at the maid nearby and said, "Go to the first level. If Fellow Daoist Dark Tomb requires anything, satisfy him so long as it isn't too excessive a request. That's a Twelfth Dao powerhouse. I can see that he is quite interested in you. If you're lucky enough, this might be your opportunity."

"Thank you, Lord!"

The overjoyed maid thanked Falling Cloud before rushing to the first level as well.

***

Meanwhile, Su Yu was in a great mood.

The first level was far more interesting than the other levels. After all, this place was a chaotic mix of numerous daos. Evidently, not everyone in Return's settlement cultivated the physical body dao from the start. Rather, most used to cultivate other daos, and some were members of destroyed settlements. For many reasons, these people had ended up here.

Return clearly did not care much for them. But for Su Yu, he was happy to see this chaotic mess of daos. This would only provide him with more samples for his research.

"Very good."

This would save a lot of his time. He loved this place. In cultivation, violence was not always the answer. Peaceful coexistence through lies was also a good path to pick.

After a short observation, he waved his hand. At the same time, a group of people vanished from the first level. Fear covered the faces of the others, but at the same time, they also seemed completely numb.

They had long gotten used to this helplessness. The weak had no rights here. Some even had a look of admiration and envy on their faces. This was also a place where the strong would be admired and worshiped even after conducting the vilest of deeds. This was a sick world. A world heading toward the path of destruction.

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