Through the Communication Stone, Old Lei could hear the terror in Lu Daoshen's voice. He asked curiously, "Monk, what's wrong with you? Is someone trying to beat you up?"

"No!"

Lu Daoshen denied it.

Old Lei frowned. "Monk, just tell me the truth. Who's trying to beat you up? I'll head over right now and get revenge for you. You don't have to be embarrassed; a brother won't laugh at you."

"Really, no one!"

Lu Daoshen insisted.

Old Lei retorted, "If no one's trying to beat you up, then what the hell are you so scared of? I can hear your fear even through this Communication Stone."

"Old Lei, don't worry about me. There's something I need to advise you on."

Lu Daoshen said seriously.

Old Lei said, "Go on, I'm listening."

'He knew that anything that could make Lu Daoshen this serious had to be a big deal.'

HUFF!

Lu Daoshen took a deep, deep breath and advised, "Old Lei, whatever you do, don't go to the Northern Profound Domain. That's not a place you should set foot in."

"What did you say? You're telling me not to go to the Northern Profound Domain?"

Old Lei was speechless.

'And here he was, thinking it was some major crisis. Turns out, it was just a warning not to go to the Northern Profound Domain.'

Old Lei retorted, "Monk, were you scared stupid? Why can't I set foot in a godforsaken place like the Northern Profound Domain?"

"You really can't go!"

Lu Daoshen said anxiously, "Old Lei, if you trust me as a brother, then take my advice. I'm afraid you'll die in the Northern Profound Domain!"

"It's that serious?"

Old Lei was taken aback.

Lu Daoshen nodded. "To tell you the truth, I just barely escaped from the Northern Profound Domain. I was almost slapped to death."

"What?"

Old Lei asked in disbelief, "Don't tell me that Demon Venerable sealed in the Northern Profound Domain has broken out?"

Old Lei knew a little about the Burial Land Demon Venerable.

'If that guy got out, it would be a cataclysmic disaster. The Northern Profound Domain would fall in an instant and become a living Hell.'

'How terrifying!'

However, Lu Daoshen scoffed, "The Burial Land Demon Venerable? Heh, the Burial Land Demon Venerable is a joke. He was probably already slapped to death by someone."

Hearing this, Old Lei froze.

'The Burial Land Demon Venerable is a joke?'

'Could it be that there's an existence in the Northern Profound Domain even more terrifying than the Burial Land Demon Venerable?'

'But that place is mostly just barren wasteland.'

'What kind of expert could possibly appear there!'

Old Lei asked in a heavy tone, "Monk, are you sure you're not lying to me?"

"Old Lei, you fucking don't believe me, do you? And here I was, treating you like a brother and giving you a special warning."

Lu Daoshen said angrily, "What good would lying to you do me? Would I grow an extra pound of flesh? Or sprout a few more hairs?"

"Heh heh, brother, you're being too serious."

Old Lei said with an appeasing smile, "I believe you, but you have to tell me what happened, right? Otherwise, how am I supposed to explain this to the Sect?"

"Well..."

Lu Daoshen thought for a moment. "The specifics are too complicated to explain now. I'll tell you when I get back to the Central Profound Domain. In short, just remember there's an Elder Su in the Northern Profound Domain. He's unfathomable. That venerable man could kill you with a single slap."

"Elder Su?"

Old Lei nodded. "Alright, I understand."

CLICK!

The Communication Stone disconnected. Jie'e walked up and asked, "Master, was that Martial Uncle Thunder Punishment from the Giant Sword Sect?"

"Mhm, your Martial Uncle Thunder Punishment wants to go to the Northern Profound Domain."

Lu Daoshen nodded.

Jie'e said in terror, "Then didn't you warn Uncle Thunder Punishment not to go to the Northern Profound Domain? What if he runs into Elder Su?"

"Don't worry. Your Martial Uncle Thunder Punishment and I are as close as blood brothers, sworn to live and die together. I warned him patiently and even told him about Elder Su's existence. He shouldn't take the risk."

Lu Daoshen said with a smile.

PHEW!

Jie'e breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Daoshen said, "Come on, let's go check on the Nine Tripods Sect and see if it's really been stripped clean."

The two of them arrived at the gates of the Nine Tripods Sect.

A large group of Martial Artists came walking down towards them, their faces dark as they cursed and muttered, as if they had suffered a terrible injustice.

"Brother, are you a disciple of the Nine Tripods Sect?"

Jie'e stopped a young man.

"No!"

The young man denied it.

Jie'e asked, confused, "If you're not a disciple of the Nine Tripods Sect, why so dejected? Did someone dig up your ancestral graves?"

"Thieving monk, what the hell are you saying?"

the young man said angrily.

Lu Daoshen, with his two-meter-tall frame, stepped forward and said coldly, "Who are you calling a thieving monk?"

"I..."

The young man quickly apologized, "Seniors, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I was in a bad mood and spoke rashly. I definitely didn't mean to offend you."

Lu Daoshen said in a cold voice, "Tell us. What's happened to the Nine Tripods Sect?"

The young man sighed. "Ai, the Nine Tripods Sect's fate is too tragic. All the Treasure was looted, the floorboards were dug up, and even the latrine pits were filled in."

"Latrine pits?"

The master and disciple pair, Lu Daoshen and Jie'e, were stunned.

"And it gets even more outrageous. The ancestral tombs of the Nine Tripods Sect's past generations were dug up. They took all the Treasure and burial goods from inside and then just buried them again."

The young man took out a brick. "I went to the Nine Tripods Sect to hunt for treasure, but I couldn't find a single thing. I just picked up this brick and put it in my pocket so I wouldn't be returning completely empty-handed, I guess."

"This..."

Jie'e's mind went blank.

The young man shoved the brick into Jie'e's hand. "Brother, I didn't mean to offend you just now, it's just... I don't have any other Treasure to give you. Just take this brick. Consider it my apology."

After speaking, the young man went down the mountain on his own.

Leaving a bewildered Jie'e behind.

Jie'e looked at the brick in his hand and said with disgust, "This damn thing was dug out of a dead person's tomb. I don't want it."

...

「Central Profound Domain, Giant Sword Sect.」

Thunder Punishment faced a middle-aged man and said in a grave voice, "Sect Leader, are you certain our Giant Sword Sect's Spiritual Vein has gone to the Northern Profound Domain?"

"Certain!"

The middle-aged man nodded emphatically.

Thunder Punishment said helplessly, "If that's really the case, then this is trouble. If we offend that person in the Northern Profound Domain, not only will our Giant Sword Sect fail to retrieve the Spiritual Vein, but we might even face annihilation."

The middle-aged man's face was heavy with worry.

'He never would have dreamed that such a monstrously powerful existence would appear in the Northern Profound Domain.'

'But if they couldn't get the Spiritual Vein back, the Giant Sword Sect would be committing slow suicide, destined to wither away sooner or later.'

'As for other Spiritual Veins, they were all occupied by the major powers. If they tried to seize one by force, it would ignite a war, leading to countless casualties.'

'The losses then would be even greater.'

The middle-aged man asked, "Did Fellow Daoist Lu not tell you that Elder's name?"

"His surname is Su. He's called Elder Su."

Thunder Punishment said.

The middle-aged man thought for a moment. "So, you're saying that as long as we avoid this Elder Su after entering the Northern Profound Domain and don't offend him, we should be fine?"

"Well..."

Thunder Punishment said hesitantly, "Theoretically, yes."

The middle-aged man said gravely, "We have no choice. We must go to the Northern Profound Domain to retrieve our Spiritual Vein. Do this: take our Giant Sword Sect's ultimate treasure, go with Elder Wen, and take eight hundred elite disciples with you."

"The ultimate treasure... You want me to take the Celestial Vault Battleship?"

Thunder Punishment said, pleasantly surprised.

The middle-aged man nodded. "The Celestial Vault Battleship is a colossal Spiritual Soldier that our Ancestor spent countless efforts to forge three hundred years ago. Its power is terrifying; a single blast can annihilate an entire city. It hasn't been used in a hundred years. It's time to bring it out for a display and deter those petty upstarts."

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