Chapter 973: End Of The Ancient City Incident (2)

Chapter 973: End Of The Ancient City Incident (2)

At the same time.

Great Ming.

Zhu Tiandao and Niu Baidao were drinking tea together.

An index copy laid before them.

Zhu Tiandao took his time enjoying the tea. After a while, he finally spoke, "You're already aware of this. The kid has gone mad right after leaving. I doubt he dares to return any more."

Niu Baidao nodded and helplessly said, "I thought he would only take some time to expand his experience. At most, he would only visit his father. I did not expect him to actually be crazy enough to get so many people killed during his first trip out of the Human Realm."

"I should have seen this coming. After all, he got a bunch of people killed back when he left Great Xia as well."

Zhu Tiandao said, "I'm not even sure if I can really stop those Invincibles from handing him over if he returns. I guess it isn't a bad idea for him to stay away for now."

Niu Baidao nodded, "Are you betting on his success?"

"I'm still unsure."

Zhu Tiandao laughed, "Dao affirmation is too unpredictable. Even at Ye Batian's level, nobody can say for sure that he will succeed. At most, I can say that the kid has the potential to succeed. Also, his characters might be strong, but I feel like his physical cultivation is much stronger than his willpower cultivation."

Niu Baidao nodded, "What do we do now?"

"What do you mean?"

"Should we continue sending reinforcements?"

"Who can we even send? You?" Zhu Tiandao laughed, "Old Niu, are you interested in an adventure?"

"Me?" Niu Baidao gave a hollow laugh and said, "Forget it. I'm such an old man. If I go, I might be unlucky enough to encounter an Invincible. That will be the same as throwing my life away. In fact, some of the current myriad race Invincibles are quite familiar with me due to our interactions back then. I'm not the right person for this job."

Zhu Tiandao sneered and said, "It's pointless even if you agree to go now. Can you even find him? He's not trapped anywhere. He can constantly be on the move."

After a short pause, Zhu Tiandao said, "This is not our current priority. Rather, we need to focus on the situation in Great Xia. Things are growing more and more volatile there. It is only a matter of time before it implodes. As their neighbor, we might be caught in the chaos as well..."

Niu Baidao nodded, "And what are you trying to say?"

"We can't slack anymore."

Zhu Tiandao stood up, clasped his hands behind him, and sighed. Facing north where Great Xia was, he sighed and softly spoke, "Prepare yourself. When Great Xia implodes, we will need to deal with the aftermath even if we somehow manage to not get involved in it. Those fools from Great Xia are too stubborn. In fact, Su Yu is just as stubborn. They want to solve everything themselves. They are unwilling to trust anyone. They are unwilling to seek help from anyone..."

Niu Baidao looked north as well and nodded, "I understand. By the way, are we really not doing anything for Su Yu?"

But Zhu Tiandao merely stared at him without saying anything.

After a long while, he said, "Old Niu, when did you become so talkative? Are you trying to retire because you're getting too old?"

"It's still too early for that." Niu Baidao smiled, "Don't think about something that will never happen. I did not harbor any other meanings. You are free to trust or doubt me. If you can't trust me anymore, you can just leave me out of your plans."

"You must be going senile. After all, you're someone from my old man's generation."

Niu Baidao nodded and stood up, "I'll be taking my leave. As for you...I have nothing else to say. Just do what you think is right."

"..."

Zhu Tiandao stared at Niu Baidao's departing in silence before shaking his head. With a smile, he vanished. Why did that geezer still enjoy running his mouth so much even at such an old age?

"My pitiful elder brother...sigh. He died at nine. The heavens must have been jealous of his heavenly talent."

A sigh rang out, filled with boundless sympathy for the dead elder brother. The death of his elder brother was a fact everyone knew. Old Niu must be turning senile. Why would he even think of such a weird possibility?

***

Everywhere in the Myriad Realms, people were talking about Su Yu.

Dao Cheng, Liu Wenyan, and the ancient city were also hot discussion topics.

Meanwhile, Su Yu had arrived at a familiar place.

An ancient city.

Yes. It was yet another ancient city.

He was aware that there were several ancient cities in the region. Previously, Huang Teng and Qin Fang had gone separate ways from him. Each had entered a different ancient city. There were three ancient cities in the Plain of Desires.

The Heavendoom City was the ancient city located in the middle. Since Su Yu had been escaping in a different direction, he reached a different ancient city.

"Empyrean Cloud."

This was the name of the city. Empyrean Cloud. Su Yu's heart thumped with excitement. He was in need of a safe space to cultivate. Perhaps...this would be a suitable place for him. This was an excellent choice.

Ancient cities were incredibly safe. At the very least, that was what Su Yu believed. As long as one didn't create trouble, one would be mostly fine in an ancient city. Even if an Invincible somehow discovered that he was here, the Invincible might not have the courage to actually kill him in the city.

What a nice place.

"Shall I?"