Perfect World - Chapter 429
Immortal Mountain’s Decree
A decree descended like a heavenly deity, crossing the boundless wasteland region, releasing endless golden light. There were characters on it, all of them containing complex, profound knowledge.
In the end, it descended on Fire Nation Capital, burning like golden flames. Symbols flickered one after another, almost sealing up this heaven and earth.
The Immortal Mountain’s decree broke through the region wall and descended into the wasteland region!
This was something that happened many days ago. News had already spread like wildfire, creating quite a commotion.
The Immortal Mountain was really powerful. It was just a decree, yet it was able to cross the walls of great regions and arrive through the air. It was so shocking. Their foundations were deep, powerful, and difficult to estimate.
“Did you hear? The Immortal Mountain issued a decree to summon Shi Hao.”
“Yes. He’s in big trouble now. That’s an undying inheritance. Who dares to casually kill someone from this ancient sect? It’ll be hard for them to survive!”
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As the cultivators moved about, a few rumors were brought to various cities, triggering discussions.
Quite a few people vaguely heard that because of Shi Hao, the Immortal Mountain sent down a decree that pierced through the wasteland region, demanding an audience. They were most likely to execute him.
In that instant, there were all types of rumors.
The Medicine Capital was millions of miles away and extremely far from the Fire Nation’s capital. The two places were separated by endless mountain ranges. However, the people of the Fire Nation gradually heard some vague rumors.
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Shi Hao was happy and worried at the same time. He was happy because this divine insect was extraordinary and had already demonstrated such power when it was just born. Soon, it could help him fight. What he was worried about was that the worm ate too much.
He dawdled with Yun Xi for a long time, asking her to help him look into which Archaic Divine Mountain was suitable for rearing the Emperor Butterfly larva, but Yun Xi refused without hesitation.
It was better to be safe than sorry. This divine insect could be extremely evil. If it secretly harmed all of the spiritual medicines, then even the Heavenly Divine Mountain would be in trouble.
“What are you trying to say? Can’t you even point out a path? If you don’t tell me, then I’ll just head to the Heavenly Divine Mountain!” Shi Hao said.
“If you dare to go, be my guest.” Yun Xi really wanted him to go. When the time came, her people could simply detain and capture him.
“Then I’ll just carry you away first,” Shi Hao threatened her.
Yun Xi was so angry that her pretty face was completely red. She wasn’t the devilish brat’s match. A few years ago, he could only act shamelessly and wrestle with her on the ground. Now, he could capture her alive.
“Stop fighting among yourselves. Something big happened!” The big red bird shouted.
Just now, it wandered around and heard some rumors. The Immortal Mountain issued a decree to summon Shi Hao. There was another saying that they wanted to capture and kill Shi Hao.
Shi Hao was stunned. The colossus was really targeting him. They’d taken action again so quickly.
“I’ll ignore it for now.” He shook his head. Right now, rumors are widely spread outside. No one could tell who was telling the truth.
Several days later, more reliable news came. The Immortal Mountain really did issue a decree, asking Shi Hao to have an audience. They didn’t say what they were going to do, and no one knew if it was good or bad news.
Shi Hao was extremely discontent. So what if the decree was from the Immortal Mountain? Did they really think that they were the rulers of this world? They thought they could summon whoever they wanted. He didn’t want to go at all.
A few days later, another rumor appeared. A middle-aged man held the golden decree in his hands and was overseeing the Fire Nation Capital. He passed down an order for someone to tell Shi Hao to quickly pay an audience.
Shi Hao was annoyed. He really wanted to go over and give the other party a beating. As long as it wasn’t a supreme expert, he didn’t have anything to be scared of.
“Big Red, I brought you out to let you learn some skills. Right now, there’s nothing to do, so you should just go to the Fire Nation’s ancestral land,” Shi Hao said.
The big red bird was tempted, but it was also a bit unwilling to go right away. “Why do I feel like the outside world is quite nice? Can’t I go later?”
“The earlier the better!” Shi Hao produced a stone case. There was a scarlet feather sealed inside, which was left behind by Little Red.
He asked Huo Ling’er for help to send the big red bird into that ancestral land. He said that this was an agreement with the Fire Nation’s Guardian Spirit and that he was going to gift it to a disciple.
“Why didn’t I know about this?” Huo Ling’er was confused.
Shi Hao said, “It’s like this. Little Red is thinking about a mountain treasure, but right now, I can’t find it. I’m worried that it’ll become anxious and come back to find trouble with me, so I asked Big Red to help explain.”
Huo Ling’er was confused, and then she suddenly understood. She looked at him with a smile that wasn’t a smile and said, “Big Red definitely doesn’t know about this. You’re just sending it in because you want to. Are you going to use it as a hostage?”
“Of course not. The Guardian Spirit can search its sea of consciousness and see that I really didn’t obtain the mountain treasure. In addition, Big Red really wants the Guardian Spirit as its master. Isn’t it a win-win situation?” Shi Hao said.
“The unlucky Big Red will definitely be beaten up like a sandbag!” Huo Ling’er giggled. With their relationship, she naturally had to help out with this.
She knew the Guardian Spirit’s temperament. Even though he wanted to avoid disaster and leave the place, if he kept thinking about that mountain treasure, he might have taken Shi Hao away before he disappeared.
If Shi Hao hadn’t offer an explanation, that little red bird might really jump out to look for trouble.
Fortunately, Huo Ling’er had the void beast skin, allowing her to quickly travel between heaven and earth and instantly crossing countless mountains and rivers. It was extremely fast.
The unlucky big red bird was very hopeful when it was sent into the Fire Clan’s ancestral land to meet the Guardian Spirit, who was preparing to flee. However, before Huo Ling’er left, she heard the big red bird’s miserable cries as it was beaten up.
“How dare you call yourself Big Red?!” The Guardian Spirit was furious. That devilish brat had called him Little Red. But now, a silly person came here and actually called itself Big Red. Was it trying to take advantage of him?
“Please don’t hit me, Master. From now on, I’ll be called tiny red, okay?” The big red bird wanted to cry, but no tears came out.
“I’m not your master! Where is the mountain treasure?” The angry little bird asked.
“What mountain treasure?” Big Red was confused.
As a result, a barrage of lightning struck down, almost turning it into charcoal. The bird suddenly realized something and miserably shouted, “Damned that devilish brat! He’s using me as a scapegoat!”
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“You’re so mean. You don’t know how miserable Big Red was. It was almost roasted.” Huo Ling’er complained after returning.
Shi Hao laughed dryly and said, “It’s hard for you to imagine just how thick its skin is. I believe that it’ll definitely seize the opportunity to become the Guardian Spirit’s disciple.”
Then, Shi Hao turned around to look at the Nine-Headed Lion, Flame Crow, and the others, saying, “You guys should go home as well. The wasteland region is going to be chaotic now, and it’s very dangerous to travel outside.”
“You’re treating us like outsiders.” Flame Crow seemed to have understood something and said, “You’re definitely going to take action. First, you sent Big Red away, and then you want us to go on our way. You’re afraid that we might be in danger, right?”
Huo Ling’er, the Nine-Headed Lion, and the others immediately widened their eyes. They felt that he was most likely going to take on this attack and fight Immortal Mountain to the end, but he didn’t want them to get caught up in this storm.
“Shi Hao, hurry up and come to us, or else you’ll have to bear the consequences!”
They’d been ignored for many days, and Shi Hao still didn’t appear. The Immortal Mountain’s individual holding the golden decree was already furious. His tone was fierce as if he wanted to punish Shi Hao.
This triggered an uproar. Was this a clear statement? Were they going to deal with Shi Hao and completely get rid of him?
Before this, there was a secret message that said that the Immortal Mountain actually didn’t want to make things difficult for Shi Hao. They even wanted to bring him to their clan in peace.
“Shi Hao doesn’t feel like surrendering. He hates it when others summon him like this, so he doesn’t respond to the decree. He enraged the expert who held the decree, and as a result, they want to kill him,” someone speculated.
Shi Hao was indeed quite discontent. Even if they were related by blood and might be relatives, the audience was a different story. Did they really think they could do whatever they wanted? He felt disgusted.
“I am in the Medicine Capital. You can come and meet me here.” In the end, Shi Hao responded with equal harshness.
The outside world was in an uproar. Shi Hao finally appeared again. This was a provocation! He asked the Immortal Mountain’s people to come to see him instead. That was so bold!
The Immortal Mountain’s people were furious. They had been left out for many days, yet the other party still hadn’t shown up. Now, he was actually still acting so brashly. The one holding the decree already vaguely knew that Shi Hao was related to them by blood, but even this wasn’t enough.
The people from Immortal Mountain didn’t come to the Medicine Capital, but the great figures of this ancient city already took action. They all paid him a visit, triggering a huge commotion.
The well-known Shi Hao was actually in the Medicine Capital. This was a shocking piece of news. For a time, Shi Hao’s residence was packed with people. Many people came out of admiration, wishing to meet Shi Hao.
Regardless, Shi Hao’s fame shook the wasteland region. Once he rose, he might become an unmatched supreme being. Who dared to look down on him? The heroes in the city came to pay him a visit, trying to make friends.
When a few great figures saw Shi Hao, they felt a bit scared because they almost clashed within the divine valley’s third formation when they coveted his bronze piece.
Many people directly wiped away their cold sweat, feeling fortunate that there wasn’t an intense battle back then, or else they would have most likely been killed.
Shi Hao was all smiles. After his identity was revealed, the lords ordered people to send over some gifts. These were precisely the spiritual medicines he needed to make up for the previous conflict.
“Well, the divine insect will have more food to eat. It’ll last for a while.”
Fortunately, the larva only needed to be fed once every few days. If it needed to eat every day, Shi Hao might eat the divine insect first.
Several days passed, but Immortal Mountain’s people still didn’t show up.
On the contrary, Shi Hao received news that a letter from outside this region was sent to Stone Country’s Martial Imperial Manor before it was sent to the Wasteland Heavenly Lord Manor. It could be called the Wasteland Heavenly King Manor because the Stone Emperor had long issued a decree to change its name.
Shi Hao stood up and said, “Let’s go to Stone Country’s capital!”
Huo Ling’er, Nine-Headed Lion, Flame Crow, and the others didn’t leave. When they heard this, they were all shocked and advised him not to act rashly.
Shi Hao shook his head. He didn’t act rashly. Regardless of whether that letter was real or not, he still had to take a look. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to feel at ease. It was because his parents and grandfather had both left for outer regions.
“So what if the Immortal Mountain’s people have already left for Stone Country Capital? I don’t fear them.” Shi Hao sneered.
He secretly spoke to the little pagoda. “The Rain Deity’s decree is still quite delicious, right? This time, I’ll treat you to the Immortal Mountain’s decree.”
“Last time, the decree was broken. I hope this time, it’s a complete and powerful deity’s decree,” said the little pagoda. It wanted to eat the imprint the deity left on the decree.
Shi Hao laughed loudly and said, “Fine, this time, we’ll enter Stone Country’s capital and see what they can do. So what if they’re from Immortal Mountain?!”
He didn’t feel any fear. If the Immortal Mountain was related to him by blood and treated him with sincerity, he naturally wouldn’t act rudely. If they were arrogant and threatened him, then he didn’t mind fighting a great battle!