Chapter 1778: Chapter 1805: Guardians of the Imperial City
The three of them walked out of the Ghost Gate, crossed a gloomy path, and returned to the bottom of the cliff under the Imperial City of the human race.
“I have a special identity. Once we get out, just refer to me as your attendant. Don’t expose my strength; being targeted in the Immortal Gods Realm would be troublesome.”
Seeing they were about to enter the domain of the Battlefield of the Heavens, Ye Wushuang cautioned.
“Me too; just disguise me as your servant. The Mainland is nowhere near as forgiving as the Boundary Sea, and getting targeted makes it hard to flee.”
Yu Huan Shui quickly added. Compared to the vast Boundary Sea, the Immortal Gods Realm was just a tiny spot, but being in it felt like being trapped in a cage. From the conversation between Li Xiaobai and Ye Wushuang, he learned that this place, unlike other stars, cannot be entered into the Boundary Sea freely but requires special passageways.
If they attract attention before entering the Boundary Sea and get secretly watched by enemies, it would be as troublesome as catching a turtle in a jar.
Li Xiaobai understood: “Got it, that’s how Fourth Senior Brother operates too.”
A few breaths later.
The three appeared within the Imperial City.
Yu Huan Shui seemed excited, touching this and looking at that, admiringly saying: “This is the human race’s Imperial City, known as the last Imperial Barrier of the Pureblood Human Race?”
“Sadly, it was defeated and shattered. Any remaining purebloods are probably just barely surviving now.”
Ye Wushuang’s eyes showed a trace of remembrance.
“I heard the creator of the Imperial Barrier was the world’s first Pureblood Human. Faced with countless invaders, they defeated them one by one, guarding the last Pure Land. Unfortunately, I never met them. When this place was at its peak, only purebloods could come and go freely. Mixed blood like me would be excluded.”
Yu Huan Shui took out a scroll, recording everything he saw and heard. He couldn’t enter when the Imperial Barrier existed, and after it was shattered, no one knew where it went. He thought it would be a regret not seeing it, but unexpectedly, today he could see it.
“Mixed bloods are still excluded now, with two creatures in bronze armor at the door who would kill any heretic that tries to enter.”
Li Xiaobai reminded.
“Hmm?”
“There’s family stuff left here?”
Ye Wushuang quickened his pace and walked towards the gate.
“Dammit, if there were creatures guarding it, you should have said earlier.”
Yu Huan Shui swore, flipping open his own book and writing down a line: “Conceal mixed-blood aura.”
Li Xiaobai was astonished: “Is that possible?”
Yu Huan Shui: “It only works for half an hour. Bloodlines are innate; they can’t be hidden forever.”
Li Xiaobai: “Why didn’t you sneak in back then?”
Yu Huan Shui: “Back then, it was filled with peerless powerhouses. Sneaking in there was a death wish.”
“I once dug up a crystal elder, his appearance is the same as an old beggar. Does Senior Sister know the secret within?”
Li Xiaobai shouted towards Ye Wushuang ahead.
Ye Wushuang trembled upon hearing this, immediately stopping and turning towards Li Xiaobai: “Where is he?”
“In my small world; I once released him, and the guards at the gate came to pay respects.”
Li Xiaobai replied honestly.
“Bring him out for a look, or wait, better not.”
Ye Wushuang hesitated, clearly familiar with the crystal elder.
Li Xiaobai was puzzled: “Who is he, the old beggar’s clone?”
“He is…”
Just as Ye Wushuang began to speak, her face suddenly became obscured, rendering her voice inaudible and her expression and lip movements unseeable. This state persisted for a full minute before returning to normal.
“Damn, it’s been blocked.”
“I can’t tell you key information, you just need to know to preserve him well, and when on the brink of life and death, you can smash the crystal.”
“Live well, enhance your strength, and one day you’ll know.”
Li Xiaobai felt helpless. Second Senior Sister could reveal more than Liu Jinshui and Yang Chen, but when it came to such core secrets, it was inevitably blocked.
Yu Huan Shui listened in a daze, not understanding what the two were talking about. He quietly noted down the words “crystal elder,” realizing it might be a Pureblood Human Race secret. He’d heard of this kind of blocking but never seen it, and it’s said that only things related to the cosmos’s origin would be subject to such a curse-like entity.
Ye Wushuang was eager to see the two guards, grasping Li Xiaobai and Yu Huan Shui and teleporting to the gate of the human race’s Imperial City.
All they saw were ruined walls, with two bronze-armored figures sitting immobile on either side.
“Uncle Tian Ji!”
“Uncle Jian Yuan!”
Seeing the two armors, Ye Wushuang couldn’t help but exclaim.
Li Xiaobai: “Senior Sister recognizes them?”
Yu Huan Shui: “Uh… how can you tell?”
Upon hearing Ye Wushuang’s shout, the two armors reacted, slowly lifting their heads and looking in the direction of the sound. Under their helmets, their eyes shone bright as day, with a surge of battle spirit reaching the sky, only to disappear in an instant.
“Have impression… past… old friends…”
“Preserve strength… prepare for battle…”
The two armors uttered a few words intermittently, lowered their heads, and fell back into silence.
Ye Wushuang saluted respectfully, bowing deeply in silence before turning away.
“These two must be masters, not even giving Immortal Ye’s face.”
Yu Huan Shui frivolously remarked, while hurriedly sketching the image of the two bronze armors.
“Offend the seniors, be careful of being suppressed when they emerge.”
The two exchanged barbs before both paying respects to the two bronze armors.
The guardians of the Imperial City of the human race, one had lost an arm, the other a leg, yet by will alone they continued to guard, which was commendable.
Ye Wushuang was in a bad mood. After seeing the two guardians, Tian Ji and Jian Yuan, she became silent, her eyes occasionally flashing with a fierce light, prompting Li Xiaobai and Yu Huan Shui to wisely refrain from jesting.
Just shortly after moving on, they encountered a familiar face, Wang Ruoying.
This scion of the Clan of the Heavenly Gods had sought to build a rapport with Li Xiaobai before entering the Ancient Battlefield, hoping to be guided once inside. Unfortunately, upon reaching the Imperial City of the human race, he vanished without a trace. By the time Wang Ruoying realized where the Imperial City was, it was too late. With the guardians present, any attempt to approach would be met with mortal peril.
“Young Master Li, you’re finally out. What is this Imperial Barrier place? I’ve never heard it mentioned within the clan. And who are these two?”
Wang Ruoying approached with a welcoming smile, suppressing her anger.
Within the clan, she was a prodigy, admired by numerous young talents. Yet, Li Xiaobai treated her like a nobody, dismissing her as casually as one would discard a rag.
Although his actions allowed her to marvel at the grandeur of the human race’s Imperial City, it was pointless if she couldn’t enter, leaving her anxiously circling outside.
“They are my maid and servant. Immortal, why hold this position? It would be wiser to seize the opportunity and seek fortuitous encounters.”
Li Xiaobai glanced at her indifferently.
“Maid?”
“Servant?”
Wang Ruoying’s small mouth slightly agape.
Observing the woman in the green dress, whose stunning beauty surpassed any she had known, and whose aura greatly exceeded her own by miles, she radiated an air of utmost confidence in every gesture, making it hard to believe she was a maid.
As for the frail man, with a somewhat sordid appearance, he was always scribbling something, resembling a servant at best.
Most importantly, you went into the Imperial City alone and came out with two cultivators. It was blatantly obvious they were beings brought out from inside the Imperial Barrier.
Who would believe that?
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