Beiyou River System is Eternal Tower’s territory. I’ll head to another neighboring river system and go to Patriarch Anfang. Cave Lord Redmynah made a decision. I’ll probably take three days.
It was normal for a Fourth Tribulation Eminence to take three days to travel across a river system.
Patriarch Anfang was a Fifth Tribulation Eminence of Beiyou River System; he was also a member of Black Fiend Hall.
Cave Lord Redmynah and Patriarch Anfang had some ties with each other. Thus, it was still possible for him to hide in Patriarch Anfang’s cave abode for temporary protection.
Whoosh.
Cave Lord Redmynah traveled through the River of Spacetime. After traveling for a moment, he completely relaxed. “As I expected, City Lord Eastcalm couldn’t bear to part with the Void Transference Talisman and didn’t chase after me.”
More than two hours later.
As he walked through the River of Spacetime, Cave Lord Redmynah saw a towering figure walking over. The shocked Cave Lord Redmynah was only about the height of the other party’s foot.
The black-robed, white-haired man arrived in front of him in a single step. With a stretch of his hand, a gigantic palm reached out for Cave Lord Redmynah.
How did he chase up to me? Cave Lord Redmynah was stunned.
Chapter 577 - Wiping Clean
Meng Chuan could only exchange for a limited number of Void Transference Talismans from Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s treasure vault. He naturally couldn’t bear to use a Void Transference Talisman just to capture one of Cave Lord Redmynah’s bodies.
However, Meng Chuan was fast enough. He had grasped the paramount speed laws, making him close to a Sixth Tribulation Eminence when it came to traveling. He could travel across a river zone in half a day! He could travel from Three Bay River System to Beiyou River System in just two hours.
Swoosh.
Cave Lord Redmynah instinctively followed the River of Spacetime’s rejection and instantly returned to the normal void. Meng Chuan followed.
“City Lord Eastcalm, please—” Cave Lord Redmynah begged for mercy. Without any more Void Transference Talismans, the other defensive treasures he had could only stall for time. He wanted to beg for his life.
His true body—which was carrying out a Black Fiend Hall mission—was bound to experience many dangers; therefore, it had few treasures on it. It was fine if that true body died in battle.
This true body in his home river system contained more than half of the treasures he had accumulated over the years. If he died in battle, the losses would be immense!
However, before he could finish his sentence…
Everything around Meng Chuan, who had lightning flashing around him, stopped. Cave Lord Redmynah remained humble and obsequious. He opened his mouth, about to say something, but everything froze.
Time Stillness!
Following that, a black beam of light landed on Cave Lord Redmynah. Without a sound, he was reduced to dust.
…
In a scorching palace’s inconspicuous side hall in a distant river zone.
My other true body was killed? Cave Lord Redmynah sat there in a daze. At that moment, his heart felt empty. Having joined Black Fiend Hall, Cave Lord Redmynah was naturally very greedy and placed great importance on those treasures.
After so many years of plundering and killing, was it easy to accumulate those treasures? Most of them were now gone!
“My treasures! My treasures!” Cave Lord Redmynah was beyond tears.
His heart ached!
This true body that had been carrying out missions for a long period of time only had some Tribulation treasures that amounted to about 1,000 cubes. They were mainly necessities in battle. His true body in his home river system had all his years of accumulation. There, he didn’t have it do any dangerous missions, nor did he provoke any powerful factions. However, he never expected to be pursued by City Lord Eastcalm.
City Lord Eastcalm is a lunatic. Even when I fled to Beiyou River System, he used a Void Transference Talisman to continue chasing me. Cave Lord Redmynah gritted his teeth in indignation.
Even until now, he still believed that Meng Chuan had used a Void Transference Talisman.
At such a great distance, one couldn’t accurately teleport using a Void Transference Talisman! One could only teleport to a general area. He imagined that Meng Chuan had teleported to Beiyou River System, but due to the huge inaccuracy, it took him more than two hours to catch up.
City Lord Eastcalm, I’ll remember you. Cave Lord Redmynah hated Meng Chuan to the core.
…
Meng Chuan waved his hand and stored away the war spoils left behind by Cave Lord Redmynah. It took him more than two hours to destroy a Fourth Tribulation Eminence’s true body.
He had no choice. Previously, his opponent had been hiding in his lair. The cave abode had an array formation protecting it. With the array formation’s defense barely reaching the Fifth Tribulation realm in strength, Meng Chuan had to break through the cave abode’s array formation forcefully with his World Treasure.
Such a collision also affected time.
Meng Chuan’s Time Stillness still had many flaws. For example, a Fifth Tribulation Eminence’s domain was enough to affect time. A Fifth Tribulation Eminence’s order in life could also affect time. When experts fought, the energy they produced also interfered with time.
Of course, even if he suffered from interference, Meng Chuan could maintain a high level of time acceleration.
He’s really rich. He has so many treasures? Meng Chuan checked the war spoils he obtained from Cave Lord Redmynah and was rather surprised. It’s worth more than 6,000 cubes?
A Fourth Tribulation Eminence has so many treasures?
Although Meng Chuan was very wealthy, he was still shocked by his gains.
Back then, Senior Pang Ming, who was at the Fifth Tribulation realm, only left behind about 10,000 cubes worth of treasures! Yet, he received so much in one instant. Of course, most of what Senior Pang Ming had accumulated was in his homeworld. As for Cave Lord Redmynah, most of his wealth was in front of Meng Chuan. Furthermore, Cave Lord Redmynah was a member of Black Fiend Hall. Although Black Fiend Hall members had infamous reputations, they were considered relatively wealthy among their peers.
After taking so many treasures from him, Cave Lord Redmynah probably hates me to the core. The black-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan was in a good mood. Even with one more enemy, I’ll head over and kill him as long as I sense that he’s close to Three Bay River System through karma. Or I’ll directly kill him through karma when I reach the Sixth Tribulation realm…
Without an inhabited world’s protection, it was very easy for a Sixth Tribulation Eminence to kill a Fourth Tribulation Eminence through karma. Of course, the premise was that they had a strong karmic connection with each other! Meng Chuan and Cave Lord Redmynah had formed a strong karmic connection this time.
I’ll head back and deal with the next target. The black-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan immediately entered the River of Spacetime and rushed back to Three Bay River System.
…
Meng Chuan sent six Essence Soul avatars to deal with six Tribulation Eminences.
Whoosh.
Another Essence Soul avatar appeared above a barren planet. It looked down and suppressed the area beneath with an Essence Soul World.
The two Third Tribulation Eminences knelt down. “Senior, spare me. Spare me.”
Just the pressure from the Essence Soul World’s projection made the two of them feel an invincible might. The difference in strength between them was too great… The mysterious black-robed, white-haired man was probably a Fifth Tribulation Eminence.
“Senior, feel free to instruct us if you need anything. We will definitely do our best.” The two Tribulation Eminences were extremely humble.
The black-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan looked down and said, “Never appear in Three Bay River System again. Once I discover the two of
you, I’ll kill you again.”
The voice sounded from afar.
Kill us again? The two Third Tribulation Eminences were taken aback before they realized something amiss.
Boom! Boom!
The Power of Essence Soul blasted into their Essence Souls and immediately killed them. Only their bodies remained.
At the same time, an Essence Soul attack traveled through karma to the two inhabited worlds and attacked their other true bodies.
Humph.
One of the Third Tribulation Eminences—who lived in a low-level world that was mostly filled with water—grunted softly as he resisted the karmic attacks.
I don’t even know this black-robed, white-haired man. I was quite respectful, yet he actually destroyed my outer realm body. The Third Tribulation Eminence was rather furious. I want to know who this black-robed, white-haired man is.
With such hatred, he had to figure out the other party’s background.
…
These two Third Tribulation Eminences are protected by inhabited worlds. They can’t be killed. Meng Chuan shook his head slightly. He knew that these two Third Tribulation Eminences came from inhabited worlds, so he knew that it was impossible for them to kill them completely. It was why he said those few words.
In the future, when they cultivated a new outer realm body, they would probably have to stay away from Three Bay River System obediently. They wouldn’t dare to continue causing trouble in Three Bay River System.
Every time he killed one true body, his opponent would suffer huge losses.
…
Another of Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul avatars chased someone to another river system.
In the void, an alien Tribulation Eminence with a scaled tail and two sharp horns said in disbelief, “City Lord Eastcalm? I’ve already fled to Mountain Yang River System. Why are you still chasing after me?”
It was a Fourth Tribulation special lifeform. It had been wreaking havoc in Three Bay River System for a long time. When it learned that Eternal Tower’s City Lord Eastcalm was from Three Bay River System, it immediately hid in a neighboring river system—Mountain Yang River System. It planned to monitor the situation.
From the standpoint of sweeping a river system clean, he didn’t need to pursue anyone who had already left Three Bay River System.
However, Meng Chuan clearly didn’t think that way.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
The black-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan was surrounded by bolts of lightning.
Time Stillness.
In order to avoid any unexpected twists and turns, he killed the other party with Time Stillness.
This Fourth Tribulation Eminence had fled to Mountain Yang River System. Without being inside his cave abode, it was even harder for him to resist Meng Chuan’s killer move. He lost his life on the spot.
These Fourth Tribulation special lifeforms will send their true bodies to a distant river zone. It won’t be easy to kill them completely. Meng Chuan shook his head and embarked on his return journey.
…
Six Essence Soul avatars took action at the same time.
According to the list provided by Eternal Tower, there were plundering factions consisting of seven Tribulation Eminences and 11 Imperial Lords.
When clearing a river system, some Eternal Tower members might be gentler and expel them from the river system.
Meng Chuan’s methods were clearly much more ruthless. Growing in Archean Eon Realm made Meng Chuan kill cultivators who specialized in plundering and slaughtering.
Those that he could completely wipe out were naturally killed through karma. Not a single one was spared. If he could only kill one true body, he would do so.
Meng Chuan continued his pursuit, even if they escaped to other river systems!
In short, he was going all out!
It was somewhat troublesome to deal with Tribulation Eminences. With an inhabited world’s protection, it was even harder to kill them completely. Dealing with Imperial Lords was much easier. Even with a true body in their homeworlds, as a Fifth Tribulation Eminence, Meng Chuan could still kill all of an Imperial Lord’s bodies through the karmic connection between the true bodies.
In just six hours, the six Essence Soul avatars finished their missions. All of them returned to Thousand Mountain Star.
Chapter 578 - Three Bay River System's Shock
When Meng Chuan’s six Essence Soul avatars pursued the plundering factions, it alarmed many Tribulation Eminences in Three Bay River System.
On a seemingly ordinary star in Three Bay River System.
There was an ancient, dilapidated cave abode that had been renovated simply. Many halls were inhabited by cultivators.
“Many Imperial Lords in Three Bay River System have been killed.”
“Of the ones I know, more than 50 Imperial Lords have died.”
“It’s not just Imperial Lords. Six Tribulation Eminences have been completely killed. Some Tribulation Eminences have also had their outer realm bodies wiped out.”
In the ruined square, more than 20 Tribulation Eminences’ Essence Soul avatars discussed this matter. Many of them could sense the deaths of some Tribulation Eminences and Imperial Lords through karma.
“From the information I received, the murderer is a black-robed, white-haired man,” said a short, fat elder in a deep voice. “Even my outer realm body was killed.”
The short and fat elder was at the Essence Soul Third Tribulation realm. He could travel the River of Spacetime with only his Essence Soul avatar.
“Who is that black-robed, white-haired man? Why is he hunting down the Tribulation Eminences in our Three Bay River System?” Some Tribulation Eminences were puzzled.
“The ones he killed are from plundering factions,” said a white-haired, white-browed elder indifferently with a smile. “None of the other Tribulation Eminences who simply cultivate were pursued.”
“He might be killing plundering factions now, but he might target the rest of you in the future,” said another gray-robed masked man coldly.
“Everyone.” A white-robed, bald woman said, “We formed the Tranquilstar Alliance for transactions and to exchange information. There’s no need for us to quarrel. Let’s talk about this black-robed, white-haired senior. This senior has been hunting down plundering factions in our Three Bay River System. Even Imperial Lord plundering factions have mostly been wiped out… Do you know the black-robed, white-haired senior’s identity?”
Although Three Bay River System didn’t have a safe transaction ground since it lacked an established Eternal Tower branch, trading and exchanges were necessary for cultivators. It was very important to communicate with each other.
Therefore, secret alliances were formed for transactions.
For example, the Tranquilstar Alliance had about 30% of Three Bay River System’s Tribulation Eminences as its members. There were a total of 28 Tribulation Eminences. Every member stationed an Essence Soul avatar on this barren planet so that they could communicate with each other at any time.
With the 28 Tribulation Eminences as the core, it also included many Imperial Lords and Supremacies.
Although the efficiency wasn’t as high as public transaction grounds and there was unfairness, the numerous Supremacies in Three Bay River System were unable to head to other river systems. Therefore, they were willing to trade in these secret organizations.
The ten-plus organizations, such as the Tranquilstar Alliance, were established all for the sake of trading.
Many Tribulation Eminences joined several organizations simultaneously.
Transactions in Three Bay River System were naturally exploited by Tribulation Eminences greatly. This was because the entire trading network was controlled by them.
“I just asked Palace Lord.” Suddenly, a small mountainous figure said in a deep voice, “Palace Lord said that the black-robed, white-haired man’s name is City Lord Eastcalm. He’s a Fifth Tribulation Eminence. He’s a member of Eternal To
wer. He lives on Thousand Mountain Star. He likely dealt with the plundering forces because he wants to establish an Eternal Tower branch in Three Bay River System.”
“City Lord Eastcalm?”
“A Fifth Tribulation Eminence?”
“Set up an Eternal Tower branch?”
Immediately, everyone was shocked.
To these Tribulation Eminences, they didn’t wish for Three Bay River System to have open and safe trading grounds.
If there was one, how could they exploit others?
They could head to the other river systems’ Eternal Tower branches to trade. Therefore, it wasn’t beneficial for them to have an Eternal Tower branch established in Three Bay River System. Instead, there were many disadvantages.
“In the future, we won’t be able to take advantage of others.” The white-haired, white-browed elder shook his head. “With a Fifth Tribulation Eminence stepping forward and offering a safe transaction ground, along with the guarantee of Eternal Tower’s reputation, those Imperial Lords and Supremacies will no longer come looking for us.”
Although Supremacies were weak, they were the greatest in number. They were scattered across the river system to search for ruins. Occasionally, they would discover treasures.
These Tribulation Eminences who grasped the trading network had indeed benefited greatly over the years.
“City Lord Eastcalm is a Fifth Tribulation Eminence. Isn’t it better to just focus on cultivation? Why does he need to build an Eternal Tower branch and worry about such trivial matters?”
“City Lord Eastcalm probably doesn’t like plundering factions, which is why he hunted them down. It’s not guaranteed he will build an Eternal Tower branch, right? Who is willing to go to Thousand Mountain Star to figure out Lord Eastcalm’s intentions?”
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