Tang Jie said nothing.
After nearly five hundred years of cultivation, his mind was mature, the rashness of youth diluted by time. No longer would he so casually say something like “at any price”.
Ice Phoenix was very important, but saving her was more for his peace of mind, a way to explain himself to his Origin Heart.
Losing his life for the sake of his Origin Heart was putting the cart before the horse, and Tang Jie scoffed at such acts. Moreover, let alone his matured self, even his bold and adventurous younger self wouldn’t make such a choice.
But he was also unwilling to just give up here.
The path of Immortality was rife with difficulties, and not giving up was the instinct of every successful cultivator—any cultivator that reached Violet Palace could be considered successful.
For this reason, Tang Jie didn’t say anything, silently considering his options before asking, “What does the Primordial Fog Domain have that can save the person?”
Huang Wuji answered, “I’m not sure about that. When I met the Violet Cloud Couple and learned of their success, all they told me was that they had gone to the Primordial Fog Domain and safely returned, but the experience itself had been perilous. According to the Scarlet Cloud Fairy, getting back alive was ten percent strength and ninety percent luck.”
It was no wonder the Violet Cloud Couple had been unwilling to speak on this matter, because the method of redemption was so difficult that it was more likely to get one killed. And there was probably a story behind the Violet Cloud Couple being able to come back alive, and if the two refused to talk, Huang Wuji wouldn’t know. But he suspected that something unseemly had happened.
Tang Jie only needed to work his mind a little to understand the reason the Violet Cloud Couple weren’t willing to announce their findings. Not only would announcing it do no good, it would end up hurting them.
The past was in the past, and nobody wanted to look back on it, but they did need to face the present.
Huang Wuji asked, “Young Brother, do you still wish to persist? If you go there, instead of saving that woman, you might end up becoming a demon yourself!”
Tang Jie calmly said, “Big Brother Huang, relax. Your young brother knows to not casually walk into danger. I will pay close attention to the matter of the Primordial Fog Domain. If the opportunity comes, I’ll seize it, but if there is no opportunity, I won’t try to force it. Everything will depend on destiny.”
These words were a relief to everyone.
Xiao Biehan’s greatest fear was that he would state his willingness to die to save Ice Phoenix. Grabbing Tang Jie’s hand, he said, “So long as you keep this principle in mind.”
Tang Jie answered, “I have a wife, a little sister, and countless seniors and friends. Even when I want to save someone, I also have to consider them. Forgetting about my family to save someone isn’t being righteous, but dumb.”
With this, the matter of saving Ice Phoenix was temporarily settled.
Glancing at the Immortal Emperor’s tomb, Yun Tianlan asked, “How do you plan to deal with this matter?”
Despite the fact that he was a True Immortal and the ancestor of the Basking Moon Sect, he was asking for Tang Jie’s opinion, so highly did he value Tang Jie.
After some thought, Tang Jie replied, “Whitebrow Shao’s group will probably fail to catch the Primordial Heavenly Demon, so they will be coming back to get the rest of their people. We have to leave quickly. This Immortal Emperor’s tomb isn’t a real tomb. While it’s formidable, with Whitebrow Shao’s group working together and the Bejeweled Star Lord trying to break out, it will eventually be opened. Mm, since that group of people died in the tomb, we might as well set them against each other.”
Taking the Bejeweled Star Lord’s severed hand, he removed a finger from it, after which he removed two bodies from the Mountain River State Diagram. He placed those bodies in front of the tomb and then stuffed the finger into the chest of one of the corpses. Meanwhile, the other corpse was placed against the door as if they were trying to close it.
Everyone laughed when they saw it. “That’s a fine way to frame someone.”
When Whitebrow Shao’s group saw this, they would probably go mad with anger, and once they opened the tomb, they definitely wouldn’t treat the Bejeweled Star Lord kindly.
Yun Tianlan looked over at Tang Jie. “I thought you stopped using such tricks after reaching Violet Palace.”
“I don’t use them against those weaker than me, but against the strong, they need to be used when appropriate.” Tang Jie smiled.
“Exactly. Don’t resort to strength when you can rely on intellect,” Huang Wuji agreed.
“There’s not much time. Those people might come back soon, so we should leave first,” Tang Jie said, planting an Illuminating Eye on the tomb. The tomb’s formation would serve to cover this spell art.
Finally, he exposed a flaw in the formation so that those who came later could open the tomb, after which the group departed.
Not long after they left, Whitebrow Shao’s group returned, though they were much more dejected, having even lost two Earth Immortals.
When they arrived at the tomb, they saw that the door was shut, with two corpses in front of it. Whitebrow Shao trembled, his worries proven true. Something had happened in the Immortal Emperor’s tomb, and it had been no minor matter.
“How could this be?” Yan Beiqiu said in shock.
There had been more than one hundred Violet Palace experts and two Earth Immortals. Who could have been so powerful as to force them to run?
Whitebrow Shao saw the finger in the chest of one of the bodies, and the powerful energy it exuded made his voice tremble. “True Immortal!”
There was a True Immortal inside, so they weren’t optimistic about any survivors. All they wished was that the enemy inside was still alive.
He roared, “Open the door!”
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Immortals jointly worked together to shake the formation, and the flaw Tang Jie had exposed gradually widened. The Immortals seized this opportunity and redoubled their assault. Although they didn’t understand formations, the power of ten-some Immortals was terrifying, and they blasted through the formation with sheer force.
Boom! The tomb doors opened.
Before they could exhale, the Bejeweled Star Lord charged out of the tomb and furiously roared, “All of you will die!”
A furious storm of Immortal energy howled out.
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After one day, Tang Jie’s group returned to the Jewel Palace.
They saw utter devastation.
They had already spent some time in the Court of Myriad Domains, and the court was about to close.
Thus, they didn’t stick around, leaving the court early.
Several days later, when they were finally out of the court, Tang Jie activated the Infinite Palace. The powerful defense of the Five Elements Dao Art prevented all Astral Winds from getting close. As a result, even Huang Wuji and Yun Tianlan decided to leave the job to Tang Jie, who easily carried them through that lethal Astral Wind region.
Huang Wuji couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.
Once they were out of the Astral Wind region and were safe and sound, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Every person could be said to have richly benefited from this trip to the Court of Myriad Domains.
The one who benefited the most was naturally Tang Jie. Not only had he gained many treasures, he had increased his cultivation from Deification to peak Soul Projection.
Yun Tianlan said, “Everyone has benefited from this trip to the court, so it is now time to devote yourself to cultivation and grow more powerful. Rather than linger, we should immediately return to Rosecloud.”
Xiao Biehan and the others wanted to see the sights of the Vast Wilderness Continent, but they could only reluctantly accept Yun Tianlan’s words.
Tang Jie smiled. “It’s not like Martial Uncle Xiao and the others can come to the Vast Wilderness Continent all the time. There’s no need to rush off so soon. Let them see the sights a little before leaving.”
While the others might be hesitant, he felt no fear at all about speaking up in front of Yun Tianlan.
Yun Tianlan sighed. “I’m doing this for their own good. The Stellar Net Gate and Heaven’s Equal Sect aren’t that easy to fool, and they’ve probably realized that something is wrong. Once they come to their senses, they will go looking for the people who appeared in the Immortal Emperor’s tomb. Although we’ve never met them, we have met the Flame Celestial Sovereign. With him around, the connection between you and us will eventually be exposed.”
Tang Jie turned serious. “Your disciple understands.”
Since Yun Tianlan had spoken, everybody decided to return to Rosecloud as soon as possible.
Yun Tianlan turned to Huang Wuji and advised, “Reverend, as you’ve also encountered the people from the two sects, it would be safer if you continued your wanderings.”
Huang Wuji nodded in agreement.
Yun Tianlan then turned to Tang Jie. “What about you?”
“This disciple plans to make preparations for the charge at Immortal Platform and hopes to remain here.”
Yun Tianlan lowered his head in thought before nodding. “If you want to attempt Immortal Platform, it truly is better to remain here.”
The charge at Immortal Platform didn’t just require cultivation, but also resources, experience, and comprehension.
And the Vast Wilderness clearly had this in much more abundance than Rosecloud.
It was said that the environment created the person, and the Vast Wilderness Continent was able to have so many Immortal Platform experts not merely because it had more people and more land, but also because of the environment. The Court of Myriad Domains alone was a special factor that any other world would lack.
And there were many factors like it in the Vast Wilderness Continent.
Thus, if Tang Jie wanted to reach Immortal Platform, staying here was the best choice, like how a countryside boy would have to leave his mountain hamlet if he wanted to get rich.
Yun Tianlan understood this principle, which was why he gave Tang Jie his permission.
As for himself, because he needed to protect the sect, he didn’t dare leave for too long. One day, if Ling Xiao or Xiao Biehan reached Earth Immortal, he might once more be able to wander the myriad domains. In the past, this seemed impossible, but things seemed much more hopeful now.
So long as Tang Jie could mature, the Basking Moon Sect was bound to grow stronger, and even establishing a sect in the Vast Wilderness Continent became a possibility.
Thinking this, Yun Tianlan threw over the crown. “This crown is a natural Dao armament that possesses formidable defensive power, and you can also use it to comprehend the Dao. You should take it.”
Tang Jie was surprised and delighted that Yun Tianlan would give him the crown.
He now had three Dao armaments: the crown, the Imperial Sky Stamp, and the Myriad Immortals Cauldron.
“Many thanks, Martial Ancestor!” Tang Jie deeply bowed to Yun Tianlan.
“Stay safe, and come back whenever you have the time.”