Chapter 533: Chapter 526: Monkey Royal Court

Cyan Wood Sect.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader!" the disciple announced, stumbling in frantically. "Elder Xin’s Life Soul Plate has shattered!"

"What!" The Cyan Wood Sect Leader shot up from his seat, slamming his hand on the table in shock. "When did this happen?"

"The disciple watching over the Soul Calming Hall just discovered it during a routine inspection. The last inspection was only three hours ago. This means Elder Xin must have fallen within the last three hours!"

"I understand. I will report this to Elder Deng myself. You are dismissed. Oh, and tell the disciple from the Soul Calming Hall not to breathe a word of this to anyone. Anyone who violates this order will be sent to garrison the Hundred Poison Cave for ten years."

After the disciple left, the Sect Leader rubbed his face, which was beaming with a smile he couldn’t suppress. He finally forced a solemn expression and went to report to the Sect’s other Divinity Transformation Ancestor, Elder Deng, who was in seclusion.

"Is that so? Xin Shijiao has fallen? I wonder who did it. Let me perform a divination..."

"I can’t determine it. The one who acted is not to be underestimated. Xin Shijiao cultivated the Ghost Infant Gu, earning the wrath of heaven and man over the years. I warned him long ago to stop, but he wouldn’t listen. Sigh. I suppose he finally got what he deserved."

The Sect Leader was silent for a moment before asking, "Elder Deng, should we avenge Elder Xin?"

Elder Deng, who looked like a handsome man in his twenties, asked in surprise, "Why should we avenge him? He brought this trouble on himself by provoking a powerful enemy. What does that have to do with the Sect? What if I’m no match for this enemy and suffer a defeat? And what if they then decide to eradicate the problem by the roots and attack our Sect? Wouldn’t that put the Cyan Wood Sect at risk of having its Inheritance severed?"

The Sect Leader fell silent again before saying, "In that case, I will temporarily suppress the news and forbid any disciples from discussing it."

Elder Deng said, "We should still find out how Xin Shijiao died. If the person he provoked isn’t... too powerful... we can still seek justice for him. At the very least, we should retrieve his Treasures!"

The Sect Leader’s mouth twitched. "Yes!"

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In a deep and secluded valley, no plants grew and no birds or beasts dared to approach. A faint mist constantly shrouded the barren earth.

If any human or beast were to enter this place, their entire body would dissolve into a pool of pus and blood within forty-five minutes.

A young man with rough, dark skin, large knuckles, and clothes stitched from beast hides sat in the center of the valley. The mist from the entire valley was slowly converging toward him.

A streak of light flashed by. The young man suddenly reached out and snatched it, and a Gu Insect landed in his palm.

Without a glance, he tossed the Gu Insect into his mouth and began to chew. CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

’Oh, it’s Junior Xin. So, he’s fallen? The one who killed him was Sui Xiao of Ruihan City from the Immortal City Alliance, a newly ascended Divinity Transformation? How disgraceful. A man thousands of years old, killed by a little brat who just broke through. His foundation must have been incredibly shallow!’

The young man opened his eyes. They were dim, and the whites were completely bloodshot. ’Avenge him? Forget it. However, he did say he had the other access token for the Baohe Cave Mansion of the True Monarch? If that’s true, I have to get it back. But an item that precious... they won’t just hand it over obediently! Being able to kill Xin Shijiao, that little brat won’t be easy to deal with.’

After thinking for a long time, the young man made a decision. ’I’ll have to call that guy Deng Shuanghai to come with me. Even though I betrayed the Sect, I am his senior brother. He’ll give me that much face, right? I’ll also call Jia Yongzhou. It’ll cost me something, but if I can get that token and pair it with the one I have, I can enter the True Monarch’s cave mansion. I’ll make back the cost in one trip. I hear that True Monarch Baohe Yinghua loved to collect old trinkets from the Ancient Celestial Court. Who knows how many good things he stashed away. If I offer them to those other big shots with a similar collecting hobby, I can probably gather enough resources for my Cultivation to the Void Step realm.’

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Little Wukong was most likely in some kind of danger, but Du Youqian couldn’t possibly ignore it.

With his current Cultivation, was there anywhere in the world he couldn’t go?

Even if the Ape Demon Race’s territory was overseen by a Tier Five Demon Emperor, Du Youqian still dared to venture in.

The ruler and ministers of the Chen Kingdom were worried Du Youqian couldn’t defeat the Tier Five Demon Emperor, but they didn’t dare ask him to stay. They could only wear long faces and ponder how they would manage after parting ways.

Du Youqian piloted his Flying Boat to the vicinity of the Ape Demon Race’s territory, landed it, and then started walking toward the heart of the forest.

This forest was not exclusively home to apes; many other kinds of animals also dwelled here, and their numbers were not necessarily smaller than the ape population.

However, the only creatures to have achieved Tier Entry were the apes.

None of the animals, including the apes that had achieved Tier Entry, detected Du Youqian’s presence.

A few Tier Two apes with powerful instincts would sniff the air in confusion, but they would quickly dismiss it as their imagination.

When Du Youqian used his Breath Concealment Art, he made no sound—not even a heartbeat—and emitted no scent. It was impossible for these Low Tier members of the Demon Race to discover him.

Soon, he found his target: a Tier Three Demon Ape.

The Demon Ape was leisurely eating fresh fruit in a large tree. The sun was warm, and the fruit was so plump it looked like it would burst. With a gentle bite, sweet juice trickled down onto the fur of its chin. It was utterly content.

Suddenly, its body stiffened. It didn’t even dare to chew the piece of fruit it had just bitten off. In an instant, its back was drenched in sweat.

A tall figure had appeared before it, gazing in the direction of the Royal Court.

"True... True Monarch!"

Du Youqian said gently, "My friend was invited here as a guest. Where is it? Take me there."

The Tier Three Monkey King trembled like a leaf. "T-True Monarch, we... we haven’t kidnapped any humans recently!"

Du Youqian was silent for a moment. "My friend is a little monkey named Little Wukong."

The Tier Three Monkey King had a flash of understanding. "Oh, him! He’s here, he’s here! An honored guest from the Vermilion Imperial Court wanted to see him, so we invited him over. He’s very happy here! He has lots of monkeys to play with and plenty of peaches. He loves it!"

"That’s good. Take me to see him," Du Youqian said, his tone still gentle.

He had already tried to use Divination, but unfortunately, Little Wukong’s status was too high, so nothing could be divined about him. He had, however, divined that his own trip would be relatively smooth and free of danger.

And so the Monkey King, trembling with fear, led Du Youqian toward the Royal Court.

Along the way, other monkeys that knew him greeted him and even stopped to chat for a moment.

But none of the monkeys seemed to see the great Human Power walking behind him.

Confused, it glanced back several times, and each time it saw the human following unhurriedly behind it.

Yet all the other monkeys acted as if he wasn’t there.

’I must be seeing a ghost!’

Finally, they reached the edge of the Royal Court.

A Tier Three Monkey King stood on a tree branch, announcing pompously, "Halt! Shi You, what are you doing at the Royal Court? The King has not summoned you."

The monkey guiding Du Youqian said cautiously, "There’s a Tier Five human who says he’s a friend of our honored guest, Wukong. He wants to see his friend."

The Monkey King in the tree scanned the area. "Where is this person?"

"Right behind me."

The monkey in the tree bared its fangs, its expression turning fierce. "Are you kidding me? Scram!"

Their relationship was quite good, so they spoke to each other casually.

Du Youqian had already scanned the entire Royal Court with his Divine Sense and confirmed there were no traps.

Little Wukong was happily playing with a group of monkeys, while a Demon Emperor with a formidable aura—likely a Tier Five Late Stage—was taking a short nap.

Although most members of the Demon Race were not as skilled as humans in using Divine Sense, Du Youqian’s brazen scan had still alerted them.

Only then did Du Youqian reveal himself, standing with his hands clasped behind his back.

The Monkey King in the tree was startled. It immediately took a defensive stance and bared its teeth at Du Youqian.

"How rude." Du Youqian flicked his finger, and the Monkey King was instantly forced to flip backward over a dozen times before tumbling to the ground.

The Monkey King squealed, "SQUEAK SQUEAK!" Its voice was laced with despair, all its previous ferocity gone. It wasn’t actually injured but lay there, too afraid to get up.

A black shadow shot out from the Royal Court as fast as lightning. The fallen Monkey King thought one of its own had come to stand up for it, but instead of feeling happy, it shrieked in terror, "SQUEAK! SQUEAK! SQUEAK! SQUEAK!"

’Don’t go over there, that human is terrifying!’

But Du Youqian simply opened his arms with a smile, and the black shadow crashed into his embrace like a meteor. The impact was so powerful that it sent ripples through the surrounding air.

Du Youqian didn’t even sway. He tossed the little monkey onto his shoulder and scolded with a laugh, "I made you a National Guardian Beast, and you run off to be carefree? I’m banning you from drinking for a year!"

Little Wukong chittered wildly and scratched Du Youqian’s face a few times.

"Fine, I’ll reduce it a little. Fourteen months."

Little Wukong, being rather poor at math, happily agreed.

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