Immortal Martial Emperor

"A windfall?"

Hong Yu was stunned and asked.

'I'm so confused!'

Normally, when you encounter another powerhouse in the wild, especially during a battle, aren't you supposed to be on guard against them?

But this guy was something else!

Not only was he not wary of him, but he was also trying to rope him into getting rich together?

Could something this good to be true really exist?

Seeing Hong Yu's wary and doubtful expression, Young Master Yeban spread his hands and said, "I know you doubt my words. Relax, relax. While I may be greedy, I would never actively harm anyone. The reason I'm asking you to join me is, for one, I can't handle that giant Octopus on my own. And for two..."

He pointed at Little Chenxi in Hong Yu's arms.

"Because of Chenxi?" Hong Yu blinked and asked.

Young Master Yeban nodded. "From the way you're holding your little sister, it's not hard to tell you care about her a lot! Generally speaking, people who are so dedicated to protecting a child are good people. I trust your character!"

Hong Yu gave a wry smile. "..." 'What the hell kind of logic is that?'

However, Young Master Yeban's sincere expression made Hong Yu trust his words.

After thinking it over carefully, he asked, "It's not out of the question for me to team up with you, but I need to know where this secret treasure you mentioned is. And what's the situation?"

"Oh, of course I can tell you that!"

Young Master Yeban nodded.

As he explained, Hong Yu grew more and more excited about the secret treasure hidden beneath the lake.

According to Young Master Yeban, he had also discovered the hidden treasure under the lake by accident.

It was a massive Crystal Palace.

Young Master Yeban had already dived into the lake and seen the huge Crystal Palace. After some investigation, he determined it was once the underwater manor of an incredibly powerful Flood Dragon Desolate Beast.

However...

This Flood Dragon seemed to have long since vanished.

It had either left or died, which was why the Crystal Palace had become the territory of that giant Octopus.

But one thing was certain.

As Young Master Yeban spoke, his eyes filled with twinkling stars. "Brother, this is a Flood Dragon's lair! Tsk, tsk. You should know that Flood Dragons, just like the Dragon Race, love to collect Treasure, right? Hehe, by my estimation, this Crystal Palace must contain the Treasure that Flood Dragon collected over its entire lifetime."

"If we can get the secret treasure in the Crystal Palace, we'll split it fifty-fifty. What do you say?" Young Master Yeban wiped away some drool, looking at Hong Yu with hopeful eyes.

Hong Yu couldn't help but hesitate.

If it really was a Flood Dragon's Crystal Palace lair, then it was indeed worth the risk.

At that thought, he nodded. "Alright, I'll explore this Crystal Palace with you!"

"Good. With your help, we can definitely deal with that big Octopus. But..."

Young Master Yeban hesitated for a moment, then pointed at Little Chenxi. "Brother, are you sure you want to take this little girl into the lake?"

Hong Yu looked down at Little Chenxi.

Little Chenxi just giggled, as if telling Hong Yu not to worry about her.

Although Little Chenxi was young, she was extremely perceptive, exceptionally bright, and possessed an extraordinary gift.

Looking at Little Chenxi's reassuring expression, Hong Yu smiled. "It's fine!"

"Alright then. She's your sister, after all. If something really happens, you can just retreat first. That Octopus is tough, but if we work together, we can still manage to protect Little Chenxi!" Young Master Yeban was quite straightforward.

The two of them hit it off immediately.

They immediately rushed toward the lake.

Hong Yu had been using his Primordial Gang's Power to protect Little Chenxi, but to his surprise, he found that whenever the water currents got close to her, they seemed to be repelled by an invisible energy, automatically pushed aside.

'Water-repelling?'

Hong Yu's eyes lit up.

Looking at the babbling Little Chenxi, Hong Yu felt even more amazed. 'This little one is really something else!'

Of course...

Although he was surprised, he wasn't too shocked. After all, he knew Little Chenxi's identity very clearly.

Neither Bing Xuewei nor the middle-aged man in Golden Armor were ordinary people.

As their bloodline, Little Chenxi naturally wouldn't be anything less!

Young Master Yeban, on the other hand, was full of astonishment and wonder. "Tsk, tsk, your sister is fucking incredible!"

Hong Yu just smiled, deciding that he wouldn't stick around with Young Master Yeban after this job was done.

The guy had a potty mouth, and it would be bad if Little Chenxi picked it up!

The two of them moved forward through the lake.

The Octopus Desolate Beast was nowhere to be seen, but both Hong Yu and Young Master Yeban had extremely strong Spiritual Power. They could sense that, somewhere in the depths, the Octopus was watching them.

"Be careful. There's a school of Man-eating Fish up ahead. They're terrifying. Even the Primordial Gang of an ordinary Primordial Core Realm cultivator would be devoured by them!" Young Master Yeban warned.

Hong Yu nodded.

Not long after he spoke, a dense mass of black shadows suddenly surged forward. Looking closely, it was indeed a school of Man-eating Fish.

These Man-eating Fish were about the size of a palm, but each one had extremely sharp, serrated teeth and swam with incredible speed.

They suddenly rushed toward Hong Yu and Yeban.

Thunder flashed around Young Master Yeban's body. Any Man-eating Fish that touched him were instantly electrocuted into charred crisps, filling the water with a burnt smell.

Hong Yu was not to be outdone.

Eighteen Flying Sabers hovered around his body. These were the Celestial-Level Primordial Weapon Flying Knives he had spent the last few days Refining: the Eighteen Celestial Feathers!

As the Eighteen Celestial Feathers whirled past,

The Man-eating Fish were pierced through and blown to pieces, leaving no intact corpses.

The two passed through the school of Man-eating Fish shaken but unscathed.

"Past here is the Octopus's territory. We need to be careful. That cunning beast loves to ambush. I was almost slapped to the bottom of the lake just now!" Young Master Yeban sent via voice transmission.

Hong Yu grunted in acknowledgment.

He subconsciously tightened the swaddling clothes around Little Chenxi. The Eighteen Celestial Feathers floated around him like Fleeting Images.

The two had already dived several hundred meters into the lake. It was pitch-black all around, but fortunately, both of them had excellent eyesight, capable of seeing up to a thousand meters in the dark.

In the distance, they could faintly make out a vast Crystal Palace resting on the lakebed several hundred meters away.

"That's the Crystal Palace. Be careful. That Octopus is lurking nearby!"

Both of them raised their guard.

As they dived deeper, the surrounding water pressure increased, making it more and more strenuous to circulate their Primordial Gang to resist it.

Only Little Chenxi was completely unaffected.

As soon as the water pressure neared her, it was blocked by a gentle force, not in the least bit hindering the little one from babbling happily as she admired the underwater scenery.

"Boo hoo, your sister must be a reincarnated mermaid, right?" Young Master Yeban said, frustrated.

Hong Yu rubbed his nose and could only give a wry smile.

'I had no idea Little Chenxi was this amazing either!'

When the two were about fifty meters from the Crystal Palace, a faint fluctuation suddenly came from the dark water.

"It's here!"

Hong Yu and Young Master Yeban spoke at the same time.

"Over here!"

Again, they spoke in unison.

With perfect coordination, they attacked simultaneously. Thunder roared, and the Eighteen Celestial Feathers whirled through the water.

Both of their attacks were extremely swift and sharp.

"BOOM! BOOM!"

The calm lake water suddenly exploded.

A brilliant light flashed, illuminating the area.

Two long tentacles had shot out, now only about ten meters away from them.

Keep in mind, both Hong Yu and Young Master Yeban were experts in Spiritual Power. How keen was their Perception?

Even so, they only reacted when the Octopus's sneak attack was within ten meters. If an ordinary expert had entered this place, they probably wouldn't have known what hit them!

"SCREECH!"

The Octopus let out a pained cry.

First, Young Master Yeban's lightning blast charred the two tentacles and broke their defenses. Then, Hong Yu's Eighteen Celestial Feathers shot past, severing the tentacles completely. Blood billowed into the water.

This Octopus was also cunning.

Seeing how ferocious Hong Yu and Young Master Yeban were, it spat out a cloud of black ink and actually fled into the distance.

"This thing thinks it can escape?" Young Master Yeban was about to give chase.

Hong Yu said, "Don't chase it. Let's go inside the Dragon Palace and take a look first!"

"Oh, right..."

Young Master Yeban seemed a little resentful, clearly unwilling to let the Octopus go so easily. But when he thought of the Treasure in the Crystal Palace, his eyes lit up. "Hurry, let's go see what Treasure is in the Crystal Palace! Wahahaha, Treasure! My Treasure!"

As he spoke, the guy started drooling again.

Hong Yu: "..."

The image of Feng Xue Xin couldn't help but appear in his mind.

It was just that Young Master Yeban seemed extremely greedy, while Feng Xue Xin was a huge foodie!

'I wonder how Senior Brother Feng and Master are doing,' Hong Yu thought.

Without the Octopus to hinder them, the two advanced much faster and soon arrived at the Crystal Palace.

"The entrance is over here!"

Young Master Yeban led Hong Yu over.

This Crystal Palace was immense, even larger than the Royal Palace of the Ice Kingdom.

It took them a full three minutes of circling to find the entrance.

At the entrance stood a huge stone monument. Young Master Yeban said, "Look at this stone monument!"

Hong Yu followed his gaze.

The monument was completely transparent, seemingly carved from a giant crystal boulder, and was covered in strange, character-like markings.

It was Beast Rune!

Although Hong Yu couldn't read it, he had his personal know-it-all, Little One. "Little One, what does it say?"

"Oh? It's actually an Ancient Beast Rune!"

Little One let out a sinister chuckle. "Ah, Hong Yu, you know I'm an extremely busy being. Even though I know everything from five thousand years in the past to five thousand years in the future, my brain has been a bit overworked lately..."

"Alright, alright, just tell me what you want!" Hong Yu said, exasperated.

Little One chuckled. "Oh, I don't need much. Just that if you find any Dragon Blood Grass in this Crystal Palace, remember to get a few stalks for me! Of course, it would be best if you could get the roots of the Dragon Blood Grass!"

"Dragon Blood Grass? Isn't that a Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicine?" Hong Yu said in surprise.

"It is!"

Little One said.

Hong Yu nodded. "Alright, I promise you! If there's Dragon Blood Grass, I'll definitely get it for you!"

"Hehe, Hong Yu, don't think I'm being insatiably greedy. In fact, my loyalty fills the heavens and earth, my honor spans across all of history..."

Hearing Little One start to brag again, Hong Yu said irritably, "Say one more word of nonsense, and I swear I'll beat you to death!"

"Er, fine!"

Little One said sullenly, "It says that this Crystal Palace was originally the lair of a Tier Six Wild Beast, the Cyan Celestial Flood Dragon, but it left after breaking through to Tier Seven. The lair is left for those with fate, and it seems to contain the lifetime collection of that Tier Six Cyan Celestial Flood Dragon, oh!"

"Alright, I got it!"

Hong Yu nodded and then relayed the information to Young Master Yeban.

Young Master Yeban looked at Hong Yu in astonishment. "You actually know Beast Rune? Aiya, even though I've read countless books, I can only understand a few fragments, but you understand it all! Brother, you're a true prodigy!"

Ignoring Young Master Yeban's exaggerated words, Hong Yu entered the Crystal Dragon Palace first.

Young Master Yeban followed close behind.

But the moment the two of them stepped into the Crystal Palace, they were hit head-on by waves of a powerful aura...