Chapter 901
The Warden
Su Mu stepped on the celestial being from that realm, but did not immediately deliver the fatal blow.
He was alert to his surroundings.
But after waiting for a while, none of the other celestial beings he had imagined made a move.
His gaze returned to the celestial being he had suppressed, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Is there only one celestial being in the heavenly realm?
wrong.
Although this celestial being was also at the Primordial Realm, his strength was quite average, and one could even say it was somewhat lacking.
Putting aside others, Xia Zhizun alone could defeat him.
How could one celestial being possibly frighten Huang Tiandao to that extent?
Moreover, given this person's strength, it's impossible for him to force Huang Tiandao out of the Heavenly Realm.
There must be other celestial beings here.
However, they seemed unaware of the commotion here, which is why they didn't come to help.
Do you want to live or die?
Su Mu looked at the celestial being from the heavens and said calmly.
"Haha, you think you can kill me?"
Even though the celestial being from that realm had already been trampled under Su Mu's feet, he still maintained an arrogant demeanor, showing no regard for Su Mu whatsoever.
"Don't even mention you alone. Even if all of Huang Tiandao's men came, what could they do to me?"
Even if you kill me now, I can still return from the river of time.
On the contrary, if you kill me, you will surely die here!
That's a question I should be asking you: Do you want to live or die?
Su Mu couldn't help but laugh.
This was the first time he had ever seen a prisoner act so arrogantly.
That's right, Su Mu knew that the other party might not actually die.
If Xia Zhizun was able to retrieve Xu Xun from the River of Time, then the Heavenly Realm must also have celestial beings with the same power.
But Su Mu was certain that this resurrection would not come without a price.
Moreover, Su Mu is already a Primordial Realm expert, and he is currently exploring the corresponding power.
Once he masters the method to travel against the flow of time, he is confident that he can completely kill these celestial beings.
At that time, no one can resurrect those who died at his hands.
He could wipe out every single person in the river of time.
That would be a complete and utter annihilation.
Even with the greatest skill, there's no way to bring this person back to life.
But now—
Su Mu's goal was not to kill, but to figure out the true intentions of these celestial beings.
He slowly raised his foot and released the celestial being from that heaven.
He was not afraid of the other party calling for help.
Judging from the other person's expression, it seemed they weren't planning to call for help.
Come to think of it, being trampled underfoot is a shameful thing. Now that you're out of trouble, why invite others to witness your humiliation?
"You're quite smart."
The celestial being from that realm snorted coldly, "If you want to abandon darkness and embrace the light, I can give you a chance."
"Since you possess some skill, I will spare your life if you offer up half of your essence."
"I dare to give it to you, do you dare to take it?"
Su Mu gave a half-smile.
With a flick of his sleeve, a chair appeared behind him.
He sat down calmly, looked at the celestial beings of the heavens, and spoke.
"Let's talk. You should know that with your strength, you can't do anything to me either."
Since you can't kill me and I can't kill you, there's no point in killing each other.
Why don't we talk it over? Perhaps we can reach a result that we can both accept.
Su Mu spoke calmly.
The celestial being from that realm, however, had a gloomy expression.
He certainly wished he could kill Su Mu immediately.
But he couldn't kill Su Mu on his own.
If you call on other people to help, being laughed at by them afterwards is a minor matter.
If they take this opportunity to infiltrate this place, wouldn't I suffer a great loss?
This is what he absolutely cannot tolerate.
His job of extracting the essence of these talents here is a lucrative one.
He can retain a portion of the extracted essence.
Over time, this adds up to a considerable sum.
Many people wanted to take his place but never had the chance.
If they knew he had lost to a guy named Huang Tiandao, then those people would have an excuse.
and so.
We absolutely cannot let them know that Huang Tiandao's guys have infiltrated.
He absolutely cannot let anyone know that he lost to a junior trained by Huang Tiandao!
"Let's talk then. Do you think I'd be afraid of an unknown nobody like you?"
"That celestial being from the heavens said coldly."
He waved for a chair, sat down directly opposite Su Mu, and sneered.
What do you want to talk about?
He began to speak.
"Huang Tiandao's men are all useless; they've produced a traitor."
He had a mocking look on his face.
Su Mu also realized that these celestial beings could no longer be treated as normal people.
They consider themselves superior and don't respect anyone else.
In their eyes, other people are probably no different from livestock.
Even a powerful expert at the peak of the Primordial Realm is merely a talent whose essence can be extracted at any time in this Heavenly Realm.
Su Mu now suspects that Huang Tiandao and his group escaped from the Heavenly Realm because they couldn't stand the oppression they faced.
Of course, Huang Tiandao and his ilk weren't exactly saints either.
What they did outside the celestial realm was also rampant killing.
Those innocent planets were all destroyed by Huang Tiandao.
Such a person does not deserve Su Mu's sympathy.
"Let's talk about the grudges between you and Huang Tiandao."
Su Mu said slowly, "I've always been curious as to why Huang Tiandao left the Heavenly Realm."
What exactly is their relationship with you celestial beings?
"Huang Tiandao nurtured you and sent you to infiltrate the Heavenly Realm. Didn't he tell you all this?"
The celestial being from that realm sneered.
He seemed to genuinely regard Su Mu as a spy trained by Huang Tiandao.
Judging from his words, it seems that people from Huangtiandao dare not enter the Heavenly Realm casually.
To infiltrate the Celestial Realm, one must first cultivate an unrelated person.
The relationship between these two groups is really strange.
If they are enemies, then since the people of the Heavenly Realm have such an overwhelming advantage, why don't they just destroy the Yellow Heaven Path?
Huang Tiandao is the same. He is terrified of the Heavenly Realm, yet he still stirs up trouble in the outside world and even prevents people from coming to the Heavenly Realm.
Their purpose was likely to disrupt the celestial realm's plan to lure people here.
"Huang Tiandao is nothing but a pack of stray dogs."
The people from that heaven sneered, "They don't want to tell you the truth because it's too shameful."
I don't care about any of that. I can tell you about the relationship between Huang Tiandao and the Heavenly Realm, but why would I do that?
What benefits can you offer me?
He looked at Su Mu with a mocking expression, as if he wouldn't act until he saw the benefit.
A dignified celestial being, yet he behaved like a profit-driven businessman.
What do you want?
Su Mudao.
"What do you think is there about you that I would find attractive?"
That day, the man sneered, "The origin, I only want the origin."
"I'm curious, what exactly do you want the origin for?"
Su Mu sized up the other party and slowly said, "The essence of a Primordial Realm expert is nothing more than a drop of water to you. You can easily obtain it by breathing in and out for a few days."
"For such a small amount of essence, you've imprisoned so many Primordial Realm warriors. Don't you find that troublesome?"
"You don't know anything!"
The celestial being from the Heavenly Realm said disdainfully, "In short, give me your origin, and I will tell you the relationship between the Heavenly Realm and the Yellow Heavenly Dao."
The celestial beings of this realm are adamant that they will not say anything unless they see the origin.
Unless Su Mu kills him.
The problem is, he's not actually afraid of dying.
Dying once is no big deal; someone will naturally bring him back to life.
At most, it's just a matter of losing face once.
But it's absolutely impossible not to get any benefits.
"How about this? If you tell me, I'll agree to help you capture a Primordial Realm cultivator from the Yellow Heaven Path. You can extract his essence however you want, how about that?"
Su Mu pondered for a moment and said.
He certainly couldn't give his essence to this celestial being.
But Huang Tiandao's people didn't care.
"Trying to fool me?" the celestial being said disdainfully. "Do I look like a fool to you?"
What if I tell you and you change your mind?
There are only a handful of people at the Primordial Realm in Huang Tiandao's realm. Do you think you have the ability to capture them?
"Unless you put the person in front of me right now, there's no point in talking."
He was unyielding and wore a cold smile.
This was the first time Su Mu had encountered someone like this.
"Fine, I'll go arrest them right now."
Su Mu said, "You open the entrance to the Heavenly Realm, and I'll go and capture the people from the Yellow Heaven Path. Is that alright?"
"No."
The celestial being's expression froze for a moment. "The entrance is closed, and I can't open it either."
Su Mu looked at the celestial being from that realm and laughed in exasperation.
"You can't even open a single entrance?"
The celestial being from that heaven also sensed the sarcasm in Su Mu's words, and his expression turned extremely ugly.
"You don't know anything."
He snorted and said, "The Celestial Realm is a special place, where the changes in the seasons are caused by the power of the universe."
Once the entrance is closed, let alone me, no one in the celestial realm will be able to reopen it!
Unless the timing changes, it will reopen on its own.
Su Mu didn't speak, but his expression was quite telling.
Do you think I believe it?
The celestial beings seemed somewhat annoyed.
"I can't reason with frogs in a well like you!"
The celestial being from that realm snorted coldly.
"I have already stated my requirements. If you cannot meet them, then it is not my problem."
Su Mu said calmly, "If we can't get out, then we can't get out. It's good that I can see the scenery of the Heavenly Realm."
What do you want to do?
The celestial beings of that realm were on high alert.
He knew very well that if Su Mu wanted to escape from this prison, he couldn't stop him.
The problem is, if Su Mu escapes from prison, he, the warden, will be in trouble.
The reason he was willing to condescend to talk to Su Mu was because he had no way to deal with Su Mu for the time being.
In fact, the prison's defenses were very basic, almost non-existent.
Because the warden alone is enough.
No one in the Primordial Realm can escape the warden's clutches.
From the moment this prison was designed, no one imagined that a prisoner at the Primordial Realm would come here.
Indeed, it is impossible for someone to reach the Primordial Realm outside of the Celestial Realm.
But now, this pervert has appeared.
If the warden couldn't control Su Mu, then for this prison, Su Mu could come and go as he pleased, and there was no force that could imprison him.
Of course, once Su Mu leaves the prison, the Heavenly Realm still has plenty of power to deal with him.
But in any case, the warden is in trouble.
Wouldn't the warden appear too incompetent to just watch the prisoners escape?
He will be stripped of this status in the future.
"Let me tell you, not every celestial being in the heavens is as easy to talk to as I am."
"Once you leave here, I guarantee you'll be beaten to death within three days."
The warden coldly threatened Su Mu.
"If the people do not fear death, why should they be frightened by it?"
Su Mu said calmly, "Do I look like someone who's afraid of death?"
The warden was speechless.
Yes, even he isn't afraid of death, so how could this ridiculously young guy on the other side be afraid of death?
This guy was trained by Huang Tiandao.
Huang Tiandao had poured countless efforts into training him, so how could he possibly let him die so easily?
Even if we kill him, Huang Tiandao's people will definitely retrieve him from the river of time.
Death is not a terrible thing for them, who are at the Primordial Realm.
What's terrifying is that he died too many times.
That's what's truly deadly.
"That's a bit unreasonable of you."
Su Mu shook his head and said casually, "I'm negotiating with you, but you can't do this or that."
I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I just want to leave, but you don't agree.
Do you really think that if you disagree, I can't leave this place?
The warden's face was ashen. "You used a self-inflicted injury to get in here. I don't think the people of Huangtiandao want you to die in vain, do they?"
I was just trying to be helpful.
"You want to know what the Heavenly Realm is? I can tell you."
The warden, expressionless, said coldly, "This is a graveyard."
"grave?"
Su Mu sized up the warden, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"You self-proclaimed celestial beings, living in a tomb?"
Since this is a tomb, I'm a little curious why you still live here.
Why are Huang Tiandao and his group so concerned about this place, so eager to return?
Su Mu pressed for an answer.
"What good would it do to tell you? Huang Tiandao nurtured you to the Dao Origin Realm; you'll find out about these things sooner or later."
The warden offered a self-comforting remark, then coldly stated, "Because this tomb is the origin of the Celestials."
To tell you the truth, this tomb contains a being more powerful than you can even imagine.
We celestial beings were born from the blood of his beings.
Su Mu's pupils contracted slightly.
He finally learned the origin of the celestial beings.
Can a person's blood really turn someone into a celestial being?
These celestial beings should all be at the Primordial Realm level of cultivation.
Su Mu himself was at the Primordial Realm, so he knew how difficult it was for an ordinary martial artist to break through to the Primordial Realm.
Did these celestial beings become Primordial Realm beings simply by bathing in the blood of a powerful being?
Just how powerful are the owners of this blood?
No wonder even the warden, with his cultivation level, said that the expert was incredibly powerful.
"So, in reality, you only bathed in the blood of that powerful figure, and you didn't actually obtain the powerful figure's real corpse?"
Su Mu asked thoughtfully.
This is something that is easy to guess.
If those people had already obtained the powerful figure's corpse, they would have left long ago.
But they didn't.
Moreover, the fact that Huang Tiandao's people have been trying every means to fight their way back to the Heavenly Realm is enough to illustrate the point.
The warden's face turned pale, and he let out a cold snort.
Although there was no answer, there was also no objection.
"Then let me guess again."
Su Mu smiled faintly and continued, "Your extraction of martial artists' essence here is probably related to the corpse of this powerful figure, isn't it?"
"Could it be that you are unable to even get close to that powerful figure's corpse?"
"You are very smart, but smart people are easy to die."
The warden sneered, "There were 360 people who first discovered this place."
Besides Huang Tiandao and his thirty-six companions, some others brought about their own demise and perished in the river of time. Now, only one hundred and twenty celestial beings remain in the Heavenly Realm.
"Even if I tell you, so what? Let alone you, even if Huang Tiandao mobilized all his forces, facing 120 celestial beings, he would only face certain death."
"And I'm not afraid to tell you, in my Heavenly Realm there is a Heavenly Emperor, whose power alone is comparable to that of a hundred Heavenly Beings."
You, and Huang Tiandao and his ilk, are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs before the Heavenly Emperor.
The warden's face gradually regained its confidence, and he looked at Su Mu with disdain.
"The Heavenly Emperor? One person can be compared to a hundred celestial beings?"
Su Mu's face also showed surprise.
To be honest, although these celestial beings are of high realm, their foundation is somewhat weak.
They have reached their current level because they have been bathed in the blood of the strong.
Su Mu didn't really take them seriously.
Both being at the Primordial Realm, Su Mu's realm could be achieved step by step through his own battles.
With the same level of cultivation, Su Mu could completely crush them.
But if the Heavenly Emperor is truly as powerful as the warden claims, then Su Mu is far from being his match.
If Su Mu could defeat one Celestial Being, he could even put up a fight against two.
If there are three Celestials, then Su Mu will have to find a way to escape.
With one hundred Celestials, Su Mu couldn't think of any way to win.
Let alone a hundred, Huang Tiandao only sent out six or seven Heavenly Gang leaders before, and Su Mu had to risk serious injury to escape into the Heavenly Realm to get rid of them.
Although Su Mu was confident, he was not so arrogant as to disregard all the heroes in the world.
"So, you stayed in the Celestial Realm just to obtain that powerful figure's corpse?"
Su Mu pondered.
"Otherwise what? Do you know why the Heavenly Emperor is so powerful?"
"Isn't it because when everyone was bathing in the blood of the strong, he obtained one of those strong's fingers?"
The warden said, "If I had been the one who obtained that finger back then, I would be the current Heavenly Emperor."
A single finger created a Heavenly Emperor?
To be honest, Su Mu didn't believe it.
"I'm telling you, the body of a strong person must not be defiled. The place where he rests is protected by a powerful force. Only by using your own essence can you dispel that force."
The warden continued, "So we need the Source, lots of the Source, do you understand now?"
Understanding won't help; your fate was already sealed the moment you entered the Heavenly Realm.
Neither the Celestial Realm nor the Yellow Heavenly Path will allow the birth of new celestial beings. You are nothing but a waste material. (End of Chapter)