Published at 13th of November 2025 6:20 am

Chapter 1656: Slow Day (2)

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Qin Fang had always been known for his ability to jinx things.

His father, Qin Zhen, wasn't much better.

The celebration in Nanyuan was being held in Nanyuan's newly built mayor's residence. The place was spacious enough to serve as the venue for the event.

At the moment, Qin Zhen was right beside Su Yu. With a smile, he said, "Su Yu, things are looking boring today. How I wish I could kill a few people for the occasion. Even better if I can kill some fairy immortals."

At that, Su Yu cursed inwardly. What a crazy man.

Why? Why was this guy spreading such thoughts to him all the time? Because of this guy, he could no longer see a fairy immortal without thinking about killing them. It was all this guy's fault.

In fact, this guy had been telling him the same thing since their very first meeting.

What a scumbag. How could he bring himself to harm those beautiful and dainty fairies?

But...Su Yu wasn't so sure that it would be a boring day.

The moment Old Zhou's attack was revealed, a crisis would arrive. Everyone would realize that the Human Realm was at its weakest. The myriad races might take the opportunity to attack while the human experts were away. This would also present them with a good opportunity to make a move against Su Yu.

Thus, Qin Zhen wasn't exactly right. This might not be a slow day.

Su Yu could only hope that Qin Zhen wouldn't regret his words later.

Qin Zhen continued, "I wonder where Xia Longwu is. I saw him earlier, but he's nowhere to be seen now."

According to Great Zhou King, he wouldn't take too many people with him. However, Xia Longwu was among them. Qin Zhen was probably excluded because he was...too weak for Great Zhou King's liking.

With Xia Longwu missing, Great Zhou King might have set off to launch his attack.

Su Yu smiled and said, "He's the prefect. With so many Invincibles still in the capital, he has to keep an eye on them."

"True." Qin Zhen beckoned at Marquis Xia and shouted, "Hey, Xia Xiao'er! Come on! Let's chat! Let your underlings handle things. Why are you handling the reception personally?"

Marquis Xia had an unsightly expression, but he soon started smiling again as he asked, "Prefect Qin, where's Qin Hao? It has been a while since I last saw him. Is he an Invincible already?"

Well, that was rude.

Qin Hao was the number two of the Qin Family. Zhu number two was a Pseudo Invincible who had killed Invincibles before.

Xia number two was also a Pseudo Invincible who had killed Invincibles before.

As for Qin number two, he was an eighth-stage Sunmoon. A real eighth-stage Sunmoon, unlike the other two number twos who were fake eighth-stage Sunmoons.

Instantly, Qin Zhen's mood dropped as he said, "The Qin Family is a lot more honest than you guys. Qin Zhen is currently in seclusion. He will be a ninth-stage Sunmoon soon!"

"Allow me to congratulate you in advance!"

Marquis Xia said, "Among those in Xia Family, I'm too untalented. My nephew, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. He's already an Invincible. A fourth-degree Eternal capable of fighting fifth-degree Eternals. I am too weak to compare against that nephew of mine."

Once again, Qin Zhen was stumped for words. Wasn't Marquis Xia insulting him here? Marquis Xia's nephew...Xia Longwu. Everyone knew that was Xia Longwu. Why was Marquis Xia emphasizing that Xia Longwu was his nephew here?

Qin Zhen was starting to regret calling Marquis Xia over. Why was the Marquis Xia acting this way? What was the big deal with being called Xia Xiao'er? That was the name his old man had given him! If he wanted to blame someone, he should be blaming his old man!

Just look at Great Qin King! Those of the Qin Family were all given normal names such as Qin Zhen and Qin Hao. Why was Marquis Xia taking his anger out on others?

To the side, Su Yu was laughing in amusement.

Qin Zhen would never be Marquis Xia's match in talking.

Su Yu reckoned that only Zhu Tiandao could be Marquis Xia's match in this aspect.

In fact, he couldnt recall a time when Zhu Tiandao had taken a loss in this. He had won most of his verbal spars against Marquis Xia.

Coincidentally, Zhu Tiandao arrived right at that moment.

He strode over leisurely and said, "What are you doing here? I have been looking around for you guys. I thought you went somewhere to have fun without me!"

He approached, walking on thin air, looking incomparably carefree and at ease.

At Zhu Tiandao's arrival, Marquis Xia stopped his verbal assaults at Qin Zhen. Zhu number two was his actual competitor in this aspect. As for Qin Zhen, that wasn't even an opponent worthy of his attention.

He considered Zhu number two an extremely difficult opponent.

Upon landing on the ground, Zhu Tiandao smiled and said, "Su Yu...no, I should be calling you holy lord from now on. Are you staying longer in the Human Realm this time? Are you interested in taking a trip back at Great Ming? No matter what, you're an elder of Great Ming. Your Source Soul Research Center is still there."

Su Yu laughed and said, "True. I need to go back when I get the chance. Are Teacher Wen and the others doing well?"

"They are doing decent, but they lack heavenly source qi. Will you be giving them some? They are getting old. Cultivation is getting harder and harder for them..."

"Of course." Su Yu asked, "Is Faculty Head Hu here?"

"Yes. Are you looking for him?" Zhu Tiandao said, "He has been a shut-in as of late. I had to force him out of his room. He has gotten too engrossed in his research about space. But this isn't an easy dao to pursue. After becoming a Sunmoon, he stopped worrying about his lifespan and completely set his cultivation aside again."

Hu Xiansheng was actually quite talented in cultivation. He was also very good in the cultivation of characters. Alas, he had never bothered to put too much effort into his cultivation. Instead, he spent the majority of his time in research, research in space, in particular. And that had never been an easy path to walk.

Thus, he had completely forgotten about cultivation after his advancement. With ample money and resources, he returned to how he was in the past and dumped all his wealth into research.

Su Yu still remembered that Hu Xiansheng was desperate enough to sell even the Multiple Character Faculty back when he first reached Great Ming.

And Great Ming was surprisingly open-minded as he wasn't stopped from doing so. Any other prefecture would have punished him for even harboring such thoughts.

Su Yu laughed and said, "The dao of space is wide-ranging and profound. If Faculty Head Hu could reach the very end of this dao, his future would be limitless. Truly, those from the multiple character faction are amazing."

Hu Xiansheng had been focused on the dao of space for many years. He must have benefited from observing Hollow's previous breakthrough. Su Yu did notice the look of comprehension on his face when he was observing the breakthrough.

Hu Xiansheng only needed to reach Hollow's level to become one of the stronger experts on the Dao Affrmation Ranking.

Alas, Old Hu had completely neglected his cultivation.

But upon thinking more about it, Su Yu laughed. The cultivation of characters and the physical body was different. When cultivating characters, one's comprehension mattered more. Brute cultivation wouldn't do much. It was always possible for Hu Xiansheng to suddenly elevate himself into a top expert by a single comprehension after lagging behind for a bit.

Su Yu was looking for Hu Xiansheng because of the teleportation door he had just obtained.

Hearing that Hu Xiansheng had arrived as well, he said, "Prefect, can you locate him for me? I have something to show him."

"I don't know where he teleported himself to." Zhu Tiandao looked around before shouting, "Old Hu! Where are you?"

Not even Zhu Tiandao could sense Hu Xiansheng, the expert in the dao of space.

After a while, the space before them rippled. Then, a smiling Hu Xiansheng walked out of thin air. He looked at Su Yu and asked, "Mayor Su, how goes your space character?"

Su Yu smiled and said, "That character is doing decent. Faculty Head, your mastery in the path of characters has increased yet again."

"It's nothing special compared to Hollow. The spatial beast race is blessed by nature itself in this aspect."

He continued, "Also, Great Zhou King is also incredible with his teleportation character. I am nothing compared to them."

Hu Xiansheng said with an impressed expression, "Teleporting so many Invincibles away from the Human Realm in an instant? That is a level I'll need hundreds of years to reach. In the past, I did not accept the fact that Great Zhou King was the number one character cultivator among humanity. But I accept that fact now. I reckon even Great Ming King isn't as good as him in this aspect."

Zhu Tiandao laughed and said, "Old Man, why are you talking badly about us when we're the ones feeding you? Are you not ashamed?"

Hu Xiansheng laughed as well and said, "I was merely being honest. But speaking of, we all might pursue the dao of space, but we are each focusing on a different aspect of it. Great Zhou King is good at teleportation to a specific location. He is very good at resisting spatial resistance. As for me, I prefer to focus in the movement through space itself. I pursue stability instead of resisting through brute force."

Su Yu said, "Faculty Head, let's stop the topic here. I have something interesting to show you."

"That book of yours? Are you thinking of harvesting more space for it?"

"Not for now."

Su Yu said nothing else and took the teleportation door out.

After taking a look at the door for a bit, Hu Xiansheng said, "This is a product of the immortals. A short-range teleportation door..."

"Short-range?" Su Yu frowned.

Hu Xiansheng nodded and said, "Yes. No more than three thousand kilometers. A distance like this is very short for me. A true long-distance teleportation will be similar to what Great Zhou King can do, teleporting to a different realm directly. Only a distance over ten thousand kilometers can be considered long range..."

After studying the door for a bit more, Hu Xiansheng said, "Decent workmanship, but the limitations are too big. Firstly, the range is short. Secondly, it can only transport small items. Thirdly, it can only transport items with high durability. Fourthly..."

Hu Xiansheng started giving a lecture.

However, Su Yu only focused on one point. The short range of no more than three thousand kilometers.

He asked, "Can it transfer items through realm barriers?"

"That's not possible."

Hu Xiansheng shook his head and said, "Impossible. Realm barriers are durable enough to withstand even the attacks of Invincibles. Don't even dream of piercing through realm barriers with this weak little thing."

Understanding dawned on Su Yu.

So there really was a hidden ruin somewhere in the Human Realm. Some immortals were hiding there, and the ruin was within a range of three thousand kilometers from him. Only a few prefectures fit that requirement.

Great Song, Great Shang, Great Jin, and Great Ming.

The ruin would most likely be in one of these prefectures.

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