Chapter 3762: The Energy-devouring Furnace

In the Immortal Rising City, inside the city lord’s estate.

The atmosphere within the majestic hall was stern.

As the lord of the Immortal Rising City, Immortal Exalt Tan Yu currently sat on his throne. His face pale from his heavy wounds was solemn.

Below him, to his left and right, sat two old men.

The two old men were Immortal Emperors, serving as the vice city lords of the Immortal Rising City.

As the city lord, Immortal Exalt Tan Yu rarely involved himself with the affairs of the city. The two vice city lords were basically in charge of all important matters in the city.

Beneath the two vice city lords were the eight renowned organisations of the Immortal Rising City.

Each organisation had sent an Immortal Emperor ancestor over.

At this moment, the ten Immortal Emperors gathered in the hall all had heavy hearts.

“Although our Immortal Rising City’s protective formation can stop the attacks of Third Heavenly Layer Immortal Exalts, the amount of energy required to maintain the formation is tremendous. Now that we’re facing the combined attacks of the Void-perceiving Ancestor and the Wukun Master, I’m afraid that our supply of energy won’t be able to last particularly long,” an Immortal Emperor ancestor from one of the eight organisations said.

“How much longer can our formation last for?” Immortal Exalt Tan Yu asked from the throne, radiating with a sense of importance.

“In two years’ time, our protective formation will run out of energy and collapse on itself. After all, the range that we’re protecting is far too vast, which increases the energy consumption,” the vice city lord Qiu Wanqian said sternly. He continued, “Even if we gather all of the Immortal Emperors here and provide energy to the formation, it’ll only be temporary relief. It won’t buy us too much time. We’ve already grasped reliable information that the Void-perceiving Ancestor has already mobilised experts of the Void-perceiving sect. Large numbers of experts from the Void-perceiving sect are currently heading towards our Immortal Rising City.”

“If they join in, then the pressure that our formation faces will only increase.”

Qiu Wanqian looked at Immortal Exalt Tan Yu and clasped his fist. “City lord, we need to make a decision quickly.”

Immortal Exalt Tan Yu’s eyes were sunken. “We developed a feud with old Void-perceiving a long time ago. Now that he saw how I obtained the Skyscraping Sword Scripture, he’s worried that I’ll reach the Third Heavenly Layer, which is why he’s working with the Wukun Master to come after our Immortal Rising City. Unless I hand over the Skyscraping Sword Scripture willingly and sever my chances at reaching the Third Heavenly Layer, old Void-perceiving will never give up.”

“However, the Skyscraping Sword Scripture came into my hands at quite a difficulty. How can I just hand it over to them?”

“Big brother, if we really have to, then we can abandon the Immortal Rising City and flee this place with all of our clansmen. We can stage a comeback once you break through.” An Immortal Emperor ancestor suggested.

“Yeah, if the worst comes to worst, we’ll just give up on the city. Once you break through, big brother, we’ll settle it for good with the Void-perceiving sect.”

“Big brother, make your decision. Regardless of what you choose, we’ll always support you.”

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The Immortal Emperor ancestors of the eight organisations expressed their opinions. They all bore an extraordinary sense of unity.

Their relationship with Immortal Exalt Tan Yu was not simply master and subordinates. They were also close friends who had gone through tests of life and death. They had grown to become experts together step by step, so their relationship was extremely close.

Immortal Exalt Tan Yu said nothing from the throne. His eyes flickered as he hesitated.

Right now, there were only two options in front of him. One of them was to hand over the Skyscraping Sword Scripture.

The second was to give up everything he had built up in the Immortal Rising City, fleeing from this place.

With his strength, if he concentrated on fleeing, even those at the same realm of cultivation as him would struggle to catch up to him.

But if he really made that decision, then he would be turning his back on his close friends that had once gone through thick and thin with him.

Moreover, the Skyscraping Sword Scripture could only be described as a ticket to the scramble for a fortune. Whether he could actually obtain this fortune in the end was unknown.

“City lord, the three senior members of the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance wish to meet with you!” An attendant reported at this moment.

Immortal Exalt Tan Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Quick, let them in!”

Very soon, elder Ling, elder Zhou, and elder Wang from the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance arrived together.

“City lord, our Merchant Union of Star Brilliance may be able to resolve the danger that the Immortal Rising City is currently facing. We were wondering if you were interested in making a deal with our Merchant Union of Star Brilliance.” Elder Ling cut right to the chase without too many formalities.

“I obviously believe your Merchant Union of Star Brilliance is capable of that, but I’m afraid that even if I sell the entire Immortal Rising City, it’ll be nowhere near enough to cover the price you demand,” Immortal Exalt Tan Yu said calmly.

Elder Ling smiled and said, “An additional choice is an additional option. You might as well hear out the price that our Merchant Union of Star Brilliance is asking for before making a decision.”

“Alright, I’ll hear you out. What does your Merchant Union of Star Brilliance want from me?” Immortal Exalt Tan Yu said.

Elder Ling’s lips moved, communicating the deal to Immortal Exalt Tan Yu.

Immortal Exalt Tan Yu immediately frowned.

“Please consider it, city lord. If you make a decision, you can find us in the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance at any time.” Elder Ling bowed slightly towards Immortal Exalt Tan Yu before leaving with elder Zhou and elder Wang.

“Big brother, what are the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance’s conditions?” one of the Immortal Emperor ancestors asked eagerly after the three of them had left.

“Hmph, do you even need to ask? It’s not like you don’t know how the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance handles things. When it comes to resources, they’re still reasonably fair, but when it comes to the feuds between organisations, the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance is ruthless. They demand astronomical prices. The price to get them involved is beyond what any regular person can afford,” the vice city lord Qiu Wanqian said coldly.

Immortal Exalt Tan Yu sighed gently and said, “The conditions from the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance are indeed extremely stringent. If I agree, it’s no different from selling myself.”

“And, it won’t just be me but everyone here as well.”

“What? The Merchant Union of Star Brilliance is truly ruthless with their conditions. How can they bring themselves to mention such extreme demands? Do they really think we’ve run out of options?”

“Hmph, we’d rather give up on everything here than sell ourselves to the Merchant Union of Star Brilliance.”

The ancestors of the eight organisations fumed with righteous indignation.

At this moment, the noisy hall suddenly fell quiet. At that moment, all of them could clearly sense that the spiritual Qi in the entire inner city was flowing away at an unbelievable speed.

“Dammit, it’s the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment’s Energy-devouring Furnace!”

“The Energy-devouring Furnace! I never thought the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment would lend this to the Void-perceiving sect!”

The eight ancestors all exclaimed inside the city lord’s estate. Their faces changed drastically.

Several dozen additional experts had already appeared outside the protective formation around the Immortal Rising City. There were fifteen Immortal Emperors and the rest were all Immortal Monarchs.

These were experts of the Void-perceiving sect. In order to deal with the Immortal Rising City, basically all of the experts of the Void-perceiving sect had been mobilised.

They established a formation and powered an ancient furnace together.

The furnace was completely azure in colour, covered with complicated patterns. At this moment, it had become several hundred metres across, shining with blinding light. Its opening faced down as it rapidly devoured the energy of the protective formation.

The furnace was a high quality god artifact and seemed to be forged for devouring spiritual Qi. As it furiously devoured the energy, the protective formation located down below basically depleted energy even faster than when the Void-perceiving Ancestor and the Wukun Master attacked it.

“Is the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment taking part too? Looks like the Void-perceiving sect did not just come for the Skyscraping Sword Scripture. The Skyscraping Sword Scripture is just an excuse. They want to use this opportunity to completely destroy our Immortal Rising City!” Immortal Exalt Tan Yu gritted his teeth.

Suddenly, the expression of the other vice city lord, Immortal Emperor He Luo, changed. With a flip of his hand, a communication jade talisman appeared from his Space Ring. He sent the senses of his soul inside, and his face immediately darkened. He said sternly, “I’ve just received the news that the holy maiden of the Void-perceiving sect has been married off to an extremely important disciple of the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment. It’s extremely likely for this disciple to be a direct descendant of one of the three ancestors of the Daoist Sect of Heavenly Embodiment, the Transcension Ancestor.”

“What? A direct descendant of the Transcension Ancestor?” When they heard that, all of the Immortal Emperors present were astounded. The Transcension Ancestor’s name seemed to bear great influence, making chills run down their spines.