Chapter 1788: Experts Among the Common People (Seventh Update)
The entire Eternal Land has never been this lively. Those cultivators are like they've been injected with adrenaline, combined with the general's encouragement. The atmosphere here doesn't feel like they're going to war, but rather, like they are celebrating a festival. Everyone is enthusiastic, with an immense surge of blood energy. It's as if their enemies are just a bunch of insignificant foes, and as long as their army sets out, they can instantly crush their enemies into dust, obliterating them completely.
One cannot deny that the Eternal Lord and the leaders of the three major forces have managed and operated Eternal Land to an almost perfect extent over countless years. They are indeed very formidable.
Despite the Eternal Lord's demise, the people here are not only unafraid but are instead filled with a fiery determination to seek revenge and settle scores.
However, before the army of Eternal Land could set out, Chu Mo and Yu Hong had already arrived here!
The physical world of the ancient god is so vast, and the Eternal Land is so boundless. When Chu Mo and Yu Hong descended upon Eternal Land, they immediately sensed the fervent atmosphere present here.
The two couldn't help but glance at each other.
Yu Hong asked, "Do they know who their enemy is?"
Chu Mo replied, "It seems quite blinded."
"Can this really work?" Yu Hong's mouth twitched, and then the two barely disguised themselves as they walked directly into an ancient city of the Bu Clan Dynasty's territory.
This city is relatively small, on the outskirts of the Eternal Land. It is the kind of place with sparse population and vast lands. In usual times, the number of outsiders here isn't that many either. Therefore, the atmosphere of this ancient city is relatively more relaxed.
However, many young people can be seen taking to the streets, loudly calling for punishing the murderers and avenging the god in their hearts, which is the Eternal Lord.
"Such a group of zealous, ignorant brats," Yu Hong couldn't help but mutter.
Afterwards, the two directly entered a tavern. Yu Hong boldly began ordering food and drinks. There weren't many people inside the tavern, and the place where they sat was relatively close to the manager's counter.
Yu Hong looked at the manager sitting inside the counter and said with a smile, "What's the point? They don't even know who the enemy is, and they're already mobilizing the army. Who are they going to fight?"
The manager had been there dozing off, but upon hearing Yu Hong's words, he immediately opened his eyes and said with an indifferent smile, "Who to fight? Who can they fight? Obviously, you're someone with insight. But people with insight in this world..."
With that, the manager sighed, "They are ultimately few in number, and those people will never know that they are actually fighting the Eternal Lord's own men."
"Ah? What do you mean?" Yu Hong couldn't help but feel stunned.
The manager was obviously a leisurely person, probably rarely finding opportunities to show off. Seeing the clear and eager look for knowledge on the face of this handsome young man like Yu Hong, a strong desire to express suddenly burst out. With a mysterious look, he leaned towards Yu Hong and whispered, "What does it mean? Just think about it, what kind of level does a cultivator have to be to fight and kill the Eternal Lord? Is it something ordinary cultivators can resist? Moreover, even now, no one has ever mentioned who the enemy really is. So this battle, obviously, is just the three major force leaders taking the opportunity to swallow up the Eternal Lord's territory."
"Is it really like that?" Yu Hong was a bit bewildered.
"It's definitely like that!" The manager confidently said, "There's no need to talk about the three major force leaders' loyalty to the Eternal Lord, but once the Eternal Lord is no longer here, his vast and boundless domain is like a headless dragon. Everyone knows the Eternal Lord has no descendants. With his death, his territory will surely be in a state of chaos. At that point, there's bound to be a huge dispute. How could the three major forces' leaders let such a good opportunity slip by? Therefore, under the guise of avenging the Eternal Lord, they are each gathering armies merely to have a larger share of the spoils. The amusing part is that those zealous young cultivators really think they are avenging the Eternal Lord."
"I can't believe it's like this." Yu Hong's mouth twitched, speechless.
Chu Mo was accustomed to such things. He admired the ordinary people within the Mortal Realm even more. Though they lack super strong fighting abilities and long life expectancy, in their whole lifetime, only living for a short hundred years, the brilliance they exhibited surpassed many top cultivation places! Therefore, the human heart… is the most magical thing in this world!
Things like those happening in Eternal Land are nothing compared with the stories that unfold in a small princely state of the Mortal Realm, which is a thousand times more interesting!
The manager smiled calmly, "Of course it can be like this. Those big figures always act out of self-interest. However, I did hear that they really want to deal with the cultivator who killed the Eternal Lord!"
"Hmm?" Yu Hong and Chu Mo exchanged a glance, then looked at the manager again, "Even the Eternal Lord wasn't their opponent; how dare those three try?"
The manager whispered, "This matter, if I tell you, very few people know about it!"
With that, the manager unexpectedly created a barrier and communicated with the two using spiritual waves.
Unexpectedly, this manager turned out to be an expert. His cultivation had already reached the Supreme level!
"Above the Eternal Land, there's a mysterious realm, said to be extremely dangerous. In the old days, both the Eternal Lord and the leaders of the three major forces were gravely injured there. With the Eternal Lord's unexpected fall, recently the Heavenly Palace Master and the Eternal Hall Lord have just passed through and went to that place. Haha, if my guess is right, the king of our Bu Clan Dynasty is nine times out of ten being used as bait to lure that powerful cultivator into the trap," the manager said with a mysterious look, gazing at the two.
Yu Hong curled his lips into a smile, "You're just making things up. How could you possibly know about such a significant matter?"
The manager sneered, "Making things up? Young man, you probably don't know my prowess. Let me tell you, my son works in the royal palace of the dynasty, as a minor, but influential manager. This matter, actually, is not such a big secret among the high echelons. Because if the leaders of the three major forces want to deal with that person, they must use this method. Otherwise, even the Eternal Lord has fallen; what else do they have to fight against that person?"
Yu Hong nodded in wholehearted agreement: "Manager, I really couldn't tell, you are so formidable and also very wise!"
"Ah, getting older, plus I've never liked those boring lives of fighting and killing. Otherwise, I'd be quite skilled at it too!" Manager Song said with a self-satisfied expression.
Just then, a sharp female voice came from the kitchen: "You fool, stop talking nonsense, and come help with the fish? This fish has become so refined it's begging for mercy, I can't bring myself to kill it!"
Chu Mo: "..."
Yu Hong: "..."
Both were left speechless with black lines hanging over their heads.
The manager over there giggled awkwardly, then proudly said, "See? They can't do without me anywhere!"
Saying that, he stood up immediately and trotted off towards the kitchen.
Many people in the tavern burst into laughter.
At this time, a burly man at a table smiled at Yu Hong and Chu Mo and said, "Friends, don't believe Manager Song's nonsense. He can tell you a hundred different stories a day without repeating them. If you don't believe me, come every day, and I guarantee you'll hear different stories every day."
The voice of Manager Song came from the back kitchen: "You guys, stop making things up about me! I am full of wisdom and insight!"
The people in the tavern laughed again.
Chu Mo laughed too, but his heart gradually softened.
In fact, Yu Hong was quite similar.
The two entered the Eternal Land, not for sightseeing; they were ready to go on a killing spree!
Initially, they thought all the people on the Eternal Land had been brainwashed by the Eternal Lord and the three major forces, treating the Eternal Lord as a deity.
At first glance, it seemed so. But only after truly delving deep into the Eternal Land did they discover it wasn't the case.
Like the people in this small city, they actually didn't shy away from talking about the Eternal Lord and the leaders of the three major forces, and their words didn't carry the awe they had imagined. There was no such thing as revering them as gods.
They are just like the ordinary people in the world, with their own joys, sorrows, and pursuits. Almost all of them are living their own lives, and not everyone truly regards the Eternal Lord and his followers as gods.
So...
"So?" Yu Hong looked at Chu Mo.
"Hmm." Chu Mo nodded.
The two exchanged a glance and understood each other's intentions. Then, leaving a piece of top-quality Heavenly Crystal stone behind, they quietly left the place.
"Master, how credible do you think the manager's words are?" After leaving the tavern, Yu Hong was clearly intrigued by what Manager Song had said and asked Chu Mo.
Chu Mo nodded: "Very credible."
Yu Hong said, a bit incredulously: "The three leaders of the major forces aren't fools. Such things can spread, do they think we are so foolish that we wouldn't find out ourselves?"
"Maybe... they are that foolish." Chu Mo said slowly, then chuckled: "Perhaps they didn't expect us to enter this place so soon."
"I wouldn't go to that place!" Yu Hong sneered, "The entire Eternal Land, it's obviously Pangu's brain. Originally, it's supposed to be the most miraculous area. If such a place has areas beyond our understanding or extremely dangerous areas, I fully believe it."
"Why not go?" Chu Mo gave Yu Hong a glance and said, "We'll wait at the entrance of that place."
Yu Hong's eyes lit up immediately, and then the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile.