Chapter 2728: Old Friends
Everyone returned Su Yang’s courtesy with bewildered expressions, none of them understanding what had transpired with him.
Su Yang didn’t explain, simply made some arrangements for the Human Clan and then left.
He didn’t return to his residence but instead hurried to the nearest valley, directly entering the World Melting Furnace’s valley.
Entering the Spirit Liquid Lake, Su Yang went straight towards the person inside the lake.
Previously, every time Su Yang came here, he couldn’t approach this person. But this time, the distance between them continually shortened.
Finally, Su Yang passed through a barrier, as if entering another space, and appeared right in front of the person.
The person was smiling as he looked at Su Yang, and when Su Yang saw his appearance, his face also broke into a smile.
"It’s really you!" Su Yang exclaimed.
"Hahaha..." the man laughed, "How about now? You never thought about it before, right? That friend of yours, whom you called Fat Dead Guy, is actually the master of the World Melting Furnace!"
This person was stout, none other than Fatty Lü. Long ago, he discovered the secret within this valley, and he could absorb power from within it to enhance his strength.
Later, he vanished deep inside the World Melting Furnace. Su Yang originally thought he was no longer in the world; who could have guessed that he was actually the master of the World Melting Furnace? The person standing in the Spirit Liquid Lake was actually Fatty Lü!
"I should have thought of this earlier." Su Yang smiled, "I’ve fallen into this valley numerous times, caused so much trouble here, and even took away so much spirit liquid from the Spirit Liquid Lake, just like those three Crystal Skulls. If the master of the World Melting Furnace didn’t know me, he’d have been far too lenient with me!"
"Hahaha..." Fatty Lü laughed heartily, "You’re right there; if it weren’t for me agreeing, you wouldn’t have been able to take anything from here. The spirit liquid in the Spirit Liquid Lake isn’t as simple as you think. I slaughtered Guardian Gods and seized it; countless Guardian Gods’ powers are fused within. Without my suppression, just touching the spirit liquid would corrode you!"
Su Yang glanced around the Spirit Liquid Lake with lingering fear: "So, if you weren’t watching over me, I probably would have melted away in here!"
"Not completely melt away, you’d likely still have an Undying Bone left!" Fatty Lü laughed, "But now it’s fine, you’ll still have some flesh. The Undying Golden Body of Buddha Venerable, tsk tsk, quite something!"
Su Yang chuckled: "By the way, why did you reincarnate as Fatty Lü? Other strongest beings directly returned!"
"I didn’t want to reincarnate, but there was no other choice." Fatty shrugged, "You know, the World Melting Furnace, Feather Spirit Palace, and Demon Abyss fell into the Nine Realms tens of thousands of years ago. Which means, tens of thousands of years ago, we weren’t yet in the Nine Realms."
"Indeed," Su Yang nodded, "What’s wrong with that?"
"From Ancient Times to now, countless ages have passed. Previously, we weren’t in the Nine Realms, so where were we?" Fatty asked.
"You’re already back to being the master of the World Melting Furnace, why so much grumbling?" Su Yang glared at him, "Just tell me, what’s the matter?"
Fatty Lü chuckled, "Actually, our previous stronghold was taken down by the Guardian Gods. We couldn’t do anything but change locations. In the process of leaving, I stayed behind to cover, got surrounded and attacked by two strongest Guardian Gods, got injured again, and had to reincarnate."
"So that’s it!" Su Yang realized, then frowned, "Are there still strongest beings among the Guardian Gods outside? Aren’t their strongest beings trapped inside the Immortal Palace?"
Fatty shook his head, "No, those trapped in the Immortal Palace are just the strongest beings from the Ancient era. The strongest beings from the Ancient Times are outside the Immortal Palace, not within it, so they can leave freely."
"Really?" Su Yang was astonished, "But I’ve never encountered the strongest beings when I entered the Immortal Palace!"
"Exactly, we were tricked once, they left the Array and didn’t return." Fatty said, "Later, our strongest beings kept them in check. Otherwise, how could you have caused so much trouble in the Immortal Palace?"
Su Yang nodded, if not for the strongest Guardian Gods being away, he’d likely have been instantly killed upon entering the Array. Even with the Undying Bone and Heaven Slayer Illusion, he wouldn’t have been saved facing a returned strongest being.
"By the way, what’s your situation now?" Fatty looked at Su Yang and asked, "What do Buddha Venerable and Heaven Slayer plan to do?"
"What do you mean by ’plan’?" Su Yang asked curiously.
"How’s your disposition?" Fatty asked curiously.
"Why dispose of me?" Su Yang also asked in surprise.
"Come on, your Undying Bone and Undying Golden Body both belong to them, why not dispose of you?" Fatty said with wide eyes.
"Hehe..." Su Yang smirked, "The Undying Bone and Undying Golden Body are truly theirs?"
"Huh?" Fatty froze, looking at Su Yang, confused about what he meant.
Su Yang smiled indifferently, gazing at the flowing spirit liquid outside, speaking softly, "Have you ever thought that the Undying Bone and Undying Golden Body aren’t actually Heaven Slayer’s and Buddha Venerable’s?"
"Not theirs?" Fatty was dumbstruck, "What do you mean? Didn’t they cultivate these?"
Su Yang shook his head, "The Undying Bone and Undying Golden Body are actually mine!"
"Huh?" Fatty widened his eyes again, "Su Yang, are you kidding? Heaven Slayer, separated from Buddha Venerable’s Breaking Demon Barrier, which means Heaven Slayer is essentially part of Buddha Venerable. And Buddha Venerable was among the first from the Ancient Times, the earliest life. At the start of his cultivation, he had the Undying Golden Body. You say these are yours? How old are you anyway?"
"Coincidentally, I happened to be from the same era as Buddha Venerable." Su Yang chuckled lightly.
"No way?" Fatty exclaimed, "Those early on were just a few, everyone knows their identities, all became strongest beings, you appeared with them? Why haven’t I heard of you?"
"Because when I first appeared, I immediately reincarnated." Su Yang said, "Back then, Buddha Venerable and Heaven Slayer were one, constantly pondering over the issues of Buddhist nature and demon barriers, nearly driving themselves insane. Later, I suggested to him to separate the Buddhist nature and demon barrier, cultivate them separately, and see what the ultimate result would be, leading to the event of him breaking the barrier, forming the Buddha Venerable of Ancient Times and the future Heaven Slayer."