Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1387

Wang Wei activated the Communication Array, and Yan Hai’s beautiful but stern face showed on the other side. "Boy, I’m still busy with your affairs, and your constant call won’t speed up things."

"I’m not here about that."

"Then, why are you contacting me?"

"I want to know about someone called Madam Lu."

"Who?"

"Madam Lu, also known as the Heavenly Serpent Empress — she’s the behind-the-scenes person of the Sunshine Pavillion."

"The name Sunshine Pavillion rings a bell, but not the others. Hold on, let me check." Yan Hai disappeared while Wang Wei spent the next few seconds thinking about scandalous scenarios in which his ancestor learned about the Sunshine Pavilion. He doubted they were true, but it was fun to sully her name in his mind. Of course, even if the world were to collapse, he would never reveal to anyone what devious thing his mind was cooking.

Yan Hai’s face appeared, holding a scroll. She read it for a few seconds before a realization dawned on her: "Oh, it’s Lu Chuntao or the Boulder Serpent Empress. Has she changed her name again?"

"You know her?"

"Yes, she’s from my era," Yan Hai nodded. "Are you going to deal with her? You should be extra careful. As a matter of fact, I recommend you don’t in your current state."

"She’s that formidable?" Wang Wei asked. "Can you tell me more?"

"I don’t really know much since my interactions with her were far and few."

"Is that so? I figured she would be in your woman’s support group," Wang Wei stated.

"We invited her, but she was a loner and refused," Yan Hai explained.

"I see," Wang Wei nodded. "What else can you tell me?"

"She’s very cunning," Yan Hai explained. "Her rise started after successfully stealing the bloodline of a Primordial Earth Serpent, a one-of-a-kind Primordial Chaos lifeform under the watch of both the demon and the Innate Demon God race.

"After that, her reputation was mostly because of her beauty and lustful nature."

Wang Wei nodded. The information he knew did mention how Madam Lu liked to collect handsome men into her harem.

"She then showed her power during the Paragon Heaven Will Battle, becoming one of the final 33 winners. Afterward, no one paid true attention to her until the Ultimate Taboo."

"So, she did participate?" Wang Wei asked.

"Yes —"

"So, why is she still alive?"

"Can’t you let me finish?" Yan Hai stared at him,

"Sorry," he swiftly apologized.

Yan Hai calmed down before continuing: "She is one of the quitters." Wang Wei did not ask and waited for her to explain.

"My memory is vague, but a few things remained vivid," Yan Hai continued. "The taboo was this endless world divided into three areas: outer, middle, and inner. Each area contained countless ruins, each containing some information about transcendence. However, there were two types of ruins: free ruins and trial ruins.

"Trial ruins contained rewards and way more information, but as the name suggested, the participants needed to pass a trial to access the information. During that trial, Lu Chuntao revealed the strength of Primal despite the world always believing she was only a peak Paragon."

Wang Wei frowned: "Has she always been hiding her strength, or did she have an opportunity during the taboo?"

"No one knows truly, but my intuition told me it was the former," Yan Hai replied.

"A cunning woman indeed," Wang Wei nodded. Primals are the equivalent of nuclear deterrents in the cultivation world. So, that means it is in the ruling factions’ best interest to know who is one. It is not a simple matter to hide one cultivation before experts of the same level, and anyone who has succeeded and done so for an extended period can be labeled as [competent].

"So, what does it mean to be a quitter?" Wang Wei asked.

"After passing a trial, everyone had three choices: random reward, ticket of exit, and accumulated points. The rewards were random but the weakest level was Tier 12. And as you can imagine, a few more Primals were born from those rewards.

"The exit ticket is self-explanatory — no one could leave that place without one. However, the deeper the area, the more tickets were required to leave. While we were in the middle area, Lu Chuntao gathered enough tickets and left early."

"She left? Why? Is it because it was getting too dangerous?"

"Not necessarily."

"In that case, why did she destroy her cultivation," Wang Wei continued. "The artifact should allow her to keep her strength while remaining in hiding. It’s possible that she did not want a target in her back since these two would feel uneasy with such a powerful Paragon in their corners, but based on what I know of her so far, she doesn’t seem the kind of person to back down because of such challenge." _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}