#700 - Goodbye Teitan
In Canaan Academy, a statue stands tall on the plaza near the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower.
A group of new students, led by their instructor, were on their way to the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower for their first training session.
As they passed through the plaza and saw the enormous statue, one of them asked:
"Who is that? The Dean?"
"No, that's Senior Xiao Yan, the most outstanding student in the history of Canaan Academy," an older student who was watching the excitement replied.
"A student?"
"Yes, according to students who came from Central Continent, after Senior Xiao Yan left the academy, he joined the Starfall Pavilion and became a closed-door disciple of the Medicine Saint.
He himself is now a ninth-grade alchemist grandmaster."
"A ninth-grade alchemist?"
The students who heard this news for the first time were all shocked.
"Speaking of which, it seems like it hasn't been long since Senior Xiao Yan graduated, only about a dozen years."
"Wow, he's really amazing," a slightly playful voice chimed in.
The students looked in the direction of the voice and noticed a young man in a black classical robe, a matching pointed soft hat, and a monocle on his right eye had joined the group unnoticed.
Amon raised his right hand, adjusted his monocle, and looked at Xiao Yan's statue with a deep, amused smile.
"Who are you?" A freshman frowned, certain that this person wasn't among the new students this year.
"Me? A fun-seeker."
Amon's figure suddenly disappeared, reappearing at the bottom of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower.
An old man in a white robe was sitting cross-legged, cultivating with his eyes closed.
Amon waited until he finished a cycle before speaking, "Hmm, this seal is still the same as before."
The tower guard elder abruptly stood up, turning his head to look behind him, his eyes filled with shock.
With his strength as a Dou Huang, he hadn't noticed anyone behind him.
Seeing this, the tower guard elder didn't dare to be careless.
He immediately evacuated the students, sounded the alarm, and sent someone to notify Grand Elder Su Qian.
Su Qian arrived quickly, and after listening to the tower guard elder's report, he understood that this must be a powerhouse beyond his comprehension.
Not to mention anything else, the fact that he could pass through the seal without damaging it in the slightest was something that even the two elders, Qian Mu and Bai Lie, who had broken through to Dou Zun, couldn't do.
"You guys continue to evacuate the students; I'll go call out those two old geezers."
Su Qian's tone always became less pleasant whenever he mentioned Qian Mu and Bai Lie.
Amon submerged into the magma, heading downwards.
Some ignorant Flame Lizardmen tried to attack him, but before they could act, white circles appeared in their right eyes.
Two white Flame Lizardmen glanced at Amon from a distance, not daring to obstruct him.
They recognized Amon; they had watched him leave from the bottom of the magma in the past, a being suspected to be a tomb keeper.
"It's him, the tomb keeper."
"What is he doing at the God's Cemetery again?"
Amon gave the two Lizardmen a smile, scaring them into quickly retreating a long distance.
Without wasting time, his body became transparent and illusory, avoiding the resistance of the magma and diving downwards at an even faster speed.
Soon, he reached the end of the magma, crossed the spatial distortion, and arrived at the space where the Tuoshe Ancient God Mansion was located.
Eternal darkness and silence enveloped the entire space, permeated with an ancient and desolate aura.
Amon skillfully looked towards a ball of light in the darkness and flew towards it.
The ball of light was located at a stone gate tens of thousands of feet in size, and a boundless plaza in front of the stone gate.
Amon landed on the plaza, looked up at the enormous stone gate, saw the four ancient characters "Ancient God Mansion", and a smile crept up the corner of his mouth.
He stepped forward, extended his right hand, and placed his palm on the gate.
In the past, he needed fragments of the ancient jade as a guide to find the weak points on the restriction in order to barely open a passage.
Now, without any auxiliary items, he could easily open a "door" on it.
A pure curtain of light bloomed from the monocle, starlight shimmering, and layers of illusory doors flickered in his eyes, imprinted on the gate of the Ancient God Mansion.
A "door" large enough for a person to enter and exit opened just like that.
Amon stepped into the starlight door and entered the Ancient God Mansion.
The Ancient God Mansion was still the same as before, with a faint mist floating and enveloping the entire space, the world silent and still.
In this vast and boundless space, a landmass floated in the sky.
Amon, upon entering the mansion, was like a shooting star, quickly streaking across the sky, passing through the vast plains on the landmass, and landing in front of an ancient stone hall.
In front of the stone hall was an incomparably huge plaza, with twenty-two pillars, each thousands of feet in size, standing on both sides, exuding an imposing aura.
"Tsk, so I've finally come here again," Amon smiled, his expression enigmatic.
He saw the enormous statue of the Tuoshe Ancient God in front of him, and the Emperor Pill Embryo standing on the statue's shoulder, looking down at him.
He greeted calmly, "Hello there, Senior Emperor Pill."
"What are you here to do this time? I haven't sensed any abnormalities in the Ancient God Mansion; you still haven't collected all the ancient jade."
The Emperor Pill Embryo's expression was displeased.
If Amon didn't represent his hope of leaving this cage, he probably wouldn't be able to suppress the anger in his heart and would have attacked directly.
Amon smiled with an unchanged expression:
"I indeed haven't collected all the ancient jade, but I have now become powerful enough to open a more 'spacious' 'door'.
This is enough for you to leave the Ancient God Mansion; you see, I'm not smaller than you now..."
As he spoke, Amon unleashed his aura, so vast that the space opened up by the Dou Di trembled.
The Emperor Pill Embryo's expression changed slightly; Amon could already pose a threat to him.
He hadn't expected that this former ant would actually grow to the point where he had to take him seriously in such a short amount of time.
However, more than apprehension, he felt joy... he could finally leave this mansion that had confined him for countless years!
"Very good; since that's the case, then quickly open the passage and let me out."
Amon shook his head and said, "That won't do.
Before opening the passage and letting you leave, I still need something from you."
The Emperor Pill Embryo raised an eyebrow, his eyes slightly cold.
Amon seemed not to notice the change in his expression and said to himself:
"That wisp of your original Emperor Qi.
I think you should have a way to separate it, right? If not, that's okay; I can think of a way.
There are quite a few people outside coveting your wisp of original Emperor Qi.
Why not give it to me, and all the problems will be solved?
That way, no one will recklessly come looking for trouble with you; the one who needs to worry will be me, not you.
You can be a happy ninth-grade Golden Pill.
Also, if you think that's not enough, when I break through to Dou Di, I can open the plane passage, return two wisps of original Emperor Qi to you, and then protect you until you break through to Dou Di.
You might think I'm daydreaming, thinking that with your own strength, after going outside, you can be invincible in this era where Dou Di doesn't exist.
But there's one thing you might not know: someone has almost collected all the ancient jade, and the ancient jade contains the Pill Transformation Divine Art left behind by the Tuoshe Ancient God."
The Emperor Pill looked at Amon coldly, as if looking at a clown, his voice icy, with undisguised anger:
"Bastard, are you trying to go back on your word? Even if I can never get out and will be trapped here forever, I will kill you."
Amon pinched the crystal monocle and smiled:
"Hmm, I didn't expect you to agree, after all, such conditions aren't very tempting.
I was just saying it with a try-it-and-see mentality.
"Alright, considering that you helped me take down Zhu Kun's soul in the past, I'll give you a chance."
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and dazzling starlight lit up, and layers of illusory doors floated into the distance, eventually forming a starlight door at the edge of the continent.
Amon pointed to the distant starlight door, which could only be seen as a small dot, and said:
"Do you see that spot of light? That is the passage I built to the outside world.
It can last for a day; even if I die within a day, it won't disappear.
I am determined to obtain your wisp of original Emperor Qi, so let's have a fair fight.
If I win, I get your original Emperor Qi.
If I lose, you can leave the Ancient God Mansion, and from then on, the sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly...
You can concentrate on cultivating in the outside world until you break through to the realm of Dou Di."
The Emperor Pill Embryo stared at the small starlight spot in the distance, a look of interest appearing on his face:
"Really? Is that really a passage to the outside world?"
Amon smiled and said:
"Really; if you don't believe me, that's okay.
This time, I didn't bring the fragments of the ancient jade in.
You don't have to worry about the key fragments remaining in the mansion after killing me; you can attack with confidence.
Someone outside has already basically collected the ancient jade.
The ancient jade is both a key and a pill-transforming ring; if you encounter someone holding the ancient jade, you will have no power to resist.
Hmm, if you want to agree to my previous conditions now, it's still not too late.
I only want the Emperor Qi source; I don't want your life.
Once we start fighting, I won't be able to hold back."
The Emperor Pill's anger slightly lessened: "If you want to break through to Dou Di, you can completely obtain the inheritance of the Tuoshe Ancient God; it's in this statue.
I can open it for you."
Amon shook his head: "The path of different fire is not the path I want to take; it is related to the Dharma body that will be condensed after breaking through to Dou Di."
The Emperor Pill let out a sneer: "Hmph, since you're seeking death, I'll grant your wish!"