This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder-Chapter 688: Holy Son of the Temple of Death

Unlike the previous clerk, the current one only glanced at Gu Longyu and nodded. He was also a true immortal, but he showed no fear toward Gu Longyu, and the latter knew why.

“One hundred million Xiyi Coins.”

Gu Longyu didn’t quibble and raised his Xiyi Talisman. The balance on his account immediately decreased by one hundred million, but he didn’t feel any pain. Wealth was meant to be spent. Rather than letting it accumulate dust, he would rather use it in a meaningful way.

The interplanetary teleportation array had two modes: group and single. Just as the name suggested, group mode was for teleporting an entire group. In this mode, the price was higher, but if each group member paid an equal portion, it was actually cheaper than teleporting individually.

Still, it was impossible in Gu Longyu’s case. He was an immortal monarch, and he could only group with other immortal monarchs. He hadn’t heard of any immortal monarchs on Planet Radiata, and even if there were any, he doubted the number exceeded one hand. So, he could only bear the cost alone and teleport.

A bright flash overwhelmed Gu Longyu’s vision. When he regained his sight, he stood in the center of a grand array. It was only one of six in a large hall, where many people milled about. He could even sense an immortal emperor talking with one of the clerks!

“How long are you going to stand there? Stop hogging the teleportation array and leave; we don’t have all day,” the immortal in charge of the teleportation array Gu Longyu stood on said.

Gu Longyu frowned, but his body obeyed. If he had the power, he could naturally be willful, but he didn’t right now. Even a bona fide immortal emperor obeyed, much less him.

“Tch, this is why I hate dealing with yokels.”

It took a surge of willpower from Gu Longyu not to retaliate. He forced himself to calm down.

He walked out of the outpost after familiarizing himself with it. Calling it an outpost was a gross underestimation. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it an immortal palace. Gu Longyu could feel a hint of threat from every corner, signifying the terrifying formations hidden beneath the glamorous exterior.

Gu Longyu was surprised by the abundant spiritual qi. Of course, he could feel the dense spiritual qi in the Interplanetary Teleportation Array Palace, but he thought it was because of a qi-condensing formation that caused it.

The Interplanetary Teleportation Array Palace was located in the center of a city, but the spiritual qi was only a level or two sparser than inside the palace. Even compared to the holy grounds of the top-rate forces he had visited in the Huang Realm, it was far superior. He could only imagine how abundant the qi must be in those dedicated areas for spiritual qi.

Gu Longyu even had the illusion that he had returned to the prosperous times before the primordial era ended.

The area where all this spiritual qi originated was the heart of the city: the temple. This city was the headquarters of the Temple of Death.

It was a bustling city with cultivators ranging from the weakest Qi Gathering Realm to even immortals. Strangely, none of them had any conflicts. They even felt a bit harmonious, as if everyone were equal.

Of course, Gu Longyu didn’t believe an immortal would truly act as an equal with a Qi Gathering pupil. After some investigation, he learned that this was the rule of Heavendeath City, the capital of Planet Heavensong. Anyone who murdered another without reason would be executed, no exceptions. Yes, even if a mighty true immortal killed a mortal, he would still be executed.

This long-standing rule, coupled with time, created an environment that eventually became a culture unique to Planet Heavensong. Even the cities on Planet Heavensong not governed by the Temple of Death had a similar set of rules. Most of the executions were of ignorant fools who came from other planets.

Gu Longyu entered the temple at the center of the city. Although it was the most important place in the Temple of Death, it still had a worship hall where many believers could enter and pray. Many believers from all around the planet and from other planets would make a pilgrimage to pay their respects to the Goddess of Death.

He didn’t look down on these believers—if they were mortal. If they reached the Immortal Realm and still prayed to the Goddess of Death, Gu Longyu looked down on them. With such conviction and determination, they would never reach the Divine Realm. As a cultivator, one should strive to become a divinity, not a divinity’s lackey.

Although there were well over a thousand people, the entrance was not crowded. The ceiling itself was over a hundred meters tall, and the hall itself was nearly a kilometer wide. The murals on the ceiling depicted a grand myth, or perhaps a history that happened far too long ago for anyone but a few to remember.

A few people came to talk with Gu Longyu, but he dismissed them. Finally, he stood at the back of a crowd, all of whom were kneeling. Near him were some other figures who remained standing, like Gu Longyu. The gigantic statue was sculpted out of some sort of black diamond and depicted a figure with the upper half of a beautiful woman, while the lower half was that of a snake.

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Even if Gu Longyu knew nothing about that figure, her name would still appear in his mind, like some sort of spell. She was the Goddess of Death, Nuyi.

The statue’s face was covered in a hazy veil, but anyone in front of it could feel its gaze, as if it were alive. Despite not seeing the statue’s face, Gu Longyu felt an unknown sense of familiarity. After going through his memories and not finding the source, he could only attribute it to the Law of Death he sensed from the statue.

Yes, the Law of Death. Anyone who majored in the Law of Death would find their comprehension doubled with half the effort in front of the statue.

Gu Longyu didn’t stay long and swiftly left. Just as he was about to walk out of the Temple of Death, he saw his nemesis.

Yinian walked into the temple, accompanied by an immortal monarch. “Brother Xi, I really don’t understand how you can show the power of a peak monarch, yet you are nowhere close to the Seamless Immortal Realm. I know sword immortals are known for their combat prowess, but this is too exaggerated.”

“It’s because I imbue all my insights into my sword. I may be strong in terms of combat, but my other abilities are lacking,” Yinian said with a regretful shake of his head. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

His companion couldn’t help but give him a dirty look. “If you define crossing the threshold of the monarch level as lacking. Unlike me, I barely made it to the level of an immortal lord in one aspect. If you’re lacking, what am I?”

Yinian showed an apologetic expression. “Forgive my offense. I just meant that for myself. I have a man I must kill, but because I’m lacking, I haven’t even come close.”

“I’m really curious about your target. You’re not even five hundred years old, and you possess such power. I can’t imagine how strong you’ll be when you enter the Seamless Immortal Realm. However, that’s only to be expected of the Temple of Death’s Holy Son.”

The immortal patted Yinian’s shoulder. “You have to be careful. The Temple of Death has never appointed a Holy Son. Many immortals want to challenge you and take your place. Even more are observing you, looking for a weakness. You’d better be careful.”

Yinian did not answer. The immortal thought his words had scared his friend, and just as he was about to comfort him, Yinian suddenly snapped his head toward a direction.

“What’s wrong?”

Yinian said nothing as he furrowed his brows and continued to stare. Finally, he looked away. “Nothing. I thought I felt a familiar presence.” His last two words were punctuated with hatred.

Elsewhere, Gu Longyu frowned. Luckily, he had already activated his concealment method the moment he saw Yinian. His foe joining the Temple of Death was not something he had counted on. He had harbored some hope that Yinian was blasted by the spatial portal, since only he had reached the threshold of an immortal emperor, but he knew in his heart that it was not likely.

It seemed Yinian was much more fortunate than he was. There was a high possibility that Yinian appeared on Planet Heavensong immediately. Perhaps the disturbance was noticed by the upper echelons of the Temple of Death. Once they met him, they realized his talent and recruited him.

That was the most likely conjecture, but Gu Longyu had a feeling that Yinian had been noticed by the Goddess of Death herself. He had no basis, just a hunch after seeing the goddess’s statue.

And judging from the conversation he had just heard, Yinian’s status was very high. Gu Longyu had heard of titles like holy son, saint, and other similar ones many times before. The disciples who held such titles were often the most talented cultivators of several generations, and they would hold high authority and position in the future, like sect master or pope.

Killing such a disciple left no recourse for reconciliation. Even if someone killed a disciple or even an elder, the force might stop their bounty or killing order once the killer reached a certain level, but this was different. For someone to kill the Holy Son was akin to rubbing the force’s face in the dirt and spitting on it afterward.

Of course, reconciliation wasn’t impossible. If the killer reached a level where he could destroy the force, or where the force could no longer threaten the killer and a third party mediated, it was still possible for peace.

Gu Longyu would not let something like this stop him from killing his enemy. In his eyes, this was considered retreating. Retreat was worse than stagnation. If he couldn’t even kill an enemy he wanted dead, what was the point of cultivating?

So what if the Temple of Death was more powerful than the Buzhou Immortal Sect and the other hegemonic forces combined? The difficulty only roused his rebellious nature.

After coming to view the Temple of Death as his enemy, Gu Longyu did not leave the city. He first booked a mansion. The prices of even renting a hotel room were sky-high. And any clan or force that had a property in the city could easily shift the stars and split the land on other planets.

Gu Longyu did not indulge in decadence during his days. He investigated the Death Goddess Planetary Alliance. As the strongest force in the planetary alliance, it held incredible influence over all solar systems. It was not that some forces had not banded together to overthrow the Temple of Death, but they all failed. Although their failures were recorded, the exact history remained a secret.

Although it could be that the history was too long, Gu Longyu harbored hope that the Goddess of Death was a divinity of faith, meaning that she could not establish an absolute power disparity between the Temple of Death and the rebels. The Temple of Death chose to hide the facts of each rebellion because it was fearful of rebels learning from their precursors and succeeding.

Of course, this was Gu Longyu’s conjecture.

After investigating everything, Gu Longyu left Heavendeath City. He planned to scope out Planet Heavensong a bit before teleporting to other planets. Although the Temple of Death had temples on other planets, its influence varied wildly. Of course, the Interplanetary Teleportation Array Outposts were all controlled by the Temple of Death, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t be controlled. Even if the planets under the Temple of Death cut off connection, the outposts could still teleport to other planets. There would be a certain amount of risk in using a one-way teleportation array, and returning would be a problem.

At least, Gu Longyu thought so with his knowledge of formations.

Many years later, on his way to another city, Gu Longyu halted. In the distance, he could see a cloaked immortal being chased by a group of black-robed immortals. The immortals in black robes all had an insignia of a snake coiling around the stalk of a black spider lily. They were priests of the Temple of Death.