lcionline Chapter 265 Informed
Chapter 265 Informed
Hearing that Shen Yao was planted in a mud pit, Long Jiajia brought different husbands to watch the spectacle several times. They laughed non-stop while watching and even gave her a nickname: 'Soil Pulling Up'.
Long Jiajia said, "If this way I can grow longer legs, I can definitely grow taller too."
The news spread incredibly fast. By the time Shen Yao woke up, Tu Xiaoxiao was sitting cross-legged opposite her, propping her chin up and watching for what seemed like an eternity.
She looked up and surveyed her surroundings. The area was filled with cultivators, some sitting and some standing. They were all familiar faces—they were all her friends from the Long, Lu, Hua, and Tu families, whom she had befriended while in the Drunken Beauty club…
Fairy was already feeling hopeless, but Long Jiajia, who had been waiting for a long time, casually said, "Oh, Tu Baogao is awake."
As for why she was called "Tu Ba Gao" (土拔高), she didn't know, but it wasn't a good word. She was full of resentment towards her father for not finding a secluded place to bury her.
Thinking of Huo Die, Shen Yao released her spiritual sense to look behind her. Fortunately, Tu Jiaojiao and Long Xuan were standing behind her, but she didn't see Feng Yu.
It seems that her father still knew to keep it a secret from Feng Yu.
Although the friends who came out of curiosity made her feel uncomfortable with their laughter, they all came with good intentions, so Shen Yao didn't take it to heart. She just seriously told everyone that they were not allowed to call her Tu Bagao anymore, because she didn't want to be associated with that nickname from now on.
Who would have thought that after she made this request, everyone cheered even louder, calling her "Tu Ba Gao" (meaning "to raise the soil higher").
Shen Yao was furious. She threw the Perfect Stone at them. After throwing the stone around, the soil rose up and turned into the Earth God of Wealth. Only then did the fairy calm down. After receiving a bunch of blessings for a speedy recovery, she instructed Tu Xiaoxiao to "invite" them to disperse.
"Finally, some peace and quiet." Shen Yao put away the gifts piled up by the pit, then casually picked up a fruit that looked like a pear and took a bite: "Where's my father?"
Tu Xiaoxiao said mysteriously, "I'm going to avenge you."
Shen Yao demanded an explanation: "What revenge are you seeking?"
"Your dad and Feng Yu went to beat up the tower spirit." The mud pit was completely covered, and Tu Xiaoxiao would occasionally pour some water into the soil: "Is it uncomfortable being buried like this? Do you want me to loosen the soil for you?"
Shen Yao accidentally swallowed a piece of fruit whole, and coughed for a long time while patting her throat. After calming down a bit, she asked, "Did he look at my legs?"
Tu Xiaoxiao originally intended to scare her, but after thinking about it, she told the truth: "He wanted to see it, but he didn't get to."
"Your father buried you just in time."
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After Huo Die negotiated with the head of the Long family, he went to the top of the Trial Tower with Feng Yu.
Huo Die set up a forbidden zone at the top of the tower, and Feng Yu used a spirit-guiding array to forcibly pull the tower spirit out of the stone bead at the top of the tower.
Although the Tower Spirit's true form is not strong due to various limitations, it has existed for over 60,000 years and has long since acquired a physical form. It is a spirit with large eyes and pointed ears.
The father-in-law and son-in-law showed no mercy, taking turns beating the tower spirit several times until it was bruised and its spiritual power was scattered. They were afraid that if they continued to beat it, it would perish. Only then did they stop.
After beating them up, ask the tower spirit what Shen Yao encountered in the tower and how she got so badly injured.
The tower spirit claimed that it was the intruder's privacy and refused to say anything.
Huo Die was afraid that so-called privacy would become a hidden danger in the future, so in a fit of anger he released divine fire to burn the tower spirit's legs.
Because it was a spirit refined by the Divine Venerable Ningyao, the tower spirit naturally recognized the divine fire.
Once its physical body is burned by divine fire, it becomes a restricted spirit, and it is extremely difficult to grow new legs and feet. It would take another 30,000 years to condense a new physical body.
But even under such threats, Tarling continued to resist stubbornly.
Huo Die's divine fire burned even brighter: "My daughter is such a good girl, and you've ruined her like this. I'll burn your legs!"
The tower spirit sneered sarcastically, "Your daughter isn't exactly good; she's downright shady!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Die was filled with murderous intent, and his divine fire burned mercilessly towards the tower spirit.
Seeing that the deity was serious, the tower spirit finally chickened out, jumping up and down to dodge while shouting, "I'm not making this up. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see what your daughter has been up to."
Huo Die then put away the divine fire.
Those who understand the times are wise; no rules or regulations are as important as the times themselves.
The tower spirit immediately abandoned the rules, opened a back door for them, took them into the tower bead, and retrieved the records to show them.
The Tower Bead is the control center of the Trial Tower. The inner wall of the Tower Bead is a whole spherical electronic screen with thousands of small images on it. The scenes in the images are all different and static.
The tower spirit said that the small screen contained the trial records of those who challenged the tower, and he would choose one to watch when he was bored to pass the time.
At the center of the electronic screen above their heads is a smart brain.
The tower spirit spoke eloquently about the AI, saying that it came from the Fifth Mirror Heaven, the most powerful world in the interstellar fantasy plane, and was the main brain of the Trial Tower.
When a challenger enters the Trial Tower entrance, the mainframe will read their memories and instantly create a corresponding illusionary obstacle.
Huo Die had never been to the Fifth Mirror Heaven, but as a Divine Lord, he had a good understanding of the main information about each world within the Ten Great Mirror Heavens.
The seventh plane has an interstellar world similar to the fifth mirror heaven, which he has also visited.
Although the technology is not as advanced as what can be seen inside the tower, all things in the world share the same origin. As long as he grasps the main body, he can understand any element that is then integrated.
This was the first time Feng Yu had witnessed such a scene, and it greatly broadened his horizons.
His eyes couldn't take it all in, so he released his spiritual sense to explore it all. The mysterious and unknown power aroused his thirst for knowledge.
The tower spirit manipulated the information board that appeared out of thin air a few times, and an image on the inner wall of the tower bead gradually enlarged, showing Shen Yao's state when she had just entered the fourth layer of the illusion.
The AI projected two pillar-shaped beams of light, and the Tower Spirit asked them, "Are you going to enter the holographic projection, or just watch it like this?"
Feng Yu didn't know what holographic projection was, so Huo Die replied, "Just look at it like this."
The tower spirit then asked, "First-person perspective or third-person perspective?"
Huo Die: "Third-person perspective."
The screen began playing footage from a slightly overhead angle, showing Shen Yao entering the torture chamber and inspecting each cell...
They noticed her expression growing increasingly strange and heard her almost manic laughter...
When she saw her enter the first cell with instruments of torture, punch the prisoner in the face, forcefully shove a gag into his mouth, and use her spiritual power to pull out and cut off his tongue... Feng Yu's expression had already become somewhat out of control...
He looked at Huo Die in disbelief, his eyes questioning, "Is this really Yanzhou?"
Huo Die watched the screen with an expressionless face, giving him no response whatsoever.
The tower spirit took in his expression: "No doubt about it, this is Shen Yao, his daughter, your wife!"
Feng Yu was utterly astonished and still couldn't believe it.
Screams echoed continuously from inside the tower, and Shen Yao in the scene was cutting off tongues with increasing skill...
As she continued cutting, she switched to using her spiritual power to rip the prisoner's tongue out entirely...
She placed it in a bucket on the ground, where many pale tongues were soaking in bloody water.
She didn't mind the filth; after pulling out the prisoner's tongue, she held it in her hand and mixed it with blood. After mixing for a moment, she took it out and used the tongue to slap the prisoner's face...
"Tsk tsk tsk." The tower spirit was afraid of not causing any trouble: "I told you, it's very shady, even evil cultivators are nothing more than this."
Feng Yu was shocked. Years ago, when they followed their father to slaughter the evil cultivators in the city, and saw the evil cultivators torturing the weak, his soft and gentle wife had angrily cursed several times: "Cruel and cruel killing, unforgivable crime."
Huo Die observed Feng Yu's reaction out of the corner of his eye, mentally calculating how to handle the situation. If Feng Yu couldn't accept it, how would he explain it to his daughter when they got back?
Could it be that after today, they'll be changing sons-in-law...?