Shui Su was a little nervous. She knew that Lu Yin was here to cause trouble for the Spring and Autumn Scroll. What should she do now?
Stay away from them?
That wasn't right, but what if they dragged her down?
Ming Xiaolong didn't look too good either. Why hadn't that woman left yet?
"Let's go," Lu Yin urged. Not long after, the orchid leaf entered the mausoleum, and the bustle of the Book World gradually appeared in front of them.
Shui Su had completely forgotten that Lu Yin was here to cause trouble for the Spring and Autumn Scroll. She couldn't even keep her eyes on it. There was everything here, and bookstalls were the most common. There were also all kinds of tools for sale, resources, and even restaurants. A fragrant smell wafted over, making Shui Su take a deep breath. She loved good food.
In the distance, a group of rare beasts roared. Some belonged to the Ninth Heaven Universe, while others came from destroyed universes. Powerful auras constantly oppressed the surroundings. Some of these beasts were very powerful, and a group of cultivators gathered around to buy them.
In front of them, the noise was endless. They were all arguing about something. Usually, many people would gather around a bookstall and argue with the stall owner. The stall owner was a disciple of the Spring and Autumn Scroll.
"Hey, sixteen have already been found. Why isn't my share?" someone complained as they passed by.
The person beside him smiled bitterly. "Brother, are you really going to look for words?"
"What are you doing here if not looking for words?"
"Finding words is only one of the goals of the Book World Conference, but it's like finding a needle in a haystack. It's extremely difficult. The more important goal is to gain experience and buy other things. The Spring and Autumn Scroll has a rule that all items in the Book World must be given a 20% discount. You can't get this price outside."
"That's right. The Spring and Autumn Scroll is helping us."
"It's also helping themselves. They're the biggest sellers here. Just find a piece of land and you'll have to pay for resources. They'll pay with words and get a favor in return. It's not a loss."
Ming Xiaolong put away the orchid leaf and looked at the disciples with disgust. "These are all petty tricks. Many powers don't even bother to use them."
"You don't do it, but others do. That's why they're slowly surpassing you," Lu Yin said lightly.
Ming Xiaolong wanted to retort, but he couldn't. This guy's words were really unpleasant. Who was he helping?
"The Spring and Autumn Scroll is the most hypocritical."
Shui Su responded, which made Ming Xiaolong look at her more and more pleasing to the eye. This little sister was very good at talking. She looked at Lu Yin and snorted, "What are you going to do?"
Lu Yin stretched lazily. "Let's go, there's no rush. Something interesting is about to happen. Does the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip have a grudge with the Luo family?"
"I haven't heard of that." Ming Xiaolong said.
Not long after, Lu Yin found himself in front of a bookstall, where the owner was trying his best to promote the words in his hand. Lu Yin looked at them with interest; the word "water" could be used to launch a tidal attack. Of course, it couldn't be seen if it wasn't used, but Lu Yin could feel it as soon as he touched it.
The source of this water attack came from the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip above his head. It was said that the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip's disciples had to inscribe words on it for it to be effective.
In other words, all the words on the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip originated from the Turbid Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip. Once the Turbid Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip was altered, all the words would lose their effectiveness.
For those who bought the words, it was quite disadvantageous.
Could this be considered as a form of interest restriction?
The more words the Spring and Autumn Booklet gave out, the deeper the interests of the outside world. For those words, some people had no choice but to help the Spring and Autumn Booklet.
The Spring and Autumn Scroll's time could not be compared to the Myriad Elephant Valley's, but it had already surpassed the Myriad Elephant Valley's. If it had been passed down for as long as the Myriad Elephant Valley's, who knew how powerful it would be? At the very least, the Myriad Elephant Valley, the Nine Feet Garden, and the Four Lin Sword Sect would not be a match for it.
She was very ambitious.
However, her methods were similar to Lu Yin's. It was like a political strategist entering the cultivation world that only knew how to kill and conquer. She would bring a completely different atmosphere.
Ming Xiaolong looked at Lu Yin. She wasn't in a hurry to make Lu Yin act since she was just stalling for time.
She hoped that the woman would hurry up and leave. With her around, it was easy for accidents to happen.
Just as she was thinking this, a commotion broke out in the graveyard. Many fiendish people entered the graveyard from all directions, not giving way. Some of the bookstalls were even overturned, which infuriated the disciples of the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip. However, they couldn't stop these people because they belonged to the Death Hillock.
Bang!
A figure fell to the ground in a sorry state. It was a disciple of the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip. The disciple roared angrily as he was stepped on by a foot, unable to move. The person who had stepped on him was a woman with a cold expression. There was a sinister scar on her face that could be healed by cultivators, but she hadn't. She looked extremely vicious.
The woman sneered. "You dare to obstruct the Death Hillock's work? I suspect that you're harboring a criminal. Come with me."
The disciple of the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip roared, "You overturned my bookstall and dare to slander me? This is the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip, not your Death Hillock."
With a thud, the person was sent flying by a kick.
Many disciples of the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip surrounded them, but no one dared to make a move.
Even if this was the Spring and Autumn Bamboo Slip's territory, they didn't dare to make a move against the people of the Death Hillock.
It wasn't just this place. There were people of the Death Hillock in all directions, as if they had surrounded the entire graveyard.
"It's the people of the Third Peak of the Death Hillock." Ming Xiaolong recognized them.
Lu Yin asked, "Is there any special symbol?"
Ming Xiaolong said, "Every peak of the Death Hillock has a different style. The people of the Third Peak are all women, and they all look ugly. No, they can't be considered ugly, but rather sinister. Even beautiful people will deliberately scratch their faces just to blend in with the Third Peak."
"Why?" Lu Yin was surprised.
"Because the Third Peak's leader, Longyin, has a scar on his face," Shui Su said. When she saw Lu Yin's gaze, she pursed her lips. "I heard about it."
Ming Xiaolong nodded. "That's right. The people of the Third Peak of the Death Hillock respect Longyin as their teacher and mother. Even if Longyin explicitly told them not to scratch their faces, they would find ways to injure their faces in battle. It's a strange thing in the Jiuxiao Universe."
Lu Yin looked in a direction far away. Longyin was someone who could make his subordinates so convinced.
In the direction Lu Yin was looking in, a woman was walking slowly towards the graveyard in the distance.
The woman wore a black coat and a bamboo hat, but it did not cover her face.
On her face, a hideous scar like a centipede was clearly visible.
When Lu Yin looked over, the woman also looked up and met Lu Yin's eyes from afar. Her gaze did not change, and she was not surprised that Lu Yin saw her.
Lu Yin retracted his gaze. The leader of the Third Peak of the Death Hillock must know Zhao Yi.
Entering the Jiuxiao Universe, he would have to deal with the Death Hillock. He did not expect to meet her so soon.
The Book of the World Conference was disrupted by the Death Hillock, and many people were not surprised.
The Death Hillock only killed people who violated the rules, especially those who deliberately killed people to steal spiritual seeds. They could not escape the Death Hillock's pursuit, and the Death Hillock never interfered with the power struggle. This was a rule since ancient times, but the Spring and Autumn Scroll was an exception. Every time the Spring and Autumn Scroll did something, the Third Peak of the Death Hillock would always appear to cause trouble. The leader of the Third Peak, Longyin, had her eyes fixed on the Spring and Autumn Scroll.
As for the outside world's comments and how she would be punished by the leader of the Death Hillock, it did not prevent her from finding trouble with the Spring and Autumn Scroll.
Very few people knew the reason for this.
Facing the oppression of the Death Hillock, the disciples of the Spring and Autumn Scroll could only retreat. It was not good for anyone to clash with the Death Hillock.
Those women were scarier than the other. They dared to scratch their faces and show others how ugly they were. What else did they not dare to do?
"Stop."
A person with jade skin and a paper fan walked out and stared at a woman on the Death Hillock. "That's enough. Every time the Book of the World Conference, you all cause trouble. It's best to stop before going too far. Otherwise, the leader's punishment for Peak Leader Longyin will only get worse."
The woman's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Yu Ru."
"It's me." The man nodded. His name was Yu Ru and he was the young clan leader of the Spirit Alliance's White Jade Clan.
"Don't you know why we are here?" The woman sneered. She clenched the broken spike in her hand and wanted to stab it into Yu Ru's body.
Yu Ru's expression was gloomy. His jade skin reflected the sunlight. "You all are deliberately finding trouble with the Spring and Autumn Scroll. This matter will definitely affect the Death Hillock. The reputation of the Death Hillock will be ruined. The reputation of the Death Hillock that the Death Hillock's Three Mountains and Seven Peaks have built up over the years has been ruined by your Third Peak."
"We are here to catch a taboo offender." The woman shouted. She suddenly raised the broken spike until it was less than an inch away from Yu Ru's face.
Yu Ru was cold and arrogant. "Do it. Am I a taboo offender?"
The woman's eyes widened and the broken spike shot out. Yu Ru's pupils shrank and he was shocked. He did not expect this woman to really dare to attack. Fortunately, he was pulled back by a jade skinned elder. The elder raised his hand and grabbed the broken spike. He stared at the woman with killing intent. "The young clan leader is not a taboo offender. You actually want to kill the young clan leader. This matter will be reported to the Emperor by the Spring and Autumn Scroll.
The woman said coldly, "I am the one who killed him. What does it have to do with the Third Peak? From today onwards, I will withdraw from the Third Peak."
The jade skinned elder sneered, "Withdraw from the Third Peak?
Then even if I kill you, the Death Hillock will not be able to do anything to me. "With that, his killing intent erupted.
The people in the surroundings retreated in a hurry.
The woman was definitely not the elder's opponent. She was only at the level of the laws of sequence, while the elder was the protector of the young clan leader of the White Jade clan, Yu Ru. He had reached the Primordial realm.
However, the woman was not alone. In the surroundings, women from the Death Hillock's Third Peak appeared one after another. "Old man, we will withdraw from the Third Peak as well. Try and kill us if you have the ability."
"Old man, attack."
"Either you die or I die."
These women were not afraid of death. They were even prepared to attack.
The jade skinned elder's face sank. He could kill one or two of them. After all, they had all said they wanted to withdraw from the Death Hillock. However, with so many of them, even if they all withdrew from the Death Hillock, he would be in great trouble if he killed them. For a moment, the situation was in a stalemate.
For Yu Ru and the others, it was a stalemate. However, for the women of the Third Peak, it was not the case. They were already about to attack.
At this moment, a voice rang out from the Spring and Autumn Scroll, "The people of the Death Hillock are capturing offenders for the sake of the entire Ninth Heaven Universe. No one can stop them. Everyone from the White Jade clan, you may leave. Everyone from the Death Hillock, please do as you please. The World Conference can be suspended until everyone has left."
"As an apology, when the time comes, the Spring and Autumn Scroll will leave behind another hundred characters for everyone to search."
The people of the graveyard cheered. With another hundred characters, they would all have a chance. Furthermore, the duration of the World Conference would be extended, which was beneficial to many people.
Lu Yin looked up at the Spring and Autumn Scroll. The one who had spoken was someone he was familiar with. It was Qian Shu, the Spring and Autumn Scroll Shaoyu who had watched them get beaten out of the Heaven Gate. He had done this for Luo Ning. This person was extremely talented, but did he also have an exquisite heart?
He knew when to advance and when to retreat. He had bought people's hearts.