Dragon Tamer
Chapter 980 - Chapter 980 Chapter 984 Charging into the Pavilion

Chapter 980: Chapter 984: Charging into the Pavilion Chapter 980: Chapter 984: Charging into the Pavilion …

Clouds rolled and unfolded, tides rose and fell, and Heavenly Pavilion City lay in a blue and white sea area, supported by an isle no smaller than the Li Chuan Continent. It had some air of Penglai Fairyland, suspended between cloud and sea, shrouded in mists, with rainbows crisscrossing, which made the city inside appear even more ethereal. The people living there enjoyed a different kind of blessing.

Zhu Minglang descended onto the isle, passed through a range of gentle mountains, and saw the magnificent Heavenly Pavilion City, most of which was made of luxurious wood and brilliant gold, including some parts of the city walls that seemed to be crafted from metal and Divine Tree, making the entire city as noble as an imperial Divine Palace!

At the center of Heavenly Pavilion City, Zhu Minglang saw a solitary towering building complex, with layers upon layers stacked up, merging perfectly like mirages from various places into a spectacular scene resembling mountain peaks. Yet this was not an illusion, but a real construction, resembling the work of supernatural beings. Zhu Minglang found it hard to comprehend how those huge palaces managed to stand atop a solitary column and cliff…

“Are you here to challenge the pavilions as well?” A young swordsman stood beside Zhu Minglang, showing a friendly smile as he spoke.

“Just taking a look. What does challenging the pavilions mean?” Zhu Minglang asked.

The swordsman was not alone; beside him was a pretty woman with willow-leaf eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a high bun that added to her haughty air and unique charm.

The woman also used a sword, a pair of Yan Swords, and she assumed a stance that indicated she preferred not to interact with others.

But the male swordsman liked to make conversation. He handed Zhu Minglang an orange, peeling it while chatting about the pavilion challenge.

“It’s a tradition of a thousand years,” the swordsman said. “The Mo Family loves setting up all sorts of mechanisms, and they enjoy watching people who are chasing after their own interests struggle for their lives in their intricate mazes, just like a beast-fighting show. Interestingly, this inhumane tradition has now become a kind of competition. Every year, people from across the Tian Ji Continent come here, risking their lives to challenge these life-and-death Sky Pavilion and Ghost Pavilion. Of course, those who manage to survive and reach the top of Sky Pavilion, meeting the Mo Family’s Immortal, will also gain a supreme opportunity and the recognition of the Mo Family.”

“A cruel selection?” Zhu Minglang inquired.

“Yes, many at the God-state plunge in. In my opinion, they’re like fools bewitched by this colossal apparatus. This Sky Pavilion has been running for centuries because countless people have thrown themselves into it, and with their blood, they feed this monstrous man-made Sky Pavilion. Every gear, wheel, and linkage of the Sky Pavilion operates through bloodshed,” scoffed the swordsman.

“To meet the Mo Family, can one only take the challenge through the pavilions?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“Of course. Moreover, if you hold a grudge against them or seek to overthrow them, you must also challenge the pavilions. These mirage-like pavilions are the unbreakable walls of their palace court,” said the swordsman.

“By the sound of it, you’re also here to kill?” Zhu Minglang couldn’t help but laugh.

“Your use of ‘also’ reveals your purpose as well, doesn’t it?” the swordsman laughed in return.

“Zhu Minglang, I come from Ancient Mountain, in pursuit of a dragon that the Mo Family has captured,” Zhu Minglang introduced himself.

“He Haohan, I had a close friend who died miserably in there. I want to go in and see just how dark this Mo Family’s Sky Pavilion really is, and also find the person who killed my friend…” the swordsman said.

After speaking, the swordsman gestured towards the woman steps away from him and introduced, “She’s my sister, He Yiling.”

Zhu Minglang also pointed at Cai You and said, “Cousin, Cai You.”

Cai You smiled gracefully, with a joyful look she couldn’t hide shining from her beautiful eyes.

As a serving girl, being called cousin by a divine being was a particularly happy affair; it signified a closer relationship.

“Speaking of which, the Mo Family has caught plenty of dragons, all of which are rare and precious, but I’m not too clear on what they specifically use them for. If you want to save the dragon you’re looking for, you need to act quickly,” He Haohan said.

“When does Sky Pavilion open?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“Anytime. As soon as you enter, it’s like walking into a meandering, serpentine maze leading up the mountain. Inside, with the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams and Qimen Dunjia, it’s like entering an endless prison. Even if you have a high cultivation base, you can only destroy some of the heavy walls and traps. However, from what I know, the role your cultivation base plays in the raid is limited, because the Mo Family always has various methods to deal with high-cultivation intruders,” He Haohan explained.

“Where does the Mo Family’s God rank among the gods in Tian Ji?” Zhu Minglang asked.

“The Mo Family Head focuses on warfare and defending cities. If the Mo Family’s main god were to venture out, within Tian Ji he would maybe rank in the top ten at best. But if you give him a trap-filled city to defend, along with Sky Pavilion that has been crafted and passed down over hundreds of years, I fear that aside from the Luoyu God and the Tian Ji God himself, other gods would have a hard time contending with God Mo Shou,” He Haohan said seriously.

“I plan to raid the pavilion now,” Zhu Minglang said.

“Let’s do it together. I can sense a Loose Immortal aura about you, and since we both have our grievances with them, why not look out for each other? This Sky Pavilion of the Mo Family is truly extraordinary,” He Haohan suggested.

“Good.”

“Brother, I can see you’re a bit anxious, but I must remind you, no matter which kind of immortal you are, once you enter Sky Pavilion, you’re entering God Mo Shou’s domain, and sometimes you have to abide by his divine skill rules, which are his cunning traps and mechanisms!” He Haohan cautioned.

“In plain terms, this guy is nothing but a clever carpenter,” Zhu Minglang remarked.

“Hahaha, well said. Just a carpenter who’s become cunning,” He Haohan laughed.

…

Heading towards the entrance of Sky Pavilion, Zhu Minglang noticed that there were quite a number of people wanting to enter. Just in their batch, there were a hundred people, among whom there were Demi Immortals and Loose Immortals, and of course, some who had only recently entered the cultivation realm, as well as some martial scholars with no cultivation base at all, relying solely on their physical agility in hope of trying their luck inside.

It’s a life-and-death situation, but if they could come out alive, the benefits were enough to elevate their status dramatically!

Zhu Minglang, Cai You, He Haohan, and He Yiling went in together. Initially, upon entering Sky Pavilion, it looked no different from the pavilions and terraces built along the mountain ridges, simply a vivid landscape with the feel of Imperial Garden…