# Chapter 62: The Undying Man
Inside the exclusive room, a hollow triangular space imprint emblem floated up. The coordinates recorded on this space imprint were located within a certain primordial world, so Su Xiao could directly reach there without needing to travel.
Su Xiao brought Bubu Wang and Baha along. If any accidents really occurred during this time, Bubu and Baha had the strongest survivability and could handle many things.
A spatial passage appeared ahead. Su Xiao stepped inside, and after a strong surge of spatial fluctuation emerged, he stood in a patch of darkness. Waiting for roughly a few seconds, spatial fluctuations appeared again.
After being teleported three times in total, Su Xiao felt that he had penetrated the world barrier of some world. This sensation, he had experienced many times.
Gray mist surged in. When the spatial fluctuations around Su Xiao dissipated, he was already seated on a chair. This chair was relatively wide, giving an overall sense of heaviness, as if carved from the base of an ancient tree, forming a single structure. At the upper position of the chair's backrest, the Void number 5 was inscribed.
Baha landed on the armrest of the chair, while Bubu Wang crouched beside Su Xiao's leg.
The scene inside the Starry Sky Seat hadn't changed. The surrounding walls were composed of gray mist, with an ancient stone round table at the center, about five meters in diameter. Around it were seven chairs of varying sizes, with White Bull's chair being the tallest. These chairs would change according to the body size of their corresponding members.
On the first seat was inscribed the Void number 0, while the other seats bore numbers 1 through 6.
Every Starry Sky Seat member possessed a [Starry Sky Ring]. Only by wearing this item could one enter the Starry Sky Seat. As for Su Xiao's Starry Sky Ring, the representative number on it was 5.
It could be said that, aside from the Black Mist Figure, the number of Starry Sky Seat members was fixed at six. Unless one of them died, no new members would join.
The Black Mist Figure was already seated. On the neighboring No. 1 seat sat a semi-transparent blue phantom.
"Calculating the time, you should have arrived in about an hour," the blue phantom spoke. It was Mawen Hua'erzi, whom Su Xiao hadn't seen for a long time. He was currently holding a type of flower card smaller than playing cards. On the table before him and the Black Mist Figure was a small stack of these flower cards.
"Mawen, don't change the subject, you bastard..." The Black Mist Figure originally gave off a feeling of being beyond joy and sorrow, indifferent to everything, like a spectator. But now, the spectator had lost badly and suspected his old friend Mawen Hua'erzi of cheating.
"You suspect me? I swear on my character, I absolutely didn't cheat." Mawen Hua'erzi's tone was sincere, as if his old friend's suspicion was a great insult to him.
"Your character..." The black mist on the Black Mist Figure's body scattered somewhat.
"Then I swear on the reputation of a Law Destroyer." Hearing Mawen Hua'erzi's words, the Black Mist Figure was basically certain that this bastard was cheating.
"Your Empty Seat Banquet is about to begin. Don't delay the important matters." Mawen Hua'erzi put away the crystal-made flower cards, seeming somewhat reluctant to stop. But soon, he remembered the important matters and turned his gaze to Su Xiao. Since they rarely met, he naturally wouldn't leave directly.
"Bai Ye, anything you want to ask? Like the characteristics of Law Destruction abilities, growth directions, and such."
"Yes."
"Ask freely. After all, I am your guide."
"After the Absolute Magic Constitution is awakened, can it continue to break through its limits?"
"..."
Mawen Hua'erzi showed a contemplative expression. The Empty Seat Banquet suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere seemed somewhat awkward.
"You've already successfully awakened the Absolute Magic Constitution?"
"Yes."
"Hmm, is that so." Mawen Hua'erzi continued pondering. When he heard Su Xiao's words earlier, he almost blurted out: 'This ability can still be awakened? I developed this ability, how come I didn't know there was such a thing as awakening.'
"Before your soul becomes strong enough to a certain degree, don't try it. Don't think your current soul is already strong enough. It's not, far from it. I'm temporarily unclear what awakening is. That should be a unique strengthening method from your Paradise. Some Law Destroyers have tried to break through the limits of the Absolute Magic Constitution. Without exception, they all died, died from soul fragmentation."
Mawen Hua'erzi didn't choose to brush it off. Instead, he made it clear that he didn't know what ability awakening was, and gave advice based on his experience.
"Oh, right, kid, what is your Azure Shadow King?"
As soon as Mawen Hua'erzi finished speaking, a crystal war scythe appeared in Su Xiao's hand.
"Oh? This is..." Mawen Hua'erzi's tone paused for an instant before shifting: "You're going down the Soul Severing Shadow route. Go find inheritance power in this area. Don't doubt it. Your blade can already sever souls. This is your own inclination and choice."
Leaving these words, Mawen Hua'erzi was gradually enveloped by gray mist. He had been very busy lately, busy being a black-hearted old mentor.
"It seems I missed something." A deep voice came. A strong figure nearly five meters tall walked into the Starry Sky Seat. He was draped in animal hide, wearing a black skull cap on his head with two wild bull horns on top. It was White Bull. Even without hostility, his oppressive presence was very strong.
Behind White Bull was following a young girl. She was slightly lowering her head, but her gaze was very active.
Starry Sky Seat members could bring outsiders into the Empty Seat Banquet. For instance, Su Xiao had brought Bubu Wang and Baha this time. But one thing: what they saw and heard could not be disclosed to outsiders, otherwise they would be devoured by the Annihilation Mist of the Empty Seat Banquet.
"This is the daughter of a friend of mine. I brought her to see the world this time. If I die one day, I hope she can inherit the Sky Ring. Forgot to mention, her name is Nailuo, mixed-blood human race." White Bull sat on his tall chair and tossed a large jar of wine to Su Xiao. This girl named Nailuo was the daughter of a deceased old friend of White Bull's. That old friend had died for him.
"You just need to guard against the Blade Demon." Su Xiao caught the large jar of wine White Bull tossed with one hand and placed it beside his chair.
"The Blade Demon won't make a move inside the Starry Sky Seat. Besides, he's not coming this time."
"Oh?"
"He's been unclear-headed lately. In the Black Abyss, he kills anyone he sees. That place has been killed into a forbidden zone." White Bull's words made Nailuo, standing beside his chair, breathe a sigh of relief in her heart. She appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was about to jump out. Before coming, White Bull had already explained to her: look more, listen more, and if no one spoke to her, she wasn't allowed to say a single word.
Nailuo secretly glanced at Su Xiao before immediately withdrawing her gaze. Because she was fully retracting her perception, she didn't sense Su Xiao's blood aura.
The Saintess Seat arrived a few minutes later than White Bull. After entering the Starry Sky Seat, it floated up. Just as it was about to drift toward its own seat, its peripheral vision caught sight of Nailuo.
"What an adorable little girl. Call me big sister." The Saintess Seat pinched Nailuo's cheek.
"Big... sister." Nailuo lowered her head and spoke, soft and gentle. Although she appeared this way, she was actually faking it. Her inner thoughts were actually quite lively.
"Given your actual age..."
"Shut up! I'll fight you!" The mascot Saintess Seat pounced toward Su Xiao, then abducted Bubu Wang. Bubu was very confused.
An hour later, the Tuanzhang arrived. He was still wearing a metal mask.
Just as the Tuanzhang sat down, a figure wearing tattered robes and a hood walked into the Starry Sky Seat. His aura was like the abyss—dark, deep, bringing a spiritual heaviness.
Nailuo almost involuntarily looked toward the newcomer. Her pupils began to dilate, and a falling sensation appeared. She felt as if she had fallen into pitch-black sludge. No matter how she struggled or shouted, she was slowly being swallowed.
*Snap~*
The Tuanzhang snapped his fingers. Nailuo's dilated pupils returned to normal. Unbeknownst to her, cold sweat had already soaked her clothes.
"Nailuo, this is your first lesson. Don't casually sense others. This world won't treat you kindly." White Bull looked at Nailuo. Nailuo softly acknowledged. Earlier, she had secretly touched the residual aura of the Saintess Seat beside her. That light golden warm aura made her overlook one thing: not all Starry Sky Seat members were as easy to get along with as the Saintess Seat.
The old man whose aura was like the abyss sat on the seat corresponding to [Starry Sky Ring (3)]. Aside from the Blade Demon, all five Starry Sky Seat members had arrived.
# Chapter 63: Transaction and Teaching a Lesson
The Empty Seat Banquet quieted down somewhat. The person sitting on seat No. 3 didn't speak. The tattered hood completely obscured his face. The only known thing was that this person was very old.
"Undying Old Man, what did you swallow again? Your aura feels strange, too strong with darkness." The Saintess Seat sat cross-legged and barefoot on her wide chair, sizing up the Undying Old Man.
"Swallowed an Ancient God who often caused me trouble." The Undying Old Man's voice was hollow, like two voices overlapping. Strangely, he didn't give off too strong a sense of malice.
The Undying Old Man of the Void—Su Xiao had certainly heard of him. It was said that this old fellow was practically undying. A thousand years ago, he had even sought out a Law Destroyer, offering a large reward for that Law Destroyer to kill him, to let him sleep forever.
The result was that the Law Destroyer couldn't kill the Undying Old Man. After trying many methods and failing, from then on, the Undying Old Man embarked on a journey to find a method for eternal sleep, until he joined the Empty Seat Banquet. The Tuanzhang told him about the existence of primordial worlds.
The Undying Old Man hadn't cared at first. He had been to every place in the Void. He just wanted to find a place to sleep. From long ago, he had lost sleep, rest, and all related abilities. He was clearly exhausted to the extreme, yet couldn't sleep. He was clearly starving, yet everything he ate turned to ash in his stomach and was vomited back out.
This was the curse of immortality, a curse from the unknown. Sometimes, being undying was also a form of torture.
After the Undying Old Man, through the Tuanzhang's method, entered a primordial world that didn't belong to any Paradise, he directly fell into a deep sleep, sleeping for several years before waking.
The hunger in his stomach drove him to seek food. After he tore off a piece of tree bark and put it in his mouth to chew, he no longer sought eternal sleep but wanted to find the source of the curse. In the primordial world, his curse was greatly suppressed.
"Your aura is becoming more and more vibrant. When I first saw you, I thought you were from the Undead clan." White Bull displayed his "sense of humor." Earlier, the Undying Old Man had done him a favor; otherwise, Nailuo would have been instantly devoured by the Undying Old Man.
White Bull's purpose in bringing Nailuo to the Empty Seat Banquet was simple. Nailuo was very talented—no, she was a top-tier genius, an outstanding figure among her peers since childhood.
Due to the flattery of White Bull's subordinates, this 17-year-old girl was practically flying high. Saying she was arrogant and looked down on everyone was no exaggeration. Apart from White Bull, she feared no one. Additionally, White Bull had a younger sister who doted on Nailuo excessively. If anyone dared to touch Nailuo, White Bull's fierce younger sister would become extremely enraged. This gave White Bull quite a headache.
In White Bull's view, at Nailuo's age, she could already venture out independently in the Void. Flowers in a greenhouse weren't qualified to inherit his position.
But with Nailuo's current personality, if she went out to explore, she would sooner or later die from her arrogance. Therefore, White Bull chose to bring her to the Starry Sky Seat. Compared to dying at the hands of outsiders, being taught a lesson by her own people first was clearly the better choice. The Starry Sky Seat had no shortage of villains.
White Bull's targets were three: Su Xiao, full of blood aura; the Blade Demon, with pitch-black killing intent; and the Undying Old Man, like the abyss.
As long as Nailuo sensed one of them, even if she didn't develop a shadow, she would be terrified for a long time and understand one truth: in the Void, there were many who could casually crush her to death. White Bull wouldn't protect her in the future.
As for not sensing? No problem at all. White Bull had already arranged it.
From Nailuo's dazed gaze, it could be seen that if White Bull hadn't intervened, she wouldn't have been able to break free from the Undying Old Man's terrifying aura for months.
"Is this okay? She's almost sinking into her own consciousness space. It would be bad if she becomes timid." The Saintess Seat looked at Nailuo. The girl was now standing motionless, eyes vacant.
"Nailuo is too proud. Letting her know how dangerous the outside world is—this is good. Sorry for delaying everyone's time. Also, Undying, thank you."
"It's... nothing." The face under the Undying Old Man's hood seemed to smile slightly. At this moment, the Black Mist Figure knocked on the stone table, drawing everyone's attention.
"Well then, everyone, this Empty Seat Banquet begins. According to tradition, first state what each of you needs. The Saintess Seat hopes to obtain 'Star Imprint,' White Bull needs 'Life Source,' the Travel Group Tuanzhang needs 'World Core,' Bai Ye needs 'Soul Severing Shadow Stone,' the Blade Demon needs... cough, the Blade Demon didn't say last time, and the Undying Old Man needs information on the 'Undying Curse.'"
As the Black Mist Figure finished speaking, phantom images of several items appeared.
"White Bull, I've obtained Life Source." The Tuanzhang spoke. Hearing this, White Bull took out an item from his bosom with two fingers.
"What a coincidence, I've also obtained a World Core." The two men's chairs were enveloped by gray mist. Soon, they reached a transaction. White Bull needed Life Source to extend his life, and the Tuanzhang needed the World Core for something—no one knew except himself.
"Everyone, don't be too cruel. Don't be like the Blade Demon last time, saying he had 'Star Imprint' but then absorbed all the energy inside."
"I have an Imprint here..."
"Really?" Before Su Xiao could finish, the neighboring Saintess Seat cast a gaze at him.
"I have... one-fifth."
"One-fifth? That's also good." The Saintess Seat's gaze was intense. Finding a complete Star Imprint would certainly be good, but if she couldn't find one, she could also accumulate slowly.
"I don't have the Soul Severing Shadow Stone you need, but I can exchange it for something else. Something you'd be very interested in." The Saintess Seat took out a wooden box, opened it, and pushed it in front of Su Xiao.
"This is the notes left by the female Law Destroyer Green Gillian. Part of it is her summary of her own abilities. Interested?"
"Alright." Su Xiao pushed the Star Imprint toward the Saintess Seat. This item was only one-fifth. If the remaining four-fifths couldn't be found, it would be worthless. Either find a new complete Star Imprint or find the remaining four-fifths; otherwise, this thing couldn't be assembled.
Just as Su Xiao and the Saintess Seat completed their transaction, the Tuanzhang and the Undying Old Man also exchanged an item. Because this Empty Seat Banquet had a shorter interval from the last one, the items traded were also fewer.
"The main event can begin." The Tuanzhang cast a gaze at Su Xiao, as did the others.
Su Xiao took out a charcoal box from his storage space. After opening it, 3168 grams of Black Maple Tree branches and 105 Black Maple leaves appeared before everyone's eyes.
Su Xiao couldn't endlessly produce Black Maple Tree yield. His current Black Maple Tree was only 3.68 meters tall. Even with six World Cores (fragments) helping it grow, the current Black Maple Tree was too short, with limited yield.
These 3168 grams of Black Maple Tree branches this time had even used up previous reserves. Fortunately, this situation wouldn't last too long. After the Black Maple Tree weathered the baptism of wind and rain, it would enter a rapid growth period.
Moreover, Su Xiao didn't rely on quantity as an advantage. Competing in the quantity of Black Maple Tree yield, he absolutely couldn't beat the Blade Demon at this stage. He wanted quality.
He took out 1500 grams of Black Maple Tree branches. This was to repay White Bull, owed from last time when he exchanged for the finger bone of the first-generation Law Destroyer.
White Bull didn't stand on ceremony. This fellow picked up a few pieces of Black Maple Tree branches and directly tossed them into his mouth to chew. From his expression, he was clearly very satisfied with these Black Maple Tree branches.
"The rest can be bid freely. I'll sell according to my personal needs."
"I bid..." Before the Saintess Seat could finish half her sentence, the Tuanzhang spoke in a very calm tone:
"I bid 400 Soul Crystals. What did you say just now, Saintess Seat?"
"I said, you're a bastard~" Under the heavy blow of Soul Crystals, the Saintess Seat fell silent. She could never figure out where the Tuanzhang, who came from a Paradise, got so many Soul Crystals. Did the Paradise distribute them regularly?