# Chapter 3732: Hurrying Away
"It was Feng Tian who sent me to the Heavenly Court."
As soon as Xiao Hei saw Zhang Ruochen, he began to complain. "You're enjoying yourself in the Heavenly Court, renowned everywhere, intimidating all directions, revered by all gods. But I've been suffering."
"Because my relationship with you is too close, I've been ostracized in the Hell Realm, suppressed from all sides. After finally making it to the Heavenly Court Universe, you have enemies everywhere, so I have to disguise myself and hide, just to avoid disaster. What kind of life is this?"
Zhang Ruochen would be a fool to believe him.
In the Hell Realm, with Bing Huang as his father, who would dare to cross him?
In the Heavenly Court Universe, protected by the Dragon Lord and with Yunshen Daozhu as his grandmaster, who would dare to touch him?
He wasn't like Zhang Ruochen, cultivating a First-rank Divine Path, posing a huge threat, and possessing countless treasures, which attracted powerful experts to take risks one after another.
But dealing with him, Xiao Hei...
It would definitely be a loss far outweighing any gain.
Besides, Xiao Hei was a Great God. How many people could actually bully him?
Playing the victim like this was just a ploy to get benefits!
Zhang Ruochen had already released his Divine Realm World to conceal the heavenly secrets. "What did Feng Tian send you to the Heavenly Court to do?"
Xiao Hei sighed deeply, avoiding the question, and started complaining again.
He recounted the hardships and various dangers he faced traveling from the Hell Realm to the Heavenly Court.
Zhang Ruochen was speechless for a moment. He took out a green robe divine garment he had seized from the Immortal-Worshipping Cult leader.
The garment was woven from threads drawn from materials used to refine divine artifacts. Inside the threads, various divine formations and talisman seals were inscribed, possessing defensive, offensive, concealment, and speed-enhancing properties.
Something that the Immortal-Worshipping Cult leader regarded as a treasure—let alone a Great God, even Divine Kings and Divine Venerables at the Qiankun Infinite Realm would fight over it. Its value was immeasurable.
Xiao Hei's eyes lit up, and he immediately grabbed for the green robe divine garment.
The garment floated in midair, bound by rule divine chains, preventing him from taking it.
Zhang Ruochen's fingers stroked the garment, causing divine formations and talisman seals to emerge one after another. "This divine garment is prepared for Chi Xingtian. Your current cultivation level isn't high enough to use it yet."
"What did you say? In your heart, am I inferior to that big cat?"
Xiao Hei was so angry his teeth itched. If it was for Chi Xingtian, why did you take it out?
Zhang Ruochen said, "Relationships are one thing, but Chi Xingtian is reliable. He's still fighting in the Cha Realm and, for the sake of the Kunlun Realm, voluntarily requested to marry into the Heavenly Dragon Realm. Look at you—accomplishing nothing, always asking for benefits. If you want to receive, you must first give!"
"I traveled thousands of mountains and rivers to come to the Heavenly Court, taking who knows how many risks, all because I heard you and Yan Wuque had perished together! I thought, if you really died, I would risk my life to fight to the death with Yan Wuque's clan. Can that big cat compare to such loyalty?"
Xiao Hei was furious, feeling a sense of grievance that his true feelings had been betrayed. "Feng Tian was very worried about your safety and specifically sent me to the Heavenly Court to check on you. Of course, that's no longer necessary. Now everyone knows you, Zhang Ruochen, are full of vitality, capable of contending with the Twenty Heavens, and looking down on the cosmos."
"Oh, and Feng Tian also said to tell you not to work yourself to death for Hao Tian. Return to the Destiny Temple quickly. She can give you anything, definitely more than Hao Tian can offer."
Zhang Ruochen frowned suspiciously. "Are those Feng Tian's exact words?"
Xiao Hei lost patience. "Anyway, that's the gist of it! Honestly, Feng Tian truly cares for you deeply. If it were those Divine Kings and Divine Venerables of the Destiny Temple, even if they died outside, she probably wouldn't bother to ask. Now, with Ba'er's emergence and the exposure of Fulushou Venerable's identity as Kui Liang Huang, the Destiny Temple's situation is turbulent, and the infighting is growing increasingly fierce. If you don't have any other important matters, you should still go back and help her."
Zhang Ruochen paced in the hall.
He was somewhat aware of the situation in the Destiny Temple and the Hell Realm.
Tianmu couldn't leave the Luozu Cloud Mountain Realm for now. Nutian Shenzun had to remain in the White Clothes Valley to deter the ancient powerhouses trying to seize the divine corpse. The twelve ancient tribes of the Abyss of Darkness were active frequently. Fengdu Dadi had yet to return.
With the new Heavenly Venerable, Yan Renhuan's strength, he simply couldn't suppress Ba'er, Qishier Pin Lian, Kui Liang Huang, Lei Fa Heavenly Venerable, and these people.
Of course, it was precisely because of the Hell Realm's internal and external troubles that Hao Tian could act boldly, heavily relying on Zhang Ruochen to clean up the cancerous elements within the Heavenly Court.
Zhang Ruochen looked at Xiao Hei's chest, sensed something, and pressed his hand against it.
"Whoosh!"
A circular talisman seal appeared, emitting strands of void aura.
"This talisman seal was bestowed by Void Heaven?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Xiao Hei explained, "On the way to the Heavenly Court, I encountered him, the elder. If not for this talisman seal from Void Heaven to conceal my aura, how could I have easily traversed the Hell Realm Universe and the Heavenly Court Universe to reach the Time Divine Temple?"
"Void Heaven also had a message for me to pass on to you. He said, don't forget what you promised him. After it's done, he will not only return the divine sword to you but also set Ming Emperor free."
"Speaking of which, what exactly did you promise him? To make a Heavenly Lord compromise to this extent?"
Zhang Ruochen knew Void Heaven must be anxious!
This era was becoming increasingly turbulent. Jiusi Yitianhuang had broken through his cultivation realm. Nutian Shenzun had revealed his true strength. Ba'er had appeared. With Void Heaven being such a proud person, it would be strange if he felt no pressure.
What Void Heaven wanted was the Sword Heart left by Jian Zu.
For Ming Emperor's sake, Zhang Ruochen had to fulfill his promise no matter what. However, the Nether Prison was extremely dangerous. Even the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable had left an ancestral decree forbidding any cultivator from entering the eighteenth level.
Now was not the right time to go to the Nether Prison.
Zhang Ruochen said, "Tell Void Heaven to wait another ten thousand years. In ten thousand years, I will definitely give him a satisfactory answer."
"Void Heaven seemed very anxious. He probably can't wait that long. Before leaving, he threatened me, telling me to inform you that if you don't fulfill your promise soon, he will personally go to the Kunlun Realm to collect." Xiao Hei was clearly very afraid of Void Heaven. "What exactly did you sell to him? If it's not important, just give it to him! I think that old fellow is serious this time!"
"Now, many old monsters are eyeing the Kunlun Realm. Some don't want Grandmaster to recover, while others are after the Ancestor Realm of the Kunlun Realm. If Void Heaven also gets involved, the situation will be even worse."
Zhang Ruochen came up with a plan. "When you return to the Hell Realm, tell Void Heaven that I can take him to retrieve the Sword Source."
Void Heaven hadn't found the Sword Source, so he had settled for the Sword Heart, intending to cultivate Sword Twenty-Four and break through his realm through the sword.
This showed that the Sword Source was more important.
Coincidentally, Old Drunkard and Star Sea Angler had both fallen into the Sword God Temple one after another. Zhang Ruochen was extremely worried but powerless to save them. If he could lure Void Heaven there, that old fellow's combat power was among the top below the Heavenly Venerable level. He might be able to rescue them.
Xiao Hei thought he had misheard. "What did you say? Have me return to the Hell Realm? I barely made it to the Heavenly Court, and I haven't even had time to visit Uncle Dragon and Grandmaster. How can I go back? Is the Empress in the Time Divine Temple? I miss her very much!"
Zhang Ruochen moved his finger, and the green robe divine garment flew over.
Xiao Hei's heart stirred, but his expression remained unchanged. "Isn't this reserved for Chi Xingtian?"
"Chi Xingtian is making a fortune in the Cha Realm. Who knows how many benefits he's reaped? And he's even won a beauty. How can he hog all the advantages? You traveled across two universes, enduring hardships and taking great risks. This is what you deserve." Zhang Ruochen said.
Xiao Hei didn't care about Zhang Ruochen's contradictory statements. He was about to reach for the green robe divine garment when he thought of something and said cautiously, "I don't mind running errands! But can I get such a big reward just for delivering a message?"
Zhang Ruochen said, "Of course, it's not just delivering a message! You also need to go to Void Heaven and borrow the Universe Cauldron. I have a major use for it."
Zhang Ruochen had already asked the Truth Hall Master. The Space Divine Temple's inherited divine artifact, the "Four Directions Universe Seal," was indeed refined from a fragment of the Universe Cauldron.
To venture to the summit of Buzhou Mountain and the Yu Ruins, to find the true culprit behind Chi Kunlun's death and uncover the secrets of the Space Divine Temple, he had to borrow the Universe Cauldron.
With the Universe Cauldron in hand, no matter what formidable figures were hiding in the Space Divine Temple, Zhang Ruochen would dare to confront them.
"I knew this task wouldn't be easy!" Xiao Hei felt like giving up. "Void Heaven is extremely shrewd. Do you think he'll lend you a treasure like the Universe Cauldron just because you dangle the Sword Source in front of him?"
"Then dangle another carrot!"
Zhang Ruochen lowered his voice and transmitted a message, saying something.
After hearing it, Xiao Hei asked doubtfully, "What is the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid?"
"Just tell him exactly what I said! With these two carrots, Void Heaven will definitely take the bait." Zhang Ruochen thought for a moment and warned, "Don't add any embellishments."
Zhang Ruochen was very worried that Xiao Hei would mess things up by adding too much.
"Understood, don't worry. I'm a Great God now. Can't a Great God deliver a simple message properly? But are you sure you want me to bring the Universe Cauldron back? What if I lose it?"
That was the legendary Nine Cauldrons, extremely hot to handle. Even Divine Kings and Divine Venerables would face deadly disaster if they got involved.
"Do you want this divine garment or not?" Zhang Ruochen said.
"I do! I absolutely will not lose the Universe Cauldron. I'll be with the cauldron; if it's destroyed, I'll die." Xiao Hei patted his chest in assurance.
Zhang Ruochen took out brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone. After careful deliberation, he wrote a letter.
Xiao Hei tried to lean in and read it, but Zhang Ruochen pushed him away with a palm strike. "If it's something you shouldn't know, don't let curiosity get the better of you."
After finishing the letter, Zhang Ruochen sealed it, added restrictions, and handed it to Xiao Hei. "Deliver this to the White Clothes Valley and give it to Nutian Shenzun. Remember, it must be handed to Nutian Shenzun personally!"
"Getting one divine garment from you is no easy task."
Xiao Hei grumbled, took the envelope, and examined it, wanting to open it.
"If the envelope is opened, the letter inside will be destroyed. This matter is of great importance. You'd better be reliable, or the consequences will be severe. Go quickly and return quickly!" Zhang Ruochen said.
"I know!"
Xiao Hei tucked the letter close to his body, put on the green robe divine garment, donned a bamboo hat, and walked out of the divine hall.
They had just met, and now they were parting again.
Zhang Ruochen stared at his back, feeling somewhat worried. He called out, "Be careful on the road! If you encounter danger, don't be reckless. Protecting your life is the most important thing. When you come back next time, the Empress and I will prepare a welcome feast for you."
Hearing this, Xiao Hei stopped. A warm current surged in his heart, and a slight smile curled at the corner of his mouth before he disappeared outside the divine hall.
Some things really could only be done by Xiao Hei. Other cultivators were either untrustworthy, too weak in cultivation, or unable to travel between the Heavenly Court Universe and the Hell Realm Universe.
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In the previous chapter, I saw many readers commenting that if the sundial is activated for ten thousand years, the time field below would be over three million years. That three million years doesn't mean a cultivator has to cultivate there for that long.
Just like when the sundial was activated in the White Clothes Valley for a thousand years, that's over three hundred thousand years, but the protagonist only cultivated for a few tens of thousands of years.
Everyone takes turns going in to cultivate and comes out to gain experience at any time.
The previous chapter already made this very clear, but many people only read half of it. If someone wants to nitpick, they can find something to argue about in any plot point. I don't want to explain this kind of thing too much in the future. It's too time-consuming, and I don't have a sundial.
Oh, and I wish everyone a happy May Day and a happy Youth Day! The plot pace will speed up, but there are too many things to consider in the later stages, so I really can't write faster.
(This chapter ends)