Chapter 582: Sick! Stupid!

That long passage was as dark and deep as a dungeon tunnel. Lao He had just detected a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy deep within the passage.
With thunderstorms raging in Thunder Star, even cultivators dared not extend their consciousness outward. Relying solely on vision and spiritual perception, it was impossible to notice such a subtle change.
Moreover, Lao He’s detection abilities were particularly outstanding in these areas. Su Che believed that even if his own consciousness remained normal, he would have missed that extremely faint spiritual energy fluctuation—almost certainly unable to detect it at all.
“I wonder what ability Xue Yu has that allowed her to discover this change almost simultaneously with Lao He?” Su Che guessed inwardly. “Could it be that her compass also possesses special capabilities in this regard?”
Since they had made a discovery, they surely couldn’t afford to miss it. Without hesitation, Su Che stepped into the passage, with Xue Yu following closely behind at a distance of about ten meters.
The passage wasn’t very long—less than 300 meters—but it was a dead end. The end was slightly wider, with a rather blurry mural on the wall, seemingly depicting celebrations outside a palace, as well as sacrificial scenes involving pigs and sheep.
Neither Su Che nor Lao He saw anything special about this mural, because that faint spiritual energy fluctuation originated from a speck of dust beneath it.
It was an extremely tiny speck of dust; without the power of a divine eye, it would be almost invisible to the naked eye. Now, through close observation, Lao He was certain: this must be a top-tier spatial magic artifact of the Dao artifact class, capable of changing its external size at will. Although it couldn’t achieve complete invisibility like the Mi Xian Realm, its extreme miniaturization to dust-sized proportions still provided excellent concealment.
The Giant Wealth Palace also had similar transformation capabilities—It can grow to tens of thousands of meters tall, like towering mountains, or shrink to the size of sand grains. However, its concealment effect was still slightly inferior to that of this “dust” before them.
“This is a spatial magic artifact with an owner; there must be someone inside,” Lao He concluded further.
“Oh?” Su Che replied curiously. “Could it be that someone is hiding here using this highly concealable spatial magic artifact to avoid the Witch Clan?”
“Perhaps,” Lao He replied. Just as he spoke, Xue Yu’s voice came from behind them: “This is a spatial magic artifact with an owner; there must be someone inside.”

Xue Yu’s judgment was exactly the same as Lao Hei’s.
Although Su Che didn’t pay her any attention on the surface, he thought to himself, “If that’s the case, is it really necessary to disturb the person hiding inside?”
He had come to the Thunder God Temple to seek his own opportunities, and it was best to avoid excessive contact with other cultivators to prevent complications and extra troubles.
Moreover, if someone was hiding here for refuge, it would indeed be unkind to disturb them without reason.
Therefore, Su Che planned to leave promptly, not coveting such a top-tier spatial Dao artifact. After all, he wasn’t a bandit who would snatch others’ treasures at the first sight.
But as soon as Su Che showed signs of retreating, that wretched woman Xue Yu flicked her fingers—*snap*—and a sharp gust of wind hit that “dust particle” precisely.
*Boom!*
Though it appeared to be dust, it was still a top-tier Dao artifact with extremely strong defensive capabilities. Xue Yu’s attack could only serve as a knock and wouldn’t cause any harm.
“You’re reckless, aren’t you?” Su Che cursed immediately.
“Mind your own business!”
Xue Yu glared at him and transmitted a message, “If you get any benefits from this later, then prove yourself and don’t try to steal from me!”
*Huh…*
That dust particle suddenly emitted light, and soon, a portal appeared before Su Che and the others—clearly the entrance to that spatial treasure.
Immediately afterward, three figures stepped out of the portal.
Two men and one woman, all at the Mahayana stage!
Su Che immediately retreated several dozen feet back, because it wasn’t him who had alerted them—it was that wretched woman Xue Yu. Whatever she did had nothing to do with him.
The three Mahayana-level experts glanced at Su Che indifferently before focusing their attention entirely on Fairy Xue Yu.
After all, no matter how strong Su Che’s overall combat ability was, his apparent cultivation level was only at the Lingxu stage, far too low to catch the attention of these experts. Perhaps they even thought Su Che was just Xue Yu’s lackey.
Among the three, a bearded Taoist first bowed to Fairy Xue Yu and said, “This Taoist friend has keen eyesight. We’ve been hiding here for years, yet you easily saw through us. May I ask your name?”
“I am Xue Yu from the Tianpan Star Region. I came to the Thunder Star purely by chance. I apologize for the intrusion,” Xue Yu replied in a very polite manner.
“Oh? So you’re Fairy Xue Yu!”

The expressions of the three others changed instantly, showing an exaggerated look of “I’ve long heard of your fame.” This showed that the title “Snow Jade Fairy” was well-known throughout the Spirit Realm and highly respected.

Following that were pleasantries like “I’ve long heard of you” and “What a great fortune,” as the three beings at the Mahayana stage introduced themselves one after another: one with the Dao name “Vast Abundance Elder,” another named “Divine Eye Ancestor,” and the third “Lu Nan Holy Maiden.”

Their eyes were fixed solely on the Snow Jade Fairy, completely ignoring Su Che, who was slightly behind. Normally, someone at the Refining Void stage indeed didn’t deserve to speak in front of those at the Mahayana stage. The fact that he could stand here safely was only because of the Snow Jade Fairy’s favor; otherwise, it would have been easy for them to send him away with a few slaps or even kill him with a wave of their hand.

Before they could say more, Su Che turned and left, taking this opportunity to escape her entanglement. As for the benefits she had mentioned earlier, Su Che certainly wouldn’t care about them.

Any benefits you can discover belong to your own opportunities—they have nothing to do with me, Su Che! As for opportunities that belong to me, it should be me who discovers them first.

Su Che still had some pride like that.

“Wait!”

Seeing Su Che about to slip away, Snow Jade immediately turned and called out.

Su Che ignored her completely, pretending not to hear, and sped up rapidly, rushing out through the passage.

“Dear fellow cultivators, this is the famous Tian Yu!”

Snow Jade could only hurriedly explain before chasing after Su Che’s back: “If you three are hiding here to avoid the Witch Clan, then Master Tian Yu is your best protection.”

“Tian Yu?”

The three beings at the Mahayana stage were instantly shocked: “The Tian Yu who brought back the Witch God? The Tian Yu who caused the disappearance of the Spirit Realm? The Tian Yu who possesses the Witch God’s Command?”

With the wisdom of those at the Mahayana stage, no further explanation was needed. In an instant, they figured out what was going on.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three figures followed Snow Jade, chasing after Su Che together.

In the blink of an eye, five figures, including Su Che, rushed out of the passage and entered a larger hall outside. Of course, compared to the entire Thunder God Temple, this was just a very unremarkable small room.

In terms of speed, Su Che certainly couldn’t outrun these beings at the Mahayana stage. It was impossible for him to get rid of them.

Yet, Su Che felt no fear at all, for he now possessed enough strength to protect himself. Although he wasn’t as fast as them, if a fight really broke out, even if that wretched Xue Yu joined forces with those three, Su Che was confident he could take on all of them. With the Power of Destruction and the Purple Crystal Blade at his disposal, within the mortal cultivation world, Su Che feared no one in battle. This wasn’t blind confidence—even Xue Yu, a top-tier cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, had already realized she couldn’t defeat Su Che head-on. This showed just how far Su Che had come…

“Why are you chasing me?”
Su Che stopped in his tracks, turned slowly, and asked indifferently, “Weren’t you all having a great conversation? Why bother paying attention to someone like me?”
On the surface, Fairy Xue Yu smiled silently, but she secretly sent a message to Su Che: “Don’t misunderstand. I’m not using them to deal with you. Instead, interacting with them will surely bring you unexpected benefits. This time, please trust my judgment. Moreover, I’ve already assured you that within this Thunder God Temple, I’ll always stand by your side and never help outsiders against you.”
“Outsiders?”
Su Che retorted mockingly through the message, “They’re outsiders—so who are you?”
“From now on, aside from myself, I won’t allow anyone else to harm you or target you!” Xue Yu’s reply was extremely strange: “My thoughts have changed; they’re not the same as before.”
“Crazy!”
Su Che gave her an unreserved assessment—still through a message, so the other three didn’t hear it.
“Just wait for it!”
Although insulted, Xue Yu didn’t turn hostile. She merely issued a hateful threat, also silently through a message.
At that moment, the bearded cultivator of the Great Perfection stage, “Elder Guangyu,” bowed to Su Che and said, “We truly didn’t realize just now that this fellow cultivator was actually Master Tianyu. We were indeed negligent. Please forgive us.”
“No need to be so polite with me. I won’t give the Witch God Token to anyone.”
Suche wanted to make use of the time to explore the Thunder God Temple further, so he said directly, “There’s only one way to get the Witch God Token—by killing me and taking it from me. If you three really intend to do that, please do it now. I have matters to attend to and am in a hurry.”
Such blunt words clearly stunned the three of them. Indeed, for a moment earlier, they had indeed thought of seizing the Witch God Token.
“That won’t do!”

Unexpectedly, Snow Jade Fairy, the “culprit” who had just revealed Su Che’s identity, now stepped lightly and stood side by side with him. Facing the three Great Vehicle cultivators, she said, “If you want to gain the protection of Master Tian Yu, this matter can indeed be discussed. But if it’s for that Witch God Token and you intend to harm him, as his friend, I’ll be the first to refuse!”
“Stupid!”
Su Che sent a secret message to scold her again. Earlier it was “sick,” and now he called her stupid. Su Che was not only extremely annoyed by this woman but also found it hard to figure out what she was really up to.
Snow Jade completely ignored Su Che’s insults and continued to look at the three of them, slowly saying, “Dear fellow cultivators, the reason I disturbed you just now is because I hope we can benefit from each other and cooperate, rather than ending up in a brutal battle that brings misfortune to someone. I wonder if we can calm down and have a proper discussion?”