I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 805 - 558: Evil God’s Target, Subspace Entrance_2

But no one had expected that the insidious Xieshen Association would actually manage to infiltrate the core ranks of the Judgement Court, even taking Control of a Tier Seven Judge and Lurking soundlessly in a critical position.

This move completely disrupted all of the Judgement Court’s plans and pushed them into an extremely passive situation.

Although the Judgement Court could hardly shirk responsibility for this oversight, the most important thing right now was not to pursue blame, but to go all out to protect Yun Heli’s safety.

"I suspect every move the Xieshen Association has made this time is aimed at Elder Yun." Dongfang Haoyue’s voice once again sounded in Qin Tian’s mind, his tone growing ever more grave.

"What makes you say that?" Qin Tian swept a glance, expression unchanged, at Yun Heli not far away, and replied with Soul-transmission.

"You may not know Elder Yun’s situation." Dongfang Haoyue explained slowly, "He is the Taishan Beidou of the Alchemy world. Although he is now very old and can no longer personally refine Elixirs, his centuries of experience in the Dao of Pills have never faded with the passage of time. These past years he has stayed behind closed doors to recuperate his body while systematically organizing all he has learned in his life, and has even creatively explored a path for advancing to a Tenth Grade Alchemist—Tower Master Xu Lin was able to touch the threshold of Tenth Grade Alchemist precisely by following the path Elder Yun had explored, step by step.

He paused, then added: "Besides that, I’ve also heard that over these years Elder Yun has been compiling a massive Pill Dao compendium, recording all of his Alchemy insights, formulas, and advancement techniques. Once this great compendium is completed, it will shatter the barriers of Pill Dao inheritance and make it no longer so difficult for Mid and Low Tier Pill Masters to break through their bottlenecks. In the future, the number of Pill Masters in the Empire is bound to explode. Now that this compendium is nearly finished, if not for this Seventh Grade Pill Master grand ceremony, Elder Yun would never have lightly left seclusion, much less appeared in such a dangerous place."

Hearing this, Qin Tian’s brows knit slightly; he agreed with Dongfang Haoyue’s analysis.

In terms of depth of Pill Dao theory and breadth of Alchemy experience, all the Pill Masters present added together still could not compare to this Taishan Beidou.

If the Xieshen Association could capture Yun Heli, they would not only seize more than half of Dan Tower’s Pill Dao inheritance in one stroke, but also thoroughly disrupt the Empire’s Alchemy order, plunging the entire Empire into turmoil.

More crucially, although Yun Heli’s figure now looked withered and as if he could not live many more years, if his body were remodeled by the Power of the Evil God, his physical condition would certainly show obvious recovery.

At that time, what the Xieshen Association would obtain would not only be a grandmaster of Pill Dao theory, but also a Ninth Grade Alchemist who could personally refine High grade Elixirs and might even assault the Tenth Grade in the Dao of Pills.

Such temptation, for the Xieshen Association, far surpassed attacking Dan Tower and capturing Pill Masters.

"Qin Tian, if you have the ability, try your best to find a way to save Elder Yun." Dongfang Haoyue’s tone grew several degrees more solemn. "Once you succeed, whether for you or for Ming Yue, the benefits will be unimaginable."

"Mm, I understand." Qin Tian nodded slightly.

If he could successfully rescue Yun Heli, Dan Tower would definitely be endlessly grateful to him, the savior. Whether in pill formulas, Spiritual materials, or Dan Tower’s network of connections, he would reap abundant benefits.

On the other hand, with Elder Yun safe and sound, the Judgement Court could avoid heavy punishment. As a faction also under Marshal Lin’s command, he naturally did not wish to see the Judgement Court attacked by political enemies and the foundations of Marshal Lin’s lineage shaken.

More importantly, from Dongfang Mingyue’s perspective, given his relationship with Ming Yue, Elder Yun and Tower Master Xu Lin would surely take even greater care of Ming Yue, and there was even a chance they would let Ming Yue become Tower Master Xu Lin’s Direct Disciple.

This would undoubtedly be the greatest aid to Ming Yue’s Pill Dao path.

Weighing all this, from any angle, he had to do everything in his power to ensure Yun Heli’s safety.

Qin Tian’s gaze quietly locked onto Mu Village, a faint trace of Power of Void rising around him. His expression remained calm, but he had long since made ready to act.

"Everyone, leave here, or I’ll kill him."

Mu Village clamped his hand on Yun Heli’s neck, his voice low and hoarse.

"Special Envoy Yang?"

Shi Poyuan looked toward Yang Lingfeng.

Yang Lingfeng gave Mu Village a deep look and said, "Withdraw!"

"Withdraw, all withdraw!!!"

Shi Poyuan shouted loudly.

If Elder Yun was to be saved, it depended on Yang Lingfeng; everyone else staying here would only be a burden.

At his words, the Pill Masters and Judges slowly pulled back, though their gazes never left Mu Village and Yun Heli.

"Special Envoy Yang, please, you must save Elder Yun."

At this moment, an Eighth Tier Pill Master of Dan Tower sent a voice transmission to Yang Lingfeng, his tone full of pleading.

Elder Yun was not his master, yet had given him much guidance on his Pill Dao path; between them there was half a master’s bond. He absolutely could not accept Elder Yun being taken hostage by the Xieshen Association, or even losing his life.

"Mm."

Yang Lingfeng nodded slightly, but his gaze was fixed unblinkingly on Mu Village, a surge of Sword Intent gathering at his fingertips.

At the slightest movement from Mu Village, this Sword Intent would descend in an instant.

Just as everyone had opened up some distance, the pouch at Mu Village’s waist suddenly stretched open. Immediately after, a terrifying suction force erupted; Yun Heli’s body rapidly shrank within a twisting space, drilling toward the pouch.

In the instant the pouch opened, Yang Lingfeng moved.

A fierce, devastating sword light tore through heaven and earth.

Mu Village raised his giant shield in defense; however, the shield that could block Tier Seven Evil Spirits was cleaved apart by a single stroke, and half of Mu Village’s body was also severed by the Longsword, blood spraying.

However, the giant shield still created a sliver of time.

At the very moment Mu Village fell to the ground, the pouch also sucked Yun Heli inside.

Swoosh.

Yang Lingfeng flashed to Mu Village’s side. Looking at the pouch suspended in midair, his face was extremely ugly.

He was still a step too late.

For the sake of Yun Heli’s safety, he did not dare attack the pouch directly, lest Yun Heli be harmed as a result.

But this scruple also allowed Yun Heli to vanish completely before his eyes.

Swoosh.

Just then, Qin Tian suddenly appeared beside Yang Lingfeng and reached out to grasp the pouch in his hand.

Yang Lingfeng turned and asked, "With your spatial Control ability, you still couldn’t stop it just now?"

Qin Tian shook his head. "I could have, but Elder Yun’s body couldn’t withstand the tearing force of space."

Swoosh swoosh swoosh.

The people of the Judgement Court and Dan Tower all rushed over. Looking at this strange pouch that had sucked Yun Heli inside, their faces were full of anxiety and unease.

"Special Envoy Yang, what should we do now?"

"You must hurry and find a way to save Elder Yun!"

"Elder Yun can’t have anything happen to him, hurry up and act, what are you still standing there for?"

The Pill Masters urged anxiously; many of their tones were far from polite.

However, the Judges did not argue back.

Looking at Mu Village lying on the ground, only half his body left and the black haze in his eyes not yet dispersed, they knew that if something happened to Elder Yun, the Judgement Court would bear the primary responsibility.

"Qin Tian, what’s the situation with this pouch, can Elder Yun be brought back?" Yang Lingfeng asked.

Qin Tian carefully sensed the situation inside the pouch, his expression growing solemn:

"This pouch is not a storage device, but a spatial entrance."

"Then the space beyond it is..." A trace of unease rose in Yang Lingfeng’s heart.

Qin Tian said slowly, "Subspace."

What!

Subspace!

At his words, everyone’s faces changed drastically.

"It’s over, everything’s over!"

A Pill Master collapsed to the ground, his face full of despair.

What kind of place was Subspace?

It was the birthplace of the Evil God, and also a secondary dimension filled with chaos and danger.

Although the Empire’s Subspace navigation technology was now extremely mature, no one dared to directly enter an unfamiliar Subspace.

Without Star charts for navigation, even Tier Eight or even Tier Nine Spiritualists would become lost within Subspace, never able to find a way out.

And Elder Yun entering such a place was clearly like a lamb entering a tiger’s den, with no hope of ever returning.

Just as everyone fell into despair at the word Subspace, the siblings Dongfang Mingyue and Dongfang Haoyue snapped their gazes toward Qin Tian. Combined with Dongfang Mingyue’s dream prophecy, they finally understood why Qin Tian would enter Subspace.

"Qin Tian."

Dongfang Mingyue squeezed through the crowd, clutching Qin Tian’s sleeve in a death grip, her eyes full of worry.

Qin Tian naturally knew what Dongfang Mingyue was worried about. He gently patted her small hand.

"Don’t worry. Don’t forget my ability—mere Subspace can’t trap me."

At his words, Yang Lingfeng’s eyes flickered and he immediately asked:

"Qin Tian, you..."

Qin Tian nodded heavily. "I will enter Subspace and bring Elder Yun back."

At these words, the scene instantly fell silent, not a sound to be heard.