“To be honest, my previous question was just a casual doubt I had. But I didn’t expect such an answer.” Xie Feng changed the subject.”The real reason for my visit is to ask you if you knew about the location of a place.”
King Hu Yi was clearly somewhat surprised by the sudden turn in the conversation, however, being a man of much experience, he nodded and said, “Ask me. If it is something easy to answer, I will tell you without a problem.”
Xie Feng licked his lips before looking at the man in front of him and slowly asking, “I wonder if you’ve heard the name of a place called ‘Heaven of Samsara’?”
The King of the North frowned slightly and nodded casually, “Of course I’ve heard of it. Probably everyone on the Adastreia Continent knows of the existence of the Heaven of Samsara. After all, that’s where the most terrifying monsters were sealed by Goddess Mei Hen in the past.”
Xie Feng nodded silently. Although it was natural for everyone in Adastreia Continent to know about the existence of the Heaven of Samsara, Xie Feng doubted very seriously that anyone knew about the location of the place.
“That’s right. That’s the place I’m referring to.” Xie Feng nodded and asked expectantly, “To cure my fiancée’s condition, I need to reach the 20th floor of the Heaven of Samsara, where legend has it that an object called the Purity Crystal is born. Unfortunately, I do not know the location of the site. That is why I came here, to ask the highest authority in the entire northern part of the continent about the location of the Heaven of Samsara.”
The reason why Xie Feng mixed a bit of lies with truths and did not hide the fact that he was looking for the Purity Crystal was because it was impossible for King Hu Yi, as one of the four kings of Adastreia Continent, to not know about the existence of such a godly medicine anyway. Moreover, by saying that he needed it for his fiancée, King Hu Yi probably unconsciously remembered that Xie Feng saved his son’s life not too long ago, this might make things easier for Xie Feng.
“Purity Crystal, huh.” King Hu Yi sighed. “It’s been who knows how many years since I last heard a person name that legendary item? When my son, Hu Zheng was poisoned, the first thing that came to my mind was how good it would be if he had the Purity Crystal to cure him…”
Xie Feng’s eyes flashed but he said nothing and stayed there, silent. Evoking human emotions and using them for one’s own benefit was despicable; after all, human beings were emotional creatures by nature and many times emotions clouded reason. But Xie Feng was willing to be despicable to achieve his goals. Even more so considering that it was for a good deed and not for pure selfish motives.
King Hu Yi continued: “I wonder what disease your fiancée has? Perhaps the best priest of the palace can do something about it.”
Xie Feng smiled bitterly and shook his head, “I appreciate your good intentions, but I’m afraid it won’t work… My fiancée has a problem with her eyes from birth and after a bit of investigation, I discovered that the Purity Crystal was a legendary object capable of curing any disease, curse, or condition.”
King Hu Yi was silent for a moment before nodding slowly. “Indeed. The Purity Crystal can cure everything. To date, there has been no negative effect that the Purity Crystal has not been able to solve.”
“Then…”
“But, Shiva.” King Hu Yi said seriously. “Even if you know the location of the Heaven of Samsara, you should know that you can’t enter right?”
Xie Feng sighed softly and said with conviction, “Even if so, I need to try my best and see for myself. Now that I finally found a way to cure my fiancée’s condition I can’t just stand idly by and do nothing. I must at least see the place for myself. Only after I am completely sure that I cannot enter will I give up on the Purity Crystal and think of another solution.”
“You’re a good guy, Shiva. I’m sure your fiancée would be very happy if she heard those words.” King Hu Yi looked at Xie Feng with praise shining in his eyes.
Xie Feng shrugged his shoulders and said casually, “As a man, it is my duty to protect the woman I love. If I can’t even make an effort for her, how am I worthy of her love?”
King Hu Yi smiled bitterly when he heard Xie Feng and shook his head. “Really… A man should do his best to protect the woman he loves or else he will regret it for the rest of his life.”
After hearing the words of the man in front of him, almost in a whisper, Xie Feng noticed that something was wrong. From the beginning, Xie Feng never saw or heard about the King of the North’s wife. However, since he had a son, he must also have a wife. But even so, Xie Feng never heard of a queen.
“Forget it, since you are a family man I’ll tell you.” King Hu Yi said loudly, interrupting Xie Feng’s thoughts. “Still, remember not to try to force your way in or the gatekeeper will attack you! But since it is you, who bears the title Creator of Myths, perhaps you will manage to find some way to get in. Although I honestly doubt it.”
Xie Feng said nothing. He already had a way to enter the first 25 floors of Samsara Heaven freely. The reason Xie Feng didn’t tell the King of the North was because, since the man was still hiding things from him, Xie Feng also didn’t feel he had an obligation to be completely honest.
“To reach the Heaven of Samsara you will have to find the entrance to a subway world.”
“Subway world?” Xie Feng frowned.
“That’s right, a subway world.” King Hu Yi nodded with a serious expression. “Well, although we call it subway world , it’s actually a series of strange caves. The reason why I say subway world is because these caves are spread across almost the entire Adastreia Continent.”
Xie Feng was a bit surprised. He didn’t know anything about this.
As if he knew his thoughts, King Hu Yi explained, “These caves have existed since ancient times, so as time passed, their existence was forgotten by everyone. Even I myself wouldn’t even remember it if it weren’t for you asking me about the Heaven of Samsara.”
Seeing Xie Feng nodding without saying anything, King Hu Yi continued to explain, “It is actually ironic that it is called Heaven of Samsara when in truth the place is at the lowest possible point.”
The King of the North’s next words really surprised Xie Feng.
“Actually, the Heaven of Samsara is a strange tower that is buried deep in the ocean.”
Cough, cough!
Xie Feng started coughing and almost suffocated with his own saliva.
“I-In the bottom of the ocean!?” He exclaimed in surprise.
How could he not be surprised? After hearing the name “Heaven of Samsara” several times it was natural to think that it was somewhere high up like a mountain or something. But even if it wasn’t a place something, Xie Feng would never have imagined that it was at the bottom of the ocean!
“At the bottom of the ocean.” King Hu Yi repeated. He continued to slowly explain, “The real reason why the citizens of Adastreia Continent call this tower Heaven of Samsara is actually because the most terrifying monsters were sealed there, so in a sense, thanks to that place our lands are peaceful. If you think about it a bit, it actually makes sense, don’t you think?”
Xie Feng nodded unconsciously. Indeed, if he thought about it carefully, from the citizens’ point of view that tower was like heaven since thanks to it everyone could live more peacefully.
“Back to the main topic… Honestly, I don’t know the location of these caves, after all they were built thousands of years ago.” King Hu Yi said honestly. Before Xie Feng had time to be disappointed, he continued, “However, I have a map of the interior of the caves. This map was left from ancient times and now it is of little use anyway. Unfortunately, you will have to find the location of the caves yourself… That’s all I know.”
Xie Feng took the map that King Hu Yi took out of his own inventory and looked at it with a frown. It was clearly not a map of the Adastreia Continent; at least it was not a map about the upper part. Many lines weaved like a maze around each other, forming a really complicated path.
However, there was one thing that had caught Xie Feng’s attention. His eyes were immediately attracted to some strange rocks. These rocks were white in color and were marked with small dots all along the caves as if they were small stars. When Xie Feng looked at the map references in the bottom corner, his breath froze.
Moonlight Rock…
With his heart slightly thumping, Xie Feng swallowed saliva and put the map away quietly, trying his best not to let his expression change.
“Thank you very much. It’s more than enough for me.” Xie Feng said quietly in a grateful tone. “King Hu Yi, in case I succeed in finding the subway caves and can enter the Heaven of Samsara, is there anything you need from that place?”
King Hu Yi smiled bitterly. “The chances of something like that happening aren’t very high… But if you really manage to succeed in both of them, then indeed, I would like to ask you for a favor.”
“Go ahead.” Xie Feng stood up and said in a serious voice. “As long as it is possible, I will gladly help you. After all, you just gave me valuable information and such an ancient map.”
King Hu Yi stood up as well and waved a hand saying, “Forget it, that map is not that valuable to me… But, if you really reach the Heaven of Samsara, could you bring me a strange herb called Memory Grass? According to the records, this grass should grow on the fifth floor.”
[Ding!… The King of the North has asked you to find the Memory Grass on the fifth floor of the Heaven of Samsara.
[Time Limit: None
[Reward: Favorable impression of the King of the North towards you +10
[Punishment: None.
[Do you wish to accept the mission?]
Xie Feng nodded and said calmly, “Accept…. If I succeed, I will definitely bring that grass.”
