Volume 1 Volume 7 Chapter 30

Volume 7 Chapter 30: Tianji Camp and Yaoguang Camp (Part 2)

On the hill in the center of Tianshu Island sits "Clear Heart Hall," the welcoming place of Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands, where cultivators gather. It is a place where experts like Xu Qingfan exchange ideas, and without anyone realizing it, it has become a symbol of Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands.

At the foot of the hill, there are more than ten wooden and bamboo huts, serving as homes for the many experts of Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands. Depending on personal preferences, these huts can be spacious, delicate, elegant, or clever.

Among them, there is a particularly exquisite bamboo hut on the hillside, where Liu Ziqing stands on the roof, his long hair and clothing flowing in the wind.

With countless demon beasts attacking Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands, Tianshu Island shook continuously, with roaring and howling sounds filling the air, and the wind grew stronger. Meanwhile, amidst the chaos, Liu Ziqing’s expression was remarkably peaceful.

After closing his eyes for a moment, Liu Ziqing slowly opened them, a hint of surprise flickering in his gaze.

"Xu Qingfan actually continued his retreat. What is he thinking? Does he not have a single worry about the situation of Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands right now? What is he really thinking?"

Liu Ziqing murmured to himself.

As Xu Qingfan increasingly appeared to be a powerful figure, Liu Ziqing found it harder and harder to understand him. Sometimes, even Xu Qingfan’s casual gestures or offhand comments seemed to carry deep meaning, making Liu Ziqing unconsciously ponder and guess at their significance.

Was it because Xu Qingfan had truly become more mysterious, where every move and word held a hidden message? Or was it that with Xu Qingfan’s growing power and strength, Liu Ziqing naturally felt a sense of awe?

While Xu Qingfan was in seclusion and the beasts attacked, Liu Ziqing was not only the top expert of Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands, but he could also act freely as everyone else anxiously defended themselves.

For instance, he could gather countless resources from Rainbow Spirit Island for himself and then return to bustling Middle-earth to create his own force.

For instance, he could explore Yaoguang Island, which had piqued his curiosity for many years but remained elusive.

Or, he could launch a surprise attack on Xu Qingfan when no one was on guard.

Thinking of these possibilities, Liu Ziqing’s heart began to race a little.

The risks were not great, but the rewards could be plentiful, and Liu Ziqing was certainly not the kind of person who would be content to stay beneath Xu Qingfan.

However, just as Liu Ziqing moved his body, as if he wanted to do something, he suddenly hesitated, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

"Xu Qingfan is just allowing the crisis on Rainbow Spirit Island to happen. Does he have no plans to deal with it? What if I take action and Xu Qingfan is already prepared? Also, is Xu Qingfan’s retreat a test for me? And… the agreement I made with Xu Qingfan ten years ago is only one year away now. If he cannot defeat the Zhong family by then, he can still take over the power of Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands based on our agreement, so why worry…?"

Even with these thoughts, Liu Ziqing found that he was losing confidence in the bet he made with Xu Qingfan long ago. Although he did not know Xu Qingfan’s secret plans, deep down, he was sure Xu Qingfan could defeat the Zhong family.

With this in mind, Liu Ziqing hesitated again.

In this hesitation, time passed unknowingly, and a stick of incense burned down.

Because of Xu Qingfan’s mysterious ways over the years, Liu Ziqing lost the decisiveness he once had while calculating against Xu Qingfan.

Just then, two shadows quickly appeared before Liu Ziqing, startling him out of his thoughts.

Upon closer look, it was Xu Qingfan’s fourth and fifth disciples—Tian Zhenxian and Tian Zhenling.

Seeing Liu Ziqing standing on the roof, quietly observing the struggle between the demon beast and Rainbow Spirit Island, Tian Zhenxian and Tian Zhenling felt overjoyed. Liu Ziqing was the strongest besides Xu Qingfan on Rainbow Spirit Island.

"Elder Liu, you have come out! That’s great! The East Sea Demon Monster is attacking fiercely, and we are having a tough time defending. Junior Brother Shen asked me to invite you and the other Elders for support."

Tian Zhenxian said urgently.

After a moment of silence, Liu Ziqing suddenly smiled, nodded at the two, and said, "Don’t worry. With the strength of my Rainbow Spirit Island, these East Sea Demon Monsters are nothing to us. After all, they came here in a hurry, and their presence is much smaller than the Southern Wasteland demon beast chaos from when we were in the Shenzhou Continent. Besides, these demon beasts are afraid of the strong; as long as we hurt them this time, they definitely won’t dare to come back again."

As he spoke, Liu Ziqing floated up and was ready to fly towards the heart of the formation.

Hearing Liu Ziqing’s words, Tian Zhenxian and Tian Zhenling felt relieved. After bowing to Liu Ziqing, they hurried towards where Wang Zegang was in seclusion.

Meanwhile, Liu Ziqing, with a flicker in his eyes and lost in thought, flew towards Tianshu Island, towards the heart of the formation.

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Billow Cliff, located on the southern edge of Tianji Island, is known for having the most tumultuous waves among the Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands. At that time, when the Old Beggar was setting up the Radiance defense barrier, he kept a close eye on Xu Qingfan’s advice and created a small gap in the fierce water flow, allowing cultivators from the Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands to enter and exit freely when the Radiance barrier was fully sealed.

At this moment, over a hundred feet away from Billow Cliff, more than ten giant demon beasts were colliding with the Radiance barrier, but without knowing how to break in, they were unable to get through.

At the same time, on Billow Cliff, thirty-four white-clad cultivators appeared there, silently standing still. Although the East Sea Demon Monsters were right in front of them, crashing and making a tremendous noise, these white-clad cultivators remained expressionless, even showing a hint of disdain, despite the fact that among the demon beasts before them, there were two high-level Earth-level demon beasts much stronger than they were.

The white-clothed cultivators were from the Tianji Camp of Seven Star Camp, and they seemed to be waiting for something at that moment.

Suddenly, a white figure flashed, and another white-clothed cultivator appeared on Billow Cliff. It was the person who had earlier informed Shen Gang and the others that Tianji Camp was going to take the initiative.

"Did you inform them?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Zhang Bo asked in a serious tone.

After Dongfang Quan went into seclusion, the leader of Tianji Camp was a cultivator named Zhang Bo. To outsiders, Zhang Bo was the only Real Golden Core Stage cultivator in Tianji Camp and one of the three greatest experts of Seven Star Camp. However, in reality, there were three others in Tianji Camp who had also reached Real Golden Core Stage, and eleven people were about to achieve it, but this had always remained a secret.

"I informed them," the newcomer replied.

"Then let’s begin our action."

Zhang Bo smiled slightly and said.

However, after a moment of hesitation, the newcomer added, "But I met Chongshi from Yaoguang Camp there, and he said that Yaoguang Camp is also going to attack in response."

"Yaoguang Camp?"

A spark flashed in Zhang Bo’s eyes. After a moment of silence, he suddenly sneered, "Since that’s the case, let’s wait for them here."

As Zhang Bo finished speaking, more than forty figures quickly flew towards Billow Cliff, and in an instant, they landed not far from Tianji Camp.

The newcomers were cultivators from Yaoguang Camp. Over the years, they had grown in number, adding many ordinary people with no restrictions on talent. Now, which ordinary person had not lost a loved one? Which one did not harbor hatred? So, without realizing it, Yaoguang Camp had already surpassed the other six camps in numbers.

At the forefront was Chou, Xu Qingfan’s close disciple. Behind Chou were Shier Daluo and Huangquan Baigui, standing on either side. The four great masters—Chongshi, Jiuyou, Lieqiong, and Qisha—each led ten people, forming four groups behind them. Compared to Lin Luo’s Tianji Camp, they had the advantage in momentum.

The members of Yaoguang Camp were dressed in black, while those of Tianji Camp were in white. There was an unmistakable sense of disagreement between them. As they looked at each other, the air was filled with a dozen varying soft snorts.

With the rapid growth of strength in recent years, combined with Xu Qingfan’s and Dongfang Quan’s intentional training, the hidden pride of Tianji Camp’s cultivators had become uncontrollable. At the same time, the cultivators of Yaoguang Camp had extreme ambitions, and their aloofness was even stronger. Tianji Camp disdained Yaoguang Camp’s indifference, while Yaoguang Camp could not stand Tianji Camp’s arrogance. Yaoguang Camp wanted to be feared by others, while Tianji Camp wanted to remain the strongest. Similar ideals had led to their mutual hostility.

Of course, this was also the outcome that Xu Qingfan wanted.

"I didn’t expect Yaoguang Camp to have everyone out, aren’t you supposed to leave half the people to guard Yaoguang Island at all times?"

Zhang Bo said coldly.

However, Chou completely ignored it and walked past Zhang Bo with Shier Daluo and Huangquan Baigui, acting as if they were not worth noticing.

In fact, it was not that Chou did not want to leave someone at Yaoguang Island; it was that he could not. The Dark Crow were waking up, and nobody knew what they would do once they fully awakened. Xu Qingfan recognized Chou, but Little Black had been sleeping for many years and did not know him. However, Chou knew that Little Black had fought for his life against the monster Zhong Ling more than once before. If Little Black woke up completely and mistook Chou for Zhong Ling, leading his group to attack, then Chou would truly be in grave danger.

After walking to the edge of Billow Cliff, the three of them began to form hand signs. Beneath Billow Cliff, the water began to swirl quickly, and in an instant, a passage formed from a water vortex appeared before everyone.

"Let’s go."

Chou said coldly.

As soon as Chou finished speaking, the cultivators from Yaoguang Camp rose into the air, transforming into dozens of dark red lights, and they all entered the vortex passage.

Seeing that he was ignored, Zhang Bo’s eyes filled with anger, and he also said, "Let’s go."

The cultivators of Tianji Camp practiced a unique cultivation method created by Xu Qingfan, and at this moment, they transformed into a wisp of white smoke and vanished into the vortex.

With the disappearance of Tianji Camp and Yaoguang Camp, the whirlpool also slowly vanished, and everything returned to normal.

The two secret forces, Yaoguang Camp and Tianji Camp, cultivated by the Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands for ten hidden years, are finally ready to reveal their true power to the world.