Chapter 105: Demon Ghost Domain Trial (Part Five)
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Everyone in the ship’s hold stood up. Yue Qianchou was also awakened and got up, casually wiping the liquid from the corner of his mouth as he stuck his head out over the ship’s rail to look around. The flying ship moved swiftly through clouds and wind. Before long, the white clouds before their eyes changed to dark clouds. Flying further, vast gloomy mist shrouded the earth, with the ground’s scenery appearing and disappearing. Looking out, it was an endless expanse of dim gloom that seemed exceptionally eerie.
The sound of the flying ship breaking through the air grew louder in everyone’s ears as the flight speed increased, seemingly eager to pass over the darkness below. “Whoosh whoosh whoosh…” Suddenly, several sharp sounds of breaking air came from the distance. Many people’s faces immediately changed color as they looked toward the source of the sounds. In the sky above the distant gloomy clouds, there seemed to be several other flying ships heading in the same direction as the Floating Immortal Island group.
“Everyone don’t panic – they’re other sects coming for the same trials,” the elder at the ship’s bow called out to everyone, then turned back to squint at the approaching flying ships. Yue Qianchou recognized him – this elder was Elder Dongfang from the Cultivation Hall, whose cultivation had reached mid-stage Tribulation Crossing.
Hearing they were fellow sects coming for trials, everyone felt much more at ease. Before long, five identical flying ships arrived, flying side by side with Floating Immortal Island’s ship. Six ships flew toward the same direction.
‘Damn! I hope Azure Light Sect isn’t among them! I’m quite famous at Azure Light Sect – almost no one doesn’t recognize me.’ Yue Qianchou looked carefully for a long time and found they were all unfamiliar sects before relaxing.
A towering peak that pierced through the clouds suddenly appeared ahead, causing many to exclaim in amazement at such a tall mountain. The six ships gradually slowed down, flew to the mountain’s peak, and stopped in a hexagonal formation.
From Floating Immortal Island, all nine elders except Elder Dongfang leaped down from the ship, and people from other sects similarly jumped down. Yue Qianchou lay against the ship’s rail watching. He saw people from the major sects meeting and seemingly discussing something, then quickly dispersing. Light continuously flashed around the mountaintop as the major sects were obviously jointly setting up some formation.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Elder Dongfang at the ship’s bow called out: “All disciples disembark.” Without a word, Yue Qianchou climbed over the rail and was the first to jump down. Just as he landed, he saw a black shadow flash before his eyes, and something seemed to appear in his chest pocket.
Yue Qianchou was startled and looked suspiciously at Elder Sun beside him. If he hadn’t seen wrong, it was this Elder Sun who had stuffed something into his chest. He reached to pull out whatever was in his chest pocket to see what it was, when suddenly a voice transmission sounded in his ear…
“Don’t look now. Inside are ten ‘Vajra Talismans’ – each can withstand attacks from late Nascent Soul cultivation for a quarter hour, enough to save your life ten times in critical moments. There are also two jade stones, one each from Elder Quan and me. If you really reach a desperate situation, you can crush one, and naturally one of us will come to rescue you. Remember, don’t use the jade stones unless absolutely necessary, or it’s easy to be discovered cheating. After going down the mountain, don’t run beyond five hundred li from the mountain’s base. Remember this – don’t go south, as that direction leads to the central regions of the Demon Ghost Domain, where all kinds of demons and ghosts with profound cultivation emerge endlessly. Even late Tribulation Crossing worshippers would find it hard to guarantee their safety. Kid, remember my words well and don’t waste your master’s efforts.”
Yue Qianchou was astonished. He looked at Elder Sun beside him, then at Elder Quan not far away. Both were elders from the Cultivation Hall like the other elders who came this time. So his master had already arranged undercover agents – warmth surged in his heart. He nodded silently. Elder Sun glanced at him and walked away without a word.
Originally, disciples from each branch had sat together on the ship, but after jumping down, they were all scattered. Yue Qianchou surprisingly didn’t find a single Alchemy Pavilion disciple beside him. Looking around, his gaze froze – in the crowd, Yan Shu was looking at him with a cold smile, with over ten people standing behind him, all staring at him coldly. They were obviously in cahoots with that bastard. Yue Qianchou’s face darkened.
“Those are disciples under Elder Yan from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall. Yue Qianchou, you’re in big trouble,” a woman’s voice said behind him. Yue Qianchou turned around and immediately said happily: “Martial Grandaunt Kou, Uncle Murong, Senior Sister Mei, long time no see! I’ve missed you all to death.” They were exactly the three disciples sent by Ten Thousand Fragrance Garden for trials. As soon as he finished speaking, a beautiful woman standing beside the three acquaintances covered her mouth and giggled.
There were really too many beauties in Ten Thousand Fragrance Garden. Constantly mixing with them, Yue Qianchou’s nerves had become somewhat numb. Looking at beauties was like looking at cabbages – no difference. He glanced indifferently and asked: “Who is this? I don’t think I’ve seen her at Ten Thousand Fragrance Garden?”
The woman stopped laughing and introduced herself: “Early Core Formation stage, Xiao Wanqing. We met at Ten Thousand Fragrance Garden’s main hall when I accompanied my master Elder Qiu to treat Furong’s leg injury. How is it? You can’t remember me at all?”
“Oh! I remember now – it’s Uncle Master Xiao,” Yue Qianchou patted his forehead and bowed.
Xiao Wanqing smiled unconcernedly, swept her gaze over the four people, and said with curved eyes: “My Tranquil Pavilion has few people to begin with. This time they only sent me alone for trials. Seeing you four are planning to travel together, and I’m alone without companions, could you take me along?”
“Welcome, welcome!” Yue Qianchou was eager for as many people as possible, especially a Core Formation stage cultivator. He immediately expressed warm welcome. Then he turned around and provocatively raised his chin toward Yan Shu’s direction – ‘You have people, but I also have people, and they’re four great beauties at that.’ Yan Shu sneered disdainfully and turned away, ignoring him.
The six flying ships floating in the air were all put away, and the mountaintop became lively with six major sects gathered. One area had hundreds of beautiful women clustered together, immediately catching Yue Qianchou’s attention. Probably except for Moon Gazing Sect, which only accepted female disciples, no second sect like this could be found. When looking at other sects, Yue Qianchou saw a familiar person and his gaze stuck. Years ago at Hundred Flowers Valley, he had shared drinks with someone who claimed to be Qiu Wuyuan from Ten Thousand Demon Palace. During that time, that guy had made some sarcastic remarks to him, so he had a deep impression of his appearance. If the person before his eyes wasn’t Qiu Wuyuan, who else could it be?
What was going on? How were the demonic path and righteous path mixed together? Looking at that old guy’s arrogant appearance in that group, his status seemed quite high. Could he have mistaken the person? The more Yue Qianchou looked, the more he felt he hadn’t made a mistake – he looked exactly the same as the Qiu Wuyuan in his memory.
That Qiu Wuyuan seemed to sense someone observing him and suddenly turned to look. His eyes were domineering, but after seeing Yue Qianchou, he was also startled, then smiled slightly and nodded in a friendly manner.
‘Damn! He smiled at me – it really is Qiu Wuyuan from Ten Thousand Demon Palace.’ Yue Qianchou could now confirm it was him. Looking at how the people around him served him, they were definitely from the same sect.
“Martial Grandaunt Kou! Are my eyes playing tricks on me? How do I seem to see people from Ten Thousand Demon Palace here too?” Yue Qianchou turned around in shock. The righteous path and demonic path had always been incompatible like fire and water, yet now they were mixed together for trials – he couldn’t help but be surprised.
