Chapter 1734
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Qing Hongyang sighed and said, “This is no longer a decision I can make on my own. Ultimately, it depends on the Hall Master.”
“Alas…” he sighed again, lamenting, “It is said that Senior Tao Qingyang, after entering the Burial Saint Cave, vanished without a trace. We all thought he had left, but we never imagined that he had actually perished within the cave.”
This revelation was indeed too unexpected.
Qing Yexue couldn’t help but ask, “What connection does Senior Tao Qingyang have with our Qing family?”
“It was over ten thousand years ago…” Qing Hongyang began slowly, “Back then, there was no Qingyang Hall. Our family was not very powerful in the Tianyuan Continent. One of our ancestors, a woman, met Senior Tao Qingyang by chance on the Central Continent and developed a deep affection for him. As a result, Tao Qingyang was very kind to our family.”
“He taught our descendants to cultivate and bestowed upon us spiritual techniques. Later, he mentioned that he was going to enter the Burial Saint Cave, but he never returned. Our ancestor, that woman, was heartbroken and eventually passed away in sorrow…”
“Thanks to Tao Qingyang’s help during that period, our family accumulated a solid foundation, which allowed us to rise continuously and eventually establish Qingyang Hall.”
“We named it Qingyang Hall not only because it marked the establishment of our family but also to express our gratitude to Senior Tao Qingyang.”
Hearing this, Qing Yexue couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness and said, “That… our ancestor must have been extremely heartbroken…”
“Yes…” Qing Hongyang continued, “It’s a pity that Senior Tao Qingyang, who had such a profound connection with our family, perished in the Burial Saint Cave and was encountered by Ye Wushuang.”
If a descendant of the Qing family had encountered Tao Qingyang, those three legacy spiritual techniques would undoubtedly have been returned to Qingyang Hall without any conditions. After lying low for a few years, Qingyang Hall could have soared to new heights and surpassed the Sword Pavilion.
However, now…
Qing Hongyang was a seasoned elder. He understood Ye Wushuang’s intentions. If Qingyang Hall wanted the complete versions of the three spiritual techniques, they would have to cooperate with the Holy Sky Sect and jointly confront the Sword Pavilion.
Qing Hongyang had also noticed from Dongfang Yan that the Sword Pavilion now had many allies. Perhaps, as Ye Wushuang had said, the reason the Sword Pavilion hadn’t annihilated the Holy Sky Sect yet was that they intended to take over all the major forces on the Central Continent in one fell swoop.
If that were to happen, where would Qingyang Hall stand?
“Alas…” Qing Hongyang sighed and said, “Continue to try to contact the Hall Master and the First Elder.”
“Yes, sir.”
Soon, the group left the place.
On the other side,
Ye Wushuang, Yu Yourong, and Tian Linzi left together.
Tian Linzi wanted to look back, but Ye Wushuang said, “Don’t look back. If you do, they’ll know you’re nervous.”
Tian Linzi gave an awkward smile and said, “I was really afraid just now that Qing Hongyang, coveting the three spiritual techniques you mentioned, would attack us directly. With him being at the peak of transcendence, the three of us might have been captured in just a few rounds.”
“But speaking of which, you were really daring to bluff, weren’t you? Aren’t you afraid that once Qingyang Hall realizes they’ve been deceived, they’ll join forces with the Sword Pavilion to target the Holy Sky Sect?”
Hearing this, Ye Wushuang turned to Tian Linzi and said, “Who told you I was deceiving him?”
“Huh?”
Ye Wushuang continued, “I was telling the truth! In the statue void space, I met Tang Bingwen. Later, I discovered that the void space was indeed left by Tao Qingyang. He gave me these three spiritual techniques. Otherwise, how would I know about the connection between Tao Qingyang and Qingyang Hall?”
Tian Linzi was stunned for a moment.
He had thought Ye Wushuang was just tricking Qing Hongyang and the others, pulling them into the same boat without thinking too much. Once Qingyang Hall realized they had been deceived and had a falling out with the Sword Pavilion, it would be too late to turn back.
But he never expected it to be true!
Soon, the three of them returned to where Bai Siqi, Mu Xu, and the others were.
“Let’s go,” Ye Wushuang said to Bai Siqi with a smile, “Thank you.”
Bai Siqi and the others had appeared just now, and Ye Wushuang had conveniently used the situation to his advantage. Without their presence, it would have been uncertain whether the three of them could have left safely.
Bai Siqi nodded without saying anything.
The group set off again.
Along the way, within the range of the Fanti Ridge, there was an oppressive feeling in everyone’s hearts, making it hard to catch one’s breath.
Here, everyone walked on foot, and no one dared to fly conspicuously in the sky.
Thus, after two days, the group had only covered a few hundred miles.
During this time, within the Fanti Ridge, there were occasional terrifying roars and bursts of light that shot into the sky.
Ye Wushuang and the others were heading towards the source of these terrifying roars.
Moreover, in these two days, the frequency of the fluctuations had been increasing.
On this day,
A group of more than twenty people stopped in front of a mountain range.
“Judging by the situation, the place where the roars and the light shooting into the sky are occurring should be less than fifty miles away from us,” Yu Yourong said, “We’ve finally arrived after this long journey.”
These past few days seemed calm on the surface, but the occasional oppressive aura was enough to make one feel desperate.
There was one time when the group encountered a ninth-rank spiritual beast, the Earth Pit Flame Dragon!
At that time, the Earth Pit Flame Dragon was in a state of sleep. The group passed through its territory and accidentally disturbed it.
Fortunately, as Ye Wushuang had said, the spiritual beasts here would not cause major trouble if they were not provoked, and the group passed safely.
But looking back, many people still felt a chill down their spines.
Throughout this journey, it was thanks to Ye Wushuang’s leadership.
Even Bai Siqi couldn’t help but feel curious about this young man who had reached the Fifth Tribulation of the Self-Forgetfulness Realm.
“Everyone must be even more careful from now on,” Bai Siqi admonished the Bai family cultivators.
“Yes,” everyone nodded in agreement.
At that moment,
The roar from the front echoed loudly.
On the ground, the light was dazzling and illuminated all directions. Even from a distance of tens of miles, the group could still feel the intense vibrations from the center.
But then, spiritual energy waterfalls rose from the ground, actually pressing down towards the source of the light…
