Chapter 459
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Hengtian shook his head and said, “I can’t tell exactly who they are, but they are indeed a group of black-robed people, and their strength is quite formidable. The weakest among them is at the fifth level of the Condensing Meridians realm, and there are even quite a few at the Yuanfu realm…”
“As for what’s inside Ox-Horn Mountain, I have no idea.”
Qin Wuxin said coldly and proudly, “Daring to capture disciples of my Qin clan? They’re asking for death!”
“Summon the Qin clan disciples immediately. I want to see who these people are!”
Upon hearing this, Hengtian immediately replied, “Wuxin, there are quite a few people at the Yuanfu realm among them. I suggest we notify Elder Qin Lizhe…”
The group was clearly aggressive, and the fact that they dared to act during the Qingyun Academy trial indicated they had no ordinary background.
Qin Lizhe, one of the ten great elders of the Inner Court and the elder in charge of this assessment, was from the Qin clan. With him stepping in, things would be safer.
Qin Wuxin said indifferently, “Let’s see what the situation is first before making a decision. If they’re only at the early Yuanfu level, I can handle it alone.”
As he spoke, Qin Wuxin raised his palm, and two faint Yuanfu energy vortices appeared behind him.
“Y-you’ve reached the second level of the Yuanfu realm?”
“Mm-hmm…”
Upon hearing this, Hengtian felt reassured, as if he had taken a pill to calm his nerves. “That’s great. Then we can go and take a look.”
Throughout the entire trial area, which spanned thousands of miles, many disciples sensed something unusual.
However, the vast majority of the disciples continued with their own training…
Even though some disciples noticed that people were targeting the children of the royal family and the five great families, they didn’t care.
What did it have to do with them?
The disciples of the five great families were arrogant within the academy, looking down on these less powerful disciples and even bullying them. Now that the disciples of the five great families were in danger, they were more than happy to watch the drama unfold.
On the other side, Ye Wushuang and Qing Shiyu, escorting Li Zhan and Qi Shan, were heading in a certain direction within the mountain range…
After a series of twists and turns, they passed through a canyon a thousand meters long. Beyond the canyon, the view suddenly opened up.
At a glance, there was a forest ahead, and at the end of the forest stood two parallel mountain ranges.
The two mountain ranges stretched out, with the leading two peaks towering a thousand feet high, and they were indeed symmetrically shaped like ox horns.
Qi Shan’s face turned pale and weak as he said, “This is Ox-Horn Mountain. The underground palace of Elder Wang Jianmu is beneath this mountain…”
Ye Wushuang looked ahead and said, “Shiyu.”
“Hmm?”
“Watch these two. I’ll go take a look first. If I’m not back in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, kill them.”
Qing Shiyu nodded.
In a few leaps, Ye Wushuang headed toward the base of Ox-Horn Mountain.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, the surroundings were overgrown with shrubs, and there didn’t seem to be anything unusual at first glance.
With spiritual patterns condensing in the palm of his hand, Ye Wushuang carefully controlled their expansion.
Suddenly, in front of a protruding boulder about ten feet high at the base of the mountain, there was a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy.
Ye Wushuang approached the protruding boulder, crouched down cautiously, and lay in wait.
After waiting for a while, a group of people arrived.
The group of warriors, dressed in black robes like Qi Shan and Li Zhan, escorted three Qingyun Academy disciples toward the protruding boulder.
The leader took out a token, which flashed with light, and the protruding boulder began to hum and rotate, revealing a passage.
The group entered the passage one after another, and the stone door closed behind them.
Ye Wushuang did not leave but continued to wait.
Before long, three more black-robed people returned, seemingly having failed to capture any disciples from the great families and returning empty-handed.
The leader, displeased, grumbled, “Damn it, what bad luck. I told them over and over again to be low-key, but they just wouldn’t listen.”
“Now look, the disciples are on guard. The elders of Qingyun Academy might find out, and then we’ll be in trouble.”
Another person quickly tried to appease him with a smile, “Brother Wang Kun, we’ve already captured quite a few people. It shouldn’t be a problem…”
“You don’t know anything!” the young man named Wang Kun snorted. “The more people we capture, the clearer Elder Wang’s research on the bloodline power becomes, and the more benefits we get. You two can forget about it, but I’m Elder Wang’s nephew. If we can safely transfer the bloodline spirit, I might be able to possess the bloodline power myself…”
Upon hearing this, the two men immediately began to flatter him.
But just at that moment, a figure suddenly lunged out, attacking the three of them…
