Chapter 702
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“Indeed, it was just good luck…” Zhu Yushu muttered. “If those two monsters had abandoned the unicorn colt and chased us directly, even if we had gained some distance, we still wouldn’t have been able to escape.”
Upon hearing this, several disciples of Lingjian Mountain cast discontented glances at Zhu Yushu. No matter how one looked at it, Ye Wushuang’s plan had allowed the survivors to escape unscathed. Yet as the leader, Zhu Yushu had only thought of himself in the critical moment, without considering the safety of everyone else.
“This is not a place for chatting. Let’s find a safe place first,” Shui Wanrong interjected.
At that moment, Ye Wushuang pulled Su Jinyue aside. “I promised to save them, and now, you should tell me the relationship between Lingjian Mountain and Lingjian Pavilion, as you promised.”
Had it not been for this, Ye Wushuang would not have meddled in the first place. The Hundred Kingdoms’ Martial Contest was not just about fighting spiritual beasts; it was also about fighting each other and plundering spiritual value points. If he had acted alone, he would have likely waited in the shadows for an opportunity. With those Lingjian Mountain disciples being attacked by the two spiritual beasts, and the beasts fighting among themselves, he might have had a chance to kill both monsters!
Su Jinyue glanced at the more than ten disciples of Lingjian Mountain, then at Ye Wushuang, and said with difficulty, “Then you must swear that you will never reveal this to anyone!”
Ye Wushuang furrowed his brows. “This concerns the survival of Lingjian Mountain,” he said, nodding. “I swear I will not divulge it.”
Su Jinyue exhaled, then led Ye Wushuang to a more secluded spot and began, “Lingjian Mountain, which has been established for less than a thousand years in the Qingzhou region, has become one of the seven major powers in Qingzhou because of three of its most formidable figures.”
“These three are among the twelve elders of the Lingjian Pavilion from years ago.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Wushuang’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“It’s true!” Su Jinyue insisted. “I wasn’t born yet when it happened, so I don’t know the exact details, but my grandfather told me…”
“Your grandfather?” Ye Wushuang raised an eyebrow. “Your grandfather is Su Chenyang?”
“How did you know!” Su Jinyue’s eyes trembled with surprise. She couldn’t help but feel that Ye Wushuang was incredibly mysterious.
“My grandfather once told my father, and my father also told me, that in the past, nine of the elders in the Lingjian Pavilion coveted the items left by the Ling Saint, the Pavilion Master, and wanted to open them. My grandfather and the others disagreed, which led to internal disputes,” she explained.
“These disputes gradually worsened, and eventually, my grandfather and two other elders, along with some warriors from the Pavilion, left and came to this remote Qingzhou region. They changed their names and founded Lingjian Mountain.”
“The current master of Lingjian Mountain is Senior Si Luoyi, though he has changed his name to Si Yin. Another elder was severely injured and fell into a coma when they left the central continent of Tianyuan. He has been in a deep sleep ever since.”
“My grandfather… he was also severely injured and now hides within Lingjian Mountain, quietly recuperating. But…” Su Jinyue’s voice choked with emotion. “My grandfather’s lifespan is running out. That’s why we, the disciples of Lingjian Mountain, have been ordered to secure one of the top seven spots and obtain the Soul-Parting Pearl at all costs!”
Ye Wushuang’s expression darkened. “The Soul-Parting Pearl can help with your grandfather’s injuries?”
“Though it can’t make my grandfather immortal, it can at least extend his life for a few more years…”
The Soul-Parting Pearl, a royal-grade spiritual artifact!
Curious, Ye Wushuang asked, “Since Lingjian Mountain is one of the seven major powers, why not just buy it from the Li Clan?”
Su Jinyue replied bitterly, “We’ve paid a great price and negotiated several times, but the Li Clan insists that unless we explain its exact use, they won’t sell it to us. This time, they deliberately put the Soul-Parting Pearl up for grabs just to spite us!”
“Oh?”
So that’s how it was!
Su Jinyue continued, “Lingjian Mountain now has only one master, Senior Si Yin. The other elder is still in a coma, and my grandfather is severely injured and cannot reveal himself. They have been hidden for hundreds of years. Besides us, the younger generation, no one in Lingjian Mountain knows their true identities. They are simply known as two reclusive elders of our mountain.”
Ye Wushuang murmured, “The Spirit-Origin Pill must have been refined by Si Luoyi…”
Su Jinyue, her eyes red, nodded.
But at that moment, Ye Wushuang flicked Su Jinyue’s forehead. “Ah! What are you doing?” she exclaimed.
Ye Wushuang reprimanded her, “How could you just tell me something so important?”
Su Jinyue was taken aback. “I… I promised you, and… and I thought you were not a bad person.”
Ye Wushuang, however, replied with a bitter smile, “If your earlier guess had been true, and I was a chosen successor of some great power from the Tianyuan Continent, and if I happened to be the successor favored by those nine elders of the Lingjian Pavilion, and if I had reported what you told me back to them, Lingjian Mountain would be doomed!”
Hearing this, Su Jinyue’s face turned pale. She took a few steps back, staring at Ye Wushuang with trembling fear.
