Chapter 712

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Ye Wushuang’s gaze swept over the scene, where wave after wave of people began to move toward the mountain range. Leading the way were naturally Ling Zhongxiao, Lou Ge, and Gu Qingyi, all prodigies of the Tianji Mansion. However, they were not walking together. Not all prodigies from any faction traveled in pairs. Everyone was a prodigy, and even within their own sects, they competed with each other; no one would submit to another! Unless they truly faced a common enemy, they would not join forces. It was clear that all three of them had the map, each leading a group with almost the same purpose.

Xu Wen, the bald man, saw that more than ten groups had started moving and immediately said, “Brother Ye, let’s get going too. We’ll follow them. This is what you call… the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!”

Ye Wushuang, however, glanced behind and slowly remarked, “Be careful that there might be a sly fox behind the oriole.”

Xu Wen looked behind, scratched his bald head, and chuckled, “So be it.”

At this moment, more than ten groups of people, following Ling Zhongxiao, Lou Ge, and Gu Qingyi, entered the mountain range ahead. The three prodigies naturally led their respective teams, maintaining a short distance from each other.

Lou Ge looked around and couldn’t help but sigh in frustration, “What a mess. Originally, we were the big shots in our mansion. We finally got some information and were supposed to explore the Li Yun ancient tomb during this Hundred Nations Martial Gathering. Now it’s common knowledge.”

To his left, Ling Zhongxiao said coldly, “That fool Qi Ying… even collaborating with people from the Tianyang Empire and the Gufeng Empire.”

“Collaborating is one thing, but sticking his neck out for others and losing his own life…” Originally, before the Hundred Nations Martial Gathering, the higher-ups of the Tianji Mansion had summoned the four of them. These four prodigies represented the future of the Tianji Mansion. The information about the Li Yun ancient tomb that they received was deemed absolutely genuine by the mansion’s elders. They were all ready to make a big move. After all, the sect had high expectations for them in this gathering. Finding the secrets of the Li Yun ancient tomb could potentially bring them great fortune, possibly boosting their strength and overshadowing the prodigies from the other six great sects and various empires.

However, now the plan had been exposed. Qi Ying had been killed by Ye Wushuang, and the news about the map had spread. The three of them, worried that Ye Wushuang might get to the ancient tomb first with the map, had no choice but to gather the disciples of the Tianji Mansion and come directly to this place to explore the Li Yun ancient tomb. But who would have thought that the news would leak again? Now it seemed as if the news had legs and had spread far and wide. Prodigies from various factions had arrived: Li Xinhen and Li Xinyue from the Li clan, Yan Xuan from the Shengdan Sect, Tian Xu, the nineteenth prince of the Tiayan Dynasty, and Chi Yutian from the Chiyan Empire.

At this moment, even if the three of them did not lead these people to the Li Yun ancient tomb, they were sure that these individuals would join forces and force them to show the way.

“There’s no point in talking about this now…” Gu Qingyi said with a faint smile, “At least we should be grateful that not all prodigies have rushed here upon hearing the news.”

“That’s not certain!” Lou Ge said with a smile, “Perhaps some people are lurking in the shadows, waiting to be the oriole.”

“That depends on whether they have the qualifications to be the oriole,” Gu Qingyi replied calmly, “In the past, no matter how we three competed within the sect, it was fine. But this time, since the higher-ups have such high expectations for us, let’s join forces.”

Ling Zhongxiao sneered, “Then you can bring Yan Xuan in!”

“What do you mean by that, Ling Zhongxiao!” Gu Qingyi’s face turned stern as she humphed, “Don’t listen to gossip.”

Seeing the tension between the two, Lou Ge tried to mediate, “Alright, alright, stop arguing. Ling Zhongxiao, speaking of which, where is your sister? If she were here, we would have more assurance.”

Hearing this, Ling Zhongxiao sighed, “You all know my sister. She wouldn’t give face to me, her own brother, let alone the elders in the mansion.”

Upon hearing this, Lou Ge and Gu Qingyi were left speechless. While others might not be aware, the three of them understood clearly. Within the Seven Great Sects, there were always prodigies. They were called prodigies, but in reality, each sect had a few secret figures. And those secret figures were the true prodigies, the seeds.

“Let’s be careful, we’re approaching,” one of them said.

“Sure,” the others nodded.

The three of them stopped their discussion and led the Tianji Mansion disciples deeper into the mountains, taking cautious steps.

Whoosh, whoosh…

However, as everyone climbed over a series of connected peaks and reached the summit, they were met with a gust of wind blowing straight at them. The strong wind stung their cheeks, forcing them to summon their spiritual energy to protect themselves. Looking down, they saw at the foot of the mountain, hundreds of spiritual beasts with fur as stiff as steel needles gathered in this area.

“Blue Ridge Steel-Furred Wolves!” Many people’s faces changed.

The Blue Ridge Steel-Furred Wolf is a top-tier existence among second-stage spiritual beasts, with a peak Yuan Fu realm strength. These beasts are known for their habit of gathering in large groups. Even some third-stage spiritual beasts would only run for their lives when encountering a pack of Blue Ridge Steel-Furred Wolves. But now, there were two to three hundred of these wolves at the foot of the mountain, clearly indicating that this was their den.

“What do we do?” Lou Ge asked.

“What else can we do?” Ling Zhongxiao said helplessly, “We have to fight our way down. The destination is in the valley ahead.”

Lou Ge sighed, “What about the people over there?”

Hearing this, Gu Qingyi adjusted her clothes, looked around, and then raised her voice to speak…