Volume 5 Chapter 98
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Volume 5 Chapter 98: Unusual People and Events, Trouble Anew (Part 2)
"That man had given a lot of money to a friend of mine to help find out information about you, Sir Xu. That friend knew you often came here for tea, so he asked me about it. Since it involves a senior, I didn’t dare to say much but instead asked about that strong man’s situation…"
Upon hearing the shopkeeper’s words, Xu Qingfan was even more surprised. He hadn’t expected that this strong man would be looking for information about him. Could he be a spy from a hostile force?
Just as he thought of this, Xu Qingfan shook his head in denial. First of all, based on his previous detection, the strong man showed no trace of the Spirit Qi that a cultivator should have. Moreover, the way the strong man was asking for information was certainly a method used by ordinary people, and although Xu Qingfan had offended many people over the years, no opposing force would send an ordinary person to investigate him.
Furthermore, those who opposed Xu Qingfan would not be able to gather any information even if they sent an ordinary person.
If this strong man was just curious about the cultivator, it shouldn’t have been that way. Although Xu Qingfan’s name has become well-known in the cultivation world over the years, he has little fame among ordinary people. In any case, this strong man should not have specifically asked about him.
Thinking of this, along with the lifelike imitation of six powerful magic weapons of the cultivation world that the strong man had behind him, and the fact that he could keenly sense Xu Qingfan’s watchful gaze as an ordinary person, made Xu Qingfan feel even more that something unusual was happening.
Could it be that this strong man knows something mysterious about himself that he does not know?
With this thought in mind, Xu Qingfan no longer felt like sitting there quietly enjoying his tea. After finishing the tea in his cup, and despite the innkeeper’s insistence to refuse payment, he still paid the money and quickly walked towards the location that his Divine Sense had locked onto.
According to Xu Qingfan’s investigation, the strong man had already stopped three hundred miles west of Ronghua Mountain, though the reason was unknown.
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Zhan Tianxing, one of the elders of the "Five Elements Sect," is among the top in strength, and he leads the team from the "Five Elements Sect" that carries out orders from the Righteous Alliance. With his skills and experience, the "Five Elements Sect" team has performed excellently in the Righteous Alliance over the years, and their losses have been the smallest during the more than ten years since the disaster began.
After Xu Qingfan’s team had cleared out the "Beast Madness cultivators" near the bustling Middle-earth on the edge of the Southern Wasteland, the number of "Beast Madness cultivators" in the southern part of Middle-earth had become very rare. However, to be cautious, the Righteous Alliance still sent the "Five Elements Sect" team, led by Zhan Tianxing, to continue checking the western regions of bustling Middle-earth.
Although Zhan Tianxing felt dissatisfied with a task that clearly supported Xu Qingfan’s team, he still carried it out meticulously. After inspecting the entire southern land of bustling Middle-earth and eliminating all remaining "Beast Madness cultivators," Zhan Tianxing led the "Five Elements Sect" team deeper into the Southern Wasteland, fearing that more "Beast Madness cultivators" might escape into the Southern Wasteland.
Zhan Tianxing was a very cautious person. Although he knew that there probably wouldn’t be a large number of "Beast Madness cultivators" in the Southern Wasteland, he still had all the members of his team stay together, searching slowly and carefully. This way, even though their progress was slow, it was safer. If any unexpected event occurred, no individual team member would be in danger. After all, Xu Qingfan’s team had faced significant losses in this area over the years despite their earlier successes.
After a month of slow searching, Zhan Tianxing and his companions finally reached the depths of the Southern Wasteland. They encountered fewer and fewer "Beast Madness cultivators," and in the past seven days, they hadn’t met any at all.
"Martial Uncle, I think the Southern Wasteland must be clear now. Shouldn’t we end our mission?"
A young man with a strong appearance suggested to Zhan Tianxing. In recent years, many talented young people had emerged from the major sects, and this young man seemed to have a position in the team just below Zhan Tianxing, clearly one of them.
After hearing the young man’s words, Zhan Tianxing thought for a moment, looked toward the southern part of the Southern Wasteland again, and finally nodded, saying, "Alright, let’s…"
But just as Zhan Tianxing was speaking, he suddenly stopped. His expression changed drastically as he quickly turned his head to look again in the direction he had just been watching.
Soon, the other members of the team also changed their expressions, looking toward the distant horizon like the elder, still finding nothing.
However, gradually, a wave of vibrations and rumbling sounds began to come from the south of the Southern Wasteland. In just a moment, the shaking became very noticeable, as the ground began to tremble for some unknown reason. As the ground shook, the air also began to ripple.
The previously faint rumbling gradually became louder, and soon it was deafening, like thousands of horses were thundering past them.
The shaking, the roaring, felt as if the sky was falling and the end of the world had come.
Amid the shaking, the Spirit Qi of the five elements became chaotic. Although everyone wanted to investigate, even their Divine Sense couldn’t be used in the disordered Spirit Qi, making the intensity of the shaking clear.
While they still did not know the cause of the shaking and roaring, for some reason, being in the midst of this disturbance made the once fearless advanced cultivators feel a surge of panic, as if they instinctively sensed something terrifying was about to happen.
The young man looked around and found that everyone in the team had pale faces, believing that he looked the same.
As the shaking and roaring grew louder, a black line suddenly appeared in the distance to the south of the Southern Wasteland, racing toward the group, growing larger before their eyes. Above the black line was a mass of dark clouds, which despite being far away, still conveyed a sense of overwhelming power.
Finally, the black line on the ground and the dark clouds in the sky became clearer, and moments later, everyone finally saw the true nature of the black line and black clouds, hearing gasps of breath and seeing their already pale faces turn even whiter.
Demon beasts! Endless demon beasts!
As the black line became clearer, rows of demon beasts charged toward the group, with an unending number behind them, their width and length unknown.
Above the black line, the massive dark clouds were filled with countless flying demon beasts. Though not as fast as those on the ground, together they still blocked out the sunlight for a hundred miles around.
Moreover, not only that, but the golden-haired lion king, the giant python, and the blue beast… countless high-level demon beasts that were only heard of, mixed among many demon beasts, and among them, the two or three most striking demon beasts were indeed the legendary heavenly level demon beasts.
Finally, Zhan Tianxing, who was in a daze, managed to snap back to reality.
"Hurry… run!"
Hearing Zhan Tianxing’s desperate shout, the other cultivators finally reacted and quickly flew north, not daring to hold back at all.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
Those flying demon beasts had already noticed the cultivators. Seeing them trying to escape, they suddenly picked up speed and flew quickly towards the people of the Five Elements Sect. In a very short time, they blocked their way, some intercepting and some attacking, and cries of horror rang out one after another. Although Zhan Tianxing rushed here and there, he still couldn’t save anyone. Each demon beast was stronger than the Condensed Core Stage, and there were hundreds of such demon beasts surrounding the people of the Five Elements Sect!
Those who were lucky enough to survive lost their last chance to escape.
Next, a massive wave of demon beasts rushed past the battlefield. Amid the roar, even the cries of horror could not be heard.
After the herd passed, the cultivators of the "Five Elements Sect," who were once facing the flying demon beasts, disappeared without a trace, not knowing if they had fallen into the stomachs of those demon beasts, as not even their bones were left behind.
After finishing all this, the group of demon beasts did not stop at all and continued to charge northward, heading towards the bustling Middle-earth!
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When Xu Qingfan arrived at the spot where the strong man with the sword on his back was, he finally understood why he had stopped.
After a while, a gap in the magical array outside "Ronghua Mountain" would open, allowing those ordinary people to enter and exit. This could protect the ordinary people during the disaster and also help with trade among them, since the area near "Ronghua Mountain" was very small and many essential goods were in short supply.
That day was the time when the magical array opened, and the strong man with the sword on his back was quietly waiting in front of the array, seemingly ready to leave the protection of "Ronghua Mountain."
Finally, the array opened a gap, and many refugees who had been waiting outside rushed in. Once all the refugees entered, the strong man followed the others who were going out.
Xu Qingfan hesitated for a moment but did not plan to startle anyone just yet. He quietly followed the strong man and also left the protective area of "Ronghua Mountain."
