Su Yingxue and Qing Kui led Yang Kai forward while Qing Kui enthusiastically explained the situation of Yin-Yang Heaven to Yang Kai, causing him to nod repeatedly.
A short while later, they arrived in front of an independent pavilion. Inside the pavilion, a female disciple with a clear appearance came out to greet them. It seemed her cultivation was only at the Emperor Realm, so she should be Yin-Yang Heaven’s maidservant.
The maidservant bowed towards Su Yingxue and Qing Kui before gently saying, “Greetings, Elders.”
Su Yingxue nodded slightly before turning to Yang Kai and saying, “There is still half a month until the Dao Exchange Conference officially begins, so you should rest here and conserve your strength. When the time comes, someone will inform you to participate.”
Qing Kui fiercely patted Yang Kai’s shoulder and said, “Junior Brother Yang, it’s all up to you.”
Yang Kai blushed with shame and quickly said, “Senior Sister Su, Senior Brother Qing, I’m afraid you’ve misunderstood. I didn’t come here to participate in the Dao Exchange.”
Su Yingxue and Qing Kui were both stunned.
“What do you mean? Why did you come all the way here if not for participating the Dao Exchange?” Su Yingxue asked with a frown.
Yang Kai sighed, “After all, this matter has something to do with me. Since I know about it, I naturally have to come and see where Senior Sister Qu is right now. Can I see her?”
Su Yingxue stared at him with a look of anger on her face while Qing Kui quickly said, “Junior Sister Qu isn’t in a good position to see anyone right now. Junior Brother Yang, please stay here for now, we can discuss the rest later.”
Saying so, he shot the maid a look.
The maid stretched out her hand, “This way, Sir!”
“We still have some matters to attend to, so we’ll take our leave first. I’ll come back to see you later.” Qing Kui patted Yang Kai’s shoulder and summoned his strength to wrap around Su Yingxue before rushing into the sky.
Yang Kai swallowed the words he was about to say and stared at the disappearing figures of the two people before following the maid into the pavilion to rest.
“He’s already here, yet he says he’s not here to participate in the Dao Exchange Conference!” Su Yingxue was extremely annoyed, “If he doesn’t participate, wouldn’t that be exactly what those families want? In the end, that little girl Qu can only marry a Fifth Order, maybe she’ll even marry an old man!”
Qing Kui chuckled, “You said it yourself, since he is already here, is it up to him whether he participate in this Dao Exchange or not?”
Su Yingxue turned her head vigilantly, “What are you doing?”
Qing Kui innocently replied, “Nothing. Let’s go, we have to report this matter to Master first. Master has been quite anxious these past few days.”
As the two of them spoke, they rushed towards a Spirit Peak.
A moment later, in a palace atop Spirit Peak, two figures descended and entered.
Before they could enter, they heard a furious shout, “Absolutely disgraceful, absolutely shameless! What kind of dog shit is this? These few families dare to play around like this, they simply don’t put my Yin-Yang Heaven in their eyes. I’ll go out and slaughter them all!” Immediately after, a series of noise rang out.
Su Yingxue and Qing Kui exchanged a glance and couldn’t help shrinking their necks. After the noise inside subsided a little, they braced themselves and walked in.
Inside the main hall, many servants were busy packing things up, their faces filled with fear.
In the middle of the hall, a fierce-looking man with a golden crown on his head and a python robe stood with his hands behind his back, his powerful Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage aura recklessly spreading out, causing the servants to tremble.
This person is Yin-Yang Heaven’s Inner Sect Elder, Xu Linggong, as well as Qu Huachang, Su Yingxue, and Qing Kui’s Master.
Qu Huachang took small steps forward, her hands holding a large golden blade that was even taller than her. She walked over to the man, raised the blade high, and shouted, “Master, the blade is here!”
“What are you doing!” Xu Linggong turned his head to look at her.
Qu Huachang blinked her big eyes and said, “Doesn’t Master want to go out and slaughter them all? Go, this disciple will cheer for you from behind!”
“Do you think I don’t dare?” Xu Linggong’s expression became stern as he raised his head, grabbed the large blade in his hand, lifted his robes, and rushed out, “I’ll go now, no one can stop me!”
Qing Kui and Su Yingxue’s faces darkened as they glanced at each other before stepping forward and grabbing Xu Linggong’s arm.
“Master, please calm your anger, we can talk things over calmly.”
“Master, don’t act rashly. If you go out and kill them now, it will be great, but you won’t be able to solve the problem, so why seek trouble for yourself?”
The two of them continued to persuade him.
Xu Linggong seemed to have just noticed the two of them and asked, “Little Girl Su and Little Boy Qing is back?”
Su Yingxue took the opportunity to snatch the golden blade from her Master’s hand and tossed it to Qu Huachang before glaring at her fiercely, causing Qu Huachang to spit out her tongue.
“Master, please sit down and drink some tea to calm your anger!” Qing Kui pulled Xu Linggong to a chair and politely brought over a cup of tea.
Xu Linggong nodded, took a sip of tea, and then threw the teacup to the ground in a fit of anger, “Since you two came back from outside, you must have heard something, right?”
Qing Kui said seriously, “I heard that the Yin-Yang Territory's Domain Gates have all been sealed, and all the Sixth Order Open Heaven cultivators who came to participate in the Dao Exchange Conference, have been expelled. Only Fifth Order cultivators can enter!”
“They’ve gone too far!” Xu Linggong slammed the table loudly, “A mere Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator wants to marry my, Xu Linggong’s, disciple? A toad lusting after a swan’s flesh, don’t you know what kind of trash you are?”
Qu Huachang had a carefree look on her face as she hugged the blade and smiled, “Fifth Order it is then, when I bring that person to see Master, won’t Master just find an excuse to cut him down? Disciple being a widow isn’t a bad idea…”
Hearing this, Xu Linggong’s eyes lit up as he turned to look at Qu Huachang with a radiant smile, “Little girl, you’re smart enough to come up with such a devious idea.”
Qu Huachang replied, “It’s all thanks to Master’s guidance.”
Xu Linggong laughed loudly and proudly said, “That’s right, that’s right, the disciples that I, Xu Linggong, have taught are all good.”
Qing Kui and Su Yingxue both helplessly held their foreheads while Su Yingxue glared at Qu Huachang and said, “Master is causing trouble, you also join in! When the time comes, if you really marry a Fifth Order from the Cave Heaven Paradise, you’ll be crying.”
Qu Huachang snorted lightly, “It’s not certain who will cry.”
Su Yingxue slowly shook her head and looked towards Xu Linggong, “Master, why did this matter become so serious? For so many years, there have been many conflicts between the various Cave Heaven Paradise, but it’s not like there were no deaths or injuries. What Cave Heaven Paradise Disciples are not allowed to kill each other? Although this is a rule passed down since ancient times, it has been countless years, so why did little Qu suffer such punishment?”
Xu Linggong sighed when he heard this, “There are indeed open and hidden conflicts between the various Cave Heaven Paradise. Occasionally, there will be some casualties, but after all, those conflicts are only internal strife between the Cave Heaven Paradise. Your Junior Sister Qu’s matter this time is because of an outsider, not to mention that little brat also intends to achieve High Rank Open Heaven directly, which is a taboo.”
Qing Kui and Su Yingxue both frowned slightly. With their status and strength, they were able to understand some secrets unknown to outsiders. Thinking back to the bloody storm countless years ago, they vaguely understood why this matter was so serious.
The various Cave Heaven Paradise were expressing their standpoints. As long as someone dared to attempt to break through to the High Rank Open Heaven directly, they would not tolerate it. This matter could also be used as a warning to future generations.
If such a thing happened again in the future, the disciples of the Cave Heaven Paradise would be able to understand their position.
“If that wasn’t the case, my Yin-Yang Heaven is one of the 36 Cave Heaven after all, how could it not be able to withstand such a trivial pressure? It’s just that… your Junior Sister Qu suffered!” Xu Linggong sighed.
Suddenly, a look of anger appeared on his face, “However, those clans are too despicable and shameless. They don’t want a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator to marry into my Yin-Yang Heaven and actually use such despicable methods!”
Qing Kui and Su Yingxue glanced at each other before the former said, “Master, there may be a way to resolve this matter.”
Xu Linggong turned his head and asked, “How?”
Qing Kui said, “The one who started this problem should be the one to solve it. Who is responsible for this?”
Xu Linggong was slightly startled, “You mean that Yang Kai?” He angrily said, “Talking about this boy makes me angry. Don’t let this old master see him, if I see him, I’ll chop him to death! It’s this bastard who ruined Qu Ling’s marriage!”
“That… Master!” Qing Kui hesitated.
Xu Linggong glanced over, “If you have something to say, say it!”
“I won’t hide it from Master, Yang Kai has already arrived at Yin-Yang Heaven and is currently resting in the Lookout Pavilion,” Qing Kui said awkwardly.
Xu Linggong was stunned for a moment before standing up and shouting, “I’ll chop him to death right now!” He raised his hand to pull out his golden blade, but Qu Huachang held onto it tightly, shaking her head repeatedly.
“Let go!” Xu Linggong shouted angrily.
“No!” Qu Huachang shook her head vigorously.
“Little girl, are you trying to rebel?” Xu Linggong was furious.
“If Master wants to cut him down, then cut me down first!”
Qu Huachang stretched out her slender neck and offered her head to Xu Linggong, but Xu Linggong pushed her away.
“Why should I chop you up? I’ll only chop him up! This little brat, he still have the face to come to my Yin-Yang Heaven? He really don’t want to walk the road to heaven, and instead want to walk through the gates of hell. Today will be his death anniversary next year!”
It was noisy and chaotic.
Qing Kui and Su Yingxue quickly stepped forward to persuade Xu Linggong to sit back down. Both of them were covered in cold sweat and felt exhausted.
“Master, the truth is that Yang Kai is not a Fifth Order, but a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage master,” Qing Kui quickly reported, afraid that if he was too late, something unexpected would happen. [Hoogsway]
“So what if he’s a Sixth Order? I’m a Seventh Order, wouldn’t killing a Sixth Order be a piece of cake?” Xu Linggong said angrily.
Qu Huachang, on the other hand, was shocked, “Impossible, I saw Junior Brother Yang break through to the Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage with my own eyes. He was indeed refining a Fifth Order Yin Element, how could he be a Sixth Order?”
Qing Kui replied, “I don’t know about that, but I personally tested him and confirmed that he is indeed a Sixth Order master.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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