Chapter Thirty-Six: Masters as Numerous as Clouds

  Home!

  A single word ignited the anger and hatred that had been accumulating in Chen's heart for many years.

  At the age of four, the scene where thirteen Huangting Taoist priests from the Su family tore up the marriage contract between Miss Su and themselves in front of everyone in Songyancheng is still vivid.

  He also remembered the heartless and cold ridicule and mockery of those Huang Ting Taoist priests from the Su family.

  He also remembered the pain and despair on his grandfather's aged face when he saw a marriage certificate being torn into pieces and flying all over the sky.

  Three months ago, Grandfather was brutally killed outside the city gate. The recording token that Brother Chen Xiao took out led him to deduce that the killer who assassinated Grandfather might be someone from the Li family, but the true culprit behind the scenes is absolutely the Su family.

  Chen Xiao didn't know the reason behind it, but he knew that his grandfather had died at the hands of the Su family, and this was enough!

  "What's wrong?" Du Qingxi keenly sensed that Chen Yao's breath had become agitated.

  Chen Yu took a deep breath and woke up from that overwhelming hatred, shaking his head.

  Roar!

  The sky had just cracked dawn, rows of fish-scale clouds floated in the vast expanse, and in that distant place, accompanied by a clear and long crane cry, the cloud fog seemed to be scattered by a sharp cone, a head of extraordinary white crane flapped its wings with an extremely fast speed, breaking through the clouds.

  Splash!

  In the blink of an eye, a snow-white crane appeared in the sky above everyone's heads, flapping its wings and crying out clearly.

  Everyone's gaze was focused on the White Crane at the first moment, where a black-veiled girl with an unparalleled beauty stood with her hands behind her back, her hair like clouds, her demeanor elegant and refined, and the air of nobility that seemed to defy the wind made many people secretly admire her.

  "Hmm, Duanmu, your Su'niang has also arrived." Song Lin lay on the ground, lazily opening his eyes and glancing at the girl riding on the white crane, muttering softly to himself.

  He glanced at Du Qingxi beside him, his mouth twitching with anger, and growled in a low voice: "What's the meaning of 'my Su Niang', does Su Jiao have any relation to me?"

  Song Lin pouted, just about to say something, when Duanmu Ze covered his mouth with his hand and smiled awkwardly at Du Qingxi beside him, saying, "This guy is talking nonsense again."

  Du Qingxi didn't respond to Duanmu Ze's explanation, and under the black veil, her delicate face had a pair of deep, starry eyes that were always looking at Chen Yao, with slightly furrowed eyebrows, as if she was thinking deeply.

  At this time, Chen Yao lowered his head, making it impossible to see his expression. However, under Du Qingxi's close gaze, he still discovered that his body had a slight tremble, as if suppressing the intense emotions in his heart.

  "As soon as Su Jiao appeared, his mind became unusually disordered. Could it be... that the person Chen Ting was engaged to back then was undoubtedly Su Jiao!"

  Du Qingxi's mind flashed with inspiration, recalling the various rumors about Chen Tang in Songyancheng. He finally understood what was going on and couldn't help but let out a faint sigh. Being jilted by the Su family in front of everyone, this blow perhaps still lingered in his heart to this day?

  "She is the eldest daughter of the Longyuan Su family!"

  "Ah, so she's the Su Jiao who's known as one of the Dragon Abyss' twin geniuses? No wonder she looks so beautiful."

  "Hmph, is it just being pretty? Su maiden's cultivation is also extremely impressive, otherwise how could she stand out in the Dragon Spring City where experts are as common as clouds and win the title of Double Pride of Dragon Spring?"

  ……

  At this time, the crowd on the shore of Lingkong Lake all recognized Su Jiao's identity, and the voices of discussion were not lacking in surprise, admiration, and adoration.

  In mid-air, Su Jiao's expression was calm and serene, as if she hadn't sensed the eager intentions of the crowd below her, but instead cast her gaze into the distance.

  Gradually, everyone was attracted by her movements, and their gazes all looked in the same direction.

  "Haha, I've kept Su Niang waiting for a long time!"

  A moment later, in the depths of that cloudy sky, accompanied by a burst of laughter like thunder, a blood-red light flashed forth, a powerful and fierce aura instantly filling the space between heaven and earth.

  Feeling this powerful and unbridled momentum, everyone's heart skipped a beat, their faces filled with shock and uncertainty.

  Suddenly, a figure emerged in a flash of blood light. It was only then that the crowd saw the newcomer's appearance clearly. The man wore a black robe with gold embroidery, had a wide mouth and nose, and his thick long hair scattered over his shoulders. Under his feet was a long sword as red as fresh blood. A fierce and untamed aura rose to the sky, openly declaring his own strength to the crowd without any concealment.

  "Red Lotus Blood Spirit Sword! He is Xiao Jianmo Cang Ting, the sword repair genius from Longyuan City's Cang Family!"

  Someone shouted out, instantly causing a commotion in the crowd, looking up at the black-robed figure treading on a blood-colored long sword in mid-air, with eyes full of awe and reverence.

  This man's body has an extremely strong killing aura, obviously having gone through countless bloody battles!

  Chen Xiao, lost in thought, was also startled awake. He lifted his head and gazed at the black-robed youth hovering in mid-air, his powerful soul allowing him to see more than others did.

  "Hmm, Duanmu's old rival has also arrived. If you don't make a move soon, Su Niang will be snatched away by someone else."

  The lazy voice came out of Song Lin's mouth again, and Du Mu Ze's forehead jumped with blue veins, gritting his teeth and saying: "I'll say it again, she's not my Su Niang, I like..."

  Just as the two words "Qing Xi" were about to leave his lips, Tanaka suddenly saw that Du Qingxi's gaze was coldly staring over at him. His heart skipped a beat and the words that had reached his lips were swallowed back down into his belly, leaving him looking flustered and embarrassed.

  Chen Xiao didn't respond to them, his attention had already been drawn to the distant murmurs.

  "It's strange, why have so many Zi Fu cultivators come today? This Nan Man Ming domain can only be entered by those with Xian Tian realm or lower cultivation."

  "It's really strange, this year's Nanman Mingyu trial, not only are there many Zifu cultivators, but also half of the participants are foreign cultivators, such a grand scene is unprecedented in the past!"

  "Cut, what's so strange, the Purple Mansion cultivator only needs a single Sealing Origin Pill to lower their cultivation by one realm, keeping it at the level of Pre-Heavenly Perfection, and entering the Southern Barbarian Dark Domain is also effortless."

  "Impossible! If they were to join in, wouldn't we cultivators of the Innate Realm be unable to even get a single Spirit Pearl?"

  "Don't worry, these Zifu cultivators are all from prominent backgrounds. With their status, they wouldn't bother with these Shā zhū (killing beads). Their goal is definitely that Sword Immortal's cave mansion that has been making a big stir, or if not, it must be for something else. In any case, it's definitely not for the killing beads."

  ……

  "No wonder Du Qingxi and the other two came here. It turns out that they have something similar to the Fenyuan Dan, which can lower their own realm to the prenatal realm."

  Chen Xiao was still puzzled by this matter, but when he heard the discussions around him, he suddenly realized and furrowed his brow, "However, what's going on with that Sword Immortal's cave mansion?"

  What made Chen Ting even more shocked was that among the people he saw now, there were Du Qingxi, Duanmu Ze, Song Lin, Su Jiao and Cang Ting, five young leaders from Longyuan City, with backgrounds stronger than one another. Then, how many powerful and terrifying strongmen were hiding in the dark?

  "Brother Cang, let's go down and wait too. The Southern Barbarian's Dark Domain will probably appear in about a minute." In mid-air, Su Jiao nodded slightly to Cang Ting, her calm and peaceful gaze swept downwards, and soon she found her target, put away the White Crane, and descended downwards with a flutter.

  "Obedience is better than respect." Cang Lin chuckled and also put away the Hong Lian Blood Spirit Sword, flying down towards the lower realm.

  Two men, one with a calm and gentle temperament, the other with an arrogant and unrestrained demeanor, their cultivation and status were extremely astonishing. As soon as they landed, the crowd instinctively made way for them to pass through.

  "Endwood brother, Song brother, I didn't expect you two to be here as well."

  Su Jiao ignored the affectionate gazes cast upon her from all directions and walked straight to where Chen Yu and the others were, only stopping when she reached them, then smiled sweetly.

  "Sister Su has also arrived, hasn't she?"

  Du Mu Ze stood up, smiled and said. He was wearing a white outfit, and his handsome face made him look even more elegant when he spoke, his demeanor had indeed reached the point of being impeccable.

  Compared with Cang Bin beside Su Jiao, the two have distinct personalities and appearances, but both exude a strong sense of confidence, making it hard to tell who is superior.

  "Hmm, good nap, you guys chat." Song Lin remained unmoved, still lying on the ground like a lazy dog, mumbling a sentence with his mouth, and then he fell asleep again, snoring loudly.

  Compared with Duanmu Ze and Cang Lin, Song Lin is so lazy that he doesn't seem to be from the Song family, one of the six major families in Longyuan City!

  Su Jiao smiled lightly and turned her head to look at Du Qingxi, who was veiled in black: "Sister Qingxi, are you also here for the Sword Immortal's Cave Mansion?"

  "What do you think?"

  In the clear and icy voice, Du Qingxi reached out to remove the black veil covering her head, revealing that stunningly beautiful face, with starry eyes like water, cherry lips red and moist, a melon-seed-shaped face as lovely as a lotus flower emerging from the water, elegant and captivating.

  As soon as everyone around saw Du Qingxi's appearance, they were all stunned and deeply shocked.

  "It must be, otherwise why would Qingxi sister stay in the small Songyancheng for so long?" Su Jiao smiled lightly: "However, there is only one Jianxian Cave Mansion, and to get it, I will not make concessions."

  "In that case, let's settle the outcome in the Nanyuan Ming Domain." Du Qingxi replied extremely concisely, her voice cold and calm as usual, with a hint of ruthless decisiveness.

  "I think so too."

  Su Jiao smiled and replied with a sentence, then turned her gaze to one side. There, Chen Tang was sitting cross-legged.

  As Su Jiao and Cang Ting appeared, the people around had already cast their eyes on this side. Duanmu Ze had arrived early, and everyone had already known his identity. As Su Jiao called out Du Qingxi's name and saw Du Qingxi's elegant and refined face, most people had already guessed that she was the heavenly proud daughter of the Du family from Longyuan City, and the one who, together with Su Jiao, was known as the Dragon Spring Twin Proud, Du Qingxi!

  As for Song Lin, just by hearing the surname, it can be known that this lazy and sleepy guy must also come from the Song family, one of the six major families in Longyuan City.

  Su family, Cang family, Duanmu family, Du family, Song family... Five young men and women, each from one of the six major families in Longyuan City, and all are the most promising young talents in their respective families. Such a luxurious lineup, where can ordinary people usually see it?

  So at this moment, Su Jiao cast her gaze towards Chen Yu, and the crowd present couldn't help but speculate in their hearts: Who is this guy? Is he from one of the six major families, the Fang family's young master, that can mix with these five young people with deep backgrounds and high cultivation?

  At this moment, Chen Tang, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, had undoubtedly become the focus of everyone's attention.