Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 163 - 161: Where Is He?
He immediately thought of Song Yuanhao!
Of all the people he knew, the only one surnamed Song was Song Yuanhao!
Xu Yang kept his composure, his face full of suspicion and surprise: "Senior, why must we be wary of someone surnamed Song?"
Fang Xuanjiu shook his head with a bitter smile. "I don’t know, either!"
"What?"
Xu Yang was utterly stunned.
If even Fang Xuanjiu didn’t know, why did he say that?
Wait!
Xu Yang’s eye twitched. Fang Xuanjiu shouldn’t be one to lie. With only a final wisp of consciousness left, he had nothing to hide!
If even he was unaware, it could only mean that the matter of Song was tied to some terrible secret, something with enormous consequences!
Xu Yang’s scalp tingled—what kind of person was Fang Xuanjiu?
Sect Leader of the Cyan Gang Sect, once the overlord of the Northern Territory!
It’s no exaggeration to say that in all of Daqian, he was one of the rarest of existences—even Jian Chuan couldn’t compare!
Perhaps his strength wasn’t unparalleled, but what he knew far surpassed others!
"Senior, does the one surnamed Song have anything to do with the downfall of Cyan Gang Sect?" Xu Yang cautiously probed.
"No connection to that, but here, they’ve set up something terrifying!" Fang Xuanjiu gave Xu Yang a deep look.
"That’s all I know!"
Xu Yang’s expression shifted slightly. "Senior, you don’t even know what they’ve left behind here?"
Fang Xuanjiu shook his head!
Hiss!
Xu Yang couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.
Could it have something to do with Song Yuanhao?
He couldn’t help but recall their first encounter—Song Yuanhao, courteous and humble, born with extraordinary talent. Just from the Golden Crow Sun Swallowing Elixir he practiced, one could catch a glimpse—he was far from ordinary!
And as the eldest son of the Celestial Travelers’ Commerce Association, yet not a trace of arrogance or conceit could be seen in him!
Compared to Zheng Ming, Chen Chong, Zheng Qi, and the others, he was worlds apart!
He was no simple man!
But Xu Yang still couldn’t be sure!
In any case, from now on, he’d have to be extra cautious when dealing with Song Yuanhao!
"Thank you for the warning, Senior!" Xu Yang gradually set aside his distracting thoughts.
Fang Xuanjiu waved his hand then vanished into thin air.
Xu Yang sat cross-legged, steadying his foundation as he took out some Silver Mist Stone Essence to cultivate.
Seven days flashed by in the blink of an eye.
That day, Fang Xuanjiu appeared again.
"Get ready!"
Xu Yang’s expression turned solemn. "Senior, could I trouble you to pass along a message to some people for me?"
"I can."
"..."
A few dozen breaths later.
Fang Xuanjiu had already disappeared from the hall.
The palace began to turn illusory and transparent at a speed visible to the naked eye!
At the end, Xu Yang could even clearly see crowds of martial artists on the mountain below.
Suddenly.
A thunderous boom echoed across the entire secret realm like blasting thunder!
Immediately after, cracks began to appear in all directions, spreading rapidly. Wherever they passed, space spasmed, gradually disintegrating and collapsing!
A terrifying storm erupted before their eyes!
Above the cloud layer, another palace began to collapse as well!
"No—something’s wrong! The secret realm is collapsing."
"What happened?"
"Run!"
"The exit is here, hurry hurry hurry!"
"Where’s Mr. Xu?"
"Forget about him. He has the Cyan Gang Sect’s token; he’s safer than us!"
...
Everyone dashed to escape, crazed like madmen.
The original black-hole entrance was now forcibly stretched dozens of times bigger, spanning half the secret realm.
Powerhouses of the Myriad Phenomena Realm burst out battered and disheveled. Seeing the collapsing secret realm, their faces all changed drastically. Without caring for anything else, they began retreating, gathering their clansmen and followers!
For a moment, it was like a tidal swarm of insects passing through!
Thousands came!
But when they left, almost half had perished!
It might not seem like a lot, but you had to know—those who entered were no ordinary martial artists!
They were either the elites of powerful clans or peerless geniuses!
This was far from an ordinary power’s trial!
So many died—that says it all!
Martial artists swarmed out of the twisted black hole in dense crowds.
Zheng Qi and Chen Chong suddenly exchanged a glance, killing intent flashing in their eyes as they turned back to stare fixedly at the opening.
The martial artists from Wuhou Hall and King Beixuan’s palace who emerged first gathered quickly together as well.
Soon after.
A group of people rushed out.
They were Jian Chuan, Liou Yunfeng, Meng Ziqiu, and the rest!
At that moment.
In the center of their group, one person instantly drew Zheng Qi and the others’ eyes!
It was Xu Yang!
"Go!"
Jian Chuan gave a low shout, not pausing for a moment.
The Zhang Family also followed closely.
"Stop them!"
"Leave Xu Yang behind for me!"
Zheng Qi roared, shooting skyward.
Dozens of people surged forward!
Gon Lang, Chen Tai’e, and Zheng Yiming from King Beixuan’s forces all crossed the air at once.
"Jian Chuan, hand Xu Yang over!"
"Today, he must die!"
"Wuhou Hall, King Beixuan’s Palace—how dare you!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
A thunderous bellow shook the skies.
Tuoba Hongyu’s icy face clouded further as she issued a command.
Tuoba Zhan, the Blood Marquis Puppet, and other Barbarian powerhouses charged in at once!
Her eyes were full of murderous intent, completely unrestrained!
At this moment.
Countless people who’d just escaped were all stunned.
For a while, no one even cared about the collapsing secret realm—their attention was wholly on the chaotic spectacle before them!
Wuhou Hall and King Beixuan’s Palace’s determination to kill Xu Yang was intense!
Back in Beixuan City, this battle didn’t erupt only because the treasure hadn’t been revealed yet!
But now, the treasure was claimed, the secret realm was collapsing—there was no avoiding it!
Liou Yunfeng’s eyes shone with a sharp gleam. He sneered, "Kill Chen Tai’e first!"
This was Xu Yang’s command!
If nothing else, Chen Tai’e of the Chen Family had to die first!
Whoosh!
The crowd abruptly stopped and charged straight at him.
Rumble!!
The two sides immediately clashed in a ferocious melee!
The Zhu Family hesitated for a moment. The Grand Elder cursed under his breath and joined the fray, but sided with Wuhou Hall!
There was no choice—even if the Zhu Family didn’t want to get involved, they couldn’t escape Wuhou Hall!
They could only follow this path to the very end!
The Bai Family’s Grand Elder looked conflicted—after all, the Bai Family still needed to survive in the Central State!
"Grand Elder, act now!"
"Adding flowers to brocade is nothing compared to sending charcoal in a snowstorm!" Bai Jingxue said decisively.
The Bai Family’s Grand Elder paused for half a heartbeat, then shot Bai Jingxue a deep look and nodded slightly.
In no time, the battle grew fierce.
With the backdrop of the collapsing secret realm, even the mountain range trembled, tens of thousands of feet shattering under terrifying aftershocks!
Meanwhile, below, amid the chaos, many began launching sneak attacks!
Sneak attacks for treasure!
The edge of the Barbaric Mountain Range had now become complete bedlam!
Those with enmity—and even strangers—almost all began killing each other!
How could anyone let such an opportunity slip by?
"Liou Yunfeng, don’t be so stubborn!"
"Hand Xu Yang over!"
Gon Lang roared!
"Alright!"
Liou Yunfeng agreed abruptly, grabbing Xu Yang and throwing him out.
Everyone froze in shock at the sight!
"Mr. Liou, you..." Zhang Yuanshan was dumbfounded.
The others were even more stunned!
Gon Lang’s eyes flashed with astonishment!
But Zheng Qi, Chen Chong, and the rest were wild with joy. Without hesitation, they lunged forward.
Just then, Gon Lang’s face changed drastically: "Chen Tai’e, wa—"
He hadn’t even finished saying "watch out" when Chen Tai’e screamed in agony.
Two shadows, one on either side, struck him in a blink, blowing him apart on the spot!
"It’s a fake!!"
Meng Ziqiu grinned at Chen Tai’e.
Chen Tai’e’s eyes went wide as he spat out a mouthful of blood, unwilling, consciousness fading into darkness!
On the other side, it was Jian Chuan!
Only with Jian Chuan’s help, together with Meng Ziqiu, could they have killed Chen Tai’e in an instant!
Meanwhile, under the joint attack of Chen Chong and Zheng Qi, Xu Yang could not resist in the slightest—he exploded instantly, meeting Chen Tai’e’s same fate!
Yet there wasn’t a hint of joy on his face; instead, he turned angry and twisted with rage.
"This is a puppet!"
"He’s not Xu Yang!"
"Damn it!"
Chen Chong even went mad.
Chen Tai’e was dead!
But Xu Yang turned out to be a fake!
That was even worse than killing him!
"Where is Xu Yang?"
Gon Lang stared fixedly at Liou Yunfeng!
