Urban Undying Lord-Chapter 1449 - 1468: The Great Chaos Begins
"Daoist Ye, this Sect Leader doesn’t want to hear any nonsense. What exactly are you trying to say?" the Tongming Sect Leader said with a hint of anger.
"Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron!"
These simple four words came out from Ye Xuan’s mouth, but they felt as weighty as the ancient Heavenly Vault, causing the Tongming Sect Leader to suddenly catch his breath, his pale eyes turning crimson.
Silence, eerie silence!
This atmosphere of silence persisted for a dozen more breaths, pressing down with a suffocating intensity.
"Daoist, do you take me for a three-year-old child to be so easily deceived?"
Suddenly, the Tongming Sect Leader broke the oppressive atmosphere, coldly roaring at Ye Xuan, with a dark radiance surging around him as if he was about to strike at Ye Xuan.
"I advise you not to put on airs. Your scare tactics may work on others, but they have no effect on me. If you truly wish to know the whereabouts of the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron, then let us have a proper discussion," Ye Xuan said coolly.
Huff!
A breath of turbid air escaped from the Tongming Sect Leader’s mouth, indicating he had calmed down. Evidently, his earlier emotional outburst was merely a tactic to probe Ye Xuan.
"Daoist Ye, words alone hold no weight. You claim to know the whereabouts of the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron and expect me to believe you. Isn’t that laughable?"
The Tongming Sect Leader spoke in a deep voice. However, if one listened closely, they would notice a slight tremor in his words, indicating his inner turmoil.
"Take a look at this."
Without any further words, Ye Xuan directly took out the fragmented scroll given to him by Cang Huaimie and casually tossed it to the Tongming Sect Leader, who quickly caught and started perusing it.
As time ticked by, the Tongming Sect Leader examined it with utmost scrutiny, reading almost word by word, while Ye Xuan observed his expressions, ready to depart immediately if the Tongming Sect Leader made a move due to space-time power enveloping his body.
There were now only two possibilities: either the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron was indeed in the Tongming Sect, and to prevent this secret from leaking, the Sect Leader would pay any price to keep Ye Xuan and eradicate him.
The second possibility was that the Cauldron was not in the Tongming Sect, thus posing no danger to Ye Xuan.
But regardless of the outcome, Ye Xuan had achieved his aim and remained calm, continuously observing the Sect Leader’s reactions.
No matter how deep a person’s scheming is, they eventually slip up. At this moment, Ye Xuan was convinced that the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron was not in the Tongming Sect’s possession, as the Sect Leader’s eyes revealed extreme greed and fervor, indicating that the news of the Cauldron had incited his ambition and avarice.
Slam!
An hour later, the Tongming Sect Leader closed the fragmented scroll, not returning it to Ye Xuan, but carefully keeping it instead.
"Daoist, are you joking? There’s nothing in this scroll that records the location of the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron. Giving me something like this is just a joke, isn’t it?"
"Furthermore, it’s merely a fragmented scroll. Whether the contents are genuine is uncertain. Expecting the Tongming Sect to spare the Heavenly Court seems like a delusion," the Tongming Sect Leader said coldly.
"Heh!"
Ye Xuan laughed, a deeply sarcastic laugh, as he looked at the Tongming Sect Leader with eyes full of mockery.
"Tongming, you and I are both smart people. There’s no need to put on a facade. If this scroll was truly fake, why would you spend a full hour going through it?"
The Tongming Sect Leader did not respond, but his gaze flickered, occasionally revealing a sinister murderous intent as if weighing a particular decision.
"Don’t think about silencing me. I warned you before, you cannot kill me. If I share the information about the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron with the other two sects, you might lose the advantage, Daoist Tongming," Ye Xuan said, confidently posturing that he had the Sect Leader in a bind.
"Hahaha."
Suddenly, the Tongming Sect Leader burst into laughter and said, "Daoist Ye, don’t misunderstand. I was merely testing you, not genuinely contemplating murder. But you sharing such a significant secret with me—I’m genuinely puzzled."
"Do you believe me now?" Ye Xuan said calmly.
"Of course, I believe you!"
The Tongming Sect Leader nodded solemnly. At this point, there was no need to pretend with Ye Xuan; straightforwardness was the best approach.
"Honestly, Daoist Ye, without seeing this scroll in your hands today, I was already suspecting that a Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron was in the Northern Territory. Receiving this scroll from you confirms that the Cauldron resides with one of the other two sects," the Tongming Sect Leader said gravely.
"What makes you say that?" Ye Xuan asked, feigning confusion.
"Let me explain clearly..." As the Tongming Sect Leader began to speak, a long-hidden story was revealed to Ye Xuan.
It turned out that during the onset of the Tenth Epoch, a dazzling divine item had fallen beyond the Northern Territory. The Three Religions had once sought this item together.
Unfortunately, they did not find the divine item, and the matter was left unresolved.
However, the Tongming Sect excelled at gathering intelligence. Through continuous analysis and deduction, they found that the aura and shape of this divine item were very similar to the legendary Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron.
Hence, over the years, every generation of the Tongming Sect Leader secretly dispatched people to search for clues about this divine item in the Northern Territory, though no traces were ever found.
This secret was passed down through generations, and the present Tongming Sect Leader never gave up.
Moreover, the fragmented scroll Ye Xuan provided was crafted from Cold Origin Stone, the primary material for forging Divine Weapons. Throughout the Beichen Star Domain, such materials have always been controlled by the Three Religions in the Northern Territory, making external acquisition impossible.
Therefore, the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron must reside within one of the Three Religions.
Now, having received this information, the Tongming Sect Leader excluded the Tongming Sect from suspicion, deducing that the Cauldron must be within either the Beiming Sect or the Heavenly Maiden Sect, necessitating thorough investigation.
"Daoist Ye, from now on, you will be a friend of the Tongming Sect, and the Heavenly Court shall become the fourth Great Sect in the Northern Territory. I assure you, from now on, our two sects will support and cooperate with each other," the Tongming Sect Leader said sincerely.
"Thank you, Daoist," Ye Xuan replied with a cupped-fist salute, his face beaming with a smile.
...
A full seven days later, the stone doors of the Central Hall rumbled open. The Tongming Sect Leader, beaming, walked side by side with Ye Xuan, their closeness suggesting long-lost friendship, a stark contrast to their previous enmity.
"What’s going on...?"
Seeing the smile on the Sect Leader’s face, the four Great Elders of the Tongming Sect were left dumbfounded, unable to comprehend what Ye Xuan had discussed with the Sect Leader to make them seem like intimate friends in just seven days.
"Issue a Dharma Decree from our Sect Leader, prepare a grand gift for the Heavenly Court. From this day forth, the Heavenly Court is the fourth Great Sect of the Northern Territory. The Tongming Sect shall form an eternal alliance with them, and any disciple found hostile towards the Heavenly Court shall face disciplinary action according to sect rules."
The Tongming Sect Leader pronounced with authority, sending a cyan Dharma Decree echoing throughout the Tongming Sect, causing an uproar.
"Thank you, Daoist Tongming. I shall take my leave, and if the opportunity arises, I would like to invite you to visit the Heavenly Court," Ye Xuan said with a cupped-fist salute.
