Chapter 518 Attacking the Red Poisonous Mountain Ridge 25
The bulge on the right side of the Poison Toad Ancestor silently separated.
One of the figures quietly peeked out.
The moment he appeared, he was already standing in front of Pei Xiaoling.
This shadow was a primordial spirit filled with resentment and malice.
Its appearance is indistinct, but its attacks are extremely domineering. It wields a mysterious weapon that is neither real nor fake, and its shape resembles a heavy sword.
Yuan Hun engaged in a fierce battle with Pei Xiaoling.
Pei Xiaoling's domineering blade was extremely powerful, and this primordial spirit was actually able to withstand it. In addition, the Poison Toad Ancestor's other bulges shattered and other fancy methods surrounded Pei Xiaoling, which actually added a lot of trouble for Pei Xiaoling.
However, Pei Xiaoling had experienced too many dire battle situations in his life, and even if things were a bit troublesome now, it could not shake his resolve in the slightest.
Pei Xiaoling acted even faster!
The heavy sword was clearly no match for Pei Xiaoling, who was exerting even more force.
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Zhong Cai, Wu Shaogan, and the others watched, and for the time being, only one primordial spirit appeared.
When Pei Xiaoling fought the Heavy Sword Soul one-on-one, his sword techniques became clearer, allowing Wu Shaogan to gain more insights. During the explanation, Wu Xuan and the other man benefited greatly.
Zhong Cai listened attentively, but since he used a meteor hammer, his gains in this area were certainly not as great as those who were skilled in martial arts. However, his comprehension was still very good, and he also gained quite a bit of insight.
The group of people were all quite serious at the moment.
Suddenly, Wu Shaogan's telepathic communication paused.
Zhong Cai and the others heard a low shout coming from somewhere behind them.
"Senior brother!"
Zhong Cai was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look behind her.
The same applies to Wu Dongxiao.
Wu Shaogan and Xuan Bing were not as eager as the other two, but of course, they had also seen it.
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As mentioned earlier, countless flying artifacts were sent to the ancient city and placed in any open space.
Along a wide street near the ancient city wall, many warships were lined up one after another.
The voice coming from now is coming from an eighth-class warship in the middle section.
The one who uttered the low cry was a young man at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The young man had an ordinary appearance, a sorrowful expression, and intense pain in his eyes.
He blurted it out, and it was incredibly unbelievable.
Looking closely, if it weren't for another burly man holding him back from behind, he probably would have rushed out.
Looking at the burly man, his face also showed sorrow, but compared to the young man, he was obviously much calmer.
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Zhong Cai frowned slightly.
[Is this primordial spirit someone they know?]
[Old Wu, do you know which faction these people belong to?]
Wu Shaogan glanced at the flag hanging in front of the warship and nodded.
[It is the Huishan Sect, an eighth-level power in the Western River Region.]
I don't recognize these two disciples.
Wu Dongxiao suddenly interrupted at this moment.
【I know them!】
The thinner one is Pei Moning, and the muscular one is Ba Meng.
They were both good people; I met them before when my senior brother and I were training. I was seriously injured then, and I also had a conflict with people from their sect. Later, they arrived and discovered that this time the problem wasn't with my senior brother and me, but rather with a scoundrel within their sect. So, they not only didn't harm my senior brother and me, but also didn't steal our belongings; they simply took the scoundrel away.
Xuan Bing also said a few words, which was rare for him.
Afterwards, Dongxiao and I inquired further and learned that those scoundrels were taken away and punished according to sect rules, and were also imprisoned. It's said that if they don't repent by the end of their imprisonment period, they will be beaten to death.
[There seems to be a formation within the Huishan Sect that can test one's conscience. Whether one has truly repented or not, a single trip inside will reveal all.]
[All disciples entering the Huishan Sect must enter that formation. After the incident involving a scoundrel, the Huishan Sect investigated and discovered that one of the elders managing the formation was an imposter, which allowed many spies to infiltrate the sect. Therefore, all disciples in the sect were purged, and those who deserved punishment were punished.]
Wu Dongxiao continued to add to the discussion.
My senior brother and I both thought the Huishan Sect was pretty good. Later, by chance, the daughter of one of the sect's elders encountered danger. My senior brother and I rescued her and took her back.
[The elder's daughter, whom Pei Moning and Ba Meng received at the time, was their faction's junior sister and also Pei Moning's cousin.]
[Back then, Huishan Sect was going to offer my senior brother and me compensation, but we refused. Later, we became close friends with Pei Moning and Ba Meng, despite our age difference.]
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After listening to the conversation between the two brothers, Zhong Cai's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.
Well, it's undoubtedly another protagonist trope.
Thinking of this, Zhong Cai couldn't help but glance at Wu Shaogan.
Having heard Zhong Cai speak many times, Wu Shaogan naturally understood and smiled at Zhong Cai.
After saying all that, Wu Dongxiao gave his advice.
I'll go ask.
Pei Moning calls that person "Senior Brother," so he might have been a member of the Huishan Sect before. Ba Meng usually rarely shows emotion, but he seems quite sad now; there must be some story behind it.
I'll come back and talk to you when I've figured it out.
Zhong Cai nodded.
Be careful not to reopen old wounds.
Wu Dongxiao indicated that he understood.
Then, he leaped up and was already in front of the warship, raising his hand to greet Pei Moning and Ba Meng.
Pei Moning and Ba Meng are both quite old. Pei Moning lost control of her emotions for a moment, but after Ba Meng pulled her back, she tried her best to calm down.
Upon seeing Wu Dongxiao, they paused for a moment, but still put the person up there.
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Not long after, Wu Dongxiao returned.
He shook his head and sighed, his mood not very good.
Zhong Cai immediately understood that the story behind this was probably very distressing.
After pausing for a moment, Wu Dongxiao began to speak in a slow and deliberate manner.
The previous primordial spirit was the one who raised Pei Moning.
[Zuo Hao, a disciple of the Huishan Sect, once shone brightly and even made it onto the seventh-level Sky Ranking, ranking eighty-seventh.]
Zhong Cai was taken aback.
Such a genius?
The Sky Ranking has only one hundred members. For someone from an eighth-level power to be able to make it onto the seventh-level list and achieve this ranking is truly outstanding.
After all, the foundation of an eighth-level power is far inferior to that of a ninth-level power—the vast majority of geniuses on the Sky Ranking come from ninth-level powers.
Wu Dongxiao's words also revealed his regret for that person from back then.
[Senior Zuo Hao is the senior disciple of Pei Moning's sect. Many of his junior brothers and sisters were taught and raised by him, especially Pei Moning, who was very talented and an orphan. He joined the sect at a very young age and was directly raised by Senior Zuo Hao.]
For Pei Moning, Senior Zuo Hao was like a brother and a father.
Ba Meng joined the sect later, and was already quite old when he did. Like the other disciples, his cultivation level varied when he became an apprentice, and he received a lot of guidance from Senior Zuo Hao. Senior Zuo Hao never held back his knowledge and was extremely patient with them, earning them great respect and affection...
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According to Pei Moning's recollection, several hundred years ago, Zuo Hao received a distress call from several disciples and rushed to their aid.
He never returned.
The disciples did return, but they didn't ask for help. After checking, they discovered that their distress talismans were missing.
The situation was too strange, and Huishanmen immediately felt something was wrong, but considering Zuo Hao's strength, they still held some hope.
However, Zuo Hao has not been seen since.
Later, Huishan Sect sent countless people to search for Zuo Hao's whereabouts, but they could not find any trace of him.
They knew then that Zuo Hao was likely in grave danger.
However, Zuo Hao was only missing; no one found his body. According to some cultivators who saw Zuo Hao, the direction he went was said to be some kind of ruin.
The people of Huishanmen searched in that direction, but they did not find the ruins.
However, everyone still held onto a sliver of hope—perhaps Zuo Hao was trapped inside some ruin?
The longer time goes on, the less tenable this conjecture becomes...
Those disciples whose names were borrowed also deeply admired Zuo Hao. Because of this incident, they were all distracted during their cultivation.
So much so that when they later tried to break through, some were directly blocked by the barrier, lost control and committed suicide; some, in their pain, lost control while practicing the secret technique and blew themselves to death; and some, unable to bear their carelessness, actually caused Zuo Hao's death and committed suicide.
As a result of this incident, not only did Zuo Hao lose his job, but three other outstanding disciples were also lost.
Hui Shanmen was deeply saddened and vowed to find out exactly what had happened.
For hundreds of years, the Huishan Sect has never forgotten this, but they have never been able to find any clues.
Even the Temple of War sent people to help search back then, but they found nothing.
However, they all speculated that it might be related to evil practices.
Until this moment.
The fact that members of the Huishan Sect participated in the battle may well have been partly due to their desire to vent their anger by killing more evil people.
But they never expected that the mastermind behind this would be the top evil master, the Poison Toad Ancestor!
While it may seem unbelievable, upon closer examination it makes perfect sense.
Yes, only such a powerful force could leave them with no reason whatsoever.
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Although the primordial spirit's form and appearance were blurry, and its body was filled with resentment and unwillingness, possessing countless emotions sufficient to distort its appearance, Pei Moning always remembered Zuo Hao firmly, and he and Ba Meng also worshipped Zuo Hao's portrait.
Neither of them had forgotten Zuo Hao, because the memory was too deep.
Pei Moning, in particular, had every move Zuo Hao made etched into his mind, and he wanted to find Zuo Hao at all times.
Ba Meng also had deep feelings for Zuo Hao. He had sparred with Zuo Hao many times back then and remembered Zuo Hao's attack patterns.
Therefore, after glancing at the fighting patterns between Yuan Hun and Pei Xiaoling, he felt they were familiar and quickly recognized them.
To them, Zuo Hao was an extremely important elder, especially since many disciples from their faction had died due to cultivation or other reasons. Now, the only ones left who depended on each other and were still old acquaintances were the two of them.
They never expected that they would finally find Zuo Hao.
But Zuo Hao looks like this now... how could he still be alive?
Clearly, he has lost all his senses.
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