Chapter 534
Then he looked at Yuan Jing kindly and said, "Yuan Jing will also go with us this time. Whether he wants to join us or not will depend on the specific circumstances."
This is another hidden trump card of their Xingjian Sect. If it is played at a critical moment, it will definitely shock a bunch of people and make them look down on Xingjian Sect. Do they really think that Xingjian Sect is just a bunch of sword madmen who only know how to practice swords? Don't think he doesn't know how outsiders view Xingjian Sect.
Yuan Jing acted curious: "Okay, but what does this eight-nation competition relate to?"
The clan leader was happy to explain to him: "Yuan Jing, you should know that there is a higher space above our Xuanwu Continent, which is what we call the upper realm. But you don't know that Xuanwu Continent and the upper realm are actually connected, which means that the upper realm regularly sends people to our lower realm. This eight-nation competition is actually specified by the upper realm."
"There are many good things in the upper realm. Including our Xingjian Sect, we all hope to get some good things from those envoys from the upper realm, which will be enough for us to benefit endlessly. In fact, before the envoys from the upper realm came, our three countries had very little contact with the outside world. We didn't know that there was a larger land outside our land, which was the area where the other five empires were located. This territory is large enough, right? It was also the envoys from the upper realm who helped us set up the teleportation array, so our exchanges and communication with each other increased, and the control of this teleportation array is also in the hands of the envoys from the upper realm."
"Unfortunately, the formation level of the formation masters on our continent is far behind that of the upper realm. No one has been able to fully understand the setting up of the teleportation array over the years." Yuan Jing could tell that the sect master was very sorry about this matter, because it was equivalent to putting the lifeblood of the Xuanwu Continent in the hands of the envoys from the upper realm.
“So no matter how we compete normally, in this eight-nation tournament, our interests are basically the same, and we will fight for whatever we can get.”
After coming out from the sect master, Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi walked side by side. This world was different from the immortal world they had experienced before. In the immortal world, one had to ascend to the upper realm. The cultivators from the upper realm could not come to the lower realm, and even if they could, they had to pay a certain price.
"Actually, this is more like the situation in the Demon Realm and the Abyss Demon Realm. The passage is controlled by the Demon Realm. It sounds like the lower realm is being kept in captivity by the upper realm." Yuan Jing scratched his head. Watching the plot and experiencing it personally were inseparable feelings. This was indeed the case in the plot. In the end, it was the male protagonist who broke it, but because the male protagonist was traumatized too badly on this continent, he was unwilling to turn back after going to the upper realm, and did not give this continent too many preferential treatments. Only then did the various forces on the continent regret it, but it was too late. The dead could not be reborn.
Duan Linzhi grabbed Yuan Jing's hand and said, "Then let's go see the scenery up there together."
Yuan Jing smiled. It was a pity that they couldn't go to the fairyland that time. But this time it was different. They didn't have to go through the ascension process. They could go up through the passage guarded by the messengers from the upper realm and take a look. They should also fight for the interests that belonged to them.
However, their dispute will change the plot a lot. Thinking about the later experiences of the male protagonist in the plot, Yuan Jing wiped his face and thought, forget it. Anyway, so many changes have been made before. He doesn't believe that without those hardships, Zhai Yuanhao would not have become a strong man.
He remembered that a lot of things would happen in this competition. As members of the Star Sword Sect, they were no longer spectators in this event, so they had to compete even for the sake of the sect.
There was still half a year before the Eight-Nation Tournament. Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi did not go out again, but stayed in the Xingjian Sect to practice quietly. Of course, this quietness was only for people outside the Xingjian Sect. Inside the Xingjian Sect, Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi also sorted out their gains from their previous trip and handed it over.
In addition to what was handed over to the sect, Master Shi Feng also sent a separate portion, which was the Yunxiang Pill and a small piece of thousand-year-old Yunxiang wood. The heavenly-level soul power secrets and alchemy techniques handed over to the sect will definitely return to Master Shi Feng in the end.
These things shocked the Sect Master and Master Shi Feng so much that they looked at the two with shining eyes, suspecting that they were the children of luck, otherwise why would they have so many adventures every time they went out? Just the heavenly grade soul power secret book that they took out made the Sect Master and Master Shi Feng's hands tremble, this was a good thing that even the Danyang Sect couldn't get.
"The inheritance of the alchemy skills of the Alchemy Emperor? Doesn't that mean..." The two looked at Yuan Jing, and they had wild hopes in their hearts. Could it be said that in the future, the Xingjian Sect would also have an Alchemy Emperor? If that was true, the two would be very happy. How many alchemists wanted to become the Alchemy Emperor, but in the end, the Alchemy Emperor appeared in the Xingjian Sect, which was the most despised by these alchemists.
Not only will they be overjoyed, but the warriors and alchemists outside will also go crazy.
Duan Linzhi looked back expressionlessly. Isn't this certain? What is there to doubt?
Yuan Jing pretended not to understand their looks.
The Sect Master and Master Shi Feng withdrew their gazes, looked at each other, and then laughed in unison. They knew that they should be more humble and low-key.
Master Shi patted Yuan Jing on the shoulder and said, "You are really good. It has only been a short time since Danjian Peak was emptied, but you sent back so many things. I am shameless enough to accept the Yunxiang Pill and the thousand-year-old Yunxiang Wood."
Shi Heng is full of confidence this time. He has the heavenly secret manual, the Alchemy Emperor's experience in alchemy, and the Yunxiang Pill. If he doesn't break through to become an earth-level alchemist, he will no longer believe in Shi. When he becomes a heavenly alchemist, he will see if those guys outside who make fun of him can still laugh.
After getting these things, Shi Heng went back to Danjian Peak to retreat, striving to make a breakthrough before the Eight Nations Tournament, to bring honor to Xingjian Sect and avoid being looked down upon. As for Danjian Peak? Yuan Jing was looking after it, and Yuan Jing was worth ten of him.
In fact, regarding the teleportation array, Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi could take out a complete set of array diagrams, including those things that the upper realm used to block the Xuanwu Continent. The two of them could also take out a lot, but neither of them moved, letting everything remain the same. If they were to make any move, they would definitely be targeted by the messengers from the upper realm, and perhaps then the protagonist's plot would fall on them.
Let's wait until they have seen the scenery of the upper world.
News from outside also came in from time to time. Yuan Jing discovered that although the Qimu Sect was no longer in danger of a catastrophic disaster, it still had considerable friction with the Danyang Sect. However, this time he suspected that there was a hidden hand behind it.
"It must be the Fifth Prince of the Divine Eagle Nation. Given his magnanimity, he will never let my Fifth Brother go. He may even hate Senior Sister Mu and the entire Qimu Sect. He will definitely take some action. I wonder if my Fifth Brother and the others have guessed what's going on."
"There will be such changes in the plot. Is it the Fifth Prince's conspiracy?" Yuan Jing asked doubtfully.
Before, when he was in the Divine Eagle Kingdom, Yuan Jing thought about reminding his fifth brother to pay attention to the fifth prince, but after thinking about it, he held back. He couldn't take on all the responsibilities for his fifth brother.
After a while, Duan Linzhi sent Yuan Jing news from the outside again. After reading it, Yuan Jing was surprised and said, "Did Qimu Sect and the Chang family of Danyang Sect all run to the ruins of the ancient battlefield?"
If they did not know the plot, if they had not personally made the trip, the two would never have guessed their purpose. But now the timing is so coincidental, and the Fifth Prince is the most suspicious. No one expected that while he is narrow-minded, he also has such a brain that he can play with the Qimu Sect, the Danyang Sect, and the Chang Family in the palm of his hand.
"Oh, right, let's do this..." Yuan Jing bit Duan Linzhi's ear, then asked with bright eyes, "What do you say?"
Duan Linzhi smiled and said, "Okay, leave this matter to me. This man is so capable, how can we let him hide his abilities? We must let them know what he is capable of."
Yuan Jing chuckled. They didn't have to deal with the Fifth Prince personally, but instead let his hidden identity be exposed. The Danyang Sect and the Chang Family would surely be very angry when they knew that they were fooled by the Fifth Prince.
Do you really think you can hide behind and control all this without anyone knowing?
"I now suspect that the discovery of the leader of the Qimu Sect and the leak of the final news in the plot may have a lot to do with the Fifth Prince, but how did he know for sure that there was a Dan Emperor's mansion there? If he was really sure that there was a mansion, wouldn't he have gained more by going there himself and making great contributions to the royal family?"
Duan Linzhi touched his chin and said, "Maybe he was only half sure, but he didn't expect that Master Mu would succeed. Or maybe he just wanted to use the environment there to plot against Master Mu, so that when Qimu Sect is leaderless, he can profit more from it."
Yuanjing nodded, thinking that both possibilities made sense.
Duan Linzhi patted Yuan Jingfa on the top of his head and said, "The royal families of the Divine Eagle Nation and the other two countries have strong backgrounds. The records of the royal families may be more than those of the Star Sword Sect. They should know a lot of secrets. There must be a lot of records about the rumors of the Dan Emperor's Mansion. We may be able to find the truth by pondering them."
“In fact, on this continent, the various royal families initially occupied an absolute position. They had an exclusive status and were supported by the envoys from the upper realms. The establishment of various sects was just to counter these royal families. It took thousands and tens of thousands of years of development to form the current structure. However, this is not the case with the Duan royal family and several other small countries around them. The Duan royal family has only existed for a few hundred years, and the changes of several royal families have been very frequent.” Duan Linzhi learned about the background of the Xuanwu Continent through the Eight-Nation Tournament, and was not surprised when he found out the reason for the establishment of the Xingjian Sect.
"Could it be that the ancestors of the eight royal families came from the upper realm?" Yuan Jing blurted out.
Duan Linzhi thought thoughtfully: "It's not impossible." But even so, these royal family members have long become natives of Xuanwu Continent.
These situations were not explained at all in the plot, perhaps because they were not important, or perhaps because the male protagonist later did not want to return to the sad place of Xuanwu Continent, so he did not pursue the inside story.
Duan Linzhi turned around to deal with the matter. Of course, he didn't need to do it himself. Instead, he contacted the Xingjian Sect's base outside. The Xingjian Sect's disciples have always had a very upright image outside. They are more willing to fight directly to see who is better, and rarely play tricks or schemes. So even if someone finds that a suspicious person has intervened in this matter, it is estimated that no one would suspect the Xingjian Sect.
Even the possibility of the Wushuang Sect taking action is much greater than that of the Xingjian Sect.
The sect leader also knew about this. He was very unhappy that several forces were still confused at this critical juncture, especially since the royal family of the Divine Eagle Kingdom was among them. He even suspected that the emperor of the Divine Eagle Kingdom knew about it and wanted to use this method to weaken the sect's power.
Therefore, after Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi, three more forces entered the ancient battlefield ruins together, but their entry was not as smooth as Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi. What made Yuan Jing feel relieved was that Zhai Yuanhao did not participate in this operation, perhaps he was also wary.
Yuan Jing didn't know that the sect leader originally wanted to ask him to participate and told him the reason, saying that this time it might involve the remains of a Dan Emperor.
Zhai Yuanhao did not show any abnormality in front of the sect master, but after returning to his cave and touching his vest, he found sweat oozing out.
He was very surprised. Is this Danhuang Palace related to the one his eighth brother went to? If it is the same palace, what does that mean? It means that the Sect Master will gain nothing.
In addition to the fact that there was no gain, it was also very likely a trap. Having been fooled several times, Zhai Yuanhao became alert and went to the sect leader to tell him about the Fifth Prince of the Divine Eagle Kingdom. In fact, he did not believe that the Fifth Prince had really given up his hostility towards him and the Qimu Sect. You know, they had only met in the Tianxiao Mountains and could have turned around and ordered people to attack and kill them. If it weren't for meeting his eighth brother, among the five disciples who went with him, perhaps only the senior sister would have survived.
Zhai Yuanhao only said that the Fifth Prince would not give up, and asked the Sect Master to be careful when taking people out. Although Sect Master Mu wanted to find the Dan Emperor's mansion with the attitude of believing it exists rather than using it, he also listened to Zhai Yuanhao's words, because the Fifth Prince was too unscrupulous and did not take the Qimu Sect seriously at all.
Unfortunately, after entering the ancient battlefield ruins and searching for two months, this group of people did not gain anything. They did not find a single ruined mansion, let alone the Dan Emperor's ruined mansion. Instead, they were hunted down by the sinister creatures in the ruins. Some warriors even fell into the dark lake and never surfaced again.
In the end, these people fled from the ancient battlefield ruins in a panic. At this time, Danyang Sect and Chang Family received news that the so-called Dan Emperor's Mansion was completely fictitious and was completely made up by the Fifth Prince of the Divine Eagle Kingdom. He wanted to use Danyang Sect and Chang Family to deal with Qimu Sect, including the previous frictions were all controlled by this Fifth Prince behind the scenes.
Many warriors from the Danyang Sect and the Chang family died in the ruins of the ancient battlefield. It would be fine if there really was the Dan Emperor's mansion, but now it is clearly a scam and they are being used as pawns. The people from the Danyang Sect and the Chang family were furious. The two groups abandoned the people from the Qimu Sect and turned to seek an explanation from the royal family of the Shenying Kingdom.
The leader of the Mu Sect shuddered as he stood there. The loss suffered by the Qimu Sect this time was considered small because of his vigilance. Because of this, he was still suspected by the elders of the Danyang Sect and the Chang Family. He didn't expect that the person behind the scenes wanted him dead. The Fifth Prince was so vicious and scheming.
If it weren't for Zhai Yuanhao's reminder that helped him to be on guard, he might have killed all the Qimumen disciples he brought with him in the ruins.
"Let's go back to the sect. From now on, my Qimu Sect will not accept any orders from the royal family of the Divine Eagle Nation!" Although the Qimu Sect is a second-rate sect, it is not one that will allow others to bully it without fighting back. This time, the Fifth Prince is really going too far.
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