Chapter 949 - 300: A Drop of Treasure Blood (Part 2)

Now that I’m not by their side, and they are unprepared, if they rashly face calamity...

"I have already sent people to take care of your disciples at the Longevity Pavilion."

Xu Xiu seemed to see through his thoughts and immediately said, "You should hold fast for another month. Once the matters at Dragon-slaying Valley are resolved, I will transfer the essence water from Jinyang and the East Sea and the old dragon outside Central Province to assist you."

Upon hearing this, Qi Buyu quickly cupped his hands, "Thank you, my lord!"

"Please rest assured, my lord. Even if it costs my life, I will protect Yunshui City at all costs!"

With Xu Xiu’s assurance, the anxiety in Qi Buyu’s heart suddenly eased a lot.

He waved his hand to smooth out the twisted void before him and continued to stand amidst the clouds.

...

"My lord, I don’t quite understand. That ant from the Shen family is your calamity. Why don’t you let me go there now?"

Within an underground palace shrouded by numerous terrifying grand arrays, an elderly man in a green magic robe, with a lean physique and face covered in fine scales, slightly cupped his hands towards the tightly closed stone door in front of him.

This elder was named Lu Benshui, also one of the Yangnao Seven Sons back in the day.

In the great war of those years, Lu Benshui perished. Later, when Xu Xiu went to the Myriad Dragons’ Nest to capture dragon species and forge the Myriad Dragons Array, he encountered a newborn pure-blooded dragon species infant. He used a secret technique to help Lu Benshui seize that dragon species.

Throughout these years, Lu Benshui had been active in the Sea Cliff market on the periphery of the Myriad Dragons’ Nest in the guise of a loose cultivator of dragon species, helping Xu Xiu collect intelligence and laying the groundwork for the rapid expansion once the Immortal Mansion Secret Realm was completed.

After Zhang Zeduan, who had hidden the Immortal Mansion, chose betrayal and was killed, Xu Xiu secretively summoned Lu Benshui, instructing him to secretly search for the whereabouts of the Immortal Mansion within the Sea Cliff market’s influence.

Meanwhile, he stayed by Xu Xiu’s side, ready to be dispatched when needed.

Qi Buyu, with a blood sacrifice, hurried the awakening of spirit in the Earth Spirit Nether Soil, initiating the collapse of Yangnao Land’s Dao. Xu Xiu came to this pre-prepared cave dwelling, wholly focusing on extracting the Dao Source, consolidating the Dao Source Secret Realm.

Lu Benshui remained at the outer perimeter, serving as a guardian for him.

Hearing this from within the stone door, Xu Xiu sneered, "That fool not only carries a calamity on his back but also a large amount of karma."

"For him, this has already become a certain death situation."

"I have already calculated it. The Shen family’s fortune is quite strong, and it is not yet the time for life-and-death crisis."

"You should be patient and wait. When that fool inevitably dies, I will go with you to Yunshui City to resolve my own calamity."

"In the future, the life and death of the Shen family will no longer concern me."

Upon hearing this, a trace of sorrow flickered across Lu Benshui’s face.

As one of the Yangnao Seven Sons, he had shared a fellowship with Qi Buyu, and now hearing that Qi Buyu was about to face a calamity and perish, an indescribable feeling rose in his heart.

He fondly remembered those years on Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm where the seven of them discussed Dao, drank, played the zither, and engaged in games, living a life of leisure.

Now, three of the seven had passed, and Luo Tianxing had also chosen to leave...

Xu Xiu seemed to sense his sorrow and solemnly spoke, "For us cultivators, the path of cultivation is fraught not only with catastrophes but also with destinies."

"The so-called celestial mandate cannot be defied, meaning that if we cultivators cannot completely transcend destiny, some predestined calamities cannot be avoided."

"The calamity Qi Buyu is about to face is indeed one predestined in his fate."

"If he can miraculously survive, his destiny will also change."

Lu Benshui nodded respectfully, "Thank you, my lord, for enlightening me."

Although a Nascent Soul True Monarch can glimpse much of their fate, it is ultimately like observing flowers in the fog.

In this state of ’amidst the mountains,’ to fully discern one’s destiny, one must break free from this ’mountain’ and view the entirety of the situation.

Whether it be Lu Benshui or Qi Buyu, they evidently have not yet reached this realm and naturally do not understand the mysteries of destiny.

...

Yunshui City.

In the void of Hidden Dragon Mountain, the battle between the Cyan Moon Dao Sect and the Golden Palace Secret Realm was still ongoing.

Both sides exercised great restraint, not wanting the aftermath of their battle to affect Yunshui City, which might attract third-party intervention.

However, when powerhouses at the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm make a move, such destructive power is not easily controlled.

As the slaughter between both sides escalated to a fever pitch, they gradually lost their misgivings.

In an instant, the entire sky above Hidden Dragon Mountain was shattered!

Terrifying spatial fissures stretched for thousands of miles, tearing through the heavens!

As one of the primary earth veins of Yangnao Land, Hidden Dragon Mountain, standing here for countless years, was also fractured by the shockwaves from the confrontation between the Nascent Soul True Monarchs on both sides!

Numerous peaks collapsed, and the ground cracked.

Yunshui City, hundreds of miles away, was also affected.

Terrifying fissures erupted from the mountains, spreading beneath Yunshui City as if struck by an earthquake, causing city walls to crack and buildings to collapse.

The underground river connecting mountain springs and the Black Water Pool burst forth from those densely packed fissures.

Black Water Pavilion, second floor.

Shen Wenxing and Shen Wen’an slowly ascended to the second floor, watching their aged father in front of them, his body emanating a large amount of the Power of Great Derivation, feeling both worried and hesitant.

"How long do you two plan to stand there?"

"You’ve been here for the time it takes to make a cup of tea, and yet you remain silent."

A slightly hoarse voice sounded, and Shen Yuan reluctantly opened his eyes, his drooping eyelids blocking half of his gaze.

In his pitch-black and bright pupils, a starlike spirit light flickered faintly and then returned to normal.

"Father knew we were here?"

Shen Wenxing, somewhat surprised, cupped his hands.

Shen Yuan slightly lifted his eyes to look at him and smiled, "Your father is not in seclusion; naturally, I am aware."