I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Chapter 3691: Chapter 1794: No Trace

Wu Rao Emperor Realm, ruins and broken earth.

Hua Changdeng arrived with a sword, killing intent radiating, the faint light of the candle in his hand illuminating the heavens.

From the clouds above to the yellow earth below, the whole Wu Rao Emperor Realm seemed to fall into Phantom City, covered by various illusory phenomena.

Evil ghosts emerged from the cracked earth, howling and clawing, yet without any aggression, as if searching for something.

The remnants of various branches of Wu Rao’s tribes trembled, powerless to resist in their fear.

If it were at another time, who, even the Holy Emperor, would dare be so arrogant, showing off his might on Wu Rao’s land without restraint?

But today, the Holy Emperor Rao clan has fallen into ruin.

The only Holy Emperor Family Head has died outside, and each branch’s Half-Saint Elders are either dead or crippled, none having the strength to continue fighting.

This land has been Rao’s for thousands of years.

Even in decline, there could always be a Holy Emperor, if not a brilliant leader, at least sufficient to stand on par with other tribes.

Now, after the fall of the Holy Emperor, Wu Rao changes rulers one after another, and the future lifeline’s control is unknown to which of the other four tribes it might fall.

Or perhaps, the entire Holy Emperor Rao clan will have no complete eggs to hatch for a chance of resurgence.

Hua Changdeng fearlessly.

He didn’t come to massacre the tribe, only to search for Xu Xiaoshou.

Yet even with his personal presence, spiritual will encompassing everything, and even employing the power of the ancestral source to search, he couldn’t find the slightest trace of Xu Xiaoshou’s presence.

Not to mention the ancient swordsman’s energy.

Half a day’s time, he gained nothing, as if Xu Xiaoshou had never been to Wu Rao Emperor Realm.

"Hidden?"

Xu Xiaoshou is skilled in stealth, this much Hua Changdeng knows.

But having faced him, he’s already locked onto his traces of intent.

No matter how stealthy, under such unrestrained scrutiny of the Holy Emperor’s power, no one can achieve seamless concealment.

If Hallmaster Dao Qiongcang came, he would still show flaws, how could Xu Xiaoshou manage?

"A strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain?"

Hua Changdeng pondered deeply to no avail, his mind slightly shaken, considering another possibility.

Could Xu Xiaoshou still be hiding in Yunshan, merely using the identity token of Hua Zhiyao to send word through other tribal elders, getting himself sent away from Yunshan while he’s causing trouble there?

This fellow is too outrageous!

Hua Changdeng withdrew his force, quickly started walking, ready to return to Yunshan to guard it.

He well understood the true strength when the power of guidance from Xu Xiaoshou’s Great Path of Will was fully unleashed.

The entire Yunshan was difficult even for him to handle.

The tribal elders under his guidance could only act blindly without any direction.

But before he could move, the family head jade token glowed slightly, a message from the elders came through.

Hua Changdeng always carried the family head command token, not to prove who the family head was, but for fear of missing any message from the tribe.

As soon as the jade token lit up, he felt something amiss, without hesitation connecting the message, and unsurprisingly, the elder’s first words hit to the core:

"Family Head, something big happened!"

Hua Changdeng’s gaze flickered with cold light: "Xu Xiaoshou is still stirring trouble in Yunshan?"

Guidance is indeed terrifying.

But Hua Changdeng never feared guidance.

The true ancient swordsman moves forward without hesitation, never playing tricks.

As long as he captures Xu Xiaoshou’s traces, locks his position, and cuts off his retreat, he doesn’t even need the Sword Demon, one sword could send Xu Xiaoshou to heaven.

Breaking ten thousand methods with one sword, it couldn’t be clearer!

"First block the entire Yunshan, activate the Forbidden Road Array." Hua Changdeng decisively.

The elder replied, "No, it’s not about Xu Xiaoshou, it’s the Ancestor Stone Carving that has been found."

Oh?

Could this be a good thing?

Hua Changdeng’s expression slightly eased, soberly asked, "Then why the panic tone?"

"Because the Ancestor Stone Carving has cracked."

"Cracked?" Hua Changdeng was slightly stunned, unable at first to associate this word with the eternally enduring Ancestor Stone Carving, "How is it cracked?"

"Split in two."

At this, Hua Changdeng couldn’t remain calm, "Xu Xiaoshou’s doing?"

"No, it’s Yue Gongli who split it!"

Wu Rao’s cold wind howled.

The illusory visions had disappeared, and Hua Changdeng was bewildered in the cold wind.

The elder’s words shifted too quickly, from heaven to earth, east to west, suddenly bringing Yue Gongli into the topic, something Hua Changdeng never expected.

"Xu Xiaoshou turned into Yue Gongli?"

On the other side of the jade token, the elder was also perplexed, why is the family head constantly mentioning Xu Xiaoshou now?

This has absolutely nothing to do with Xu Xiaoshou!

Who is Xu Xiaoshou, old man doesn’t even know yet!

"No, Family Head, listen to me carefully..."

"Speak."

"It’s like this, we confirmed with the Cold Palace, the situation is roughly as follows... The Ancestor Stone Carving was previously sent into spacetime turbulence by Hua Zhiyao, later the Ancestor Stone became Hua Zhiyao, used the family head’s command to provoke the entire Cold Palace clan, and even slapped Yue Gongli, finally it was split in two..."

Hua Changdeng initially listened very attentively to the tale.

Before long, he seemed as if his soul had left his body, dazed in the Wu Rao Emperor Realm.

The elder’s words were in Yunshan clan dialect, not difficult to comprehend, but the meaning pieced together by those words, between the lines all Hua Changdeng could hear was "ridiculous".

Is this a story?

Even accidents are not so absurd!

He finally couldn’t resist interrupting the long-winded monologue: "Xu Xiaoshou, is it fun?"

The elder halted, then exclaimed in shock: "Family Head, I am Hua Zhixiao, I am not Xu Xiaoshou!"

Hua Changdeng’s eyelid twitched wildly, almost reaching the limit of endurance.

If you’re not Xu Xiaoshou, why toy with me like this?

If you’re not Xu Xiaoshou, how did the Ancestor Stone Carving become Hua Zhiyao?

How could the Ancestor Stone Carving possibly speak, to provoke the whole Cold Palace clan?