Chapter 1547 - 448: Damn It, Damn It, Truly Damn It! (6k)_2

Xuanyuan Chong shook his head and said solemnly, "Stay calm."

He gazed deeply towards the exterior of the hall, "This matter isn’t as simple as it appears. For the past two months, I’ve been thinking day and night, and I have some speculations to share with you."

As Xuanyuan Chong laid out his conjectures, Xuanyuan Shuo gradually calmed down.

He furrowed his brows and paced back and forth in the hall, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"So, Brother means..." Xuanyuan Shuo stopped, his eyes flickering, "The other side is likely at Late-stage Spirit Severing cultivation, but their exact number is unclear?"

Seeing Xuanyuan Chong nod in confirmation, Xuanyuan Shuo’s eyes suddenly lit up: "Training soldiers for a thousand days to use them in a single moment. Over the years, we’ve supported quite a few Spirit Severing cultivator; now is the time to use them!"

"No." Xuanyuan Chong immediately and firmly rejected, a hint of viciousness flickering in his eyes.

"Firstly, these individuals have other purposes; secondly..."

He lowered his voice abruptly, "If they learn that Hao’Er and the Third have died, there’s no guarantee they won’t develop ulterior motives."

The hall fell into silence.

After a long time, Xuanyuan Shuo sighed, "What Brother considers is..."

Xuanyuan Chong continued, "Which of these Spirit Severing cultivators didn’t fight their way out from the drugged ones of the past? Outwardly grateful and devoted, they actually harbor hidden intentions."

He sneered, "Their cultivation has stagnated for so many years—they should have been suspicious long ago."

"Yet you and I, brothers, continue to break through; if they suddenly turn against us in the heat of battle, the consequences are unimaginable..."

Hearing this, Xuanyuan Shuo’s expression immediately darkened like water.

He is all too aware of the brutal reality of the Cultivation Realm—with ambitions of breaking through realms, these individuals would do anything.

Currently, with the enemy situation unclear, if the brothers make any misstep, those so-called ’allies’ might immediately reveal their fangs.

"Besides, I have a feeling..." Xuanyuan Chong couldn’t help but lean forward, "I suspect the other party may have already secretly swayed some people, waiting for the moment we call on ’helpers’..."

He made a backstabbing gesture, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Xuanyuan Shuo was shocked to his core; this possibility had indeed never occurred to him.

Upon reflection, this kind of scheme is exactly the method those old monsters favor.

"What should we do now?" Xuanyuan Shuo asked in a deep voice.

Xuanyuan Chong sneered, "Just the two of us will go. With the dynasty’s fortune on our side, even if there’s an accident, your brother is confident of escaping unscathed."

Xuanyuan Shuo was about to nod when he suddenly remembered something: "Right, Brother, just a few days ago, a Demon Emperor emerged from the portal of the Taichu Secret Realm, and we jointly killed it."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and brought out a jade box covered with Spirit Talismans, "This is what we obtained from it."

As Xuanyuan Shuo carefully opened the jade box, a strangely blood-red Feather lay quietly within, covered with obscure and difficult-to-understand dark patterns.

"This is—" Xuanyuan Chong’s pupils slightly contracted.

Xuanyuan Shuo said in a deep voice, "The origin of this item is still unknown, but the beast relied on it to surge its strength to Late-stage Spirit Severing in just three breaths!"

"What?" Xuanyuan Chong abruptly stood up, but then realized something and quickly said, "Not right! You mean in the Taichu Secret Realm... there’s already a Demon Emperor at Mid-stage Spirit Severing?"

Xuanyuan Shuo nodded heavily, "I’m afraid we have severely underestimated the danger of that Secret Realm. Over the years, we’ve already killed seven Demon Emperors that came out of the Secret Realm."

He swallowed hard, "I always feel there’s an even more terrifying existence awakening in the depths."

"Moreover, ever since Lin Daochen passed away from exhaustion of life force, we can no longer access the portal of that Secret Realm."

Xuanyuan Shuo raised his head, looking intently at Xuanyuan Chong, "If Brother goes in person..."

He swallowed his words before speaking, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Xuanyuan Chong gently shook his head and said, "Second Brother, you should know, if anything happens to me, the entire Xuanyuan family’s foundation will be destroyed in an instant."

Xuanyuan Shuo sighed deeply, "It’s a pity that we once invited Zhou Qing to assist, but he refused, and now he’s disappeared for so many years, without a clue of his whereabouts."

"Have you checked with the Taiqing Sect?" Xuanyuan Chong suddenly asked.

Xuanyuan Shuo replied with some helplessness, "Not thoroughly yet. Half a year ago, Hao’Er came by, lost in thought, and told me about the disappearance of the Taiqing Sect, but coinciding with the Secret Realm’s anomalies, it got delayed."

"A sect of hundreds of thousands of people..." Xuanyuan Chong furrowed his brows, "Could it really vanish so completely?"

He then shifted the topic, "Never mind, the urgent task is to address the current situation. With this Feather, you can temporarily have Late-stage combat power, and with me, the odds of success are considerable."

"However..." Xuanyuan Shuo hesitated slightly, "The energy within is only enough for one use."

"One use is enough!" Xuanyuan Chong said confidently, "Prepare immediately, we leave at once!"

"Okay!" Xuanyuan Shuo nodded solemnly.

...

[Name: Zhou Qing]

[Age: 215 years old]

[Cultivation: Mid-stage Spirit Severing Realm]

[Heart Method: Yin Yang Skills]

[Talent Skills: Daily Reflection]

[Random Sticker] (You Can Do It Sticker)

[Heart Mirror Vision—Level 5 (217/500)]

[Lowering Presence—Level 6 (2/100)]

[Skill Fragment: 0/3 (Cannot be obtained)]

Deep in Wuxiang Mountain, Zhou Qing stood with his hands behind his back, quietly gazing at the illusory panel only he could see.

The mountain wind brushed past, stirring his full head of white hair.

"Two hundred and fifteen years old..." he murmured softly, "In the eyes of mortals, I would have reincarnated countless times by now."

However, considering the consumption of life force, it’s just barely reaching the Golden Core Realm level.

After all, the Nascent Soul Realm lifespan extends to a thousand years.

For someone of my age, I’m just a newcomer on the path to longevity.