Chapter 1555 - 450: Could It Be That the So-Called Demon Emperor’s Pursuit Is Because of That Place? (6k)

[Ten months ago, due to a request from an old acquaintance, the Innate Spirit recuperating in the Grotto Heaven Forbidden Area was awakened and wielded its mighty power to uproot the entire Taiqing Sect and relocate it to a more prosperous and safer location.]

[Since then, this abyss has formed here, with few human traces to this day.]

Looking at the information sent back by the [Daily Reflection], Zhou Qing’s suspended heart finally settled down.

He let out a long breath and muttered, "It’s good that everything’s fine, good that everything’s fine!"

He was most worried that the Taiqing Sect was taken away by that mysterious gold giant palm; since it was the Innate Spirit who intervened, there’s no need to worry further.

Moreover, the identification result clearly indicates that it was taken to a "prosperous and safe" place.

But...

"Who has such great influence to persuade the Innate Spirit to act?"

Zhou Qing slightly furrowed his brows, and the image of his Master Canglong Taoist surfaced first in his mind.

Remember when Nangong Xiongba attacked the Taiqing Sect back then, Canglong Taoist emerged dominantly.

With mid-stage Spirit Severing Realm strength, he beat Nangong Xiongba down to just a wisp of remnant soul before being saved by Xuanyuan Shuo.

Later when he returned to the sect, his master told him that before returning to the forbidden area, his master left a message: This was his last assistance to the Taiqing Sect; thereafter, everything depended on themselves.

Besides, even though the Master may already be the Ghost Emperor in the first coffin, he probably wouldn’t have such great influence.

Could he have induced an Innate Spirit from the Starry Battlefield, recuperating here, to assist?

It’s said Canglong Taoist should have fallen, yet somehow became the Ghost Emperor, which inevitably relates to the Innate Spirit.

But after the assistance during Nangong Xiongba’s time, this favor was likely already exhausted.

"Not to mention a grand move like relocating the entire Taiqing Sect..."

"Who could it be?" Zhou Qing couldn’t decipher it even after much contemplation.

Unable to figure it out, he had no choice but to return to the surface.

"How’s it?" Yu Yan approached with Little Yaoyao in her arms, asking.

Zhou Qing shook his head, looked at Little Yaoyao who opened her arms for a cuddle, he couldn’t help but smile gently and reached out to take her.

Holding the little girl, Zhou Qing’s heart suddenly stirred:

"Could it be... something has quietly changed in the unseen?"

According to Yaoyao’s account, in the original fate path, when he was hunted by the Demon Emperor, with his cautious nature, he would never let a little girl tag along for an adventure.

He even irresponsibly left her with a rural hunter family by the surname Lu for three years and named her Lu Yaoyao.

However now, Little Yaoyao, who has started remembering things at three years old, hasn’t encountered the Demon Emperor’s hunt, and Yaoyao follows his surname.

More crucially, in Yaoyao’s memory, he is a Fifth-level Array Master.

Yet now, less than nine years remain until she turns twelve.

Consolidating twenty thousand Spirit Seals to become a Fifth-level Array Master within nine years? It’s simply a pipe dream.

Even if he returns to vigorous cultivation on the Void Beast’s back now, achieving it within three hundred years would be impossible.

This is with the boost from the Enlightenment Ancient Tea, practically taking leaps in shortcuts.

Also, by conventional reasoning, even if he really encounters the Demon Emperor’s hunt, he should place Yaoyao in a relatively safe place.

For instance... the Taiqing Sect!

Thinking here, Zhou Qing was suddenly awakened.

So, could I understand it this way:

According to the information on [Daily Reflection] just now, the Taiqing Sect was taken by the Innate Spirit ten months ago.

Based on Senior Sister Yuan Ya’s legacy and Xuanyuan Hao’s memory, the Taiqing Sect’s relocation and the Yan Family’s attack almost happened back-to-back.

If the Innate Spirit hadn’t intervened timely, the Taiqing Sect might have already faced cataclysmic disaster.

"So that’s how it is..."

This realization left a bitter taste in his heart.

In the original fate, precisely because his father-in-law was harmed, his brother-in-law disappeared, Han Yi exploded, and the Taiqing Sect was destroyed.

He ended up wandering with Yaoyao, gradually becoming withdrawn and taciturn.

Because he no longer had anyone he could entrust and trust.

But now, things are different.

Han Yi can be saved, and the Taiqing Sect remains...

Wait!

Zhou Qing suddenly awoke.

Some fates may be changeable, but some are likely inevitable — like Yaoyao never meeting her biological mother.

Because Han Yi... would eventually die.

Gazing at the innocent little girl in his arms, Zhou Qing’s heart ached.

However, following the upcoming plan, he must venture to the Taichu Dojo in the Vast Mansion to explore and seek any remaining Blood Phoenix Bone.

Yet he’s been to the Taichu Dojo with Second Senior Sister Luo Lingling, White Crane, and Yaoyao.

Inside sleep several terrifying Demon Emperors.

Even earlier, Second Senior Sister and White Crane had obtained some critical information from within.

The creator of that Secret Realm, Taichu Master, is very likely a Demon Emperor, or in other words a Supreme Realm existence.

And now, Yu Yan just happens to be beside him.

Might it be interpreted this way: his venture would bring some harvest at Taichu Dojo, but also provoke some terrifying existence?

This existence could command Demon Emperors, leading to his being hunted?

And Yu Yan, to protect them as father and daughter, chooses to sacrifice herself to divert the pursuers...

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing abruptly turned to look at Yu Yan, eyes full of guilt.

"Wh-what’s wrong?" Yu Yan’s ears blushed from his sudden gaze.

Zhou Qing hurriedly shook his head, "N-nothing."

He forced himself to shift his gaze to the large abyssal area in front, frowning.

If this assumption holds, does it mean not venturing to the Taichu Secret Realm will prevent the subsequent tragedy from unfolding?