"You flatter me." First Court King Qinguang was a little uneasy from the sudden compliment. "We should repay the favor of receiving a drop of water from someone. What's more, it was a life-saving favor. Especially when it was related to a great opportunity … Since we've received such a great favor, it's only right that we do something. "
Yun Yang asked, "May I ask where the other Yama Kings are now?"
First Court King Qinguang's expression turned sour as he said sadly, "They are now recuperating in a secret place. Wait … I'll bring you there later."
"Very well!"
Yun Yang understood First Court King Qinguang's cautious approach. After all, the ten kings of the Dark Asura Temple were severely injured and had almost no combat power to rely on. How could they not be careful? If the enemy found the place, they would all be wiped out!
Their past fates had been broken and their standpoints were aligned; there was no barrier between them. Now that they had nothing else to do, both of them took the opportunity to talk about what had happened in the past years, exchanging information and intelligence.
First Court King Qinguang suddenly exclaimed, "Young Master Yun, your cultivation base is improving really quickly!"
He could not help but sigh.
The last time he saw Yun Yang, the latter was only a small shrimp with a mystical Qi of sixth or seventh level. Now, however, Yun Yang was already in the third heaven realm, almost reaching the level of a fourth heaven cultivator. The speed of his improvement could no longer be described as simply fast.
If it were not for the Haunting Temple forcefully absorbing a large amount of Yin Qi, he might have been overtaken by Yun Yang instead.
First Court King Qinguang knew himself best. Due to the overly concentrated absorption of Yin Qi this time, the foundation of his brothers' cultivation base was not stable. At least, it would be difficult for them to achieve a breakthrough for a considerable period of time.
In other words, although everyone's cultivation base seemed to have taken a huge leap forward, the price they had to pay was equally huge. Even if the gains did not outweigh the losses, the disadvantages outweighed the advantages. If Yun Yang could still maintain the momentum of his rapid advancement, it would only be a matter of time before he overtook them. In fact, it would not take too long for him to surpass everyone else.
"You flatter me, Yama King. From Yun Yang's point of view, the growth of your cultivation base is truly fast." Yun Yang's words were sincere.
The last time he met King Qinguang, his cultivation base was also very high, giving him the feeling that he was unattainable and unshakable. However, according to the battle results of his battle with Venerable Lord Saber, King Qinguang's cultivation base was at most at the beginner level of the heaven realm. He was even weaker than Venerable Lord Saber.
He had countless fortuitous encounters along the way, harvesting countless treasures of heaven and earth, and even more fortuitous encounters. That was how he was able to achieve his current cultivation base. However, when he looked at First Court King Qinguang again, he was still looking up to him, unable to see through him at all. At the very least, this meant that the current First Court King Qinguang was at least two realms higher than his current cultivation base!
In fact, it was much higher.
The higher one's cultivation base was, the harder it was to improve. The saying that each mountain was a different heaven was very clear. For example, the difficulty for an ace cultivator to advance a heaven was definitely much slower than for a low-level cultivator to advance a heaven. At the same time, it was much more difficult. However, the Ten Court Yama Kings could rely on the Haunting Temple to maintain a rapid improvement in such a short period of time while they were engaged in a massacre. It was obvious that the cultivation method of the Concourse of the Underworld was indeed extraordinary and unfathomable!
Yun Yang pondered and could not help asking, "Brother King Qinguang, the cultivation method that you cultivate is …"
First Court King Qinguang thought about it and answered readily, "There's nothing to hide. Our master discovered a relic by chance back then. There was a unique cultivation method hidden in the relic, a basic cultivation method. After master brought it out and tried to cultivate it, he realized that not only was the cultivation method incredibly powerful, the cultivation speed was also unusually fast."
"After master switched to this cultivation method, it was only a short dozen years before he was able to elevate himself to a level where he could compete with the world's heroes."
"It's just that the more mystical the cultivation method is, the stricter the requirements for the cultivator."
First Court King Qinguang sighed in relief.
He was obviously glad that his master had taken him in as a disciple and not anyone else.
"Only a basic cultivation method has such a magical effect? May I ask what are the requirements of this cultivation method? How strict is it? "Yun Yang asked curiously.
It was a huge taboo among cultivators to pry into a cultivator's secret cultivation method. However, Yun Yang was overly curious and felt that he and First Court King Qinguang were on good terms, so he had completely ignored the taboo.
"Speaking of our lineage, it's truly unique in this world." First Court King Qinguang said proudly, "Our cultivation method's advancement speed is amazing and its power is impressive. However, when it reaches a certain level, we have to return to the original site of the relic to activate the follow-up cultivation method."
"There's actually such a requirement? It's unique indeed." Yun Yang was surprised.
What kind of almighty being would be able to make such a restriction?
It was inconceivable, unimaginable, and beyond the scope of one's knowledge!
"Do you know when the relic of your sect started?"
"Not at all. Anyway, it must have been a very, very long time ago. In fact, we've done countless investigations on the origin of our cultivation method, but whether it's passed down from generation to generation or ancient records, there's no clue related to our cultivation method at all. It's as if it has never appeared in this continent. Looking at the tens of thousands of years of Tianxuan's cultivation history, we're the first."
"What's more, when my master wanted to activate the second level back then, he couldn't do it."
"Couldn't do it? What cultivation requirement is so harsh? "Yun Yang was getting more and more curious.
"The requirement is what's strange. It's completely different from ordinary cultivation. The most important requirement is the establishment of the Concourse of the Underworld. Even the names of the Ten Court Kings of the Concourse of the Underworld have to be listed and assigned to their respective duties. Under the Ten Court Yama Kings, there's also the Black and White Impermanence, Infernal Judge, and so on … "
First Court King Qinguang scratched his head and said, "All these people have to be in place and everyone's cultivation method and cultivation method have to reach the required level. Only then can the Concourse of the Underworld be truly activated. As long as they reach the required level, being unrivaled in the world is but a joke!"
Unrivaled in the world?
Something to joke about?!
Yun Yang was taken aback. Was this a boast?
With King Qinguang and the others' abilities, as well as their master's, this might not be a boast. He asked subconsciously, "May I ask which senior left this legacy behind? Why did it sound so … classy? According to this method, isn't it like setting up a small imperial court? It's just that it's a little more eerie! "
First Court King Qinguang nodded and said in agreement, "We think so too. However, when I said that the requirement is strange, it really is that strange. The Concourse of the Underworld has really gone all out to develop in order to obtain the cultivation method legacy and have a chance to advance further. "
Yun Yang clicked his tongue in wonder. "There are indeed all sorts of wonders in this boundless world. The affairs of the world are mysterious and unpredictable. I've really never heard of such a mystical thing. My ears have been opened once again today."
First Court King Qinguang said, "This isn't the most mystical part … I heard from my master that when he obtained this legacy, there was actually no explanation in the relic. There were only ten words carved on a large rock."
"Ten words?" Yun Yang prided himself on being well-read. There was hardly anything in this world that he did not know, so he asked curiously, "What words? Perhaps we can get some clues from these words. "
First Court King Qinguang said with a frown, "The ten words on it are without a head or tail. If there were any clues to follow, we would have traced it back to the source long ago … The ten words are 'The morning wind blows in the universe, the clouds float beyond the heavens'. We've studied it for many years, but there's no clue at all. Young Master Yun, it's best that you don't waste time blindly."
Yun Yang frowned as well, murmuring, "The morning wind blows in the universe, the clouds float beyond the heavens'?"
At this moment, he quickly went through all the things in his memory. He scratched his head and said, "I have some impression of most of the ancient books on this continent … The major events, experts, and cultivation methods of the past tens of thousands of years … I can also remember them. But why don't I have the slightest impression of these two sentences?"
First Court King Qinguang said in distress, "Who says otherwise? Logically speaking, how could someone who could set up such a setup be unknown? Since the relic exists on this continent, how is it possible that no one has ever heard of such an earth-shattering expert and left behind no records? "
"Since these two sentences were specially carved on the stone, they must have been very famous back then and could represent this person, but … I have no recollection of them at all. What is the meaning of this?"
Yun Yang frowned as he pondered. The matter regarding the Concourse of the Underworld's legacy was truly bizarre.
To be able to leave behind such an earth-shattering, mystical legacy, and to be able to set up such an ingenious setup, to be able to force one to meet certain conditions before proceeding with the legacy, it was truly mysterious and unimaginable …
All of this pointed to the fact that the person who set up the ruins must have done so in a very leisurely manner, at the peak of his cultivation, or perhaps even in his twilight years, he still could not find a worthy successor. In the end, he created this test and left it for someone who was fated to do so.
This also meant that this person's cultivation base should be far above all the known experts in this world!
Then, the saying of being unrivaled in this world was indeed a joke!
But, who was this person?
How could there be no information or clues at all?
Yun Yang's mind wandered aimlessly for a long time before First Court King Qinguang's hopeful gaze slowly turned into a bitter smile. "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. It looks like Young Master Yun doesn't know the origins of my school either."
It was obvious that First Court King Qinguang valued Yun Yang greatly and had high hopes for him. After all, Yun Yang and the Nine Supremes' legacy were equally mysterious and bizarre. Perhaps there was some sort of origin or recognition, but now, it seemed like they were completely unrelated!
Yun Yang coughed dryly. "I really don't know … but since all of you have received the legacy, there will come a day when you will know the origin of your cultivation method."
First Court King Qinguang grinned. "That's true … In the end, the Haunting Temple is still a mechanism that that person has painstakingly set up to aid his successor's cultivation … There are a total of eighteen of them in this world … and we've only found one now …"
"The other seventeen locations that we still don't know of … are honey to us, but they're also poison at the same time. Just the one in front of us has almost caused ten of us to lose our lives. It's an extraordinarily cruel situation …"
First Court King Qinguang still had lingering fear on his face. "If the remaining seventeen Haunting Temples are all as dangerous, I wonder how many of us will survive in the end …"
"There are actually seventeen of them …"
Yun Yang grinned, feeling that the Concourse of the Underworld's future was getting more and more limitless.
Just the resources of the current Haunting Temple had already allowed First Court King Qinguang and the others to improve so much. If all seventeen of them were to be found, how terrifying would the legacy be?
It was unbelievable just thinking about it!
Perhaps, being unrivaled in this world was not the goal at all. That was the main point!
As for the dangers and whatnot, Yun Yang did not think much of it. After all, great opportunities were accompanied by great risks.
How could there be a path to the pinnacle of the world without any turbulence?
Even if it was the most despicable of novels, no one would write it that way now!
Thinking deeper, since the Haunting Temples were mechanisms that the mysterious expert had set up to cultivate his successor, there must be a chance of survival within. It was just a matter of whether one could find it or not …
After midnight.
Yun Yang followed First Court King Qinguang out of Tiantang City quietly, sprinting all the way.
After many turns and turns, they soon arrived at an extremely secluded spot.
It was only when he saw the remaining manpower of the Concourse of the Underworld that Yun Yang truly understood how bad their situation was.
Second Court King Chu Jiang's arm hung limply. A large part of his chest had caved in. It seemed like his leg was broken as well. His body was covered in wounds. He was still barely conscious. However, when he breathed, there was a distinct smell of blood mixed in with his inhaling and exhaling.
Third Court King Song's injury was not severe, but one of his ears had obviously been torn off and reattached, still dripping with blood. There was also a stab wound on his right shoulder that almost reached his ribs.
King Wuguan only suffered from internal injuries and no external injuries, but it was obvious that he did not have much combat power left. King Yanluo was the most intact, but his face was pale and bloodless. King Biancheng's right chest had a penetrating wound from the front to the back, and his expression was weary. King Taishan's right leg was almost shattered, and he was unconscious.
The other Yama Monarchs were also in a miserable state.
Other than that, there were two other Gold-ranked assassins from the Concourse of the Underworld who were on the brink of death. It was obvious that the so-called lucky survivors were only one more breath than the dead. In the truest sense of the word, it was just one more breath.
As for the master of the ten Yama Kings, a thin elder, he was also on his deathbed; his breathing was so weak that it was almost undetectable.
"Why is it so serious …" Yun Yang quickly took out the medicine that Lei Zhentian had given him and fed it to the few people who were in the worst condition. He then sat behind the elder and channeled the Endless Divine Art into him, forcefully preserving his life and preventing death from befalling him.
Yun Yang busied himself until the latter half of the night. Only then did he manage to pull the few people back from the brink of death, and they seemed to have improved a little.
The exhaustion had exhausted Yun Yang to the point of exhaustion. First Court King Qinguang looked exhausted as well, but there was finally a look of relief on his face. He was no longer as worried as before.
At least, after Yun Yang's treatment, their lives were no longer in danger, even though their injuries were still severe.
This was the best thing in the world.
The rest only needed to recuperate slowly. Even if it took a long time, it was much better than being in a life-threatening situation.
"It's not a solution for all of you to stay here!"
Yun Yang looked at his surroundings. "The environment here is too poor. It's not conducive to recovery and there are no resources to replenish them. Besides, although this place is secluded, it's not certain that we won't be able to find you if we really want to. If we're really found, I'm afraid we'll have nowhere to escape to."
"Let's just move all of you to my residence!"
Yun Yang said, "My place is better than here no matter what."
The reason First Court King Qinguang and the others had gone to find Yun Yang was because of this. Now that Yun Yang had suggested it, there was no objection and everyone agreed.
When night fell, Yun Yang sent his men and Shui Wuyin's intelligence network to keep a close eye on all movements. They brought the Concourse of the Underworld's people to the Residence of Yun without anyone noticing and settled them down carefully.
Of course, these people could not stay in the rooms on the ground. After all, they were too big of a target, so they had all moved to the underground secret chamber.
The underground space of the Residence of Yun was large enough.
Once the arrangements were completed, Yun Yang could finally heave a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to rest, he unexpectedly heard a panicked voice coming from outside.
"Yun Yang, Yun Yang, are you there?" It was Ji Lingxi's voice.
Yun Yang sprung up upon hearing her. Hearing the urgency in Ji Lingxi's voice, he rushed out the door immediately. "What is it?"
"Sister Lan … Sister Lan is gone …" Ji Lingxi's tears streamed down her cheeks. "She … left a letter and disappeared just like that … I've been looking everywhere … but I can't find her …"
Yun Yang was stunned, feeling as if a bolt of lightning had struck his head. His body swayed and his vision darkened, almost falling to the ground.
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