Venerable Lord Ice shuddered abruptly, his murderous gaze fixed on Yun Yang with a chilling gleam.
There was only hatred and rage in his gaze, nothing else.
Yun Yang looked back at him coldly as well. Other than the hatred in his gaze, there was also a chilling gaze that was colder than snow; he would not budge an inch.
Sensing the determination in Yun Yang's gaze, Venerable Lord Ice realized at once that the other party would not speak if he did not kneel.
However, what kind of person was Venerable Lord Ice? How could he kneel?
Even when he was at the end of the road and his strength was beyond his reach, he was not willing to yield so easily.
Therefore, it was inevitable that the situation had turned into a subtle stalemate.
However, Yun Yang's aura was growing stronger as time went on, his gaze growing colder as well.
On the other hand, Venerable Lord Ice's aura was growing weaker and weaker.
Venerable Lord Ice was still severely injured and was no longer as capable as he used to be. Facing Yun Yang, who was both physically and mentally in high spirits, he could not help but fall into a disadvantageous position.
"Pfft!"
Yun Yang took a step forward abruptly, the snow beneath his feet flipping up. His gaze grew sharper as he hollered in a low voice, "Your heart is dead, aren't you going to kneel down and beg me?"
Venerable Lord Ice howled almost instinctively, his gaze extremely menacing. "Yun Yang, don't you go too far!"
Yun Yang replied coldly, "Go too far? Am I? How can my tactics compare to a thousandth of what Lord Venerable Lord Ice used to be? Lord Venerable Lord Ice has harmed his own son to the point where his family was destroyed and his entire family was annihilated. What right do I have to talk about going too far in front of Lord Venerable Lord Ice? "
Venerable Lord Ice waved his arms in a frenzy. "Why must you keep harping on this? Does it give you pleasure to talk about other people's shortcomings over and over again!? "
With Venerable Lord Ice's status, it was already the lowest he could go. It was equivalent to him admitting defeat to Yun Yang!
In spite of this, Yun Yang was still unwilling to let him go. He said with a chuckle, "Yes, it looks like Venerable Lord Ice is very familiar with this. Why don't we share our insights?"
Venerable Lord Ice's suppressed rage could no longer be contained. He wanted to explode, but there was nothing he could do in the face of Yun Yang's indifferent expression. He could clearly feel that his opponent's aura had already surpassed his own, and his Divine Sense had completely locked onto him.
Not only did all of this prove that the other party was stronger than him, but he was also determined to kill him!
Although he was much stronger than Yun Yang when he was at his peak, the reality now was that he was at the end of his tether. He could only sigh helplessly when facing Yun Yang.
Thus, even though the other party had repeatedly humiliated him with the greatest regret of his life, he was powerless to retaliate.
Similarly, if he didn't reveal the secret that he wanted, he could only stare at him helplessly!
In this way, no matter how one looked at it, the other party had completely devoured him, and he could only allow himself to be slaughtered and toyed with!
Thinking of this, Venerable Lord Ice's eyes were filled with sorrow.
Who would have thought that Venerable Lord Ice, one of the five Venerable Lords, whose name shook the world, would actually fall to such a state?
If he had a choice, Venerable Lord Ice would have even thought of ending his life, not wanting to endure such humiliation. However, that might be the last trace of his son in this world. If he didn't know about it, he wouldn't be able to rest in peace even if he died!
"Yun Yang …" Venerable Lord Ice said bleakly, "Young Master Yun … I know that all of you hate me. As Yutang's higher authority, you naturally know what the Four Seasons Tower has done to Yutang … However, this old man doesn't have long to live now … The previous incident has severed this old man's meridians and I can't do anything about it. Now, I'm only holding on with the last bit of vital Qi, barely hanging on. "
"Young Master Yun, of course, you know that the greatest regret in this old man's life is nothing more than what happened to my son …"
"I wonder if Young Master Yun can pity a dying old man and know what my son said before he died at the last moment of his life …"
Venerable Lord Ice's face was old and bleak. For him to say something like this was no different from begging. "I only hope that Young Master Yun can tell me. Even if this old man dies right now, even if I'm in the underworld … I'll be eternally grateful!"
Yun Yang looked at him coldly and said faintly, "The world-renowned Venerable Lord Ice, the pillar of the Four Seasons Tower, actually has a moment of begging? It looks like you know that you're at the end of your rope and there's nothing more you can do! "
Venerable Lord Ice lowered his head in humiliation and suddenly coughed, droplets of blood dripping from his mouth. His face turned even paler.
Yun Yang snorted and said, "I have no intention of making things difficult for you. Just like what you said, even if a dying old man were to kneel before me, it would be of no benefit to me. However, since I'm asking for help, there's a price to pay for it … I believe that Lord Venerable Lord Ice should know very well what it is that can move me, a higher authority of Yutang! "
Venerable Lord Ice panted and said, "Please enlighten me, Young Master Yun. This old man will do his best to fulfill his dying wish."
"The Four Seasons Tower!"
Yun Yang said faintly, "I want to know about the Four Seasons Tower, everything!"
Venerable Lord Ice's lips moved with difficulty, his gaze growing increasingly complicated as he stared at Yun Yang and said in a low voice, "What Young Master Yun wishes to know is equally difficult for this old man to choose. I'm afraid that the Four Seasons Tower's minor secrets won't be what Young Master Yun desires. However, the secrets of the higher authorities are all related to the personal information of my brothers. This old man will never reveal it no matter what!"
Yun Yang smirked coldly. "Well said. Venerable Lord Ice has made his choice. So be it. How can I be someone who demands anything? I bid my farewell here. I wish Lord Venerable Lord Ice no regrets in dying!"
Venerable Lord Ice paled at once as he said hoarsely, "I've already betrayed my son, I'll never betray my brothers again. The pain of being stabbed once is already too many times … Young Master Yun, this old man is willing to exchange the secrets of God's Bones for my son's last words. As long as you know the secrets of God's Bones … you'll understand what the true Four Seasons Tower is!"
The true Four Seasons Tower?
Yun Yang's eyes shone brightly upon hearing this.
Yun Yang considered for a moment and said in a low voice, "Fine! You don't want to betray your brothers, you're a man of character. For the sake of the late Marshal Yang, I won't force you. Let it be so. "
"Perhaps Young Master doesn't believe it, but when did the Four Seasons Tower start? This old man, Venerable Lord Ice, who is second only to one and above tens of thousands, actually doesn't know. The only thing I know is that the Four Seasons Tower's higher-ups have been dedicated to one thing. That is … to dominate the world, to subdue the martial world; to seize the providence of heaven and earth, to open God's Grave and obtain God's Bones; to fuse it into one's own body, to ascend to the pinnacle of martial arts and open the door to Dao. "
Venerable Lord Ice narrated slowly.
Yun Yang's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was constantly weighing and evaluating.
If he were to use Venerable Lord Ice's words as the starting point and combine the relevant information he had previously obtained, such as Saber God's Bone, Ice God's Bone … What grave, what subduing the martial world …
As Venerable Lord Ice slowly narrated, these scattered pieces of information were gradually connected to form a clearer trail.
"Who knows how many years ago, the Four Seasons Tower's old sect leader passed away and Mr. Nian ascended to the throne. From then on, no one knew Mr. Nian's true identity or what his background was!"
"As for us, to put it nicely, we're the Four Seasons Tower's super higher-ups who are second only to one and above tens of thousands, but in reality, we're people who Mr. Nian used some special method to find from all over the continent after he ascended. We're people who are qualified to inherit God's Bones …"
When Yun Yang heard this, he interrupted and asked, "How did Mr. Nian know that all of you have the talent to receive or inherit God's Bones?"
Venerable Lord Ice said, "Sect Master has a treasure that can detect and identify people who are compatible, but I don't know how it works exactly."
Yun Yang nodded and said, "May I ask Venerable Lord Ice where God's Grave is? Have you gone there personally after you became Venerable Lord Ice? "
Venerable Lord Ice answered sheepishly, "No. The truth is, we don't even know where exactly the grave is … What we know is that when the providence of heaven and earth is about right, everyone will work together to open up an unknown space. That place is God's Grave. It requires the combined strength of three hundred and sixty-five people to do their best to open it. However, the number of people who are suitable to enter can't exceed twelve people at a time. Each person can only stay for a short hour after they enter. At most, they can only obtain a piece of God's Bone before they have to retreat, or else they'll be lost in that space forever. "
"Although according to the sect leader, we can still wait for the next chance after we retreat, the so-called next chance is the next process of the providence's circulation and accumulation. It's far away. Therefore, we know that a person only has one chance in his lifetime!"
Venerable Lord Ice's voice was bitter as he sighed softly.
"It still doesn't feel very clear. It's hazy and hard to determine." Yun Yang sighed softly as well.
"Indeed, it's hard to determine because we don't understand it ourselves."
Venerable Lord Ice chuckled bitterly. "All this while, we've only known that as long as we gather the God's Bone, we can be immortal and live as long as the heavens and the moon! And this is already a cultivator's great wish, no one doesn't want it … Haha … "
Yun Yang said sensitively, "Could there be some unforeseen event that has hindered your plan?"
"It is indeed because of the unforeseen event. Reality has made us realize the truth. It turns out that our hard work has only served to benefit others!" Venerable Lord Ice's voice was filled with melancholy and helplessness.
It was as if he felt incomparable powerlessness and melancholy towards what he had done in this life, and there was even regret and bewilderment mixed within.
"Reality? The truth? Benefit? Where did this come from? "
"When Venerable Saber passed away, we brought back the Bone of the Saber God in his body. Our initial intention was to use Mr. Nian's arcane skill to reassemble fifth brother's soul and implant the Spirit Bone at once. However, it was only after that incident that we realized that we've always been risking our lives for someone else. Our heirs of the God's Bone have always been the same in every generation …"
"Most of the heirs don't even know what they've done in this life until the moment they die. What are they really existing for? They don't even know whose hands the fruits of their efforts have ended up in, who have they helped … "
Yun Yang was taken aback by her words.
What did this mean?
How could a profound cultivator like Venerable Lord Ice be so troubled and doubtful about his own cultivation path?
If a profound cultivator were to doubt his own cultivation path and could not solve it for a long time, his cultivation base would be stagnant if it was light; it could even backfire and destroy his cultivation base if it was heavy. It was not something to be taken lightly.
"Has Young Master Yun not thought of the crux of this? What I want to say is that the heirs of the God's Bone aren't actually us … it's someone else … "
"The purpose of us, the so-called heirs of the God's Bone, is to work hard generation after generation to retrieve the God's Bone from the mysterious space and maintain the reputation of the Four Seasons Tower outside. When we perish, the God's Bone falls into their hands. After so many years of passing it down, they've long collected countless God's Bone."
"And we don't even know how many people like us have already died …"
"At this point, I believe that Young Master should have concluded that there are still twelve people hidden in the Four Seasons Tower's secret place who have never appeared in the martial world. These twelve people are the true pinnacle of the Four Seasons Tower … the heirs of the God's Bone!"
"As for us, we're only the temporary carriers of the God's Bone. When we nourish the God's Bone to a certain extent, we'll be killed even if we don't die fighting outside. The God's Bone will be taken away by those people and the next generation will be trained to retrieve the God's Bone."
The hatred in Venerable Lord Ice's voice grew heavier.
Yun Yang felt his heart skip a beat.
The true heirs of the God's Bone?
Twelve people?
Venerable Lord Saber and the others only had a piece of the Bone of the Saber God and the Bone of the Ice God, but they were already so powerful.
How many pieces of the God's Bone did the twelve mysterious people have now?
What kind of terrifying level had their cultivation base reached?
So this was the true Four Seasons Tower?
It was no wonder that Venerable Lord Ice had revealed the mystery of the God's Bone so easily after being pressured.
It turned out that the hatred in his heart was so intense. To be honest, it was only a change in the stance of the enemy and himself!
"The so-called Four Seasons Tower … four seasons, twelve months, and three hundred and sixty-five days …" Venerable Lord Ice chuckled bitterly, "These people are only people who are not qualified to stay in the headquarters. They were released to wreak havoc in the world and absorb the providence of heaven and earth."
"The true higher-ups … other than the few clones of the sect leader who roam the martial world and take charge of the overall situation, the others … have never appeared!"
The corners of Yun Yang's lips twitched. "The few clones of the sect leader? You mean that there's more than one Mr. Nian? The Mr. Nian who saved you that day might not be the real Mr. Nian? "
Venerable Lord Ice chuckled and nodded. "That's right. You didn't expect it, did you? "
Yun Yang had indeed not expected it.
This answer was too horrifying, too shocking!
Mr. Nian, who had always been a legend in the martial world, was only a clone?
Mr. Nian, who had easily defeated Lei Dongtian and his servant that day, could only be a clone!
"It might sound funny, but my brothers are all pitiful people deep in their bones …" Venerable Lord Ice said weakly, "After I confirmed the news, before I could inform them in time, I was hunted down by the tower to silence them …"
"I only hope that when Young Master Yun faces them in the future …" He said softly, "I don't ask for mercy, nor do I ask that Young Master Yun tell this secret to my brothers. I only ask that they die a quick death."
"When you can behead them with a single slash, don't let them return with severe injuries … God's Bone will be extracted while they're still alive … That feeling … is worse than death."
A sliver of deep fear flashed in Venerable Lord Ice's eyes. "It's probably what they call … Soul Refining!"
"Have you tasted it?" Yun Yang asked.
"I have … tasted it …" The muscles on Venerable Lord Ice's face twitched. "Not long ago … I was injured by the Concourse of the Underworld and escaped with severe injuries. I met the people in the tower and thought that I was saved, but …"
"If it weren't for my two brothers who risked their lives to save me …"
Venerable Lord Ice's tears fell into the snow.
"So that's how it is. So this is the truth. This is reality. Reality is actually this terrifying!"
Yun Yang thought about it carefully.
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