"Black Scale Cave … That's a trap, and even more so, a conspiracy. It's just that even though I know that's the case, I can't do anything about it, because we are the main culprits of this conspiracy."
Dean Tianfeng's words surprised Zhou Yang.
"Senior, what do you mean by 'we'? Could it be …" Zhou Yang recalled that the Tianfeng Dean had once said that he would tell him about the Zhou Family's ancestor. Clearly, the Zhou Family's ancestor was involved in this.
"That's right, and your great-grandfather, Zhou Weihai!"
"Great-grandfather …"
Zhou Yang was startled. He didn't know much about the Zhou Family's ancestors, but he had vaguely heard from Zhou Zhan Tian that his Great Grandfather Zhou Weihai had died in a cave left behind by a master. As for the rest, he didn't know. Even in the Zhou Family's ancestral records, he couldn't find any information about his Great Grandfather.
"That was 120 years ago. That year, we were all in our prime. Like you, we all wanted to become peerless powerhouses. We agreed to explore the Meteorite Tower. Apart from me and your great grandfather, Xu Zhentian was also there."
Xu Zhentian...
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Zhou Yang's face was pale with shock. Now, he finally understood why Xu Zhentian would say that he was related to his ancestors, and why he seemed to have a deep grudge against the Tianfeng Dean …
It turned out that they had once gone to the Black Scale Cave under the Meteorite Tower.
"What about the other two?" Zhou Yang asked.
"There are two more people. Right now, one is in the Heavenly Dipper Sword Sect, and the other is in the Imperial City. However, I can't tell you who they are for the time being. You just need to know that there's me and your great grandfather."
At this point, Dean Tianfeng sighed with regret in his eyes.
"After the five of us entered the third floor of the Meteorite Tower, we discovered a strange passageway that no one had ever seen before. We felt that this was an opportunity given to us by the heavens, so we all went down …"
"And then?" Zhou Yang asked anxiously. He reckoned that the passageway was the passageway leading to the fourth underground floor. "Back then, we were about the same age as you. We were arrogant and ignorant. How could we have known that it was a trap?" Dean Tianfeng could not help but clench his fists.
"The Blackscale Cave is actually below the passageway. We had a bountiful harvest down there, and our strength increased greatly after we came out. In the following 20 years, we were doing well in different places, until one day, Xu Zhentian escaped from that incomparably cruel and chaotic land …"
"Did he really go to the Fringe?" Zhou Yang was shocked.
"He didn't really enter the Land of Chaos. He was only at the border of the Land of Chaos. Despite that, he still returned with severe injuries despite being an Earth Shatterer. But it's not like he didn't return empty-handed."
Edge …
Zhou Yang was extremely shocked. A dignified Earth Realm expert was only at the border of the Land of Chaos, yet he was forced to return with severe injuries. How terrifying was the Land of Chaos?
"Is the harvest related to the Black Scale Cave?" Zhou Yang came back to his senses and asked.
Tian Feng nodded. "Yes, it's related to the Black Scale Cave. In fact, we didn't really enter the core of the Black Scale Cave and we didn't know how to enter it. However, Xu Zhentian who returned from the edge of the Fringe somehow found out about it. He found me and your Great Grandfather, and the three of us agreed to enter the Black Scale Cave again."
"This time, you entered the core of the Black Scale Cave?"
"That's right, we've indeed entered the core, but the core didn't contain the treasure we wanted. Instead, it released a lot of terrifying things …"
"Demon?" Zhou Yang asked doubtfully.
"It's not a demon, it's the Black Demon qi of the Black Demon Race..."
Black Demon Clan!
Zhou Yang frowned. This was the first time he heard of the Black Demon Clan.
"Demonic cultivators can only be described as half demonic cultivators. What they cultivate is not the orthodox demonic path, so in the end, they are neither human nor demon," Tian Feng said disdainfully. "How can a true demonic cultivator be like them, neither human nor demon?" Tian Feng said disdainfully.
"In other words, the Black Demon Clan is the real demon cultivator?"
"Yes, the Black Demon Clan is a branch of the ancient demonic dao. Although the demonic dao is no longer tolerated by the later generations, the Black Demon Clan has been passing down their heritage. However, they are very low-key. Before that, I have never seen the Black Demon Clan. However, after we released the Black Demon qi, the Black Demon Clan appeared."
"His Honor."
Zhou Yang took a deep breath and said faintly.
"You actually know of His Honor?" Dean Tian Feng was a little surprised.
"Yes, I once eavesdropped on the conversation between Yi Wang and Xu Zhentian." Zhou Yang nodded and did not tell Dean Tian Feng about Guo Dazhuang.
"So that's how it is. You're right, it was His Honor. After we released the Black Demon qi, His Honor appeared and told us his identity without concealing anything. Only then did we know that they had been near the Black Scale Cave all along. They deliberately let us see that passageway."
"And then?" Zhou Yang asked anxiously. Until now, he still had not heard anything about his great-grandfather.
Dean Tian Feng's eyes were filled with anger. "Then he put forward a lot of conditions to force me to agree, but at that time, your great-grandfather and I were already at the Earth Shatter Realm and had dealings with many experts in the imperial city. Why would we be afraid of him? However, after a fight, we realized that we were not even a match for his subordinates."
"So you compromised?"
"No, we have the powerful Long Wu Country behind us. Even if he is very strong, we are not afraid. After the negotiations broke down, Yi Wang appeared."
"Yi Wang …" Zhou Yang frowned and said, "But as far as I know, Yi Wang does not seem to be His Honor's subordinate."
"Of course not. With his strength, how could His Honor take a liking to him? He is merely a demon modified by His Honor to force us." Dean Tian Feng took a deep breath and seemed to be very angry.
"Yi Wang's appearance plunged the prefecture city into chaos. Many rising stars and even older generation martial artists died in his hands. At that time, I was the city lord of the prefecture city. The matter became more and more serious and alerted the imperial city. The imperial city sent a special envoy to get rid of Yi Wang within a month. Since then, your great-grandfather and I have been chasing after Yi Wang crazily and even sealed off the third level of the Meteorite Tower. However, we did not expect Xu Zhentian to also become a demon. He had already made a deal with His Honor …"
"So in the end, you did not kill Yi Wang and made a deal with His Honor in order to maintain your position?" Zhou Yang smiled.
"Yes, we only had a month's time. Once the time was up and we did not complete the task, I would no longer be the city lord and your great-grandfather's position as the border commander would be replaced. More importantly, we were the ones who released the Black Demon qi. Once this matter was known, we would become the target of public criticism. Left with no other choice, we were forced to make a deal with His Honor."
Dean Tian Feng's face looked even older and his hands began to tremble.
"I think one of the conditions was for Xu Zhentian to stay in the prefecture city?" Zhou Yang shook his head and said.
"Yes, we were forced to acquiesce to Xu Zhentian's existence and promised not to expose him before the Black Scale Cave really opens. At the same time, your great-grandfather was forced to agree to guard the Black Scale Cave. As for me, my existence was to cover up everything so that no one would notice the Black Scale Cave and wait for the time that His Honor mentioned to come …"
"My great-grandfather is still in the Black Scale Cave?"
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