If it was said that Yan Zhaoge had used the Ice Pith Vein to set up a trap and used it to ambush the Heavenly Thunder Hall martial practitioners, while the difficulty would similarly be great, the Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners would still be able to accept it.
However, if it was said that with Yan Zhaoge's cultivation base, activating the Ice Pith Vein and affecting the Southern Underground Palace in the Extreme Northern Snowy Plains, that would be hard to imagine.
While they felt that Huang Xu and Huang Jie's conjecture was not without reason, it just felt as unrealistic as a castle in the air.
The World Illuminating Young Master Huang Jie gazed silently at the entrance of the Southern Underground Palace in the distance, not speaking for a long time, a rare solemn expression appearing on his face.
Huang Guanglie swivelled his head to look at Huang Xu, "Have you asked the people of the Heavenly Thunder Hall about the traces of the scene?"
Huang Xu shook his head, "The Ice Pith Vein directly erupted with cold tides, destroying the entire scene into a mess."
At this point, this current Chief of the Sacred Sun Clan felt a stifling feeling in his chest once more.
Only by finding the root cause of the matter would he be able to deal with it.
Now that he had a way to confirm where Yan Zhaoge had acted in the Extreme Northern Snowy Plains, he was still unable to understand the method.
Like this, the Sacred Sun Clan was still unable to solve the problem at its root.
Because the Ice Pith Vein in the Extreme Northern Lands had already changed, if they could not find the source, they would not be able to solve the problem.
Therefore, at the end of the day, the Sacred Sun Clan could only wait patiently. As time passed and the earth veins changed, the Southern Underground Palace regaining its calm.
Thinking about this, even a Martial Saint like Huang Guanglie felt somewhat vexed.
With the Southern Underground Palace currently in such a violent state, of the entire Sacred Sun Clan, only he could freely enter it.
With the Extreme Yin Crown on her, Meng Wan could temporarily stay there.
The others, even Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmasters, would be unable to enter. This would affect the Sacred Sun Clan greatly.
There were many precious resources in the Southern Underground Palace that could not be mined. Hoping for Huang Guanglie and Meng Wan to specially become miners, the Sacred Sun Clan was still not extravagant to that extent.
Taking ten thousand steps back, some things that were urgently needed, things that had to be found, Huang Guanglie and Meng Wan would just have to make a trip.
However, to the other Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners, they would lose a sacred cultivation ground, which would severely affect their progress.
Especially when cultivating in the Sacred Sun Clan's supreme martial art, the Extreme Yang Fist, required the help of the environment of the Southern Underground Palace. To the current Sacred Sun Clan, this was a virtually unsolvable problem.
These effects could not be seen in a short period of time.
But as time passed, it would continue to ferment, and the effects would become more and more obvious.
As a supreme martial art of the Sacred Sun Clan, the Extreme Yang Fist was not just a combat technique.
Although failing to cultivate it did not mean that one's path to becoming a Martial Sage was completely cut off, the difficulty would be so high that just thinking about it would cause one to despair.
Apart from the step of Transcending Mortality and Entering Sainthood, the following steps were Transcendence Talismans and Primordial Spirit Talismans.
Every step that the Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners took upwards would be severely affected, making it difficult for them to advance.
Making a more extreme assumption, now that they had lost the Great Sun Heaven Measuring Ruler, if Huang Guanglie also perished, even without needing other enemy powers to attack them, the Sacred Sun Clan itself would be left behind after a few decades had passed.
If there were no other gains to make up for it, this was almost foreseeable.
If it could be resolved within a short period of time, this problem would not be a problem at all. However, to the Sacred Sun Clan, there just so happened to be no way to resolve it within a short period of time.
Even though they were right at the edge of the Sea of Fire Underground Palace, it was extremely hot, and even the air seemed to be burning.
However, the Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners present all felt a slight chill run down their backs at this moment.
Yan Zhaoge's sudden blow from the Extreme Northern Lands to the Southern Wilderness had left the entire Sacred Sun Clan unable to catch their breath for a long time, their hearts heavy.
The still young Huang Jie aside, everyone here, Huang Xu included, for just that one moment, they suddenly sort of understood how Broad Creed Mountain's old Chief, Yuan Zhengfeng had felt that year.
That sort of desire to improve, yet being suppressed by external factors, was like a huge rock weighing down on their hearts, pressuring them to the point of almost suffocating.
To them, with the matter having just happened, there was still time to think of a solution.
Therefore, this sort of feeling was just a momentary thing, as they very quickly regained their calm, calming down once more.
However, if there was no solution at all, as time passed, the pressure within their hearts would definitely increase by the day, growing greater and greater.
Huang Guanglie now said, "You all return to the World Illuminating Peak first. Don't mess up the foundations of my Sacred Sun Clan. This old man will remain here, looking into it in detail, seeing if there is any way to resolve this."
Huang Xu and the others nodded, this was all they could do now.
Huang Guanglie suddenly gazed towards the north, "We have to pay attention to the movements of Broad Creed Mountain, Jade Sea City and Infinite Boundless Mountain at all times."
In the long term, the Sacred Sun Clan was faced with a massive problem that could shake their foundation.
However, from the current situation, it did not affect their overall strength much.
Gazing towards the north, Huang Guanglie suddenly said, "Broad Creed Mountain's Yan Zhaoge, this person, from now onwards, pay close attention to his every move, paying close attention to all of it."
Huang Xu nodded, "I understand."
Broad Creed Mountain's Yan Zhaoge.
Not 'Yan Di's son', not 'Broad Creed Mountain disciple', not 'that junior' or 'that junior'.
Just from the way Huang Guanglie addressed Yan Zhaoge, it was sufficient to know how serious his current attitude was.
With Huang Guanglie's seniority, cultivation base and position, this was the first time in his life that he had addressed a youth of the same generation as his grandson in such a manner.
However, none of the Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners present expressed any surprise.
While they were unable to verify whether the changes in the Southern Underground Palace were related to Yan Zhaoge, this did not prevent the Sacred Sun Clan from placing him in a higher regard.
Huang Xu said, "Whether or not it was done by Broad Creed Mountain and Yan Zhaoge, whether or not they have the ability to do it again within a short period of time, contact the Heavenly Thunder Hall and get them to keep a close eye on the Extreme Northern Snowy Plains. Our Sacred Sun Clan should also send people over to patrol, lest they find a chance to repeat their old tricks."
"At the same time, look for a chance. Other than clearly sending himself to his death, kill Yan Zhaoge no matter the cost." Huang Xu's face was expressionless, his gaze cold, "If we allow him to continue growing like this, when his cultivation base has risen, he will be even more of a threat than his father, Yan Di."
Huang Jie was silent, his gaze also silently looking towards the north, his gaze deep and distant.
… …
As the Sacred Sun Clan martial practitioners were feeling badly battered, Yan Zhaoge was in a very good mood in Stone Rock City.
Having gathered all the things he needed, Yan Zhaoge began setting things up in his room.
A small scale formation was erected, with the ice coffin containing Shi Jun's body placed at its centre.
With only the final step of his long journey of ten thousand li remaining, Yan Zhaoge would definitely not allow any accidents to occur.
In the days of waiting, he had also managed to wait for Xu Fei to arrive.
On the way to Stone Rock City, Yan Zhaoge had immediately contacted the clan.
How he would act next would still have to depend on the situation. It was still best for Shi Jun and his mother to be sent back to the clan.
Standing by Yan Zhaoge's side, Xu Fei also looked quietly at the ice coffin at the centre of the formation. (To be continued.)
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