Kang Ping, who didn't show it on the outside, was feeling as gloomy as his wife and Qi Wei.
Now, however, he could only suppress all of this as he accompanied Chen Zhiliang east, leaving the Royal Reed Sea and heading to Golden Court Mountain where the Southeastern Exalt's dao arena was located.
Madame Kang and Qi Wei watched gloomily as Kang Ping left with Chen Zhiliang.
As they looked at the huge Divine Boat in the sky that was enveloped by the multicolored light, the two of them felt their chests tighten.
They could not see Yan Zhaoge as he stood amidst the multi-coloured light. Still, they knew that the person who had foiled their major matter was currently on that Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel.
As multicolored light flickered, the giant ship finally began to move again. It rode the heavenly winds, tore through the drifting clouds, and left in the blink of an eye.
Qi Wei and the others could only sigh.
Kang Jinyuan shouted in dissatisfaction, "Mother! Why don't we do it? While the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel is strong, it can't do anything to Father, and there's also the formation set up by Senior Apprentice-Uncle Qi. They aren't our match! "
Qi Wei did not make a sound, his expression extremely ugly.
Madame Kang shook her head, "The other party is indeed most likely unable to defeat us. Still, if they wholeheartedly wish to flee, they will have a great chance."
"It would be fine if I succeeded in silencing him. But if I failed, news of this would leak out for no reason, completely forming irreconcilable enmity with the Southeastern Exalt."
Kang Jinyuan retorted, "They were merely of the Southeastern Exalt's lineage, not the Southeastern Exalt himself. If they were killed, so be it. If the Southeastern Exalt pursues this matter, with the Emperor backing us, how could we be afraid of him?"
Madame Kang heaved a long sigh towards the heavens, "It is not that simple."
While they had a backer behind them, secretly setting up the Heaven Bearing Efficate Formation in the Royal Reed Sea had originally been ordered to act in secret.
Now that he had been exposed and caused a huge uproar, he had undoubtedly screwed up his mission.
Now, not only did he have to account to the Southeastern Exalt, it would probably be even harder for him to deal with his backer as well.
While their backer did not fear the Southeastern Exalt, as soon as a major conflict arose between the two sides, having already failed in their mission and also being the spark that ignited the conflict, Kang Ping and the others would not have a good ending.
Therefore, Kang Ping had no choice but to make a trip to Golden Court Mountain and strive to minimize the problem with his own efforts. In this way, there might still be a chance for things to turn around.
Madame Kang and Qi Wei understood this as well. However unwilling they were, they could only first endure this.
"Senior apprentice-brother Qi, I'll have to trouble you to deal with the aftermath. I'll go meet King Xuanmu." Madame Kang looked at Qi Wei, "While things can be discussed between our two families, their lineage might not be willing to suffer in silence in the Royal Reed Sea."
In the past, King Xuanwen, Shen Lingzi and Daoist Shi had led their disciples into the Royal Reed Sea precisely because there were clues to the whereabouts of the legendary Earth Queen's deity here.
The Royal Reed Sea also possessed unique geographical conditions. Within this valley, it would be much easier to set up the Heaven Bearing Efficate Formation.
Shen Lingzi and Daoist Shi's successors were all content with secrecy, handing over all the matters on the surface to King Xuanwen's lineage to handle.
Over so many years, the Grand Xuan Dynasty had become accustomed to lording over the Royal Reed Sea.
Qi Wei coldly said, "So what if he doesn't want to? At the end of the day, the two seniors King Xuanwen and King Xuancheng are no longer here. Without our help, he would not have been able to stabilize his position in the Royal Reed Sea in the first place. For him to be able to temporarily maintain the situation, he should already be thanking his ancestors. "
Madame Kang said, "If we stop now, the anti-Xuan forces will not dare to launch an unbridled counterattack. After all, no one knows what the Southeastern Exalt's stance will be."
"Our strength is clear for all to see. If they want to take advantage of this opportunity to attack us, they'll have to consider their own strength first."
Qi Wei said, "They are most likely also concerned about the news from Golden Court Mountain."
Madame Kang pondered for a moment, "We might as well create a false impression for them."
… …
On the Riding Wind Heavenly Vessel, Yan Zhaoge's trio left along with Zheng Ming and the others.
Zheng Ming naturally did not mind Yan Zhaoge continuing to remain on the vessel. It was just that if that happened, he would be like Bai Ziming, constantly idling about.
This was not a situation that Yan Zhaoge would be happy to see.
Beneath his influence, the heavens of the Royal Reed Sea had changed, the entire global situation having been changed. If he wanted to gain more from this, he would still have to continue working hard.
Still, making use of this period of time where they had not parted ways, Yan Zhaoge began indirectly obtaining more useful information related to the World beyond Worlds from Zheng Ming, Wen Luoxia and the others.
While staying at the Dim Darkness Sect's branch altar earlier, through his conversations with the Dim Darkness Sect martial practitioners, Yan Zhaoge had vaguely had a feeling.
In the long history of the World beyond Worlds after the Great Calamity, some people and some matters seemed to have been unceasingly diluted and dealt with.
Now, many historical records had gradually faded into oblivion as few people knew about them.
Comparatively speaking, the Dim Darkness Sect had a long history, still having preserved many historical records as it would probably be more abundant than the likes of the North Sea Sword Pavilion and Copper Men Island.
However, most of the information that Yan Zhaoge could obtain about the World beyond Worlds from the Dim Darkness Sect was of the current era or the past thousand years or so.
Further back, it was hard to guarantee the authenticity of the information as more and more information was missing, far from being as detailed as it had been in recent years.
Instead, Zheng Ming, Chen Zhiliang and the others were of the Southeastern Exalt's lineage, and the backgrounds of Kang Ping and the others were not simple as well.
Many secrets of even more distant eras could be learned from them.
The Radiant Light Sect and the Dim Darkness Sect both originated from the Dim Radiant Sect of the past, having once flourished for a time as well. However, due to the Dim Radiant Sect's split and the deaths of many of its higher echelon experts, many historical records of the Dim Darkness Sect had been lost.
"The Exalted Solar Luminary, Gao Han, is rumoured to be an expert who survived the Great Calamity." Wen Luoxia's gaze was rather strange as she looked at Yan Zhaoge, clearly still not believing that Yan Zhaoge did not know the specific origins of the Extreme Yang Seal.
As she saw it, if he was a direct descendant of the Exalted Solar Luminary or even a disciple, it would be easier to understand why Yan Zhaoge possessed such a cultivation base at such a young age.
"After the Great Calamity, he established the World beyond Worlds together with a few other experts, establishing the environment in which we live today, reinvigorating Daoism and rebuilding Kunlun."
Wen Luoxia said slowly, "These senior bigwigs were known as the Kunlun Nine Luminaries of post-Great Calamity times. Still, it seems that the Great Calamity had just occurred at that time as the environment between the heavens and the earth was still very unstable, many dangers existing within the world."
"In order to quell these dangers, some of the experts of the Nine Luminaries perished. Afterwards, there were also existences like the Exalted Solar Luminary whose whereabouts are unknown. "
Yan Zhaoge listened with great interest, causing Wen Luoxia to complain unceasingly.
He ignored Wen Luoxia's strange gaze as various thoughts flashed rapidly within his mind.
Hearing Wen Luoxia's narration, Yan Zhaoge now gradually gained some understanding of the original owner of this high-grade Sacred Artifact of his.
In the history of post-Great Calamity times, this Exalted Solar Luminary had unquestionably been an important figure.
Currently, his whereabouts were unknown. If he was still alive, barring any major accidents, he would undoubtedly still be a major figure who could do as he pleased in the World beyond Worlds.
Just looking at the others of the Kunlun Nine Luminaries who had been revered alongside him in the past, one would be able to deduce the general situation of this Exalted Solar Luminary.
The Exalted Earth Luminary was the current Earthly Sovereign of the Three Sovereigns.
The Exalted Concealed Luminary was revered alongside the Earthly Sovereign, the current Concealed Sovereign of the Three Sovereigns.
Yan Zhaoge smacked his lips.
Similarly, it could be seen that none of the Kunlun Nine Luminaries of the past were easy to deal with.
They were unquestionably existences that could never be avoided in the post-Great Calamity times, also not being forgotten.
Still, the problem was, why had that period of time after the Great Calamity gradually been buried amidst the dust of history now?
If someone had done this intentionally, who could it be?
Why? (To be continued.)
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