No one present was a fool. The moment they saw the mummy, they thought of what the Drifting Snow City had done previously. All of this was obvious enough.
Why did the Elder Ancestor of the Drifting Snow City not show up for so many years? Because he was long dead!
Why did the Elder Ancestor of the Drifting Snow City have to be so smug and hold a birthday celebration every ten years? That was because Bai Hantian and the others were afraid that outsiders would find out that the Elder Ancestor of the Drifting Snow City had died. Hence, they tried their best to cover it up, and the best way to do so was to put the 'truth' before everyone's eyes.
Seeing this scene, Bai Hantian and Bai Hanfeng's faces turned extremely pale.
Exposed. The secret they had been covering up for decades had finally been exposed.
In fact, the Elder Ancestor of the Drifting Snow City had been dead for a long time. Not long after he began his seclusion, he suffered a setback during his cultivation, causing his old injuries to relapse and he died.
At that time, Bai Hantian did not dare to leak this news at all, because the Drifting Snow City had offended too many people.
After Elder Ancestor Bai stepped into the True Fire Spirit Refinement State, the Fluttering Snow City of the Extreme North began to expand crazily. During this period, they had offended many people and made many enemies. Perhaps even the Fluttering Snow City of the Extreme North didn't know.
It was because of the Bai family's Old Ancestor that the Driftsnow City could be so fearless. However, if the Bai family's Old Ancestor were to die, the Driftsnow City would face a situation that Bai Hantian didn't even dare to think about.
Hence, in a moment of desperation, Bai Hantian came up with this trick. He used the secret array of the Drifting Snow City to preserve a portion of the corpse's energy. Then, during the birthday celebration every ten years, Bai Hanfeng would hide inside and imitate the Elder Ancestor's speech. He would use the array to release his aura, all to create a false impression that the Elder Ancestor was still alive.
However, the Bai family's array was not used to preserve corpses, but to preserve the living.
If some martial artists were to fall into a state of near death due to their injuries, they could use this array to hang on to their last breath until a way to save them could be found.
However, the energy consumed by this formation was not ordinary. Instead, it was blood that had a close relationship with this cultivator. Furthermore, it was very young and full of vitality.
Over the years, during every birthday celebration, the Bai Clan would choose a young disciple with outstanding talent to donate his blood and pour it into the formation. The blood would be able to maintain the formation for ten years.
Although the martial artists who gave their blood would not die, their vitality would be greatly damaged and they would basically be crippled for the rest of their lives.
And because they saw something they shouldn't have seen, although they were all disciples of the Driftsnow City, Bai Hantian also knew that not every disciple would be willing to sacrifice their future for the sake of their clan.
In order to ensure that they would not divulge these things, Bai Hantian had to lock them all up. To the outside world, he claimed that these people had all gone into seclusion after receiving pointers from the Patriarch. After that, they had gone out to roam the Jianghu and had yet to return.
This kind of excuse could be used once or twice, but the more it was used, the more people in the Driftsnow City began to feel that something was wrong. Some even began to suspect it. Bai Wuji was one of them.
However, he didn't believe that his father would harm him. At first, he didn't pay attention to it. But later, he accidentally discovered some clues and began to investigate. But the final truth made him shudder. His father actually intended to sacrifice him as fuel for a dead man!
At this time, Bai Wuji stood beside him. His presence was extremely low, but there was a touch of sorrow in his eyes.
He remembered the time when the Driftsnow City of the Driftsnow City joined forces with Chu Xiu to attack the morgue. Chu Xiu killed Nie Dongliu, but the result was that Nie Renlong was enraged and even turned into a demon.
At that time, Bai Wuji wanted to ask Bai Hantian, if he was killed, would he also risk his life to avenge him like Nie Renlong?
However, for fear of hurting their relationship, Bai Wuji didn't ask this question.
But now, there was no need to ask this question. Reality had told Bai Wuji everything.
In Bai Hantian's eyes, the interests of the Driftsnow City of the Driftsnow City were placed above his son.
Anyway, he had more than one son. And this time, he wasn't going to kill Bai Wuji.
Even a vicious tiger wouldn't eat its cubs. But he raised this son of his, and now he wanted to borrow something from him. Was it wrong?
At this time, Chu Xiu had a mocking smile on his face. He shook his head and said, "Tsk tsk, City Lord Bai, to be honest, I didn't expect you to be so playful. You actually used a dead man to scare the entire martial arts world of the Far North for so many years. Tsk tsk, you've got some ideas."
"Chu Xiu! You deserve to die! "
Bai Hantian's face instantly contorted as he attacked Chu Xiu in a frenzy.
At the same time, Bai Hanfeng did the same. His face was filled with rage as he charged towards Chu Xiu.
The two brothers had hidden this secret for so many years. As long as they could keep it a secret until the Bai Clan produced another strong cultivator in the True Fire Spirit Refinement Realm, then the Elder Ancestor of the Bai Clan could pass away in peace.
But in the end, all of this was ruined by Chu Xiu. Now that the secret was exposed, the news would spread throughout the Northern Yan martial arts world the next day. The Driftsnow City of the Far North would become the target of public criticism!
In the past, the martial artists who had a grudge against the Driftsnow City of the Far North would be plotting how to get revenge. Even the forces in front of them would definitely be dissatisfied with the Driftsnow City of the Far North.
For so many years, how many gifts had they given to the Driftsnow City? They had all given them to a dead man. For so many years, they had actually given birthday wishes to a dead man. Now that they thought about it, it was simply bad luck.
Chu Xiu retreated. The power of his Primordial Spirit condensed into arrows, and the Soul Destroyer Arrows shot out one after another. His mental strength was so strong that it left people speechless.
Several arrows shot out at the same time, temporarily stopping Bai Hantian and Bai Hanfeng. He then turned to Mei Qinglian and Pang Hu and shouted, "Let's go!"
The matter of the Driftsnow City of the Far North had been exposed. There was no need for Chu Xiu to continue fighting with Bai Hantian and the others here.
After all, the Driftsnow City of the Far North had a legacy of thousands of years. If Chu Xiu and his two companions wanted to annihilate them, it would be too simple of them. In the Driftsnow City of the Far North, there must be some hidden trump cards.
However, the Driftsnow City of the Far North would have a headache. They would have to face countless enemies that they had offended in the past, as well as the present.
If these people came alone, they would not be a match for the Driftsnow City of the Far North. But if they all came together, the Driftsnow City of the Far North would have a hard time.
When Pang Hu and Mei Qinglian saw that Chu Xiu wanted to leave, they also managed to escape in time.
Those ordinary disciples of the Driftsnow City of the Far North might be able to hold them back for a while with the help of external objects. But if they wanted to leave, these people would not be able to stop them.
Before leaving, Chu Xiu deliberately cast a discreet glance at Bai Wuji and made a hand gesture. He believed that Bai Wuji would understand and that Bai Wuji would not dare to lie to him.
This matter was leaked by Bai Wuji. His weakness was in the hands of Chu Xiu.
If he dared to lie to Chu Xiu, Chu Xiu would only need to tell Bai Hantian about it. Bai Hantian believed that Bai Hantian would definitely be enraged to the point of placing righteousness before family.
Seeing that Chu Xiu and his companions had retreated so easily, Bai Hantian's expression was gloomy. But he did not give chase.
Firstly, with the strength of Chu Xiu and his companions, once they left the Driftsnow City of the Far North, if he chased after them, it would be hard to say who would be the one to kill who.
Moreover, there was still a huge problem waiting for them.
Some of the people present directly flicked their sleeves and left, sneering, "Your Extreme North's Snowfall City played a good game, but you played us like idiots. We will remember this lesson. In the future, your Extreme North's Snowfall City can play by themselves!"
With that, everyone turned around and left. Bai Hantian wanted to stop them, but he didn't know how.
Ren Qianli also left with a somewhat dumbfounded look on his face as he watched Chen Jinting leave. Evidently, he had yet to recover from the series of changes.
Seeing Chen Jinting's expression, Ren Qianli couldn't help but scoff, "What did you see? The most important thing to do in Jianghu was to cultivate one's strength to perfection.
On what basis did he, Chu Xiu, dare to stir up such a storm in the Driftsnow City today? Just because even if he guessed wrongly and the old ancestor of the Driftsnow City was still alive, he had the confidence to flee for his life.
With your current strength, you still want to challenge Chu Xiu? You're far from it! "
Ren Qianli wasn't teaching Chen Jinting a lesson. Instead, he wanted his junior to completely understand what path he should take in the future.
In this lifetime, his master had only accepted the two of them as disciples. Moreover, the gap between the two of them was too big, so there was no competition between them. Instead, Ren Qianli hoped that Chen Jinting could stand out.
After all, Fang Jinwu was old. The old ancestor of the Driftsnow City had been dead for so many years, and it was unknown how long Fang Jinwu could live.
In the Northern Yan court, Ren Qianli actually had no backing. His backer was Fang Jinwu.
When Fang Jinwu died one day, only he and Chen Jinting would be left. If Chen Jinting could work hard, the two of them could still support each other.
At this time, after Chu Xiu and the others left the city, they didn't leave immediately. Instead, they waited about ten miles away from the Driftsnow City.
Previously, he gave Bai Wuji a hand signal, asking him to follow this direction, and he would be able to find them. He believed that Bai Wuji would come.
Pang Hu scratched his head and clicked his tongue as he shook his head. "These people from the large sects are really cunning. They could even think of such a trick and even deceive others for decades. After so many years, no one discovered it."
Mei Qinglian said, "It's not that no one found out, but that even if they did, no one dared to try it."
As she said this, Mei Qinglian glanced at Chu Xiu, "After all, there aren't many people as bold as you in the pugilistic world. I say, aren't you afraid that you guessed wrong and that the Bai family's old ancestor is still alive?"
Chu Xiu said lightly, "If I guessed wrong, then I guessed wrong. Who can guarantee that they'll always be right? Even if the Bai family's old ancestor is still alive, he's probably a pile of bones in a grave. I can't beat an old man like him, but I can still escape. "
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