In the huge square of the Xiao clan's residence.
Looking at Yuan Qitai and the other two in the cage, many of the sects that had come to celebrate the birthday whispered among themselves. Even the people from the ten high sects frowned slightly.
In the end, it was Elder Phecda from Star Sect who stood up and said, "Brother Xiao, why are you showing us these three people?"
Yue Kun, who was behind him, sneered, "The three people in the cage are as weak as ants. I really don't know what the Xiao clan is up to."
Faced with everyone's doubts, the patriarch raised his hand slightly. After the crowd quietened down, he said, "Does everyone remember the ghost ship from more than a hundred years ago?"
As soon as he said that, the entire square was in an uproar. Elder Phecda from Star Sect and the other people from the high sects were even more moved.
More than a hundred years ago, an ancient ship appeared on the Wu River. At that time, it was the Xiao clan that discovered the middle-aged couple on the ancient ship, so they reported it to the ten high sects of the Kunlun Ruins.
The powerhouses of the ten high sects and even the entire Kunlun Ruins went out and fought with the powerhouses on the ancient ship. Many people died at that time.
As a result, the various forces in the Kunlun Ruins obtained many benefits, such as cultivation methods, manuals, medicinal pills, and so on.
Later on, after the middle-aged couple died and turned the ancient ship into a ghost ship, everyone gradually chose to forget about this matter.
Even though the ghost ship would appear once every 20 years, many forces remained silent. Only the Xiao clan and the 12 ancient clans did not give up and would send people to investigate every year.
A sect leader frowned and said, "It's all in the past. Why are you bringing this up, Brother Xiao?"
"Have you never thought about where the middle-aged couple on the ancient ship came from?"
The patriarch smiled faintly, "Why are there so many cultivation methods, manuals, and medicinal pills on the ancient ship? Didn't many of the forces here rely on these things to strengthen themselves? "
The moment he said that, countless people revealed thoughtful expressions.
In fact, when they destroyed the middle-aged couple on the ancient ship back then, they had also investigated where the ancient ship came from. Who were the middle-aged couple?
Unfortunately, they found nothing.
For a moment, someone seemed to have guessed the meaning behind the patriarch's words and could not help but ask, "What do you mean, Brother Xiao?"
Swoosh …
Everyone looked at the Patriarch of the Xiao clan.
Under everyone's gaze, the Xiao clan's patriarch took a deep breath and said slowly, "To be honest, our Xiao clan has been investigating the secret of the ancient ship for so many years. In the end, we discovered that the ancient ship might have come from the legendary three great immortal mountains!"
"What?"
As soon as he said that, everyone in the square was moved. Even the people from the ten high sects were shocked.
There were records in the ancient books of the Kunlun Ruins that said that there were three great immortal mountains, namely Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingtai.
The three great Immortal Mountains were inhabited by Immortals, and had countless Immortal magics. There was an Immortal spring at the top of the Immortal Mountains, and mortals who drank a mouthful of it could live forever and never die, and even rejuvenate their youth. It also had the roots of the earth, and mortals who ate it would be able to ascend to Immortality.
Therefore, since ancient times, the emperors of the dynasties had been secretly searching for the three immortal mountains. Even the Kunlun Ruins was no exception.
Even though they possessed abilities that surpassed mortals and were close to immortals, they were still not gods or immortals. They could not escape the pain of reincarnation.
An old man in green stood up from the Sword Sect's seat. The old man looked slightly excited, "Brother Xiao, are you sure?"
He was already like this, let alone the other members of the nine high sects. They were all shocked by the Xiao clan's patriarch's words and had already forgotten the purpose of their trip.
Under the numerous gazes, the Xiao clan's patriarch retracted the smile on his face and said seriously, "I dare to guarantee with my life that I'm sure!"
Whoosh …
The entire place was in an uproar. If this news was true, it would be enough to shock the entire Kunlun Ruins.
"Everyone, think back to the middle-aged couple on the ancient ship. Back then, our Kunlun Ruins sent out three Emperor Stage cultivators, but we were still no match for them!"
After the Xiao clan's patriarch looked around at the crowd, he said, "If the other party wasn't seriously injured and poisoned by us, not to mention three Emperor Stage cultivators, even thirty of them wouldn't be his match."
At this point, he secretly sucked in a breath of cold air, "Everyone, think back to the old lunatic and the little girl who walked out of the ancient ship 20 years ago!"
The eyes of the people from the ten high sects flickered. They could not forget the scene from 20 years ago.
20 years ago, after the ghost ship appeared again, an old lunatic walked out of the ghost ship with a little girl. At that time, the Kunlun Ruins found out that the two of them were the masters of the ancient ship.
Therefore, the Kunlun Ruins sent out powerhouses again to eliminate them. Unexpectedly, the old lunatic suddenly displayed his might, and Emperor Stage cultivators were as weak as ants before him.
If the other party had not gone crazy and suddenly disappeared, the Kunlun Ruins would not have been able to escape this calamity.
"Let's not talk about that old lunatic's god-like methods. Such a powerful person is actually the servant of the ancient ship's master!"
The Xiao clan's patriarch continued, "The strangest thing is that little girl. When we killed our way into the ancient ship more than a hundred years ago, she looked like she was four or five years old. Now, more than a hundred years later, she's still four or five years old. She doesn't show any signs of aging."
His gaze focused as he looked at the crowd, "Everyone, think about it. If she wasn't from the three immortal mountains, how could she escape the decay of time?"
"That's right. Now that I think about it, I can't help but suspect that the middle-aged couple on the ancient ship more than a hundred years ago might be immortals from the immortal mountains!"
A powerhouse from a sect stood up and said with incomparable certainty, "And that little girl must be a descendant of an immortal. She possesses the bloodline of an immortal!"
A powerhouse from the Dao Sect stood up and said, "Even so, we find it hard to believe that the ancient ship came from the three immortal mountains!"
His words immediately received the approval of many people.
The Xiao clan's patriarch smiled faintly and said, "Just half a month ago, the ghost ship appeared. Many people from our 12 ancient clans stepped onto the ghost ship. On the ghost ship, an ant from the secular world was sent into the black fog."
Luo Shuiyao's expression changed when she heard that. She had already guessed who the Xiao clan's patriarch was talking about.
Someone immediately cried out in alarm, "He was sent into the black fog? Looks like this person is definitely dead! "
"That's right. The black fog can devour a person's flesh and blood. Even an Emperor Stage cultivator can't resist it!" The others nodded in fear.
"No!"
The Xiao clan's patriarch suddenly shook his head and said, "At that time, we thought that this person would definitely die. Who would have thought that not only did he not die seven days later, he even returned alive!"
"What?"
Many people's expressions changed.
"Before this person disappeared, he was only a peak martial venerable!"
A hint of resentment flashed across the Xiao clan's patriarch's eyes as he threw out another shocking piece of news, "But this person returned a few days later and stepped into the Emperor Stage!"
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