“Lord Sacred Emperor! This is not good. The young master has run out on his own again!” At this moment, a large man rushed over to the demon emperor to urgently make this report with a face full of panic and worry. None of them forgot what had happened the last time the young master had run out on his own.
“Forget it. We don’t need to be bothered about him. The suppression has been removed so his bloodline will awaken. The monster beast clan’s chance to rise again has finally arrived. It will also be good to let him train and practice for a bit,” said the demon emperor indifferently with a wave of his hand.
“But what if anything untoward happens to the young master? What shall we do then?” asked the big man worriedly.
“If anything untoward happens to him during this bit of experiential training, then what qualifications does he have to succeed me as demon emperor? And what qualifications would he have to lead the monster beast clan towards glorious days once again?” asked the demon emperor as his tone became a little heavier and a solemn look appeared on his face.
Seeing his expression, no one dared to say even half a sentence more.
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As light appeared before them, Ling Chuxi and Huangfu Qingjue followed along a path that was filled with plenty of other mysterious lights. They speedily flew forward, totally not feeling even a fraction of the pressure they had felt going through the barrier as they did when they entered. Holding onto Huangfu Qingjue’s warm hand, Ling Chuxi’s feelings reached an unprecedented state of peace and relaxation.
Finally, a familiar sight lit up before their eyes and the two of them found that they had officially left Little Silver Ancient Mountain and returned to the mainland. However, before them lay a world of blurry white.
Thick snow covered the ground and ice crystals hung from the branches of trees that had long since withered. A thousand miles of silvery ice covered the entirety of the scenery before them as far as their eyes could see.
“Where is this?” Ling Chuxi asked in surprise. Her heart felt a little uneasy. Could it be that the array core was actually a gateway to another space as well?
‘Oh no, oh no. Could it be that I transmigrated again?’
“This is Silver Ancient Mountain Range,” replied Huangfu Qingjue, giving Ling Chuxi a weird look.
‘Silver Ancient Mountain Range?’ wondered Ling Chuxi as she looked around in confusion. Indeed, the rise and falls of the mountain range did appear to be extremely familiar. They were at Silver Ancient Mountain Range, but with such a thick silvery veil of snow covering everything, Ling Chuxi had been unable to recognize it.
“Why does it look like this?” Ling Chuxi asked in confusion. She remembered that when she had entered the mountain range, it was merely at the end of summer. How could it be that the moment she came out, it was already winter and snow was everywhere as though they were in the twelfth lunar month? If she were to assess the duration of time they had been away based on this, wouldn’t it be that a couple of months have already passed?
“Our time within the array barrier felt short, but was actually very long,” Huangfu Qingjue explained.
“Indeed. Since it has already been so long, I wonder how Mister Mo is doing,” Ling Chuxi said to herself in worry.
Ling Chuxi was not only worried about Mister Mo, but also about Nan Xia Country, the fifth princess, and the Ling family amongst many other concerns.
Back when Chu Fengyun had set up his venomous scheme, it was for the sake of dealing with Mister Mo and conquering Nan Xia at the same time in a step to realize his ambition of unifying the nations.
As a result, Mister Mo was severely injured and she was stuck in Little Silver Ancient Mountain for a few months. This meant that Chu Fengyun’s plan should have long since started right? If Mister Mo was fine, perhaps Nan Xia could still be protected for a while longer. But if Mister Mo was severely injured and unable to go against any enemies, then by now, Nan Xia Country, the fifth princess, and the Ling family were fearfully all in great danger. The more Ling Chuxi thought about it, the more anxious she was. Such a situation was very possibly a reality already, and a very pessimistic one at that.
“There’s no way. I have to return to Nan Xia as soon as possible,” said Ling Chuxi anxiously, constantly thinking over these things in her head.
“Chuxi, the thing that removed the suppression upon the monster beasts’ bloodlines just now was the Cang Yuan Sword, right?” asked Huangfu Qingjue solemnly without moving.
“Yes,” replied Ling Chuxi with a nod. She would not keep anything from Huangfu Qingjue.
“Remember, unless it is absolutely necessary, don’t use any of the Cang Yuan sword spirit’s abilities. Otherwise, it will bring an unexpected disaster upon you. Also, you need to increase your cultivation at the fastest speed possible. I am afraid that all the various great sects would have already started to take action regarding the appearance of the Cang Yuan Sword. Maybe even some strong reclusive cultivators as well. You need to be careful in everything you do,” said Huangfu Qingjue in a low voice as an unprecedented somberness clouded his expression.