ninety thousand miles

Chapter 427 Conversation
Sect Leader Wang's words finally diverted Sect Leader Chu's attention away from Wen Guying, and then he asked the old Palace Master, "Have you informed the seniors in the upper realm of the news?"

The old palace master said: "Of course."

"Any reply?" asked Master Chu.

The old palace master shook his head and said, "No."

"No?" Sect Leader Chu asked in surprise, "Why?"

The old palace master said: "I don't know either. Have you had any communication with the upper realm recently?"

Sect Leader Wang said, "No, I won't easily disturb the upper realm."

As soon as Sect Leader Wang finished speaking, Sect Leader Chu suddenly questioned, "But when you discovered the Xuanshui Mountain secret realm last time, why did you go against the crowd and pass the news to Tiansu? And after Tiansu didn't respond and the Divine Hero responded, you passed the information to the other two ancients and seven true ones. I thought it was strange at the time, but since it had nothing to do with me, I didn't ask any more questions."

Sect Leader Chu said aggressively, "But now, you said you don't want to easily alarm the upper realm. Then I have to ask, what was the reason for you to do so at that time?"

Li Chuan only then realized that there was a hidden story behind the incident. He listened more seriously.

Sect Leader Wang knew Sect Leader Chu's character very well, and his expression remained frozen.

The old palace master also asked: "So you should have mentioned this to me. The appearance of Tiansu Cave Mansion can be a big deal or a small matter. Logically, you should have just told the seniors of the sect in the upper realm. Why did you have to alarm the Three Ancients and Seven True Beings?"

Sect Leader Wang smiled bitterly and said, "Because before that, I felt that something might have happened in the upper realm. After the Tiansu Cave Mansion appeared in the world, I vaguely felt that there might be some connection between them, so I deliberately tried to explore it."

"What happened?" asked the old palace master.

Sect Leader Wang said, "I didn't tell anyone because there was nothing concrete to prove my feelings. If you insist on me telling you, I'd start with the Frost Leaf Sect incident."

Master Chu asked, "What do you mean?"

Sect Leader Wang said, "After Immortal Yun Yi descended to the mortal world, our three sects, as well as other sects, all sought help from the mortal world. But all the messages passed down were for us to obey his orders."

He said, "You two sects are fine. But Yun Yixian was once a disciple of Tianyu Sect. Twenty-four thousand years ago, he betrayed his master and entered the Dao by killing people until he ascended to become an immortal. Why should we obey his orders and kill his former disciples? And in the upper realm, the predecessors of Tianyu Sect who ascended to heaven in the past generations were unable to do anything to him. Why is that?"

"After the matter of Frost Leaf Sect was settled, I once again asked for instructions from the higher realms." said Sect Leader Wang.

"What happened?" asked Master Chu.

Sect Leader Wang replied, "Everything is normal. The one who responded to me was the senior before me, Master Ci Ling. He comforted me and told me not to think too much, to focus on cultivation, to mind less worldly affairs, to ascend to heaven as soon as possible, and to embark on the great path. But... but after the immortal's projection dissipated, I suddenly felt palpitations and a feeling of being spied on. This is all I can say."

"Li Chuan." Master Wang suddenly called Li Chuan's name.

Li Chuan quickly said, "I'm here."

Sect Leader Wang said, "You discovered the aliens, which made me roughly understand the reason why Immortal Yun Yi was chasing the Frost Leaf Sect. Perhaps the seniors in the upper realm are concerned about the aliens. But I still can't figure it out. Why can't it be made clear to us?"

After that, he shook his head and said, "We'll talk about these things later. No matter what happened in the upper realm, we still have to inform the upper realm of the appearance of the demon spirit."

The old palace master and Sect Leader Chu both agreed with what Sect Leader Wang said.

The old palace master said: "We must also inform the Nine Peaks True Immortals and the other Three Ancients and Six True Immortals."

Sect Leader Wang asked, "Yang Jiu, do you also think that something is wrong in the upper realm?" Li Chuan guessed that this was what Wen Guying said to the old Palace Master. When he was about to listen to what the old Palace Master was going to say, Sect Leader Chu spoke first.

Sect Leader Chu said, "Since you have doubts, why not just find out. Tomorrow we will pass the news to the upper realm and the Three Ancients and Seven True Ones. The three of us will work together, and even if we use immortal methods, we will always be able to find some clues. Isn't it more reliable than you just thinking about it alone?"

Sect Leader Wang said, "Yes, let's do this. A while ago, they went to the Temple of the Heroes."

"Them? Wen Gu Yinghe..." Sect Leader Chu glanced at Li Chuan, "With him?"

"There is also Luo Xueli, Gong Wuguang's eldest disciple." The old palace master replied, briefly mentioning their experience in the Godly Temple, and then said: "Tian Su may have really fallen, and the changes in the upper world may have originated from this."

He sighed, stopped talking, and said, "Tomorrow is too rushed. Let's do it in three days. Let's make more preparations."

Master Chu said, "Okay."

Afterwards, the three masters seemed to be lost in thought, and the main hall was silent.

Li Chuan did not say anything when he saw this, but just looked around. He suppressed his sleepiness and pondered the structure of the full moon in his mind.

He had been very suspicious of Xuanyue Sect before.

But after meeting Master Chu today, I somewhat believe that there is something wrong with just one lineage or some people.

After an unknown amount of time, the old palace master finally spoke again.

He asked Sect Master Chu: "Dan Chen, Xiao Hong failed to ascend. What happened to him afterwards? Is he alive or dead? Is he in Xuanyue Sect or somewhere else?"

When Li Chuan heard the old palace master’s question, he suddenly stopped feeling sleepy.

Sect Leader Chu picked up the teacup, twisted the lid, and put it back. He asked, "Yang Jiu, what do you think about Xiao Hong's failure to ascend?"

"Very shocked, a little...feeling it a little unbelievable." The old palace master replied.

Sect Leader Chu asked again, "Have you counted the number of cultivators who have ascended to the upper realms since the founding of the Four Gods Palace?"

The old palace master replied: "Of course I know."

Sect Master Chu said: "Since the founding of Xuanyue Sect, about 357 cultivators have ascended to heaven, most of them 20,000 years ago. In the past 10,000 years, there have been only 67. The most recent one to ascend to the upper realm was my uncle, Taoist Beiyu."

"That happened a hundred years ago." said the old palace master.

"That's right. Before Uncle Beiyu, the one who was closest to ascending was Elder Xiao." Sect Master Chu said, "That is to say, for nearly two thousand years, no one from Xuanyue Sect has ascended."

"Elder Xiao entered Xuanyue Sect at the age of six, became Master Mingjin's personal disciple at the age of twelve, and subdued the evil dragon of the West Sea when he went down the mountain for training for the first time when he was a hundred years old. Three hundred years later, he obtained the rare treasure Golden Sun Orb and it recognized him as its master... The true sun fire contained in it may be comparable to the true sun fire on the Golden Sun Peak of your Four Gods Palace. Eight hundred years later, he created a unique technique of controlling the wind..."

The old palace master said in a deep voice: "There is never a lack of geniuses in the Xuanmen. Danchen, Xiao Hong's experience is well known to Tieshu and I, so you don't need to repeat it."

Sect Leader Chu said: "I just want to say that Xiao Hong follows the most orthodox path in Xuanyue Sect. Before his ascension, his cultivation realm had already reached perfection, and his character has also been tempered for a long time. Nothing can shake his determination to seek the truth."

"But he failed. His failure shook the faith of everyone in Xuanyue Sect."

(End of this chapter)