Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 428 The Old Thief, Prepare to Die
"Why is this so?"

As they approached the heavens above Funiu Mountain, Tong Jiesheng's expression was gloomy and his tone was chilling.

The Hehuan Sect, which had been passed down for thousands of years, was destroyed just like that!

The two elders behind him bowed their heads respectfully, remaining silent as if trembling in fear.

"Tell me, how come there are two... no, three True Lords here? And they even have their eyes on the Yin-Yang Spring Dojo?" Tong Jiesheng muttered to himself for a long time, unable to figure it out. He turned his head slightly and asked sharply.

The two elders, both at the mid-stage of Core Formation, trembled slightly.

“This… Ancestor, it must be because the war in the central region is fierce, and the three True Lords are unwilling to be cannon fodder, so they have come here,” one of them said thoughtfully.

"Could it be that the previous True Monarch of the Hehuan Sect offended someone on the central battlefield? Why would they travel a million miles to destroy their lineage?" Another person suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Upon hearing this, Tong Jiesheng looked up at the latter, his expression softening slightly.

It is clear that they also tend to be inclined to this possibility.

Otherwise, no matter how critical the war in the central region was, it wouldn't have come to the point where the True Lords would flee as a group.

Unless absolutely necessary, which True Lord would abandon such a favorable cultivation environment in the Central Ten Regions?
"Hmph! You reap what you sow." Tong Jiesheng snorted coldly and slowly exhaled.

If that were all, he believed it wouldn't affect him.

However, this meant he had to reconsider his important task of finding the petty thief.

"Ancestor, now that the Hehuan Sect has been destroyed, then... Yaoyao?" Seeing Tong Jiesheng's expression soften, an elder seized the opportunity to ask.

"What? You still want to bring those unfilial descendants who have forgotten their ancestors back to the clan?" Tong Jiesheng suddenly swept a cold glint in his eyes.

“This…” An elder was shocked and looked at Tong Jiesheng with a complicated expression.

In his eyes, Tong Jiesheng's personality changed drastically after Huang Jie formed his Golden Core at the Fei Hong Dojo.

Before that, he had a high opinion of Tong Yaoyao and regarded her as his successor, nurturing her with great care.

However, after failing to track down Huang Jie and returning to his clan, he changed completely.

They no longer nurtured the next generation of the clan, nor did they care about Tong Yaoyao's whereabouts.

This time, he disregarded the opposition from his own clan and made a deal with Huang Qiyu.

This baffled them, and they dared not speak out against it.

"How is it?" Tong Jiesheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the clan elder with a half-smile.

He has indeed changed.

Before encountering the Golden Core thief, and before meeting the Northern Profound True Monarch at the Central Ten Domains Dao Field, he believed that achieving the status of a Supreme Being in this life was already the limit. He was content that his aging body could cultivate a successor and continue the clan's lineage.

However, the Northern Mystic True Lord gave him a real hope of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.

Once one advances to the Nascent Soul True Monarch level, their lifespan will be a thousand years!

He will then be able to have more time to do more things.

It's even possible that they could bring the Nine Cauldrons Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce into the Central Ten Domains.

To fulfill the long-cherished wish of our ancestors, it's just a matter of sacrificing a family prodigy. So what if we bear the infamy?

"Hmph, the clan has put in a lot of effort to cultivate him, and he has finally achieved some success, but he does not prioritize the family and goes to the Hehuan Sect to vent his personal anger. In the end, he has brought shame to our clan and damaged the merchant guild. Such an unfilial descendant is better off without."

"Yes!" The two elders sighed inwardly, lowered their heads, and said no more about the matter.

"Did you see their movements after the chaos?" Tong Jiesheng asked casually.

He fled the moment after the True Lord's oppressive aura killed Huang Qiyu, failing to witness Tong Yaoyao's fate.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, with the heroes fighting amongst themselves, we dared not linger. However, Yaoyao's magical power was sealed by Huang Qiyu. Under such circumstances, even if she did not suffer any calamity, she would most likely have been taken prisoner as a demonic cultivator of the Hehuan Sect," the elder replied.

He had previously probed Tong Jiesheng, thinking about whether to ask for it, since Tong Yaoyao was forced into it and was not the true Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect.

"What a pity for all the spiritual resources my clan has wasted on him." Tong Jiesheng frowned, shook his head, sighed, and said no more.

Half a month later, the three of them landed on a steep slope thousands of miles away from the Funiu Mountains.

Tong Jiesheng opened his divine sense to its fullest extent and looked towards the direction of Mount Funiu. The two clan elders did not understand why he did not enter Mount Funiu, but they did not dare to say anything and simply waited quietly to the side.

After waiting for a moment, a hint of impatience appeared on Tong Jiesheng's face.

With the Hehuan Sect in such chaos, his original intention was to leave the Huangtian Domain, this land of turmoil, as quickly as possible.

However, a few days ago he received a message from Master Chun Yuan, and because of the opportunity for the Nascent Soul of True Lord Bei Xuan, he had no choice but to come here on his way.

However, it is absolutely impossible to let him enter the Funiu Mountains.

The Funiu Master of Funiu Mountain and that green ox posed a great threat to him.

Previously, he was anxious about the young thief who had reached the Golden Core stage, and somewhat disrespected Mount Funiu by taking advantage of the power of the Hehuan Sect.

Therefore, after receiving the message from Master Chun Yuan, he agreed to it, but now he is outside Funiu Mountain sending a message for Master Chun Yuan to come here to meet him.

"They're here!" Just as he was getting impatient, the aura of Master Chun Yuan appeared in the distance.

Looking at the unhurried and composed Master Chun Yuan, Tong Jiesheng felt a slight displeasure.

He always felt that ever since Master Chun Yuan came to Huang Tian Domain, he hadn't been as enthusiastic about finding that Golden Core thief.

He had tested the waters last time he was in the Funiu Mountains.

He roughly understood their intentions.

Compared to him, the cultivation level of the Pure Yuan Venerable was even lower, and his dantian was damaged when he was promoted to the Venerable level. If it weren't for the intervention of the Myriad Laws True Monarch, he would have died long ago.

Therefore, I don't have much confidence in the chance of the Northern Mysterious True Lord's Nascent Soul stage.

However, this is actually a good thing for him.

"Does Fellow Daoist know anything about the Hehuan Sect?" Tong Jiesheng asked hurriedly as Chun Yuan Shangren approached.

Master Chun Yuan nodded: "I was truly shocked when I first heard about this."

"Since you know about this, why do you still insist on meeting me in person? Speak quickly about what it is, I need to return to the Wanshang Domain as soon as possible," Tong Jiesheng complained.

"Fellow Daoist, do not be anxious, this matter..." Venerable Chun Yuan slowly spoke.

"Zheng~"

However, before he could finish speaking, a metallic clanging sound suddenly rang out from underground.

Immediately, a dark golden light shot out from the underground grassland, heading straight for Tong Jiesheng's dantian.

bang~
The magic robe on Tong Jiesheng, worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, instantly rippled with layers of earth-colored light.

The dark gold crescent-shaped scimitar collided with the earth-colored halo, producing a dull thud.

But in just a moment, the earth-colored halo dimmed, and the dark golden crescent-shaped blade advanced further.

bang bang bang...

After shattering three more layers of light, the Crescent Moon Blade could no longer advance.

At this moment, Tong Jiesheng's protective magic shield had been fully activated.

"You beast!" With four layers of his robe torn, Tong Jiesheng was terrified. This attack had at least the power of a top-tier mid-stage third-order cultivator.

If it weren't for his protective robes, and only his passive defensive shield, he could have been seriously injured by such a sneak attack.

Even with his protective shield fully activated, he was still somewhat uneasy facing the attack of this demonic beast.

After all, although he possessed late-stage Core Formation mana, it was not deep or enduring enough. If the opponent launched attacks of this magnitude frequently, there was a possibility that his mana would be completely depleted.

However, once the magical shield is activated, there is no longer any danger to one's life; at worst, one can simply escape.

"Boom~" Just as he breathed a slight sigh of relief, a rather familiar fire lotus suddenly burst out of the monster's mouth again, attacking once more along with the dark golden scimitar from before.

"Old thief, suffer death!"

(End of this chapter)