bookbashuk Chapter 392 Fellow Daoists, would you mind if I shared a piece of the pie?
Chapter 392 Fellow Daoists, would you mind if I shared a piece of the pie?
Chapter 396 Fellow Daoists, you don't mind if I share a piece of the pie, do you?
Chixia Valley.
Since the Tang family of Tangbo and the Sanshimen, two major Golden Core forces, learned of the strange phenomenon in this place, Golden Core cultivators from both families personally led teams to investigate.
With their overwhelming strength, they drove away all the other cultivators who came to search for treasure and completely sealed off the entire valley.
The cultivators who were driven away weren't the unlucky ones; the unlucky ones were those who obtained the treasures. They were wiped out by the combined forces of the two groups of cultivators, and the treasures were recovered one by one.
Even if they miraculously escaped the pursuit, they couldn't escape the others lying in wait on the perimeter.
"Ancestor, Master Shi, Blazing Cloud Valley is completely surrounded by us. Not even a bird can get in or out!"
At the foot of the mountain bathed in the glow of the setting sun, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Tang family was kneeling on the ground, reporting on the current situation of the two families of cultivators.
He frowned, as if he had something difficult to say, and after a long while, he finally spoke his mind: "Ancestor, True Person, this junior does not understand why those aristocratic sect cultivators were allowed to leave. The cave is not yet open. If the news leaks to other places and other Golden Core cultivators find out and come here, wouldn't our two families have to share the spoils?"
"In my opinion, they should be killed just like those rogue cultivators!"
"Kill them all? Can you kill them all?"
After listening to his junior's words, Master Tang, who had been standing with his back to him, finally turned around, glanced at him indifferently, and said coldly, "Our two families weren't the first to discover it. Before this, some cultivators had already obtained the treasure and left. By now, I'm afraid the surrounding counties have received the news..."
"Killing some rogue cultivators is one thing, but do you dare touch the cultivators of those aristocratic sects? Once this is exposed, our two families will be accused of indiscriminate killing, which will not only offend the surrounding forces, but may also lead to our being purged by the six major sects of Zhao!"
"They're all at the late Foundation Establishment stage, their minds are filled with nothing but killing. How could I entrust the Tang family to you with such a temperament?"
"Yes... This junior knows his sins and hopes that the ancestor will punish him!" Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Tang immediately kowtowed.
"Brother Tang, there's no need to be so harsh. Young friend Tang is only thinking of both our families..."
The Golden Core cultivator from the Three Stones Sect standing nearby smiled and said, "Don't worry, young friend Tang. This cave will open in at most an hour. When that time comes, your ancestor and I will go inside. With our combined strength, we can loot everything in no time."
"When the other fellow cultivators arrived, all that was left for them was an empty cave dwelling!"
"Yes, yes, the Ancestor is at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and True Man Shi is about to break through to the mid-stage as well. With the two of them working together, this cave dwelling will be a piece of cake!"
Upon hearing this, the worries in the heart of the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Tang vanished instantly.
"Alright, you can step back now and guard the valley entrance."
Master Tang waved his hand, and after the junior member of the family left, he looked at the incomparably magnificent glow above his head and said, "Brother Shi, I didn't expect that Master Chixia would not die outside, but instead pass away here. It's quite an unexpected surprise."
"Who can argue with that? Such a proud and arrogant man back then, who regarded most of the Golden Core cultivators in Zhao as mere clay chickens and earthenware dogs, actually died so quietly. It's truly surprising," Master Shi sighed.
The True Man Chixia they spoke of was a prodigy from three hundred years ago. He was originally an unknown and down-on-his-luck cultivator who, by chance, obtained the inheritance of his predecessors and began to make a name for himself in the cultivation world of Southeast China.
Relying on the legacy of his predecessors, he has never been defeated from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment. Even when he broke through to the Golden Core stage, few people of the same level could suppress him.
His only defeat was against Bai Yan Zhenjun, who was only in the early stage of the Golden Core realm at the time. Although he lost, he managed to hold out against his opponent for a full hour in that battle thanks to his extraordinary skills.
This man is truly courageous!
Losing to the prodigy of that era is not a shameful thing. On the contrary, being able to persist for so long earned the respect of most people, so all the sects of the six factions extended olive branches.
However, True Person Chixia believed that he possessed an unparalleled inheritance and could carve out his own path even without submitting to any power. Therefore, he declined all invitations and came to this valley to open a cave and cultivate in seclusion.
When all the cultivators thought that another Nascent Soul seed would appear within a hundred years, it was unclear whether this person's foundation was too poor or he was too impatient, but he failed to break through to the late Golden Core stage several times in a row within a hundred years.
This is nothing; who hasn't experienced a few failed attempts to break through?
However, Bai Yanzhen, whom everyone regarded as their lifelong rival, broke through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm early on, and did so successfully on his first attempt, which greatly spurred him on.
The competitive and ambitious Master Chixia couldn't swallow this insult. Despite his injuries not being fully healed, he forced himself to break through, resulting in repeated failures and leaving him with a host of health problems.
Later, he suddenly realized his mistake and decided to travel to clear his mind in order to make a better breakthrough.
Everyone knew of Master Chixia's departure. In the decades that followed, people still remembered him and would often talk about when he would return.
But a hundred years have passed like flowing water, and he has not returned for a long time, so everyone assumed that he had died outside.
After all, Zhao Kingdom is just an insignificant little place in the cultivation world, and even the most powerful geniuses are nothing special in the outside world.
Looking at it now, this person didn't die in the outside world, but it's pretty close.
Perhaps he suffered some irreversible injury elsewhere, and in order to avoid dying far from home, he returned to his former hometown.
He passed away peacefully in his own temple.
The two Golden Core cultivators sighed for a while, but they weren't too saddened. Right now, they were only interested in this person's legacy!
What gave True Person Chixia the confidence to go from a down-on-his-luck cultivator to someone who dared to regard most of the Golden Core cultivators in the Zhao Kingdom as mere chickens and dogs?
Inherited from our predecessors!
Besides the powerful techniques of the predecessors, there was also a supreme weapon called the Flowing Purple Qi Seal. It was thanks to this that he was able to withstand Bai Yan Zhenjun's attacks for half an hour.
The thought that the magic treasure was right in front of them, inside the mountain cave, made the two of them incredibly excited.
As for these unusual celestial phenomena, they are not particularly strange.
When a Golden Core cultivator passes away, all their cultivation returns to heaven and earth, which often triggers extraordinary phenomena. However, since they died in their cave dwelling, all the extraordinary phenomena were blocked by the restrictions within the cave dwelling.
Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and the restrictions have been broken, so naturally they can no longer stop this strange phenomenon.
In about half an hour, the strange phenomena will completely disappear...
The two Golden Core cultivators were not in a hurry. They sat down cross-legged to regulate their breathing and circulate their magical power to its peak, hoping to finish the battle quickly.
Um?"
Before even the time it takes to drink a cup of tea had elapsed, the Tang master suddenly opened his eyes and looked warily at the woods beside him.
Suddenly, a figure emerged from the woods, gazing at the colorful sunset as it approached them.
"Who are you, daring to trespass into this forbidden area!"
The old man shouted sternly, and the Shi family master standing beside him also stood up. The two of them took out their magical treasures without hesitation, ready to fight at any time.
The newcomer showed no fear, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Fellow Daoists, please don't be nervous. I was merely passing by and couldn't resist exploring the strange phenomena that filled the valley."
"I was shocked when I saw it; it was actually a cave dwelling of someone from before..."
"Anyone is welcome to explore this cave. Fellow Daoists, would you mind if I shared a piece of the pie?"