Martial Peak - Chapter 1599
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Chapter 1599, Cannot be Judged by his Appearance
βElder Qian, have Elder Yang or Elder Mo responded?β Among the three, an elderly man wearing a brown robe looked around from time to time and continued to ask Qian Tong in a low voice.
βNo,β Qian Tong slowly shook his head and replied anxiously, βI donβt know where they are, but the communication artifacts canβt reach them at all. What about Vice City Lord Ning? Have you been able to reach him yet?β
The elderly man sighed, βI canβt get in touch with him either. I donβt know where Brother Ning has gone.β
The two looked at each other and both saw the anxiety and helplessness in each otherβs eyes.
The elderly man was Green Mountains Starβs Green Water Cityβs City Lord. When Yang Kai left Green Mountains Star and returned to Tong Xuan Realm, Qian Tong and his group of five stayed in the City Lordβs Mansion to prepare for the Blood Prison Trial, which would open a few years later.
The City Lord of Green Water City had an astute character, and after learning about Qian Tong and the othersβ arrival, he had strongly invited them to serve as Honoured Guest Elders of Green Water City. Not wanting to cause any misunderstandings and in need of a good place to stay, Qian Tong and the others agreed.
Over the past few years, everyone had got along fairly well and there were no gaps or friction between them now.
As soon as the Blood Prison Trial started, they entered the Blood Prison with this elderly City Lord and Vice City Lord Ning.
All of them were Third-Order Origin Returning Realm masters and entered the Blood Prison to comprehend the mysteries of Domain in order to touch upon the threshold of the Origin King Realm, so of course, it was impossible for all seven of them to travel together.
As such, everyone dispersed.
A few days ago, the elderly man heard about the appearance of the Domain Stone Mountain and immediately used his communication artifact to contact his companions, but only Qian Tong and Lin Yu Rao had arrived so far while Yang Xiu Zhu, Chu Han Yi and Mo Yu from Clear Sky Sect were nowhere to be seen, nor was there any contact from Green Water Cityβs Vice City Lord Ning.
Seeing more and more people arrive here, Qian Tong and the others present naturally grew anxious.
Without an absolute advantage in strength and number, it would be impossible for them to keep the spot they currently occupied.
There was already a group of cultivators not far away who could not obtain a good position and were now eyeing them maliciously; however, because there were only two of them, they didnβt dare act rashly.
However, this pair was constantly sending their Divine Senses into their communication artifacts, seemingly contacting someone.
Once this pairβs reinforcements arrived, Qian Tong and their groupβs situation would become precarious.
βElder Lin, have you had any responses?β The elderly man turned his eyes to Lin Yu Rao next.
Lin Yu Rao slowly shook her head as a look of worry flashed across her beautiful eyes, βNo.β
βWhat should we do?β The elderly man muttered anxiously and uneasily. Such a great opportunity lay in front of him but didnβt have the time or ability to take advantage of it, only able to stand in place vigilantly. This was nothing short of torturous.
βWeβll wait for another half a day, and after half a day. If Elder Yang and the others donβt come, weβ¦ weβll leave!β The elderly man grit his teeth and decided.
Although the appearance of Domain Stone Mountain was a Heaven-sent opportunity, he did not want to lose his life here. The area around Domain Stone Mountain had been relatively calm so far, but it clearly would not be long before chaos ensued as many cultivators fought for better positions!
βTo leaveβ¦β Qian Tongβs expression became cloudy and uncertain, filled with unwillingness.
Those from Shadowed Star, like him, had an incredible desire to spy on the mysteries of the Origin King Realm.
If it werenβt for Yang Kai bringing them away from Shadowed Star to this place, Qian Tong most likely never would have been able to shake off the World Principles shackles there his entire life, leaving him forever unable to seek higher levels of the Martial Dao.
Yang Kai had given him this chance, and now an incredible opportunity lay before him, so taking the initiative to leave it behind was naturally something Qian Tong was not reconciled to.
βHmβ¦β While in the throes of frustration, Qian Tongβs expression suddenly changed, and he poured his Divine Sense into his communication artifact once more.
βDid someone respond?β Green Water Cityβs City Lord asked Qian Tong joyfully when he saw this change in expression.
Lin Yu Raoβs beautiful eyes also glanced towards Qian Tong expectantly.
Qian Tong did not respond, however, as he was focused on the communication artifact. Only after some time did he laugh heartily, βOh, someone has arrived.β
βWho is it? Elder Yang, Elder Chu, or Elder Mo?β
βNone of them,β Qian Tong shook his head slowly.
βNone of them? Could it be Brother Ning then?β Green Water Cityβs City Lordβs expression changed, nodding in approval. βBrother Ning is also good, his strength isnβt weak.β
βItβs not Brother Ning either.β
βThen who is it?β Green Water Cityβs City Lord was confused. Qian Tong and his party consisted of five people, two of whom were currently here while three were not. If none of them had responded, who had?
Lin Yu Rao also looked puzzled as she stared at Qian Tong curiously, not knowing what he meant.
Qian Tong chuckled, turned to Lin Yu Rao and said, βYang Kai came!β
Lin Yu Raoβs beautiful eyes lit up as she asked with pleasant surprise, βSect Master is here? Why is he here? Didnβt he return to his homeland?β
βIβm also confused,β Qian Tong smiled as a look of relief filled his face, βPerhaps he rushed back in time. When he left Green Mountains Star that year, didnβt he say that if there was enough time, he would return?β
βElder Qian, are you certain? Are you sure the response you got was from Sect Master?β
βHow could I be mistaken about such a thing?β Qian Tong shook his head repeatedly, βAlthough this old master is getting on in years, he hasnβt lost his faculties yet.β
βThis is wonderful,β Lin Yu Rao nearly jumped for joy, βIf Sect Master is here, things will be much easier.β
The two of them spoke in harmony, their words filled with admiration for Yang Kai. Although Green Water Cityβs City Lord did not know who this Yang Kai was, it was clear from Qian Tong and Lin Yu Raoβs expressions that an amazing helper was on his way.
His nervous mood loosened, and he laughed, turning to Lin Yu Rao and saying, βElder Lin, can you tell this City Lord a little bit about your Sect Master? This old master has never met him before and would prefer to not appear rude when he does.β
What Lin Yu Raoβs strength was, this elderly man knew very well. She was definitely stronger than himself.
Not only Lin Yu Rao, everyone from her group of five were far stronger than ordinary Third-Order Origin Returning Realm masters! Their understanding of Shi was very profound, and their Saint Qi was extremely pure and dense.
At first, the elderly man didnβt quite understand why this was, but after associating with them for so long, he eventually learned that the Cultivation Star Qian Tong and the others came from had a kind of constraint which was related to its World Principles that prevented cultivators from breaking through to the Origin King Realm, forcing them to polish their Origin Returning Realm strength continuously.
It was for this reason that they had pushed their strength to the very peak of the Origin Returning Realm, surpassing the Origin Returning Realm masters of other Cultivation Stars.
Repeated tempering would lead to such results.
A man called Sect Master by a master like Lin Yu Rao should obviously be stronger than Lin Yu Rao, right? It was likely that this Yang Kai was already half a step into the Origin King Realm!
Green Water Cityβs City Lord took this as a given.
With the arrival of such a powerful helper, Green Water Cityβs City Lord was naturally overjoyed.
βHow should I describe himβ¦β Lin Yu Rao could not help showing a look of embarrassment on her face, seemingly finding it difficult to express herself clearly.
βHaha, I canβt tell you clearly, but after you meet him, Brother Zhao will understand,β Qian Tong smiled from the side, also feeling that any kind of explanation would be useless as Yang Kai couldnβt be described using common sense.
βEn, very well!β The elderly man nodded lightly, not forcing the issue. In any case, he would soon be meeting this mysterious master, so there was not much point in asking about him now.
βHowever, Brother Zhao, this Qian will tell you in advance: Sect Master Yang cannot be judged by his appearance!β Qian Tong seemed to warn casually.
βCannot be judged by his appearance?β Green Water Cityβs City Lord frowned slightly, wondering what Qian Tong meant.
βHeβs here!β Qian Tongβs expression suddenly changed as he turned to look in a certain direction.
When the Green Water Cityβs City Lord heard this, he immediately refreshed his spirits and prepared to meet this powerful helper with full courtesy.
A figure flew over from that direction at extreme speed.
When Qian Tong first called out, this figure was still far away, a mere black spot that could barely be seen, but after three breaths, a brave and heroic youth appeared in front of Domain Stone Mountain.
βYang Kai, over here!β Qian Tong shouted.
Around Domain Stone Mountain, countless cultivators glared at him.
Qian Tong could not help laughing awkwardly, realizing that he had acted a bit too eye-catching in his exuberance and quickly became low-key.
Yang Kai, who rushed to this place, first glanced at the huge Domain Stone Mountain, surprise flashing across his eyes as he did, before he turned and flew down to the spot where Qian Tong and the others were gathered and greeted them enthusiastically, βElder Qian, Elder Lin!β
βGreetings, Sect Master!β Lin Yu Rao hurriedly saluted.
Yang Kai waved his hand, signaling for her to not be so polite, before asking in curiously, βWhy are you two here? Where are the others?β
βWe canβt contact them, so we donβt know where they are right now,β Qian Tong smiled helplessly. βHave you returned from your homeland?β
βEn,β Yang Kai nodded.
βJust in time, just in time. I was worried that you wouldnβt make it for this Blood Prison Trial,β Qian Tong laughed.
βIt was just a stroke of luck,β Yang Kai replied casually, not explaining anything.
It was indeed a lucky break for him to have made it here. He had gone to Monster Emperor Star to meet Shan Qing Luo but somehow wound up coming to the Blood Prison from there.
After exchanging greetings, Yang Kai turned to the unfamiliar elderly man and asked, βThis isβ¦β
βOh, I forgot to introduce you. This is Green Water Cityβs City Lord Zhao Tian Ze. Brother Zhao, this is the Yang Kai I told you about.β
Zhao Tian Ze stared at Yang Kai blankly, his expression extremely weird.
Since Yang Kai appeared, Zhao Tian Ze had been examining him.
After all, from the previous conversation between Qian Tong and Lin Yu Rao that praised Yang Kaiβs strength and status, Zhao Tian Zeβs expectations of him had been set quite high.
He had expected a peak Third-Order Origin Returning Realm master!
He thought that the help who was coming would be stronger than Qian Tong and Lin Yu Rao.
But as soon as they met, Zhao Tian Ze discovered that something was wrong.
The one who had come was a seemingly young man, which in and of itself was not a problem, but the aura fluctuations coming from this boy actually indicated that he was only a Second-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivator!
Zhao Tian Ze almost thought he had made a mistake and kept examining Yang Kai with his Divine Sense, but after three times, he was certain this boy really was just a Second-Order Origin Returning Realm cultivatorβ¦
Realizing this, Zhao Tian Ze nearly coughed up blood.