Chapter 216: Transaction
BOOM!
A heavy thud echoed.
Just then, Patriarch Xu finally arrived, landing with a heavy SMASH that sent cracks spiderwebbing across the ground.
When he saw the bodies of his family’s descendants on the ground, his brows knitted together like rope. He looked up, his face glacial, and demanded of the other Xu Family Descendants, "Where are those two?"
Silence. The scene was utterly silent. No one dared to answer.
After a long moment, one of the Xu Family Descendants slowly stepped forward, pointed at the Huangliang Tomb, and said softly, "They went inside."
"Useless! You couldn’t even stop two people."
Patriarch Xu roared.
An immense, invisible aura erupted from him. The Xu Family disciple who had just spoken was sent flying with a BANG, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood.
Then, Patriarch Xu snatched a Jade Token from a nearby Xu Family Descendant, walked to the base of the Huangliang Tomb, and held it high.
A moment passed.
Dead silence.
The Huangliang Tomb showed no reaction at all.
"Dammit!"
Patriarch Xu was furious. He clenched his fists so tightly they seemed to crush the very air, making a crackling sound.
"Break for me!"
BOOM!
Patriarch Xu raised both fists and slammed them violently against the Huangliang Tomb.
Ripples spread across the tomb’s surface like waves on water.
Suddenly, Patriarch Xu was thrown back by his own power, tumbling through the air and landing in a pathetic heap on the ground.
"Patriarch Xu, only the young have the right to enter the Huangliang Tomb. It is a pity that you are too old and do not meet the Immortal’s standards."
A stern, cold voice suddenly rang out from the sky.
Everyone looked up to see Ge Ye descending slowly from the sky with a child in tow.
"Mr. Ge!"
The crowd stepped forward, raising their hands in a respectful salute.
Ge Ye’s eyes were indifferent as he swept his gaze over the crowd. "I will not interfere in your personal grudges," he said coolly, "but the legacy of the Huangliang Tomb must not be destroyed."
A Xu Family disciple approached Patriarch Xu. "Patriarch, what do we do now?"
Patriarch Xu’s hands suddenly clenched, his eyes burning with rage. "Fei’Er and Chun’er cannot have died in vain!"
"Uncle, do not be angry!"
Just then, a rich, mellow voice spoke up.
Then, a dashing, exquisitely dressed young man who carried himself like a prince slowly walked out. "Uncle, rest assured. With your nephew here, that Demoness will not leave the Huangliang Tomb alive."
Seeing him, the Xu Family Descendants were overjoyed. "Second Young Master, you’re finally here!"
Patriarch Xu, however, looked worried. "Zheng’Er, you are now the Second Brother’s only remaining son. You can’t let anything happen to you! I don’t know what trick that Demoness and the man with her used, but even Xu Xing’an fell to them."
Hearing this, the dashing young master’s eyes darkened, a venomous look appearing on his face. "Uncle, it is precisely because I am now my father’s only son that the debt for my elder and third brothers’ deaths must be paid!"
"Or do you think your nephew is weaker than that branch family disciple, Xu Xing’an?"
Without waiting for Patriarch Xu to answer, Xu Zheng strode to the base of the Huangliang Tomb. He held out his Jade Token, and a strange beam of light shot down from above, enveloping him.
Then, Xu Zheng disappeared.
"Hehehehe!"
After Xu Zheng vanished, another, shriller voice suddenly piped up. "Patriarch Xu, if you wish to deal with that Demoness, how about we make a trade?"
Patriarch Xu looked up, surprised. He hadn’t expected to see people from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land step forward, led by a thin middle-aged man.
"Oh?"
Patriarch Xu stepped forward and asked, "Yi Xingtian, what kind of trade do you have in mind?"
The thin middle-aged man said coolly, "I want the Xu Family to permit my Celestial Profound Sacred Land to establish its own academy within the Daqian Empire. Also, you will hand over a Celestial Essence Spirit Lake for our Sacred Land to manage. If you agree, I will order my Sacred Land’s disciples to help Xu Zheng kill that Demoness and the person with her."
Patriarch Xu frowned.
’Allow the Celestial Profound Sacred Land to establish its own academy in the Daqian Empire? Hand over a Celestial Essence Spirit Lake?’
He was silent for a very long time. Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said resolutely, "Fine!"
Receiving the affirmation, the thin middle-aged man threw his head back and laughed loudly.
Patriarch Xu and the middle-aged man made no effort to conceal their conversation. Yi, watching from the side, grew anxious and turned to Ge Ye beside him. "Master, they want to harm Shen and the Demoness."
Ge Ye replied coolly, "Rest assured. They will be fine."
...
Shen Daoxing’s vision went black. An ethereal, illusory sensation washed over him, as if he had entered some wondrous space.
A moment later, when light returned to his eyes, he found himself in a vast, white, empty space.
Shen Daoxing looked around and saw that the space wasn’t very large. There were already quite a few other young Practitioners inside—most likely those who had entered before him.
Seeing Shen Daoxing and the red-robed girl appear...
"Out of the way! Out of the way!"
A short, stout man suddenly pushed his way out of the crowd.
"Demoness, I’ve finally found you!"
The short, stout man shouted, blocking their path.
"Who are you?"
The red-robed girl asked coolly, giving him an indifferent glance.
The short, stout man’s face twitched with anger. To this day, the woman hadn’t even bothered to remember his name. "I am Xu Yingshan, third son of the Patriarch of the Xu Family."
’More people from the Xu Family.’
The red-robed girl frowned. Without wasting words, her will stirred. Instantly, electric arcs flickered as the Thunder Sword Intent shot out from her body with a SWISH.
"Hmph!"
Xu Yingshan snorted, suddenly drawing the large saber from his waist and slashing down. "Don’t you underestimate me, Demoness! I, Xu Yingshan, am one of the top five masters on the East Continent’s Martial Arts Ranking!"
But the instant his saber made contact with the Thunder Sword Intent, it shattered with a BANG.
Xu Yingshan was stunned.
The Thunder Sword Intent, its momentum unbroken, continued flying toward him.
Xu Yingshan hurriedly pulled an ancient Eight Trigrams Plate from his robes and held it in front of him.
A yellow light flared, but the ancient Eight Trigrams Plate also shattered on contact with the Thunder Sword Intent.
Xu Yingshan was horrified as he watched the Thunder Sword Intent about to pierce his heart.
At that moment, a large, jade-like hand suddenly reached out. With a light pinch of two fingers, it crushed the Thunder Sword Intent, leaving behind a scattering of blue arcs.
Then.
"Ying Shan, you were reckless."
A rich, mellow voice slowly sounded out.
Xu Yingshan turned his head, saw the newcomer, and was instantly overjoyed. "Cousin! You’re here!"
Shen Daoxing followed the sound with his gaze and saw a dashing, exquisitely dressed young man step forward.
With a single glance, Shen Daoxing could tell he was extraordinary. His power was definitely above Xu Xing’an’s.
Instantly, Xu Zheng let out a soft shout:
"Demoness, with me here, let’s see how you can continue to act so insolently."
Without any visible movement, he abruptly appeared in front of the red-robed girl.
Then, a palm struck down with terrifying force, carrying an explosive power that seemed to rupture the air itself.
Just as Xu Zheng’s palm was about to land on the red-robed girl...
At that very moment, Ge Ye suddenly appeared. With a gentle wave of his elegant sleeve, the red-robed girl and Xu Zheng were instantly separated by a distance of several dozen yards.