Chapter 247: Just a Coincidence
With Yi Xingtian’s death, the surrounding world of ice and snow began to melt. Those who had been frozen slowly revived.
"Is this the power of Yi Xingtian? The strength of an Earth Profound Realm master? It’s terrifying!"
The crowd clutched their chests, still shivering as if the frigid tide had not yet receded.
"Yi Xingtian made his move. That kid is finished! He’s a dead man!"
someone said.
The people around him nodded repeatedly. "Exactly. Of all the people to provoke, he had to choose the Celestial Profound Sacred Land! The Sacred Land is notoriously protective of its own. No one who offends them ever comes to a good end."
"I heard that a genius from the Chen Kingdom once accidentally offended the Celestial Profound Sacred Land. He fled to the Forbidden Land in Wuyang Lake, but they still found him and killed him there. Tsk, tsk. If that genius hadn’t died, he’d be a mighty figure shaking the entire region by now,"
someone nearby added.
The crowd nodded in agreement. "To be able to kill a prodigy from the Inner Sect of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land at such a young age... this kid is a true genius. It’s a pity he offended the Sacred Land! He’s doomed to be cut down in his prime on this path of cultivation."
"Huh? Wait, where is Yi Xingtian?"
Just then, someone noticed something was amiss and looked around in confusion.
"Hey, that’s right... where did Yi Xingtian go?"
Only then did the crowd look around.
To their shock, they saw a large group of Celestial Profound Sacred Land disciples lying stiffly on the ground.
"???"
"Why are all the people from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land dead?"
Question marks practically appeared over their heads. Looking closer, they saw a patch of red, bloody mud among the disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land, with the faint outline of a human figure within it.
"Th-That’s Yi Xingtian!"
Someone recognized Yi Xingtian’s identity from the clothes visible in the bloody mess.
"Huh???? How did Yi Xingtian end up like this?"
The crowd was utterly dumbfounded.
"Look at Patriarch Xu!"
At that moment, someone pointed to the side and shouted.
Everyone turned to look. They saw Patriarch Xu, his eyebrows curved in a fawning expression, approaching Shen Daoxing with a beaming, obsequious smile to present the Celestial and Earthly Treasures in his hands.
All his previous awe-inspiring, domineering presence was gone.
The two Celestial and Earthly Treasures in his hands shimmered with brilliant light. Even from a distance, the crowd could smell their refreshing fragrance. They were clearly priceless artifacts.
After handing over the two Celestial and Earthly Treasures, Patriarch Xu turned, waved to his Xu Family Descendants, and fled in a flash. He moved so quickly it was as if a moment’s hesitation would cost him his life.
"???"
"???"
"???"
The crowd looked at Yi Xingtian’s gruesome remains, then at Patriarch Xu scrambling away in disarray.
It didn’t take a genius to figure out what had happened.
"That kid killed Yi Xingtian!"
In an instant, everyone’s eyes went wide.
Meanwhile, the young woman in red saw Shen Daoxing let the Xu Family go. She slowly walked up to his side.
"You shouldn’t have let them go. The Xu Family’s words can’t be trusted!"
the young woman in red said flatly.
"I know!"
Shen Daoxing smiled faintly and turned his head. "But they are fated to die by your hand."
The young woman in red paused, not understanding his meaning. "What do you mean?"
Shen Daoxing retorted, "Didn’t you say you were going to kill that bastard Xu Xiong in the future? Do you not have the confidence?"
"Of course! Of course I have confidence!"
the young woman in red said coolly.
"Good!"
Shen Daoxing smiled faintly and said no more.
As the two were talking, a short distance away, Yi was secretly watching them, grinding his teeth.
’Damn it! Damn it! That vixen is going to lead Shen astray! I knew she was up to no good. I saw right through her the moment I laid eyes on her. It’s over, it’s really over this time!’
’And Shen... he really can’t control himself around a pretty face.’
Yi shook his head with the air of a wise old man. ’Sigh! Men...’
’What’s my sister going to do now?’
Then he suddenly froze. ’But... it’s not like Shen ever showed any interest in my sister! It’s over, it’s over! My sister is going to lose completely to this vixen!’
Yi’s shoulders slumped, and his expression turned dejected.
At that moment, the Huangliang Tomb lit up. A beam of light shot down, and Ge Ye’s figure materialized within it.
"Alright, the inheritance of the Huangliang Immortal has concluded. The Huangliang Secret Realm is about to close again. Your time is short; you should all be leaving."
Ge Ye spoke slowly.
"The Huangliang inheritance is over?"
The crowd, still in shock, finally snapped back to reality. Hearing Ge Ye’s words, they couldn’t help but look at Shen Daoxing and the young woman in red with envy. Both had just reached the 9th Floor; they must have obtained some incredible treasures.
"It seems our East Continent has produced another prodigy, the likes of which are seen only once in a thousand years,"
someone sighed with emotion.
"A pity. By offending the Xu Family and the Celestial Profound Sacred Land, they’re doomed to die young,"
someone else shook their head.
"If these two are allowed to mature, they will surely stir up colossal waves in our East Continent in the future!"
"Speaking of which, who on earth is that kid? For a genius like that, how have we never heard his name before?"
"Do you know him?"
"No!"
"Do you?"
"No!"
"Just who is this kid?"
"???"
The crowd dispersed in a state of confusion.
The young woman in red, Dugu Sheng, looked at Shen Daoxing and said flatly, "Thank you for helping me."
Shen Daoxing waved it off. "It was nothing. Besides, I have my own scores to settle with the Xu Family and the Celestial Profound Sacred Land."
"Even without your help, I would have killed them myself!"
the young woman in red suddenly added.
Shen Daoxing laughed. Dugu Sheng was still Dugu Sheng.
"But... I still have to thank you. I, Dugu Sheng, will definitely repay this debt,"
the young woman in red said suddenly.
Then, the young woman in red fell silent for a moment. After some thought, she said, "After we get out, I can promise you three things. As long as it’s within my, Dugu Sheng’s, power, I’ll do anything you ask."
After they got out... that would be five hundred years from now.
Shen Daoxing looked at the young woman in red with surprise. The Dugu Sheng of five hundred years in the future was a figure renowned throughout the entire continent. Her promise of three favors was no small matter.
"Alright!"
Shen Daoxing gave a meaningful smile.
Just then, Ge Ye walked over with Yi.
"Shen Daoxing, you’ve greatly surprised me,"
Ge Ye began slowly. "I never imagined that in just a few short days, you would master that jade seal to such a degree. Even the Huangliang Immortal of the past was no better. How did you do it?"
"It was a fluke! Purely a fluke!" Shen Daoxing quickly stepped forward and said modestly.
Ge Ye did not know that Shen Daoxing possessed the Venerable Bloodline. The Venerable Dharma Seal was an artifact of a previous Venerable Supreme, and Shen Daoxing had a natural affinity with it, allowing him to wield it with ease.