Yu Xiaogang broke with the Clear Sky Sect
By evening, the Tie Niu Niu Squad was finally able to rest.
One of the team members complained, "Team Captain, you could say those guys are stupid, they really are. They crossed the territories of several Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast without encountering any Soul Beast. I wonder if they're just lucky fools."
"To say they're not stupid is an understatement; they certainly aren't. To be able to walk in a straight line through the Frozen Forest is a testament to their skill."
Unbeknownst to them, Wu Qi had quietly released his Bloodline Suppression, and the nearby Soul Beast, sensing this, dared not approach.
This Bloodline Suppression only works on Soul Beast; human Soul Master cannot detect it at all.
Mo Han couldn't figure out what was going on with Wu Qi and his group, but his intuition told him that it wasn't just luck.
"These kinds of talents are the most terrifying. Either they have a powerful backer who eliminates threats in advance, or they have the most detailed maps and their routes lie at the borders of various Soul Beast territories, thus avoiding Soul Beast attacks."
He didn't want to continue either way.
However, the team's boss behind the scenes gave them a strict order: they had to achieve something, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.
Similar scenes were unfolding in the makeshift Camp of other squads.
However, most of the teams that knew their place chose to stop tracking and return to the town. Only a few stubborn teams remained undeterred and continued to follow.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wu Qi and his group emerged from the Frozen Forest and headed towards the boundless Ice Plain.
On the way, Wu Qi handed over the supplies he had prepared in advance to everyone.
One is eyeglasses made of dark brown glass, to reduce the impact of strong light on the eyes. The other is Snowboard Sled.
The snow is extremely slippery, and if you slip on a downhill section, you will roll down the slope. With the help of sleds, you can not only travel quickly, but also avoid getting smelly on the snow, which is a win-win situation.
"Elder Wu, I have learned a great deal," Xie Yue said solemnly.
Having had this experience, they will be better prepared for their next trip into the snow.
During the rest of the journey, Wu Qi intentionally or unintentionally inquired about the Papal Hall from Hu Liena and the other two, especially about the Papal Hall's decisions in recent years.
Apart from Hu Liena, Xie Yue was also completely unprepared, or perhaps had no intention of hiding anything, and told Wu Qi all the news at once.
As for Yan, this simple-minded fellow doesn't participate in politics at all and hasn't paid attention to this matter, so naturally he has nothing to say.
"Team Captain, should we continue?" Looking at the endless Ice Plain before them, the members of the Tie Niu Niu Squad felt fear and stopped in their tracks.
Mo Han thought to himself, "Just as I expected."
If Wu Qi and his group hadn't done their homework beforehand, how could they have dared to head directly towards the Ice Plain?
With things having come to this point, robbing the other party was no longer an option, so they had no choice but to retreat in frustration.
Unfortunately, their luck wasn't good. When they followed him out, Wu Qi released his bloodline pressure, preventing the Soul Beast from approaching for a short time. However, after he left, the bloodline pressure disappeared, and the Soul Beast returned to their respective territories one after another.
On their return journey, the Tie Niu Niu Squad accidentally stumbled into the territory of a high-level Soul Beast and became its Soul Beast.
Since their disastrous defeat at the Destruction Mountain Range, the entire Clear Sky Sect has fallen silent on the continent.
Tang San's Tang Sect has now been established, but it is subordinate to the Clear Sky Sect. Furthermore, after being suppressed by the Star Luo Imperial Family several times, the price of Hidden Weapons has fallen far short of Tang San's expectations, with profits only reaching a pitiful 30%.
It should be noted that the Star Luo Empire had withstood the numerous attacks launched by the Heaven Dou Empire in the past.
Given Dai Tianfeng's political acumen, he naturally wanted to recoup his losses from the Clear Sky Sect. Although he made no public statement to the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao dared not disregard them.
After several attempts to negotiate at the palace, Clear Sky Sect was unable to offer any concessions that would satisfy the Imperial Family, so Tang Xiao finally resorted to using Hidden Weapons.
Originally, Tang San wanted to use Dai Mubai to sell Hidden Weapons to the Star Luo Empire's army at a high price.
Tang Xiao did indeed secretly push this matter forward at the beginning.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The Clear Sky Sect was repeatedly caught in unforeseen troubles, and in the end, they had to use Hidden Weapons as a bargaining chip to get the Star Luo Imperial Family to drop the blame.
Although Tang Xiao felt guilty towards Tang San, he believed that the latter would understand his predicament. Moreover, Tang San was also a member of the Clear Sky Sect, and it was only right that he should help the sect in times of crisis. This time, he would consider it a contribution that Tang San had made to the sect.
As for the group that Destruction Mountain Range.
Tang Long and his group did indeed reach the summit under Yu Xiaogang's command.
By then the Thunder had dissipated, and when they went up, they found nothing but a bare patch of Thunder-Struck Stone.
Later, a conflict broke out between the teams of the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire, who felt that the Fortuitous Opportunity had been taken away by the other side, and thus a fierce fight broke out.
Fortunately, Tang Long and the others knew that their sect was in trouble and that it was not advisable for them to show themselves in public for a while, so they were able to leave safely.
Because of this incident, the entire Clear Sky Sect began to doubt Yu Xiaogang's abilities. Afterwards, Yu Xiaogang was not only forbidden from eating at the table, but he was also not allowed to live in the Clear Sky Sect's residence.
Left with no other choice, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had to "join" Tai Tan, thus securing a place for themselves within the Tang Sect.
On this day, due to another change in the situation on the mainland, Tang Xiao had no choice but to come here to find Yu Xiaogang.
Compared to before, Yu Xiaogang has lost his enthusiasm for Tang Xiao and his attitude has become much colder.
"What is the purpose of Sect Master Tang's visit this time?"
Yu Xiaogang's attitude was lukewarm, seemingly indicating that he had no intention of asking the other party to stay.
Tang Xiao chuckled dryly, straightened his expression, and explained, "Grandmaster, last night the Two Great Empires clashed in a full-scale conflict on their border, and in the Heaven Dou Empire, a large number of eligible young men are eagerly joining the army, which is very unfavorable for us."
Because of Bibi Dong's secret diversion of grain, the people in more than a dozen cities along the border went hungry. Under the instigation of those with ulterior motives, the focus of their anger shifted entirely to the Star Luo Empire.
In the past, border battles were indeed fierce, but they did not have much impact on the cities behind the border.
Now that there is no food, those young and strong men will not even have enough to eat if they do not join the army.
Furthermore, they also wanted to take revenge on the Star Luo Empire and vent their anger for their country and family.
In contrast, the people of the Star Luo Empire did not share this fighting spirit; on the contrary, there was considerable anti-war sentiment.
In the past, the fact that the Clear Sky Sect caused heavy casualties to the empire's army had already aroused a lot of opposition. After all, soldiers are also human beings, born of parents, not born from Stone.
The fact that the Star Luo Imperial Family did not pursue the Clear Sky Sect does not mean that the common people will not.
Although this border battle had nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect, many people believed that the Clear Sky Sect deliberately provoked the war in order to exonerate them from the crime of regicide.