A Dark Star Hall Emerging from the Shadows

Two days later, at dawn, Murong Lie came to bid farewell to Jiang Liu and Murong Yin.

After two days of detailed discussions, Murong Lie Murong Aotian decided to have Murong Aotian oversee the Ascension Tower in Yunzhou.

He went out to wander Jianghu world and see the sights, actually to find the strange things Jiang Liu had mentioned.

Murong Yin watched her grandfather's departing figure, her eyes filled with reluctance. This was the first time in her life she had been away from her grandfather for such a long time.

Perhaps the two will not meet again for several years, but fortunately Jiang Liu comforted her, which made her feel a little better.

Jiang Liu comforted Murong Yin, and seeing that she was in a better mood, he said to Murong Yin and Feng Yue, "We have nothing to do today, let's go to Yuncheng for a visit!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Yin gave Jiang Liu a charmingly disdainful look and said, "Aren't you going to cultivate today?"

Jiang Liu scratched his head and said, "We cultivate every day, so we need to rest a bit! Besides, it's been a while since we've gone out to play."

Feng Yue nodded indifferently and said nothing.

Cuier clapped her hands and exclaimed happily, "Great! Great! Today we're going to buy lots and lots of delicious food, right, Xiao He!"

Xiao He, standing to the side, nodded vigorously, then looked at Murong Yin with hopeful eyes.

Seeing this, Murong Yin nodded in agreement. In fact, she knew that Jiang Liu was doing this to cheer herself up and to distract herself from her grandfather's sadness at parting.

Afterwards, the five of them headed directly towards Yun City. Cuier and Xiao He were led by Jiang Liu, Murong Yin and Feng Yue flew there on their own.

The five of them spent a whole day exploring Yuncheng, buying lots of fun things and delicious food, before reluctantly returning to their mansion by the mountain.

As for the items they bought, Exotic Weapon Valley and the Five Poisons Sect had already sent people back to their mansion by the mountain.

The next day, Jiang Liu's life returned to normal, consisting of daily cultivation. Besides cultivation, he would listen to Murong Yin and Feng Yue report on the expansion progress of the Listening Wind Pavilion and Gentle Rain Pavilion.

Under the management of Murong Yin and Feng Yue respectively, Listening Wind Pavilion and Gentle Rain Pavilion are also developing steadily.

Listening Wind Pavilion has successfully opened a branch in a small county town not far from Yin County, under Zheng County. They are currently training personnel there and preparing to expand into Zheng County.

Now, the entire Xun Province is occupied by the Ghost School, which has taken over nine prefectures: Pan County, Xun County, Yu County, Zheng County, Rong County, Gan County, Dou County, Kui County, and Qi County.

When Jiang Liu saw the report from the Listening Wind Pavilion about the situation below Zheng County, he couldn't help but frown.

Although Jiang Liu was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the Ghost School's actions.

Jiang Liu couldn't help but want to go and ask Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue what the purpose of the three sects opening up the struggle Jianghu arts forces was.

However, Jiang Liu finally sighed helplessly and suppressed his anger.

Because he knew that no matter how special his identity was, he was powerless against the established strategies of the three sects unless he had the strength to break through them.

Therefore, it was only at this moment that Jiang Liu realized that if he wanted to end this chaotic world, his strength had to surpass that of everyone else in the world.

That way, I can be in control, and no one else will dare to disobey. Since my current Grandmaster level isn't enough, I'll advance to the Peak Grandmaster level.

If the strength of Peak Grandmaster is still not enough, then I will advance to the Martial Saint realm. I believe that one day, I will achieve my wish to end this chaotic world.

Murong Yin looked at the changing expressions on Jiang Liu's face and knew that he was shocked by the information sent back by the Listening Wind Pavilion.

Actually, she was also shocked when she first saw these things. However, she also knew that there was nothing she could do in the face of the Ghost School, so she forced herself to calm down.

The current peaceful situation in Yunzhou is only possible because Jiang Liu is holding things together. That's why she wants to share more of the burden with Jiang Liu.

She had this in mind when she decided to advance to the Lesser Minor Grandmaster level. She knew that only when her strength caught up could she be qualified to share the burden with Jiang Liu.

If one's strength is too weak, one doesn't even have the right to stand beside Jiang Liu, let alone be able to help him.

In the end, Jiang Liu suppressed his anger, because he knew that he might not be able to win against the Ghost School now, so it was better to be cautious.

If the Ghost School aren't extinguished and you end up getting stuck with them instead, you'll really become a laughing stock.

Another problem is how the three sects will react if we openly take action against the Ghost School. This is the biggest question.

Of course, if one possesses the same strength as Flowing Cloud Matriarch, Gongsun Haoyue, and Duanmu Haotian, then that would be a different story.

Although he now has an Exotic Beast Emperor as his tamed beast, it's only enough to deal with ordinary Grandmaster. If he were to directly confront Peak Grandmaster, he probably wouldn't be able to win.

Otherwise, the Fire-Winged Monkey wouldn't have been trapped in the Gale Cave for so many years.

After thinking it through, Jiang Liu temporarily put the matter to himself and then said to Murong Yin, "Continue to let Listening Wind Pavilion collect intelligence on the Ghost School, but make sure they ensure their own safety first."

After saying that, Jiang Liu left the hall and headed towards the cultivation plaza.

Murong Yin watched Jiang Liu's retreating figure and sighed helplessly. Then he instructed the messenger from the Listening Wind Pavilion who was standing and waiting to the side.

That day, after Jiang Liu finished his lunch, he sat alone in the side hall drinking tea. Murong Yin and Feng Yue had both stayed at the camp and had not returned for lunch.

"Master, a message from the Ascension Tower." The messenger from the Listening Wind Pavilion came in to report, then handed Jiang Liu a sealed scroll, bowed to Jiang Liu, and turned to leave the side hall.

After Jiang Liu took the sealed scroll handed to him by the messenger, he casually opened it, pulled out the paper, and began to read it.

It turned out that the news came from Ascension Tower in Dui Province, saying that the Dark Star Hall had been discovered in Fei Prefecture of Dui Province.

Fei Prefecture of Dui Province is a county bordering Tian Province. Dui Province has eleven counties: Dui County, Gao County, Shan County, Shui County, Qing County, Hui County, Yu County, Le County, Gu County Le County, Yun County, Fei Prefecture.

Jiang Liu put down the paper in his hand and began to ponder. The Dark Star Hall appeared in Fei Prefecture and was so close to Tian Province. Could it be related to the forces in Tian Province?

Jiang Liu thought for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped paying attention to it. Now that the Dark Star Hall was starting to surface, could it be that this force was preparing to emerge?

Or was there some other reason that caused the Dark Star Hall's whereabouts to be leaked?

However, whatever the reason, since this Dark Star Hall is our enemy, we must completely destroy it.

Murong Yin and Feng Yue returned home at dusk.

After the five of them had dinner, Jiang Liu told Murong Yin and Feng Yue about the news he had received that day.

After hearing this, both women fell silent, neither speaking first.

Finally, Murong Yin spoke up and asked, "Then, Husband, are you planning to go to Dui Province?"

Jiang Liu thought for a while and then nodded.

"How long will you be gone before you come back?" Feng Yue asked, her voice filled with reluctance.

"There's no exact time, but I'll try to get back as soon as possible. You can gather the information about Xun Province first, and I'll handle the Ghost School when I get back," Jiang Liu reassured him.

Murong Yin and Feng Yue both sighed and nodded. Then the two women hugged Jiang Liu tightly and didn't say anything more.

Jiang Liu also stretched out his arms and hugged the two of them. At this moment, the atmosphere among the three of them was very warm and harmonious.