Offering Congratulations
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect's residence, which should have been bustling with activity, was unusually quiet.
Looking at the few representatives of various forces who came to offer their congratulations, the Elder of the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect were all ashen-faced. Only Jiang Yu, who was in the central pavilion, remained calm and quietly savored the wine in his cup.
"Since you're here, why not show yourself?" Jiang Yu stopped what he was doing, took out another cup, filled it with fine wine, and said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure in white suddenly appeared opposite Jiang Yu, looking at him with surprise. "You actually managed to find me?"
Xiao Han was quite confident in his concealment techniques, but he never expected to fail here.
"It's just a small trick, nothing special," Jiang Yu said modestly. He moved his fingers slightly, and countless invisible threads of Dou Qi appeared, forming a dense, giant net.
Xiao Han suddenly realized what was going on, and without thinking further, casually downed the wine in his glass, saying in a slightly teasing tone:
"It seems your goal of restoring the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect is proving difficult to achieve!"
When Xiao Han infiltrated the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect, he naturally noticed the extremely rare congratulatory procession. To put it bluntly, even a Second-rate Force wouldn't have such a small presence!
"Let things take their course, there's no need to force it!" Jiang Yu was very calm, which left Xiao Han speechless.
"What, do I need to make an announcement?" Xiao Han finally got down to business. He was here to support the event, wasn't he?
"Thank you very much then." Jiang Yu did not refuse. Although he did not care about the so-called reputation, it would not look good for him, as the Sect Master, that the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect had suffered a Waterloo on its first day of establishment!
"Alright." Xiao Han smiled faintly, casually snapping his fingers. A line of large, icy blue characters slowly appeared in the sky. "The Langya Pavilion's Ice Saint congratulates the establishment of the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect!"
At the same time, this voice also resonated in people's hearts. Looking at the snowflakes slowly drifting down from the sky, everyone was shocked.
"The Ice Saint himself actually came to offer his congratulations; the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect is truly extraordinary!"
"You don't need to tell me how simple they are; you all know that their Sect Master defeated all the strongest members of other sects!"
"Heh! Those ignorant Ten Thousand Puppets Sect a lesson by joining forces, but who would have thought they had the Langya Pavilion as a backup plan."
"Who can argue with that? With the connection to the Langya Pavilion, the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect is sure to prosper in the future."
The news of the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect also shocked other forces who had spies in the vicinity.
"Damn it, how could the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect be related to the Langya Pavilion? Quickly return and report to the Sect Master."
Just as people below were discussing Xiao Han's actions, Jiang Yu, who was watching the scene, looked strange. "I didn't expect the name of the Ice Saint to be so useful."
"Hehe. It's just a little bit of insignificant reputation I made back in Central Plains. If Brother Jiang were willing, he would probably be famous throughout Central Plains by now."
Xiao Han didn't care. So-called reputation wouldn't affect the growth of strength. It's just that when traveling, having a reputation would make things easier.
"Reputation?" Jiang Yu didn't speak, but silently extended his slender hand to Xiao Han.
The latter was taken aback at first, then looked somewhat helpless, casually tossing out a Storage Ring. "I didn't expect you to still remember this!"
The Storage Ring that Xiao Han gave him was none other than a batch of secret treasures from the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect that the two of them had agreed upon.
Jiang Yu accepted the Storage Ring without examining it, saying, "I merely wish to collect all the treasures of the Ten Thousand Puppets Sect."
"Whatever you want." Xiao Han waved his hand, then changed the subject, asking, "What are your plans for today?"
Looking down at the crowd, Xiao Han's eyes were filled with curiosity. Even with the reputation of the Langya Pavilion, the number of people who arrived later was not large, and their strength was not particularly strong.
In particular, none of the dominant sects in the Central State, Southwestern Region that Xiao Han remembered came.
If things were as Xiao Han intended, he would have already made an example of those arrogant guys, and there wouldn't be so much trouble.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu merely gave a mysterious smile, "Please wait and see, Ice Saint."
On the other side, inside the Heavenly Tomb.
At this moment, everyone had successfully passed through the third entrance and entered the Heavenly Tomb Third Layer.
"Brother, let's travel together from now on!" Xiao Yan suggested, since the third level of the Heavenly Tomb was not like the first two levels where there were only a few people.
Seven- or eight-star Energy Body are everywhere, and Nine Star are not uncommon. If you're unlucky enough to encounter a Saint Realm Energy Body, you won't even have a chance to escape.
Traveling with companions is much easier than traveling alone.
Xiao Ding did not refuse, not because he was afraid of being in danger, but because he was worried about Xiao Yan's safety.
This final stretch of the journey is fraught with danger. He has a trump card to save his life, but that doesn't mean Xiao Yan will be safe. It's safer to keep the latter under his watchful eye.
The six-person team, which brought together the young geniuses of the Gu-Xiao Clans, faced numerous crises in the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, but overall managed to escape unscathed.
After the group became acquainted, Gu Qingyang and the others asked:
"What are the two members of the Xiao Clan planning to do at Senior Xiao Xuan's tomb? Do you have any information about it?"
In response to these probing questions, Xiao Yan deflected the question onto Xiao Ding:
"You'll have to ask my older brother; he's in charge of this whole thing."
Noticing that everyone's attention had shifted to him, Xiao Ding said expressionlessly:
"It's nothing. It's just that my Xiao Clan believes that our Ancestor Xiao Xuan possessed extraordinary abilities and wouldn't have disappeared from the mortal world so easily. We want to enter and find a way to resurrect our ancestor."
"Uh..." Gu Qingyang and the others exchanged glances, a strong sense of doubt rising within them.
Not to mention that Xiao Ding so easily revealed his purpose, which was completely inconsistent with the composure and cunning he had shown over the past few days.
Moreover, the special nature of the Heavenly Tomb is almost universally known. Those who are sent into the Heavenly Tomb are almost all hopeless and can be judged as having vanished into thin air. Especially for legendary powerhouses like Xiao Xuan, resurrection is practically Arabian Nights.
Is this just a perfunctory response?
However, from this, they could also realize that Xiao Ding and Xiao Yan, though seemingly trusting of their group, were actually very wary of them.
But this is not incomprehensible. Not to mention that the relationship Gu-Xiao Clans has faded with the passage of time, even in the past, the two families were not so close that they could talk about anything.
Just as everyone was about to continue forward, Xiao Ding, who was at the front, paused, his figure coming to an abrupt halt, and said with a solemn expression:
"This is probably going to be tough!"