He paused. "From now on, choose one person at regular intervals to go to Cangming Island in the Gouwu Sea and report to Lin Changsheng. Take turns. You don't need to stay in Great Jin all the time."
The two exchanged a glance, then bowed low in unison. "We will serve you unto death, Sect Leader! Even if our livers and brains are smeared across the ground, we will never shrink from our duty!"
Han Shi pressed his forehead to the ground, feeling the sect leader's gaze weigh on him until his back tingled.
Jueqing beside him felt the same.
Then, hum-
The air trembled slightly.
When Han Shi and Jueqing looked up again, the cave abode was already empty.
Only the four powerful mid-grade magic treasures and the pile of spirit stones and medicinal pills remained, floating quietly in midair and giving off an alluring spiritual glow.
Outside Wind-Splitting Gorge, gang winds howled.
Qing Chen stood in midair with his hands behind his back, his aura completely withdrawn.
Where to next?
According to his original plan, he should have gone to Heavenly Abyss Pass to see Xiao Canglan and put on a show of compliance. After all, Xiao Canglan had been waiting to see his performance before deciding whether to give him the twelfth layer of the Brahma Demon-Refining Art.
"Hmph."
Qing Chen gave a cold snort.
But that old thing did not know that Venerable Blood Fiend's legacy was inside the Nine Netherworlds Ancient Bloodline Forbidden Grounds.
Whatever that woman Zhao Ningyi was scheming, this information was true.
Venerable Blood Fiend's legacy, including the twelfth layer of the cultivation technique, was inside the forbidden grounds.
"Xiao Canglan, oh, Xiao Canglan. You think you hold my lifeline in your hand? Mountains and rivers will meet again!"
Qing Chen