Li Xuan Arrives
Leaving the familiar street, Dongfang Yueming strolled to the front of the Gao Family mansion.
However, the scene before him startled him slightly.
The once bustling and magnificent Gao family Gao Family now appears dilapidated. The vermilion gate is mottled and worn, the stone lions at the entrance are covered in dust, and even the guards at the gate are listless and look gloomy.
As Dongfang Yueming entered the mansion, he discovered that its former glory was long gone. He casually stopped a servant and asked him, quickly learning the reason.
It turned out that after Gao Long returned from the Central Continent, declaring that he would lead the clan's strongest members on an adventure, he took almost all of the Gao Family's powerful members with him. However, these people never returned and were never heard from again. Without its pillar, the Gao Family naturally collapsed and quickly declined, relying on only a few clan members to barely keep it afloat.
"Where is Gao Hu?" Dongfang Yueming asked again.
"Young Master Hu?" The servant thought for a moment before realizing, "You mean the Second Young Master? He... he disappeared a long time ago, even before the Eldest Young Master and the others. To this day, he has neither been seen alive nor dead."
Having received this answer, Dongfang Yueming understood. He knew Gao Long's fate, and Gao Hu's disappearance, coupled with the recent strange murders in the Great Xia Dynasty, gave him a bad feeling.
Just as Dongfang Yueming was visiting the Gao Family, a considerable commotion erupted at the entrance of the Great Xia Martial Arts Academy.
Two Bufan young men, surrounded by a group of the Earth Spirit Sect disciples, slowly walked in.
"Who is that person? Such a powerful aura!"
"Judging from their attire, they seem to be... from the Earth Spirit Sect?"
Amidst the curious whispers of the crowd, one of the two young men seemed to relish the spotlight. He let out a cold snort, and a powerful aura erupted from his body!
"Blood Replacement Realm! My God! They're actually Blood Replacement Realm experts!"
A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd.
Just then, someone finally recognized them.
"It's... it's Senior Yue Tao and Xi Feng!"
"That's right! It's them! The two geniuses who went to participate in the Battle of the Python Gate with Dongfang Yueming!"
Upon hearing his name called, Xi Feng couldn't suppress a smug smile. He basked in the admiring gazes of his younger schoolmates, feeling incredibly pleased with himself.
"What a pity," someone sighed. "Of that group, the most talented were actually Dongfang Yueming and Shi Qing. In the end, one was expelled from the Martial Dao Academy forever for slandering a disciple of the Earth Spirit Sect, becoming a villain hated by everyone; the other disappeared without a trace, never to be heard from again."
Upon hearing the name "Dongfang Yueming," Xi Feng's smile vanished instantly, a hint of resentment and jealousy flashing in his eyes. He would never forget the powerlessness and shock that man had instilled in him back then.
He snorted coldly, turned to the side, and respectfully said to those behind him, "Senior Brother Li Xuan, please."
As he spoke, a figure slowly emerged from the Earth Spirit Sect Sect's ranks.
He was dressed in white, with a handsome face, but there was a faint shadow between his brows. He just stood there quietly, without any fluctuation of his aura, yet he made everyone present feel a strange sense of unease, as if they were facing a bottomless abyss.
"This is Senior Brother Li Xuan, the future candidate for sect leader of our Earth Spirit Sect!" Xi Feng introduced him with an extremely enthusiastic tone.
Candidate for sect leader!
These four words, like a thunderclap, exploded in everyone's ears!
Li Xuan merely nodded indifferently to the crowd, appearing very low-key. But inwardly, he was sneering.
[A bunch of ants. If it weren't for that thing, would I have come to this desolate place?]
He could feel the broken piece of iron in his hand getting slightly warm.
[As expected, the other fragment of this magical treasure is in the Great Xia Dynasty! Moreover, it seems that the other party has also obtained the power of the fragment. But it doesn't matter, their progress is definitely not as good as mine! As long as they use the power of the fragment again, I will be able to accurately sense their location! At that time...]
Just then, the dean of the Great Xia Martial Arts Academy rushed over. He was a powerful expert who had achieved Lesser Inner Force. When he tried to sense Li Xuan's cultivation level, he found that the other party was like a fog, unfathomable!
[Could it be... the Internal Force Realm?!] The Dean was shocked. [At such a young age, to be an Inner Force Realm expert! This talent... is terrifying!]
He quickly put on a warm smile and stepped forward to say politely, "I didn't know my nephew Li Xuan would grace us with his presence. Please forgive me for not welcoming you sooner!"
Li Xuan merely gave a perfunctory bow, but inwardly he sneered.
Now, we're just waiting for that idiot to reveal his location.