Chapter 438: Kang Yans Fortutious Encounter (1/2)
The Ten Path of Nirvana Sect's assessment exam went on.
The second round had started. Children were sent to the underground chamber under Siren City, which Jia Wenhe had secretly constructed.
The underground levels were inspired by Liu Bian's secret passages and Brocell's dungeon. Miaomiao told Jia Wenhe his plan, and the elder made it a reality.
Currently, there were two underground levels – Each level occupied five square kilometers and was three meters in height.
The children were separated into batches. Each batch was sent to the first underground level and was forced to camp there for a week.
Their mission was to practice one of the cultivation methods, which Miaomiao and many experts had inscribed on various boulders underground.
To pass this assessment test, the test takers had to comprehend one of the techniques on the boulders. Successful candidates would be assigned to a respective division to test their affinity with their techniques at a later date.
As for the failed candidates, they would still be qualified to join either Ma Ping's Clan or the Sun Wentai's Clan regardless of their talent.
While the test went on, Miaomiao spread words that they would mobilize their forces to attack Liu Biao's city in spring.
On the same day that they had released the ”Rumor”, Ma Moxi and Dian Wei traveled east by themselves.
Their targets were Huang Hansheng and Liu Biao!
Dian Wei was well-fed, and her Qi had been restored. As for Ma Moxi, he was in top shape, which was ideal for an assassination mission.
Miaomiao deployed them right away to put pressure on his enemies.
As for himself, Miaomiao brought Kang Yan, Wei Yuan, and Zhao Bao to scout Mount Hua.
…
Zhao Bao, Wei Yuan, Kang Yan, and Miaomiao stood at the desolate courtyard of Mount Hua Sect.
When they arrived, they found nobody. Moreover, every building, storehouse, and vault had been sacked. All spiritual plants had already been dug out, and many places had been tampered with.
Only broken wooden furniture remained.
Miaomiao was disappointed as he wanted to destroy the foundation and plot armors of Ling Tianlong, but he missed his chance.
”I guess we're too late.”
Zhao Bao examined the ground, ”This work is too rough. I think someone pillaged this sect before us.”
”I wonder who…”
Kang Yan knelt and inspected a hole in the soil while she talked to her father. A moment later, she turned to Miaomiao.
”The sect people already migrated to the southwest. The guys that dug out the remaining herbs and trees were Liu Xuande and his gang.”
Everyone was surprised, ”How do you know that?”
”I and my father can read the memory of objects, especially plum trees. The remnant will of the plum trees shared us their memory.”
Kang Yan had grown a lot since she bound her soul with the Plum Monarch Sword. Moreover, the Yin Monarch and Yang Monarch snakes became her guardian beasts.
Unbeknownst to her, Kang Yan had stolen one of Ling Tianlong's plot armor. Now, she slowly gained his power and got stronger in his stead.
Miaomiao snickered. He had fought Kang Yan's clones with 200% difficulty many times, and he could barely defeat her due to her guardian beasts, her father, and her swordsmanship.
At the max potential level and her current cultivation, Kang Yan was as strong as 300% difficulty Xie Tian that Miaomiao had once fought! Giving her a few years, she might even be able to solo 400% or 500% Xie Tian!
While Zhao Bao and Wei Yuan were dumbfounded by Kang Yan's new ability, Miaomiao shook off the thoughts as he got used to associating with genius cultivators and monstrous talented big shots.
”Anything else?”
Kang Yan nodded, ”Liu Xuande found a passage to an ancient ruin under the mountain and discovered a skeleton of an ancient demon. He brought the treasures and the corpse back, but he and his men seemed to be injured by something when they came out.”
”Where is this ruin?”
”This way.”
Kang Yan led the group to one of the holes, which had been dug by Liu Xuande's men. She jumped into the hole first while Zhao Bao and Wei Yuan stayed behind to guard the entrance.
Miaomiao followed after Kang Yan to inspect the ruin.
As Kang Yan had said, they found a natural cave underground. Traces of manmade furniture, walls, steel pillars and ceiling, and worn-out bricks could be seen. Some part was even cut or destroyed by something sharp.
”They probably looted everything already,” Miaomiao sighed in regret as he spread his Qi sense to scan the underground passageway.
”No. Actually, they missed a few places. They didn't find the real treasure trove of the ancient demon.”
”Huh!? You know that, too!?”
Now, Miaomiao was shocked.
”The plum tree spirits gather in this ruin. You'll understand when you see their master.”
”…”
From Miaomiao's perspective, Kang Yan felt like a walking plot armor now. She had that aura of an all-knowing protagonist, similar to Ling Tianlong.
He wondered if all of his wives could steal luck and Heavenly Fate Crystals of strong protagonists.
Then, he thought of Ma Xingjuan, whom Lu Fengxian had entrusted her with his memory.
'Ma Xingjuan is probably undergoing a similar transformation. I hope she has Lu Fengxian's luck and fate.'
As Miaomiao's mind went to Narnia, Kang Yan stopped at a cave wall, which was covered by green moss. It seemed that nobody had touched this area for centuries.
She stood still for a moment while her pupils flickered, listening to the plum spirits.
Then, she simply walked into the moss wall as if they never existed.
”Oh? Is this the wall between Platform Number 9 and 10? Will this lead to Hogwarts?”
Miaomiao laughed when he noticed how Kang Yan walked into the wall. He followed after her.
Unfortunately, his face hit the moss wall.
The wall was real.
”…”
Miaomiao had a pokerface. He tilted his head in confusion.
Then, he clapped his hands.
”I see. I was too slow. So, should I just ram myself against the wall?”
Miaomiao took several steps back and mischievously smiled. Like an absolute idiot, he ran into the wall, face first.
BANG
Just like he had expected, he plastered himself to the wall.
Yet, he laughed like a maniac.
”Whoops. I guess we don't have Hogwarts here.”
Ding
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