Chapter 36 (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

The chatty old man vanished because his speed was just too fast. He could move so rapidly, his figure had virtually become invisible. Instead of heading south, however, he was moving deeper into the Valley of Crime!

After about an hour, he finally slowed down, the Forest of Deadly Wind right in front of him. The old man had come to the deepest part of the Valley of Crime.

This place was narrower compared to the periphery, but it was flat. Facing the Forest of Deadly Wind, there were nine dragon statues made of some unknown metal. It appeared quite strange, seeing the intertwined dragon statues here.

In the middle of the nine dragon statues, there was a middle-aged man, his hair hanging loose. When the old man came close to him, the middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes.

Meanwhile, seven light beams lit up around the statues. As if the nine dragons were alive, they started to coil around each other even more tightly.

“The dragon pillars and the seven-star array formation still don’t make you feel secure?” The middle-aged man asked casually, painfully bound to stay where he was by the dragons.

The old man who wouldn’t stop nagging was on his full alert currently. Although he was still some distance away from the man, he wouldn’t go any closer. “You’re the most powerful culprit in the Fire Mystic Sect ever. I can never be too cautious.”

The middle-aged man grinned. “I’ll take that as a compliment.”

The old man also smiled. “You’re welcome.”

After a short moment of silence, the middle-aged man said coldly, “Why are you here today? The last time you came was more than ten years ago.”

The old man nodded. “I’ve something important to ask you.”

“Spill it. Then get out of here,” said the middle-aged man in a rather cold tone.

“Where is it?” The old man asked.

“Fu*k off!” responded the middle-aged man.

The old man sighed. “To be honest, the sect is going through hard times presently. You’re also from the sect. Can’t you just do us a favor, for once?”

The middle-aged man sneered. “Let go of me, and I’ll solve any trouble for the sect. Isn’t this the simplest solution?”

The old man forced a smile on his face. “Then, even more people will die.”

A cold light flashed past in the middle-aged man’s eyes. “If so, leave me the hell alone! Just keep believing those cowards will give you a solution.”

“You sure you don’t want to tell me?” the old man insisted.

“I said, fu*k off!” the middle-aged man roared.

The next moment, the place started trembling, as though responding to the man’s wrath. The tremendous amount of Spirit Qi made the mountain walls shake, and broken-off rocks were thrown into the air.

The Forest of Deadly Wind also started making a restless noise, as the cacophony of sounds rose to a crescendo. It almost looked like the end of the world.

The power originated from the deepest part of the Valley of Crime, and it had extended all the way to the entrance of the valley. Both Old He and Du felt quite nervous.

“Again!” said Old Du seriously.

“Not a surprise. That old man is there,” commented Old He in a low voice.

“Bound to the Nine-dragon Pillar, his Spirit Qi is still this aggressive and overbearing… It’s just hard to imagine how powerful he really is.” Old Du felt amazed and said with a sigh.

“After all, he’s known as the most powerful man in the Fire Mystic Sect in three thousand years.” Old He nodded.

“Had he not—” Old He murmured.

“Don’t say it!” Old He abruptly broke in as he glared at Old Du. “We were told not to mention it!”

Old Du put on an embarrassed smile. “Sorry! I forgot.”

Then they stopped talking and turned to look toward the deepest part of the valley again. Although they could see nothing, they couldn’t help frowning and feeling worried.