Chapter 118 (2/2)

Yu Yifeng shook his head. “Let him be. We’ll wait for him outside the forest.” He led the rest out of the forest.

It took a long time before Xiao Chen returned to the group. He smiled at them. “Hehe! I’m sorry. This place is so beautiful that I couldn’t control myself. I made you guys wait.”

The two female disciples exchanged glances, wondering what exactly was wrong with him. Yu Yifeng gave him a small nod. “Let’s go then. Since you like this place, we’ll stop by again on our way back.”

Xiao Chen didn’t follow after them. He shook his head and said, “Go on without me, Brother Yifeng. I’m not going anymore.”

Luo Shangyan and the rest instantly looked solemn. Frowning, Yu Yifeng replied, “It’s desolate for hundreds of miles around. I won’t feel at ease leaving you here. We’ll accompany you to wherever you want to go. It’ll be fast with the Flying-cloud Stone.”

Xiao Chen turned around and walked in the southeast direction. “300 miles ahead. I want to go there and take a look.” Based on his memory, 300 miles southeast of the Beautiful Immortal Mountains was the location of the Mystic Cyan Mountain.

“300 miles? We’ll get there in no time at all. Let’s go,” Yu Yifeng said.

Xiao Chen became even more somber after returning to the Flying-cloud Stone. He understood very well that it was impossible that the Mystic Cyan Sect would still exist. Otherwise, no one would be ignorant of such a large sect. He must put on a mask of happiness right now because he couldn’t explain anything to anyone.

Luo Shangyan stood next to him without saying a word.

This time, Yu Yifeng maximized the speed of the Flying-cloud Stone. This allowed them to cover a distance of 300 miles within an hour. The only thing was that the clouds were thick under them, preventing them from seeing anything. Xiao Chen asked that Yu Yifeng lower the stone until their line of sight gradually cleared up and then gradually fogged up again.

Right now, he was crying in his heart, “Mystic Cyan Sect! I’m back! I’m back once again!” He gnashed his teeth and tried his best to control his emotions. Mystic Cyan Sect, Mystic Cyan Sect. He finally returned to the Mystic Cyan Sect that had occupied his thoughts for days and nights. Even though he was framed here and his Nascent Soul was destroyed, he still considered himself a disciple of the Mystic Cyan Sect.

However, the Mystic Cyan Sect had long ceased to exist. The only thing around was a land of ruins. The seven peaks of the mountain range had sunken significantly. The halls built on top of them had long fallen and buried under the rubbles. He could faintly see edges of buildings peeking out but even those were covered in thistles and thorns. The islands hovering thousands of feet above had long crashed down.

The rest experienced great changes in expression. Yu Yifeng said, “Could those be vestiges of an Ancient Immortal Clan? My God! It’s so vast! How unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable!”

Xiao Chen could no longer suppress his emotions. He screamed, “Why?! Why?! Why is it like this?! Ahhhh!”

His roars thundered over the densely forested ridge that the wild beasts could be seen fleeing, frightened and afraid of Xiao Chen’s deafening rumbles that even shook the hovering Flying-cloud Stone. Everyone was terrified as the flying stone conveyance rocked and shuddered. Yu Yifeng clambered over and held him down. “What is it with you!” He screamed over the tumult.

Xiao Chen shook his head. “I want to go down.” Before this, he had alway harbored a trace of hope that the Mystic Cyan Sect might still exist, hidden somewhere in silence and secrecy. However, the sight of the ruins below had dealt him so great a blow, as if they were heralding a woeful tiding that he would never dare imagine: the Mystic Cyan Sect had long ceased to exist.

“Alright!” This time, Yu Yifeng held firmly onto him to prevent him from abruptly jumping off the stone.

The seven peaks of the Mystic Cyan Mountain were originally individual peaks but due to the fact that the mountain had sunken, the peaks seemed to have conjoined. The ruins on them made it hard for Xiao Chen to distinguish which hall was which.

Everyone was dumbstruck. Never had they imagined that the land under them would be this vast. However, the rocks and rubbles were scattered everywhere. The original path had been destroyed. There was no way for them to go down and travel on foot.

Xiao Chen found the Violet-night Peak by tracing his memory. However, the Yaoguang Temple atop the peak had long crumbled. A large part of the building was buried in the mountain and even its plaque was crushed. The two lotus ponds flanking the temple were destroyed a long time ago.

This was where he and his Master lived back then. He never imagined that it would one day become like this. It was as if all of his memories had been destroyed along with this ruined hall.

“Brother Yifeng, I want to go down and take a look. Please lower the Flying-cloud Stone a little.”

Yu Yifeng hesitated for a moment. “This place is full of towering rubbles that makes it hard to walk. It won’t be easy for the Flying-cloud Stone to move down either.”

To be frank, it wasn’t that the Flying-cloud Stone couldn’t land. Earlier, he detected the briefest burst of Devil Qi coming from the foot of the mountain. Even though it was only for a moment, the Devil Qi seemed very powerful. How could a Devil Qi surge from the vestiges of an Ancient Immortal Clan? This made him feel ill at ease.

Silence lingered for a moment. Seeing the indescribably miserable expression on Xiao Chen’s face, Yu Yifeng sighed and ordered the others behind him, “Stay here. I’ll go down with Junior Brother Xiao to take a look.” He took out his Immortal’s Sword and traveled downward with Xiao Chen.

When they reached the ground, Xiao Chen burst into tears. He took every step incredibly slowly as he gently caressed the outer wall of the destroyed hall. He recalled the first time he came to the Yaoguang Temple all those years ago and how he had been dumbfounded for a long time after seeing the magnificent sight here. He also remembered the terrible hunger he felt when his Master sent him to pick lotus seeds. He ended up digging up lotus roots and ate them all. Then, his Master punished him by banning him from leaving the mountain for a month.

Yu Yifeng quietly watched him a short distance away while staying vigilant. When they landed earlier, he didn’t seem to detect that burst of Devil Qi coming from the foot of the mountain anymore.