Chapter: 1023 (1/2)

AST 1023 – Buddha Sect’s Test, The Powerful Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant

“Qing Shui, I know you will go to the Buddha Sword Sect, but I want to know how confident you are in winning against them.”

The old man looked at Qing Shui and spoke again. Demon Gate had no choice back then. They have no other way to persuade the almighty Buddha Sect to allow his daughter and their son to marry, so the Demon Gate could only restrain their daughter in their home and prevent her from going outside. If she was found roaming anywhere near Huoyun Peng, the Buddha Sect would use any means to break them apart, resulting in a bad ending.

“I’m not sure. I haven’t pinned down the exact strength of the Buddha Sect yet. But one thing’s for sure – I can’t go back now.” Qing Shui said with a smile.

“Oh, the members of the Buddha Sect have their eyes on you?” The old man’s eye glinted with curiosity.

“Yes. Or to be precise, they have their eyes on Liu-Li. Grandfather, please don’t involve Demon Gate in this matter. I have plans of my own to deal with them.” Qing Shui said after pondering for awhile.

“Qing Shui, to be honest, I don’t know what you will use to deal with them, but I have a feeling that you will end this. I know it’s odd. You’re definitely not a reckless person to be able to stand where you are now, so I will believe you. But no matter what I do, you and I are already on the same page.” The old man laughed, as he shook his head softly.

Qing Shui already knew about it from the moment he met Mo Hongluo. If it wasn’t the case, the old man wouldn’t have allowed Qing Shui to meet Mo Hongluo and reveal her true identity, not unless Qing Shui has sufficient capability to do so. But he knew he wasn’t powerful enough, so no one would know what happen if things had gone to the unintended path.

“If that’s the case, then grandfather should never interfere, even if it’s for your daughter’s sake. Let me and Liu-Li handle things from her, trust me.”

The old man could only muster a sigh and nodded: “The Huoyun Clan has prospered for many generations. Huoyun Peng is the fifth son, but his family isn’t well-liked. However, he was born in the Buddha Sect, so those old fools will never let him marry anyone from Demon Gate. Even if you depend on martial skills alone, it will be quite difficult to defeat them.”

“I will handle the members of the Huoyun Clan slowly, but if someone from Buddha Sect decides to interfere, I will make sure they will never be able to go back alive. I will see how long the Huoyun Clan can endure. Also, I’ve discussed with Hongluo and Liu-Li already. We don’t expect anything else except to take away Huoyun Peng from the Buddha Sect.” Qing Shui smiled.

Qing Shui had a feeling that it would be difficult to make the Huoyun Clan to officially allow Mo Hongluo into their family with a happy celebration. He agreed that using his martial skills alone would be useless in this situation, so he had no choice but to pursue the alternatives – give a brief reunion to the Huoyun Clan and bring back Huoyun Peng. The alternative seemed possible if he managed to put a lot of effort into it.

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After spending a day in Demon Gate, Qing Shui and Huoyun Liu-Li decided to go back home. Qing Shui held Qing Yu in his arms while Huoyun Liu-Li stood beside him as the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant calmly flew towards Fair Wind City.

“Liu-Li, we can free your father soon. When he’s finally out, we can let your parents buy a house near blacksmith store, what do you think?” Qing Shui tightened his forehead as he asked Liu-Li.

“Ah, Qing Shui, I’m thinking the same thing too. The blacksmith store is my home, and they will always be my parents who are close to my heart like my biological parents. If they can stay at the same house, that’d be great,” said Huoyun Liu-Li excitingly.

Qing Shui knew that the Central Continent wasn’t a viable option for Huoyun Peng and Mo Hongluo to stay anymore, so he decided to let them stay in the Hundred Miles City. Moreover, Mo Hongluo was quite grateful to Liu-Li’s foster parents, so that would be great if they could meet each other from time to time.

However, he could also allow Mo Hongluo, Huoyun Peng, and Liu-Li’s foster parents to stay at the Heavenly Palace. Even so, Liu-Li’s foster parents would not bear to part with their blacksmith store, so that was why he suggested her biological parents live in the Hundred Miles City instead. Liu-Li must be happy at the thought that she could be a daughter to both her biological parents and foster parents.

Suddenly, Qing Shui could feel a disturbance of aura from a distant sky. He looked at the direction of the aura with his sharp eyes and saw two small black dots approaching in a fast motion.

“They’ve come!”

Qing Shui remained calm and circulated the Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique right away. He then slowly enveloped his Qi around his little girl and Huoyun Liu-Li to give them some protection.

Swiftshadow Dragons!

A demonic beast with the dragon bloodline.

The Swiftshadow Dragons weren’t especially large. Their wings were able to extend to about 30 meters long. Their ferocious dragon heads were atrocious and fierce, and they were extremely fast as well. Their bodies were rigid and sharp, so their damage resistance must be strong in that regard. With the bloodline of a dragon, their battle prowess should not be underestimated too.

Unfortunately for them, the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant was here today. His demonic beast also has the same dragon bloodline, and the power of the elephant was vastly superior to that of the two Swiftshadow Dragons combined.

If the elephant wasn’t a tamed mount, the Swiftshadow Dragons would have run away already!

There were two old men, each mounting on a Swiftshadow Dragon. They were wearing golden monk robes, but their hands were wielding long swords instead. Those were the signature attire of the members of the Buddha Sword Sect.

The old men had a benevolent appearance when they appeared, but quickly tighten their forehead when they saw the giant stature of the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant. They could sense the dreadfulness of the demonic beast, a power too terrifying to contend against. Meanwhile, Qing Shui made a quick observation on those men quietly and calmly.

They have the power equivalent to 5000 stars!

The Buddha Sword Sect was a powerful existence, and their powers were considered one of the strongest in the five continents. They also had the largest amount of skillful cultivators under their sect. Qing Shui quickly commanded his Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant to stop, so that he could talk to them.

“Why are you blocking our path?” Qing Shui said calmly. At the same time, the Swiftshadow Dragons were twitching their bodies with uneasiness.

“You must be Qing Shui, and the woman beside you is Huoyun Liu-Li, correct?” The old man on the left scowled, as he asked with a murmuring voice.

“You were following us?” Qing Shui raised his eyebrows and said coldly at the elderly men.

He already knew they were following them, but kept quiet about it until they decided to show themselves. He knew the Buddha Sect would come for Huoyun Liu-Li, so he was determined to silence the Buddha Sect from speaking out their grievance.

“You only have to answer my question with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Why do you insist on talking nonsense?” The old man on the right said angrily, as he stared at Qing Shui with contempt eyes.

Qing Shui was shocked for a moment. He didn’t think that these benevolent-looking elders would act so harsh on him. It’s undeniable that the Buddha Sect was strong, but these two members seemed abnormally arrogant. Perhaps they were too used to being high and mighty, and being showered with nothing but flatteries from the underlings.

“Are all members of the Buddha Sect as disgusting as you?” Qing Shui remained calm, undisturbed by the words of the old man.