C66 (1/2)
66. The Second Young Lord's War
Perhaps, in the Demon World, the greatest misfortune and sorrow was the lack of trust between them. With regards to Yun Jiu Tang's proactively requesting to go to the Great Sea to kill beasts, Jian Bow and Zhu Jiuyin were extremely suspicious and thus agreed upon a plan that they thought was perfect.
With a face full of worry, he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, ”When I thought of Taixuan, I almost forgot one thing. How much of the Setting Sun Sword did you remember that time I asked you and Yun Jiu Tang to go to the Central Music Altar and destroy?”
Candle Jiu Yin was shocked, ”We followed your instructions and cut the Setting Sun Sword into several pieces. I saw this with my own eyes. What's wrong, has the devil ancestor discovered anything new? ”
The sword ruler's eyebrow said, ”I had suspected long ago that the Setting Sun Sword was fake!”
Zhu Jiuyin was shocked, his eyes widened, ”How is this possible? I saw the Setting Sun Sword being broken into pieces with my own eyes …”
”The Setting Sun Sword, as the head of all the swords, is a supreme divine weapon, indestructible. This kind of divine weapon is just like my Mokou cauldron, how could it be so easily destroyed?” The sword ruler's eyebrow slowly descended the steps of the Magic Palace, a pair of suspicious eyes gazing into the distance, ”After the setting sun sword was destroyed, the Supreme Mystery was very calm, and there wasn't even a trace of anxiety or panic. This doesn't match with the style of the Yin Scrolls!”
”Moreover, during the period of time when the Setting Sun Sword was destroyed, there was nothing abnormal that happened to the Grand Profound Vein …”
After such a comparison of speculations, the two discovered that the Setting Sun Sword was riddled with doubts and could not help but break out in a cold sweat. He originally thought that destroying the Setting Sun Sword would destroy the Tai Profound Vein, and then severely injure the primal chaos capital, and he had always been complacent, but now that he thought about it carefully, he realized that it was actually a huge trap. Or it could be said that those who thought that the Setting Sun Sword had been destroyed all fell into the traps set up by the primal chaos and were bewitched by the illusion created by the primal chaos.
Then, the real Setting Sun Sword must be safe and sound now. Where was it? Since the Grand Moon Meridian was in the center stage and the Setting Sun Sword was the foundation for the Mystic realm, the center stage would definitely not be too far away. There would definitely be traces to follow.
His voice was as loud as a bell, ”Jiuyin, hurry to the middle stage and investigate the situation. Even if you have to search the entire middle stage, you must find the whereabouts of the Setting Sun Sword!”
”Jiu Yin shall obey. If he discovers where the Setting Sun Sword is hidden, what should be done?”
”Don't act blindly without thinking first. When we return, we will think of a foolproof plan before destroying it in one go. This Setting Sun Sword concerns the thousand year old meridian of the Supreme Profound Capital, and its importance is no less than the Twilight Jade. Furthermore, compared to the Twilight Jade, which has no trace of the Twilight Sword, it's easier to trace. ”
The sword ruler's eyebrow was shocked. He never thought that Yin Bao Scroll would be so cunning. He had intentionally set up this trap to confuse the crowd. He had nearly been fooled, but fortunately, he had discovered it in time. Thinking about that, he looked at Zhu Jiuyin beside him, muttering to himself, ”It's time, time to activate the chess piece in the middle of the music industry! After working so hard for so many years, it's about time for it to take effect! ”
Zhu Jiuyin nodded his head, the corners of his mouth curled up into a sinister smile. Yes, after so many years of silence, they were finally going to do their part for the demon realm.
Even though Yun Jiu Tang couldn't wait to be the first to tell Gu Xue Luo that he had killed a wild sea beast, his Transboundary Flying Bird's message was clearly much slower than the Cyan Bird's message from Supreme Mystery City. Within the Six Realms, the news that the devils had proposed that they would send their righteous warriors to hunt beasts in the seas for the second time had already spread. Yun Jiu Tang could finally relax a little. For the time being, he didn't have to worry about Gu Xue Luo heading to the Eastern Wastelands Pang Lai alone.
At this moment, Yun Jiuchang, who resided in his own Solitary Star Palace, could finally calm down and comb through his previous self in the jade mirror. In the mirror, his previous body, the fifth spirit, the snow white jade flashed by. How was he related to the snow white jade? Ever since his predecessor had been frozen in the depths of the undead cave, the Twilight Jade was like a broken kite, losing all contact and becoming silent.
Yun Jiu Tang felt a slight headache, as if his head was about to explode. He leaned back in a carved wooden chair and rested his head in his hands, feeling a little better. The scene in the mirror appeared in his mind once again. In his previous life, he had actually become brothers with Zhu Jiuyin. This was too inconceivable. Could it be that this was fate, allowing him, who had gone into the Demonic World, to once again form a relationship with Zhu Jiuyin?
Yun Jiu Tang could not help but let out a long sigh. Why was it that after the fifth hidden spirit was executed, he did not see any trace of sadness from Zhu Jiuyin? And why did he not hear any mention of the fifth hidden spirit from Zhu Jiuyin? Or would he not speak of the sad past? Or not at all?
In the past few days, he had also paid respects to the mausoleum of the fifth hidden spirit and had chatted with Shen Jingyang, Wang Qingchuan, and Ning An. Not a single one of them didn't sigh regretfully at the death of the hidden spirit and pointed their spears straight at the demon realm.
Thinking of this, Yun Jiu Tang trembled in fear, his back chilled. When the tragedy had occurred in the Hundred Miles Bamboo Forest in the mirror, he had only revealed that he was surrounded by a mass of murderous intent. Afterwards, he had massacred in every direction. He did not dare to continue thinking. If the truth was like this, then where should he go from here?
The scene in the jade mirror continued to play out as Yun Jiuchang tried his best to move forward, trying to find the moment when his previous life had begun to decline. It was a pity that this scene only started from the time he was six years old and did not contain any of the scenes from before he was six.
Thinking of the fifth hidden spirit, Yun Jiuchang felt his heart throb. His life had already been inextricably linked to it. At this moment, he finally understood why he always felt a sense of familiarity every time he heard the name of the fifth hidden spirit.
It was already winter in the Qing Qiu Mountains. Bei Feng roared as the thick layer of snow had already covered all the roads and plants. On such a cold night, even the wandering beggars found a warm place to curl up in. The outside world was desolate. At the bottom of the middle stage, a cold wind blew down from the top of the rock and entered every crack and every corner. Snow was dancing in the air as the silhouette of Zhu Jiuyin moved closer and closer. If it weren't for the Devil Ancestor's orders, the young master of the Nether Cold Palace wouldn't have come to such a desolate place on such a cold night when even beggars were lying in bed.
A bone-piercing wind blew into Zhu Jiuyin's neck and sleeves, ruthlessly stabbing at his every nerve. The wind tore apart his black veil, and as he stretched out his hand to retie it, it instantly flew into the air like a kite with a broken string. A veil of snow flew in the air, and suddenly, another delicate figure rose into the air. One of her hands grabbed onto the veil, and landed two zhang in front of Candle Jiu Yin.
”Young Master Zhu, the wind is strong here, why are you so careless?” The black shadow let out a low female voice that sounded foxy and strange. With that, he waved his hand and the veil was caught by Candle Jiu Yin.
”It looks like you've already completely adapted to such a violent wind,” Candle Jiu Yin coldly stared at her blurry figure, showing extreme disgust and contempt, ”The Devil Ancestor asked me to bring you a message. After being in seclusion for so many years, it's time to act!”
In the darkness, the face of the black shadow could not be seen, but judging from the voice, it should be a seductive and feminine woman. Hearing what Candle Jiu Yin said, the black shadow's body trembled, ”I know what to do, hope … Don't forget, Devil Ancestor … Promise me. ” His voice was less foxy than before, but it was mixed with shock, determination, hesitation, and helplessness.
The two sides whispered to each other for a moment. The snowstorm gusted over from the bottom of the mountain, as though it wanted to devour the entire world, quickly engulfing the silhouettes of the two of them.
”...”
For the past few days, Yun Jiu Tang had been trying to figure out everything about the fifth hidden spirit in his previous life. As it turned out, his past life was another person. Since his relationship with Candle Jiu Yin was not ordinary, he might as well ask Candle Jiu Yin. Perhaps, he might be able to learn a few words from his previous life.
When Yun Jiu Tang arrived at the palace, he only saw Jin Si. He casually asked, ”Why is it only you? Where's your young master?”
It wasn't easy for guests to arrive at Nether Cold Palace. Thinking of something, they ran over and said, ”Young Master Yun, our master has been out for a few days, is he still not back yet?”