Chapter 117: The Situation

From the beginning, he knew that the events on Clear Wind Mountain were related to Shuang Jiang.

Shuang Jiang had also stated that the opportunities everyone was vying for belonged to her.

Su Jingzhen had previously said that the seemingly endless opportunities everyone was fighting over were actually a source of disaster.

Today, that prediction came true.

It was likely that after leaving Clear Wind Mountain, Shuang Jiang went straight to the main Huayang Sect.

After all, during the recent events on Clear Wind Mountain, the majority of the opportunities had been seized by the Huayang Sect.

Such is the balance of karma.

With a sigh of lament, Su Jingzhen’s face showed a look of shock.

“The main Huayang Sect was destroyed?”

“Huayang Sect is considered a major sect in the Qingzhou region, right? Who has the ability to take them down single-handedly?”

Luo Yuebai had no doubts about Su Jingzhen’s reaction.

At this moment, Luo Yuebai also had a tinge of lament on his face.

“Previously, Long Yunfei and the sect master of the Linjiang branch joined forces to obtain most of the opportunities on Clear Wind Mountain.”

“The other sects thought that the Huayang Sect was going to rise to new heights.”

“Who would have thought that this would bring disaster instead?”

“I suspect that a passing superpower in the Qingzhou region was interested in the opportunities the Huayang Sect had acquired and thus made a move.”

Luo Yuebai’s analysis was well-reasoned.

He did not associate this incident with Shuang Jiang.

After all, the strong members of the Evil Moon Sect he had sent out yesterday had all returned.

They had scoured the canyon on Clear Wind Mountain and its surrounding area for dozens of miles.

They found no trace of the supposed mystical land.

He had come to somewhat believe that Shuang Jiang was still cultivating in the canyon.

After all, Shuang Jiang had scared away Senior Jiuchi, so her cultivation level must be extraordinarily high.

It was reasonable to believe she could conceal a secret realm.

Su Jingzhen sighed in agreement, “As they say, ‘misfortune lurks in fortune, fortune hides in misfortune.'”

Hearing this, Luo Yuebai paused and his eyes lit up.

Immediately, golden words appeared before Su Jingzhen’s eyes.

【Emotional Connection +2】

【Remaining Usable Points: 154】

“Friend Su is right, but with the Huayang Sect’s high-level members wiped out, the lower ranks will likely scatter as well.”

“The various sects in the Qingzhou region will undoubtedly take action.”

“A major sect has fallen, and there’s plenty of benefit to be reaped from it.”

“We can foresee that Qingzhou won’t be peaceful in the coming days,” Luo Yuebai said, his tone carrying a hint of excitement.

Su Jingzhen raised an eyebrow, “So, the Evil Moon Sect also wants a piece of the pie?”

Luo Yuebai chuckled, “Naturally!”

“In a one-on-one confrontation in the Qingzhou region, no sect can match our Evil Moon Sect.”

“The Clear Wind Mountain incident allowed us to establish a branch sect in Linjiang City.”

“Now that the Huayang Sect has fallen, our Evil Moon Sect will undoubtedly make some moves.”

“The power dynamics in Qingzhou indeed need some changes.”

To this, Su Jingzhen merely nodded.

This matter didn’t concern him for the time being.

No matter how the power structure in Qingzhou changed, as long as the Evil Moon Sect remained stable, he could stay safely in the Linjiang City branch without any issues.

It’s important to do things according to one’s level.

This point was very clear to Su Jingzhen; he would never aim too high.

Moreover, he still had ten days to prepare for helping Feng Qingya.

Even if he didn’t gain points from Luo Yuebai and Feng Qingya during these ten days, he would still accumulate 230 points daily from his fixed sources.

By then, whether he used the points to enhance his spiritual roots or to open another secret repository, his confidence would be significantly boosted.

As he thought of this, Su Jingzhen glanced towards Clear Wind Mountain.

Perhaps he could also explore the secrets of that mystical place within these ten days.

Thinking of this, Su Jingzhen looked at Luo Yuebai beside him, “Friend Luo, you wouldn’t personally get involved in the Huayang Sect incident, would you?”

Luo Yuebai shook his head, “Not at all. My current duty is to stabilize Linjiang City.”

“Now that things are mostly settled, we’ll just wait a couple of days to hold a celebration and announce it to the world.”

Su Jingzhen nodded slightly and said, “In that case, I might trouble Friend Luo to take me to the Clear Wind Mountain canyon once more.”

Hearing this, Luo Yuebai’s expression became serious again, and his curiosity was piqued once more.

“Alright!”

Without another word, he tossed the folding fan in his hand into the air, and it transformed into a giant fan, over three meters wide.

Luo Yuebai quickly brought Su Jingzhen back to the fog-shrouded canyon. They stopped once again at the spot where Zhang Xiu had carved her inscription.

“Thank you, Friend Luo. If you have other matters to attend to, you may leave. My wife, Shuang Jiang, is at a critical juncture, and I might be staying here with her for quite some time,” Su Jingzhen said to Luo Yuebai.

Using Shuang Jiang as a shield worked quite well in front of Luo Yuebai, at least.

“Of course, of course!” Luo Yuebai nodded with a smile, watching Su Jingzhen head deeper into the canyon.

However, in the next instant, Luo Yuebai concealed his aura entirely and quietly followed Su Jingzhen.

Yes, Luo Yuebai was still unwilling to give up on this so-called mystical secret realm Su Jingzhen had mentioned.

“This time, I’ll follow you closely. I refuse to believe I won’t find it,” he thought.

With his superior cultivation and heightened senses, he was confident he wouldn’t be detected by Su Jingzhen. 

But as they walked further, Luo Yuebai suddenly noticed a change. To his astonishment, Su Jingzhen’s presence and aura vanished entirely from his perception.

“How is this possible? Is there truly a secret realm?” Luo Yuebai murmured, shocked, standing at the spot where Su Jingzhen had disappeared.

In his perception and vision, there was nothing but a white expanse of mist. Even with his spiritual senses fully deployed and casting several powerful spells into the surrounding void, there was no change.

Luo Yuebai continued to walk deeper into the canyon, but soon found himself emerging on the other side.

“It seems this is indeed Shuang Jiang’s doing. To be able to conceal a secret realm…such cultivation…” he muttered, taking a deep breath and returning to the cliff where Zhang Xiu’s inscription was carved.

He sat down cross-legged once more.

Having witnessed Su Jingzhen disappear right before his eyes, he was now entirely convinced of the existence of this mystical secret realm, but he had also given up on discovering it for now.

His curiosity about Su Jingzhen and Shuang Jiang, however, had only grown stronger.

“One day, I’ll uncover the truth…”