Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
It didnt take more than three days before the news of You ZhenTians death traveled its way across the TongTian Continent.
There was a lot of whom paid close attention to the South Continents battle as any fight involving two major forces will affect a lot of people. Not only that, if one were to lose, it could cause a great shift in the TongTian Continents balance. Under those circumstances, it was obvious that people would keep a watchful eye on the situation as they might be able to pick up on the leftovers or take a share of the spoils.
However, the news that You ZhenTian died in battle was unexpected, thus when people heard the news, most of them were in disbelief. A Sacred Realm seven star expert did not die easily and there was just a few of them in the whole continent so losing one was a big shock.
Although, the one who took the most damage from this was the Vermillion Blood Clan. Such an old brand just lost both of its Sacred Realm experts, You ZhenTian and Lady Yin. Now with only Divine Realm experts, they downgraded by one from a major force, but only barely. In their fight against the Cang Alliance, the Vermillion Blood Clan lost a lot of practitioners, now they were barely holding on to the downgraded title.
Nowadays, a lot of forces were on watch of the Cang Alliances attitude. It was clear that the Vermillion Blood Clan was a big, tasty piece of cake. Without the protection of You ZhenTian, the Sacred Realm expert, theyre territory wasnt going to be theirs for long.
However, the one who won against the Vermillion Blood Clan was the Cang Alliance, so no matter what kind of plans one might have, one would have to worry about the Cang Alliance. Otherwise, it would be a double loss and they would get a bad reputation.
Half a month later, Fu CangQiong and Wei Bai went out of their secluded cultivation.
Everyones first impression on them was like the spring breeze, especially Wei Bai, his smiling face and dimples shocked a bunch them. They never knew that the cold and tsundere Xiao-shidi would have two dimples when he smiled. His face was flushed red, just like a normal, bright boy. Was this still their Xiao-shidi?
This was the real Wei Bai!
Before he was betrayed by Qiu Ran, Wei Bai was Duan QiTians favorite disciple. First was because of Wei Bais talent and understanding, second was his personality. He was a bright, optimistic, charitable, and positive young man. Back then in the Dao Xin Academy, his popularity and reputation was even higher than Qiu Ran, which was one of the reasons why Qiu Ran became jealous of him.
After half a month in secluded cultivation, Wei Bai has been completely cured. Although he hadnt returned to his previous state, after a while of resting, it shouldnt take long before he was even stronger than before.
Da-shixiong, where is You-shidi? The first thing Wei Bai said after his secluded cultivation was to ask for You XiaoMos whereabouts, he wanted to thank him in person.
Zuo Yan hesitated for a moment but Wei Bai didnt notice. Nine days ago, when the battle of the Great Plains was over, he and Ling Xiao returned to their rooms. Ever since then, they havent come out and when Xiong-shidi went to knock, no one answered.
From Zuo Yans eyes, a little bit of worry could be seen. He knew that Ling Xiao had been injured so them not coming out even now must have something to do with it.
Did something happen? Wei Bai asked confused. He just came out so he didnt know anything about the Great Plains battle.
Zuo Yan knew that he couldnt hid it so he told him everything about the Vermillion Blood Clans invasion. Of course, he didnt linger on the dangers, just roughly told him the conclusion.
Wei Bai knew that even though Zuo Yan said it calmly, it must have been very dangerous. After all, there was still a gap between a six and seven star. If You ZhenTian died in battle then it was likely that Ling Xiao also suffered severe wounds.
Thinking it this far, Wei Bai instantly wanted to go check on them.
However, Fu CangQiong suddenly grabbed his arm, Xiao Bai, even if you go now, its pointless, itll just get in the way of them recovering. If something was seriously wrong then they wouldve said it already it. Dont worry too much, theyll be fine.
You XiaoMos skill was already above that of Master Lai.
Wei Bai knew that he was right, so after some hesitation he decided to wait for a few days, if they still hadnt come out then he will go take a look.
Just as everyone relaxed, Wei Bai suddenly said, Lets go to the dungeon.
Hearing this phrase and knowing what he was thinking, a flash of happiness went across Fu CangQiongs eyes. Indeed, some grudges and hatred needed to be left behind.
At the same time, Qiu Ran, who was in the dungeon, suddenly felt a cold shiver.
On the other hand, the ones on everyones mind, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao was currently in their dimension. They had rested for about ten days and Ling Xiaos wounds have almost completely recovered. Of course, it was all thanks to the spiritual water. It was their first time using the spiritual water that had combined with the rainbow stone and the effects were immediate. It didnt take a lot but Ling Xiao was able to awaken in five days.
You XiaoMo looked at the deplenishing spiritual water pond and felt his heart ache. Good thing the dimension evolved and there was more production of spiritual water, otherwise, with Ling Xiaos usage, it would have really dried up.
Next time something like this happens, be sure to warn me first so I can prepare beforehand. You XiaoMo said bitterly to Ling Xiao who was sitting by the pond cross-legged. If this happened a few more times, he really wouldnt be able to take it anymore. At least give him some mental preparation.
Ling Xiao opened his eyes to meet his bitter expression, and promised, There wont be a next time.
You XiaoMo asked with suspicion, Really?
Ling Xiao nodded, Really, I promise!
Instantly You XiaoMo showed a bright and cheerful smile, Okay, then Ill believe you.
Ling Xiao stared at him for a while before saying, Are you thinking, even if I believe him, its better to be mentally prepared though.
You XiaoMo smile diminished, How did you know?
Ling Xiao glanced at him, Your face said so.
Subconsciously You XiaoMo rubbed his face. Once he realized what he did, he glared at Ling Xiao. Liar! His face was super clean.
How are you feeling right now? After a while, You XiaoMo finally asked about his health. Thinking about it, they had been in the dimension for a while, if they dont go out soon, Wei Bai and the others would start to worry. Also, they needed to deal with the aftermath of the Vermillion Blood Clan issue.
Ling Xiao stood up, pat down his clothes and said, Pretty good. We should go out first.
You XiaoMo saw that his face wasnt that of one still sick, so he went out with him.
The time they came out was coincidently when Wei Bai and Fu CangQiong arrived at the dungeon. Xiong Xiao knew that they were disciples under the same shifu thus, he asked if they wanted to check out the dungeon as well.
You XiaoMo thought that they had nothing else better to do and agreed.
As the three headed for the dungeon, Xiong Xiao told him about what happened after their fight. Right now the Vermillion Blood Clan was just like sand, if no new clan head appeared, it would dissipate. After all, there were You ZhenTians four sons who were all competing for that position.
Even if the Vermillion Blood Clan was not as strong as a force as before, they still had resources, thus it was possible they could rise up again. That is, if no other forces got involved. Xiong Xiao said this to hear You XiaoMos opinion.
If You XiaoMo decided to get involved in the Vermillion Blood Clan matters, then he didnt think anyone would dare target them as well. The Cang Alliance wouldnt either, as the one who won against You ZhenTian was Ling Xiao.
Cang Alliance didnt have ambition, and Fu CangQiong knew that with more territory, there was more responsibility as well as conflict. Not only that the South Continent was more than enough, if it wasnt for You ZhenTians ambition that had threatened the Cang Alliance, they wouldnt have fought against them. War was often accompanied by pain and bloodshed, Fu CangQiong didnt want to see his disciples get hurt.
You XiaoMo didnt say anything and just smiled. He already had plans for them.
After a while, the three finally arrived. Just as Xiong Xiao mentioned that Qiu Ran was inside, his angry shout could be heard from the outside. His roar loud, his twisted heart on full display, Wei Bai, youre lower level then me and less talented, so why does everyone say Im not as good as you! Even Shifu treated you better than me, his first disciple! All the good stuff went to you! Why? Even now youre luckier than me! Why dont you go die?!
Qiu Ran shouted to the point his face and neck went bright red and his eyes were bleeding enmity as he looked at Wei Bai. The hatred that had subsided for a few hundred years was now released all at once. He had always thought that Wei Bai had died, but now he appeared right in front of him, looking completely fine. But most importantly, his backup was actually one of the major forces of the TongTian Continent, the Cang Alliance!
Why? Why was his luck so much better, yet when Qiu Ran arrived, he was hunted down? Why were they so different?
At the end of the day, Qiu Ran was jealous of Wei Bai.
Hearing this, You XiaoMo suddenly lost the desire to go down. Anyways, all he was going to see was Qiu Rans ugly face and his unwillingness to resign. People like him, like You ZhenTian, were the same. The type that would do anything to achieve their ends, even hurting those close to them. Death of these people didnt need to be pitied.
They didnt wait long before the other two came out from the dungeon. It wasnt until later did they hear about Qiu Rans outcome from Xiong Xiao. According to him, Wei Bai didnt kill him, as he thought it would dirty his hands. However, he didnt want to see Qiu Ran again so he had Fu CangQiong destroy his cultivation base and released him.
The only thought You XiaoMo had after hearing that was, catty!