Chapter 518: News
The group didn’t encounter other cultivators for the next seventy years.
Similarly, they didn’t encounter a sacred place or a cause and effect pool.
On this day, the group was resting and eating soul fish soup when a whispered conversation floated over.
"I still tremble when I recall that scene." A female cultivator said.
"Was it so terrifying?" Someone asked.
"I have always heard that sect master Xuanyuan is the most powerful mortal, but I didn’t understand it until I saw that massacre. It was horrific!"
Hearing this, Feng Xue and the others exchanged a glance, and immediately stopped eating.
"But why did sect master Xuanyuan massacre his wife and children?" Someone asked in a confused voice.
"Wasn’t it said that sect master Xuanyuan went into seclusion several thousand years ago and hasn’t been seen since?"
"I even heard that he had fallen and the Tianxuan sect elders were hiding the truth to protect the sect."
"The sect master is definitely not dead." The female cultivator said and quickly continued.
"He is not only alive but his cultivation is deeper than before." She said.
"How did fellow daoist Lin and the children provoke him? Why did he suddenly kill them?"
The female cultivator sighed when she heard this.
"The massacre wasn’t sudden. It seems that sect master Xuanyuan has been looking for the Lin family since he entered the Xuanwu secret realm."
"But what could make him kill his wife and children? Wasn’t sect master Xuanyuan famously infatuated with his wife?"
"That’s the question but sect master Xuanyuan didn’t explain himself. He simply massacred the Lin family and then left the area."
"You are lucky that he only killed the Lin family and didn’t bother with everyone else."
"You are right. I wouldn’t have survived a blow if he chose to kill the witnesses."
"This matter is too mysterious."
"We better stay away from the Lin family if we encounter them in the future."
Shen Xu and the others were shocked when they heard this.
"What’s going on with the old man?" Xuanyuan Xing asked with a shocked face.
"I remember..." Xuanyuan Yue started, glanced at Feng Xue, and promptly fell silent.
"Xuanyuan Han is not a Saint but he is hardly a murderous demon. Something must have happened to cause such an extreme reaction." Feng Xue said and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
"My master visited the Tianxuan sect just before sect master Xuanyuan went into seclusion." Wu Ziyan suddenly said and everyone turned to look at her.
"You suspect that your master said something to sect master Xuanyuan?" Shen Xu asked and Wu Ziyan nodded.
"Master is not an ordinary divination master." Wu Ziyan started and quickly continued.
"Master has always been able to see through the grand design and most of what he says and does is relevant to the big picture."
"I am not sure that sect master Xuanyuan’s seclusion had something to do with my master but if it had, today’s outcome was also expected." She said.
Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu exchanged a glance when they heard this.
"There is no need to actively search for answers." Zhen Yuan said and continued.
"We will meet if there is fate." He said and Shen Xu nodded.
Another eighty years passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the group was walking when the surrounding air suddenly shimmered.
A moment later, a magnificent gate and a black turtle appeared before them.
"It’s a cause and effect pool." Dongfang Jing excitedly said.
"The golden lotus cause and effect pool." Shen Xu read the writing at the top of the big gate.
"We need to pay a price to enter the cause and effect pool." Hu Jiaojiao reminded.
"I have got us covered." Shen Xu smiled and removed a wine gourd from his storage ring.
"Wine? I am afraid it won’t be enough to buy a few years." Hu Jiaojiao said but Shen Xu didn’t explain.
Instead, he and Zhen Yuan walked towards the gate and stopped in front of the black turtle.
"Senior, we have a gift. See if you like it." Shen Xu said and the black turtle raised its eyes.
A moment later, it subconsciously trembled and its eyes turned reverent.
[Lord Zhen can enter without a price.] It transmitted directly into Zhen Yuan’s mind.
However, Zhen Yuan shook his head before replying.
[No need. Assess the gift as you normally would.] He said.
The black turtle frowned when it heard this.
However, it composed itself and took the wine gourd.
Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu originally hoped to find a good gift in the Eastern Blue Ocean.
Unfortunately, even after searching for many years, they didn’t find a good gift and were temporarily at a loss.
Thankfully, Zhen Yuan recalled the monster blood wine in the horn hidden space.
This wine was not ordinary monster blood wine.
Rather, it was not only very old but was also refined from divine monster blood including xuanwu blood.
Most importantly, the blood didn’t contain a trace of resentment which meant that it could be drunk without harming a cultivator.
After figuring it out, the two transferred twenty litres of the divine monster blood wine into a gourd and prepared to give it as a gift.
"Does the senior like it?" Shen Xu urged and the black turtle glanced at him before opening the gourd.
A moment later, the xuanwu gasped and hastily closed the gourd.
"Your group of fifteen can stay for one thousand years." It said and everyone couldn’t help but be excited.
"What kind of precious wine did you gift?" Hu Jiaojiao asked, and subconsciously looked at the gourd that the turtle was still holding.
Seeing the look, the xuanwu immediately reacted and stored its loot.
"Enter." It said and raised its front paw to open the gate.
Soon after, the group saw a large lake filled with golden lotuses.
"You will be teleported out after one thousand years. Don’t waste your time." The xuanwu reminded before disappearing into thin air.
"You heard the senior." Shen Xu said and pulled Zhen Yuan towards the lake.
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