Chapter 545: Remnants of the Iron Blood Sect
"Yes."
Li Yun nodded. Soon afterward, he bid farewell to Prefect Mu Yun and went to find Yue Cangshan. After a brief discussion, the two immediately set off for the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains near Cloudheaven Prefecture City.
During the few days that Li Yun and Yue Cangshan spent on the road, a piece of news quickly spread across the entire Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom, instantly causing a sensation throughout the region.
The Lost Ancient City had reappeared in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and was about to open.
In an instant, all cultivators throughout the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom became restless. Cultivators from within the kingdom rushed toward the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, while cultivators from outside the kingdom also hurried over as quickly as possible.
Everyone was like a shark that had smelled blood, impatiently rushing over to fight for this immense opportunity.
At the same time, inside a hidden cave within the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, a gaunt old man with a withered face sat coldly upon a throne constructed entirely from ghastly white bones. His body was thin like a skeleton, and in his hand was a scepter also crafted from bone. From his high position, he looked down at the six people prostrate before the throne.
These six people were all dressed in black robes and wore masks. Every one of them was at the Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm, and their auras were even more powerful than Yue Cangshan’s, enough to rival Saber Fiend.
"The Lost Ancient City is about to open."
The gaunt old man gripped his scepter and spoke coldly. "The six of you are pawns I have carefully cultivated for several years. In terms of strength, you are already enough to contend with experts ranked within the top twenty of the Earth Ranking. Whether my plan can be completed this time will depend on the six of you."
The six masked black-robed figures did not speak. They only nodded in unison.
"Remember this."
The gaunt old man’s voice suddenly became sharp. "If my plan succeeds, my Iron Blood Sect will be able to emerge one year earlier, and my status within the cult will also greatly increase. But if the plan fails, none of you need to return alive to see me."
His voice became even colder as he continued, "Not only that, but the families, clans, and friends behind you will also suffer miserable fates. Do all of you understand?"
"Yes."
The six masked black-robed figures finally spoke. Their voices were uniformly dry and empty of emotion, as if they were humanoid machines.
As soon as their voices fell, the six masked black-robed figures turned into six shadows and instantly vanished from the cave.
Meanwhile, within Cloudheaven Prefecture City, the capital of the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom, the atmosphere was even more bustling.
As the capital of the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom, Cloudheaven Prefecture City was far more prosperous and luxurious than other prefecture cities such as Mistcloud Prefecture City.
Commerce here was extremely flourishing. Restaurants and taverns lined the streets, and throughout the entire city, the number of restaurants alone exceeded a thousand.
Among so many restaurants, the Cloudheaven Restaurant, operated by the royal family of the Cloudheaven Ancient Kingdom, was naturally the most famous and luxurious.
At this time, inside the Cloudheaven Restaurant, only a single young monk with nine ritual scars on his head occupied a table meant for six people. There was not a single dish on the table, but it was covered with all kinds of fine wines.
"Good wine. Truly good wine."
The young monk held a wine flask in his left hand and a wine jar in his right. As he drank heartily, he shouted aloud without restraint.
His behavior drew dissatisfied and strange looks from the surrounding customers, yet he acted as though he had not noticed them at all. He did not care in the slightest.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, the monk’s ears twitched as if he had heard something interesting. After listening quietly for a long moment, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"The Lost Ancient City has finally opened?"
"Lost Ancient City..."
The monk gulped down the fine wine from the jar in his right hand, then drained the wine flask in his left. After letting out a long breath filled with the scent of alcohol, he threw his head back and roared with laughter.
"Hahahaha! I have waited so long, and this day has finally come. Today calls for a great drink. No, today must have a great drink."
As his laughter faded, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Waiter, more wine. Bring me ten jars of every fine wine you have here."
Meanwhile, inside a secret chamber in Cloudheaven Prefecture City, a youth more than two meters tall was training in silence.
His muscles were bronze-colored and coiled over his body like scaled dragons. At this moment, he was repeatedly squatting and rising while lifting a massive millstone.
That millstone was no ordinary object. It had been forged from high-quality Profound Steel Fine Iron and weighed at least several hundred thousand jin. Yet in the hands of this towering youth, it seemed as light as an ordinary stone, and he lifted it with unbelievable ease.
If a knowledgeable cultivator were present, they would immediately recognize this person.
He was Gu Cangyang, ranked seventeenth on the Earth Ranking and the second-ranked Inner Sect Disciple of the Golden Saint Sect.
"Big Brother!"
Suddenly, a cultivator nearly two meters tall rushed into the chamber and shouted excitedly, "The Lost Ancient City has appeared!"
"Hm?"
Gu Cangyang raised an eyebrow. Then, he casually flung the millstone in his hand toward the wall.
Boom!
The massive millstone smashed into the wall with terrifying force, creating a huge gap before becoming deeply embedded in the stone.
"The Lost Ancient City has finally emerged."
Gu Cangyang laughed heartily, and his voice rang out like a great bell. "The people of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Heaven Severing Blade School have suppressed my Golden Saint Sect for far too long. This time, inside the Lost Ancient City, it will finally be my Golden Saint Sect’s turn to shine. I, Gu Cangyang, am destined to make my name known throughout the world."
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