Chapter 473: Chapter 463 The Central Plains People Are Really United
Sect Leaders of the great Righteous Path sects are not required to wear their sect uniforms; nonetheless, each sect leader doesn’t quite have the heart to not lead by example, and at most, they just appear slightly different from ordinary disciples.
Different sects have different attire: Taiqing Daoist Temple wears white Taoist robes with a section of black at the hem, Guanghan Palace is pure white without any patterns, Shenxiao Sect purple, Yu Ling Sect light blue, Li Fire God Palace red with a touch of yellow, and Eight Tones Temple’s is a cassock with a hint of orange....
Upon seeing this, Xu Xifeng thought to himself, boy, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, not only have people from the Righteous Path arrived, but even those from the Demon Sect!
Is it really necessary to mobilize the entire might of the Central Plains just to deal with a few refugees from the Southern Border?
Xu Xifeng initially suspected that they would be encircled, but he didn’t expect the Central Plains would send so many forces to besiege them.
Since they couldn’t win anyway, Xu Xifeng was ready to demonstrate his integrity by choosing death before surrender, but before he could even muster his emotions, Dongfang Hongyue formed a fiery likeness of Lin Yun.
"Have any of you seen this person!"
Among all those who were rescued, Lin Yun could not be found; each was extremely unsightly, but to avoid any mistake, the three scrutinized them carefully.
Only after confirming he wasn’t there did Dongfang Hongyue begin to question the survivors. As for how they were captured, Dongfang Hongyue didn’t care.
Xu Xifeng: "..."
So you’re not here to kill me, eh? Then how should I respond?
They had certainly seen him, but the fact that these people were looking for the Taiqing Daoist Temple’s disciple suggested that the disciple was missing. The mobilization of so many people might mean that the missing person was a direct disciple of Taiqing Daoist Temple.
Xu Xifeng and the others were rather out of the loop and didn’t yet know of Yuxuan’s death. Seeing so many people actively searching for Lin Yun, they even started to suspect that Lin Yun might be Yuxuan’s illegitimate child.
In reality, only the first three were genuinely searching for Lin Yun; those following behind were simply thinking that something significant must have transpired for these three to venture out, and they came along to see what was happening.
Xu Xifeng’s mind was quite adaptable, and seeing Dongfang Hongyue’s urgency, he deduced that Lin Yun was surely missing; perhaps he had been captured by that giant spider, or maybe the spider preferred to eat young people, keeping them for last.
Uncertain of how much these sects knew about the village’s situation, it was best, to begin with, blaming that giant spider.
"I’ve seen this person; it’s likely he was taken by that giant spider."
After pondering, Xu Xifeng quickly responded.
Although Lin Yu noticed his momentary hesitation was a bit suspicious, he had no mind to fuss over such trivialities.
Thinking that Lin Yun might have been dragged away and eaten by the giant spider, Lin Yu also had no interest in paying attention to these people, and he immediately ran towards the depth of the underground palace.
The air held an eerie and powerful scent, most likely from the giant spider that this ugly man had mentioned.
"Sister Hong Yue..."
Zhang Biyu had just wanted to ask Dongfang Hongyue what had happened, but Dongfang Hongyue had already run off, leaving her somewhat puzzled. What could be so urgent?
The people from the other five sects, however, were secretly thrilled. Indeed, the Shenxiao Sect had discovered a peculiar place brimming with a strange aura, located near the Taiqing Daoist Temple, yet it had never been discovered before; perhaps there were treasures hidden underground.
They couldn’t let them monopolize all the advantages!
Yue Ningshuang, on the other hand, felt it was odd that Dongfang Hongyue seemed to be looking for Lin Yun, as were Lin Yu and Fang Yu.
Why were they looking for Lin Yun?
With a flash of insight, Yue Ningshuang realized that Lin Yun possessed the Heavenly Demon Hand; both the Demon Sect and Shenxiao Sect must be after this item.
How had they not thought of this before!
Yue Ningshuang was filled with regret. She had been too happy at the time over the fact that Jiang Chenyu, having been taken by Lin Yun, had her reputation tarnished; she would certainly no longer be able to serve as Lord of Guanghan Palace. A palace master—first plotted against by her disciple, falling into the hands of a villain—had already suffered a great loss of face, let alone going through such a predicament twice.
Since Jiang Chenyu was unfit to be Lord, the Saintess had already defected, and the former Saintess lacked the qualifications to succeed as Lord, who else but her was fit for this position?
She had been too elated, to the extent that she forgot to consider the matter of the Heavenly Demon Hand. At the time, Lin Yun had demonstrated his strength, so naturally, Yue Ningshuang had not thought of taking the item from him. But on second thought, if I can’t snatch it alone, I can stir up others!
From the looks of it, Dongfang Hongyue and Fang Yu seemed to be in possession of Lin Yun’s whereabouts and were now about to seek him out.
"Quick, follow them!"
The gain cannot all go to them!
Yue Ningshuang led the way, and naturally, the others hurriedly followed suit. Xu Xifeng, completely oblivious to the fact that this group wasn’t aligned, was genuinely astounded. Are Central Plains people this united, mobilizing together even to search for one person?
No wonder Central Plains people have long dominated this land; it’s inseparably linked to their unity.
Watching the last one dash into the tunnel, Xu Xifeng couldn’t help but rejoice.
Goodness, I’m still alive?
Indeed, I’m fortunate.
But looking around, Xu Xifeng suddenly felt a pang of sorrow.
Where’s my spider child?
The Seven-Poison Seven-Soul Spiders they had spent so much time cultivating had vanished just like that, and the giant spider didn’t devour any humans, but instead took all of the spiders they had raised.
The cultivation process of the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider consisted of constantly consuming its own kind. Now, they certainly couldn’t expect it to suddenly change its nature and stop eating its kin, just like one couldn’t expect a thug who had captured a little fairy guarding an orchard to behave like a monkey that merely steals a peach to eat; he would likely also take a few bites of grapes.
A lifetime of hard work was almost ruined in an instant, and how many times does one have a hundred and seventy years in a lifetime?
Xu Xifeng was enraged and filled with hatred, his mentality shattering.
"Damn it, I’m going to kill that stinking brat!"
If it weren’t for Lin Yun, he wouldn’t have thought of running away, and if he didn’t run away, he wouldn’t have encountered the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider, and if he didn’t encounter that spider, his spiders wouldn’t have been devoured.
"Tribal Chief, calm down, they have more people, and we can’t beat them."
Yet again, it was the loyal subordinates who restrained Xu Xifeng. In fact, in terms of numbers, they were not at a disadvantage, but the key point was that they couldn’t win the fight.
"Tribal Chief, don’t be sad. We did suffer a great loss this time, but it might not necessarily be a bad thing. There must be a master behind the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider. Now, with the Righteous and Demonic Paths of the Central Plains fully mobilized, even that person behind the scenes, no matter how strong, will surely not be the match.
"Once the master of the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider dies, we can quietly take over. With your understanding of the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider, it should not be difficult to achieve this."
"Brilliant!"
Xu Xifeng’s eyes suddenly brightened.
Right, there’s a saying in the Central Plains that rings true: calamity is what fortune depends upon, and fortune is where calamity lurks.
He had indeed suffered a great loss this time, but if he seized the opportunity and gambled on it, he could take over the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider directly, and might even skip the stage of evolving the Seven-Poison Seven-Soul Spider.
"Alright, let’s do it this way!"
Xu Xifeng grew excited and pulled out several Gu Worm Vessels from his bosom.
"These are Hidden Gu Worms. Use them, and we will follow quietly, waiting for the right moment to strike!"
Distributing the Hidden Gu Worms to all his clansmen, Xu Xifeng led them as they followed the people from the Righteous and Demonic Paths, heading deeper into the Underground Palace.
They had operated in the Underground Palace for over a hundred years, and were very familiar with everything here. Although they had not discovered the terrifying creature lurking nearby over these years, they still knew the structure of the Underground Palace like the back of their hand.
Only the entrance had one single path, while the other areas were interconnected with numerous routes, perfect for concealment and hiding, which was why he dared to take the risk.
Otherwise, facing so many powerful beings from the Central Plains, what courage would he, a weakling who had lost his Gu Worms and thus most of his fighting capability, possibly muster?
Meanwhile, Lin Yun had scared away the Spider Woman and had gathered another massive sword. At first, he just wanted to make a show, using it as a signal. But after the Spider Woman retreated, Lin Yun suspected a trick and thus slammed the sword down on the ground.
In the middle of the wilderness where few ventured, there was no fear of accidentally harming anyone. It was just a pity if some flowers and plants got destroyed.
Lin Yun had casually unleashed the strike, underestimating the power of his own sword. It might have also been due to the aftershocks of the previous Shangqing Poyun Sword still not having subsided. His strike caused the earth to tremble, and suddenly a crack appeared, followed by jets of water shooting out, which continued several times before it stopped.
Lin Yun couldn’t help but be curious. It’s not rare to create a crack, but it’s not deep—why did it start spouting water?
Could there be an underground river here?
After realizing the Spider Woman did not reappear, Lin Yun cautiously peeked into the crack. Within the pitch-black fissure, there were some faint blue glimmers. Borrowing that weak light, he saw that beneath the crevice, there seemed to be another world.
Good grief, did I by chance unearth some ancient ruins with a random stroke of my sword?
Although such things had happened before, it’s still a bit disconcerting when they occur too frequently.
But...
Since I’m here, I might as well take a look below.
With his superior skills empowering him, Lin Yun jumped into the crack without hesitation, and soon arrived beside the object emitting the faint blue light.
They were stones that shone brightly in the darkness, each glowing blue. Below the stones, there was a long passageway, with the left side collapsed but the right still open for passage.
The passageway was narrow, forcing Lin Yun to crouch as he moved forward.
For safety’s sake, he released his Divine Sense and didn’t detect any dangers, but as he walked on, his foot stepped on some white slime, which was somewhat similar to the substance expelled by the Spider Woman earlier.
Could it be that he had stumbled into the Spider Woman’s lair?
She hadn’t fled in this direction originally, so how could it be...
Lin Yun’s heart raced, and he quickly took out Qiaobian to steady himself.
"Xiao Qing, Dragon Concealment."
To be on the safe side, Lin Yun flat out used Dragon Concealment.
Dragon Concealment would last an hour, giving him plenty of time to investigate this place thoroughly without worrying. If he couldn’t discover anything within such a long period, he would not linger.
Unless he ran into another woman without clothes on, this time should be free of incidents!
