Chapter 417: Returning to Han Town
"What about the next layer of the sealed battlefield?" Bing Lan suddenly asked.
Hearing that, Jiang Yue sighed.
Originally, he planned to enter the second layer of the sealed battlefield.
However, after experiencing the first layer, Jiang Yue didn’t dare to be reckless.
"There is not enough time before the Treasure Island appears. It’s too reckless to open the second layer at this time." He said.
If the first layer was anything to go by, there were space beasts and other things in the second layer.
Considering that, Jiang Yue didn’t want to take the risk of entering the second layer and then going to Treasure Island before eliminating all the threats.
In that case, it was better to leave the other layers of the sealed battlefield for when they returned.
"I understand what you mean but you are not the only formation master who can break the formation. Others may not be as skilled but given time, they will figure it out. Additionally, the Great Zhu empire has the formation-breaking drum."
"We don’t have to worry about other formation masters or the formation-breaking drum." Jiang Yue said and then explained.
"Originally, it was impossible for a fifth-level formation master to deal with the first formation. However, the formation was damaged which gave us an opportunity. Unlike the first formation, the second is intact. Even for me, there is no way to break it without a few decades."
"The formation-breaking drum is the same. Although it is powerful, it is not invincible. To break a formation, it must be focused on a formation eye or loophole."
"Is that the case?" Bing Lan asked in surprise.
"Mmmm." Jiang Yue nodded and Bing Lan heaved a sigh of relief.
"The sects have yet to explore the entire first layer. They won’t think about the second layer for the time being." Yang Xu added.
"There is that." Bing Lan agreed.
"Senior Niu said that after we enter the Treasure Island, we won’t return to the Cangxing world for a long time. We should prepare well." Yu Nianzhen reminded.
"How long is a long time?" Bing Lan asked and Yang Xu looked at his disciple in question.
"The senior didn’t specify but the implication is more than one thousand years."
"So long?" Bing Lan couldn’t help but be shocked.
In the Cangxing world, the longest period in a secret realm was one hundred years.
When she suddenly heard that they would stay on the Treasure Island for more than one thousand years, she couldn’t help but worry.
"Did the senior say anything else? What can we expect when we enter the Treasure Island? Are there herbs or other resources that can be used for cultivation?"
Hearing that, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue shook their heads.
All they knew was everything they had already disclosed.
"In that case, our preparations must be complete." Yang Xu said with a frown on his face.
"XiaoYue and I plan to do just that. After breaking through to the mid-stage, we will travel while making preparations."
"Let’s do the same." Bing Lan suggested while looking at her husband.
"Good." Yang Xu agreed.
"Nianzhen, LanLan and I will leave in a few days. When the Treasure Island appears, let’s meet at the entrance." Yang Xu continued.
"Okay." Yu Nianzhen agreed.
After that, the four people left the sealed battlefield and returned to the camp of the Sea Cloud sect.
Four days later, Yang Xu and Bing Lan left while Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue went into seclusion.
Since their cultivation was already at the peak after more than fifty years of accumulation, breaking through to the mid-stage of the nascent soul realm was not difficult.
In less than a month, both people broke through and also left the camp.
"Where should we go?" Jiang Yue asked, sounding a little excited.
"Let’s rush to the Sea Cloud sect region." Yu Nianzhen said.
For many years, they had wanted to visit the grave of Old Man Cang.
However, something always came up and they delayed the matter for more than one hundred years.
This time, Yu Nianzhen wanted to go there before visiting other places.
"Okay." Jiang Yue agreed.
The old man was his and Nianzhen’s noble person.
Without his help, they would have been trafficked as slaves or sold to a brothel.
Even if they managed to escape later, their potential would have been ruined and their cultivation irrevocably derailed.
"Unfortunately, we still haven’t found Siwang." Jiang Yue said and sighed.
Over the years, the two had never forgotten their promise to the old man.
However, Siwang was nowhere to be found and they couldn’t avenge the old man.
"Senior Niu, do you know Siwang? Where can we find her?" Jiang Yue suddenly asked.
[The time is not right.] Senior Niu said and the two couldn’t help but be shocked.
Many times, they bought news about Siwang from the Border Guards faction.
However, the details were always pitifully few and they only knew that she was the leader of the Death Flower Ascension Front.
"Senior Niu, Siwang is the leader of the Death Flower Ascension Front. Was she killed in the war?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
[She is not dead.]
"If she is not dead, why isn’t her name on the Cangxing bounty list?"
[You don’t need to be in a rush to figure everything out. Things will become clear in the future.]
After that, Senior Niu refused to answer more questions regarding Siwang.
However, what he said was enough for Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen to ponder for a long time.
"Azhen, are there more disciples of the Death Flower Ascension Front in the Cangxing world?" Jiang Yue couldn’t help but frown at the thought.
The war against the Death Flower Ascension Front was one of the cruellest in the history of the Cangxing world.
When Jiang Yue thought that the enemy may still be lurking, he couldn’t help but feel a little discouraged.
"There is another possibility." Yu Nianzhen said with a frown on his face.
"What possibility?"
"You and I have inquired a lot and even searched the souls of Death Flower Ascension Front disciples. However, no one has ever seen Siwang. Even the high-ranking members have only heard her voice but never seen her."
"So what?" Jiang Yue asked with confusion in his eyes.
"XiaoYue, maybe Siwang is not in our Cangxing world."
Yu Nianzhen’s words were like a bolt of lightning.
After hearing them, a thousand thoughts crossed Jiang Yue’s mind and his eyes widened.
"That would make a lot of sense." Jiang Yue said.
"Most disciples of the Death Flower Ascension Front were lured with the promise of leaving the Cangxing world. Did Siwang escape during the war or was she originally not in the Cangxing world?"
Now that Jiang Yue had a direction, many possibilities opened to him.
"No, she fought and injured the old man. She must have been in the Cangxing world at one point."
"Another possibility is that Old Man Cang left the Cangxing world at one point." Yu Nianzhen added.
"Azhen, do you know what this means?" Jiang Yue asked while excitedly squeezing his husband’s arm.
"I know." Yu Nianzhen answered.
No matter whether the old man left or Siwang came, it proved there was a way in and out of the Cangxing world.
"Let’s look for it after we visit the old man." Jiang Yue said.
"Good."
This time, the two didn’t travel slowly.
Instead, senior Niu used his top speed and arrived in Han town in less than two months.
As soon as they entered the town, Jiang Yue couldn’t help but sigh with a lot of nostalgia in his eyes.
"Nothing has changed." He said.
Han town was where they found themselves when they transmigrated.
It was a small town back then and was still the same after more than one hundred years.
"Some things have changed." Yu Nianzhen said as he looked around.
"The Pleasure Palace looks the same." Jiang Yue said.
"It looks the same but Lady Chu is no longer the madam." Yu Nianzhen said.
When they entered the town, he used his divine sense to investigate the situation.
Unexpectedly, he discovered a few things which made him a little conflicted.
"You are right, she is not in the Pleasure Palace." Jiang Yue said after he also used his divine sense to check.
"Do you think she left or did she die?" He asked.
Hearing that, Yu Nianzhen shook his head.
The divine sense could only see what was there and not the reason for things.
"Let’s find out. If she is still alive, I want to avenge the original owners."
"Good." Yu Nianzhen agreed.
He also had that idea when they came to Han town.
After all, he and Jiang Yue were only reborn because of the deaths of the original body owners.
"An origin forging realm cultivator has a lifespan of two hundred years. If she didn’t break through to the qi transformation realm, lady Chu may already be dead."
"I know." Jiang Yue said and sighed.
In his life, Chu Miaomiao was just a footnote and after avenging the original owners, she would no longer matter.
