What Do You Understand Now?
Clang, clang, clang—
As the bell rang a second ti, everyone in the Thousand Autumn Valley looked up.
So still looked confused, but others looked thoughtful…
In just a day, they actually heard the sound of the bell ringing twice. It sounded throughout the huge Thousand Autumn Valley and rang in everyone’s ears indiscriminately!
This ti round, it sounded different from the earlier bell chi.
The previous chi had sounded lodious and llow, as if it was imbued with pensive mories and conveying a faint sorrow.
This ti, the ringing of the bell was much faster and louder. At first, it sounded like so kind call to battle, causing the air to freeze. Every disciple of the Thousand Autumn Valley felt their hearts surging.
“The seven rings… of the bell!”
“The seven rings of the bell! It indicates that there’s a major event that concerns the survival of the Thousand Autumn Valley!”
A few disciples quickly understood the aning behind it and their expressions changed. Soone could not help but whisper excitedly, “The seven rings of the bell. Could it be that the Sect Master has co out of seclusion, so he wants to gather all the disciples in the valley?”
Every disciple of the Thousand Autumn Valley knew…
The number of tis the bell rang represented the urgency of the event.
The last ti the bell rang seven tis was nearly 50 years ago. That most powerful mber of the royal family had co alone and almost destroyed the entire Thousand Autumn Valley!
If not for the fact that that expert had been scared off by the trump card of the Thousand Year Valley at the critical mont, the Thousand Year Valley might no longer exist on the current map of Xuanwu Kingdom!
“Even if the Sect Master cos out of seclusion, there shouldn’t be a need for the bell to ring seven tis…”
A few other disciples shook their heads with particularly solemn expressions. “Could it be related to the bell chi that happened not long ago?”
Of course, there were also other disciples who were stunned at first when they heard the bell, before joy flashed across their faces.
“The seven rings of the bell, it’s actually the seven rings of the bell!”
“It’s been 30 years… It’s already been 30 years! It’s the mont I’ve been waiting for! Are we finally going to launch the ultimate attack?”
“It must be! There’s no mistake! It’s been three years after three years, it’s ti for this previously most important holy land to co to an end!”
The bell rang seven tis and the sound spread like an invisible tide. In just a few monts, it swept through the entire Thousand Autumn Valley.
As the bell stopped ringing, a few elders and officials had already rushed towards the Thousand Autumn Hall located in the depths of the sect.
As suggested by its na, the Thousand Autumn Hall was a very lazy… no, very convenient hall.
It was nad after the Thousand Autumn Valley, and was also a place to receive important guests and handle important matters.
In the past 700 years, almost every decision that concerned the fate of the Thousand Autumn Valley had been decided in the Thousand Autumn Hall before being conveyed to everyone in the valley.
“Sect… Sect Master, are you gathering the elders and officials now to announce this matter?”
After silently executing the old man’s orders, Liu Chuanyuan then asked hesitantly, “But if we announce this matter now, I’m afraid it will cause a lot of panic…”
He had chosen to use a relatively more tactful phrase.
The truth was, once the news was fully exposed, just causing a lot of panic would be the mildest outco.
If they were not careful, the unity of the entire sect might be lost. If that was the case, there was no need for the Xuanwu Kingdom’s royal family to co knocking on their door. The Thousand Autumn Valley would just die a natural death on the spot.
“Before the royal family cos knocking on my door, the Thousand Autumn Valley will destroy itself so that the royal family would be unable to destroy it… Well, in a way, it can be considered an invincible counterasure?”
Seeing that they did not mind him and Zhu Youniang being around, Feng Xia could not be bothered to move. Instead, he continued to rub his chin and observed the Sect Master’s actions.
Liu Chuanyuan had asked the sa question he had in his heart.
Although he had already perfected his Sword-Heart Integration and his overall strength was no less inferior to certain Dao Platform Realm cultivators, this old man was definitely more experienced than him.
Whatever problem they could think of, the old man would definitely have already thought of it.
The counterasures that they could not co up with, the old man might already have one.
“Naturally, I can’t say it in a straightforward manner.”
Hearing what Liu Chuanyuan said, the old man stroked his beard and smiled as he shook his head. “Not everyone has a powerful Dao heart like yours. So people are either opportunists or have already secretly sided with the royal family of Xuanwu Kingdom.”
Liu Chuanyuan’s expression changed slightly.
However, he did not retort.
This was because the old man was speaking the truth. After all, the current Thousand Autumn Valley was not the forr holy land of the old, and it was no longer as imposing as in the past. Naturally, there would be people who wanted to “find another way out”.
“Of course, we have all taken oaths before joining the sect. Therefore, most of these people are just observing the situation and haven’t really betrayed the sect.”
The old man shook his head calmly, as if he was talking about sothing trivial. “So, there’s only one thing I have to do—give them a reason to stay!”
Hearing this, Liu Chuanyuan widened his eyes in disbelief. Then, he looked ecstatic. “Could it be that Sect Master’s cultivation has already…”
The old man nodded and said calmly, “Although I’ve just stepped into the realm, it should be enough to stop that person.”
After receiving the confirmation, Liu Chuanyuan imdiately perked up.
“In that case, let chair the eting to announce this exciting news!”
He quickly bowed and left. Only then did the old man slowly turn around. When his gaze swept past Zhu Youniang, a faint light flashed in his turbid old eyes. Then, he fixed his gaze on Feng Xia.
Feng Xia gave him a smile in return and said suddenly, “Senior, you didn’t actually have a breakthrough, right?”
The old man kept a straight face. He only sized Feng Xia up and smiled. “Why do you say that… young friend?”
Feng Xia shrugged and recalled the contents of the Floating Dream Three Lives Technique. He smiled faintly and said, “Primal Core Realm cultivators use their own Dao Platform as a furnace to condense their True Essence, stabilize their Yin and Yang, and forge their Golden Core. Once they succeed, their Primal Core will constantly cleanse their bodies, greatly extending the lifespan of these divine beings. I can’t feel any active blood essence from you, Senior. This ans that Senior… you haven’t actually broken through your cultivation.”
“If I deliberately hide my blood essence, even that person from the royal family can’t see through it. You an you can actually feel my blood essence?”
As he heard everything, the old man was finally moved. He cried out in surprise, “And… using the Dao Platform as a furnace, condensing True Essence, stabilizing Yin and Yang, forging a Golden Core…”
“Stabilizing Yin and Yang, forging the Golden Core… I understand now… I understand now! So this is the step I’ve been missing all along!”
At this mont, it was Feng Xia’s turn to be dumbfounded.
You, you, you…
What the heck do you understand now?
“So I see, so I see!”
As the old man muttered to himself, tears suddenly stread down his face. He bent his aged body and bowed deeply to Feng Xia.
“Young friend… No, fellow practitioner! I can’t thank you enough. If the Thousand Autumn Valley can survive this calamity, if ever you need , I will definitely be there, co hell or high water—”
…
Reviews
All reviews (0)