Chapter614:TheImmortalityGate!

Inthehall,twomiddle-agedstrongmembersoftheLiufamilylookeddisheveled,pale-faced,andcoveredinbloodstains.

Theyformedateamandwentoutsidethecitytoinvestigate,butencounteredalargenumberofdemonbeasts.Onlyafewmanagedtoescape.

"Somanydemonbeasts,what’sgoingon!"

LiuZongyuanmuttered,hisexpressiongrave.ThegatheringofsomanydemonbeastsoutsideManCityisdefinitelynotagoodsign.

CoupledwiththerecentunrestoutsideManCity,itseemsthatsomethingbigisabouttohappen.

"UncleGuan,pleasetakethesehealingpillsquickly."

LiuRuoxisteppedforwardandhandedtwohealingpillstothetwomen.

"Thankyou,miss."Thetwomencouldtellthatthepillswereextraordinaryjustbylookingatthem.

"Father,whenwecamebackthistime,wealsoencountereddemonbeastsintheForestofDemons,andevenencountereddemonbeastsoftheDemonEmperorlevel.Idon’tknowifit’srelated."

LiuRuoxifrowned.Theyhadalsoencountereddangerlastnight,butluckilymanagedtoescape.However,UncleGuanhadn’treturnedyetandencounteredapowerfulexpertoftheDemonicEmperorRealm.

"AstrongexpertoftheDemonicEmperorRealm!"

Uponhearingthis,thepeopleinthehalltrembledandchangedtheirexpressions.SuchalevelwaslikealegendaryexistenceforManCity.

"Hopefully,it’snotrelated."

LiuZongyuanlookedextremelygrave.IftheDemonicEmperorRealmexpertisrelatedtotherecentgatheringofdemonbeastsoutsideManCity,itwouldbeadisasterfortheentirecity,acatastropheofunprecedentedscale.

"CoulditbetheImmortalityGate?"

Suddenly,anelderlymemberoftheLiufamilyspokeup,andafiercetremorappearedintheirelderlyface.

"TheImmortalityGate!"

ThesethreewordsmadeseveraleldersoftheLiufamilypresenttherechangetheirexpressions.

LiuZongyuan’seyesalsoinstantlyfocused.

"Father,istheImmortalityGaterelatedtothemountaingate?"

LiuRuoxiaskedinconfusion,asshehadneverheardoftheImmortalityGatebefore.

"Youdon’tknowbecauseyouweren’tbornatthattime."

LiuZongyuanregainedhiscomposure,hisgazebecomingheavy,andsaid,"Itallstartedtwentyyearsago."

Then,LiuRuoxilearnedfromherfatherthattheImmortalityGatewasaforceactivewithintheForestofDemons.

Twentyyearsago,theImmortalityGatewastheformidableenemythatattackedManCity.

Inabloodybattle,bloodflowedlikerivers,corpseswerestrewnallover.Atthemostcriticalmoment,itwasOldManSuYuntianoftheSufamilywholedadeathsquadtokilltheinvadingImmortalityGate’sleadersonthespot,whichshockedtheImmortalityGateandforcedthemtoretreat.

"WhenthepeopleoftheImmortalityGateleft,theysaidthatonedaytheywouldreturnanddefinitelyconquerManCity!"

AnelderlymemberoftheLiufamilyhadagraveexpression.ComparedtotheImmortalityGate,ManCity’spowerwastooweak.

"WhydoestheImmortalityGatehavesuchastrongdesiretoconquerManCity?"

LiuRuoxilookedpuzzled,hergazedarkening.

ManCityislocatedattheborderanddoesn’thaveanyspecialresources.SincetheImmortalityGatealreadyhasconsiderablestrength,whywouldtheyfocusonsuchabordertown?

"ThisImmortalityGateissaidtobeverystrange,withamysteriousoriginandalongexistenceintheForestofDemons,butithasneverbeentooactive,appearinganddisappearingwithoutatrace."

AstrongmemberoftheLiufamilysaidthattheyhaveinvestigatedthisImmortalityGatebefore,buttheirknowledgeislimited.TheImmortalityGateexistsintheForestofDemons,buttherearenotmanytracesleftbehind.

"Accordingtothelegendspasseddownbyourelders,ourManCityhasexistedforalongtime.RumorhasitthatourManCityhasmanymysteries,andvariousforceshaveattemptedtolaytheirhandsonit,butnoonehaseversucceeded.LocatedinacorneroftheForestofDemons,demonbeastsgenerallydarenotapproachManCity."

AnelderlymemberoftheLiufamilysaidso,andtheseareallthingsthattheoldergenerationhassaid.

LiuRuoxi’seyesflickeredasshecarefullythoughtaboutit,andsherealizedthatitwasindeedthecase.AtleastshecouldfeelthatalthoughthereweremanydemonbeastsoutsideManCity,therehadneverbeenonedaringenoughtoapproachtoocloselybefore.

"Givetheorder,theentirecityneedstobeonhighalert!"

LiuZongyuandidn’tdaretobecareless.Hecommandedhissubordinatestogivetheorderfortheentirecitytobevigilantandguardagainstsuddenattacksbyformidableenemies.

"UncleGuanshouldbebacksoon.WithUncleGuanaround,eventheImmortalityGateshouldnotbeaconcern."

LiuRuoxispoke,expressingreliefthatUncleGuanaccompaniedherthistime.WithUncleGuanbytheirside,theImmortalityGateshouldnotbeasignificantconcern.

"It’sfortunatetohaveastrongindividualfromSacredMountainaccompanyingus.Iwonderwhenthatpersonwillarrive?"

AnelderlymemberoftheLiufamilyaskedLiuRuoxi,seeinghopeintheirheart.

WiththepresenceofthestrongindividualfromSacredMountain,thereshouldbenomajorharmtoManCityevenifaformidableenemyattacksthistime.

"Itshouldbesoon."

LiuRuoxispoke.AlthoughtheyencounteredastrongindividualfromtheDemonicEmperorRealm,shewasawareofUncleGuan’sstrength,whichshouldbesufficienttodealwithit.However,therewasnowaytodeterminewhenUncleGuanwouldbeabletoshakeoffthepursuitofthestrongindividualfromtheDemonicEmperorRealm.

"Bytheway,Father,IwanttovisittheSufamilyandseeOldManSuYuntian."Afterhesitatingforamoment,LiuRuoxilookedupandsaidtoLiuZongyuan.

"What?GototheSufamily..."

Immediately,theelderlystrongmembersoftheLiufamilyinthehallchangedcolorinwardly.

"Goahead.IheardOldManSuYuntianisinjured,sobringsomehealingelixirsandgivemyregardstohim."LiuZongyuannoddedandsmiledfaintly.

"Wouldn’titbeinappropriateatthismoment,considering...?"

Someonechimedin,consideringthatLiuRuoxiandtheSufamily,specificallySuYi,hadasomewhatawkwardrelationship.

LiuZongyuanwavedhishandandsaid,’SuYiisnolongerwithus.OldManSuYuntiandotesonSuYi,andhemustbefeelingunhappy.ItisonlyrightforRuoxitovisithim.’

SeeingthatLiuZongyuansaidso,nooneelsepresentsaidanythingfurther.

"..."

"Hopefully,it’snottheImmortalityGate."

InthehalloftheSufamily,SuJingting’sfaceturnedserious.

"ItseemsthattheImmortalityGatehasnomeansofcontrollingdemonbeasts.Fromwhatwehaveinvestigated,itseemsthatmoreandmoredemonbeastsaregathering."

Inthehall,SuBaihan’sfaceturnedpale,withbloodstainsonhisbody,exudingadauntingaura.

Theywenttoinvestigateandencounteredasiegeofdemonbeasts,resultinginmanycasualties,withonlyafewmanagingtoescape.

"TheoldPatriarchsuddenlyclosedthedoor,andIwasunabletoseehim.Thismatterisserious.Iwillgofindthecitylordandthemajorfamiliestodiscussandmakepreparationsinadvance,"SuJingtingsaid.

"Master,master,somethingbadhashappened."

Outsidethehall,peoplefromtheSufamilyhurriedlyarrived.

"Whathappenedinsuchahurry?"SuJingtingasked,raisinghisgaze.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩В)

"Severalpeoplecame,claimingtobedisciplesofSacredMountain,wantingtoseethemaster!"

Thepersonspoke,lookingsomewhatflustered.TheyknewabouttherelationshipbetweenSuYiandSacredMountain,andtheoldPatriarchhadevenfoughtagainstthatpowerfulindividualfromSacredMountain.AlthoughYoungMasterSuWeiwasalreadyadiscipleofSacredMountain,theydidn’tknowifthevisitfromSacredMountainthistimewasgoodorbadnews.

"SacredMountain..."

Hearingthis,SuJingtingandSuBaihan’sexpressionsdarkened.

"Welcomethem,"SuJingtingreplied.

Afterhesitatingforamoment,itseemedtherewasnootherchoice.Whetheritwasgoodnewsorbadnews,theycouldn’tavoidit.

Afterawhile,inthehalloftheSufamily.

EldersandrelativesoftheSufamilygathered,accompaniedbySuJingting,butsittingattheheadwasamiddle-agedwomanandseveralyoungdisciples.

Theatmosphereinthehallwaseerilyquiet,asiftheairhadinexplicablyfrozen.