Chapter753:WhenSoldiersArrive,HeroesEmerge!

QinSan’sexpressionturneduneasy.Withhiskeeneyesight,evenhecouldn’tseethroughtheyoungmannamedYiSu.

"Theblackcardwasgivenbythatperson,indicatingadeepconnectionbetweenthem.Weneednotconcernourselveswithanythingelse.However,oncewereachCentralRegion,itmightgetquitelively,"themiddle-agedmansaid,ponderingslightly.

"Manyelderlypeoplehavegathered,andnowtheyareprobablykeepingacloseeyeonthatyoungman,YiSu.OnceweleaveCentralRegion,somemaynolongerrestrainthemselves.OnlythenwillwetrulyseewhatYiSu’strueidentityis,"QinSansaid.

"Don’tforgetthattomorrowistheSaintMartialAssembly,willYiSuattendaswell?"saidthemiddle-agedman.

"That’sright!Heshouldbeparticipating.HehasalreadyfoughtagainstOuyangJinwei,whoisattheYuanTrueRealmofSacredMountain,anddefeatedhimwithjustonemove!"QinSanexclaimed,hiseyesshowingahintofastonishment.

"OuyangJinwei,itseemslikeshehasbeentouchedbyabitoftheessenceoftheSaintKing.Didsheonlyuseonemove?"

Themiddle-agedman’seyesflickeredwithexcitement,shiningbrightly.Hewasdeeplymovedandpausedforamomentbeforesaying,"DefeatingOuyangJinweiwithjustonemove,andchallengingtheauthorityofSacredMountain...Itseemsliketheremaybesomeunresolvedgrievancesbetweenthem."

"YiSuhasmostlikelydeeplyoffendedtheSacredMountain."

QinSan’seyesmoved,andhequicklysaid,"IhavealreadygivenhimtheSpiritShieldingTalisman."

"Itwasjustawaytoexpressmyfeelings,nowit’suptohimtohandlethistrouble.Perhaps,bythen,histrueidentitywillbecomeapparent,"theyoungmanmurmuredsoftly.

...

Anauctionwastakingplace,andduskhadalreadyarrived.

IntheCentralRegion,attheYutianPalace,theskywascoveredinamagnificentsunsetglow.Itresembledafierysea,spreadingacrosshalfofthesky.

InthegrandhallofYutianPalace,SuYi,XiWuqing,theGreenEmperor,SuXiaoshuai,OldManGuYue,aswellasGuanLan,YanLu,andYunDing,thethreeDeputyPalaceMasters,gatheredtogether.

Insidethegrandhall,SuYiplacedthemysteriouswoodenboxhehadwonattheauctiononthestonetableinthecenter.Everygazecarefullyinspectedit.

OldManGuYue,GuanLan,andYunDing,thethreeDeputyPalaceMasters,eachexaminedthesituationwithasolemnexpression.

Afteramomentofsilence,OldManGuYueandtheothersglancedateachother,shakingtheirheads.HesaidtoSuYi,"Thisitemhasbeenaroundforaverylongtime.However,thesealsandrestrictionsonitareextremelycomplex.Aftersuchalongtime,itstillremainsformidableanddifficulttoforcefullyopen.Wearetrulyashamed.ItseemsthatwecanonlygototheYutianPalaceheadquarterstoopenit.Ifyouhavethetime,aftertheSaintMartialAssembly,itwouldbeagoodopportunitytovisittheYutianPalaceheadquarters.Wecanseewhatisinsidethiswoodenboxandthoroughlyexamineyoursoul’squality."

"Thankyou,PalaceMasterGuYue.We’llseeyoulater."

SuYinodded.HehadhopedtoseeifthePalaceMastersofYutianPalacecouldopenthemysteriouswoodenbox,butlittledidheknow,therewasnowaytodoso.

"Whatamysteriouswoodenbox.ShouldIsetitonfireandsee?"

SuXiaoshuaicircledaroundthemysteriouswoodenbox,filledwithcuriosity.

"Behonestwithme."

SuYiimmediatelywarnedSuXiaoshuai,asthiswassomethingtheyhadboughtatahighprice.Nomatterwhat,itcouldn’tbedestroyedbySuXiaoshuai.

"TomorrowistheSaintMartialAssembly,youngfriend.Areyouprepared?Itissaidthatthistime,theSaintMartialAssemblywillbringforthmanytalentedandexceptionalyoungindividuals.Althoughyoupossessextraordinarystrength,youmustn’tbecareless,"OldManGuYueadvisedSuYi.

"Thankyou,PalaceMasterGuYue."

SuYinodded.TomorrowwouldbethedayoftheSaintMartialAssembly,anditwaspreciselywhyhehadcometoCentralRegionCity.TheSaintMartialAssemblywashistrueobjectivethistime.

Returningtothecourtyardwherehewasstaying,SuYiandtheGreenEmperor,XiWuqing,werestillpresent.

"Thistime,itseemsliketheyhavereallygottenthemselvesintotrouble!"

Closingthedoor,XiWuqing’sexpressionturnedsolemn,withafrownonhisbrow.HesaidtoSuYi,"Thismysteriouswoodenboxislikeahotpotato."

"Howshouldwesaythis?"

SuYiasked,althoughheknewthatthismysteriouswoodenboxwasnowbeingcloselywatchedbymanypeople,itwasindeedabigtrouble.

"TheSacredMountainhasn’tmadeanotherbid,can’tyousee?ApartfromtheSacredMountain,perhapsnooneelsedarestomakeabid.EventheSacredMountainisn’tparticularlyeagertotakecontrolofthistrickysituation."

XiWuqinglookedatSuYiandsaid,"ThismatterisrelatedtotheFuyaoSectofYouzhou.ItisrumoredtobeleftbyapowerfulfigurefromYouzhou8,000yearsago.Whoeverobtainsthiswoodenbox,withoutmentioninganythingelse,oncetheFuyaoSectreceivesnewsofit,theywilllikelyretrieveiteveniftheyhavetochaseittotheendsoftheearth.EvenifitfallsintothehandsoftheSacredMountain,theFuyaoSectwillfindaway."

ThiswoodenboxappearedintheCentralRegion,andonlytheSacredMountainhadthequalificationstoobtainit.ButiftheSacredMountainreallyacquiredit,facedwiththetroubleoftheFuyaoSect,theywouldprobablynothaveaneasytime.

Ifwehandoverthiswoodenbox,thereputationoftheSacredMountainwillbedamaged.However,ifwedon’tgiveitup,theSacredMountainwillinevitablybecomeenemieswiththeFuyaoSect,caughtinadilemmawherethereisnoeasywayout.

"Ifthat’sthecase,thenIreallysavedSacredMountainfromatrouble."

Uponhearingthis,SuYifurrowedhisbrowandponderedcarefully.Itdidmakesense,nowondertheSacredMountainhadn’tmadeanotheroffer.

"That’sforsure,buttheSacredMountainwon’tthankyou."

XiWuqinggaveafaintsmile,glancedatSuYi,andsaid,"YouhavecompletelyoffendedtheSacredMountainthistime.Yousnatchedthewoodenbox,eventhoughitwaswhattheSacredMountaindesired.Butbydoingsoopenly,itwilldamagethereputationoftheSacredMountain.Moreover,youalsotooktheStarCloudGanodermabefore,andwiththeincidentinvolvingOuyangJinwei,itseemsthattheSacredMountainwillnolongerbepolitetoyou.Besides,doyouthinktheSacredMountaindoesn’ttrulywanttoobtainthiswoodenbox?ItissomethingleftbehindbythestrongindividualsoftheFuyaoSect,andtheinterestoftheSacredMountainisbeyondthatofanyoneelse,theyareevenmoreintrigued."

"Comeifyoumustcome!"

SuYi’seyesrevealedafaintchill,hereallywasn’tafraidofoffendingtheSacredMountainanyfurther.Afterall,theenmitybetweenthemhadbecomeasdeepasthesea.HeknewthatoncetheSaintMartialAssemblywasover,hewouldn’tstayintheCentralRegionanymore.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩Д)

"YouthinkweonlyhavetheSacredMountainnow,butinthisauction,whoknowshowmanypeoplehavealreadysettheirsightsonyou.Perhaps,thistime,itwillbedifficultforustoleavetheCentralRegion.TheCentralRegionistheterritoryoftheSacredMountain,andaftertheSaintMartialAssembly,wewillbecaughtinadilemma!"

XiWuqing’sexpressionturnedserious,burdenedwiththeguiltofcarryingtheJadeBi.TheStarCloudGanodermaandtheancientwoodenchestwereenoughtoignitethegreedofalltheformidableindividuals.Withintheauction,manypowerfulfiguresconcealedthemselves,theirintentionsobvious.ItwasmanageableduringtheSaintMartialAssembly,buttheconsequencesafterwardwereeasilyimaginable.

"It’sreallytroublesome."

ListeningtoXiWuqing’swords,SuYi’sgazealsobecamesolemn.Herealizedthathehadn’tconsideredthingsthoroughlyenough.Itseemedthatthismatterwasevenmoretroublesomethanhehadimagined.

"Huff..."

Afteramoment,SuYishookhisheadandafaintsmileappearedonhisface.HesaidtoXiWuqing,"Whenfacedwithchallenges,it’sbesttofacethemhead-on.Let’sparticipateintheSaintMartialAssemblytomorrowbeforewedecideanything."

"Tomorrow,attheSaintMartialAssembly,youmustbeextracareful,especiallyofthepeoplefromSacredMountain.Thatwoodenbox,SacredMountainisdeterminedtopossessit,andtheymightevenmakeamoveagainstyouduringtheSaintMartialAssembly."

XiWuqingsaidtoSuYiwithaseriousexpression,"I’mnotjoking.Iftheopportunityarises,evenSacredMountainwillinterveneforthatwoodenboxoftheFuyaoSect."