Chapter 63: Convergence at the Blazing Grave

Qin Yangjun had originally planned to finish his business quickly and leave.

But he miscalculated the time needed for his breakthrough, as well as the unexpected reunion of the sisters.

At this rate, he was bound to run into the eight demon kings no matter what.

Since that was the case, he might as well go big.

The Blazing Grave was far more dangerous than it appeared. The final peril of this ruin could be put to good use.

And the things he had taken from Zhuang Hancheng earlier would come in handy here.

Meanwhile, outside the Blazing Grave, Liu Ruoqing and her two companions had arrived.

Situ Ye was a Beast Venerate from the Spirit Beast Valley, extremely knowledgeable about beasts.

Demonic beasts were still beasts.

With him leading, the three had not exposed their tracks at all, and their advance had been exceptionally smooth.

But they did not dare approach the Blazing Grave. They could sense the powerful auras converging around the flames.

“One, two, three… Damn, there are at least eight Mahayana-level demon kings. Are we still going over there?”

Xuan Tianyi looked at the other two, his heart already retreating.

Forget eight, even one demon king could crush them.

Situ Ye frowned deeply.

“Could we have been wrong? Maybe Qin Yangjun didn’t come to this ruin? But he couldn’t have gone to Green Mountain City either.”

In his view, with eight demon kings already here, Qin Yangjun shouldn’t be around. He couldn’t possibly explore the ruin peacefully alongside these demon kings.

As for entering ahead of time, that was even less likely. Qin Yangjun might have arrived earlier, but the outer perimeter of the Blazing Grave was sealed by a formation. Even these demon kings had to break through by force.

Even a formation-expert elder from the Yuqian Sect couldn’t get in within a short time.

Liu Ruoqing clearly shared Situ Ye’s view.

“Probably we were wrong. Who knows where Qin Yangjun has run off to. But since we’re here, aren’t you curious about what’s actually inside the Blazing Grave?”

Situ Ye raised an eyebrow.

He had long heard that this Heart Devil was bold beyond measure, and now he saw it firsthand.

Didn’t she know the saying, “If you don’t court death, you won’t die”?

“My master taught me that curiosity kills the cat. Those are eight demon kings. If we get close and even a shred of our aura leaks, we’ll be discovered. I don’t want to become fertilizer.”

Xuan Tianyi nodded vigorously beside him.

“Brother Situ is right. I think we should turn back.”

Seeing the two cowards, Liu Ruoqing felt a wave of speechlessness.

Then a blue butterfly materialized in her hand.

“Who said we have to get close? My World-Viewing Butterfly has unparalleled stealth. As long as we maintain the right distance, even those demon kings won’t notice us.”

Even so, the two still showed some hesitation.

Xuan Tianyi spoke up: “But even if we find out what’s inside, what’s the use? Are we going to snatch it?”

Liu Ruoqing smiled faintly.

“We can’t. But others can, can’t they?”

Upon hearing this, Situ Ye’s eyes lit up.

“Right! Our masters are all Tribulation Transcendence cultivators. These demon kings are only at Mahayana. Killing them would be like killing ants for our masters.”

Xuan Tianyi finally caught on.

“If there’s something good, we tell the masters. If there isn’t, we lose nothing. We’re just gaining experience. Either way, we don’t lose.”

Liu Ruoqing looked at them indifferently.

Those two finally got it.

Then Xuan Tianyi had a new thought.

“But I’m curious. Since Sect Master Mu has the power to flatten this place, why didn’t she do it herself?”

Situ Ye gave him a helpless look.

“Didn’t she already act before and kill those demon kings? Now there’s no time. The demonic path is stirring again, and the Ancient Beast Battlefield is having issues. All the Tribulation Transcendence seniors from the Yuqian Sect have been sent to suppress it. Otherwise, those demon tribes wouldn’t dare to jump around. If Sword Spirit Senior struck with one sword, they’d all be gone.”

Xuan Tianyi sucked in a slight breath, pondering.

“Hiss… Speaking of which, not just the Yuqian Sect seniors, haven’t I not seen our sect’s seniors for almost a year too?”

Hearing this, Situ Ye looked at him as if he were an idiot.

“You don’t care about sect affairs at all, do you? Not just your sect, but also the Yuqian Sect. Our two sects’ seniors all went.”

Xuan Tianyi laughed awkwardly.

“I’ve been busy cultivating lately, even went into seclusion for a while. Those seniors disappear for three or five years at a time. How would I pay attention to their whereabouts? But the Ancient Beast Battlefield… what’s in there that has our seniors so tense?”

“I’ve heard rumors. They say there’s a living ferocious beast inside, and its strength has reached the Immortal realm.”

“Really? Tell me more.”

“That goes back to the ancient beast war…”

“…”

Liu Ruoqing: …

These two could really ramble. Give them some melon seeds and peanuts, and they’d chat all day.

She shook her head in exasperation and released the blue butterfly.

A moment later, she seemed to remember something. She took out a token and made a series of hand seals. The token began to glow.

A dignified voice came from the token.

“Ruoqing, where have you run off to now?”

“Master, it’s like this…”

Liu Ruoqing explained the entire situation.

She felt her own experience was too shallow. She might not recognize some valuable items, so she needed to rely on her master.

“You went to a place like that? Fine, I have nothing pressing at the moment. Set up a formation to transmit the image here.”

“Yes, Master.”

Her master had given her a life-saving artifact, so he wasn’t worried about her safety.

He hadn’t seen her for a few days, thinking she was cultivating. Turns out she had run off to Canggu City.

At that moment, at the Yuqian Sect, in front of a stone table.

Bei Yunlan sighed softly. This disciple of his really was troublesome.

“The Blazing Grave… if I recall correctly, that was the place occupied by the White-Gold Great Peng Clan?”

The speaker was a woman of delicate beauty. Beside her lay a lion covered in purple flames. This was the Valley Master of the Spirit Beast Valley, Shi Huanyu.

Shi Huanyu swirled the wine cup in her hand, fingertips tapping lightly as if in thought.

“Valley Master Shi has a good memory. When I killed that Purple-Scaled Blood Leopard back then, I was curious what was inside. But I was busy with sect affairs and had to leave. One thing led to another, and I forgot about it.”

A handsome young man with white eyebrows raised his cup and drank it in one go.

His name was Fu Haiqing, the Sect Master of the Yandao Sect, who had accompanied Mu Xianxian in slaying three demon kings.

Gathered around this small stone table were the leaders of the four greatest powers in the Dayu Continent’s cultivation world.

Hearing this, Bei Yunlan seemed to recall something.

“Speaking of which, Sect Master Mu sealed the corpse of the White-Feather Golden-Winged Great Peng King at Canggu City. Could she have had intentions toward that ruin?”

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