Chapter 177: Is Qin Shuo Nie Jin Feng's Illegitimate Son?

This is…

Upon seeing Qin Shuo holding the Spirit-communicating Mystic Jade, Nie Jin Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.

On this antiquely shaped, dark jade resembling a Daoist yin fish, he actually felt an aura extremely similar to that of the Boundary Pacifying Divine Weapon.

This similarity is like that of siblings from the same mother, sharing the same root and origin.

Seeing one evokes an intense sense of familiarity with the other.

Spirit-communicating Mystic Jade!

Qin Shuo did not conceal it, directly telling the other the jade's function.

The Boundary Pacifying Divine Weapon lies within Wind Thunder Valley,

Without Nie Jin Feng's help, even if he found the divine weapon, he could not possibly take it away smoothly.

Therefore, regarding the origin and function of the Spirit-communicating Mystic Jade, he concealed nothing, explaining everything in detail.

"No wonder Bai Ze sent three demon kings to hunt you down; this item is so precious, it fears no comparison to the divine weapon." Nie Jin Feng clicked his tongue.

A jade capable of sensing the divine weapon is of immeasurable value.

After all, there is more than one divine weapon.

With this jade, Bai Ze's chances of obtaining the divine weapon will greatly increase.

That is an old demon who has lived for thousands of years,

If he could obtain a Boundary Pacifying Divine Weapon, his strength would surely surge to an extremely terrifying level.

This is certainly not a good thing for humanity!

Buzz—

Perhaps the Boundary Pacifying Divine Weapon's emission this time was too violent; after Qin Shuo took out the Spirit-communicating Mystic Jade, it kept buzzing and trembling nonstop, as if some force were pulling it.

If Qin Shuo were not gripping it tightly, this jade pendant would have already shot away.

"Go!"

Upon learning that the Spirit-communicating Mystic Jade could locate the Boundary Pacifying Divine Weapon, Nie Jin Feng wasted no words, summoning his mount, the Thunder Eagle, and flew straight toward the mountains with Qin Shuo.

……

Wind Thunder Valley, Thunder Shock Hall.

Clad in a water-blue robe, Xue Wan Long stood at the gate of Thunder Shock Hall's main hall, gazing toward the rear mountains, slightly furrowing his brow and saying:

"What's happening outside? Why such a huge commotion?"

Could it be that the Demon Suppressing Office's gang of imperial lackeys have stirred up some trouble again?

Thunder Shock Hall lies at the southeast corner of Wind Thunder Valley, with a Divine Arrow Peak separating it from the rear mountains.

Thus, although the commotion in the rear mountains was not minor, the people of Thunder Shock Hall did not know exactly what had happened.

"Master, it's an earthquake!"

A huge, entirely ice-blue hawk swooped in at high speed from the direction of the rear mountains.

While the hawk was still far away in midair, a burly man resembling a small mountain leapt down from its back, landing with a thud.

If Qin Shuo were here, he would surely recognize him,

this person is none other than the Ninth True Transmission of Wind Thunder Valley who once ambushed him in Songyang Prefecture—Leishen Yue Shan.

"Uncle Zhang's orders: the rear mountains' ley lines have trembled, disturbing the mountain's strange beasts.

The Red Fire Tiger King led the beasts charging out of the rear mountains, nearly causing a great disaster.

Fortunately, the Eagle King appeared in time, stopping the beast tide's rampage; now the rear mountains are sealed, and no disciples may enter or leave at will.

After landing, Yue Shan first bowed deeply toward Xue Wan Long from afar, then spoke the above words.

"The ley lines trembled?"

Xue Wan Long raised his brows; the hands that had been playing with two black iron gallbladders behind his back paused slightly, then he said:

"All was well—how could the ground move?"

That Red Fire Tiger King is a top-tier spirit beast, its strength on par with an Organ Tempering martial artist; ordinary ground movement could hardly disturb it.

He turned and entered the main hall, with Yue Shan closely following.

"Ground movement, beast tide, tiger king……"

Xue Wan Long muttered to himself, the iron gallbladders in his hand creaking as they turned.

Click!

Suddenly, the two iron gallbladders were forcefully pinched still, and Xue Wan Long's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"The mountains shake, the beasts roar……Could the legend be true?"

"Master, which legend is true?"

Yue Shan, closely following behind Xue Wan Long, naturally heard his master's muttering and immediately spoke up out of curiosity.

"It's fine!"

Xue Wan Long waved his hand, temporarily setting aside his suspicion, gestured for Yue Shan to sit, then said:

"How did it go? Have you found that Qin brat?"

"I've seen him!"

Yue Shan nodded heavily, "After a month apart, his strength has improved again."

He not only learned the Nurturing Sword Technique passed down by the Martial Pacifying King, but also broke our valley's Three Hundred Layered Heavy Armor Formation,

and mastered an Overbearing Fist Technique, with even Elder Yuwen being knocked back by a single punch.

"Oh?"

Xue Wan Long's hand holding the iron gallbladders paused again,

「Looks like this country bumpkin had quite the fortuitous encounter in Blackwater City,

He not only mastered a Buddhist divine ability in an extremely short time, but now he has even learned the blade-nurturing technique…

"Master, do you think this Qin fellow might be the Valley Master's illegitimate son secretly raised in Blackwater City?" Yue Shan said, considering.

"What makes you say that?"

Xue Wanlong's face showed shock; he clearly had never considered such a possibility.

"Master, do you remember what I told you earlier,"

"That Qin fellow is not only skilled in archery, but he seems to be using our Wind Thunder Valley's Storm Arrow,"

"I remember."

"Just now, while following that Qin fellow, I happened to see the Valley Master teaching him archery…"

"Nie Jin Feng is teaching that brat archery?"

Xue Wanlong jerked his head up, his eyes flashing frighteningly: "You saw it with your own eyes?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!"

"What kind of archery is he teaching?"

"It seems to be the Thunderbolt Arrow…"

Bang!

The nearby tea bench was shattered by Xue Wanlong's palm strike.

He was like an angry lion, his mane and whiskers bristling, and he glared, saying:

"Nie Jin Feng, you old fool, how dare you bully me like this?"

"No wonder, when I personally went to skin that brat, you kept stopping me three times."

"And you kept telling me, for the sect's sake, not to offend the Demon-Suppressing Office and that Fu Lingyuan!"

"Pah!"

"It turns out all this is for the illegitimate child you fathered outside!"

Xue Wanlong trembled with rage, the iron gallbladder in his hand spinning wildly, emitting a grating sound that set teeth on edge.

"Master, rest easy, even if that Qin fellow truly is the Valley Master's illegitimate son,"

"as long as he dares to step onto the Life-and-Death Platform, I will surely avenge Senior Brother Xue with my own hands!"

Yue Shan spoke with a sincere expression of loyalty.

"Good, good, good! Little Shan, I really didn't misjudge you; back then, Little Kong also didn't misjudge you!"

Xue Wanlong flicked his sleeve, tossing two medicine bottles toward Yue Shan,

"These are Organ-Protecting Pills and Five Thunder Pills; Master, regardless of whether that bastard is Nie Jin Feng's illegitimate son,"

"I, the old man, will have you on the Life-and-Death Platform avenge Senior Brother Xue and my own child, Kong'er!"

"Yes!"

……

Cry!

A thunder eagle sliced across the horizon, flying over the cloudless sky, then suddenly swooped down, landing on a small island in the heart of a lake on the rear mountains of Wind Thunder Valley, a place rarely visited by people.

"Are you sure this is the place?"

Nie Jin Feng stared at the spirit-communicating mystic jade in Qin Shuo's hand, which, upon arriving here, had stopped trembling, and he frowned slightly.

"This is definitely the place!" Qin Shuo said with certainty.

Although he didn't know why, the spirit-communicating mystic jade suddenly lost its response upon reaching the island.

But just now, while in midair, he could clearly feel the force drawing the spirit-communicating mystic jade, which originated from this very island.

"What kind of place is this? Are there any peculiarities?" Qin Shuo asked in return.

This is the rear mountain of Wind Thunder Valley; if anyone knows this place best, it is naturally none other than the Grand Sect Master before us.

"This is the Thunder Pool Forbidden Land of my Wind Thunder Valley!" Nie Jin Feng replied in a deep voice.

"The Thunder Pool Forbidden Land?"

"Isn't that an ideal hiding place for divine weapons?"

Qin Shuo's eyes flashed frighteningly.

He knew he had found the right place; the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow must be on this island.