Chapter 197: A Force Known as the Flower Pavilion

Sun Bufan seriously repeated again: "Just now we received news, Willow Tree Town, the true transmission disciples of the Fourteen Sects, over a hundred and seventy people have died!"

"How...... did they die?"

Heng Xian felt doubtful in his heart.

In the morning, when leaving Willow Tree Town, Tianyuan Sect's third-generation senior brother Baili Hao came over; 'Monkey' stayed behind, wanting to play with him.

The two should be continuing their previous challenge that had no winner.

Could it be that the two emitted fiery energy, which spread to those lying on the ground?

No! Both are Nascent Soul realm super experts, able to control their own means, and they have no intention of killing disciples from various sects; such a situation is impossible.

The true transmission disciples of the Fourteen Sects are not ordinary commoners; even they would not act recklessly!

Sun Bufan explained: "Tianyuan Sect's senior brother Baili Hao and that...... reportedly the nameless swordsman who was with you fought in the sky, then from above Willow Tree Town they fought to the peak of Bamboo Mountain a hundred li to the southeast!"

At that moment, the true transmission disciples of the Fourteen Sects in Willow Tree Town had their acupoints sealed, lying on the ground waiting for their bodies to recover.

Just then, the people of the Flower Pavilion arrived!

"Flower Pavilion?" Heng Xian was curious.

Sun Bufan introduced: "It is said that after the ancient demon Heizei Xiaotian, the spiritual qi of heaven and earth underwent abnormal changes, demons appeared endlessly, and heretical ways also came into being!"

This Flower Pavilion is a very evil cultivator sect from several thousand years ago; they mainly plunder resources through harvesting yin to supplement yang, theft, deception, and setting traps to harm people.

Male disciples cultivate the Yang Hairpin Flower Technique, all being suave and charming, specializing in robbing and deceiving female cultivators.

Female disciples cultivate the Heavenly Spirit Jade Maiden Technique, each being gorgeous and alluring, specializing in bewitching male cultivators.

Compared to them, the Joyful Union Valley seems righteous.

They can be said to have exhausted all despicable means, a group of people extremely hateful!

Yet this group has high cultivation, extremely difficult to deal with. Three hundred years ago, the Fourteen Sects' experts exterminated all twelve pavilion masters of the Flower Pavilion, and the Flower Pavilion disappeared!

Who would have thought they would appear again now, in Willow Tree Town, taking advantage of Baili Hao and that nameless swordsman's departure, over a hundred Flower Pavilion disciples took the Fourteen Sects' true transmission disciples as living targets and carried out a frenzied slaughter!

Fortunately, the Tianyuan Sect's True Mirror True Person and the God Blade Palace's Jin Shang Hua True Person arrived in time and stopped it!

Having said that, he took a gulp of wine.

"Then what?" Heng Xian also took a sip of wine.

Sun Bufan continued: "Then over a hundred and seventy true transmission disciples of the Fourteen Sects died in vain, feeling aggrieved! The two Old Daoist Zhenjing killed over seventy Flower Pavilion disciples."

However, the more than forty Flower Pavilion disciples who escaped actually, under the noses of the two Old Daoist Zhenjing, snatched away seven true transmission disciples of the Fourteen Sects, a disgrace!

Heng Xian frowned: "Heng Ying and Xie Lingyu... are they alright?"

"I know Heng Ying, Xie Lingyu..." Sun Bufan thought: "Is that your cousin? To be honest, I don't know the specifics."

That is, just an hour ago we received a jade slip message from Senior Sister Yuan Miao, and only then did we learn the general situation.

Now the Fourteen Sects have entered an emergency state; all disciples undergoing training or away have been ordered to rush to Willow Tree Town to gather!

We happened to pass by here and coincidentally encountered demonic qi; otherwise we wouldn't have stopped at all!

Heng Xian nodded, took a sip of wine; who could have predicted this? I only hope that Xie Lingyu that girl doesn't get into trouble.

After thinking, he asked Sun Bufan: "The Flower Pavilion isn't timid; what are they scheming by doing this? Just leaving the mountain, not keeping a low profile, they deliberately provoke the Fourteen Great Sects."

"I don't understand this!" Sun Bufan shook his head: "I guess the Flower Pavilion wants to do something, but this will completely anger the Fourteen Sects; the Fourteen Sects will fly into a rage, and from now on they will not rest until they overturn the entire Dongyu, crush the Flower Pavilion to dust."

Just, you...

Heng Xian said: "I just don't know whether the Fourteen Sects will blame this on me."

Sun Bufan sighed: "The message says it's you and that Nascent Soul realm nameless swordsman who harmed the Fourteen Sects' disciples?"

You slipped away first, then the Flower Pavilion people came over to kill; what do you think the Fourteen Sects will make of this?

Heng Xian said: "Since I can collude with the ancient demon, I can naturally also collude with the evil sect!"

Sun Bufan rubbed his bald head: "That's the reasoning, this thing... sigh! Anyway I believe you!"

Heng Xian raised the wine jar: "Let's not talk, let's have one more!"

"Come!"

The two drank a cup, set down the wine vat, and sat opposite each other in silence.

After a while, Sun Bufan looked at the fire and said: "Back when we played in Donglan City, how happy we were; once this person grows up, things change!"

"Yeah!" Heng Xian leaned against the wall: "Life is said to change, and it changes!"

The two fell silent again.

At this moment, the rain outside lessened, faintly revealing a glimmer of light.

Suddenly, the voices of the two nuns Yuan Jing and Yuan Hui came from outside the door: "Junior brother, it's time to set off!"

Sun Bufan glanced at Heng Xian.

Heng Xian waved his hand: "Go on, you are a high disciple of Lingtai Mountain; remember your mission!"

"And you?" Sun Bufan asked.

Heng Xian chuckled: "I'm doing my part as an evil sect member; cultivation is cultivation anyway. Evil God, Wicked Immortal—look at our ultimate goal, how imposing!"

Sun Bufan also chuckled.

"Junior brother!" The voices of the two nuns outside grew louder.

Sun Bufan rose, patted Heng Xian's shoulder: "Wait for me; when my cultivation is accomplished and I become the leader of Lingtai Mountain, I will protect you!"

"Alright, I'll wait!" Heng Xian nodded.

Sun Bufan said no more, pushed open the door and went out.

Outside, a sound of rushing wind soon came, and the three departed on their magical implements.

Heng Xian stared blankly for a moment.

Now, regardless of whether the Fourteen Sects will blame the Flower Pavilion's deeds on him, they will certainly send experts to exterminate the Flower Pavilion.

Then, the pursuit of him will likely slacken a bit.

It conveniently gave him time to flee; now he must choose whether to go to the Southern, Northern, or Western Domain?

Thinking of this, he opened the Mysterious Yellow Heavenly Hexagram: "I need a hiding place where I can stay for several years or even longer!"

The hexagram displayed: 【Set out immediately, three thousand seven hundred li to the northwest, inside the Ten Thousand Li Vast Mountain one can stay for many years; there the spiritual energy is abundant, suitable for the host's cultivation.】

Heng Xian hesitated: "Which way does the Ten Thousand Li Vast Mountain lie?"

The hexagram displayed: 【Northwest three hundred thirty li to Celebrate Child Kingdom—due north five hundred li to Clear River—then follow the river seven hundred li……】

Heng Xian carefully examined the route and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Mysterious Yellow Heavenly Hexagram hasn't given an accurate hiding place these past days; being able to calculate this place seems very reliable.

He got up, tidied himself, patted Dog Egg, and walked out of the room.

Outside, the sky turned a faint blue; dawn was approaching, and the heavy rain had softened to a fine drizzle.

Heng Xian, with Dog Egg in tow, was about to set out.

The door of the neighboring meditation room also opened; Wu Sheng, the old man, and a group of people came out, and upon seeing him their eyes lit up: "Immortal Master!"

Immortal Master?

Heng Xian glanced back, ignored them, and walked toward the temple gate.

Oh dear! Immortal Master!

The old official, the miss, Wu Sheng, the maidservant, and the sole remaining servant, all looking apprehensive, carried big and small bundles as they hurried after him.

Heng Xian looked back and asked: "What is it?"

The old official beamed: "In my life I have most admired those cultivators who are exalted persons; although there are a few in the capital, they are all proud and arrogant, unlike the Immortal Master who is so approachable…"

"Just say it!" Heng Xian interrupted.

That miss, with willow-leaf eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, fairly good-looking, gritted her teeth and said: "We want to ask the Immortal Master to escort us for a stretch!"

(End of chapter)