Chapter 312: The Winds and Clouds of the World Emerge from Our Generation

Datong Prefecture City, Zhang Mansion.

Shangguan Xiao was anxiously waiting for news.

She knew today was the day Li Fei went to pick up the goods, and before this, she had been having the Zhang family use their informants to probe the movements of various factions.

Just half an hour ago, she suddenly received news from Zhang Zedong: the Zhang family's informants had discovered the movements of the three factions of the "Beast King," the "Poison King," and the "Cannon King."

It was suspected that the "Beast King" Yu Longqing was no longer at Renmian Villa, and Ximen Huixin under the "Poison King" and Ouyang Cheng under the "Cannon King" had also left Datong Prefecture City.

With these three gone at this time, the most likely thing they were doing was, of course, to intercept and kill Green-Faced Ghost!

Therefore, Shangguan Xiao rushed to the Zhang Mansion at the first opportunity to wait for the Zhang family's informants to uncover more detailed intelligence.

After waiting for nearly an hour, hurried footsteps could be heard.

Shangguan Xiao immediately turned to look, only to see a man run into the main hall and look at Zhang Zedong, who was sitting in his seat:

"Second Master, it has just been confirmed that someone suspected to be Ximen Huixin appeared in Hongshan Town yesterday."

"Hongshan Town?!"

Shangguan Xiao's tone rose as she asked directly, "Are you sure?"

The man looked at Shangguan Xiao and nodded: "There is a seventy percent certainty that the person was Ximen Huixin."

"Hongshan Town."

Zhang Zedong frowned.

The location of this town was in the north of Datong Prefecture, completely opposite to the direction of Baiyang City. If Yu Longqing had truly been fooled by Green-Faced Ghost's diversionary tactic, then Ximen Huixin should not have appeared in Hongshan Town.

Thinking of this, he looked at Shangguan Xiao:

"Little sister."

"It's bad!"

Shangguan Xiao's expression was grave.

She could now basically confirm that Yu Longqing had taken people to Gushi Town and would ambush the convoy on its return journey.

"Ximen Huixin and Ouyang Cheng, plus Yu Longqing, that makes three Dao Foundation realm experts. Yu Longqing will definitely bring his exotic beasts; it's possible that both the Horned Tiger Beast and the Snow Leopard Beast went, which is equivalent to five Dao Foundation combat powers surrounding and killing Green-Faced Ghost! If the 'Shadow King' also secretly sent people this time..."

Zhang Zedong silently calculated the comparison of combat power between the two sides in his heart, and his heart gradually sank.

Although Green-Faced Ghost had just ascended to the ninth place on the Feng Province Wind and Cloud Ranking, facing five or even six Dao Foundation combat powers alone was likely a nine-deaths-and-one-life situation!

He and Shangguan Xiao did not yet know that the Chen family ancestor was also already at the Dao Foundation realm, otherwise they would be even more desperate.

"Can your senior brother make it there in time?"

Zhang Zedong asked.

Although he knew there was a high probability it was already too late, he still asked, unwilling to give up.

Shangguan Xiao shook her head: "It is inconvenient for Senior Brother to intervene in the struggles here in the prefecture city, otherwise it will invite even greater trouble."

If Hao Yi could act as he pleased, she would not have stopped him back then, but would have returned to Datong Prefecture City with him.

Zhang Zedong fell silent upon hearing this.

More than thirty years ago, he was not in Datong Prefecture at that time, so he was not clear about the specifics of that upheaval.

By the time he received the news, Shangguan Xiao had already announced her break with the family.

Afterward, Hao Yi disappeared without a trace, and all news about him was sealed; it was very difficult to find anything else.

Shangguan Xiao's eyes were dim.

"I remember that your senior brother was also surrounded and killed by many Dao Foundation realm experts back then, right?"

Zhang Zedong suddenly asked.

Shangguan Xiao smiled when she heard this; she knew her second brother brought this up suddenly to comfort her.

"Yes, the most dangerous battle Senior Brother ever fought was being surrounded and killed by six Dao Foundation realm experts alone."

Shangguan Xiao said.

"Six Dao Foundation realm experts as well?"

Zhang Zedong suddenly became interested upon hearing this and pressed, "How was the strength of these six?"

Even among those at the Dao Foundation realm, combat power was divided into eight tiers.

"Three at tier 3, two at tier 4, and one at tier 5."

Shangguan Xiao spoke as if she knew them by heart.

"And the final result?"

Zhang Zedong did not expect the ambush lineup to be so strong, even stronger than the one Green-Faced Ghost might encounter today.

"Senior Brother killed four and scared off two."

Shangguan Xiao said calmly.

"... mpressive!"

Zhang Zedong held it in for a long time, and in the end, he could only use these two words to describe it.

He felt it was a pity that such a powerful person could now only shrink away in a small place like Xingcheng, unable to display his talents.

"Little sister, if your senior brother could do it back then, perhaps Green-Faced Ghost can do it today too!"

Zhang Zedong walked up to Shangguan Xiao and comforted her.

Although he didn't really believe these words himself.

Shangguan Xiao was startled, then turned to look outside the door, murmuring:

"Yes, I believe he can do it too; after all... he is always able to create miracles."

At this moment, outside the house, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the sunlight was just right.

Wu'an University.

Exotic Beast Breeding Area.

In the Bingshan area where Li Fei had been before, Xu Jing was lying on a rattan chair holding that white fox, basking in the sun.

A moment later, someone walked outside the courtyard where he lived and bowed:

"Professor Xu, there is news."

"Speak."

Xu Jing lay on the rattan chair with his eyes closed, saying lightly.

"It has been confirmed that Yu Longqing, Ximen Huixin, and Ouyang Cheng have gone to Gushi Town. Additionally, Yu Longqing secretly transported those two exotic beasts there in advance."

The person reported.

"Hmm, what about Hao Yi? Any movement?"

Xu Jing did not care about how many Dao Foundation realm experts went; the only person he truly cared about was always Hao Yi.

"Hao Yi is still in Xingcheng."

"Boring!"

Xu Jing opened his eyes and shook his head.

Then he turned his head to the side: "You suddenly ran over here to me, are you afraid I'll run to Xingcheng? Can you keep me here?"

As his voice fell, a figure walked out from behind an iceberg in the distance.

This person had a straight posture, and every step he took seemed to have been measured with a ruler; the distance of every step was almost exactly the same.

He was wearing the light blue robe worn by Wu'an University lecturers, and on his left chest, besides an embroidered "Wu" character, there was also a star.

This was the symbol of a professor at Wu'an University, indicating that the person who arrived was also a professor at the university.

"Professor Qin."

The person who ran to report to Xu Jing hurriedly bowed and saluted upon seeing the newcomer, looking somewhat panicked.

It seemed the pressure brought by this person was no less than that of the "Murderous Maniac" Xu Jing, a Martial Dao Grandmaster.

"You may go down first."

Xu Jing said to him.

"Yes."

He saluted Xu Jing again and then walked away quickly.

On the other side, that Professor Qin had already walked outside Xu Jing's small courtyard and stood still in front of the fence.

"The Principal sent me to watch you."

He said in a rigid, by-the-book manner.

"Heh, old thing!"

Xu Jing sneered, "He's not even afraid I'll kill you!"

Hearing such a threat, Qin Zhen remained expressionless and indifferent.

"Qin Zhen, do you know why, among so many professors at Wu'an University, you are the one I find most displeasing?"

Xu Jing was still lying on the rattan chair without getting up, not even looking at Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen remained standing in front of the fence, not responding.

Whether Xu Jing found him pleasing or not had absolutely no effect on him.

Xu Jing also knew what kind of personality the other party had and didn't care about it, only sneering:

"Because your personality always reminds me of someone."

"Are you referring to Senior Hao Yi?"

Qin Zhen asked.

Mentioning Hao Yi, his rigid tone finally changed a little.

"Not bad, your personality is very similar to his."

Xu Jing said.

"I feel very regretful."

Qin Zhen said suddenly.

"Hmm?"

Xu Jing turned his head to look at Qin Zhen; he knew the other party certainly wasn't expressing regret that his own personality was similar to Hao Yi's.

"If I had been born thirty years earlier, I would have very much liked to test my martial arts against Senior Hao Yi."

Qin Zhen said.

This was his regret.

Xu Jing smiled upon hearing this: "You can work a bit harder, and then find me to test your martial arts."

Qin Zhen looked at him earnestly and nodded: "I will."

If someone else had said such a thing, Xu Jing wouldn't have taken it to heart at all, but because Qin Zhen said it, he had to take it seriously.

Although Qin Zhen was still in the Dao Foundation realm, his Dao Foundation realm was not something ordinary people could compare to.

The name at the top of the Feng Province Wind and Cloud List was Qin Zhen!

This meant that Qin Zhen was the strongest among the hundreds of Dao Foundation powerhouses in the entire Feng Province!

Not only that, Qin Zhen had also been included in the candidate list for the overall Wind and Cloud List.

The so-called "overall Wind and Cloud List" was initially the Wind and Cloud List that circulated from the Imperial Capital.

As every province of the Great Lan Dynasty came to have its own Wind and Cloud List, the Wind and Cloud List in the Imperial Capital also made changes, directly combining the lists of the twenty-three provinces to compile an overall Wind and Cloud List.

That is to say, selecting the ten strongest people from all the Dao Foundation powerhouses in the entire country to be listed on this roster!

With twenty-three provinces in the country, plus the Imperial Capital where powerhouses were as numerous as clouds, and the powerhouses among the border armies, among so many Dao Foundation powerhouses, only ten people could make the list.

Besides this, the overall Wind and Cloud List would also list a candidate roster, which also had ten names, but no specific ranking.

The credibility and influence of the overall Wind and Cloud List were unique.

Over the years, if any province had a Dao Foundation powerhouse who could make the overall Wind and Cloud List, the martial arts world of that province would be "a cut above the rest," making people look at them with new eyes.

For the past hundred years, Feng Province had never had a Dao Foundation powerhouse who could be included in the overall Wind and Cloud List, so it had always been considered a "weak martial arts province."

Until Hao Yi burst onto the scene.

He was quickly included in the candidate list for the overall Wind and Cloud List, only waiting for him to achieve more dazzling battle records, or to directly challenge the powerhouses on the overall Wind and Cloud List, to officially ascend the list.

At that time, many people firmly believed that Hao Yi would definitely be able to make the overall Wind and Cloud List and create a new history for Feng Province!

It was just a pity that before the overall Wind and Cloud List could record Hao Yi's name, he suddenly retired from the jianghu and vanished without a trace.

More than thirty years had passed, and Feng Province still had no Dao Foundation powerhouse who could ascend the Great Lan Dynasty's overall Wind and Cloud List.

Qin Zhen was the one with the most hope after Hao Yi; he was included in the candidate list for the overall Wind and Cloud List three years ago.

That was why he felt regret.

If he could have been born thirty years earlier, he could have fought Hao Yi, who was also in Feng Province and also made a name for himself in Datong Prefecture, to see who was the strongest Dao Foundation powerhouse in the history of Feng Province!

The Dao Foundation realm was divided into 8 tiers, or strictly speaking, 7. tiers.

Dao Foundation realms above the 7th tier were considered the true peak of the Dao Foundation.

Qin Zhen was just such a peak Dao Foundation powerhouse, only a hair's breadth away from breaking through the realm.

Actually, if he wanted to, he could have attempted to break through the realm long ago, cultivate the foundation of martial arts, and become a Martial Arts Master.

But he had been deliberately suppressing his realm, slowly polishing it, just to pursue the cultivation of the most perfect martial arts foundation.

This was why Xu Jing would value what Qin Zhen said; someone like Qin Zhen would sooner or later become a Martial Arts Master.

"This time, Yu Longqing took his two exotic beasts and several Dao Foundation powerhouses to Gushi Town."

Xu Jing suddenly became interested, informed Qin Zhen of the intelligence he had just obtained, and then asked:

"If it were you facing such an encirclement, do you think you could kill all these people and beasts?"

He wasn't asking if Qin Zhen could protect himself, but whether he could kill all the people and beasts participating in the encirclement in return!

Hearing this question, Qin Zhen also began to think seriously.

He didn't like chatting with Xu Jing, but the question Xu Jing raised gave him the interest to talk, because he knew that the Hao Yi of the past had also once faced an encirclement similar to this.

"If I were at Senior Hao Yi's age, I certainly couldn't have done it; as for now, of course, it's no problem."

Qin Zhen said so.

He was thirty years old this year and broke through to the Dao Foundation realm at twenty-four, while Hao Yi was only twenty-three when he faced that encirclement!

The twenty-three-year-old Hao Yi was surrounded by six Dao Foundation powerhouses back then and ended up killing four of them in return!

The encirclement lineup the other party faced back then was even stronger than what Green-Faced Ghost was facing today.

Comparing them like this, Qin Zhen was naturally far inferior to Hao Yi. However, what Qin Zhen wanted to compare with Hao Yi was not the speed of cultivation, but the height reached in the Dao Foundation realm.

"If that Green-Faced Ghost can survive today, then it will be interesting."

Xu Jing said suddenly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhen's eyes brightened, and he nodded, acknowledging Xu Jing's words:

"Indeed, I am looking forward to it."

Xu Jing looked up at the azure sky above.

For some reason, he had an intuition that this Green-Faced Ghost would not die today, and the other party's age would not be too old; he might be very young.

Just like the Hao Yi of the past!

This feeling made Xu Jing somewhat unhappy.

He still couldn't let go of Hao Yi even now, yet someone like Qin Zhen had already grown up.

Now there might be one more Green-Faced Ghost.

This jianghu was always like this, one wave pushing the next; every generation had its own brilliance.

Xu Jing suddenly thought of that Wind and Cloud List in the Imperial Capital.

At the very beginning, the reason this list was named the Wind and Cloud List was because of one sentence:

"The wind and clouds of the world emerge from our generation!"

The wind and clouds belonging to the generation of Hao Yi and Xu Jing had completely passed.

In the current jianghu of Datong Prefecture, new wind and clouds were surging!

On the wasteland, several "Yellow Dragons" were chasing rapidly.

Running in the very front was Li Fei, who used the Vajra Seal: Great Peng time and time again, pulling further and further away from the several Dao Foundation powerhouses behind him.

But even after using the Vajra Seal: Great Peng, he still couldn't shake off the Thunder-Light Snow Leopard beast.

This exotic beast had been biting tightly behind him, the distance between the two sides sometimes close, sometimes far.

The Vajra Seal: Great Peng only lasted for ten seconds each time; Li Fei consumed a portion of his mental energy, physical strength, and internal force every time he used it, so he couldn't keep running like this forever.

Competing in consumption, he definitely couldn't outlast the exotic beast.

So after running for more than two minutes, Li Fei suddenly turned around and charged toward the Thunder-Light Snow Leopard beast!

In today's encirclement, he had never placed himself on the weaker side from the very beginning.

Who would kill whom was still unknown!

(End of chapter)