Chapter 429

The sword tomb in the Linghai Forbidden Ground was set up a hundred years ago, when the Linghai Forbidden Ground was in turmoil, a large amount of resentful killing qi entered the Dragon Transformation Cauldron, causing Liu Mu to be unable to hold on; Liu Junyan, in order to save his mother, gave up his chance to ascend and set it up.

The ancient bronze sword with coiling dragon patterns in the middle of the sword tomb is Liu Junyan's natal magic weapon.

All the other swords inside the sword tomb are formed from the sword qi of that ancient bronze sword.

Once Liu Junyan draws that ancient bronze sword, it means the entire Linghai will be in turmoil.

Liu Mu and Zhong Susu might also perish in this turmoil.

I always feel something is off about this matter; Liu Junyan is not an impulsive person.

If it were because of the Copper Coin Person, we would have already made sufficient preparations before going to Gui Shi.

The plan we had discussed earlier, Liu Junyan and his maternal uncle had already reached an agreement.

Now we have safely come out of Gui Shi, everything is improving; logically, Liu Junyan would be even less likely to choose such a risky way.

Although retrieving our natal magic weapon is something we have urgently wanted to do and will certainly do, the timing is not right.

"No, I have to go see for myself."

I opened the porcelain bottle and gulped down the dragon bone blood; the warm liquid surged into my limbs, and I instantly felt warmth throughout my body.

I lifted my leg to walk toward the cart, but Li Qingying grabbed me in one embrace and said, "Xiao Jiu, calm down! Listen to me: retrieving the natal magic weapon is Seventh Lord's own affair; you can't help him, just as we can't help you with your Nirvana. Let's stay at home and wait peacefully; Seventh Lord will be back soon."

I shook my head: "Even at this critical moment, if I can't do anything, I still want to stay by his side, clearing away all external dangers for him; if he succeeds, I hope to be the first to rush over and celebrate when he walks out of the Linghai Forbidden Ground; if he fails, I can get to his side as quickly as possible to accompany him through the hardest moments—so Qingying, I must go."

My attitude was very firm.

But Li Qingying was still desperately trying to stop me, coming up with all kinds of flimsy excuses.

Looking at her anxious, flustered face and her constantly moving lips, while her words were all over the place, I suddenly realized something and asked, "Qingying, you're lying to me, aren't you?"

Li Qingying froze instantly.

She became at a loss what to do.

I became even more certain: "Qingying, you're hiding something from me!"

Since my grandmother passed away and I reopened the Dang Pu, I have almost been living dependently with Li Qingying; she accompanied me through those initially chaotic days, and she is my family.

I know her too well; given her personality, if no one had sent her back to stop me, she would naturally be guarding the Linghai Forbidden Ground, so how could she be blocking me like this?

I instinctively asked, "Qingying, tell me the truth: is something wrong with Liu Junyan? Is he seriously injured?"

Looking at the dark clouds almost pressing down on the sea surface above the Linghai, and the rolling thunder in the distance, I inexplicably felt a sense of foreboding.

Amidst the rain filling the sky, I saw a familiar figure hurrying toward the Dang Pu.

It was Bai Shulan!

Wasn't she supposed to be undergoing her tribulation on Mount Song? How did she come back suddenly?

Her complexion looked a bit pale, but overall she was fine.

I hurried to meet her, and Bai Shulan pushed me back to the corridor.

I examined her carefully from head to toe, confirming she had no serious injury, then asked, "Shulan, did you rush back from Mount Song? Did you pass your tribulation?"

Bai Shulan nodded and said, "Xiao Jiu, I made it through."

I immediately felt excited: "Shulan, you're amazing! Believe me, you've finally come through hardship to sweet reward!"

Bai Shulan, however, said: "No, Xiao Jiu, at that time I almost couldn't make it through; just then I heard the bell of 'Great Perfection' coming from the Dharma King Temple."

The 'Great Perfection' not only cleansed the entire Dharma King Temple, its radiating powerful power also blessed me, helping me get through the crisis.

After passing the tribulation, I closed up for a few days; only when I came out again did I learn that the 'Great Perfection' of that day was actually transferred by you.

Xiao Jiu, in the unseen you have helped me once again.

Bai Shulan reached out and gratefully hugged me; I also felt happy—misfortune and fortune depend on each other, this is Bai Shulan's great fortune.

But the next moment, Bai Shulan's words made my blood feel as if it had instantly frozen: "Actually I should have stayed on Mount Song to continue closed-door training for a while, fully recuperating my body before returning, but hearing your news I suddenly recalled something: back when the Dang Pu encountered trouble, I happened to be undergoing tribulation as well; however, that time I failed my tribulation and was tormented to the point of being neither human nor ghost."

After I finally managed to recover, when I returned to Wufu Town to check the situation, I happened to personally witness the scene of Seventh Lord being sealed into the Dang Pu.

Bai Shulan said this while staring fixedly at me.

Being looked at by her made my heart creep, and for a moment I couldn't grasp her deeper meaning.

Back then she failed her tribulation, and Liu Junyan's ascension also failed—between these two… my eyes widened suddenly.

"You mean… you mean this period of time happens to be Liu Junyan's tribulation period?"

At the moment Bai Shulan nodded, I felt the sky collapse, and instinctively looked toward Li Qingying for an answer.

At that moment, Li Qingying lowered her head and dared not meet my gaze.

Her demeanor shows guilt, yet it also indicates a bigger problem—the fact that Liu Junyan is currently in his tribulation period is not the worst news!

I stepped forward, grabbed Li Qingying's arms with both hands, and demanded, "Qingying, is this true? Do you still have something hidden from me?"

Li Qingying was already choking up: "Seventh Lord won't let me speak; if I told you, Xiao Jiu, you're so smart you'd definitely see through it—he said he could hide it for a day, and that's a day… he… he is about to undergo the Millennium Great Tribulation, the tribulation point happens to be right in the Linghai Forbidden Ground; heaven treats him unfairly, all dangers have piled onto him alone, and he won't let anyone leak the news to you…"

I staggered on my feet.

Not letting anyone leak this news to me, but he miscalculated Bai Shulan.

No, he had calculated that Bai Shulan would still be in closed-door training on Mount Song at this time, so he didn't order her to keep her mouth shut as well.

"Then… what about Hu Yulin?!"

Everyone could be unaware that Liu Junyan is about to face the Millennium Great Tribulation during this period, but Hu Yulin couldn't possibly not know.

He and Liu Junyan are childhood friends, their bond so strong they could share a pair of pants!

Even if Hu Yulin previously caused trouble because of Feng Li Shu, Liu Junyan never blamed him.

So… Hu Yulin, after coming out of Gui Shi last night, has been following me all the way to the Dang Pu, joking around and making a fuss with Li Qingying—there are actually traces to follow.

He is actually quite uneasy.

Those behaviors are merely covering up his inner unease.

He has hidden it quite deeply as well…