Chapter 1172
Xuanyu 28
Chapter 1172 Xuanyu 28
The connection was lost, and silence fell over the ancestral hall. Huang Wuyue cleared her throat: "Let's do as the ancestor says. It hasn't been easy for our Huang family to develop to this point. The struggle between the immortal lords of the upper realm has nothing to do with us."
Huang Wuxiang and the elders were completely relieved and left the ancestral hall after paying their respects to Huang Wuyue. As for their subsequent plans, they were all intelligent people, and everyone could see the situation clearly.
Tan You sighed regretfully. Why weren't the Huang family members bolder? She had already prepared herself, but not a single one of them had the guts.
In the upper realm, in a secret chamber.
Huangfu Rong: "Father, the whereabouts of that Xuanwei Merman have been confirmed in the lower realm. I intend to go there personally to eliminate him completely."
Huangfu Jianchun: "Immortal lords of the upper realm are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the lower realm."
Huangfu Rong: "I have already thought it through. I am now a seventh-rank immortal lord. As long as I send down an avatar, it is just a merman in the Nascent Soul stage. It will be easy to capture."
Huangfu Jianchun frowned: "We must be careful in everything we do."
Huangfu Rong bowed and said, "I understand. Even Xuanqi couldn't get away with it back then, let alone a mermaid from the lower realm. Rest assured, I will handle this matter properly and make sure my little sister stays comfortably in the Helian family."
Huangfu Jianchun smiled and said, "Xi'er is already a First-Rank Immortal Lord. At this rate of cultivation, becoming a High God is just around the corner."
He thought for a moment and said, "In order to prevent future troubles, we must be very careful on this trip to the mortal realm."
Tan You was unaware that this young master Rong from the upper realm was planning to personally descend to the lower realm to eliminate any potential threats. After learning of the Huang family's choice, she did not linger in the Western Continent any longer and boarded a flying boat to the Eastern Continent the next day.
No sooner had she left than Huangfu Rong's clone arrived at the Huang family. Huang Wuyue was still at the Huang family at the time, so what could she do? She could only describe Tan You's appearance and send people to inquire about Tan You's whereabouts.
Soon someone reported that Tan You had left the Western Continent and headed to the Eastern Continent early in the morning.
Even if Huangfu Rong wanted to finish the battle quickly, he was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao once he descended to the mortal realm, so he could only obediently head towards the Eastern Continent.
On the airship, Tan You seemed to sense something. After fiddling with the chessboard for a while, she couldn't help but smile and say, "It seems we left too early."
Jin Han said softly, "We are unfamiliar with the Western Continent, so leaving sooner will avoid causing more trouble."
Tan You chuckled: "In that case, let's first take this visitor from the upper realm for a spin."
Flying boats were undoubtedly more convenient than spirit ships, and in less than a day, Tan You had already arrived at the Eastern Continent. Upon disembarking, Tan You disappeared into the crowd, leaving no trace.
Soon, a new blessed land appeared near the Sword Sect, which was the Biluo Ridge that had been relocated from its original site. Tan You moved to the vicinity of the Sword Sect, and apart from those who knew from afar, even Ming Qi was not informed.
Upon arriving in the Eastern Continent, Huangfu Rong's first priority was naturally to inquire about Tan You's whereabouts. Although the Eastern and Western Continents were separated by a vast ocean, they were not completely isolated from each other.
Huangfu Rong stayed in the Eastern Continent for a few days, and all he heard was news of Ming Qi of the Sword Sect seeking revenge, but there was very little news about Tan You.
Huangfu Rong wasn't in a hurry. Now that he was in the lower realm, he wasn't in a rush to go back; instead, he wanted to eliminate any potential threats at the outset. Since that was the case, he needed even more patience.
Regardless, the two daughters of the Helian family could only be from the Huangfu clan. Biluo Ridge was an impenetrable fortress, yet Tan You didn't stay there. She was currently at a tavern in the Sword Sect Market, partly to gather information, and partly to fish.
As Mingqi's friend, she would definitely be near the Sword Sect. Conversely, if she were Huangfu Rong, her first stop would also be the Sword Sect.
Thinking of this, Tan You took a sip of tea. Just as she put down her teacup, Tan You made eye contact with someone sitting by the window in the restaurant across the street.
Even in the world of cultivation, Tan You could see the past karma of others, but she couldn't see anything about the person she was looking at. This was interesting, Tan You smiled slightly, thinking that the wait had indeed been worthwhile.
Jin Han ran his hand over Tan You's wrist and asked, "My lord, shall we hurry back to Biluo Ridge?"
“No rush,” Tan You was genuinely unconcerned: “Even if a Celestial Lord from the Upper Realm is incredibly powerful, when he avatars down, the most he can achieve is the cultivation level of an Ascension Realm cultivator.”
"There are people coming and going here, so it's not a good place to make a move. Let's find a quiet place."
After leisurely sipping a pot of tea, Tan You left the restaurant carrying the packed snacks. Just as she left, a figure silently followed behind her.
Tan You seemed oblivious to the danger lurking behind her, leisurely making her way out of the Sword Sect's territory. She even had the leisure to buy a considerable amount of spiritual plants and minerals along the way, completely unconcerned about the impending peril.
Huangfu Rong wasn't in a hurry; he simply followed Tan You. In his view, this was Tan You's last enjoyment before she died, and he didn't mind letting her enjoy it for a little longer.
Both sides see each other as a mouse in a cat's paw, and it's anyone's guess who will have the last laugh.
After leaving the market, Tan You's figure was still visible at first, but just as Huangfu Rong was about to make his move, he found that Tan You had suddenly disappeared from his sight.
Huangfu Rong frowned and subconsciously flew into the air to look around, but he did not find any trace of Tan You.
Just as he was about to choose a direction to continue his search, he found himself unable to move forward.
An array suddenly lit up around him, and Huangfu Rong, who was originally floating in mid-air, was forcibly pulled to the ground by Tan You. The array that was trapping him was shrinking smaller and smaller, as if it was going to completely strangle him here.
"A mere trick!" Huangfu Rong waved his sleeve, intending to break through the formation. He was a Celestial Lord from the Upper Realm, how could he possibly see through the formations of the Lower Realm? Besides, what he had in abundance was arrogance, a scion of a powerful family.
Tan You stood outside the formation, watching Huangfu Rong break it with amusement. Although she disliked these Immortal Lords, she had to admit that the foundation of a major family was indeed profound. From what Tan You could see, Huangfu Rong had already changed five different ways of breaking the formation.
Regardless of the specific techniques used to break the formation, they were all worth studying and understanding. Tan You felt that she had truly broadened her horizons. Indeed, compared to these scions of powerful families, she was just a country bumpkin.
No matter how profound the opponent's foundation was, it was ultimately useless in the face of the God-Trapping Array. Otherwise, those immortal lords who had perished in the God-Trapping Array would have been too useless.
Before Huangfu Rong could even offer a few words of explanation, the handsome young cultivator was obliterated, leaving only a wisp of his Immortal Lord soul. Only now did Tan You fully reappear within the formation.
Upon seeing Tan You, Huangfu Rong, whose only remaining immortal soul was now gone, had eyes wide open in fury, but he had to feign an innocent expression: "Fellow Daoist, what do you mean by this?"