Chapter 216: Divine Beast’s Intuition, Marching to Confrontation
Nalan Xingde’s words left Tianxuan in deep contemplation. At that moment, Zhi Ze’s voice echoed over.
“I found it! Hurry over!”
Upon hearing Zhi Ze’s call, everyone walked over.
Zhi Ze scratched at the air with its two claws, and immediately, a pitch-black opening appeared.
Qian Bao’er: ???
No way, how did you do it?
You are indeed a divine beast, but aren’t the abilities of a divine beast supposed to be about avoiding danger and seeking safety?
Why can you directly dig out a path through the void? This doesn’t make sense!
Feeling Qian Bao’er’s shocked gaze, Zhi Ze boasted proudly, “Little girl, my master has many skills.”
“Don’t look at me with such narrow-minded eyes; doing so would show your lack of knowledge.”
“This passage was created by my supreme power, and it leads straight to the back of Huayang Cave Heaven. Follow me.”
With that, Zhi Ze jumped into the opening.
Seeing this, Chen Shisan instinctively wanted to follow, but he was stopped by Nalan Xingde.
“Teacher, shall we not enter?”
Facing Chen Shisan’s confusion, Nalan Xingde smiled, “We are scholars. How can scholars crawl through dog holes?”
“If we must go, we will enter through the main gate.”
As he spoke, Nalan Xingde waved his hand, sealing off the passage Zhi Ze had dug.
Then, Nalan Xingde flipped his right hand, and a token suddenly appeared in his palm.
Everyone: “…”
If you had mentioned the pass earlier!
So for all this time, you were just playing around with us.
Nalan Xingde’s actions left everyone speechless, but he ignored them and opened the passage with the token.
“Hum!”
A ten-zhang tall, three-zhang wide door suddenly appeared before everyone.
Looking at the Huayang Cave Heaven sign on it, Nalan Xingde smiled, “The main gate is here. Let’s go.”
With that, Nalan Xingde stepped first into the azure light curtain.
Seeing this, everyone followed without hesitation.
…
“What a grand gesture!”
“Opening a path in the void with an array formation, not only connecting two worlds, but also being able to open and close it at any time.”
“No wonder Huayang Heaven dares to claim one of the Ten Cave Heavens. Such a move is something ordinary forces could never even dream of.”
Observing the surroundings, Qian Bao’er couldn’t help but praise Huayang Heaven’s strength.
But as she said this, a hint of doubt flashed through her mind.
“Teacher, why are we looking for trouble with Huayang Heaven?”
“We’re almost at their base now. Don’t try to hide your real reason from us anymore.”
Seeing the expression on Qian Bao’er’s face, as if she had guessed something, Nalan Xingde smiled.
“Some things in the world are simple, not as complicated as you think.”
“But since you asked, I’ll give you a reason you might want to hear.”
“Zhi Ze is very unreliable and often causes trouble.”
“And there’s something you shouldn’t forget: Zhi Ze is a divine beast, a legendary auspicious creature from ancient times.”
“With such a vast world, why would Zhi Ze provoke Huayang Cave Heaven specifically?”
“Aren’t you a bit suspicious?”
Hearing this, Tianxuan frowned and said, “Teacher, are you saying…”
“Senior Zhi Ze deliberately targets Huayang Cave Heaven because it discovered something fishy about Huayang Cave Heaven?”
“No!” Nalan Xingde shook his head. “It simply loves causing trouble.”
“Subjectively speaking, it didn’t discover anything unusual about Huayang Cave Heaven.”
“But its intuition made it subconsciously seek trouble with Huayang Cave Heaven.”
“It’s like when the weather gets slightly cooler, people always subconsciously put on an extra layer of clothing.”
“Perhaps Huayang Cave Heaven has something that makes Bai Ze subconsciously feel hostile.”
“So our visit to Huayang Cave Heaven is truly to help Little Thirteen get money.”
“If we find any issues during our visit, we can deal with them along the way.”
Hearing this, Qian Bao’er instinctively said, “What if we don’t find any issues?”
“If we don’t find any issues, then so be it. We already have the money in hand, so why stay here?”
Qian Bao’er: “…”
I can’t find a reason to refute what you said. As expected, scholars always have good arguments.
…
At the end of the passage.
“Whoosh!”
Chen Shisan and the others emerged from a light curtain.
An incredibly vast world instantly unfolded before everyone.
This world was filled with spiritual energy, with pavilions and terraces standing tall, and immortal cranes singing around.
However, what was interesting was that as soon as Chen Shisan and the others arrived, many people appeared around them.
“Friend’s arrival brings honor to our Huayang Heaven!”
“I wonder what brings you here today?”
An elder approached, bowing politely, yet his tone was full of caution.
“Hehehe!”
“Please forgive me for my intrusion.”
“I came here today solely for a minor matter.”
“Huayang Heaven owes a debt to my disciple. I am here to collect it.”
Hearing Nalan Xingde’s words, the elder narrowed his eyes and said, “Since you’ve come to collect the debt, please come in and discuss it further.”
“Thank you for your hospitality.”
Nalan Xingde bowed in gratitude and led Chen Shisan and the others into the hall confidently.
He was not at all worried that Huayang Heaven might have ulterior motives.
…
In the great hall.
“Elder, that’s how the matter stands.”
“Even though it was just playful banter between children, principles still need to be upheld.”
After listening to Nalan Xingde’s description, the elder breathed a sigh of relief.
The man in front of him was incomparably powerful, beyond his comprehension.
If this person had come to cause trouble, Huayang Heaven might have to face a formidable enemy.
But from the current situation, it seemed it wasn’t like that.
Cang Hong tried to bully others but ended up suffering a great loss.
So now coming here is just to support his own disciple.
Such incidents are quite common in the cultivation world.
“So that’s the case. I am ashamed!”
“I never imagined my inferior disciple would do such a thing outside, disgracing the sect.”
“Rest assured, sir. My inferior disciple just returned a few days ago. I will immediately summon him to apologize to you.”
Hearing this, Nalan Xingde hurriedly said.
“No need, no need!”
“It’s just a matter between children. Clarifying it is enough.”
“Sir, don’t urge me further. If not for you, I would have broken that little brat’s leg.”
“Someone!”
“Go and bring Cang Hong to me.”
The elder’s angry voice echoed in the great hall.
Soon, the heavily injured Cang Hong arrived in the hall.
