Chapter 238

Chapter 238: Opening the Secret Realm, the Qingyun Legacy Reemerges!

Xiao Yang and the others wiped out the Skywolf Gang and successfully reclaimed Qingyun Mountain.

This was the first step in the rise of the Qingyun Sect.

At last, Qingyun Mountain had returned to the hands of the Qingyun Sect.

Little did Xiao Yang and the others realize, they had inadvertently saved Zhao Rufen’s family.

Zhao Rufen was the City Lord of Qingyun City, located thirty miles from Qingyun Mountain.

Pang Tianlang had schemed to capture Zhao Rufen’s family and forced Zhao Ziyu, Zhao Rufen’s daughter, to marry him.

However, Zhao Ziyu was clever; she pretended to agree to marry Pang Tianlang but insisted they only consummate the marriage after the wedding ceremony.

She was stalling for time.

Unfortunately, the reinforcements she awaited were not from Qingyun City, but Xiao Yang and his crew.

A life-saving grace needs to be repaid, right?

Isn’t the Qingyun Sect in need of manpower?

Problem solved!

Zhao Rufen directly left his son, Zhao Fan, at the Qingyun Sect.

After returning to the city, he sent dozens of Zhao family’s guards to assist Xiao Yang and his group.

Soon, the entire Qingyun Sect was revitalized.

After reclaiming Qingyun Mountain, Xiao Yang didn’t deal with any other matters and ran all over the mountain with Zhao Fan.

All the mundane tasks of the Qingyun Sect were managed by Liu Qingyun.

Ling Xian’er was also busy.

She was focused on her cultivation.

As the Holy Maiden of the Qingyun Sect, Ling Xian’er was the sect’s face.

One morning, Xiao Yang took Zhao Fan out of the Qingyun Great Hall bright and early.

Qingyun Mountain was massive.

While observing the terrain around Qingyun Mountain, Xiao Yang wondered why this area, which used to be rich in spiritual energy, had become so sparse.

After days of probing, he finally discovered the issue.

The Demon Sect really went all out back in the day.

The Earth Veins underneath Qingyun Mountain had actually been damaged by them.

Wasn’t this directly severing the Sect’s foundation?

The mountain was originally a spiritual eye of the Earth Veins.

With the Earth energy disrupted, the surrounding spiritual energy naturally dissipated.

For hundreds of years, the spiritual energy in the Earth Veins under Qingyun Mountain had almost vanished.

To gather the spiritual energy again, there was only one way: establish a massive gathering formation using the terrain around Qingyun Mountain and repair the damaged veins.

Only then could Qingyun Mountain return to its former paradise.

However, this required a significant amount of manpower and resources.

Even if Zhao Rufen was willing to help, it would probably take several years to complete.

“Sigh!”

Standing on another ridge outside Qingyun Mountain, Xiao Yang looked at the towering peak before him and couldn’t help but sigh.

He had once dramatically declared to the world that he would make the Qingyun Sect the number one sect in the Northern Region.

But he never thought that such serious issues would arise in the very place where the sect was located.

Even the Earth Veins below Qingyun Mountain had been damaged by the Demon Sect.

In this lifetime, all I wanted was for the Qingyun Sect to become the top sect in the Northern Region. Is that too much to ask?

With this thought, Xiao Yang’s gaze became resolute.

“Master, what are you searching for while running all over the mountain with your disciple?”

Zhao Fan couldn’t help but ask curiously.

To Zhao Fan, it seemed Xiao Yang had been scouring the nearby mountain ranges for half a month, seemingly on the lookout for something.

He didn’t realize that Xiao Yang was assessing the grand scheme of things and exploring the direction of the Earth Veins.

Having traversed the Northern Region for a millennium in his last life, Xiao Yang had also studied formations.

“I haven’t agreed to take you as my disciple yet!”

Xiao Yang replied nonchalantly.

“Haha, Master, you’ll eventually take me as your disciple.”

Zhao Fan grinned.

“How do you know I will definitely accept you as my disciple?” Xiao Yang inquired, genuinely curious.

“Because you like me!” Zhao Fan exclaimed.

“What…”

Xiao Yang was momentarily stunned. This fellow, seemingly simple-minded, could actually see through his thoughts. Is this the so-called wisdom that appears foolish?

He did like Zhao Fan.

Upon seeing Zhao Fan, he had already recognized him as a promising martial arts talent.

Plus, Zhao Fan possessed the Five Elements Overlord Body.

This physique was truly heaven-defying.

The Five Elements Overlord Body had an innate affinity with the five elemental spiritual energies, allowing a cultivation speed comparable to Qin Fei’s Innate Dao Body.

And the Overlord Body was exceedingly dominant.

If cultivated to mastery, he could likely shatter the void with a mere punch, achieving a sacred physical body.

What was Qin Fei’s Innate Dao Body compared to that?

The Five Elements Overlord is unrivaled, enough to crush the Innate Dao Body.

Oh Qin Fei, in this lifetime, you can’t even defeat my disciple.

However, Xiao Yang wasn’t ready to accept Zhao Fan as his disciple just yet.

“To be my disciple, you must keep working hard!”

Xiao Yang said seriously to Zhao Fan.

He still needed to test Zhao Fan.

“Got it, Master! I’ll work hard!” Zhao Fan replied earnestly, nodding.

“Let’s go back!”

Xiao Yang said and began to walk down the mountain.

He had already grasped the terrain of the Qingyun Mountain area.

In his heart, he had a plan.

Having joined the Qingyun Sect, he was determined to make it the number one sect in the Northern Region.

He intended to slap the faces of those who looked down on him.

Especially Jiang Qitian and Qin Fei.

Underestimate me, will you?

I’ll make it so you can’t afford to look up to me.

However, just as Xiao Yang was stepping down from the ridge, he felt something was off.

He proceeded cautiously down the path.

At that moment, a faint yet sharp sound of air being sliced open echoed, and a small dark projectile suddenly shot toward Xiao Yang from the nearby woods at lightning speed.

“Clang!”

The projectile struck Xiao Yang’s temple and then ricocheted, dropping to the ground.

Upon inspection, it turned out to be a poisoned needle.

This needle hadn’t even breached the surface of his skin.

At this time, Xiao Yang still had no idea what was happening.

“Wait for me here!”

Xiao Yang dashed into the woods.

“Boom!”

With a loud crash, he barreled through a massive tree.

The tree came crashing down.

A shadow burst out from the thick foliage, attempting to flee.

Xiao Yang wouldn’t let him escape.

He immediately pursued.

Not a trace of Qi fluctuation escaped from him.

All his energy was sealed within.

With explosive speed, Xiao Yang shot like an arrow after the shadow.

As he passed, crashing sounds echoed, obliterating anything in his path.

In an instant, he reached behind the figure and reached out with his right hand, aiming to grab the shadow’s back.

How dare you ambush me?

The figure was taken aback.

He must have never imagined that Xiao Yang would be so powerful.

Was this supposed to be a useless person who had blown their dantian?

How is this possible?

The figure dove aside to avoid Xiao Yang’s grasp.

He rolled on the ground, rapidly brandishing his hands as countless poisoned needles rained down on Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang ignored the poisoned needles and charged straight at him.

“This…”

The figure in black hurriedly evaded.

He absolutely feared confronting Xiao Yang head-on.

The power of Xiao Yang’s physical body was simply astonishing.

But Xiao Yang’s speed was also incomprehensibly fast.

After a few exchanges, Xiao Yang seized the assailant by the left shoulder.

The man in black, however, thrust a dagger fiercely towards Xiao Yang’s abdomen.

Xiao Yang disregarded the attack from the black figure entirely.

The sound of bones shattering echoed.

The entire left arm of the man in black was torn off by Xiao Yang.

Yet, his dagger couldn’t even pierce Xiao Yang’s skin.

“Boom!”

Xiao Yang kicked the man in black away.

He slammed against a mighty tree and then dropped to the ground.

Xiao Yang did not pursue further because he knew that the black-clad man wouldn’t survive.

“How can this be…”

The black-clad man gazed at Xiao Yang in terror.

Wasn’t it said the target had become a useless person?

What on earth was happening?

The target was so fierce that even a killer from the Divine Martial Realm would probably be no match.

He regretted coming to eliminate Xiao Yang.

“Another assassin from the Smoke Rain Tower?”

Xiao Yang simply tossed the severed arm away and stepped forward, planting his foot on the chest of the Smoke Rain Tower assassin.

“Speak! Who sent you to kill me?”

Xiao Yang demanded.

The assassin remained silent, glaring fiercely at Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang shook his head and pressed down with his foot.

The assassin promptly met his end.

The people from the Smoke Rain Tower were already coming after him?

Xiao Yang couldn’t help but frown.

In the Northern Region, there were no shortage of people who wanted his life.

The Smoke Rain Tower, the Demon Sect, along with those he had offended — all wanted him gone.

But in this lifetime, he was no longer who he once was.

“Master, this…”

At that moment, Zhao Fan returned.

Upon seeing Xiao Yang step on the corpse of the man in black, he was shaken.

His master often appeared like a gentle scholar, exuding an air of intellect, yet when he struck, he was incredibly ferocious.

“A killer from the Smoke Rain Tower.” Xiao Yang stated calmly.

“What? This man was an assassin?” Zhao Fan exclaimed in shock.

The Smoke Rain Tower was the largest assassin organization in the Northern Region, filled with expert assassins.

However, this time, the Smoke Rain Tower had seriously underestimated Xiao Yang.

“Why would a killer from the Smoke Rain Tower want to kill you, Master?” Zhao Fan asked, even more curious.

“How would I know?” Xiao Yang replied, speechless.

“Let’s head back!” Xiao Yang said, leading Zhao Fan back to the Qingyun Sect.

“The Smoke Rain Tower’s assassin wants to kill you?”

Liu Qingyun was taken aback upon hearing of Xiao Yang’s attack.

After all, it was the Smoke Rain Tower.

As long as the mission still stood, their people wouldn’t relent.

“What should we do? Maybe you should hide in the Back Mountain for a bit?” Liu Qingyun suggested.

The Back Mountain of the Qingyun Sect was actually where the Qingyun Secret Realm was located.

However, even Liu Qingyun didn’t know how to unlock the Qingyun Secret Realm.

She didn’t know, but Xiao Yang did.

When Xiao Yang activated the Qingyun Secret Realm, both Liu Qingyun and Ling Xian’er were stunned.

They watched the gate to the sect open slowly, their hearts racing with excitement.

They could hardly believe Xiao Yang was able to open the Qingyun Secret Realm.

Even Liu Qingyun didn’t know how to access the Secret Realm.

If he could unlock it, he wouldn’t have had such a rough time.

How did Xiao Yang know?

Liu Qingyun would never guess that Xiao Yang was reborn from a future life.

Opening the Secret Realm, the Qingyun Legacy reappears!

This was the confidence that allowed Xiao Yang to boldly proclaim before the world that he would make the Qingyun Sect the number one sect in the Northern Region.