CFRSIO Chapter 58

After Ning Shijiang left, he bumped into other people. Ning Shijiang was injured, and so were the people he bumped into.

They were cultivators from other sects, and the two groups were in a stalemate.

Ning Shijiang was covered in wounds, and he had no mood to fight anyone. After being vigilant for a long time, seeing that the other party had no intention of fighting him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The people on the opposite side were also a little surprised. Their cultivation was not as high as Ning Shijiang’s.

They were all at the Foundation Establishment stage, how could they be Ning Shijiang’s opponent at the Golden Core stage? Even though he was injured now, he was still at the Golden Core stage.

This alone was enough to make them terrified.

Fortunately, this person had no intention of fighting. The two groups met by chance, and both were injured. They would naturally find a place to rest. So they each found a place to rest.

“Is that person Ning Shijiang?” Someone recognized Ning Shijiang’s identity first and whispered, afraid of disturbing the other person.

“That green-headed…” The people around heard it. Some bolder ones couldn’t help but speak out the gossip they had heard.

But the words were unpleasant. How could they let people say them so brazenly? They immediately reached out and covered their mouths.

At the same time, they lowered their voices and continued, “It’s him! You keep your voice down too. Don’t let anyone hear.”

After being reprimanded by his companion, the person became honest and nodded repeatedly, lowering his voice and saying, “But why is he here?”

“If I remember correctly, shouldn’t he be in the Red Dragon Valley to the east?”

Red Dragon Valley was not a place where dragons truly lived. There were only a few winged flood dragons. The Cheng Yuan Continent could no longer support high-level creatures like dragons. Therefore, even small flood dragons dared to call themselves red dragons.

“Who knows. Why do you care about this?” Companion A glanced at the person speechlessly. “This is their business, and it has nothing to do with us, understand?”

“Okay, okay, okay.” The companion was a little perfunctory. He was also the most gossipy one in the sect. “A few days ago, I saw Guang Baiqiao walking with Wei Fangqi from Mangyue Sect.”

The people around were surprised. Mangyue Sect had a high status. They really didn’t expect Guang Baiqiao to be so capable. He was originally from a large sect like Qingyun Sect, and he even had connections with people from Mangyue Sect.

Mangyue Sect could be considered a famous sect on the Cheng Yuan Continent, on par with Qingyun Sect and Liuyun Hall. Previously, because Qingyun Sect had a genius like Ning Shijiang, and later Guang Baiqiao, who was also a genius, Qingyun Sect, whose strength was already slightly stronger than the other two sects, was showing signs of surpassing the other two sects.

However, now that Qingyun Sect had experienced one scandal after another, its status had likely declined significantly.

Of course, people in the secret realm did not know these things.

As far as they were concerned now, Guang Baiqiao, as a disciple of Qingyun Sect, was actually involved with both the genius of Qingyun Sect and the genius of Mangyue Sect. This was indeed quite impressive.

As soon as the companion finished speaking, he was covered by the person next to him, “Don’t talk nonsense.” His eyes scanned around.

He was really courting death, saying anything. What if someone heard it?

These people outside all knew that Guang Baiqiao and Ning Shijiang were involved. What if something scandalous was spread now? What would happen then?

Even if these things were true, they couldn’t be spread through them!

Although this person was cautious, he couldn’t withstand Ning Shijiang’s Golden Core cultivation! He had heard it long ago, and his heart was filled with anger. He recognized who the attackers were, but he didn’t expect that Guang Baiqiao had something to do with this matter.

Damn it, Guang Baiqiao! How dare you treat me like this!

Ning Shijiang had been a genius since he was young. When had he ever suffered such humiliation and been targeted like this? Naturally, he was furious. Not to mention that he was targeted by the person he cherished in his heart. How could he accept this?

The angrier Ning Shijiang became, the more he disregarded his injuries. He dragged his injured body and prepared to leave here.

The people around thought they had done something wrong to provoke the other party, which caused him to suddenly stand up. Several people immediately stood up, looking at Ning Shijiang in terror.

Ning Shijiang ignored them and walked away. Seeing that he had left, they finally relaxed their tense hearts.

“We didn’t do anything,” said Disciple A, his expression and emotions filled with fear. “It wasn’t us who provoked this malevolent god, right?”

He couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. He still felt that Ning Shijiang was a bit terrifying.

“Don’t worry, with him like this, it probably has nothing to do with us,” said the bolder disciple next to him, patting his shoulder to reassure him.

This disciple had the highest status and cultivation among them, so his words were somewhat effective.

“Alright, let’s not care about what this person wants. Let’s rest quickly and then leave here.”

“Yes.”

It was best not to stay in one place for too long in the secret realm, as it was easy to attract demonic beasts, especially those who were injured. The smell of blood was the most likely to attract demonic beasts.

So they had to leave quickly, otherwise, it would only make them more dangerous.

Ning Shijiang left. He would not let Guang Baiqiao go. Although he left, he calmed down very quickly. He knew that there were still other people around him, and if he went like this, he would be surrounded by them. Knowing this clearly, Ning Shijiang showed a smile.

He took out his magic artifact, released his spiritual power to make the artifact shine, and then put the item that Guang Baiqiao had given him into the artifact. This artifact was specifically used to search for demonic beasts, but it was not impossible to find people.

As long as they had spiritual energy, it was not impossible to find people.

Looking at the shining artifact, Ning Shijiang felt proud.

Guang Baiqiao, he always thought he was very powerful, but he didn’t know that the abilities within the sect were far more powerful than he thought.

—

Lin Yunliang and Zhang Qing’an accidentally discovered Ding Xuanqin and the others from Liuyun Hall.

The two of them had no intention of interacting with them, but on second thought, they admired Ding Xuanqin even more and wanted to see more of their situation.

“Are you sure it’s here?” Ding Xuanqin asked.

Ding Xuanqin, perhaps because she was the senior disciple, wore a light purple robe that made her appear dignified and elegant. Her eyes were filled with righteousness, and her beauty was delicate and lovely. She was in no way inferior to the male and female cultivators around her.

Ding Xuanqin looked confused. They were here to find the treasures in this place.

This area was inhabited by a two-headed crocodile. One head could release lightning, and the other head could release flames. Moreover, this two-headed crocodile was a rare black-scaled crocodile.

The black scales of the black-scaled crocodile were extremely hard. Ordinary magic artifacts could not cause any damage to the crocodile, let alone this mutated two-headed crocodile.

However, the treasure guarded by the two-headed crocodile was indeed coveted by them. It was a Golden Jade Fruit Tree. The Golden Jade Fruits on the Golden Jade Fruit Tree, whether eaten directly or made into elixirs, could allow a cultivator to directly advance by a small level.

Just a small level difference could create a huge gap between two cultivators.

This was why they had their eyes on this fruit tree and why they appeared here.

Because someone among the disciples said he knew a path that could directly lead to the lair of the two-headed crocodile, allowing them to strike directly at the enemy’s base.

Ding Xuanqin didn’t quite believe it, but when she saw the covetous expressions of the disciples acting with her, she knew that even if she objected, it would be useless. Those who thought as they did would still think that way.

So she could only clarify these matters and then lead the disciples here.

The disciple said that it was discovered by his elders. This time, because his strength was insufficient and he was more concerned about the cultivation the sect had provided him, he could only reveal this matter despite his elders’ requests.

The disciple’s words were indeed righteous, but no one knew how sincere they were.

Ding Xuanqin was their senior disciple and had to consider many things. She had to investigate this matter thoroughly, so she brought a few trusted senior sisters, junior sisters, senior brothers, and junior brothers to this place.

They would scout ahead first and then decide whether to bring others. As of now, whether this decision was right or wrong remained to be seen.

“It’s here,” said the junior disciple, his expression filled with unconcealable excitement. “This is the place my elders mentioned.”

“Senior Sister is truly worthy of her name!” The junior disciple was filled with admiration. However, if one looked closely, one would find other emotions in his eyes.

It was expected that the truth would be revealed soon.

The two people hidden in the dark saw everything clearly.

“That kid is plotting against Ding Xuanqin?” Zhang Qing’an whispered. He turned to look at the person beside him, curious about his attitude.

Ding Xuanqin was someone he thought highly of, so would this person possibly help her?

Having interacted for so long, they naturally understood his thoughts. Lin Yunliang smiled and hugged him instead, “Whether it’s plotting or not has nothing to do with us.”

He thought that person was good, but there weren’t only Ding Xuanqin in the world. There were many geniuses in the secret realm. If Ding Xuanqin were to lose her life just by being plotted against like this, it would be her destiny.

It had nothing to do with him.

Zhang Qing’an understood his meaning in an instant and shook his head with a smile.

The two of them watched them from the shadows. Just as the two thought, Ding Xuanqin was being plotted against.

The one plotting against Ding Xuanqin was not just that disciple, but also the few fellow disciples present whom she thought she could “trust.”

The disciple said that there was a teleportation array there, but activating it required quite a high cultivation. They did not have this cultivation, so they could only ask Ding Xuanqin, who had the highest cultivation among those present, to activate the array.

Ding Xuanqin released her spiritual power to check the surroundings. Seeing that everything was safe, she agreed to the disciple’s request and stepped forward. Little did she know that before she could release her spiritual power to activate the array, the array reacted first, trapping her within it.

“Quick, save me!” Ding Xuanqin reacted quickly, immediately accumulating her spiritual power and throwing it towards the activated array, barely managing to block it.

However, the power of the array was far greater than she had imagined. So Ding Xuanqin could only call for her senior brothers and sisters to help.

But those people stood by and watched coldly, completely indifferent to the person in the array.

“You…” Now, she understood everything, “You are plotting against me?”

Ding Xuanqin was a little surprised, but in an instant, she understood that these people had been plotting against her from the beginning. From the moment she saved them, she had been in a trap.

She was unable to move, ignorant and confused.

“Good, very good,” Ding Xuanqin said, her tone filled with gritted teeth, showing her anger. If she were not controlled by the array at the moment, she would definitely teach the people present a lesson.

“Senior Sister, you can’t take all the benefits for yourself, can you?” said Disciple A, glancing at Ding Xuanqin with disdain.

Their Liuyun Hall had always been somewhat unable to hold its head up in front of other sects, precisely because the senior disciple managed the sect. They thought that such a woman was not worthy.

This was why they had planned this today. They had wanted to plot against Ding Xuanqin for a long time, but today was the first opportunity. They also knew that if they didn’t deal with her this time, they would not be able to stay in the sect.

Several people had already made their move and naturally would not show any mercy.

Ding Xuanqin was surprisingly powerful. While resisting the array, she could still fight evenly with the few junior disciples who attacked her. However, she probably wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer.

“Are you really not going to help?” Zhang Qing’an’s heart softened after all. He saw a woman being treated like this.

He had always been kind and benevolent. Even though he had now traveled through so many small worlds with Lin Yunliang, the teachings of his father were still etched in his bones. Moreover, Lin Yunliang’s judgment was good. He hoped that this person could become the person to break the deadlock in the Cheng Yuan Continent.

It would not be good if she were to die now.

“Don’t worry,” Lin Yunliang said.

Seeing his calm and confident expression, Zhang Qing’an was somewhat confused. Was this person speaking in riddles? Strange, what was going on?

And soon, he knew.

Ding Xuanqin had some kindness in her heart, but she was also quite capable of scheming and plotting. The situation instantly reversed, which was truly admirable.

Ding Xuanqin took off the jade pendant at her waist. She had originally thought it was just a decoration, but she did not expect that this jade pendant was not a simple thing.

After taking off the jade pendant, Ding Xuanqin’s cultivation soared, directly advancing from the early stage of Golden Core to the peak of Golden Core.

No, to be more precise, Ding Xuanqin’s cultivation was originally at the peak of Golden Core. It was not the early stage of Golden Core as they had thought.

With such cultivation, she could almost walk horizontally in the Cheng Yuan Secret Realm. However, Ding Xuanqin knew how to hide her strength. It was truly impressive that she could prevent others from discovering her true cultivation.

Zhang Qing’an was somewhat surprised and turned to look at the person beside him. Only then did he realize that at some unknown time, Chengyuan had also appeared beside them.

Chengyuan stood with his arms crossed. At first glance, he looked somewhat similar to Lin Yunliang.

It was just that Lin Yunliang’s face was not as delicate as Chengyuan’s.

Turning to look at the person beside him, he now understood everything. It seemed that Lin Yunliang had already guessed it, otherwise, he would not have been so calm. And Chengyuan’s appearance here was probably also within his expectations.

“I originally intended to choose you,” Chengyuan clearly had some grievances.

He had felt someone following him from the very beginning. He had not discovered it before, but only recently had this person who was secretly following him stopped concealing his tracks as before, as if it were deliberate.

Chengyuan had tested them several times. Seeing that they had no ill intentions, he had then revealed himself. Otherwise, Chengyuan would not have approached them.

Hearing their conversation, Chengyuan then sized up the people in front of him. To him, everyone participating in this secret realm was a candidate for the selection of the person to break the deadlock in the Cheng Yuan Continent. However, Chengyuan himself valued a few of them more.

For example, he valued Guang Baiqiao and Ning Shijiang more, but he had been quite disappointed by them in the past few times.

What could he do? Chengyuan then remembered these two people who had been following him.

These two people were very special individuals, and Chengyuan had never seen such people before. Their spiritual power was not low. If it were low, they would not have been able to hide from him. Moreover, these two people were not very compatible with this world, which made him even more confused.

So he had come to find them. He did admire one of them, but this person showed no interest in staying.

“How about this person?” Lin Yunliang raised his chin and asked.

Ding Xuanqin was indeed formidable, and she had managed to hold her own against them for quite some time. Originally, there were five of them against her, but now only two remained.

Chengyuan also saw this and nodded with great interest, clapping his hands and saying excitedly, “This one is good! This one is amazing!”

“I like amazing people!”

Seeing that he liked them, they had accomplished a major task. Zhang Qing’an breathed a sigh of relief. This way, they could save themselves trouble and effort.

—

Outside, Qingyun Sect was already in chaos. The reason was simple, it was due to the actions of the Ning family father and son.

Originally, there were only Ning Xiyu’s chaotic affairs, and later, someone exposed Ning Shijiang’s actions as well. Now, the entire Qingyun Sect had lost all face.

No matter how high Ning Xiyu’s status was, if he angered everyone, it would be very difficult for people to forgive him.

Therefore, the people of Qingyun Sect chose to expel him, not allowing him to continue to bear the name of Qingyun Sect. Otherwise, if this continued, what would happen to the face of Qingyun Sect?

After Ning Xiyu left, he was dealt with not long after.

Ning Xiyu was not a popular person to begin with.

An interesting thing happened. After this person died,

Zhang Qing’an and Lin Yunliang, who were still in the secret realm, both heard a familiar voice.

[Universe Wish Bureau, wishing you a happy life and the fulfillment of your wishes.]

Then their figures began to gradually fade, and it looked like they were about to disappear. Zhang Qing’an grabbed Lin Yunliang’s hand.

Feeling the tension of the person beside him, Lin Yunliang gave him a comforting smile: “It will be alright.”

“Don’t worry.” He also squeezed Zhang Qing’an’s hand back.

Chengyuan did not know about those things, but as the Heavenly Dao, he always had some extra perception.

“Are you leaving?”

The two nodded. Chengyuan showed a look of disappointment. He wanted to spend more time with these two. He did not expect them to leave so soon.

“Be careful on your way,” Chengyuan smiled.

He was already beginning to feel his power gradually recovering, and it seemed that this small world was moving in a good direction. Not bad, not bad. His departure emotions, which were not very strong to begin with, disappeared when he realized the small world was recovering.

He instantly cast the two aside and ran towards Ding Xuanqin, who had just dealt with the last disciple who had plotted against her.

In this manner, he looked like a child. However, if one calculated carefully, Chengyuan was much older than them.

Zhang Qing’an smiled helplessly, thinking of the two of them, a sense of anticipation and excitement inexplicably arose in his heart: “Where do we go next?”

“I don’t know either.” Lin Yunliang shook his head. He could see Zhang Qing’an’s thoughts clearly. He smiled, pulled their clasped hands to his chest, and said, “But I know that we will always be together.”

“Yes,” Zhang Qing’an said, looking down at their clasped hands. “We will always be together.”

Their fates had been intertwined long ago. Now, neither of them could let go of each other.

[Universe Wish Bureau, wishing you a happy life and the fulfillment of your wishes.]