Chapter 1606 - 990: Sun Giant Mountain, True Yang Immortal City (Part 2)
Chapter 1606: Chapter 990: Sun Giant Mountain, True Yang Immortal City (Part 2)
The first step in White Cloud True Monarch’s return to White Cloud Immortal City was to first clear out the traitors within the city.
The first target to be cleared was the Kuang family, one of the five Immortal Cultivation Families in the Cloud Wild Alliance.
The Kuang family was the insider for the Yellow Springs Hall, passing information to them and cooperating with them to cause numerous conflicts among different Immortal Cultivation Families.
As for the Luo family’s gain in control over White Cloud Immortal City later on, White Cloud True Monarch was not angered. Instead, he praised the Luo family.
"This time, your Luo family also contributed! I am aware that during the siege by the Demon Clan, your Luo family fought courageously without retreat. After the decline of the White Cloud Dao, your Luo family always maintained my dignity!"
"Luo Cheng, you did very well!"
In the magnificent hall, White Cloud True Monarch, still in his white robe, sat imposingly on the main seat.
Luo Cheng stood below with lowered gaze, respectfully bowing and saying, "True Monarch is benevolent. Our Luo family’s achievements today are all due to True Monarch’s favor. I dare not forget the great grace and virtue True Monarch has shown to our Luo family."
His words were not flattery but a fact.
The Luo family originated a thousand years ago, rising due to the favor of White Cloud True Monarch, who accepted a disciple from the Luo family, leading to their millennia-long prosperity.
Actually, the five major families in the Cloud Wild Alliance were almost all like this, receiving the favor of White Cloud True Monarch to become top Immortal Cultivation Families within White Cloud Immortal City.
White Cloud True Monarch nodded gently with a mild attitude, saying, "You are a smart person! After returning, select two young people from your family and send them here. In the future, the White Cloud Dao will definitely have a place for your Luo family!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Cheng was both surprised and delighted, bowing to the ground and saying, "I thank True Monarch for your favor on behalf of the Luo family!"
"Go on!" White Cloud True Monarch waved his hand, indicating he could leave.
Luo Cheng bowed and exited the hall. White Cloud True Monarch sat on the wide Mystic Jade Throne, his brow slightly furrowed.
After Luo Cheng left, he asked, "Speak, what have you done during this period?"
Yun Ge, Yun Fan, and Yun Bi walked to the center of the hall with a defeated look, knelt, and said, "The disciples are incompetent!"
"Cloud Sea is dead!" White Cloud True Monarch said coldly.
The three of them touched their heads to the ground, not daring to breathe loudly.
White Cloud True Monarch looked at them coldly, "Speak!"
"It was Senior Cloud Sea who told us to escape!" Yun Ge could only bite the bullet and say.
"And then?"
"We went to the Sun Cave Heaven and found the location of the Nine Tripod Divine Pill..." Yun Ge recounted their experience entering the Sun Cave Heaven.
After hearing this, White Cloud True Monarch coldly said, "So you gained nothing?"
Yun Ge instantly dared not speak.
This time, they couldn’t say they gained nothing, as they did obtain several Jie Dan Spirit Objects, but compared to the Nine Tripod Divine Pill, what they got was indeed not much.
White Cloud True Monarch wasn’t blaming them, just thought they weren’t ambitious enough.
In fact, White Cloud True Monarch didn’t care much for these disciples. He was now over two thousand years old and had over forty disciples. To him, disciples were more like subordinates.
More intimate subordinates than others.
The death of a disciple was no longer a major event for him.
"Who from the Sea of Spirit took the Nine Tripod Divine Pill?" White Cloud True Monarch, not wanting to further debate with them, asked.
Mainly because he only had these three disciples left, and White Cloud Immortal City hadn’t stabilized yet, so it was a time when manpower was needed, thus he refrained from punishing the three disciples.
"The Nine Tripod Divine Pill was swallowed by Yun Xiao, who was sent away by Yang Zhenshan!"
"Yun Xiao and Yang Zhenshan are both guest elders of Hidden Sword Mountain, and Yang Zhenshan is also an eighth-grade guest elder at Ten Thousand Treasures Store!"
Yun Ge explained.
"Yun Xiao, Yang Zhenshan!" White Cloud True Monarch looked thoughtful, "Did Hidden Sword Mountain enter Sun Cave Heaven?"
"Yes, Jian Guyun, Jian Canghai, and Jian Suxin all entered Sun Cave Heaven!" Yun Ge said.
"What about Jian Changhe?"
"He probably didn’t!"
White Cloud True Monarch got up and walked slowly down the steps, "Is Jian Changhe in Core Formation?"
Yun Ge withdrew a few steps while kneeling, "Jian Changhe went into seclusion four years ago, as to whether or not he’s in Core Formation, the disciples aren’t sure!"
White Cloud True Monarch stood with hands behind his back, gazing at the clear sky outside the hall.
"This time, Cangyu Mountain didn’t make a move!"
"Que Lingyu is guarding for Jian Changhe!"
"Ah, she is indeed loyal!"
White Cloud True Monarch muttered softly.
Few knew that Que Lingyu was originally the spiritual pet of Heavenly Sword True Monarch, and Cangyu Mountain was established by Heavenly Sword True Monarch.
Two thousand years ago, Que Lingyu attained the third-order Demon King, and Heavenly Sword True Monarch allowed her to create Cangyu Mountain.
Time was too long ago, and now people only know Cangyu Mountain as the territory of the Yun Que Clan, unaware that once Cangyu Mountain was a place for Heavenly Sword True Monarch’s retreat and cultivation.
White Cloud True Monarch had never made a move against Hidden Sword Mountain, not only because he had received Heavenly Sword True Monarch’s favor and guidance but also because Cangyu Mountain had always sheltered Hidden Sword Mountain.
"Forget it, first go sort out the affairs within the city!" White Cloud True Monarch said.
Yun Ge softly asked, "Master, over at Sun Giant Mountain, we..."
Previously, he had no thoughts on Sun Giant Mountain, but now that White Cloud True Monarch had returned, could they also have a hand in Sun Giant Mountain?
White Cloud True Monarch waved his hand, "You don’t need to worry about it now, I have my own decision!"
Sun Giant Mountain wasn’t too far or too near from White Cloud Immortal City. They were separated by the Yunxiao Mountain Range, roughly four or five thousand miles apart.