Chapter 1579 - 175: A Move Set in Motion After a Century

Chapter 1579: Chapter 175: A Move Set in Motion After a Century

After just two days, Zhang Yan and his party returned to Zhao You Heavenly Pond from Shaoqing.

After receiving the salutes from a group of disciples, he set up Sword Pond in the Cave Mansion, then went to the Floating Heavenly Palace to report.

He originally intended to invite Miao Kun to accompany him, but the latter seemed reluctant to meet the Sect Leader, so he had to go alone. Upon arriving in front of the hall, he was summoned inside by the steward child. Entering the inner hall, he saw Sect Leader Qin, immediately greeted him politely, and said, "Disciple’s journey was smooth. This is a letter from Sect Leader Yue, entrusted to disciple to deliver to the Sect Leader."

He held the letter with both hands and presented it.

The letter was given to him by Ying Chunqiu before his departure, with a solemn instruction to deliver it to Sect Leader Qin.

Though this move seemed ordinary, he vaguely felt in his heart that the leaders of the two sects seemed to be planning a major event.

Sect Leader Qin glanced at the letter, and it floated up in front of him, slowly descending. He picked it up, took a quick look, then put it away and said calmly, "Since you have learned Shaoqing swordsmanship, go back and cultivate well. When the Demon Cave appears, I hope you can enhance Mingcang’s prestige."

Zhang Yan said, "In the next thirty years, disciple will make preparations, striving to severely defeat the Six Great Demon Sects."

Sect Leader Qin nodded with a smile and said no more.

Zhang Yan saluted again before leaving the hall, using the sword escape to pierce through Gang Wind, flying like a meteor, and soon he was out of Dragon Abyss Marsh, returning to Zhao You Heavenly Pond.

Upon settling in after entering the mansion, he couldn’t help but fall into thought.

When he obtained the Seal God Mansion that day, he deduced from Elixir Jade that the Demon Cave’s appearance was still sixty years away, although he couldn’t completely verify it. Just now, when he tried probing, Sect Leader Qin did not deny it, suggesting the guess to be true, thereby needing to prepare early.

Once the Demon Cave appears, the ten disciples of Mingcang Sect, willing or not, must go to battle.

It seemed the Demon Sect might have held fortune, for thirty years later, Xiao Tang, Zhuang Bufan, Luo Qingyu, Han Suyi, and others would have to step down, along with Du De, who went to Day Sky Hall to serve as an elder first, reducing the original ten disciples to half.

The ones replacing them would likely only be at Hua Dan level, making little impact in such a battle. Luckily, during his years in Shaoqing, Chen Feng and Feng Yao had successively cultivated to Nascent Soul, providing some combat strength.

As for completely dispersing and suppressing the Demon Cave, only the Cave Heaven True Master could do it, but cultivators at such levels wouldn’t easily take action unless the Mountain Gate was threatened, so disciples under the sect must determine victory, akin to players behind a chessboard.

Comparatively, he is still just a pawn, just more important than the others, not easily lost. But if this time, he can successfully suppress the Demon Cave, he would have the potential to become one of those chess players.

Zhang Yan knew his shortcomings; without the Cave Heaven True Master as a mentor, his foundation was a bit unstable. Currently, others were refrained due to his past achievements. But if he fails, there will surely be someone challenging him, and the outcome would be hard to predict.

Though the Sect Leader could protect him, the path to the Great Dao would be obstructed. Hence, this battle is crucial and must be fought with full effort.

However, before taking action, knowing yourself and the enemy is necessary. Although he is the top of Mingcang Sect’s ten disciples, he knows little about the detailed internal affairs of the Six Great Demon Sects. It’s not that the sect hasn’t tried probing, but the characteristics of both sects’ cultivation techniques make it challenging for Xuanmen people to obtain valuable information.

After deep contemplation, his gaze became more profound. A chess piece laid over two hundred years ago could now be used.

Meanwhile, in the tenth-level palaces of Zhao You Heavenly Pond, within a cave, spiritual energy surged like rising tides, climbing steadily, with occasional sounds of muffled thunder. However, because it was in the depths of the Cave Mansion, enclosed by multiple prohibitions, others outside were not aware.

Hours later, all spiritual mechanisms returned to stability, the cave door swung open, and a tall, robust cultivator strode out steadily. He had a wide forehead and broad jaw, bright eyes, a short beard on his chin, extremely wide shoulders, and his whole presence appeared steady and powerful, with a thick gang cloud atop, resembling a tortoise shell iron mound, or upon closer look, like Treasure Pill of profound essence.

A white-haired servant was sleeping outside, but was suddenly awakened at this moment. He looked up, rubbed his eyes, then was both shocked and delighted, somewhat uncertainly saying, "You, you, are the master? Is it the master?"ℯℯ𝘭.