Chapter 1777: Murong Tomb

"Hey, I heard that your Drunken Immortal City Emperor Palace was destroyed by someone, is it true?"

"Are you crazy, saying something like that recklessly?"

"This brother, you must be new to Drunken Immortal City, right?"

"To be honest with you two, the Emperor Palace in Drunken Immortal City was indeed wiped out. The fire burned for a whole day and night—such devastation!"

"Who dared to be so bold and reckless as to attack the Emperor Palace? Do they have a death wish?"

"That person was called Yun Xiao, just a young man in his early twenties. On that day..."

"..."

In the days that followed, rumors spread throughout Drunken Immortal City. Many cultivators who came to the city were stunned when they heard about the major event.

The Emperor Palace is a subordinate force under the Emperor Canglong; even some sect families much stronger wouldn’t dare to offend it easily. After all, offending the Emperor Palace is offending the Emperor Canglong. Could they still have a place in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud?

Yet now, a young boy from who knows where has wiped out the Emperor Palace in Drunken Immortal City. Not only did he kill, but he ultimately burned the main hall of the Emperor Palace to ashes, proving truly ruthless.

However, when these outsiders heard the name "Yun Xiao," they all felt extremely unfamiliar, entirely unable to comprehend who he might be, daring to have such audacity.

In the minds of these cultivators, they all believed the young man acted rashly and would likely spend the rest of his days avoiding the pursuit of the Emperor Canglong Palace Inspectors.

On this continent, no one who offends Emperor Canglong Palace can go on living freely. Haven’t we seen the Four Major Family—once powerful—completely obliterated simply because they wanted to stand up for the Long Xiao Battle God?

"Could it be that this boy, Yun Xiao, is a descendant of the Four Great Families?"

Some thought deeper, as it would take a family that utterly despises Emperor Canglong Palace to dare make a move against the Emperor Palace. The hatred from annihilation indeed drives people to desperation.

Moreover, when Yun Xiao destroyed the Emperor Palace that day, he even took the opportunity to destroy the statue of Emperor Canglong, thus openly declaring his intentions for an undying feud against the Emperor Canglong Palace.

Of course, as people discussed the events in various places, Yun Xiao’s rough-clothed figure never appeared again within Drunken Immortal City during these days.

It seemed that since that day, Yun Xiao had already left Drunken Immortal City, as many speculated. It’s unlikely someone would stay in the city waiting for the Emperor Canglong Palace to send people for revenge after destroying the Emperor Palace.

......

Amidst all the chatter in Drunken Immortal City, in a secluded corner of the city sat a rough-clothed youth holding a delicate porcelain cup, slowly savoring the fragrant tea within.

This rough-clothed youth was naturally the focal point of discussions throughout the city, the one who single-handedly destroyed the Drunken Immortal City Emperor Palace, the demon Yun Xiao.

No one could have thought that after annihilating the Emperor Palace, the youth did not immediately leave Drunken Immortal City but instead leisurely settled down somewhere to calmly enjoy tea.

What outsiders didn’t know is that Yun Xiao came to Drunken Immortal City not specifically to destroy the Emperor Palace; it was merely an unintended consequence. His main purpose was to find Murong Sou and retrieve what was deposited by Xu Tongshi.

Sadly, Yun Xiao did not find Murong Sou in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, but instead provoked the Emperor Palace, leading to the subsequent events that pushed him to the forefront of discussions.

In these few days, Yun Xiao had been waiting for Manager Zhou of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant to send him a message. From the Holy Rank Wine, he was more certain that the restaurant’s behind-the-scenes boss was Murong Sou.

However, after several days, Manager Zhou never came, leaving Yun Xiao increasingly disappointed. He couldn’t stay longer in Drunken Immortal City; if people from Emperor Canglong Palace really came looking, it would be quite troublesome.

Boom!

As Yun Xiao held the tea cup in thought, a surging wave of energy erupted from another room in this courtyard, prompting him to instinctively turn his gaze.

"Yan Ye, this guy, finally made a breakthrough!"

Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but reveal a satisfied smile, for he knew that the person in that room was the only friend he had in Drunken Immortal City, Yan Ye.

Truth be told, on the day Yan Ye was crippled by people from the Emperor Palace, he was completely hopeless, thinking he would be a cripple unable to cultivate Meridian Qi ever again.

But under Yun Xiao’s methods, not only were Yan Ye’s injuries fully restored, but he also made a breakthrough in such a short time, reaching the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage.

This really could be called a blessing in disguise. At the moment of breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, Yan Ye felt immensely emotional, thinking to himself that if it weren’t for accidentally meeting Yun Xiao, the consequences might have been unimaginable.

However, what Yan Ye didn’t expect was that the target of the Emperor Palace this time wasn’t just due to his conflict with Yu Xu, but also because of being implicated by Yun Xiao. The irony of it all was indeed difficult to articulate.

"It seems... it’s time to leave!"

Yun Xiao withdrew his gaze from the room and glanced at the courtyard gate. Seeing nothing happening there, he finally stood up, muttering regretfully to himself, thinking this endless waiting should come to an end.

"Hmm?"

Just as Yun Xiao was about to rise into the air and leave the courtyard silently, his expression slightly tensed, then turned into a hint of joy. It seemed his powerful Half-step Holy Rank Power of Soul had already sensed a slight movement outside.

Thump, thump, thump!

A moment later, the sound of knocking on the door rang out. Before the person outside spoke, the courtyard gate automatically opened, revealing a figure in a yellow robe.

As the old face flushed with red, the person was surprisingly Manager Zhou, the apparent power holder of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, with cultivation reaching the Heavenly Realm Late Stage.

It seemed that just when Yun Xiao was about to leave, he had sensed Manager Zhou’s aura and decided to stop and open the courtyard gate for him. Perhaps this was a different kind of anticipation for him.

"This young man’s Power of Soul is truly extraordinary!"

Looking at the open courtyard gate and the rough-clothed young man standing in the courtyard staring at him, Manager Zhou felt a chill in his heart, knowing the other had probably sensed his arrival long ago.

When Yun Xiao had settled here, he had notified Manager Zhou to come here as soon as he had any news, which once made Manager Zhou feel a bit of admiration for his courage.

After all, in this Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, after the destruction of the Emperor Palace in a city, it would be difficult to find anyone comfortable staying within the city.

"Manager Zhou, is there news about that person?"

Yun Xiao had no hesitation. Seeing Manager Zhou walk in, he directly asked, perhaps this was his ultimate purpose for coming to Drunken Immortal City.

"There is a bit, but I’m not sure if I remembered correctly!"

Manager Zhou cupped his fists towards Yun Xiao, a hint of apprehension in his eyes, his words somewhat ambiguous, seemingly unwilling to take too much responsibility.

If back in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Manager Zhou wasn’t very concerned about Yun Xiao, after the latter destroyed the Emperor Palace, he no longer dared entertain such thoughts.

The young man before him clearly couldn’t be judged by ordinary standards, even Supervisor Ma Nanfeng of the Emperor Palace hesitated, knowing there might be a Holy Rank Expert behind the Drunken Immortal Restaurant.

But this young man, it seemed nothing could scare him. The Emperor Palace, with its immense background, was destroyed swiftly without any hesitation.

Manager Zhou feared the young man might suddenly get angry and blame him for not providing the desired information, hence he didn’t speak conclusively, fearing aftermath retaliation.

"Manager Zhou, please proceed. Regardless of the validity of the information, I, Yun Xiao, will owe you a favor!"

At this time, Yun Xiao showed none of the hostility he had when he destroyed the Emperor Palace, transforming almost instantly into a gentlemanly scholar. These words left Manager Zhou somewhat in a daze; was this still the Yun Xiao he knew?

"Last night, remembering unintentionally, when the master left, it seemed he mentioned something about the ’Northern Domain’ and some... Murong... Murong Tomb or something Murong?"

It seemed Manager Zhou indeed racked his brains recalling certain things but couldn’t remember the key points, perhaps he didn’t hear clearly at the time, thus could only rely on his own speculations.

"Murong Tomb? Are you talking about... Murong Tomb?"

Manager Zhou’s uncertain words made Yun Xiao suddenly explode with an aura, a hint of terrifying light flashing in his eyes.

Perhaps only Yun Xiao knew Manager Zhou hadn’t misheard, referring to the famous Murong Tomb during his past life as the Long Xiao Battle God.

Yet, the Murong Tomb was only known to some extremely high-end Holy Rank Third Realm experts, and as the War God traveling north and south, being friends with the Clan Leader of the Murong Family, Yun Xiao knew the details well.

While Yun Xiao knew of the Murong Tomb’s existence, he never entered it. He knew even the Murong Family’s generations, except for the clan leader, couldn’t enter, lacking the means.

Upon hearing the term Murong Tomb, Yun Xiao knew the person he was looking for was indeed the unseen owner of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. The days of waiting finally bore fruit.