Chapter 1186 - 1186: Heading to the Four Symbols Sect

Hearing this, Liu Zixuan suddenly smiled and said, "As I expected, the Void Mountain Sect and Netherworld Hall are indeed birds of a feather. I just didn't expect that to deal with you, they'd actually dispatch the Sect Leader."

"Actually, if it were the previous Sect Leader of the Void Mountain Sect, we wouldn't have been afraid. But when he reached an agreement with the Netherworld Emperor, he learned the Soul Splitting Technique and stepped into the Half-step Life and Death Realm. At critical moments, his clone would attack us from the back, injuring and killing us one after another, leading to an increasingly uncontrollable situation."

The old man sighed, "I was sent out of the encirclement with the help of several old friends. They wanted me to live, to avenge them. Along the way, I barely escaped falling into the hands of the Netherworld Hall several times. Fortunately, at the critical moments, I met Mistress Ya Fei and the others."

"Are they currently in the Star Sea?" Liu Zixuan asked.

"They are, their original intention was to come to the Star Sea, and they happened to save me. On the way, she asked about you and asked me to tell you that she plans to go to the Four Symbols Sect soon," said the old man.

Liu Zixuan took a sip of Peach Blossom Brew and laughed, "It seems like a coincidence. I wonder if that little maiden is planning to do business with the Four Symbols Sect or just waiting for me there."

"I happened to overhear something about a key." The old man squinted and asked, "As far as I know, the Four Symbols Sect holds a treasure which is the key to something."

"The Yudou Treasure!" Liu Zixuan murmured.

The old man's eyebrows furrowed sharply, "Isn't that the legendary Yudou Treasure from one of the Ancient Ruins?"

"You know about it too?" Liu Zixuan asked curiously.

"Shouldn't I be asking you? It seems like the number of people in the entire Star Sea who know about this can be counted on one hand. How do you know?" The old man smiled meaningfully.

To be honest, every time he encountered Liu Zixuan, Liu Zixuan would surprise him. And this time, stepping into the Life and Death Realm and saving him from the brink of death was shocking enough, yet Liu Zixuan also knew the greatest secret of Star Sea.

Liu Zixuan shrugged, "The old man of the Jiang Family told me. Before coming here, I had been with the Jiang Family. Besides, it seems the Netherworld Hall has already spread news of the treasure. To unlock the treasure, four keys are needed, and it won't be long before foreign martial artists will bring these keys to the Star Sea."

The old man's mouth twitched several times, "How did this become such a big hornet's nest? The matter of the Yudou Treasure from the ancient ruins is supposed to be a top secret in the Martial Realm, how did it get out?"

"I suppose I'm the one who stirred the hornet's nest, but the Netherworld Hall knew about it long ago. They set the main battlefield at Yudou just to obtain those treasures. The Netherworld Emperor threatened me with it before his death, saying if I didn't kill him, he wouldn't spread the news and would only share those treasures with me. What do you think I should have chosen at that time?"

"This..." The old man sighed, "I guess it's not your fault."

"The Four Symbols Sect holds one of the keys, so countless people will be watching them. Mistress Ya Fei and her group either plan to get the key themselves or help someone else get it. In any case, I must stop them."

"Brother, are you just going to stop them?" Qiqi asked.

Liu Zixuan patted Qiqi's little head, "Of course not, it might be cooperation as well, you never know!"

"Are you going to cooperate with the Four Symbols Sect?" The old man asked doubtfully.

"No, with Mistress Ya Fei and her group."

Liu Zixuan smiled mysteriously, downed his cup of Peach Blossom Brew in one go, then stood up and said, "Let's pack up a bit, it's time to set off."

"Rest here for the night."

"Afterward," Liu Zixuan shook his head, "Mistress Ya Fei and her group have already moved, indicating that some foreign martial artists have begun infiltrating. If we don't prepare early, we'll be trailing behind our enemies, making us even more passive at that point."

"Originally, Dragon Soul had one key, but Wang Kun took it. Therefore, we must protect the key that the Four Symbols Sect holds, or else the treasure will not be kept hidden."

"Alright, I will also send people to monitor the movements in the Martial Realm closely. If anything comes up, we will contact you immediately."

The old man paused and solemnly spoke, "If it really comes to that point, fight to the end with them. We absolutely cannot let them take an ounce of the Star Sea's treasures!"

Liu Zixuan nodded, "I'll do my best."

With that said, he and Qiqi walked out of Peach Blossom House, looking for Jiang Yiyi.

"Leaving so soon?" Jiang Yiyi was in the middle of an animated conversation with Xiaoxiao and was a bit reluctant to leave.

Liu Zixuan smiled, "The situation is urgent, how about this? Qiqi and I will go on ahead, and you can stay at the Profound Sword Sect with Xiaoxiao, or go to Lingxiu Village. Once he's done with his business, he'll return to Lingxiu Village."

Jiang Yiyi furrowed her brow, thinking for a moment, "Then Xiaoxiao and I will go to Lingxiu Village together and inform Ruyan about your situation, so they don't worry too much."

"Alright."

Liu Zixuan agreed, took Qiqi's small hand, and headed outside.

"Brother, is the Four Symbols Sect the strongest sect in the Star Sea Martial Realm?"

"You could say so."

"I've heard that the Four Symbols Sect has four gates, what are those four gates?" Qiqi seemed to talk more only when alone with Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan scratched his head, "You've got me there. I actually don't know which four gates make up the Four Symbols Sect, but it seems Huzi and Yunxuan have been there, and one of them seems to have broken through to the Emperor Realm there."

"As the strongest sect in the Star Sea, the Netherworld Hall must have sent people there before."

Liu Zixuan suddenly stopped, "Why do you ask?"

Qiqi pouted, "I was just thinking, if the Netherworld Hall wanted to deal with the Four Symbols Sect, they would surely know its strength and would send powerful warriors. But yesterday, I heard Sister-in-law Lianyi say, the Four Symbols Sect didn't suffer much loss and easily repelled the Netherworld Hall's people."

"Does that mean the Four Symbols Sect might have experts in the Life and Death Realm?" Liu Zixuan squinted his eyes and said.

"Sister-in-law Lianyi speculated as much. She guessed you might go there, so she asked me to pass on the message to be careful. The Four Symbols Sect is not as simple as the outside world perceives. Unless absolutely necessary, don't cross them."

Listening to Qiqi's words, Liu Zixuan understood too. Ye Lianyi knew him well, and with such big happenings in the Martial Realm and his substantial increase in strength, he was sure to revenge for Ye Lianyi. While others may not know the true strength of the Four Symbols Sect, Ye Lianyi knows a thing or two.

In conversation, the two had already reached the mountain's edge. After getting in the car, Liu Zixuan set up the navigation route, then smiled and said, "I'm afraid my relationship with Lianyi may have already offended them..."