Chapter 754: The Missing Cui Clan

Thud! Thud!

One person after another began entering the restaurant.

Soon, people from the Central Glorious Continent could be seen entering one after another.

It seemed like the forces from the Central Glorious Continent had chosen to gather here.

Before long, another group entered.

The Ye Clan!

One of the strongest Clans of the Central Glorious Continent had finally arrived.

Following them, the Su Clan appeared.

Then the Qin Clan.

One powerful force after another entered the restaurant.

Soon, almost all the major forces that had come to the Desolate Heaven Empire were gathered here.

The Ye Clan’s group took a seat.

Among them was a man with a gentle and refined appearance.

It was Ye Tianxuan!

Ye Tianxuan glanced around the restaurant.

"Looks like almost everyone is here."

The others nodded.

Indeed, there were already many familiar faces.

Ye Tianxuan suddenly frowned.

"The Cui Clan is still missing?"

Several people exchanged glances.

Then they nodded.

"Yes!"

"It’s strange."

Ye Tianxuan narrowed his eyes.

Almost all the Top Force has arrived in the Desolate Heaven Empire and Ye Tianxuan met all of them except for the Cui Clan.

"How can they simply disappear like that? Didn’t they have a connection with one of the Empires in the Eastern Region?"

One person nodded.

"Yes. The Vermillion Pill Empire. They should have someone guiding them."

Ye Tianxuan’s expression became thoughtful.

"Could they have already found the legacy?"

The moment those words were spoken—

Several people immediately became alert.

"Perhaps. Or... they could have been killed."

"Hahaha!"

The others immediately laughed when they heard that.

One of them waved his hand dismissively.

"Who in this remote Eastern Region has such capabilities?"

He leaned back confidently.

"I would praise them myself if they could even take one punch from me!"

"Hahaha!"

More laughter erupted throughout the room.

Everyone seemed amused by the possibility.

Everyone except Qin Lingxiao.

She remained silent.

Her eyes slowly drifted sideways.

Her expression didn’t change.

But deep inside, she already knew the answer.

If we’re talking about someone capable of killing the Cui Clan...

A certain figure immediately appeared in her mind.

Bai Zihan!

The last time she had heard anything about the Cui Clan—

They had been heading toward the Mu Clan.

And now, the entire Cui Clan had suddenly vanished.

There wasn’t much she needed to guess.

It should be the Bai Clan who has taken care of them though she didn’t know how.

It is difficult to believe that Bai Zihan could handle the Cui Clan, which had brought several Golden Immortal Experts.

As far as she knows, the Bai Clan doesn’t have the capabilities to go against 11 Golden Immortal.

Not to mention, after going into the Mu Clan, there wasn’t even a sign of battle.

Either she was wrong about Bai Zihan taking care of the Cui Clan or the Bai Clan’s capabilities were far beyond what she had imagined.

Anyways, this was also a good outcome.

This was exactly what she had hoped for.

The more Central Glorious Continent forces Bai Zihan dealt with—

The fewer competitors she would have to worry about.

Of course, Qin Lingxiao had no intention of telling anyone about the supposed Cui Clan’s downfall.

But there was something that Qin Lingxiao couldn’t understand about Bai Zihan.

He didn’t care about the Cui Clan or the Long Clan, but why was he willing to accommodate the people from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect?

Was the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect Bai Clan’s backer all along?

She didn’t think that was the case.

But then, how could Bai Zihan not be afraid of a Top-5 Clan while being so accommodating toward the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect?

If the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect were the Bai Clan’s backers, they wouldn’t dare kidnap Long Haotian.

She had even deployed people to gather information about the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect and the people who had come here, in case she missed something.

However, all the information found points out that there was nothing special about this group of people sent by the Ten Thousands Immortal Sect.

Ye Tianxuan’s gaze slowly shifted toward Qin Lingxiao.

He had been quietly observing her reaction.

After all, Qin Lingxiao had arrived in the Desolate Heaven Empire much earlier than most of them.

Naturally, he knew that she should know more about the situation here.

"Miss Qin!"

Ye Tianxuan smiled gently.

"You have been here for quite some time."

He paused briefly.

"Do you know of any force in the Desolate Heaven Empire that might be capable of dealing with the Cui Clan?"

Qin Lingxiao looked at him.

She immediately understood what Ye Tianxuan was trying to do.

(Insidious!)

She secretly sighed.

If she simply said she didn’t know, Ye Tianxuan definitely wouldn’t believe her.

After all, with how long she had been in the Desolate Heaven Empire, it was impossible for her to know nothing.

Ye Tianxuan is clearly testing her.

Perhaps he already knew something and wanted to know whether Qin Lingxiao would be willing to share info.

Qin Lingxiao couldn’t afford to offend Ye Tianxuan yet.

Qin Lingxiao maintained the same composed smile on her face.

"There shouldn’t be."

Ye Tianxuan’s eyebrows immediately rose slightly.

However, before he could say anything, Qin Lingxiao continued.

"At least, there shouldn’t be any force capable of easily dealing with the Cui Clan. But..."

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

"There is indeed one force in the Desolate Heaven Empire that might give them a hard time."

The moment those words were spoken—

The surrounding Central Glorious Continent cultivators were stunned.

"What?"

"There is actually a force here that can go against the Cui Clan?"

"Didn’t this remote place not even have a Golden Immortal before?"

"How could a force here possibly contend with the Cui Clan, who brought several Golden Immortal Experts?"

Several people immediately began questioning her.

One of them even laughed.

"Miss Qin, are you pulling our legs?"

Qin Lingxiao simply smiled.

"I’m not joking!"

The others looked at her with disbelief.

Ye Tianxuan, meanwhile, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"There really is such a force?"

Qin Lingxiao nodded.

"Yes! But whether they can truly defeat the Cui Clan..."

She paused.

"The possibility is small, but they do have some capability."

The surrounding cultivators exchanged glances.

"Who?"

"What faction are you talking about?"

Qin Lingxiao remained calm.

"The Bai Clan!"

"Bai Clan?"

Several people looked at each other.

A few of them had never heard of the name.

However, others had clearly heard about it.

"Oh, yes. I heard that they are the strongest Clan in the Eastern Region."

"I’ve heard about them too."

"I heard they defeated some Earth Immortal Half-Qilin, and everyone here started acting as though the Bai Clan were somehow invincible."

He couldn’t help laughing.

"When I first heard about it, I almost laughed."

"It’s just an Earth Immortal Half-Qilin. What’s so impressive about defeating one?"

"The Eastern Region really likes exaggerating its own strength."

They clearly didn’t think much of the Bai Clan.

After all, to the people of the Central Glorious Continent, defeating an Earth Immortal was hardly enough to make a force extraordinary.

Their gaze returned to Qin Lingxiao.

"Miss Qin, does the Bai Clan really have the capability to defeat the Cui Clan?"

Qin Lingxiao didn’t answer directly.

She simply smiled faintly.

"If there is one force in the Desolate Heaven Empire that I believe has the best chance of dealing with the Cui Clan..."

Her gaze drifted slightly.

"Then it is the Bai Clan. Though from what I know, they don’t yet have that capability."

She calmly took a sip of tea.

"I’m only saying that, among all the forces I’ve seen in the Desolate Heaven Empire, they are the only ones I believe might actually have such a capability."

Ye Tianxuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Oh? There is actually a clan this impressive here?"

He looked toward Qin Lingxiao.

"How many Golden Immortal Experts does the Bai Clan have?"

Qin Lingxiao calmly answered.

"As far as I know... two."

"Two?"

The moment they heard that—

The surrounding Central Glorious Continent cultivators immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Only two?"

"How could two Golden Immortals possibly contend with the Cui Clan?"

"That’s right! The Cui Clan brought several Golden Immortal Experts with them!"

"Two Golden Immortals aren’t even enough to protect themselves!"

One of the smaller Clans couldn’t help laughing.

"Miss Qin, if the Bai Clan only has two Golden Immortals, then there is no way they can go against the Cui Clan. They couldn’t even defeat me!"

The others nodded in agreement.

In their eyes, the strength difference was simply too obvious.

Two Golden Immortals versus several.

There was no comparison.

Qin Lingxiao didn’t argue with them.

She simply remained calm.

Ye Tianxuan also didn’t laugh.

His expression remained thoughtful.

"Two Golden Immortals..."

He muttered.

"Then they indeed shouldn’t be capable of dealing with the Cui Clan head-on."

He slowly looked toward the empty seat where the Cui Clan should have been.

"But..."

His eyes narrowed slightly.

"If the Cui Clan hasn’t been killed, then perhaps they have already found some kind of lead."

"Or perhaps they learned something that the rest of us don’t know."

The surrounding people gradually became quiet.

Ye Tianxuan continued.

"After all, the Cui Clan disappearing so suddenly is strange. If they really haven’t been killed, then they might have found something."