114: Xueqi is missing

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and two more days had gone by.

During these fleeting two days, Yang Lingchen's life was full and regular.

During the day, he wholeheartedly accompanied Chen Xueqi, strolling through the streets and alleys of Zanyang City, feeling the hustle and bustle of the city.

Chen Xueqi's laughter was like a ray of warm sunshine, illuminating his heart.

At night, when the night fell and the noise subsided, Yang Lingchen quietly slipped into the haotian jade space to focus on Cultivating and improving his strength.

This day, Yang Lingchen found Chen Xueqi, his expression slightly solemn, and said: "Xueqi, I plan to return to the Immortal Sword Sect. Are you coming back with me, or will you stay in Zanyang City for a while longer?"

Chen Xueqi was slightly stunned, pondered for a moment, and said: "I want to stay at home for a while longer. If you have something to do, go back to the Immortal Sword Sect first."

Yang Lingchen nodded, a hint of concern appearing in his eyes: "Well, then I will return to the Immortal Sword Sect first. If you have any matters, you can use this sound transmission talisman to send me a Sound Transmission."

As he spoke, Yang Lingchen smiled and took out a sound transmission talisman from the haotian jade space, handing it to Chen Xueqi.

"Mm, take care on your way."

Chen Xueqi nodded gently, reached out to take the sound transmission talisman, her eyes full of reluctance. She gently hugged Yang Lingchen, as if wanting to keep the warmth of this moment forever.

Yang Lingchen felt her attachment, gently patted Chen Xueqi's shoulder, and said softly: "Don't worry! You too, take care of yourself."

Afterward, Yang Lingchen let go of Chen Xueqi and turned to leave resolutely.

Having bid farewell to the reluctant Chen Xueqi, Yang Lingchen released his beast carriage, cracked the whip, and headed out of the city.

The wheels rolled, kicking up dust.

Leaving Zanyang City, Yang Lingchen galloped towards the Cangyun Mountain Range.

To return to the Immortal Sword Sect, one must cross the Cangyun Mountain Range.

This mountain range was vast and boundless, the terrain treacherous, and full of unknown dangers, but Yang Lingchen was fearless.

Yang Lingchen was in such a rush to return to the Immortal Sword Sect mainly for the upcoming Four Sect Grand Competition of the Southern Wilderness.

Because Ouyang Yunmeng had previously mentioned to him that she hoped he could represent the Immortal Sword Sect in this Four Sect Grand Competition.

The Four Sect Grand Competition concerned the vital interests of the Four Great Sects in the Southern Wilderness; the one ranked first would be allocated more cities, and its sphere of influence would expand accordingly, while those ranked last would need to cede some of the cities they held.

Originally, Yang Lingchen had little interest in this kind of competition between Sects.

However, after learning about the rich rewards of this competition, he was completely moved.

It is said that the winner of this Grand Competition will receive a divine nether stone, an Advanced Magical Artifact, and various precious Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals.

Yang Lingchen did not have much desire for Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals; what he was truly interested in was that divine nether stone.

As long as he had the divine nether stone, he could upgrade the immortal demon sword by another Rank, reaching the Dao Artifact level. At that time, he would be able to use Sword Flight.

If the immortal demon sword could successfully reach the Dao Artifact level, Yang Lingchen would have the confidence to cross the endless ocean by sword and return to the Northern Profound Region.

Of course, this also had a prerequisite, which was that Yang Lingchen's cultivation level must reach the Emperor Realm.

After two days of traveling day and night, Yang Lingchen finally arrived at the edge of the Cangyun Mountain Range.

Just then, a huge mysterious boat in the air flew past Yang Lingchen like lightning.

"Medicine King Valley."

Seeing the unique logo engraved on the mysterious boat, the corners of Yang Lingchen's eyes twitched involuntarily, and his brows could not help but furrow.

"No, Xueqi is in danger."

At this moment, Yang Lingchen keenly discovered that the direction the mysterious boat was flying was Zanyang City.

Without time to think, Yang Lingchen quickly took out the sound transmission talisman, sent a Sound Transmission to Chen Xueqi, informed her about the Medicine King Valley, and urgently asked her to find a place to hide quickly.

After doing all this, Yang Lingchen did not hesitate to turn the beast carriage around, rushing towards Zanyang City with burning anxiety.

Chen Xueqi was a beautiful and kind girl, and Yang Lingchen absolutely did not want to see this girl who had been kind to him suffer any harm.

On the way, just in case, Yang Lingchen used the Shapeshifting Technique to transform himself into the appearance of a middle-aged man.

After more than a day of desperate travel, Yang Lingchen finally arrived at Zanyang City.

Entering Zanyang City, Yang Lingchen immediately felt a strange and oppressive Aura permeating the entire city.

The streets that used to be bustling and crowded were now sparsely populated.

Moreover, the people on the street were all in a hurry, as if they were escaping something.

Yang Lingchen did not dare to delay and quickly rushed towards the Chen family's direction.

When he rushed to the Chen family, the scene before him made his eyes split with rage.

The once magnificent and beautiful Residence was now dilapidated; a large section of the Residence's wall had collapsed, and broken walls and ruins were everywhere.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen's eyes were burning with thick anger. He never expected that Medicine King Valley, as a famous righteous Sect in the Southern Wilderness, could actually do such a heinous thing.

Yang Lingchen gritted his teeth and walked into the Chen family Residence. What met his eyes were corpses lying horizontally and vertically, and blood stained the ground.

Yang Lingchen searched for Chen Xueqi's figure anxiously, leaving no corner unchecked.

However, after searching the entire Chen family, Yang Lingchen finally found the corpse of Chen Donghai in a remote corner.

His eyes were tightly closed, and the anger and unwillingness before his death still remained on his face.

"Xueqi, you will be fine."

Yang Lingchen muttered to himself, now as if he had lost his Soul, standing there blankly.

At this moment, Chen Xueqi's beautiful and cute appearance floated into his mind again.

"Yang Lingchen, are you tired? Let me massage you." Chen Xueqi's sweet voice seemed to still echo in his ears.

"Yang Lingchen, I like you." Her sincere and shy confession seemed like it was just yesterday.

"Yang Lingchen, do you like me?" Her expectant and cautious eyes made one's heart ache.

"I believe that one day, you will like me." Her firm and persistent belief was moving.

Thinking of Chen Xueqi's cute and kind appearance in the past, Yang Lingchen felt incomparably uncomfortable, as if a knife was fiercely twisting his heart.

"Medicine King Valley, I will exterminate your entire Sect."

Unprecedented hatred rose in Yang Lingchen's eyes, and the flames of hatred seemed to burn away his sanity.

Since his Transmigration, he had never hated a Sect so much, hating it to such a gnashing and unforgettable point.

After carefully burying all the deceased of the Chen family, Yang Lingchen stayed in Zanyang City for a few more days.

He searched the surroundings of Zanyang City, not letting go of any possible place, but he never found any trace of Chen Xueqi.

Since he did not find Chen Xueqi, it meant that she might still have a glimmer of hope.

Thinking of this, a spark of hope reignited in Yang Lingchen's heart.

He knew that only by making himself stronger could he have the ability to protect the people he cared about and have the opportunity to avenge the Chen family.

Stepping on the return journey to the Immortal Sword Sect again, Yang Lingchen's mood became incomparably heavy. On the way, Yang Lingchen was immersed in Cultivating in the Vast Heaven Jade.

Now Yang Lingchen's cultivation level had reached the Peak of the fourth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. He set a goal for himself, planning to Breakthrough to the fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm before arriving at the Immortal Sword Sect.

Yang Lingchen knew deeply that to destroy the Medicine King Valley, he at least needed to Breakthrough his cultivation level to above the King Realm.

After all, the Medicine King Valley was one of the Four Great Sects of the Southern Wilderness. Although it could not be compared with the other three major Sects in terms of military force, its heritage of hundreds or even thousands of years was still extremely profound.

Along the way, Yang Lingchen devoted himself entirely to the Breakthrough, continuously urging the Profound Energy in his body, launching an impact towards the fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm again and again.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

After countless attempts and efforts, Yang Lingchen finally broke through that Bottleneck and successfully promoted to the fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.

When he was about to arrive at the Immortal Sword Sect, Yang Lingchen finally broke through to the fifth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.

After the Breakthrough, Yang Lingchen slowly exited the haotian jade space. At this time, the beast carriage had arrived at the foot of the Immortal Sword Sect.

After returning to Lingxiu Peak, Yang Lingchen did not slack off at all and started closed-door Cultivation again.

He formulated a strict plan for himself, planning to Breakthrough his cultivation level to the seventh layer of the Spirit Sea Realm before the Four Sect Grand Competition.

Only by breaking through to the seventh layer of the Spirit Sea Realm would Yang Lingchen have enough confidence to suppress the heroes in this Grand Competition and take the first place.

...

Heavenly Yin Sect, Sect Master's Hall.

"Where is the person?"

Cult Master looked at Wang Yuyan with a gloomy face, his eyes full of anger and dissatisfaction.

"Reporting to the Cult Master, that kid is too slippery. Not only is his cultivation level far superior to his Subordinate, but his speed is also extremely fast, so he escaped." Wang Yuyan lowered her head, her voice low.

"Trash, does such a small matter require me to take action personally?" Cult Master's voice was ice-cold, as if it could freeze the surrounding air.

"Cult Master, please calm your anger; this Subordinate has another plan." Wang Yuyan said hurriedly, with beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.

"Speak."

Cult Master stared at her with cold eyes, as if warning her that if this plan could not satisfy him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"There are still twenty days until the Four Sect Grand Competition. Based on my understanding of that kid, he will definitely go to the Phoenix Divine Dynasty to participate in this Grand Competition. That will be a good time for us to make a move." Wang Yuyan said cautiously.

"What if he doesn't go?"

Cult Master's voice was even colder, as if it could pierce through a person's Soul.

"Then we will take advantage of the Immortal Sword Sect participating in the Grand Competition to sneak in and capture him." Wang Yuyan said hurriedly, not daring to hesitate at all.

"It seems that is the only way now."

Cult Master said coldly, waving his hand to signal Wang Yuyan to step down. Wang Yuyan felt as if she had received an amnesty, hurriedly saluted, and retreated.