202: Chapter 202: The Snake Emerging from the Cave

"Xiao Chen, you have reached the Void Refinement Stage at such a young age, and you are also proficient in Medical Skills, Alchemy, and Artifact Refining. You are a one-in-a-million peerless Prodigy. As long as you join the Qingyun Sword Sect, you can be directly promoted to an Elder, and Fire Cloud Valley would not dare to do anything to you."

"That won't do for now. Please convey to Senior Mu that the only condition for me to join the Qingyun Sword Sect is for Jinghai City and Qingshan City to cease hostilities and provide compensation. If the Qingyun Sword Sect does not agree to my terms, I will resolve this matter in my own way."

"Xiao Chen, I can resolve the Jinghai City matter myself. You must prioritize your own safety first."

Dongfang Shuo was a bit anxious, yet also moved; he hadn't expected that Xiao Yuchen would still be thinking about Qingshan City at a time like this.

"Rest assured, I know what I'm doing. Ruyu, you stay at the City Lord's Mansion for now. I will go and bring Uncle Wen over as well."

Xiao Yuchen was most worried that Fire Cloud Valley would use the Wen Family father and daughter to threaten him. As for the City Lord's Mansion, he was not worried; after all, the City Lord's Mansion was backed by the Qingyun Sword Sect, and Fire Cloud Valley would not easily provoke a conflict between the two Sects.

An hour later, Wen Qing was also brought to the City Lord's Mansion by Xiao Yuchen, while he himself left alone.

After leaving, Xiao Yuchen did not hide his figure; on the contrary, he appeared in Qingshan City in an extremely high-profile manner, just to attract the attention of Fire Cloud Valley.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and the people from Fire Cloud Valley still had not appeared, which left Xiao Yuchen feeling very surprised.

Fire Cloud Valley, Assembly Hall.

The Valley Master, Elders, and Disciples gathered once again.

"Fourth Elder Huoming, how has the investigation gone?" Valley Master Huo Yun asked.

"Valley Master, the matter has been investigated clearly. Huo Ling and Elder Huohun went to Qingshan City to look for the person Undergoing Tribulation, and they happened to catch the auction held by the Chen Family of Qingshan City.

The final highlight item of the auction was a divine crystal stone. Huo Ling and Elder Huohun wanted to bring the divine crystal stone back, so they attended the auction.

Normally, that divine crystal stone would have sold for at most five million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, but there was a young man at the auction who also took a liking to the divine crystal stone, and he had immense financial resources; even when faced with the threat from Elder Huohun, he did not yield in the slightest.

In the end, because the two Elders lacked enough Spirit Stones, they did not win the divine crystal stone. However, the two Elders were unwilling to let the divine crystal stone slip through their fingers, so they followed that young man out of the auction house, and after that, they lost their tracks. They must have met with foul play at the hands of that young man."

This matter was of great importance, so Fourth Elder Huoming did not exaggerate or add any embellishments, but simply recounted the true situation as it was.

"You mean to say that the two Elders wanted to rob that young man of the divine crystal stone, but ended up being killed by that young man instead?" Valley Master Huo Yun asked again.

"Although it is somewhat unbelievable, it seems to be the only explanation. According to people at the auction scene, that young man is only in his twenties and has the cultivation of the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. He must have used some method to hide his cultivation."

Hearing Fourth Elder Huoming's words, Valley Master Huo Yun frowned slightly. There were only two reasons why one could avoid the detection of a Void Refinement Stage expert: one was that the other party possessed a Magic Treasure that prevented prying, and the second was that the other party's strength already exceeded that of the two Elders.

But judging from the final result, it should be the second reason.

"Is there any information on that young man?" Valley Master Huo Yun asked.

"We have investigated this as well. That kid's first appearance was in Qingshan Town with a father and daughter. As a result, the girl accompanying him was harassed by the young Master of the Wang Family, one of The Three Great Families.

That very day, the Wang Family was annexed by the other two Great Families. It is said that when the Wang Family was annexed, none of the Wang Family's elite members were present; it is estimated that they were killed by that kid.

That kid's second public appearance was because the City Lord's daughter had been poisoned and was on the verge of death. He entered the City Lord's Mansion as a doctor and cured the young lady."

Fourth Elder Huoming reported the results of the two days of investigation truthfully, which did not differ much from the actual situation.

"So, the relationship between the Qingshan City Lord's Mansion and that young man is quite good?"

"Yes, Valley Master. I suggest we go directly to the City Lord's Mansion to demand the person. I suspect that young man is definitely hiding in the City Lord's Mansion." Fourth Elder Huoming stated his thoughts.

However, upon hearing Fourth Elder Huoming's words, Valley Master Huo Yun shook his head, "No. As far as I know, that City Lord's daughter is the Disciple of Outer Court Elder Mu Yunfeng of the Qingyun Sword Sect. Moreover, Qingshan City is, after all, the territory of the Qingyun Sword Sect. If we go directly to the City Lord's Mansion to demand a person like this, it will easily intensify the conflict between the two Sects."

"Valley Master, are we just going to endure this? Those were two Elders at the Late Void Refinement Stage. If we don't do anything when our Elders are killed, we will be mocked by other Sects."

Fourth Elder Huoming clearly could not swallow this insult; after all, the two of them could be considered to have died because of him, and he wanted to seek justice for them.

"Naturally, we cannot ignore it. Since the culprit has been found, do not implicate others to avoid giving people something to talk about. You go directly to find that kid; I don't believe he will hide in the City Lord's Mansion forever.

After finding that kid, do not be in a hurry to make a move. It is best to first figure out that kid's identity. He has such cultivation at a young age; perhaps he has some terrifying background. If that is really the case, then we can only accept our misfortune."

As the Valley Master, Valley Master Huo Yun did not think about problems as simply as others. If Xiao Yuchen possessed a powerful background, they would only have to swallow this insult.

Two days later, Xiao Yuchen was drinking tea in a teahouse when suddenly three men in black robes appeared before him. Seeing the cultivation of the three, Xiao Yuchen also frowned slightly.

"You have finally come after all. If you want to make a move, follow me."

As he spoke, Xiao Yuchen's figure instantly vanished from where he stood, heading in the direction of the Misty Forest.

The three old men saw this and frowned tightly; Xiao Yuchen's speed was simply too fast, and even they were somewhat unable to keep up.

The three of them pushed their speed to the limit, following behind Xiao Yuchen into the Misty Forest, and finally landed ten meters away from Xiao Yuchen.

"Dispatching three Body Integration Stage experts at once, your Fire Cloud Valley really thinks highly of me. Your two Elders were killed by me right here previously.

However, you cannot blame me; you can only blame them for being too greedy, insisting on robbing me of my belongings. I don't know what you have come to find me for today? Are you looking to avenge those two?" Xiao Yuchen took the initiative to ask.

Hearing that Xiao Yuchen actually admitted to this matter, the three were obviously stunned. Xiao Yuchen's performance was too calm, which made the three think of what the Valley Master had instructed earlier.

"Little brother, you have such cultivation at a young age; surely you must come from a major Sect in another Prefecture or have been guided by some expert, right?"

"You don't need to try to extract information from me. I am just a Loose Cultivator, with no Sect or faction, no Master, and no background. If you want to make a move, just do it directly. I just don't know how many more people with your cultivation level Fire Cloud Valley can dispatch?"

The three were all Body Integration Stage experts. In Xiyue Prefecture, the only ones who could surpass them were the Sect Leaders and Elders of the Four Great Sects. Xiao Yuchen was clearly not among them, yet upon hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, not one of the three dared to move.

"Little brother, do you really want to be enemies with our Fire Cloud Valley? No matter how strong you are as an individual, can you be stronger than a Sect? Our Valley Master is a Void Tempering Middle Stage expert."

"I have no intention of being your enemy. It was your people who took the initiative to find trouble with me, and it was they who made a move on me first. I cannot just passively wait for death, can I? If you want to fight, make your move now. If you don't want to fight, leave now; I will not make things difficult for you."