Chapter 1113: Cloud Gate Qian Fan

19 Aug, 2024

Chapter 1113: Cloud Gate Qian Fan

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Cloud Gate clan, Ninth Summit. Within the array formation.

After a year of recuperation, Xu Qing's Dao injuries were completely healed with the help of the rich Spiritual Qi here and the power of the purple crystal.

The moment he opened his eyes, a rosy glow appeared on his originally pale skin.

The sickly feeling in his body was swept away.

The coughing that had plagued Xu Qing for a year finally came to an end. As he breathed, he could feel his body becoming more relaxed. When Xu Qing opened his eyes, a clarity that he hadn't seen in a long time appeared.

What followed was the vigorous rise of his cultivation base in his body, as well as the heaviness of the Dao that he had comprehended over the past year.

Compared to a year ago, there was a huge change.

If the Xu Qing of a year ago was a sharp dagger, then after a year of recuperation, he had already turned into a heavy sword.

Moreover, he had a scabbard!

He could hide his blade.

"It's time to leave."

Xu Qing raised his head and looked at the distant horizon.

Everything was normal. The three cultivators outside the formation were still meditating.

In the last three days, there were no coincidences of a decisive battle between the two clans, nor were there any sudden appearances of experts.

In Xu Qing's perception, the old ancestor of the Cloud Gate Family was still struggling at death's door.

As for his true combat strength and the fact that he possessed a token, he didn't reveal it either.

"The Purple Crystal is indeed of great help to me."

Xu Qing sensed the purple crystal and murmured in his heart.

When he was recuperating in the quagmire, he had tried to use the Purple Crystal to block the detection of his Quasi-Immortal Token.

In fact, after he had fused with the Quasi-Immortal Token, he had tried to do this many times, but he had failed every time.

Both sides seemed to reject each other.

The material of the Quasi-Immortal Token was extremely special. It seemed to have an inexplicable connection with the fifth star ring.

In the end, in the quagmire, Xu Qing thought of a method.

The theory was based on Xiao Ying's relationship with the purple crystal.

He turned Xiao Ying into a thin film and covered his skin. Then, he unleashed the suppressive power of the purple crystal.

Suppressing Xiao Ying was also suppressing him.

Through continuous suppression, it indirectly achieved the effect of shielding.

However, there were flaws as well. On the one hand, Xiao Ying would send out emotional fluctuations of weeping every day.

On the other hand, it was consumption.

Continuously activating it was a huge drain on Xu Qing's soul.

If the range was not as large as his token, Xu Qing could still bear this kind of consumption.

However, if the other party's area of effect exceeded his own, it would be difficult for him to do so. Forcefully concealing himself would consume too much energy in an instant, and neither Xu Qing nor Xiao Ying would be able to withstand it.

In the end, he was still too weak.

Fortunately, the range of Xu Qing's current command Token was not small. Although there were people who could surpass him, in this lazy western region, unless a battle was inevitable, most people would not get close to each other.

After all, the second stage of the competition had not reached its climax yet.

As for the Cloud Gate and the Earth Spirit Race, the command Token holders of their races could not compare to Xu Qing's range. Thus, under Xu Qing's concealment, they were unable to detect that there was someone beside them.

It was also because of this that Xu Qing had chosen to join the Cloud Gate Clan when they were recruiting.

The war between the two clans had caused the number of outsiders to dwindle, and most of them avoided the area.

This allowed Xu Qing to have a relatively safe period of time.

Today, the Dao injuries on his body would be completely healed.

"However, although nothing unexpected happened in the past three days, there was a mission from the Cloud Gate Clan…"

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and withdrew his gaze from the horizon before it descended onto a jade slip before him.

This jade slip was sent yesterday.

Xu Qing was given a mission in the scroll.

To escort a member of the Cloud Gate to Black Cloud City, the sooner the better.

"At the moment when the Cloud Gate Clan's final battle is about to erupt, this mission … …"

Xu Qing fell into deep thought.

"This is bait."

"However, the conditions offered are still pretty good."

Xu Qing's Divine Sense fell on the jade slip and it clearly informed him that the reward for completing this mission was the soil containing Space Energy that he had been searching for this past year.

With such a coincidence, it was only natural that he had planned this beforehand.

It was clear that the family's caravan hadn't just found a clue, but had already found it long ago. It was just that they hadn't told Xu Qing.

If he hadn't recovered from his injuries, Xu Qing wouldn't have accepted this mission no matter how much he wanted that item.

But now …

Xu Qing thought for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed at the jade slip.

As the light from the jade slip shone, an hour later, a long arc charged towards the ninth summit from the core mountain range of the Cloud Gate Clan.

His speed was not slow, emitting the cultivation fluctuations of a rank three Void Returning Realm.

Soon, they arrived at the top of the ninth summit.

The three people sitting cross-legged there had strange expressions as they looked over.

It was a woman.

The woman was dressed in white, and at the same time, there was also a faint gray pattern on her clothes, which emitted the power of a formation.

As for her appearance, she was quite beautiful and had a clear sense of freshness, like a flower petal at the first light of dawn.

There was also a hint of gentleness between her brows, as if there were thousands of words hidden in her eyes that could speak.

At that moment, as her footsteps swayed lightly, she looked even more lively. Once she arrived at the ninth summit, she took a few brisk steps forward and bowed respectfully towards Xu Qing, who was in the Rune.

"Cloud Gate Clan's Qian Fan greets Senior Yan Xuanzi."

"You're the one I'm sending off?

Within the formation, Xu Qing's gaze was like lightning as it landed on the woman.

Being stared at like this by Xu Qing, the woman felt a little nervous.

"Thank you, Senior."

Xu Qing's face was expressionless. He was just about to look away when, in the next moment, his gaze landed on the woman's chest, and his eyes narrowed.

"Interesting, come in for a bit."

Xu Qing waved his hand and a gap opened in the array.

The woman was even more nervous when she heard this, but she knew that this matter was related to her future life and death. She took a deep breath and walked towards the array. Through the gap in front, she stepped into the array and arrived in front of Xu Qing.

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of her, various information about him in the past year appeared in the woman's mind. She sighed in her heart and wondered if her choice was right or wrong.

Because according to the arrangement of the family, she could choose three escorts this time and she gave up the other two in the end.

Yan Xuanzi in front of her.

The reason for this was because her physique was special and she had cultivated divination since she was young.

Ever since she knew what she was going to face, she had tried many times to find a way out for herself. In the end, she only found a trace of her way out from this person in front of her.

But this trace would sometimes exist and sometimes disappear.

But she was also a decisive person. Since she had made her choice, then … Her eyes were filled with decisiveness and she clenched her teeth. Without waiting for Xu Qing to ask, she bowed to Xu Qing and quickly spoke.

"Senior, Qian Fan has something to tell you. This time, the mission of the Cloud Gate Clan was not only given to you."

"In fact, a total of fourteen missions were issued!"

"Each mission was to designate a guest of the family to escort a core member to a different city."

"The reason for this is because among us, someone has used a special method to carry a secret key. It is related to the rise of the family in the future."

"But as for who it is, even we don't know. It could be with me, it could be with someone else, or it could even be with none of us."

"But no matter what, other than the person who carries the secret key, everyone else is bait to attract the Earth Spirit Clan."

After speaking, Qian Fan let out a long breath. She knew that she was gambling and since she was gambling, she had to go all out. So she raised her hand and took out a box from where Xu Qing was looking.

She opened it.

Inside the box, there was a fist-sized clump of soil!

Bursts of spatial energy spread out from it, distorting the surroundings.

This was what Xu Qing wanted.

According to the mission in the jade slip, he had to complete the mission here to obtain it.

But now, the other party had taken it out in advance and Xu Qing could see that it was not sealed.

However, there were signs of it being sealed. It should have been unsealed not too long ago. Furthermore, there was blood on it. The method to unseal it must have been done with blood.

"Senior, you've been searching for this Spatial Soil for the past year. After I obtained it from my family, it was originally a seal. This seal is bound to my life and death. Only when I am willing and use my own Origin Blood can it be opened."

"After thinking about it, junior decided that I don't want to use this method to threaten senior, so I've already unsealed it."

After saying that, Qian Fan of the Cloud Gate Clan respectfully handed it over and then knelt down.

At that moment, she had already said everything that she could not say. She had destroyed the plan that her family had set up to keep her alive.

He didn't hide anything, nor did he put up any defenses. Whether it was his heart or his fleshly body, he was completely honest as he kowtowed, allowing Xu Qing to examine him.

Xu Qing's expression remained the same. He swept his gaze over the soil, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, he raised his hand and put it away. Then, he glanced at the woman kneeling there.

He said calmly.

"A normal person wouldn't do what you did."

Cloud Gate Clan's Qian Fan took a deep breath and replied in a low voice.

"Junior's constitution is special, and I cultivate the Dao of Divination. However, I have never divined Senior's Dao, nor do I dare to. Instead, I divined where my request came from, and the result of my divination was nine."

Xu Qing's eyes darkened.

"What do you want?"

"Junior wants … to live, to reach Black Cloud City alive."

The woman raised her head and spoke softly.

Xu Qing didn't give an answer right away, and he pondered for a moment before slowly standing up and walking out of the formation.

With every step he took, the array formation rippled.

Qian Fan of the Cloud Gate Clan, who was kneeling there, was nervous. While she was lowering her head and worrying about her gains and losses, Xu Qing had already walked past her.

"Follow me."

When Qian Fan of the Cloud Gate Clan heard his voice, her heart trembled violently. She immediately got up and followed behind Xu Qing.

The entire ninth summit trembled.

As the formation rippled, Xu Qing walked out under the respectful gazes of the three cultivators.

His foot landed on the void, forming a ring-shaped fluctuation that surged in all directions.

The second step was to step into the sky and head into the distance.

Qian Fan of the Cloud Gate Clan followed behind like a maidservant. This was her position for the rest of the journey.

To her, she had already given up everything as a bet. At that moment, she could only place her hopes on Yan Xuanzi, who was guided by her divination technique.