Chapter 404: The Three-Year Agreement Begins!

  At the gates of the Yu, in a massive square paved entirely with rge, uniform stones, more than a thousand Yu disciples sat in a half-circle.

  They were all dressed in moon-white robes, with cloud-patterned long swords swaying in the wind, almost as if they were alive, faintly carrying a hint of sword i.

  At the top of the square, a series of t stoeps led upwards. The higher up, the older the people sitting became. At the highest row of stos, there was ay space, and below it, several elderly figures sat cross-legged with their eyes closed, meditating. These were the elders of the Yu.

  Despite the fact that there were over a thousand people in the square, the atmosphere was eerily quiet. Aside from the sound of the wind howling, not a siher noise could be heard.

  Every now and then, a strust of wind would blow through the square, and instantly, the white robes would flutter as though clouds were desding from the heavens, creating a breathtaking se.

  At one point, the sound of wind breaking filled the air, and three powerful auras desded on the highest row of stos.

  These three were Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild; Jia Xingtian, the royal guardian; and Hai Bodong, the grand elder of the Miteer family.

  Following them, Nan Jie, Mu , Miteer Tengshan, and several other well-known Dou King experts from the Jia Ma Empire also arrived, though these individuals did not sit in the same row as Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma. Instead, they sat ooforms below where the Yu elders were seated.

  Their arrival did not cause much of a stir among the Yu disciples, suggesting that they had already received instrus.

  At this time, Hai Bodong, sitting at the high ptform, had a slightly solemn expression. As a strong expert, he could naturally detee details that others might miss. From his perceptioiced that the nearly thousand Yu disciples in the square were all breathing in perfect synization, their auras iwined. Any movement from one would trigger a relentless and overwhelming attack, as though they were a single unit. In this square, if a fight broke out, even a Dou Aor would have to be cautious of the bined might of these thousand disciples.

  "Impressive, indeed, is the Yu," Hai Bodong thought to himself, his heart filled with admiration. To train these disciples to work together so seamlessly must have been a challenging task.

  Turning his head, Hai Bodong exged a gh Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian. They all reized the gravity of the situation. Clearly, the bined formation of the Yu’s disciples was something they all regarded with caution.

  ...

  "Strange... all the invited guests are already in pce, but why haven’t Sect Master Yun Yun and today’s main partit, Nan Yanran, arrived yet?" Jia Xingtian asked, looking at the Yu disciples in the square.

  "Perhaps Sect Master Yun Yun is still giving Nan Yanran some final instrus," Fa Ma responded casually. He wasn’t too ed about the duel between the younger geion. His primary reason for ing to Yunn Mountain was to meet Gu He.

  After the Alchemist vention, he had learned from Liu Ling that top-tier experts like Xiao Yixian were also Gu He’s disciples, and he had been eager to firm this fact with Gu He in person. If it weren’t for the Yu’s invitation, he probably would have e to Yunn Mountain much earlier.

  As Fa Ma was pting this, Jia Xingtian asked a question that he too was curious about.

  "Fa Ma, Old Ice, what do you think... if Gu He really did teach such powerful disciples, could his strength have reached the Dou Aor level?" Jia Xingtian asked, frowning.

  "Well... Gu He’s alchemy talent is certainly remarkable, but his cultivation talent doesn’t seem as strong," Fa Ma hesitated before responding.

  "You two stop guessing. Let me tell you a secret. Gu He probably reached the high-level Dou Emperor realm at least two years ago. Of course, back then I only specuted, but now I say with certainty," Hai Bodong suddenly spoke up.

  "Two years ago, he had already reached the high-level Dou Emperor realm?" Upon hearing this, both Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma were stuheir faces filled with surprise.

  As time was calcuted back to when Gu He had just broken through to the Dou King level, if he had indeed reached high-level Dou Emperor two years ago, then his talent would be nothing short of terrifying. Su extraordinary talent would make it highly likely for him to break through to the Dou Aor level within just two years.

  However, even if Gu He possessed su extraordinary talent and strength, it still didn’t expin how his female disciple had achieved high-level Dou Emperor strength at the age of seventeen.

  “This is truly unbelievable!”

  After p for a while, Jia Xingtian shook his head vigorously, still unwilling to believe this reality.

  At that moment, four young figures stepped out from the Yu’s main hall.

  These four were Liu Ling, Xiao Yixian, Nan Yanran, and Qing Lin.

  After exiting the hall, the four walked directly toward the massive square. Upon reag it, Nan Yanran proceeded aloo the ter of the square, while the other three fous on some nearby stoforms.

  Liu Ling’s achievement of winning the Alchemist vention championship had already spread throughout the Yu, greatly boosting his prestige. Thus, when he, along with Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin, took seats on a higher stoform, no oopped them.

  “For some reason, she seems even strohan before…” Jia Xingtian muttered, his eyes fixed on Xiao Yixian, his brows furrowing deeply.

  “I feel the same way…”

  Upon hearing this, both Fa Ma and Hai Bodong spoke up almost simultaneously, their gazes on Xiao Yixian filled with wariness.

  “Ohe duel between Nan Yanran and the Xiao family boy is over, I must meet with Gu He.” Recalling Xiao Yixian’s self-introdu that night as the sect master of a certain fa from the Yun Empire, Jia Xingtian made some decisions in his heart.

  Just then, a faint sound of footsteps echoed from the stoeps outside the square. Hearing this, all the Yu disciples in the square, as well as those seated on the high ptform, turheir gazes toward a single point.

  Uhe watchful eyes of the crowd, a young man bearing a massive bck ruler finished asding the st steps and appeared on the square.

  The young man’s gaze was calm aionless as he swept his eyes over the vast square, finally stopping on Nan Yanran, who was standing in the ter, her bright eyes meeting his.

  “Xiao Family, Xiao Yan!”

  (End of Chapter)

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