Lu Yang felt that this matter of the Xinhuo Dynasty sounded exceedingly dangerous.
Master Muyin had been sleeping peacefully, only to be eliminated in his sleep simply because he knew about the Xinhuo Dynasty.
Now that no one in the cultivation world knew of the Xinhuo Dynasty, one could easily deduce that the immortal’s methods were far from gentle. Most likely, every single person who knew anything had been killed, which was why the dynasty had vanished so thoroughly.
As the saying went, a gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall. Naturally, he wanted to stay as far away from it as possible.
“Still, what unspeakable secret does the Xinhuo Dynasty actually hold?” Lu Yang could not figure it out. He had known about the dynasty’s existence for a long time, yet he had seen neither immense opportunity nor great terror descend upon him.
“How strange.”
“Junior Brother, for now your priority should be cultivation. Do not get involved in the affairs of immortals.” Eldest Senior Sister hauled Lu Yang out of Prison Peak to keep him from learning too much.
The Immortal Fairy snickered, noting that this clearly showed who held higher status in Girl Yun’s heart.
“Oh, and Senior, you should step outside as well.”
Eldest Senior Sister threw the Immortal Fairy out as well. Given the fairy’s temperament, she would almost certainly turn around and spill everything she knew to Lu Yang all at once.
The crucial matters had already been asked. As for verifying the remaining details, once she finished questioning Daoist Lord Wanfa, she could simply corroborate them with his confidants.
“The Xinhuo Dynasty existed for a hundred thousand years... Doesn’t that mean this immortal has been dead for four hundred thousand years?” The Immortal Fairy felt as though she had suddenly aged another hundred thousand years.
“Fairy, isn’t your focus a little different from everyone else’s?”
As the two were talking, they bumped into Daoist Lord Hanhai rushing toward the depths of the Dao Seeking Sect.
“Senior Hanhai, what are you doing?”
“Don’t tell anyone you saw me,” Daoist Lord Hanhai tossed out in a hurry, flying deeper into the sect without stopping.
Lu Yang was completely baffled by Daoist Lord Hanhai’s panicked rush.
Only when he arrived at the Nine Peaks of the Dao Seeking Sect did he learn the reason.
While he and Eldest Senior Sister were interrogating Daoist Lord Wanfa, the major sects had sent visiting cards one after another, coming to call on the Dao Seeking Sect to witness the glorious presence of the legendary Daoist Lord Hanhai.
People from the nine super-rank sects and the other four immortal sects had all arrived, turning the Dao Seeking Sect into a bustling hive of activity.
After all, opportunities to meet a half-immortal were rare. Not everyone was like Lu Yang, who either harbored an immortal inside his body or ran into a half-immortal whenever he left the house.
Daoist Lord Hanhai was probably unwilling to meet so many people, which was why he had fled into the sect’s depths to hide.
Since Daoist Buyu was away year-round and Eldest Senior Sister, who usually handled sect affairs, was in Prison Peak, the Grand Elder had no choice but to take charge and receive the guests.
“Patriarch Hanhai is currently in seclusion. Fellow Daoists, please leave your gifts and return from whence you came.” The Grand Elder spoke politely with impeccable etiquette, fully projecting the air of a great sect.
Ever since learning that Daoist Lord Hanhai was still alive, the Grand Elder had been holding his head and back much higher than before.
In the past, even on the Dao Seeking Sect’s home turf, he would never have dared to speak so boldly.
As it turned out, the child Grandmaster’s choice not to inform the Dao Seeking Sect’s upper echelons of Daoist Lord Hanhai being alive had been entirely correct.
The elders from the various sects glared and bristled with anger, but none dared to cause a scene.
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“Old Lu, over here!” Lu Yang heard Meng Jingzhou’s voice and looked up to see him waving from the second floor of the Baixiang Restaurant, gesturing not unlike a courtesan hailing customers at a brothel.
Lu Yang went up to the second floor and saw many familiar faces.
“Lan Ting, Bai Ming, Yan Tianzhi—you’re all here!” Lu Yang greeted them with a smile. The various sects had also brought along their outstanding younger generations.
Man Gu, Tao Yaoye, Li Haoran, and Meng Jingzhou were also present as the outstanding juniors of their own sect.
“Your Dao Seeking Sect has really stolen the spotlight!” Bai Ming playfully punched Lu Yang’s shoulder, envious. All along the way, everyone he heard was talking about the Dao Seeking Sect.
“Just sheer luck, entirely sheer luck,” Lu Yang replied with a modest chuckle.
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