Chapter 565: Chapter 572 We are Civilized People! (1/10)
Yang Zhen had never been to the area north of Northern Island before, so he didn’t know what the situation was like in the past.
He asked Naughty Cat, but it couldn’t remember if it had been there before either. However, based on their journey so far, the Heaven and Earth Qi in this area was even denser than within Northern Island, not sparse as one might expect.
The Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and Heavenly Spring Sacred Land were adjacent, only separated by a natural mountain stream. They were like two different worlds.
Located within the Final Void Mountain Range, Heavenly Spring Sacred Land was a place of eternal spring, whereas the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain was constantly shrouded in snow and ice.
Yang Zhen and Naughty Cat made their journey in a leisurely fashion, taking occasional pauses. However, the pervasive cold eventually got to them, and they decided to increase their speed.
Along their way, Yang Zhen met many people who were also heading for the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain to attend the conference. He learned that the aim of the conference was to destroy an ancient prohibition that had been passed down since ancient times.
Exactly what this prohibition was about, no one knew apart from a few people from the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and Heavenly Spring Sacred Land. This was precisely why everyone was so keen on the conference – they wanted to figure out what was happening between the two sacred lands.
Yang Zhen gave Naughty Cat a baffled look. “Why such pomp and circumstance for a prohibition?”
Naughty Cat shook its head blankly. “How would I know? It’s an ancient prohibition. Could it be sealing some ancient beast, or…”
A glint surfaced in both their eyes, and they simultaneously exclaimed, “Can there be treasures?”
They couldn’t just stand back and let this opportunity slip. They had to seize it! Even if they couldn’t get the treasure themselves, they absolutely couldn’t let the individuals from Heavenly Spring Sacred Land or Fang Zhongjian and that unseen Li Cangxu get it.
At the same time, Yang Zhen had another suspicion. The ancient people, though they couldn’t discuss the Epochal Tribulation, must have known something about it.
Even till now, Yang Zhen didn’t fully understand what the Epochal Tribulation really was. The Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, with their covert plans to gather people and destroy an ancient prohibition, must have had some connection with the Epochal Tribulation. It was a matter that current practitioners of Heaven and Earth couldn’t wrap their heads around.
Damn! Yang Zhen simply had to figure out what was going on.
It was only after reaching the vicinity of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain that Yang Zhen truly appreciated the strength of these ancient schools. The practitioners flying around in mid-air on patrol were mostly undergoing the Tribulation Crossing Period. Every newcomer to the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain was shocked at the sight.
Yang Zhen and Naughty Cat hid aside and watched as one practitioner after another was led into the holy domain by the disciples. They exchanged glances.
“Damn it, how are we supposed to get in? We don’t have that small sign for entry,” Naughty Cat muttered, as it watched the practitioners produce wooden tags during identity checks.
These practitioners weren’t alone, and it would be impossible for Yang Zhen and Naughty Cat to steal a tag without causing a commotion. There were just too many of them. Even if they stood still and allowed Yang Zhen to attack them, he wouldn’t be able to take them all out without raising an alarm.
“Why don’t we just fight our way in?” Naughty Cat suggested evilly, to which Yang Zhen responded with a smack to its head.
“Damn it, can’t we behave like civilized beings? Do we have to resort to violence?” Yang Zhen retorted.
Naughty Cat glared back, “Then what’s your plan?”
Yang Zhen took a deep breath, scrutinized Naughty Cat and said, “You think of a way to change your appearance. Then, Sao Saint can waltz you right in. How does that sound?”
Upon seeing the small wooden sign, Yang Zhen suddenly remembered he had one too. Although it was a tad different, it should be useful, right?
“Not good!” Naughty Cat eyed Yang Zhen suspiciously, murmuring, “You’re slippery, you have some idea to deceive me into walking in, don’t you? Moreover, I am a majestic kylin. Into what should I transform?”
“As long as you’re not a cat. Damn, every time someone sees a cat now, they know it’s you. If you don’t change your form, how can we fool them?”
Naughty Cat gave a sinister chuckle. “No, something’s not right. You’re up to no good, definitely scheming to use me somehow. I’m not that foolish. I refuse; I won’t transform no matter what.”
“So are you gonna transform or not?” Yang Zhen glared at the scoundrel cat’s fur, eagerly awaiting.
The scoundrel cat quickly jumped aside: “Holy catnip, what is that look in your eyes?”
“I’m just asking if you’re going to transform or not?” Yang Zhen grinned at the scoundrel cat: “After all, I can still get in, if you don’t transform, go in as you are?”
The scoundrel cat was furious: “Kid, don’t look down on the Kylin, and you, you don’t have any method to get in, once they discover you don’t have a token, you’ll end up like those practitioners, stuck waiting outside, heh heh, and frankly, I might just be able to stroll right in.”
Hearing this, Yang Zhen was intrigued and gestured an invitation, saying, “Please, show this Sao Saint how you’ll waltz right in?”
With its neck stiff, a look of disdain on its face, the scoundrel cat said, “Kid, how about we make a bet, we both strut our way in from different directions, see who can enter?”
Yang Zhen was taken aback, staring suspiciously at the scoundrel cat. Did this rascal really have a way in?
“This Sao Saint doesn’t believe in your bullshit! Bet it is!”
Speaking, Yang Zhen sprung, his whole body disappeared into the ground, appearing a thousand feet away, coughing once. He changed into scholar attire, a folding fan and a turban, flipped the fan open with a pop, and strode forward.
The scoundrel cat a thousand feet away sneered, making a gesture at Yang Zhen that made him want to curse.
This rascal actually dropped down on all fours to walk, from a distance, it looked exactly like a big fat cat.
What the hell was this rascal pretending to be a calf for?
Yang Zhen watched in astonishment as the scoundrel cat, under the watchful eyes of the disciples of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain, meowed once and sauntered towards the holy domain. Just as he was about to curse, the sound of the wind breaking came.
A female disciple of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain appeared on her sword, landed by his side, and smiled, “This young master, do you have the Heavenly Snow Command of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain?”
Coughing lightly, Yang Zhen glanced at the scoundrel cat, now inside the holy domain. Seeing the cat’s satisfied expression, he glared at the cat, took out a wooden tablet from his pocket, handed it to the female disciple, and said, “I am Yang Kaixin, may I know the young lady’s name, and are you engaged?”
The female disciple was taken aback, her eyebrows raising, clearly about to start cursing. But the moment her gaze fell onto the wooden tablet handed to her by Yang Zhen, she was shocked, “So it’s Young Master Yang, I’m Liu Xian, under the Holy Domain’s orders, I’ve been waiting for you here, please come with me, young master.”
Yang Zhen was dumbfounded, staring at Liu Xian, and pointed to his own nose, “You, you were waiting for me?”
A sweet smile appeared on Liu Xian’s face. “Yes, Young Master Yang, weren’t you told about your esteemed guest status when you received the Heavenly Snow Command?”
An esteemed guest?
Is it the status of a distinguished guest?
Yang Zhen coughed lightly and said, “Of course they told me, just didn’t expect to receive such a welcome. Miss Liu Xian, how special exactly is this esteemed guest status compared to Fang Zhongjian or Li Cangxu?”
Liu Xian’s color drained, she looked left and right before cautiously whispering, “Young master, you must be joking, the esteemed guest is the most distinguished guest of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain.”
The word ‘most’ was particularly clear and emphasized.
Hearing this, Yang Zhen was ecstatic, while the nearby scoundrel cat looked dumbstruck. It spun its eyes in place, running over to Yang Zhen, and nuzzling his foot, its face full of overly obsequious expression.
“Mew?”
Yang Zhen was about to kick the nuisance away when Liu Xian suddenly exclaimed with delight, “Oh, what a cute kitten, how did it get here?”