Chapter 576: Chapter 583: Digging holes! Digging holes! Digging holes! (Second update)
Ghost Pill Master?
That madman?
Upon hearing GuanGuan’s words, most people were taken aback, apparently many of them did not know about the Ghost Pill Master.
Seeing that so many people did not know who the Ghost Pill Master was, Yang Zhen felt reassured, otherwise, he often felt an uncomfortable sensation because he didn’t know what other people knew.
What surprised Yang Zhen was that Little Fatty had actually heard of the Ghost Pill Master. On hearing GuanGuan’s words, his eyeballs almost popped out, and he retracted his neck and said, “Why would they invite that madman here, is everyone in Heavenly Spring Sacred Land crazy?”
At this point, Little Fatty suddenly asked curiously, “Elder Mei, I understand that it’s fine for that old man, Ghost Pill Master, to be here, but why does his presence in the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land potentially imply a struggle for dominance with the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain? Does this operation have anything to do with alchemy?”
On hearing this, everyone at the scene stared in surprise at Elder Mei.
Yang Zhen also gave an interested look, waiting to see what Elder Mei would do.
Although there were not many people from Plum Blossom Sky, it was undoubtedly a congregation of powerful practitioners in Northern Island. Take Little Fatty for example. Yang Zhen had not heard of the Cloud Void Sect, but Little Fatty’s cultivation and knowledge surpassed anyone Yang Zhen had ever met, and his status was also different. This could be concluded from Elder Mei’s attitude towards Little Fatty.
The son of the Alchemy Grandmaster, Young Master Tian, did not even have a name in Yang Zhen’s context. This indicated the horrifying status of Little Fatty. At the very least, Little Fatty’s father was far more powerful than Young Master Tian’s father.
Yang Zhen noticed that Young Master Tian, who usually exhibited superiority, didn’t dare to assume such an attitude in front of Little Fatty.
All in all, not a single person from Plum Blossom Sky was simple. Everyone except Yang Zhen seemed to come from a powerful background, or in other words, from families with mines.
Yang Zhen was intrigued that Heavenly Spring Sacred Land had invited the Ghost Pill Master whereas Heavenly Snow Holy Domain had summoned a group of distinguished individuals. Under these circumstances, would Elder Mei still keep secrets about this matter after Little Fatty pinpointed the crux of the issue?
If Elder Mei still did not reveal any useful information, given the character of Little Fatty and the others, they might have packed up and run off to the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land.
Worst case, they would stake out both the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, trying to cause trouble for them.
Who among those of extraordinary status would willingly tolerate concealment from the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land?
As expected, under watchful eyes, Elder Mei took a deep breath, surveyed the crowd, and said solemnly, “As things have reached this point, I will no longer keep secrets. In fact, the reason why I did not disclose the news is for your benefit. After all, this matter is too important to Northern Island and even the entire cultivation world.”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s interest was thoroughly piqued. Little Fatty, not knowing where he got a Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, was enjoying it immensely. Seeing Yang Zhen looking over with a confused face, he cheerfully took out another one and handed it over.
Yang Zhen glanced at Little Fatty, sneered, took out an Earth Store Root from his storage ring, and took a big satisfying bite.
Little Fatty’s eyes bulged out instantly, staring at Yang Zhen in astonishment, muttering to himself, “Earth Store Root… I thought I was extravagant, but compared to friend Yang Kaixin, I’m really nothing. I admire you.”
“Flattered, truly flattered!” Yang Zhen waved his hand, taking another bite.
The others were also taken aback by Yang Zhen, and upon seeing him munching on the Earth Store Root, everyone began to twitch at the corners of their mouths.
Especially Young Master Tian, who looked as if he had swallowed a fly.
Young Master Tian had always looked down upon Yang Zhen. Although Yang Zhen was brought in by Liu Xian herself, he was a rogue practitioner and therefore held no significant status. Everyone present was a famed figure from Northern Island, while Yang Zhen was merely a nobody, naturally, he wouldn’t catch Young Master Tian’s eye.
However, Yang Zhen first gained Liu Xian’s care, who specifically instructed them that Yang Zhen’s name was Yang Kaixin and that the fat cat was not a mean cat. This was just a coincidence. Plus, Yang Zhen had helped GuanGuan overcome the difficulties she had been facing for years, successfully refining the Dingyuan Pill and earning GuanGuan’s approval.
All of this had already made Young Master Tian lose his appetite, and now he was watching as Yang Zhen, upon seeing the damned wasteful Little Fatty pick out the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit to eat, casually took out a huge Earth Store Root. This was clearly a show-off.
Indeed, Yang Zhen was showing off. Upon hearing that the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and Heavenly Snow Holy Domain were practically in each other’s pockets, Yang Zhen had already begun digging a pit. This pit aimed to elevate his stature, making it seem like without him, the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain would lose its dominance.
Of course, man proposes, but God disposes. Whether Yang Zhen’s trap would ensnare both the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land depended largely on whether the so-called Ghost Pill Master lived up to the hype.
Among all those present, Yang Zhen was probably the only one hoping that the Ghost Pill Master was up to something. The more capable the Ghost Pill Master was, the better he could disturb the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, and the bigger the pit Yang Zhen would dig.
What’s the big deal about eating the Earth Store Root? If Yang Zhen wanted to, he could almost eat enough to make this crowd question their existence.
At this time, the befuddled Mei Chaofen finally took a deep breath and told the curious crowd, “When the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain entered the world, they discovered an ancient ruin in the Northernmost Land. And this ruin may be related to the great catastrophe of the universe!”
“What?”
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback. Little Fatty nearly swallowed the entire Heavenly Fragrance Fruit in one gulp, his chubby face turning red as he forcefully swallowed it down. He looked extremely surprised, “What did you say, about the catastrophe of the universe?”
Boy, this was big news.
Almost all practitioners in the world of cultivation were curious about what this great catastrophe of the universe was and why the major sects of the Shanggeng period chose to sleep for tens of thousands of years.
But due to the constraints of heaven’s will, the details could not be passed on by word of mouth, and everyone kept their lips sealed about the great catastrophe of the universe, unable to understand what had actually happened.
Now that the people of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain and the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, as well as members of the Shanggeng Secret Clan, had emerged, everyone had thought that they would be able to finally understand the events of the Shanggeng period. However, these people were equally clueless. Even if they knew something, they could not casually reveal it, and it had no relation to the great catastrophe of the universe whatsoever.
In essence, if the universe were destroying humanity, they would be left with no choice but to employ deceptive tactics and hibernate within their ancestral lands. It was not until two years ago that the shackles of the universe in the East Sea suddenly opened and they slowly woke up.
As for why the universe was destroying humanity, everyone was confused and knew nothing at all!
“This is just the beginning!”
Mei Chaofen took a deep breath and said, “If we have not guessed wrong, entering these ancient ruins will unravel the mysteries of the Shanggeng period, or at the very least, we should be able to understand what happened to the universe at that time.”
Little Fatty took one last bite of the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, laughed, and said, “Ancient ruins, huh? I’m not particularly interested in that great catastrophe of the universe. But as for the ancient ruins, there must be fortunes and opportunities within them. That’s what I am more concerned about.”
Having said that, Little Fatty looked at Yang Zhen and even winked at him.
Yang Zhen took a deep breath and asked, “So, does opening these ancient ruins require a powerful practitioner with high achievement in the art of pill refining?”
Upon hearing Yang Zhen’s words, everyone’s faces turned strange, and GuanGuan’s face turned pale. She exclaimed, covering her mouth tightly, and looked at Mei Chaofen with an expression of hesitancy.