Chapter 1336: The Righteous Alliance! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Boom! Wang Chong, with a smiling face, flicked a faint bolt of Sword Qi that immediately struck one of the formation rocks behind the Formation Elder. In an instant, the formation rock was pulverized.
”Senior, there's no need to worry. Junior has the ability to protect himself,” Wang Chong said nonchalantly, drawing back his finger.
All was quiet. The Formation Elder's mouth dropped open as he stared speechlessly at Wang Chong.
”How could this be!?”
The Formation Elder felt his mind raging in turmoil as he stared at the youth before him.
Although he had extracted these rocks from the ground, all of them were as tough as steel.
More importantly, when hiding from his foes, he had used his formation arts to fuse these rocks with the earthly energy for one hundred li around. He had only opened up the formation, not dispersed it, but a casual strike from this youth's finger had still been enough to obliterate one of the rocks. Not even top-class experts were capable of such a feat.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man stroked his beard and gloated, ”How is it? Still have something to say? You were already told that he was this old man's disciple. You thought that he would be some nobody?”
Wang Chong seemed to understand his temperament well. With a single finger strike, he had managed to stop this old rascal's ceaseless mouth.
”Hmph! Powerful martial arts don’t make you all that!”
The Formation Elder turned timid, his anger fading, but his mouth refused to surrender.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief only smiled at this. This was not their first time interacting with the Formation Elder, and they couldn't be bothered to expose him at this time.
”Let's go. The treasury will open this month. This news has already leaked, and the sects have sent many people. We need to hurry up!”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man walked forward as he spoke.
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As the four of them got on their way, the Formation Elder began to explain the situation in the northwest.
”The situation is rather complicated. It's been a very long time since there has been any news of the Supreme and Infinite Origin Immortal Art, but recently, two treasure map pieces have appeared pointing to this place. I feel like someone is intentionally luring everyone here. I came here earlier than you two and observed for a period of time. There are more than twenty factions here, and even foreigners!”
”What!?”
The word 'foreigners' instinctively caused Wang Chong to crease his brow. As a King of the Great Tang, he was extremely sensitive to matters on this subject.
”Senior, do you know which empire these foreigners belong to?” Wang Chong asked.
The Formation Elder rolled his eyes and rudely answered, ”How could I know that? All these foreigners look the same and I can't speak Hu, so what does it matter to me?!”
Wang Chong inwardly chuckled and did not squabble. He understood that this elder was still holding a grudge over how Wang Chong had caused him to lose face in front of the Demonic Emperor Old Man and the Wushang Village Chief.
”In addition, Zhang Wenfu, you have to be careful. It's not just my enemies that have come this time, but that old foe of yours from the world of sects, and he's brought ten-some people from his sect with him. They've put up posters about you everywhere, just sticking wooden posts in the ground and pasting posters on them. I fear that he might be partially responsible for all the experts gathering here this time.”
The Formation Elder gestured with his hands, and as he spoke, he shot a worried glance at the Demonic Emperor Old Man.
The Demonic Emperor Old Man said nothing, but his entire body seemed to become much colder and more severe. Wang Chong's expression also turned more solemn. His master had always remained quiet about what had happened with the sects, particularly with the conspiracy against him. Ever since Wang Chong had saved him, his master had apparently been trying to look past these wrongs.
Thus, not even Wang Chong knew specifically how his master had been conspired against, only that his martial brother had probably played a pivotal role.
But after strolling around, it seemed like they had finally circled back to the beginning.
In the end, his master's grudges in the world of martial arts could not be avoided!
Wang Chong suddenly stepped forward and whispered, ”Master, that person who conspired against you back then… just what sort of person is he?”
”Chong-er, don't concern yourself with this matter! The martial arts world is exceptionally murky, and it's not good for you to get involved. Just let your master handle this matter!” the Demonic Emperor Old Man said, though he appeared somewhat unfocused.
Wang Chong hesitated, but in the end, he did not further press his master. His master had been the number one individual of the evil path whose very name caused others to quail in fear, and his way of doing things had been fierce and vicious. It was obvious that this matter could not be explained in just two or three sentences.
Whoosh!