Chapter 1417: Joining Together Again! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
As Wang Chong mused to himself, the cave began to rumble. The wall next to him suddenly collapsed in a shower of dust and dirt, revealing a square opening several feet tall. And through this opening, he could make out a stone stairway.
At first, Wang Chong was startled by this sight, but then, his face became a more complicated mixture of emotions.
Wang Chong had basically known nothing about the Origin Immortal Lord before this. Moreover, as the King of Foreign Lands, an existence close to the Subtle realm, he felt that no matter how strong the Origin Immortal Lord was, he couldn't be that much stronger.
But when the wall collapsed, revealing a passage, Wang Chong felt as if the Origin Immortal Lord was utterly unfathomable. His every movement and even his thoughts seemed to be known by this man. Not even one thousand years seemed to be able to fend off his eyes.
”Senior, my deepest thanks!”
Wang Chong was soon flying up the staircase and out of the cave.
Hwooo! Keeee!
He had barely emerged from the cave when what seemed like the keening of ghosts resounded in his ear. At the same time, countless grains of sand beat against Wang Chong's body. All Wang Chong could see before him was endless yellow sand.
”This is… the Qixi desert!”
Wang Chong realized with a jolt that this environment was clearly that of Qixi's Moheyan Desert.
”To think that the Origin Immortal Formation actually teleported me here!”
A hint of astonishment flashed in Wang Chong's eyes.
It was already dark. After taking stock of his surroundings, Wang Chong headed northward.
Not long after he left, in that cave beneath the Moheyan Desert, that ancient stele began to crack and crumble, and a few moments later, it was nothing but a pile of rubble.
……
The Origin Immortal Formation was on the northwestern side of the Moheyan Desert, and Wang Chong sped in that direction. Four to six hours later, he sensed three familiar auras. At almost the same moment, an elderly voice called out in excitement.
”Chong-er!”
Directly to his north, under the dim starlight, Wang Chong spotted three figures headed his way.
”Master!”
Wang Chong was also elated, and he rushed to meet up with his master.
”Hahaha, Wang Chong, kid, it really is you!”
As they joined together, the short figure of the Formation Elder gave Wang Chong a fierce hug, his expression brimming with enthusiasm.
”Rascal, we were searching for you for ages!”
Although this wasn't even his disciple, the Formation Elder cherished Wang Chong perhaps even more than the Demonic Emperor Old Man did.
Wang Chong had only spent a little while learning from him, and yet he had managed to break the world's number one formation. The Formation Elder regarded him as a treasure in every way.
Wang Chong failed to notice the Formation Elder's abnormal ardor, instead turning to his master and curiously asking, ”Master, how did you manage to find me?”
An elderly voice came from the side. ”We searched almost the entire northwest for you, but after finding no trace of you, it was your master who eventually said that we should look in the Moheyan Desert. Although this place is devoid of both man and beast, it was also the only place we hadn't searched yet.” The Wushang Village Chief, wielding his white cane, slowly walked forward and looked in relief at Wang Chong.
The Wushang Village Chief had not been destined to enter the Origin Immortal Formation and had been separated from the Demonic Emperor even before that. In the end, it was only after the Demonic Emperor and the Formation Elder had left the formation that they finally met up again in the northwest.
Creee!
The sharp cry of a bird came from high overhead.
All four of them looked up in alarm, but in the dark and cloud-covered sky, they could barely make out anything. All that could be seen in the dim starlight was a large bird with open wings flying in another direction.
”Chong-er, this isn't the place to talk. Let's get out of here first.”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man quickly looked away, his eyes narrowing and his expression turning solemn.
”Master, what's going on? Is it the Righteous Alliance?” Wang Chong said, also sensing something strange.
It was already very late, so Wang Chong had thought that he would have a few moments to chat with his master. But it now seemed that even though the Origin Immortal Formation had been broken, the events of the northwest were still far from concluded.
”The Righteous Alliance is no longer looking for us.”
The Demonic Emperor Old Man shook his head, his expression grave.
”All the martial artists in the northwest, including the Five Ancestor Alliance and Righteous Alliance, are now looking for YOU. The formation left behind by the Origin Immortal Lord was rather unique. Everyone saw what was going on when you were in the core breaking the formation.”