Chapter 737 - – Wasted Effort (1/2)

Yin Chongyue was cunning and resourceful. Xuan Lou would probably be obedient in the coming days and not dare to quarrel or make trouble at all. He might even become more restrained in the future.

Yan Tianhen secretly shed some tears of sympathy for Xuan Lou in his heart, but at the same time, he felt very happy. After all, this little ancestor was truly too overbearing. He was so proud just because there was someone to spoil him.

A moment later, Yin Chongyue spoke up, “I’ll borrow the Illuminating Sky Cauldron from him tomorrow. You should refine the medicinal pill as soon as possible after you get the cauldron. Xuan Lou also knows about evil Qi cultivators. I heard from him that by the time people notice evil Qi cultivators, it would already be too late. Before long, evil creatures will spread all over the Nine Lands.”

Lin Xuanzhi asked, “There shouldn’t have been any traces of evil Qi cultivators during Xuan Lou’s era, right?”

Evil Qi cultivators were already very secret existences, to begin with. If it wasn’t for that fact that evil Qi cultivators reappeared, then even the current heads of many Divine Clans probably wouldn’t know much about them either.

Yin Chongyue shook his head. “I didn’t ask about the specifics, but Xuan Lou definitely knows more than he lets on.”

Yan Tianhen and Lin Xuanzhi exchanged a glance.

“It looks like we’ll need to talk to the little ancestor.”

Yin Chongyue said, “He has a bad temper. You should be more tolerant towards him.”

Yan Tianhen responded, “Of course. After all, he’s an esteemed ancestor ah.”

Yin Chongyue glanced at Yan Tianhen. “You think I can’t guess what you’re planning? You guys were going to beat him up if you couldn’t get the cauldron.”

Yan Tianhen: “…”

Yin Chongyue sighed. “Ah Hen, it’s one thing for you to do that, but Xuanzhi, you’re destroying your own ancestor ah.”

The corners of Lin Xuanzhi’s lips twitched, and he replied expressionlessly, “My Xuan clan doesn’t have this kind of ancestor who lost both his beloved and his country, ending up empty-handed.”

Yin Chongyue: “…” I actually can’t refute this.

Yin Chongyue didn’t stand by the lake for long and soon returned to the cave. A while later, Yin Nian came to invite Lin Xuanzhi and Yan Tianhen inside, informing them that the little ancestor had called for them. When Yan Tianhen entered the cave, he immediately saw the little ancestor pouting while wearing an extremely reluctant expression on his face.

With his mouth flattened into a line, the little ancestor pushed the Illuminating Sky Cauldron — currently ranked number one in the Nine Lands — forward. He said reluctantly, “The only reason I’m doing this is to make Ah Yue happy. Otherwise, I’d never lend out my bed to you guys. Take it and return it to me as soon as possible.”

Yan Tianhen quickly accepted the cauldron and put it away. He thanked with a smile, “Thank you, little ancestor.”

The little ancestor gave a Hmph and turned his head, refusing to look at Yan Tianhen.

The little ancestor said, “You disdain me because I’m small!”

Yin Chongyue suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes. “That’s right. I do disdain you for being small.”

The little ancestor: “…” How come you suddenly changed?

Yin Chongyue flicked the tip of the little ancestor’s nose. “So if you want me to hug you when I’m sleeping, grow up quickly.”

The little ancestor blushed and whispered, “I’ll grow up very soon. I won’t make you wait too long.”

Yin Nian looked like he had nothing left to live for. He rolled his eyes towards the cave’s ceiling. Damn it, why do I have to eat dog food with Adoptive Father? If I knew this was going to happen, I would’ve attacked evil Qi cultivators instead!

The little ancestor and Yin Chongyue showered affection on each other for a while, acting like nobody else was present.

Finally, the little ancestor probably grew tired of displaying affection and remembered that there were still several unpleasant people here, so he had Yin Chongyue put him back down and sat cross-legged on the futon as he studied Lin Xuanzhi and Yan Tianhen. “Do you two know about evil Qi cultivators?”

Yan Tianhen rubbed his nose and said modestly, “I know some general information about them.”

The little ancestor waved his hand. “If you only know some general information, then you guys are no match for the evil Qi cultivators. You must know yourself and your enemy to emerge unscathed through a hundred battles.”

Yan Tianhen blinked. “But where can we go to learn about evil Qi cultivators? I’m afraid it’ll be difficult to find people who have dealt with evil Qi cultivators before.”

It was clear that Yan Tianhen wanted to fish for information from the little ancestor.

The little ancestor sat up steadily. “The South Sovereign’s family has always had great attainments in the array path. A former friend of mine from the Shuiyun family obtained a diagram of an evil spirit array by chance. Inside that evil spirit array, he vaguely saw a few scenes from the Great Immortal-Demon War ten thousand years ago and even witnessed the scene of evil Qi cultivators spreading throughout the Nine Lands. It was very shocking. Later, he restored the evil spirit array to its original condition to the best of his ability, but he couldn’t enter the evil spirit array again.”

Yan Tianhen’s heart jumped, and he thought, That agrees with what we already know.

When they were still in Myriad Dao Academy, they had already heard that the evil spirit arrays had some connection to the Great Immortal-Demon World, but it’s just that no one had ever entered such an array. Nobody knew the exact identity of the powerhouse who created the evil spirit array, but since that person knew Xuan Lou, it would save them the trouble of going around to look for information.

Lin Xuanzhi also paid special attention to the evil Qi arrays. “What are the conditions for entering the evil spirit array?”