Chapter 512 Hearing about the Mythic Utopia (1/2)
Dong! Dong!
The sound of an old bell melodiously echoed across the land, causing an astonishing wave of excitement and noise to explode in the Cangxuan Sect. The rising clamor made the ancient cultivation holy land become akin to a marketplace.
Because today was the date of the Genesis reservoir ceremony.
Saint Genesis Peak.
Zhou Tai and several disciples were anxiously waiting outside a certain cave dwelling, while Yaoyao stood in front of them, carrying Tuntun with a calm, ordinary expression.
Zhou Tai could not help but look towards Yaoyao in a fluster, “Junior sister Xiaoyao, is junior brother Zhou Yuan not ready yet? We really have to head to the Genesis reservoir soon. If he doesn’t hurry up, we might not be able to make it in time!”
Yaoyao shook her head and replied, “He’s in closed cultivation, and will naturally come out when it's over. None of you are allowed to disturb him.”
Zhou Tai and gang could only grimace in response. None of them dared to show any attitude towards Yaoyao, because they knew that rather than chief disciple Zhou Yuan, she was the true bedrock of Saint Genesis Peak.
Dong! Dong!
The resonant sound of a bell continued to echo, while Zhou Tai and the others worriedly paced back and forth.
None of them dared to even imagine what a laughing stock they will be if Zhou Yuan failed to make it. If that were to happen, Sword Cometh Peak would surely believe he was using this as an excuse to hide from them.
Both Saint Genesis Peak and its chief disciple would then have to wear the hat of ‘gutless cowards’.
And would also be far too great of a blow to their reputation.
While more and more cold sweat emerged on their foreheads, a familiar voice finally sounded from the cave, causing Zhou Tai and the rest to breathe a deep sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.
“Hehe, sorry for making senior brothers wait.”
Zhou Tai and gang hurriedly raised their heads, and saw Zhou Yuan slowly walking out of the cave.
He currently wore a faint smile on his confident face. His eyes in particular seemed especially bright like stars, causing one to feel a slight piercing pain if one looked directly at them.
Zhou Tai could feel that there was something different about Zhou Yuan, but the former could not explain it in words.
However, they had no time to think about such things at this juncture. Zhou Tai hurriedly said, “Let’s hurry up and get moving. Our Saint Genesis Peak disciples are all waiting for you.”
Zhou Yuan nodded as he exchanged a look with Yaoyao. The latter’s eyes paused on the spot between his brows for a moment as she said, “Not bad, you didn’t disappoint.”
Zhou Yuan chuckled, but did not say anything. With a wave of his sleeve, Genesis Qi rose, swiftly carrying the group into the sky.
The Genesis Qi cloud zipped past in the sky. After several dozen minutes, it landed in front of one of the halls in Saint Genesis Peak, where the disciples of the two factions were already gathered.
These disciples had clearly grown rather anxious while waiting. They immediately breathed huge sighs of relief upon seeing Zhou Yuan as they quickly cupped their fists together.
“Greetings chief disciple!”
Zhou Yuan returned the gesture, before looking towards Shen Taiyuan. “I almost couldn’t make it in time. I hope that teacher Shen will not blame me too much.”
Shen Taiyuan’s expression was calm, with no sign of any anxiety. He merely smiled as he waved his hand and said, “Since you’re here, let’s get going.”
With a wave of his sleeve, Genesis Qi surged out, sweeping up the numerous disciples as they soared into the sky.
…
Outside the Genesis reservoir.
A sprawling black mass of people completely filled all the nearby mountain peaks, while an endless hubbub filled the area.
The disciples were clearly separated by their various peaks. At this current time, their gazes were all looking towards Saint Genesis Peak’s direction, because all the other six peaks were already present, with only Saint Genesis Peak still missing.
As time flowed, whispers quietly began to spread.
“What’s Saint Genesis Peak doing? Look at the time, can’t believe they’re still not here.”