Chapter 997 - Chapter 997: Juniors Concealing Their Cultivation
Chapter 997: Juniors Concealing Their Cultivation
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the South, in the Imperial City, Bi Zhu sat in the courtyard and sighed.
“Auntie Qiao, are my brothers busy?”
She had been back for so long, but she had not seen her brothers.
She wanted to praise her second-eldest brother. After all, his cultivation realm had increased greatly.
“Yes. They seem very busy. It’s because of the Shagguan family’s matters,” said Qiao Yi. “They were supposed to have a meal with you, Princess.”
Bi Zhu sighed. “Well, it can’t be helped even if I am the number one genius of the royal family.”
She was not even in a mood to get upset at that.
Gu Changsheng’s words rang in her ears. She felt everything was just meaningless. It was futile.
She felt numb.
How could the world make her feel so numb at such a young age? What was going on in the South?
The South used to be her place of hope. She had opened trade and started many businesses here.
Now, she lived in the shadow of the destruction of the South every day.
Bi Zhu sighed. “I feel that these twenty years have been very taxing.”
“Princess, you are only eighteen years old,” said Qiao Yi.
Bi Zhu was speechless.
“The other genius of the royal family… I heard that something strange happened when she was born. There were spirit beasts,” said Qiao Yi.
“Spirit beast?” Bi Zhu was surprised.
“Yes.” Qiao Yi nodded.
“It is said that when the little princess was born, there were dragons and phoenixes in the sky, and a fire-like spirit beast egg dropped. It’s waiting to be hatched. Besides, she has already chosen her Master. The little princess’s talent far exceeds the others. It shocked the entire imperial family. Naturally, the title of a genius of the royal family isn’t self-proclaimed.”
The last word made Bi Zhu feel even sadder. But she was curious about the spirit beast egg.
“Let’s go and find that little princess.” Bi Zhu stood up and walked out.
“Princess, it won’t be food if you are targeted by the other princesses,” said Qiao Yi.
Bi Zhu waved her hand and dismissed her worries. “What are you afraid of? I’m the real number one genius of the royal family. Even ancient powers haven’t been able to harm me. There’s no need to be afraid of a bunch of princesses. This is my home. My ancestors will protect me. I prayed to them last time.”
Qiao Yi thought of Senior Kendo, the cursed tree, and the mines of the Heavenly Note Sect.
She felt that Princess Bi Zhu was joking at first, but it seemed she was being serious.
Every time the princess said that she was the number one genius of the royal family and that her strength was astonishing, she always meant it.
Qiao Yi sighed. No matter how she looked at it, she thought Princess Bi Zhu was joking.
“Princess, you should be careful,” she said.
“I’ll be fine. We’ll be leaving in a few days,” Bi Zhu said as she walked out of the courtyard.
“Where are we going?” Qiao Yi asked her curiously.
“The Yellow River of Nine Winds,” Bi Zhu said.
At Mount Li Island, Jiang Hao looked at the two people in front of him. He did not understand them.
It was hard to believe they were only at the Golden Core Realm, but there was no doubt about it.
Jiang Hao didn’t care anymore.
It didn’t matter whether they were really at the Golden Core Realm or not.
He decided to be kind and polite to them just in case.
“Senior, you’re wise.” Jiang Hao nodded. “There might be problems here.”
“I heard that many people have come here. Some of them are powerful experts. Do you know who these experts are, Fellow Disciples?” An Laiming said mysteriously.
“Who?” Jiang Hao was curious.
“He Zhitong, an elder of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe. The Heavenly Spirit Tribe probably never expected all this,” An Laiming said with interest.
Jiang Hao thought that was worth taking a look at.
“Senior, do you know much about The End of All Things?” he asked.
An Laiming shook his head. “But I did hear about an interesting person on my way here who might be a part of that organization.”
“Oh?” Jiang Hao was curious.
“Have you heard of Smiling San Sheng? He sounds interesting.” An Laiming sipped his tea.
“Isn’t he in the Dragon Cave?” Jiang Hao said.
An Laiming smiled meaningfully. “No one can find him, nor do they understand his purpose. Do you think it’s possible that he has no purpose at all and has already left the Dragon Cave?”
“Did you talk to him, Senior?” Jiang Hao asked.
He wasn’t sure if the other party was just speculating everything.
“This tea is very good. The Situ Clan has the most delicious tea leaves. Smiling San Sheng seems to have some dealings with the Situ Clan,” An Laiming said.
Jiang Hao realized that this person was implying that the tea was given to him by Smiling San Sheng.
He also realized that this person had said that he had heard about Smiling San Sheng, but he had never claimed to have met him.
Jiang Hao did not expose their lies. He started discussing the Heavenly Spirit Tribe.
He talked about the Ancestral Lands, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe, and the Fallen Immortal Clan.
He even implied that many experts would enter the Ancestral Lands.
The Heavenly Spirit Tribe wanted to prevent it, but many experts wanted to enter the place.
It was better to let more people know and attract enough people to crowd the place.
After all, not all people were at the Immortal Ascension Platform. There would be quite a few powerful people.
That way, his chances would be even greater.
When the tea was finished, An Laiming and Nalan Huihui stood up and bid them farewell.
Jiang Hao stood up and bowed.
After the two of them left, Hong Yuye said. “What did you see?”
“They are really at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm.” Jiang Hao sat down and quietly collected the tea leaves.
He wanted to take them back for the spirit beast.
After all, these were expensive tea leaves. The spirit beast would like them.
He just couldn’t let Little Li see it, or else she would want to eat it too.
“What do you think they wanted?” Hong Yuye asked again.
“They probably want to get information from me. They might be thinking that we’re hiding our cultivation realm,” said Jiang Hao.
If that was not the case, why would they take out such expensive tea leaves to drink and chat?
Even Return to Void Realm cultivators would not do that, let alone Golden Core Realm cultivators.
“You hid your cultivation?” Hong Yuye asked with a faint smile.
“Yes.” Jiang Hao nodded. “I’m really at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, but I’m currently displaying a late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.”
Hong Yuye chuckled.
Then, she looked in the direction of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe.
“The entrance is about to open.”
Jiang Hao looked over as well. The second Ancestral Land was beginning to stabilize.
It was indeed about to open.
However, before entering, he needed to contact the Saint Bandits.
“Why do we have to listen to Smiling San Sheng?” asked a young man coldly. “Why does he get to command us like this? He’s in the Dragon Cave right now. He’s of no use to us. We should decide things ourselves. Who knows if he can ever be of help to us from the Dragon Cave?”
The middle-aged man shook his head. “It’s just mutual agreement. We’re not familiar with things right now. Our goal is the same at the end of the day. Smiling San Sheng has a plan, and it’ll be better for us to go along with it.”
“But that place is about to open. We don’t even know where Smiling San Sheng is,” said the young man.
At that moment, someone walked in from outside.
“Smiling San Sheng contacted us,” she said.
“What did he say?” asked the middle-aged man.
“He said that he needed some Immortal Ascension Platform cultivators to enter the Ancestral Land. He didn’t give many details,” said the woman.
“What does he want? Is he asking us to die for him?” the young man asked coldly.