329: Chapter 329 Master, you really did come for that calamity!

Second floor of the Crimson Flame Tower, private room.

Su Changge sat in the main seat, a cup of spiritual tea by his hand. The tea was clear, emitting a faint steam.

Ye Qingyao sat opposite him, her back straight and hands placed neatly on her knees, her posture as respectful as a newly initiated young Disciple.

Zhao Tian stood guard outside the door, acting as a gate guardian.

Xie Xuanyi and two Junior Sisters also went up to the second floor, but were blocked outside the private room by Zhao Tian.

"The Dao Lord is catching up with Saintess Ye; idle people are not allowed inside," Zhao Tian said expressionlessly.

"Idle people?" Xie Xuanyi's brow twisted into a tight knot.

He, the dignified Eldest Senior Brother of the Taixu Immortal Sect, was being called an idle person?

But the Mahayana Stage pressure released from Zhao Tian's body forced Xie Xuanyi to temporarily swallow his anger.

He could only stand outside the door, circulating his spiritual power to protect his ears while trying to overhear the conversation inside.

Unfortunately, a Restriction had been placed in the private room.

He couldn't hear a thing.

Inside the private room.

Su Changge looked at Ye Qingyao sitting opposite him, his mind quickly calculating his phrasing.

He knew that Ye Qingyao was his greatest aid, but also the most dangerous "validator."

This girl was an Empress in her past life and was very experienced. If he said something wrong and she discovered a flaw—

No, that wouldn't happen.

Su Changge suddenly realized something.

The scary thing about Ye Qingyao was precisely that she wouldn't discover his flaws.

Because she had already formed a preconceived notion about his identity.

In her perception, every single move Su Changge made had a deep meaning.

Even if he were to pass gas, Ye Qingyao would probably come up with some ridiculous explanation like "Revered Master is using turbid Qi to draw in clear Qi, secretly aligning with the principles of heaven and earth's cycle."

So—just put on a bold front and be done with it.

"Qingyao," Su Changge spoke, his voice flat.

"Revered Master, please give your instructions," Ye Qingyao responded immediately.

"How long have you been in the Chixiao Dao Domain? How has the Taixu Immortal Sect... treated you?"

Ye Qingyao's heart warmed.

[Revered Master is concerned about me.]

She answered truthfully: "This Disciple came to the Chixiao Dao Domain three years ago to Cultivate in the Taixu Immortal Sect. The Immortal Sect values me highly, and the Old Ancestor even personally guides my Cultivation. Everything is well for me here, except..."

She paused, a hint of hesitation in her tone.

"Except what?" Su Changge asked.

Ye Qingyao looked up, her gaze bright as she watched Su Changge.

"Except that in my past life's memories, I once vaguely sensed a massive hidden danger in the Chixiao Dao Domain. This was also one of the reasons I decided to leave the Lingxu Wasteland to Cultivate here."

"However, my cultivation in my past life had not yet reached that level, and my understanding of that hidden danger was limited to a few scraps of information."

Her voice became low.

"I only know—beneath the Divine Flame Mountain, something that shouldn't exist in this world is sealed."

Su Changge's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.

His heart rate accelerated.

[She knows too?]

[As expected, a Reborn Empress is different; her past life's memories actually contain information about the Heavenly Demon Seal!]

[This is great; I don't even need to deliberately fish for information, she's delivering it herself.]

His face remained impassive as he simply nodded gently.

"You do have some insight."

Just that one sentence.

Ye Qingyao's breathing suddenly became rapid.

[Revered Master admitted it! By saying I have insight, he's indirectly confirming that there really is a problem beneath Divine Flame Mountain!]

[I knew it! I knew Revered Master couldn't have come to the Chixiao Dao Domain for no reason!]

She stood up abruptly and lowered her voice, her tone full of excitement and awe.

"Revered Master! I make bold to guess—your personal visit to the Chixiao Dao Domain this time isn't to attend some Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly."

"You... came for that calamity!"

"Has the Seal beneath Divine Flame Mountain already begun to loosen?"

Su Changge almost spat out a mouthful of tea.

[This girl's ability to fill in the blanks has evolved to the point where it functions on its own without my guidance?!]

[Too fierce!]

[She actually guessed the core directly! Although the process was entirely based on her imagination, the conclusion is actually correct!]

He steadied his expression and gently placed the teacup on the table.

He was silent for three seconds.

To Ye Qingyao, these three seconds of silence were a tacit agreement.

And it was a profound sort of agreement that said, "You are correct, but I do not wish to say too much."

A flash of shock crossed Ye Qingyao's eyes, which then turned into determination.

"I understand!"

She dropped to one knee and cupped her fists. "No matter how dangerous this calamity is, I will follow Revered Master to the death and never retreat!"

Su Changge was almost moved.

[Fine, with these words of yours, I feel a bit more at ease.]

[At least having a Mahayana Stage fighter by my side is much better than running around naked on my own.]

He reached out with a phantom lift, signaling Ye Qingyao to stand up.

"There is no rush," Su Changge said. "This matter is of great importance and cannot be rushed. Besides the Seal on Divine Flame Mountain, I have another task for you to do on this trip."

Ye Qingyao immediately pricked up her ears. "Revered Master, please give your instructions."

Su Changge quickly composed his phrasing in his mind.

"There is a power in the Blazing Dragon War Continent called the 'Four Directions Dragon Court.' They have been acting abnormally lately, extensively rounding up Cultivators, seemingly to assemble Soul Dragon Puppets."

"Go investigate whether this Four Directions Dragon Court has any connection to the Seal beneath Divine Flame Mountain."

This was originally just a reasonable guess Su Changge made based on Zhao Tian's intelligence.

But after Ye Qingyao heard it, her whole body tensed up.

[Revered Master wants me to investigate the connection between the Four Directions Dragon Court and the Seal!]

[This means Revered Master has already noticed—the abnormal behavior of the Four Directions Dragon Court is likely influenced by Heavenly Demon Qi!]

[Heavens, if those four Tribulation Transcendence Stage Dragon-men of the Four Directions Dragon Court have really been corrupted by the Heavenly Demon... then this Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly won't be a discussion of the Dao, but a—slaughterhouse!]

Ye Qingyao's expression became solemn to the extreme.

"I obey your command!"

Her voice was powerful and resonant.

Su Changge nodded with satisfaction.

[Perfect. With Ye Qingyao investigating for me, I won't have to personally risk myself.]

[And acting in her capacity as the Saintess of the Taixu Immortal Sect is much more convenient than me, this 'Dao Lord.']

Just as he was thinking this, Zhao Tian's voice suddenly came from outside the private room.

"Dao Lord, someone outside the room requests an audience."

"Who?" Su Changge asked.

"He claims to be... an envoy from the Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall, coming by order of Hall Revered Master Xiao Huang to pay respects to Su Changge, the Lord of the Lingxu Wasteland."

Su Changge's eyebrows twitched slightly.

People from the Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall?

They found him so quickly?

Before he could think further, Zhao Tian's voice came in again, his tone carrying a hint of gravity.

"Furthermore... he brought a message."

"What message?"

"He said—the crimson clouds above Divine Flame Mountain began to show abnormal movements three days ago."

"Hall Revered Master Xiao Huang requests that the Dao Lord set out immediately."

There was a moment of silence in the private room.

Ye Qingyao suddenly turned to look at Su Changge, her eyes filled with shock.

Abnormal movement of the crimson clouds... doesn't that mean—

The Seal has already started having problems?

Su Changge picked up his teacup and took a slow sip.

The tea entered his throat, scalding hot.

But it was far from the turmoil currently in his heart.

[Damn, it's ahead of schedule?!]

[The stone slab said the Seal would be weakest when the Nine Stars Alignment and the Blood Moon are in the sky. It's still early for that point in time, so why are there already abnormal movements?]

[Do these people think I've lived too long?]

He put down the teacup, his face still maintaining that eternally unchanging indifference.

But his gaze went past Ye Qingyao, through the window of the private room, and looked far off toward the southern horizon.

At the end of that direction was Divine Flame Mountain.

It was where the nine extremes demon suppression pillars suppressed the left arm of the World Devouring Master.

It was an abyss capable of swallowing the entire Chixiao Dao Domain.

"Let him in."

Su Changge's voice was very calm.

Looking at her Revered Master's unperturbed face, Ye Qingyao's awe increased by another few degrees.

And outside the door, after hearing the keywords "Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall envoy" and "abnormal movement of crimson clouds on Divine Flame Mountain," Xie Xuanyi's expression completely changed.

He looked at the tightly closed door of the private room, a stormy sea rising in his heart.

That "Mortal"...

The people from the Blazing Dragon Sacred Hall actually came in person to invite him?

Something happened at Divine Flame Mountain?

Just who... is he?