164: Chapter 164 Venerable Cangkun!

Chapter 164: Venerable Cang Kun!

"By the way, help me find a place. It might be quite hidden, but it is indeed within the territory of your Mulan Clan. If nothing goes wrong, with your status and the capabilities of the Mulan Clan, you should be able to find it quickly. Finding it would bring many benefits to the entire Mortal Realm."

Zhao Changsheng suddenly changed the subject and directly gave his instructions.

"That is naturally no problem at all. Husband, please rest assured. However, where is the place you are looking for? You need to give me a general idea. Otherwise, no matter how powerful my clan is, it would be impossible to find."

Master Le agreed without hesitation, but she still asked for the requirements.

"This is the general situation. Take a look; there shouldn't be any issues."

Zhao Changsheng naturally didn't waste words and directly took out the item he had prepared long ago.

A Jade Slip!

After Master Le took it, she quickly checked it. Once she finished, her eyes immediately lit up.

"I have actually seen this place before. I thought it was a bit strange at the time, but because I had important matters, I didn't investigate it carefully. Later, due to the conflict with Tiannan, I investigated it even less. To think that the place my husband is looking for is actually here."

"Then it truly is fate. Come, let's go take a look at this place. If nothing goes wrong, there should be good things there. Moreover, the items inside are a good thing for the entire Mortal Realm. If completed, the Mortal Realm might be able to avoid an unimaginable disaster."

Zhao Changsheng's words caused Master Le to become both curious and worried.

"Then what exactly is it that could make my husband so worried? Could it be related to the Ancient Demon Realm?"

Master Le was naturally no fool. In the current Mortal Realm, the only thing that could make Zhao Changsheng so concerned was this matter.

"I didn't expect you to be so clever; it's quite beyond my expectations. Indeed, it is related to the Ancient Demon Realm. If it weren't related to the Ancient Demon Realm, I wouldn't be this worried. Besides that, it is also related to a Cultivator from my Tiannan. However, that was a Cultivator from several thousand years ago. He was once the number one person in our Tiannan Cultivation World, named Venerable Cang Kun. I presume you've heard of him, so I don't need to introduce him further."

Zhao Changsheng nodded, immediately admitting it and explaining further.

"So it is that Fellow Daoist. I have naturally heard of him. Back then, in the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, whether it was the Righteous Path or the Demonic Path, even our clan was suppressed by him. No one was his match. But later, I heard he directly perished in Demon Fall Valley. Could it be that what you are looking for is the ruins he left behind? But what does this have to do with the Ancient Demon Realm? Could it be that he was a Cultivator of the Ancient Demon Realm?"

After hearing all this, Master Le was completely baffled and even more confused. She had understood a bit at first, but now she didn't understand at all.

"You only know one part of it, not the whole story. Although he entered Demon Fall Valley and indeed perished within, it was because he was victim to a Possession by an Ancient Demon. After being possessed by the Ancient Demon, he left Demon Fall Valley again. Because the Devil Head that possessed him was only a split soul and didn't have much strength, it stayed in the ruins he left behind. The purpose was to let this Senior's descendants find the ruins, bring him out, and lure him into Demon Fall Valley to release the main body."

"How do you know all this? Logically speaking, these are things that should be impossible to know."

Upon hearing these words, Master Le was even more shocked beyond belief. Even her bright eyes widened, completely unable to imagine how Zhao Changsheng knew this so clearly.

After all, this matter could no longer be described as hidden; it was simply something that no one else should know besides those involved.

"Heaven's secrets must not be revealed, so I cannot tell you directly. In short, this matter is indeed as I've said. Of course, if you don't believe me, you don't have to come with me. If you do believe me, you can come with me now. There are bound to be many benefits in that Senior's ruins. How much you get will depend on your own luck. However, if you are unwilling, then you will have nothing."

Zhao Changsheng spoke again, filled with temptation.

"Since my husband has already spoken, and there are such benefits... with my husband's Divine Ability and strength, how could a mere Ancient Demon be impossible to deal with? I naturally don't mind going. Besides, doesn't my husband still need me to lead the way? Then I must go along even more."

Master Le also didn't hesitate for long and directly agreed.

For her, this was indeed a massive Opportunity that could not be missed under any circumstances. If she missed it, it would not be easy to encounter such an Opportunity again later.

"Alright then, lead the way now. We'll go directly. It won't take too long anyway, and this matter should be settled smoothly. This matter isn't suitable for long delays either. The sooner it's resolved, the better. Perhaps we can even obtain the correct method to enter Demon Fall Valley. If we can truly obtain the correct method to enter, it would be a significant Opportunity for us as well."

"Especially since we must completely eliminate the Ancient Demon inside. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a good thing for any of us. That's why I said this matter is of great importance."

Zhao Changsheng's words made Master Le deeply agree.

"What my husband says is absolutely right. We should indeed hurry and must not have any delays, or it will be troublesome. Moreover, as my husband said, this matter concerns the entire Mortal Realm, so we cannot afford any carelessness."

"Then I shall lead the way for my husband now."

After saying this, Master Le left Zhao Changsheng's embrace and began to lead the way in front.

Before long, the two arrived at the edge of the grasslands. In this area, there was a small hill about a hundred zhang high. It was completely barren of grass, covered entirely in grayish-white rocks. Seeing this hill, Zhao Changsheng frowned. Though it was similar to what was written in the books...

—

...even with his Divine Thought, this small hill seemed like just an ordinary hill.

But it was precisely because of this that he felt it was strange.

"I really don't know whether to praise Venerable Cang Kun or the Ancient Demon for concealing it so well."

With a light chuckle, Zhao Changsheng slashed his palm toward the stone hill.

Instantly, an incomparably brilliant golden light slashed out from his palm. Immediately following, the entire stone hill was forcibly split open, creating a huge crack. Then, a set of bluestone steps appeared in their field of vision.

Seeing this scene, Master Le was also dumbfounded. She had completely not expected Zhao Changsheng's Divine Ability and strength to be so terrifyingly powerful.

Zhao Changsheng, however, held her slender waist and walked directly toward the bluestone steps.

Master Le naturally had no objections to this. Just as before, she leaned into Zhao Changsheng's embrace like a Little Beloved Wife.

The steps were very long, and there were white moon-stones on both sides. Even so, the further down they went, the colder it felt. After descending about a hundred zhang, the moon-stones turned from white to an eerie green, making the place look dark and terrifying.

Zhao Changsheng then smiled and said, "It seems it is indeed the handiwork of that Ancient Demon, but it shouldn't be much of a problem. We'll just walk slowly; no need to be too worried."

The Little Beloved Wife in his arms was naturally obedient to Zhao Changsheng's words. She immediately nodded and said no more. They continued walking for about fifteen minutes.

They then entered a hall, and it was one that appeared somewhat mysterious. The reason it was called mysterious was mainly because its four sides were flashing with blue light, and the entire structure was crystal clear, as if it had been hollowed out and refined from emerald. It looked incredibly dazzling.

Standing in this hall, even Zhao Changsheng, who had anticipated it, couldn't help but show a look of astonishment on his face.

As for the Little Beloved Wife in his arms, she was even more so.

"This should be a Restriction. Do you have a way to break it? If not, I will find a way."

"Don't worry, what does this little thing matter? This is the Tai-Miao Divine Restriction, one of the ten great divine Restrictions. For others, it might be a difficult task, but for me, it is no problem at all."

After saying this, Zhao Changsheng acted immediately. This time, the method was exactly the same as before—a slash of his palm.

Instantly, along with the appearance of a golden light, all the Restrictions were completely destroyed with an overwhelming force.

When everything was destroyed, a different scene appeared before them. The emerald-like walls from before had turned into ordinary bluestone walls.

Besides that, there was a gate seven or eight zhang high.

Seeing this gate, Zhao Changsheng pushed it open and entered. What appeared before them was another hall. In this hall, there was also an exquisite and small pavilion. The entire pavilion was like it was carved and refined from white jade. It was two stories high, about ten zhang tall, and looked very delicate. Three characters were written on it.

"Jade Foundation Pavilion."

When these three characters appeared before his eyes, a few smiles couldn't help but appear on Zhao Changsheng's face because he knew he hadn't come to the wrong place. However, while the gaze of the Little Beloved Wife in his arms fell upon the pavilion, for Zhao Changsheng, his gaze fell upon a silver scroll.

Zhao Changsheng directly opened this silver scroll. Inside was a background image of a scholar with a long sword on his back, looking up at the sky.

"Is there something wrong with this scroll?"

Seeing Zhao Changsheng attach such importance to this scroll, the Little Beloved Wife in his arms naturally noticed something was wrong immediately and questioned him. Although she didn't understand what was wrong with the scroll Zhao Changsheng cared about and couldn't see anything, she knew very well that if there were no problem, Zhao Changsheng wouldn't value it so much.

"You're right, there is indeed a problem with this scroll, and it's a very big one. Because the fellow I'm looking for is inside. I'm not wrong, am I?"

As soon as Zhao Changsheng finished speaking, the portrait in the scroll directly came to life and emerged.

It was a scholar, and he wasn't very large, only about the size of a palm.

"I didn't expect that after so many years, a Cultivator like you would appear in the Tiannan Cultivation World. Not bad, you truly have some skill. Even I was not your equal back in the day."

"It seems you are just a split soul. Since you are a split soul, don't put on an act in front of me. You should be here waiting for a fated person, right? Very well, then I can rest easy, because I am that fated person you are waiting for. The questions I'm about to ask are surely ones only you can answer. You can choose not to answer, but I can also directly destroy you. This is not a difficult task for me. You should be very aware of this and can feel how fearsome I am."

Zhao Changsheng's words made the palm-sized scholar's expression turn somewhat ugly, but he still nodded.

"What is it that you want to ask?"

"What I want to ask, you should be very clear about. It concerns Demon Fall Valley. You came out of Demon Fall Valley, so you should know exactly how many treasures are inside. I intend to enter and want to obtain some Opportunities. I don't need to say more, do I? You should understand."

Zhao Changsheng's blunt words caused the small scholar's expression to change, but a hint of surprise and joy flashed in his eyes.

"So you've come for Demon Fall Valley. I knew it. But you are not my descendant, so how do you know about the things I left here?"

"Naturally, it's because of your descendant. Because he came into conflict with me, I killed him. It just so happened that I performed a soul search on him, and so I directly learned about this place. It's also fortunate that I knew about this place, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered you. So, you'd better honestly tell me; don't try any tricks. Otherwise, destroying you would be an easy task. With your meager ability, you can't stop me in the slightest. You should be very clear about this. I don't need to say more; you should understand that none of what I've said is a lie. It's all the sincere truth, just to tell you how powerful my strength is. I hope you don't think you can survive in my hands."

Of the things Zhao Changsheng said, part was true and part was false. With a mix of truth and lies, it was easier to believe.

"You're right. Since you've come here, you are a fated person. Whether or not you have a connection or a grudge with my descendants has nothing to do with me. So, how do you want to cooperate? Could it be that you can even help me resurrect?"

"Don't worry about that; it has nothing to do with you anyway."

Zhao Changsheng said with a chuckle.

"You certainly are direct. Fine, then I am willing to help you. I hope you won't disappoint me."