298: Chapter 298 Searching for the Next Generation

"Forget it, no one would dare scheme against the Disciples of the Jiejiao Sect!"

After a long while, Zhao Gongming could not figure out the reason and simply cast the matter to the back of his mind.

His body flickered, turning into a streak of escaping light that returned to the territory of the Black Panther Clan.

Deep within the endless Void Realm, Quasi-Sage Black Tiger, who had taken in everything before him, curled the corners of his mouth into a satisfying smile: "It's done!"

His gaze cast towards the Fox Clan and the Ape Clan: "How dare you scheme against our clan, I hope you like this generous gift!"

With those words finished, Quasi-Sage Black Tiger did not delay at all, immediately urging all his quasi-sage magical power, tearing through layers of spatial barriers, speeding all the way, and heading straight for the territory of the Tiger Clan.

Decades later, inside the White Tiger Hall.

The Second Elder of the Tiger Clan along with several Chan Sect Immortals like Que Liusun, Venerable Daoxing, and Daoist Cihang were sitting inside the hall, the atmosphere heavy as they anxiously waited for news.

Suddenly, the space in the center of the hall fluctuated violently, and a pitch-black streak of escaping light broke through the air, revealing the sturdy figure of Quasi-Sage Black Tiger.

Feeling the aura, the Second Elder of the Tiger Clan immediately stood up and asked eagerly:

"Elder Black Tiger! How is the situation? Was it a success?!"

A trace of hard-to-suppress joy appeared on the face of Quasi-Sage Black Tiger as he strode forward, bowing with cupped hands:

"Reporting to the Second Elder! This subordinate has not failed the mission, it is done!"

With that said, Quasi-Sage Black Tiger raised his hand and waved, casting a projection that projected the previously recorded images into the center of the hall.

Within the image, the patrols of the two clans not only beat the two Elders of the Black Panther Clan into minced meat, but also personally admitted to Zhao Gongming the fact that they had slain the Black Panther Clan.

In his irrepressible anger, Zhao Gongming brazenly sacrificed the twenty-four sea-suppressing pearls, striking dozens of patrolling soldiers from the Fox and Ape Clans until their Dao bodies shattered and their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

Quasi-Sage Black Tiger put it away and laughed:

"Zhao Gongming has already annihilated the patrols of the Fox and Ape Clans! The most basic Karma between the two clans and him has already been forged. We only need to wait for the tribulation Qi of the great tribulation to evolve on its own, and Zhao Gongming entering the tribulation is a foregone conclusion!"

"Good! Good! Very good! Hahaha!"

After watching the image, the heart that the Second Elder of the Tiger Clan had been hanging finally landed completely, and he could not help but clap his hands and laugh loudly, his face full of hard-to-conceal wild joy:

"This is simply Heaven helping our Tiger Clan! Elder Black Tiger, you have done exceptionally well!"

The Second Elder turned his head to look at Que Liusun beside him, his eyes filled with awe and admiration, and repeatedly praised:

"Fellow Daoist Que Liusun, you truly deserve to be a Disciple of the Chan Sect Saint, your talent is peerless under heaven!"

"Once this scheme of borrowing a knife to kill is executed, Zhao Gongming will be dragged into the quagmire, and the ten thousand Immortals of Jiejiao entering the game will be just around the corner! The crisis of our Tiger Clan is resolved!"

Inside the hall, the previously repressed and desperate high-ranking members of the Tiger Clan all revealed expressions of joy, and cheers rose everywhere.

Que Liusun stood with his hands behind his back, gently stroking the beard on his chin, a flash of complacency in his eyes as he smiled faintly:

"The Second Elder flatters me. This is merely complying with the will of Heaven. Next, we only need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, quietly waiting for this good show to begin!"

...

The territory of the Ape Clan was shrouded in tribulation Qi.

Inside a small grotto-heaven in the core area, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivator who was in seclusion suddenly opened his eyes.

"What is going on?"

"Why do I feel somewhat uneasy in my mind? Did something happen to Xiaoxuan?"

That Cultivator was a bit puzzled, not knowing what had happened.

With those words falling, he disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he had already arrived at the camp of the patrol team.

He found the person in charge, "Fellow Daoist, where is my little Xuan right now?"

The patrol person in charge looked over upon hearing the sound, "Ah, it's Fellow Daoist Yuan Ye. Little friend Yuan Xuan is patrolling at the Fox Clan border. Why, is something the matter?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt uneasy in my mind and wanted to see him."

Yuan Ye cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for telling me, this old man will go to the border to check on him."

This sudden palpitation made Yuan Ye want to confirm the safety of his clansman.

"Walk carefully, Fellow Daoist." The patrol person in charge smiled and cupped his hands to see him off.

Yuan Ye wasted no more words, taking a step forward as his figure transformed into a stream of light, speeding like lightning straight toward the junction between the Ape Clan and the Fox Clan.

Hundreds of years of time passed in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Ye quickly landed on the route where Yuan Xuan's squad used to patrol back then.

However, what met his eyes was only a blank expanse, with not a trace of his clansmen anywhere.

Apart from the vegetation in the valley being scorched black, only wisps of spatial fluctuation ripples still remained.

Yuan Ye's expression instantly turned as gloomy as water.

"Spatial fluctuations? What on earth happened here?"

Yuan Ye's brows were tightly locked together, and that sense of unease in his heart grew increasingly intense.

Since a Grand Unity Golden Immortal cannot tear open spatial cracks, he began searching the patrol area for clues.

This search lasted for a full hundred years of time.

Over the hundred years, Yuan Ye repeatedly searched a region of tens of millions of miles around, even digging three feet into the ground, yet still found nothing.

Aside from those wisps of spatial fluctuations, there were no traces of fighting, blood Qi, or Primordial Spirit residue whatsoever.

Just as Yuan Ye's expression was as gloomy as water and he intended to leave, an extremely profound and soul-captivating aura suddenly swept across the distant horizon, arriving in an instant!

Hmm?!

Yuan Ye's heart shook violently, and he abruptly raised his eyes to look, seeing the sky full of falling flower rain fluttering, while a wisp of faint fragrance bloomed out of thin air in the Void Realm.

Deep within that flower rain, a graceful and slender figure stepped through the air, her entire body shrouded in faint brilliance, her appearance stunning and bewitching, while a formidable quasi-sage coercion faintly emanated from her entire body.

The moment their gazes intersected in the air, Yuan Ye's eyes narrowed. Not daring to show any slackness, he quickly bowed with cupped hands to greet, and said respectfully:

"Yuan Ye of the Ape Clan pays respects to Senior! I do not know Senior's honorable name, and what brings you here?"

That quasi-sage female Cultivator moved her lotus steps lightly, looking down condescendingly at Yuan Ye, her voice cold and soft, yet carrying a trace of arrogance and disdain:

"This seat is the Ninth Elder of the Fox Clan, Tushan Yue."

"What business brings you to this border?"

Seeing that it was a top expert from their ally, the Fox Clan, Yuan Ye's heart relaxed slightly, and he immediately dared not conceal anything.

He informed the other party about how he sensed his Bloodline meeting with misfortune due to a sudden urge and rushed here to search for his junior, while also pointing out the place where he had felt spatial fluctuations a hundred years ago.

After listening, a trace of ice-cold chill flashed through Tushan Yue's beautiful eyes, and her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she said:

"I see... This seat was also drawn by Bloodline Karma, sensing that the fragmented soul of a talented junior of our clan was annihilated, which is why I personally came to investigate."

Hearing this, Yuan Ye's heart shook violently! The juniors of both clans mysteriously disappeared and perished in this place at the same time; this was definitely no coincidence!

"Senior, only the spatial fluctuations are abnormal here. Presumably, the juniors of both clans were sucked into a spatial crack."

Yuan Ye hurriedly stepped aside, pointing out that extremely difficult-to-detect spatial ripple for Tushan Yue to see.

That spatial fluctuation was already sparse to begin with, and now that another hundred years had passed, it was about to be repaired by the heaven and earth magical power on its own.

However, for a Quasi-Sage, this was still enough.