Father and son fighting together

Ling Yueer keenly caught Liu Nian’s change in expression and quickly asked,

“Uncle Liu, what do you want to say?”

Liu Nian thought of something, and his spirits lifted.

“This old man was just about to say that only figures like the Sect Master, or even my Revered Master whom I recently bowed to, are qualified to intervene in this matter.”

Ling Yueer’s big eyes lit up: “Uncle Liu, are you talking about that person?”

Liu Nian nodded: “Precisely. Although I haven't been his Disciple for long, I can tell that my Revered Master is exceedingly mysterious. He can bestow Immortal Artifacts upon his Disciples and even casually grant treasures like the Elixir of Creation. It’s unheard of.”

“His background is at least on the same level as the Sect Master… No, perhaps even above my Nine Clouds Sect.”

“Saintess, if you are inclined to help the Sect Master, why not return to the Liuguang Sect with this old man?”

“Revered Master is benevolent, and with us acting as intermediaries, if we can get Revered Master and my Nine Clouds Sect to join forces and mutually support the Sect Master, even if the Second Heaven falls into chaos, we will have the power to protect ourselves.”

A glint appeared in Ling Yueer’s dark eyes, and she nodded vigorously: “Uncle Liu, what you said makes sense. Let’s depart quickly.”

The old and the young once again secretly left the Sect, unbeknownst to the others, and hurried towards the Spiritual Land.

Liu Nian was now a Five-turn Pseudo-Immortal, and his speed was much faster than before. In less than half a day, he brought Ling Yueer back to the Liuguang Sect.

The guards recognized the Named Disciple who had become a Disciple a few days ago and let him enter without obstruction.

In his haste, Liu Nian did not linger but went directly up Fuyun Ridge, and from outside the courtyard gate, he called out loudly.

“Disciple Liu Nian has returned and specifically came to pay respects to Revered Master, as there is an important matter to report.”

However, it was not Zhong Qing’s voice that came from inside the door, but another somewhat unfamiliar young voice.

“Revered Master is not here right now. Come in.”

Revered Master is not here? Liu Nian was startled and quickly led Ling Yueer inside. Indeed, Zhong Qing’s voice was absent. The one who had just replied was a young man currently cultivating in meditation.

Although Liu Nian was not very familiar with the Liuguang Sect, he recognized that this person was Su Ye, one of Revered Master Zhong Qing’s True Disciples.

Although the young man appeared very young and his cultivation was only at the Venerable Realm, he was, after all, a True Disciple. Liu Nian dared not be negligent and quickly bowed.

“Greetings, Senior Brother Su. May I ask where Revered Master is? I have an urgent matter to report upon my return this time.”

Su Ye smiled: “What big matter could Revered Master have here? But you came at an unfortunate time; Revered Master just left not long ago.”

“It seems he went to some Immortal Sect, Shangqing or something like Yuhua?”

If they were locals of the Second Heaven, like the people of the Liuguang Sect, they would naturally not confuse the Shangqing Immortal Sect and the Yuhua Immortal Sect. But Su Ye was a native of the Lower Realm; to him, there wasn't much difference between this Immortal Sect and that Immortal Sect.

And Zhong Qing had only left less than two days ago, so it was indeed considered “just left not long ago.”

Liu Nian, however, trembled all over upon hearing this.

“That’s right, for such a major event, Revered Master must have heard about it. He is probably heading to the Shangqing Immortal Sect to investigate the situation, just like the Sect Master.”

He turned to Ling Yueer and said: “Saintess, there’s no time to lose. Let’s also hurry to the Shangqing Immortal Sect.”

The old and the young, without much thought, bowed to Su Ye again and then hastily departed.

Watching the two leave, Su Ye scratched the back of his head.

“Investigate the situation? Revered Master seemed to say he was going to destroy that Shangqing Immortal Sect.”

“Forget it, it’s all the same when Revered Master makes a move.”

“Cultivate, Cultivate!”

Su Ye muttered a few words and once again entered cultivation.

Lin Feng and Du Hao had both received enlightenment from Revered Master, and he was very envious. However, he heard from Senior Brother that one needed to be at least in the Supreme Realm to receive Revered Master’s enlightenment. He was still one step away from breaking through to Supreme, so he could only Cultivate desperately.

As the news spread, various factions in the Second Heaven reacted differently, some with shock, some with fear.

But regardless, the gaze of almost all major forces above three stars, like the Nine Clouds Sect, converged on the direction of the Shangqing Immortal Sect.

There were countless people, like Meng Gujun of the Nine Clouds Sect, who, filled with unease, rushed to the Shangqing Immortal Sect to uncover the truth.

And amidst this widespread attention, the first to arrive at the entrance of the Shangqing Cave Heaven was an enormous Flying Sword.

It was precisely Zhong Qing’s Jian Lai Flying Ship.

“Revered Master, this is the entrance to the Shangqing Cave Heaven.”

Xu Songnian, who had just become a Named Disciple, still somewhat unaccustomed to calling him Revered Master, pointed forward.

Before them, atop endless mountains and rivers, were swirling clouds of various colors and myriad rays of light.

And deep within the colorful clouds, swirling nebulae, radiating immortal light, gathered into a flowing river of stars. The circling star river subtly formed a colossal gate, countless thousands of miles wide, magnificent and sacred.

After pointing it out, Xu Songnian’s throat bobbed a few times, and he asked with a trembling voice.

“Revered Master, are we really going to destroy the Shangqing Immortal Sect?”

As the Young Sect Master of the Yuhua Immortal Sect, he had visited this Shangqing Cave Heaven a few times.

But he never dreamed that one day he would be following someone to destroy it.

“Of course,” Zhong Qing replied as a matter of course, “Otherwise, why would I travel all this way? To sightsee?”

As his voice fell, he prepared to take a step and directly enter the Shangqing Cave Heaven.

Just then, a sky-shattering cry came from afar behind him.

“Senior Zhong, wait!”

Zhong Qing stopped and looked back.

He saw a gigantic flying ship, radiating flawless light and entirely shaped like a white feather, its size no less than Jian Lai, rapidly approaching.

Before the flying ship could arrive, several streaks of rainbow light had already shot out from it, landing before the Jian Lai Flying Ship.

It was precisely Xu Qianfeng, along with the Grand Elder of the Yuhua Immortal Sect and others.

“Father!”

Xu Songnian exclaimed with joy.

Zhong Qing tilted his head: “Why are you here?”

Xu Qianfeng’s face was solemn.

“Senior has shown great kindness to my Yuhua Immortal Sect. Since Senior intends to act against the Shangqing Immortal Sect, how could my Yuhua Immortal Sect not come to assist?”

“Senior, this Junior once said that the Immortal Sect Cave Heaven is a high-grade Immortal Artifact. Ling Tian can draw upon the power of the Immortal Artifact within it to achieve True Immortal combat strength.”

“With Senior’s strength, you naturally have nothing to fear. But that Immortal Artifact will also suppress outsiders, which is disadvantageous to Senior.”

“However, this Junior is also an Immortal Sect Master. If this Junior enters the Shangqing Cave Heaven and simultaneously draws upon the power of the Yuhua Cave Heaven when Senior makes his move, it can, to a certain extent, counteract the suppression of the Shangqing Cave Heaven and assist Senior.”

“Furthermore, with the Elders of my Yuhua Immortal Sect present, they can block those petty individuals for Senior, allowing Senior to focus on dealing with that scoundrel Ling Tian.”

With his words reaching this point, even Zhong Qing looked at Xu Qianfeng with some surprise.

Truly his own son.

Before they even made a move in the Liuguang Sect, Xu Songnian had already stepped up.

Now the father was even more extreme; as soon as Zhong Qing arrived, he directly brought his whole family to help out.

These father and son are truly loyal; when there’s trouble, they really step up.