290: Old grudges!

"Many thanks, Senior Lu!!!!"

Upon hearing this, the expression on Daoist Tianqiong's aged face instantly became ecstatic!

"It has been over eight thousand years! Do you know how I have spent these past eight thousand years! What Changsun Jingwu did back then is still deeply engraved in my mind, never to be forgotten for all eternity!"

"It is just a pity that I was one move behind back then and nearly died, body and Soul destroyed. Now that I have met Senior Lu, I have obtained this heaven-sent Opportunity!"

"For all these years, I have been Cultivating bitterly day and night. I finally reached the Yuan Xu Realm and recently achieved a Breakthrough to the second level of the Yuan Xu, all to avenge the grudge from that battle back then!"

With eight thousand years of hatred pent up in his heart, now that he was finally going to take revenge, Daoist Tianqiong's heart could not be calmed in the slightest.

He wished he could rush in front of Changsun Jingwu in the next instant and engage him in another life-or-death battle!

Lu Hao did not pay much attention to Daoist Tianqiong's state of mind and said indifferently:

"Which Sect was he in back then? Thousand Stars State is so large; we still need to go and inquire first."

As he spoke, Lu Hao stepped out of the Formation first. Daoist Tianqiong quickly followed. The two soon arrived at the City Lord's Mansion and purchased a detailed map of Thousand Stars State.

Upon opening the map, Lu Hao was truly eye-opened. The size of Thousand Stars State greatly exceeded his expectations!

There were actually three thousand cities the size of Nine Sun City in Thousand Stars State!

And these cities were not even considered part of the Core Region.

In addition, there were Sect forces of all sizes standing throughout the territory of Thousand Stars State. The five most massive Five Great Powers were: Yaochi Holy Land, Wen Yuan Temple, Xiaoyao Sect, Wuji Pavilion, and Chiyun Sword Sect!

Each of the Five Great Powers occupied a position in Thousand Stars State, standing proudly above all other forces in the entire Thousand Stars State.

The region under the jurisdiction of each party basically accounted for one-tenth of the entire territory of Thousand Stars State. They were truly behemoths worthy of the name; if they were to tremble even slightly, all Cultivators in Thousand Stars State would be terrified!

However, when Lu Hao saw Wuji Pavilion, he remembered the incident he had back in Danling State.

That person who fought him while wielding a Dao Grade Magic Treasure seemed to claim to be from Wuji Pavilion.

In that case, after the business here was concluded, he would have to personally pay a visit to this Wuji Pavilion. His subordinates had attacked him for no reason; where was the logic in that?

"Senior Lu, that Changsun Jingwu previously held the position of Elder in this Lanfeng Sect. However, eight thousand years have passed, and I do not know if he is still in that place."

"Since that is the case, we will go there to check the situation first. If he is not there, we will discuss it then."

"Very well!"

Having said that, Lu Hao took out the Sky-Piercing Ship. The two boarded the ship and began to head towards Lanfeng Sect.

Along the way, Lu Hao was bored, so he casually found a topic to talk about with Daoist Tianqiong:

"What kind of grudge did you two have back then? Why did you engage in a life-or-death battle?"

Upon hearing Lu Hao's inquiry, Daoist Tianqiong did not dare to be negligent. A trace of extremely ferocious resentment appeared on his face as he slowly said:

"Senior, I met Changsun Jingwu when I was not even a hundred years old. At the beginning, our relationship was actually fine; there was no deep hatred!"

"But this person is truly devoid of conscience!"

"I once had an encounter during the Soul Transformation period. In a forbidden land, I was lucky enough to obtain the complete Legacy of a Yuan Xu powerhouse."

"I do not know how it happened, but Changsun Jingwu found out about this, and so he began to interact with me more."

"It is also my fault for being too naive at that time. I completely failed to anticipate the purpose of others approaching me and actually believed that Changsun Jingwu had come to befriend me!"

"After we gradually became familiar, we began to Cultivate together, and our relationship became better and better."

"But what I never expected was that one day, Changsun Jingwu seized the Opportunity. Taking advantage of the fact that I had just experienced a great battle and was seriously injured, he actually used the lives of my family to threaten me into handing over the Legacy of the Yuan Xu powerhouse!"

"I had no choice. In order to protect my family, I had to compromise and hand over the Legacy!"

"But I still underestimated the sinister nature of this person. After getting what he wanted, he immediately attacked, obviously intending to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!"

"If it were not for the life-saving means left to me by that Senior, with my seriously injured body at that time, I fear I would have already fallen at his hands!"

Speaking of this, Daoist Tianqiong was already somewhat choked with sobs.

Lu Hao, standing by, also felt some sighs and emotions. The Cultivation world is truly chaotic...

Putting himself in that position, if his Master and the people of Qingxuan Sect were killed by someone, Lu Hao did not know what he would become.

Daoist Tianqiong calmed his emotions and continued:

"Afterwards, fueled by hatred, I began to Cultivate crazily. After eight hundred years, I finally achieved Perfection in Undergoing Tribulation!"

"I could not wait any longer, so I went directly to find Changsun Jingwu, wanting to avenge the grudge of that year. But I did not expect that the beast had also broken through to the cultivation level of Perfection in Undergoing Tribulation!"

"Moreover, he had the backing of Lanfeng Sect, and the Rank of the Magic Treasure and treasures on his body far exceeded mine. Therefore, after a life-or-death battle, I lost by one move. My Physical Body was destroyed, my Soul was scattered, and my remnant Soul was scattered across the Northern Wasteland State."

"After that, it was the matter of me creating the Tian Yuan Secret Realm for eight thousand years, then meeting the people from Qingxuan Sect, and then meeting Senior Lu."

After listening to Daoist Tianqiong's story, Lu Hao also slowly said:

"With your current cultivation of the second level of the Yuan Xu, are you confident?"

Daoist Tianqiong froze for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"Senior Lu, to tell the truth, I have no confidence. But no matter what, I must come, otherwise my Dao Heart will be unclear, and my cultivation will not progress!"

"Furthermore, within the Qingxuan Sect, I once had an Opportunity and obtained a Dao Grade Magic Treasure from the Shenbing Pavilion. It is precisely because of this Magic Treasure that I feel I can complete my revenge, which is why I have been increasingly unable to calm my mind and Cultivate."

Lu Hao said:

"A Dao Grade Magic Treasure, take it out and let me see?"

Daoist Tianqiong hurriedly took out the Dao Grade Magic Treasure he had obtained in the Qingxuan Sect from his Storage Pouch.

It was a sword, the whole body presenting an ice-blue color, wreathed in wisps of ice crystal mist. Just being exposed to the air caused the temperature of the surrounding air to drop crazily!

Lu Hao nodded:

"This is an Advanced Dao Grade Magic Treasure. It should be no problem to use it to deal with a powerhouse in the Yuan Xu Realm, but it will be quite strenuous for you to activate it."

"Senior Lu, it is fine. As long as I can kill the enemy who destroyed my Sect, I do not care about any other price!"

"Hmm."