Huangxiu

Chapter 1029 Secret
Miao Qingjie put down his wine glass, took out a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Leng Tieya: "Mr. Sun, news has come back from the sect that there are eight major outposts within a radius of ten thousand miles of Wanjiang City, and they are all located here."

"Thank you, Young Master Miao." Leng Tieya smiled as he accepted the scroll and unfurled it.

As he looked around, his eyes narrowed, and he sneered, "There are eight places! This Yougu Sect is bigger than I imagined!"

This is a map, with the eight altars embedded in the mountains and rivers.

Wanjiang City is located in the south, and only two of the eight altars are the closest to it.

Leng Tieya speculated that these were the West Second Altar and the East Third Altar.

His gaze lingered over the eight altars.

Miao Qingjie said dismissively, "The quantity is not large, but the scale of the operation is huge."

His gaze lingered on the map as he looked at Leng Tieya, and he chuckled, "Mr. Sun, what are you looking for?"

Leng Tieya knew that the Yougu Sect had ten altars, but only two of them were on this altar.

Therefore, two jars were not discovered by the Star-Picking Cliff.

These two altars are likely very well hidden and are also a secret technique of the Yougu Sect.

He laughed and said, "I'm observing the significance of their spatial arrangement."

"Oh—?" Miao Qingjie peeked over and chuckled, "There's a reason behind the placement of these eight altars?"

“It looks like a pattern,” Leng Tieya said.

Miao Qingjie glanced at it again and shook his head.

He couldn't figure out what the pattern was; it was just eight locations.

This map shows mountains and rivers, and the altars must be built against the mountains.

Without mountains, there would be no altar, so this pattern is clearly a coincidence.

Leng Tieya smiled and turned to say, "Waiter, bring me a pen and ink."

The waiter, who was just bringing up the dishes, quickly responded.

A moment later, he presented the writing brush and ink.

Leng Tieya picked up his pen and started drawing on the map, which made Miao Qingjie frown inwardly.

Such behavior is too reckless; befitting someone from the mountains and fields, it's too impulsive.

This map would be extremely valuable if it were outside.

He vandalized it like this; he doesn't appreciate it at all!

However, since he was still counting on Leng Tieya's help and hoping to borrow some of his luck, he could only suppress his impulse to speak and watch him act recklessly with a smile.

Leng Tieya stopped writing, examined the map for a moment, nodded in satisfaction, blew on it, then put down his pen and handed the map to Miao Qingjie.

Miao Qingjie took the casual glance and sat up abruptly.

He immediately recognized that what Leng Tieya had drawn was actually a flower.

"This is... a Ghost Bone Flower?"

"The Ghost Bone Flower?" Leng Tieya looked bewildered.

"The most important cultivation elixir of the Nether Bone Sect." Miao Qingjie said solemnly, "...I never expected that I could even draw this Nether Bone Flower!"

This map was not a secret at Star-Picking Cliff; almost all the disciples had seen it.

No one thought about it that way; they just remembered the eight directions and went to sweep through them.

Even the elders are the same.

Among so many exceptionally intelligent people in the entire clan, not a single one discovered this secret?

It wasn't that they were less intelligent than Sun Changyue, but rather that Sun Changyue was luckier.

Is this what it means to be blessed with good fortune?
He exclaimed, "As expected of Mr. Sun, I admire you!"

Leng Tieya laughed and said, "I just guessed randomly, I don't know if it's right or wrong. If this map is not wrong, there may be two other places where we are stationed."

He pointed to two places.

That is the key node that makes up this picture, which, together with the other eight nodes, forms this flower of hidden bones.

He wasn't sure if these two places were correct.

But after learning that there were ten branch altars, and combining this with the map, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he came up with this idea.

Whether it's right or wrong, we'll have to verify it at Zhaixing Cliff.

Miao Qingjie solemnly replied, "I will send this map back immediately and have someone from the sect take a look."

He said in a deep voice, "If there really are branch altars in these two places, then Mr. Sun, you have done a great service!"

Leng Tieya waved his hand and laughed, "No, no, without this map I can't see anything... and besides, it might not even be accurate."

“A simple investigation will reveal the truth!” Miao Qingjie said. “If these two branch altars truly exist, then we’ll understand why we’ve been unable to eliminate them.”

The previous assumption was that it was a grotto-heaven, but if it is now discovered that there are two more branch altars, then the previous assumption may not be correct.

There may not be a hidden paradise.

If that's the case, then there's hope of completely annihilating the Yougu Sect of evil!
His eyes lit up at the thought, and he jumped up, clasped his hands in greeting, and hurriedly left.

Leng Tieya stayed behind with a smile, continuing to eat and drink, completely at ease.

His mind turned to the throwing knife that Zheng Lingzhi was carrying, which illuminated all directions.

Feng Chang and Zheng Lingzhi were in a stone chamber when a strong wind rushed in through the window, howling like the wailing of ghosts.

The biting wind chilled me to the bone.

Even with their extraordinary skills, they couldn't withstand this bone-chilling cold that penetrated to the marrow and entered their minds, making their bodies feel as if they were being torn apart by a thousand knives.

They sat side by side, cross-legged, on a stone bed, which was completely bare.

The stone chamber was ten meters long and ten meters wide. Apart from a small plot of land in one corner and a small pond next to it, there was nothing else there.

They sat on the stone bed, their teeth chattering involuntarily.

The only way to resist was through sheer willpower. The Undying Bones Scripture was incredibly powerful; after a while, the two gradually recovered.

The bluish tinge on his face faded, leaving only paleness.

"Sigh—, Senior Brother Feng, why did you do this!"

"Enough talk. Fortune favors the bold, and it's worth it for the Golden Ghost Flower!"

"But what now?"

"Even if it's a gamble, there will naturally be wins and losses. If you lose, you lose. Why make a fuss? You can't afford to lose!"

“I am innocent!” Zheng Lingzhi shook her head.

"What a load of rubbish! You'll get the same share of the benefits, so what's there to be wronged about!"

"If we really get the Golden Ghost Flower, Senior Brother Feng, will you really share the benefits with us?"

"can!"

"At that time, it's likely that things will repeat the same pattern as last time!"

"Absolutely not." Feng Chang snorted, "You're just overthinking things and creating trouble for yourself... But haven't the three of you secretly formed an alliance to deal with me together once you find the Golden Ghost Flower?"

"..."

"You're really stupid. If they really wanted to subdue me, why would those two brothers possibly give you any benefits?"

"..."

"Oh, so you've already figured out how to deal with them... Junior Brother Zheng, don't judge me, we're on the same page!"

"...I didn't expect those two brothers to actually report it." Zheng Lingzhi shook her head.

Feng Chang snorted, "Those two idiots must have been tricked out of their minds!"

When they returned to the branch altar, the altar master would ask them questions, and those two idiots would definitely slip up and be exposed.

"Sigh..." Zheng Lingzhi sighed.

There's really nothing you can do when you encounter such an idiot.

"I wonder what's going on inside the altar. The Golden Ghost Flower isn't so easy to pick."

"With experts from Zhaixing Cliff here, those inside the sect probably won't dare to make a move, right?"

"If it were just a regular Ghost Bone Flower, it wouldn't move around in the jar, but since it involves a Golden Ghost Flower, we will never give up!"

"Do we still dare to provoke Star-Picking Cliff?"

"Hmph, Star-Picking Cliff, so what!"

"Senior Brother Feng, what news do you have?"

"Hmph, this news can't be spread carelessly, it could cause a huge problem if it gets out."

"Senior Brother Feng, who can we talk to now that we're here?...Are we going to be punished for a year this time?"

“A year…sigh, I feel like I can’t even take one more day,” Feng Chang sighed.

“We have a secret plan to train top experts, and it’s already yielding results,” Feng Chang said. “As far as I know, we have already trained more than a hundred experts.”

"More than a hundred... Great Heavenly Demons?"

“Great Heavenly Demon.” Feng Chang nodded slowly: “Even if it’s not quite a Great Heavenly Demon, it’s almost the same as one.”

"Hiss..." Zheng Lingzhi gasped, "If we were to deal with one sect, we could probably wipe out Star-Picking Cliff, right?"

"These top sects all have their own hidden realms, how could we possibly destroy them? But if we weaken them suddenly, do you think the other sects will do nothing? ...If we do something like this, who will dare to provoke us again?"

“That makes sense.” Zheng Lingzhi nodded slowly.

Leng Tieya frowned upon hearing this.

There are actually more than a hundred experts comparable to the Great Heavenly Demon?
That sounds a bit outrageous.

However, he knew of the Undying Nether Bone Scripture, and the Nether Bone Sect might be able to do the same.

The key lies in the Ghost Bone Flower.

The Ghost Bone Flower can not only revive deceased disciples, but also, through secret techniques and in conjunction with the Ghost Bone Flower, greatly enhance one's cultivation level.

But this also has its drawbacks.

The masters created through this secret technique in combination with the Ghost Bone Flower have exhausted their potential and will find it difficult to advance any further in their lives.

However, these potential problems are not so important to the interests of the Yougu Sect.

If we can take this opportunity to severely damage Zhaixing Cliff and demonstrate our power, the other top sects will be wary and dare not arbitrarily eliminate us again.

This would save the Nether Bone Sect a lot of Nether Bone Flowers.

These Ghost Bone Flowers, when given to disciples for practice, will greatly enhance their cultivation.

I don't know if Zhaixing Cliff found out this news; I guess they didn't.

The Star-Picking Cliff is going to be in big trouble.

A slight smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, but his gaze was intense as he pondered the remains of Miao Qingjie and the Supreme Heavenly Demon.

We must find Miao Qingjie's remains as soon as possible, before the Yougu Sect takes action.

Footsteps sounded, and Miao Qingjie returned, his face beaming.

“Mr. Sun, the sect has already sent experts over. Come, let me toast you.”

"Young Master Miao is too kind. I was just rambling." Leng Tieya smiled, picked up his wine cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

Miao Qingjie sat down again, and they drank cup after cup until they were quite tipsy.

They then left the restaurant and went to the courtyard where Leng Tieya was located.

Miao Qingjie carefully examined the small courtyard, then sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, drinking tea as he talked about the remains.

(End of this chapter)