Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

"Grandma! Does that mean it can be canceled just like that? Of course there's a reason!"

"Then tell me the reason!" Dugu Yan pressed for details.

"Forget it, why should I argue with you! Tianheng, mind your own business!" Yin Jin waved his hand, indicating that there was no point in discussing this topic.

Pulling back Dugu Yan, who was still arguing, Yu Tianheng also had a problem. He hadn't seen his busy teacher for a long time, and a question had been lingering in his mind: "Teacher Yin, what happened to Tang San in the end..."

"He's been crippled and thrown into Yuexuan. Who does he think he is? Brother Shui can't tolerate people like that." Yin Jin replied nonchalantly, "Hehe, Lingling~"

"Teacher, is there something you need?"

In short, Yin Jin still secretly touched Ye Lingling's hand, and took out some wildflowers that he had picked from who-knows-where, and handed them over. Only by being shameless could one be forgiven.

However, Tang San's ending was clearly more surprising, and even Zhu Zhuqing looked over curiously.

Why Yuexuan?

Seeing that Ye Lingling ignored him, Yin Jin continued to answer in order to avoid embarrassment: "That kid is from Haotian Sect. Why not send him back to Haotian Sect from Yuexuan? Who has the manpower and resources to make that trip for him?"

"Hiss... It seems we've learned something we shouldn't know..." Dugu Yan gasped. Yuexuan's affiliation and Tang Yuehua's identity weren't secrets, but not everyone knew them. Yin Jin's mention of it startled both Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.

"It's good that you know. This matter is over. Just don't spread it around, lest you get yourself into trouble."

From Yin Jin and Qian Shui's perspective, the matter was over, but Yu Tianheng did not think so.

"Teacher Yin, how can you say this matter is over? Tang San hasn't paid with his life yet! The Immortal Lord is difficult to deal with, and our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will never let this go so easily!"

"Tianheng, you really should just let it go. This punishment is already severe enough. Killing him would be too lenient on him."

"Why? Teacher Yin, I don't understand!"

"It's very simple. Tang San is Tang Hao's son. The reason he was left at Yuexuan is because Tang Yuehua is Tang Hao's younger sister. The Clear Sky Sect hates Tang Hao to death. Isn't crippling him and throwing him back to the sect more cruel than killing him?"

One shocking piece of news after another, especially the news that Tang San was Tang Hao's son, almost made Dugu Yan jump up in panic, "Haotian Douluo?! Tianheng! Teacher Yin, isn't His Highness the Immortal Lord harming Tianheng?!"

Faced with Dugu Yan's questioning, Yin Jin didn't care much. He just scolded her in a teacher's tone: "Idiot! How did I teach you students! If you were all as stupid as you, you wouldn't need to do anything! I'm not afraid to tell you, Tang Hao is also crippled. He and his son were thrown back to the Clear Sky Sect. This is a feud between the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect. You just need to know that."

Seeing his girlfriend shrink back after being criticized, Yu Tianheng quickly defended her, "Teacher Yin, Yanyan was just worried about me..."

"You fell into the trap from the very beginning, and you still have the nerve to say that?!"

Hearing this familiar吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks), it was clearly the same Yin Jin she had made back then. Thinking of this, Ye Lingling, who was standing to the side, smiled faintly and said, "Teacher, the Immortal King said the same thing about you, didn't he?"

"Lingling! You should at least show me some respect..."

Before the words were even finished, a sudden change occurred. Yin Jin immediately turned around, causing Yu Tianheng's body to tense up. Qian Shuishui, who had been calmly cultivating with her eyes closed, opened her eyes and stared straight ahead.

The chilling aura emanated from the mountains on either side of the path, and it wasn't just the people in the carriage who felt it. The captain of the Royal Knights shouted, "Everyone on alert! Something's up!"

The Royal Knights guarding the Soul Masters immediately raised their lances.

The participating team members from the Soul Master Academy, on the other hand, looked relaxed and carefree. With so many talented Soul Masters and powerful figures gathered here, they had nothing to worry about.

Just then, countless rocks began to fall like raindrops from the hills on both sides. These rocks not only appeared abruptly but also fell in a very orderly fashion, hurtling towards the convoy below.

Yin Jin shouted, "Get off the carriage now if you don't want to be crushed to death!"

The large boulder falling from the mountain would have terrifying kinetic energy due to gravity. Not all of the Royal Knights' cavalry were Soul Masters, and many were quickly injured. Strangely, however, no one was killed.

At this moment, the strength of the Soul Masters was revealed. Under the correct command, the carriage continued to move forward, and the Soul Masters got off to protect the carriage and the support-type Soul Masters who had no combat power.

Only the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Heavenly Water Academy sent out their full forces, and even the support-type Soul Masters took out their weapons to defend themselves.

Just then, a whistle sounded from somewhere, and a large number of men in black appeared on the cliffs on both sides, rushing down the mountain at high speed. Facing the enemy, the three kinds of radiant soul rings—yellow, purple, and black—lit up simultaneously. The martial soul release students and teachers were ready for battle.

A question came from somewhere: "What's going on? Bandits?"

"What kind of bandits are these! This is an ambush! Chao, why are they all coming this way! Are they trying to kill me?!"

Yin Jin subconsciously looked towards Qian Shui's location but found him completely calm, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening. He seemed to understand something, drew his sword to block one of them, and pretended to fight.

...

"Xiao Shui, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

Qian Renxue's perception was not as abnormal as Qian Shui's. She could only vaguely know that Qian Shui had previously sent his Yang Spirit to the top of the valley and saw two masked figures, one in white and one in black.

"Cough cough!"

"scare!"

"Uncle Gui, Uncle Ju, what's going on with you two? Did you come to ambush Xiaoxue and me?"

"No, how could that be?!"

Qian Shui encountered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who were hiding in the mountains with a group of high-level Soul Masters.

Logically speaking, Tang San had already been crippled by Qian Shui herself, so how could there still be this assassination attempt? Out of curiosity, Qian Shui naturally asked, "Then who is your target?"

"You...your son..."

"Oh, my son... Chrysanthemum Pass! Say it again?!?"

Qian Shui, who was originally as clear and beautiful as jade in her astral projection state, suddenly turned blood red all over. In an instant, the thousands of black-clad, masked soul masters who were lying in ambush on both sides of the cliff were pressed to the ground and unable to move.

"Don't get excited! Don't get excited! This is His Holiness the Pope's plan! It's not a real killing!"

"A plan? Tell me about it! If she dares to turn on Qingyu, I wouldn't mind tearing the Papal Palace apart!"

As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion. After all, it concerns her own brat. Qian Shui was really angry. It wouldn't matter if Bibi Dong went a little crazy, but even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cub. She was actually going to kill her grandson?

Qian Shui couldn't understand. If Yue Guan couldn't explain it clearly, then these thousands of people, along with Yue Guan and Gui Mei who had carried out the mission together and shared a bond but hadn't been informed, wouldn't be able to return alive.

Yue Guan hurriedly comforted Qian Shui, even changing the tone of her voice: "Don't worry! Aren't you and the young master now the Crown Prince and Crown Princess? Then the young master is naturally the heir to the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"Your strength is undeniable, and with Ning Fengzhi and Jian Daochenxin also present, it's clear we can't succeed. The reason we're doing this is to further solidify the young master's status and position within the empire."

After listening to Yue Guan's explanation, Qian Shui roughly understood. "You mean Bibi Dong wants to use the Spirit Hall's criticism against Qing Yu to show the Spirit Hall's stance and solidify the conflict between me and her? The goal is to clear Xue Qinghe, who has a good relationship with me, of suspicion regarding her background with the Spirit Hall?"

"Although His Holiness the Pope didn't say it explicitly, he didn't give a death order, so that should be the case." A smart person should understand the superior's intentions. Why send Yue Guan and Gui Mei? The two best friends naturally know the answer.

Qian Shui rolled her eyes, realizing these were all excuses. "Tch, how boring. She doesn't care about that at all; she just doesn't want to see Qing Yu!"

If the Spirit Hall were to target Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and Grandson Xue Hong, even if they failed, the two would not risk going to Spirit City. Qian Shui could almost guarantee that Bibi Dong simply did not want to see her grandson.

"Hmph! The more she doesn't want to see me, the more I'll make her see me! Uncle Ju, Uncle Gui, let's find another target~"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei looked at each other in bewilderment. Just a moment ago it was Chrysanthemum Guan, and now it's Uncle.

Ghostly Appearance: "Whose turn should we switch to?"

Qian Shui: "My apprentice, Qian Shuishui."

Yue Guan: "???"

In Qian Shui's opinion, Bibi Dong's plan was not problematic, just a bit crazy. At least the couple never thought of having their son continue to carry out the Tian Dou plan.

Xue Qinghe was indeed too deeply bound to the Spirit Hall. At least from the perspective of Yu Tianheng, who was released, it was unbelievable that even the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall could obey Ning Huahua's orders, and that the Spirit Hall would take over and handle everything afterward.

Qian Shui originally had another plan, roughly the same as Bibi Dong's, but since two Title Douluos had already been mobilized, there was no need to waste it.

"It just confirms that I have a serious conflict with her, just like with Shui Shui. Also, don't send low-level Soul Masters. Chao, it seems like we don't need to confirm it; I really do have a conflict with her!"

Even after Yue Guan was completely defeated, Qian Shui's thinking remained as bizarre as ever, even more amazing than that of his Pope teacher.

"It's not impossible, but please don't sell us out..."

"Don't worry, it's a trap... Caring for my teacher is my duty as a student!"

For Yue Guan, as long as he carried out the mission, it was fine. Who the target was was just a matter of his own words and a moment's anger.

It's really unacceptable to lay a hand on a child. No matter how good the reason is, will the person involved listen to your explanation? No, for example, Qian Renxue, or Qian Daoliu. At least Yue Guan doesn't want to be beaten, and he certainly doesn't want to lie in that stinking ditch for no reason.

Abandoning the mission would be unpopular with Bibi Dong, while Qian Shui's plan would be more advantageous to him.

"So, you guys didn't eat the fairy grass?"

"Oh dear, I'm so reluctant to see it go! I want to enjoy it for another two years!"

"Tsk, he really can't beat Chen Xin."

As for her youngest apprentice, she was still sitting in the carriage, meditating in seclusion, completely unaware that she had been tricked by her own teacher.

Qian Shui didn't plan to tell Qian Renxue about this, otherwise the little angel would really be furious.

"Shui Shui, don't move, she's not an enemy."

After the ambush began, Qian Shuishui had already taken out Wenxin, ready to chop people up, but Qian Shuishui telepathically told her to hold back.

The battle was unusually strange; the average level of the men in black was very high, at least at the Soul Saint level.

People from all the academies were initially filled with despair, but later they discovered that these people's real target was not them, but the Royal Fighting Team.

"Loldiala!? Dude! What the hell are you guys doing?"

At this moment, Yin Jin was facing off against a Soul Douluo with a golden eagle martial soul, and the two obviously knew each other.

Facing Yin Jin, the man in black raised an eyebrow, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes, before roaring, "Shut up, Yin Jin! You traitor! Prepare to die! Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul True Body!"

Golden light burst forth from the masked, black-clad Soul Douluo. As his arms vibrated in the air, they transformed into a pair of golden wings. An even larger golden shadow appeared behind him, and his clothes were replaced by golden feathers, revealing the true form of his Martial Soul.

As the golden eagle's wings took shape, its arms detached from them, transforming into two sharp talons. Simultaneously, its body began to rapidly contract and change, becoming increasingly similar to the golden eagle illusion behind it.

Then a claw slammed down, startling Silver Gold into retreating hastily, thinking: Are you serious?!

Meanwhile, Ning Huahua's Glazed Pagoda buff also arrived. Seeing that expression, Yin Jin could tell with his butt that it was saying: You've been buffed, hurry up and go die!

Unfortunately, he could hold his own against a single Silver Saint, but when dozens of Soul Saints attacked him together, he had no choice but to run away.

"Hey bro, you guys aren't really targeting me, are you?! Go all out!"

Hearing the telepathic message from Yin Jin, the golden eagle, the Soul Douluo, continued its relentless attack, claw after claw.

Ye Lingling was also worried. Ignoring her teammates' efforts to block the Soul Saint's attack, the Nine Heart Begonia bloomed, and all the purple mass light fell on Yin Jin, whose clothes were tattered beyond recognition.

"Hmph, Young Master Yin, stop guessing. Our target is that little girl named Qian Shuishui!"

"Then go and beat her up!"

"She's that person's disciple, we don't want to die!"

"What the hell! So you're going to hit me, right?!"

"Guessed it right!"

Qian Shui's soul pressure attack completely suppressed thousands of people; those whose cultivation had reached that level naturally understood what that implied. Even with the addition of the two level 95 titled elders, Ju Gui, it probably wouldn't have been enough for Qian Shui to kill them all alone.