The Nine Cauldrons

Book 9 Chapter 38 Pressing Hard

“Qingshan is on the Nine Wolf Island. He used the alias ‘Jing Yi’ and stirred up a great commotion on Qing Hu Island, but he’s still alive. Through this, I know that the Blind Swordmaster won’t kill Teng Qingshan yet. Additionally, the other sects probably won’t lend him a Emptiness Realm Demonic Beast. They won’t aid the Blind Swordmaster in killing Teng Qingshan,” Zhuge Yuanhong deduced.

He reckoned that the possibility of Teng Qingshan’s death was less than ten percent.

Still, he was worried!

“If something bad happens to Qingshan too, then I will be the one at fault!” Zhuge Yuanhong trembled slightly as he thought to himself. After all, Teng Qingshan’s actions were all instructed by him, the teacher.

At this moment, Zhuge Yuanhong was like a gush of wind as he treaded on the surface of the lake. Then with a leap, he landed on the shores of the Nine Wolf Island.

“Teacher,” Zhuge Yuanhong’s heard a voice say, bringing about an expression of joy upon his face. As Zhuge Yuanhong observed his surroundings, he saw a figure standing amidst the rain. The raindrops instantly rebounded as they drew close to the figure. When Zhuge Yuanhong could see the approaching person more clearly, he let out a long sigh of relief.

“Teacher, what happened to you?” Teng Qingshan was astonished when he saw Zhuge Yuanhong, whose entire body was wet and whose face appeared extremely pale.

His own teacher, Zhuge Yuanhong, was someone who remained calm even when mountains collapsed. What had happened which caused his teacher to have such a pitiful appearance?

“I am fine. But…” Zhuge Yuanhong’s eyes were filled with sadness. “Elder Wu is most likely dead.”

“What?!” Teng Qingshan shouted out in astonishment.

Thoughts ran through his mind. “Elder Wu died? Elder Wu was the Emptiness Realm Expert who protected Gui Yuan Sect, and Teacher just said that Elder Wu is dead? Moreover, Teacher came over in a miserable state. What will happen to the Gui Yuan Sect?”

“Teacher, what is going on? What exactly happened?” Teng Qingshan said, feeling slightly nervous. He was starting to panic. “What’s the current situation of the Gui Yuan Sect? Who did this? Qing Hu Island?” Teng Qingshan began bombarding Zhuge Yuanhong with questions, clearly somewhat alarmed.

He couldn’t help but freak out. After all, the Teng Clan dwelled in Jiangning County-City. His parents, sisters, and many relatives lived there. Although Teng Qingshan felt slightly sad about Elder Wu’s death, his parents and his clan were much more important to him.

“The Gui Yuan Sect is alright for now,” Zhuge Yuanhong sighed as he answered.

Teng Qingshan let out a sigh of relief. He then asked, “Teacher, what happened, exactly?”

“It was the day before yesterday.” Zhuge Yuanhong said in a deep tone, “During the evening, Elder Wu and I were both in the sect. However, Elder Wu suddenly spoke to me with the use of the Sound Transmission Technique. He told me that an Emptiness Realm Expert and a four-footed Emptiness Realm Demonic Beast were chasing him, working together to kill him. He urged me to flee right then. He told me that if I didn’t run right then, I might not be able to escape.”

Teng Qingshan’s facial expression changed.

It was very difficult for an Emptiness Realm Expert to kill another Emptiness Realm Expert. A great disparity in strength existed between an Emptiness Realm Expert who could utilize ten percent of the Power of the Heavens and the Earth and an Emptiness Realm Expert who could utilize twenty percent of the Power of the Heavens and the Earth. However, whether the experts attained the Harmonization of the Body with the Heavens and the Earth, the Emptiness Realm Culmination, or Novice Emptiness Realm, their speed would still be similar.

Therefore, it was extremely difficult for an Emptiness Realm Expert to kill another Emptiness Realm Expert without the help of a demonic beast.

“Qing Hu Island?” This was the first thing that popped into Teng Qingshan’s mind.

“Yes, I can’t think of any other sects that would be willing to pay such a huge price just to kill the Emptiness Realm Expert of the Gui Yuan Sect,” Zhuge Yuanhong said in a deep tone.

“Qing Hu Island!” Teng Qingshan’s brows knitted as his entire being permeated a murderous aura.

“Qingshan, don’t do anything stupid,” Zhuge Yuanhong hastily said.