Chapter 9: Undercurrents (Part 2)

  When Lan Xuzhen and others arrived, Dongfang Yun hid again, and they ended up with nothing. Lan Xuzhen didn't dare to stay in Qinglian Mountain Range for long, leaving behind his junior fellow apprentice Lan Hui Zhen and his disciples to continue searching for Dongfang Yun, while he took the others back to Yanjing City.

  In the past year, more and more people from various forces have come, and many loose cultivators without a sect or school have also rushed over to try their luck. Hong Jun and Pan Gu were among these loose cultivators, who spontaneously gathered together and formed a considerable force.

  At the edge of the endless wilderness, Dongfang Yun hid in a cave under one of the mountains, continuing to study the treasure map. After obtaining this treasure map, everyone who had seen it was killed by Dongfang Yun, so he didn't worry that someone else would find the location before him.

  The treasure map is very clear, basically a map centered on Yanjing City. However, if this map were seen by people from thousands of years ago, they would find that it was a map of the three counties occupied by the Qin family before their uprising.

  There is no place marked as a treasure location on the map, only outside Yanjing City and another large city, with several points drawn in the Qinglian Mountains, which was where the Qin family's military strength was hidden before.

  The map was made from the skin of a mythical beast and had been treated with dust-repelling charms, preserving it for millions of years in its original state. The only difference was that there was a small dot on the Qinglian Mountains, which was added later. If not for Dongfang Yun's careful study of the map, he wouldn't have noticed the difference in that dot. However, after marking the location of the dot, Dongfang Yun spent half a year searching within tens of miles underground but couldn't find the treasure. Later, he accidentally left traces and was discovered by people from Ziyang Gate, forcing him to hide and continue studying the map.

  The ordinary people of Yanjing City finally knew the identities of these strangers, and it was because of the endless disputes between the people of Hongyuan and the dragon clan that a fight broke out, with tens of thousands of people rising into the air at the same time, countless storms raging wildly, frightening all the ordinary people below.

  "Ascended immortals! So many ascended immortals! Am I dreaming?!"

  "Don't look anymore, don't provoke Xian Sheng into anger, or else you'll die without knowing how!"

  The people of Yanjing City whispered to each other, their hearts filled with admiration and pride. Yanjing City had actually come to have so many superior immortals that they could boast about it to outsiders for a long time. However, they did not know that these superior immortals flew into the sky because there were internal conflicts. If they fought in the sky above Yanjing City, Yanjing City might cease to exist afterwards.

  Baihu and Fang Dang received the message from their own people and immediately teleported over, also arriving were Feng Xi and the leaders of the three major sects of Tenglong Continent.

  "What's going on, Lord Bai and Clan Head Fang?" Only Feng Xi could speak to them in such a manner. The three great clan leaders held significant weight on the Dragon Continent, but before these few individuals, their words carried much less significance.

  "Feng Island Master, you'd better ask Bai Daren about this matter, he's the one who's in charge of his subordinates!" Fang Tong said with a displeased expression, turning around and walking away.

  "Clan leader Fang, what do you mean by that?" A sharp glint flashed in the White Tiger's eyes. He had long since looked down on Fang Dong, and if not for the Dragon Clan's great power, he would have made his move against him already.

  "What does it mean? Lord Bai indulges his subordinates to provoke the prestige of my dragon clan, and I want to ask Lord Bai what he means!" As soon as Fang Deng finished speaking, hundreds of powerful dragon clansmen behind him let out a roar, with an astonishing momentum.

  Suddenly, the white tiger looked up at the sky and let out a loud roar, suppressing all the dragon roars. Fang Dong's face changed color.

  "White Lord, Fang Clan Leader, as fellow demon cultivators, let's not become a laughing stock for those human cultivators. Whatever issues we have, let's settle them after obtaining the Qin family treasure. Can you two give me this face?"

  "Who dares not to give face to the master of Feng Island? Today, I won't bother with these little dragons. Master Feng, we'll meet again another day, let's go!" Bai Hu chuckled and glanced at the dragon clan opposite him, then led the tens of thousands of people from Hong Huang and flew away.

  "Feng Island Master, you've seen it, White Tiger is trampling on the prestige of our Dragon Clan. This matter won't be settled just yet. We'll settle the score with them after finding the Qin family treasure. Farewell, Feng Island Master!" Fang Dang also led hundreds of his clansmen back to their temporary resting place.

  "Xiao Jun, it seems that this treasure is quite attractive, so many masters have come. I feel that the cultivation of those people just now is much higher than mine!" Gu Pan said with a smile to Hong Jun in a wine house where they had been watching the confrontation between the Dragon Clan and the Endless Wilderness.

  Hong Jun smiled mysteriously: "This is indeed a treasure left by the Qin family, they wouldn't be excited for nothing!"

  "Xiao Jun, what kind of family is the Qin family after all? They've actually attracted all the masters that Zi Xuan Star has?" Gu Pan still didn't quite understand.

  Hongjun thought for a moment and sighed: "The Qin family, it turns out that they were the largest ordinary human family on the continent of Qianlong, and once the masters of the Qin dynasty!"

  "An ordinary mortal family? Xiao Jun, you say that the Qin family is just an ordinary mortal family?" Gu Pan was somewhat surprised.

  "Yes, the Qin family was just an ordinary mortal family before, but since a genius emerged, that is, the third elder of the Qin family, the Qin family became extraordinary." Hong Jun smiled and blinked his eyes, then continued: "The third elder of the Qin family not only has a great reputation in Zixuan Star, but also in other places. You will understand later."

  "Xiao Jun, you seem to know quite a bit about the Qin family?"

  "That's right, I dare say that no one here understands the Qin family better than me!" A hint of pride slipped out in Hong Jun's tone, but he didn't notice it himself.

  "Who is the oldest of the Qin family's three elders? One person can change a whole family?" The crowd in the sky dispersed, leaving only some old people kneeling on the ground below. Gu Pan didn't look outside and smiled at Hong Jun again.

  "Qin family's three elder uncles, you've seen them too!" Hong Jun smiled.

  Gu Pan looked puzzled and stared at Hong Jun, continuing to ask: "I've seen it before, where did I see it?"

  "You forgot, the portrait we saw at Xingchen Pavilion, the founder of Xingchen Pavilion is actually the third elder of the Qin family!" Hong Jun ordered two more bottles of wine, changed a few small dishes, and chatted with Gu Pan about his father.

  "You're talking about that person! I think I've seen him before, but I'm not sure if it's really him. The person I saw was a bit different from the one in the picture, although the name is the same and they look similar, so maybe it's really the same person!" As soon as he mentioned the picture, Gu Pan thought of the person who had appeared in front of him on Earth. That person looked very similar to the one in the picture, and was also named Qin Yu. However, the Qin Yu who had appeared in front of Gu Pan had much more charm than the one in the picture, and seemed much nobler, completely beyond comparison with the picture. Most importantly, that person's eyes were completely different from those in the picture.

  "Have you seen him? You said you've seen him apart from that portrait, where did you see him?" Hong Jun was startled by Gu Pan's words, could it be that his father had remained on the Zi Xuan star and hadn't returned, the tone of his voice was also somewhat agitated.

  "Yes, Xiao Jun, on Earth, there is someone who looks very similar to the portrait, also named Qin Yu. He once gave me a cup of wine and said that if I had any trouble, I could ask for his help once. However, that person should not be the one in the portrait. This is the planet Zixuan, while that is Earth. Moreover, the most important point is that the eyes of that person give people a very deep feeling, but the person in the portrait does not have that at all!"

  "On the earth, on the earth……. Small plate, what kind of wine did that person give you, what did he say, when did you see him?" Hong Jun had a premonition, Gu Pan was talking about his own father, thinking of his father's usual calmness, Hong Jun couldn't control himself, grabbed Gu Pan's hand and asked several questions in a row.

  "Xiao Jun, what's wrong with you?" Gu Pan found Hong Jun's reaction very strange, he had never seen him so agitated before.

  Reminded by Gu Pan, Hong Jun suddenly realized that his emotions were fluctuating greatly. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he straightened up and said: "Xiao Pan, I'm fine, you speak!"

  "Not long after, before I broke through, he sent me a wine spirit that was very strong, and it was only after diluting it that I could drink it. By the way, that person said that Lei Wei is his master, and Lei Wei is one of the people I admire the most!"

  Gu Pan finished speaking, Hong Jun was a bit absent-minded, and secretly thought: "Lei Wei, Master, is really my father. So, Father has also been to Earth, why didn't he see me?" As soon as Gu Pan mentioned Lei Wei, Hong Jun was completely certain that the person was his own father.

  "Xiao Jun, what's wrong with you?" Gu Pan found that Hong Jun was very abnormal today. Whenever he mentioned the mysterious person named Qin Yu, his emotions fluctuated greatly. Now, he was standing there foolishly, and it took several calls to react.

  "Ah, Xiao Pan, it's nothing. I was just thinking about the person you mentioned earlier. That one is Earth, and this is Zi Xuan Star. They shouldn't have any relation, they just happen to share a similar name and appearance!" Hong Jun concealed the truth once again, still not wanting Gu Pan to know that the person he saw was actually the legendary Qin family's Eldest Senior."

  "I think so too, although two people look similar, but their spirit is far apart." Gu Pan nodded in agreement with Hong Jun's words.

  Hongjun hid in his room all day, thinking hard. What he couldn't understand was that his father had gone to Earth, but why hadn't he seen him? Gu Pan called him several times, but he didn't go out.

  Half a year later, the place where Gu Pan had once secluded himself on Dong Leng Mountain was discovered by the Cultivators, causing a sensation. They thought that the flying ship left behind by Gu Pan was the treasure of the Qin family. After several forces underwent intense and brutal battles, the flying ship was destroyed in the struggle, only to discover that it wasn't there after all, and peace returned once again. However, after this battle, the animosity between the Dragon Clan and the Endless Wilderness grew even greater.

  For half a year, the cultivators' search scope has been expanding, apart from the endless wilderness, they have also searched the entire Qin dynasty's territory, almost turning it upside down, yet still without any gain.

  Three months later, the endless wilds of the demon cultivators once again discovered Dongfang Yun's trail. This time, Dongfang Yun's luck was not as good, and he was quickly chased by several powerful experts to the depths of the Endless Wilds. The White Tiger formally announced that no other cultivators were allowed to enter the Endless Wilds, otherwise they would be killed without exception. However, his announcement had no effect, and countless cultivators still poured into the Endless Wilds. Before finding Dongfang Yun, a fierce battle broke out.