Chapter 411: Senior Brother, King meets the King, Ping meets Chong
As the sun rose, the morning light shone at the junction of heaven and earth, illuminating the sky full of yellow sand and dust.
After the Moon Shadow Sword Sect rested for the night, they did not stop on the way. After driving for three days and three nights, they could already see the bean-sized Donghuang Immortal City in front of them, as well as the towering black rock wall that stretched to the side of the sky.
Yun Tianchong stood on a towering weathered sandstone. Even though he had reached the late stage of becoming a god, his face was still full of fatigue at this moment, and he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh:
“Oh – we’ve finally arrived…”
He took a deep breath, smelled the sandy air in the middle desert, and then turned to face behind him. However, when he saw Yun Yiyi and Yun Jiujiu standing side by side behind him, their expressions at the moment were like two resentful women. The smile that Yun Tianchong had just put on suddenly became unbearable and turned into an awkward smile.
As for Yun Xi, her face was bandaged and her expression could not be seen, but Zhang Yihe, who was pushing her wheelchair, was smiling all over his face.
Just pretend that she was smiling too.
Yun Tianchong paused, walked behind them, gently held Yun Jiujiu’s shoulders, and said, “Yi’er, Jiu’er, Xi’er… Are you here for the first time? The last time Daddy came here was more than three hundred years ago. Your mother, Jiu’er, was the one Daddy met here. Daddy remembers it very clearly. At that time, the city lord of Donghuang hosted a banquet for me. Your mother was a dancer invited by the city lord to dance. Daddy fell in love with her the first time he saw her…”
At that time, due to several beast disasters, everything in the Donghuang was in dilapidated condition. Together with several cultivators from the Emperor Sect and Taibai Sect, he helped the Heavenly Execution Court resist the attacking monsters from the other end of the Great Wall.
Recalling what happened three hundred years ago, Yun Tianchong’s face was filled with emotion…
But he was the only one who sighed.
As Yun Yiyi raised her eyes and looked at the tents spanning nearly twenty miles and the towering sandstone walls of the Donghuang Immortal City, she sighed and said, “Father, there are 932 foundation-building and Qi-refining stage disciples of the Sword Sect who have not been heard from during this trip. You have time to sigh here, why not go to the city quickly and ask the Heavenly Execution Court to help find those scattered disciples of the Sword Sect walking in the sand sea…”
“Ah… That’s what Yi’er said.”
“Also, Third Sister also needs a place to recuperate.”
“Uh… Um.”
Yun Tianchong’s face was full of embarrassment. He felt that Yun Yiyi was the master of the Sword Sect at this moment, and he was just a young boy. He nodded in agreement and raised his hand towards the exhausted Sword Sect disciples behind him who were about to lose their balance and ordered:
“Hold on a little longer, and you can rest after entering the city.”
“””…Yes.”””
The remaining sixty or so people weakly responded with their hands, then quickly took out their flying swords and stepped on them, preparing to continue on their way.
After Yun Tianchong finished giving his instructions, he came back and asked, “Yi’er, Jiu’er, Xi’er… How about when Daddy comes back from the Heavenly Execution Court, he will take you for a walk in the city. This Donghuang’s sharp knife is truly outstanding. You will like it Jiu’er…”
Hearing this, Yun Jiujiu turned to glance at him, then gave him a big eye roll and said nothing. Yun Yiyi also sighed softly again, inexplicably thinking in her heart, if her father was half as reliable as Ye Anping…
“Never mind…”
She shook her head, ignored Yun Tianchong, exchanged a look with Yun Jiujiu, then carried Yun Xi’s wheelchair with her, jumped on the flying sword, and headed towards Donghuang Immortal City ahead.
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As the junction of the Central Domain and the Eastern Domain, Donghuang Immortal City was also the largest Immortal City within a radius of nearly a thousand miles. After the monster clan occupied Tian’an City, most of the cultivators who originally lived in Tian’an City also came here to settle down.
Because of this, under the Black Rock Great Wall, yellow cloth tents were set up everywhere to keep out wind and rain, and the market stretched for nearly twenty miles.
On the busy street, a man and three women wearing bamboo hats walked slowly along the street. Ye Anping also arrived at Donghuang last night with his sword. According to his prediction, even if they and their party were on their way, they would arrive in Donghuang a few days later than Yun Yiyi and the others.
After walking around in the street for nearly half an hour, he didn’t even see a disciple of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect.
Thinking of this, Ye Anping couldn’t help but start to worry. His original plan was to take the Heavenly Execution Court and Moon Shadow Sword Sect to leave early to avoid the first wave of siege by the demon cultivators as much as possible.
But now the Moon Shadow Sword Sect had not arrived yet. If he took Heavenly Execution Court away first, Donghuang would be empty, and the demon cultivators could occupy Donghuang in just an instant.
By then, if Yun Tianchong and the others arrived later, they might not even know that Donghuang had fallen into the hands of the demon cultivator, and they might directly take Yun Yiyi and the others into the city to meet Ghost Tomb Seven…
Ye Anping was thinking about the worst possibility, his face full of sadness, but Feng Yudie and Xue Tianqiao who were following him were quite happy, as if they were out for an autumn outing:
“Junior sister Pei, I smell that roasted chicken is very fragrant. Do we want to eat one?”
“Not going.”
“Sister Xiao, are you going?”
“I will go when Anping goes…”
Ye Anping heard the sound and glanced at the small teahouse pointed by Feng Yudie, then looked back at his junior sister and Xiao Yunluo. After such a long journey, both of them had a hint of fatigue on their faces.
So, after thinking for a while, he put aside the sadness on his face and said, “Junior Sister, Yun Luo, you and Senior Sister Feng go sit down and have something to eat. The food in Donghuang is unique, and the taste is different from that in the Western Regions. This is a rare occasion, so you might as well try it.”
Hearing that there was something to eat, Xue Tianqiao, who had been hiding in Ye Anping’s collar, poked his head out:
“Brother Ye, sister fox also wants to eat roast chicken~.”
“Yes,” Ye Anping nodded, grabbed her by the back of her collar, then wrapped the demon binding rope around her neck, and handed one end of the rope to Pei Lianxue, “Junior sister, watch out… this fox can disappear in the blink of an eye.”
Pei Lianxue took the rope, then held Xue Tianqiao in her arms, looked down at it, and thought about the little fox lying on her senior brother’s collar and against her senior brother’s chest for more than ten days, she always felt weird in her heart…
She didn’t say anything and asked:
“Where’s senior brother going?”
“I’m going to inquire about the Moon Shadow Sword Sect.”
“Well… Be careful.”
Watching Pei Lianxue and others enter the small teahouse, Ye Anping pulled on his bamboo hat and walked along the yellow sand road of the market, browsing the stalls on both sides, looking for something. There was an elixir shop named “Liu Sha Fang”.
After walking for about a stick of incense, Ye Anping also found the “Liusha Fang” plaque among the hundreds of shops on both sides of the city. It was a five-story attic. As soon as he came to the door, he smelled the smell of medicine coming from inside. The owner of Liu Sha Fang was also a famous doctor in the Central Domain.
In the game, it was also a place of resurrection, so Ye Anping was quite familiar with the boss’s face. He looked around at the door for a while, and after seeing that the old man with a white beard behind the counter looked similar to the old medical cultivator in his memory, he stepped over the threshold with confidence.
The old man with a white beard behind the counter was dispensing medicine. When he heard that a customer was coming, he looked up. After Ye Anping took off his bamboo hat, he raised his eyebrows slightly, stroked his beard, and sighed:
“Hey… I haven’t seen the cultivators from the Western Regions for a long time… Does this young master want to take medicine or see a doctor?”
“I came to get some news.”
Ye Anping took out a small bag of spiritual stones from his storage bag, placed it on the counter, leaned on it, and asked bluntly:
“I want to ask about the Moon Shadow Sword Sect. I heard that the Moon Shadow Sword Sect came to Donghuang before. Calculating the time, they should have arrived by now. Why don’t I see a single yellow-robed cultivator in Donghuang?”
“Hmm…” The white-bearded old man picked up the spirit stone, weighed it, nodded, and said, “There has been no news since the Moon Shadow Sword Sect passed the Jianmen Pass in the Southern Domain.”
“So…”
Ye Anping was a little disappointed. If there was no news about the Sword Sect in the black market, it seemed that he would have to use a backup plan now.
After saying hello to the white-bearded old man, he was about to turn around and leave, going back to find his junior sisters and the others.
However, just as he turned around, the old man with the white beard hesitated for a while and asked:
“Sir, wait a minute.”
“Huh? Is there anything else?”
“I look at the young master’s handsome face and think that he has a lot of wives and concubines. How about I prescribe some medicine for you to replenish your body? Sex is very tiring. If the young master is in need, I have a good thing. Although the price is a little expensive, it is worth the money. Whether you use it to brew wine or use it as medicine, it is a top-grade treasure.”
“…”
Listening to this sales pitch, Ye Anping understood almost instantly what this “top-grade treasure” was.
“If you, sir, are talking about the golden core of the Divine Transformation Phase, then I will decline it. The Yusha Pavilion in Yu Guan has already recommended it before.”
“Oh… That’s it.” The white-bearded old man looked embarrassed, “Oh – this time the golden core has been available for several years and has not been sold… I’m sorry.”
Ye Anping waved his hand and didn’t stay long.
However, just as he turned around and took a step toward the door, a man wearing a sword sect’s golden uniform stepped directly into the threshold. Looking at the two plum blossoms between the man’s eyebrows, Ye Anping was stunned for a long time.
Yun Tianchong walked into the hospital and saw a pretty young boy staring at him. He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile:
“Oh? This little fellow Daoist, why are you staring at me like this? Is there something on my face?”
“…”
Ye Anping was silent for a moment, and then he raised his hands and bowed slightly:
“I’ve met senior.”
Then, he quickly quickened his pace and walked outside. Although seeing Yun Tianchong meant that Yun Yiyi and the others had arrived, Yun Tianchong didn’t know him. After Yun Tianchong looked at him a few more times, his brows twisted slightly and he stopped:
“Little fellow Daoist, wait a minute.”
“…”
Ye Anping paused, turned his back, and gave him a roll of his eyes. Then he turned around helplessly, raised his hands, and bowed again: “I wonder if you have any advice, senior?”
“Golden core cultivator with double spiritual roots… Hiss——”
Yun Tianchong seemed a little disbelieving and glanced at him several times with his spiritual consciousness, which made Ye Anping’s head buzz. Even Xiao Tian, who was sleeping in his head, slipped out on his initiative. He scolded the street with resentment:
“Who?! Why do you keep using your spiritual consciousness to scan the safety of my home…”
When he saw Yun Tianchong’s blond hair, Xiao Tian was stunned for an instant and turned his head to look back at Ye Anping:
“Anping, could this person be…”
“…”
It’s so obvious, that you are still asking… Ye Anping was a little tired, and motioned it back with his eyes, then raised his hands and replied:
“Senior, could it be that you are Sect Leader Yun of the Moon Shadow Sword Sect?”
“It’s me.”
Yuntian raised his eyebrows, walked over, and patted his shoulder gently:
“My young Daoist, you are very promising. This pair of spiritual roots and aptitude for forming a golden core are incredible. I have lived for more than a thousand years, and this is the first time I have met someone like you… Who do you study under?”
Ye Anping made some calculations and found out that Yun Tianchong probably saw that he had formed the Golden Heavenly Core with his twin spiritual roots, so he thought of forming a good relationship with him or accepting him as a registered disciple or something…
This was quite common. Generally, cultivators with excellent qualifications would more or less have several masters, one in person and several named masters.
However, in a sense, he should be regarded as Yun Tianchong’s junior brother. But Ye Anping always felt that it was not good to tell the truth, not to mention that there was a black market owner present. If his identity as the direct descendant of Immortal Yunjian was spread, it would cause a lot of trouble.
So, he thought about it for a while, raised his hands and replied:
“This junior is a disciple of Xuanxing Sect.”
“Xuanxing Sect, no wonder…you are Elder Qin’s disciple? I have met your master several times.”
Yun Tianchong smiled and nodded, and then said, “We are out and about, and meeting each other is fate. Would you like to have a cup of tea with me later?”
Ye Anping originally thought of going to Yun Yiyi first, but since Yun Tianchong took the initiative to invite him, it was just right.
Anyway, he will be taken to Yun Yiyi when the time comes…
“…Junior will naturally follow you happily.”
“Then you wait for me, I will go after buying the medicine.”
Yun Tianchong smiled happily, then turned to look at the old man with a white beard in front of the counter who had a little cold sweat on his forehead, and said:
“Old sir, help me get some of your best healing elixirs. My daughter was buried in the ground by a level 9 monster, and most of her bones were broken. I didn’t bring anything with me to heal my bones when I went out. As long as it’s good medicine, you can give it whatever price you want…”
“…Hold on.”
The old man with a white beard wiped the cold sweat from his head, ran to the small room at the back without saying a word, and ran out with three boxes embroidered with golden dragon patterns in his hands:
“Immortal, this is the Jade Dragon Pill. It was obtained by several gold diggers from the secret vault under the Tian’an City Palace a few years ago. They said that as long as you breathe, you can save it.”
“Hey… The things from Nangong Cheng… What’s the price?”
“How about five hundred thousand…?”
“Make a deal.”
Yun Tianchong looked back at Ye Anping as if he was afraid that he would be impatient. He threw a large bag of spirit beads from his storage bag and handed it over, put the Jade Dragon Pill back into the storage bag, and prepared to leave.
“My little fellow Daoist, you’ve been waiting for a long time, let’s go.”
Ye Anping looked at this nouveau riche-like business and was speechless for a moment, but he didn’t say much. He nodded in agreement, spread his hands, and said:
“Senior, please…”
Yun Tianchong nodded, thinking he was quite polite, so he walked toward the outside of the alchemy room, but just like before, the old man with the white beard took a deep breath this time and mustered up the courage to say:
“Immortal, wait a minute, I heard that Immortal Yun…”
After hearing these two sentences, Ye Anping knew what he wanted to sell. He immediately turned his head and looked in disbelief, glared, and asked with his eyes, “Do you dare?”
The white-bearded old man saw Ye Anping giving him a look, and then he came back to his senses and closed his mouth.
“Huh?” Yun Tianchong turned his head, “Sir, is there anything else you want to say?”
“Ah… No… Immortal Yun, walk slowly.”
“Haha, you’re welcome, sir.”
Yun Tianchong bowed his hands and smiled, then gave Ye Anping a look and led him out of the elixir shop. He received the gazes of passers-by on both sides in a high-profile manner and walked with Ye Anping towards a restaurant about a mile away.
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