Hearing the Grand Elder's calm tone.
Lu Ming was somewhat dumbfounded. “Grand Elder, we've offended an ancient power. Aren't you afraid?”
The Grand Elder looked up at Lu Ming.
“Of course I'm afraid!”
Lu Ming: “...”
With that expression on your face, old man, I can't tell you're afraid at all!
“Grand Elder, I really can't tell that you're afraid...”
The Grand Elder let out a sigh.
“I'm already terrified. Originally, I was planning to find an auspicious burial site for our entire sect—one with the Azure Dragon on the left and the White Tiger on the right.”
“But since you say the enemy is so powerful, we might not even have a speck of dust left of us. That actually saves us a lot of trouble. We don't even need a cemetery anymore...”
Lu Ming's lips twitched. He was actually speaking the absolute truth.
If Huang Tianbao's enemies came knocking right now, they really might not have a speck of dust left of them!
Afterward, Lu Ming spoke with a serious expression.
“Grand Elder, I wanted to ask you about the Qingshan Sect's past. And also about things from the Immortal Ancient era...”
The Grand Elder looked at Lu Ming and nodded.
“I don't know much either. According to the Qingshan Sect's records, a massive war broke out on the Xuantian Continent during the Immortal Ancient era... and it directly shattered the continent to pieces...”
Lu Ming nodded. It seemed that war was indeed brutal, to the point of shattering the Xuantian Continent.
He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity,
“Who was fighting whom in that war?”
The Grand Elder shook his head.
“There are no records of that. I don't know...”
Lu Ming frowned. “Even our Qingshan Sect has no records of it?”
The Grand Elder sighed.
“Our Qingshan Sect was also destroyed back then. The current Qingshan Sect was only rebuilt by the surviving disciples of that era.”
“It's already a miracle that we kept our name. Many of the great powers of that era completely vanished...”
“Are those ancient powers the same as our Qingshan Sect?”
“Yes!”
Lu Ming nodded, finally understanding the origin of those ancient powers!
At the same time, he also realized why his Weapon Vault was so powerful!
It must have been left behind from the Immortal Ancient era!
At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder:
Why did the other ancient powers have Half-Immortals backing them, while their Qingshan Sect had nothing?
And why were they doing so miserably?
Thinking of this, Lu Ming voiced the question in his heart:
“Grand Elder, why did our Qingshan Sect fall into such ruin?”
The Grand Elder looked up.
“Who are you asking? I'm not the one who ruined it!”
Lu Ming opened his mouth, then fell silent. Well, alright! It really wasn't him who ruined it!
Seeing Lu Ming's expression, the Grand Elder urged,
“Is there anything else you want to know? Ask quickly! Though as a Golden Core stage cultivator, I don't know much either!”
Lu Ming's lips twitched, but he still nodded.
“What is the Sect Master's strength?”
Recalling how he had used the Sect Master to block the tribulation lightning before, the Sect Master's cultivation shouldn't be low, right?
“The Sect Master is also a Half-Immortal,” the Grand Elder said calmly.
Lu Ming's eyes lit up. Just as he thought, the Sect Master really was a Half-Immortal.
“Then does the Sect Master entering life-or-death seclusion mean he's about to take his strength to the next level?” Lu Ming asked with some excitement.
If the Sect Master ascended to become an immortal, wouldn't he have a powerful backer? Wouldn't he no longer need to fear those ancient powers?
“I don't know!” The Grand Elder shook his head.
“Huh? Grand Elder, how could you not know? You're the Grand Elder of the sect!” Lu Ming asked, puzzled.
“I'm just a Golden Core stage cultivator. How could I understand such things? Besides, I didn't become the Grand Elder because of my strength. It was just my turn!”
Lu Ming was stunned. It can work like that?
Recalling his own positions as the Eldest Senior Brother and the Saint of the sect, Lu Ming came to a sudden realization.
Alright! That made sense!
Lu Ming turned to look at the Grand Elder.
“Grand Elder, one last question. Our Qingshan Sect was once the number one power on the Xuantian Continent. Why did it suddenly disband?”
Lu Ming had asked Sword Lunatic and the others about this, and they all said that the Qingshan Sect had disbanded suddenly!
What was the reason? What made the number one power of that era disband?
“I'm just a Golden Core stage cultivator. How could I possibly know?”
Hearing the Grand Elder give this response yet again, Lu Ming was speechless.
Is being at the Golden Core stage really that amazing?
But on second thought, the Grand Elder was indeed only at the Golden Core stage. It was highly likely he really didn't know this part of history!
It seemed he would have to wait until he found the Sect Master to ask again!
Then, Lu Ming stared at the Grand Elder with a serious expression.
“Grand Elder, I want the Third Elder to take you and the Second Elder away from here to live under assumed names!”
The Grand Elder was somewhat surprised. He looked at Lu Ming in confusion.
Seeing the Grand Elder's gaze, Lu Ming's eyes grew complex.
“Grand Elder, the enemies we offended this time are far too powerful! If... if they come looking for us, the consequences will be unimaginable...”
“So, I want you all to go into hiding!”
“And then you all will fight them to the death?” the Grand Elder asked with a frown.
Lu Ming choked on his words.
“We'll hide too. I'm just trying not to put all our eggs in one basket, so we don't get wiped out all at once...”
Lu Ming had killed Baili Mo and the others in the Xuanming Great World, and he never believed that it could be kept a secret forever.
If those ancient powers found out about this, they would definitely come knocking on their door!
He was currently planning to hide the sect!
So that they wouldn't be able to find it!
“Alright!”
The Grand Elder agreed, immediately standing up to leave.
Lu Ming was taken aback. He hadn't expected the Grand Elder to agree so readily!
But seeing the Grand Elder's retreating back as he was about to walk out of the room, Lu Ming was stunned.
They were having a perfectly fine conversation, so why was he leaving?
“Hey, hey... Grand Elder, where are you going?”
The Grand Elder turned around and looked at Lu Ming with a puzzled face.
“Didn't you tell us to flee for our lives?”
Lu Ming choked. “...”
“Grand Elder, there's no rush. At least let us finish our conversation!”
The Grand Elder waved his hand. “There's nothing to say. Fleeing is what matters most!”
“I—”
Lu Ming was utterly speechless. This was way too rushed!
Even fleeing for one's life didn't require such extreme haste!
Besides, those ancient powers shouldn't find out that their people were killed by him anytime soon!
Suddenly, he remembered that he hadn't seen Zhu Wuneng since he got back.
He quickly shouted toward the Grand Elder, who had already walked out of the room,
“Grand Elder, did a pig-headed man carrying a bird and a turtle come looking for you?”
The Grand Elder's voice echoed from afar,
“No!”
Lu Ming frowned slightly. Where had Zhu Wuneng run off to?
Didn't he tell them to come to the Eastern Province?
He had even given them the Grand Elder's contact information!
How did they manage to get lost?
He would look for them when he had the chance.
Afterward, he walked out of the room.
Then, he saw that the three elders had already packed up and were ready to leave!
Lu Ming's eyes widened. Wasn't this a bit too fast?!
“Lu Ming, we're leaving. We'll leave everything in your hands!”
The Grand Elder said, then turned and walked to the main gate of the Qingshan Sect, storing away the large blue stone with a wave of his hand.
Then, Third Elder Hanyan took them and vanished!
Watching this, Lu Ming wondered why the Grand Elder and the others seemed so incredibly practiced at this.
Weren't their movements a bit too fast and too practiced?
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