Chapter Twenty-Two: The Mysterious Gate's Unexpected Change

  At this moment, Qing Xuan only had one thought: just how strong was Qin Hao? It was said that even a single strand of divine thought from the King's cultivation could easily annihilate an unaccomplished cultivator. Even if it was Qin Hao, he should have been struggling bitterly, but instead, everything seemed extremely easy for him.

  "What happened during the time I wasn't at Xuanmen? And what's going on with that King of Cultivators?" Qin Hao asked, and it was only then that Qingxuan, who had been stunned, came back to his senses.

  "You've finally returned. A great calamity has occurred in the Mystic Door, and even the Master of the Supreme Gate is powerless to stop it. Elder Sun of the Supreme Gate has fallen." Qing Xuan said.

  "What?" Qin Hao was shocked. Although Elder Sun Taishang had a bad temper and looked stern, he was actually very fair-minded. Qin Hao may not have said it out loud, but he secretly admired the elder. After all, when he first obtained the purple energy, he had given some to Elder Sun Taishang as well. Who would have thought that the elder would actually fall?

  "What's going on?" Qin Hao asked in a cold voice, he thought it was just Xuan Wuming's poor management, but he didn't expect that something big had happened, and even Sun Changlao had fallen.

  Afterwards, Qing Xuan told everything that had happened. It turned out that after Qin Hao left, the Great Sect sent a Wang Jin to garrison Xuandu Men, and since Xuandu Men was close to the ancient life-and-death gate, it became half of the Great Sect's territory. The disciples of the Great Sect came and went in large numbers, and Sun Taishang, the elder with a fiery temper, had only spoken a few words of opposition when he was directly killed. What was even more infuriating was that Wang, the Great Sect's envoy, seemed to have the intention of occupying Xuandu Men for himself.

  Xuan Wuming and others, as kings, only have the share of endurance. To know that the current Xuanmen's aura and condensed yuanqi have turned Xuanmen into a blessed land, even the withered dragon veins are subtly reviving. As a result, some disciples of the Great Sect directly reside in Xuanmen. This time, dozens of dragon veins won through competition will be handed over, not even Xuan Wuming can get any benefits.

  At most, they are like slaves, driven by others. But the other is the king of the great teaching, what can you do? The reason why the king took Xiaoyu as his apprentice was because Xiaoyu and Qin Hao were sworn enemies, as the saying goes "enemies on a narrow road", the two would always meet, so he gave Xiaoyu a divine thought symbol to prepare for killing Qin Hao.

  "Who is this person from He Fang Da Jiao?" Qin Hao asked.

  "It's Tianxuan Sect that's in charge, and the other sects also have people stationed here. I've heard them discuss that once Xuanmen's dragon vein is revived, Tianxuan Sect will turn Xuanmen into one of its branches. In other words, there will be no more Xuanmen in the world. Some disciples and elders with poor qualifications will be directly expelled." Qingxuan said somewhat sadly, what's the use of saying it out loud anyway? Even if Qin Hao Shixiong is strong, he can't defeat Cheng Wang Xiuzhe.

  What's most important is that behind these crowned monks, there exists a great church.

  When Qin Hao heard this, he was furious in his heart. This was simply a bandit-like behavior, claiming to be stationed but actually robbing. This made Qin Hao's last bit of goodwill towards the Great Church disappear. He had thought that even if the Great Church was bad, it wouldn't be like this. Now it seemed that the Great Church was actually the lair of the Eastern Dragon's number one bandit. The Bandit Alliance was indeed a group of bandits, but they were all upright and chivalrous, upholding justice.

  Which is like a great teaching, nominally a prestigious and orthodox sect, a place of immortal spirits, but in reality, it's like a bandit, taking by force and plundering.

  "This world is even more survival of the fittest than the previous one, jungle law, it seems that no matter where, under the strong, everyone is an ant." Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh lightly, but he found it strange that the Great Sect was stationed at the Mystic Gate all the time. "Are they just here to prevent the Dragon Vein from forming?"

  "It's actually... " Qing Xuan muttered to herself, seemingly afraid to say it out loud.

  "Qing Xuan Shi Jie, just say what you want, no need to be polite." Qin Hao said.

  Upon hearing this, Qing Xuan felt a bit more at ease. She hadn't expected that Qin Hao still called her "Shi Jie" (older sister). Then she said: "Actually, it's all because of you."

  "Why me? Is the Grand Master trying to lure me into a trap?" Qin Hao said.

  "This is just one of them, because you opened the ancient life and death gate's seal, so within thousands of miles around, except for the Mystic Door, everything has become a dead land, with death energy spreading everywhere, and the corpses that were deeply buried underground have all been revived. Their cultivation is even more terrifyingly messy, and it's unknown why their corpses or bones contain a kind of crystal stone, which contains a terrifying primordial energy. As soon as this news spread out, the Great Sect immediately arrived. If not for Master's reputation, I'm afraid the Mystic Door would have been invaded long ago." Qing Xuan explained.

  "Crystal? Could it be a corpse crystal?" Qin Hao wondered.

  "Yes, it seems so. Those corpses are almost as beautiful as the Jade Maiden, and every time they're killed, they'll be reborn again in the Ancient Gate of Life and Death, becoming even stronger, with more terrifying corpse crystals. What's most important is that now none of the Xuanmen disciples dare to go out, if it weren't for the help of the Da Jiao's Broken Void Formation, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to come this time. It can be said that now Xuanmen is like a lone boat in the vast ocean, and with Da Jiao killing and obtaining corpse crystals, those corpses will only become even more powerful. Now around the Ancient Gate of Life and Death, there are even some corpses that have reached the level of the Jade Maiden King's cultivation." Qingxuan said, his face full of worry.

  "Will the beautiful be called king?" Qin Hao naturally knew that under such a cycle, what would become of it, and was afraid that once they couldn't cope, the Great Sect would retreat on its own initiative, leaving the people of Xuanmen to die, which was simply a disguised extinction of the clan and sect, without finding any handle.

  Now that area is simply a huge Yuan Shi Dragon Vein, as long as you kill it, even the corpse crystal of Yuan Shi will appear.

  Carving the void pulse must be a titled monarch, and without the protection of a titled monarch, even if you can carve the void pulse, dare to break through the void, it will only be swallowed by the black hole. However, the void array is different, it's like an ancient road in a black hole, directly guiding the king where to go, but only a great sect can carve it out, and the consumption is also enormous, a top-notch sect may not even be able to sustain it. For example, the ancient array in Yun City is actually controlled by the Tianxuan Great Sect, every year the Yunmen must pay enough yuan stone, if not enough, they have to make up for it, of course, if there's extra, that's the Yunmen's extra income.

  It's obvious that the Yunchuan Gate has been losing money every year, because Yun City is a place where few cultivators pass by. If it weren't for this time involving the Ming Wang Tomb, who would come to Yunchuan Country? There are no training grounds here either. However, as the news of the Xuanmen spreads, I'm afraid that more and more people will come to Yun City in the future.

  Because that is a place of precious training, it's probably more tempting than any ancient inheritance site. However, most ancient inheritance sites are controlled by the Great Church, and inside are exclusive training grounds for the Great Church. Except for some powerful cultivators who dare to force their way in, almost no one dares to enter easily. Inside, there are dangers lurking everywhere, not only from humans but also from the site itself. Moreover, there are ancient forbidden zones where entering means certain death.

  The land of inheritance is named as such only for the sake of the Great Sect. The disciples of the Great Sect generally have titled cultivators guarding them, so it's not called the Land of Inheritance but rather the pigsty of the Great Sect, a place to raise and nurture. However, there are also many terrifying existences within the Land of Inheritance that even the Great Sect does not dare to provoke lightly.

  While Mingyue Xiang first entered the land of inheritance, it was purely a coincidence. This is the advantage of having good fortune, and it's said that Qin Hao was picked up by Mingyue Xiang from the land of inheritance.

  Anyway, I don't know who Qin Hao's parents are, maybe they were killed or maybe they're still alive, but anyway, it has nothing to do with Qin Hao, his soul is no longer Jing Xuan.

  Perhaps the Mystic Gate will become another place of inheritance, but with the ancient life and death gate present, the Great Sect will definitely be cautious, as it is a place where even the ancient holy kings have not come out.

  "You bring Xuan Wuming over, I have something to entrust." Qin Hao said calmly. Tonight, he was ready to take action. The Xuanmen side would inevitably be unable to care about it, and only after stealing the Ming Wang's tomb could he have the confidence. Once he succeeded in his cultivation, he would become a divine general, and killing the Tianwang cultivators would be easy as pie.

  "The Taishangmen master has already returned, and now not a single Taishang elder is present here. This is also the will of that Wang Xiu Shi. If one stays here for more than a day, they will be hunted down. Each of the Taishang elders has a restrictive formation on their body, no matter where they are, Wang Xiu Shi can find them." Qingxuan said.

  "The audacity of this guy is too much." Qin Hao was furious, but he calmed down in an instant. By the time he achieved enlightenment, what was a title like "King" or "Master" to him?

  "I'll give you a Void Jade, there are some weapons inside, use them to defend yourselves. Tell Xuan Wuming and the others that I'll be back in a few days. First, I'll take care of that King-level cultivator for you." Qin Hao said, his vital energy stirring, as a Void Jade appeared in his hand. He had killed Lin Jingtian and Xinling Wang, and plundered the Tianlong Gate, which was nothing to him, but for Qingxuan and the others, those were all treasures. Even now, Qingxuan didn't have a single Void Jade.

  But Qing Xuan was shocked, not because of this, but because Qin Hao actually said he wanted to take down a Wang Xiu Shi, which in her eyes was unimaginable. A Wang Xiu Shi, a giant in the field, saying he would take him down just like that? If she didn't know Qin Hao was a divine pulse, she might have thought he was some kind of reincarnated big shot.

  "What are you staring at? Here." Qin Hao directly threw it to her, "I've already erased the original owner's imprint. You just need to use your divine spirit to draw again."

  Upon hearing this, Qing Xuan finally reacted and opened the Void Jade to take a look, only to be stunned again. Inside, there were all sorts of things, including magical artifacts, ultimate weapons, and even a complete set of ultimate equipment. What was this if not the holy sword of that Wan Jianyi? If it weren't for the ancient Gate of Life and Death, which had turned those king-level cultivators into dust, leaving no weapons behind, Qin Hao's current wealth would be truly impressive. He had only left behind six Ultimate Human Dao Yuan Stones and the Fang Tian Hua Halberd of Prince Xing Ling.

  The rest are of no great use to him, in his eyes, they are all trash.