759: Chapter 226_4 759: Chapter 226_4 With my current strength, if I went as well, I would only be a burden and drag my master down.
I’m still too weak.
This time, before Master returns, I must make a breakthrough and become a Ten Phenomena Perfect Completion Golden Core so I won’t be a drag on Master and my fellow senior brothers and sisters.
Cao Zhen then looked towards Ling Xi and Yan Yourong, “Both of you prepare to accompany me on this journey.”
Around them, everyone nodded in understanding.
Ling Xi and Yan Yourong were top-notch experts.
Since Bei Yan and Xiang Ziyu had been left behind, it was natural to take the two of them along.
“I’m coming too,” Li Ke said, apparently very interested in various relics; she wasn’t about to miss out on this opportunity.
Cao Zhen nodded slightly.
He had already left Xiang Ziyu and Little Bei Yan behind, and since Nie Jie was also at the Ten Phenomena Perfect Completion Golden Core Stage, leaving the three of them was sufficient.
There would be no issue taking Li Ke along as well, not to mention Liè Yàn.
Cao Zhen then said to Liè Yàn, “You should come as well.”
Liè Yàn was also one of the top ten Immortal Generals, with strength among the strongest in the Ten Phenomena Perfect Completion Golden Core.
Besides, it seemed a bit too flashy for one man to be accompanied by three women.
However, Liè Yàn gently shook his head and said, “Sect Leader, I am currently cultivating a divine skill that is at a critical juncture.
I wish to stay within the sect.”
Cao Zhen was momentarily stunned.
Liè Yàn didn’t want to go?
The appearance of the relics was accompanied by heavenly phenomena, visible to the entire world.
Everyone said that it was a peerless relic.
How many legacies could be within it, and what kind of benefits could one receive after entering?
And Liè Yàn didn’t want to go?
Since Liè Yàn had said he wouldn’t go, Cao Zhen felt it wasn’t right to insist.
With him, Ling Xi, Yan Yourong, and Li Ke, the group’s strength was formidable enough.
And for the Hundred Peaks Sect, having more experts remain was a good thing.
After thinking it over, Cao Zhen spoke, “If that is the case, then the four of us will head out.
After I leave, the Hundred Peaks Sect will be overseen by Nie Jie.
Everyone must follow the Vice Sect Leader’s orders.”
While speaking, his gaze swept over Little Bei Yan and Xiang Ziyu.
“Yi Sheng, you’ll be in charge of the pills.” He had previously shared the pill-making methods with Yi Sheng, so there was no need to give further instructions.
After everyone had finished discussing, Li Ke and the others prepared to leave, while Cao Zhen didn’t immediately depart from the Hidden Dragon Observatory.
Instead, he went towards the Immortal Soldier Workshop.
He wanted to select a divine weapon from the Divine Soldier Tomb.
He had obtained quite a few divine weapons before, but after selling many, he found that the divine weapons he had now were somewhat insufficient.
This time, since he was going to a relic, he naturally wanted to strengthen himself as much as possible.
Moreover, after returning, he could distribute the divine weapons he acquired to the various peaks.
The current overseer of the Divine Soldier Tomb, Ai Yunqi, was asleep, and a man named Xiong Ye, an official of the Great Wind Fire Tribulation, was now in charge.
Xiong Ye seemed less intimidating and inaccessible than Ai Yunqi.
Upon seeing Cao Zhen’s arrival, Xiong Ye immediately stepped forward and greeted with a bow, “I greet the View Master.”
Cao Zhen currently had three identities: Sect Leader of the Hundred Peaks Sect, Peak Master of Four Treasures Peak, and Master of the Hidden Dragon Observatory.
Inside the Hundred Peaks Sect, most people called Cao Zhen “Sect Leader”.
The disciples of Four Treasures Peak would call him “Master” in private, with hardly anyone using the title “Peak Master.”
However, as an official of the Hidden Dragon Observatory, Xiong Ye naturally addressed Cao Zhen by his title as Master of the Hidden Dragon View.
Cao Zhen repeatedly waved his hand and said, “There’s no need for formality, Official Xiong.
I’ve come to select a few divine weapons.
You can continue with your own work.”
Upon hearing the View Master’s words, Xiong Ye was at a loss for words for a moment.
The divine weapons in the tomb weren’t just accessible to those with high cultivation; they required resonating with the weapons.
The View Master’s words seemed to imply that he could simply choose any divine weapon he wanted.
However, Xiong Ye had heard about the time the View Master had taken dozens of divine weapons from the tomb and sold them to the various peaks.
So, could the View Master truly select at will?
Filled with curiosity, Xiong Ye followed Cao Zhen into the Divine Soldier Tomb.
It was Cao Zhen’s second time entering the Divine Soldier Tomb.
Even so, and even though he was now at the Golden Core Stage, upon stepping into the tomb, he still felt an overwhelming and piercing killing intent, like a tidal wave.
There was also an indescribably fierce and bold blend of emotions.
During his first visit, he didn’t quite understand these sentiments.
But after learning that his predecessors from the Hundred Peaks Sect had willingly chosen self-destruction for the sect, he understood that these emotions were the legacy of those predecessors, imprinted onto the divine weapons within the tomb while defending the Hundred Peaks Sect and battling for it.
Looking at the divine weapons before him, grisly scenes flashed through his mind: rivers of blood, shattered mountains, rivers running backward…
He was no longer the newcomer who had first arrived at the Hundred Peaks Sect without a strong sense of belonging.
Now, he was the acting Peak Master, bearing the responsibility of guiding the Hundred Peaks Sect safely through the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth, shouldering the weight of protecting every disciple of the sect!
Looking at the Divine Soldier Tomb before him, the image of the Yellow River once again appeared in his thoughts!
The majestic and dragon-like expanse of the Yellow River brought to mind scenes from the world he had once belonged to.
Gradually, that river seemed to merge into the world before him, where he saw the predecessors of the Hundred Peaks Sect fighting valiantly in front of the sect!