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Chapter 252: Chapter 236: Disturbed! Chapter 252: Chapter 236: Disturbed! Behind Dragon Tiger Sect.

In a narrow cave, a figure sat cross-legged on a mat, his body covered in a thin layer of dust, his eyes tightly shut, his hair and beard white, and his face somewhat gaunt.

If it weren’t for the few remnants of food in front of him, one might really think he had passed away.

The Reach Profound Realm of cultivation was not yet enough to completely abstain from food.

But the food he consumed was also not much as the person previously guarding would place some food outside the cave every few months, without making any contact…

This was also to maintain the intimidation factor of the Dragon Tiger Sect.

The situation in Jianghu was perilous, and the reason why Dragon Tiger Sect maintained its status in Nanling Prefecture was because news of his death had not yet spread; otherwise, the thriving scene would probably be disrupted instantly.

And he, was the former Sect Leader of Dragon Tiger Sect, Xu Yongnian!

Suddenly,

the ground started trembling; the noise from the locked Dragon Well reached his place of meditation, the accumulated dust slowly drifted off his body, and Xu Yongnian’s fingers twitched slightly.

Then, a powerful aura burst forth from his body, his white hair fluttered, and the gaunt cheeks twitched slightly as he abruptly opened his sharp eyes.

‘What has happened!’

“Has someone attacked the Mountain Gate?”

Xu Yongnian felt the shaking of the mountain and frowned in thought.

But no matter what had happened, he could no longer continue to remain inactive. Such a huge commotion meant that something definitely had happened to the sect. Realizing this,

Xu Yongnian quickly stood up from the mat, his Gang Qi dissipating around him as he dashed out of the cave at an extremely fast speed.

Hovering in the air, Xu Yongnian surveyed his surroundings, focusing on a figure approaching from a distance, his expression tense for a moment, as if a fierce gale swept by.

His figure streaked through afterimages, directly stopping the somewhat panicked Xu Caiyue.

“Caiyue, what has happened?”

A gentle voice came from behind Xu Caiyue. Sensing this slightly familiar voice, Xu Caiyue’s face lit up with joy and as she turned her head, she indeed saw the former Sect Leader who had been in meditation.

“Xu… Grandfather Xu.”

Xu Caiyue’s eyes brimmed with tears, her voice tinged with a crying tone.

“Don’t panic, has the Sect encountered danger? Where is Lingtian?”

The voice of Xu Yongnian seemed to calm the mind. Xu Caiyue quickly steadied her emotions and said,

“No…it’s not the Sect that’s in danger, my dad is not on the mountain now.”

“Hmm?” Xu Yongnian was a bit puzzled and asked in a low voice,

“Then what has happened?”

Xu Caiyue lowered her head, her voice sounding a bit aggrieved,

“It’s…”

…

…

Inside the locked Dragon Well.

Chen Yuan’s expression was solemn as he looked at the black dragon scale floating in the void; it had been thirty breaths since the Dragon Vein Energy began to be absorbed.

The ground shook even more violently; if not for Chen Yuan’s profound cultivation, he might have been unable to stand still.

At this moment, Chen Yuan also felt anxious, hoping that the dragon scale would finish quickly; otherwise, like him, to ‘do’ something would start from an hour.

After all, he was still within someone else’s sect.

Though somewhat confident in his ability to break out, without clashing, no one knew what methods the opponent might have. He had heard that many sects have a Sect Protection Array,

Dragon Tiger Sect, though just a force within Nanling Prefecture, probably had one too…

Moreover, the old man inside Dragon Tiger Sect had not yet been reported dead; if his strength proved greater…

Could the Blood Evil Saber help him kill that guy?

Within a few moments of scattered thoughts, the anomaly in the black dragon scale in the void finally ceased. Under the Heavenly Eye, there was no longer any Dragon Qi for it to absorb.

‘It seems this is a defective Dragon Vein…’ Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and thought.

Even so, this Dragon Tiger Mountain definitely counted as a treasure spot, it was just unfortunate that the people of Dragon Tiger Sect had no means to utilize this Dragon Vein Energy.

However, this also meant that these treasure-like Dragon Vein Energies were all his for the taking!

Without delay, Chen Yuan quickly pocketed the fallen dragon scale and prepared to leave this place.

Any other issues and joys could wait until he was safe.

The moment he first touched the dragon scale, the searing sensation had not completely dissipated yet, feeling like a piece of iron that had just been scorched by flames,

But with Chen Yuan’s physical stature, securing this item was no problem at all.

His feet as swift as the wind, Chen Yuan quickly returned to the well’s mouth.

Meanwhile, on a huge rock some distance from the locked Dragon Well, Xu Yongnian had just emerged from the meditation cave and had just finished listening to Xu Caiyue’s brief description.

This time, faced with such a large commotion, Xu Caiyue dared not conceal anything, revealing everything she knew.

Starting from receiving correspondence from those people, to seeing Wind Brother tortured beyond recognition in a mountain village house, and finally, having no choice but to deceive her father to give her the Sect Leader Token…

After hearing this, Xu Yongnian’s brows furrowed deeply.

He had not anticipated that the opponent’s target was the locked Dragon Well!

He also knew this place very well—it was a treasure site left to the sect by the previous sect leader, who revealed its secrets only on his deathbed. The Locked Dragon Well was connected to a residual Dragon Vein within Dragon Tiger Mountain.

It was precisely because of this that, upon discovering the matter, he had made up his mind to establish the Dragon Tiger Sect’s mountain gate in this remote location.

For many years thereafter, the former sect leader had been secretly exploring how to harness the energy of these Dragon Veins. After all, this was a great opportunity. Even a broken Dragon Vein could elevate the Dragon Tiger Sect to a higher level.

But after decades of exploration, the former sect leader had not discovered anything substantial. He could not harness the energy of the Dragon Vein for himself, and he dared not spread the word about it,

otherwise, it would likely bring about the destruction of the Dragon Tiger Sect!

This secret was only disclosed to him by the previous sect leader just before his death, when Xu Yongnian was in his prime and ready to bring glory to the Dragon Tiger Sect.

After hearing the news, he was extremely excited and entered the Locked Dragon Well, but he faced even greater difficulties than the previous sect leader had because he could not even detect the Dragon Vein Energy.

After years of fruitless exploration, the Locked Dragon Well finally wore down Xu Yongnian’s ambitions. Eventually, he even thought that the old sect leader had been delirious before his death,

and had fabricated the existence of the Dragon Vein Energy.

Latterly, Xu Yongnian stopped paying attention to the Locked Dragon Well, believing there was no such thing as Dragon Vein Energy. He had even thought about keeping this secret forever, without even telling Xu Lingtian.

Unexpectedly, today was the day that the Locked Dragon Well showed signs of activity.

Was the so-called Dragon Vein Energy real?

Perhaps he had just not found the way to harness it yet.

At that moment, Xu Yongnian was shaken.

He then looked at Xu Caiyue with a grave expression and asked,

“Yue’er, do you know what that person was carrying with him?”

After hearing about the anomaly at the Locked Dragon Well, he had no time to blame Xu Caiyue for bringing that person to the back mountain. He only wanted to know what method that person had used.

If possible, by capturing that person, the entire Dragon Tiger Sect could ascend to a higher level with the help of the Dragon Vein Energy.

He might also get a glimpse into the mysteries of the Core Realm in the remaining years of his life.

Xu Caiyue, with a tearful tone, said:

“Grandfather Xu, I really don’t know. After I took him into the back mountain, that guy went straight to the Locked Dragon Well. Soon after, the whole Dragon Tiger Mountain started shaking, I…”

Xu Caiyue hadn’t finished speaking when the intensifying earthquake abruptly stopped, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Realizing this, Xu Yongnian’s expression changed slightly:

“Not good, that guy wants to run!”

The cessation of the earthquake meant the person had achieved his aim. Xu Yongnian was caught up in getting the truth from Xu Caiyue,

and felt that collecting Dragon Vein Energy was not easy, so he hadn’t blocked the entrance to the Locked Dragon Well.

Just as Xu Yongnian finished speaking,

a streak of light suddenly rose from inside the Locked Dragon Well—it was a figure.

“Stop, thief!”

Xu Yongnian shouted lowly, no longer concerned about Xu Caiyue. His figure transformed into a streak of light, his body shielded by Gang Qi, as he rushed towards Chen Yuan’s location—the most important thing now was to capture this youngster.

To find out from him how to utilize the Dragon Vein Energy.

And the just-emerging Chen Yuan, who had heard that shout and seen the swiftly approaching figure,

had no intention of clashing directly. His cultivation technique activated, a faint red Mystic Yang Gang Qi surged around him, covering a distance of a yard as he immediately turned to flee,

toward the direction he had come from.

Dragon Tiger Mountain was high, and if Chen Yuan were to jump off the back of the mountain, he would likely survive but be gravely injured—a situation best avoided if caught.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan had anticipated this scenario earlier, so he was not too panicked. He was merely focusing entirely on activating his cultivation technique to further increase his speed.

The two of them—one in front, one behind, separated by a few hundred meters. However, the figure behind was gradually closing the distance.

The speed of a Reach Profound Martial Artist was ultimately faster than that of a Gang Condensing Martial Artist.

Thus, the following scene unfolded.

He fled, he pursued, he…

One was a trail of faint red light, the other a trail of mystic blue light, like two comets streaking across.

Sensing the strong Qi coming from behind, Chen Yuan was not panicked. He moved steadily according to his plan. When the other person drew a bit closer, he immediately activated his Wind Controlling movement technique.

“Damned rascal!”

Xu Yongnian’s expression grew uglier, realizing that the person who had stolen the Dragon Vein Energy might not be as simple as he had imagined.

Just then, disciples of the Dragon Tiger Sect prepared to intercept Chen Yuan appeared in front of him.

It was none other than Brother Song and others who had been preparing to call the ancestor out of seclusion.

“Disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain, obey my command and stop him!” Xu Yongnian shouted loudly.

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

Brother Song was the first to respond, his expression icy as he drew the long sword from its sheath and placed it in front of him. A blade of light extended, radiating a dangerous, sharp aura.

He wanted to show off in front of the ancestor!

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