Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 581 - 567: Searching for Xiao Ye

Chapter 581: Chapter 567: Searching for Xiao Ye

Upon hearing the scolding of the Tianyuan City Lord, the middle-aged man’s face changed drastically, and he broke into a cold sweat.

Although he knew that Young Master Leng’s identity was not simple and that he was highly regarded by the Tianyuan City Lord, he did not expect his status to be so elevated that an accident would bring misfortune upon the City Lord.

Had he known this earlier, he would have reported to the Tianyuan City Lord as soon as Young Master Leng disappeared.

"Yes... yes, I will prepare immediately!" After saying this, the middle-aged man turned and hurriedly left, arranging everything according to the City Lord’s request.

Suddenly, the entire Tianyuan City was in chaos, a hubbub of activity.

Today, the atmosphere in Tianyuan City was particularly somber. All the city guards abandoned their current tasks and, emanating a killing aura, rushed to the City Lord Mansion, including those guarding the city gates.

The Martial Artists in Tianyuan City were astonished and speculated if something major had occurred.

Half an hour later, a thousand-man troop led personally by the Tianyuan City Lord, riding ferocious beasts adept at traveling, rushed out from the City Lord Mansion along the main roads of the city, their presence overwhelming.

Not to mention others, just take the Tianyuan City Lord himself, who had reached the Level 5 Cultivation, enough to be considered the strongest in the surrounding cities and thus serving as a Steward for the Three Alliances.

Wherever this thousand-man troop went, dust billowed and people stepped aside. In just a moment, the Tianyuan City Lord and his troops vanished from sight.

"What on earth is going on?"

"The City Lord leading so many Martial Artists out of the city means something big really must have happened."

...

People gathered and discussed fervently with varied expressions.

Some perceptive Martial Artists, piecing together all the current events, suddenly recalled the figure holding the Ye Blade from a few days ago, wild and domineering.

"Could it be... the City Lord led these thousands of powerful fighters out to pursue that young man?"

Rumors spread throughout Tianyuan City, filling its streets and lanes, most of them revolving around Xiao Ye’er, as the recent major event in Tianyuan City involved Xiao Ye striking down a city gate guard.

Elsewhere, after leaving Tianyuan City, the City Lord and his thousand-strong troop immediately launched a comprehensive search.

The Three Alliances Domain was vast. Just outside Tianyuan City alone, there were dozens of mountain ranges and hundreds of forests, making the search exceedingly tough.

Moreover, given that Tianyuan City had no clue where Xiao Ye was or where the Shadow Guard had tracked him last, their search was aimless and unlikely to yield results.

However, due to the White Robe youth’s identity, he dared not give up, and his ominous premonitions grew stronger.

"Shadow Guard has not returned, which surely means they discovered that young man outside the city and a conflict ensued. Thus, this youth must not have reached the next city, or the Shadow Guard wouldn’t have intervened."

"This young man might still be somewhere outside the city, I must find him!" exclaimed the Tianyuan City Lord, standing atop a towering ferocious beast, his eyes brooding.

With this thought, he took out a stack of portraits from his chest.

The portrait depicted Xiao Ye’s appearance, drawn by a Martial Artist who had witnessed the conflict that day.

"Search carefully, whoever finds this young man will be rewarded with ten King Crystals and a thousand High Grade Essence Stones!"

"Whoever captures this young man, I will reward a hundred King Crystals and ten thousand High Grade Essence Stones!" stated the Tianyuan City Lord, distributing the portraits while clenching his teeth.

Based on his understanding of the White Robe youth’s character, his speculations were almost certainly accurate.

The White Robe youth must have secretly followed the Shadow Guard, hoping to take advantage at a later stage, but since he had not appeared until now, it was likely he had encountered an accident.

If the White Robe youth was still alive, ideally in Xiao Ye’s hands, rescuing him would be the best outcome.

However, if the White Robe youth had perished, then he had to find Xiao Ye before Sky Sword Sect discovered the truth, or else he would be the one to face their wrath.

Sky Sword Sect, one of the Three Alliances’ forces, was undeniably powerful. He could not withstand such fury.

"Yes, thank you, City Lord!"

"We will do our utmost!"

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The excited two thousand Martial Artists, upon hearing this, had fiery eyes.

Although they did not understand why the Tianyuan City Lord was so eager to find Xiao Ye, the offered reward was astonishingly generous, and they committed themselves fully.

The spirited two thousand Martial Artists split into ten squads, weaving a massive search net, meticulously combing every piece of land outside the city.

Regrettably, the external area was also vast, making it very difficult to locate Xiao Ye among the extensive mountains and mountain ranges. After ten days passed, they still had no leads.

As time elapsed, the Tianyuan City Lord grew increasingly anxious.

Elsewhere, Xiao Ye, in the Nameless Mountain Range, had randomly found a secluded spot to establish a cave and began his arduous Cultivation.

Using the sky as his cover and the earth as his bed, he embraced a life within the mountains.

While hastening his understanding of the King Martial Scroll content from the Four Emperor Skills, he also had Little White control the ferocious beasts in the forest to duel against him, sharpening his Combat Techniques.

Through such almost self-destructive training, Xiao Ye’s understanding of the King Martial Combat Skills he was currently cultivating deepened, bringing both Combat Techniques to a Small Success Realm and advancing towards the Great Achievement Realm.

Also, regarding the understanding of the King Martial Scroll from the Four Emperor Skills, he began to make some breakthroughs.

This time, he unraveled content regarding how the four different King Martial Powers could be used together and even produce a fusion effect.

"Haha, once I master this secret technique, I will indeed be able to confront foes across several Realms within the King Martial Realm just like those in the Void Martial Realm, possessing the deepest essence of the True Spirit Continent!" Xiao Ye felt exhilarated as he decoded more of the secret technique.

Based on timing, the birthday of the Taiyi Palace Master was only a month away. If he delayed any longer, he would miss such a grand occasion.

"Once I can temporarily fuse two kinds of King Martial Powers, I’ll head to Tianyuan City to seek revenge against the Tianyuan City Lord, and then immediately return to Taiyi Palace!" Xiao Ye made his decision.

However, unbeknownst to him, at this very moment, the Tianyuan City Lord was leading many Martial Artists and gradually approaching the very mountain range he was in, and a crisis was descending upon him!