Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1453 - 1454: Seeing Bai Qiu Again

Chapter 1453: Chapter 1454: Seeing Bai Qiu Again

The Qinling Mountains traverse the northern part of Xia Country, stretching from east to west, with dozens of subsidiary mountain ranges.

The westernmost reaches directly connect to the end of the Kunwu Mountain Range, which is not only the starting point of the Kunwu Mountain Range but also the foundation of many Buddhist sects.

To the east of the Qinling, at the border between the Northeastern Four Provinces and the North Five Provinces, sits one of the Four major Taoist sects, the Quanzhen Dao Sect.

Yet even so, the complex terrain of the Qinling makes it one of the preferred hiding places for all kinds of demons in Xia Country, second only to the most mysterious Ten Thousand Great Mountains in the northwest of the country.

After the revival of the Demonic Path, the Bei Tang Clan spared no effort in combating the demons but has never been able to completely drive them out of the North Five Provinces. This is largely due to the complex terrain of the Qinling, which even as the host, prevents the Bei Tang Clan from suppressing it openly.

"Given this, why not just conduct a large-scale sweep of the Qinling Mountains?"

Su Chengyu asked immediately upon hearing Bei Tang Qianxiao’s explanation.

Bei Tang Qianxiao glanced at Su Chengyu and said, "This matter should have been discussed at the last Demon Eradication Conference. After all, such a large move is beyond the capabilities of our Bei Tang Clan alone. Moreover, it must also be authorized by the official government of Xia Country."

"The official government of Xia Country? Why is that?"

Su Chengyu asked, puzzled.

He understood that the Bei Tang Clan, standing alone, hoped to have Xia Country lead and unite other four-sided families and even the Ancient Clan to carry out this task.

However, Bei Tang Qianxiao used the term ’authorization’, clearly indicating that without the permission of Xia Country, the Bei Tang Clan would not dare to act.

Bei Tang Qianxiao glanced at the sprawling Qinling and said, "The Qinling is the longest Dragon Vein in Xia Country."

This statement made Su Chengyu freeze in place, and his view of the Qinling shifted.

The incident at Mount Qilong had informed Su Chengyu that currently, Xia Country had no more than ten Dragon Veins, each of which held different significance for the fate of the entire country.

His gaze swept over the entire Qinling. Looking at its continuous mountains, Su Chengyu swallowed and asked, "Across the entire Qinling?"

"Yes, this Dragon Vein is not only the longest currently existing in Xia Country but also the most ancient. It is deeply connected with the national fate of the entire country. That’s why there are sects guarding both its eastern and western flanks, whether it be the Dao Sect of Quanzhen or the Buddhist One Chan Monastery, both have the heavy responsibility of safeguarding the stability of the Dragon Vein. As the host in the north, our Bei Tang Clan has also been maintaining the surface peace of the Qinling land vein."

Once a Dragon Vein is formed, it shares life with heaven and earth. Unless an existence at the level of a Land Immortal fundamentally interferes, it will not affect the core of the Dragon Vein.

But any impact would be an utterly irreversible loss. Now holding an unformed Dragon Vein, Su Chengyu was very clear about the stakes involved.

"It seems that the disruption of the Demon Eradication Conference was not just the Demonic Path trying to intimidate Xia Country; they also had their own considerations and plans."

"As it stands, the places in Xia Country most occupied by the Demonic Path are the Qinling and the junction of the Southwest Three Provinces and the South. But to truly take action against these two locations, no single family could achieve it alone."

"Master probably realized this, which is why he left Mount Qingcheng, as dealing with the Demonic Path has become urgent."

Bei Tang Qianxiao’s brows were still tightly knitted as he said, "Even so, there was no need to let Mengmeng leave the mountain. Although he possesses the Innate Divine Ability of ’Word Follows Law’, getting involved in the eradication of the Demonic Path with just his Golden Core Realm might be too forced."

People from the Demonic Path might not necessarily be stronger than Cultivators of the same Realm, but their techniques are extremely vicious, and any inexperienced Righteous Path Cultivator would easily suffer greatly.

Not to mention Chen Mengmeng, seen by Bei Tang Qianxiao as downright straightforward, engaging with the Demonic Path would be like a lamb entering a tiger’s den.

Seeing what Bei Tang Qianxiao was worried about, Su Chengyu consoled, "Master must have his reasons for doing so. Mengmeng’s advancement in realm needs a catalyst, and I think this resurgence of the Demonic Path is just the opportunity Mengmeng needs. Besides, Mengmeng is just a bit straightforward, not foolish."

Chen Mengmeng does not like to lie. It’s not that she can’t lie; Su Chengyu realized this when he was trying to figure out Chen Mengmeng’s identity related to the Earth Core Lotus.

He isn’t unaware of how to deceive himself, ambiguously glossing over the matters concerning himself, the Earth Core Lotus, and Yang Junmo. It’s just that deep down, he doesn’t want to disguise these truths from himself.

Bei Tang Qianxiao nodded, then looked at Su Chengyu and said, "You’ve been delayed in the northern region for so long without returning to the Capital City; are you sure this won’t cause any problems?"

"So what if it does? Mengmeng called me ’big brother,’ and by seniority, he is my senior brother. Now that he is in trouble, there’s no way I can ignore it."

Su Chengyu spoke decisively, then his gaze fixed on their destination deep within the Qinling Mountains: "Are you sure someone saw Mengmeng’s figure near General Ridge?"

"Yes, a local saw a floating corpse in the river and, fearing trouble, didn’t interfere. From that person’s description, it was indeed a Taoist robe from the Qingcheng Sect."

After confirming the situation, Su Chengyu sped up his Sword Control a bit more, clearly also somewhat anxious.

Although Bei Tang Qianxiao did not say it, Su Chengyu, the holder of the Earth Core Lotus, clearly understood that within the same space, the communication function of the Earth Core Lotus would not be disrupted.

So much time had passed, yet there was still no response from Chen Mengmeng. Either he was in a desperate situation, or he had already lost the ability to even maintain consciousness.

Awooo!

Suddenly, a roaring sound reverberated through the mountains from a far distance, causing Su Chengyu to involuntarily furrow his brows.

Bei Tang Qianxiao, who also sensed something amiss, looked at Su Chengyu and asked, "Did you hear something?"

"Tiger’s roar in the forest."

"It seems to be coming from the direction of General Ridge."

"I know, and it seems there is also Demonic Qi lingering over there."

Divine Sense, already drifting toward the distant place, Su Chengyu noticed more unusual aspects and locked onto the direction of the roaring sound. Without considering whether Bei Tang Qianxiao could keep up, he turned into a streak of light and flew straight there.

"Qianxiao, I’ll go ahead and check the situation first."

Watching Su Chengyu’s flying speed far surpassing his own limits, Bei Tang Qianxiao then realized that until just now, Su Chengyu had been accommodating his flying speed.

Bei Tang Qianxiao clenched his fists unconsciously, not saying anything, but sped up his own flight.

As Su Chengyu rapidly approached the mountain range of General Ridge, he immediately smelled the strong scent of blood in the air.

He looked down toward the ground and quickly found the somewhat panicked figure of Chen Mengmeng, and a familiar-looking woman protecting beside her.

"Hm?"

Su Chengyu instinctively frowned.

The woman, whose appearance and grace could match both Ye Qingci and Lin An, was definitely someone he had never seen before. Yet, the familiarity that bordered on closeness was intensely strong.

And when he noticed that the methods she used belonged to the Demon Clan, the image of a Little White Cat instantly appeared in his mind, and he then realized her identity.

"Bai Qiu? What is she doing here? Where is Ao Tian?"