Regarding the two beams of light in his mind that resembled dragon eyes, Ye Tian could not be certain they were the Crimson Dragon opening its eyes, but he could not find a more reasonable explanation at the moment.
As the heir of Crimson Dragon Golden Blood, he had every reason to believe that deep within his Divine Consciousness lay the Crimson Dragon Soul. If the Dragon Soul truly existed, its act of opening its eyes would undoubtedly be related to awakening.
This was important; it could almost be said to concern everything about Ye Tian's future. However, because of this, the secrets within the Bagua Stone Plate became even more mysterious.
"What kind of place is this? What ulterior motives does Chen Qianrui have in choosing this location for ancestral worship?" Ye Tianxin felt a surge of emotions; he vaguely sensed that he might have touched upon some deep secrets of the Cloud Sea Sect.
"What should we do next?" Duan Liu would never remain silent; his question was always the most meaningless yet urgent matter.
"What to do? Just go with the flow," Cold Moon shot him a glare, annoyed. This guy had gotten used to not thinking and always asked others when faced with a problem.
"Ye Tian, what should we do?" After being rebuffed by Cold Moon, Duan Liu turned to Ye Tian.
"We'll do what we need to do," Ye Tian replied with a smile, brushing him off. Their purpose for coming here was to ambush the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters. Although this place was filled with oddities, they still had to focus on their main task. As for the secrets of the Bagua Stone Plate, they could only wait until they had enough strength to uncover them later.
After all, from the Withered Old Man, Ye Tian sensed an eerie aura that was anything but ordinary.
"Ye Tian, I have a feeling..." Yun'er pulled Ye Tian aside, her expression serious.
"Are you saying we seem to have fallen into a trap?" Ye Tian asked.
Yun'er nodded; her intuition about this feeling was extremely strong at that moment. Initially, after hearing Ye Tian's words, she felt that Bai Kuo's actions were somewhat abnormal, and now that feeling had intensified.
"At this point, I'm not so sure anymore," Ye Tian sighed. Bai Kuo seemed easy to deal with, but in reality, among all the enemies Ye Tian had encountered, only Bai Kuo remained inscrutable to him.
"Sigh, let's take it one step at a time."
"Ye Tian, someone is coming!" At that moment, Duan Liu suddenly whispered, pointing ahead and adding, "It's actually the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters!"
Upon hearing this, the three were taken aback; they had indeed fallen into a trap. The appearance of the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters today must mean they had received news from Bai Kuo.
"Let's hide!" Ye Tian quickly made a decision. Although the situation of being ambushed was almost set in stone, there was still a slim chance that the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters had arrived a day early.
So they couldn't act hastily; they needed to stay calm and observe before taking any action.
The group quickly retreated to their previous hiding spot and closely watched the movements of the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters.
Not far away, the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters were dressed luxuriously, with Qiu Zixuan in front and Qiu Ziming behind. They were surrounded by numerous guards, all clad in black clothing with the Golden Python Sect embroidered on their sleeves and chests, exuding an impressive aura.
"It's actually the Golden Python Sect!" Duan Liu exclaimed softly.
The three turned to look at him, thinking he was just making things up again for no reason.
Seeing their doubtful expressions, Duan Liu pouted and said, "You guys are clueless. They really are called the Golden Python Sect. It's a first-rate force in Divine Wood County. It is said that the leader of the Golden Python Sect has reached at least the mid-stage of Martial Sovereign."
As they saw that Duan Liu seemed serious about what he said, they believed him to some extent. Being a local from Divine Wood County, he would certainly have some understanding of these local powers.
"I just don't understand how they ended up with the Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters," Duan Liu said with confusion in his tone.
"Why?" Ye Tian asked.
Seeing Ye Tian's eager expression for an explanation, Duan Liu immediately became smug and said, "Let me give you guys a brief overview of the major forces in Divine Wood County today. Let's start with the first force..."
"Cut the nonsense and just tell me about the Golden Python Sect," Ye Tian interrupted him mercilessly.
"Duan Liu" pouted in dissatisfaction before getting straight to the point: "It is said that although the 'Golden Python Sect' is located within 'Divine Wood County', its actual identity is not part of the 'Divine Wood County' forces; the main hall seems to be in 'Liezhuo City'."
"Liezhuo City?" Both "Ye Tian" and "Cold Moon" looked surprised. After all, "Liezhuo City" is one of the major cities within the realm of "Martial Sovereign", home to numerous sects like the "Cloud Sea Sect", with at least a dozen such factions present. It is also said that the current "War God" attained his highest understanding there.
"That's right, 'Liezhuo City'. The 'Golden Python Sect' in our 'Divine Wood County' can only be considered a branch." This time, "Duan Liu" was serious, his expression grave. After all, a major force that could rank among the top three in 'Divine Wood County' turning out to be just a branch was something that inspired respect.
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light flickered in "Ye Tian's" eyes. It seemed he had underestimated the "Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters"; their capabilities were indeed not to be taken lightly.
A quick glance revealed that there were about thirty people surrounding the "Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters". This indicated that these individuals were merely ordinary guards, at most elite ones, without any particularly strong experts among them.
"Ye Tian" felt somewhat reassured. What mattered to him was not the sect but the strength of those involved.
Because when brave warriors meet on a narrow path, victory goes to the bold. Even if disciples of the "War God" were present, if they wanted to harm him and his friends, they would need overwhelming strength to suppress them.
Otherwise, no matter who you are, don't even think about causing trouble for "Ye Tian".
"Oh my! What the heck!"
"Duan Liu" suddenly exclaimed again, his eyes wide open as if he had seen something shocking.
"Can you not overreact?" "Ye Tian" glanced at him impatiently, wondering what he had seen this time.
"He actually came! The 'Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters' can even control him!" "Duan Liu" ignored "Ye Tian", continuing in an exaggerated tone.
However, although "Duan Liu" wasn't very bright, he wasn't foolish either. His current exclamation was just for show; his mouth was wide open but his voice was quite low. Yet his tone indeed conveyed a sense of shock.
"Ye Tian" looked again and saw that behind the group of "Qiu Family's Twin Young Masters", there was another small group following them.
Counting carefully, there are a total of Nine People. Excluding the leader at the front, they are arranged in two rows, all wearing Purple Battle Attire, with Crimson Gold embroidery depicting Azure Python Swallowing the Sun. The previous Thirty People had already displayed impressive momentum, but compared to them, they were still significantly lacking.
Looking ahead again, among the Nine People, eight are purple-clad guards, but leading them is a Gentleman Murong.
This person is dressed in a Silver Robe, and his long gown is also embroidered with the Golden Python Sect. However, unlike the guards who have one Golden Python Sect emblem, he has nine embroidered on his robe!
This individual has an extremely Handsome face and a Majestic Presence. As he walks slowly, a natural noble aura emanates from him, making even Thunderstorm unable to compete with his brilliance.
At this moment, he is holding a Gilded Folding Fan and wearing a calm smile, exuding an air of composure.
“Do you know this person?” Ye Tian turned to ask Duan Liu, while Cold Moon and Yun'er also turned to him, waiting for his answer.
“I haven't seen him!” Duan Liu began to feel proud again. After looking down on a few people, he continued, “This person is named Murong Xingtian, the most talented genius to emerge from Divine Wood County in the last twenty years.”
“Murong Xingtian?” Ye Tian nodded secretly, thinking that this young man in white truly lives up to his name, shining brightly like the stars.
“It is said that back then our Cloud Sea Sect's Four Great Sect Masters personally invited him three times, but in the end, he chose not to join Cloud Sea Sect and went out to experience the world instead. Unexpectedly, he joined Golden Python Sect!”
“Personally invited?” Cold Moon and Yun'er were taken aback. What status did the three Lords have to personally extend an invitation?
“Ahem…” Ye Tian cleared his throat twice, feeling somewhat uncomfortable. He had never mentioned to everyone about Xuanyuan Changfeng welcoming him from afar.
“Indeed, he has such an impressive presence!” Duan Liu boasted enthusiastically and added, “Speaking of which, I am actually his neighbor!”
Hearing this statement, the three rolled their eyes. It wasn't that they looked down on Duan Liu; it was just that Murong Xingtian's aura was too outstanding and his noble demeanor was incredibly strong. This was something that small families could never cultivate. From what everyone understood, Duan Liu's family seemed to be a local landlord.
There appears to be a significant gap between a local landlord and nobility—no, it's a huge gap.
"Ha, you look down on me? We're neighbors, and I even fought him when we were kids!" Duan Liu said, puffing out his chest.
"Pfft..." A few of them nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. "What did you say? You fought him?"
"Yeah, when we were kids. I was the strongest back then and a few years older than them..." Duan Liu trailed off, unable to continue because he felt embarrassed.
"I see, being a few years older is the key," Ye Tian mocked.
"Whatever, I did fight him!"
"Alright, alright, you fought him. Why are you getting so worked up?" Ye Tian loved to bicker with Duan Liu but couldn't help asking, "What do you think his strength is now?"
Duan Liu thought for a moment and said, "He left Divine Wood County at sixteen, and he had already achieved Martial Unity by then. This year he must be at least nineteen, so I guess he's at least at the Second Stage of Martial Unification."
"Only the Second Stage of Martial Unification?" Ye Tian was quite surprised; it wasn't that he thought the other person's strength was high but rather that it was a bit lower than he expected.
Hearing Ye Tian's words, the others finally realized that while they were discussing the genius from the other side, they had automatically overlooked their own equally outstanding genius...
"That's true! You're seventeen and already at Martial Unity Definition; you're not any worse than him." Duan Liu patted Ye Tian on the shoulder, looking proud to be friends with him.
Ye Tian ignored him. He asked about the other person's strength mainly to inquire of Duan Liu: "When you meet him, will he try to get back at you for what happened back then?"
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