Chapter 1191 - 573: Passing By Each Other
Chapter 1191: Chapter 573: Passing By Each Other
Two days later!
Lin Xi in the Star Hall slowly opened her eyes.
She raised her head to look at the Yin Yang Ring in midair. "Worthy of being the supreme treasure of the Star Hall!"
At this moment she also let out a sigh from the bottom of her heart.
As the Emperor Venerable’s only disciple, there was no supreme treasure she hadn’t seen, yet this Yin Yang Ring still managed to shock her.
Though it had only been a few short days, it had allowed her to gain a great deal.
Especially in her understanding of Spiritual Power.
She then slowly rose, came to stand before the Hall Master, and gave a slight bow. "Many thanks, Hall Master!"
"No need to be so polite!"
The Hall Master spoke lightly, his gaze falling on Lin Xi. "Worthy of being the Emperor Venerable’s disciple!"
He was inwardly shaken.
In just a few days’ time, it felt as though she had become a different person. Her aura was completely restrained, no different from an ordinary person—this was what was truly terrifying.
"Hehe."
Lin Xi smiled faintly. She had heard such words too many times, but to personally hear the Star Hall Master praise her like this, she couldn’t help feeling somewhat pleased.
"Hall Master, are you really not going to consider it?"
"After all..."
"Let it be up to fate."
The Hall Master cut her off directly. "If it truly is so, then it is as it should be—tribulation!"
"I imagine the Emperor Venerable said the same, didn’t he?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Lin Xi’s eyes. The Hall Master’s strength was far inferior to the Emperor Venerable’s, yet for some reason, facing him gave her the same feeling as facing the Emperor Venerable.
Mysterious!
Completely unreadable!
Even so, she still tried to persuade him. "The Star Hall has passed down for so long. I still hope the Hall Master will give it serious thought."
"Lin Xi takes her leave!"
She gave a slight bow, then left the Star Hall.
"Tribulation?!"
"But it’s not something that cannot be broken!"
In that instant, the Hall Master’s gaze grew firm. These past few days he had been constantly deducing, and finally had seen a variable. But as to whether this variable could succeed, even he could not see!
At this moment, Chen Xuan, who was in the Ritual Department, felt the starry mark on his forehead suddenly flare. The next instant, the Hall Master’s voice sounded in his mind.
"Come to the Star Hall!"
"Hall Master!"
Chen Xuan’s eyes snapped open. The Hall Master was suddenly summoning him, and moreover right as the Burial Ground was about to open.
There had to be something major!
Not daring to delay, he immediately left the Ritual Department.
...
"So weak."
Lin Xi muttered to herself.
After leaving the Star Hall, she wasn’t in a hurry to return to the Imperial Palace, but instead deliberately wanted to see the current state of Great Yu.
Yet along the way, it truly was somewhat disappointing.
Whether it was those Chief Constables of the Three Judicial Departments or the Martial Artists she came across, they were all far too weak.
From one corner you can glimpse the whole. It might not be perfectly accurate, but it wouldn’t be far off.
Besides...
This was the Imperial City of Great Yu.
Looking at it now, it was probably only somewhat stronger than a single prefecture city of the Central Continent.
Back then, how powerful the Eastern Continent had been, and now it had fallen to this!
"Complacent and closed-off!"
"Foolish Emperors!"
Lin Xi shook her head. For the Eastern Continent to become what it was now, those Emperors could hardly shirk responsibility.
On this point alone, it lagged far behind the Southern, Northern, and Western Continents.
"Whoosh—"
Suddenly, a figure streaked past her side.
"Hm?"
Lin Xi raised a brow, searching for the owner of that figure.
In an instant, her eyes narrowed!
"What a formidable fleshly body!"
Even though it was only a single glance before that figure vanished, she could still clearly feel that person’s physical body, which even gave her a faint sense of dread.
"Doesn’t look that old."
"So there is at least one outstanding one after all."
But as to how he truly measured up, she would have to properly test him in the Dao Domain when the time came to know.
...
Chen Xuan finally arrived at the Star Hall, but because he had been focused solely on hurrying over, he hadn’t noticed Lin Xi earlier.
Of course, that was also because she had completely concealed her aura.
Entering the Star Hall, he came before the Hall Master and saw him sitting there as usual.
"I greet you, Lord Hall Master!"
Chen Xuan gave a slight bow.
The Hall Master slowly opened his eyes. "Sit."
He pointed to the meditation cushion directly opposite him.
"Alright."
Chen Xuan nodded. After sitting down, he finally asked, "Lord Hall Master, do you have any instructions for me?"
"I’m returning this to you."
The piece of Primordial Spirit Wood bark he had borrowed from Chen Xuan previously appeared out of thin air and floated to a stop before him.
"Hall Master, you’ve finished comprehending it?"
"I don’t need it anymore."
The Hall Master nodded.
Hearing this, Chen Xuan accepted it and put it into his robe.
But he was puzzled. It couldn’t possibly be as simple as just returning the bark, right?
"There’s one more matter."
"I knew it."
Chen Xuan thought to himself.
"You are to enter the Burial Ground and find something."
"What is it?"
"I don’t know."
Chen Xuan’s brows furrowed slightly. He didn’t know?
How was he supposed to look for it then?
"It will definitely appear, and you must obtain it!"
His words left Chen Xuan more and more confused.
He had absolutely no idea what he meant!
"It concerns the Eastern Continent."
In an instant, Chen Xuan’s expression grew grave.
"What exactly is going on with the Hall Master?"
He had a bad feeling in his heart! But the next moment he hurriedly spoke up. "Please don’t say any more, I’ll come to understand it myself!"
For something to make the Hall Master so apprehensive, to the point he didn’t dare speak of it, he must have deduced something.
And something very serious. If he spoke of it outright, then even Chen Xuan might be unable to bear the consequences.
"Mm."
The Hall Master slowly nodded. "It’s up to you."
"I’ll do my best."
Chen Xuan didn’t dare make any guarantees. After all, he didn’t even know what it was yet; his mind right now was like a pot of mush, he couldn’t think of anything!
It seemed he could only wait until he entered the Burial Ground and see then.
"One more thing—the starry mark can alleviate a portion of the suppression."
It was precisely for this reason that he had broken the rules and branded the starry mark onto Chen Xuan’s forehead.
"Really?!"
Chen Xuan was instantly overjoyed. This was exactly what he’d been most worried about. If that was the case, then he could be much more at ease.