Undying Life

Chapter 184: Yu Heng Sect

The imperial capital of the Great Imperial Dynasty was quite far from their current location, requiring about a year and a half of travel. However, nobody was in a hurry, especially since the officials had already gone ahead to make preparations.

"Qianyou, why did you join the Jade Balance Sect? It's just a small sect," Baiyunshan, Gulin, furrowed his brow and asked.

"The Jade Balance Sect is a small sect, but what about the Seven Stars Hall?" Princess Qianyou shook her head.

"Even if the Seven Stars Hall is powerful, why establish seven small sects? My father said that you were made a princess partly because of this. But what relationship does the Seven Stars Hall have with our Great Luo Heavenly Dynasty?" Gulin furrowed his brow and asked.

"The relationship? Haha, you should ask your father, the Great Xuan King. I don't know," Princess Qianyou shook her head, evidently unwilling to discuss further.

"Shuijing, what do you say?" Gulin, still puzzled, redirected the question.

"What does the young master want me to say?" Mr. Shuijing smiled wryly.

"You talk about the Seven Stars Hall. Why did they establish seven small sects and scatter them all over the place? I've looked into it, and while these seven small sects vary in strength, they have no roots in their respective areas. Why scatter them so far?" Gulin asked.

"Scattered all over the place? Haha, Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, Yao Guang, these seven small sects are not scattered all over the place," Mr. Shuijing said, shaking his fan.

"Isn't that scattering them all over the place? Tianlang Island, the Great Luo Heavenly Dynasty, and other dynasties are not in the same area," Gulin disbelieved.

Princess Qianyou smiled faintly on the side, sighing softly. It seemed that Mr. Shuijing had a broader perspective.

"The positions of the Seven Stars Hall and the Seven League Sect were not randomly arranged. If the young master carefully examines the map, he will realize that the positions of the Seven League Sect correspond to the positions of the Big Dipper's seven stars," Mr. Shuijing explained.

"Mr. Shuijing has a far-reaching vision indeed," Princess Qianyou praised.

"I dare not," Mr. Shuijing shook his head and smiled.

"So, what happened at the Jade Balance Sect this time?" Gulin furrowed his brow.

"As for what happened, I don't know yet. However, according to the rules of the Jade Balance Sect, summoning the sect guardian to invite an elder from the Seven Stars Hall indicates a significant crisis. If the sect master has passed away, they must invite at least two elders. This time, only one was summoned, which is quite intriguing. We'll find out when we get there," Princess Qianyou said after some thought.

Two months later, after resting eight times along the way, Zhong Shan and his group finally arrived not far from the Jade Balance Sect.

"Woo~" A long wolf howl was heard from a considerable distance away.

Zhong Shan squinted and saw numerous red wolves gathering in many valleys below. Wolves? Zhong Shan felt a strange sense of familiarity upon seeing them, but why were there so many wolves? They didn't seem to be gathering as a wolf tribe, but rather converging from all directions.

Seeing the wolves, Princess Qianyou narrowed her eyes and sped up on her white cloud.

"Boom~" A series of fireballs shot into the sky, aimed directly at Zhong Shan's group from below. The fire wolves seemed extremely agitated, continuously spewing fireballs, aiming at Zhong Shan and his people.

However, the white cloud was too fast and agile, easily dodging the fireballs. They soared past a mountain range, but the further they went, the more wolves gathered, reminiscent of the scene when thousands of wolves stampeded in the Wolf Domain.

However, the cultivation levels of the wolves here were not as high as those in the Wolf Domain. In the Wolf Domain, even the lowest cultivation level reached the Golden Core stage, but here, most of the wolves were in the Pre-Natal stage.

As the white cloud flew deeper, more wolves appeared, until they arrived at a massive square.

The square was as large as the one in Kaiyang Sect, with a huge stele erected in the center.

Yu Heng Sect!

This was Yu Heng Sect, surrounded by a large number of red wolves, the tallest of which were nearly forty meters high, indicating they were at least in the later stages of the Yuan Infant Realm. The largest wolf stood at the forefront, with many others behind it, all snarling and growling menacingly at Yu Heng Sect.

Princess Qian You's white cloud moved extremely fast and arrived at the defensive formation of Yu Heng Sect in an instant. By the time the wolves noticed the white cloud, it had already reached the defensive formation of Yu Heng Sect.

"Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh..."

The tallest wolf remained still, while the others opened their mouths and launched huge fireballs towards the direction of the white cloud.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

As the people entered the defensive formation of Yu Heng Sect, three hundred huge fireballs rushed towards the formation, causing a ripple of raging flames outside the formation.

"Gulp..."

Looking at the sea of fire behind them, Gu Lin swallowed nervously.

"What... what's going on with Yu Heng Sect? Did they offend so many wolves? Are these wolves attacking Yu Heng Sect?" Gu Lin asked in astonishment.

Princess Qian You remained silent, her brows furrowed as the white cloud continued straight towards the center of Yu Heng Sect, where the Yu Heng Peak and Yu Heng Hall were located.

As the white cloud passed by, five figures quickly flew over from a distance. The excitement of the wolves outside and the extreme vigilance within Yu Heng Sect indicated a state of high alert. As soon as the white cloud entered, the first-generation disciples of Yu Heng Sect immediately flew up.

"Greetings, Elder." The five people flew over and immediately bowed respectfully in mid-air.

"Let's go, into the hall first." Princess Qian You said.

"Yes." The five immediately complied, following Princess Qian You's white cloud into the distant Yu Heng Hall.

On their way, Zhong Shan saw many disciples of Yu Heng Sect nervously on guard.

After entering the hall and standing still, Zhong Shan carefully observed the five people. Three men and two women, with a middle-aged man in ordinary attire standing at the front, wearing a white robe. The other four stood behind him. Obviously, this man was the Sect Master of Yu Heng Sect, and the other four were his junior disciples.

"Elder." The Sect Master of Yu Heng Sect said with concern.

"Lao Li, what's going on? Sending the guardian to Seven Star Pavilion, is it because of the siege of Yu Heng Sect by the wolves?" Princess Qian You asked with a furrowed brow.

"No, that's another matter. The siege of the wolves only happened recently." Lao Li, the Sect Master of Yu Heng Sect, immediately replied.

"Oh?" Princess Qian You asked in confusion.

Everyone looked at Lao Li together.

"Elder, let's deal with the wolves outside first, then we can discuss this matter later." Lao Li said.

"Okay." Princess Qian You nodded. Apparently, the urgency of the other matter wasn't that high right now.

"What's going on outside? The wolf clan wouldn't attack Yu Heng Sect without reason." Princess Qian You asked with a furrowed brow.

"It's the fault of a traitor." Lao Li said with a look of shame.

"Alright, continue." Princess Qian You nodded.

"The traitor, not long ago, captured a fire wolf in the mountains with more than a dozen second-generation disciples of Yu Heng Sect. This fire wolf was in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm. The traitor tried to tame it, but it was rebellious and refused to submit. In the end, the traitor severely injured it and threw it out to let it die on its own. Unexpectedly, the fire wolf miraculously survived and started gathering more wolves for revenge. Now, the wolves outside are all summoned by it." Lao Li said with a look of shame.

"A fire wolf in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm? Your son is quite capable." Princess Qian You chuckled.

"Sigh, who would have thought it would cause such a disaster? The wolves outside, at the Yuan Infant Realm, number more than ten, and there are even more at the Golden Core Realm. There are countless wolves at the Nascent Soul Realm, and they are still gathering." Lao Li said with a bitter smile.

"Alright, what about your son?" Princess Qian You's expression turned serious.

Upon hearing Princess Qian You's question, Lao Li blushed.

"What's the matter? Is there something you're hiding?" Princess Qian You frowned.

"No, it's just that my son is too useless. When he saw the wolves besieging us from the outside world, he hid in the house by himself." Lao Li sighed.

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, even Gu Lin was speechless.

"Your son caused such a big disaster for Yu Heng Sect and he's fine just hiding in the house?" Princess Qian You sneered.

"My son is indeed useless, but now Yu Heng Sect is in dire straits. Elder, please help Yu Heng Sect. Once the wolves retreat, I will let the elder punish my son." Lao Li sighed.

"Hand him over to me for punishment? Why would I punish him? Hand him over to the guardian. It's up to him how to punish him." Princess Qian You said angrily.

"Yes." Lao Li immediately nodded.

"Where did all these fire wolves come from? Why are there suddenly so many?" Princess Qian You frowned.

"They came from the northwest, from the Blazing Fire Mountains." Lao Li immediately replied.

"The Blazing Fire Mountains?" Princess Qian You's eyes narrowed.

"Have you ever taken action against them?" Princess Qian You asked immediately.

"We didn't dare." Lao Li said.

"You didn't dare?" Princess Qian You narrowed her eyes, staring at Lao Li.

"With so many wolves coming, I was worried, so I didn't dare to take any aggressive action, fearing it would attract the Blazing Fire Wolf King." Lao Li said anxiously.

"Yes, the Blazing Fire Wolf King resides in the Blazing Fire Mountains. However, the wolf clan has never attacked Yu Heng Sect before. Even if, as you said, a single fire wolf holds a grudge, it wouldn't be able to gather so many wolves. Lao Li, what else are you hiding from me?" Princess Qian You demanded angrily.

"I am not hiding anything. Everything I said is true, without a word of falsehood." Lao Li immediately replied.

"Elder, what the Sect Master said is all true, without any omission." One of Lao Li's companions said.

"Yes, Elder, we testify to that." The others echoed.

Seeing that all five of them spoke in unison, Princess Qian You took a deep breath and said, "Since you haven't hidden anything from me, then it must be your son who has hidden something from you. He hasn't told you everything."

Upon hearing Princess Qian You's words, Lao Li's head lifted, a flash of anger in his eyes as he looked at the other two men beside him, "The two of you, please bring my son here for me."

"Yes, Sect Master." The other two men immediately responded.

Then, everyone waited in the hall.