"What a pity." Zhou Xiao said and stopped talking to Qing Shiba. The whole person was frozen in place, as if he was distracted. The other deans knew at a glance that he was communicating with the disciples he had sent out in some way, but Zhou Xiao soon returned to normal, but his expression changed a lot, and he looked at Qing Shiba.
"What are you regretting?" Qing Shiba asked following Zhou Xiao's words.
Zhou Xiao's eyes gradually fell from Qing Shiba's sarcastic eyes to Qing Shiba's right hand that had just been broken by Ping Lin Jin's Lian Su Fist.
"The broken hand is a signal." Zhou Xiao said.
Qing Shiba smiled, looked down at his severed hand, and showed a very satisfied look.
Zhou Xiao looked at the other deans, shook his head and said: "The clue is broken."
Everyone looked at Qing Shiba together.
In terms of strength, this old man is not worth mentioning in front of the four deans. The sneak attack he carried out at the risk of his own life was resolved easily by four people. But his courage and determination are awe-inspiring. A terrible opponent, strength is only one of them, this kind of spiritual character is the more difficult attribute to deal with. Destroying this kind of person's body is easy, but breaking his will is not a matter of strength.
"How to deal with it?" Zhou Xiao said.
The four deans still wanted to discuss it, but Xu Mai keenly sensed another change in Qing Shiba's soul power.
"No need to worry." Qing Shiba said.
After saying this, his people became motionless. Standing in the wind and snow, leaning on a crutch, with a broken hand, staring, but exhausted.
"Is this the Dark Academy?" Qiansu sighed.
Thousands of years ago, the four major colleges were the leaders in the conflict with the Dark College. Thousands of years later, the four major academies are at the top, but the Dark Academy is already struggling to survive.
The four deans are high and respected, and their status is almost isolated from the Dark Academy. There were occasional conflicts involving the Dark Academy within the customs, but they did not rise to the level that required their intervention. Since they took over as the dean, they have been thinking more about the relationship between the four major empires and how to get along with the three major empires.
Dark Academy? That was no longer an opponent that the four major colleges needed to be very concerned about. But at this time, looking at this old man who had given up his life, the four deans felt deeply that no matter how low the Dark Academy had fallen, as long as there were still people like this around, they would be an opponent that could never be ignored.
The brisk figure flickered in the wind and snow, and landed lightly in front of the four deans. It was Feng Ling, the protégé whom Zhou Xiao had sent not long ago. Looking at Qing Shixia who was already motionless, he quickly became disappointed.
"There is no other way." She shook her head towards Zhou Xiao and said.
Others looked at Zhou Xiao, because it was just an exchange between him and his disciples, and others still don't know what they found.
"Qing Shiba was assisted by someone," Zhou Xiao said to everyone, "but by the time Feng Ling found it, it was already too late. Qing Shiba's severed hand was a means of communication, and the responder received the signal and wiped out all traces. "
"What about this person? His departure will always leave new traces. At the speed of sealing spirits..." Hai Yuesheng said.
"He didn't leave, he stayed behind." Feng Ling replied.
"That other person..." Hai Yuesheng stopped mid-sentence. He looked at Qing Shiba standing aside and already had the answer in his heart.
The strong man broke his arm. Qing Shiba responded with the same determination and courage as him. Life was obviously not the most important thing in their eyes.
The few clues that were found so easily were completely lost. The four deans were in a bad mood. The talkers from the three major empires never said a word during this process. After all, they were just here to help. The decision on the general direction has always been made by the four major colleges.
But right now, they don't have any clues. They can only wait, wait for something to be discovered somewhere, wait for someone to knock on the door, or wait for information to fall from the sky...
Will there be one?
The few people dispersed and returned to their respective camps, all thinking in their minds.
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Yandang Pass, also known as Yandang Pass.
The Yandang Mountains divide the entire continent into two. So far, only a valley connecting the two places has been found here, and Yandang Pass is located here. When the Dark Academy fled to the bitter cold land at the beginning, this place was once an important place guarded by the four major academies. But after the decline of Dark Academy, the importance of Yandang Pass also continued to decline. Now it has long been a pass routinely guarded by the Qingfeng Empire.
As the place closest to the Bitter Cold Land, the forces of the Dark Academy in the Yandang Pass area are indeed much more active. But for the Qingfeng Empire, since the founding of their country, the Dark Academy has been just a public enemy in the mainland of Guan Nei, rather than a formidable opponent. The Qingfeng Empire attaches far less importance to Yandang Pass than to those passes and ports at the junction of Xuanjun and Changfeng.
It was not until this joint crusade that the Qingfeng Empire strengthened its deployment here. As the jurisdiction of the Qingfeng Empire, it was naturally impossible for Xuanjun and Changfeng to get involved in this arrangement. Even the four major colleges were rejected by the Qingfeng Empire as much as possible. In the end, it was the Qingfeng Empire that took on the full responsibility of guarding Yandang Pass.
Xuanwu and his group finally caught up with Lu Ping's speed after Lu Ping slowed down to cooperate. The moment I stepped out of the snowfield and into this valley, I felt that the wind and snow around me was much lighter, as if I had suddenly entered my comfort zone.
"Here..." Yingsu just said two words, but saw that Lu Ping didn't listen at all and continued to stride forward with concentration.
Yingsu took a look and realized that he had been with her for such a long time, so he didn't miss the last few steps, so he stopped talking and continued to follow.
Soon, Yandang Pass, sandwiched between valleys, appeared in front of everyone.
This pass, which spans thousands of years, has been weathered and has been damaged by the severe cold. In addition, it was not taken seriously and was in disrepair for many years. It no longer looked like an indestructible pass. However, during this discussion, Yandang Pass was heavily guarded and some repairs had obviously been made. Relying on the cultivators' methods, it was obviously a little different from when Yingsu and the others came out of seclusion.
"We must have been here before, right?" Lu Ping looked up at the pass and said to Su Tang.
"We were all confused at that time," Su Tang said.
On this trip out of customs, the two of them did not leave from here. But when he was rescued by Guo Youdao many years ago, he vaguely remembered passing through this pass. But at that time, the two of them had already reached exhaustion in the snowy field, and their consciousness was blurred. After being rescued by Guo Youdao, he was in a coma for a long time and had only some vague memories of Yandang Pass.
Just as he was recalling the past, someone appeared at Yandang Pass, and a row of cultivators lined up on the wall.
"One of our own." Yingsu hurriedly came up to call.
"Are you Xuanwu's teacher?" The man in charge recognized the school uniforms of Xuanwu and his group.
"Xuanwu Camp." The camp reported its name.
"Teacher Yingsu!" The crowd was solemn. This is the reflection of Yingsu's true identity and status. He has forgotten this feeling after walking with Lu Ping.
"Let us enter the customs quickly." Yingsu shouted.
"Teacher Yingsu, who are you?" The person who closed the door to ask questions was confused and glanced further behind them.
"Some disciples were injured and were sent back to the customs to recuperate." Yingsu explained patiently. The other party was a cultivator who worked for the Qingfeng Empire, and it was his duty to guard the gates. He did not want to use his status to oppress others.
"Teacher, wait a moment, the doctor is ready." The gatekeeper called, turned around and went away.
"Let's just send it here." Yingsu said to Lu Ping, but his eyes couldn't wait to fall towards the super-grade magic weapon in Lu Ping's hand.
Rumble, rumble...
The door of Yandang Pass opened at this time, and the heavy friction sound echoed violently in the valley, completely suppressing what Yingsu had just said. Yingsu frowned slightly and looked towards the opening door. He felt something was wrong with this voice.
