Outside the Ghost Sword Stele Array.
Trembling, Yang Ju rose from the ground. His ice-cold gaze locked onto Luo Xiu's face, his eyes shining with a bone-chilling killing intent. From childhood to adulthood, he had never been so humiliated!
Luo Xiu sensed Yang Ju's murderous intent but paid it no mind, instead looking at him with a mocking expression. "What's wrong, trash? You're still trash even if you glare at ."
"Hahahaha..." All of a sudden, Yang Ju laughed. His laughter echoed in the air, sounding incredibly eerie. "Interesting. Truly interesting. Scum, once we descend the mountain, I will make you face reality."
Luo Xiu smiled faintly. "It's good that you think that way. I was worried you'd run off the mont we got down the mountain."
At that mont, Xing Rui went over to support Yang Ju. He glared at Luo Xiu, hissing coldly through gritted teeth, "Scum, rember what you just said! You're courting death. I'd like to see how long your arrogance lasts!"
Luo Xiu looked at Xing Rui indifferently and suddenly pointed a finger at him. "After we descend, you'll be the first one I slaughter."
"Heh!" Xing Rui let out a contemptuous laugh. "I'll be waiting for you to slaughter !"
At this very mont, all the cultivators fell silent, looking at Luo Xiu with pity. They were all keenly aware of Yang Ju's background.
A kind-hearted person spoke up, "Young master, while things haven't escalated, you should kneel down, kowtow, and apologize to Young Master Yang. That might be the only way to save your life."
"You should know, even across the entire Celestial Realm, there aren't many who dare to provoke Jade Young Master Yang Ju!"
"How ridiculous. A cultivator from the Mortal Realm, ignorant of the imnsity of heaven and earth, repeatedly provoking Young Master Yang."
"I'm not trying to be harsh, but even with ten lives, it wouldn't be enough to save you!"
Faced with everyone's gossip, Luo Xiu just smiled indifferently, unconcerned.
After disrupting the order of the steles, Luo Xiu led Luo Xian and Luo Qingxian toward the small wooden lodge. After a brief hesitation, Yang Ju and his servant Xing Rui followed, as if terrified that Luo Xiu might beat them to so significant opportunity. When the other cultivators saw Yang Ju following, they all scrambled to keep up, afraid they would miss out on even the scraps if they were too late.
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On the small forest path leading to the small wooden lodge, everyone trod on the cobblestones, each step taken as if on thin ice, fearful of triggering so hidden danger. Only Luo Xiu walked freely with long, easy strides.
"Well, if it isn't a couple of tag-alongs," Luo Xiu suddenly said into the silence.
Upon hearing this, Xing Rui sneered, "What do you an, tag-alongs? If you can co here, why can't we? Listen, you scum from the Mortal Realm, don't tell you actually think this place is your ho? It's a public path. I'll go where I please. What business is it of yours?"
Hearing Xing Rui, the other cultivators chid in with their own sarcastic remarks.
"Exactly! This cultivator from the Mortal Realm thinks too highly of himself, doesn't he?"
"Just because that Black Wolf backed him up once, he acts like he owns the place. Have you no sha?"
"Our feet are our own. We'll go where we please, and it's none of your business!"
Luo Xiu shook his head and chuckled, no longer wanting to engage with these idiots.
Not long after, Luo Xiu arrived at the small wooden lodge. Gazing at the delicate and cozy little building, he was flooded with mories from his childhood.
The cultivators, however, grew fearful and anxious as they stared at the unremarkable small wooden lodge.
Soone spoke up, "Is this place really the Ghost Sword Heavenly Emperor's cultivation ground?"
"This looks far too ordinary for a Heavenly Emperor's cultivation ground."
"If I didn't know better, I'd think we'd stumbled into a village."
In the crowd, Yang Ju gently shook his folding fan and smiled. "What do you people know? A figure like the Ghost Sword Heavenly Emperor, whose Dao Heart has long achieved clarity, has returned to simplicity. Why would he be bound by superficial appearances?"
Xing Rui nodded. "Exactly. Does a place need to be a majestic palace or a grand building to be worthy of the 'Heavenly Emperor' title? You people are just too shallow."
At that mont, Yang Ju slowly closed his eyes, carefully sensing the air. "The Spiritual Energy here is pure and dense, and the aura of the Great Dao is everywhere. Even every blade of grass and every tree possesses divinity; they are no ordinary things. Truly an excellent Cultivation Blessed Land."
Hearing Yang Ju's words, everyone imdiately focused their senses and were stunned to find that every word he said was true.
"It truly is a blessed land!"
"Worthy of being a Heavenly Emperor's cultivation ground."
"I feel like a year and a half of Cultivation here would be equal to ten years outside!"
But just then, Luo Xiu walked straight up the stone steps and reached for the wooden door, preparing to open it.
"Mortal Realm scum, what do you think you're doing?!" Xing Rui was the first to notice, shouting for him to stop.
"Scum, are you trying to get us all killed?!"
The cultivators all hid behind Yang Ju, glaring at Luo Xiu with righteous indignation.
One of them said, "This is the Heavenly Emperor's secluded residence! The door can't just be opened casually. Who knows what dangers lie inside!"
"Young Master, I'm begging you, please don't get us all killed!"
Xing Rui jeered, "Scum will be scum. Unworldly and ignorant."
Annoyed by the commotion, Luo Xiu simply stretched out his hand and pushed the door open. The lock was old and rusted, and since he didn't have a key, he had no choice but to use force.
Gasps of surprise erupted from the crowd as the cultivators scrambled to get away. Even Yang Ju braced himself to dodge any potential danger.
However, silence followed. After Luo Xiu pushed the door open, nothing happened.
The cultivators gradually began to relax. Yang Ju started up the stone steps, wanting to see what was inside the room. Suddenly, a loud, piercing bird cry tore through the sky. Imdiately after, a voice filled with rage thundered through The Void: "Who dares to cause destruction in Ghost Valley? Are you tired of living? All of you, get lost!"
Everyone looked up, their eyes widening in shock. In the sky, a giant black bird had appeared out of nowhere.
Being well-read, Yang Ju quickly recognized it and couldn't help but exclaim, "That's the legendary Black Gold Crow!"
BOOM!
The giant bird swooped down from the sky, landing in the open space before the lodge. It stirred up a violent aura that sent the cultivators staggering. Feeling the suffocating divine might, everyone beca as silent as cicadas in winter. The intangible divine pressure seed to fill every corner, chilling them to the bone and making it hard to breathe.
Amid the quiet, Xing Rui suddenly pointed at Luo Xiu, his voice trembling, "Elder Jinwu! It was him! That brat opened the door without permission and even broke the lock!"
Then, Yang Ju cupped his fists and bowed respectfully to the Black Gold Crow. "Elder Jinwu, please see the truth. We can all testify. We ca here only to seek opportunities related to the Great Dao and never intended to harm a single blade of grass in this venerable place."
"Yes, yes! That scum from the Mortal Realm did it! It has nothing to do with us!"
"Elder Jinwu, not only did he break the lock, but he also destroyed the Stele Matrix earlier!"
Fearing they would be implicated, the cultivators all pointed their fingers at Luo Xiu, who suddenly found himself the target of a thousand accusations.
Within the crowd, Xing Rui frantically gestured to Luo Qingxian and Luo Xian. "You two Fairies, get over here, quickly! Don't stand with that scum. This boy is in deep trouble. Do you want to die with him? A Golden Crow is a powerful Divine Beast in its own right, let alone a Black Gold Crow. With a single flap of its wings, it could scorch the heavens and earth. That boy is as good as dead!"
However, Luo Xian rely shot Xing Rui an indifferent glance and ignored him. She had been observing these people's true colors all along and had no desire to associate with them.
At this mont, the Black Gold Crow fixed its gaze on Luo Xiu. The other cultivators all looked at him with pity, quickly backing away to avoid any association. In the crowd, Xing Rui and Yang Ju exchanged a look, smiles spreading across their faces.
Xing Rui sent a ssage via Divine Sense Communication, "Young Master, it seems we won't have to act after all. Now that Elder Jinwu has his eyes on that Mortal Realm scum, he's a dead man!"
anwhile, Luo Xian and Luo Qingxian felt a surge of anxiety as they looked at the terrifying Black Gold Crow.
But in the dead silence, Luo Xiu suddenly spoke. "I say, Lao Ba, where the hell did you put the key? If you'd brought it to earlier, I wouldn't have had to break the lock."
The Black Gold Crow froze for a mont. Then, it lifted its right wing, scratched its head in a human-like manner, and laughed sheepishly. "Ah, Young Master! I can't believe you recognized even like this. Heh heh, how embarrassing. Black Fatty told you were back and were chasing chickens all over the place. I didn't believe him."
As it spoke, the Black Gold Crow staggered toward Luo Xiu and suddenly burst into a loud wail. "My dear Young Master, you're finally ho! I missed you to death, Lao Ba did! Co, co, give your old Lao Ba a hug!"
"Get lost, you calf," Luo Xiu said, quickly sidestepping the bird. He had no desire to embrace a black bird in public.
Still, he was quite surprised to see Lao Ba now, having almost failed to recognize him at first. This so-called "Black Gold Crow" was none other than the Bage Bird he had raised since childhood. The last ti he returned to Ghost Valley Mountain, Lao Ba had even delivered a ssage for him. He never would have imagined that the Bage Bird was, in fact, a Black Gold Crow
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