The Second Grandpa only smiled slightly, his grin tinged with a bit of teasing and mockery. He said, "What’s wrong, Old Shuo, haven’t seen you for a few hundred years and you don’t recognize ?"
Xuanyuan Shuo imdiately reacted, his eyes lit up with surprise and joy as he exclaid, "You old bastard!"
The Second Grandpa laughed heartily, and instantly, a terrifying pressure burst forth.
Everyone’s expressions turned serious upon feeling this aura, and a deep sense of awe welled up in their hearts.
"Spirit... Spirit Severing Realm—"
The crowd focused their gaze on the Second Grandpa, eyes filled with disbelief.
This everyday-looking student who always stayed around Lin Daochen, was actually a Spirit Severing Realm master, just like the Prince?
How could this be possible!
No wonder Zhou Qing was so powerful; turns out he had a Spirit Severing Realm master beside him, guiding him ticulously.
Looking at it now, it wasn’t Zhou Qing who killed the Peng Emperor, but rather this Spirit Severing Realm master. Zhou Qing must have just delivered the final blow by sheer luck, hence being cursed with the Blood Curse.
Listening to the discussions, the Second Grandpa smiled slightly.
This was precisely the effect he wanted. Zhou Qing was still too weak; he didn’t want the child to be endlessly hunted by the Demon Race.
"Still rember our wager?" The Second Grandpa suddenly asked.
Xuanyuan Shuo laughed heartily, punching the Second Grandpa in the chest, "You rascal, your transformation skills have improved so much, I didn’t even notice."
"No wonder Zhou Qing was able to challenge so many of my disciples; I should have thought of it earlier. Co, co, let’s go inside and talk. Zhou Qing, you co too."
The Second Grandpa glanced at the struggling flying beasts and said, "Take these feathered creatures further away."
Reacting quickly, Jiang Pojun and others rushed forward, lifted them up, and hurried away.
As the crowd gradually dispersed, the intimidating curse mark above Zhou Qing’s head slowly faded away.
Zhou Qing let out a long breath, gave Lu Yaoyao and the others a reassuring look, and followed along.
...
Inside the great hall, the Second Grandpa had already transford into another elderly figure, white-haired and kindly looking, sitting in the main seat with Xuanyuan Shuo, chatting and laughing without restraint.
Sitting below them, Zhou Qing was full of suspicion, his gaze shifting back and forth between the Second Grandpa and Xuanyuan Shuo.
He suddenly realized sothing: the appearance he’d always believed to be the Second Grandpa’s true form, was it actually his real form?
His Nascent Soul’s augntation allowed him to transform into different shapes at any ti, and even the Heart Mirror Vision could only confirm his identity.
Perhaps, more than the Second Sister, no one had ever seen his true appearance.
In the end, Xuanyuan Shuo’s gaze once again fell on Zhou Qing, filled with curiosity and admiration.
Zhou Qing, seeing this, quickly stood up and bowed.
Xuanyuan Shuo smiled slightly, "You lad, you’re actually his disciple. You’re lucky. Work hard, he’s got a lot of good stuff on him."
Zhou Qing originally wanted to explain that he and the Second Grandpa were not actually master and disciple, but when he saw the glance from the Second Grandpa, he hesitated for a mont and then bowed again, silently accepting this relationship.
"By the way, those herbs you ntioned earlier, I actually don’t have them. From what I recall, they seem to be deep in Great Demon Mountain."
Xuanyuan Shuo frowned slightly, pondering for a mont before speaking slowly.
The Second Grandpa, feeling a bit disappointed, replied, "Well, it seems I’ll have to go there personally. It shouldn’t be too dangerous, right?"
Xuanyuan Shuo couldn’t help but laugh, "What do you think? With Great Demon Mountain now headless, it’s not just the Flood Dragon Emperor of the Blood Prison Mountain and the Spider Emperor of the Thousand Illusions Cave eyeing it. Even the Weilun Demon and Qinluo Beast have shown up during that period."
"If you insist on going in, I’ll accompany you. After all, the Four-Color Array has been repaired, so there shouldn’t be any problems. Plus, I know the exact location."
The Second Grandpa, hearing this, showed a joyful smile, "That’s great, but don’t try to team up with them and ambush ."
"Get lost, you!" Xuanyuan Shuo laughed and cursed.
The Second Grandpa only laughed heartily.
It was clear that the relationship between the two was quite good.
"But then again, the curse mark in this boy’s sea of consciousness was planted by that feathered creature using the Blood Curse before it died. These herbs may not be able to break it, right?"
Xuanyuan Shuo pondered before saying.
The Second Grandpa waved his hand, looking relaxed, "You don’t need to worry about that. I have my own ways!"
"Alright, when do we set off?" Xuanyuan Shuo asked.
The Second Grandpa imdiately stood up, "Let’s go now, nothing better to do anyway."
"You care about this boy getting targeted by the Peng Race, don’t you? Zhou Qing, see that? You’ve got a good elder!" Xuanyuan Shuo looked at Zhou Qing with eyes full of envy and admiration.
Zhou Qing gave an embarrassed smile, but a surge of warmth rose in his heart.
After giving so instructions to the nine commanders outside, Xuanyuan Shuo then left with the Second Grandpa.
...
When Zhou Qing ca out, Lu Yaoyao and the others who were waiting outside rushed up to greet him.
"Brother Zhou, are you alright? What exactly happened? That Peng Emperor—"
Lu Yaoyao looked anxious and concerned.
Earlier, when she asked Yan Xiaohu, the guy refused to say anything.
Zhou Qing quickly reassured her, "It’s all over, don’t worry."
Seeing Zhou Qing unwilling to elaborate, Lu Yaoyao sighed softly. But what about the curse mark? It was worrying her to death.
At this ti, Lin Daochen ca forward, looking complex.
Finally accepting two prized disciples, only to find out one was a Spirit Severing Realm, and the other had even slain a Spirit Severing Realm. What a ss.
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