Chapter 76

"Y-You're Huang Xiaolong?!" Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu stared at Huang Xiaolong with wide eyes, their expressions exaggerated. After half a month of cultivation in the cave, Huang Xiaolong had actually grown taller! Moreover, his skin, overall aura, and presence had undergone significant changes.

If they were anywhere else and didn't look closely, the two of them really wouldn't have recognized Huang Xiaolong.

Actually, when Chen Cheng and the other two had just walked out of the stone chamber, they had almost not recognized Huang Xiaolong either.

Huang Xiaolong looked at Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu's expressions, feeling somewhat helpless, and could only nod.

"Xiaolong, are you, are you okay?!" Sun Zhang came to Huang Xiaolong's side, his face full of concern. After being in the cave for over ten days, how could Huang Xiaolong have changed so much? He hoped nothing had happened, as Huang Xiaolong was now a precious gem of both the academy and the kingdom.

"I? What could happen to me." Huang Xiaolong couldn't help but smile bitterly. Now, his physical condition was better than ever, and he was confident that a single punch could kill a seventh-stage beast.

"That's good." Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu felt relieved.

Thus, Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu led Huang Xiaolong and the others out of Dragon Flame Valley, while Lu Kai and the others had already left ten days ago.

After leaving Dragon Flame Valley, they quickly returned to the square.

Chen Cheng and the other two bowed to Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu, but just as Huang Xiaolong was about to leave, Sun Zhang called him: "Xiaolong, wait a moment, I have something to say to you."

Huang Xiaolong stopped, looking at Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu.

Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu exchanged glances, and Sun Zhang took out a jade bottle, saying, "This is a high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill, take it!"

"A high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill!" Huang Xiaolong was startled, then his eyes lit up.

Chen Cheng, who had won first place in the academy's final competition, was only rewarded with one high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill. Even for the Starry Sky Academy, a high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill was extremely rare.

Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu were giving him one now?!

Xiong Chu smiled, "Yes, this is a high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill. Consider it a personal gift from us. Xiaolong, work hard in your cultivation; we all hope you can break through to the seventh stage as soon as possible."

Huang Xiaolong took the jade bottle, feeling delighted. With this high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill, his mother's strength would definitely improve! As for himself, he naturally didn't need it.

Huang Xiaolong looked grateful and said to Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu, "Don't worry, I will work hard in my cultivation and strive to break through to the seventh stage as soon as possible."

Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu smiled brightly upon hearing this.

Sun Zhang smiled, "With that high-grade Fourth Rank Spirit Pill and now this high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill, with your talent, Xiaolong, you should be able to reach the peak of the sixth stage within half a year. In a year, you might even break through to the seventh stage!"

If Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu knew that Huang Xiaolong had already planned to give the high-grade Fourth Rank Spirit Pill, which was the reward for first place in the grade, and this high-grade Fifth Rank Spirit Pill to his parents, they would have thought differently.

Of course, even without these two Spirit Pills, Huang Xiaolong estimated that he would definitely break through to the seventh stage within half a year.

After a while, Huang Xiaolong left the academy and headed back to the Heavenly Profound Mansion.

Just as he returned to the gate of the Heavenly Profound Mansion, Fei Hou, Marshal Haotian, and a middle-aged man were already waiting there. The middle-aged man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, with slightly white temples. Standing there, he seemed like a precious sword that hadn't been unsheathed. Once unsheathed, it would shock the world. Fei Hou and Marshal Haotian, standing beside him, seemed to be mere accompaniments.

Seeing the middle-aged man, Huang Xiaolong guessed his identity.

The Asura Sect Elder, Yu Ming!

When Huang Xiaolong appeared, the middle-aged man looked over, his eyes like knives, giving an intangible pressure that made it hard to breathe.

"Master!" Fei Hou and Marshal Haotian were delighted to see Huang Xiaolong and said to the middle-aged man, "Master, that's the Sect Master, the Sect Master has returned!"

Yu Ming's gaze fell on the Asura Ring on Huang Xiaolong's left ring finger, and he suddenly became extremely excited. All his aura disappeared, and he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, "Asura Sect Elder Yu Ming pays respects to the Sect Master, the Sect Master is invincible under heaven!"

Fei Hou and Marshal Haotian also quickly knelt down.

"Please rise quickly." Huang Xiaolong stepped forward to help Yu Ming and the others up.

After Yu Ming and the others got up, Huang Xiaolong said, "Let's go inside and talk."

After a while, the four of them entered the hall, and Huang Xiaolong dismissed the guards and servants of the Marshal's residence, including Bolie.

"Hao Tian, Fei Hou, they said you went to the Moho Kingdom to handle some matters?" After sitting down, Huang Xiaolong asked Yu Ming.

"Yes, Sect Master." Yu Ming quickly stood up and respectfully said, "Three years ago, I wanted to find a Life and Death Grass for alchemy and heard that it was in the capital of the Moho Kingdom, so I went there."

Huang Xiaolong nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Actually, the main reason I asked Hao Tian and Fei Hou to contact you is to ask about the Asura Sect and where the headquarters of the Asura Sect is."

"The headquarters of the Asura Sect?" Yu Ming pondered and said, "Actually, the headquarters of the Asura Sect is not on the Snowstorm Continent."

"What? Not on the Snowstorm Continent!" Huang Xiaolong was startled and looked at Fei Hou and Marshal Haotian, who were equally surprised, clearly not expecting the headquarters of the Asura Sect to be outside the Snowstorm Continent.

"Yes, Sect Master." Yu Ming continued, "The headquarters of the Asura Sect is on the Nebula Continent."

"The Nebula Continent!" Huang Xiaolong's eyes widened.

Wasn't the Wu Soul World supposed to have only the Snowstorm Continent? Were there other continents as well?! Fei Hou and Marshal Haotian hadn't mentioned this to him before.

"Besides the Snowstorm Continent, are there other continents in the Wu Soul World?" Huang Xiaolong asked.

Yu Ming nodded and said, "Yes, Sect Master. The Wu Soul World has a total of three continents. Besides the Snowstorm Continent, there are the Nebula Continent and the Ten Directions Continent. The Nebula Continent and the Ten Directions Continent are both larger than the Snowstorm Continent. The headquarters of the Asura Sect is located in the Central Region of the Nebula Continent, on the Heavenly Phoenix Sacred Mountain!"

The Nebula Continent, the Central Region, the Heavenly Phoenix Sacred Mountain!

Huang Xiaolong repeated it in his mind.

"Does the Sect Master want to go to the headquarters of the Asura Sect?" At this moment, Yu Ming frowned and said, "If the Sect Master goes to the headquarters of the Asura Sect now, it might be—"

"Be what?" Huang Xiaolong asked.

"Be very dangerous." Yu Ming said, "Fifty years ago, the old Sect Master suddenly disappeared, and Chen Tianqi, the General Governor, wanted to take control of the Asura Sect and succeed as the Sect Master. However, Left Envoy Zhao Shu and Right Envoy Zhang Fu, along with many elders, opposed it. So now, the Asura Sect is split into two factions."

"Chen Tianqi, the General Governor?" Huang Xiaolong looked at Yu Ming, puzzled.

"Below the Sect Master of the Asura Sect are the General Governor and the Left and Right Envoys. Below the General Governor and the Left and Right Envoys are the Governors and the Elders." Yu Ming explained, "Chen Tianqi, the General Governor, is actually your senior brother!"

"My senior brother!" Huang Xiaolong was taken aback.

Yu Ming nodded, "Chen Tianqi, the General Governor, was a disciple the old Sect Master took in over two hundred years ago. These years, he has been searching for news about the old Sect Master and the Asura Ring. If the Sect Master goes to the headquarters of the Asura Sect now, and Chen Tianqi, the General Governor, finds out, he will definitely try to kill the Sect Master to take the Asura Ring and claim the Sect Master's position!"