Chapter 876 - 874: Grotto Heaven Guard and Top-Tier Supreme Treasure

Chapter 876: Chapter 874: Grotto Heaven Guard and Top-Tier Supreme Treasure

To be grabbed by the neck and cursed at right to one’s face—who could endure such humiliation?

Yang Yuan was fuming with rage.

"Ahhh! Xu Yang, I’ll kill you!"

BOOM!

He struggled madly. The immortal essence within his body roared, making him look as if he were about to explode.

"Hmph!"

Xu Yang let out a cold snort, and the invisible Heaven-Locking Divine Chain descended to suppress him.

THUD!

Yang Yuan’s immortal essence fell into chaos. Blood sprayed from his orifices in a miserable display.

SLAP!

Xu Yang showed no mercy, delivering a harsh slap across his face.

This time, he was determined to teach Yang Yuan a lesson. Although these petty tricks couldn’t threaten him, they were highly annoying.

"Next time, you’d better just kill me directly," Xu Yang warned coldly. "Otherwise, you’d better pray I don’t find out."

SLAP!

SLAP!

Yang Yuan’s cheeks swelled up like a pig’s, and blood splattered everywhere. By the end, he was dangled mid-air by Xu Yang like a dead hog, unable to even utter a scream, completely overcome by despair.

THUMP!

Xu Yang casually tossed Yang Yuan to the ground.

"Fifth Young Master, please have someone throw him out," Xu Yang said, turning to Xuan Ningchen with a smile.

Xuan Ningchen felt a chill run down his spine at the sheer ruthlessness.

"Guards!" he hastily shouted.

Two Guards rushed in. Following Xuan Ningchen’s orders, they hoisted Yang Yuan up and carried him outside.

Yang Yuan struggled to turn his head, glaring fiercely at Xu Yang with bone-deep hatred. He swore to himself, "If I don’t kill you, Xu Yang, I am not Yang Yuan! We will not rest until one of us is dead!"

There was pin-drop silence in the courtyard.

Everyone was terrified into silence, not even daring to look in his direction for fear that a single glance might anger Xu Yang. Today, Xu Yang was incomparably domineering. His absolute strength made it impossible for anyone to harbor even the slightest thought of resistance.

An absolute peerless genius of the Eastern Continent.

In the eyes of everyone who witnessed this today, Xu Yang was already on par with the three monsters in the top three of the Dragon and Tiger List. Since they had ranked on the list, those three had been insurmountable existences. But soon, that lineup would probably change.

Xu Yang sensed the powerful auras outside the courtyard rapidly dispersing. Clearly, the experts of the Profound Wing Mansion who had been secretly watching the battle were retreating. News of all this would likely reach Hong Xiaoxing’s ears very soon.

Xu Yang shook his head slightly, his eyes clear. For some reason, after beating up Yang Yuan, he felt incredibly comfortable and refreshed all over. It put him in an excellent mood.

"Fifth Young Master," Xu Yang said with a faint smile. "I wonder..."

The main topic hadn’t even been breached yet.

Xuan Ningchen immediately caught on. Quickly suppressing his distracting thoughts, he swept his gaze over the crowd and spoke in a deep voice. "I know everyone is here today for the secrets regarding Xing’s coming-of-age ceremony. However, I only know a few details. I hope they will be useful to you all."

Everyone’s spirits instantly lifted. They were here first to socialize, and second, to figure out exactly this matter. Even just a few details would be enough. Moreover, his modesty was clearly just polite rhetoric.

The atmosphere shifted. Although it wasn’t as enthusiastic as before, the crowd seemed to have shaken off some of the intimidation caused by Xu Yang.

Xuan Ningchen sat down and smiled. "I won’t go into the general process; you all know it well. For one, Hong Xiaoxing previously obtained the White Tiger Slaughter Map in the Four Symbols Demon Evil Valley. Oh, right, Mr. Xu also played a part in that."

Xu Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

The White Tiger Slaughter Map?

"After some forging and refining, this item is already quite an astonishing treasure. Since it’s Xing’s coming-of-age ceremony, she will naturally have to show off her skills a bit," Xuan Ningchen continued.

Hearing this, everyone understood. Hong Xiaoxing would definitely make a move, and she would most likely be wielding the astonishing White Tiger Slaughter Map.

That would be extraordinary.

Hong Xiaoxing was not on the Dragon and Tiger List, but her personal strength several months ago was already equivalent to those ranked in the teens. Coupled with this White Tiger Slaughter Map, she probably possessed the strength of the top ten. Whoever lost to her would lose face. After all, this was just Hong Xiaoxing’s coming-of-age ceremony; she was only sixteen.

"As for the other matter, it’s quite special," Xuan Ningchen said mysteriously. "It involves a top-tier paramount treasure. Even for the seven great top-tier immortal sects, it is a rare and precious item, especially for factions with large estates and massive operations. Everyone can look forward to it."

The crowd immediately grew anxious.

A top-tier paramount treasure! For Xuan Ningchen to speak of it this way, its value was unimaginable. Furthermore, given Xuan Ningchen’s status, it was impossible for him to spout nonsense or make wild claims.

"Fifth Young Master, can you reveal a little?"

"Just a slight hint so we can broaden our horizons!"

"What kind of treasure is this top-tier paramount treasure?"

...

Xuan Ningchen burst into laughter. "I don’t know exactly what the treasure is either, but I can guarantee it’s absolutely a top-tier paramount treasure. It will not disappoint anyone.

"However, obtaining this treasure won’t be easy. As everyone knows, the Hongtian Prefecture has four great prefectural armies, and my Profound Wing Mansion is one of them. But besides these four armies, the Hongtian Prefecture possesses another squad. Although their numbers are small, they are shockingly powerful—even more so than the four prefectural armies."

HISS!

"Stronger than the four prefectural armies?"

Uproar washed over the crowd like a tidal wave. Everyone exchanged bewildered glances and began quietly asking one another about it.

Each of the four great prefectural armies under the Hongtian Prefecture was almost comparable to a weaker first-rate faction. Their commanders were powerful experts in the Golden Immortal Extreme Realm, and they had a significant number of subordinates at the Late Stage of Golden Immortal, mid-stage, and early-stage. Fundamentally, the weakest among them were at the Peak of Late-stage Celestial Immortal. Each army consisted of around a thousand personnel.

Xu Yang also revealed a look of astonishment.

"Fifth Young Master, could it be the Grotto Heaven Guard?" a cultivator from the Vajra Sect suddenly asked tentatively.

"The Grotto Heaven Guard?" The crowd looked over in suspicion, evidently never having heard this name before.

Xuan Ningchen praised, "That’s right, it is the Grotto Heaven Guard."

"Hiss." The Vajra Sect cultivator gasped. "I’ve long heard that the Hongtian Prefecture has been forging a powerful force of military cultivators named Grotto Heaven. From head to toe, they are equipped with paramount treasures for defense, and their cultivation relies on the Cave Heaven Shattering Heaven Fusion Body. It’s truly unimaginable. I didn’t expect them to make a public appearance this time. It seems the Hongtian Prefecture already has quite a number of Grotto Heaven Guards."

"Grotto Heaven fragments?"

"Every cultivator possesses Grotto Heaven fragments? Even if there are only a hundred of them, that’s absolutely terrifying."

"Fusing their bodies with Grotto Heaven fragments... just how strong would they be?"

...

The entire crowd was deeply shaken.

Xu Yang’s body shuddered as he thought of the Divine Techniques Zhong Wanshang had used during the Dragon and Tiger Battle. In the end, he had shockingly fused with a Grotto Heaven fragment, causing his power to surge massively. With the Hongtian Prefecture’s methods, obtaining Grotto Heaven fragments and forging the Grotto Heaven Guard would undoubtedly result in something even more astonishing than what Zhong Wanshang had displayed.

"That is all I know," Xuan Ningchen said. "The specific rules will only be revealed when the coming-of-age ceremony begins. The top-tier paramount treasure is related to the Grotto Heaven Guard. Everyone can notify your respective immortal sects; if they are interested, they can come and give it a try.

"After all, just in case the rules aren’t exclusively targeting top-tier geniuses, and with a bit of good luck, even if you don’t get the top-tier paramount treasure, you might still reap other rewards."

Xuan Ningchen’s words carried a deep sense of temptation. The crowd’s eyes lit up brightly, and some had already begun sending messages to their respective immortal sects.

Xu Yang felt this trip hadn’t been a waste. He knew the top-tier paramount treasure was exactly the Black and White Meteor Tower. And then there was the Grotto Heaven Guard. No matter what, he could now make some preparations in advance.

"Grotto Heaven fragments..."

A gleam flashed in Xu Yang’s eyes. He had already made a decision in his heart.