Chapter 450 - 235: Golden Core Legacy: Taichu Ice Mirror (3)

Liou Yuan chuckled.

Liou Hexuan said at the Spirit Ascension Platform that it was the Sect Leader who forbade him from taking action, hence this time Liou Le Yao would act.

Liou Hexuan must be extremely unwilling to lose.

But Master Xuanyi was the Sect Leader, so no matter how unwilling Liou Hexuan was, he could only accept it.

Even though Liou Yuan could predict the outcome, there was no way Xuanyi would be unaware, yet he was unconcerned.

His starlike eyes looked through the doorway at Liou Zhen and Liou Yuan.

Then he said, "According to sect rules, the winner in a Chaotic Scene can face the Sect Leader to make a request."

"As long as it doesn’t touch the foundation of the sect, defy sect rules, or harm the world, I can fulfill your request."

"Doesn’t touch the foundation of the sect?" Upon hearing the first restriction, Liou Yuan immediately pursed his lips.

What does "doesn’t touch the foundation of the sect" mean? It’s a warning to the requester not to go too far.

In truth, it’s understandable; after all, winning a life-and-death duel doesn’t contribute significantly to the sect. If someone makes an excessive demand, it would deviate from the original intention behind creating the Chaotic Scene at Five Extremes Mountain.

There’s a risk of it being exploited by those with ulterior motives.

At this moment, Liou Yuan saw Liou Zhen glance at him.

Then he watched as his elder brother bowed to the figure behind the door and gently said, "I ask for nothing from the sect, just for the Sect Leader to preside over the return of the Ice Vein’s inheritance, the ’Taichu Ice Mirror,’ to our Ice Vein family."

"Taichu Ice Mirror?" Liou Yuan raised an eyebrow; he had never heard of this name.

"I don’t know if it’s a Cultivation Technique or Magic, but it must be something significant for my elder brother to remember it so."

Clearly, Liou Zhen had carefully considered this request for a long time.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment techniques and Magic wouldn’t interest his elder brother, so what he asked for is undoubtedly very important.

Before Xuanyi could speak, Liou Hexuan immediately coldly retorted, "The ’Taichu Ice Mirror’ has always been held by the Patriarch of the Liou Family. Are you, Liou Zhen, the Patriarch of the Liou Family, to dare ask for the ’Taichu Ice Mirror’?"

"Then are you the Patriarch of the Liou Family?" Liou Zhen returned a distant glare to Liou Hexuan.

"You are merely the Patriarch of Fog Vein, not the Patriarch of the Liou Family."

Liou Hexuan’s status as Patriarch is not recognized on the Ice Vein side.

Liou Zhen was subtly taunting Liou Hexuan for usurping power.

"Victors are crowned; losers are disgraced. I am the Patriarch of the Liou Family." Liou Hexuan and Liou Zhen’s gaze collided in the void, the strongest individuals from the two branches of the Liou Family were confronting each other.

An indistinct aura rose from both of them; if not for Sect Leader Xuanyi’s presence, the two might have fought right there.

Liou Yuan, caught between them, felt a chill down his spine, thinking, "Indeed, Liou Hexuan is clearly far superior to Liou Le Yao."

"Not surprising, given he was once deemed Golden Core potential; dealing with him won’t be easy."

Liou Yuan had previously contemplated destroying the Liou Family with Liou Zhen following the Chaotic Scene battle.

Upon reassessing Liou Hexuan now, Liou Yuan saw his actions as naive.

Liou Zhen and Liou Hexuan both had eyes full of murderous intent, their auras clashing in the void, making them restless.

"Are you planning on fighting in the Wenda Tower?" Xuanyi’s voice interjected appropriately.

His calm tone was neither fast nor slow, quietly severing Liou Zhen and Liou Hexuan’s aura.

"We dare not!" Liou Zhen and Liou Hexuan lowered their heads simultaneously.

Liou Yuan was now purely an observer, silently watching Xuanyi nonchalantly dissolve the situation, thinking, "Indeed, it must be the Sect Leader. Our Sect Leader at Five Extremes Mountain hasn’t emerged for fifty years; who knows how strong he is now."

"I wonder if one of those five Golden Core Demon Cultivators from the Linlang Domain known as the Five Masters can match him."

Inside, Xuanyi paused before suddenly calling Liou Hexuan’s name: "Liou Hexuan."

"Your disciple is here." Liou Hexuan slightly bowed.

"Ice Vein won the Chaotic Scene, and you have no objection to that."

"Liou Zhen’s request is within the rules; I, as Sect Leader, cannot refuse."

Xuanyi slowly articulated, and upon hearing it, Liou Yuan’s lips curled.

Evidently, Liou Zhen’s request was promising.

Sure enough, Xuanyi’s next words further confirmed Liou Yuan’s guess: "You’ve had the ’Taichu Ice Mirror’ in your possession for twenty years, well learned; it should be returned to the Ice Vein."

Liou Hexuan naturally found accepting this outcome difficult, and after a brief pause, he said, "Sect Leader, the ’Taichu Ice Mirror’ was granted to my Fog Vein by the old Sect Leader back then."

The old Sect Leader, Xuanyi’s master, and now the Supreme Elder, Bo Qingchuan.

Liou Hexuan knew he couldn’t defy Xuanyi’s orders and could only use Bo Qingchuan as a shield.

Xuanyi chuckled lightly, responding indifferently, "Are you trying to use the elder against me?"

"Your disciple doesn’t dare." Liou Hexuan said he didn’t dare, but his expression showed no trace of fear.

Xuanyi continued, "The elder agreed to hand over the ’Taichu Ice Mirror’ to your Fog Vein because you won the Chaotic Scene twenty years ago."

"Today, the winner is the Ice Vein."

"Since Five Extremes Mountain was established, the rules of the Chaotic Scene have never changed. Rules are rules."

These words completely blocked out Liou Hexuan’s previous arguments, giving him no room for negotiation.

As the words fell, Liou Yuan noticed Xuanyi gaze over from behind the crystal doorway, his youthful face carrying indifference and warning.

Liou Hexuan dared not meet his gaze; he bowed his head even lower.

After a long silence, Liou Yuan finally heard Liou Hexuan’s voice.

"The ’Taichu Ice Mirror’ is in the Xiangshan Forbidden Land; retrieving it will take time. Three days from now, your disciple will personally deliver the ’Taichu Ice Mirror’ to the Sect Leader."

This was agreeing to Xuanyi’s command.

He had no choice but to agree, knowing the Sect Leader wouldn’t be lenient if he dares utter a word more.

Only then did Liou Yuan’s face show signs of joy, he subtly turned his head to glance at Liou Zhen.

The latter’s brows and eyes also showed a gentle expression.

"You and Wang Zhuoqun were regarded as promising juniors capable of achieving Golden Core by the three Supreme Elders back in the day."

"Wang Zhuoqun became disillusioned, and you haven’t shown promise in these twenty years either."

Xuanyi withdrew his gaze, with his voice full of ’hate iron for not becoming steel’ echoing from the doorway.

"You’re clinging to that ’Taichu Ice Mirror,’ wasting twenty years without progressing; though it’s indeed your Liou Family’s Golden Core heritage, you’re too fixated on it."

"The path of predecessors might not suit you."

"By returning the ’Taichu Ice Mirror,’ you might even have a chance at Golden Core."