Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Chapter 978 Death in the Gobi Desert

"Don't Qian Wanliang and Jiuqing value it?" Ye Qing asked in surprise.

“I don’t know about Jiuqing, but Qian Wanliang certainly doesn’t care that much. This guy only cares whether others have more treasures or are richer than him. He doesn’t care about anything else, at least not on the surface,” Jiang Shengyu said. “As for Jiuqing, she’s only devoted to martial arts. She doesn’t care about anything outside of martial arts!”

"Now that you mention it, Qian Wanliang seems like an interesting person!" Ye Qing said. "Are you two very familiar with each other?"

"He's alright," Jiang Shengyu said. "You should get to know him if you have the chance. There will be many benefits to befriending him."

"What do you mean?" Ye Qing asked.

“These are some of his private matters, and I can’t say them outright, but having the opportunity to be on good terms with him wouldn’t be bad for either of you!” Jiang Shengyu said, then changed the subject, adding, “And Chen Sixue cares a lot about this title!”

"So, when we tried to persuade her to surrender, she took the initiative to lead the way," Jiang Shengyu said. "If we take you down, especially Yun Jin, her reputation and fame will be even greater. As for Jiang Shengyu, he has loved to show off since he was a child, and with me here, he will definitely be waiting outside."

"In other words..." Ye Qing slowly exhaled and said, "After we get out, it will be a tough battle!"

At this point, he glanced at Lin Qingzhu and Su Liuyun and said, "When you go out, try to stay as far away from us as possible. We'll find another place to meet up and regroup!"

Su Liuyun said, "Impossible! I want to fight alongside you! How can I be a deserter!"

At this point, he repeated, "I'm not afraid of death!"

"This isn't a matter of being afraid of death!" Ye Qing shook his head and said, "Firstly, since there are people blocking our way, it means there are likely quite a few Immortal-level opponents. I don't have much confidence facing Immortal-level opponents right now. In the early stages of Immortal-level, it's probably a 50/50 chance. In the mid-stages, I'll have to run away! As for the late stages of Immortal-level, I'll most likely be instantly killed by them!"

"So if you come with us and we can't win, we'll have to take care of you!" Ye Qing said. "Secondly, Su Liuyun, remember this: Qianyu and I exist for our hometown, to fight for a future, a future free from oppression and control!"

"The entire universe is under the control of the Heavenly Court!" Ye Qing said. "Actually, I've also thought that if I back down, with your presence in the Twelve Palaces, I could join one of the nine top-tier sects. As long as I survive, even if I don't achieve an eighth-level civilization in the future, it's still very possible to achieve a seventh-level civilization. That should be enough to live a very comfortable life in the universe!"

"But... even then, there will still be those who oppress us. We will still have to kneel before people from level eight or level nine civilizations!" Ye Qing said. "Or rather, if they are in a bad mood, and we offend them with a single wrong word, our entire civilization could be destroyed!"

"Qianyu and I are gambling on this hope," Ye Qing said. "Of course, I'm used to being free and don't like being controlled or manipulated by others."

"So... Qianyu and I will rebel, but if we fail!" Ye Qing said, "You should accept your fate. Then stay in the Twelve Palaces and protect our homeland!"

At this point, Ye Qing said, "Actually, sometimes, being a dog isn't so bad!"

Su Liuyun pursed her lips and said, "Brother Qing, I've always been trying to catch up with you. I hope to become as strong as you so that I can stand in front of you when things happen, but I can never catch up..."

Ye Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much about it!"

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Shengyu and said, "And you too. When the fight breaks out, I might not be able to take care of you. I'm no match for Jiang Shengyang right now either."

Jiang Shengyu nodded and said, "It won't be that easy for him to kill me. If Yun Jin breaks through to the Immortal Realm, I will make good use of that. At that time, you don't need to pay attention to me!"

At this point, Ye Qing looked at Lin Qingzhu!

Lin Qingzhu gave a bitter smile and said, "I originally hoped to break through to Immortality in the Fission Valley, but... I didn't succeed. After I got out..."

“After we go out, you should stay by Cao Luo’s side!” Ye Qing said. “Cao Luo is unique in the academy, so Yu Hao probably won’t dare to do anything to him! As for Su Liuyun, he’s a member of the Twelve Palaces, so he won’t be in any danger acting alone. I’ll tell Cao Luo about it later!”

Lin Qingzhu took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, Ye Qing! It was supposed to be a collaboration, but now..."

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "But Ye Qing, don't worry. After I get out, I will be able to enter Chongyun Tower. Chongyun Tower will not leave a mark on me. If I become a saint in the future and belong to Chongyun Tower, I will do everything in my power to help Su Liuyun and your hometown! This is the oath I made to you!"

"If I survive!" Jiang Shengyu said, "I will be like Lin Qingzhu!"

Ye Qing smiled slightly; this could be considered as having another way out!

"Don't say such discouraging things, I'm not necessarily dead yet!" Ye Qing said with a sneer, "Yun Jin, Qian Yu, plus me... it won't be so easy for them to kill us!"

"Where shall we meet then?" Su Liuyun asked.

Ye Qing pondered for a moment before looking at Jiang Shengyu.

Jiang Shengyu coughed lightly and said, "If we survive this ordeal, let's meet up in the Death Gobi Desert!"

"The Death Gobi?" Ye Qing's expression shifted. "What kind of place is that?"

"It is an extremely dangerous place in the Spirit Realm. There is a stone tablet there. It is said that one of the seven great secrets of the universe is on that stone tablet. If you can understand even a little bit of it, you can smoothly reach the realm of a saint," Jiang Shengyu said.

"What are the seven top secrets of the universe?" Su Liuyun asked.

"It is said that... these are seven combat skills that surpass divine techniques and were born from chaos." Jiang Shengyu said, "Of course, this is just a rumor, and we don't know if it's true or not."

"The reason we chose that place is because most people wouldn't dare to go there," Jiang Shengyu said. "It's extremely difficult to get to the stone tablet from that place."

"Then why did you let us pass?" Su Liuyun said.

"The danger is only for ordinary people. You wield one of the six paths of reincarnation, the Asura Path, so you have nothing to fear here!" Jiang Shengyu said. "As for Ye Qing and the others, they are either comparable to unique characteristics or possess unique characteristics themselves, making them capable of entering that place. We can just gather in front of the stone tablet!"