Chapter 49: The Secret News of Chengtang Valley

  Brand Iron Mountain!

  Jiuzhaigou's General, dressed in black, sat upright on the main seat, gazing down at the people below, with infinite emotions in his heart. Not long ago, he was just a general of Qingfeng Village, but within a month, the village masters of Qingfeng Village, Liuyun Village, Jiuzhaigou and Sanhuan Village had died one after another. He himself had broken through to Martial King and unified the four villages, with no one daring to disobey him.

  Although he has achieved so much, he dare not forget the young master's orders. The secret cave in Jiuzhaigou is still a forbidden place, and only he will go in to take a look.

  "Head of the stronghold, there's news. Xu Gongzi seems to have been wanted by all major and minor forces in Luocheng. It's said that he has escaped to the Taihang Mountains and hasn't been caught yet." Just then, someone rushed into the house from outside, panting and saying.

  His eyes narrowed, ever since he took over Qingfeng Village, the person behind Qingfeng Village, Niu San Shao of Luocheng's Niu family, had found him. At first, Niu San Shao was surprised that the current master of Qingfeng Village had changed, but he didn't pay much attention to it, only instructing Black Robe to send someone to find out Xu Hua's whereabouts and notify him as soon as possible.

  After Dai San Shao left, Hei Pao immediately sent someone to Luo City to inquire about some news about Xu Hua.

  "Chief, what should we do?" The speaker was one of the former generals of Jiuzhaigou, who had seen Xu Hua's bloodthirsty side. They knew that the chief and Master Xu were on good terms, so they spoke up.

  "The great river, send someone to the edge of the Taihang Mountains to search for a generation. Once Xu Gongzi is found, everything will be done according to his orders. Seeing him is like seeing me, you can understand!" The black robe instructed, although the mountain bandits of Lao Tie Shan had connections with some big families in Luo City, this was not something that ordinary people could know about. Basically, Lao Tie Shan and Luo City were still opposed to each other, so it's not necessary to worry too much about them leaking secrets."

  "Understood" The man named Dahe was one of the high-ranking generals under Hei Pao, and his strength was not bad either.

  "After Da He left, Hei Pao said: 'Recently our movements have been a bit big, be careful of sneak attacks from other factions, everyone be careful.'"

  Everyone should be allowed. After that, the black robe instructed some other trivial matters, and after everyone left, the black robe came to the center of Jiuzhaigou alone, jumped into the water pool, and stepped into the depths of the cave along the hole under the water pool.

  The green lotus in the small pool inside the cave was his resource, but he only picked a few green lotus seeds, and the lotus was still growing well. Continuing deeper, the rock walls here showed a dark red color, revealing mystery, and finally, Hei Pao arrived at the destination of this trip.

  All that could be seen was a blood scab the height of a person standing there, motionless, without any signs of cracking open, and inside it was Luo Cheng.

  The black-robed man looked around cautiously, and after finding no signs of any cracks, he said in a heavy tone: "Young Master is in danger. At present, all the major forces in Luocheng are looking for him!"

  Buzz! Buzz!

  As the hoarse voice of the black robe sounded, the blood scab trembled slightly and made some faint sounds. Everything was so unbelievable, but the black robe had already seen it all.

  "I don't even know when you'll wake up, my current strength has made great progress, but at most it's only equivalent to the mid-term strength of a Martial King, compared to those people in Luocheng, I'm still far behind, I have no way to personally help the young master."

  The blood cocoon trembled even more violently, as if extremely anxious. At this time, the black robe comforted him, saying: "You don't have to worry, I've already inquired clearly that there is another formidable person helping the young master. The two of them joined forces and even killed a strong expert who was only half a step away from becoming the Martial Emperor. So you don't have to worry, as long as the Martial Emperor doesn't come out, they shouldn't be in great danger."

  Hei Pao knew some things, but didn't know that at this moment Xu Hua was seriously injured and couldn't fight.

  The black robe stayed here for a long time before leaving.

  ……

  Los Angeles!

  Now the atmosphere in Luocheng is a bit strange, and Xu Hua alone has overshadowed the entire Luocheng Imperial Examination. In Luocheng, except for a few forces that stayed behind, there were only those who participated in the imperial examination, and most people went to the Taihang Mountains to find out about Xu Hua's whereabouts, after all, Xu Hua was a mobile treasure trove for them.

  Niu Fu!

  Niu Daji waited anxiously every day for news of Xu Hua, but was disappointed time and again. After Xu Hua entered the Taihang Mountains, he seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind. This made Niu Daji furious, and in his rage, he smashed countless jars and vases in his house, and who knows how many guards and maids were flogged or trampled...

  At this time, in the Niu Fu conference hall! Several people sat upright among them, each of whom was a powerful figure in the Niu Fu family, the master, the first elder, the second elder, the third elder, and even the supreme elder.

  "It's settled then, Wu Ding is about to make his move." The speaker was Niu Xing Tian, the patriarch of the Niu clan, but here he was the lowest in seniority.

  "What did those people say?" This was an old man who was about to enter the ground, with all white hair and wrinkles on his face, looking nothing like a martial artist, but rather like a neighbor's grandfather.

  However, everyone looked at this person with great respect, because this person was the eldest elder of the Niu family. The highest-ranking member of the Niu family, and also the strongest person in the Niu family. No one knew exactly how strong he was, but a high-ranking master from the late Wu Huang period was defeated by him in one move, and everyone had a guess in their hearts that this eldest elder might have already entered the Wu Zun level.

  "Taishang Lao and Chen Shi have agreed to join forces with Mingyang Sect, but Luosheng Sect has not made a decision yet!" Niu Jingtian's face didn't look too good.

  "Is it the Luo Sheng Sect?" The Taishang Elder's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. "Perhaps the Luo Sheng Sect has already colluded with the Wu Ding Clan, the situation is severe! With the strength of our three families, we may be able to protect ourselves, but if the Luo Sheng Sect joins forces, it would be too dangerous."

  "Is Udong really that strong?" Many elders were shocked, and even Niu Shi, Chen Shi, and Mingyang Palace, the three families joined forces, could only defend themselves?

  The elder looked at the surprised faces and sighed, "Perhaps in recent years you have seen that the Wudeng clan is not strong, but the older generation of the Wudeng clan is terrifyingly powerful. The Wudeng clan has existed since the founding of our country, its foundation is not something we can compare to. As far as I know, there are four old guys in the Wudeng clan who are no weaker than me!"

  "Hiss..."

  Everyone was shocked and speechless, this news is too shocking. Who is the Supreme Elder? The first person of the Niu Clan, considered a strong martial arts master, is the pride and pillar of all the people in the Niu Clan. But the Wu Ding Clan actually has at least four such powerful masters, which is unthinkable!

  "There's nothing to be surprised about, in my time, the same generation as Wu Ding's was terrifyingly strong, saying four of them is still a conservative statement, perhaps there are even more. The Elder understood their shock, this is a Martial Honored strong one after all, each and every one of them is an extraordinary existence, it's the realm they yearn for, didn't I used to be like that too?"

  "Then how should we resist!" said Niu Jing with a somewhat dim expression.

  The Great Elder and Second Elder, all the Elders lowered their heads, with a sense of chaos in their hearts.

  The Great Elder Taishang shook his head and said: "Although the Wu Ding clan is strong, it's not that they have no opponents."

  "Could it be an external force from outside Luocheng?" Niu Jingtian did not believe that there was still a force within Luocheng that could rival the power of Wudingshi.

  "But then the Great Elder said somewhat uncertainly: 'Could it be the Western Chu Sword Sect?'"

  "What's the use of being the Sword Sage of Western Chu? Even if he's stronger, how can one person possibly contend with the Wu Ding clan?" someone immediately retorted.

  Everyone looked at the elder again and listened to his explanation.

  "You're half right." The elder stroked his snowy white beard, narrowing his eyes to a slit as he said, "He is one person, and the other is Cheng Tang Dugu."

  "Impossible, he's only that old?" Everyone couldn't believe it, Beicheng Tang is only eighteen this year, how could he be a powerful martial artist? Even if he started practicing from birth, it's still impossible!

  "You know too little about the Chengtang Valley." The Supreme Elder began to reveal the secrets, "You all know that the Chengtang Valley is peculiar, with only one person in each generation, and one person is equal to a valley. Do you know why?"

  "In fact, there is not only one person in Chengtang Valley. On the contrary, many people live in Chengtang Valley, but these people are just servants of the valley master. Life and death are all in the hands of the valley master, while the valley master's lineage has only one person. As long as the valley master exists, Chengtang will not be destroyed! That's why there is the title of 'Chengtang Dugu'!"

  The people of the Niu family were all hearing this rumor for the first time and they all pricked up their ears to listen.

  "Why is there only one master of the Valley? Wouldn't it be better to cultivate more geniuses and make the Tang Valley even stronger?"

  The Supreme Elder smiled and shook his head, saying: "This is related to the Gongfa of the Chengtang Valley Master. The Gongfa of the Chengtang Valley is very unusual. Before the previous master's life limit arrives, they will find a successor who must be suitable for their Gongfa and cannot cultivate any true energy before that, at most only strengthening their physical body. At the moment of death, each old master of the valley will transmit their lifelong power to the new generation of masters. Of course, every generation of Chengtang Dugu is a strong martial arts master with deep power, which is not something a young man who has never cultivated true energy can bear. They will seal most of their power in the body of the new generation of Chengtang Dugu and let them gradually absorb this power, eventually becoming a strong martial arts master."

  "Hiss..."

  "This is too inconceivable, the Niu clan had never heard of such a technique before. Niu Jing Tian Dao said: "So to speak, isn't it that each new generation's Cheng Tang Du Gu is stronger than the previous one? Maybe after several generations, they can break through to Wu Zun."

  "Yes, a martial arts master can live for three hundred years. And each time the Cheng Tang Dugu receives the previous one's inheritance, it should take less than fifty years to become a martial arts master, right? After another two hundred and fifty years of accumulation, with such immense power, becoming a martial emperor is also possible!" The Great Elder echoed in agreement.

  But the Supreme Elder shook his head and said, "You think it's too easy to become a Martial Emperor, but it's not that simple. It's true that Cheng Tang Dugu is terrifying, but becoming a Martial Emperor is even more difficult. They've been passing down their legacy for generations, and maybe they can become the strongest Martial Reverend, but becoming a Martial Emperor is ten times harder than ordinary people, so you don't need to worry about this."

  "Nowadays, Beicheng Tang is only eighteen years old. He has been inheriting the legacy of Chengtang Valley for just a few years and cannot become a strong martial artist, let alone a Martial Honorable. Without becoming a Martial Honorable, how can he resist the Wuding Clan?" Niu Jingtian's words once again hit the nail on the head.

  "Hehe, you've forgotten what I just said, Cheng Tang Dugu isn't just one person, he represents the entire Cheng Tang Valley!"