Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1676 - 1026: Farewell to the Qingyuan Fox Venerable (2)

"If Qingyuan Fox Venerable is unwilling to meet with you, senior, you won’t hold it against me?"

"Haha, I have that much magnanimity!" Chi Xia replied with a laugh.

Yang Zhenshan pondered; just going to speak with Qingyuan Fox Venerable isn’t really a difficult task, and Qingyuan Fox Venerable shouldn’t be annoyed with him for this.

As for making a friend, well, he could do that, since Yang loves making friends and hadn’t agreed to help with anything anyway.

"Alright, I’ll give it a shot. If it doesn’t work out, you can’t blame me, senior!"

Chi Xia rose and bowed, "I’ll have to trouble you then, Yang."

Yang Zhenshan didn’t further exchange pleasantries and directly put away the scroll.

"Senior, please wait for my news in the city. It shouldn’t take long!"

"That would be best!"

With that, Yang Zhenshan sent Chi Xia out of the Sky Cloud Sword Sect and made arrangements for Chi Xia to have accommodations within the city.

Then he entered the Void and headed straight for the Qingyuan Cave Heaven.

With the Flowing Shadow Shuttle and his current understanding of the Path of Void, his speed traversing through the Void was far greater than before.

In less than two hours, he arrived near the Gate of Qingyuan.

He took out the Token previously given to him by Qingyuan Fox Venerable and activated the Restriction within.

Moments later, a tall figure emerged from the Gate of Qingyuan; with a charming face, furry ears, and a delicate, enticing body that would make anyone feel an urge to hold her tightly and caress fiercely.

The Qingyuan Fox Clan naturally possesses a captivating charm, but Yang Zhenshan had developed a resistance to it and did not embarrass himself again.

"Who might you be?" The fox clan member looked Yang Zhenshan up and down and asked.

"I am Yang Zhenshan, here to specially meet with the Fox Venerable!" Yang Zhenshan replied.

Upon hearing this, the fox clan member’s charming face immediately revealed a sweet smile, "So it’s True Monarch Yang! True Monarch, please, the Fox Venerable has long instructed not to announce your visit!"

"I trouble the young lady to lead the way then!" Yang Zhenshan responded with a friendly smile.

The person gave such respect, so he couldn’t lose manners, and it was necessary to be courteous.

Then, the fox clan member led Yang Zhenshan into the Qingyuan Cave Heaven, the familiar grassland was still there, and the tall Holy Tree could still be seen. However, this time, he didn’t approach the Holy Tree but went directly to the Qingyuan Fox Clan’s dwelling place.

The Qingyuan Fox Clan’s numbers were not many, removing those Mutant Beasts that hadn’t yet advanced to become demon beasts, the entire Qingyuan Fox Clan had less than three hundred demon foxes.

But the Qingyuan Fox Clan had three Demon Kings, apart from Qingyuan Fox Venerable, there were two younger Demon Kings.

This demonstrated the extraordinary bloodline of the Qingyuan Fox Clan, possibly descendants of some kind of Ancient Divine Beast.

The familiar cave remained, along with the alluring figure that was difficult to resist.

"Junior Yang Zhenshan pays respect to the Fox Venerable!" Yang Zhenshan bowed immediately upon seeing the main figure.

"Little friend, please sit!" Qingyuan Fox Venerable smiled gently.

"Thank you, senior!"

"It’s been ten years; it seems little friend’s cultivation has somewhat progressed!"

"Haha, this junior has been in closed cultivation for these ten years, so there have been some gains!"

Qingyuan Fox Venerable nodded approvingly, "It seems the future of little friend is boundless!"

"Senior praises too much!"

After some courtesies, Yang Zhenshan got to the point, "This junior comes here as entrusted by a senior!"

He had barely begun speaking when Qingyuan Fox Venerable interjected, "Chi Xia, right?"

Yang Zhenshan looked at her in astonishment, "Senior guessed it?"

"Hehehe, that fellow has been asking quite a few people to speak up for him recently, who would have thought he’d come to you!" Qingyuan Fox Venerable giggled.

Yang Zhenshan realized; Chi Xia wasn’t only looking for him but many others for referral, yet it seemed Qingyuan Fox Venerable turned them all down.

"Then, senior is unwilling to see him?"

Qingyuan Fox Venerable nodded, "I have no interest in meeting with that old fellow, but I am curious about what he gave you?"

Yang Zhenshan didn’t hide it and directly took out the scroll, saying, "Whether successful or not, he promised to give this to the junior!"

Qingyuan Fox Venerable opened the scroll, and looking at the Molten Rock Divine General in the painting, the corners of her eyes bent into smiles.

"He is generous!"

Yang Zhenshan said nothing, knowing it’s best not to involve himself in certain matters; since Qingyuan Fox Venerable was unwilling to meet Chi Xia, there wasn’t a need for further persuasion.

"Since it’s for you, you might as well keep it!"

"Thank you, senior, for fulfilling this."

Qingyuan Fox Venerable watched him put away the scroll with a smile and asked, "Aren’t you curious about the grudge between Chi Xia and me?"

"Hehe, this junior’s curiosity is not that pronounced!" Yang Zhenshan chuckled quietly.

Curiosity killed the cat.

This also holds for Golden Core Cultivators.

Having too much curiosity can bring a lot of trouble sometimes.

"You are quite intriguing!" Qingyuan Fox Venerable smiled, "Actually, it’s not a big deal. A thousand years ago, Chi Xia had a conflict with a junior of my clan, causing him considerable injury."

"Later, my junior pursued trouble with him several times, causing trouble for the Xiaxian Sect!"

"Over these years, the Xiaxian Sect has suffered significantly, and Chi Xia has had his share of hardships!"

Yang Zhenshan suddenly understood; previously, he found it strange how Chi Xia could have a grudge with the Fox Venerable. It turns out it wasn’t directly with the Fox Venerable, but with another Demon King of the Qingyuan Fox Clan.

It made sense; although Chi Xia has cultivation at the Golden Core Middle Stage and is formidable, he probably isn’t worth mentioning in the eyes of Qingyuan Fox Venerable.

If there were a significant grudge between him and Qingyuan Fox Venerable, he likely wouldn’t be alive now.

With Qingyuan Fox Venerable’s strength, it would be easy to deal with him.

"So that’s the story." Yang Zhenshan nodded, showing he understood.

Qingyuan Fox Venerable continued, "Please convey a message to him."

"Please go ahead, senior!"

"In the future, my Qingyuan Fox Clan will no longer trouble their Xiaxian Sect, so he need not seek help from others anymore!"

Yang Zhenshan was greatly surprised.

Why would they cease troubling the Xiaxian Sect?

Did the Fox Venerable have a change of heart?

Evidently, that wasn’t likely.

Qingyuan Fox Venerable seemed to see through his doubts and said, "Things have been going on for a millennium; it’s time to resolve such grudges, and besides, we can’t obliterate the Xiaxian Sect!"

"Why not?" Yang Zhenshan asked, puzzled.

Qingyuan Fox Venerable looked at him with a half-smile, "You just said, your curiosity isn’t that dire!"

Yang Zhenshan shivered, "I was impudent, senior!"

What he asked was naturally why Qingyuan Fox Venerable couldn’t annihilate the Xiaxian Sect.

And with Qingyuan Fox Venerable’s words, it indicated that this wasn’t a question he should probe.

It’s not to be asked, but it gives room for him to think.

In this world, there shouldn’t be many rules that Qingyuan Fox Venerable couldn’t surpass.

If even she said she couldn’t, it means there are significant rules involved.

Indeed, rules!

Among Golden Core Cultivators, many rules exist.

For example, the Celestial Code prohibitions.

Another example is some unspoken rules.

It appears that the rule preventing the Qingyuan Fox Clan from obliterating the Xiaxian Sect is one of those unspoken rules.

"Actually, it’s no problem to tell you, the Xiaxian Sect worships the Wanhua Daoist Master!" Qingyuan Fox Venerable explained.

But her explanation still left Yang Zhenshan puzzled.

The Wanhua Daoist Master was an existence from the Ancient Times, long gone from the river of time, and what difference does it make even if the Xiaxian Sect worships him?

Could the Wanhua Daoist Master still protect the Xiaxian Sect?

Yang Zhenshan pondered.

"Some things aren’t fit to be disclosed to you now. When you reach a higher level, you’ll naturally understand these hidden secrets!" Qingyuan Fox Venerable added.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "I understand, senior!"

Ever since learning about the Celestial Code prohibitions, he knew there were many hidden secrets within the Wanhua Domain.

For instance, the Reincarnation Realm.

To this day, Yang Zhenshan remains unclear about what the Reincarnation Realm is.

But he has a premonition that this Reincarnation Realm contains tremendous dangers, not something he should explore.

"Let’s leave it at that, I won’t keep you any longer, just relay my words to Chi Xia!"

"Yes, this junior takes leave!"

Yang Zhenshan didn’t linger more, after his farewell, he returned to the Sky Cloud Sword Sect.