Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 745: Unexpected
“Yes, senior.”
In front of the late stage yuan ying grandmaster, Liu Yu did not dare to be negligent.
After a pause, he immediately spoke up:
“After the start of the Chang'an plan, I, along with Daoist Zhuo and Daoist Mu, initially concealed our presence and secretly crossed the Sky Eagle Ridge.”
“And then—”
“Unfortunately, when we passed through the Starfire Mountain Range, we were inadvertently detected by the Fire Phoenix Clan's demon cultivators, forcing us to split up and escape.”
“Thanks to the talismans bestowed by the ancestor, I narrowly escaped with my life.”
“After facing numerous dangers, we finally reached the Central Domain, but it is a pity that there has been no news from any other friends.”
Liu Yu recounted the difficulties encountered along the way in a detailed manner, sticking to the narrative agreed upon with Zhuo Mengzhen, thus remaining calm and collected.
One should not underestimate the power of the three major alliances; the more lies there are, the higher the chance of being exposed. Therefore, to be safe, he only concealed the most critical information.
For instance, he twisted the dangerous paths into safe routes and did not mention a word about the ten thousand demonic beast formation on the other side.
As for other relevant information about the Central Domain, such as the Great Tang's demise for over a hundred thousand years and the revolts of loose cultivators in the Central Domain, there was not much concealment.
Of course, regarding what he had done in the Central Domain, he merely brushed over it lightly.
Zhuo Mengzhen had a similar narrative, so there was no need to worry about being caught in a lie for the time being.
“It’s hard to believe that the once mighty Great Tang has now completely vanished.”
As the words fell, the two true monarchs were silent for a long time. After a few moments, the ten thousand methods true monarch sighed softly.
There was no need to ask Liu Yu; he already knew the chances of bringing in reinforcements from the Central Domain were very slim.
Tian Nan was officially opened up during the Great Tang era and had always been a subordinate of the Great Tang before. The connections between the two regions were very tight back then.
However, with the destruction of the Great Tang and the severance of paths to the Central Domain, that connection no longer existed.
Even if Tian Nan wished to ally with the Central Domain, under the current complex situation in the Central Domain, it was unlikely they would send reinforcements.
“What a pity.”
The heavenly wind ancestor sighed lightly, seemingly lamenting the fall of the Great Tang.
In the over a hundred thousand years, the Central Domain had undergone so many changes, and with the roads fraught with danger, the hope of receiving help from the Central Domain had become exceedingly bleak.
As such, the current predicament could only be resolved by Tian Nan itself.
Next, the two true monarchs exchanged words and inquired about some details.
It was not until a small half day later that this questioning session came to an end.
“Phew~”
Liu Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief; lying under the scrutiny of a grand cultivator was not a small pressure.
Once he relaxed, he suddenly realized that he had broken out in a cold sweat.
“Fortunately, I have some foundation; otherwise, even if I return to Tian Nan, I would not dare to act in my true identity.”
Liu Yu silently thought.
Were it not for his prestigious background and the presence of a yuan ying ancestor, he would have chosen to hide his name and not expose himself, even if he returned to Tian Nan.
In today’s cultivation world, those who could reach the yuan ying realm were certainly not kind-hearted individuals!
If it were a loose cultivator with no foundation, or a cultivator from an ordinary minor sect, it was likely this conversation would not have happened at all.
Most likely, the yuan ying true monarchs of the Seven Nations Alliance would choose to soul search directly to avoid that cultivator concealing key information.