Published: March 4, 2025
Chapter 40: The Place of Seven Yin Convergence
Chu Yang understood that although Meng Chaoran's words were not polite, he grasped the meaning behind them. With that statement, Tan Tan would surely be safe.
As they passed through the mountain gate, the disciple on guard looked at Meng Chaoran, whose face was covered in frost and whose demeanor resembled an explosive device ready to detonate. The disciple didn’t dare to ask a single question and simply let them pass.
Wu Yunliang was already waiting outside.
Today, all the disciples at the mountain gate had gone to Locked Cloud Peak for the trial. It was Wu Yunliang's tactics that created a separate, secret environment for Chu Yang!
Upon seeing Wu Yunliang, Meng Chaoran's eyes turned cold, but he said nothing.
Wu Yunliang smiled wryly, not saying much more, and said, "Follow me." He led the way.
In the great hall, after passing the ancestral hall, Wu Yunliang extended his hand and opened a secret passage, leading Chu Yang and himself inside.
They traveled through winding paths downward, seemingly reaching a very deep place. Eventually, they arrived at a spacious hall underground. In front of the hall stood a stone gate made of azure jade.
The temperature here was icy cold.
"I will wait for you here with your master. The place of Seven Yin Convergence can only be entered by one person at a time. You go in alone; how much fortune you can gain depends on you. Walk straight through this azure jade gate and pass through seven such gates to reach the Seven Yin Convergence! Remember, if you cannot withstand this deep cold, retreat immediately; do not push yourself!"
Chu Yang nodded in agreement. Raising his head, he gazed at the tall azure jade gate, his eyes shining with sharp brilliance.
A surge of energy stirred within his dantian, as if sensing something. The Nine Calamity Sword suddenly began to stir like a raging ocean, as if a child were rejoicing!
Watching Chu Yang push open the azure jade gate and step inside, Wu Yunliang and Meng Chaoran stood side by side, both silent. After a long moment, Meng Chaoran spoke solemnly, "Senior Brother, do you know who Chu Yang is?"
Wu Yunliang remained silent.
"Chu Yang is only three months old; I picked him up and raised him by my side, bit by bit. For all these years, rather than me being his master, it's more accurate to say I am his father, his mother!"
"I chose his name; Chu Yang, representing the awakening of the sun, embodies my greatest hope in life! Do you understand, Senior Brother?"
"I understand." Wu Yunliang sighed heavily.
"You don't understand!" Meng Chaoran stood there dejectedly, then suddenly turned around and, without warning, delivered a heavy punch to Wu Yunliang's face. With a thud, Wu Yunliang's body leaned back, but he made no sound.
Meng Chaoran showed no mercy and followed up with a swift kick to Wu Yunliang's abdomen, knocking him to the ground. Immediately, he lunged onto him, raining down punches like a torrential downpour.
The dull sounds of fists and feet striking echoed, and neither of them spoke a word. In this underground space, dozens of meters from the ground, Meng Chaoran mercilessly pummeled his senior brother from Sky Tower!
Wu Yunliang did not fight back nor utter a sound. Only after Meng Chaoran had thrown hundreds of punches did he stop. The sect master of Sky Tower had a face swollen like a pig's head, and his body was bruised all over.
"Youngest... this is your temperament! After twenty years, your older brother has finally seen you erupt in anger. All these years of suppressing it have made me uncomfortable. Heh, cough..." Wu Yunliang lay on the ground, coughed, and said, "For this beating, it was worth it, even if it was harsher and heavier! I am very happy!"
"If anything happens to Chu Yang, I'll make sure you feel this was worth it every day! So you can be this happy every day!" Meng Chaoran stood up from him and said coldly.
"Youngest... not only for Chu Yang, but for you and me included, in this great vortex... none of us has the assurance to survive! This is the fate of our Sky Tower!" Wu Yunliang struggled to stand up, his body creaking as he moved. He couldn't help but take a couple of hissing breaths, and he complained, "Damn it, you really showed no mercy at all."