Transcending the Nine Heavens

CHAPTER 66: Why Practice the Blade?

Diwu Qingrou frowned deeply, pondering, “If this person is not the same as him… then in this world, I am not just a match for him! Although the indirect methods are clever, direct schemes are even more terrifying! Moreover, I feel threatened and afraid.”

“Is it or isn’t it?”

Diwu Qingrou was at a loss; he stood in front of the map, staring blankly for the entire morning.

This small courtyard belonged to the Fifth Family. Outside of the Zhuge Family, the Fifth Family had relied on them for so many years and had only recently gained this small piece of land over the past few hundred years.

As Diwu Qingrou was a direct descendant within the Fifth Family, he owned this small courtyard. Unlike others, there were no servants in this courtyard.

No maids or scholars—no one. This place belonged entirely to Diwu Qingrou! Here, he dared not trust anyone.

So, although he stood there in a daze for the entire morning, no one disturbed him. After a long while, he trembled slightly, waking up from his thoughts, and silently said, “Though this matter is unsolvable, I believe there must be a reason; it’s just that I can’t think of it for the moment.”

“Everyone believes that the nine calamity sword master is currently in the Middle Three Heavens and cannot come up. Thus, everyone’s defenses aren’t truly strict…”

Diwu Qingrou smiled lightly, took a few steps back, stretched out his finger, and gently touched the southeast direction on the map, his expression grave and meaningful.

The territory of the Xiao Clan.

“The Chu Family is right here. The Chu Family is just a small family.” Diwu Qingrou focused on the tiny spot on the map, murmuring, “Ping Sha Ridge.”

Diwu Qingrou quietly gazed at this spot the size of a grain of rice, his expression a bit strange. After a long while, he murmured, “Before the entrance to the Nine Heavens closed, the last batch of entrants included the eldest son of the Chu Family, bringing his son along… I’ve heard that his son has been missing for many years. This time he was finally found…”

He tilted his head slightly, chuckling, and murmured, “I heard that this eldest son of the Chu Family has a son named Chu Yang… How interesting…”

His expression became even more confused: “According to the heaven and earth phenomenon, the nine calamity sword master triggered the phenomenon while comprehending the nine calamities. That place is quite far from the entrance to the Upper Three Heavens…”

“If the nine calamity sword master is comprehending the nine calamities, he cannot appear before others. And the eldest son of the Chu Family looking for his son wouldn’t just pull someone who’s comprehending things over and immediately return to the Upper Three Heavens; that’s clearly too late…”

“If the nine calamity sword master is in the Middle Three Heavens, then Chu Yang is in the Upper Three Heavens…” Diwu Qingrou groaned, feeling as if his head might explode: “What is going on? What is really happening here?…”

The nine great clans have never regarded the small clans within their territory as worthy of attention. In the eyes of the rulers of the nine great clans, these small families truly do not warrant consideration.

If the nine great clans regard them as insignificant, then the law enforcers certainly would not pay them any mind.

Thus, even the final records of the passage when the Nine Heavens were sealed, the enforcers only noted the presence of outsiders from the nine great clans; as for Chu Feiling returning with his son, it was merely vaguely recorded: the Chu Family's Chu Feiling returned with his wife and son.

Just one sentence.

After everyone read it, they forgot about it.

Only Diwu Qingrou, upon discovering this news, was triggered by the sensitivity of the word 'Chu' and specifically conducted a secret investigation.

He then found out that this ‘return’ actually referred to the son who had been missing for eighteen years.