"I have to get to the bottom of this. If Chang Xi is really involved with the Immortal Dao, or even part of the plot against me... I will absolutely, *absolutely* never forgive her!"
After an unknown amount of time, the look of dejection and despair on Yang Xiao's face was suddenly swept away.
He stood up.
He spoke those words with a chilling coldness.
Although Fire Kite couldn't speak for Chang Xi, she was her maid—and her closest personal maid at that. Yang Xiao believed that as long as Chang Xi was alive, Fire Kite would never do anything wicked behind her back.
Yang Xiao knew exactly what kind of person Chang Xi was.
Decisive, ruthless, and possessive. She was someone who would never allow betrayal.
But in his first life, Yang Xiao had simply loved her.
He had been utterly infatuated with her.
He felt that only a woman like that had real spice, real flair.
Only she was worthy of him.
And only he was worthy of her.
It was safe to say that Yang Xiao had developed true feelings for her.
Originally, he had planned to go find her once he recovered some of his strength.
But now...
'If she really was involved in the plot against me...!'
Yang Xiao would show no mercy.
Moreover, from what Fire Kite had said earlier, he had gathered some very important information.
'First the Nine Yin Body, and now the Profound Sun Secret Realm... It's highly likely that her target, or rather, Chang Xi's target, is the Profound Sun Secret Realm. It's even possible that Junior Brother Xuan Yang's fall was related to her... And her earlier search for the Nine Yin Body was probably a way to use it to enter the Nine Nether Earth Rift and obtain the Profound Sun Order. In that case, her goal is identical to Yue Lingxi's.'
A thought struck Yang Xiao.
He remembered the woman at the Xuanyuan Sword Wall, the one who said she would wait for him.
'I once said I would go back for her in half a year at the latest. Looking at the time, it's already been almost half a year. It's about time I went to find her and head to the Profound Sun Secret Pattern together. And that Small Tripod... it's very peculiar. Perhaps it can help me uncover some secrets.'
'But before that, I should head back to the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion first and take care of things there.'
With a flicker, Yang Xiao's figure vanished.
His Time Clone, however, remained behind.
This Time Clone wouldn't last long, only about three to five days. But for the matters at the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion, three to five days was a very long time.
It was enough time for Yang Xiao to handle everything. Even if he couldn't return personally, the Clone would be enough to explain the situation to Yang Zhentian.
Therefore, as soon as Yang Xiao returned to the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion, he immediately began to sense everyone's condition.
As he did so, he immediately discovered that their current situations were quite good; they had all made great progress.
Bing Xin had almost finished digesting the inheritance she obtained on the 1st Layer. She had advanced from the Martial Grandmaster Seventh Layer to the Martial Saint Realm. Moreover, she now possessed Frost True Intent, and her own constitution had transformed into a Frost Body, which was a special type of Spirit Body. From the looks of it, she had a high chance of transforming even further.
Into a Frost Treasure Body.
As for Yang Tian, his injuries had fully healed. However, he seemed to look down on the inheritances of the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion.
He hadn't sought out any inheritance, but his true cultivation was now revealed.
Seventh Level of Great Divine Power Realm.
He was even stronger than Yang Xiao had expected—stronger than his Fire God Clone.
Additionally, Lu Fangliang had fully comprehended the Secret Patterns on the Golden Crow Corpse Bone. Yang Xiao took action directly, driving the Golden Crow Bone into his body. His Greater Yang Treasure Body advanced, jumping straight from Low Grade to Upper Grade. Not only was his Greater Yang God Arrow Divine Technique a step stronger, but he had also birthed a new Treasure Skill.
He could now summon a Golden Crow Clone.
Its power was surprisingly not much weaker than the Golden Roc True Body that Yang Xiao had cultivated.
It could be said that among the group, Lu Fangliang's progress was the greatest.
Then there was Zhang Mengfei. He himself possessed a Water Treasure Body, a Middle Grade one at that. The Treasure Skill he possessed was also quite powerful, incredibly fierce and capable of launching relentless attacks.
This time, on the Third Layer, he had also received the inheritance of a True God Peak expert. This fortunate encounter allowed his Water Treasure Body to advance to Upper Grade as well. His cultivation reached the Martial Saint Third Layer, making his fortuitous encounter even greater than Bing Xin's.
Finally, there were Yang Ziling and Yang Lin.
Of everyone, these two were the closest to Yang Xiao. However, that fellow Yang Lin had a naturally playful personality and only searched for inheritances on the 1st Layer.
Not only was there not enough time, but there were also few suitable options.
He found nothing.
Seeing this, Yang Xiao directly tossed him into the Taoyan God King's mansion on the 1st Layer to see if he could find any opportunities there.
As for Yang Ziling, her luck was much better than Yang Lin's. She had the weakest constitution of the group, so she worked incredibly hard.
She searched constantly on the Third Layer.
Several times, she nearly died in a Land of Inheritance.
But in the end, Yang Ziling not only obtained the inheritance of a terrifying Sword God at the True God Peak, but she also acquired a Celestial Spirit Sword Fruit. After consuming it, she surprisingly managed to condense a Sword Soul.
With this, as long as she cultivated diligently, her constitution would be continuously transformed by Sword Qi, eventually reaching a level comparable to an Innate Sword Body.
When that time comes, her achievements might not be inferior to Xue Yi's.
At the very least, her constitution for the Sword Dao would be no worse than Yang Xiao's current one.
Her future potential was limitless.
And all of this was brought to them by the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion.
Therefore, every one of them was grateful to Yang Xiao in their hearts.
Bing Xin and Yang Ziling, in particular, held even deeper feelings for Yang Xiao.
However, having just learned of the possible betrayal by Chang Xi, the person he loved most, Yang Xiao was in low spirits.
He was somewhat oblivious to the affections of Bing Xin and Yang Ziling.
This made it temporarily difficult for the two women to accept. And to be honest, Yang Xiao hadn't truly developed romantic feelings for either of them yet; the current situation was merely the result of some misunderstandings.
Thus, Yang Xiao subconsciously became somewhat evasive.
This left the two women feeling very disappointed.
And Yang Xiao had no way to comfort or guide them.
He could only focus his attention on his Fire God Clone.
His Fire God Clone was still trapped in the Poison King Valley and had not yet emerged.
After entering the Sword Mansion, Yang Xiao had also used his Time Clone to probe the valley.
But each time, it failed to reach the end.
It couldn't reach his Fire God Clone.
He could only sense that the Fire God Clone was still alive and seemed to be undergoing a transformation while resisting the toxins within. After several fruitless attempts to investigate, Yang Xiao stopped trying.
Coupled with the matter concerning Bing Xin and Yang Ziling, after settling things, Yang Xiao decided to temporarily leave the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion and head to the Nine Nether Earth Rift to explore the Profound Sun Secret Realm with Yue Lingxi.
'Letting them cool down for a bit might make this matter easier to handle.'
Yang Xiao thought this, but just as he was making his plans and before he could act,
Yang Tian beat him to it, bringing Zhang Mengfei, Bing Xin, Yang Ziling, and the others to find him.
It seemed they had something very important to discuss with Yang Xiao.