Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation
Chapter 1249 - Chapter 1249 Chapter 826 Old Friends_2

Chapter 1249: Chapter 826 Old Friends_2 Chapter 1249: Chapter 826 Old Friends_2 Otherwise, why would he have immediately announced a sect alert upon his return to Wind Snow Palace?

Yet if Elder Phantom Snow was at a disadvantage,

those cultivators from Double Sha Sect, after ambushing and killing a group of Gold Core cultivators from Wind Snow Palace, would have used their backup plan to escape.

Or perhaps there was a Nascent Soul cultivator from Double Sha Sect overseeing this matter.

In that case, Elder Phantom Snow’s departure this time may well have been in vain.

After all, to those Nascent Soul cultivators, Elder Phantom Snow’s current cultivation level was nothing more than having just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm and grasped the Nascent Soul Power.

As for advancing to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, that notion was probably still a long way off.

No matter whether the Nascent Soul cultivator from Double Sha Sect was at the early or middle stage,

they would definitely have some advantage when facing Elder Phantom Snow.

Under such circumstances, should both parties encounter each other, Elder Phantom Snow was quite likely to suffer a loss.

And with that in mind,

given that Elder Phantom Snow suffered a setback, and the Double Sha Sect did not,

why would Elder Phantom Snow immediately announce a sect-wide alert upon returning to the Wind Snow Palace?

Could it be

that there was more to this story than meets the eye?

Was the information An Ning had conveyed this time incomplete?

Flashes of thought passing through his mind, He Song had some ideas.

It seemed that the information An Ning had conveyed was indeed not complete.

At the very least, An Ning had not explained what exactly had happened after Elder Phantom Snow left the sect gate and during the subsequent return.

As a result, He Song had no knowledge of the matter and was unaware of what had transpired in the meantime.

But, He Song also knew

that though An Ning was in the Wind Snow Palace, she was not omnipotent.

She might be one of the few Gold Core cultivators within the Wind Snow Palace,

but only Elder Phantom Snow had personally experienced the event, and to know the details, one would most likely need to hear it straight from Elder Phantom Snow.

How could An Ning have gotten this information from Elder Phantom Snow in such a short amount of time?

Approaching to inquire at this time would likely immediately arouse Elder Phantom Snow’s suspicion.

Thus, An Ning herself might not even know the details of what happened while Elder Phantom Snow was away and upon returning.

Naturally, she would be unable to inform He Song of the information.

After realizing this, He Song didn’t dwell much on the matter.

Instead, he felt that there was no need to concern himself too deeply with it.

After all, regardless of whether Elder Phantom Snow suffered a loss,

He Song had nothing to worry about.

With his status as a Guest Elder of Treasure Pavilion, even if he were surrounded by a group of Demonic Cultivators,

they would likely not dare to do him any harm.

It could be said that He Song’s status as a Guest Elder of Treasure Pavilion had become a talisman of protection for him.

Moreover, it was a talisman that would cause greater apprehension the more powerful the adversary.

Of course, except for Divinity Transformation Cultivators.

As He Song pondered all these things,

Master Luo Jing was also showing a touch of sudden realization and curiosity on her face after hearing what He Song had said.

The information He Song spoke of

was not much different from what she knew.

Both the events within the Wind Snow Palace and those within the Double Sha Sect were almost the same.

Therefore, after hearing what He Song had said, Master Luo Jing immediately became curious about the junior He Song had mentioned.

He Song’s junior?

Moreover, they seemed quite capable, having knowledge of the events within Wind Snow Palace.

Why had she not known about such an existence before?

With such curiosity in mind, Master Luo Jing looked towards He Song.

“Fellow Daoist’s knowledge of the matter closely aligns with mine,”

“I am also aware of the events that occurred between Wind Snow Palace and Double Sha Sect.”

“However, I am slightly curious about the junior you mentioned.”

“Is this person perhaps your child?”

“Or a younger member of your family?”

“To know everything that occurred within Wind Snow Palace, this person must have considerable cultivation.”

“Yet why have I never heard you mention them before?”

“Could it be that you still do not trust me?”

“Still,”

Meng Guan paused briefly and did not continue.

But at this moment, He Song had understood what she wanted to ask.

He hesitated slightly in response.

But in the end, he spoke up nonetheless.

“This person has no family ties with me.”

“There is no family of mine in the mortal world.”

“However, this person’s Master is an old acquaintance of mine.”

“Many years ago, on the death of her Master, she was entrusted to my care.”

“I cannot disclose her identity to avoid bringing disaster upon her within the Wind Snow Palace.”

“It’s not that I have deliberately hidden this,”

“but since the Wind Snow Palace has just been established, it’s not prudent of me to speak at length about her identity.”

He Song did not wish to elaborate on the relationship between himself and An Ning.

Should it reach the ears of others or should any accident occur,

An Ning might encounter disaster within the Wind Snow Palace.

In that case, it was naturally impossible for He Song to reveal the relationship between himself and An Ning to anyone.

Moreover, He Song needed to hide An Ning’s identity as much as possible.

Otherwise,

take the recent incident at the Wind Snow Palace as an example.

The Palace had just experienced the incident, and An Ning had already informed him.

Such a rapid response was even quicker than the news from the people at the Treasure Pavilion.

If Elder Phantom Snow and others inside the Wind Snow Palace were to find out,

An Ning would likely face severe punishment.

And such punishment was probably the least of it.

If a major incident occurred, An Ning might not even have a chance to escape.

And if such a situation arose, wouldn’t He Song be indirectly responsible for her demise?

Such an action was something He Song neither wanted nor could do.

As a result, even if Meng Guan, Wei Fan, and True Monarch Luo Jing were to inquire, He Song would reveal nothing.

However, about this,

aside from the fact that neither Meng Guan nor Wei Fan asked further questions,

even True Monarch Luo Jing did not harbor other thoughts because of He Song’s secrecy.

After hearing that An Ning was the disciple of an old friend of He Song, Luo Jing’s expression eased.

Then, she replied.

“So, she is a disciple of your old friend.”

“It seems that I was mistaken then.”

“I hope you will forgive me, I was not aware of this before.”

“My question was merely out of curiosity.”

“Since that’s the case, I won’t pursue this matter any further.”

“However, if the Double Sha Sect and the Wind Snow Palace were to start a war, it’s likely that all three of the Northern Demon Taoists would join.”

“And the righteously aligned Sects of the South like the Wind Snow Palace, the Sun Faction, and the Purple Cloud Sect might also participate in this conflict.”

“The scale of this battle will surely not be small.”

“And the intensity of this battle will be similarly fierce.”

“I just don’t know if you, who often reside here, have a plan in place?”

“If those demonic cultivators truly take over the Cloud State Mansion, will you leave early?”

After apologizing to He Song,

True Monarch Luo Jing quickly changed the subject and began to inquire about He Song’s response strategy.

Many years ago,

True Monarch Luo Jing’s Master, Master Zi Shan, used to preside over Cloud State Mansion, and he was the Pavilion Master of the Main Pavilion of the Treasure Pavilion at that time.

And at that time, Luo Jing,

although her cultivation had successfully broken through to the Golden Core Realm,

had just broken through and wasn’t particularly proficient in wielding the power of the Golden Core Realm.

In such a situation, Luo Jing and her Junior Sister, True Monarch Yun Jing, were naturally sent by Master Zi Shan to where their Uncle Master, Master Qing Shan, resided in Biyue Prefecture.

And it was after Luo Jing and Yun Jing were sent to Biyue Prefecture by Master Zi Shan,

that the God Locking Sect once occupied Cloud State Mansion.