"Grandpa, did something happen to Third Uncle?" Yao Yue asked anxiously when he saw his grandpa's displeasure.
Long Tianba sighed and said, "In order to speed up his breakthrough, your Third Uncle entered the danger zone, the Ridge of Calamity, not long ago."
"The danger zone, the Ridge of Calamity?" Yao Yue was astonished.
He had been in the Holy Land for quite some time, so he had heard of the Ridge of Calamity.
This was a truly dangerous place. It was the territory of some ancient ferocious beasts. There were many inexplicable dangers everywhere. It could be said that seven out of ten people who entered the Ridge of Calamity would not be able to escape.
However, danger and opportunity often coexisted. Legend had it that the Ridge of Calamity contained items that could help one break through to the Emperor realm or even the Emperor realm.
Because of this, many cultivators would take the risk to enter the Ridge of Calamity in order to speed up their breakthroughs.
"That's right!
This brat must have lost his head from anger. With his cultivation speed, it wouldn't be a problem for him to enter the true emperor realm within a year or so. However, he just had to be so impulsive. He really wants to anger your grandfather to death! "Long Tianba said with a bit of resentment.
Long Aoyuan's personality had always been calm and steady. He had the air of a great general, but this time, he had disappointed Long Tianba.
He had only taken the risk to enter the Ridge of Calamity after being provoked by someone.
The person who had provoked Long Aoyuan was the deacon of Black Wood Peak. Clearly, he wanted Long Aoyuan to stay away from Cangxuan Hall so that they could take revenge for Mo Yunfei.
However, by the time Long Tianba learned of this, Long Aoyuan had already left for the Ridge of Calamity. It was impossible for Long Tianba to get his son back. He could only hope that his son was fine.
Yao Yue frowned and said, "Grandpa, are you suspecting that this is a scheme?"
"There's no need to suspect it. This is definitely a scheme!
Because your Third Aunt was tricked into entering the Ridge of Calamity, your Third Uncle was provoked by someone and went there without a care for anything else!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have left without telling me! "Long Tianba said unhappily.
Long Tianba was a little dissatisfied at the thought of her son being an infatuated man.
His son had already sacrificed too much for He Wei. He truly did not wish for his son to continue like this. After all, he only had one son!
"If that's the case, I'll go and find Third Uncle!" Yao Yue said without hesitation.
If it was really a conspiracy, the other party would not let his Third Uncle off!
Previously, he had been deceived when he went to the Xutian Temple. But this time, his grandfather had said so himself. Naturally, it couldn't be wrong.
Even if it was a trap, he still had to go!
"Don't go. It's too dangerous there. Even Emperors won't be able to come out alive!
Since he has the guts to go, then let him die in there! "Long Tianba waved his hand and said angrily.
"Grandpa, you can't say that. Third Uncle was just deceived by others!
Besides, with my current strength, it should be safe for me to go and save him! "Yao Yue said.
"Sigh, there are some things you don't know!"
Long Tianba sighed and continued, "Aside from the ferocious beasts there and the people from Profound Wood Peak, there will also be threats from the other Sacred Grounds. That is the most fatal part!"
"What do you mean?" Yao Yue asked.
Long Tianba replied, "The reason why your Third Aunt is heading to the Lands of Calamity is because of His Highness' orders. Their batch of disciples has already reached the point where they have the opportunity to break through to the Emperor realm. Thus, His Highness gave them this mission. At the same time, disciples from the other three Holy Lands will also be entering the Lands of Calamity. The reason why they're doing this is because they want their batch of disciples to compete in the Lands of Calamity and see which faction's disciples are stronger!
In other words, after reaching the Lands of Calamity, your Third Uncle and Third Aunt will have to face external enemies as well! "
"Then all the more reason I should go and save Third Uncle and Third Aunt!" Yao Yue said firmly.
Long Tianba explained, "You don't understand. This is to determine the strongest disciple of this batch, so after entering the Lands of Calamity, they won't be able to come out for at least half a year. Those who can come out after half a year will be handsomely rewarded by His Highness. Therefore, no one can break this rule. If your Third Uncle and Third Aunt come out early, they won't be able to raise their heads in His Highness anymore!"
Yao Yue didn't know what to say after hearing that.
A tree had its bark, while a person had his face!
Since his Third Uncle and Third Aunt had accepted the mission, they wouldn't be able to come out anytime soon.
"Then I'll go and protect Third Uncle and Third Aunt!" Yao Yue said.
"That won't do. I don't want you to put yourself in danger!" Long Tianba refused without hesitation.
Yao Yue could see his grandfather's resolute expression and didn't say anything else. In any case, he had already made up his mind to help his Third Uncle!
The grandfather and grandson pair no longer talked about Long Aoyuan, and instead talked about the things that had happened after they separated!
Over the past year, Long Tianba had spent most of his time bitterly cultivating, other than the occasional missions that Cangxuan Hall had given him.
Long Tianba was considered an outsider, so he was naturally ostracized by the other elders!
However, Long Tianba didn't care at all. After going out to carry out a few missions, Long Tianba displayed his powerful strength, and the others gradually let go of their grudges and befriended him!
What's more, Long Tianba's cultivation speed was simply too fast. In just a year, he had gone from the mid low rank Yuan Emperor to the late low rank. He wasn't far from the peak low rank!
If he continued to improve at this speed, he would most likely be able to reach the mid rank Yuan Emperor realm in a few years!
Because of this, Long Tianba had obtained the recognition of the Gold Profound Peak's peak master, and his position in the Gold Profound Peak became even more stable.
Yao Yue understood why his grandfather had improved so quickly!
The Nine Sovereigns Art wasn't something to be trifled with. What's more, his grandfather's talent was already very strong. If not for the restriction of the Yuan Sutra, he would have already become an Emperor many years ago.
Now, he was just accumulating strength!
"Grandfather, my master has temporarily left. He arranged for me to be a guest elder of the Cangxuan Hall. He only did this in hopes that the Cangxuan Hall wouldn't find trouble with me for the time being!
Since I have nothing to do, I want to go back to Emperor Yao Yang to take a look! "Yao Yue said.
"It's good to go back. With your current strength, you don't need to cultivate bitterly every day. Sometimes, relaxing your state of mind will be more useful for improving your strength!" Long Tianba agreed.
"Okay, I'll accompany grandfather for two days before leaving!"
Yao Yue replied. He then took out a spatial ring and handed it to Long Tianba. "Grandfather, this is Yue Er's gift to you!"
Long Tianba smiled and took the spatial ring.
He guessed that there should be some ki stones inside, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.
After all, Yao Yue was already an outstanding ki seeker. It wasn't surprising that he could get some ki stones.
"Grandfather, aren't you going to take a look?" Yao Yue asked with a smile.
"Eh? Did you give grandfather something good?" Long Tianba was puzzled. He then checked the contents of the spatial ring.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and his mouth fell open.
After a long while, he recovered and asked, "Yue Er, where did you get these from?"
Long Tianba didn't expect Yao Yue's spatial ring to not only contain a lot of ki stones, but also the most precious Little King Herb, an Emperor Weapon, an Emperor Skill, and the Spring of Life!
No matter which Emperor saw these things, they would go crazy with jealousy!
Yao Yue then told Long Tianba about his many fortuitous encounters.
If one were to ask who was the most trustworthy person in this world, then Long Tianba would definitely be one of them!
When Long Tianba heard Yao Yue's words, a look of joy appeared on his old face. He said, "Yue-er, you are truly a lucky person!"
It was hard for him to imagine that Yao Yue was actually able to obtain so many treasures in just a short one year.
After all, some people might not even be able to obtain one or two of these treasures in their entire lives!
He didn't know how to describe Yao Yue's heaven-defying fortune.
However, he could also imagine that at the same time that Yao Yue obtained these fortuitous encounters, Yao Yue had probably experienced many unimaginable dangers as well!
Yao Yue rubbed the bridge of his nose and didn't say anything. He didn't need to say anything.
Long Tianba didn't stand on ceremony with Yao Yue and put away all the treasures. These treasures would be the only things he could rely on to stand firm in the Cangxuan Hall.
As long as he digested all the treasures Yao Yue had given him, not only would he become a mid rank Yuan Emperor, but his battle skills would also be comparable to the high rank elders here.
It had to be known that Long Tianba hadn't cultivated any emperor level techniques yet, nor did he have an emperor level weapon. This was one of his biggest weaknesses!
Such a weakness would be easily revealed in a battle between cultivators of the same level.
It could be said that Yao Yue's treasures were extremely important to him. They could be said to be a timely rain.
In the next two days, Yao Yue spent most of his time accompanying his grandfather and chatting about family matters.
Two days later, Yao Yue prepared to leave the Cangxuan Hall. He said that he was returning to the Glorious Sun Empire, but in truth, he was planning to go to the Ridge of Calamity to help his third uncle and aunt.
However, before he left, the Gold Profound Peak Master, An Zhenhong, told him and Long Tianba to go to the Cangxuan Hall to meet the hall master together.
Long Tianba and Yao Yue were very puzzled, especially Long Tianba. He had been in the Cangxuan Hall for more than a year, but he had only met the vice hall master. He had never met the high and mighty hall master.
But now, the hall master wanted to meet them personally. This was even more surprising.
Long Tianba asked An Zhenhong, "Peak Master, do you know why the hall master has summoned us?"
An Zhenhong smiled. "Tianba, don't worry. It should be a good thing that the hall master has summoned you."
As he said this, he clearly glanced at Yao Yue. Clearly, this had something to do with Yao Yue.
Yao Yue thought of a possibility when he saw An Zhenhong's attitude. "He probably summoned us because of master."
No matter what, Yao Yue was looking forward to meeting the hall master of a Sacred Land.
The hall master of the Cangxuan Hall could be said to be one of the strongest existences in the World Star.
Such a person was worthy of respect.