Three hundred miles from the Guhe Sect, on Mount Gusu, Gu Hanshan had settled with three thousand members of the Yao Race.
Shen Zhao followed Moli Lang and Moxin Lang, arriving there in just a quarter of an hour.
"Young Hero Shen, please wait here for a moment. I will go and inform our master."
"Inform my ass."
Shen Zhao didn't hesitate, striding directly into the camp.
"Stop! Who are you!"
Someone blocked Shen Zhao's path, asking sternly.
Shen Zhao looked at him coldly, without answering.
Moli Lang hurried to say, "Chief Leng, this is Shen Zhao, Young Hero Shen. He's here specifically to find the young master."
The chief's name was Leng Hu. He looked at Shen Zhao warily, then said to Moli Lang, "You bring just anyone here? Aren't you afraid they're spies from the Guhe Sect?"
Shen Zhao heard this and laughed, "Spies? I'm not boasting, but what gives you the right to have spies infiltrating you?"
"What a big mouth. Do you know who you're talking to?"
"Are people from the Yao Realm all this arrogant? I thought Chu Yang's stupidity was bad enough, but it turns out you're not much better. Don't go around thinking you're superior just because you have some cat or dog bloodline. It's quite distasteful."
"Bold!"
As soon as the words fell, a cold light flashed behind Leng Hu, and a sharp sword qi instantly shot towards Shen Zhao's neck.
However, this unavoidable, ultimate sword strike appeared like a slow-motion special effect in Shen Zhao's eyes, easily dissolved with a simple lift of his hand.
"You..."
Upon seeing this, Leng Hu's expression turned grim. He believed that even a Soul Sea Realm peak cultivator wouldn't be able to withstand his sword, yet it was so effortlessly neutralized.
The person before him could only be described as unfathomably powerful.
"I'm a laid-back person, but that doesn't mean I can tolerate your unreasonable behavior repeatedly. If there's a next time, I guarantee I'll turn you into a real fox."
Leng Hu was even more shocked, hearing this: "You, know?"
Shen Zhao smiled without replying.
The Yao Race members had long lifespans. Because of the various ancient beast bloodlines flowing within them, they lived for at least a few hundred years, and some even for several thousand years.
Those who become cultivators can extend their lifespan indefinitely. In the same cultivation realm, the Yao Race's lifespan is always decades or even hundreds of years longer than that of humans.
"Are you really not a spy from the Guhe Sect?"
"Take me to see Gu Hanshan."
Leng Hu was silent for a moment, then said, "Please."
In the large tent of the camp, the moment Shen Zhao saw Gu Hanshan, he couldn't help but furrow his brows.
Gu Hanshan had graying temples and a pale face. He tightly clutched a Soul Nourishing Ring in his hand, muttering, "Qingyue, don't worry. When I find your lost soul, I will help you reshape your body, cough, cough, cough..."
Looking at the old man, who seemed to be nearing the end of his life, Shen Zhao didn't know what to say for a moment.
Leng Hu stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, this Young Hero Shen says he has something to discuss with you."
Gu Hanshan put away the Soul Nourishing Ring and looked at the young man in front of him. After a long moment, he asked, "Why are you here?"
Shen Zhao said, "Sect Leader Gu, I'm only here to ask you one question. Your purpose in leading three thousand elite members of the Yao Race out of the Yao Realm, is it to reclaim the position of Sect Leader of the Guhe Sect, or do you have another goal?"
"Are you one of Gu Tianhe's people?" Gu Hanshan's expression turned cold.
Shen Zhao smiled, "If I were one of Gu Tianhe's people, you and these three thousand elite members of the Yao Race wouldn't be sitting here so peacefully, talking to me."
"Then what is your purpose in coming here?"
"I want to make a deal with you. I'll help you deal with Gu Tianhe and the people behind him, but you must agree to one condition."
"Oh? Let's hear it."
"I want the Yao Realm to open an exclusive passage for the Public Arbitration Council."
"The Public Arbitration Council? A declining organization that started its decline a thousand years ago. What ability does it have to make the Yao Realm take notice? Heh..."
"Sect Master Gu, there's no need to rush to refuse. I believe you understand the relationship between the Guhe Sect and the Yao Realm. Their grievances can be traced back a thousand years.
Gu Qinghe, the ancestor of the Guhe Sect, in order to obtain the Heavenly Fire Bloodline of the Yao Race, went so far as to use fabricated charges to call on various sects to jointly kill the Yao King, forcing the Yao King to seal the barrier and prevent contact with the human race.
These events are too far in the past, let's not mention them. Let's talk about more recent events. Three hundred years ago, you and Luo Qingyue fell in love, but you were opposed by the entire sect.
Gu Tianhe even took this opportunity to spread rumors, claiming that you were a running dog of the Yao Race, intending to shake the foundation of the Xianwu Continent, and seized power.
This internal turmoil within the sect even drew the personal intervention of the ancestor, Gu Qinghe. To save your life, Luo Qingyue was struck by Gu Qinghe's Soul Annihilation Palm, which obliterated her body, leaving only a wisp of remnant soul residing in the Soul Nourishing Ring.
You escaped by sheer willpower and have been seeking a way to reshape Luo Qingyue's body for three hundred years. This time, it's not for the sect master's position.
I suppose it's for the missing soul of Luo Qingyue, right?"
Gu Hanshan: "You know so much? Just who are you?"
"Who I am doesn't matter. But I can tell you this: without my help, not only will you fail to retrieve Luo Qingyue's missing soul fragment,
you'll also drag the three thousand elite members of the Yao Race down with you."
"Impossible!" Leng Hu immediately interjected, "Although the Yao Race only sent out three thousand elites this time, all three thousand are in the Nascent Yuan Realm. Moreover, more than ten of them are at the fifth rank of the Soul Sea Realm or above. Even if Gu Qinghe showed up, he couldn't possibly fight three thousand Yao Race elites alone."
Shen Zhao laughed: "If Gu Qinghe isn't a match for the three thousand Yao Race elites, what about the Empress of Yaochi?"
As soon as these words were spoken, both Leng Hu and Gu Hanshan's expressions changed.
"Impossible!" Gu Hanshan said, "The Empress of Yaochi is so ethereal, how could she possibly help the Guhe Sect? Don't try to deceive me."
"Believe it or not, it's up to you!"
Shen Zhao casually found a spot and sat down, crossing his legs and starting to fidget.
"In the eyes of an Emperor Realm expert, even those in the Soul Sea Realm don't even have the right to call themselves ants. I bet that when you clash with the Guhe Sect, it will be your demise."
The two fell silent again.
If the Empress of Yaochi really came to the Guhe Sect and sided with Gu Tianhe, then the three thousand members of the Yao Race wouldn't even have time to escape.
They hadn't witnessed the terrifying power of an Emperor Realm expert firsthand, but the oppressive pressure alone was enough to make them despair.
"Can you deal with the Empress of Yaochi?"
"I don't know."
"You..."
"But I don't think it'll take much effort to slaughter your three thousand elite Yao Race members."
Gu Hanshan's eyes widened in surprise, but then he saw Leng Hu speak, "He could casually break my ultimate sword strike."
Hearing this, Gu Hanshan immediately stood up, "I can agree to your request and cooperate with you to re-establish the Public Arbitration Council's reputation, but you must help me retrieve the missing soul fragment of Qingyue."
Shen Zhao shrugged, "A fair trade."
He then rose to his feet, "Then I'll await good news from Sect Leader Gu."
With that, he leisurely left the camp and went far away.
After he left, Leng Hu asked, "Your Highness, do you really trust him? Will the Empress of Yaochi really come?"
Gu Hanshan shook his head, "I don't know either, but we can only place our bets on him now. Qingyue's matter can't be delayed any longer; it must be resolved quickly."
Leng Hu sighed softly upon hearing this.
For three hundred years, Gu Hanshan had been caring for Luo Qingyue's remnant soul without a moment's rest. If it weren't for him, Luo Qingyue would have been completely destroyed.
His genuine feelings had also moved everyone in the Yao Realm.
"If the Purple Flame Empress were still around, why would the Yao Race fear the Empress of Yaochi!"
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