He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

Chapter 160 Cause and Effect...

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul cultivator laughed heartily: "Good! Finally, we've found a normal person! Along the way, we've either given up and waited to die or been buried in the yellow sand. It's so disappointing! It seems that only we newcomers have the will to leave this place!"

So that's how it is. It's similar to what Fu Xun encountered. Having a common goal always makes it easier to gain people's trust.

Fu Xun extended his hand in introduction: "Fellow Daoist is right. These seniors have been trapped for thousands of years, yet their original intentions remain unchanged. We intend to form an alliance. I wonder if you would be willing to join us?"

The Nascent Soul cultivator nodded: "Alright, just for the reason that we haven't changed our original intentions, why not!"

The alliance suddenly gained two more Nascent Soul stage experts, which made everyone very happy.

Moving to a rocky mountain six or seven miles away from the great formation, they found more than twenty allies, all of whom were at the Nascent Soul stage!

This is their headquarters.

The sword cultivator was their leader, and the alliance had already gathered four array cultivators.

After a brief meeting, the array cultivators tallied everyone's cultivation levels, studied the array, and began to argue endlessly.

These people came from various continents, but the cultivators from the Southern Continent were few and far between. During the brief greetings, Fu Xun only mentioned that he came from the Eastern Sea Continent.

The meeting ended quickly, and Fu Xun was momentarily puzzled when he received the sword cultivator's telepathic message.

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As the sun sets in the west, the temperature remains scorching, as if on fire, in a shady spot on a rock outside the stronghold.

"Did you need something from me, senior?"

Fu Xun looked at the middle-aged swordsman in black who had his back to him; his back seemed even more desolate.

The sword cultivator sighed in realization, slowly turned around, looked at Fu Xun, and asked, "You just said you came from the Eastern Sea Continent..."

"May I ask... could you tell me, Your Excellency, what major events have occurred on the Eastern Sea Continent over the past thousand years?"

Fu Xun was surprised, but his face remained unchanged. He replied, "As far as I know, nothing serious has happened. I have been in the secret realm where time flows faster for more than 20 years. But according to the outside time, I am only 40 years old this year."

"What?! You're so young?" The sword cultivator slapped Fu Xun's arm. Upon examining him, he indeed discovered that Fu Xun possessed exceptional talent and aptitude, even surpassing his own. He exclaimed in admiration, "Fellow Daoist, you've already reached the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age. I never imagined that my Eastern Sea would produce such a genius!"

He then exclaimed, "The younger generation is truly formidable! I wonder which school or sect you belong to as a disciple?"

Having heard such words many times before, Fu Xun was taken aback, wondering why this cultivator was so agitated.

He calmly stated his background: "Senior is too kind. I am a disciple of the Sword Inquiry Peak of the Misty Immortal Sect..."

The sword cultivator froze for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "What did you say?!"

Fu Xun: "..." This person is making a fuss over nothing!

Fu Xun paused for a moment, then repeated, "I am a disciple of the Sword Inquiry Peak of the Misty Immortal Sect..."

The swordsman's face was filled with disbelief: "Say that again!"

"..." Fu Xun was speechless, remaining silent for a long while. "I—"

The sword cultivator's eyes widened in disbelief, and his hands trembled as he excitedly grabbed the man's arm: "Boy, you said you're a disciple of the Sword Inquiry Peak of the Misty Immortal Sect from the Eastern Sea Continent!?"

Fu Xun was disgusted to be captured. With a surge of energy, he easily broke free of the iron grip. "You..."

The swordsman roared, "You brat! Hahaha, hahahahaha..."

Overjoyed, he laughed wildly.

After a long while, Fu Xun heard a sentence and almost thought he was hallucinating:

"My name is Song Kaiyang!"

The sword cultivator regained his composure, stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a loud voice: "I am the forty-seventh peak master of the Sword Inquiry Peak of the Eastern Sea Misty Immortal Sect. My fellow disciple is Zhang Zhaoying."

"Let me ask you, which generation disciple of Sword Inquiry Peak are you, and under whose tutelage do you belong?"

(The number of generations of disciples in a sect is even greater, but since each peak was established at a different time, the order of direct disciples differs from peak to peak, hence this question.)

"…………"

Fu Xun was stunned.

This was the first time in his life he had experienced something like this, being asked by his cheap master which generation of disciple he was.

Even more unexpectedly, finding an ally led to finding a cheap mentor.

Seeing his stunned expression, Song Kaiyang realized what was happening and said with a sigh, "That's right, thousands of years have passed here. I'm afraid the outside world has forgotten about us. In all these years, the sect leader has changed, so who would still remember me, Song Kaiyang?"

Then he sighed again, "So be it..."

Having confirmed that he was the legendary master he had heard about, Fu Xun didn't hesitate. Before Song Kaiyang could even react, he lifted his robe, knelt down neatly, performed the disciple's salute, and said in a respectful yet humble manner, "Master, please accept my bow!"

This whole thing shocked Song Kaiyang. In the blink of an eye, he had gained a super disciple!

So as soon as Fu Xun kowtowed, Song Kaiyang hurriedly helped him up and asked incredulously, "When did I ever take on a disciple?"

After Fu Xun explained the whole story, Song Kaiyang looked at the sky with a complicated expression and sighed, "What have I done to deserve this? Junior brother, you've put him in a difficult position. Why did you have to take on a disciple for me?"

Turning to Fu Xun, she felt even more guilty. "I have a disciple, but I haven't taught him for a single day. In the end, I still have to rely on my disciple to save me. I can't rest easy. I never thought that after being missing for thousands of years, I would actually have a genius disciple!"

Good heavens!

God has been kind to me!

Just as Song Kaiyang was about to burst into tears of gratitude, Fu Xun suddenly exclaimed, "Master, what did you just say?"

The tears in Song Kaiyang's eyes didn't fall; they dried quickly. He was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What did I say?"

Fu Xun exclaimed excitedly, "Master, you just said that they had been missing for thousands of years!"

"But, but I came here four years ago. Back then, my uncle said you had been missing for sixty or seventy years. I, you... it's impossible!"

The timing is wrong!

Having discovered this huge secret, Fu Xun was somewhat incoherent, staring at Song Kaiyang in shock.

Song Kaiyang was no ordinary person; he quickly understood his disciple's meaning and his heart also became excited!

OMG!

Everyone, everyone has been trapped for thousands of years, and no outside cultivators have ever been able to access information like them.

and so!

Song Kaiyang's eyes widened: "So, that's why I've been missing for decades?"

Fu Xun nodded: "Yes, Master. Back then, my uncle asked me to become your disciple by looking at your portrait. The person in the portrait was especially young, with a fair complexion and no beard. You have changed so much now that I didn't recognize you when I first met you."

In fact, if the two hadn't met by chance, Fu Xun would never have been able to match the "tormented by life" man in front of him with the portrait of his apprentice.

Song Kaiyang was excited.

Fu Xun was shocked, then overjoyed.

The two then went over the details together and finally confirmed that the time flow in this place was more than twenty times that of the outside world!

Therefore, while Fu Xun has been here for several years, only a few months have passed in the outside world!

That's great! Leng Huan and his mother still have a chance to wait for him to leave the secret realm together. He will also have a chance to go out and see his son grow up!

Fu Xun was filled with fighting spirit.

Based on a time frame of two years, the secret realm will end, and the Mirage Desert will have existed for twenty years!

But Fu Xun dared not waste so much time; he had to get out as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, Song Kaiyang realized that he not only had a disciple, but also a grand-disciple! And a daughter-in-law!

"Hahaha, excellent! It wasn't for nothing that I persisted for over a thousand years! Brilliant, brilliant!"

"Come on, apprentice, let's go and increase the intensity for them!"

The two, despite their age difference, went to the main camp with great excitement and began to organize forces to break the formation.

As dusk fell, the shadows of the tall, imposing old man and the young man stretched out, and an invisible thread of cause and effect connected between them, forming a new and complete cause and effect.

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Huanyue Immortal Sect.

The Array Hall has closed its doors in seclusion.

Wang Chen let out a long breath and finished his practice: "I'm finally going to undergo the Nascent Soul Tribulation. Ugh, I'm so envious of those geniuses. Leng Huan has already broken through, while I've been stuck for so many years. I even reached the Golden Core stage before her!"

System: "Host, you should be content. Although you are quite talented, you are a villain. I am also quite surprised that you have come this far."

Wang Chen cursed under his breath: "Forget it, I've done my best to get this far. I just want to focus on my cultivation..."

"Huh? System, what's that red dot? Is it a notification?"

System: "Congratulations, host, you have completed another causal line."

Wang Chen: "...What is it?"

Since he met Leng Huan, a fellow villager, he found that all his missions had become much easier. Except, of course, for the time he got injured.

Upon opening the message, Wang Chen was taken aback; it turned out to be a passage from the original book:

Lost in the snowy sea, I stumbled into a labyrinth by chance.

He faced immense danger and encountered many people, but fortunately, he met a wise man who enlightened him.

The master's name was Song Kaiyang, and I received profound guidance from him.

We are both people from the Eastern Sea, destined to meet again. We are old friends in a foreign land, and we lament the passing of time.

One day, an alliance shattered the illusion, and the wise man perished, buried in the yellow sand.

……