Chapter 811: Hiding

As soon as Shang Xia entered Kou Chongxues cultivation chambers, those who had been waiting outside sank into an eerie silence.

Not too long later, Liu Qinglans gaze swept across those present and she broke the silence, With the Lightning Collection Blood Art in the Martial Realm, the Yin Yang Extremity Battle Formation in the Martial Extremity Realm, and the Five Element Movement Art in the Martial Intent Realm Sword arts, blade arts, and the art of crafting talismans Every single one of them are extremely large accomplishment! He is willing to share them, and after getting his permission, anyone would be able to train in them. However, everyone knows that only by following his path of cultivation would they be able to unleash those abilities to their limit!

Seeing as no one was speaking, Liu Qinglan continued, He might have allowed anyone to train in them, but he isnt personally taking charge of spreading his path of cultivation. Even after Patriarch Kou made a personal request, he would only give casual pointers to those who wished to follow his path. However, that will no longer be the case in the future. There will be more people trying to learn his cultivation ideology and they will be more determined to go all the way.

Everyone present were elders who assisted Kou Chongxue in the establishment of the Tongyou Institution and they obviously understood what she meant.

Shang Xia wanted to open up his path of cultivation in the institution and with his current position and strength, he could easily form an entire school of thought by himself. Holding a pointers exchange through a battle of the different paths of cultivation would also be easily achieved as long as he gave the word.

However, he didnt take such drastic measures. He didnt try to deal a blow to the rapidly advancing Tongyou Institution with such a strong clash. Instead, he used a soft and nearly undetectable method to start the transition within the institution.

Not only did his method not cause any strife within the institution, but he would also be able to obtain the disciples of the institution who were determined to follow his path of cultivation and inherit his martial dao.

Yun Jing sighed, His path of cultivation has already taken root and since Patriarch Kou has already given the go ahead, we will definitely need to promote it within the institution.

Shang Lubing interrupted all of a sudden, We can only be wary that with the addition of a new path of cultivation, the disciples of our institution would start to doubt their cultivation. Most of them have already established their foundations, but its always better to be more careful about matters like this. Our You Continent is still experiencing a population shortage, and even though the experts we nurtured still stayed in the continent to contribute their strength, everything stemmed from our solid cultivation system. If we try to change such a deep rooted system, we might face some negative impacts. Firstly, we dont have enough people to carry it out, and secondly, there is a risk of failure.

Shang Lubing turned to look at Bu Jingshuang who was beside him.

A strange light flashed in Bu Jingshuangs eyes as he seemed to be thinking of something. When he felt Shang Lubings gaze, he nodded subconsciously in acknowledgment.

Shang Lubing continued, In my opinion, we should wait a little more for things to calm down before getting Little Xia to start pushing his way of cultivation in the institution. Whatever it is, hes still young and time will always be on his side.

Liu Qinglan didnt say anymore, and it wasnt as though she needed to.

The other 2 Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors had kept their silence, and Chu Jia looked as though the entire matter didnt involve her and she couldnt do anything about it.

Liu Zhiyuan sucked in several breaths of air, but he eventually lacked the courage to speak out.

It was then that Shang Bo and Ji Wenlong felt something and they turned to stare at the cultivation grounds in unison.

Chu Jia was next and she gasped while looking in the same direction. Its coming out!

Different colored light lit up within the thick layer of restrictions. They werent affected by the restrictions and started to wriggle their way towards the surface.

Chu Jia didnt know when, but she stepped up to the central position of the formations as she quietly observed the change within.

Bu Jingshuangs surprised voice came from behind her. What an amazing technique!

Out of nowhere, Chu Jia took 2 steps back. A golden glow appeared on the surface of the restrictions and Shang Xias figure emerged. He looked at everyone before turning to stare straight at Chu Jia. He couldnt help but laugh.

Whats the situation like inside?!

Is the patriarch in there?!

Several voices rang out at once, and they were extremely impatient to learn about the situation within Kou Chongxues cultivation grounds.

Shang Xia no longer stared at Chu Jia and he sighed softly. I have no idea how I should describe this Why dont you take a look for yourselves?

Shang Xias reply shocked them all. However, Shang Lubing quickly followed up, How are we supposed to do so? Can you release all the restrictions here?

If that was possible, Yun Jing and the others might have already done it.

They didnt wish to cause too much of a disturbance and they didnt want anyone else to know that they broke through forcefully, and that was the reason they held off for so long.

Turning back to stare at Chu Jia who seemed deep in thought, Shang Xia chuckled, Patriarch Kou used the mighty empty city stratagem on all of us

A light flashed in Chu Jias eyes as she seemed to understand what was going on.

Yun JIng asked, Is he not in there?

Do you mean to say That the layers of restrictions are fake?! Chu Jia exclaimed before Shang Xia could reply.

Its not fake. It was just placed here to scare people. Shang Xia corrected her.

Nodding slightly, Chu Jia waved her arm and several triangular-shaped formation flags shot out and landed on several positions around the restrictions.

This Shang Lubing took a step forward, but Bu Jingshuang grabbed him from behind.

With the effect of the formation flags, the restrictions started to part to form a huge door that led straight to the cultivation grounds.

Kou Chongxues methods didnt just elude Chu Jia. Shang Xia only discovered it after using his Five Element Movement Art.

Yun Jing didnt say a word as she walked through the entrance, towards the depths of the cultivation grounds.

Everyone else soon followed. They were extremely interested to discover what was going on as they piled into the cultivation grounds. Of course, Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo were different. They discovered what had happened the moment the entrance was created.

Looking at each other, they decided to still walk in behind Yun Jing.

When they saw how empty it was, no one knew what to say.

Finally, Liu Zhiyuan, who followed closely behind the deputy patriarchs, tried his best to sound jovial as he attempted to break the awkwardness. How can he leave nothing behind?! Shang Xia, did you retrieve everything he left here before coming out to tell us?

Shang Xia ignored him. Actually, Liu Zhiyuan wasnt wrong. He kept what Kou Chongxue placed there so that no one would know.

No one spoke, and whatever they saw placed made them utterly speechless.

Seeing as no one was giving a hoot about him, Liu Zhiyuan chuckled twice before staying silent.

So Is he really missing? Yun Jing turned to stare at Shang Xia. She was standing in front of everyone and when she turned, Shang Xia could only see the expression on half her face.

He chuckled helplessly in response, If Patriarch Kou wanted to leave, who among us would have the ability to detect his actions?

Yun Jings tone turned chilly and she snapped, The entire institution assumed that he was in seclusion. There were even some who suspected he died during his cultivation. You were the only one who guessed that he left.

If I really knew what happened, I would have tried to find a better reason to explain his actions rather than acting dumb in front of everyone. No matter what, the deputy patriarchs of our institution, along with Patriarch Kous sworn brothers are here. He has no reason to hide this from you and he told me to simply inform you about what had happened. Shang Xia sighed.

Yun Jing asked again, Did he really not leave anything behind?

Shang Xia tried his best to remain indifferent as he gave his response, The matter of Patriarch Kous disappearance concerns the safety of our institution and the stability of the You Continent. I wouldnt play around here and lie to all of you for fun!

Shooting him a deep gaze, Yun Jing eventually muttered, What do you think we should do now?

Looking at everyone who entered, Shang Xia thought for a second before speaking. I think that since we have already opened his cultivation grounds, there is no need to try to hide it anymore. We wont be able to anyway.

What do you mean by that? Shang Lubing couldnt help but ask. Only those who are present know about this. Are you saying that among us

Yun Jing raised her hand to stop him from saying more. She turned to Shang Xia next. Do you mean

Shang Xia could only sigh helplessly in response. Im afraid I can only take a trip over to the Celestial Remains.

Ji Wenlong and Shang Bo didnt say a word throughout the entire incident. Yun Jing and Shang Xia were the only ones holding a proper conversation.

After everyone had left, there was no point in maintaining the restrictions around the cultivation grounds.

Very quickly, the cultivators of the Tongyou Institution discovered the anomaly. They found the empty cultivation grounds and Kou Chongxues disappearance couldnt be hidden any longer. Even the deputy patriarchs stepped out to confirm what had happened.

The higher-ups of the institution would also mention it from time to time, and they didnt release a gag order. Very quickly, the matter of the Tongyou Institution breaking into Kou Chongxues cultivation grounds started to spread like wildfire and Kou Chongxues disappearance followed soon after.

When all of that was going on, Shang Xia was preparing to enter the Celestial Remains again as it would open once again in less than a year.

Very quickly, the year end trade fair happened on the Three Unity Island again. Without caring about the price, the Tongyou Institution purchased several fate dipper essences and one of them happened to be an Earth Element Fate Dipper Essence that Shang Xia needed. They also managed to obtain rank four and five talisman papers. Along with their accumulation for the past few years, Shang Xia was ready to start another talisman crafting session.

During the time he used to prepare for the opening of the Celestial Remains, Shang Xia didn[t just work on his Five Element Seal. Most of his attention was placed on the Stargazer inheritance he copied.