Chapter 558: 赵红袖

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Thud. High Fang suddenly knelt, his head striking the ground heavily. He declared loudly, "Disciple High Fang pays respects to Master."Meng Chuan nodded slightly, "Very good."

Immediately, the illusory world dissipated. High Fang was momentarily dazed; he was still on the Taiyin Star, kneeling with his six companions."High Fang, come with me," Meng Chuan beckoned. High Fang offered no resistance and was brought into a grotto-heaven. Meng Chuan then took a step and vanished.

The six remaining cultivators exchanged glances."That powerful being actually took Brother High Fang.""What a pity, he didn't fancy us."These six Venerables felt a mix of emotions. That powerful being had saved them from despair, which was already a great kindness. They didn't dare to hope that the powerful being would take them all, but with only one taken, the remaining six naturally felt uncomfortable. Envy, jealousy, and various other emotions churned within them.

"That powerful senior took away the grotto-mansion, but perhaps something was left behind; let's search carefully," the horned strong man suggested."Search carefully again."These six Venerables continued their search on the Taiyin Star, and over the next month, they indeed found something. After all, the grotto-mansion's owner had lived there in seclusion for a long time. The Taiyin Star was vast, and many areas had served as places for that powerful being to practice his arts, including several villas.

Meng Chuan re-entered the River of Spacetime and arrived at Pangming World moments later.Returning to the normal extraterrestrial void, Meng Chuan looked at the life world before him. Pangming World had a diameter of about thirty thousand li, and due to spacetime rules, Meng Chuan could not enter it."Whoosh." Meng Chuan waved his hand, and High Fang appeared beside him.

"Master." High Fang was somewhat puzzled. He had just been brought into the grotto-heaven for a moment, and was halfway through an enthusiastic conversation with Venerable Qinggu when he abruptly appeared outside."This is Pangming World, isn't it?" Meng Chuan asked, pointing at the life world in front of them."It is this disciple's home, Pangming World," High Fang replied respectfully. He glanced at Pangming World and secretly marveled. Master's speed was truly astounding. To travel from the previous Taiyin Star back to his home world via the River of Spacetime, High Fang would need over thirty years. And Master? He arrived in the time it took to exchange a few words.

"Your Pangming World should have another Venerable, correct?" Meng Chuan said.High Fang looked at Meng Chuan in astonishment, then nodded, "Master is wise, Pangming World indeed has another Venerable.""Tell me about that Venerable," Meng Chuan instructed."Yes," High Fang replied, his heart filled with mixed feelings. There were two Venerables in Pangming World at present, and he had some entanglements with the other one. They weren't great enemies, but they weren't friends either.

"That is a female Venerable," High Fang respectfully reported. "Her name is Zhao Hongxiu, Pangming World's most formidable assassin, skilled in archery.""Archery?" Meng Chuan raised an eyebrow, feeling a hint of fondness. His wife, Liu Qiyue, also used a bow and arrow. Among extraterrestrial cultivators, those who used bows and arrows were rare.

"Zhao Hongxiu has a rather unique personality," High Fang hesitated before saying. "In her early days, she was a member of an assassin organization. Later, she rebelled against it, and the organization hunted her down as a traitor... As a result, the entire assassin organization was destroyed because of her. She acts entirely on her own will and despises corrupt officials the most. She even infiltrated the royal capital to assassinate a minister under my command.""This disciple has cultivated longer than her, for eight hundred years now," High Fang explained. "After I became a Venerable, I unified the realm and established the Great Xuan Dynasty. The Great Xuan Dynasty has existed for over six hundred years now, while Zhao Hongxiu has only cultivated for over three hundred years. When she rose to prominence, my descendants were the emperors of the Great Xuan Dynasty. She disregarded the imperial court and acted as she pleased, which led to this disciple engaging in combat with her."

"She grew incredibly fast. Based on her family's inherited 'Zhao Clan Archery,' she elevated an ordinary archery manual to the 'Grotto-Heaven Realm Perfection' level.""I fought her three times. Initially, I pitied her talent, and since she and I were the only two Venerables in the world at the time, I let her go the first time and never pursued her.""The second time, she was able to escape from me.""The third time, when I returned from the extraterrestrial realm and saw her again, her strength was already comparable to this disciple's," High Fang said.

Meng Chuan was somewhat surprised. He could tell at a glance that his newfound disciple, 'High Fang,' possessed an exceptionally powerful physical body. From his previous performance in the grotto-mansion, he had cultivated at least three spear ultimate techniques to Grotto-Heaven Perfection, which was considered very formidable even among extraterrestrial Venerables.Zhao Hongxiu, a divine archer, was no less powerful than him? Divine archers were extremely strong offensively, but generally weaker in other aspects. To be able to contend with 'High Fang' after only cultivating for over three hundred years, such talent still brought some joy to Meng Chuan's heart. The higher the talent, the greater the hope of becoming an Emperor.

Meng Chuan smiled and nodded, "High Fang, go to Pangming World now and bring her out.""Master wishes to take her as a disciple?" High Fang asked.Meng Chuan nodded.

"Zhao Hongxiu's temperament is somewhat different from this disciple's," High Fang said cautiously. "After she cultivated to Venerable Perfection, she ventured into the extraterrestrial realm for several decades. Afterward, she became rather disappointed with the outside world and returned to her home, living in long-term seclusion. She is content with a peaceful life, and this disciple is not confident in persuading her to come out.""Go and try," Meng Chuan instructed. "Just do your best.""Yes," High Fang's heart trembled. When Master said 'do your best,' it was clearly a warning not to secretly play tricks. For example, going to Pangming World, not even seeing Zhao Hongxiu, and then coming out to tell Master that Zhao Hongxiu refused."Since Master is willing to take me as a disciple, I should still be careful," High Fang secretly mused. "Don't anger Master and be casually annihilated; that would be a huge loss. Oh well, she is a cultivator from Pangming World after all. I'll give Zhao Hongxiu this great opportunity."

High Fang entered his home, Pangming World.Whoosh. Flying high in the sky, High Fang soon arrived above the 'Zhao Manor,' a residence in a prosperous city. This manor, spanning over ten li, was like a city within a city. The Zhao clan had historically been a prominent family in Pangming World, but later gradually declined. When Zhao Hongxiu was young, she even ended up in an assassin organization. However, after her rise, her primary cultivation remained the 'Zhao Clan Archery,' and she elevated this archery technique to an astonishing level.Zhao Hongxiu renovated the Zhao Manor, restoring it to its historical peak size. In fact, even at its historical zenith, the Zhao clan was still a step away from the 'Venerable level.' Only in the current era was the Zhao clan at its most glorious.

However, the direct lineage of the Zhao clan was very small now. Especially this ancestral home, which was very sparsely populated. Collateral clan members lived elsewhere."Hmm?" Zhao Hongxiu sat cross-legged under a plum blossom tree. Snowflakes fell, and the fragrance of blooming plum blossoms filled the air. Zhao Hongxiu preferred quiet. In this manor, spanning over ten li, there were only a dozen direct descendants and just over a hundred servants. Within a li radius of Zhao Hongxiu's living quarters, there were no other people, only some cats and dogs.Zhao Hongxiu looked up. The tall and burly 'High Fang' appeared high in the sky, then instantly materialized on the snow, looking at Zhao Hongxiu before him.

Zhao Hongxiu remained seated cross-legged. She wore a white robe with a red undergarment, her eyes long and narrow. She looked at High Fang, "How rare, you've actually returned from the extraterrestrial realm?"They were two extremes. High Fang was extremely well-rounded. Including the ultimate techniques for cultivating the physical body, he had cultivated a total of five ultimate techniques to Grotto-Heaven Perfection, accumulating power to reach the Heaven-Earth Realm. Zhao Hongxiu, on the other hand, focused entirely on archery. The 'Zhao Clan Archery,' strictly speaking, was already her own creation. Not only the most crucial Venerable-level parts, but even the previous basic sections had been revised and perfected by her. With her self-created Grotto-Heaven Perfection archery ultimate technique, her combat power was naturally extremely formidable.

"Zhao Hongxiu," High Fang said indifferently from where he stood. "I encountered a Tribulation Realm powerful being in the extraterrestrial realm. This Tribulation Realm powerful being has a connection with Patriarch Pangming, so he was willing to take me as a disciple. He also knows that Pangming World has another Venerable... and he is willing to take you as a disciple as well.""A Tribulation Realm powerful being, willing to take me as a disciple?" Zhao Hongxiu showed surprise."Yes." High Fang said calmly, "You can refuse; no one will force you. By the way, once you become a disciple of a powerful being, you'll have to follow him to a distant river system. You probably won't be able to return for a very long time. Zhao Hongxiu, do you accept, or not?"Zhao Hongxiu smiled broadly, her brilliant smile making the nearby winter plum blossoms appear even more beautiful. "Of course I'm willing, I couldn't ask for more!"

In the extraterrestrial void, Meng Chuan looked at Pangming World before him."After taking on disciples, it's time to return to my home, the Three Bay River System." Meng Chuan's thoughts were already on his distant homeland, the place where he truly wished to establish his roots.