Kill Me More Times, I'll Become Invincible-Chapter 420

Chapter 420: The Origin of Qiao Family (2)

Earlier on the journey, listening to Elder Qingyi talk endlessly about how remarkable the Qiao family member was, even causing two major Immortal Gates to disappear in a puff of smoke.

While he believed it, he still couldn’t quite wrap his head around it.

But at this moment, he finally understood.

If on that day he had faced not the Qiao family’s martial arts expert Qiao Pianxin, but a high-ranking figure like the Immortal Gate’s Soul Changing Taoist Lord…

Then his timely retreat would not be betraying his teammates, but showing his decisiveness and good judgment.

Running fast meant he was highly skilled in evasion, able to escape unscathed from the Qiao family’s martial arts expert.

But Immortal Xuanji thought too highly of himself and ended up ruining his own chances!

Elder Qingzhuo looked around and only later realized when he saw the solemn expressions on the other elders’ faces…

The troublesome Qiao family from the past turned out to be more powerful than he thought and not just ordinary people he could control.

Or rather… what he could control before were just younger members of the family.

The true Qiao family, now revealed, emerged as a force to be reckoned with, even making the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates take notice. They were shrouded in mystery, with their origins unknown to all…

"What are you staring at? Speak up already?!" The leader of the Great Dao Sect looked sternly at him and demanded.

"Even Xuantian Taoist Lord met his fate carelessly at the hands of a Qiao family member."

"The elders of the Qiao family managed to deceive Xuantian Taoist Lord’s senses, appearing silently in Qingming Valley to launch a surprise attack…"

"The Qiao family produced so many formidable martial artists, one after another, relentlessly killing without end!"

"They had a deep understanding of martial arts in Jiu Province, far beyond what Jiu Province had known for many years, and they also had many extraordinary martial arts skills."

"What’s even more strange is that such a unique martial arts family suddenly appeared out of nowhere, almost as if popping out of a crack in the rocks, and just two or three years ago, there was no trace of a Qiao family member in Jiu Province at all!"

"Where were the Qiao family members five years ago, ten years ago, forty years ago?"

These strange occurrences had always existed, but as more and more Qiao family members appeared, their deeds became more notorious and revealed more thoroughly.

When the current Immortal Sect Leader became truly angry and wanted to investigate the Qiao family members thoroughly, these strange occurrences were immediately exposed, with no more secrets left.

"Therefore, I want you to tell me in detail about what you found overseas, leaving nothing out," said the leader of the Great Dao Sect in a serious tone.

Although he had communicated with Qingzhuo through a Message Jade Talisman before, they had not spoken face-to-face, which felt lacking.

"Yes…" Elder Qingzhuo trembled slightly.

Hearing this, he understood the seriousness of the matter…

"Among the overseas islands, I found no trace of any Qiao family member, let alone the rumored Hero Island where the Qiao family originated!"

Elder Qingzhuo said deeply:

"Then I followed the instructions of the sect leader’s senior brother, went to the Soul Predicting Path sect to find Elder Xuanji, to figure out where the Qiao family originated from…"

"And on that day…" Elder Qingzhuo recalled the situation from that day, with a lingering sense of fear in his heart:

"That divination completely failed that time, even causing Friend Xuanji to suffer greatly, with even his treasured artifact broken, making it impossible to pinpoint the location of the Qiao family origin…"

"Either the Qiao family has powerful backing that even a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot foresee; or Hero Island holds secrets too deep to predict…"

The leader of the Great Dao Sect furrowed his brows slightly.

"Qingzhuo, you should understand." The leader of the Great Dao Sect spoke coldly:

"I did not send you all this way back to the sect just to repeat the story. If that were the case, what use are you?"

"I understand," Elder Qingzhuo said nervously.

"Even the Nascent Soul Immortal of the Soul Predicting Path cannot trace the origin of the Qiao family member. This suggests that the so-called Hero Island is not actually among the various islands overseas or in the Jiu Province…"

"The Qiao family member seems to have appeared abruptly, as if jumping out of a crack in a rock, perhaps because…" Elder Qingzhuo glanced at Qingyi, who had been silent beside him, and solemnly remarked:

"Hero Island is simply not within this realm!"

"Senior Sect Leader, that Qiao family member may be existing in a small world like the Supreme Elder of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates!"

The meeting hall fell silent at these words.

"Oh? Are you suggesting…" Great Dao Sect sect leader squinted.

"In the past, when the spiritual energy was abundant, there were nine Immortal Gates in the Nineteen Heavens and Ten Earths, each with nine major small worlds and ten great sanctuaries, totaling nineteen small worlds," speculated Elder Qingzhuo.

"After the turmoil of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, several Immortal Gates have depleted their heritage, and the small worlds of sanctuaries have vanished without a trace."

"But in the end, whether those ten disappeared heavenly realms still exist today remains unknown, right?" Elder Qingzhuo speculated.

"Perhaps a Qiao family member… came out from a hidden heavenly realm that was not destroyed."

In the hall of discussions, there was a long silence with not even a sound of a crow.

Elder Qingzhuo’s speculation seemed reasonable.

"If the Qiao family member belongs to a small world, then everything suddenly makes sense," another elder discussed.

"They were never part of the Jiu Province realm, so there was absolutely no trace of the Qiao family member in the Jiu Province a few years ago."

"Perhaps the Qiao family within the hidden heavenly realm is a large and flourishing clan."

"The so-called once-in-a-lifetime instantaneous movement might just be them crossing over from the small world into the Jiu Province realm. It can only happen once and they cannot return, hence it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event."

"If Xuantian Taoist Lord died because of this, it would not be unjust," another elder commented.

"Qiao family member came from a magical small world called the cave heaven blessed land, if he hadn’t been cautious, he might have been successfully ambushed."

"Qiao family member’s martial arts skills far surpass those of Jiu Province for many years. It seems that this martial arts family has thrived in the cave heaven blessed land."

The elders started chattering noisily.

The strangeness of Qiao family member was hard for them to understand.

However, the cave heaven blessed land is the foundation of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates, so they naturally wouldn’t be unaware.

Using the concept of the cave heaven blessed land to explain Qiao family member’s oddities indeed matched well.

Elder Qingzhuo had been listening attentively to the discussions of the other elders.

Seeing this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This speculation was indeed bold, initially just a response to the questions from the leader of the Great Dao Sect.

But upon further thought, there is indeed some truth to it…

Since the elders all think it makes sense, then Elder Qingzhuo’s travels outside during this time are not considered idle, but rather he has discovered some true information about the Qiao family members.

"Qingzhuo, is this just your guess? Do you have any evidence?" The leader of the Great Dao Sect pondered for a long time before asking.

By now, his tone had softened considerably, no longer as intimidating as before.

"Brother Leader, I am only at the primordial stage of Nascent Soul cultivation. The small world of Immortal Realms is the legacy left by the True Immortals, how could I have actual evidence? It is just a guess."

Elder Qingzhuo straightened his back silently and said:

"Although it is a guess, it is based on what I have seen and heard during this journey."

Why are there no Hero Island and no Qiao family members on the overseas islands? Because they are all in the small world of Immortal Realms!

Why can’t Immortal Xuanji deduce it? If the Qiao family members are truly inside the small world of Immortal Realms, it is indeed far beyond the scope of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The leader of the Great Dao Sect pondered for a moment.

"What you said does make some sense, but–"