After Gouyu woke up,
After all, these people were the ones truly in his inner circle. They had been separated for nearly a year and had so much to talk about. Unsealing the others at this point would only dampen the mood.
Like Gouyu, the others were stunned when they saw Huang'er. None of them had ever imagined that the plain-looking Miss Huang'er was actually such a breathtaking beauty—like a celestial maiden descended to the mortal world.
Even Gouyu, who was never one to be easily impressed, was completely won over by Huang'er's appearance and bearing. Without any resistance in her heart, she naturally acknowledged that Miss Huang'er was truly the perfect match for their Young Master.
Of course, there was a psychological element to it as well. Gouyu had always been close to Huang'er, like sisters. Huang'er's personality, temperament, and grace had already won over everyone in Jiang Chen's circle.
Now that Huang'er's true face was revealed, not only did they feel no resistance—they felt it was exactly as it should be.
That kind of poised and gracious bearing, that approachable nature, that ethereal and transcendent presence—such qualities naturally deserved to be paired with such unparalleled beauty.
As everyone reminisced about the past, they sighed with emotion.
"Young Master, at that time, countless powerful cultivators descended upon Danqian Palace. The sect's Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation couldn't hold out even for half an hour under their assault. Nearly all the sect's elders who maintained the formation were slaughtered within that half hour. Elder Yunnie came to Danxia Valley to organize an evacuation of the valley's geniuses. But we remembered your instructions and refused to leave. We even persuaded Elder Yunnie, and all the dozen or so people present hid inside the formation. At first, those attackers couldn't break our formation either. But then a stronger Imperial Realm expert appeared, working together with the Imperial Realm experts from before. When they attacked in concert, the formation was finally broken. All of us were taken prisoner..."
Gouyu recounted that day's events in great detail. Her description painted such a vivid picture of the battle's brutality that everyone felt as though they had been there themselves.
"Young Master, those people originally intended to wipe us out completely. But later, it seemed they needed to interrogate someone about a pill recipe. So they kept us alive. At first, Elder Yunnie refused to yield, not giving up a single word. But every time they asked, they would kill one Danqian Palace disciple. After killing more than a dozen in succession, they dragged
Gouyu glanced at Jiang Chen, hesitating whether to continue.
Jiang Chen waved his hand. "Go on."
"If Elder Yunnie refused to talk, Mu Gaoqi would be killed. So Elder Yunnie revealed the pill recipe. Young Master, if not for that recipe, we might have been killed outright long ago. Those people were utterly ruthless—they had no intention of leaving anyone alive. After getting the recipe, they originally planned to execute us on the spot. But then someone suggested that there happened to be a group of slave traders passing through recently, and they could sell us off for quite a few spirit stones..."
From start to finish, Gouyu had no idea who had destroyed Danqian Palace, nor who had captured them. She had even less idea where they had been sold.
After listening, Jiang Chen had a general picture of what had happened. His heart actually felt somewhat lighter. The fact that the Myriad Longevity Pill recipe had fallen into the hands of the Imperishable Heavenly Capital had been a lingering thorn in his side.
Although he didn't believe Elder Yunnie was the kind of person who feared death, the leak of the Myriad Longevity Pill recipe had ultimately come from him.
Now that he knew Elder Yunnie had done it to save Mu Gaoqi—that it had been a desperate, last-resort decision—the knot in his heart dissolved in an instant.
Xue Tong asked, "Young Master, what enemy did Danqian Palace provoke? Was it the Nine Yang Heavenly Sect?"
"The Nine Yang Heavenly Sect played a part, but the main culprits were the Imperishable Heavenly Capital and the Chiding Central Domain. The Imperishable Heavenly Capital masterminded it, and the Chiding Central Domain carried out the killings. It wasn't just Danqian Palace—nearly every sect in the entire Myriad Phenomena Borderland, large and small, was destroyed."
"What?" Gouyu and the others were shocked, especially Gouyu. "Then... what about the Sixteen Kingdoms Alliance?"
The Sixteen Kingdoms Alliance was a minor place, but it was their homeland.
"There's been no news about the Sixteen Kingdoms Alliance. But I had already warned the Treasure Tree Sect beforehand—they should have made preparations. As for those mundane kingdoms, those forces wouldn't even spare them a glance. No matter how bored they were, they wouldn't bother destroying a tiny mundane kingdom." Jiang Chen analyzed.
He knew Gouyu was worried about the Eastern Kingdom—after all, that was her homeland, and her family was there.
To a first-rate sect, those small mundane kingdoms were like ants beneath an elephant's feet—barely visible, let alone worth destroying.
If a first-rate sect stooped so low as to not even spare a tiny mundane kingdom, it would truly bring the wrath of heaven and outrage among the people.
The cultivation world had its own rules. For a colossus to bully tiny ants—that not only violated the rules, but even the Heavenly Dao would find it hard to tolerate.
"Young Master, how did you find your way here?"
That story was a long one.
Jiang Chen smiled casually. "It's a winding tale. I'll tell you about it gradually."
It was Huang'er who spoke up with a gentle smile. "Your Young Master is simply too modest to boast of his own merits. Let me tell everyone about it."
Huang'er was not one for idle chatter, but she had witnessed Jiang Chen's sacrifices and the dangers he had braved along the way. She felt it deeply, and she wanted to share.
Starting from the Myriad Phenomena Grand Assembly, she recounted each event one by one, as though counting precious treasures. The listeners were left slack-jawed, deeply moved.
Their Young Master had traveled tens of thousands of miles, braving countless hardships and dangers, journeying millions of miles to the Upper Eight Domains—all to rescue them. How could they not be moved by such devotion?
If their Young Master hadn't been so capable, or if he had arrived any later, they would have been sold off as slaves—and even with heaven-defying abilities, he would never have been able to find them.