Chapter 1523: Chapter 1621: Visit of the Long Family

Before the great battle in the Extreme North Icefield, several masked individuals sent by Dugu Nian gradually returned to the Sky Swallowing Palace.

Besides the Man with the Wolf Head Mask who was still negotiating with the Thousand Gold Pavilion Master in Tang Country, the others had all returned.

Among them, the task of the Man with the White Crane Mask was the most arduous, going to remove Hidden Kill Hall’s secret stakes in the Nine Countries one by one.

This mission was truly not simple. The number of Hidden Kill Hall’s secret stakes was immense, assigning him alone to the task was practically asking for his life.

Over this period, the Man with the White Crane Mask had uprooted over a hundred of Hidden Kill Hall’s secret stakes and strongholds and had exterminated countless Assassins from Hidden Kill Hall.

However, the Man with the White Crane Mask also came close to being intercepted by several powerhouses from Hidden Kill Hall. If not for Dugu Nian sending the Dragon Mask Man to aid, it’s feared that the Man with the White Crane Mask would have been dealt with by the powerhouses of Hidden Kill Hall.

Inside the Sky Swallowing Palace, Fang Lin saw these masked individuals and was very curious about their identities.

When these masked individuals removed their masks, Fang Lin showed a look of surprise and turned his head towards Dugu Nian.

“So many experts? How did you manage to bring them all together?” Fang Lin asked.

Dugu Nian smiled slightly: “Naturally, I could not have done it without the help of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.”

The expressions of the few who took off their masks varied, especially since several of them were people Fang Lin knew.

“Tsk tsk tsk, to think that even Juechen you have joined the Sky Swallowing Palace,” Fang Lin said to Juechen, who was carrying a cloth-wrapped saber, his tone carrying a hint of peculiarity.

Juechen’s expression was equally peculiar, even carrying a bit of unease. He and Fang Lin were both inheritors of the Supreme Saint Hall; such a meeting was inevitably a bit odd.

“Old Sword Head, long time no see,” Fang Lin then looked towards the Man with the White Crane Mask, who was actually the last Sword Head of the Nine Countries, Nangong Shoujian, who had spent hundreds of years in Purple Mist Sect’s Sinking Sword Lake and only emerged to help out when Qian Country faced calamity, fighting against the experts from the three sect.

Nangong Shoujian laughed cheerfully: “Indeed, it’s been a long time since we last met.”

Fang Lin, looking at Nangong Shoujian, thought of the Purple Mist Sect and asked, “I wonder how all the people from Purple Mist Sect are doing now? It was Senior Nangong who led the Purple Mist Sect out of Qian Country back then, wasn’t it?”

Just as Nangong Shoujian was about to speak, the petite masked individual wearing the Cat Mask also removed her mask.

“Fang Lin,” Han Xiaoxing called out to Fang Lin after taking off her mask.

Seeing that it was actually Han Xiaoxing, Fang Lin immediately showed a delighted expression.

“Miss Han Xiaoxing? You’re here too?” Fang Lin was very surprised; he truly did not expect Han Xiaoxing to be one of the masked individuals of the Sky Swallowing Palace.

“You can rest assured, everyone from Purple Mist Sect is safe and well,” Han Xiaoxing said.

Fang Lin nodded upon hearing this. Since both Han Xiaoxing and Old Sword Head Nangong Shoujian were here, it meant that the Purple Mist Sect must have escaped a disaster back then, and Fang Lin felt much more at ease.

Fang Lin sized up Han Xiaoxing, who was also looking at him, her eyes clear.

“So many years have passed, and you have already entered the Spirit Source realm,” Fang Lin remarked.

Fang Lin could see that Han Xiaoxing was currently in the Spirit Source realm. Considering Han Xiaoxing’s age, having such a cultivation was indeed somewhat frightening.

Han Xiaoxing revealed a shallow smile: “My sister misses you a lot.”

Upon hearing this, Fang Lin suddenly felt as if there were a murderous gaze casting over from the side.

“I also miss everyone from Purple Mist Sect,” Fang Lin said with a smile.

Han Xiaoxing seemed to realize her words were becoming a bit too ambiguous and quickly corrected herself: “My father and sister, they all miss you.”

“Where are they now?” Fang Lin asked.

Immediately, Han Xiaoxing informed Fang Lin of the current location of the Purple Mist Sect members, not far from the Extreme North Icefield.

“Fang Lin, do you still remember me?” At this moment, a youth with white hair, Zhong Wuwei, approached.

“How could I forget Brother Zhong? Inside The Forest of Mist, we shared adversities together,” Fang Lin said.

Zhong Wuwei, the man with the Golden Ape Mask, was once celebrated as a Talent of the Pill Alliance. Yet now he had single-handedly orchestrated the pill crisis in Qing Nation, pushing both the Qing Nation and the Pill Alliance to the brink of a cliff.

“It’s been many years since we met, Brother Fang seems even more distinguished than before,” Zhong Wuwei said with a fist salute.

Fang Lin shook his head: “What’s more distinguished? I nearly lost my life.”

Looking at the few people present, Fang Lin couldn’t help but feel somewhat emotional; Dugu Nian still had quite a few tricks up her sleeve, to be able to have these people heed her commands so well.

Of course, this also involved the assistance of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Without the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, it would have been unlikely for Dugu Nian to control these people.

The current Sky Swallowing Palace can be described as strong and powerful, having gathered many capable masters, and could definitely be called a regional overlord.

Apart from the mysterious and unpredictable Hidden Kill Hall, no other faction could possibly confront the Sky Swallowing Palace on their own.

The crowd left the Sky Swallowing Palace, leaving only Fang Lin and Dugu Nian staying behind.

“What does Sky Swallowing Palace plan to do next?” Fang Lin looked at Dugu Nian and asked.

Dugu Nian smiled faintly and pointed towards the sky outside the palace.

“Of course, it is to seize this world,” Dugu Nian said lightly, as if contending for the world were a common and trivial matter to her.

“Do you really aspire to be the queen above ten thousand people?” Fang Lin teased.

Dugu Nian replied, “Why not? Everyone wants to be the emperor, I want to try being a queen myself.”

Fang Lin looked helpless: “The Nine Countries have just experienced a great war, is it appropriate to start another upheaval now?”

Dugu Nian glanced at Fang Lin, “If I don’t seize the Nine Countries and keep all those powers under my feet, I fear that soon someone will come to surround and annihilate my Sky Swallowing Palace. Would you like to see that happen again?”

Fang Lin was silent, sighing, and came to understand Dugu Nian’s plight.

“If you wish to do it, then I will help you,” Fang Lin said.

Dugu Nian smiled radiantly: “For now, it’s not yet about contending for the world. It’s just to keep everyone busy, not so idle–after all, the Sky Swallowing Palace has risen too quickly and needs time to accumulate.”

Fang Lin nodded, he hadn’t realized before but Dugu Nian was quite capable, at least when it came to commanding authority, she was much stronger than himself.

“By the way, have you been back to the Dugu Family these years?” Fang Lin suddenly asked.

Dugu Nian was taken aback, then shook her head.

Fang Lin frowned: “This won’t do, you’re not busy at the moment, come with me to the Dugu Family tomorrow.”

Dugu Nian thought for a moment, then nodded without saying much.

Originally, Fang Lin thought he would visit the Dugu Family in Xuan Country with Dugu Nian. After all, it’s been a long time since Dugu Nian left the Dugu Family; she hadn’t returned in seven years.

But things always seem coincidental, as the current Family Head of the Long Family, Dragon Haotian, actually came to visit. As a result, Fang Lin and Dugu Nian had to meet with Dragon Haotian first before heading to the Dugu Family.

ps: Here comes the second update, continuing to write.