Cultivation Online

”Fine, I’ll tell you the location,” Patriarch Ren said. ”But I’ll need you to swear on your soul that you will not harm my daughter afterward.”

Tian Yang sneered, ”I refuse. Do you think I am stupid or something? How will I know that you won’t try to screw me over with a fake location? Don’t worry, I can guarantee your daughter’s safety—given that you provide me what I need without messing around.”

Patriarch Ren’s eyebrows twitched slightly. Sure enough, he had planned on giving Tian Yang a fake location while ensuring that his daughter would not be harmed. Unfortunately, Tian Yang didn’t take the bite.

With no other option, he gave Tian Yang the location of the Immortal Confinement Dungeon.

”The Immortal Confinement Dungeon is located at the 103,444th peak in the Endless Highlands.”

The Endless Highlands was a vast mountain range stretching over a hundred thousand miles, its landscape dominated by millions of towering peaks.

The Endless Highlands is also home to countless powerful magical beasts with hidden mysteries and untold treasures buried within its depths, drawing adventurers and cultivators eager for fortune and glory. Yet, despite thousands of years of exploration, only a small fraction of its vast expanse has ever been uncovered, leaving much of its secrets still shrouded in the unknown.

”The Endless Highlands, huh? Alright.”

”Now release my daughter!” Patriarch Ren demanded.

Tian Yang laughed out loud, ”You really think I am stupid, don’t you? Sorry, but your daughter is coming to the Immortal Confinement Dungeon with me. Once I recuse Kulas safely, I’ll hand her over to you.”

”You bastard! Are you walking back on your own words?!” Patriarch Ren exploded with anger.

”Huh? My words? I definitely don’t recall saying I’d release your daughter the moment you tell me the location.”

Ren Xia suddenly turned to Tian Yang and cursed at him, ”You hateful son of—”

Pa!

Tian Yang interrupted Ren Xia with a powerful slap to her face, shocking her parents.

”Who gave you the permission to talk, you bitch!”

”You bastard! I’ll fucking kill you!” Patriarch Ren roared as immense killing intent exploded from his body. He raised his hand to strike.

”Go ahead. Your daughter will follow soon after.” Tian Yang proudly lifted his chest high, provoking Patriarch Ren.

”...”

Patriarch Ren gritted his teeth, trying to control his emotions.

”I thought so. Anyway, if you have nothing to say, I’d like to leave now. The longer you make this, the longer your daughter will be with me, after all.”

”Get out of here before I can no longer control myself!”

Tian Yang turned to look at Ren Xia and said, ”Let’s go.”

”Mother… father…” Ren Xia looked at her parents with a reluctant expression, but Tian Yang grabbed her by the waist and flew away, treating her like luggage.

”Damn it all!” Patriarch Ren stomped the ground so hard he shook the entire building.

”What should we do about the Immortal Spirit Clan? They’ll be here tomorrow!” Matriarch Ren asked.

”We can only delay it until Ren Xia returns. The other Immortal Clans must not know we’ve revealed the Immortal Confinement Dungeon’s location to Tian Yang at all costs!”

Patriarch Ren promptly reached out to the Immortal Spirit Clan. Upon hearing that the meeting had been delayed, they immediately grew suspicious, wondering if the engagement was in jeopardy. However, Patriarch Ren swiftly reassured them, claiming there was no issue because Ren Xia had simply entered enlightenment and could not be disturbed. It was a convenient excuse, one that few would question.

A few days later, Tian Yang and Ren Xia arrived at the Endless Highlands, but they didn’t immediately head to the Immortal Confinement Dungeon.

”Looks like your plan went smoothly,” Tian Yang said to Ren Xia.

Ren Xia rubbed her cheeks—the area that Tian Yang had struck and complained, ”I know I told you to hit me, but you didn’t hold back at all.”

Tian Yang shrugged and said, ”If I held back, it wouldn’t have been as convincing. Besides, you even took poison in case they questioned it—but they didn’t even care.”

To ensure the deception was flawless, Ren Xia had willingly consumed real poison, one that required an antidote every hour to keep her alive. It was a drastic measure, but it only proved how resolute she was in her decision to sever ties with her family.

”Relax, I’m just joking. That said, I have never been hit like that before, so it was a first for me. You better take responsibility,” Ren Xia said.

Tian Yang sighed, ”Keep the jokes for after we’ve recused Kulas. The plan is still in progress, so let’s not jinx it by celebrating too early.”

Shortly after, they stepped into the Endless Highlands, where an ocean of towering mountains extended endlessly toward the horizon.

Due to the high frequency of explorers, the mountains within the Endless Highlands had been systematically marked and numbered. The first 10,000 mountains each had individual markers, ensuring easier navigation. However, beyond that point, only every hundredth mountain was marked.

Upon reaching the 25,000th mountain, markers appeared only every thousand mountains, making navigation increasingly difficult. Beyond the 69,000th mountain, no markers existed at all, forcing Tian Yang to personally count each mountain they passed.

After a few more hours, Tian Yang finally reached 103,000—at least somewhere around that number.

”Do you think the Nine Immortal Clans marked the Immortal Confinement Dungeon?” Tian Yang asked.

”Most likely, but it won’t be anything obvious.”

After flying around for a bit, Tian Yang suddenly sensed a lone presence nearby. When he examined the presence with divine sense, he found an individual seated outside a cave entrance, appearing to be cultivating.

While it was common to see cultivators meditating alone in quiet places like the Endless Highlands, Tian Yang didn’t believe this was a mere coincidence.

”Fifth-level Divine Ancestor, huh? He must be the guard of the prison,” Tian Yang said.

Ren Xia confirmed, ”I recognize him. He’s someone from the Immortal Might Clan.”