Shen Fengqing nodded and looked at the two elders beside him, his face full of respect. He cupped his fists and bowed, "Greetings, elders."
The two elders wore black robes and hoods, their deep eyes seeming to pierce through everything in the world.
The elder on the left spoke slowly, "The plan has been declared a failure?"
Although unwilling, Shen Fengqing could only nod, "Yes, that's right."
The elder on the right smiled faintly and comforted him, "The road is long, and a temporary failure is nothing. Knowing when to advance and when to retreat, that is very good."
Seeing this, the elder on the left inquired, "Then is the assessment passed?"
The elder on the right nodded and smiled, "Passed!"
In fact, when Shen Tianming decided to face death, his greatest trump card was not Shen Fengqing, but the two super Black List experts before him.
These two were his true trump cards!
To test if Shen Fengqing was qualified to inherit the Divine Ming Cult, Shen Tianming had instructed the two elders.
If Shen Fengqing was incapable of completing the great plan, anyone could replace him.
As long as the ultimate dream could be realized, he didn't care who ruled the Divine Ming Cult.
Shen Fengqing's plan to sneak attack the Yan Shu Sect this time was his assignment for the two elders.
Due to Yu Daohen, the plan had to be terminated.
It was clear that this assignment had failed.
However, the two elders had different opinions.
Shen Fengqing was somewhat surprised; he thought he had lost his qualification to inherit the Divine Ming Cult.
Huang Yueji, standing beside him, cupped her fists and bowed, congratulating him, "Congratulations, my lord, on passing the assessment."
Shen Fengqing shook his head, his face full of disappointment, "Losing is losing. Making excuses is the behavior of the weak."
The elder on the left shook his head and offered a different explanation, "No, you did very well this time. In a situation where victory was impossible, retreating was actually winning!"
Hearing the elder on the left say this, Shen Fengqing felt much more comforted.
But defeat was still defeat, and no amount of explanation could change that.
The elder on the left said with interest, "I heard you say that young man named Yu Daohen is very strong, far surpassing you in strength?"
Shen Fengqing nodded affirmatively, "That's right. In terms of both character and strength, I admit I am slightly inferior to him."
Hearing Shen Fengqing's high evaluation of that young man named Yu Daohen.
The elder on the left became even more curious, "If there's a chance, I'd like to personally spar with him."
"Wait."
The elder on the left suddenly thought of something and looked at the elder on the right, asking, "Yu? Could it be the ancient Yu family?"
The elder on the right frowned, unsure, "The ancient Yu family has always been reclusive. It's hard to say, but five hundred years ago, the ancient Yu family suffered a great catastrophe, and few survived."
"The ancient Yu family?"
Shen Fengqing's expression changed slightly.
He had heard his father mention the ancient Yu family.
Five hundred years ago, the Divine Ming Cult had initiated a catastrophe that shook the martial world.
But that catastrophe was quickly ended by the three major sects and the various martial sects led by the ancient Yu family.
The Divine Ming Cult suffered heavy losses and was almost annihilated.
Shen Tianming narrowly escaped, leading his remaining subordinates out of the sight of the entire martial world, fleeing to a place they could not be found.
Although the Divine Ming Cult lost this battle, the ancient Yu family also suffered heavy losses, with fewer than seven people remaining.
"Since the plan failed, we should leave too." The elder on the left said and prepared to leave.
Just then, the elder on the right looked in a certain direction and said sternly, "Someone is here."
As soon as he said this, the three of them looked in the direction the elder on the right was looking.
In the bushes, Yu Daohen's expression changed drastically when he realized he had been discovered. He couldn't help but curse.
"Damn it, there are really three Black List experts!"
As soon as Yu Daohen finished speaking, he turned and ran.
He was certain that the two black-robed figures in the distance were Black List experts, possibly even ranked in the top five.
So, that guy Shen Fengqing wasn't lying to him!
The two black-robed figures, plus Huang Yueji and Shen Fengqing, made it not three, but four!
The situation was not good for him now. Four Black List experts, let alone fighting, escaping might be a problem.
Shen Fengqing immediately reacted and said, "It's him, Yu Daohen!"
Hearing that it was Yu Daohen, the elder on the left's face lit up with excitement, and he took the lead in pursuing, "This kid really has guts. He dares to approach with four Black List experts here."
Yu Daohen saw someone chasing him from behind and dared not engage, instead running for his life.
Huang Yueji and Shen Fengqing intended to chase after him, but the elder on the right stopped them with a raised hand, "If Elder Left can't capture him, it will be useless for you to pursue."
Looking at Yu Daohen, who was running quite fast ahead, the elder on the left narrowed his eyes, condensed energy in his fingers, and slashed out.
The blue gas from his fingertips quickly transformed into sword energy and slashed forward.
Yu Daohen felt a terrifying energy, stopped running, and as he turned, his fingers brushed against the Kanglong Jian, igniting fierce flames, and then he swung the Jian out.
The two sword energies collided, neither gaining the upper hand, but the terrifying energy wave kicked up dust and fallen leaves from the ground.
"This is!"
The elder on the left was shocked.
This move was unmistakable; it was his ultimate skill, Finger Slash!
Although the sword energy was different, the essence was the same.
Finger Slash was his own creation, something even that fellow Elder Right didn't know.
How did this kid know it?
Wait!
The elder on the left suddenly thought of something. He had taught this Finger Slash to one person, Xu Feng!
What was this kid's relationship with Xu Feng?
Yu Daohen frowned.
The move of the person just now was very similar to his own Fire Li Slash.
While he was wondering, the elder on the left had already arrived, drawing his long sword and stabbing forward.
"So fast!"
Yu Daohen's face showed horror, but his movements were not slow. He swung the Kanglong Jian to parry the incoming sword and then condensed the Tian Qian Palm with his other hand to counterattack.
Seeing this, the elder on the left immediately retreated, but the massive golden palm print had already followed.
"Tian Qian Palm!" The elder on the left exclaimed in shock.
He wouldn't be mistaken; this was the Tian Qian Palm, evolved from the Buddhist Great Vajra Palm.
This Tian Qian Palm was the metal technique among the Five Elements techniques, and the move just now was a fire technique, Fire Li Slash!
Seeing the approaching golden palm print, the elder on the left shattered it with a sword strike.
Yu Daohen wanted to use this opportunity to escape, but after sensing that Shen Fengqing and the others were not pursuing him, he hesitated.
Judging from how easily this person shattered his palm print just now, his strength was definitely at the Black List top five level, even approaching that of his grandfather and the three seniors.
He really wanted to challenge an opponent of this caliber!
He also wanted to know how much chance he had against such an opponent.
Although he knew that Shen Fengqing and the others might pursue him at any moment, he decided to fight this person.
Seeing that Yu Daohen was not leaving, the elder on the left instantly understood his intention and smiled, "Kid, do you want to test my skills?"
"I really don't want to miss the opportunity to have an opponent of this caliber as a sparring partner."
Yu Daohen grinned, his face devoid of fear.