Cultivation Online

Chapter 1878  Taking Ren Xia as Hostage

”How did they return so fast?! How long has it been since Ren Xia was kidnapped?” Ren Xiaʼs father turned to look at the first messenger, who hesitated for a moment before responding, ”After the Young Lady was abducted, we sort of panicked and went to search for her. After about an hour, we finally realized we had forgotten to send someone home to notify you…”

”She was abducted an hour ago?! You incompetent bastards!” Ren Xiaʼs father roared.

Sometime later, Ren Xiaʼs parents went to the courtyard to meet Tian Yang and Ren Xia.

When Ren Xiaʼs parents laid eyes on Ren Xiaʼs disheveled state—her torn clothes, messy hair, and bloodied face—their expressions contorted with rage.

Her mother gasped, fury and horror flashing in her eyes, while her fatherʼs face turned a deep shade of red, his aura surging with uncontrollable wrath.

”You bastard!” Patriarch Ren roared, his killing intent filling the area like a tidal wave. ”I swear, if you so much as laid a finger on my daughter with your filthy hands—!”

Tian Yang looked at Ren Xiaʼs appearance and sneered, ”Donʼt worry, I didnʼt touch her—at least not in the way youʼre thinking. However, I had to rough her up before she would start listening to me. Anyway, itʼs a bit chilly out here. Why donʼt we go somewhere more private?”

”And whatʼs stopping me from killing you on the spot?” Patriarch Ren responded.

”F-Father! Just listen to him! He poisoned me! If you kill him, I am as good as dead!” Ren Xia suddenly shouted, tears flowing down her face.

Tian Yang smiled and said, ”You should listen to your daughter. If I donʼt feed her the antidote every hour, the poison will melt her body from the inside. For the record, she took the previous antidote half an hour ago.”

”You fiend!” Her mother shouted.

Although Patriarch Ren wanted to kill Tian Yang on the spot, he couldnʼt let Ren Xia die. Thus, he reluctantly led Tian Yang to a private room.

”What are your demands?” Patriarch Ren asked Tian Yang as they stood several meters away from each other.

”Straight to the point, huh? I like it.” Tian Yang smiled. ”Itʼs quite simple. In exchange for your daughterʼs life, I want the location of the Immortal Confinement Dungeon.”

”What?! The Immortal Confinement Dungeonʼs location?! How do you know about that?!” Patriarch Ren exclaimed with a surprised face.

”Does it matter how I got the information? The only thing that matters right now is whether youʼre willing to exchange its location for your daughterʼs life.”

”That information isnʼt something I can just give you! Itʼs not that simple!” Patriarch Ren growled.

”What do you mean itʼs not that simple? Itʼs just a prison for those who offended the Nine Immortal Clans, right? You make it sound like itʼs a treasure trove,” Tian Yang shook his head.

”What the hell do you know?!” Patriarch Ren clenched his fists and jaw in frustration.

Unbeknownst to Tian Yang at the moment, he had actually hit it right on the nail.

The Immortal Confinement Dungeon may function as a prison, but it also serves as a vault for the Nine Immortal Clans, where many treasures and techniques are stowed away. If it werenʼt for this, Patriarch Ren wouldnʼt have hesitated to give Tian Yang its location.

Seeing Patriarch Ren hesitate, Tian Yang looked at Ren Xia and sneered in disdain, ”I guess your parents care about a prison more than your life.”

”Wait!” Patriarch Ren suddenly shouted.

”Why do you want to find the Immortal Confinement Dungeon?” he continued. ”Depending on your reason, I may or may not be able to give you the information—even if you threaten me with my daughterʼs life.”

Tian Yang narrowed his eyes and said, ”So there really is something in there worth more than your own daughterʼs life?”

Patriarch Ren didnʼt answer, but his silence was enough.

Tian Yang was taken aback. He hadnʼt expected this. Neither had Ren Xia. But at this point, there was no turning back.

”Whatever. I donʼt care about that. Iʼm going there for Kulas, nothing more, nothing less,” Tian Yang revealed his reason for going to the Immortal Confinement Dungeon.

”Kulas?! Youʼre doing all of this for Kulas?!” Patriarch Ren instantly became bewildered. ”You… Youʼre really Tian Yang?” Matriarch Ren muttered in a daze, as theyʼd only assumed his identity until now.

”Thatʼs right. Now that you know my reason, are you going to tell me or not? If you refuse, Iʼll not only kill your daughter, but Iʼll make sure to kill as many people in the Immortal Sword Clan as I can,” Tian Yang threatened.

”Do you really think you have that power? Youʼre only a Divine Sovereign at best!” Patriarch Ren sneered. ”I can kill you faster than you can blink!”

Tian Yang showed a cold smile before responding, ”Have you forgotten that Iʼd spent over fifty years with Han Zexianʼs legacy? Although I wonʼt be able to kill you, you also wonʼt be able to kill me.”

Patriarch Renʼs expression darkened at the mention of Han Zexianʼs legacy. He suspected Tian Yang might be bluffing, but the mere possibility that he wasnʼt was enough to give him pause. Some risks were not worth taking.

ʼSince heʼs only after Kulas, I donʼt have to worry about him stealing the treasures. No… even if he wanted to, he wouldnʼt be able to open the vault.ʼ

Patriarch Ren had absolute confidence in the vaultʼs security. What truly worried him wasnʼt the risk of Tian Yang looting the treasures but the inevitable backlash from the other Immortal Clans. Revealing the location of the Immortal Confinement Dungeon would bring unfathomable consequences.

However, if Ren Xia were to die, the Immortal Sword Clan would be just as doomed.

ʼActually… I can just kill him before the others find out,ʼ Patriarch Ren suddenly realized. ʼThat way, no one will ever know I leaked the location, and I can save Ren Xia at the same time.ʼ

”Fine, Iʼll tell you the location,” he said a moment later.