"Chen Wentian, we meet again. Are you surprised?" Yang Gehu asked.
Instead of hiding, his figure transformed into the noble, arrogant young master of a superpower. The Yang Clan of Great Waves was one of the overlords of the continent and he carried himself like he owned everything. It was the kind of aura that Chen Wentian hated the most in the world.
Chen Wentian frowned, "Why are you here? You were banished from the Virtuous Order for a hundred years. Did you forget already? I wonder what the Order will think when they find out that you have interfered with their business."
Yang Gehu laughed, "A pointless punishment. The Seven Potentates of Jiannan own the Virtuous Order in this continent. I can still get sacred daughters from my abbotess aunt, even if I am banished."
At this, he released his full aura which had reached the seventh stage of spiritual strengthening in the Spirit Lord Realm. It was much stronger than his aura during their noble acolyte duel almost a year ago. Did he achieve this through proper cultivation or did he do it through sacred daughters?
"Haha, see? I am now only a step away from the Spirit King Realm. Just me alone will be enough to take care of you. But, in case you are still not convinced…" He waved to the two people behind him who revealed their Spirit Lord Realm auras, "This is Red River and Snake River, two attendants from my Yang Clan."
He then gestured to the final person, this time with much more respect, "This is Senior Du, Immortal Crypt Flame Du Minghuo. He is quite interested in you. I hope you can enjoy the experience of having your Dao of fire ripped out of your body piece by piece. If you are still alive after that, I might consider letting you watch while I take your beloved sacred daughter."
Yang Gehu smiled cruelly, "Chen Wentian, how is it? This is my revenge. Are you satisfied?"
Chen Wentian frowned. He didn't care too much about the noisy taunts. He was never one to waste too much time talking or arguing with other people. However, this old fart named Du Minghuo gave him a strange feeling and sense of uncertainty. He couldn't see through this strange person.
Chen Wentian waved his hand at Yang Gehu dismissively, "Hold on, let me check something."
"Wait! You…"
Ignoring Yang Gehu, Chen Wentian flew back to the city lord's castle. Since they had yet to start attacking, they were obviously waiting for something. So, there was still time.
He returned to the castle and landed in front of Xuan Xina, "Prioress, I'm sure you heard my conversation with these rogue immortals. I wonder what is the Virtuous Order's opinion on Yang Gehu's actions?"
"Yang Gehu?" Long Yifei whispered from the side, her brows furrowing in dismay.
Her matters had once again implicated her master. This time, her fellow sisters would suffer as well.
"It's alright," Lin Qingcheng said softly, patting Long Yifei's arm comfortingly, "Master will beat them all."
Meanwhile, Xuan Xina crossed her arms and replied to Chen Wentian, "Is it really Yang Gehu? Are you sure?"
"You can go up and check if you want. But why would I lie about such a thing? And one more thing, do you know of a person named Immortal Crypt Flame Du Minghuo?"
Xuan Xina's frosty aura became bone-chilling, "Du Minghuo? How can it be him? That's impossible…"
"What about him?" Chen Wentian asked.
She gave him a look that could freeze the sun, "Du Minghuo used to be a prince of the Sunken Empire of the East. His status was similar to Yang Gehu. However… he did terrible things to his sacred daughters. And when he was banished from the Virtuous Order, he continued his habits across the Sunken Empire. He truly lives up to his moniker as his most horrible crimes involved robbing graves and desecrating dead bodies. Later, he was discovered and was forced to flee. Even now, the southern region has a kill order on him."
She sucked in a cold breath, "If he is here, then…"
She suddenly moved, so quickly that Chen Wentian couldn't react. She retrieved a black egg-shaped object from her spatial bag and threw it toward Long Yifei. When the object hit Long Yifei's chest, it instantly activated. Spiritual energy surged, forming a spatial void. However, just as quickly as the void appeared, it suddenly shattered into a million fragments.
Chen Wentian's body surged with blue flames and he grabbed Xuan Xina's arm, preventing her from doing anything else.
"What are you trying to do?" He asked angrily.
He didn't care at all that his flames were burning her and rapidly spreading up her arm.
"Master, I'm fine. I'm still here." Long Yifei said quickly, "Please, master. What the prioress threw at me was the Ebony Elude. It wouldn't have harmed me, only sent me back to the Virtuous Order through a spatial tunnel."
"I know what it is!" Chen Wentian said, further twisting Xuan Xina's arm, "Why did you do that? Speak quickly!"
Xuan Xina gritted her teeth and glared at him, "It's too late. My task was to protect Long Yifei but it's too late. The fact that the Ebony Elude failed means that they have already set up an interference array outside. While you were busy being arrogant and sitting around doing nothing, they have closed the net completely. Now, nobody can escape!"
Chen Wentian returned her glare, "Regardless of the situation, it is not up to you to decide what is best for my disciples!"
He let out a long breath and threw her arm away, "Forget it, we're all stuck here together. Xina, this matter has already far exceeded the scope of the end-of-year examination. Yang Gehu and Du Minghuo… do you think they will let you go when they break the protective array? My only question now is, are you going help us fight or not."
Xuan Xina straightened her robes and replied icily, "Fine."
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