At this moment, the Heavenly Dao was truly in a panic!
Something had happened to Ye Xuan!
Previously, when Ye Xuan returned to the Guanxuan Universe, the Heavenly Dao knew about it. Since Qingqiu was there, he felt at ease and did not follow.
However, he never expected that Ye Xuan would encounter trouble on his way back!
Who had attacked Ye Xuan?
The Alien Ghost Clan!
The Heavenly Dao stood up abruptly and vanished from the spot!
Soon, the Heavenly Dao arrived at the Alien Ghost Clan’s territory!
As soon as he arrived, Yi Tian appeared before him.
Before Yi Tian could speak, the Heavenly Dao roared, “Did you lot touch Young Master Ye?!”
Yi Tian’s face remained expressionless. “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
The Heavenly Dao glared at Yi Tian. “Cut the nonsense! Release Young Master Ye!”
Yi Tian shook his head. “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
The Heavenly Dao suddenly vanished from the spot!
Boom!
In an instant, a terrifying pressure surged towards Yi Tian!
Seeing this, Yi Tian’s eyes narrowed slightly. He raised his right hand and slammed it downward.
Boom!
With a resounding blast, the Heavenly Dao was sent flying back tens of thousands of feet!
After stopping, the Heavenly Dao’s eyes were filled with shock. “You… you’ve reached the Present Dao!”
The Present Dao!
This meant severing all karmic ties of this life!
Yi Tian’s face remained expressionless. “Heavenly Dao, do you really think you’re someone important? Let me tell you, if it weren’t for our fear of the Master of the Great Dao Pen, you’d have died ten thousand times over!”
As if struck by a realisation, the Heavenly Dao’s expression changed drastically. “You’ve teamed up with the Defiant Dao!”
Yi Tian sneered and turned to leave.
The Heavenly Dao, left standing there, looked extremely grim!
The Defiant Dao!
This was a special, mysterious organisation composed of supremely powerful individuals with a single goal: to oppose the Master of the Great Dao Pen!
Notably, the ancient powerhouses of the Divine Desolate Forbidden Land were also part of the Defiant Dao!
However, those were merely its outer members!
The Defiant Dao!
Thinking of this, the Heavenly Dao’s expression grew even darker!
After a moment, the Heavenly Dao looked up at the sky and whispered, “Master… what should I do?”
No response came!
After a brief silence, the Heavenly Dao said, “I don’t understand. You oppose the Master… why provoke Young Master Ye?”
Moments later, the Heavenly Dao turned and left!
He needed to find a solution!
He wasn’t worried about Ye Xuan’s safety; he was worried about his own!
If Ye Xuan was captured and this provoked that woman in the plain skirt again, he might be done for!
…
Elsewhere, in a certain starry sky, a woman in white stopped Wubian Zhu and two others!
Seeing the woman in white, Wubian Zhu said calmly, “Southern Emperor, is something up?”
The Southern Emperor!
The woman in white smiled faintly. “Wubian, it’s been a while!”
Wubian Zhu shook his head. “Get to the point!”
The woman in white blinked. “Wubian, don’t be like that. We were once friends, after all!”
Wubian Zhu sighed softly. “Did you lot target the Backer King?”
The Backer King!
The Southern Emperor’s eyes narrowed. “You know!”
Wubian Zhu shook his head. “Just a guess!”
The Southern Emperor smiled. “Wubian, we sincerely invite you to join us again. If you’re willing, aside from the position of Dao Master, any role in the Defiant Dao is yours to choose!”
After a moment of silence, Wubian Zhu said, “Southern Emperor, for the sake of our past friendship, let me remind you. Provoking the Master of the Great Dao Pen is one thing. Honestly, the Master can be petty at times, but he can also be magnanimous. You can stir things up, make some noise, and he might not care. But absolutely do not provoke that young man named Ye Xuan. He’s a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest touch!”
The Southern Emperor looked at Wubian. “He’s the one you tried to kill back then, right?”
Wubian remained silent.
The Southern Emperor continued, “You once said that killing one person would end everything in this world! I know you also resent the actions of the Master of the Great Dao Pen, don’t you?”
Wubian remained silent.
The Southern Emperor went on, “I investigated. You almost succeeded back then! But you were stopped by a woman in a plain skirt!”
The woman in the plain skirt!
At this name, Wubian’s eyelids twitched involuntarily.
The Southern Emperor smiled. “Wubian, one person’s strength is limited. Join us. If we work together, we can achieve great things!”
Wubian glanced at the Southern Emperor. “Do you know what killing him would mean?”
The Southern Emperor said, “It would mean ending all causes and all effects!”
Wubian’s eyes narrowed. “Shen Mu has awakened?”
The Southern Emperor nodded. “He woke not long ago!”
Wubian shook his head. “Shen Mu…”
He sighed softly. “I know I can’t persuade you! Do what you want! But I don’t want to get involved in these matters. Farewell!”
With that, he turned to leave!
The Southern Emperor suddenly said, “Wubian, what are you so afraid of?”
Wubian stopped, then said, “It’s not about fear. I’m just tired! Also, every choice I make now has to be cautious, because one misstep, and I’ll fall into a pit!”
He turned to look at the Southern Emperor. “Southern Emperor, one last piece of advice: don’t provoke the Backer King! This guy no longer plays by the rules… The consequences of provoking him are a hundred times worse than provoking the Master of the Great Dao Pen!”
With that, he turned and left.
Seng Wu and Shen Ming hurriedly followed!
The Southern Emperor watched Wubian Zhu leave in the distance, remaining silent.
At this moment, a middle-aged man appeared beside the Southern Emperor. Looking at the departing Wubian Zhu, he chuckled softly, “Southern Emperor, is this the legendary Chosen One, Wubian Zhu?”
The Southern Emperor nodded.
The middle-aged man smiled, then said, “He seems quite scared!”
The Southern Emperor said softly, “Feeling a bit disdainful of him?”
The middle-aged man said calmly, “A little!”
The Southern Emperor glanced at the man, then smiled. “Gu Que, do you know how Shen Mu once described Wubian?”
Gu Que shook his head.
The Southern Emperor smiled. “The number one person under the Master of the Great Dao Pen!”
Gu Que’s eyes narrowed. “I don’t accept that!”
The Southern Emperor laughed. “Don’t be unconvinced! Back then, both the Dao Master and Shen Mu tried to recruit him, but he didn’t even bother to join us. He wanted to go solo!”
She paused, then added, “You might not know, but he once confronted the Master of the Great Dao Pen head-on! Though he was defeated, do you dare? Would you dare to directly challenge the Master?”
Gu Que frowned. “He went to the Milky Way to confront the Master?”
The Southern Emperor nodded. “Yes!”
Gu Que said gravely, “He really fought the Master?”
The Southern Emperor laughed. “I’ll tell you, don’t look at how low-key he is now. Back then, he was incredibly defiant. He didn’t even care about Shen Mu or the Dao Master!”
She shook her head slightly. “What a pity! I still find the old him more captivating. Now, he’s like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, rather dull!”
With that, she turned and left!
Gu Que glanced into the distance, then turned and left.
Elsewhere, Seng Wu asked, “Wubian, are they from the Defiant Dao?”
Wubian Zhu nodded. “Yes!”
Seng Wu was curious. “What kind of force is the Defiant Dao?”
Wubian Zhu said calmly, “A force that opposes the Master of the Great Dao Pen!”
Opposing the Master of the Great Dao Pen!
Seng Wu frowned. “Why do so many want to oppose the Master?”
Wubian Zhu glanced at Seng Wu, then said, “Many do it for freedom, but even more want to slay the dragon and then become the dragon!”
Seng Wu was stunned.
Wubian Zhu sighed softly. “That trickster Shen Mu will get them into deep trouble! This guy is a master of divination, knowing half the secrets of the heavens. He deduced that killing the Backer King would sever all causes and effects, meaning his divination skills have reached a terrifying level! Unfortunately, he hasn’t fully mastered it! Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare provoke the Backer King, no matter what!”
He shook his head. “The most dangerous are those who don’t understand!”
Seng Wu said gravely, “Why didn’t you try to persuade them?”
Wubian Zhu said calmly, “Didn’t you see I already tried? Did they listen?”
Seng Wu: “…”
Wubian continued, “They won’t listen. In their world, the Master of the Great Dao Pen is the strongest. They only fear him. As for the woman in the plain skirt, their limited strength means they can’t even sense her karmic ties!”
He sighed softly again.
Seng Wu said gravely, “Wubian, what’s your plan now?”
Wubian Zhu glanced around. “Run!”
Seng Wu and Shen Ming were stunned!
Wubian Zhu said calmly, “If I stay here, I might end up buried with them one day! So, I’d better run! But before I go, I’ll take you to meet someone!”
Seng Wu was curious. “Who?”
Wubian Zhu smiled. “Someone quite impressive!”
With that, he vanished into the distance.
Shen Ming suddenly said, “Monk, do you think Wubian will have a good ending?”
Seng Wu pressed his palms together. “Why ask that?”
Shen Ming said with concern, “The Master of the Great Dao Pen is already arranging things for him…”
Seng Wu smiled. “Wubian will definitely have a good ending!”
Shen Ming turned to Seng Wu. “Why?”
Seng Wu looked at the vanishing Wubian Zhu in the distance and said softly, “Because the Master couldn’t give him a good ending before. If he didn’t intend to give Wubian a good ending, would he let him reappear? To toy with him? So, this time, Wubian will surely have a good ending!”
He glanced at Shen Ming. “Look at those in the Divine Desolate Forbidden Land. What was the fate of those who opposed the Master? But Wubian? He nearly dragged the Master down with him, yet did the Master punish him?”
Shen Ming was silent.
Seng Wu said softly, “Wubian keeps talking about the Backer King… Actually, as the Chosen One, he has a backer too, and that’s the Master of the Great Dao Pen… You can see it from one thing: those who target the Backer King either die or lose their whole family. Look at Wubian—he’s still alive and well…”
At this, he shook his head. “It seems we two don’t have a backer!”
Hearing this, both their expressions froze!
Suddenly, they felt a pang in their hearts.
…
