Bi Xiao wasn’t angry. She gave a slight smile and said, “Tian Yan, mind your manners! You’re the leader of a clan, after all!”
Tian Yan shot Bi Xiao a cold look. “Remember, we’re not close. Got it?”
With that, she turned to Ye Xuan. “Anything else? If not, we’re about to fight!”
Ye Xuan asked, “Where’s the Burial Well?”
Tian Yan flicked her finger, and a beam of white light shot into Ye Xuan’s forehead.
Moments later, Ye Xuan turned and left.
At that moment, Tian Ji suddenly called out, “Young Master Ye, are you really going?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Yes!”
Tian Ji hesitated, then said, “Young Master Ye, that place is very dangerous!”
Before Ye Xuan could respond, Tian Yan cut in, “Dangerous? He’s the King of Connections! Once he goes, he might just overwhelm whatever bastards are down there with his backing!”
Everyone: “…”
Ye Xuan glanced at Tian Yan, then turned to Bi Xiao. “Miss Bi Xiao, if I die there, make sure to tell my sister it was Tian Yan who sent me!”
Bi Xiao was momentarily stunned, then nodded. “Alright!”
Tian Yan glared at Ye Xuan. “What’s wrong with you?”
Ye Xuan smiled, said nothing, and flew off on his sword.
Back at the scene, Tian Yan’s expression darkened.
Bi Xiao suddenly spoke up, “Clan Leader Tian Yan, are we still fighting?”
Tian Yan snapped, “You idiot woman, do you realize that if he dies there, that woman will wipe out the entire Zhouyuan Realm in an instant?”
Bi Xiao frowned. “Surely not?”
Tian Yan’s face was grim. “Not? If he dies there, that woman will absolutely strike with a single sword. With her strength, if she turns on the Zhouyuan Realm, everyone here will die! And you’re still giggling like a fool—I think you’re the dimwit!”
Bi Xiao said gravely, “You’re the one who told him to go!”
Tian Yan roared, “I didn’t know he’d actually go! Damn it, doesn’t this guy have any sense of danger? Doesn’t he know his own strength? I told him even I found it dangerous down there, and he still went… Bloody hell, are all people with backing this reckless?”
Bi Xiao: “…”
Tian Yan’s expression remained stormy.
If Ye Xuan really died there, that woman wouldn’t spare the Tianqi Clan—or the entire Zhouyuan Realm!
Not just Tian Yan—Bi Xiao’s face darkened too.
She hadn’t met the plain-skirt woman, but from Tian Yan’s demeanor, she knew Tian Yan wasn’t lying!
If Ye Xuan died there, that mysterious woman might truly destroy the Zhouyuan Realm!
Tian Ji suddenly said, “Let’s go check it out!”
*Go check it out!*
The expressions of both sides turned odd.
No more fighting?
Tian Yan’s face was ashen, her thoughts unclear.
She genuinely wanted Ye Xuan to die in that well, but if he did, that woman would never let the Tianqi Clan off!
With that in mind, Tian Yan said, “Let’s go!”
She vanished on the spot.
Tian Ji and the other Tianqi Clan experts quickly followed.
Nearby, an expert from Bi Xiao’s circle asked gravely, “What do we do now?”
Bi Xiao replied, “Go take a look!”
The old man hesitated, then asked, “Is that boy’s life really that important?”
Bi Xiao glanced at him. “Didn’t you see Tian Yan panic? If something can make that woman panic, do you think it’s trivial?”
With that, she disappeared.
The old man sighed softly. “What a mess. A life-and-death battle, stopped just like that!”
The other five-clan experts in the area were equally speechless.
—
Tianqi Clan Territory.
After Bi Xiao and the others drove out the Tianqi Clan years ago, they didn’t destroy the clan outright—not out of mercy, but because of the Burial Well!
Even the six clans back then had been deeply wary of this mysterious, terrifying place!
Now, the Tianqi Clan’s land lay in ruins—overgrown with weeds, desolate and bleak!
When Ye Xuan arrived, he scanned the surroundings. Though the place was abandoned, the collapsed structures still hinted at the Tianqi Clan’s former glory.
The invincible Tianqi Clan!
It had taken the combined forces of the entire Zhouyuan Realm to drive them out!
Ye Xuan surveyed the area, soon spotting something in the distance. He walked toward it and, before long, came upon a well in a plaza. The well wasn’t large, its rim surrounded by strange, blood-red runes etched into the ground. Four blood-red chains tightly bound the opening.
Ye Xuan glanced at the well and murmured, “There’s not another peerless powerhouse sealed down there, is there? A woman, maybe?”
Little Tower: “…”
Ye Xuan didn’t dwell on it and approached the well. The closer he got, the more a faint unease stirred in his chest!
Feeling this unease, Ye Xuan frowned.
This place wasn’t simple!
He asked inwardly, “Little Tower, do you sense any danger?”
Little Tower paused, then said, “Not yet!”
Ye Xuan’s face darkened. “I’m already feeling danger, and you haven’t?”
Little Tower considered it, then said, “Usually, by the time I sense danger, we’re both already done for!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Little Tower suggested, “Little Master, how about we come back another day with Sister Destiny? With her here, any secret realm or big shot is nothing!”
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “Is Qing’er interested in this sort of thing?”
Little Tower replied, “True, Sister Destiny wouldn’t care… Little Master, when are you going to become invincible? I’ve been with you so long, and you’re still a weakling. You’re not anxious, but I’m getting impatient! Put in some effort!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
As Little Tower was about to speak again, Ye Xuan cut in, “Little Tower, should I toss you down first to scout?”
Little Tower yelped, “Little Master, are you even human?”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “You’re the Destiny Tower—谁怕谁 (who’s afraid of whom)?”
Little Tower said gravely, “Little Master, though Sister Destiny remade me, she only upgraded my functions, not my strength! Next time you see her, can you ask her to make me badass?”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Aren’t you cultivating on your own?”
Little Tower paused, then said, “After following you, I’ve realized sometimes effort’s pointless. If you can lean on someone, lean!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Just then, the chains around the well trembled slightly.
Ye Xuan’s expression shifted. He looked at the well and said, “Is something down there waving at us?”
Little Tower hesitated, then said, “Shall we check?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Your call!”
With that, he walked toward the well.
Little Tower: “…”
Ye Xuan’s face grew serious. The closer he got, the stronger his unease became.
Just as he neared the well, he turned abruptly. A woman approached from a distance.
It was Tian Yan!
Ye Xuan frowned. “Miss Tian Yan, you…”
Tian Yan walked up to him. “Do you know what’s sealed in there?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Tian Yan said gravely, “Something terrifying is sealed inside. When I went down years ago, I nearly got killed right away—and that was just at the inner edge. If you go down, you’ll die for sure!”
Ye Xuan glanced at the well. “What’s in there exactly?”
Tian Yan shook her head. “I don’t know!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Isn’t your Tianqi Clan tasked with guarding this well?”
Tian Yan looked at him. “The Tianqi Clan is the oldest family in this world, but this well predates even us! Our ancestors left no records about it! I don’t know much more than you do!”
Ye Xuan fell silent, then walked to the well’s edge. Peering down, he saw only pitch blackness—nothing visible!
Tian Yan suddenly said, “If you’re set on going down, I’ve got a suggestion: bring your invincible sister. With her along, she could keep you alive!”
Qing’er!
Ye Xuan paused. Did he need to trek to the Milky Way to fetch Qing’er?
Just then, the well trembled. Moments later, the blood-red runes on the ground glowed with an eerie red light!
Ye Xuan frowned and looked at Tian Yan, whose brows were also knit.
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “What’s happening?”
Tian Yan glanced at him. “I don’t know!”
Before Ye Xuan could respond, a sword hum suddenly echoed from deep within the well!
A sword hum!
Hearing it, Ye Xuan’s face changed dramatically!
It was Sister Nian’s sword!
He lunged toward the well, but Tian Yan stopped him. She looked at him and said, “If you go down, you’ll die for sure.”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Sister Nian’s down there!”
Tian Yan replied, “She’s down there and still alive, which proves she can protect herself. If you go down with your current strength, you’ll only drag her down!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Then the well shook violently. Gradually, the blood-red runes erupted with waves of terrifying power.
Tian Yan’s eyes narrowed. She thrust her right hand forward.
*Boom!*
All the strange energy was suppressed by her.
But at that moment, the chains around the well rattled fiercely. Simultaneously, powerful forces surged out from within, and in an instant, the Tianqi Clan ruins began to disintegrate and collapse!
Tian Yan grabbed Ye Xuan and retreated hundreds of meters. Then, a blood-red beam shot skyward from the well, piercing deep into the starry expanse. In moments, the entire sky turned an eerie blood-red!
The *entire* sky!
Seeing this, Tian Yan’s face grew deathly serious. “It’s about to unseal!”
From within the well, another sword hum rang out—brief and fleeting. Then Sister Nian’s voice echoed from the depths: “Little guy, hurry and find Destiny!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
