Hearing Little Tower’s words, Ye Xuan’s face immediately darkened!
Bloody hell!
He really wanted to smash this blasted tower!
At that moment, Little Tower suddenly said, “Young Master, don’t dwell on this! We’ve repaid our debt, so we’re even. If I’m not mistaken, the Immortal Dao Monastery will definitely come looking for trouble! Get ready to fight! Don’t worry, this time I’ll take the lead! With Little Tower here, you’re guaranteed to be safe!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Just then, a woman slowly approached from the distance.
She wore a long blue dress, her long hair flowing, exuding a quiet and elegant aura.
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. Could she be from the Immortal Dao Monastery?
Beside him, Tu Chen suddenly said, “Halt!”
The woman smiled, “Young Master Ye, my name is Shui Yan, and I am the Island Master of Kaiyang Island.”
An Island Master!
Ye Xuan looked at Shui Yan, “Is there something you need?”
Shui Yan gave a faint smile, “Young Master Ye, I’m aware of what happened earlier. I came to remind you that as the holder of the Xuetian Token, as long as you remain within our Immortal Treasure Realm, we are duty-bound to protect you.”
Ye Xuan smiled, “And if they attack my Xuan Realm?”
Shui Yan was silent for a moment, then said, “In that case, we’d be powerless. We can only protect you personally!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “I appreciate your kindness, Miss Shui Yan!”
Shui Yan glanced at Ye Xuan and then said, “Young Master Ye, take care!”
With that, she turned to leave.
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Miss Shui, why did you come to warn me?”
Shui Yan smiled, “Young Master Ye, what do you think of Island Master Nan Shi?”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “She has a keen eye and is exceptionally clever!”
Shui Yan nodded, “Indeed! But unfortunately, she’s too clever!”
Ye Xuan looked at Shui Yan, who smiled faintly, “She appears harmless on the surface, but her scheming runs so deep that no one in the Immortal Treasure Pavilion can match her. Island Master Tianxuan targeted her because some of her actions went too far!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Island Master Shui Yan, why are you telling me this?”
Shui Yan gave a slight smile, “I just wanted to remind Young Master Ye that this matter might only be the beginning, not the end!”
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed.
Shui Yan continued, “With Xian Yun’s death, the Immortal Dao Monastery will not let this go!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “She wants my Xuan Realm to fight the Immortal Dao Monastery!”
Shui Yan nodded.
Ye Xuan was puzzled, “What does she gain from this?”
Shui Yan was about to speak when she suddenly turned her head. A bell tolled from within the Immortal Treasure Realm.
Seeing this, Shui Yan’s brows furrowed slightly.
Ye Xuan asked, “What’s wrong?”
Shui Yan said gravely, “The Immortal Bell has rung. All Island Masters must return immediately!”
With that, she looked at Ye Xuan, “Returning to our earlier topic, Young Master Ye, do you know why she used you?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Tell me!”
Shui Yan’s lips curled slightly, “She’s wise, unparalleled in her intellect, but she made one colossal mistake—she underestimated your intelligence! Perhaps at first, she saw you as she did Xian Yun, just another brainless second-generation heir. But she didn’t realise that you, Young Master Ye, are also a clever man!”
With that, she shook her head slightly, “Young Master Ye, you treated her as a friend, but she treated you as a fool!”
With that, she turned and vanished at the edge of the horizon.
Ye Xuan glanced at the disappearing Shui Yan, shaking his head with a smile, “This Immortal Treasure Pavilion is truly fascinating. The internal strife has reached such an extent!”
Beside him, Nan Weiyang said gravely, “Young Master, we need to leave the Guan Universe!”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “It’s too late!”
A cold glint flashed in Nan Weiyang’s eyes, “That Nan Shi…”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Don’t be angry. From the start, her purpose in choosing me was clear. Now that we’ve repaid her kindness, we’re even.”
Nan Weiyang nodded slightly.
Ye Xuan said softly, “If I’m not mistaken, the Immortal Dao Monastery’s powerhouses are probably already on their way! Under normal circumstances, the Immortal Dao Monastery wouldn’t become her pawn. That means, if they target me relentlessly…”
At this, his eyes narrowed, “If the Immortal Dao Monastery targets me relentlessly, there’s only one explanation: the one truly colluding with them isn’t Tianxuan, but Nan Shi. Xian Yun was just a sacrificial pawn!”
Nan Weiyang said gravely, “Will the Immortal Dao Monastery fight us to the death?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “I’m afraid they will!”
Nan Weiyang frowned, “Why?”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “If I’m not wrong, she’s likely revealed my Qingxuan Sword and Little Tower to the Immortal Dao Monastery!”
Nan Weiyang’s brows furrowed, “One thing I don’t understand—she’s witnessed the terrifying strength of the Matriarch and your sister…”
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “The Immortal Dao Monastery hasn’t. In other words, she’s not only scheming against us but also against the Immortal Dao Monastery… and she’s setting them up for a fatal fall.”
At these words, Nan Weiyang’s face turned icy, “Isn’t she afraid we’ll kill her?”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “She’s not afraid!”
Nan Weiyang looked at Ye Xuan, “Why not?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Because we owe her a debt of gratitude, and from start to finish, she’s never directly acted against us. How could we kill her?”
Nan Weiyang’s expression grew even uglier.
Ye Xuan said softly, “Not only us and the Immortal Dao Monastery—if I’m not mistaken, the entire Immortal Treasure Pavilion is part of her calculations… Her ambitions are vast!”
Nan Weiyang said gravely, “You can know a person’s face but not their heart!”
Ye Xuan gave a faint smile, “Right now, we’re in a bit of a bind because this is an open scheme. Just watch! When the Immortal Dao Monastery arrives, they’ll come at us like rabid dogs. On the surface, it’s to avenge Xian Yun, but in reality, they want to seize my sword, Little Tower, and our entire Xuan Realm. After all, we didn’t bring many people this time!”
Nan Weiyang looked at Ye Xuan, “Young Master, do we have to follow this woman’s script?”
Ye Xuan was silent for a long time, then said, “Yes!”
Yes!
At these words, a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart.
This was Nan Shi’s open scheme, and it was impossible to break.
Ye Xuan suddenly looked into the distance. Not far away, powerful auras were surging towards them!
Clearly, the Immortal Dao Monastery’s powerhouses had arrived!
Nan Weiyang hesitated, then said, “I hope Young Master is wrong about all this!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “I hope so!”
At that moment, dozens of people appeared before Ye Xuan and his group.
Leading them was an old man holding a staff, dressed in a green Taoist robe. Behind him were twelve black-robed figures, all of whom were at the Half-Step Sacred Heart Realm!
No Sacred Heart Realm!
Even in the Guan Universe, the Sacred Heart Realm was a rare and exceptional existence.
Nan Weiyang looked at the staff-wielding old man and said gravely, “Sir, this matter…”
The old man suddenly said, “Kill! Leave none alive!”
Leave none alive!
No negotiation!
His stance was clear!
Seeing this, Nan Weiyang’s face turned cold. Clearly, Ye Xuan had been entirely correct!
As soon as the old man’s voice fell, the powerhouses behind him charged towards Ye Xuan and his group!
A ferocious glint flashed in Nan Weiyang’s eyes, “Protect the Young Master!”
As her voice fell, the sixteen Godslayers behind Ye Xuan suddenly rushed forward. The moment they did, several piercing screams echoed from the distance!
Ye Xuan watched Tu Chen and the others, feeling a bit shocked. Tu Chen and his group were only at the Half-Step Sacred Heart Realm, but their combat strength was terrifyingly formidable.
Among the Four Gods of Nan Weiyang’s group, aside from Nan Weiyang herself, the other three Gods also charged forward.
Overwhelming!
Though Ye Xuan’s side was outnumbered, their combat strength completely overwhelmed the staff-wielding old man’s group.
Of course, this was to be expected!
After all, Ye Xuan had brought the strongest elites of the Xuan Realm, while the powerhouses the old man brought from the Immortal Dao Monastery were likely not their most elite.
The old man was stunned.
So strong?
Was Nan Shi’s intelligence faulty?
In a flash, the Immortal Dao Monastery’s side had already lost over a dozen people, and more were falling!
They were no match at all!
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly shouted, “Stop!”
However, Tu Chen and the others didn’t stop. Not only did they not stop, but they killed even faster!
The old man suddenly roared ferociously, “How dare you!”
With that, he charged straight towards Ye Xuan in the distance.
Clearly, he intended to capture the leader first!
In the distance, Ye Xuan watched the old man, remaining silent.
Just then, a shadow flashed past Ye Xuan. The next moment, the old man was sent flying thousands of feet away. As he came to a stop, a cold glint flashed across his throat.
*Rip!*
The old man’s head shot into the air, blood gushing like a fountain, a horrifying sight!
An instant kill!
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed. He looked into the distance, where two black-clad figures holding short daggers stood!
It was these two who had acted.
Ye Xuan frowned. These two weren’t part of the sixteen Godslayers or the Four Gods.
Most importantly, though these two weren’t at the Sacred Heart Realm, they gave him a sense of danger.
And he was at the Sacred Heart Realm himself, yet they could make him feel threatened…
In the distance, the two black-clad figures suddenly sheathed their daggers and gave Ye Xuan a deep bow.
Ye Xuan looked at them, “Who are you?”
One of the black-clad figures said hoarsely, “Heaven’s Execution, Earth’s Annihilation!”
Heaven’s Execution?
Earth’s Annihilation?
Ye Xuan looked at Nan Weiyang beside him. Nan Weiyang hesitated, then said, “I don’t know them!”
Ye Xuan then looked at Tu Chen in the distance. Tu Chen shook his head, “Don’t recognise them!”
No one knew them!
Ye Xuan looked back at the two black-clad figures. At that moment, one of them bowed respectfully again, “We answer only to the Matriarch. Outsiders don’t know of us!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “You’ve been following me all this time?”
The black-clad figure nodded, “The Matriarch instructed us to follow the Young Master at all times and ensure your safety!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
These two had followed him for so long, and he hadn’t noticed!
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Little Tower, you didn’t sense them either?”
Little Tower laughed proudly, “Young Master, your perspective is too narrow! With my current strength, do I need to care about such petty tricks? I, Little Tower, never bother with flashy nonsense. One phrase: face life and death with indifference, and if you’re not convinced, we fight!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
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