As soon as Ye Qiu stepped out of the rift, he felt a chill throughout his body, as if stared at by a peerless ferocious beast.
Immediately afterwards, the Xuanyuan Sword hidden in his left eye trembled incessantly, issuing a warning.
“There is danger.”
Ye Qiu was startled in his heart. Before he could shout for the Long-Browed Daoist to retreat, he heard a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar.
“Boy, your life is forfeit!”
Then, Ye Qiu saw a heaven-piercing sword qi slashing towards him.
The killing intent was boundless.
In that instant, Ye Qiu felt as if his primordial spirit was about to explode.
“This is bad. It is a supreme expert!” Ye Qiu cried inwardly that things were going wrong.
At the critical moment.
“Stop!”
A deep shout rang out. Immediately, a giant palm pressed down from the void, blocking that sword qi.
“Hm?” Ye Qiu was somewhat surprised. Who was helping him?
He looked up.
Ye Qiu discovered several figures standing in the void, each releasing a towering aura.
Clearly, they were all world-surpassing powerhouses.
Standing there, they were like lofty mountains, making one feel oppressed involuntarily. This aura was even stronger than the one from the Qin Sword Immortal back then.
“These are… Saint-level powerhouses!”
Ye Qiu’s heart instantly sank to the bottom.
He had long anticipated that killing the geniuses from the several great Holy Lands would draw powerful experts, but he never imagined that several Saint-level powerhouses would come at once.
When a Saint emerges, who can contend?
The cultivators kneeling on the ground, after reacting, all raised their heads to look at Ye Qiu.
“Who is this person? Why does Sect Master Yun Shan want to kill him?”
Ye Qiu glanced again at the person who had helped block the sword qi for him. He saw that the man wore a long robe, stood high above, and possessed extraordinary bearing.
The next second, Ye Qiu’s pupils contracted sharply.
“A powerhouse from the Yin-Yang Sect?”
Ye Qiu noticed that on the man’s long robe was embroidered the emblem of the Yin-Yang Sect.
“Since this person comes from the Yin-Yang Sect, why would he help me?”
Ye Qiu felt somewhat unexpected.
The reason he did not recognise Wuji Heavenly Venerable at first was because, when he killed Xu Yourong last time, that wisp of Wuji Heavenly Venerable’s divine sense had been shrouded in light, with no true appearance revealed.
Then, Ye Qiu looked again at the person who wanted to kill him.
He saw that this man was handsome and refined, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. Though there was already white hair at his temples, it added a touch of matured charm from the years.
His pair of pupils seemed to contain the great Dao of heaven and earth, profoundly deep.
He appeared entirely like a middle-aged uncle.
If such a person were in the secular world, with his looks and temperament, he could absolutely capture the hearts of countless young girls and mature women.
“Damn, another Saint-level powerhouse!”
Ye Qiu was in despair. He thought inwardly, “Who is this person?”
“Could he be an expert from the three great Holy Lands?”
While Ye Qiu was puzzled, he scanned again, and the confusion in his eyes grew deeper.
Because he discovered that Yun Xi and the Qingyun Sword Sect disciples were standing not far behind that middle-aged uncle.
“This person is from the Qingyun Sword Sect?”
Ye Qiu could not help feeling strange. “Since he is from the Qingyun Sword Sect, why does he want to kill me?”
He glanced at Yun Xi again and saw her winking desperately at him. Suddenly, Ye Qiu had a realisation.
“I understand. Him attacking me must be at Xi’er’s instigation.”
“The true purpose of doing this is to lull the other Saint-level powerhouses present into complacency, so as to take the opportunity to whisk me away.”
“Xi’er is so good to me!”
Ye Qiu cast a grateful look towards Yun Xi.
Little did he know that Yun Shan acting was not at Yun Xi’s instigation. However, what Yun Xi thought was exactly the same as Ye Qiu.
“Father clearly knows that Wuji Heavenly Venerable and the others want to kill Changsheng, so he pretends to strike first. The purpose is to take the opportunity to bring Changsheng away.”
“Father, thank you.”
Yun Xi glanced at Yun Shan, her heart filled with gratitude.
However, what they thought in their hearts was worlds apart from Yun Shan’s intentions. Yun Shan was not trying to save Ye Qiu at all, but genuinely wanted to eliminate him.
“Heavenly Venerable, why block me?” Yun Shan asked Wuji Heavenly Venerable with a face full of anger.
Hearing his address, Ye Qiu’s heart pounded wildly.
“Heavenly Venerable?” The Long-Browed Daoist looked up at Wuji Heavenly Venerable and asked Ye Qiu nervously, “That person is the Teach Master of the Yin-Yang Sect, Wuji Heavenly Venerable?”
Ye Qiu replied, “It should be.”
“Why did he save you just now? It makes no sense!” the Long-Browed Daoist reminded. “When things are abnormal, there must be a demon behind it. Little brat, be careful.”
Ye Qiu glanced at Wuji Heavenly Venerable, his mind clear as a mirror.
“He does not want to save me. His target is the Qiankun Cauldron.”
At this moment, Wuji Heavenly Venerable said, “Yun Shan, this boy has enmity with our Yin-Yang Sect. This seat wants to bring him back to the Yin-Yang Sect for the severest punishment.”
Ye Qiu sneered inwardly. Taking me away is false. Your true aim is to obtain the divine artefact, right?
“Yun Shan… eh, why does this name sound somewhat familiar?”
Just then, the Long-Browed Daoist whispered, “Little brat, why does the powerhouse who wants to kill you share the same surname as Fairy Yun Xi? Could they be relatives?”
Relatives?
These words awakened the dreamer.
“Holy crap, it’s the father-in-law!” Ye Qiu’s heart pounded wildly again. At the same time, a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.
“Has the father-in-law already learned about my relationship with Xi’er?”
“He wouldn’t really want to kill me, would he?”
Ye Qiu said with a bitter expression, “Old fellow, he is Xi’er’s father, the current Sect Master of the Qingyun Sword Sect.”
“What? The Sect Master of the foremost great sect in the Eastern Wilderness?” After his shock, the Long-Browed Daoist beamed with joy and said, “Little brat, I have to say, your luck is truly good.”
“With such a heaven-piercingly powerful father-in-law as a backer, today we will certainly leave here safely.”
Yet Ye Qiu could not feel happy at all and said, “I hope so!”
“Sect Master Yun Shan, I must bring Ye Changsheng back to the Yin-Yang Sect.” As soon as Wuji Heavenly Venerable said this, the faces of the kneeling cultivators all changed.
“Ye Changsheng?”
“So this fellow is Ye Changsheng?”
“He actually killed so many geniuses. I want to see what is so special about him.”
One by one, they all stared at Ye Qiu, wishing they could embed their eyeballs into him.
After looking for a while, the crowd was disappointed.
“Just like us, one head and two arms. Only this boy is quite handsome in appearance.”
“What use is being handsome? He is about to die soon.”
“Indeed. Having killed so many geniuses, it is impossible for him to leave here alive.”
“Didn’t they say Fairy Yun Xi has an intimate relationship with Ye Changsheng? Why then does Sect Master Yun Shan want to kill him?”
While the crowd was puzzled, they heard Yun Shan say, “Heavenly Venerable, this boy is audacious and lustful. He took advantage of my Xi’er’s youth and innocence. I cannot let him live.”
“Today, no matter what, I will slay him here.”
“Heavenly Venerable, I hope you will not block me again.”
Boom!
As Yun Shan’s words fell, his killing intent surged like a storm, sweeping through the nine heavens.
