However …
No one would have thought that the Leader of Yun Xiao Palace would disregard his dignity and ambush Fang Chen to kill him.
In a dark void, the white-robed old man brought Fang Chen away from the Cloudy Palace's sphere of influence. He thought that the danger had been averted, but suddenly, under the silent night sky, a terrifying smell of blood filled the air. Immediately after, the white-robed old man cursed inwardly. In the next instant, his body shifted a meter in the air.
Crack!
The space where he had been standing was torn apart, and a spatial storm appeared. He sucked in a breath of cold air. Furthermore, he already knew who it was that had arrived.
"Hmph, the Leader of Yun Xiao Palace, the strongest cultivator of the Nine Heavens Realm, dares to ambush me," said the white-robed old man gloomily. At the same time, he protected Fang Chen behind him.
Cloudy Palace's usual strategy was to kill geniuses they could not obtain while they were still in the cradle. They absolutely could not allow them to grow. However, the white-robed patriarch never expected that Cloudy Palace Lord would personally step in.
Haha!
In the darkness, a tall and sturdy figure walked out. He was covered with horrible power and his eyes were scarlet. He looked like a Shura War God, giving people a very oppressive feeling.
"I didn't expect him to be one of your men," said the white-robed old man.
Obviously, the Leader of Yun Xiao Palace and the white-robed old man knew each other, but he didn't expect that the winner of the Supreme Battle would be one of the white-robed old man's men.
"Leader of Yun Xiao Palace, what do you mean?"
Asked the white-robed old man. "Do you want to kill anyone who doesn't join the Yun Xiao Palace?"
Palace Master Yun Xiao shrugged. "White-robed Patriarch, you know my character. Under normal circumstances, I won't easily make a move. Although he took first place in the Supreme Battle and rejected my invitation in front of everyone, with his status, he doesn't have the qualifications for me to personally make a move.
After a pause, the Leader of Yun Xiao Palace continued, "The reason why I came to kill him personally is because I sensed a trace of Yun Cheng's Qi on him."
Boom!
A horrible Qi filled the sky and was especially oppressive in the darkness.
Yun Cheng was a core disciple of the Cloud Palace. He used to drive a nine-headed snake battleship to travel. Not long ago, his battleship was destroyed outside the Continent of the Nine Clouds. Yun Cheng was nowhere to be found. In the end, people learned that Yun Cheng was dead.
Since then, Cloud Palace had been secretly investigating this matter, but they had not been able to find any clues.
To his surprise, after the Nine Heavens Supremacy Battle had ended, when Palace Leader Yunxiao personally invited Fang Chen to join the Nine Heavens Supremacy Battle, he had sensed a vague aura from the man, which belonged to Yuncheng.
Even though the other party had tried everything to erase that aura, as the master of Cloud Palace, no one could deceive his eyes.
Therefore …
He had left a trace of his aura on Fang Chen so that he could keep an eye on him at all times.
"Hmm?"
Fang Chen, who was hiding behind the white-robed patriarch, was also taken aback. Had the matter of him killing a disciple of Cloudy Palace been exposed?
He curled his lips and felt helpless. He had already used his heart force to erase the aura of a disciple of Cloudy Palace from his body. Unexpectedly, Cloud Palace Master still caught a trace of it.
It seemed that he could not be careless when facing a strong cultivator in the future.
"Anyone who kills a disciple of Cloudy Palace will not leave alive," Cloud Palace Master said lightly.
The white-robed ancestor waved his sleeve and vast power revolved around him. He took a step forward and blocked the palace lord's attack. He said firmly, "As long as I'm here, you won't be able to kill him."
"Then try."
As soon as he said that, Cloud Palace Master's figure flashed and he began a fierce battle with the white-robed patriarch.
Fang Chen was also afraid of being affected by a battle of this level. Moreover, the white-robed patriarch's voice sounded in his ear, telling him to leave quickly.
Whoosh!
Fang Chen also knew that he would only be a burden to the white-robed patriarch if he stayed, so he turned and fled without hesitation.
"You can't leave."
Cloud Palace Master's angry roar came from behind him.
However, the good news was that the white-robed patriarch had successfully blocked Cloud Palace Master so that he could not divert his attention to track Ye Futian. The bad news was that it would not be long before Ye Futian's information was made public. Then, the entire Nine Heavens Realm and the affiliated forces of Cloud Palace would probably kill him.
At that time, the situation would be extremely dangerous.
However, there was no other way now. He could only take one step at a time.
…
Nine Heavens Realm, Nine Heavens Peak.
Although this towering peak was named after the Nine Heavens, it was covered with ice and snow all year round. Very few people would come here. It was even called a life forbidden zone.
Because the cultivators who came here basically never returned.
Over time, it became a forbidden place for many cultivators in the Nine Heavens Realm. No one dared to come here.
Even Cloud Palace Master had never come here. Of course, he did not come to Nine Heavens Peak because he was afraid that it was a life forbidden zone. There was a more important reason.
Everyone thought that it was a simple life forbidden zone. In fact, as the Cloud Palace Master, he knew very well that there were two powerful cultivators cultivating on this peak.
Although they were not from the Nine Heavens Realm, they had lived here in seclusion for hundreds of millions of years. No one dared to disturb them.
It was covered in ice and snow all year round because of their cultivation.
Today, at the top of Nine Heavens Peak, two old men were drinking tea.
Suddenly, one of the old men raised his head and glanced in the southeast direction. Then, he frowned slightly.
The other old man asked, "Why do you still care about the Supreme Battle?"
The first old man shook his head. "We two old men have been cultivating here in seclusion for so many years. Why would I care about ordinary things?
Do you remember what I told you when I came back? "
The other old man asked. "You said that on the way back, you met a young man and borrowed his battleship. Then, you miraculously broke through?"
The first old man nodded. "That's right. Right now, Cloud Palace Master wants to kill that young man."
Hearing that, the other old man was a little surprised. But soon, he said, "Owing someone a favor is karma. We must repay it. Otherwise, karma will affect our cultivation."
After entering the Tao Realm, cultivators cared more about karma.
Before entering the Nine Heavens Realm, the previous Tao Realm cultivator had promised Fang Chen that he owed him a favor.
Now, Fang Chen was being hunted. He could not sit still.
"That white-robed old man can't stop Cloud Palace Master," the other old man said. "It won't be long before that young man is attacked from the back."
One could imagine the consequences of offending Cloud Palace in the Nine Heavens Realm.
Of course, Fang Chen was an exception. After all, even a Tao Realm cultivator owed him a favor.
That day.
On Nine Heavens Peak, the ice and snow suddenly stopped. Then, two rays of light shone on the ground.
People called it a miracle.