‘Later, when Yu Nian’er gets to the Xuantian Sect, she’ll capture the hearts of the Direct Disciples from every peak, and this Geng Xiu is one of them.
‘The male lead will get plenty jealous over him.’
The surrounding men hesitated for a moment when they heard the newcomers were from the Xuantian Sect.
“So what if they’re from the Xuantian Sect?
We’ll just snatch it and make a run for it.
How are they going to find out who we are?”
“There are only three of them.
No matter how strong they are, there’s no way they can beat all of us.”
One of the men, wearing a green-faced, tusked mask, scoffed.
“The Xuantian Sect’s name only means something in the Cultivation World.
Anywhere else, they’re nothing.”
Hearing this, Geng Xiu’s expression grew solemn.
While the men were talking amongst themselves, he secretly crushed a Communication Ball.
His trip hadn’t originally been for this Fox Clan member, so he hadn’t brought many men with him.
The item Xi Yan had sent him to acquire was already in his possession; this Fox Clan member had been a complete impulse.
The name Qingqiu carried immense weight.
Taking this Fox Clan member would absolutely put Qingqiu in the Xuantian Sect’s debt.
If Qingqiu were willing to cooperate with the Xuantian Sect, it would make those other sects—the ones itching to challenge the Xuantian Sect’s position—fall back in line.
A thousand thoughts raced through Geng Xiu’s mind as he slowly sized up the crowd before him.
They were split into three factions: one wore pitch-black cloaks and ghost masks; another wore dark blue robes and half-masks; and the last was dressed in rags, wearing human-skin masks.
More than thirty people in total…
His gaze swept over them one by one as he mentally tried to guess their identities.
Then he noticed a dark figure not far away.
At such a critical moment, this person, also dressed in black, was lounging languidly on a Beauty Couch, observing him with keen interest.
The others followed his gaze and also spotted Yun Fuzhao lounging there.
“How brazen.”
“I can’t read their Cultivation.
I’m afraid they’re a powerful enemy.”
“Forget it.
Let’s just grab the fox first.”
The moment the words were spoken, the group in ghost masks was the first to attack Geng Xiu.
The others followed close behind.
The scene descended into chaos.
Yun Fuzhao remained perfectly still.
‘When the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits.’
‘My Mahayana Realm trial card only lasts for thirty seconds.
Of course I have to save it for a critical moment.’
The special effects flying everywhere were dazzling to Yun Fuzhao, like watching a live-action cultivation drama.
Geng Xiu’s group of three was naturally no match for so many opponents.
He was quickly overwhelmed, his body soon covered in bloody gashes.
The faction in dark blue robes seized an opening.
Just as one of them laid a finger on the cage, a cold glint of light shot out, forcing him to stumble back several steps.
The scene devolved into a three-way brawl once more.
They fought to a standstill.
The three factions were evenly matched and held each other in check, so for the moment, no one could break away.
Yun Fuzhao saw her chance.
While they were distracted, she stealthily crept toward the cage.
The young Fox Clan boy in the cage watched her coldly, looking as if he would pounce and rip out her throat the very next second.
“Boss!
Someone’s trying to steal the fox!!!”
The shout successfully drew everyone’s attention.
Yun Fuzhao’s hand froze.
She’d been spotted.
Just as she was about to activate her trial card, a series of whooshes tore through the sky, accompanied by the dull rumble of thunder.
Yun Fuzhao looked up to see an immense white tiger striding through the air beneath the moon.
The man seated on its back was strikingly handsome.
Beside him was a woman in purple robes, riding a Snowstep Spirit Deer.
Geng Xiu’s face lit up with joy as he shouted, “Senior Brother!
Master!”
‘I’m a little surprised.
Why are the male and female leads both here?’
The group landed.
Yun Fuzhao’s gaze fell on the old man standing to Wen Yan’s right.
‘That must be the “Master” Geng Xiu was shouting for.’
‘The Xuantian Sect’s Second Elder, Feng Shang.’
‘You have to be at least in the Out-of-Body Stage to be a Peak Master, and this guy looks far beyond that.
He’s going to be a tough one.’
“Are you all trying to steal from my Xuantian Sect?”
Feng Shang’s voice boomed like a great bell, making everyone’s eardrums ache.
Seeing that so many reinforcements from the Xuantian Sect had arrived, the factions no longer dared to make a rash move.
“Elder Feng, what are you saying?
We’ve just never seen a member of the Qingqiu Fox Clan before and wanted to see what all the excitement was about.”
Feng Shang snorted coldly.
“Do you take me for a fool?”
The Ghost-faced Leader, a man of no small standing, showed no intention of backing down, even before Feng Shang.
“Elder Feng, we of the Ghost Realm have taken a liking to this fox.
Name your price.
We’ll buy it.”
When those two words—”Ghost Realm”—were spoken, the crowd’s expressions turned strange.
Among the Six Realms, the Ghost Realm was infamous for its terrible reputation, one even worse than the Demon Realm’s.
‘I don’t know much about the Ghost Realm, only that most people refuse to have any dealings with them.’
Wen Yan looked at Feng Shang.
“Second Elder…”
His tone held a hint of hesitation.
They did not want to start a conflict with the Ghost Realm unless it was absolutely necessary.
Feng Shang was clearly hesitant as well.
Just then, Yu Nian’er, still seated on the Spirit Deer, spoke.
“Sirs, my sincerest apologies.
This member of the Fox Clan is truly very important to our Xuantian Sect.”
Her beautiful eyes curved into crescents, and her tone took on a wheedling quality.
“The disciples of the Ghost Realm are known to be upright and kind.
You surely wouldn’t make things difficult for others, would you?”
The Ghost-faced Leader faltered.
Being looked at like that by such a great beauty made him flush a little under his mask.
And with her words, if they were to take the fox by force now, wouldn’t that just be proving the Ghost Realm’s rotten reputation was true?
‘Looks like the Xuantian Sect is going to get the fox after all.’
Yun Fuzhao knew she couldn’t wait any longer.
She slowly walked up to the cage and said coolly, her voice disguised, “This fox is mine.”
Only then did the crowd truly notice her.
Wen Yan’s brows furrowed.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
Yun Fuzhao felt a flicker of nervousness under all the stares, but she didn’t let it show on her face.
Her words came out faster, tinged with impatience.
“What’s it to you?”
Feng Shang: “Are you trying to make an enemy of my Xuantian Sect?”
“Xuantian Sect?
Never heard of it.
Some third-rate sect?”
Her words thoroughly enraged the group.
Feng Shang took a step forward, and a heaven-and-earth-crushing pressure bore down on Yun Fuzhao.
The crowd cried out in shock, “Mid stage of Integration!”
The Ghost-faced Leader was suddenly grateful that he hadn’t rashly started a conflict.
“This kid is done for!”
“It’s a good thing we backed off in time.
He could have flattened us into paste with a single palm strike.”
In the current Cultivation World, the Body Integration Realm was home to the top echelon of experts.
In their hearts, the onlookers silently lit a stick of incense for her.
The moment Feng Shang released his aura, Yun Fuzhao had used her trial card.
The pressure, which felt as heavy as a mountain to the others, was as light as a feather to her.
‘This feels pretty good.’
“Insolent.”
As the word left her lips, she slowly raised her hand and flicked a finger.
Like a bird with broken wings, Feng Shang was flung backward hundreds of meters, plowing through a section of the forest.
CRASH!
He slammed violently into a huge boulder, his body punching through the stone and leaving an indentation several meters deep.
A Great Power of the Body Integration Realm, knocked unconscious with a mere flick of her hand!
Terror washed over the crowd.
Yu Nian’er’s face went pale, and she instinctively hid behind Wen Yan.
‘This person is terrifying!’
A storm raged in Wen Yan’s heart; he couldn’t believe his eyes.
They had defeated Feng Shang in a single move.
A deathly silence fell over the area.