Zhao Zijin calmed himself down and filled his cup with wine. He forcibly maintained an unperturbed smile and said,
"Crushing his own Sea of Consciousness. Teleporting thousands of li every second. He truly is a terrifying madman. However, he is just a Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator after all. Based on what Elder Jiang said, this person might possess uncommon power but he is just a rogue cultivator. From the way he travelled in the past, he is probably a foreign rogue cultivator who entered the Endless Sea using the sea route. As such, he does not have any backing here. What should we be afraid of?"
But just before he could finish his cup of wine, another person’s voice was heard!
"Wait! I remember now! This old man has seen him before! A few days ago, when I was entering the Pleasure Devil Sea, I saw him engaging five devil cultivators from afar. He was trying to save the female cultivators of Bi Yao Sect. I recognized the five devil lords. They were the renowned "Five Ugly Monks" from the Black Buddha Sect. Therefore...Therefore I did not dare to give a helping hand to the members of Bi Yao Sect and left... As for the result of the battle, I do not know what happened... However, it has been rumored that the sect master of Bi Yao Sect has arrived on the island safe and sound. That is to say, this person managed to save them from the five devil monks..."
"Five Ugly Monks?! The Five Ugly Monks from the Black Buddha Sect?! Elder Xue, are you certain?!"
"It can’t be wrong! I am just unsure of how the battle turned out..."
"What kind of result do you expect?! Yesterday, when I passed by the external part of the island, I met the vice sect master of the Black Buddha Sect – Xie Guang, who was at the Early Divine Transformation Realm by chance. Just as he set foot on the island, he flew into a rage. I heard that it was because the Five Ugly Monks of his sect have all been killed. If Elder Xue did not see wrongly, I guess it was this person who killed them all!"
*Sucks in cold breath together*
Every Nascent Soul Realm expert at the scene sucked in a cold breath at the same time.
*Crack*
The jade goblet in Zhao Zijin’s hand slipped and fell to the ground and shattered.
His thoughts were in disorder as if a tempestuous storm and violent waves had just hit him!
The Five Ugly Monks! The group was led by Milian who was a Late Nascent Soul Realm expert. The other four were Mid Nascent Soul Realm experts whose role was to assist him. Moreover, the leader, Milian, was rumored to possess a second Nascent Soul. His true combat power could even rival that of a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert. When the five of them worked together, they could be considered middle-grade experts among the Peak Nascent Soul Realm experts in the Internal Endless Sea.
But they died?! Before they died, Zhou Ming was the one they fought... That is to say, the person who killed them all was Zhou Ming!
In other words, this person couldn’t be just a Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator...He is clearly an expert at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm and he is at the top of the list among the experts of that cultivation level.
At this moment, the sword that Lu An of the Green Cloud Sword carried at his back cried!
At the same time, the eyes of Wang Yun from the Dao Law Sect flashed with astonishment!
In the External Endless Sea, there’s another young man who has combat power equivalent to that of a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert?!
Zhao Zijin lost his composure. If Ning Fan was just Mid Nascent Soul Realm madman, he would only fear him but not to the point where he would be too frightened to hurt him.
However, if Ning Fan was a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert at the top among them, he could not afford to offend him at all!
His father who was the vice sect master of Profound Virtue Sect was only a Mid Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. As for himself, he was also at the same cultivation level with his father. For cultivators like them, they would need to be courteous in facing Late Nascent Soul Realm experts, let alone experts at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm. Besides, even Divine Transformation Realm experts would have to show their courtesy towards Peak Nascent Soul Realm experts. As such, could Zhao Zijin afford to offend Ning Fan who was one of them?!
"Detestable! Why hasn’t Lu Wuping returned yet...Could he have met with a mishap?! No, even if the opponent is a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert, he would not dare to kill the experts from the top ten sects in their territory... Besides, even if I offended him, I did not offend him too much. Perhaps, there is still room for reconciliation..."
Zhao Zijin was no longer in the mood to drink wine. He stood up abruptly and gave an order to the Mid Nascent Soul Realm elder behind him.
"Elder Yuan, quickly prepare lavish gifts. I want to find him and apologize for my offense..."
If he knew this person was a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert, he, Zhao Zijin, would not have sent his men to tail the latter!
If he knew this person was a powerful madman, he, Zhao Zijin, would not have been so daring to plant a tracking seal on him!
It’s ridiculous, too ridiculous!
All these while, I was painstakingly trying to recruit the experts of the External Endless Sea in order to expand my father’s influence. However, at the end of the day, I actually offended a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert, an expert that is worth recruiting!
Unfortunately, when he came up with the decision, it was already too late.
All of a sudden, the stench of blood filled the air when a gust of wind with snow blew towards them. Immediately, everyone was on high alert.
In the dark sky, a glimmer of blood light flashed through and transformed into an illusory, grievously injured Nascent Soul. He was completely terrified and panic was plastered all over his face.
Zhao Zijin was shocked but the feeling of shock was instantly replaced by anger.
The Nascent Soul who was about to die in front of him was Lu Wuping!
"He hurt you?! He really has guts to do that! Now, even if he is a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert, he would never be forgiven as he has just injured a Nascent Soul Realm elder of the top ten set!"
"No... No..."
Upon seeing his own young master was still unaware of the severity of the situation, Lu Wuping’s illusory Nascent Soul was burning with anxiety.
After a tremendous amount of effort, he could only muster his remaining strength to utter a few more words.
"Run...Run...It’s...him...HIM!"
"Run?! Why do I have to run?! I was going to send him some gifts out of courtesy since he’s a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert. However, since he has hurt the Nascent Soul Ream expert of my sect, he has to give an explanation to the Divine Transformation Realm old ancestor of my sect!"
As he thought of the mysterious Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert who had just assaulted Lu Wuping, Zhao Zijin was secretly delighted, though he behaved like he stood firm for justice.
Great! It’s too great!
If this person did not hurt my people, I would be the person who offended him. In the end, the trouble would be on me.
Now, since he has done it, it is no longer a conflict between me and him. Instead, he has just offended the entire Profound Virtue Sect!
The Divine Transformation Realm old ancestor would not sit idly and ignore it!
Now, there is no need for me to fear him anymore!
"Flee... Flee..." The loyal and devoted Lu Wuping pronounced a few more words like his life depended on it. But he seemed to be unable to comprehend why his own young master was feeling pleased after seeing that he was severely wounded.
"What are you talking about?! You’re such a coward! Lu Wuping, I now order you to lead the way to the expert who hurt you. Today, I must make him give an explanation to my Profound Virtue Sect!"
"Explanation... Do you think you deserve it?!"
Suddenly, a trace of blood-red Violent Qi swept across the Sparrow Ascending Stage!
All the experts at the scene were having a hard time breathing immediately under the pressure of the Violent Qi!