He was here to pick someone up…
Ye Xiaotian’s expression was inscrutable as he stared at Luo Leilei, who seemed moved beyond words, and thought to himself how impossible this was. He simply couldn’t stand for this.
No one could tolerate his sect being intruded by the same group of ruffians twice in a row!
He turned toward Jiang Bianyan. “A high-ranking member of the Holy Vassal has attacked the Spirit Palace. He is at our gates. Hallmaster Jiang, we’re counting on you.”
Jiang Bianyan nodded. This was why he came to the Tiansang Spirit Palace. The favor he did the Spirit Palace today would soon come in handy.
He turned his gaze to Yu Zhiwen, looking somewhat hesitant. He couldn’t let this young woman get involved in a fight between Sovereign Stage cultivators. If she were to get injured…
The astute Yu Zhiwen immediately understood Jiang Bianyan’s concerns. “Hallmaster Jiang, please go ahead. I’ll stay here.”
She eyed the blind youth before her, then glanced at Xu Xiaoshou’s scabbard. They were her top priority right now.
“Alright. Be careful.”
Having gotten Jiang Bianyan’s agreement to help, Ye Xiaotian turned to Qiao Qianzhi. “Hurry, lead Hallmaster Jiang to Xiao!”
“He needs both of us?” Qiao Qianzhi’s heartbeat quickened. With Xiao thrown into the mix, they now had five Sovereign Stage cultivators prepared for battle. Did they have the masked man at their gates again?
“It’s not the masked man. But the new arrival… is very strong!”
Ye Xiaotian frowned. He clearly knew what Qiao Qianzhi was thinking. However, judging from Xiao Qixiu’s message, it appeared that he still couldn’t tell who the latest intruder was.
But he knew the masked man well. Someone had convinced him to summon so many people to infiltrate the Spirit Palace. This somebody must be someone extremely dangerous.
“Let’s go!” Qiao Qianzhi dared not dally.
“Hold on!” Ye Xiaotian said suddenly just as they were leaving.
The snowy-haired child seemed torn. He stared at the puzzled look on Qiao Qianzhi’s face and finally said, “If necessary, deploy the array that you’ve been studying…”
Qiao Qianzhi’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Are you sure?”
Jiang Bianyan was completely lost as he listened to the two speak in riddles. He eyed the middle-aged man who was constantly smiling next to him and suddenly smelled a hint of danger in the air.
Ye Xiaotian sighed in exasperation. “Try your best to protect our own. Don’t blow everyone up!”
Qiao Qianzhi was seized by excitement. Seemingly worried that Ye Xiaotian might regret his decision, Qiao Qianzhi vanished instantly without a trace.
Jiang Bianyan froze.
“Go. Leave this to me.” Ye Xiaotian’s gaze fell upon the blind youth again. He could also see the masked man’s shadow in the distance.
Where else was he going to be if not at the gates of the Tiansang Spirit Palace?
Would that old geezer Sang be able to hold the fort…?
Jiang Bianyan turned and left, and Ye Xiaotian returned to his fight with the blind youth. He was about to make his move when he caught the blind youth pulling another jadestone out.
Ye Xiaotian was speechless.
It struck him then. This was what the masked man had planned all along. He was going to have a mere master swordsman trap him, one of the Spirit Palace’s most powerful fighters, in a fight while he attacked the Spirit Palace from another location.
What a crafty man!
“Release her,” the blind youth said calmly.
“Don’t be naïve!” Ye Xiaotian laughed incredulously. “Do you really think you can keep me here with that stupid little rock in your hand?”
“You’re wrong…”
Lei Shuangxing shook his head and pulled out another jadestone. “It’s two stupid rocks.”
Ye Xiaotian found himself at a loss for words.
Xu Xiaoshou nearly laughed out loud. Deadpanned humor like this was the deadliest. The young man had a talent for making people fold over with laughter.
The dean’s voice appeared in everyone’s heads then.
“Fall back right now!”
This wasn’t a fight that law enforcers should get involved in.
They’d been tasked with entering the Tianxuan Gate to conduct repairs on the world. Bumping into Xu Xiaoshou, who’d been tasked with the perilous task of planting the Sky Tree, was merely a coincidence. Their mission had then shifted to that of capturing the spies.
But they were useless when it came to fights between incredibly powerful fighters like Ye Xiaotian. Hanging around was only going to get them killed.
The blind youth might possess no spiritual cultivation at all, but as a master swordsman, he could easily crush multiple Master Stage cultivators.
They mustn’t forget the jadestones in his possession too. Few of them would walk out of this alive if they tried to attack him rashly.
“Let’s go!”
Xu Xiaoshou was overjoyed when he heard that he could finally leave. He might be able to control himself, but Jie couldn’t for much longer.
It shook ceaselessly and with violent excitement underneath his clothes like a metallic ball that had come into contact with electricity…
The law enforcers began to disperse. But Lei Shuangxing wasn’t going to let them go anywhere. They were the ones keeping him alive. Letting them leave was akin to suicide.
He thought hard. The floor began to shake loudly as gravel rose into the air. Countless sword energies appeared out of nowhere, flooding the sky with what appeared like a flood of blades as they surrounded the law enforcers.
A Master Stage Sword Will!
The law enforcers were trapped. The sword energy-infused gravel hovering in the air exuded a menacing Sword Will that could easily pierce human flesh.