Yang Kai led Ji Yao forward to stand in the centre of the Space Array, then looked towards Luan Feng with a smile, “Lady Feng, are you sure you don’t want to come take a look with me?”
“Have a smooth journey, Sir Yang!” Luan Feng answered, her face expressionless.
Yang Kai chuckled, “In that case, many thanks to Lady Feng for escorting us. If I have the free time someday, I will certainly visit again to give my thanks.”
Luan Feng’s mouth twitched, but she still managed to force a slight smile without saying a word. It was folly to say too much at such a time, and thus, silence was her response.
Yang Kai turned his head to the Netherworld Sect disciples, “Begin!”
They glanced at Fu Bo and waited for him to nod his head, then fully activated the Space Array’s power.
With a flash of bright light, the High-Rank Source Crystals placed on the Space Array were instantly drained of their power and reduced to a pile of dust.
When the light faded, Yang Kai and Ji Yao had also vanished.
Hu…
Luan Feng heaved a light sigh, thinking to herself that this troublesome fellow was finally gone. Her mood was lifted by this, and she smiled.
Without bothering to bid Fu Bo farewell she turned around and walked straight out of the palace, then flew away.
Fu Bo led the Netherworld Sect disciples outside the palace gates to see her off, respectfully cupping his fists in salute.
“Sect Master…” The beautiful woman looked quite bewildered to see her Sect Master treat this unknown woman with such awe and respect. He even personally came outside to see her off even though she ignored him completely.
“That lady from earlier… Who is she?” The woman could not help but ask.
Before Fu Bo could answer, they heard the distant sound of a clear and melodious cry that seemed to pierce through the clouds.
They could also vaguely see the form of some gigantic being as it flew amongst the clouds, before quickly vanishing.
[As I thought…]
Fu Bo couldn’t help but squint as the fear of what had just taken place fully dawned on him. Though he had more or less guessed Luan Feng’s identity already, he was never able to fully confirm it. Now, after hearing that cry, and seeing the gigantic being flying amongst the clouds with his own two eyes, there was absolutely no doubt that his guess had been correct.
That person really was a Divine Venerable from the Ancient Wild Lands!
Most cultivators did not know much about the situation inside the Ancient Lands, but those who had reached Fu Bo’s level were always able to learn of some little-known secrets via various means. One of these secrets was the distribution of forces within the Ancient Wild Lands!
The Ancient Wild Lands was like a massive trove of treasures, and if it wasn’t for the Four Great Divine Venerables and thirty-two Monster Kings who maintained order in the Ancient Lands, that place would’ve been completely taken over by all the great forces of Star Boundary already.
“Don’t ask too much, just do your job!” Fu Bo replied calmly.
“Yes!” The beautiful woman replied respectfully, then suddenly asked, “Sect Master, I heard from a disciple earlier that Great Elder went to your place earlier. Why didn’t I see him at all?”
Fu Bo’s brow spasmed before he heaved a heavy sigh, “Zhou Yong… is dead.”
“What?” The woman was aghast, “Great Elder Zhou is dead? Who killed him?”
“He offended someone he shouldn’t have,” Fu Bo explained quietly, glancing at the woman, “Elder Zhuo, your curiosity is too strong.”
As he finished speaking, he turned into a flash of light and disappeared, going back to his place of retreat.
The woman by the surname of Zhuo remained standing in place, completely stunned and still trying to process the news that the Great Elder was dead. Her face was full of shock, and who knew what she would think if she knew that even the Vice Sect Master had also died?
……
Black Armour City stood near the border of the Eastern Territory, only about fifty thousand kilometres away from the Northern Territory.
Inside the city, Yang Kai and Ji Yao appeared on the Space Array.
Even before they could steady themselves, a palm strike and a rush of wind came towards them, along with someone’s shout of laughter, “This one is mine!”
“Huh?” Yang Kai was bewildered and turned to see a big bearded man flying towards them, a heavy palm strike aimed right at his chest.
He had no idea what kind of grudge or enmity he had with the man, but Yang Kai was certain that he had never seen this person before.
“Sha Yong, if that man is yours, then the woman is mine! Whew… this is a pretty one, I’m in luck!” Another voice was heard as a second person appeared, going straight for Ji Yao. His face bore an expression of lustful evil, as though he wanted to snatch Ji Yao away right then and there to ‘dote’ on her.
The bearded man named Sha Yong hadn’t paid much attention to Ji Yao before, but now he hurriedly checked her out as well. He saw that she was indeed a great beauty, especially with that cold and distant aura that only made him want to conquer her even more.
Sha Yong turned and dashed towards Ji Yao as well, hollering as he went, “Change, change! You got a woman last time Gu Peng, this time it’s my turn!”