"Thank you, Junior Brother Yun." Yun Ting broke the silence. She wiped away the tears and smiled sweetly at Yun Lintian.
Actually, Yun Lintian had anticipated the worst-case scenario before he decided to torture Luo Kun. He knew that these brutal actions might cause his senior sisters to fear him, but he still chose to do it without any regret. To him, it was fine if the enemy hurt him directly. However, if it were someone close to him who got hurt. He would do everything to pay back the enemy several times over.
Yang Chen woke up from his state of meditation and noticed that something was off with the atmosphere. He asked in puzzlement, "What's wrong?"
Yang Mengli and Hua Wanru glanced at Yang Chen with mixed emotions. They didn't know how to tell him about the incident.
"It's nothing. I just tortured Luo Kun to death earlier, and the scene is too violent, suitable for adults only. My actions scare them." Yun Lintian took the initiative to speak up.
Yang Chen nodded and didn't dwell on this topic any longer. He looked at everyone and said, "Why are you all scared? Think about it, how many people have tragically died at the hands of Luo Kun? Although I didn't witness Brother Yun's actions, I believe they couldn't have been more brutal than what Luo Kun did to those victims. Don't you think he deserves this?"
Hua's sisters and Yang Mengli looked at each other and nodded in agreement. It was true, as Yang Chen said. Compared to those victims, what Yun Lintian did to Luo Kun was insignificant. Luo Kun fully deserved to be punished like this.
Seeing this, Yun Lintian looked at Yang Chen with gratitude and walked towards Yan Qi.
"Wait a minute, Brother Yun." Yang Chen interrupted him and added, "Brother Yun, could you help me locate my people?"
Yun Lintian nodded, "Sure. I'm sorry, I forgot about this." He then showed everyone the locations of Yang Ping, Hua Fei, and the others, pointing at the map projection, and said, "There is a map here. You can check it."
"Thank you, Brother Yun." Yang Chen said with a smile and busied himself contacting Yang Ping using the modified transmission jade given by Yun Chan.
"Let's go to the next room." Yan Qi said and led Yun Lintian, along with Little Flame, to The Sun's previous room.
***
Misty Cloud Peak
"You're still as beautiful as ever, Qianxue." Floating in the air, Huo Han crossed his arms and looked at Yun Qianxue with desire.
Behind him, there were approximately thirty elders, all of whom were at least at the first level of the Heaven Profound Realm. On the ground, a thousand disciples were lining up, surrounding Misty Cloud Peak.
At present, Yun Qianxue stood behind a blue translucent barrier of the sect's Grand Protection Formation, gazing at Huo Han with a cold and indifferent expression. She said calmly, without a hint of anger, "Why don't you call that old thing Huo Yan to come out? What's the point of hiding like a rat?" She glanced up at a cluster of clouds in the sky and continued, "Qi Qianxing, Ji Muchen. Since both of you are here, why don't you show yourselves?"
"We haven't seen each other in several years. It seems Snow Cloud Fairy hasn't changed at all." Ji Muchen emerged from the clouds and said with a faint laughter. There were approximately twenty people who appeared with him.
Yun Qianxue didn't reply to Ji Muchen as she waited for Qi Qianxing to come out.
"Are you looking for Your Majesty? Dealing with all of you doesn't require him to come personally. With me here is enough." An old man, dressed in the traditional attire of the Qi Royal Clan, descended gracefully from the clouds.
"Qi Ximing." Said Yun Ruanyu, who was standing beside Yun Qianxue. There was a slight surprise on her face upon seeing this old man, as he was Qi Qianxing's most trusted aide. His strength could not be underestimated, as he was at the first level of the Ruler Profound Realm.
Qi Ximing glanced briefly at Yun Ruanyu before shifting his gaze to Yun Qianxue. "You better surrender yourself to avoid unnecessary bloodbath… Look at your disciples, do you want them to die pointlessly because of your stubbornness?"
Huo Han added with a smirk, "That's right. Just surrender and become my wife obediently, Qianxue. As for all of your disciples, I will pair them with my disciples. Don't you think it's a perfect ending?"
"Are you finished?" Yun Qianxue responded indifferently.
"Hmm?" Huo Han frowned slightly. He was perplexed by her indifferent attitude. It was as if she were confident in overcoming this battle.
"Do you think this Grand Protection Formation can provide protection for all of you forever? Aren't you too naïve?" Huo Han said while measuring the barrier carefully.
"Why don't you give it a try?" Yun Qianxue's replied with a hint of provocation.
At this time, it was Qi Ximing who frowned. He didn't believe Yun Qianxue would be so naïve to rely on the Grand Protection Formation alone. He looked around and thought of something. "Where is that little girl who likes to play hide and seek? I'll tell you, it's useless to perform such a trick in front of me."
Hearing this, Huo Han immediately realized that Yun Meilan was nowhere to be seen. His eyes narrowed as he gave a cold smile and spoke with contempt. "So this is your trump card? Heh…"
However, Ji Muchen did not think like that. He used his Spiritual Sense to scan the surrounding warily, but he found nothing peculiar which made a frown between his brows grew deeper.
Before coming here, he was aware of the Misty Cloud Sect's long history. They might have a hidden trump card that could potentially turn the tide in a crucial moment. Therefore, Ji Muchen intended to play the role of an onlooker in the upcoming battle. However, for some reason, he felt extremely uneasy in his heart. It was as if he wouldn't be able to escape from the anticipated danger no matter how cautious he was.
"If you want to fight, then fight. What is the purpose of this nonsense?" Yun Qianxue appeared impatient and drew a long sword made of ice from the sheath along with a deep blue light. It was a divine-ranked weapon, the Misty Cloud Divine Sword.
The sword was approximately 100 centimeters long and had a deep blue color. Its cross-guard had the shape of an ice phoenix as the phoenix's wings were stretched out on both sides and its head straight up to the blade. The ice phoenix was so exquisite in details and as vivid as if it came to life.
Ji Muchen and Qi Ximing's eyes lit up when they saw this sword. Especially Ji Muchen, as a sword practitioner, it was his greatest dream to have such a divine sword. His keen perception told him that the Misty Cloud Divine Sword was not just any ordinary sword. It was thousand times stronger than the Profound Sword of Calamity, the inheritance of the Profound Sword Sect. Thinking about this, his eyes immediately filled with greed. No matter what, he had to take this sword for himself.
Qi Ximing was not an exception. As a practitioner of the Ruler Profound Realm, he had more experience than anyone around here. He had seen many treasures of monarch rank before, but none of them could be compared to the Misty Cloud Divine Sword. If he could obtain this sword, no one in the entire Heavenly Fortune Nation would be able to defeat him. Maybe even in the entire Northern Continent.
Yun Qianxue noticed the changes in them and laughed coldly in her heart. She knew what were they thinking about. However, what they didn't know was only the Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect can use this sword. Even they could get a hand on it, it would be just a piece of ice stick to them.
Normally, this divine sword was one of the greatest secrets of the Misty Cloud Sect. Except for the sect's founder, all of the previous generation's sect masters never showed it to the outsides. Since this was a critical moment in the sect's history, Yun Qianxue no longer needed to hide it.
Huo Han's pupils shrank slightly when his gaze landed on the sword. Huo Yan's words appeared in his mind... Could it be that this is the relic that the Ancestor has been looking for?
Thinking about this, Huo Han waved his hand, commanding thirty elders behind him to attack.
Each of them released a powerful aura and charged at Yun Qianxue and the others.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Their attacks collided with the barrier, causing deafening sounds to reverberate throughout the area. Despite their efforts, they were unable to penetrate the barrier even in the slightest.
"Continue." Huo Han spoke calmly. He wasn't impatient about it. As long as they continued to bombard, sooner or later, the Profound Stones on Yun Qianxue's hands would be completely depleted, and the barrier would be gone by then.
"Go." Ji Muchen told everyone behind him, and they dashed toward the barrier.
With the addition of the Elders from the Profound Sword Sect, the barrier began to shake, and several small cracks appeared on it. However, they were quickly mended before the Elders could pry them open any further.
Huo Han grinned with delight. "You really don't want to consider my suggestion, Qianxue?"
Yun Qianxue didn't bother to reply to him. Her eyes fixated attentively on the barrier and she sent a sound transmission to Yun Ruanyu beside her. "How long do we have to wait, Sister Ruanyu?"
Yun Ruanyu replied, "Five minutes. Sister Lingwei is about to succeed."
Yun Qianxue remained silent. A glint of murderous intent flashed across her eyes as she tightly gripped the Misty Cloud Divine Sword. If it weren't for the plan, she would have already jumped out to kill all of them now.