The lady who spoke was very muscular and although her voice was feminine I wouldn't steal her trolley even if you paid me.
"Zhao feng stay here and release a little bit of your aura the rest try to hide yours I'll go down" Zhao Han said
Without asking Ethan took the lead and she followed.
"Who are you" asked the muscular girl Looking at Zhao Han.
"I'm me and who are you" Ethan answered causing Zhao Han to keep quiet.
"Wait your Zhao Han disciple of the sect master of the Phoenix sect" the girl with azure blue hair exclaimed shocking everyone.
"Let's go" Ethan turned around and walked towards the building and Zhao Han followed.
The girls all looked at each other in confusion but the muscular girl took a whip that looked to be made out of steel and whipped it next to Ethan causing him to stop.
"stop" she said.
"Senior sister don't let's leave them" the girl with azure blue hair chimmed in.
The muscular girl pulled back her whip and turned around to pick up the giant beast over her head.
The girls took one last look at them and went on their way.
...
"Senior sister was that really Zhao Han" walking in the distance one of the girls asked as she looked at the blue hair'd girl.
"It should have been but why was she listening to that man" She said in deep thought
"Let's go tell the sect master " the muscular girl said walking in front.
....
"That was the lotus sect" looking at the girls walking off Yue said when Ethan walked in
"That girl knew you" Ethan said as he looked at Zhao Han
"Were pretty famous" Zhao feng said
"Why didn't we talk to them" Zhao Han asked
"they we're all at the first stage of core formation" Ethan said in deep thought.
"But there was more of us we could have taken them" Alex said
"Numbers don't mean anything I once heard that a man single handedly killed millions of cultivators who were stronger then him" one of the archers said
"but if a battle broke out we could have won" Ethan said.
"Then why di-"
"Because we don't know how much stronger their back-up could be" Ethan cut Alex off as he patted him on the shoulder.
"Change of plans, you guys turn back I'm gonna follow them" Ethan said
"What if they sense you"Li asked as they saw him take out a cloak.
"They won't" wearing the cloak, they were shocked that they couldn't sense him.
"Those supplies should be enough for a month right" Ethan asked looking at Sarah and she nodded.
"Don't start any unnecessary fights and go straight back" Ethan said to Zhao feng as he jumped down the window.
"So who's the leader" Alex asked
"It's me" Zhao feng and Zhao Han said as the same time.
.....
Ethan followed the girls all the way to the other end of the city.
The girls walked towards a giant dome made of ice with what seemed to be ice gates at the bottom.
"C'mon let me in" A young man was shouting in front of the gates with a few middle-aged man behind him.
"Mei" the group standing at the gate turned behind them and the young male called out towards the group of girls.
"Please my uncle is dying can you convinc-" the boy wore a sad expression and walked towards the girls.
"Move" the muscular girl stopped her feet and ice slowly formed on the young boys feet as it moved with the boy to the side.
"Young master" A middle-aged man's hands light as fire appeared and he directed it towards the boys frozen feet.
As the girls walked past, the criss cross ice gate retracted and girls with weapons could be seen on the other side.
The girl with azure blue hair wglanced back at the young man before the walls closed again.
After a while they got up and left towards the North.
[I'm guessing the group that just left also has a base up north] hiding on top of a building the system said to Ethan.
"Those old man were at the core strengthening stage" Ethan said in contiplation.
[...]
"..."
[Why don't you sneak in]
"How, there's only one entrance"
[There's only one official entrance]
"..."
"Can I break that wall"
[There just so happens to be a fire talisman at the core strengthening realm that has enough power to break that ice wall]
"..."
[I'd suggest you use it at the top]
After a moment of silent Ethan got up and poured some qi into the talisman and threw it.
The talisman landed 70° on the dome.
Ethan took a few steps and jumped towards the ice wall.
*Boom*
Just as the talisman exploded Ethan jumped into the smoke filled void with a punch but there was no connection.
*Splash*
Before his vission could clear Ethan fell in water,the water didn't seem to have any particular current.
[Don't go up, there are guards coming in this direction just swim that way] the system ringed in his head.
Still wearing the cloak Ethan swam around the dark blue water at the bottom of the "River" for a few minute but the walls seemed to be getting smaller and smaller.
[I sense a magic beast in the water coming this way I suggest you get out now]
Getting out of the water Ethan saw that he was inside a room with a relatively high ceiling.
The blue and whites walls were lit up by candles and a fire place, the carpet on the floor led to a throne at the end of the room.
Ethan looked around the almost empty spacious room.
"!!!"
Ethan heard voices coming from outside the large double doors and ran to the only larg wooden wardrobe and hid in there.
In the wardrobe there were a few feminine looking clothes and undergarments of a small size.
"It was definitely them they left earlier and they seemed upset" peeking outside the doors Ethan saw the muscular girl and the azure blue hair'd girl following another girl.
The girl in front was wearing an oversized blue-dancing gown that dragged on the floor, she had azure blue hair that was tired in a pony tail.
Arriving by the throne the girl in a gown sat on the throne without saying anything, she looked to be in her late twenties but had a young face.
Silence filled the void as the two red robed disciples looked at the lady on the throne.
"...We think we saw the Phoenix sect disciples today" after a long moment of silence the muscular girl said in an akward tone.
"Really" the lady's expression finally changed as she looked at the muscular girl, her voice in shock.
The muscular girl nodded and looked to the red robed disciple and the lady also looked at her.
The disciple narrated the story which got the lady on the throne contemplating again.
"Are you sure it was Zhao Han" a mature voice came out of the ladies mouth.
"Positive" answered the disciple with blue hair.
"Then why would she follow another man" asked the lady as the other two shook their heads.
"Maybe their sect master isn't with them" asked the girl with blue hair.
"But they both seemed to be on the same level or maybe their sect master lost to the goddess of death and is injured somewhere" said the muscular girl.
"Impossible" said the lady in a gown.
"They are both on their own level and the goddess of death cannot heal like the sect master, plus I doubt that she would take a defeat lying down so most likely if she was losing she would choose to detonate her core and try to take the goddess of death with her or at least injure her" the lady said in thought.
[Ethan we have a problem] the system suddenly disrupted Ethan's eavesdropping.
"..."
"Can't it wait" Ethan shouted inwardly with a angry voice.
[It cannot wait but you can ignore it....but if you do you'll defiantly get caught]
"What is it"
[Look at your core]
Annoyed Ethan closed his eyes and looked at his core where he saw that there were 3 elemental stones but one of them was almost non-existent.
[Your Jú Jià is about to finally assimilate the earth element and it will cause the earth in the environment to vibrate as some might come into your direction, plus you might feel a mild pain]
*Cough* *Cough*
Ethan's sense of crises was disrupted by horrid coughing, he peeked and saw the lady on the throne with her hand on her chest coughing blood that seemed to have blue shards.
"Master..." the girls tried to walk to her but was stopped by her.
"I'm fine" she said struggling to breath.
"Here" the muscular gave her a bottle of water.
[You have to go now]
"..."
[60]
[59]
Ethan gritted his teeth
*Boom*