374 Cleaning Up (1/2)

”Why are you here, Feng Xinzi?”

Fang Yuan turned his attention to Feng Xinzi and smiled.

”I am instructed by the alliance to meet you...”

However, in reality, the 5 Grand Organisations had laid a trap and Feng Xinzi was the representative of the Realm Alliance. He had specially journeyed here to see how Fang Yuan would have ended up but instead, he was faced with a surprising outcome.

”Oh, thank you!”

Fang Yuan smiled as though he had taken Feng Xinzi's word for it. ”Since that is so, now that our mission is complete, I shall take my leave and return to the prosperous land, right?!”

”That's right! That's right!”

Zhou Tian added on without hesitation.

The dangers which he had experienced in his mission had led him to reminisce about the peaceful times he enjoyed before all of this happened.

”I'm afraid that we will have to discuss this!”

Feng Xinzi rebutted as Xing Yunzi stood out. ”Cough cough... although the both of you have killed the highly-skilled enemies, the fact is that the crypt has been destroyed and the altar has been gone to waste. Therefore, the mission is still incomplete.”

”What?”

There was a look of anger on Zhou Tian's face. ”We have killed 3 9th Meridian Wu Zongs and a 9th Tier spiritual knight. We are now exhausted and our energy and dream elemental forces are depleted. How will we be able to stop this destruction? Aren't you a little harsh, Lord Xing?”

”Since this is the mission objective, what can I say?”

Xing Yunzi waved his hands with a cunning look in his eyes.

”Feng Xinzi, what about you? What do you have to say about this?”

Fang Yuan paid no attention to what Xing Yunzi said as he directly pressured Feng Xinzi to answer.

”My views regarding this... is that we should follow the rules set by the Realm Alliance. Therefore, we shall go ahead with Xing Yunzi's suggestion.”

Feng Xinzi calmly replied. Unknowingly, he felt a little fear as he looked at the severed heads on the floor and Fang Yuan's composed look.

”Alright, since this is the case, we shall wait for the alliance to decide!”

Fang Yuan was straightforward. As soon as he forced Feng Xinzi to make a stand, he waved his hands and together with Zhou Tian, they transformed into two streaks of light and flew into the clouds.

There was an awkward silence.

After a long while, Xing Yunzi spoke. ”This person is able to kill a few 9th Meridian Wu Zongs. His ability is much stronger than mine and he is becoming as powerful as an elder... My nephew, it is not worth it to go against him!”

”I know!”

Gazing at the severed heads on the ground, Feng Xinzi laughed. ”I cannot control my jealousy. After all... I have gained wisdom at 3 and started to cultivate as a dream master at 5. All I ask for is an uncluttered mind. I thought that I have already achieved it but now, I am being haunted by jealousy once more.”

”When I first met him, he was only a newly advanced dream master in the Illusionary Divine stage. I even thought about helping him. Now that he had already reached the 4th Tier of the Illusionary Divine stage, I am only filled with jealousy for him and even more so now...”

It was not an easy thing to witness a junior overtaking him in terms of cultivation.

”Furthermore... I am against him for the sake of the sect, and not for my own personal agenda!”

As he continued to reason, his voice became increasingly louder. ”The alliance needs capable people. This person is obviously capable but he has chosen to deny responsibilities. He even left his position of duty, which shows that he is not a loyal person!”

He, however, did not mention how he had planned for Fang Yuan to be deployed here as a bait.

”With such unethical actions, the more powerful he is, the more we cannot allow!”

Feng Xinzi's eyes glistened as he spoke with a vibe of righteousness.

Beside him, Xing Yunzi was speechless.

He was indeed a talent to be able to twist facts to such an extent!

...

On the other side.

Two streaks of light flew out from a valley.

As soon as they left the region of 9 Extremes Mountain, Zhou Tian let out a satisfactory exclamation as though he was freed of shackles.

He would never want to experience the inability to use his abilities under the Ultimate Segregation ever again.

”Zhou Tian, let's part ways. What do you think?”

Fang Yuan took in a deep breath as dream elemental force was slowly restored in his actualised dream world. Slowly, his 8 Gates Sword Array started to shimmer once more.

”This... Alright, Sir, please be assured that I will not reveal anything about your secret!”

Zhou Tian sounded solemn as he begun to swear to the heavens.

Dream masters were superstitious about these things and they knew that they would be bounded by the oath they made in certain ways.

”It's up to you...”

Fang Yuan was speechless. If he really wanted him to swear upon an oath, or if he were to decide to do anything to Zhou Tian, he would have done it in the 9 Extremes Mountain.