Chapter 569 Pursuit and Attack (1/2)

Lei Jing naturally understood the significance of the state of Taiyi. It was a mysterious Dao state that even her teacher had yet to achieve. Since the establishment of Xia Kingdom as a nation, only its founder, Si Wenming, proved to achieve it.

She was bewildered, ”Would that not be dangerous for uncle?”

Guan Longzi bitterly smiled, ”If it is who I think it is, it would no doubt be a very troublesome affair. Ever since the Emperor cultivated the imperishable body, there were few means by which anyone in the world could cause him harm. Coincidentally, the person possesses a treasured item that is the nemesis of the imperishable body. As of now, we can only hope that he will not do anything pertaining to the use of strength to oppress the weak.”

Guan Longzi thought about the magic talisman that the person possessed. Guan Longzi's heart was not confident. Furthermore, Guan Longzi was completely at loss as to how Shen Lian and that person in heaven had a connection.

Lei Jing replied, ”That will not do. I will go and take a look.”

”No. Jing, please do not think of meddling in Xia Kingdom's affairs. If in the near future Xia Kingdom collapses, it is certain that no one would lay a hand on you if you were not involved,” Guan Longzi softly told her.

Lei Jing was slightly confused, so she asked, ”Why?”

Guan Longzi burst into a severe coughing fit, and strongly tried to control it until it stopped. He then told her, ”You should go back first. We will talk about this after today.”

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The densely packed forest far away was so vast that its borders could not be seen with a mere glance, and its height was ten thousand feet. Even if it were not that tall, it would still be at least a thousand feet. It was not known how much time had passed for this majestic scene to be produced.

Shen Lian's Primordial Spirit appeared on the trunk of one of the thousand-year-old trees there. In a quick flash, he appeared on another tree.

Only the exuberant vitality of the dense forest could conceal his own vital force. Still, he was unable to break free of Emperor Xia's pursuit.

A demon beast that looked very much like a tiger was resting on one of the ancient trees. It looked up and saw Shen Lian, who appeared in the tree bark opposite the beast. Before it could even react, Shen Lian disappeared without a trace.

In the deep forest, every demon beast had its own territory. The territorial concept was etched deeply in the minds of the beasts. This creature was called a Bi'an Tiger and it had dragon blood. In this endless mountainous forest, it had its own patch, where it lived unfettered. The abrupt arrival of a person offending his patch naturally drew outrage and ire from it.

Just as it prepared to use its special sense of smell to seek out Shen Lian's direction, it suddenly noticed somewhere in front of him there was a huge and tall ancient tree that fell down. The speed of the tree's falling was so fast, it was incomparable to the beast's top speed.

At the same time, it picked up the scent of danger. Just before the beast reacted, the Emperor appeared wearing his black and gold imperial robes. His laid his cold eyes on the beast. At that point, the Bi'an Tiger crawled on the ground and felt a Qi of dragon most pure. It was completely unable to form thoughts of resisting.

The Emperor took one step forward and was now beside the beast. He pressed on the beast's head. Immediately the beast remembered his earlier encounter with Shen Lian, and in its heart, it was extremely terrified, but it could not retaliate.

There was only the sound of the Emperor's gentle breath. Other than the giant tree where it made into its home, all the other trees around it had been fallen. It was not known how many of the birds and animals around were shocked by this.

A body of clear water suddenly appeared but disappeared without a trace shortly after. The Emperor also vanished, piercing the void.

Similar occurrences continued to happen in this endless ancient forest. Each and every strong demon beast received word and knew that this endless southern border was welcoming two of the most terrifying powers of the human world. A confrontation unfolded at the hands of these two, so great even the heavens were emotionally moved. It was sad to see that the many trees which had spirituality but yet to shapeshift were reduced to dust and ashes by their actions.