Chapter 328: Two Helpers (1/2)

As little as it was, it required psychic power and soul power to use Heaven Eyes.

Since Nie Tian had been traveling with the Blood Skull’s group recently, he didn’t expect that he would run into trouble at all. After all, the Blood Skull was one of the most dominant forces in the Void Illusion Mountain Range.

Therefore, he hadn’t unleashed his Heaven Eyes and used them to scan the vicinity for movement during these past days.

Furthermore, he had never been far from the Blood Skull’s group, so he didn’t feel the need to unleash his Heaven Eyes.

That was why he had failed to sense Li Langfeng’s existence.

The sudden appearance of Li Langfeng made Nie Tian assume Xue Long had lured him into a trap. His expression immediately changed as he rapidly formed a chaotic magnetic field around him and prepared to call for help.

“Hua Tian!” Xue Long hastily called out in a soft voice to stop Nie Tian. “Li Langfeng is also here to help you! We both came upon the Spirit Condor’s request. Our mission is to help you deal with Ning Yang!”

Upon hearing these words, Nie Tian felt slightly relieved.

Yet, he still kept a secure distance from Li Langfeng as his chaotic magnetic field replaced the protective light shield created by his green jade bracelet.

Li Langfeng’s face was still sickly and pale. After flashing into appearance, he coughed softly where he stood, as he seemed to know what Nie Tian was worrying about.

“I made a deal with the Spirit Condor, which is to help you deal with Ning Yang.” Then, Li Langfeng let out a snort as he continued, “But in return, you will spend some time to help me with my cultivation after our mission is accomplished.”

At that moment, Xue Long explained to Nie Tian, “Ning Yang is only one step away from entering the Worldly realm. Also, since he’s from the Heaven Palace Sect, not only is he skilled in various profound magics, but he also possesses high grade spiritual tools. Hence, I don’t have the confidence that I’ll be able to overtake him single-handedly. It will only be possible if Brother Li joins me.”

“The Spirit Condor…” Nie Tian was secretly shocked.

Nie Tian hadn’t known a thing about this mysterious organization before he came to the Realm of the Split Void, including how they worked and how powerful they were.

However, they were actually capable of getting Xue Long, a guest elder of the Blood Skull, to work for them, and persuading Li Langfeng, a guest elder of the Dark Moon, to set his enmity towards Nie Tian aside and go on a mission with him.

Although it was like looking at a leopard through a bamboo tube (see note 1), he realized how profound the Spirit Condor’s strength and influence was.

He had examined Ning Yang via his Heaven Eyes when he had encountered him in the forbidden region to the east of Ash City. Then, he had been convinced that he still wouldn’t stand a chance fighting him.

He had a feeling that Ning Yang, who was a core disciple of the Heaven Palace Sect, possessed battle prowess far higher than other late Greater Heaven stage cultivators.

Even if it was Li Langfeng or Xue Long, he suspected that neither of them would be able to take Ning Yang single-handedly.

However, if the two of them joined hands, they might be able to overpower Ning Yang and take the third fragmentary star mark from him. After all, both of them were outstanding fighters at the late Greater Heaven stage.

Upon thinking of the fragmentary star mark, Nie Tian’s eyes flickered as he asked, “What else do you know?”

“We only know that the Spirit Condor wants us to take Ning Yang’s fragmentary star mark, and they seem to be doing this upon the Heaven Palace Sect’s request.” Then, Xue Long’s eyes rolled as he said, “According to the Spirit Condor, you have something that will help us locate Ning Yang. Also, they want us to hand the fragmentary star mark to you once we successfully strip it from Ning Yang.”

The information the Spirit Condor had given Xue Long was limited, yet the rumor about Ning Yang running away from the Heaven Palace Sect had already provoked animated discussion among people. Xue Long knew about it as well.

He naturally understood the focus of the matter was Ning Yang’s fragmentary star mark.

When it came to fragmentary star marks, another person was concerned: Nie Tian, a young man from the Realm of Flame Heaven, who had been missing for a long time. Up to this point, the Heaven Palace Sect and many other powerful Qi warrior sects were still searching for him.

Nie Tian, Hua Tian, fragmentary star mark, Nie Tian…

Connecting all these dots, Xue Long had already figured out Nie Tian’s true identity. He just didn’t want to reveal such knowledge.

“Do you really dare to fight Ning Yang?” Nie Tian questioned their determination.

Xue Long pondered for a moment before replying, “If Ning Yang hadn’t run away from the Heaven Palace Sect, and he were still a talented core disciple of the Heaven Palace Sect, I probably wouldn’t have had the audacity to do anything to him.”

With these words, he shot a glance at Li Langfeng and said, “Perhaps Brother Li would.

“However, times have changed. Ning Yang went against the Heaven Palace Sect’s will, which means he has broken away with the Heaven Palace Sect. Adding in the assurance from the Spirit Condor, I don’t think there will be a problem.” At that moment, Xue Long seemed to have thought of another matter and thus added, “However, you’ve got to understand that I will only help you take Ning Yang’s fragmentary star mark, but I will never help you kill him.