Chapter 356: Forced to Join the Sec (1/2)

Chapter 356: Forced to Join the Sect

Blackish-violet demon Qi filled heaven and earth. Not only would the human Qi warriors’ vision be compromised when they were in it, but their senses would also be influenced to a great extent.

Standing atop that mountain peak, the few figures were all wreathed in faint spiritual light, which protected them from the corrosion of the demon Qi.

Each and every one of them was a person with great power and influence in the Realm of Flame Heaven.

Among them were Chang Sen from the Hell Sect, Ghost Eye from the Ghost Sect, and Fang Hui from the Spiritual Treasure Sect, all of whom were powerful Worldly realm Qi warriors.

Aside from them, Huang Fan, an elder from the Heaven Palace Sect, and Su Lin were also waiting silently.

Only representatives from the Cloudsoaring Sect, Grayvale Sect, and Mystic Mist Sect hadn’t shown up yet, due to the long journeys they had to take to get here.

As the dark-red light unleashed by the Blood Lotus gradually entered their view, everyone atop the mountain peak seemed to be suddenly enlivened.

The moment the white-garbed Su Lin caught sight of Nie Tian on the Blood Lotus, she couldn’t help but call out, “Nie Tian!”

“Are you sure it’s him?” Huang Fan asked in a soft voice.

Huang Fan was the powerful expert the Heaven Palace Sect had sent to the Realm of Flame Heaven to take the third fragmentary star mark from Ning Yang.

He was at the late Profound realm, the same as Chang Sen, the strongest man in the Realm of Flame Heaven.

Originally, he had come to the Realm of Flame Heaven for Ning Yang. However, after learning that Ning Yang had disappeared from the Realm of Flame Heaven, he had chosen to stay.

The reason for that was that he was convinced that Nie Tian would eventually return to the Realm of Flame Heaven.

After learning about Nie Tian’s stories and that the first thing he had done after returning from the Heaven Gate trial had been to awaken the Bone Blood Demon and lift the Blood Sect’s siege, Huang Fan was convinced that Nie Tian was affectionate and faithful, and that once he refined his fragmentary star marks, he would return to the Realm of Flame Heaven as quickly as he could.

His assessment had been accurate.

SHEW!

The Blood Lotus descended upon the mountain peak.

After the two of them got down, Li Jing didn’t put away her Blood Lotus, but rather stared at Huang Fan with her eyes filled with vigilance, and said, “Here. I’ve brought him to you.”

“Greetings.” Nie Tian bowed in a respectful yet proud fashion.

Chang Sen, Ghost Eye, and Fang Hui all nodded briefly in reply.

Only Huang Fan from the Heaven Palace Sect unleashed wisps of his soul power to carefully examine Nie Tian with his eyes narrowed.

A moment later, a slightly surprised expression appeared on his face as he said, “You practice different types of incantations. Yet, you managed to step into the middle Heaven stage in two years. Quite impressive, I’ve got to say.”

During these two years, Su Lin, a promising disciple of the Heaven Palace Sect, had made the same progress in her cultivation as Nie Tian.

However, Su Lin only practiced only one type of incantation, and all the secret magics she practiced were of the same attribute. Her being able to make such rapid progress had a great deal to do with the fact that the Heaven Palace Sect had provided her with endless cultivation resources, and that she possessed amazing talent.

Nie Tian had needed to hide from numerous search teams sent out by different forces. In addition, he had needed to spend time to learn and refine the fragmentary star mark. The fact that he had managed to advance to the middle Heaven stage under such circumstances greatly amazed Huang Fan.

Chang Sen and Ghost Eye were also secretly amazed by Nie Tian’s exceedingly fast cultivation.

With a frown, Chang Sen from the Hell Sect said, “Brother Huang. Nie Tian is here now. Where is Ning Yang? According to you, only when the three fragmentary star marks become one will we be able to start the restrictive spell left by the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace and use the grand spell formation formed by these three gigantic mountain peaks to seal that spatial rift.

“If Ning Yang doesn’t show up with his fragmentary star mark, won’t Nie Tian’s return be in vain?”

Ghost Eye and Fang Hui also frowned, unpleasant expressions appearing on their faces.

During the past six months, they had communicated with Huang Fan occasionally, from whom they had learned that, in light of the urgency of the situation, the Heaven Palace Sect had already planned to take the third fragmentary star mark from Ning Yang and give it to Nie Tian.

That was why they had been waiting for Nie Tian to show up as soon as possible after refining his fragmentary star marks.

Now that Nie Tian had appeared, the fragmentary star mark on Ning Yang had become the heart of the matter.

“Ning Yang won’t be coming.” With a calm expression, Huang Fan looked deeply at Nie Tian for a while before asking with a hoarse voice, “Were you the one who killed him?”

Upon hearing these words, everyone’s expression turned pale with fright, with Huang Fan and Su Lin being the only exceptions.

Nie Tian shook his head, and said in a composed manner, “What? Ning Yang was at the late Greater Heaven stage, and his cultivation base doesn’t do justice to his actual strength. Given my limited cultivation base and strength, how could I possibly kill him?”

“But he’s dead!” Huang Fan raised his voice. “And his fragmentary star mark is now in your possession. How do explain that?”

Meanwhile, Su Lin glared at Nie Tian, her eyes filled with burning enmity.