Chapter 389: Water Moon Chamber of Commerce (2/2)

However if he left the Realm of a Thousand Devastations, once the Heaven Palace Sect learned of it, he would probably get into trouble.

Therefore, both of them were deeply surprised to see him.

“That’s right,” Nie Tian said, nodding. “I refused to join the Heaven Palace Sect… Anyhow, it’s been more than two years since I saw my grandfather and aunt last time, so I’ve decided to come to see them.”

“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Luo Xin sighed as her expression suddenly grew somewhat embarrassed. “But they’re not here.”

Nie Tian was taken aback. “Did they return to the Realm of Flame Heaven?”

Thanks to him, the spatial rift in the Realm of Flame Heaven had been sealed, and the Demons had been warded off.

After the desperate atmosphere that had pervaded the Realm of Flame Heaven for two years was finally relieved, most of the sects had already summoned their core disciples back.

Therefore, he assumed that Nie Donghai and Nie Qian had also returned to the Realm of Flame Heaven.

“Umm... No.” Luo Xin said with a bitter expression.

Eyes narrowed, Nie Tian asked, “Then, what is it?”

“The thing is...” Li Fan started to explain.

Nie Donghai and Nie Qian had been taken to Water Moon City about a year ago when Nie Tian had still been in the Realm of Split Void.

Back then, the raging demon Qi had still devastated the Realm of Flame Heaven. Every sect had felt desperate, including the Cloudsoaring Sect.

Many disciples of the Cloudsoaring Sect had assumed that it would only be a matter of time before the Realm of Flame Heaven fell, and that it would be their responsibility to explore new land in the Realm of a Hundred Battles.

Hence, soon after their arrival, they had started exploring the parts of the Realm of a Hundred Battles that teemed with spirit beasts. Technically, Nie Donghai and Nie Qian weren’t members of the Cloudsoaring Sect, and thus they hadn’t been obligated to join their operations.

Furthermore, Wu Ji had reminded them that they should just stay in Water Moon City and practice cultivation, and not be concerned with anything else.

However, since Nie Donghai’s spiritual sea had been repaired, he had started to pursue a higher cultivation base again. Meanwhile, he was reluctant to practice cultivation with the resources Wu Ji had granted them, so he, Nie Qian, and a few other members of the Cloudsoaring Sect had gone on exploration trips to areas roamed by dangerous spirit beasts, hoping to loot valuables from the spirit beasts and trade them for spirit stones and cultivation materials.

In their first two trips, they had returned according to the plan, and their gains had been substantial.

Therefore, they had embarked upon a third trip with Jiang Lingzhu and a handful of others.

However, this time, they had been gone for a long time, and there was still no sign of their return.

Originally, considering that the crisis that hung over the Realm of Flame Heaven had already lifted, Luo Xin and Li Fan had prepared to gather the other disciples and return to the Cloudsoaring Sect.

However, since some of the disciples hadn’t returned from their exploration trip, the two of them could only sit tight and wait for them to come back.

When they returned, they would gather everyone and return to the Realm of Flame Heaven via the inter-realm teleportation portal in Water Moon City.

Nie Tian’s eyebrows knitted. “So you’re saying that my grandfather and aunt are on an over-extended exploration trip? And Jiang Lingzhu is with them?”

“I’m afraid so.” An apologetic expression filled Li Fan’s face. “Nothing went wrong during their first two trips. Plus, your grandfather was very stubborn. I tried to persuade them not to go, but he just wouldn’t listen.”

“Do you have an idea of where they might be?” Nie Tian asked.

“Yeah, I do.” Li Fan nodded before suddenly realizing Nie Tian’s intention. “What? You want to go there?”

“Yeah, I fear for their safety. I’ve got to go check on them,” Nie Tian said.

Li Fan and Luo Xin didn’t speak for a moment. Instead, they gazed deeply at him.

They had heard that Nie Tian had killed the head of the Yuan Clan in Black Cloud City, who had been at the Greater Heaven stage, the same as them.

Complicated emotions rose in their hearts.

They knew that Nie Tian had only been at the Lesser Heaven stage when he had disappeared from the Realm of Flame Heaven.

However, two years later, when he had returned, he had actually managed to kill the Greater Heaven stage Yuan Fengchun. Both of them had been flabbergasted upon hearing this news.

After a moment of silence, Li Fan nodded, saying, “Luo Xin, you’d better go with Nie Tian. Lingzhu is also on the exploration team. My master is probably also worried about her safety. Bring them back as soon as you find them.”

“Sure, keep an eye on the disciples here, will you?” Luo Xin said.

“Don’t worry,” Li Fan replied. “Water Moon City is fairly safe. I’ll make sure nothing happens to them.”

“Thank you, Big Sister Xin,” said Nie Tian.

“Don’t mention it,” said Luo Xin.