Chapter 705: Enmity (2/2)

After a moment of hesitation, Nie Tian said softly, “I’m sorry.”

It had been eight months since he had received Yue Yanxi’s invitation through Lei Tianqi and confirmed that he would come to this place.

Indeed, it had taken him a bit too long.

“Where did you come from?” Qiao Yunxi asked.

“The Domain of the Falling Stars,” Nie Tian answered.

Qiao Yunxi frowned. “The Domain of the Falling Stars? Why haven’t I heard of it before? What domain are your most powerful experts at in the Domain of the Falling Stars?”

She was rather intrigued, as she assumed that, since the grand elder had attached such importance to this person, he was probably from a domain more powerful than the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries.

“The peak experts in the Domain of the Falling Stars are at the late Soul realm, seeking to break through into the Void domain,” Nie Tian answered truthfully.

Qiao Yunxi let out a cold snort with disdain written across her face. “What?! You don’t even have a single Void domain expert?!”

But at the same time, she felt confused.

Since the grand elder had told her that his person’s safety was of paramount importance, she had assumed that this person must be very special. Who would have thought he was actually from a domain that was far inferior to the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries?

Was it worth it to have more than a dozen of her friends die because of him?

She didn’t try to hide her contempt in the slightest. Nie Tian saw that, but didn’t give an explanation.

After a long time, Qiao Yunxi broke the silence by saying, “I’ll do everything within my power to bring you to the grand elder alive.”

“Okay,” Nie Tian answered, his face expressionless.

The air-transportation spiritual tool, which was made from the skeleton of a Vermilion Bird, sped through the spaces among the floating meteors as quickly as a flash of lightning.

Most of the gaps were very narrow. No starships would be able to go through them. Only air-transportation spiritual tools this large and agile could.

Sitting on the Vermilion Bird’s back, Nie Tian felt scorched by the fierce flames on its wings.

Even though he practiced fire incantations as well, he was now covered in sweat and feeling a bit dizzy from the heat.

However, Qiao Yunxi, whose cultivation base was only slightly higher than his, seemed completely unaffected.

In Nie Tian’s senses, her small body seemed to be quietly absorbing and refining the fierce flame power as the air-transportation spiritual tool sped through space.

Apparently, for her, this Vermilion Bird was much more than just an air-transportation spiritual tool.

Hours passed...

An enormous meteor that was covered in craters entered Nie Tian’s view. With great caution, Qiao Yunxi steered the air-transportation spiritual tool towards it.

“Are we there yet?” Nie Tian asked.

Qiao Yunxi gave a cold snort. “We’re not even close. That large meteor is only a large piece from a dead realm that exploded long ago. There might have been spiritual minerals in it once, but they must have long since been mined.”

“Then why are we going there?” Nie Tian asked.

“Will you stop asking questions?!” Qiao Yunxi blurted impatiently.

As their air-transportation spiritual tool approached the huge meteor, Nie Tian unleashed his Heaven Eyes and flesh aura to scan it.

“There are people there!” Nie Tian exclaimed.

Upon hearing these words, Qiao Yunxi stopped the Vermillion Bird and unleashed her soul awareness, which was more profound than Nie Tian’s. Her soul awareness fanned out and spread towards that huge meteor.

Within seconds, she withdrew her soul awareness and threw Nie Tian a nasty look. “How come I don’t sense anyone?”

“There are people there! Believe me!” Nie Tian sounded very certain.

“Where are those people you’re talking about?” Qiao Yunxi asked angrily.

Squinting, Nie Tian pointed in a direction. “Over there! They’ve masked their soul fluctuations, but I can faintly sense their life auras.”