Chapter 852: Enemy from Withou (1/2)

Xie Yunhai looked ecstatic.

Xie Wanting had been focused on the lake, which was turning clearer and clearer, yet she rushed to the air-transportation spiritual tool her brother was on as soon as he arrived.

Xie Wanting seemed very emotional and relieved as she said, “I can’t tell you how glad I am that you’re alright.”

Then with a deeply concerned look in her eyes, she asked, “What happened? How did you sustain such heavy injuries?”

With the Bone Blood Demon still at the lake bottom, Nie Tian and girls didn’t have much to do, and thus flew over to Xie Yunhai as well.

Besides, Nie Tian also wanted to know what had happened after they had left the Fortune Wells.

Weak and limp, Xie Yunhai took out a medicinal pill and swallowed it, before Xie Wanting helped him sit up straight.

Wisps of faint smoke that seemed to contain strong toxins rose from Xie Yunhai’s nostrils.

Xie Yunhai took a deep breath. Nie Tian and the girls’ presence seemed to restore some of his confidence as he explained, “I was injured by Fiends. I ran into a group of Fiends on my way back here. Those Fiends appeared to be looking for something with their unique tools.

“They stopped me and asked me if I saw a place pervaded with poisonous smoke.

“I suspected that what they were looking for was this lake, which you’re guarding.

“So I ignored them and tried to escape, but they pursued me. Even though I managed to escape their pursuit with Water Escape, one of them injured me with his bloodline magic. Deadly toxins gradually infiltrated and corroded my flesh and blood.”

After hearing Xie Yunhai’s explanation, Xie Wanting instantly laid her eyes on the lake. Realizing the Fiends’ intentions, she said, “Those Fiends must have detected that Fiend corpse with their special tools. I bet they came for the corpse of their powerful predecessor that’s lying at the lake bottom.”

Nie Tian nodded. “That’s probably the case.”

“There’s a Fiend corpse at the bottom of this lake?!” Xie Yunhai asked with a shocked expression.

Xie Wanting pointed at Nie Tian. “That’s what he said.”

Xie Yunhai seemed to be instantly convinced as he said, “Then there’s probably no mistake in that.”

Then, he questioned his sister and learned what had happened here during the past few days.

Nie Tian, however, seemed to be more concerned with what had happened at the Fortune Wells instead of the situation with the Fiends, so he asked, “So what happened at the Fortune Wells?”

The mention of the Fortune Wells put deep fear in Xie Yunhai’s eyes. “The old man who occupied the soul power Fortune Well killed almost everyone!”

This piece of information didn’t seem to surprise Nie Tian or the girls at all.

Confused by their lack of reaction, Xie Yunhai said, “Don’t tell me that you knew what that old man was going to do.”

“We did,” Nie Tian said.

With a grim face, Xie Yunhai continued, “Soon after you left, three young outsiders initiated a joint attack against the old man. Many human cultivators, spirit beasts, and other outsiders joined the action in attempts to seize that most special and precious Fortune Well for themselves.

“The battle turned out to be a bloody one. Most of the participants died miserable deaths.

“Even though those three outsider youngsters survived, they sustained heavy injuries and fled in sore straits.

“I realized the unfavorable situation and ran away before it was too late.

“I guess that old man wanted to refine the pure soul strands spilling from that Fortune Well first, and thus didn’t go very far to hunt down those who fled. But I could still see torrential lightning filling that area of the sky after I flew to a place far from that region, so I guess he killed all those who stayed there.”

Nie Tian sighed. “The man’s name is Yuan Jiuchuan. He’s a reborn cultivator who was at the middle Saint domain in his previous life.”

“No wonder then!” Xie Yunhai secretly congratulated himself for his wise decision. “Luckily, I was well-aware that, given my strength, I wouldn’t stand a chance at seizing that Fortune Well from that old man’s hands, and thus left before their battle ended. If I had let greed cloud my judgment, I would probably already be dead.”

With these words, his face tensed up again. “Anyways, that Yuan Jiuchuan probably won’t be able to find us here. We don’t have to worry about him anymore. What we need to worry about are those Fiends who are currently searching through this region. Perhaps they’ll get here before long.