Chapter 943: Unprecedentedly Smooth Breakthrough (1/2)

Nie Tian was consumed with deriving enlightenment, and completely forgot about time.

The ancient starship from the Water Moon Sect was berthed in one of the dead realms in the Domain of Flame’s End, which had lost every last bit of its flame power many years ago. Jing Feiyang gazed up into the starry river. Looking somewhat worried, he said, “It’s been eight days, and Nie Tian still hasn’t rejoined us.”

The Void domain Water Moon Sect experts walked out of their cabins to scan the charred ground.

This realm had been full of life force, but the Divine Flame’s arrival had reduced it to a realm in ruins, without any sign of living creatures or vegetation.

The more they examined this realm, the more apprehensive they were about the Divine Flame’s devastating might.

Xie Wanting seemed worried as well as she said, “Father, Nie Tian will be fine, right? That Divine Flame can easily destroy realms. If it wants to do something to Nie Tian...”

“You seem to care a lot about Nie Tian, don’t you, big sister?” Xie Yunhai said playfully.

Xie Wanting shot him a stern look. After he shut his mouth, she turned to look at Xie Qian again, and concern filled her eyes.

They were in a place rather far from Jing Feiyang and the others. If Jing Feiyang didn’t eavesdrop purposely, he wouldn’t be able to overhear their conversation.

Xie Qian laughed and said, “Nie Tian seems to be a good kid, Wanting.”

Xie Wanting flushed slightly. “Even you’re making fun of me? There’s nothing between Nie Tian and I. We’re just friends. Besides, Yin Yanan from the Beast-controlling Sect once told me that Nie Tian already has a fiancee in the Domain of the Falling Stars. On top of that, he has questionable relationships with Yin Yanan and Mu Biqiong, the Holy Daughter of the Bliss Mountain Sect.”

Xie Qian smiled. “The Domain of the Falling Stars, the Beast-controlling Sect, and the Bliss Mountain Sect... How can those girls be compared to my daughter? If you do like that Nie Tian, I can help make a match between you two. Our sect ranks in the top among all the sects in the surrounding domains. If he wants to marry you, your marriage will bind our sect with him, this rising star, which will benefit us all.

“Also, this is a matter that’s better done early than late.

“Now, since he’s a newborn Son of the Stars, and his cultivation base is still low, we have a good chance. But if we wait till he enters the Void domain or even the Saint domain to propose this marriage, he might not value us as much by then.”

Xie Yunhai laughed heartily. “I actually think it’ll be great if Nie Tian becomes my brother-in-law. Big sister, you’ve lived your whole life in the Domain of Vast Darkness, but you haven’t had your eyes on anyone. Nie Tian is the only man you’ve ever spoken highly of. You couldn’t stop praising him after our trip to the Shatter Battlefield.

“But you didn’t mention a thing about Huang Jinnan, the Divine Son of the metal element sect of the Five Elements Sect.”

As the father and son exchanged words, Xie Wanting, who was bashful by nature, flushed even more, and told them to stop.

At the same time, she called a name softly in her heart. “Nie Tian...”

WHOOSH!

Jing Feiyang flew over and came to a stop in front of Xie Qian. “Brother Xie, we’ve already waited here for eight whole days. If Nie Tian’s communication with the Divine Flame was a success, he should have finished and rejoined us here as we agreed. Now that he still hasn’t shown up, I’m worried that something might have happened. I think we’d better head back to take a look.”

After a moment of pondering, Xie Qian nodded. “Okay.”

Immediately afterwards, they arranged for the others to stay put, then the two of them unleashed their Saint domain power, shooting into the endless starry river.

In just a few hours, the two of them arrived in the realm where Nie Tian was.

With a single glance at Nie Tian, Xie Qian let out a soft exclamation. “Hmm?! He seems to be deriving enlightenment from some very profound knowledge, as I’m sensing a very subtle aura from him.”

Jing Feiyang was also shocked by the aura Nie Tian was exuding. Eyes narrowed, he examined him carefully.

As Nie Tian derived enlightenment from what he had learned from the Divine Flame, a special aura came to form within him.

Not every cultivator was able to sense such an aura. Only Saint domain experts like Xie Qian and Jing Feiyang could pick up its faint clues.

Brow furrowed, Jing Feiyang said in a low voice, “The Divine Flame is not here. Did he get to communicate with it?”

“He has the Divine Flame’s faint aura on him,” Xie Qian said with an intense expression. “Besides, even as he’s deriving enlightenment, he’s quietly channeling a small amount of dissociative flame power from the starry river. You should know that it’s very difficult to capture flame power from the starry river, where all kinds of energies and impurities mix together.

“Only powerful Ancientbeasts like the Heaven Flame Beast, flame dragon, vermilion bird, and flame qilin can collect flame power in the starry river and refine it into themselves.

“Considering Nie Tian’s cultivation base and strength, he should have been far from being powerful enough to gain such an ability.”

After hearing these words, Jing Feiyang’s eyes lit up as he asked, “Are you saying that he’s already gained something from that cluster of Divine Flame?”

Xie Qian nodded. “Evidently.”