Chapter 339 - Coming Together and Separating in Sorrow and Joy (2/2)
Two men stood high in the clouds, one dressed in cyan and the other in red. They were Ling Yuanshan and Wan Gufeng of the Order of the Divine Fire. Xiao Chen clenched his fists so hard that his bones creaked. Sure enough, it was them. He knew it…
In the scene, countless golden Sword Qi rained down and obliterated the greenery and destroyed the halls and buildings. Never-ending screaming echoed from Lingtai Mountain. Some ran in horror while others kneeled and begged for forgiveness…
The men in the sky saw them all as ants as they guffawed and massacred wantonly. “If you want to blame someone, you can blame the seed of evil that your sect gave birth to! He had provoked someone that he shouldn’t!
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The scene ended where Second Elder Xingzhen Zi blocked a Sword Qi for Bai Ying. Xiao Chen took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Is there an Illusory Formation under the mountain? I want to see how they break their way in!”
First Elder replied, “There was, but it was destroyed alongside the Grand Defensive Formation.”
“Then how did they leave?”
“It was a woman in white.” Bai Ying walked in. She still sounded as if she was close to tearing up. “A woman in white came. The two men immediately ran when they saw her…”
Xiao Chen took in a deep breath. If it wasn’t for the woman in white, would the entire Three Pure Sect be exterminated? Suddenly, commotion resounded outside the hall.
“Cousin Xiao Chen! Did you come back?”
Xiao Chen turned around and walked out of the hall, where he saw Xiao Wan’er and Xiao Han running over. He hastily walked up to them and asked, “How is the Xiao family doing? Have you checked on them?” Since Ling Yuanshan and Wan Gufeng were able to find the Three Pure Sect, he knew they would be able to find the Xiao family as well.
Xiao Chen was silent. Xiao Wan’er whispered, “It’s alright… The Xiao family won’t ever be in trouble again. You don’t have to worry about them anymore…”
Xiao Chen felt a shock run through his entire soul. He instantly felt the world around him spin. He grabbed her shoulders and asked in a trembling voice, “Explain yourself! What do you mean that they won’t ever be in trouble again? What do you mean that I don’t have to worry about them anymore?”
Xiao Han glared at Xiao Wan’er. “Shut up if you don’t know how to speak!” He looked at Xiao Chen and said, “Don’t misunderstand. The family is very safe.”
Xiao Chen sighed in relief. Xiao Wan’er’s words made him think that their family was massacred. This made him glare at her. “You’re almost twenty! Can’t you speak properly?”
Xiao Wan’er would typically protest, but she cried this time. “What are you guys doing? Did you think you can scold me just because Senior Brother Cheng Ying isn’t around anymore?” she yelled, sobbing.
Xiao Chen’s heart ached. Cheng Ying was Bai Ying’s eldest disciple and the person who fetched them from the Xiao family. Did the person who spoke up for Luo Shangyan back when Wen Qingyu stole their Octarine Core perish as well…?
No one said anything. Even the wind came to a standstill. The Three Pure Sect had been dealt with a great blow and suffered severe casualties. Even now, no one knew just how many disciples had died. Xiao Chen flicked his sleeves and said, “I’m going to check on Sunset Peak!” He turned into sword radiance and flew down the mountain.
Due to its lower position, the Sunset Peak was left mostly intact. However, it was shrouded with a deathly stillness. Outer disciples, who didn’t feel the same sense of belonging as the inner disciples did, immediately fled the moment the disaster struck.
The curtain of night gradually closed on them. The breeze swept them as they walked along the empty mountain road. Xiao Chen was in a sorrowful mood. From now on, no one would ever fight over Spirit Stones here again.
Before he knew it, he was back at his former home. The courtyard once filled with blooming white flowers now had petals scattered all over the ground. The house was the same as when he had left it, though a layer of dust covered everything because no one had stayed here for a long time.
The pots, bowls, ladles, and basins in the kitchen were still there, though covered with dust. Cobwebs had also formed on the roof beams. It seemed that no one had come here for more than half a year.
Xiao Chen walked out of the courtyard and saw that Xiao Han and Xiao Wan’er came with him. He asked, “Did Junior Brother Zhao, Junior Brother Qi, and Junior Brother Yan leave a long time ago? If they were still around, there was no way they wouldn’t visit this place.
Xiao Han sighed. “They left more than half a year ago. There were changes in Zhao State, so Junior Zhao returned and got himself embroiled in the fight for the throne. The Emperor of Yan State passed away and Junior Brother Yan had no choice but to return to inherit the throne. There was a coup in Qi State and the rebel army seized control of the palace. Several old ministers dragged Junior Brother Qi home and there is still no news of him even now…”
Xiao Chen took in a deep breath as memories flooded his mind. The scenery remained the same, but in just one short year, everyone had changed.
Qingluan stepped forward and saluted Xiao Chen. “What’s your plan now, Master? Will you return to Violet Manor?”
A dangerous glint flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. “There’s no hurry. How can I not return the favor after receiving such a tremendous gift from the Ling family? Since I’ll have to lay down an Immortal Incineration Sword Formation on Lingtai Mountain tomorrow, I’ll let them live for another day.”