Chapter 466 - The Mo Familys Assault (1/2)

The burst of power and the subsequent storm was so abrupt that Xiao Chen’s sword missed Mo Jinyan’s neck by half an inch. Following a loud clang, both he and his sword were sent flying. When he landed on the ground again, all he could feel was his arm going numb.

What hit his sword was a peach wood staff. Tied with a thin red string to the head of the staff was a small gourd giving off a golden glow. One could tell at a glance that it was no ordinary object.

A human figure soon appeared out of thin air in front of Xiao Chen. The white-bearded old man, dressed in a red robe, caught the rebounded peach wood staff at and looked Xiao Chen. “You sure have a deep murderous aura for a youngster like you,” he said coldly. He tossed his staff, and it immediately turned into an orb of golden light to attack Xiao Chen.

The crowd gasped. “Peak of the Apotheosis Realm!”

Their voices were still lingering in the air when a loud thump resonated. The peach wood staff seemed to have been hit by a pebble. It flew out of its trajectory and cut straight into the snow on the ground. The white-bearded old man looked solemn. He turned to look in the direction where the pebble came from and saw an old man dressed in a rosewood-colored robe staring back at him. Who was he? What powerful finger-snapping skills.

In reality, Su Ying wasn’t the one who shot the pebble, but his daughter, Su Yue. Su Yue flicked her sleeves with a scoff. “You’re a senior, but you’ve interfered in this sword duel. Were you going to injure him as well?”

The twelve ladies of the Hidden Fragrance Wafting Under the Moon had flown up to the arena by now, guarding Xiao Chen against the bearded old man with weapons in hand. Xiao Chen had seen this man before. He was the one who joined the He family to give him more trouble at the Immortal’s Sword Assembly held by the Immortals’ League, Mo Tiannan.

Mo Tiannan looked away with a scoff, refocusing his attention on Xiao Chen. “Kid, I’ll let you off for now!” He flicked his sleeve to summon the two broken halves of the Northern Dark Mystic Ice Sword, helped Mo Jinyan up, and flew off.

Mo Tiannan landed on the snow-covered ground and handed Mo Jinyan to two of their family’s disciples. Only then did he salute White-brow Solitarian. “Brother White-brow, thank you for your help.”

White-brow Solitarian smiled wryly. “Don’t mention it.” As a Grand Completion Realm cultivator, it wouldn’t have been difficult for him to block Xiao Chen’s attack earlier. However, this was after all a duel of swords and he was the one who said he wouldn’t let others interfere. He would have been humiliated if he went up to save Mo Jinyan.

In the arena above, Xiao Chen was calming himself down. He had detected a trace of genuine murderous intent in Mo Tiannan’s eyes earlier. Mo Tiannan hid it very well, but he could tell that it wasn’t as simple as a threat to his life and that it wasn’t because he had hurt Mo Jinyan.

Xiao Chen took a deep breath and clenched his fingers. The Mo family seemed determined to kill him. Their desire was even stronger than the Order of the Divine Fire and Ling family. No, it seemed as if they were hell-bent on it.

“Lord, let’s go down as well,” Qingluan whispered.

“Mhm.” Xiao Chen nodded. He propelled himself forward and flew toward where Xiaoyue was. Once his feet touched the ground, he handed her the Autumn Water Sword with a faint smile. “Thank you for your help, Fairy Xiaoyue.”

He knew that the Autumn Water Sword was powerful in his hands and that it would get him out of many troubles against his many enemies in the future. However, he was the one who gifted the sword to Qianyu Nishang back then. Even if he had to face enemies, he had no grounds to ask for the sword back. That would just make him look down on himself.

Xiaoyue was still in a daze after seeing the shocking scene earlier. It wasn’t until she took the sword from his hands that she smiled. “Your divine power is incredible, Brother Xiao. You have my admiration.”

Xiao Chen didn’t respond. Even now, he couldn’t distinguish whether Xiaoyue was a friend or foe. The best decision was not to say anything. He turned around and flew to the other side.

Xiaoyue gently wiped the Autumn Water Sword in her hand. When she saw Xiao Chen gently summoning the Spirit from the sword in the air earlier, she felt a stab of pain in her heart. In particular, when his teardrop fell on the sword, she felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing her heart.

She knew why. The Autumn Water Sword had long become intimately linked to her heart. The sword was a spiritual one, so if it was hurting, her heart would be as well. Her pain was actually that of the sword, but where did it come from?

Then, she remembered how she pointed her sword at Xiao Chen at the Immortal’s Sword Assembly, but the sword wrestled out of control at the last minute and stopped an inch away from his forehead. The sword kept crying then, refusing to budge a single inch. What was the reason behind this…

By the time she looked up and wanted to question Xiao Chen, she saw that he had joined the Su family. Xiao Chen saluted Su Yue and said, “Thank you… for that earlier.” He then looked at Su Ying, but chose not to say anything and turned around to walk away.

“Stop right there!” Su Yue yelled. “What’s with your attitude? Don’t you know who he is?”

Xiao Chen stopped in his tracks. His fingers were clenched, but he chose to neither reply nor look back. He continued walking toward Yi Tong and the rest.

Su Ying continued to keep his hands behind his back. There was a smile on his face. “This kid has the same temper as Qing’er.” Su Wan looked upset. “Rude,” she said. “You shouldn’t have saved him, Aunt. Just let him die.”

When Xiao Chen joined Yi Tong and the rest, he looked around for Huangfu Xin’er. She was still around earlier, but there was no sign of her now. “Have you seen Xin’er?”

Ziyun’er looked around and muttered, “Empress Huangfu was there seconds ago, but…”