Chapter 228 - Hijacking the Flying-cloud Stone (2/2)
The two envoys felt sweat drench their back. Neither of them could take even a single hit from these Devils. But if they allowed these Devils to take Xiao Chen away, their punishment would be too terrifying even to imagine.
Xiao Chen was startled. “What the hell?! Why the heck are the Devils here?! Falling into the hands of the Corpse Refinery Sect is a thousand times worse than falling into the hands of the Immortals’ League!”
Thinking of this, he immediately turned to look behind him. Seeing Perfected Immortal Qing Chen and the rest rushing over on their Flying-cloud Stone made him relax a little. In a mocking tone, he said, “Hey, two great envoys, I’m a serious criminal you know. You need to protect me well.”
The two envoys, who had long lost their minds to fright, also sighed in relief after seeing Xiao Chen’s friends catching up to them. One of them immediately regained some courage and said solemnly, “Sorry, this is a criminal under trial at the Immortals’ League. There’s no way we can hand him over.”
“You’re courting death!”
Suddenly, an attack imbued with boundless strength struck them. The entire Flying-cloud Stone shook and nearly shattered into pieces. The force knocked into the envoys and sent them flying. Fortunately, the defensive formation on the stone kept the two of them from falling off.
They were now truly shaken to the core. The Flying-cloud Stone had a defensive formation for protection and yet their attacker was able to send them flying with just a flick of his sleeve. The word “terrifying” alone wasn’t sufficient to describe the level of his cultivation. When they saw the Xianyong Sect’s Flying-cloud Stone, they acted as if they had found their savior. They hastily said, “The Devils up ahead want to kidnap him!”
Over on Perfected Immortal Fengxi’s side, Murong Xian’er, Qingluan, Ziyun’er, and the rest were all present and saw what happened. Worried as they were, they knew they couldn’t fly freely between two Flying-cloud Stones like Fengxi and the rest. It was so high up too. They could only worry helplessly.
Qingluan looked rather anxious. Cupping her hands in obeisance, she said, “Three seniors, please save my Master. We must not let him fall into the hands of the Devils.”
Yu Yifeng and Perfected Immortal Qing Chen were frowning. Fengxi and the Elder of the Pavilion of Thoughts said nothing. The Great Immortal from Hell smiled and said, “So it’s you, Perfected Immortal Fengxi. Are you going to interfere?”
Both their cultivations had reached the Nirvana Realm. Fighting at high altitude would just bring disaster to the rest. Everyone was waiting for Fengxi’s response. Little did they expect to see him shake his head moments later.
“No, I’m just going to Tianyuan City to watch the Immortal’s Sword Assembly in three months. I just happen to pass by.”
These words surprised not just the envoys, but Xiao Chen as well. Was Fengxi, that old thing, really going to watch him get kidnapped and do nothing? He hoped Fengxi was just acting up because of the two envoys.
Qingluan panicked. “Please save my Master. If you’re upset at the envoys’ lack of manners earlier, I’ll kill them right now!” She immediately glared daggers at the envoys.
The envoys shuddered and one of them hastily said, “Perfected Immortal Fengxi, we’re all Orthodox cultivators. How can you watch these Devils do as they please? Aren’t you worried that I’ll report this to our Lord? If they leave with Xiao Chen today, you won’t escape the blame either!”
Fengxi sneered. “Do what you want. What does your arrest have anything to do with me? I’m off to see sword duels!” He maneuvered the Flying-cloud Stone and flew away. The envoys jumped in fright. “Please halt, Perfected Immortal!”
In the distance, the Great Immortal from Hell was laughing heartily. Moving as fast as lightning, he split the protective barrier of the Immortals’ League’s Flying-cloud Stone and charged through it.
The two envoys were so frightened that their souls nearly skyrocketed to heaven above. The Great Immortal from Hell laughed merrily. “Two bastards! You called me a Devil, didn’t you? Very well! I’ll kill you both and bring your bodies back to refine into Corpse Puppets! Then I’ll send a big gift to your Lord in three months!”
“No, no, no! You misheard us, Senior!” One of the envoys shook his head while frantically waving his hand. Seeing the Great Immortal from Hell walking over to him, his face went pale with fright.
The other envoy hastily saluted Fengxi. “Perfected Immortal, save us!”
Fengxi sneered and mocked them. “I’m just a disciple, you know. I don’t have the right to save two great envoys from the Immortals’ League like you.”
“No, no, no! Not at all, Perfected Immortal! You absolutely have the right to do so!” The two envoys were so frightened that they were speaking incoherently.
Fengxi waved his hand. “So be it! Hey, Old Hell, I don’t care if you want to kill or refine those two into Corpse Puppets. But him…” He pointed to Xiao Chen. “You can’t touch him.”
Xiao Chen sighed in relief. In contrast, the two envoys went as white as a sheet of paper.