Chapter 1449: Wrath of the Clouds, Gathering at Three Immortals Island (4/5, please subscribe)

Three Immortals Island.

Yun Xiao opened the file with a faintly complicated feeling in her heart.

Although she said out loud that she wouldn't care.

But the moment she thought of how the Jiao Sect was described in everyone's mouths, a creeping dread rose in her.

How terrifying!

The Jiao Sect, which once commanded the homage of ten thousand immortals, had become a legend, and those very Dao companions had become mounts.

This was something she simply could not accept, no matter what!

The next instant, an image surfaced in her mind.

From King Zhou's visit to the Nuwa Temple to the investiture of the gods, she left out nothing, no matter how small.

The more she read, the more her heart lurched.

The divine techniques and magical combats within were crude and vulgar, nothing like those of great divine-power wielders.

Yet the characters' personalities were strikingly similar.

The shameless and unscrupulous Western Sect, the overbearing and domineering Yuanshi Tianzun, the seemingly indifferent but in truth deeply scheming Taishang…

All of this led Yun Xiao to believe nine parts out of ten, fury and dread tangling in her heart.

On Three Immortals Island, a fierce, sharp aura shot up into the heavens, startling the great powers of the world to look its way.

Yun Xiao, a terrifying existence who had slain all three corpses and stood but one step from attaining the Dao and becoming a saint, was unquestionably among the very top powers of her age.

Unless one were one of the Sect Lords, no one could be certain of taking her down.

"What madness has seized Yun Xiao?"

The many great divine-power wielders were astonished, frowning as they tried to divine the heavenly signs, yet nothing could be divined.

After all, when it concerned a quasi-saint who had slain all three corpses, the heavenly signs were not so easily read.

Mount Emei, Luo Fu Grotto.

Zhao Gongming awoke from his cultivation, looked toward Three Immortals Island, and a flicker of concern passed through his eyes.

"What has happened to Junior Sister Yun Xiao?" Zhao Gongming wondered. "She has always been steady of temperament; if it were a small matter, she would never act so rashly. It seems something major has occurred."

Once the thought arose, he had no further mind for closed-door cultivation.

He and the Three Xiao sisters shared a bond of hundreds of millions of years, deeper even than blood siblings, and naturally would not sit idle while his sister faced hardship alone.

This was also why, in the original tale, the moment Zhao Gongming died, the Three Xiao sisters cast aside even their sect's prohibitions and sallied forth in full force down the mountain to take revenge.

To the Three Xiao, Zhao Gongming's death was a hatred greater even than that of killing father or mother.

A streak of escape-light split forth, and in the blink of an eye Zhao Gongming had already descended upon Three Immortals Island.

"Big Brother has come too!"

Qiong Xiao rejoiced. "It's been many years since we last saw Big Brother."

Bi Xiao also nodded gently: "Indeed, Big Brother has been in seclusion for many years more. Have you found a method to fuse the three corpses and achieve the Primordial Daluo?"

"Hard, hard, hard!" Zhao Gongming shook his head. "Slaying the three corpses is easy; achieving Primordial is hard."

Like Yun Xiao, he had slain his three corpses countless years ago, yet still could not find the path to Primordial.

Every time he asked his Master Tongtian Jiaozhu for guidance, the Sect Lord only said the opportunity had not yet come.

This left the two of them quite helpless.

In truth, in this world there were no few great divine-power wielders who had slain the three corpses, yet not a single one had achieved Primordial Daluo.

If this method had not been passed down by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, he would have suspected it was a dead end.

No—he had already begun to suspect it!

Qiong Xiao laughed: "Big Brother really is something. Since there's no road ahead, why keep sitting in death-seclusion? Better to come to Three Immortals Island, where we siblings can gather often—wouldn't that be carefree and at ease?"

Zhao Gongming shook his head: "I've always had a hidden worry in my heart; without achieving Primordial, I can never be at ease. Come, let's go see Yun Xiao—I still don't know what she's run into. By the way, has Yun Xiao made any enemies lately?"

Qiong Xiao's eyes were suspicious as she gently shook her head: "Big Sister hasn't left the island lately—how could she have made enemies?"

Bi Xiao said proudly: "With the three of us sisters, and adding Big Brother's divine might, who would dare provoke us?"

Even though the Jiao Sect was a mixed bag, with many disciples acting arrogantly.

Still, they were only arrogant, not stupid—they knew who could be provoked and who could not.

The Three Xiao sisters, plus Zhao Gongming: two quasi-saints of three corpses, one quasi-saint of two corpses, and one Daluo powerhouse.

This force, to say nothing of the Jiao Sect, was a power not to be ignored even across the whole world.

So long as one's brain wasn't broken, no one would ever actively provoke Yun Xiao.

Zhao Gongming nodded.

In truth, he too was somewhat baffled.

He knew Yun Xiao's character well—naturally aloof, not one to easily make enemies.

It was rather Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao who were fiery in temperament, loved to strike lethally, and were prone to making enemies.

Yet now the situation was exactly the reverse.

Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao were fine, while Yun Xiao was the one with a problem.

"Big Brother, you've come!"

Just then, Yun Xiao emerged, her expression having returned to calm.

Seeing everyone, her look was complicated; she pressed down the fury in her heart before greeting them.

Qiong Xiao asked: "Big Sister, who provoked you? Hmph, if I find out, the Jin Jiao Scissors in my hand will absolutely not spare him!"

Bi Xiao nodded: "Yes, Sister Yun Xiao. Our Three Immortals Island has never feared anyone who comes."

"... You've misunderstood." Yun Xiao shook her head, gave a light wave of her hand to lay down a restriction cutting off others' prying, and said, "This matter is of great consequence. Big Brother, Bi Xiao, Qiong Xiao—offer up your spiritual treasures and seal heaven and earth."

Zhao Gongming was startled: "Such a serious matter?"

As she spoke, the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls had already fixed themselves in the void, emanating a vast aura that severed the three Xiandao from the outside world.

Bixiao and Qiongxiao did not delay either, unleashing the Jin Jiao Scissors and the Hunyuan Jin Dou, releasing terrifying auras.

At once, the three Xiandao could no longer be perceived not only by eye- or ear-type divine abilities, but even Heaven's Secrets techniques would find it hard to probe for a time.

"Sister, what on earth is going on that requires such caution?" Qiongxiao, the least able to keep things to herself, asked first.

Although she had cultivated to the Great Luo realm, her temperament remained innocent and carefree.

Yunxiao pointed through the air, and instantly, an image appeared in the minds of the three.

"Look at these first; we'll talk about the rest after you've seen them."

The three nodded and quietly began watching.

All three were peerless powerhouses (Zhao Wang Hao), and their viewing speed was extremely fast.

The three, who had been bewildered at first, gradually took on a terrifying expression.

"What a fine Chanjiao, Renjiao, and Western Sect!"

"What nerve — to dare scheme against your granny!"

"My fellow disciples — some dead, some perished, and even those still alive have been reduced to mounts. This is truly the ultimate shame of the Jiao Sect!" Zhao Gongming's eyes were blood-red, the corners nearly splitting with rage. "This can't be true, can it?"

The three looked toward Yunxiao, quietly awaiting her answer.

Yunxiao sighed softly: "I don't know if it's true or false either. It's just that the people in this image bear an extremely similar temperament to those in our world. This matter is very likely to happen in the future."