Chapter 900: Escape, Action!

Xiaoyue Daoren looked toward the place where Wang Jianqiang and Lu Xiu had fallen into the sea of fire, his face showing worry.

He was not concerned about Wan Guiyuan, but rather worried that without the restraint of Wan Guiyuan as their Leader, the Youzhou team would become a scattered mess.

If that were the case, the Youzhou side would have no way to compete with the other continents.

When that time came, whether in terms of individual or collective gains, they would likely be far inferior to the Cultivators of the other continents.

"Cao was right; this Spirit Flame is indeed the reverse scale of the sea of fire."

Just then, a voice entered the ears of Xiaoyue Daoren.

Xiaoyue Daoren's expression shifted as he looked at Cao Tian.

These words had come from the mouth of Cao Tian.

Sensing the gaze of Xiaoyue Daoren, Cao Tian's face showed a look of lament, and he continued, "It is just a pity that because the situation was urgent at the time, Cao panicked and threw the Spirit Flame away without checking the direction."

"I didn't expect that Daoist Friend Wan would happen to be in that direction..."

Speaking to this point, he shook his head, "A pity."

"One can only say that it was Daoist Friend Wan's fate."

Hearing Cao Tian's words, the gaze of Xiaoyue Daoren flickered.

He naturally would not believe this nonsense from Cao Tian.

The scene where Cao Tian had deliberately drawn the sea of fire's attack toward him and Wan Guiyuan was still fresh in his mind.

This Cao Tian throwing the Spirit Flame toward Wan Guiyuan was definitely a deliberate attempt to shift the disaster onto someone else!

"Daoist Friend Xiaoyue, you saw what happened here with your own eyes."

"You should also be clear that the death of Daoist Friend Wan was just an accident, right?"

Just then, Cao Tian's voice came again.

Xiaoyue Daoren clearly detected a hint of a threat on Cao Tian's face.

His gaze flashed, and he nodded, "Daoist Friend Wan was inadvertently caught up in the attack of the sea of fire; it truly was poor luck."

"It is indeed quite a pity."

This Cao Tian was powerful and possessed a vicious nature.

Let alone that Wan Guiyuan was already dead, even if he were still alive, he would never offend this person for the sake of Wan Guiyuan.

Upon hearing this, Cao Tian smiled and nodded.

The threatening look on his face slowly faded.

Initially.

He had intended to kill Xiaoyue Daoren as well when he killed Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu.

But now, he had changed his mind.

Aside from Wan Guiyuan and Lu Xiu, the only "outsider" left in their team was Xiaoyue Daoren.

If even Xiaoyue Daoren were to fall, only the two Cultivators from Cangzhou would remain alive in this team.

That would be too prone to raising suspicions.

If Wan Guiyuan had truly been killed by his own hand, taking that little risk would be nothing.

But since Wan Guiyuan did not die by his hand, he naturally had no need to take that risk.

Moreover.

This Xiaoyue Daoren was quite sensible.

Keeping Xiaoyue Daoren alive would better prove his innocence.

"Since Daoist Friend Wan has fallen, let Cao lead our small team from now on."

"What do the two Daoist Friends think?"

Cao Tian's gaze swept over the other Cangzhou Cultivator, then he looked at Xiaoyue Daoren with a smile.

"I have no objections."

That Cangzhou Cultivator spoke without a moment's hesitation.

After a moment of silence, Xiaoyue Daoren nodded, "Agreed."

Seeing Xiaoyue Daoren nod, the smile on Cao Tian's face grew even richer, "Since the two of you are so supportive, then Cao will not decline."

"Next, let us continue to search for Ye Lingyun."

After Cao Tian finished speaking, he flew into the distance, and the other Cangzhou Cultivator immediately followed.

Xiaoyue Daoren looked at the sea of fire below and shook his head.

He took flight and quickly followed after them.

Half a day after the three had departed.

A small vortex suddenly appeared on the previously calm sea of fire.

At first, the vortex was very small, less than a zhang in diameter.

But after this vortex appeared, it expanded rapidly at an astonishing speed.

At the very bottom of this vortex, it seemed as if there existed a bottomless Abyss.

A terrifying suction force erupted from this mouth, sweeping across the entire sea of fire.

The flame power within the sea of fire was continuously swallowed into it.

The entire sea of fire was churning, turbulent, and struggling!

But it was of no use.

The power within the sea of fire was still draining at an astonishing speed, and the area of the sea of fire was constantly shrinking~

One hour later.

The sea of fire was completely swallowed up.

Two figures were revealed.

"Senior Brother, your Spirit Flame can actually swallow other flames to strengthen itself!"

"After swallowing such a vast sea of fire and a cluster of Spirit Flame, to what extent must its power have increased?"

At this moment, Mu Lingxi had already returned to her original appearance.

Looking at the deep Blue Spirit Flame hovering in front of Wang Jianqiang, her exquisite and peerless pretty face was full of surprise.

She had already recognized this cluster of Spirit Flame.

This cluster of Spirit Flame was precisely the one Senior Brother had obtained during the academy recruitment assessment at the Great Wilderness Immortal Palace.

Back then, for the sake of this Spirit Flame, he had even fought a great battle against Ye Lingyun and Qingcheng.

Never would she have thought that the characteristic of this Spirit Flame was actually to swallow other flames!

Wang Jianqiang had not seen Mu Lingxi's original appearance for a long time; facing her sparkling gaze and playful, cute face.

He could not help but pinch her delicate, upturned nose tip, "The increase in this Spirit Flame's power is indeed not small; if an ordinary Spirit Transformation Stage Perfection Cultivator were to be tainted by it, it would likely be very difficult to extinguish."

Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxi revealed a look of surprise, "Does that mean Senior Brother can now deal with Spirit Transformation Stage Perfection level Cultivators?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "I only possess the means to threaten those at Spirit Transformation Stage Perfection; Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators are not fools, so how could they stand still and let me burn them?"

Mu Lingxi stuck out her tongue, then, as if thinking of something, a trace of coldness flashed across her face, "Senior Brother, that Cao Tian is too hateful, daring to frame you; just now, why did you stop me from killing him?"

Having seen Cao Tian throw out the Spirit Flame earlier to shift the blame onto Wang Jianqiang, although Mu Lingxi knew that Senior Brother would not meet with any accidents, she still felt a strong murderous intent toward Cao Tian in her heart.

Just as she was preparing to strike and kill Cao Tian, she received a voice transmission from Senior Brother.

It was precisely because of Senior Brother's intervention that she did not strike, but instead rushed into the sea of fire.

Hearing Mu Lingxi's tone, which contained a hint of complaint, Wang Jianqiang smiled and shook his head, "Of course Cao Tian must be killed, but not right now."

"Xiaoyue and another Cangzhou Cultivator are right nearby; if you were to make a move, you would have to kill them as well."

"Our small team only has five people in total; if three died all at once, leaving only the two of us, wouldn't that be clearly telling others that we were the ones who did it?"

"Besides, I went to great lengths to set up this trap; if Cao Tian were to die, wouldn't this trap have been set in vain? Who would be left to take the blame for us then?"

Upon hearing this, the murderous intent on Mu Lingxi's face slowly receded, and her eyes lit up, "That's true; Senior Brother is still the one who thinks things through."

……

Within the boundless, scorching world.

Four figures were flying forward.

As the four flew forward, they spread out their Spirit Sense, scouting their surroundings.

However.

They did not notice that two figures had already approached them silently and without a trace.