Chapter 197: None of You Are Leaving!

Overseas, over a vast, boundless stretch of sea.

Three True Monarch incarnations and one Dao Calamity—terrifying auras flooded the void, silencing heaven and earth, so that even the waves and the wind fell still.

Drip. Drip.

A bead of cold sweat slid slowly down Daoist Daoist Hong Yun's forehead.

For a man of his cultivation, this was rare—it meant the shock in his heart had already robbed him of perfect control over his own Dharma body.

Who am I? Where am I? What happened?

Those were the only three questions left in Daoist Daoist Hong Yun's mind. He had thought he was coming to a fish pond to bully minnows, only to have four sharks surface from it!

He admitted that his voice just now had indeed been a touch too loud.

Still, Daoist Daoist Hong Yun was, after all, a former True Monarch, so this blank-stare state lasted only an instant before he recovered.

"This poor Daoist is Daoist Hong Yun, greetings to all fellow Daoists."

Before the words had faded, Daoist Daoist Hong Yun released his own aura; a ray of splendid light shone behind his head, manifesting the grand scene of 【Baoyao Blessed Land】.

At the sight of this, the four gazes that had been quite unfriendly instantly softened considerably. After all, Foundation Establishment perfection, having refined a Blessed Land—this was already the top-tier combat power of a Foundation Establishment True Person, sufficient to battle the Dao Calamity of a Heavenly Grotto True Person, and even before a True Monarch incarnation, one at least had the right to parley.

Seeing this, Daoist Daoist Hong Yun also quietly breathed a small sigh of relief.

The next second he hurried to speak, decisively distancing himself: "To be frank, that was a misunderstanding just now. This one was entangled by karma and stumbled into this place by accident."

"True Monarch! True Monarch!"

Before Daoist Daoist Hong Yun could finish speaking, Blood Demon True Person on the ground actually spoke first: "True Monarch, didn't you come to save me? You can't just leave me to die!"

The instant he saw Daoist Daoist Hong Yun, Blood Demon True Person understood something had gone wrong.

The True Monarch has fallen from his Fruit Position!?

His greatest backing had always been Daoist Daoist Hong Yun, and now Daoist Daoist Hong Yun had fallen from his Fruit Position—this was practically a death sentence for him!

How could he be willing to accept that?

So without the slightest hesitation, he rushed to speak first. As long as Daoist Daoist Hong Yun still cared about face, he couldn't possibly abandon him in front of everyone.

Though the words were so spoken, Blood Demon True Person's face was full of despair.

After all, he himself was actually clear on it too.

The next second, Daoist Daoist Hong Yun was seen with a cold expression, giving a great sweep of his sleeve that sent Blood Demon True Person flying: "Who are you? This seat does not know you."

—A Holy Sect True Person, how could he possibly care about face?

Besides, this time Blood Demon True Person had truly done Daoist Daoist Hong Yun a vicious one. If the current setting weren't so inappropriate, Daoist Daoist Hong Yun would have started cursing long ago.

Get the hell away from me and die somewhere else.

Don't come anywhere near me!

"So it's you, Daoist Hong Yun."

The three True Monarch incarnations present naturally could not fail to recognize a former fellow traveler, yet they had no intention of making things difficult for him and chose to let him off.

After all, within the Holy Sect, everyone knew the struggle between Master Chongguang and Daoist Daoist Hong Yun. This kind of struggle benefited all sides; killing Daoist Daoist Hong Yun would actually be helping Master Chongguang, so the True Monarch incarnations present naturally wouldn't do something that aided the enemy.

As for the Heavenly Grotto True Person's Dao Calamity, it likewise recognized Daoist Daoist Hong Yun.

After all, the Heavenly Grotto True Person's former arrangements in the Biyang cultivation world had been disrupted by Daoist Daoist Hong Yun.

So the two of them weren't on bad terms; their friendship was even fairly deep. Daoist Daoist Hong Yun had once tried to rescue it, only to fail.

Seeing no one stop him, Daoist Daoist Hong Yun finally set his mind at ease.

"This poor Daoist still has urgent matters, so I won't linger."

As his words fell, he immediately stepped forward, intending to tear through the void and leave. Yet when his raised foot came down, he remained right where he was.

Nothing happened.

"Hm!?"

Almost at the same moment, the three True Monarch incarnations and the Heavenly Grotto Dao Calamity also sensed something was off, one after another turning their gazes toward the instigator of all this.

In midair, Lu Yang sat with a pallid expression. 【Bao Shou Shan】 had been directly crushed into pieces by the auras of the several True Monarch incarnations, and the resulting backlash had grievously wounded him in an instant. Yet at this moment, not a trace of fear showed on his face; there was even a strange, inexplicable excitement.

The chumming is done—time to reel in.

"This really is… playing it too big!"

In Lu Yang's hand, a talisman paper flickered with light.

To tell the truth, with things blown up this big—three True Monarch incarnations, one Daoist Hong Yun, and a Dao Calamity all showing up—Lu Yang instead felt a subtle worry.

Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue True Monarch wouldn't fail to handle it, would she?

Initial Holy Sect, Holy Fire Cliff.

Inside the great hall, Master Chongguang suddenly opened his eyes. What met his gaze was only swirling snow, and a peerless beauty standing quietly within the snow.

Master Chongguang hurriedly rose: "Greetings, True Monarch."

"At ease." The woman in the snow said lightly: "My handwritten letter has been activated. After so long, this Lu Yang is indeed not bad—he's no coward."

The handwritten letter she had given Lu Yang was both protection and a test. If Lu Yang, upon reaching the overseas lands, had casually used the letter without first trying to resolve his troubles on his own as much as possible, then although she would still have acted, her evaluation of Lu Yang would have dropped a notch.

After all, what the Holy Sect wants is not a giant baby who only knows to call on his elders.

If you ask someone for help, you must offer sufficient benefit and let people see your worth. The Holy Sect doesn't keep idle people; those without value die and that's that.

Therefore she was now fairly satisfied with Lu Yang.

Because the letter had only been activated after such a long delay, it meant Lu Yang had already tried to solve the problem himself; he was simply limited in ability and needed her to wrap things up.

"I'll go take a look."

Hearing this, Master Chongguang cupped his fists and said in a low voice: "Duanmu Yuan Tu carries heavy karmic burdens; the trouble he brings is likely no small matter. This time, many thanks for your trouble, True Monarch."

"Heh."

Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue True Monarch shook her head at his words: "You have yet to become a True Monarch, so you don't understand. For those of our realm, Foundation Establishment cultivators are no different from ants."

"No matter how heavy the karma, no matter how much the trouble, it's all confined to Foundation Establishment."

"To me, it's not worth mentioning."

With that, True Lord Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue vanished from where she stood.

The next moment, over the Boundless Sea.

As a radiant light shimmered in Lu Yang's hand, True Lord Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue stepped out, cast a casual glance around—and then froze.

These people look so familiar.

"Shuiyue, Zhengde, Tianwu?"

True Lord Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue blinked her beautiful eyes, her gaze sweeping over the three True Lord incarnations present one by one, finally landing on Hong Yun, who was drenched in cold sweat.

"Greetings, True Lord."

Only when Lu Yang's voice came through carefully did True Lord Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue turn around, sizing Lu Yang up with a look none had ever seen before.

Then, she laughed.

At first it was only a silvery, bell-like chuckle, but soon the laughter turned into wild, unbridled cackling; as the laughter spread, goose-feather snow began to drift through heaven and earth.

"Worthy indeed of the Holy Sect's pillar that Master Chongguang praised—you really have brought me a few great headaches!"

Lu Yang gnashed his teeth at the sight and hurriedly bowed. "True Lord, please forgive me."

"Forgive? No need!"

As her words fell, True Lord Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue's lips curled, a fierce, savage look gleaming between vermilion lips and pearly teeth: "On the contrary, I should be thanking you."

"What happens next has nothing to do with you."

"Your karmic ties, these great headaches—I'll take them."

On the other side, the three True Lord incarnations also changed expression; immediately those incarnations swiftly dimmed, and Hong Yun and the Innate Dao Calamity fled for their very lives.

"It's that crazy woman from the Mo Sect—"

"Wait, she came in her true form?"

"Not good!"

But it was already too late. The next moment, True Lord Clear Clarity Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue's figure vanished from where she stood, leaving only an echo ringing out in all directions:

"Want to run? Then all of you stay!"

(End of this chapter)