Chapter 253: Huang Jingtian

As the voice fell, a slightly illusory figure appeared before Ling Yuexian, her beautiful face carrying a thick sense of weariness.

She casually brushed the brilliant silver hair beside her ear and stretched her supple body; the long dress, formed from Dou Qi, clung tightly to her frame, revealing an exquisite, curvaceous figure, her tone lazy and tinged with a hint of surprise,

"I truly never expected that you would actually yield such a precious opportunity to a little girl."

Huang Jingtian did not believe she could accomplish such a feat of self-sacrifice.

Regarding Huang Jingtian's words, Ling Yuexian only smiled lightly: "An old woman like me has lived a long life and does not have many days left to live; it is better to pass this hope on to others."

Huang Jingtian looked deeply at Ling Yuexian, said nothing, and remarked indifferently: "The agreement between you and me will naturally be fulfilled in its entirety."

"Then many thanks to you, Excellency!" Ling Yuexian's figure, which had been slightly hunched, bowed deeply and offered solemn thanks.

………

Dou Qi Continent, Southern Region, Wilderness Region, territory of the Tianman Sect.

Endless Wanren Mountain peaks rose from the ground, craggy rocks covering the mountains like sharp, long spears flashing with cold light.

The mountain ranges were layered and stacked, forming one valley and basin after another, while between the mountains, many distinct scenes were formed: some were heavy, layered cliffs, others had flying torrents, and some were covered in lava with thunderstorms swirling above.

Figures with quite sturdy builds could be seen walking through the mountain ranges everywhere; one after another, figures sat cross-legged beneath thousand-foot waterfalls that would inspire awe in others, and even more extreme, some soaked their bodies directly in magma without any defenses, and although their faces were flushed red, they would occasionally emit sounds of satisfied groaning.

As a holy land for Body Cultivators on the continent, this place clearly possessed unique geographical advantages.

The harsh and complex, ever-changing geographical environment could not stop the people of this land from yearning to become strong, but instead led them to create an entirely new cultivation system.

Drawing Qi into the body, refining Qi into the flesh; in this vast soil, Body Cultivators were the true mainstream, and the harsh environment became a natural training ground, thus forming a unique circle and giving this Wilderness Region a resounding reputation across the entire continent.

Today in the Wilderness was destined to be an extraordinary moment compared to the usual.

Frowning as he looked at the hard-as-iron mountain wall beside him, Xiao Han's handsome face carried a surge of confusion.

"Hmm?" Xiao Han said to himself: "Where is this? Shouldn't I have appeared at the Tianman Sect station?"

In other words...

Xiao Han was lost!

This was a rather rare occurrence; with Xiao Han's current cultivation, even if he were trapped in a vast, boundless desert, he could walk out with ease.

However, this was already the third time Xiao Han had passed through the same place; no matter how slow Xiao Han might be, he could keenly perceive the unusual nature of it.

Xiao Han closed his eyes, and invisible power permeated out from his body, directly covering the soil for tens of thousands of miles, yet he gained nothing.

He could only stay where he was and quietly study it; Xiao Han's heart was filled with curiosity, as there was actually a place in this world that he could not understand.

However, just as Xiao Han was scanning the Wilderness Region with his Soul Power, inside a magnificent Palace thousands of feet tall amidst the endless mountain ridges, a quiet, delicate, and slightly thin figure suddenly opened his eyes.

A sharp glint flashed and vanished in his eyes, which were as vast as a galaxy; he twisted his neck and stretched his body, the crisp sound of 'crackling' echoing throughout the Palace.

Not a shred of aura leaked out during his every movement; however, upon careful observation, one could notice that with every action this person took, the walls of the Palace would emit a soft sound.

After the warm-up was finished, the grand hall was filled with spiderweb-like cracks, and then, the thin figure stomped his foot fiercely on the ground, an afterimage appeared in his place, and the entire hall suddenly collapsed.

Appearing high in the sky, the thin figure stood motionless with his eyes slightly closed; in just ten minutes, dozens of streams of light flashed over from the distance and then stopped before him.

"Congratulations to the Sect Master on exiting seclusion!"

Although compared to the oppressive, four-to-five-meter-tall physiques of the others, this person was as weak as a little chick.

However, only those who had witnessed this short, thin Sect Master casually slap a mountain range stretching for a thousand miles into dust could deeply understand what kind of terrifying power was hidden beneath his thin, small body.

And this person's identity was naturally extraordinary; he was the hegemon of the Wilderness Region, the Sect Master of the Tianman Sect—Huang Jingtian!

Regarding these congratulations, Huang Jingtian only gave a light 'hmm', then opened his starry eyes and said with a smile:

"It seems a remarkable existence has arrived on the territory of our Tianman Sect!"

Hearing Huang Jingtian's nonsensical words, the many Elders were completely baffled; could anyone actually be willing to come to a place like their Tianman Sect?

No resources, no beautiful scenery, no beauties; it was a proper 'three-no' region. Generally, strong individuals always kept their distance from here, and their local cultivators did not have much impression of the outside world; it was almost a place isolated from the world.

This... which (fool) had burrowed their way here?

And...

Judging by the Sect Master's meaning, that person was quite strong?

"Hehe~" Huang Jingtian chuckled softly, "That friend seems to be in a not-so-good situation!"

"You all return to the sect and prepare to welcome this honored guest with the grandest etiquette."

Before the voice had faded, Huang Jingtian instantly appeared a thousand feet away and disappeared after a few flickers.

"Yes!" They respectfully responded to the gradually dissipating afterimage.

The others looked at each other, all feeling the abnormality of their Sect Master; they knew his personality well enough—he always struck first when encountering a strange powerhouse.

Had he changed his nature this time?

However, no one doubted Huang Jingtian's order in the slightest; this was the prestige the former had built up over many years.

……

At this moment, Xiao Han was becoming increasingly excited, his face flushed red, lamenting in his heart that the world was full of wonders; he had not expected that an unintentional act would have such a harvest.

Even if he were to turn back now, it would not be considered a wasted trip.

Within an hour of Xiao Han noticing the abnormality of this place, he had discovered this natural array, the sophistication of which was slightly superior even to Xiao Han's own proudest works.

Such a natural Trapping Array and confusion array were the only ones he had ever seen in his life.

Looking at the hundreds of thousands of strange light patterns emerging before him, Xiao Han's eyes glowed with a faint golden light, occasionally shooting palm-sized, tiny arrows condensed from Dou Qi into certain positions.

"Break!" Accompanied by a soft shout, the countless frost arrows erupted with crystal-blue light, and then...

"Boom!"

A roaring sound rang out, spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appeared before Xiao Han, and then the space shattered suddenly like a mirror image.

Although the scene at this moment was still the same as what Xiao Han had seen just before, he knew very well that these things were already completely different.

Just as Xiao Han felt a sense of relief, a tone of admiration appeared from the side:

"Excellency has good methods, to actually be able to see through this Huanling Trapping Array!"

"Hmm!?" Xiao Han subconsciously shot a stream of Dou Qi toward the source of the voice.

He then rapidly shot away, an Ice Spear having condensed in his hand at some unknown moment.

However, what stunned Xiao Han was that he witnessed with his own eyes his own Dou Qi energy stream, which was sufficient to freeze space and time, land upon the opponent's body as they neither dodged nor evaded.

A muffled sound rang out, and dense, tiny cracks appeared in the surrounding space, which confirmed to Xiao Han that this strike had not missed.

Yet, the opponent was completely unaffected, which was simply preposterous!

There was a "what the f*ck" in Xiao Han's heart that he did not know whether he should say or not!