Chapter 117: Calling for Help

Wei Yuan walked a circle, sealing the sea of consciousness of the Senior Brother, the Junior Brother, the Jade-Faced Immortal Sword, and the Third Junior Sister. He then said to Yun Feifei, "Lock these few up first, then come and tell me about the layout of the Earth Veins of your Lan Shen Palace."

Yun Feifei nodded.

Wei Yuan stared at her and said, "In front of me, you had best put away all those schemes of yours! I'll tell you plainly: I have already obtained what I wanted from the palace, so you are nothing but a burden now. Whether I take you back or not depends on my mood. Do you understand?"

Yun Feifei lowered her head, nodded lightly twice, and said, "Rest assured, Senior Brother. I will be very, very obedient, just as obedient as Younger Sister Waner. Senior Brother can do whatever he likes; I only hope you can show a little mercy."

Wei Yuan's expression darkened. "Since you are so obedient, you shall guard the front line when the Wu Yu tribe arrives later. If you aren't dead by then, I will show you mercy."

Yun Feifei's expression shifted slightly. In the past, this routine of hers had always been foolproof. Even if some men were sanctimonious, once she revealed those round, snow-white thighs, there wasn't a man who wouldn't take the opportunity to let his imagination run wild. What on earth was wrong with this guy surnamed Wei? Had he cultivated some technique that rendered him impotent?

Wei Yuan had no idea she was thinking about such things. He said, "Go look around first. See what else can be utilized and where we can establish defenses. Also, it would be best to see where the Wu Yu tribe might attack from. Once you've finished that, come find me!"

At this moment, Yun Feifei also felt the changes in the surrounding heaven and earth. She was startled and said, "You even brought a Boundary Stone here?"

Wei Yuan naturally wouldn't tell her that an ancient Boundary Stone had already been activated beneath the main hall, meaning the Wu Yu tribe would inevitably launch an all-out assault. Nearby forces would all be mobilized, the reinforcements from the Tai Chu Palace wouldn't arrive that quickly, and the Xu family couldn't be counted on at all. This battle would be extremely perilous.

If he told her the truth, Wei Yuan estimated that Yun Feifei would secretly run away.

Once Yun Feifei left and Xu Waner took charge of guarding the prisoners, Wei Yuan found a room that was still barely standing, walked inside, closed the door, and took out the jade pendant bestowed by the Tinghai Xianjun.

Wei Yuan took a deep breath, calming his violently racing heart. The saying goes that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall; under normal circumstances, Wei Yuan would have run away long ago. But now, the Azure Void had recognized its master and taken root; it could no longer be moved.

The Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains had already resonated with the Azure Void and merged into one. To forcibly pull out the Azure Void would be equivalent to damaging his own Dao Foundation. This was something Wei Yuan absolutely refused to do; he would rather fight to the death.

In truth, having read so many storybooks, Wei Yuan understood Yun Feifei's little schemes. If it were any other time, Wei Yuan wouldn't have minded a little bit of "grease" delivered to his doorstep. But right now, how could Wei Yuan have such thoughts?

The high spirits and impassioned demeanor Wei Yuan had just displayed in front of the guards and Yun Feifei were all to pacify the people. Now that he had sent Yun Feifei away, Wei Yuan had to get down to business immediately: call for help!

Wei Yuan first wrote down the information about the Azure Void, his current location, the collusion between the Xu family and the Wu Yu tribe, and the fact that the Wu Yu tribe's army was about to arrive in the jade pendant. This was the public part of the information; then, after the public part, Wei Yuan added a separate paragraph for different people.

The letter to the Tinghai Xianjun: The Azure Void has suddenly recognized me as its master. The die is cast; I ask the Tinghai Xianjun to make the decision.

To Zhang Sheng: Master, save me!

To Fenhai: Grandmaster, save me!

To Fenhai Zhenjun Xuanyue: Ancestor, save me!

To Ji Liuli: Senior Sister, there is a great battle here!

To Xiaoyu: My Dao Foundation has forged several more immortal swords; dare you come and take a look?

To Cui Yu: Come fight! Bring more people!

To Bao Yun: A month has passed since we parted, and I miss you dearly. This westward journey has been fraught with danger, and I have repeatedly found myself in desperate straits, though fortunately, I have managed to escape unscathed. Yet, another great battle lies ahead, and I truly do not know if I can endure it. If my luck is poor and I cannot repay the immortal silver I owe you, I can only hope to repay you in the next life.

In the blink of an eye, the letters were written. Wei Yuan crushed the jade pendant, and a streak of clear light shot straight into the Azure Void, vanishing in an instant. This information would be transmitted all the way back to the Tai Chu Palace and then delivered to the respective individuals.

Thinking about the content he had written, Wei Yuan's old face couldn't help but burn. But his life was more important; shame was just shame.

Moreover, Wei Yuan had self-awareness. This place was definitely not something he could hold on his own. In any case, there were plenty of people in the Azure Heaven Hall who hadn't yet expanded their territory; since they were idle anyway, they might as well come to the Western Regions to earn some merit. These guys were mediocre at making money but ferocious at spending it; even if they saved for another fifty years, they might not be able to afford a common Boundary Stone. The Azure Void was, after all, an object of the immortals, an ancient Boundary Stone. Even if the Azure Heaven and Water Moon Halls smashed their pots and sold their iron, they couldn't afford it. Being able to use the Azure Void to expand territory—since the time of Fenhai Zhenjun Xuanyue, the poor ghosts of the two halls probably hadn't fought such a luxurious battle before.

Once the distress signal was sent, Yun Feifei returned from patrolling the old site of the sect. She had lived in the Lan Shen Palace for many years and was naturally incomparably familiar with it; she had finished looking around after flying a circle. Moreover, she knew the situation was urgent, so she moved quickly. To save time, a small part of her skirt had been torn, and she was missing one shoe, revealing a snow-white little fleshy paw.

She stood in front of Wei Yuan, panting for breath, and said, "There is one more secret treasury that the opponents haven't discovered, but its rank is not high; it contains only some materials."

Wei Yuan was overjoyed. "Let's go, let's take a look."

Yun Feifei nodded, her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed. She took a step with her bare foot, then pulled it back.

Wei Yuan glanced at that snow-white fleshy paw and asked, "Let's fly there."

This answer was far beyond Yun Feifei's expectations, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart. In the past, whenever she revealed just a small section of her snow-white, round, long fleshy leg, which of those talented young men wouldn't be bewildered?

Back then, the Junior Brother was arrogant and looked down on everyone. During private sparring sessions, he was kicked over and stepped on by her bare, soft little feet, and from then on, he was devoted to her, spending his days only competing with the Senior Brother for favor, even putting his original undercover mission aside, and in the end, he got nothing.

But what was wrong with this guy in front of her? She had used all her tricks, yet he remained unmoved. Could it be that everyone who came out of the Tai Chu Palace was missing a few parts?

Yun Feifei gritted her teeth in her heart: "You are forcing me to use my ultimate move! We'll see what happens in the secret treasury later!"

Just as the two were about to set off, Xu Waner hurried over and said, "Those people have all been dealt with, but where is Brother Wenwu?"

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Only then did Wei Yuan remember there was such a person. When exploring the main hall earlier, Wei Yuan had seen him huddled in a corner. Fearing his chatter, he had directly sealed his mouth with Dao power. Then Xu Guanwen had attacked, and Wei Yuan had fought both Xu Guanwen and the Wu tribe's meat mountain, until the main hall itself collapsed. With Xu Wenwu's skills, he absolutely could not have escaped the main hall; even the residual wind from the shattering of a Dharma Form would have blown his flesh and blood away, turning him into white bones.

A wave of annoyance rose in Wei Yuan's heart; he knew there was no hope for him.

Although that guy was chatty, unreliable, lecherous, and lacked restraint, he had after all followed Wei Yuan all the way here. Wei Yuan had an instinctive care for those around him, especially the weak, much like a mother hen seeing chicks. Now that Xu Wenwu had died due to his momentary negligence, he couldn't help but feel a great deal of guilt.

"He is in the main hall; let's go find his corpse first." Wei Yuan immediately turned around, and Yun Feifei and Xu Waner hurried to follow.

Standing on the ruins of the main hall, Wei Yuan amplified his spiritual sense with the power of the Azure Void and swept through the ruins. To his surprise, he discovered that Xu Wenwu was actually not dead yet. At this moment, he was in that underground stone chamber, hugging the Azure Void and shivering like chaff, constantly praying to gods and Buddhas, reciting seventeen or eighteen titles, none of which Wei Yuan knew.

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