Xiahou Jue glanced at his bloodied palm, then a smile crept across the corners of his mouth.
The smile grew from faint to wide, his laughter becoming increasingly frenzied.
Suddenly, a torrent of crimson energy erupted from Xiahou Jue's body like a volcanic explosion.
The spectacle was absolutely terrifying!!!
Upon seeing this, everyone from the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace immediately braced themselves, ready to maintain their formation.
But soon, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace noticed something amiss — although the crimson energy appeared violent, Xiahou Jue's aura had suddenly vanished.
Only Xiahou Jue's voice continued echoing through the tomb world.
"The Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace?"
"I've taken note of it."
As his words rang out, the crimson energy dissipated with the wind. Not only did it launch no attack, but Xiahou Jue himself had also disappeared without a trace.
"What the hell? He made such a terrifying show of it just to bluff us? Pulling a cicada shedding its shell trick on us?" Zhao Laoba asked.
But there was really no need to ask — everyone could see that Xiahou Jue had simply fled.
However, no one from the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace was surprised by this. They knew full well the power of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Formation.
"The Prison Sect... nothing special after all," the Palace Master of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace scoffed, sweeping his wide sleeve. The formation around the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace members shifted, and the two colossal swords of light faded away.
Chu Feng immediately went to Zhao Laoba's side to check on his injuries.
But there was little Chu Feng could do about Zhao Laoba's condition. Fortunately, his life was out of danger, and his cultivation was unaffected.
His body, however, would never be what it once was.
With the battle over, word spread quickly. Before long, the forces of the Zhao Heavenly Clan, the Ye Heavenly Clan, and the Divine Body Heavenly Mansion all entered this world.
"Father, what happened to you?"
Seeing Zhao Laoba's state, Zhao Zhuyin and the others were naturally heartbroken.
"It's nothing." Zhao Laoba flashed a grin. Despite looking like an old man now, that carefree, devil-may-care spirit of his remained exactly as before.
"Young friend Chu Feng, my apologies for arriving a bit late." The Palace Master of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace led his elite members forward and approached Chu Feng of his own accord.
"There's no need for such words, Senior. If you hadn't come, Xiahou Jue would have been truly difficult to deal with." Chu Feng rose and bowed respectfully.
"Young friend Chu Feng, this is simply what our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace ought to do. After all, it was Lord Qingyuan's instruction," the Palace Master of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace said.
But the moment those words left the Palace Master's mouth, the expressions of Zhao Laoba, Zhao Daobin, and the others shifted.
"Lord Qingyuan?"
"Which Lord Qingyuan?"
Even Ye Xiancheng's parents, who were recuperating not far away, turned their gazes over.
All of them had been drawn by the name Qingyuan.
As members of an ancient clan, their families had records pertaining to matters of antiquity.
Faced with the curious stares of so many experts from the two Immortal Clans, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace did not keep it secret. He stated directly, "The fact that you're asking means your clans must have records as well. The Lord Qingyuan I speak of is none other than the prodigious figure of our Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace from the ancient era — Tian Jian Qingyuan."
The instant those words were spoken, shockwaves rippled through the Zhao Immortal Clan and the Ye Immortal Clan.
"Tian Jian Qingyuan... is still alive to this day?"
When Tian Jian Qingyuan first rose to fame, she had still been a junior. The fact that she was recorded in the historical annals of numerous powers was a testament to her astonishing talent.
Although she had been young when she made her name, she was nonetheless a being from the ancient era.
That she had survived until today — with the talent she possessed back then, heaven only knew what level her cultivation had reached.
With someone like Tian Jian Qingyuan from the ancient era backing the Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace, never mind the Ninth Heavenly River, even among the Eight Heavenly Rivers, there was likely no force that could stand against them.
But amid their shock, the experts of both the Zhao Immortal Clan and the Ye Immortal Clan instinctively glanced at Chu Feng.
No wonder the ever-arrogant Heavenly Sword Sacred Palace had come to aid Chu Feng, and with such a friendly attitude at that.
It turned out Chu Feng had a connection to Tian Jian Qingyuan.
And this realization filled them with relief.
Relief that they had made the decision to befriend Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng, you're not hurt, are you?"