"It's time for the world to bear witness once more to the style of the Number One Figure of the Tianxiong Domain!"
Xuanlong Daozhang stood with his hands clasped behind his back, suspended mid-air. His robes danced vigorously in the turbulent spiritual energy, radiating heroic, boundless arrogance. His self-esteem was feeling rather splendid.
In truth, he had every right to be so confident. Back in the day, he had fought his way across this domain without a single defeat!
"Let's first return to take a look at the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins," Ye Yunfei said after a moment of thought.
"Return to the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins? What for? Alright, you call the shots."
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Xuanlong Daozhang was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
He understood that without Ye Yunfei's help, his strength would never have recovered this quickly. Grateful for this, he was willing to go along with Ye Yunfei's plans.
Thus, Ye Yunfei took out the green Flying Boat. Together with Xuanlong Daozhang, they boarded the vessel and set course for the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins.
A day later, they returned.
Standing above the ruins, looking down at the devastated mountainous landscape below, Ye Yunfei's face turned utterly frosty.
Last time, Ye Yunfei had already taken action to repair this mountain region, arranging numerous Earth Formations underground to gather and concentrate terrestrial energy.
But now, the area had been ruined once more. All those underground Earth Formations and earth-dragons had been completely shattered, leaving behind a wasteland utterly devoid of vitality. Ground fissures spread and snaked throughout the desolate, broken terrain.
"Very well. This was definitely the work of that Master Huang. I'll settle this score with him," Ye Yunfei said icily.
"You wish to rebuild the Ziwei Sect?" Xuanlong Daozhang asked, standing beside Ye Yunfei, having more or less guessed his intention.
"Correct. I will rebuild the Ziwei Sect, sooner or later," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"The Ziwei Sect perished a long, long time ago. Why bother rebuilding it? Could it be... you truly are a descendant of the original Ziwei Sect?" Xuanlong Daozhang asked curiously.
"You are mistaken. The Ziwei Sect did not perish. Its legacy has persisted unbroken until this very day, and it will certainly flourish and expand in the future, perhaps even restoring the glory it held in ancient times. I am indeed a descendant of the Ziwei Sect," Ye Yunfei said slowly.
"The Ziwei Sect never perished? Its lineage persisted until now? What in the world does that mean? I've spent so many years in the Tianxiong Domain; why have I never heard any news of the Ziwei Sect?" Xuanlong Daozhang grew even more curious.
"It's a long story. During a certain era in the ancient past, Ziwei the Great Emperor suddenly moved the Ziwei Sect's headquarters to a superior world. Within that superior world, its lineage has persisted and passed down until today," Ye Yunfei sighed, answering.
"So that's how it is. In that case, did you come to Feixian Continent from that superior world?" Now Xuanlong Daozhang understood, quickly deducing that Ye Yunfei was likely from that superior world.
"Correct. I hail from the Primordial Continent."
Ye Yunfei did not hide this, nodding his affirmation.
"So you're from the Primordial Continent! I've heard of that superior world! Truly unexpected. You actually come from a superior world. How could such a rare and monstrously talented youth possibly be nurtured by a superior world?" Xuanlong Daozhang was utterly astonished.
Just as Ye Yunfei and Xuanlong Daozhang returned to the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins, Master Xianjizi led the Tianxiong Domain experts to the location where Ye Yunfei and Xuanlong Daozhang had previously been secluded in cultivation.
"They've left, and they left not long ago! In that direction! Let's pursue!"
With just a slight divination, Master Xianjizi discovered the direction Ye Yunfei and Xuanlong Daozhang had taken.
This was because Ye Yunfei and Xuanlong Daozhang were no longer deliberately concealing their tracks. With Master Xianjizi's skills in divination, uncovering this was naturally child's play.
"Kid, that divination master is trying to divine your location again, and he's already discovered your tracks. He's leading a group toward this position," Hun Lao suddenly said to Ye Yunfei high above the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins.
"Let them come if they wish," Ye Yunfei replied with a cold sneer.
With Xuanlong Daozhang present, combined with Ye Yunfei's current strength and hidden cards, there was no longer any need to fear those so-called top experts of the Tianxiong Domain.
"I am going to reshape this mountainous landscape again. It may take a day or two," Ye Yunfei said to Xuanlong Daozhang.
This location was the site of the ancient Ziwei Sect headquarters. Since Ye Yunfei intended to rebuild the Ziwei Sect here, he could not idly watch it remain a ruin.
"It's no trouble. Go about your work. I have nothing pressing to attend to anyway. I'll stand guard for you here," Xuanlong Daozhang replied.
"I'll come out and help as well. I can help you alter the structure of the space-time in this area, making the spiritual energy denser and its laws more advanced."
Suddenly, Hun Lao appeared beside Ye Yunfei.
Hun Lao possessed part of the Chaos World Tree's heritage. He was proficient in the laws of space and time, possessing a particularly astonishing comprehension of spatial structure. He could alter the fabric of a specific spatial region, elevating the laws of space-time within that area.
"Then I'll have to trouble you!" Ye Yunfei quickly replied.
Legend stated that a true Chaos World Tree could grow into a complete world! Though Hun Lao was merely a detached branch from such a tree, altering the space-time structure of a certain area was certainly within his capabilities.
"What kind of tree is this? It has actually developed sentience? Its divine radiance is dazzling, its Dao rhythm naturally formed... Could this be a legendary god-tree of some kind?"
The moment Xuanlong Daozhang laid eyes on Hun Lao, he was greatly shocked. The aura radiating from Hun Lao was simply too profound, too lofty. His tree-body emitted a radiant circle of divine light, with dazzling runes swirling around it, immediately awe-striking Xuanlong Daozhang.
"It seems this 'bull-nose' has good eyes. Indeed, this venerable me is precisely the legendary, sacred, and inviolable God-Tree," Hun Lao declared proudly.
"This..."
Xuanlong Daozhang initially felt immense reverence for Hun Lao, but upon hearing Hun Lao's extremely roguish, street-wise tone, he couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.
"This is Hun Lao. From now on, consider him one of us," Ye Yunfei gave a brief introduction. Then, with a wave of his hand, the Spanning Earth Disk and the Dragon-Repelling Whip both appeared.
Ye Yunfei, carrying the two tools, descended to the earth and began carefully measuring this mountainous area.
This time, Ye Yunfei intended to invest great effort, thoroughly transforming this mountainous region into a true blessed paradise!
In ancient times, the Ziwei Sect Ruins were, in fact, a genuine blessed paradise. The location and foundational geomancy of this mountainous area were exceptionally good!
Meanwhile, Hun Lao began to perform an inherited secret art of the Chaos World Tree, starting to alter the space-time structure of the area above the ground in this region.
"What?! You can actually alter the spatial structure here?!"
Xuanlong Daozhang quickly noticed the spatial structure undergoing change, and he stared dumbfounded.
"Of course," Hun Lao answered smugly.
"The origins of this tree are certainly not simple," Xuanlong Daozhang thought to himself. He then found a spot, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and rested his spirit.
"I have a premonition. Those fellows will be coming for us very soon. Come then! It's been a long time since I've truly stretched my limbs. This time, I'll fight to my heart's content!" Xuanlong Daozhang sneered.
"After this fight, should I go see Cai Feng? After so many years apart... I wonder if she still remembers me?"
Suddenly, Xuanlong Daozhang's expression turned somewhat gentle, as if recalling something warm and sweet. For an ancient fossil who had lived such a long life to show such an expression was truly remarkable.
"Hey, bull-nose, are you thinking something impure over there? Mind moving aside a bit? You're too close, interfering with my spatial remodeling here."
Hun Lao suddenly appeared next to Xuanlong Daozhang, speaking to him.
"You..."
Xuanlong Daozhang was a bit displeased, but he still moved away, appearing at another location in the distance.
At the same time.
"Quick! We're almost upon them!"
At this moment, Master Xianjizi was indeed leading the Tianxiong Domain experts charging like a torrent toward the direction of the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins.
"This is the direction toward the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins! I get it; the two of them have returned to the ruins!" one elder shouted.
Elsewhere, high in the sky of the Tianxiong Domain, a flying vessel was traveling in the direction of the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins. Within the vessel, a palace-attired, beautiful middle-aged woman sat cross-legged, her expression complex.
"I wonder how Xuanlong is faring right now?" she murmured.
Simultaneously, a piece of news was spreading rapidly throughout the Tianxiong Domain.
Xuanlong Daozhang and Zisheng Zhenjun's disciple had finally appeared! They were at the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins!
Upon hearing this news, many of the meddlesome busybodies within the Tianxiong Domain immediately set off, heading toward the Purple Subtlety Sect Ruins.