390: Chapter 390 The Two Elders of a Thousand Hundred, The Two Venerables of Qingyun

Swoosh...

Above the horizon, figures flashed and moved, hovering over Maple City as a massive aura spread out, enveloping the entire world.

Xiao Yujie squinted his eyes, his gaze falling upon the figures behind Yuan Tian.

The moment Yuan Tian saw the people of the Xiao Family, the hatred for his father's death sent him into a rage. He charged at Xiao Yujie recklessly, and the two began to battle.

"The revenge for our sect leader begins with your Xiao Sect!" the butler of the Eight Gates declared, his voice cold and filling the sky as he clashed fiercely with Elder Ri.

At the same time, within Maple City, the hidden forces arranged by General Ye Wudi began to purge the members of the Xiao Sect.

"Azure Lotus Pavilion, the place where medicinal pills are sold..."

The personal guards under his command charged inside with weapons drawn, killing anyone they saw. Those who resisted were dealt with by the experts of the Dazheng Empire.

Blood stained the Azure Lotus Pavilion red. Under the coordination of the elites, the shops and informants controlled by the Xiao Sect were rapidly being cleared out one by one.

Clang!

In the shadows, a slender purple sword began its slaughter. With an exquisite method of hiding his presence and superb assassination techniques, he continuously harvested lives.

An elder of the Xiao Sect, after knocking Tie Wu back, was about to step forward for the kill when a slender purple sword pierced through his heart from behind.

A one-hit kill. The figure vanished.

"Who are you?" the Xiao Sect elder said with resentment, his eyes filled with confusion and bitterness, yet unable to stop the flow of his life.

Who was he? He was An Lin, the Chief Commander of the Shadow Guard, the Imperial Guard of the Dazheng Empire.

Supported by massive resources, An Lin's cultivation had progressed at lightning speed.

Back when he left the Lieyan Pavilion, Hun Tiandi had asked about his cultivation progress.

"Anyone below a nine-star Dou Huang is certain to die!" An Lin had said only one sentence, embodying his absolute confidence in his assassination arts.

Hun Tiandi had nodded in satisfaction before ordering An Lin to return and infiltrate Maple City as well as the four Great Empires.

After a year of planning, tonight was the time for the harvest.

Boom!

Powerful auras erupted one after another. With ferocious expressions, Tie Wu, Su Mei, and Elder Ban had seen their cultivation soar since surrendering to the Dazheng Empire.

With the support of medicinal pills and Spirit Wine, combined with the heaven-defying nature of the Time Tower, their strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.

"Just who are you?" Xiao Yujie was enraged as he fought the desperate Yuan Tian. Even if he were an invited expert, there was no need to be this desperate!

"When your Xiao Family killed my father, Yuan Yi, you didn't expect this day, did you?" Yuan Tian shouted angrily, his breathing heavy and his eyes bloodshot.

"Yuan Yi?" Xiao Yujie's expression changed as he felt a pang of frustration.

He knew now. In Jia Ma Holy City, there was a Darong Shop managed by Yuan Yi that sold Spirit Wine. However, Xiao Lin, in order to test the relationship between the Darong Shop and the Dazheng Empire...

...had secretly sent people to kill Yuan Yi and seize all the Spirit Wine resources.

At the time, after the Darong Shop was destroyed, the Dazheng Empire had made no move, which had caused Xiao Lin, the one behind the scheme, to fall into deep thought.

He had assumed there was no connection between the two.

Looking at it now, it wasn't that there was no connection; rather, they had been gathering strength in the shadows and infiltrating Maple City, all to prepare for tonight's bloodbath of the Xiao Sect.

"What terrifying calculation, what formidable patience!"

Having understood all this, Xiao Yujie's expression turned ugly. Under Yuan Tian's desperate assault, Xiao Yujie had sustained significant injuries.

Rumble!

A loud explosion came from the distance as a surging wave of energy churned, forming a mushroom cloud of flesh and blood that shot into the sky.

"Elder Ri..." Xiao Yujie's face turned ashen as he cried out for Elder Ri.

"Grandpa Tian?" Yuan Tian's eyes were filled with tears and a blood-red light. The butler had watched Yuan Tian grow up since he was a child and was just like a biological grandfather to him.

Now, for the sake of his father's revenge, the butler had actually chosen to self-detonate, taking the Xiao Sect's Elder Ri with him.

Taking a deep breath, his Dou Qi erupted, and his sharp aura became several times stronger than before.

"People of the Xiao Family, die!" Yuan Tian was enraged to the extreme as he lunged at Xiao Yujie recklessly.

Xiao Yujie's figure retreated rapidly, unwilling to fight to the death. As he watched the elders of the Xiao Sect constantly falling, anxiety began to rise in his heart.

"Jia Nan Academy, The Two Elders Qian Bai, why haven't they appeared yet?"

Xiao Yujie urged in his heart as he fought.

Earlier, when he noticed many new faces in Maple City, he had contacted The Two Elders Qian Bai of Jia Nan Academy through the Pan Sect in the Inner Academy.

He had asked for reinforcements and had received a reply from the Pan Sect.

Outside Jia Nan Academy, two grey-robed figures looked at each other, about to head toward Maple City.

Their gazes were ancient and calm, carrying a formidable and endless power.

Their bodies gave off not a single trace of aura.

"Guardians of Jia Nan Academy..." Suddenly, a faint voice rang out, causing the eyes of the two to darken.

"Come out, you who hide your head but show your tail!" one of the grey-robed elders said coldly.

"Jie jie jie!" Two figures appeared without warning, without any fluctuation in their aura.

Qingyun Twin Venerables appeared, showing no fear despite Jia Nan Academy being right behind them.

The elders' gazes fell upon Qingyun Twin Venerables.

In the depths of their ancient, calm eyes, a trace of solemnity flashed. The two looked at each other, and their withered palms emerged from their sleeves.

They formed hand seals, and intense spatial fluctuations began to spread from their bodies.

As the space warped, looking like wrinkles, it became increasingly violent.

A massive handprint condensed and struck toward Qingyun Twin Venerables. Cracks appeared in space, and the aura was terrifying.

Buzz!

Venerable Qingyang gave a wicked smile and clenched his hand. Space tore open, and that world-destroying palm print vanished into the pitch-black, endless spatial rift.

When the palm print had completely entered the rift, Venerable Qingyang brushed his palm over it, and the massive crack began to heal rapidly.

In less than thirty seconds, the spatial rift was repaired, returning to its original state.

"State your names, sirs. With such strength, you shouldn't be nobodies!"

One of the grey-robed elders said in a deep voice.

"When asking others, shouldn't you first introduce yourselves?" Venerable Qingyang said coldly.

"Jia Nan Academy, The Two Elders Qian Bai!" the grey-robed man said calmly.

"Qingyun Twin Venerables!" Venerable Qingyang responded.

In the previous probing move, he had actually relied on one person to tear space and banish the palm print into the void.

"Sirs, what is your intention in blocking the two of us from going to Maple City?" The Two Elders Qian Bai asked solemnly.

"Jie jie jie, as long as the two of you do not move, Jia Nan Academy will remain unharmed!" Venerable Qingyang revealed a slight smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of The Two Elders Qian Bai changed. Qingyun Twin Venerables were so powerful that if they forced their way out, Jia Nan Academy might face a cataclysmic disaster.

"A threat, this is a blatant threat!" The Two Elders Qian Bai looked at each other, the aura on their bodies slowly flowing.

But neither dared to gamble. As the guardians of Jia Nan Academy, compared to the Xiao Sect, the Academy was naturally more important.

If they could not go to the rescue, they could only blame the Xiao Sect's fate.

The four of them formed a standoff!

"Dammit, why haven't The Two Elders Qian Bai appeared yet?" Xiao Yujie, who was becoming more alarmed as the battle progressed, couldn't help but grow anxious.

He watched as the elders and disciples of the Xiao Sect were all being killed.

Swoosh!

Xiao Yujie's figure flickered as he prepared to flee. Only by leaving would there be a glimmer of hope for survival.

"Come to your death!" Yuan Tian shouted angrily. His speed increased several-fold as he used a secret technique to boost his power, appearing beside Xiao Yujie in a flash.

Boom!

Yuan Tian chose the most direct method: self-detonation. A thunderous roar erupted, engulfing Xiao Yujie's figure.

Surging energy, like a celestial river bursting its banks, spread out in all directions.