144: Chapter 144 The sneak attack failed

In the nine heavens, clouds stretched for ten thousand miles.

After looking at the map, Ye Xuan casually summoned a spatial spiritual treasure—the dunkong shuttle. Using it, he would arrive in about two days.

"This trip to the Wang Family seems to be in the northwest direction, quite close to the Northwest 100,000 Mountains."

Taking out the map, Ye Xuan checked the location of Cangqiong Holy Land, then found the spot provided by Elder Wang. The two locations were less than three hundred miles apart; it was indeed very close.

"Empress Mi Qianxi, Elder Sister, Father, Mother, should I go back and see you all this time?" Ye Xuan muttered to himself after a series of internal struggles: "Forget it, Elder Wang's matter is more important. Yan City in the northwest."

After all, there was the Heaven's Pride Grand Gathering coming up. Before leaving, Ye Xuan had promised Master Shen Xi that he would definitely secure a top-three ranking. Otherwise, the words she said with a faint smile before leaving were no joke.

"Top three... with my current strength, I might be able to manage against some weak Heaven Profound Realm cultivators, but at a major competition like the Heaven's Pride Grand Gathering, that's not worth mentioning at all. I still need to keep working hard."

"After handling the Wang Family's matter, there is still the business with Crown Prince Zhou Yuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty to deal with."

Cangqiong Holy Land was about one hundred thousand miles away from Yan City in the northwest, which was fifteen thousand miles further than the distance when Sect Leader Long Baili of the Outer Sect had brought them back to Cangqiong Holy Land.

Ye Xuan stood on the dunkong shuttle, his white robes fluttering, his three thousand strands of black hair dancing in the wind. He looked like an immortal descended to earth, or a graceful young master, as he headed toward the northwest.

"Heh, this Pretty Boy has finally left. I've been squatting outside the Holy Masters Immortal Peak for three days and three nights."

A beautiful figure in a black gauze dress gazed at Ye Xuan, who was now just a sliver on the horizon. She muttered unhappily with her hands on her hips, but at the thought of being able to prank this Pretty Boy later, the corners of her mouth curled up, revealing a mischievous smile.

Casually, she pulled out an exquisite-looking black spatial spirit boat and quietly followed behind Ye Xuan.

"When will I be able to roam freely above the clouds without relying on any profound artifacts?" Ye Xuan, enjoying the breeze with a relaxed expression, gazed at the azure blue of the horizon and couldn't help but sigh.

This behavior caused the dunkong shuttle to go fast and slow, leaving the black-clad girl secretly tailing him dumbfounded.

"Heh, don't tell me I'm tracking a fool? Forget it, since he's moving so slowly, it's the perfect chance for me to use my strongest profound technique and teach him a lesson."

Amidst a few black clouds, the black-clad girl stood on her flying spirit boat. Thinking her plan would succeed, she couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hehehe, I'll use divine fire to burn this Pretty Boy into a little black face later, then take him back to Brother Leng. He'll definitely be very happy!"

Soon, the black-clad girl summoned a ball of black flames, eyeing Ye Xuan, who was flying aimlessly nearby, like a tiger watching its prey. She was waiting for the right moment, waiting for them to completely leave the territory of Cangqiong Holy Land so her attack wouldn't be seen by others.

However, Ye Xuan was still enjoying his free flight; he had never roamed the clouds happily all by himself like this before.

Ye Xuan didn't even notice that a black-bellied little girl was following behind him, wanting to use a fire to burn him into a little black face.

Strangely enough, Ye Xuan hadn't managed to find a single profound technique related to flight in the Scripture Depository.

"Xuanming Spirit Fire, Descent of the Fire Prison!"

The black-clad girl hidden under the black clouds gave a black-bellied smile and unleashed the terrifying fire profound technique in her hand.

As the profound technique was unleashed, dozens of towering pillars of fire instantly shot out from the black clouds, bombarding Ye Xuan with lightning-fast speed.

"Who? Who's ambushing me? Are you playing dirty?" Ye Xuan frowned. Fortunately, the Chaos Divine Fire Body within his body had sensed the dozens of fire pillars in advance and devoured them completely in less than half a breath.

Because of the terrifying heat, several bolts of lightning even struck down at Ye Xuan in the sky.

Fortunately, these attacks posed no major threat to Ye Xuan at all.

The Zixiao Divine Thunder Body mastered thunder, and the Chaos Divine Fire Body feared no spirit fire.

These attacks were almost no different from tonics to Ye Xuan.

"He actually blocked it? How is that possible! Didn't Brother Leng say he was just a useless Pretty Boy? And even Brother Leng wouldn't be able to resist my attack while being ambushed, right?"

The black-clad girl hiding her aura in the dark clouds revealed her signature little tiger teeth. "Damnable Pretty Boy, I didn't expect you to actually have some strength!" After saying this, she stopped hiding in the black clouds and steered her flying spirit boat out openly.

"Little black girl, who are you? How dare you ambush me? Do you have a death wish?"

Ye Xuan was furious. He had expected the ambusher to flee immediately, but he hadn't expected them to appear boldly before him.

[ Name: Murong Liyue ]

[ Realm: First Level of the Heaven Profound Realm ]

[ Constitution: Myriad Fire Sacred Body (Gold) ]

[ Luck: Saintly Disposition (Purple), Prosperous for Husband and Children (Gold), Extremely Unlucky (White), Rising Skyward (Purple) ]

[ Destiny: "Rise of the Great Emperor" (Protagonist), "Evil God" (Supporting Character) ]

[ Favorability: 50 ]

[ Life Destiny: A descendant of Saint Murong of the Cangqiong Holy Land. Although her family has a base in the Holy Land, they have never once overstepped the rules of the Holy Land. ]

[ Since childhood, she has been the little princess of the Murong Family. Possessing the Myriad Fire Sacred Body, she loves all the fires in the world and has exceptional talent. The Murong Family prepared a Saint-level profound technique for her, the "Myriad Fire Sacred Art". ]

[ She began cultivating at five, broke through to the True Profound Realm at nine, the Spirit Profound Realm at twelve, and the Earth Profound Realm at fourteen. That same year, she entered the ancestral grounds of the Murong Family, obtained the recognition of her ancestor's remnant soul, and received the Saint-level profound technique — "Descent of the Fire Prison" and the Xuanming Spirit Fire. She broke through to the Heaven Profound Realm at sixteen. ]

[ Half a month ago, the Saint of the Murong Family and the Saint of the Leng Family, fearing Master Shen Xi, huddled together for warmth and wanted to arrange a marriage, planning to hold a grand wedding for Leng Qianming and Murong Liyue in half a year. ]

[ Seven days ago, she entered the Murong Family's ancestral grounds again and obtained a mysterious inheritance jade slip. It recorded an Emperor-level fire-attribute profound technique — the "Burning Art". It was bestowed upon the Murong Family by the Ancient Great Emperor, the Flame Emperor, whom the Murong Family once followed, in recognition of their great service and toil. It had been kept by the family until now, when she obtained it. ]

[ Three days ago, she learned from Leng Qianming that Ye Xuan had previously had a grudge against him and had killed his close friend, Lin Qingxue. Thus, she developed a desire for revenge and wanted to take this opportunity to retaliate against Ye Xuan. ]

[ An incense stick's time ago, she hid in the black clouds and used a Saint-level profound technique on Ye Xuan, but the attempt backfired, and she was caught by him instead. ]

[ Two hours later, she was released by Ye Xuan. ]

[ Afterward, in a fit of anger, she took Leng Qianming with her to Yan City in the northwest to engage in a great battle with Ye Xuan. They were evenly matched, and in the end, both sides had to settle for a draw. ]

[ Nine days later, she handed the ancient soul jade in her hand to Leng Qianming. Later, Leng Qianming discovered the secret of the jade slip: the Ancient Flame Emperor's Emperor-level profound technique, the "Burning Art". The relationship between the two improved significantly, and she fell completely in love with Leng Qianming. ]