158: Chapter 158 Making a Name for Yourself!

The newcomer was Xiao Shiyu.

After Leng Qingshuang's Dao Heart completely shattered and she fell into a coma because Chen Yan was abducted by the Lihuo Immortal Abode with his fate unknown, she was brought back to the Taiqing Sword Sect by Su Wenjian for healing.

Xiao Shiyu, however, had volunteered to stay near the Immortal Abode to monitor its movements at all times!

Fortunately, after half a month, she had indeed managed to wait for him!

Although she had anticipated it in her heart, when she truly saw that figure in the center of the sea of lightning, looking like a demon god...

Those beautiful eyes were still filled with shock.

It really is... Chen Yan!

Not only was he still alive, but he had even broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage!

Just as expected!

Good people don't live long, but scourges last a thousand years!

This kid truly found a blessing in disguise!

But after the shock passed, the look in Xiao Shiyu's eyes was replaced by intense anxiety.

"Boom!"

As the final bucket-thick bolt of purple divine lightning was swallowed in one gulp by Chen Yan's Nascent Soul, the tribulation clouds in the sky finally began to slowly disperse.

Sunlight once again bathed the land.

Chen Yan slowly stood up, silently feeling the surging power within his body.

A slight curve pulled at the corners of his mouth.

With his current strength, he finally had a bit of power to protect himself in this world!

He looked up and scanned the searching gazes around him; a sharp light flashed in his eyes, but he had no intention of paying them any mind.

At this moment, he only wanted to return to his Revered Master's side as soon as possible!

He wanted to let Revered Master see his progress!

And while he was at it... he could also snag a warm embrace~~~

If Revered Master gets happy enough, she might even give me a sweet kiss~~~

"Hehe~"

Chen Yan reminisced about Revered Master's moist red lips and couldn't help but chuckle aloud.

But in the next second.

A streak of light arrived in an instant, landing right in front of him.

"Chen Yan!"

Xiao Shiyu's voice carried a hint of pleasant surprise, but it was also saturated with gravity and urgency.

"Stop acting like an idiot and get back to the Sect immediately!"

"Something happened to Sister Leng!"

Buzz!

Chen Yan's head went blank, and the smile on his face instantly froze.

He turned his head and stared fixedly at Xiao Shiyu, his throat feeling dry and raspy.

"W-what did you say?"

"What happened to my Revered Master?!"

Xiao Shiyu looked around and saw that many people had already focused their attention on them.

She immediately explained via a low-voiced sound transmission: "When you were abducted by the Immortal Abode, there was no news of you at all!"

"When Sister Leng was teleported out, she coughed up blood and collapsed on the spot; her Dao Heart shattered!"

"In order to find your whereabouts, she didn't hesitate to exhaust her mental energy to forcibly divine your location!"

"But since you were inside the Immortal Abode, the heavenly secrets were obscured; she tried multiple times and all ended in failure, causing her mental state to be severely depleted!"

"Now her cultivation has plummeted all the way to the Golden Core, and she has been in a coma for half a month!"

"I know you two have a Dual Cultivation secret technique, perhaps it can..."

"Boom!"

Chen Yan could no longer hear the words that followed from Xiao Shiyu.

At this moment, his head was roaring; he felt the world spinning around him, and his soul seemed to have left his body!

Endless regret and heart-wrenching pain almost completely submerged him!

Revered Master...

For my sake, her Dao Heart completely shattered, and she's even been in a coma for half a month without waking?

And here I was, staying inside for half a month just for some Immortal Abode Legacy that even a dog wouldn't want?

I really deserve to die!

In his mind, he recalled his Revered Master, who always had a cold and aloof demeanor but would quietly let her ears turn red in front of him.

He thought of the Revered Master who seemed icy but would worry whenever he was injured.

He thought of the Revered Master who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, treating him like a precious treasure!

"I have to save her! I have to go back and save her!"

"The nine-turn nirvana pill! Right! The nine-turn nirvana pill can save Revered Master!"

Chen Yan's eyes instantly turned blood-red as he thought of the Spirit Pill he had obtained from the Immortal Abode.

"Somersault Cloud!"

He gave a low shout, and a mass of pure white cloud instantly shot down from the sky, appearing obediently at his feet.

[Somersault Cloud: A special spiritual object, nurtured and born from Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, can change shape at will! With just a single Spirit Stone, it can travel a hundred and eight thousand li in an instant!]

If it were any other time, Chen Yan might have had the interest to play with it for a bit.

But at this moment, he only wanted to go back!

Immediately! Right now!

To return to his Revered Master's side!

He leaped up and landed on the Somersault Cloud; the sensation under his feet was soft, yet it firmly supported his body.

But just as Chen Yan pulled out a handful of Spirit Stones, preparing to feed the Somersault Cloud...

"Boom!"

Several powerful auras suddenly surged into the sky from all directions!

The auras on these people were rolling, and by joining forces, they actually managed to seal off this piece of heaven and earth where Chen Yan was located in an instant!

Chen Yan's face darkened as he looked up.

He saw dozens of Disciples wearing the robes of the Wan Jian Sect, led by several Elders with deep auras, surrounding him on all sides.

"From the Wan Jian Sect?"

Chen Yan's voice was raspy, but there was no fear in his eyes: "Get lost! I don't have time to deal with you today!"

The leading Elder of the Wan Jian Sect had a withered face and sinister eyes.

He looked at Chen Yan with cold eyes.

Hearing such arrogant words from Chen Yan, his killing intent swept across the field like something physical!

"Arrogance!"

His voice was cold as a blade, carrying a sharp Sword Intent as it pressed down toward Chen Yan.

"Chen Yan! You killed our Wan Jian Sect's young sect master in the Immortal Abode ruins; your crime is inexcusable!"

"Do you still think you can escape?"

"Obediently surrender, hand over the Immortal Abode Legacy, and follow us back to the Sect to pay for the young sect master's life!"

But Chen Yan suddenly turned his head, and within those blood-red eyes, endless killing intent churned.

He stared fixedly at Xiao Shiyu and said coldly, "You betrayed me?"

His voice carried no emotion, as if it came from the ice of the Nine Netherworlds.

Back then in the Blazing Corridor, they hadn't left a single one of Fang Haotian's people alive; they had killed them all!

The only person who knew about this, aside from those from the Taiqing Sword Sect, was Xiao Shiyu!

Xiao Shiyu's heart trembled under his heartless gaze, but immediately after, a surge of anger rushed to her heart.

She stomped her feet in anger, her beautiful eyes wide as she yelled, "Chen Yan! What kind of person do you take me for!"

"Am I, Xiao Shiyu, the kind of person who betrays friends?!"

Seeing the continued look of distrust in Chen Yan's eyes, she took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed her anger.

She quickly explained: "The hidden dragon ranking was refreshed again as soon as you killed Fang Haotian!"

"Fang Haotian's name disappeared from the ranking, and your name directly replaced his, becoming the new number eight!"

"Anyone with a brain could figure out it was you who killed him!"

Chen Yan was stunned upon hearing this.

The hidden dragon ranking?

Then, he finally remembered that when he had killed that Zhao Quan outside the Immortal Abode, the hidden dragon ranking had refreshed immediately!

"Shit!"

Chen Yan couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"Who the hell even wants to be on this hidden dragon ranking! It's a damn trap!"

Ever since the Immortal Abode opened, most of his troubles had been caused by this bullshit hidden dragon ranking!

But it was too late to say any of that now.

He was burning with anxiety, his mind filled with the scene of his Revered Master being injured and in a coma.

He had no desire to get entangled with this group of hypocrites from the Wan Jian Sect.

"Clang!"

A clear sword cry instantly resounded through the clouds.

The spirit sword in Chen Yan's hand hummed, and the Five Elements Sword Intent, which had just fused with the power of thunder, surged into the sky!

In an instant, the winds and clouds changed color!

His cold gaze swept over the people from the Wan Jian Sect, his killing intent boiling over!

"I said, I don't have time to play with you right now!"

"If you don't want to die, get the hell out of my way!"

Revered Master's situation was unclear; he had to get back as quickly as possible to deliver the medicine.

He couldn't afford a single moment's delay!

But in this tense moment where battle was about to break out at any second...

An untimely voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Detected that the Host's heart is set on his Revered Master; the heart of a Rebellious Disciple is plain for all to see! Issuing new task: Making a Name for Oneself!]

[Task Description: A great man is born between heaven and earth, how can he live under others for long? On this journey to the Sect, kill gods if gods block you, kill Buddhas if Buddhas block you! With an invincible posture, sweep away all small fry and become a man your Revered Master can truly rely on!]

[Task Completion Reward: Revered Master's Favorability +5!]