122: Chapter 122 The Wolf Lord's Decision, The Black Dragon Being Targeted

Dragging his unhealed body, the Wolf Lord cautiously walked to the entrance of Everlasting Valley.

The closer he got, the stronger the ominous premonition in his heart became.

When he reached the entrance, the sight before him chilled his entire body.

The terrifying astral winds in Everlasting Valley, which connected the Eastern Xuan Continent and Tianqi Continent and had never stopped for thousands of years, had truly vanished.

"It stopped... the astral winds in this valley... have they really stopped?" The Wolf Lord picked up a boulder and threw it inside, but it only hit the mountain wall inside with a loud bang.

His expression suddenly became very grim.

If travel resumed through Everlasting Valley, which connected the two continents, it meant that more and more experts from the Tianqi Continent would step onto the land of the Eastern Xuan Continent in the future.

The Eastern Xuan Continent would only become increasingly chaotic.

"No! I must find Xiaoer quickly and leave this place at once!" Only one thought remained in the Wolf Lord's mind.

Not daring to linger any longer, he turned around and sped away along the downstream direction of that distant stream.

Seven and a half minutes passed,

Fifteen minutes passed,

Finally, after half an hour, he discovered his disciple's figure.

Dozens of miles away, on a riverbank where the water flowed relatively gently.

The young man was lying soaked on the pebbles, his chest heaving violently, a look of grief on his face.

"Revered Master!! Rest assured, those four bastards actually dared to take your life! I, Lin Xiao, have remembered all four of them. In the future, once I have succeeded in my cultivation, I will definitely cut off their heads and place them before your grave!" Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and forcefully crushed a pebble beside him.

Just as he stood up, his eyes red, preparing to return again to search for his Revered Master's corpse, a familiar figure suddenly appeared at the edge of the forest in the distance.

"Revered Master!?" Lin Xiao was stunned at first, then wild joy surged in his heart as he scrambled up and rushed toward him. "You're not dead?! You're really not dead! I clearly saw you hit by a sword light just now..."

Before Lin Xiao could finish, he heard the Wolf Lord let out a heroic laugh.

"Xiaoer, rest easy! Your Revered Master's life is tough. Those few fellows think they can take my life? They're still a long way off!"

"However, to be honest, those guys are indeed powerful. I was just a hair's breadth away from dying at their hands!"

Although the Wolf Lord acted nonchalant, he couldn't hide the solemnity in his eyes.

"Xiaoer, this is no place to stay. We must leave immediately!"

"Leave?" A hint of confusion flashed in Lin Xiao's eyes as he looked at the Wolf Lord and asked, "Revered Master, where do you plan to go..."

The Wolf Lord narrowed his eyes, his gaze becoming incredibly sharp, and pointed toward Everlasting Valley. "We're going to the other side."

"The other side?" Lin Xiao frowned, but soon thought of something and his eyes widened. "Revered Master, you mean... the Tianqi Continent?"

"Exactly!" The Wolf Lord nodded, a trace of helplessness flashing across his face. "Now that Everlasting Valley is passable, according to my guess, those four must have come from the Tianqi Continent on the other side. Next, more and more people from the Tianqi Continent will come here. The Eastern Xuan Continent is no longer safe. Since that's the case, we might as well take the initiative to go to the Tianqi Continent."

Just as the Wolf Lord and his disciple were preparing to enter Everlasting Valley,

Among the four Elders of the Heavenly Sword Profound Sect who had split up, the Second Elder was currently standing in the sky above the 'Blackwater Marsh' at the border of the former Great Qian Dynasty and the Lieyang Dynasty.

He looked down at the endless swamp, a flash of disgust appearing in his eyes.

"Strange, I clearly sensed a rather powerful Aura here just now... how did it vanish without a trace in the blink of an eye? Could it be that after sensing my arrival, it intentionally hid itself?"

He immediately snorted and made a dozen slashing motions with his fingers toward the swamp below.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Over a dozen sharp sword lights instantly descended from the sky, plunging into the swamp below.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!

In an instant, dozens of thick pillars of mud shot into the sky, reaching hundreds of feet high. The subsequent rain of foul mud was easily deflected by the protective Sword Qi surrounding the Second Elder's body.

And it was at this moment,

From the shadow of the thickest mud pillar behind the Second Elder, a giant mouth filled with sharp teeth lunged out without any warning!

A foul wind blew toward him at incredible speed; with the slightest carelessness, he would surely be swallowed whole.

"Hmph, you beast, you finally couldn't hold back!" A glint flashed in the Second Elder's eyes; he seemed to have anticipated this. Without turning around, his figure vanished from the spot, reappearing dozens of meters away in the next instant, while simultaneously striking backward with a sword!

Clang!

The clear ring of the sword echoed through the clouds, and then, a massive body slowly emerged.

It was none other than the Black Flood Dragon that had previously caused Xia Jin to suffer.

"I was wondering what was playing tricks here," the Second Elder narrowed his eyes as he sized up the menacing Black Flood Dragon, yet not a hint of fear appeared in his gaze.

"So it's a Black Flood Dragon that has cultivated for many years. Quite rare, but... a beast is just a beast. Since you dare to offend me today, I will take your demon core as punishment for your transgression."

"Human... you seek death!" the Black Flood Dragon spoke in human tongue, its lantern-sized eyes filled with fury.

It wasted no more words, its body swinging violently as its Demon Power erupted!

In an instant, the world within a ten-mile radius of it changed color!

Countless dark clouds gathered around it, gales rose abruptly, and torrential rain poured down. The Black Flood Dragon's massive body loomed in and out of the thick clouds and rain.

"Interesting, the art of cloud-riding and mist-driving?" Seeing this, a spark of delight at finding a worthy target flashed in the Second Elder's eyes.

He slowly raised his hand, and the long sword behind him flew directly into his grasp.

His entire Aura changed at this moment. If his Aura was previously like a mountain, it was now like a wisp of green smoke. His entire body entered an exceptionally relaxed state.

In the next instant,

The Second Elder's figure vanished from the spot!

Almost simultaneously, above the dark clouds over the Black Flood Dragon, a silver sword light suddenly flared! The light was so intense that it briefly dispelled the surrounding darkness, illuminating the Black Flood Dragon's body as it tumbled through the clouds.

At that very moment, a fierce light surged in the Black Flood Dragon's lantern-sized eyes, and a great sense of crisis arose!

Out of instinct, it smashed its massive dragon tail directly toward that sword light!

Boom!!!

The sword light and the dragon tail collided violently!

The violent shockwave spread wildly, tearing the surrounding clouds and rain to shreds, and causing the swamp below to be pressed into a massive crater, with mud surging outward in all directions.

"Bastard!!" The Black Flood Dragon let out a muffled roar of pain.

Seven or eight of the incredibly hard scales on its tail had actually shattered.

"Beast! How many more of my sword strikes can you withstand?" The Second Elder looked at the Black Flood Dragon's injured tail, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly.