Chapter 473 The Great Sage Descends

More than two hours after Yan Chu disappeared, the sky had already turned dim.

The Zhao Family was filled with sounds of lamentation.

Today's battle had cost the Zhao Family one Saint Law Realm Fifth Layer Saint Monarch, Sage Lord Zhao Xu, in addition to many core clan members who fell because of that blade strike from Yan Chu.

This included several Saints.

Of course, the heavier blow was to the Zhao Family's reputation. Being blocked at their own gate by one person, and having the Second Ancestor and the Clan Chief's wife—two stunning beauties—forced to submit to Yan Chu, the Zhao Family would never be able to hold their heads high in the Fusheng Domain again.

However, being able to avoid further conflict with Yan Chu was something worth celebrating for the Zhao Family's upper echelon.

Otherwise, given Yan Chu's growth rate, they dared not guarantee whether the Zhao Family would still exist in the Fusheng Domain a few years from now.

"Alright, let's settle the dead and wounded clan members first!"

After Yan Chu disappeared, the two old Saint Monarchs returned to their secluded cultivation grounds to continue their closed-door cultivation, hoping that one day in the future they would be able to achieve a Breakthrough to Great Saint and extend their Lifespan.

This was the most important matter in their hearts.

Unless it involved the life and death of the Zhao Family, they would not break their seclusion.

The few short moves just now had already caused them great exhaustion, and their already limited vital essence had been further depleted.

The remaining First Ancestor, Ancestor Zhao Xinghe, directed the Zhao Family members to begin repairing the Formation and settling the dead and wounded clan members.

"First Ancestor, regarding today's events, will the cultivation world of the Fusheng Domain secretly mock our Zhao Family?"

After careful consideration, a clan elder asked tentatively.

"Hmph!"

Ancestor Zhao Xinghe let out a cold snort and said disdainfully:

"My Zhao Family's strength still remains; who would dare speak nonsense? Are they not afraid of having their families broken and clans destroyed?"

In the cultivation world, strength is respected.

Without strength, one is nothing more than an ant to be kneaded by others. If they dare to mock in secret and the Zhao Family finds out, the Zhao Family will certainly not be soft-handed.

Just as they had once hunted down Yan Chu.

Moreover, if one day Yan Chu could achieve the Great Saint level, today's events would not be a disgrace, but rather a fine tale in the cultivation world.

Compared to the potential loss of numerous cultivation resources and Origin Stone mines, beauty was already the smallest of losses.

It was a pity that Yan Chu was not interested in men; otherwise, Ancestor Zhao Xinghe could have sacrificed himself a little...

Speaking of which, combined with the information obtained from soul-searching the monk Likong, Yan Chu's characteristics and weaknesses were so obvious.

Even though he had Ascended to the Upper Realm and achieved the Saint Monarch level in an extremely short time, it seemed there was no change at all.

Ancestor Zhao Xinghe seemed to know how to deal with him now...

Just as the Zhao Family members were burying the dead and wounded clan members in low spirits and repairing the damaged Spirit Peak Formation, a point of light suddenly flashed in the distance.

When first seen, that light was still millions of miles away.

Except for the Zhao Family's Saint Monarch Old Ancestors, no one else noticed it at all.

When looked at again, the light had already appeared at eight hundred thousand miles away, seeming like a round disk hanging in the sky. The next second, the disk had already appeared above the Zhao Family's Cold Moon Mountain Range.

That was no disk; it was clearly a Divine Moon of boundless proportions, spanning across the night sky, its clear brilliance spilling over the entire land, even larger than the hundreds of thousands of miles of the Cold Moon Mountain Range.

In this dark night, there had originally been only one full moon hanging in the sky. Suddenly, another one appeared above the Cold Moon Mountain Range.

This bright moon was vast and boundless, spanning half the night sky. In comparison, that real full moon in the firmament had actually shrunk into a small jade plate.

All other light was suppressed by this suddenly appearing moonlight; between heaven and earth, only this moon of Divine Might remained.

Swish! Swish!!

The two Old Ancestors of the Zhao Family, who had just returned to closed-door cultivation, appeared before the mountain gate one after the other, their expressions respectful to the extreme.

The entire Zhao Family was shocked by this suddenly appearing boundless bright moon.

A clan elder who knew the inside story couldn't help but look excited:

"A Great Saint of the Divine Moon Frost Flow Sect has descended!!"

The boundless clear brilliance emitted by that bright moon Dharma Idol carried a frosty, cold aura.

The current season was summertime, and the world was filled with dry heat.

But with the appearance of this bright moon, the entire Cold Moon Mountain Range, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, was covered in a layer of frost. The original dry heat disappeared completely, and a chill of late autumn and winter flowed through everyone's bodies.

Even the Zhao Family's Formation could not block it. The blood river that had been born during the day due to the death of Sage Lord Zhao Xu, along with its undulating waves of blood, all froze and solidified, leaving the world between heaven and earth a frosty white.

Several Saint Monarchs of the Zhao Family appeared simultaneously outside the Zhao Family's Formation.

Everyone sighed in their hearts:

"Although a Great Saint has descended, it is ultimately one step too late!"

They had already reached a compromise with Yan Chu; if they were to tear their faces with Yan Chu again, how would they end things?

"Greetings to the Great Saint of the Upper Sect!!"

Led by the two old Saint Monarchs, everyone in the Zhao Family bowed in unison to the newcomer.

The three major forces of the Fusheng Domain all had the support of Great Saint-level Sects behind them. For instance, the Ziyun Sect was backed by the Tianshui Holy Land, the Zhao Family was backed by the Divine Moon Frost Flow Sect, and the Tianxing Sect was backed by the Star God Palace.

These three super forces were all giants of the Saint Alliance. They belonged to the cultivation Holy Lands that stood at the pinnacle of the Yuanqing Holy Realm, holding the reins of the Human Race.

The moonlight that filled the entire night sky gradually contracted, finally transforming into a woman dressed in a moon-white long dress, with three thousand strands of dark hair draped down, a tall and exquisite figure, and a layer of white veil covering her face.

The woman's specific age could not be determined, and she had not revealed her true face.

But just from those bright, autumn-water-like eyes, one could tell that this was absolutely a stunning beauty with peerless grace and incomparable temperament.

And with her cultivation having achieved the Great Saint level, her age could not possibly be low. Perhaps she was even older than the Zhao Family's two Old Ancestors.

Of course, it was also possible that she was younger than the two Old Ancestors; after all, as a Great Saint of the Divine Moon Frost Flow Sect, her talent was top-tier in the Yuanqing Holy Realm.

"Everyone, there is no need for such formalities!"

The woman lightly waved her gauze dress, her wide sleeves stretching out like flowing clouds. Her voice was as crisp and pleasant as an oriole in the mountains, yet as cold as the moon brilliance of late autumn:

"Where is the Blade Demon Yan Chu?"

She had just received the message from Ancestor Zhao Xinghe and was sent to assist the Zhao Family in dealing with the Blade Demon Yan Chu.

Seeing the Zhao Family in such a state, with the blood river gathering below and the aura of the fallen Saint Monarch not yet dissipated, it was clear that Yan Chu must have already visited the Cold Moon Mountain Range.

Moreover, the Zhao Family had suffered heavy losses. But none of this caught her eye.

As the Zhao Family had stated in their message, Yan Chu had advanced to the Saint Law Realm Fifth Layer in just a few short days. Such a rate of advancement had already drawn the attention of the Divine Moon Frost Flow Sect.

Therefore, she had come specifically to investigate. Regardless of whether he was friend or foe, Yan Chu's secrets were worth moving a Great Saint.

The two Old Ancestors of the Zhao Family exchanged a glance and sighed, then recounted the events that had occurred not long ago in full detail.

The Divine Moon Frost Flow Sect was the Zhao Family's Upper Sect. The two of them recognized the Great Saint before them as the legendary Great Saint Qiongyan, an existence at the Saint Law Realm Eighth Layer.

Being able to send this Great Saint showed how much the Divine Moon Frost Flow Sect valued Yan Chu.

Facing Great Saint Qiongyan, the Zhao Family members naturally dared not conceal anything.

Moreover, they were the Zhao Family's backers, and many Zhao Family Disciples and clan members had once joined the Divine Moon Frost Flow Sect for cultivation; the relationship was even closer than outsiders imagined.

"You had a Zhao Family Saint Monarch go and serve him?"

Great Saint Qiongyan's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Moonlight flowed between her skin, and every inch of her skin emitted a cold, precious radiance, beautiful as if it did not belong to the mortal world.