Chapter 907: Chapter 903: Meeting Li Zhaojun (Part 6)

The Tianling Pavilion had two to three thousand female disciples, all of whom perished overnight, except for the Pavilion Master Xu Xia’er, whose whereabouts were unknown. After searching the entire Tianling Pavilion, her corpse was not found.

Out of moral obligation, we followed the actions within the Xia Yan Sect, gathering all the disciples for a communal burial. However, unlike the Xia Yan Sect, the Tianling Pavilion consisted solely of female disciples who were violated, making it impossible to find enough clothes, so they were buried naked.

“Senior Brother, will our Tianxuan Sect encounter such disaster?” Wu Ding asked.

Elder Wu shook his head and said, “Breaking into our Tianxuan Sect territory might be somewhat difficult, but for now, we better check the surrounding sects.”

“There’s no use in checking, whether or not they face annihilation is not related to us. Master arranged for us to contact the Xia Yan Sect, but now that it is no more, we should return to report promptly.”

Speaking of which, Wu Ding took out the Jade Talisman to relay the Tianling Pavilion matter back to the Tianxuan Sect.

Elder Wu sighed, “We should go, let’s move.”

At this time, Qing Xu, who had been hiding behind Ye Fan, poked his head out and said, “Senior Brother Qing Wu, let’s go. I don’t want to see any more dead people.”

Knowing that visiting other sects would likely reveal similar situations, Elder Wu nodded and said, “Let’s head back to the Tianxuan Sect to report.”

The four of them mounted their flying swords, heading toward the Tianxuan Sect. But just after taking off, the sky was filled with continuous lightning, each flash splitting the sky apart, producing endless rumbling sounds.

“There have been so many lightning strikes recently, could it really be as the legends of Heavenly Tribulations say? Normally, a century might pass without encountering such lightning.” Elder Wu looked skyward, lost in thought.

Wu Ding glanced at Elder Wu and asked grumpily, “Senior Brother, you still haven’t said who you were with last night.”

Being asked, Elder Wu looked a bit embarrassed and said, “Last night… the Pavilion Master sent ten female cultivators to my room, and in the end… I left with four.”

Ye Fan and Wu Ding looked at Elder Wu with peculiar expressions, thinking the same thing: you have quite an appetite.

“And then? Are those four among the corpses?” Wu Ding continued to ask.

“Yes.” Elder Wu nodded. “They’re all there, their deaths are quite strange. They left my room less than an hour later and suffered calamity.”

Wu Ding cursed, “If not for lusting for beauty, how could you be so careless? Perhaps that vixen was cahoots with those forces, secretly harmed the female disciples of her pavilion, and she’s the only one to escape unscathed.”

Elder Wu said nothing more, seemingly admitting fault, implying to say, ‘true, I did wrong, say what you will.’

Ye Fan pondered a bit and said, “Senior Brother, Senior Sister, considering that those people eliminated the Tianling Pavilion right under our noses, why didn’t they target us?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” Elder Wu smugly, “They probably aren’t our match.”

Ye Fan shook his head, “Given that these people could easily wipe out Nascent Soul stage experts of the Xia Yan Sect, even if they couldn’t overpower you and Senior Sister, why weren’t Qing Xu and I harmed?”

Wu Ding was momentarily unable to reply.

“Also, the Xia Yan Sect was annihilated, even their Sect Leader and Elders were publicly displayed in the grand hall, shown to whom? Did they know we would investigate?”

“You brat, so many whys – we’re safe here now, isn’t that fortunate?” Wu Ding grumbled, “I suspect those people spared us. If they truly wanted to act, we’d have no defense.”

Ye Fan said nothing, now just short of returning to the Tianxuan Sect to report to Hua Wu.

Yet for some reason, his thoughts were occupied with Li Zhaojun. He knew she was now ranked second among the seven major sects at the Emperor Sect, where no one could easily provoke them, but he still felt uneasy.

Because this force targeted all cultivators within the Pan Gu Mystical Realm, neither he nor Li Zhaojun could be exceptions – he didn’t want Li Zhaojun to be in any danger.

After a day and night, the four flew back to the Tianxuan Sect, and before reaching the mountain gate, an outer disciple came out to say that Hua Wu and Jing Ya had already gone to the Emperor Sect with selected disciples.

“We’re a step late returning, but we should still go up the mountain to explain the situation to Master Hui Ning.”

On the mountain, after explaining the situation to the gatekeeping Master Hui Ning, she sighed and said, “The Sect Master is already aware and has instructed me to watch over the mountain gate. You all can head to the Emperor Sect safely; with me here, there will be no trouble.”

Ye Fan thought to himself, “Every sect within the Pan Gu Mystical Realm is being attacked, yet the major sects still plan to gather at the Emperor Sect. Aren’t they afraid of being wiped out in one stroke?”

As they headed down the mountain, Ye Fan asked, “Senior Sister, if the Pan Gu Mystical Realm is destroyed, would Earth be affected?”

“You’re overthinking, junior brother. It’s akin to asking if draining a lake affects rain in the sky. Rain is merely part of the lake’s composition. Without the lake, does a drop of water’s existence even matter?” Wu Ding’s analogy made Ye Fan feel as though the destruction of the Pan Gu Mystical Realm meant the destruction of the entire universe.

Elder Wu said, “Not so serious, it might only mean the leakage of spiritual energy from the Pan Gu Mystical Realm, and perhaps… cultivation could happen on Earth too. But whether we live to return to Earth is another matter…”

Down the mountain, finally able to wield their magical swords, heading in the direction of the Emperor Sect.

Ye Fan had been in the Pan Gu Mystical Realm for over a month, and by this time, he was increasingly eager, because once at Emperor Mountain, he could meet Li Zhaojun.

Thinking about that memorable face, he couldn’t help wonder whether she had changed recently.

To him, they had only been separated for a few months, but for Li Zhaojun, who had entered the Pan Gu Mystical Realm earlier, it had been more than a year.

To awaken the feelings within Li Zhaojun, one would have to use the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

Before departing, Elder Wu reminded, “The Emperor Sect has been vying with our Tianxuan Sect for the second largest sect position, and they presently hold a slight edge. Our sects have not had the best relationship, so when we arrive, we must be cautious.”

“Didn’t they say… junior brother injured Elder Yuan’s grandson, even destroying his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation?” Wu Ding squinted at Ye Fan.

“Yes.” Ye Fan replied.

“Things will get lively, Elder Yuan is always a stickler for details and not very friendly with our Tianxuan Sect. Upon entering, you’d better disguise yourself to avoid being recognized.” Wu Ding always had her cunning schemes.

Ye Fan asked, “How to disguise myself?”

“Not too difficult, I’ll teach you a technique to slightly age your appearance…”

Wu Ding was about to teach him but suddenly remembered something and shook her head, “I can’t let my junior brother see me in an aged form, better for Senior Brother Qing Wu to teach you.”

“Bothersome, listen well, the technique involves aligning your energy precisely…”

Ye Fan followed Elder Wu’s teachings, indeed able to alter his age and physical characteristics but changing back and forth seemed like something was stuck to his face, looking unnatural.

Wu Ding was quite pleased and said, “My junior brother, with the added wisdom of age, has become even more manly.”