CHAPTER 751: CHAPTER 618: VENOMOUS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, FACE-TO-FACE CONFRONTATION

"Ridiculous! You all are really being too rash!"

At dawn, upon learning the whole story from Yan Jiu and Lan Cai’er,

Earth Venerate felt infuriatingly exasperated.

Feng Xun and Ye Lingyue had actually gone recklessly to Dragon Roaming Land.

That place is the dwelling of the Ancient Divine Dragon, where dragon breath spreads vast like the ocean, so that even a super existence like the Three Sects dare not set foot lightly.

Feng Xun and Ye Lingyue heading there, isn’t that just seeking death?

"Earth Venerate, now that things have come to this, why don’t we immediately go after Ling Yue and Brother-in-law Feng?" Lan Cai’er was also full of worry; if not for her inconvenience, she wished she could right away chase after Ye Lingyue.

"Sister, calm yourself, I’ve just consulted the divination for them both, and maybe things aren’t as bad as you think. According to the divination, Feng Xun should be safe, but will encounter some twists and turns along the way. As for Miss Ye..." Heavenly Venerate mused.

"What’s happened to my sister?" Lan Cai’er, seeing Heavenly Venerate stammering, couldn’t help interrupting his words.

As Heavenly Venerate was speaking, Sword Slave briskly walked in.

"Young Master has returned."

Everyone turned around and saw Feng Xun walking in.

He appeared travel-worn, with traces of blood on his clothing, and his complexion wasn’t great, looking somewhat desolate.

Feng Xun looked around and didn’t see Ye Lingyue.

"Feng Xun, you’re finally back. Did you encounter Ling Yue on your way here? She was looking for you," Lan Cai’er said anxiously.

A sense of foreboding struck Feng Xun’s heart.

He had encountered some trouble in Dragon Roaming Land, and worried that something had happened to Ye Lingyue, he had rushed back without a second thought, only to find out that he was too late.

"I’ll go find her." Feng Xun had only taken a few steps when suddenly his body swayed.

"Xinxin, what’s wrong with you?" Earth Venerate, in a panic, hurriedly supported Feng Xun.

Upon supporting him, Earth Venerate felt a wet heat in his hand and, upon closer inspection, saw Feng Xun’s arm...

In his urgency, Earth Venerate, heedless of Feng Xun’s resistance, tore open his sleeve.

When he saw Feng Xun’s arm beneath the sleeve, Earth Venerate’s eyes suddenly clouded over.

That could hardly be called an arm anymore; Feng Xun’s right arm was gashed and torn as if clawed by sharp talons, even the bones were broken into several pieces.

He actually rushed back in such a gravely injured state without even dressing the wounds.

"It’s nothing, I...," Feng Xun managed to say, before the boiling blood inside him surged up violently, his face instantly flushed red, and he couldn’t support himself anymore, fainting away.

Seeing this, Earth Venerate and Yan Jiu became alarmed and flustered, and hurriedly carried Feng Xun inside.

In the sky, a beautiful phoenix feather as large as a carpet was flying through the azure sky.

Ye Lingyue, riding on the Phoenix Feather, left Mercenary City and continued on her way, having rushed for hundreds of miles.

In her hand, she clenched the Phoenix Token.

After leaving Mercenary City, she had tried to contact Feng Xun through the Phoenix Token.

But no matter how she attempted, there was no response from Feng Xun.

A strong sense of foreboding ascended to her heart, making Ye Lingyue anxious and edgy.

Dragon Roaming Land, located in the external oceans of the mainland, even if traveling by flight, would require five to six days’ time.

Fortunately, this area was cloudless for thousands of miles, allowing for swift flight.

But just as evening approached, a cloud appeared in the distance, quickly moving towards Ye Lingyue.

Ye Lingyue became alert upon seeing the cloud.

She swiftly maneuvered the Phoenix Feather, preparing to evade the pale red cloud.

Yet, the cloud spread out like a mist, instantly expanding.

An odd fragrance assaulted her nostrils.

The cloud engulfed Ye Lingyue, and in an instant, she felt a tingling numbness throughout her body.

Not good, it’s poisoned.

Ye Lingyue’s pupils constricted, and she saw two graceful figures emerging ahead.

"Ye Lingyue, let’s see where you can run now."

Ye Lingyue saw the two women; one of them was over forty, well-kept, and wearing a familiar palace dress—Ye Lingyue immediately remembered that they were from the Yaochi Immortal Pavilion.

The other was a beautiful young girl, with a voice that sounded eerily familiar.

"What, just a few months not seeing me and you don’t recognize me anymore? You’ve made me suffer so much; I remember you even in my dreams," Xue Pianran said through gritted teeth, glaring at Ye Lingyue.

Catching Ye Lingyue had indeed required a lot of effort from her and her mother.

They thought it would be easy to capture Ye Lingyue after Feng Lan left Mercenary City.

And with Feng Xun away from Mercenary City, Xue Pianran had planned to seize the opportunity to switch places with Feng Xun stealthily.

However, Feng Xun had set many traps in the City Lord’s Mansion before she left.

The mother and daughter duo had nearly fallen into the traps, which caused all the hands bought by Elder Ying to be lost.

Moreover, Elder Ying also found out that the Heaven and Earth Dual Venerables from the Tongtian Pavilion were staying in the City Lord’s Mansion. They had been holding off because they were avoiding these two, and Elder Ying had not been able to find an opportunity to strike for such a long time.

Just when Elder Ying and Xue Pianran thought they had no chance, they discovered last night that Ye Lingyue had left Mercenary City on her own as if she had a death wish.

The mother-daughter duo happily pursued her and managed to catch up thanks to the Flying Spirit Artifacts of the Yaochi Immortal Pavilion.

"It’s you, Xue Pianran. I didn’t expect you to have the nerve to show your face," Ye Lingyue scrutinized Xue Pianran’s face.

"Bitch! How dare you mention my face, if not for you, how could I be so miserable, wearing someone else’s face every day?" Xue Pianran recalled how she had changed faces twice in the past two months.

Because she had been covering up with an airtight human skin mask, her already damaged face had festered even more, becoming unsightly.

"Pianran, no need to say so much to her. Are you Ye Lingyue? I imagine you’ve figured out who I am by now. You’ve been poisoned by my Red Poison Cloud, a unique and rare poison from the Yaochi Immortal Pavilion that can block Primordial Power and spiritual power. Right now, do you feel weak in your limbs and dizzy in your head, unable to concentrate your spiritual power?" Elder Ying also sized Ye Lingyue up.

She couldn’t help but admit that this woman who stole her precious daughter’s husband was very beautiful, enough to make even her, a woman, feel envious.

Elder Ying gazed at Ye Lingyue’s face and figure, thinking to herself that youth was truly wonderful.

If her daughter, Xue Pianran, successfully carried out the Soul Separation this time, she might even consider swapping for a younger body with more talent.

Perhaps with a new body, she might even have a chance to compete for the position of Pavilion Master of the Yaochi Immortal Pavilion.

However, before that, she must first subdue Ye Lingyue.

"So, to kill me, you resorted to such a despicable method as poisoning. I didn’t expect that the Three Sects, revered by the world, would stoop to such dirty tactics as poisoning. Aren’t you afraid that if this news spreads, it will tarnish the reputation of the Three Sects?"

Ye Lingyue tried to circulate her energy internally and indeed found that her body’s Primordial Power and spiritual power had diminished significantly due to the poisoning.