CHAPTER 1069: 1069 EXPOSED! (THIRD UPDATE)

"We’ve been waiting for quite a while, and you two finally delivered yourselves." Ji Changtian said sinisterly.

Wu Yang Venerable and the Library Pavilion Master stood back to back, intending to ambush the Ji clan. However, before they could act, their presence was exposed and they were surrounded.

"Fight our way out." Wu Yang Venerable said.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Arrows suddenly shot towards them, slowing their speed. The arrows were coated with poison and came relentlessly.

Wu Yang Venerable immediately activated Rule Power, breaking all the arrows, intending to cut through the siege. Yet, when his palm strike failed to kill even a single legendary figure, he was momentarily stunned.

Ji Changtian struck instantly, but Wu Yang Venerable reacted quickly, countering the attack sharply.

"Huh?"

Seeing Ji Changtian merely dusting off his clothes, the Library Pavilion Master sensed something was amiss.

"Something’s strange."

Wu Yang Venerable noticed it too. His palm strike wasn’t an ordinary attack, yet hitting Ji Changtian had no effect, something that had never happened before.

"There’s something peculiar about what they’re wearing, strong defense." Initially, he hadn’t paid much attention to the attire of Ji Changtian and the surrounding martial artists. But now it was clear, they all wore uniform silver battle armor, not just simple armor.

Ji Changtian looked at them and laughed, "Surprised, aren’t you? Haha..."

"Were you startled by the power of our armor? It’s a secret weapon specifically prepared for ancient beasts. It’s more than enough to deal with the two of you!"

Ji Changtian’s words made them glance at the armor for a few extra seconds. No wonder their attacks hadn’t worked — it was the effect of this armor.

The two felt a chill, realizing there were quite a few martial artists clad in these silver battle armors, numbering in the dozens.

"Now that you two dare to venture onto our Ji clan territory, today, you will be back with no return." Ji Changtian said with a proud smile.

Swish, swish...

Jin Bai Ri, clad in battle armor, suddenly appeared, followed by Ji Batian.

Including Ji Changtian, the three mighty Renwang-level figures exerted significant pressure on Wu Yang Venerable and the Library Pavilion Master.

The battle armor had protected martial artists in the legendary realm from their attacks, and now three Renwang-level powers were wearing such armor. Didn’t this mean they could ignore the two’s attacks, and they would be at a disadvantage?

No matter what, the two had to shake off the constraint. Even if the opponents wore powerful defensive armor, they had no choice but to fight fiercely.

Ten minutes later, the Library Pavilion Master, carrying the severely injured Wu Yang Venerable, escaped the Ji clan’s territory and entered the Barbaric Wilderness Forest, while Ji Changtian, Jin Bai Ri, and Ji Batian pursued closely, intent on killing them completely.

The Library Pavilion Master fled back to the canyon, exhausted.

Ji Batian, Ji Changtian, and Jin Bai Ri hovered at the canyon entrance but did not continue chasing because they sensed terrifying auras from within the canyon.

"So, they hid here, but these auras are..." Ji Changtian frowned.

"It’s the ancient beasts." Ji Batian said.

As if sensing the powerful presence of the three, vultures emerged from the canyon, and finally, a giant golden bird appeared, its immense aura intimidating the three.

"It seems these creatures are protecting them!" Ji Changtian clenched his fist. With so many ancient beasts issuing warnings, it was clear that if they didn’t leave, they would face an attack.

Especially that giant golden bird, its powerful aura was not weaker, perhaps even stronger than them.

The giant golden bird again issued a warning, flapping its wings, with all the surrounding vultures following its lead, creating an overwhelming momentum.

"Leave." Ji Batian stared at the giant golden bird for a while, then uttered a single word.

Upon seeing the three strongest from the Ji clan leave, Jin Shanshun and Jin’er could finally breathe a sigh of relief, especially when they saw the severely injured Wu Yang Venerable. They could hardly believe someone of his strength would end up in such a state.

"Have they left?" the Library Pavilion Master inquired.

"They’ve left, they’ve left." Jin’er nodded.

"Good that they’ve left. Initially, I thought sneaking into the Ji clan would earn us some interest, but I almost lost my life on the spot. Truly worthy of being the number one ancient clan!" The Library Pavilion Master sighed.

"Senior, what on earth happened?" Jin Shanshun asked.

"I’ll explain in detail once everyone returns." With those words, the Library Pavilion Master began meditating to recover.

By evening, Ye Qiu dragged his weary body back into the canyon, recounting the day’s experiences, a series of battles that involved intense struggles with ancient beasts.

Ye Qiu rubbed his arm, feeling that fighting ancient beasts with his bare body was purely self-inflicted suffering. Even though, in the end, he couldn’t kill the kingly ancient beast, he didn’t lose to it either; the beast couldn’t do anything to him.

Whew...

Jin Yu suddenly flew in front of him. Ye Qiu smiled, "Why haven’t you rested with your great golden bird?"

Finishing his words, Ye Qiu saw Jin Yu give him a human-like roll of the eyes, causing Ye Qiu to stifle a laugh.

Soon, the giant golden bird appeared, sending a mental imprint over. Ye Qiu digested it for a while and suddenly said, "You say someone found this place?"

The giant golden bird nodded.

Ye Qiu’s heart skipped a beat; didn’t this mean their location would be exposed to the ancient land?

Ye Qiu immediately returned to his abode, feeling that the three major ancient clans would surely have some follow-up measures.

Just as he was preparing to consult with Boss Yun and Wu Yang Venerable, he suddenly realized everyone was present in the room and the atmosphere was somewhat tense.

"You all know?" Ye Qiu asked.

Jin Shanshun, Jin’er nodded.

"It was me who exposed our location," the Library Pavilion Master admitted guiltily.

"You did it to rescue me, to escape the pursuit from the three major ancient clans, which also partially is my fault," Wu Yang Venerable coughed, his injuries yet to heal completely.

Ye Qiu frowned, "What exactly happened? How did Senior Wu Yang get injured?"

Then, the Library Pavilion Master recounted their encounter in the Ji clan, astonishing Ye Qiu. Did the Ji clan really have such treasured armor?

Wasn’t it similar to the soft armor he himself wore?

"If some low-ranking martial artists wore that kind of armor, it wouldn’t matter. But if Renwang-levels wore it, we immediately fall into a disadvantage, especially given that their number of Renwang-levels exceeds ours. I believe the three major ancient clans will come again."

"At the time, I had no choice. Wherever I fled, I couldn’t shake them off, so I could only flee back here." The Library Pavilion Master expressed self-blame.

"Senior, this isn’t your fault. We can’t keep this place hidden for long. The three major ancient clans will find out sooner or later. Right now, we should focus on preparing for the next moves by the three major clans," Ye Qiu suggested.