NOVPUBBoth of them only felt an incredibly powerful force surge from all around, sending their bodies flying backward.
Xu Zimei sat up, casting an impatient glance at the two individuals.
He said indifferently, "If you want to fight, go somewhere else. Don’t disturb my sleep."
The many youngsters nearby all changed their expressions dramatically, watching Xu Zimei with disbelief.
This guy, nearly their same age, had so casually neutralized the two people’s attack.
"Why did you stop me," Yue Yiming lay on the ground, suddenly bursting into tears.
He looked at Wang Fenghe with grinding teeth and said, "I wish I could flay you alive.
Senior Sister Ruyue went to that Red Dust Palace because of you, to see through the mortal world."
"Shithead," Wang Fenghe stood up, brushing off the dust on his clothing, cursing under his breath with annoyance.
"You don’t understand anything. Do you think your Senior Sister really liked me?"
"What, you still refuse to admit that you seduced and then abandoned her," Yue Yiming said with a cold laugh.
"At this point, I’m not afraid to tell you, she approached me just for the Nirvana Beads," Wang Fenghe said with a detached gaze.
"What Nirvana Beads?" Yue Yiming was startled.
However, the others around who heard Wang Fenghe’s words all shifted their gaze in his direction.
"Only someone like you whose eyes are filled with nothing but women would not know this," Wang Fenghe said.
"One of the five great Spiritual Pearls, the Nirvana Beads."
"Where are the Spiritual Pearls?" an old man nearby asked with a focused voice.
"Do you think the Spiritual Pearls would still be in my hands if I dared to speak of them," Wang Fenghe said with a bitter smile.
"They have long been taken by her to enter the Red Dust Palace. All that talk of transcending the mundane world is a ruse. She wants to use the power of the Nirvana Beads to transform herself and seize an opportunity to compete for Destiny."
"That’s impossible, you’re slandering my Senior Sister," Yue Yiming was stunned. He quickly shook his head in denial.
"Believe it or not, you’ve been wishful thinking from the start, how pitiful," Wang Fenghe said coldly.
Then, he looked up deeply at Xu Zimei and turned to leave.
"Tell me about the Nirvana Beads," Xu Zimei said to Wang Fenghe.
"I’ve said all there is to say," Wang Fenghe stopped in his tracks and replied indifferently.
"No, I want to hear what you haven’t said," Xu Zimei shook his head.
"Nonsense," Wang Fenghe snorted coldly and prepared to leave.
Xu Zimei chuckled, shaking his head. In the next moment, he pivoted swiftly.
He appeared in front of Wang Fenghe, grabbing the latter by the neck.
"Die, or give me some clues that can save your life. Choose one," Xu Zimei said.
"I have no idea what you’re talking about," Wang Fenghe replied, struggling.
"Dear friend, perhaps you’d best release my disciple first."
At that moment, an elder in green clothes standing under the Demon Vanquishing Tree slowly stood up and stepped forward.
"Today is the Lan Family’s Heavenly Punishment grand assembly. Give me some face; I’d rather not start a major conflict."
"Elder, you might as well wait over there," Xu Zimei said with a smile, shaking his head.
The Divine Emperor slowly stepped forward, standing in front of the green-clothed elder.
The elder’s eyes became solemn as he sized up the Divine Emperor.
The presence of the other gave him the impression of an unfathomable ocean, exerting enormous pressure.
"Do you truly seek battle?" the green-clothed elder asked gravely.
"You’re not worthy," the Divine Emperor stated flatly.
The elder’s complexion shifted slightly, and then his aura surged powerfully around him.
The space all around began to distort.
It was as if a might from the ancient past was awakening.
"Great Yong Cauldron, Great Green Cauldron, Great Yan Cauldron, Great Xu Cauldron, Great Ji Cauldron, Great Yang Ding, Great Liang Cauldron, come!"
With the seven fierce shouts of the man in green, seven bronze cauldrons tore through the void and arrived.
Guarding around the man in green, he suddenly appeared immensely formidable and powerful, like a rainbow piercing through the sun.
"How pointless," the Divine Emperor slightly shook his head.
With a flick of his hand, a beam of polar light shot out explosively with a "boom".
The polar light tore through the space before him, utterly shattering the bronze cauldrons and exploding in front of the man in green.
The man in green stood there, stunned, without a chance to react.
The explosion of polar light occurred right before him, but did not harm him in the slightest.
At that moment, the old man seemed to hold his breath, and a faint sweat trickled down his forehead.
After a long while, he finally came back to his senses and gave the Divine Emperor a slight bow.
"Thank you for showing mercy, senior."
"Master, you," Wang Fenghe said incredulously at his side.
"Fenghe, give him the natal object," the man in green slightly shook his head.
Wang Fenghe’s face was a struggle, and after a long silence, he finally took out a red crystal stone from his Storage Ring.
The crystal stone contained raging flames within.
"Is this the companion object to the Nirvana Beads?" Xu Zimei slightly frowned and asked.
"I call it the Nirvana Crystal; it has the fire of Nirvana hidden within and can contain the Nirvana Beads," Wang Fenghe nodded in reply.
"If this companion object is with you, how did that woman take away the Nirvana Beads?" Xu Zimei asked with a slight frown.
Logically speaking, the five great Spiritual Pearls could not be taken away without a companion object.
"The Nirvana Crystal was eventually given back to me by her. She instructed me to seek her out in Red Dust Palace with the Nirvana Crystal once my cultivation had achieved something," replied Wang Fenghe quietly and calmly.
Taking the Nirvana Crystal, Xu Zimei shook his head and said, "It seems she developed feelings for you."
"Bullshit," mumbled Wang Fenghe, and looking at Xu Zimei, he said, "Can I leave now?"
"Please do," Xu Zimei waved his hand.
Wang Fenghe sighed deeply and made his departure.
......
The sky was growing darker, and the boundless heavens were especially filled with dazzling stars tonight.
A bright moon hung in the sky like a huge disk.
Inside a chamber within the Lan Family’s inner courtyard, Lan Juntian had just finished the banquet and returned to his room feeling somewhat tired.
Before he could rest, there was a knocking at the door.
"Come in, Ke Er," Lan Juntian replied.
Suddenly, the door opened, and Lan Ke’er walked in somewhat hesitantly.
"Father," she greeted softly.
"What brings you here at this late hour?" Lan Juntian asked with curiosity.
"I want to discuss something with you about tomorrow’s Demon Vanquishing Convention," Lan Ke’er paused, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly, and said nervously.
"Discuss what?" Lan Juntian asked with curiosity.
"Could you possibly...", Lan Ke’er took a deep breath and said, "let that demon go?"
"Nonsense!" Lan Juntian slammed his hand on the table, causing the nearby table to burst instantly into pieces.
"Do you realise what you are saying?"
"Why must we oppose the demonic skills so adamantly?" Lan Ke’er finally mustered her courage and looked at Lan Juntian.
She replied, "Is there really such an irreconcilable hatred?"
