NOVPUBCovered in blood, his figure was almost unrecognizable.
He was gasping for breath as he looked at Xu Zimei, his voice hoarse and his expression excited as he said, "I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you everything, just please make it quick for me."
"Then go ahead," Xu Zimei nodded.
"It was Lin Feng, your brother who sent me to assassinate you. I was just following orders," Yang Cheng replied.
"Why kill me?" Xu Zimei asked. "I don’t seem to be in his way."
"I don’t know that. How dare I ask?
He is ruthless and cold-blooded. I’ve always been trembling with fear in front of him," Yang Cheng replied.
"So the person who almost killed me outside the Sect Gate last time was also one of you?" Xu Zimei asked again.
"No, I knew nothing about last time. It shouldn’t have been him," Yang Cheng replied.
Xu Zimei nodded slightly, and as the sound of his words fell, a ball of hellfire spontaneously ignited, directly burning Yang Cheng to ashes.
After leaving the True Fate World, Xu Zimei returned to the small courtyard where he resided.
It was already afternoon, and the turmoil from today’s competition was probably still spreading on Great Skies Peak.
He planned to leave the city tomorrow. Xu Zimei had been in this world for quite a while, but had scarcely taken the time to wander around properly.
After the grand event of the Nine Skies had ended, he planned to go in search of the Divine Demon Battlefield.
All day long, Xu Zimei tried to open the fifth Extraordinary Meridian, as well as practiced the new Vein Skills he had acquired.
Time passed like a swift horse, fleeting in a blink of an eye.
The time spent cultivating was the fastest to pass without notice.
When Xu Zimei opened his eyes again, a night had passed, and the early morning sun illuminated the whole world.
He stepped out of the room to find Jiang Changsheng already waiting in the pavilion in the courtyard.
"Are you going down the mountain today, senior brother?" Jiang Changsheng asked.
"Mm-hmm, and you will accompany me," Xu Zimei nodded in reply.
"That works, I need to buy some Mysterious Medicine too," Jiang Changsheng agreed.
Because Lin Beisheng feared for Xu Zimei’s safety if he were to go down the mountain alone, he specially asked him to descend with Lin Feng.
The place where the two of them had agreed to meet was right at the mountain gate.
When Xu Zimei and Jiang Changsheng arrived, they found that Lin Feng was already there waiting.
At the moment, it wasn’t just Lin Feng at the mountain gate; there was also a young man and a woman accompanying him.
As Xu Zimei approached, the young man gave a slight bow with a smile, saying, "Junior Brother Lin, my name is Yelv Liang."
"Murong Yan’er," the woman beside him said blandly as well.
"Little brother, Brother Yelv Liang is the true disciple of the third elder of Great Skies Peak.
Murong Miss is from Divine Skies Peak, and she has joined us on our descent from the mountain at my invitation," Lin Feng explained with a smile.
Xu Zimei nodded, showing no more than a polite interest.
"Then let’s set off. The trip down the mountain should take about three days.
The people from the Main Clan are arriving soon. Everyone should get ready; the grand event of the Nine Skies cannot be taken lightly," Lin Feng reminded.
Jiang Changsheng shook his head on the side and said, "There really isn’t much to prepare.
My master’s skills are unmatched; both his charisma and strength are top-notch at this grand event of the Nine Skies.
If he claims to be first, who would dare to object?"
Hearing Jiang Changsheng’s words, Murong Yan’er beside them didn’t say anything.
However, Yelv Liang just sneered and seemed to mutter to himself, "Like master like dog, I wonder where this confidence comes from."
"Brother, did you hear a dog barking just now?" Jiang Changsheng turned his head and asked Xu Zimei.
"I heard it," Xu Zimei nodded to the side.
He said, "While the dog is certainly at fault, his master should also take responsibility for not teaching him well."
"Who are you calling a dog?" Yelv Liang’s complexion changed slightly as he looked at Jiang Changsheng and asked.
"Wasn’t talking about you, no need to take it personally.
"In case the cap fits, it would be quite embarrassing, wouldn’t it?" Jiang Changsheng waved his hand and laughed.
Yelv Qi’s face turned a shade of greenish-yellow next to him.
Lin Feng, however, was quite indifferent as he waved his hand and said to Xu Zimei, "Stop arguing, everyone. Little brother, you nearly got killed on your last trip out of the Sect.
"Although we are with you this time, you still need to be careful."
Hearing the veiled threat in Lin Feng’s words, Xu Zimei just smiled and said, "Then I’m actually quite looking forward to that person trying to kill me again."
...…
After leaving the Sect Gate of Great Skies Peak, there was yet another Sect Gate of the Nine Heavens Imperial Sect outside.
At the base of the mountain, a series of jasper stone staircases stretched down to the foot, wrapped in white mist, giving a dreamlike feel.
Along the way were green trees and clear waters, with the occasional solitary bird flying.
The main gate of Nine Heavens Imperial Sect was guarded in turns by people from the Nine Veins.
Today just so happened to be the turn of people from Divine Skies Peak. 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
Although the Nine Heavens Imperial Sect had declined, even among the Imperial Sect, it was considered quite far behind.
But some remnants of its former glory remained, such as the grandeur and height of this Sect Gate.
The pure white gate stood dozens of meters tall, with many patterns engraved on both sides of it.
The white mist shrouded the entire gate, making it appear hazy and intermittent, as if covered in immortal fog.
Surrounding the area was the activated Sect Protection Array, an invisible barrier enveloping the entire Nine Heavens Imperial Sect.
This Sect Protection Array had a history of ten thousand years and was passed down from the heyday of the Nine Heavens Imperial Sect.
As Xu Zimei and the group walked out of the Sect Gate, the Disciple on guard just greeted Murong Yan’er, the senior sister from Divine Skies Peak.
As for Xu Zimei and the others, after a glance at their identity tokens, they weren’t given a second thought.
This showed just how deep the conflicts between the disciples of the Nine Veins really were.
...…
The Southern Domain was boundless and vast, with the Nine Heavens Imperial Sect located towards the eastern side of it.
It bordered the Monster Beast mountain range to the north and the Realm Emperor Holy Sect to the west.
The endless Nine States River flowed slowly past the Sect Gate, and the territory governed by Nine Heavens Imperial Sect wasn’t very large.
Within this territory, only four cities were managed by the Nine Heavens Imperial Sect.
The city closest to Nine Heavens Imperial Sect was Huohuang City to the west.
Huohuang City was also the largest and most bustling among these four cities.
Established on Nine Skies Mountain, leaving the Sect Gate meant heading down the mountain.
It was summer now, and the scorching sunshine felt like a blazing fireball hanging in the sky, toasting the earth.
The trees on both sides of the mountain path drooped listlessly under the heat.
On the way down, the group was relatively quiet.
Only Lin Feng and Murong Yan’er were whispering to each other on the side, and Xu Zimei could tell that they were both favourably disposed towards one another.
The path downhill was not particularly rugged or steep, but due to the excessive heat, everyone’s foreheads were covered with a dense layer of sweat.
Around midday, the group stopped under a lushly foliaged tree.
Lin Feng suggested, "Yan’er and I will go find some fruit to quench our thirst. You guys rest here for a while."
Xu Zimei nodded without any objections.
Watching as Lin Feng and the others walked further and further away, eventually disappearing into the woods.
Suddenly footsteps sounded from all around.
