The moment Yuan Ming said this, he immediately drew everyone's attention.
Sima Changqin and Young Master Que Yue halted, and the teams from Heavenly Sage Academy and Tai Xuan Sect stopped as well.
Nan Shangfeng also looked at Yuan Ming in confusion.
"What do you mean by this?" Xi Zhuangyuan asked with a raised brow, her tone carrying a trace of displeasure.
"Xiying is my Dao companion. She cannot leave with you," Yuan Ming said firmly, refusing to yield an inch.
As soon as those words were spoken, Sima Changqin's gaze flickered. Young Master Que Yue's face darkened, jealousy flashing through his eyes.
The people of Evergreen Island and the Puppet Immortal also stopped, their faces full of curiosity as they wanted to get to the bottom of the matter.
"Xiying is a disciple of Bright Moon Palace, so naturally she must act with her sect. You say she is your Dao companion, and that makes it so?" Xi Zhuangyuan sneered, looking toward Xiying.
Xiying opened her mouth, seeming to have some unspoken difficulty, but she was unable to say anything.
Seeing this, the veins at Yuan Ming's temples throbbed slightly.
"Then let strength do the talking." He had long been dissatisfied with Bright Moon Palace's imprisonment of Xiying, and now he could no longer contain his fury.
With that, a thought stirred in his mind. The Dao seal of the Five Elements Dao Fruit within his dantian abruptly lit up, and magic power surged into it.
The water-attributed rune representing the True Meaning of Water Emperor blazed brilliantly, and a unique aura spread from his body.
Water Attribute Spiritual Power within several thousand li went madly rushing toward him. Wind and snow swept wildly, frigid air surged forth, and the entire wilderness seemed to fall into a world of