First Emperor: The Shrouding the Heavens World? I Refuse to Go There and Make a Fool of Myself

The atmosphere inside the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation was oppressive to the extreme.

Above them, black and white qi swirled through the Taiji Diagram, shrouding the entire sky. A terrifying battle between Saints was raging inside it. Though they could hear nothing, even the occasional ripple from the collision of laws made the entire formation shudder violently, as if it might collapse at any moment.

Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao had long since lost the high spirits they'd shown after defeating the Twelve Golden Immortals.

The two sisters huddled close together, their little faces deathly pale as they stared up at the Taiji Diagram in the sky, their eyes filled with fear and confusion.

"Second Sister... what, what is going on?" Bi Xiao's voice trembled with tears as she clutched Qiong Xiao's arm. "Elder Taishang... why is he helping us hold off Venerable Yuanshi?"

In their minds, the leader of the Human Sect had always been quiet and inactive, unconcerned with worldly affairs. And everyone knew that among the Three Pure Ones, Taishang and Yuanshi had always been closer to each other than either was to their own master, Sect Master Tongtian.

The Sect of Explanation and the Interception Sect had fought for years, and countless disciples had died, yet he had never once come out to say a word.

So why would he fight Venerable Yuanshi today, just for the sake of the three of them?

It made no sense at all!

"I... I don't know either..." Qiong Xiao was just as lost. Though she was steadier than Bi Xiao by nature, facing a contest between Saints had left her mind completely blank.

"Could it be... could Elder Taishang truly be acting out of regard for the bonds between the Three Pure Ones, unable to bear watching Venerable