Contradiction

The surging qi pressure rolled in, like a pebble cast into a mirror-still lake, sending ripples through the Heaven Origin Mountain Range, layer upon layer, until they reached where Wen Xinyun and Tianye stood.

Sensing the sudden shift in the qi of the distant battle, Wen Xinyun raised her brows slightly in surprise. But before she could investigate further, she realized that the space around them had abruptly fallen silent.

Tianye suddenly spread her domain, severing all connection between the two of them and the outside world.

Mist drifted across the vast expanse, sweeping through the golden dead leaves of the forest sea without a single sound reaching them. The entire space became so quiet that only Wen Xinyun's soft, unhurried voice could be heard:

"I had thought that qi belonged to your Saintess's domain, but judging by your reaction, this appears to be the Tianyan Dao Method."

Tianye did not deny it. Smiling with narrowed eyes, she said:

"Yes. So I hope you won't make any moves before the dust settles."

Wen Xinyun did not answer at once. She glanced toward the viewing grounds before continuing:

"You have stopped me, but what of those spectators? They are right beside the Tianyan Dao Method. Perhaps I can question them afterward."

Tianye pondered for a moment, then tilted her head and smiled.

"Why not simply deal with them before you reach them?"

Wen Xinyun smiled softly as well, though her eyes remained utterly placid.

"If you had not come here as the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion Master, those words might have been somewhat believable. That identity binds you."

Tianye raised a brow.

"You're that certain?"

"Pavilion Master, a thousand years is truly a long time."

Wen Xinyun shook her head and continued as if speaking to herself. "Unlike the twenty thousand years