Yao Xuan frowned slightly and immediately asked:
"Elder Liu, what happened to Xiao Yi Xian...?"
As he spoke, Yao Xuan placed a pill in Liu Zhou's hand.
Liu Zhou swallowed it quickly, then drew a deep breath.
"Ice River Valley has its eye on Xiao Yi Xian's constitution!"
"They tried to take her by force. We refused, so they attacked!"
"But Sky Serpent was there, and we were no match for him..."
Before Liu Zhou could finish, Yao Xuan cut in urgently. "Elder Liu, where is Xiao Yi Xian now?"
"Godfall Ravine!"
The moment Liu Zhou answered, Yao Xuan swept a hand through the air. A rift opened before him, and he stepped straight into the void...
Venerable Feng frowned deeply at what he had heard, then motioned for Liu Zhou to withdraw and tend to his injuries...
Yao Lao's figure drifted out as well.
"Ice River Valley..."
"I hear Ice Venerable has reached the peak of the Four-Star Battle Venerable realm."
"I'm afraid the boy may act rashly."
"Feng Xian, you should go too..."
Feng Xian nodded. "Of course I will..."
"Ice River Valley wounded a Starfall Pavilion elder. Clearly, they have no regard for us..."
As Feng Xian finished speaking, gentle currents of wind appeared around him, and Venerable Feng vanished from the hall...
Meanwhile...
Above Godfall Ravine, the pressure of bitter cold swept across the sky. The roiling poisonous miasma froze in midair and fell as countless tiny ice crystals.
Liu Zhou's green figure, fleeing through the sky with the last of his Dou Qi to seek help, had only just vanished over the horizon...
Sky Serpent hovered above the Cloud Sea, his gaze turning cold. His narrow eyes held nothing but ruthless indifference.
He slowly raised a hand, and his icy voice rang across Godfall Ravine: