Aside from a pile of Illusion Dream Stone, Xiao Yu found nothing else of value near the Thundercloud Vultures' nest.
According to Little Thunder, they were only staying there temporarily. They had arrived ten or twenty years ago and were not guarding any rare treasures. Hearing this, Xiao Yu finally gave up searching.
Meanwhile, Yun Tianxiao was staring at the distant island, waiting anxiously, his eyes filled with both anticipation and schadenfreude.
This unfamiliar Nascent Soul cultivator was so arrogant, going off to provoke that flock of strange birds. It would serve him right to suffer a crushing defeat. Sigh, who knows whether Senior Wonderful Crane will come?
Just as his thoughts wandered and he hoped something would happen to Xiao Yu, a long streak of silver light shot across the sky from the island and reached him in the blink of an eye.
It resolved into an enormous silver bird twenty feet long, with none other than Xiao Yu standing on its back.
"You're disappointed to see me return unharmed, aren't you?" Xiao Yu stared at him expressionlessly. Across dozens of miles, Yun Tianxiao's movements and expressions had nowhere to hide from Xiao Yu's powerful Divine Sense. Xiao Yu had long since understood his intentions, which was why he asked this the moment he arrived.
"No, absolutely not! I was hoping you would retrieve the Illusion Dream Stone, Senior. How could I possibly wish for anything to happen to you?" Yun Tianxiao waved his hands frantically.
"Hmph, never mind. Whether you thought that or not, there's no need for you to keep living." As Xiao Yu spoke, he casually sent two streaks of golden light toward Yun Tianxiao.
"Spare me, Senior! I can still be useful... Aah..."
At Xiao Yu's words, Yun Tianxiao's face drained of color. He begged