High above the clouds, a dozen or so li outside Tianxing City.
"Few people pass below here, and the thick clouds conceal us. This is a fine place to talk. What did you two seek me out for? You can tell me now." Xiao Yu stood in midair, addressing the Twin Saints of Tianxing several dozen zhang away.
"Hmph, boy, you certainly have some nerve. Aren't you afraid we'll suddenly strike and kill you?" Ling Xiaofeng snorted coldly.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Ling, you jest. If you truly wanted to kill me, you would have done it inside the city. Why come all the way here?" Xiao Yu chuckled.
"You're quite confident. Aren't you afraid we'll seize the Void Sky Cauldron?" Ling Xiaofeng fixed Xiao Yu with an icy gaze.
Unconcerned by these words, Xiao Yu clasped his hands behind his back and said:
"I imagine your most urgent concern is how to reach Deity Transformation, not demanding an inanimate object from me! To tell you the truth, the cauldron held nothing besides two Heaven Mending Pills and an ancient treasure. Even if you obtained the Void Sky Cauldron, it wouldn't add much to your strength.
"And without something that helps you reach Deity Transformation, you'll still be unable to break through. Once your lifespans run out, you'll still have to pass away in meditation. What will become of the Star Palace's vast holdings then?"
"You sharp-tongued brat!" Struck where it hurt, Ling Xiaofeng clenched both fists in fury. Magic power circulated through his body, and an aura of rage spread around him.
It was indeed as Xiao Yu had said. The husband and wife were already at the nascent soul late-stage peak, yet they had been unable to break through to the Deity Transformation Stage.
Left with no alternative, they