"Madman! Daring to self-destruct your Heavenly Flames is simply courting death. Even if you manage to survive, do you think you can maintain your current cultivation level?"
Seeing Xiao Yan's current crazy behavior, the figure couldn't help but curse, while simultaneously accelerating the condensation speed of the Great Dao of Space, and the vast Origin Qi between his hands rapidly gathered together.
If Xiao Yan really chooses to self-destruct his Heavenly Flames at any cost, then he has no choice but to take a desperate gamble and kill Xiao Yan before he can detonate the Heavenly Flames. In that case, even if he ultimately loses the Heavenly Flames, he can at least bring Xiao Yan's body back to the sect, which would be considered as completing the most important task.
As for Xiao Yan at this moment, his thoughts were also constantly lingering on the words the figure had just spoken.
Throughout his cultivation journey, the Heavenly Flames had long since become more than just a tool for enhancing his cultivation; it was an integral part of his very being. To remove the Heavenly Flames from him would be tantamount to tearing out his heart. Yet, in this desperate situation, only this method offered him a glimmer of hope.
Xiao Yan looked at the Heavenly Flames swirling around him with an extremely complicated expression. The latter seemed to sense Xiao Yan's state of mind at this moment, and its primordial fire struggled and pulsed, trying to return to the former's body. After a painful internal struggle, Xiao Yan turned his thoughts and prepared to erase the Soul Imprint within the Heavenly Flame Origin.
At the same time, the figure seemed to sense Xiao Yan's intentions, his mind immediately tensed, and he moved to kill Xiao Yan instantly.
However, at that very moment...
"Snap!"
The Power of the Great Dao controlling Xiao Yan's body was suddenly broken. The figure, who was about to make a move, suddenly stopped. Then, with a change in expression, he made a lightning-fast move, and the vast Origin Qi turned into nothingness, heavily attacking the void not far to the side.
Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, a sudden gust of wind swept through the void, instantly transforming into a wind dragon. With a heavy flick of its tail, the dragon collided violently with the void in front of it.
At the point of impact, a faint phantom of a skull appeared, which was then shattered by the wind dragon in an explosion.
"Has the Ghost Gate fallen to such a state? A dignified Five-Star Yuan Zun has actually disregarded his reputation and bullied others, forcing an Yuan Zong to the point of self-destructing his Heavenly Flames."
The wind dragon stood tall between heaven and earth, and a young man dressed as a Confucian scholar slowly walked up to its head. Judging from his cultivation level, this person had also reached the Yuan Zun level!
Beside the young scholar, Xiao Yan, pale-faced, appeared at some point. He had withdrawn the Heavenly Flame Origin that he had released from his body, but his gaze still cautiously scanned the two people in the room.
Upon seeing this, the figure in the distance changed his expression again. He quickly glanced at the spot where Xiao Yan had just been, and saw an empty void reflected in his eyes. As his face turned gloomy, a surge of anger rose in his heart.
That young scholar must have taken advantage of the moment when I attacked the Wind Dragon to secretly kidnap Xiao Yan.
" Xu Qinghe, my Ghost Gate and your Heavenly Yuan Zong Sect have always maintained a clear separation. I advise you not to interfere in our sect's affairs, otherwise..."
" Fu Kui, you might have some effect saying such things to those minor sects, but do you think my Heavenly Yuan Zong is like that?"
Before the figure could finish his threatening words, Xu Qinghe chuckled dismissively, interrupting him. These words caused the Fu Kui's face to turn pale and then flushed, before he burst into angry laughter.
"Hehehe... Since you don't know what's good for you, then don't blame me for being impolite. You're just a Two-Star Yuan Zun. If I really wanted to deal with you, it wouldn't take much effort!"
As soon as the savage laugh subsided, the vast aura within the Fu Kui surged forth, unleashing the terrifying pressure of Five-Star Yuan Zun without reservation. The entire world shifted once more under the influence of its Power of the Great Dao, and in the blink of an eye, Xu Qinghe was also enveloped in the power of the Great Dao of Space.
However, Xu Qinghe merely glanced at the world around him with a nonchalant expression. After his gaze lingered briefly on the Fu Kui, his eyes suddenly turned sharp. With a wave of his hand, a beam of azure light shot out, which swelled into a pagoda radiating azure light in the wind—the very Nine Heavens Azure Pagoda.
Then it opened its mouth and spat out a line of fire, which circled in the air a few times before transforming into a fire dragon, standing on either side of the Nine Heavens Azure Pagoda between heaven and earth.
The Power of the Great Dao emanating from the twin dragons of wind and fire actually managed to withstand the Fu Kui's Great Dao of Space.
"It's actually the Power of the Great Dao Wind and Fire!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Xiao Yan was almost simultaneously horrified and exclaimed in shock, just like Fu Kui.
No wonder Xu Qinghe was able to become a disciple of Yuan Sheng, and no wonder he could remain so calm and composed even when facing Fu Kui whose cultivation far surpassed his own. With his dual Great Power of the Great Dao, he already had few rivals among those of the same realm. Even when facing a viper whose Fu Kui was clearly stronger than his, it would be absolutely impossible to defeat him easily without some powerful trump card.
This made the Fu Kui feel quite serious.
Seeing Xiao Yan, whom he had already obtained, being snatched away, he was naturally furious. However, given the current situation, he had no confidence in defeating Xu Qinghe in a short time. Moreover, they were already close to the exit of the secret realm, and there might be other Yuan Zun experts in this area. If they were attracted, the situation would become even more complicated.
At that time, not only will Xiao Yan be captured, but even his deliberately hidden identity will likely be exposed.
The Pill Tower is quite hostile to the Ghost Gate. If they find out about it, they might be surrounded as soon as they leave the secret realm, which would be a huge loss.
Pill Gathering, the Heaven Inquiry Pill is a rare and precious item, and once obtained, it can greatly help in breaking through to the Yuan Sheng realm. It should not be let go!
A conflict arose in his heart, and the Fu Kui's extremely gloomy expression quietly returned. The terrifying aura and Power of the Great Dao had been released from his body were slowly withdrawn, but the icy killing intent in his cold eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
Once the world had returned to calm, the Fu Kui's gaze slowly swept over the twin dragons and the Nine Heavens Azure Pagoda, lingered on Xu Qinghe for a moment, and finally landed on Xiao Yan, its voice incredibly somber as it said:
" Xiao Yan, I'll grant you this chance and let you live a few more days!"
As the sound rang out, the Fu Kui took a half step back, then with a "poof" it transformed into a cloud of black mist. After circling a few times in place, it shot rapidly into the distant horizon. In just a moment, the black mist completely disappeared from Xiao Yan and Xu Qinghe's sight.
However, Xiao Yan's tense mind did not completely relax as a result.