Time flew by, and the remaining month slowly passed as Xiao Yan and the others waited in boredom. The crowd gathered at the Wilderness Cliff grew larger and larger. To date, there are more than a hundred Dou Di experts gathered here, and countless Half-Emperor experts. All of these people have come for the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb.
Today marks the final deadline agreed upon between Xiao Yan and the Four Great Sects. Today, the Four Great Sects leaders will bring their respective forces here.
At this moment, the entrance to the ancient tomb was filled with a dense crowd of people. Each person held their own territory, guarding the forces behind them, and maintaining a certain distance from each other. At a glance, among these forces, there were quite a few people that Xiao Yan had seen in Golden Radiance City half a year ago. However, compared to then, these people today looked at Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on the cliff, with a hostile look in their eyes.
Somewhere in the crowd, two figures clad in black robes sat cross-legged. When their eyes looked at Xiao Yan, a hint of amusement crept into their gazes. A smile played on their lips. They exchanged a glance, smiled at each other, and then remained seated, making no further moves.
Under the blazing sun, the scorching heat baked the entire land, making the surface as hot as red-hot iron. Although most people could endure such harsh weather, some of the Half-Emperor could not withstand it. Some even collapsed and fainted due to the high temperature. Those who were still struggling could only hope that the people from the Four Great Sects would arrive soon.
Just as everyone in the arena was waiting anxiously, someone finally arrived from the distant horizon. Immediately, many people in the arena turned their expectant gazes towards him. However, as they got closer, they saw that the person leading the group was just a young man dressed in a white robe.
Despite the great distance, Xiao Yan recognized the young man at a glance with his sharp eyes. Immediately, the expression on his face turned gloomy. This person was none other than Qin Yun, who had almost killed him in Golden Radiance City half a year ago!
At this moment, besides Yan He and the other two who had been following him, there were two more people dressed in black robes. Moreover, according to Xiao Yan's soul perception, the cultivation levels of these two people were also at the Nine-Star Dou Di!
These two were the same people who, six months ago, joined forces with Yan He and two others to devour everyone in Golden Radiance City. Unfortunately, no one knows the truth about what happened six months ago. All they know is that Golden Radiance City suddenly disappeared, leaving only a huge crater in its place. Of course, Xiao Yan on the cliff was unaware of all this.
As Qin Yun and his group arrived, the people in front immediately made way for them. The group of six descended and landed in front of the crowd. Qin Yun, who was in the lead, and the black-robed man beside him immediately turned their gazes to Xiao Yan above the cliff, and their expressions instantly turned cold.
" Xiao Yan, it's like finding a needle in a haystack! You've really given me a long search, hehehehe..."
Beneath the black robe, a low, eerie laugh escaped the figure's lips, causing Qin Yun to feel utterly astonished. Half a year ago, this guy had displayed extreme excitement upon hearing Xiao Yan's name, but Qin Yun was relieved that the man beside him didn't seem to harbor any goodwill towards Xiao Yan; instead, he exuded a cold, murderous intent as if facing an enemy. He hadn't expected that upon their first meeting today, this guy would already be unable to contain his excitement.
However, in the end, the man in black robes suppressed his emotions and did not make any major moves, which made Qin Yun feel relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Having witnessed the power of Xiao Yan's Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, he was particularly wary of the latter.
Even now, he still vividly remembers the massive energy storm that occurred in Golden Radiance City six months ago, and the memory still sends shivers down his spine whenever he recalls it.
Just as the man in black robes turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan also noticed the latter. The moment their eyes met, Xiao Yan clearly sensed a familiar yet eerie feeling. Unfortunately, both of them were extremely cautious of each other, so even Xiao Yan could not find the source of that feeling. However, his intuition told him that this man in black robes was dangerous!
With a heavy heart, Xiao Yan turned his gaze back, and at that moment, in the distance behind the crowd, on the eastern horizon, several figures were flying slowly in.
In the blink of an eye, those figures appeared in the sight of everyone present. Immediately, the eyes of everyone present lit up slightly, and a surge of fiery emotions welled up from the bottom of their hearts.
The newcomers were divided into four groups, each with more than ten people. The group further back had nearly twenty people. But what concerned everyone present was the leaders of these four groups.
Those four people were the sect leaders of the Four Great Sects in the Western Lin Region. From left to right, they were Chen Zhen of the Spirit Refining Sect, Wu Jitian of the Battle Martial Sect, Jian Ming of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Ye Withered Leaf Sect Ye Luotian. Among these four teams, the team with the most members belonged to Ye Luotian's Withered Leaf Sect Ye Luotian Sect.
When the four teams arrived, they swept past the crowd below and landed directly at the front of the group, separated by a bottomless abyss. Opposite them was the entrance to the Heavenly Severing Ancient Tomb, shrouded in a curtain of light. And on the cliff directly above the entrance was Xiao Yan, sitting cross-legged.
"Heh, these are just four sects comprised of two Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Di and two Eight-Star Dou Di, yet they dare to act so arrogantly. Do they really think the Western Wilderness Region is comparable to the Western Lin Region?"
"Hehe, the 'key' to opening the ancient tomb is in their hands. They act with reason and justification, so naturally they become arrogant and domineering. If those two scrolls of Dou Technique were in your hands, you might even go further than them."
As soon as the disdainful laughter rang out, rebuttals immediately followed. At this moment, the Four Great Sects at the forefront of the group had no time to pay attention. Almost simultaneously, all four pairs of eyes looked up at Xiao Yan on the cliff with different expressions. At this moment, Xiao Yan also lowered his gaze to meet the eyes of the four of them one by one.