Bringing the newly refined soul controlling pill, Xiao Feng went to the Cloud Mist Sect.
"Where is Younger Brothers Wife?" Xiao Feng didn't see Nalan Yanran and couldn't help but ask Yun Yun.
"Yanran is in seclusion. Do you need her for something?" Yun Yun's eyes kept scrutinizing Xiao Feng, as if she had seen something incredible.
"No need to guess, I have indeed fallen to the Dou Wang Realm," Xiao Feng said indifferently.
Yun Yun's confusion deepened. "Could it be that everyone in your Xiao Family inexplicably falls in Realm?"
Xiao Feng rolled his eyes at Yun Yun and directly threw something over.
"What is this?" Yun Yun was a little surprised.
"It's useful for refining the Purple Calamity Wall-Breaking Pill. My Younger Brothers Wife's Foundation is a bit weak," Xiao Feng said with a calm expression.
Yun Yun had specifically gone to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find the purple spirit crystal, and only then did the incident with Yun Zhi occur. Xiao Feng giving it to her directly was also an intentional attempt to rewrite those later events. On one hand, she and Xiao Yan never got together due to their differing stances and personalities; on the other hand, when this woman falls in love, it would somewhat affect his control over the Cloud Mist Sect, so it was better to nip it in the bud from the start.
"Uh…" Yun Yun paused slightly, then after a moment of silence, she put away the purple spirit crystal. "Then I'll thank you on Yanran's behalf."
"I came here today for another matter. Regarding the disappearance of Disciples from many forces recently, does Sect Leader Yun have any clues?"
Yun Yun frowned. "Nearly ten of my Cloud Mist Sect Disciples have also disappeared. It's embarrassing to say, but I haven't found any trace so far, as if they vanished into thin air."
"Among the disappeared Disciples, who had the highest cultivation?"
"Nine-star Great Dou Master."
Xiao Feng nodded. This matter had been looming over his heart like a dark cloud, as if an invisible hand was constantly manipulating things behind the scenes, making him feel a bit restless.
"I've been up the mountain twice but haven't had a chance to properly admire your esteemed Sect's splendor. I wonder if Sect Leader Yun could show me around?"
Yun Yun looked at Xiao Feng, understanding this young man less and less. Instinctively, she didn't want to have too much interaction with him and wanted to send him down the mountain, but for the sake of the purple spirit crystal, she agreed. "Mr. Xiao, please come this way."
The Cloud Mist Sect was very large, even having a mountain specifically for Alchemists. Xiao Feng nodded occasionally, and the natural yearning in his expression filled Yun Yun with pride.
Stepping onto the sky-high plank road, the two were already on their way down the mountain. Xiao Feng suddenly pointed to an area Yun Yun hadn't introduced. "That place looks like a sleeping Dragon in the clouds, with an intersection of Luck. What place is that?"
Yun Yun frowned slightly. "That is the resting place of the Cloud Mist Sect's ancestors throughout the generations."
Xiao Feng's heart stirred. It seemed Yun Shan was most likely hiding there. On the surface, he offered an apologetic smile. "I'm truly sorry, I'm just too curious."
Yun Yun shook her head, only wanting to send him away quickly.
Watching Xiao Feng disappear into the distance, Yun Yun's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. She felt a vague unease in her heart but couldn't find the source.
"Pass on my order, all Cloud Mist Sect Disciples must act cautiously, and at the same time, strengthen the Sect's defenses!" Yun Yun said to the Sect Elder following behind her.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Xiao Feng traveled further and further, all the way back to Wutan City.
Then, that same night, he returned to the Cloud Mist Sect.
"Yun Shan, I'm here!"
Under the moonlight, Xiao Feng had a twisted smile on his face as he passed through layers of guards and arrived at the back mountain.
Fearing discovery, Xiao Feng dared not use his Soul Power wantonly, only able to search with his eyes.
'Yun Shan is in seclusion on his own territory, so he shouldn't be too cautious. He should at least be in a main hall, right?'
With this thought, Xiao Feng began to wander through the various halls and houses.
When he pushed open the door of another hall and found it still empty, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. That old Yun Shan was really good at hiding!
"Young man, what are you looking for?"
Just as Xiao Feng was about to close the door, a voice suddenly sounded behind him, like a ghost.
"Old Sect Master Yun?"
The person behind him had a profound and indistinct Aura. Xiao Feng didn't know who was behind him, so he tentatively asked.
"Oh? Are you looking for this old man?"
Xiao Feng turned around. Behind him stood a person, dressed in flowing white robes, with delicate skin that showed no signs of aging. The only trace of time on him was his flowing white hair. His hands were clasped behind his back, and his eyes were as calm as an ancient well, observing Xiao Feng.
"Old Sect Master Yun?"
Xiao Feng looked at the white-haired man and asked again.
A hint of curiosity appeared in the white-haired man's eyes. "In the middle of the night, searching for this old man in the Cloud Mist Sect's back mountain?"
"First, I must congratulate Old Sect Master on entering the Dou Zong Realm," Xiao Feng said with a smile, bowing slightly.
Yun Shan waved his sleeve. "And second?"
"Second, I've come to extend Old Sect Master's life."
Yun Shan sneered, his Dou Zong Aura fully revealed, like surging waves crashing towards Xiao Feng, but dissipating completely before reaching his body, as if in a display of power.
"Do you think this old man's life is short?"
"Yes, and it's tonight."
"To enter the Dou Wang Realm at such a young age, such talent makes this old man inevitably feel a desire to cherish it." Yun Shan's voice turned cold. "But this is not the capital for you to be presumptuous in the Cloud Mist Sect!"
As his voice fell, without Yun Shan making any visible move, Wind blades—wind blades instantly appeared around Xiao Feng, surrounding him in the center, even sealing above his head, giving him no chance to escape.
Seeing Xiao Feng enveloped by endless wind blades, Yun Shan once again scrutinized him up and down. "What is your name?"
Xiao Feng said calmly, "Old Sect Master, cooperating with the Hall of Souls is no different from playing with fire. It's not too late to pull back from the brink."
Yun Shan's brow twitched, and he looked at Xiao Feng with cold eyes. Several of the surrounding wind blades instantly flew out, slashing towards Xiao Feng's limbs!
"Old Sect Master, you broke into the Dou Zong Realm with your Qi and blood. Is this all you have?"
Xiao Feng spoke calmly, stepping forward indifferently, and in Yun Shan's shocked gaze, he walked out of the cage formed by the wind blades.
Yun Shan's pupils suddenly contracted. Those wind blades seemed to be casually unleashed, but he knew clearly that even if casually performed, those wind blades imbued with Dou Zong Aura were far more powerful than a full-strength blow from a nine-star Dou Huang. Facing such dense wind blades, Yun Shan was confident that even Queen Medusa could not walk out so easily, let alone a mere Dou Wang!
Could it be as he said, that I sacrificed my Qi and blood to break into the Dou Zong Realm, and now only an empty shell remains?
This thought only appeared for a few seconds before Yun Shan shook it out of his mind. He had been stuck at Peak Dou Huang for many years and clearly understood the immense power he now possessed.
But why... "Who exactly are you?"
Yun Shan's expression turned grave; he no longer underestimated his opponent.
"Xiao Feng."
"Xiao Feng?"
Yun Shan thought carefully. In the many Empires of the Northwest Region, he had never heard of such a person. Since this person knew about the Hall of Souls, could it be that he also came from the Central Plains, like that other person?
Suddenly, he remembered what that person had said, and his pupils contracted. Just then, the young man's voice came again.
"Old Sect Master Yun, it's time to take your medicine."
Xiao Feng smiled, took out the soul controlling pill, and handed it to Yun Shan.
Yun Shan was about to scold him when he suddenly stiffened. Only now did he realize that a small sword had appeared before him at some unknown point, pressing tightly against his glabella.
"I have to admit, this Sect Master underestimated you."
Yun Shan spoke calmly. As his voice sounded, deep green Dou Qi suddenly emerged, condensing around his body. The small sword hovering at his glabella was enveloped and shredded by the deep green Dou Qi.
His voice became indifferent. "Since you wish to die, this Sect Master will grant you passage."
With that, a several-meter-long sword suddenly appeared above Yun Shan's head, suspended in mid-air. Its blade pointed directly at Xiao Feng, slowly rotating.
As the sword body rotated, the surrounding space continuously shook, and the light twisted and deformed as if about to shatter. With each rotation, the distortion of light increased, until the long sword stopped moving, and the space gradually returned to normal. However, the surroundings remained noticeably blurred, as if this entire world could not bear the might of this sword.
The sword body radiated a green glow, connected to Yun Shan. Without first breaking this giant sword, no one could harm Yun Shan in the slightest!
Xiao Feng's expression also grew solemn. While the giant sword rotated, he wasn't idle either. One demonic beast core after another was slammed down around him, embedded in the stone slabs, emitting brilliant light.
When the giant sword stopped rotating, eighty-one demonic beast cores had fallen around Xiao Feng, the worst of which were Fourth-rank.
After the last demonic beast core landed, streaks of light emerged, outlining intricate and magnificent patterns on the ground around Xiao Feng, radiating dazzling brilliance. Almost simultaneously, endless Dou Qi rapidly converged here, all adhering to Xiao Feng, and a four-meter-tall figure rose from it!
Heaven has its momentum, which can be drawn by thunder techniques; earth has its momentum, which can be channeled by a Formation.
Xiao Feng, at this moment, used demonic beast cores to form a Formation, drawing endless earthly momentum into himself, directly confronting the ultimate killing move of a Dou Zong!
"Still too weak. I should have melted the great momentum of heaven and earth, sweeping through all with unrivaled power, but now I need to borrow momentum from heaven and earth."
Xiao Feng gave a self-deprecating smile, then raised his head, his gaze directly meeting the sword's edge. "A mere Dou Zong, dares to be arrogant in front of me!"
One sentence brought both their Auras to their Peak.
In an instant,
The sword moved!
The fist rose!
The two appeared slow but were actually fast, touching each other in the blink of an eye.
Silently, the Void Realm began to collapse, until a few seconds later, a thunderous roar finally echoed in the back mountain, like crashing thunder in a chaotic world. The immense sound waves continuously spread outwards. The palace behind them had long been destroyed, and even the nearby mountains were collapsing, as if the sky was falling. The entire Cloud Mist Sect trembled, and everyone awoke.
In the distance, Yun Yun, drawn by Yun Shan's Aura, spread her wings, releasing all her Dou Huang Aura, only wanting to reach the location a moment sooner.
"Who exactly is it, to make Teacher go all out like this?"
Yun Yun's face was solemn. That was a battle she could no longer touch, but she had a reason to go, because Yun Shan was her teacher, and she was also the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect.
How fast was a Dou Huang?
With a spread of her wings, in just one rise and fall, she appeared at the center of the explosion.
"Xiao Feng?" Yun Yun's expression froze, as if she hadn't expected him to be here at all, but this astonishment lasted less than a second. "Stop! What did you feed Teacher!"
"Something to save his life," Xiao Feng said with a smile, revealing his pearly white teeth.
At this moment, he was dripping blood, and his Aura was very chaotic, but he still looked lively and energetic. Yun Shan, half-lying in his arms, was a completely different sight, his chest sunken in, with only faint breaths, already unconscious.
Yun Yun's brow twitched, and with a clang, she drew her long sword, her voice as cold as ice. "Put my teacher down, otherwise, I will slaughter every single person in your Xiao Family!"
Xiao Feng wasn't angry, but he also didn't have a good expression. "Woman, you can talk about right and wrong after your teacher wakes up. If you don't put your sword away, do you believe I'll send him on his way again?"
"You!"
Yun Yun's chest heaved, her face full of fury, but she ultimately put away her long sword.
"Don't you Cloud Mist Sect have a Sixth-Rank Alchemist? Why don't you take him to be examined?"
Xiao Feng placed Yun Shan on the ground and stepped back two paces.
Yun Yun glanced at Xiao Feng, looking at his face devoid of any guilt, and for a moment felt lost, unsure how to face Xiao Feng.
Her gaze shifted, and she looked back at the darkness. "Grand Elder, Xiao Feng is also seriously injured. Please accompany him to rest."
Grand Elder Yun Ling, hidden in the darkness, walked out, his gaze fixed on Xiao Feng. "Alright."