Chapter 1414: Zhongyuan Seals the Saint, Heavenly Blue Changes; Support Fails to Arrive, Instead Seeking Aid

"Out of the ordinary..."

In Zhong Yuan Realm, Xuan Wuji stared at the Tianji Array Disk in his hand. Red light pulsed from it, a sign of imminent danger.

He lifted his gaze to the sky.

Ye Xiaotian's Saint Tribulation was in its final phase. It seemed a successful passage was guaranteed.

Yet, the guidance from the Tianji Array Disk left Xuan Wuji with a sense of foreboding.

Where could the problem be?

After a moment's thought, Xuan Wuji furrowed his brow.

"It's too smooth..."

"How could that old Daoist have made arrangements in Si Xiang Secret Realm in advance and still allow Xu Xiao Shou to break through successfully?"

"This situation doesn't look like an ending; on the contrary, it feels like just the beginning..."

"But if this is just the beginning, what comes next?"

Unlike the battle on Void Island...

Back then, every plan was discussed in advance, and everything proceeded in an orderly fashion to the very end.

The two most crucial elements — the Tianji Array connecting the deep sea to Void Island, and the final Four Divine Pillars Array capable of leveraging the Saint Emperor's power — both had contributions from Xuan Wuji.

Even if there were setbacks along the way, it was only because Master Shou was too formidable, making the plan unfold even more smoothly.

Even Dao Qiong Cang's personal intervention couldn't turn the tide!

That was the most glorious moment for a Tianji Master — scheming from behind the scenes, his influence permeating the entire operation without ever showing his face.

Now, upon arriving at Sheng Shen Continent, Xuan Wuji found himself entangled in Dao Qiong Cang's web.

He experienced the same kind of "discomfort" that Dao Qiong Cang might have felt back then.

He was like the Sheng Shen Hall on Void Island, completely in the dark, barely able to calculate anything, feeling utterly manipulated.

Thus...

Being too smooth was actually abnormal.

"I'm not afraid; I have the array disk. As long as another Saint Emperor doesn't appear, I can protect myself."

Patting his chest, Xuan Wuji reassured himself.

For this event, he had prepared numerous Tianji Array Disks in advance.

This was an extremely extravagant preparation, exhausting all of Liu Changqing's inventory and favors.

"Rumble..."

In the ninth heaven, the surging Saint Tribulation reached its final climax, completely enveloping Ye Xiaotian.

Perhaps in just ten breaths, Sheng Shen Continent would gain another Half Saint.

"With a space 奥义 Half Saint as my pawn, where in the world can't I go?" Xuan Wuji smiled.

Just then, the communication jade talisman in his necklace flashed red light. It was from Hua Cao Pavilion, conveying a brief message:

"Yu Jing City, Xiang Yaoyao, in danger!"

Xuan Wuji's eyebrows shot up.

While Master Shou was battling here, the one in Yu Jing City had been captured?

Of course, Xuan Wuji knew about Aunt Xiang.

After leaving Void Island, he had memorized the latest developments in the world.

Not only Aunt Xiang, but he also knew about Shen Yi and could quickly deduce the origin of Shen Yi's virtual image.

From there, tracing back to Si Xiang Secret Realm, he could determine that Aunt Xiang had entered it alongside Master Shou.

This wasn't difficult to infer.

Using Tianji techniques to trace the battlefield scenes, it could be known in an instant.

And since he could uncover these details, Dao Qiong Cang could naturally deduce them as well.

"So the 'danger' in Yu Jing City is of the highest level, possibly even Dao Qiong Cang making a move personally."

"After all, that Aunt Xiang is one of the Ten Venerables..."

"Well, putting it another way, if not handled properly, it could provoke Shen Yi, and that's the most dangerous part. If I were that old Daoist, I wouldn't entrust it to others..."

Above the void, a faint Saint light suddenly rippled, creating spatial waves.

The sky of Zhong Yuan Realm, shattered by the Saint Emperor's battle, began to restore at a visible speed after that Saint light swept over it.

Not only the sky of Zhong Yuan Realm, but also the countless shattered spaces below, and even the battlefield in Qilin Realm that hadn't fully recovered.

After that Saint light passed, the sky cleared, and space returned to normal.

"Half Saint!"

People from both realms heard the murmuring Saint sounds, not understanding their meaning.

Looking up, they could see through the mountains and clouds a blurred figure that seemed near yet was immensely distant.

At that moment, everyone knew that Sheng Shen Continent had gained another Half Saint.

Space 奥义 Half Saint, Ye Xiaotian!

"Very good, successfully sealed as Saint. I, the ancestor, just need to erase the traces here and use him to rush to Yu Jing City at the fastest speed..."

Xuan Wuji formed seals with his hands, wiping out the traces of his presence in the surrounding void to prevent that old Daoist from tracing back.

At the same time, Ye Xiaotian, who had just successfully sealed as Saint in mid-air, after a long howl, felt his essence, energy, and spirit were completely perfected.

"Finally..."

"奥义 Half Saint!"

Suppressing his excitement, just as he was about to stabilize his realm, a voice reached his ear:

"After consolidating your realm, come with me, the ancestor, to Yu Jing City; there's important business to attend to."

Ye Xiaotian's expression froze, instinctively feeling resistant.

But soon, he sighed and thought, fine, let's consider it helping that kid one last time after sealing as Saint, since they were both from the Saint Slaves.

The space奥义 disappeared into the high air.

Ye Xiaotian only slightly concealed himself, and it seemed as if this world had erased his existence, which was just a minor application of space.

He sat cross-legged in the air, internally observing his qi sea.

The spiritual yuan in his qi sea was transforming into Saint power, stirring up boundless waves.

Once these changes settled, the spiritual yuan would become Saint power, and his Half Saint realm would be stabilized, allowing him to act normally.

"Oh, and this..."

Beside the ninth heaven, there still remained a spatial passage that even the space power during sealing as Saint couldn't fully restore.

This was the residual peak power from Bei Huai's soul sacrifice.

The Saint Emperor's power was too overwhelming!

Even as an unowned spirit technique, the Saint Tribulation had battered it into a pitted and shattered state, but it hadn't been completely destroyed.

Within it, outsiders couldn't sense anything, but Ye Xiaotian could vaguely detect some chaotic sword cries and the shrill wails of yin souls and evil ghosts... sounds of battle?

Ye Xiaotian wasn't curious at all!

He didn't even think about extending a wisp of Half Saint power into this shattered spatial passage to see where the other end of the teleportation channel led.

As a former Saint Palace member, Ye Xiaotian knew far too much about the Bei clan Saint Emperor.

He knew that while 奥义 Half Saint was strong, if he provoked those people, he might accidentally be transmitted to the Lamenting Emperor Realm.

Not only would his skin be flayed, he might not even remain human, and death could be a luxury.

"But now, I can easily erase it."

The奥义 array flashed and vanished. Ye Xiaotian didn't want to enter, but that didn't mean he couldn't shatter this residual Saint Emperor power.

He didn't even need to move; he was still sitting cross-legged regulating his breath, just with a thought.

"Rumble..."

Several key spatial nodes inside that teleportation channel collapsed.

I believe soon, this residual Saint Emperor power will crumble and return to the great cycle of nature's spiritual energy.

Ye Xiaotian retracted his gaze, feeling slightly satisfied with his power after sealing as Saint.

The strongest!

Unrivaled!

It's just that there's no first battle to verify the strength of his direct combat power.

"If only a Saint Emperor came to fight, that would be great..."

"Xu Xiao Shou even battled a Saint Emperor..."

"It's absurd..."

As his thoughts wandered, Ye Xiaotian's mind returned to his qi sea, and everything calmed down.

People in Qilin Realm and Zhong Yuan Realm watched as the white-haired Taoist child disappeared after sealing as Saint in the high air, and the shattered spatial passage that had terrified the world gradually dissipated.

Everyone finally felt the tranquility that came only after the great battle truly ended.

The derailed world...

The derailed life...

Finally, back on the normal track.

"Buzz!!!"

Just then, the Tianji Array Disk suddenly emitted a fierce blood-red light.

Red liquid, like thick water, flowed through Xuan Wuji's fingers.

Xuan Wuji, who was holed up in the cave, felt his scalp tingle, and with a bang, he shattered the cave and burst out.

The sky turned cyan.

Wind arose from nowhere.

"Run!!!"

Xuan Wuji let out a shrill shout.

He didn't even dare to wait for Ye Xiaotian to come and carry him; he directly activated the teleportation array disk.

"This?"

He quickly sensed that the spatial nodes in the surrounding world were completely destroyed, and he couldn't help but curse.

At that moment, the world seemed to consist only of wind elements.

Attempting teleportation like this would likely result in getting lost in spacetime fragments or randomly teleported to a place called "wind," which was absolutely unsafe.

"Kuang Jie Xing Zhen!"

Xuan Wuji pulled out a piece of array disk from his chest and threw it into the air.

With a bang, the array disk shattered, and the complex and profound Tianji Dao patterns burst out, instantly covering the entire Bai Lie Beast Mountain ruins.

This array disk utilized the Tianji Great Dao, gathering the residual forces from this world's post-war, and could instantly construct a defensive great array at the peak of Half Saint level.

Previously, it was intended to protect Qilin Realm and Zhong Yuan Realm as per Ba Zun An's request during the various battles, but it wasn't needed.

Now, Xuan Wuji used it directly to protect himself.

He didn't even let the "Kuang Jie Xing Zhen" cover the two realms, only guarding the Bai Lie Beast Mountain ruins where he was.

By narrowing the range, the defensive power greatly increased!

This was the advantage of a Tianji Array Disk manipulated by a Tianji Master — it had variability!

However...

Even such a complex star pattern great array, guarding only Bai Lie Beast Mountain and shielding external influences... lasted for just one breath!

"Crack—"

The storm gathered.

Just from the aftermath, the Tianji Great Array collapsed with a boom.

People in Zhong Yuan Realm looked up, belatedly sensing that the strange had shattered the tranquility and was wildly breeding.

They saw the high sky "buzz" with a tremor, blooming a brilliant 奥义 array that covered the entire Zhong Yuan Realm sky.

Ye Xiaotian prematurely ended his cross-legged stabilization of his realm, his face changed drastically, and he let out a shrill roar:

"I was just joking!"

"A Saint Emperor really came?"

Looking up, he saw that the collapsing teleportation channel's last remaining power was also obliterated by the wind power.

Cyan gathered.

Above his head, a finger like that of a giant formed.

It pointed from the sky above Yu Jing City, from the Tian Ti, and in an instant, extended into the range of Zhong Yuan Realm, locking onto Ye Xiaotian and Xuan Wuji.

Tian Qing One Finger!

"Wang Ze Saint Emperor..."

Ye Xiaotian was well-versed and recognized this finger, his face turning pale and then green.

He knew that after being locked by the Saint Emperor's first move, there was no escape or avoidance.

He violently inserted his hands into the void, directly tearing down the newly restored sky of Zhong Yuan Realm.

"Bending Heaven Hand!"

The sky of Zhong Yuan turned into the hardest shield.

Under Ye Xiaotian's lifting force, it timely blocked below Tian Qing One Finger.

"Crack—"

The spatial shield shattered instantly.

Ye Xiaotian was struck as if by lightning, spitting out blood, his body blasted flying backward toward the direction of Bai Lie Beast Mountain.

In a direct confrontation, with his realm not yet stable, he suffered severe backlash!

"Why would Wang Ze Saint Emperor suddenly make a move?"

When he fell into Xuan Wuji's embrace, Ye Xiaotian was still puzzled, his face full of horror.

He hadn't really joined the Saint Slaves.

He only appeared at an inappropriate time and stopped the crazy Saint Emperor's act of extermination, which was actually "justice"!

As for Xu Xiao Shou just happening to escape under his actions, it was because Ye Xiaotian was compassionate and couldn't bear the creatures of Zhong Yuan Realm to be slaughtered, only to be utilized by Xu Xiao Shou.

A mere Dao Realm Venerable, compared to the millions of creatures in Zhong Yuan Realm, the latter was undoubtedly more important!

Ye Xiaotian had long prepared such an excuse.

He was not afraid of the Sheng Shen Hall's judgment at all.

Excuses were just a fig leaf; as long as everyone saved face, it would be fine.

After all...

An unformed space 奥义 Half Saint, everyone would want to nip in the bud to prevent future trouble.

But once formed, no one would want to oppose him; even the Saint Emperor families would have to win him over!

That's Ye Xiaotian's confidence!

But now...

Tian Qing One Finger?

The Saint Emperor directly made a move; is Wang Ze crazy?

"I haven't offended Saint Emperor Rao..."

"I've taken care of Rao Yinyin for so many years; Wang Ze Saint Emperor should distinguish who is Xu and who is Ye..."

In just a short breath.

The shield made from Zhong Yuan Realm's sky collapsed.

Xuan Wuji, seeing Tian Qing One Finger, already understood something.

After all, he had followed Ba Zun An to review the Void Island situation and knew this was Wang Ze Saint Emperor's move.

As for why he made a move...

It's simple!

Dao Qiong Cang's scheme not only involved Saint Emperor Bei Huai but also invited Wang Ze Saint Emperor.

In fact, it could be said that Wang Ze Saint Emperor was the easiest to invite, and Bei Huai's appearance was just an accident — the latter didn't care about the war between Sheng Shen Hall and Saint Slaves, only about the ghost beasts, but once he appeared, he would definitely be utilized by Dao Qiong Cang.

And Rao Yaoyao died at Xu Xiao Shou's hands...

Xu Xiao Shou, enhanced by the Four Divine Pillars power, had crippled Wang Ze Saint Emperor, and even had a wisp of his intent swallowed by the Divine Prison Green Stone...

This grudge is irreconcilable!

Xuan Wuji's mind turned too fast, instantly understanding all the causes and effects.

The only thing he didn't understand was...

"If Wang Ze Saint Emperor was invited early, why is he only making a move now?"

"He should be targeting Xu Xiao Shou! Even if not joining forces with Bei Huai to bully, he should have appeared immediately when Xu Xiao Shou weakened, so why target Ye Xiaotian?"

No time to think.

No time to explain to the little dwarf in his arms.

Seizing the moment when Bending Heaven Hand blocked Tian Qing One Finger, Ancestor Wuji held Ye Xiaotian like holding the last life-saving straw.

"It's up to you, Brother Ye!"

He crushed the fixed-point teleportation array disk with a buzz, enveloped by the pre-stored spatial nodes, Tianji Dao principles, and Saint power.

Tian Qing One Finger came too fast and too suddenly!

The distance between Xuan Wuji and Ye Xiaotian earlier even became a chasm; he didn't dare to approach, fearing to waste any time.

Similarly, this was why Ye Xiaotian could only block and not turn to run — turning his back to such a close Saint Emperor finger, even space 奥义 would lead to death and dissipation!

But since Bending Heaven Hand could block for a moment, the situation changed completely, and Xuan Wuji had to choose to hold the little dwarf.

In the world cleared by Wang Ze Saint Emperor to only wind elements, Xuan Wuji had pre-stored spatial nodes using Tianji techniques — this was useless to others, but for a space 奥义 Half Saint, it was the best trump card for escape.

Even though Ye Xiaotian blocked a strike and his muscles and bones were all broken, his Half Saint realm almost fell, he didn't die on the spot. Instead, borrowing the counterforce, he approached Xuan Wuji — precisely because he knew that Xuan Wuji, as a Tianji Master, must have a teleportation array disk for lifesaving, which included spatial nodes to utilize.

In the face of great disaster, to save their lives.

The two Half Saints had only met once before and didn't know each other's means, but now they were extremely tacit, like an old married couple in love for many years.

When Tian Qing One Finger approached again, in the nick of time, the teleportation array disk's power wrapped and sent away Ye Xiaotian and Xuan Wuji.

Because space was fluctuating wildly, the fixed-point teleportation turned into random teleportation.

When the people below looked up, they saw Tian Qing One Finger piercing through two afterimages and then disappearing in the sky.

However, that finger clearly locked onto the target!

"It's over, it's over..."

Xuan Wuji held the white-haired Taoist child tightly, not daring to let go.

The Saint Emperor's finger followed behind into the spatial fragments, and he had never felt death so close before.

In the chaotic spatial fragments, storms raged, and wind elements increased even more.

Obviously, the destination of the random teleportation was also not right.

"Where will we be sent?"

At the speed of light spatial jump, the Half Saint could speak, and Xuan Wuji's voice transmission was clearly panicking.

"Where else could it be, definitely to Wu Rao Emperor Realm!"

Ye Xiaotian spat blood as he spoke, but suddenly felt a sweetness in his mouth as he was fed a God's Blessing.

"Can you change that?" Xuan Wuji could only be glad that he was holding a space 奥义, not a water 奥义; otherwise, both of them would be corpses by now.

"Nonsense, do you think space 奥义 is for show?"

God's Blessing was indeed powerful; soon, the severely injured Ye Xiaotian could move a wisp of Saint Yuan in his qi sea.

"Where to go? We can't go to Yu Jing City!" Xuan Wuji had to remind, fearing Ye Xiaotian still remembered the task he mentioned earlier and would loyally go even to his death for Ba Zun An.

"Of course we can't go to Yu Jing City; going now would be seeking death."

How could Ye Xiaotian go to Yu Jing City?

He only had three encounters with Ba Zun An, that's it!

The spatial jump was too fast.

The Saint Emperor's finger could only follow, not surpass.

After Ye Xiaotian mobilized his Saint power, the 奥义 array under his feet spun, anchoring one of the nodes he was most familiar with in his life, and detached from the spatial fragments.

"Boom!"

Lightning flashed past, startling Xuan Wuji, thinking someone was undergoing tribulation again.

After detaching from the spatial fragments, he looked up and saw a towering mountain in front, with continuous lightning tribulations on the mountain.

It wasn't the Nine Deaths Lightning Tribulation, nor the Half Saint Tribulation or Ancestral Source Emperor Tribulation...

"Dan Tribulation?"

Xuan Wuji's experience was vast, and he recognized that tribulation.

At the same time, he also recognized that this mountain was called "Si Ling Mountain."

On Si Ling Mountain.

The sky quickly turned cyan!

Ye Xiaotian took a deep breath, gathered his Saint power, and roared:

"Saint Palace student Ye Xiaotian, returning after sealing as 奥义 Half Saint!"

"Wei An, you old turtle, open the door for this Saint quickly!"

(End of chapter)