Chapter: 109

The air above the royal castle had become tense. Profound energy ran amok above, with the elders of the Burning Heaven Clan and Xiao Sect glaring down with murderous and greedy gazes.

There was no free meal in this world, and these people who had lost so many combatants during the Basin Heavenly Realm would never deploy their entire sects right after such an event. Let's not forget that they were afraid of the retaliation they would receive from Yun Che and Canghai.

But in the face of greed, all of these worries were thrown out the window. With Sacred Ground backing them up and offering vast amounts of resources just to capture a weak woman, fear was long gone from their hearts.

And so, with newfound courage, they ordered their disciples to attack the royal palace.

"Boom!" That did not last long. Before the disciples could even reach the royal palace, a suffocating aura draped over them, killing the disciples with cultivation lower than the Spirit Profound Realm.

Duanhun and everyone narrowed their eyes. Xiao Wuyi snorted before loudly saying, "Stop hiding like a turtle and show yourself, old man Xiu!"

Suddenly, an old and calm voice came from the palace, containing power within it, startling the disciples below.

"Gentlemen, we are all from the same empire. Is there really a need to sever all ties among us and fight to the death? Have you gone so far with your greed?"

"Humph! Stop with that bullshit, old man Xiu! If you care so much about the ties, then give up Cang Yue and let us take her back to Sacred Ground for a trial! She fell in love with a relative of a demon! That's a sin worthy of the destruction of ten generations!"

"...A bunch of old dogs indeed. Very well, come then. There is no point in wasting our time in this fruitless chatter. Let our fists decide who shall be the winner."

"Hahaha! With you alone? Keep dreaming!"

Even though they also had only one Emperor Profound Realm cultivator on their side, Wuyi, he was enough to take care of Dongfang Xiu; a battle between Third Level Emperor Profound Realm and First Level Emperor Profound Realm. It was clear to everyone who would come out as the victor.

"Of course, we will also be participating in this fight!" Wushang shouted and appeared over the palace, with Wuyou standing below.

"Having another ant won't change the outcome." Wuyi snorted and raised his hand in the shape of a claw. Profound energy burst out of his body before he swiped his hand downward, towards Wushang, startling him.

But before the claw could reach and kill Wushang, powerful profound energy erupted out of the royal palace and gathered in front of Wushang, taking the shape of an old man who used his sleeves to dissipate the coming claw attack.

"Elder Xiu!" Wushang shouted before hurriedly bowing towards him, showing respect.

"There is no need for formalities today." Dongfang shook his head and stared at the impressive array of people in the sky. "To think that one day I will see such a day... I guess heaven has stopped favoring us any longer."

"Elder Xiu..." Wushang fell silent. He wanted to say that Yun Che was still alive and could easily stop these people before he stopped. There was no point in talking about someone who was not present.

"You are wrong, Elder Xiu." The stunning and melodic voice of Cang Yue resounded from behind, prompting everyone's gaze to turn towards her. Young male disciples simply lost themselves in staring at her impeccable appearance and gentle aura that she unconsciously radiated.

She held the claymore Yun Che had created for her in her hand, a gentle smile floating over her face.

"It is not heaven that has stopped favoring us, but heaven has not appeared yet. Once it does..." She looked towards the flying elders, and an earth-shattering murderous aura engulfed the surroundings, causing everyone to gulp loudly. "No one shall leave this place alive."

For Cang Yue, her heaven and everything was Yun Che. And just like her, she knew the love Yun Che had for her. Her confidence stemmed from the love that she and Yun Che shared, hence there was not a speck of fear on her face as she stared at the people gathered in front of her eyes.

"Also, we are not alone." The moment her voice fell, the temperature abruptly dropped below zero degrees.

This sudden change in temperature caused Duanhun and Wuyi's eyes to widen, followed by all the elders, as both of them abruptly shouted.

"Frozen Asgard!"

Beautiful, small, and impeccable, specks of snow fell from the sky. The cold air, driven by an invisible force, gathered at the right and left side of Cang Yue, taking the shape of women in veils.

Though their faces were hidden behind veils, they couldn't help but take a deep breath upon looking at their figures and crystal-clear eyes.

The world seemed to lose its luster, and all the light seemed to gather around them.

"Sister Qingyue... and Sister Yuechan..." Cang Yue smiled softly at the two women, both of whose identities shocked the hearts of the people.

One was the beauty who had stolen the hearts of every man forty years ago and was also considered the number one beauty of the Blue Wind Empire, and the other was the woman who had shocked the empire in this year's Blue Wind Ranking Tournament, capturing the hearts of countless men.

Both of them seemed detached from reality, untouchable and unapproachable, as they simply nodded to Cang Yue before focusing their eyes on the people above.

Duanhun and Wuyi wore ugly expressions as they looked at the two women with utmost caution, both releasing the dense aura of an Emperor Profound Realm.

"... Does Frozen Asgard want to enter this mess and go against the Sacred Grounds with the Blue Wind Profound Palace?"

"Humph. Don't make it sound like we were allies before, Sect Master Duanhun." Yuechan looked at Duanhun and replied. "We never allied with any Sacred Grounds or any other major sects. Mind your words."

Duanhun narrowed his gaze as Yuechan continued.

"Also, this matter has nothing to do with Asgard. It is our personal will. You are free to think of it however you like."

"Your personal will?" Duanhun raised a brow before he looked towards Qingyue. "I do remember hearing that Asgard had found a monstrous talent who is also wed to the grandson of the demon. As such, I understand if she intervened in this battle... Fairy Chu, you have no right to do the same. Unless, of course, you are saying that you are willing to protect the grandson of the demon."

"That is exactly right." Yuechan's expression doesn't seem to budge even an inch as she loudly and proudly declared. "I am here because I am also the woman of Yun Che! I would never let you hurt my sister!"

"You—!?" The bomb was dropped, and everyone's mind went blank instantly after listening to it. All of them looked at Yuechan with an incredulous expression as if hearing the most absurd thing in existence.

Cang Wanhe, Wushang, Wuyou, and Xiu were the same. They could not believe their own ears right now!

"Holy Heavens... Are we hearing things now? Did she... Did Fairy Chu say that she is Yun Che's woman? B-but how?!"

Chu Yuechan had stolen the hearts of many during her debut, and Cang Wanhe was also one of them. It was no surprise that he was astonished at the fact that not only Yuechan did not belong to someone, but that someone was his own son-in-law!

This was absurd!

"A-Is that true, Fairy Chu?" Even Duanhun had a hard time believing his own ears.

"I have no need to prove anything to any of you." Yuechan replied icily, "Though I advise you to retreat now. With me and Qingyue here, you have zero chances of winning."

Qingyue was a Third Level Emperor Profound Realm, Yuechan had already advanced to the Second Level of the Emperor Profound Realm in a month and was inching close to entering the Third Level after Yun Che gifted her skills and opened all her entrances.

Adding Dongfang Xiu, it was impossible for Duanhun and his people to win against them. The best choice indeed was to retreat.

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