Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

After a few days, Lu Chao had, of course, already thought it through.

Emerging sane from the Nether Spring Illusion Array was strange enough. No one would believe he had traveled through the array all the way from the Azure Flame Domain. Knowing almost nothing about the Biyue Continent, Lu Chao knew he had to keep a low profile.

He didn’t even know if this Qianjian Sect was righteous or wicked.

However, Lu Chao’s words were, of course, met with disbelief. The Second Senior Brother shouted again, ”Just here to temper yourself in the Nether Spring Mountain Range? Then why did you kill the person who came out of the illusion array? Do you take us for three-year-olds?”

All the Qianjian Sect members present glared furiously at Lu Chao.

In response, Lu Chao remained calm and said, ”He was an enemy of mine before he went mad, so I killed him.”

It was the truth, of course, but still, no one believed him...

Just as the members of the Qianjian Sect were debating what to do with Lu Chao, the sound of frantic footsteps suddenly echoed from the direction of the Nether Spring Mountain Range, followed by a panicked cry...

”Someone, quick! First Senior Sister is injured!”

The Qianjian Sect members all jolted at the sound, and one after another, they rushed toward its source.

Soon, a woman emerged, sprinting from the forest while carrying another on her back. The woman being carried was deathly pale, looking as if she were severely injured.

Clearly, she was the First Senior Sister of the Qianjian Sect.

Nearly every member of the Qianjian Sect rushed forward, surrounding the two women.

Master Tian, the strongest among them, hurriedly took the injured First Senior Sister’s pulse and began to examine her. Meanwhile, the Second Senior Brother quickly asked, ”Third Junior Sister, what happened to First Senior Sister? How could she be so badly hurt?”

The Third Junior Sister was the woman who had been carrying the First Senior Sister.

She replied quickly, ”Second Senior Brother, we found a large group of people who came out of the Illusion Array. On our way back, we were ambushed by a terrifyingly powerful man dressed in black.”

”To protect our prize, First Senior Sister clashed with the man in black and managed to injure him.”

”After that, the rest of us attacked together and finally drove him off. But First Senior Sister was gravely wounded in the process.”

”I had no choice but to carry First Senior Sister back here first...”

At this point, the Third Junior Sister added, ”Second Senior Brother, hurry and take some people to bring the rest of our squad back. There are over a hundred people with them who came out of the Illusion Array. We absolutely cannot let another Sect snatch them away!”

After the Third Junior Sister’s hurried explanation...

The Second Senior Brother didn’t dare hesitate. He immediately led a group back into the Nether Spring Mountain Range. The hundred-plus people from the Nether Spring Illusion Array were the key to their success in the upcoming promotion competition.

With the departure of the Second Senior Brother and his group, only a handful of people remained at the Qianjian Sect’s camp.

There was Master Tian, who was treating the First Senior Sister; the Third Junior Sister; and two Qianjian Sect disciples guarding Lu Chao. That was all.

Even the young woman from before had gone with the Second Senior Brother, charging back into the Nether Spring Mountain Range.

At that moment, Lu Chao glanced at the anxious Master Tian, then at the two Qianjian Sect disciples watching him.

It seemed like the perfect opportunity to leave. Lu Chao considered whether he should just slip away.

’These two Qianjian Sect disciples are only at the Third or Fourth Layer of Creation Peak. It shouldn’t be too difficult to get away.’

Lu Chao thought to himself...

Given the Second Senior Brother’s attitude and the suspicions of the Qianjian Sect, he shouldn’t stay here any longer.

Having made his decision, Lu Chao quietly began to circulate his True Qi, preparing to burst away.

But just then, Master Tian suddenly stood up and said in a low voice, ”Qian Ya’s condition isn’t critical. Her life isn’t in danger, but it will likely take at least three months of recuperation for her to fully recover.”

Qian Ya was the name of the Qianjian Sect’s First Senior Sister.

As soon as he spoke, the Third Junior Sister stared blankly. ”Three months to recover? But... but the Green Bone Palace is coming to our Rising Moon City in half a month to recruit disciples! If First Senior Sister misses this chance, she’ll never get another one.”

As her voice fell...

Lu Chao, who was still preparing his move, froze. His gaze sharpened. ’The Green Bone Palace is coming to Rising Moon City to recruit disciples?’

Master Tian could only smile bitterly, his face a mask of misery.

Just then, First Senior Sister Qian Ya stirred and woke up. She said weakly, ”Perhaps this is just my fate. Perhaps I was never destined to become a disciple of the Green Bone Palace. For now, the most important thing is to ensure our Qianjian Sect isn’t demoted.”

”Only if we are not demoted, only by maintaining our status as a Four Moon Level Sect, will we have a chance to participate in the Green Bone Palace’s recruitment test.”

”My chance is gone, but you all might still have one...”

As her voice faded, the Third Junior Sister bit her lip, and Master Tian’s bitter smile returned. Besides First Senior Sister Qian Ya, their Qianjian Sect had no other disciple with any chance of passing the test.

Master Tian was filled with regret. ”If only I’d known, I would have gone with your squad.”

Evidently, for this Nether Spring competition in Rising Moon City, they could only dispatch one expert of Master Tian’s caliber. The Qianjian Sect had split into three squads to enter the Nether Spring Mountain Range, and Master Tian had not chosen to accompany the First Senior Sister’s squad.

If he had been there, this certainly wouldn’t have happened.

Suddenly, Master Tian gritted his teeth and said to Qian Ya, ”No, there’s still a chance.”

”Qian Ya, your Heavenly Destiny Bone is what’s primarily injured. You have a Heavenly Destiny Ice Flame Bone. As long as the gentler energies from a Fire Roaring Bone and a Water Chant Bone are infused into it simultaneously, the trauma can be repaired in an instant.”

”If we can find two people with those bones within half a month, you can recover.”

At Master Tian’s words, the Third Junior Sister’s eyes lit up. She was about to send a message back to the Qianjian Sect to dispatch people for the search at once.

Qian Ya, however, just smiled bitterly...

”Master Tian, both the Fire Roaring Bone and the Water Chant Bone are rare. There are none in Rising Moon City. It’s simply impossible to find them in half a month. It’s best not to waste the effort.”

”Even if we could find them in other cities, it would be too late.”

Hearing this, the hopeful expressions on the Third Junior Sister’s and Master Tian’s faces instantly fell.

The Biyue Continent was vast...

The distances between cities were not short. Even if they found two such people, it would be impossible for them to arrive within half a month.

”It is fate. There is no remedy,” Qian Ya could only say with a bitter smile, trying to console them.

And just at that moment, a calm, quiet voice suddenly spoke up, ”Why don’t you let me try?”

As the voice faded, Qian Ya and the other two immediately looked toward its source.

Qian Ya and the Third Junior Sister froze, only now realizing there was an outsider at their camp.

And that outsider was, of course, Lu Chao.

One of the two Qianjian Sect disciples guarding Lu Chao shouted, ”Try what? Who said you could speak?”

The other added, ”First Senior Sister, this man is highly suspicious. He’s surely connected to the man in black who injured you.”

At the same time, Master Tian’s gaze grew cold...

Qian Ya’s squad had encountered a man in black, while his own had run into this incredibly suspicious individual. That was unlikely to be a coincidence. Thinking this, Master Tian took a fierce step forward.

Staring at Lu Chao with killing intent, he roared, ”Speak! Who sent you?”

In the face of this, Lu Chao’s expression remained perfectly calm...

He slowly released the power of a Fire Roaring Bone and said, ”As it happens, I possess a Heavenly Destiny Fire Roaring Bone.”