Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 2303: Chapter 2299: Starlight Like a Sword

”Palace Master.”

Xia Yifeng’s face suddenly turned grave, and he cupped his hands, ”Perhaps we can postpone dealing with the Supreme Tower for now.”

”Everything should be prioritized for the Palace Master’s safety; there will be plenty of opportunities for the Supreme Tower to repay a hundredfold in the future.”

Earlier, during the interrogation of Lu Yao and the other two in the main hall, Xia Yifeng had already realized the seriousness of the situation when Lu Yao mentioned that ’the assassins of the Supreme Tower had arrived long ago.’

Now, upon further reflection, he was even more certain that this matter was extraordinary.

Of course, Xiao Yi also perceived this, and he understood it more thoroughly than Xia Yifeng, because he knew things that Xia Yifeng did not.

For instance, Senior Luoo’s attitude towards the Lingyan Pavilion and the Supreme Tower.

The Eight Palaces had no authority to involve themselves in these power struggles, nor would they deal with these two factions.

This was the response given by Senior Luoo at the time.

If Xiao Yi were willing to take over immediately, he could guarantee that the Lingyan Pavilion would be wiped out in a short period.

This was the condition offered by Senior Luoo at the time.

This attitude alone was enough for Xiao Yi to hold neither the Supreme Tower nor the Lingyan Pavilion in any contempt.

However, he was not afraid of them either.

Xiao Yi smiled lightly, ”With you all holding them off, the Supreme Tower will be unable to reach out and stir trouble in the Central Region, and thus they will be unable to deal with me either.”

”That’s different,” Xia Yifeng said solemnly, shaking his head.

”Palace Master, can you tell this old man what level your current strength has reached?”

”Were you truly unable to deal with the Nine-person Group alone, so you specifically lured them out for us old folks to handle?”

Xiao Yi chuckled, ”I am now at the Third Layer of Saint Sovereign Realm cultivation, with the level of thirty thousand layers, so what level do you think my strength can reach?”

”Even if I have many methods and trump cards, I cannot bridge the huge gap with the Ninth Layer of Saint Sovereign Realm.”

”In the past, during a battle with the Holy Moon Sect, I was able to contend with a strong opponent at the Eighth Layer of Saint Sovereign Realm, but the cost was the near depletion of my essence blood.”

”Unless it is a life-and-death struggle, I wouldn’t cause myself such undue harm for no reason, would I?”

”Even though I increased my cultivation by two layers, it doesn’t necessarily have a significant impact on increasing my ultimate strength.”

”However, these two layers of cultivation are enough to make the cost less when I endure the backlash of that level from back then.”

Xiao Yi looked at Xia Yifeng’s grave expression and smiled lightly, ”In general, I’m not as fragile as I was back then.”

Yet Xia Yifeng’s expression remained grave, and he even furrowed his brows.

”Alright then.” Xiao Yi shook his head, ”to tell you directly, if I wished, I could kill the Nine-person Group.”

”But I am unwilling to bear such a cost.”

Xia Canglan frowned, ”Xiao Yi, you’re known for being reckless; even you are unwilling to pay the price? How great must it be?”

”Nonsense.” Xia Yifeng glanced at Xia Canglan and chided, ”No matter the cost, letting the Palace Master get hurt is not right.”

Xia Yifeng looked earnestly at Xiao Yi, ”This old man knows the Palace Master has always liked to go alone and doesn’t like others following.”

”But to be on the safe side, why not have the old fellow Lu Long follow you closely?”

”The matter with the Supreme Tower will be handled by myself, Guardian Bing, and Guardian Nangong.”

”This way, it serves both purposes; the Palace Master’s safety will not be at risk, and we can also settle scores with the Supreme Tower.”

Xia Yifeng straightforwardly offered a solution that achieves both goals.

But Xiao Yi decisively shook his head, ”I said, I’m not as fragile as you imagine.”

”Even if I’m unwilling to pay any cost, ordinary petty people can’t do anything to me.”

”Alright, there’s no need to say more about this.”

As he finished speaking, Xiao Yi’s figure flashed, disappearing from the spot.

Inside the Xia Family main hall, Xia Yifeng furrowed his brows, and Xia Canglan was full of helplessness.

...

It was late at night, and as usual, Xiao Yi remained at the Snow Mountain Peak, sitting alone on the edge of a cliff.

The cold night wind blew across his brow and body, unable to lift even a corner of his robe or erase the cold expression on his face.

Beneath the stars and night sky, it was as if he was the only one between heaven and earth.

He preferred the feeling of being in darkness, especially when he was pondering matters.

Xiao Yi squinted his eyes.

He had encountered both the mysterious forces of the Lingyan Pavilion and the Supreme Tower.

The Lingyan Pavilion was understandable; during the last encounter, they merely planned to recruit him to ’join in.’

This time, the Supreme Tower sent such an astounding assassin to deal with him directly?

Some things, he could not quite fathom.

But to be precise, there were some hidden secrets he didn’t know.

Thick mist lay ahead, and no matter how clear his eyes were, how could he see through it?

Ironically, those who could help him dispel the fog watched indifferently, unwilling to clear it for him.

No... it should be said... they didn’t want him, in his current state, engulfed by the fog.

Even without seeing what lay ahead, it was much better than stepping into its midst.

Inside the fog, what exactly lay there? What could make those capable of lifting the fog so cautious?

Is it ghosts, beasts, or demons?

They did not fear these fearsome things, nor did they fear these demons and ghosts. Their caution was purely because of him, Xiao Yi.

If not terrifying demons or ghosts, what was it, then, that could not be publicized? What could it possibly be?

And why are these elder figures like this for?

Xiao Yi’s mind was in turmoil; he didn’t know and couldn’t understand.

Just like he had always judged, the waters in the Central Region were too deep; the secrets here seemed as numerous as the stars in the sky, appearing bright yet hidden within the endless darkness of the night.

”Phew,” Xiao Yi took a deep breath, ”forget it, I won’t think about it anymore.”

Though there was some helplessness on Xiao Yi’s face, there was not a hint of impatience or dissatisfaction.

He knew that no matter how deeply buried the secrets were, they would eventually come to light; whatever lay in the mist, he would eventually discover.

Like what the Ice Venerable’s spiritual sense had said before, some things, when his strength reached a certain level, would be naturally known to him.

In the world, no matter how complicated things may be, they couldn’t withstand a resolute hand.

Like the issue with Lu Yao and the others, a calculation so flawless that many matters were beyond Xiao Yi’s comprehension.

But after he emerged from the Fourth Floor of the Ice Palace, his doubts naturally resolved, and many things that were initially incomprehensible also became easily understood.

The current doubts he faced were the same.

Xiao Yi glanced at the stars high in the sky and smiled.

No matter how dense the wind and snow filled the world, they couldn’t cover the radiance of the sun or block the myriad stars in the sky.

In Xiao Yi’s eyes, the dense and dazzling stars gradually converged into a sword, their sharp edge seemingly about to pierce through the endless darkness.

”Star Illusion Swordsmanship, it seems it’s time to improve a bit,” Xiao Yi chuckled softly.

”Hmm?” Xiao Yi suddenly frowned.

In the darkness behind him, a faint sound of breathing came.

”Miss Lu?” Xiao Yi asked in surprise.

Even without turning his head, he knew the person who came behind him was Lu Lingshuang.

”Miss Lu, is there something you need?” Xiao Yi asked lightly, not turning around.

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Second update.