Chapter 343: 341. I Ride the Cloud Eagle (2/4)
The two chatted disinterestedly, but the Golden Steward sitting at the table was not pleased.
Looking at the two small-minded individuals, the Golden Steward remained silent.
To his knowledge, Wen Ping had a close relationship with Huan Cheng, and they were family friends. Huan Cheng’s son was in the Immortal Sect. With such a connection, Wen Ping was supposed to have gone to Bright Mirror Lake; now he was just waiting for news.
This place was the closest to Cangwu City, allowing them to receive news first-hand, which was why he had hurried over from Bright Mirror Lake.
Today marks the fourth day since Huan Cheng was captured.
News should have arrived by now.
Bang!
Something landed on the window.
The Golden Steward immediately turned around and, upon seeing it was a messenger falcon, was delighted and quickly went over to retrieve the letter from the falcon’s claw.
Upon unfolding and reading it, the Golden Steward instantly grew serious.
"Finally some movement, it seems these days of inaction were in preparation." The letter detailed that scouts hiding outside the city saw that a Great Demon from the Wing Race suddenly took flight from the mountaintop of the Immortal Sect.
Now, Bright Mirror Lake was bound to be lively.
The Guardian behind the Immortal Sect, the Skeleton, should only possess Divine Profound Upper Realm power. At least, when he saw it kill Nangong Wentian back then, its power did not seem to be of a higher realm.
"Don’t get excited, even if the Guardian is gone again, you’re not strong enough to provoke the Immortal Sect. Now I must return to Bright Mirror Lake. If you two want to have a look, come with me. If you’d rather stay here and drunkenly boast, sit and drink then." Saying this, the Golden Steward directly strode out of the house.
The two immediately froze, quickly drank some sobering soup, and promptly followed him out.
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Two days later.
Mitian Island.
An elderly man with a white beard stood before the Main Hall, positioned at the highest point of Lueyue Mountain. He stared ahead, seemingly anticipating something to appear amidst the clouds, and stood there for four days without moving.
From his eagle-like eyes, everyone only saw sharp intent.
Knowing all this, everyone on Mitian Island, and the Mitian Sect disciples, couldn’t help but discuss.
Because they had never seen such a scene before, a person representing the highest combat strength of Mitian Sect and Bright Mirror Lake, why would he stand unmoving?
Those passing under the Main Hall couldn’t help but discuss, "What’s up with the Grand Elder today? Haven’t moved for four days." The one speaking was a girl, and her inquiry immediately received an answer from the Elder beside her.
Because she was currently the most talented person in Mitian Sect, although lacking an Anomalous Vein, at 25 years old she already had few rivals in the Lower Profound Realm. Similarly, Hunter Leader was her master.
"Li Xiao, the Grand Elder is waiting for someone."
"Waiting for who?"
"A Young Sect Leader from a starless power."
"A Young Sect Leader from a starless power?" Her master stood at the pinnacle of Bright Mirror Lake, why wait for a Young Sect Leader from a starless power, "Elder, could it be that person is more talented than me and wants to join the Sect?"
"No... that person killed Elder Nangong Wentian and Steward Ge Hua. Now that person’s relatives and friends are in the hands of the Grand Elder, just waiting for him to come alone and end this farce."
In fact, if not for learning the news of the annihilation of Elder Nangong Wentian’s forces, he truly couldn’t believe that East Lake would have such a potent presence.
East Lake, Barbaric Land, a mere small lake, its strongest only the Profound Realm, not even as powerful as a random Three-star Sect in Bright Mirror Lake, yet a Divine Profound Upper Realm emerged there, truly bizarre.
Li Xiao suddenly pointed at the horizon, at an approaching dark spot, and asked puzzled, "Elder, what is that thing."
"Great Demon!"
As the Elder’s voice sounded, everyone focused their gaze towards the Main Hall direction where the Grand Elder Hunter Leader finally moved.
"Cloud Eagle?"
The crowd looked at the approaching Great Demon, instantly showing confused expressions.
What approached was a Cloud Eagle of the Profound Realm.
However, all eyes then locked on the person behind the Cloud Eagle—a boy younger than everyone else there.
"You’ve finally arrived!" The Grand Elder Hunter Leader stood proudly with hands behind, facing the boy as if confronting a Divine Profound Upper Realm, "I’ve waited four days for you, thought you wouldn’t come."
"Eager to die, are you?" Wen Ping, standing atop the Cloud Eagle formed by Qin Mo, spoke coldly, simultaneously having the system pull up basic information of the current persons. Divine Profound Upper Realm Great Demon—Hunter Leader, and also the Grand Elder of Mitian Sect.
On Mitian Island, every cultivator from the Body Refining Realm to the Profound Realm heard this voice.
Looking at Wen Ping, their expressions transformed.
"Who is this person, daring to speak like this."
"Riding a Cloud Eagle yet so brash, courting death indeed."
Only Li Xiao, watching this scene, seemed somewhat excited, "He truly dares to come alone, truly fearless."
At this moment, the Grand Elder Hunter Leader spoke again, "So, today you’re not planning to reclaim the people in my hands are you?"
"I’ll find them slowly after you die!" As Wen Ping’s sentence ended, a figure suddenly emerged from thin air.
That person, in the air, directly opened the Double Meridian Gate, accompanied by Vibrating Vein Sound, swiftly descending toward the Main Hall. During the descent, he transformed into a massive boulder.
Boom!
The boulder landed before the Main Hall, creating a huge sound and leaving a big pit outside.
From the pit, Ji Liangping emerged.
"Old fool, surprised?" Ji Liangping smiled smugly, abruptly raising both hands as the Vibrating Vein Sound emanated, a colossal stone hammer formed behind him, ten in length, overwhelmingly majestic.
From afar, it looked as if ready to smash Lueyue Mountain with one blow.
Hunter Leader stood coldly there, inquiring, "Ji Liangping, you want to involve yourself with this as well?"
"Haha, just upholding Celestial Traveler’s path, can’t stand your actions so here I am." Ji Liangping’s expression instantly condensed, and the gigantic stone hammer in hand fell directly towards the Grand Elder Hunter Leader.
Bang!
Bang!
Two sounds of Vibrating Vein Sound echoed.
The Grand Elder Hunter Leader formed claws with both hands, directly reaching for the incoming stone hammer, and angrily shouted, "Ji Liangping, since you wish to wage war against our Mitian Sect, today you shall not leave."
Boom!
The massive stone hammer crashed together with Ji Liangping’s hammer.
The stone hammer did not fall further but was held in stalemate by Hunter Leader’s two hands.
"Again!"
Ji Liangping shouted furiously, raised another hand, and condensed another giant hammer.
The imposing momentum descended once again.
Boom!
Dual hammers smashed down, the rampant vein qi and air waves rendered any Profound Realm battles within a kilometer unable to stay.
Just short weapons clashing alone, this scene made surrounding spectators and distant viewers speechless.
This was the peak combat at Bright Mirror Lake!
Meanwhile, Wen Ping still stood on the back of the Cloud Eagle, did not strike, yet Mitian Sect’s forces headed towards him.
A team led by a Divine Profound Middle Realm, accompanied by three Divine Profound Lower Realm members.
"Capture this person for me!"
With an angry shout, four Great Demons of the Wing Race immediately rose to the sky carrying them.