Chapter 317 - Xiaoyue's Cry for Help

Xiao Chen took back his palm strength, and the ice dragon in the air gradually dispersed. Although the 9-Dragon Roar was the starter palm style of the Mystic Cyan Sect, it had amazing power. Its power would get stronger one move after another. Even Xiao Chen in the past could only learn up to the fifth move—The Roar of Ice Dragon Spirit.

As for the eighth-style, The Dragon Spirit of The World, rumors had said it could summon real ancient dragon spirit. The ninth-style, The Nine Dragons in Heaven, could bind heaven and earth. Not even Qingxuan Perfected Immortal who led the Mystic Cyan Sect to the summit could grasp these last two styles.

The crowd was still shocked. Mo Tiannan quickly stepped forward and shattered the three-foot-thick ice on Mo Wen with a palm. Mo Wen burst out of the ice, shuddering non-stop. He squeezed his fist very tightly until his bones crackled as he looked at Xiao Chen, who had walked farther and farther away.

Back at their little yard, Xiao Chen could finally relax. Immortal’s Sword Assembly was now over, so he could finally deal with the matter at Burg of the Feral Phoenix next, right?

At dusk, Qingluan suddenly came in from the outside and said, “Lord, Xiaoyue is here.”

Xiao Chen nodded and said, “Let her in.”

Soon after, Xiaoyue came in. Xiao Chen asked, “What’s up?” He thought, “Is this about what happened the last time? Does she want to work with me against the Corpse Refinery Sect?”

“I want to ask you for a favor,” Xiaoyue said bluntly.

Xiao Chen thought that he had made a wrong guess. He looked at the sunset glow and said, “Spill, but I might not help.”

. Xiaoyue swept out her Duster lightly, and a sound Barrier formed. She looked at him and said, “I want to ask you to help me borrow something from the Immortals’ League.”

“Why do I have to borrow it for you? Can’t you borrow it on your own?”

“I tried but was rejected.”

“If even a descendant of the Ancient Immortal Clan like you was rejected, what makes you think that I will be able to borrow it?”

“No, now the Immortals’ League thinks very highly of you.”

Xiao Chen chuckled. “Tell me, what do you want to borrow?”

“The Earth Spiritual Meridian of Tianyuan City.”

Xiao Chen was startled. Xiaoyue had been eyeing this Earth Spiritual Meridian of Wuwang Wind Cloud City the last time in the East Continent. But for what? He said, “If Fairy Xiaoyue doesn’t make it clear, I can’t help you.”

Then, Xiaoyue kept silent for a long time before she continued and said, “Can Brother Xiao guarantee that you will not mention this to anyone?”

Xiao Chen looked at a cloud in the sky, but did not speak. Xiaoyue sighed. “I don’t want to hide this from Brother Xiao. Thousands of years ago, the founder of my Thousand Feathers Sect had come in union with the Immortal King of the world to seal a person who had been dead for many years.”

Xiao Chen was startled. Sure enough, his memory was real regarding what he had seen in the illusory land the last time he went to Wuwang City. Qianyu Nishang had indeed sealed a man, and it was a dead man. Who could make her so fearful! To even seal a dead man!

“Although this man is dead, his soul is scattered, but his devil body is not destroyed. For thousands of years, my Thousand Feathers Sect had been the support for the seal formation. However, there is little spirit energy left. If this person is resurrected, the human world will no longer be peaceful.”

Xiao Chen laughed. “What a reason, ain’t it just for the sake of Qianyu Nishang?” Qianyu Nishang had brought him such misery in the past, and they expected him to help their descendants?

“Why should I help you?”

Xiaoyue took a deep breath and said, “If it is for the world? Is Brother Xiao still not willing?”

Xiao Chen once again looked up and laughed, but his laughter was gradually filled with bitterness. “For the world? When I had the heart for the world, they said that I was a devil. For world peace, hahaha…”

“Can you please help me once…” Xiaoyue’s voice gradually lowered.

Xiao Chen turned and looked at her with a playful look, and suddenly made an unexpected move—his right hand reached out and pinched her spotless chin.

Xiaoyue swept with her Duster and smacked his hand quickly. As she leaped back, she said, “What are you doing!”

“Haha!” Xiao Chen laughed and flicked his sleeve and said, “Well! I will help you! Just for the world! As to whether or not the Immortals’ League will agree, that will be none of my business. Now, lead the way!”

Xiaoyue still felt a little scared and disgusted by his sudden and rude behavior. This was far removed from the impression she had of Xiao Chen. In her previous impression of Xiao Chen, he was a narrow-minded and inelegant person who was always going against her. However, he was never this bawdy to take advantage of others’ difficulties. It was as if he was a hooligan.

She said coldly, “The Elders are in the Pure Harmony Hall, follow me.” Then she turned and led the way.

30 minutes later, the two arrived at a solemn hall. Three words were vertically written on a red tablet “Pure Harmony Hall”. The door of the hall was shut tightly and two Immortals’ League disciples were guarding below. As they saw the two approaching, one of them immediately stepped forward to stop them. He said, “The Elders are having a meeting, no one is allowed to be near!”

“If so, I will leave,” Xiao Chen arched his hand and turned to leave. Xiaoyue immediately pulled his sleeves and frowned. At this time, an Elder’s voice was heard inside the hall. “If Xiao needs something, then please come in.”

After that, one of the disciples went to open the door, and the other person made a gesture of invitation. “Senior Brother Xiao, please.”

Xiao Chen looked at Xiaoyue and said, “You wait here.” Then he walked into the hall and the doors of the hall were closed again. The hall was brightly lit. The green-robed elder, First Elder of Immortals’ League, who inquired Xiao Chen about the mystic domain, was sitting right in front of the hall. The rest of the Elders were sitting beneath him. Qing Chen Perfected Immortal, Fengxi Perfected Immortal, and the other Sect Leaders were there as well.

Xiao Chen bowed and said, “Junior Xiao Chen, here to see the seniors.”

The First Elder nodded and smiled. “You don’t have to be overly polite, what are you doing here?”

Then, Xiao Chen simply told them that Xiaoyue would like to borrow the Spiritual Meridian. Before he could finish speaking, the Elders started to frown. The First Elder said, “The Spiritual Meridian of Tianyuan City is not only related to the safety of Tianyuan City. It’s more about…”

A red-robed elder beneath him coughed suddenly, indicating that he should not continue. The First Elder stretched out his hand and smiled. “It is okay, Xiao is not an outsider. I will briefly explain it to you. I think you should know about the Valley of God and Devil. The Valley of God and Devil is a pathway between the human and the devil realm, and it needs the power of the Spiritual Meridian to stay sealed. This is why I frequently hold the Immortal’s Sword Assembly. The purpose of it is to accumulate more spirit energy to replenish the power that the Spiritual Meridian consumed each year…”

Xiao Chen nodded. He had felt that the spirit energy of many had been drawn to somewhere when he returned to Tianyuan City not too long ago. At that time, he felt strange about it. He thought that the Immortals’ League was doing something shady, just like Mu Luo of Wuwang City.

“So you should also understand that no mistake can happen with the Spiritual Meridian. But this time, as long as it is determined that it is all good over at Thousand Summits Mountain, then it is also possible that we condense some of the power of the Spiritual Meridian for the Thousand Feathers Sect,” the First Elder explained patiently.

After listening, Xiao Chen bowed and said, “Well, then I will take my leave.” He turned and left. However after just taking a few steps, he heard someone yell from behind, “Xiao, please wait.”

Xiao Chen turned around and said respectfully, “Elder, is there anything else?”

The Elder looked at the people as he held his beard and said, “You were the first to find the devil valley in Burg of the Feral Phoenix, so I would like you to take some people over to investigate. Is that okay?”

“Me?”

Xiao Chen was stunned. If the Elders wanted him to lead the investigation, it meant that they had their hands full and they could not leave. However, he had a lot of matters to attend to. He had to go back to the Human World to visit his father and his friends. He also had to place the defense formation for the Three Pure Sect.

“Why? You’re not willing to do it?” The Elder in the red robe on the left side of the hall spoke coldly. This was something that one would plead to do in order to establish his reputation in the world.

Xiao Chen remembered that there was a saying in the Human World: “The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone”. He also remembered his master’s teaching about setting the world’s well-being as the priority. Since this concerned the well-being of the world, how could he only care about himself? Most importantly, there was something unusual about the devil valley. Maybe it had something to do with what happened a few thousand years ago or maybe it had something to do with himself… He bowed and said, “I will follow your orders as you wish.”

The First Elder combed his beard and smiled; his eyes full of approbation. “That’s very good.”

“I will take my leave then.” Xiao Chen went outside the hall. Xiaoyue could not wait to go forward and ask, “How did it go?”

“Didn’t you hear? They said that as long as the problem in the devil valley at Thousand Summits Mountain is not big, they can lend you some of the power of the Spiritual Meridian.”

Xiaoyue sighed. “That’s fine too.”

After the two went away, the First Elder in the hall held his beard and said, “This boy has a good character.” Then he looked at the red-robed elder and smiled bitterly. “Junior Brother, from now on, you should stop being so affected by what had happened previously.”

The elder in the red robe sneered and did not answer. Someone beside him frowned and said, “Senior Brother, this is a huge matter, is it really necessary to let some junior lead the investigation?”

The First Elder sighed and said, “What else should we do? Can we leave at this time? The Devils’ sects are waiting to pounce on us, so if we leave at this time, I am afraid… Aye!” Then he sighed again and said, “The Chief of the Immortal’s League had not returned since the investigation of the Demonic Flowers, there is still not a single piece of news about him now. If it is not because of this, we wouldn’t be so passive.”

After the rest in the hall heard what the First Elder had said, they could not help sighing. One of them said, “So, the seal of the Valley of God and Devil has loosened, is it because there is a problem in that place?”

The First Elder shook his hands and said, “No, it shouldn’t be. If there is a problem there, then the connector of the Heaven Realm, Deep Hatred Sky; the connector of the Ghost Realm, Nieqing Hai; and the connector of the Western Heavens, Puti Shan, would be having problems as well. However, the problem only occurred in the Valley of God and Devil. I think we will have to wait for Xiao Chen’s return from the investigation before we can judge it.”

After that, the First Elder looked at Qing Chen Perfected Immortal and the rest and said apologetically, “Qing Chen, Fengxi, Tai Yi, recently the Devils’ sects are waiting to act. I will have to trouble you to stay a few days longer.”

Taiyi Perfected Immortal smiled and said, “Guyang, you’re too courteous. It is our duty as cultivators to care for the well-being of the world.”