Chapter 459 - Heaven-exterminating? You Might As Well Ascend Heaven

The woman in red landed on the snow-covered ground in the blink of an eye, giving rise to a storm of white behind her. The look in her eyes was particularly steely, tacking on another layer of coldness onto the summit. Xiao Chen was a little surprised. “Xin’er!”

Before he could say more, Huangfu Xin’er was charging at Chu Lingjiao like a bolt of lightning. With red mist swirling around her, she brandished her five fingers like blades and attempted to seize the latter’s life. Chu Lingjiao was alarmed at her attacker’s stifling pressure. She yelled, “Jinyan!”

“KABOOM!” A loud explosion resounded. The aftermath blasted the snow upwards of 100 feet tall and caused the entire cliff to shudder. Mo Jinyan had promptly appeared next to Chu Lingjiao and met Huangfu Xin’er’s palm with his own.

His abrupt counterattack sent Huangfu Xin’er tumbling nearly eighty feet backward. Her disrupted aura caused blood to spray from her mouth. Dots of red fell on the snow-covered ground, forming tiny plum blossoms-like patterns.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t powerful enough. Her energy was simply running low after she helped Xiao Chen circulate his energy last month. Moreover, she had forced herself to travel 5,000 kilometers today and had yet to calm her breath. When it came to true power, perhaps not even Xiao Chen was her match.

“Xin’er!”

Xiao Chen bounced off the tip of his foot and flew over to her. He grabbed her shoulders and instantly ushered in a stream of True Energy into her body, steadying her disarrayed aura. He then glared at Mo Jinyan. “You dare hurt her…”

Mo Jinyan smiled weakly at him. “She made the first attack. How can you blame me?”

Huangfu Xin’er coughed, forcing out the blood in her throat. She said coldly, “Go and find your Muxue! This is none of your business! Move! Don’t stop me!” She pushed Xiao Chen aside with her palm and then looked coldly at Chu Lingjiao. “Hand that thing over!”

Her icy gaze sent shivers down Chu Lingjiao’s spine. However, she soon remembered that Mo Jinyan was with her. Why did she have to worry about Huangfu Xin’er? She sneered and replied, “That thing? What thing?”

Huangfu Xin’er’s gaze turned even colder. Xiao Chen walked up to her and whispered, “Important things first. Stop being mad at me. Consider it all my fault.”

“Who’s mad at you?” Huangfu Xin’er replied solemnly. “Stop getting emotional on your own. And what do you mean, consider?”

“Um…” Xiao Chen sighed. He stepped forward and looked at Chu Lingjiao. “Miss Chu, I’ll be frank. The cultivation method I handed you at the League was meant to be delivered to Empress Huangfu, yet you kept it for your own use. That’s unreasonable, isn’t it?”

Chu Lingjiao looked at him and chortled. “Ah, you’re referring to that cultivation method.” Her eyes suddenly turned cold as her tone took a sharp turn. “That cultivation method is the property of my Heartless Palace! It’s simply back to its original owner! One day, the entire Heartless Palace will return to its rightful owner!” She glared fixedly at Huangfu Xin’er’s face.

Everyone exchanged looks of dismay. They didn’t know much about the affairs of the Heartless Palace. Xiao Chen refocused his line of thoughts. Now that Chu Lingjiao had the Mo family backing her, it would likely be difficult to snatch the Heartless Cultivation Method from her hands.

Mo Jinyan smiled when he noticed the emotions fleeting across Xiao Chen’s face. “What, are you going to snatch it from us today?” At the tail of his question, quite a large group of people gathered behind him. They were all people who had just rushed up the summit.

Mo Jinyan had only heard of Xiao Chen’s name before this. It wasn’t until they met halfway up the mountain that Chu Lingjiao told him that it was Xiao Chen.

Seeing Mo Jinyan gather so many people in a matter of seconds, the twelve ladies of the Hidden Fragrance Wafting Under The Moon appeared beside Xiao Chen as well. Xiao Chen raised a hand to stop them. Their enemies were greater in numbers now; it wasn’t wise for them to start a conflict.

The man beside Mo Jinyan smiled. “Here I thought you’re someone great after hearing about your heroic affair in Tianyuan City, but it seems that you’re just trash…”

Everyone was stunned to hear such an insult. Ziyun’er, in particular, was furious. She was about to attack the man when Xiao Chen reached out to stop her. He kept his eyes on Mo Jinyan. Considering how the latter had been provoking him with words time and again, the latter wasn’t just asking for a fight. Was Mo Jinyan trying to keep him here?

Mo Jinyan smiled. “I’ve heard about what happened between you, Mo Yu, and Mo Wen. But don’t you dare think that I’m like them.”

Xiao Chen’s gaze fixed on him as he replied emotionlessly, “Get to the point. Why don’t you just tell me your goal today?”

Mo Jinyan narrowed his eyes, his pupils reflecting flickering light that swiftly disappeared. He smiled weakly and said, “Don’t overthink it. I, Mo Jinyan, don’t need strategies to defeat the likes of you. Tomorrow at noon, we fight for supremacy on the summit. Do you dare accept my challenge?”

Instantly, the atmosphere became much colder and even the air threatened to freeze. The distant crowd was watching them attentively. One was a mysterious young man who had appeared out of the blue two years ago; the other was a rising rookie from an ancient Immortal Clan. It was too early to tell who would emerge the victor in a fight between the two.

In the distance, the three youngsters from before were clenching their hands as they stared hard at Xiao Chen. Qingluan frowned and said, through secret voice transmission, “Lord, I fear that it’s a trap. Seniors Xiao Ning and Gu Feng aren’t around. You must be very careful.”

Xiao Chen didn’t give her an immediate reply. Of course, he understood that he was lacking in allies against a powerful enemy. Experts from the Mo family would likely show up soon. But, that wasn’t even what he was most afraid of. What he feared most was the Immortals’ League. That was why he was in such urgency to leave before.

He could finally understand, even if just a little, Gui Xian’s words back then. No matter how strong one was, one was ultimately still fighting by himself. One could never be as impactful as the power of many. The only reason why so many cultivators are standing with the Mo family was because of their impact. Even if they weren’t trying to get on the family’s good side, they would also never offend them. That was why they were all so deferential toward Mo Jinyan.

Mo Jinyan chuckled. “Keeping silent? Is it because you don’t dare to accept the challenge or you simply don’t want to?” He tapped his head with his finger and grinned. “Ah, I forgot. That Northern Mad Emperor and East Peak Emperor or whatever aren’t with you now. Is that why you’re scared?”

The man in cyan clothes beside him sneered. “Northern Mad Emperor? Our Mo family must have been living in seclusion for far too long. We didn’t even know that some little devil from nowhere can be called an emperor.”

Ziyun’er flew into a rage. “Why didn’t you dare to say such words when the two Seniors are around? Northern Mad Emperor can squash you two with his pinky finger!”

Mo Jinyan smiled. “Give me a hundred years. My strength will definitely be above theirs then.”

The man in cyan shook his head and smiled deviously. “Forget it. He’s just terrified. Let’s go. Remember my twenty-year-old dog at home? I’ll go home and change its name to Xiao Chen. It’s quite a good name.”

“You!” Ziyun’er’s anger was reaching its peak. Qingluan reached out to stop her and sneered. “One of the heaven-exterminating family, the Mo family. After meeting you today, I see that you deserve your reputation. We step down gracefully. You may have the title of Five Emperors!”

Mo Jinyan was about to turn around and leave, but spun around again when he heard her words. He said placidly, “What do you mean?”

Qingluan smiled. “Your verbal attacks are indeed superior. I fear that no one on earth is your rival. Why don’t you call yourselves the Verbal Executors of Heaven of East West South North?”

Mo Jinyan’s expression immediately turned dark. He could tolerate any insults about his family, except when it involved the use of the words “heaven-exterminating”. That was the dignity that their entire clan had pledged to defend.

No longer angry, Ziyun’er put on a cheeky smile. “Heaven-exterminating? Why don’t you die and ascend heaven instead?” She deliberately leaped and pointed to the skies above. “There! Heaven is up there! You’re all very powerful, aren’t you? Go up there and make a hole! Go on! You call yourselves the heaven-exterminating family, don’t you? Go and make a dent in heaven for all of us to see!”

“Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast cried and ran over. Mimicking the naughty look on Ziyun’er’s face, it pointed its paw at the sky and kept making its trademark noises. It even grinned like a human, looking like a mischievous child.

The outlandish behavior of the human and the beast instantly elicited laughter from the people around them. Of course, these people weren’t afraid of the Mo family. In fact, they loathed the family’s holier-than-thou attitude.

Mo Jinyan’s face was so dark that it looked like a rainstorm. The man in cyan beside him was beside himself with rage. “You seek death!” he yelled, and then charged at Ziyun’er like a bolt of lightning.

Specks of snow swirled around them. When the man in cyan reached Ziyun’er, all he could see were several silhouettes moving before his eyes. The clanging of metal resounded beside his ears as he was stopped in place. Four ladies from the Hidden Fragrance Wafting Under The Moon had their blades pressed against the man’s neck.

Right now, the man in cyan was blocked in all directions. His head would fall with just the slightest pressure from any of them. Ziyun’er scoffed and walked over to him. “Pa!” A crisp sound resonated as she landed a slap on his face.

“Remember. Northern Mad Emperor can squash your Mo family with his pinky finger!”

A red palm print instantly surfaced on the man’s face. The crisp sound of the slap also traveled to all corners of the summit in no time at all, prompting everyone to gasp. To slap the man in front of so many people was akin to slapping the Mo family in the face.

“Pa!” Before everyone could snap out of it, Ziyun’er once again slapped the man. “Oh, and don’t just change your dog’s name on a whim. If you want to give it a new name, you can consider your own name.”

This time, the mood was truly frozen over. Quite a few were frightened as well. Mo Jinyan’s face couldn’t get any darker. His murderous aura was materializing. He swore to kill this woman, and with the cruelest methods to boot!

Xiao Chen frowned. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the tens or so cultivators behind Mo Jinyan. They were itching for a fight, he could tell. He was also ready to summon Guifeng for a battle at any time, but nonetheless, they were at a disadvantage when it came to numbers.

Right then, they heard a singing voice inching closer to them. “One leaf of flower, one leaf of dust, the flowers fall for one night without leaving dust…”

For every word that reached everyone’s ears, the voice became closer still. By the time the last word dropped, a silhouette was already before everyone’s eyes. The person had a face as elegant as white jade. He was dressed in a robe of white feathers and was holding a delicately-carved feathered fan. He landed gently from the sky, with the backdrop of swirling snow giving him the impression of a fairy descending upon the earth.

“Haha! Brother None-flower, looks like your Thousand Miles Voyage is faster than my Purple-Gold Gourd. Consider it my loss this time!”

A clear, bright voice resounded before everyone could recover from their senses. A gigantic gourd of purple and gold swiftly flew in their direction, carrying a passenger dressed in a white-and-purple long gown. His hair was mixed with several strands of purple and his pupils were the color of flames.