Chapter 135 The Other Heads, Yue Zifeng’s Thoughts

The Other Heads, Yue Zifeng's Thoughts

Following Yue Zifeng's sudden disappearance, a dozen figures appear in the mountain range. The dozen figures were split into three groups of 4, and in the lead of each group were three people, each with an aura as bottomless as the sea.

The other peak powerhouses of the Southern Continent had arrived.

"That sword idiot's aura is still lingering here." A captivatingly beautiful woman spoke as she traced the lightning bolts that marked where Yue Zifeng last stood.

The woman wore a revealing cheongsam covered in flowers as she swayed her way toward Yue Zifeng's remnant aura.

However, instead of tempting any of the other powerhouses in attendance, the men there either pushed their heads down, not daring to look at her, or gave her a look of disdain.

"Sect Leader Zi, Sect Leader Yue isn't a man you can speak so lightly of." A burly man with arms thicker than most men's legs spoke rudely.

Of all the people in attendance, this man was the largest, standing easily over 2 meters. Coupled with his dark tanned skin, it was better to call him a barbarian rather than a human.

Hearing this, the woman surnamed Zi was about to fly into a rage, but another man stepped in between the two and quickly de-escalated.

"Sect Leader Zi, Dean Guo, this isn't the time for bantering. Just give this old man some face and put aside your conflicts. We must find whatever created that Divine Dragon phenomenon." An old man dressed in a Confucian robe spoke calmly.

He had a head full of white hair and an equally white beard to match, but while those were telltale signs of an old aging man, there was not a single wrinkle on his face. And from the liveliness in his eyes, it didn't seem like the old man would croak anytime soon.

"Imperial Advisor Lu, I've given you face countless times, but this brute of a man refuses to give me!" Sect Leader ZI didn't seem to care about Imperial Advisor Lu's words and pulled out a zither from her spatial ring.

The zither was two and a half meters long, with the head and body of a phoenix. It was unknown what wood it was made of, but the veined patterns on it almost looked like feathers.

"HA! You think just because you have a High Black-grade weapon that your stupid Music Law can contest my Spear Law!" Dean Guo didn't seem to care that he infuriated the beautiful woman and instead pulled out his own weapon.

It was a halberd, but from how long and thick it was, it was more reasonable for one to call it a pillar with an axe on the end rather than a halberd. The halberd was made from a dark silver metal that seemingly made the air around it darker giving it an ominous aura.

However, just as the two powerhouses were about to clash, Imperial Advisor Lu finally had enough.

"I SAID ENOUGH!" Putting away any of the amicable ambiances he had previously, Imperial Advisor Lu stepped between the two and started to suppress them both with his cultivation base.

Of the three Xiantian Great Realm cultivators in the Great Xuan Empire, Duan Zhen was the weakest, still being in the Spirit Awakening Realm.

The second strongest was Imperial Advisor Lu, who was in the 6th stage Spirit Severing Realm, a stage higher than Yue Zifeng and two stages higher than Sect Leader Zi and Dean Guo, who were both in the 4th stage.

"You foolish children, this isn't the time for games! Sect Leader Yue not only arrived before us but even managed to leave before we got here as well." Imperial Advisor Lu berated, "It means that either he has found whatever created the Divine Dragon phenomenon and left or figured out where it is."

Hearing the old man's intuitive words, both Dean Guo and Sect Leader Zi stopped their fight.

Though Imperial Advisor Lu was stronger than both of them, if it came to a two versus one fight, the outcome would most likely go in their favor. Imperial Advisor Lu, while he did have a higher cultivation base than the two, he was also in the latter half of his life, so not only did he have no more potential within him, but also his combat strength declined as well.

And compared to Sect Leader Zi and Dean Guo, who were still in their prime, he was a level weaker.

So while they were suppressed slightly, neither was too offended. After all, they were acting extremely foolish during such an important matter. The old man's anger was more of a wake-up call rather than a threat.

After putting away her phoenix zither, Sect Leader Zi motioned to another captivating beautiful woman behind her.

"Wan'er, try and find where that sword idiot went. He couldn't have gone far." Sect Leader Zi ordered.

"Yes, Sect Leader!" The woman named Wan'er replied, admiration filling her voice.

Then flying over to where Yue Zifeng last stood, Wan'er took out an odd object; a tortoise shell. After which, she threw it onto the ground below.

And only enough, instead of shattering due to their height, the tortoiseshell stayed intact and started spinning rapidly.

It eventually stopped, however, and ended up pointing in a direction due east.

"He's going back to the Soaring Sword Sect!" Sect Leader Zi angrily shouted, not caring to keep up her seductive temperament.

Following her shout, without saying another word, she flew off in the direction Yue Zifeng left.

The others, including the old Imperial Advisor Lu and the burly Dean Guo, also shot off in the direction of the Soaring Sword Sect.

Even though no one said anything about it, everyone was aware of the secretly rising Soaring Sword Sect. No matter how well Yue Zifeng had tried to hide the information, the other three great powers managed to figure out that the legendary Young Duke Xue had joined their sect.

And with Wang Yu also in the sect, they were all wary of the future. So no one there wanted Yue Zifeng to further the lead over them and claim whatever created the Divine Dragon phenomenon.

So in an act that would most likely never be recreated, three of the great powers of the Southern Continent each worked together to make sure Yue Zifeng didn't return to the Soaring Sword Sect.

A few hundred miles away, Yue Zifeng, still covered in a mass of lightning, was flying as fast as his flying sword would let him. He had also made it much larger to let Xue Bai sit on it comfortably while also allowing Zhu Que to rest without falling off.

"Master, did the other heads of the great powers arrive?" Xue Bai asked.

Though Yue Zifeng hadn't said anything, how could Xue Bai not assume what had happened?

"Yes, and since you claim that the dragon girl created the phenomenon, there is no need for me to stay any longer." Yue Zifeng calmly answered without turning around.

"Then why are we running?" Xue Bai questioned, "While you might not be the strongest person on this continent, Master, surely the other heads wouldn't start a life-or-death battle here?"

"You don't understand, Bai'er. Ever since Wang Yu entered the sect, the other great powers have been secretly slowly distancing themselves from us while conjoining together more often. But after you joined, they haven't bothered to conceal their movements and have basically started rallying against us." Yue Zifeng sighed.

While he had expected such an outcome to happen, it still annoyed him greatly.

They were the heads of the three great powers, and while the Soaring Sword Sect had great future potential, surely it didn't mean that the heads should put down their pride and go against him, did it?

Hearing Yue Zifeng mention Wang Yu, Xue Bai suddenly remembered a question he had wanted to ask his Master.

"Master, what do you think of Wang Yu?" Xue Bai cautiously asked.

Seeing that Yue Zifeng had himself brought up the villain, Xue Bai wanted to get his Master's opinion on him. Xue Bai would have to kill him eventually, so it would be good to know how his Master felt about him beforehand.

Yue Zifeng took a moment to think after hearing Xue Bai's question and only started to talk after he gained his answer.

"Bai'er, do you know why sects recruit only young people full of potential and not strong men in their prime? Surely directly recruiting a Law Engraving Realm man who had hopes of reaching the Domain Lord realm in the future would be better? After all, the strong man would be able to reach the Domain Lord realm in maybe 10 or 15 years, but the young teenager? He might not be able to reach such a height in even 60 years." Yue Zifeng asked.

Xue Bai didn't take long to reach the answer, "They want to instill a sense of loyalty into the minds of the impressionable young people. While also influencing them with their own rules. But grown men already have their own viewpoints and loyalties, and changing them would be almost impossible."

"Correct," Yue Zifeng nodded approvingly, "So when you ask me about what I think about Wang Yu, he reminds me of a grown man stubborn in his ways. He is talented by every measure and destined to be great at many things during his life, but a good disciple?"

Yue Zifeng left his question hanging and didn't follow up on it. But Xue Bai understood what his Master was implying.

Sects recruit young people full of potential rather than strong powerhouses because of how easily influenced the youngsters are compared to the powerhouses.

It was like the youngsters were clay that could be molded according to the wishes of the Soaring Sword Sect, while the powerhouses were already their own sculptures.

And Wang Yu fit the latter category, making him a less-than-desirable disciple.

He was talented, no one could deny that, but Yue Zifeng had the feeling that they were raising a white-eyed wolf instead of a disciple full of filial piety.

Xue Bai didn't ask any follow-up questions. The answer he got just now was more than enough to see Yue Zifeng's point of view.

Even though Yue Zifeng didn't want to kill Wang Yu or suppress him, he was at the same time wary of him already. So Yue Zifeng was on the fence, basically.

This meant that Xue Bai only needed to give his Master some evidence of Wang Yu's corruption and fully bring Yue Zifeng onto his side.

The group of three would continue flying toward the Soaring Sword Sect in silence. However, before they managed to reach their territory, company caught up.

"Yue Zifeng, stop this instant!" A wrathful woman's voice echoed into the air.

Hearing the voice, Yue Zifeng's face noticeably cringed.

"Of all the people who could've come, it had to be her?" Yue Zifeng sighed as he infused more Spiritual Qi into his flying sword.

They were too close to stop now just because of a shout. Especially since the owner of that voice had arrived, conversing with that woman took years of his life.