Chapter 1872

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　　Witnessing Xu Ziyin’s twisted expression and hearing his dissatisfaction, Bu Baiyi frowned and said, “I didn’t expect them to encounter setbacks, nor did I expect the Sacred Heaven Sect to dare launch a preemptive strike.”
　　Xu Ziyin laughed heartily and said, “Didn’t expect it？ Back when we started this, it was you, Bu Baiyi, who actively egged me, Xu Ziyin, and my Xu family into joining you. It was also you who insisted on keeping Ye Wushuang alive. And now, after all this time, you’re telling me this？”
　　”Calm down！” Bu Baiyi said coldly.
　　”How can you expect me to calm down？”
　　Xu Ziyin’s face turned livid as he said, “My son is dead, my brother is dead, and now you’re telling me your people ran into some ‘unexpected trouble’？”
　　Bu Baiyi opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words.
　　In truth, he was also quite furious inside.
　　First, he hadn’t expected Xu Ziyun, Yun Changbai, and Xu Mingxiu to be killed so quickly.
　　Second, his so-called helpers had indeed proven unreliable.
　　Ye Wushuang, Yin Shenghao, Su Chenyuan, and the others stood together, refraining from interrupting for now.
　　”Seems Bu Baiyi has done quite well for himself over the years, even securing outside help,” Yin Shenghao remarked casually. “Though it appears his helpers aren’t exactly dependable.”
　　Su Chenyuan, however, cautioned, “Don’t underestimate him. When you fought Bu Baiyi, wasn’t he already at the mid-stage Virtual Soul Saint Realm？”
　　”Yes, same as me,” Yin Shenghao nodded.
　　Over the past few months, Yin Shenghao hasn’t been idle either. After reaching the early stage of the Virtual Soul Saint Realm in the Entering Saint Heaven Realm, he further advanced his cultivation with the help of the Creation Jade Disc, reaching the mid-stage.
　　The Entering Saint Heaven Realm, the Postnatal Saint Realm, consists of only three major realms in total.
　　Virtual Soul Saint Realm.
　　True Soul Divine Realm.
　　Refining Soul Saint Realm.
　　These three major realms are each further divided into three levels: early, mid, and late stages.
　　For martial realms, the fewer the subdivisions within each realm, the greater the gap between each small level.
　　The early stage of the Virtual Soul Saint Realm and the mid-stage are completely different matters.
　　Su Chenyang then remarked, “Bu Baiyi has indeed worked hard over these years！”
　　In truth, among the former Pavilion Elders, apart from Yin Shenghao and one other elder, the others had almost reached the Great Perfection of the Star-Plucking Transformation Realm, which was the limit of their innate talents.
　　For Bu Baiyi to break through this limit and reach the mid-stage of the Virtual Soul Saint Realm within these years is truly remarkable.
　　Yin Shenghao smiled but said nothing.
　　Given a bit more time, he could have reached the late stage of the Virtual Soul Saint Realm. By then, the Spirit Sword Pavilion… he alone could have annihilated it.
　　But now, Bu Baiyi has returned, and they clearly have no time left to prepare.
　　Xu Ziyin was obviously losing his composure at this point.
　　His greatest confidence originally came from himself.
　　Having reached the Heavenly Saint Realm, he was very confident, but upon seeing Yin Shenghao, that confidence wavered.
　　Thus, his confidence now stemmed from Bu Baiyi.
　　Bu Baiyi had left the Tianyuan Continent years ago and had encountered some opportunities abroad, making significant progress.
　　This time, the hands-off approach toward the Sheng Tian Sect was actually due to Bu Baiyi’s implicit suggestion.
　　Bu Baiyi had once told him that even if Yin Shenghao, Su Chenyang, and Si Luoyi all reached the Heavenly Saint Realm, there was no need to worry.
　　Therefore, he truly wasn’t worried.
　　Even if several key figures of the Qi family were killed, it didn’t matter.
　　The decisive factor now lay not at the Star Transcendence level but at the Heavenly Saint Realm level.
　　But now…
　　Several of his core confidants were nearly all dead, and Bu Baiyi’s reinforcements… were nowhere to be seen！
　　What the hell is this？
　　Watching the somewhat disheveled Xu Ziyin, Bu Baiyi also felt an urge to curse in his heart.
　　However, just as the argument between the two was escalating…
　　Above the Lingjian Pavilion, the void trembled as one powerful aura after another descended at this moment！
　　……
　　Tianhuang Continent.
　　Amidst the towering mountains of the ancient Shu family’s territory, numerous figures had now gathered.
　　At a glance, there were roughly a hundred people, dressed in various attire, but among them, three types of clan emblems could generally be identified.
　　And among these hundred people, even the weakest were at the initial stage of the Star-Plucking Transformation realm.
　　At the same time, the three groups gathered together, with their leaders exuding an exceptionally powerful and distinct aura, unmistakably at the Saintly Heaven realm level.
　　Gathered here were none other than the top figures of the three great families of the Tianhuang Continent: the Shu family, the Cao family, and the Shi family.
　　The six leaders of the three families were all super-powerful individuals at the Saintly Heaven realm level.
　　The Shu family had two, a man and a woman, precisely the siblings Shu Fengtian and Shu Shuiyun, who had once been active in the Tianyuan Continent.
　　Shu Fengtian looked at the two people on the left and the two on the right and said, ‘Once everything is ready, we should set off.’
　　Among the two on the left, a tall and burly man couldn’t help but frown and say, ‘What’s going on with the Spirit Sword Pavilion？ The news came so urgently, without any preparation at all.’
　　’Moreover, come to think of it, if even the Saint Heaven Sect is beyond their grasp, is there any need for our three families to cooperate with them？’
　　’Cao Yuntian, you don’t understand the intricacies here…’ said a middle-aged woman on the right with a hint of amusement in her voice.
　　’Shi Yuying, explain it to me！’
　　Cao Yuntian was a top figure of the Cao family at the Saintly Heaven realm, who had rarely appeared within the Cao family and indeed knew little about outside news.
　　The woman named Shi Yuying was clearly a powerhouse at the Heavenly Saint Realm level from the Shi family. Her voice was gentle and pleasant as she spoke： “This time, during the journey to the Burial Saint Cave in the Tianyuan Continent, several of our Shi family’s prodigies, your Cao family’s, and a few from the Shu family all perished within. Moreover, the information gathered these days points to the culprit… most likely being Ye Wushuang.”
　　Cao　Yuntian　nodded.
　　Cao Anmin, who died in the illusory realm of the Burial Saint Cave, was his great-grandson. This matter had also been reported to him by the younger generation of the Cao family.
　　Shi Yuying continued： “Our cooperation with the Lingjian Pavilion is, in essence, not because we hold them in high regard. After all, up to now, the Lingjian Pavilion only has Xu Ziyin and Xu Mingxiu as genuine Heavenly Saint Realm experts—hardly qualified.”
　　”Our purpose in cooperating with the Lingjian Pavilion is… the Fire Cloud Valley in the Western Wind Continent！”
　　Western　Wind　Continent？
　　Fire　Cloud　Valley？
　　Cao Yuntian naturally knew of the Western Wind Continent, a medium-sized continent located to the west of the Tianyuan Continent and northwest of their Tianhuang Continent.
　　As for the Fire Cloud Valley, it was one of the two superpowers on the Western Wind Continent, boasting no fewer than twenty Heavenly Saint Realm experts within its ranks, with formidable strength and deep Heritage.
　　It was said that the current old valley master of the Fire Cloud Valley had already transcended the False Soul Saint Realm and reached the True Soul Saint Realm.
　　You should know that the three major realms of the Houtian Saint Realm, the gap between each major realm is like the difference between the Dongxu Realm and the Star-Plucking Realm.
　　Huge！
　　”What does this have to do with the Fire Cloud Valley？”
　　Cao Yuntian was puzzled.