Chapter 958
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As the words fell, a vast, primitive jungle emerged ahead, with towering trees obscuring the distant mountains.
“Let’s enter,” Su Yi motioned.
He and Su Xiaoshuai moved into the jungle.
While Su Yi was confident in his Hundred Transformations Step, against a cultivator of the Yuan Emperor Realm, it wasn’t just about confidence—it was sheer overconfidence. He was well aware that he couldn’t compete with the speed of a Yuan Emperor Realm expert.
“By hiding our presence, it will be easier to evade the Yuan Emperor Realm cultivators from the Golden Sword Sect.”
Su Yi explained to Su Xiaoshuai. Entering the jungle would provide more cover than staying airborne, making it safer. The dense presence of demonic clan cultivators in the jungle might even cause the Yuan Emperor Realm experts from the Golden Sword Sect to hesitate in pursuit.
“That woman seems familiar with you. Even if we manage to escape, she’ll eventually realize we were the ones who killed him. If it were any other Yuan Emperor Realm cultivator, perhaps we could fight and have a chance.”
Su Xiaoshuai mused, suppressing his presence as he settled onto Su Yi’s shoulder. When it came to ordinary Yuan Emperor Realm cultivators, Su Xiaoshuai was confident in confronting them head-on, even at full strength.
“She… won’t reveal me, right?”
Su Yi muttered, not anticipating seeing Ji Hanluo here. Having saved her before, he trusted she wouldn’t expose him.
Even if Ji Hanluo decided to speak, Su Yi wasn’t fearful. He was certain that once they escaped, they could still challenge the Golden Sword Sect or even the Overlord Sect. Facing a Yuan Emperor Realm cultivator directly, however, was a different matter. Although Su Yi was confident in Su Xiaoshuai’s identity as a phoenix cub—whose cultivation had soared to the Demonic Void Realm after a terrifying awakening—he wasn’t certain Su Xiaoshuai could contend with such an expert, especially if they were extraordinarily strong. The risks of such a confrontation were too great.
Meanwhile, atop a mountain peak surrounded by towering rocks, only Ji Tianfu and Ji Hanluo remained.
Ji Tianfu formed a series of hand seals, creating a simple barrier and soundproofing the area around them. He turned to Ji Hanluo and asked, “Hanuo, do you know who killed the four protectors of the Golden Sword Sect? Surely you know who it was.”
“It seems nothing escapes your sharp eye, Father.” Ji Hanluo smiled faintly, her lips curving slightly.
“Tell me, the person you’ve been concealing—could it be one of the elders from the Mysterious Sword Gate?”
As the saying goes, a father knows his daughter best. Ji Tianfu had an instinctual understanding of his daughter’s protective nature. If she had been hiding someone, it could only be someone from the Mysterious Sword Gate.
And among the Mysterious Sword Gate, only elders or stronger figures had the power to eliminate those Golden Sword Sect protectors so swiftly.
Ji Tianfu grew perplexed. Although there was no significant rivalry between the Mysterious Sword Gate and the Golden Sword Sect, the two sects often competed in secret, but they didn’t harbor any major grudges.
“The Mysterious Sword Gate’s powerful cultivators are all here, ensuring nothing unusual occurs. No one else has left recently.”
“Dad, do you remember Su Yi, the one you rescued me from the Sea Dragon Gang?” Ji Hanluo hesitated briefly before revealing everything to her father.
“You mean that young lad? He has shown great potential despite his age. The Mysterious Sword Gate still owes him a favor,” Ji Tianfu nodded. He had been impressed by the boy, recalling how he had praised him for his abilities.
“It was him who acted.”
Ji Hanluo hesitated, her voice trembling slightly as she spoke.
“Was it the powerful being accompanying him?” Ji Tianfu asked in surprise.
“No, it was Su Yi himself. With a single strike, he killed a Guardian of the Golden Sword Sect, and there was a strange bird by his side, likely at the Demonic Void Realm. That bird instantly burned the other three Guardians of the Golden Sword Sect to ashes!”
Ji Hanluo spoke in disbelief, still shaken by the intense heat emanating from the bird. Even at a distance, the heat felt as if it could scorch one’s very soul.
“Wait, Su Yi killed one of the Golden Sword Sect guards with just a single move!”
Ji Tianfu was utterly shocked. While it wouldn’t be surprising if a powerful demonic being from the Demonic Void Realm had killed three Yuan Void Realm guards in an instant, Su Yi’s young age made it hard to fathom. Ji Tianfu recalled the last time he encountered Su Yi, the boy was at the Yuan True Realm. Yet now, he had taken down a guard from the Yuan Void Realm, someone far stronger than him.
“Are you certain it was him?” Ji Tianfu asked, still struggling to believe it.
“Yes!”
Ji Hanluo’s confirmation left no room for doubt. Even she had trouble comprehending the event, but she had witnessed it herself.
“If that’s true, it’s truly unbelievable.”
Ji Tianfu murmured, unable to process the magnitude of what he had just heard. How could someone so young, less powerful than his own daughter, defeat a Yuan Void Realm expert? It was indeed remarkable.
“Dad, Yang Baikun is pursuing him. I’m worried something might happen to him. Could you protect him?”
Ji Hanluo’s silver eyes shimmered with concern. Yang Baikun was chasing Su Yi, following the trail he had left.
“I’ve heard that someone killed Yang Baikun’s son, Yang Chuan, and the incident seems to have occurred nearby. The Golden Sword Sect has been searching for the one responsible. Yang Baikun’s fury and haste suggest that whoever killed Yang Chuan is connected to Su Yi. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be risking trouble with the Mysterious Sword Gate over a few fallen enforcers.”
Ji Tianfu pondered deeply, his gaze sharp. “Could Su Yi be connected to Yang Chuan’s death, or at least involved in some way…?”
“Dad, please save Su Yi,” Ji Hanluo pleaded urgently.
Ji Tianfu’s expression grew solemn. “If Su Yi is truly involved in Yang Chuan’s death, it would force us into an all-out war with the Golden Sword Sect. You only concealed his identity as a small favor, but this is far more serious. You must understand the consequences of this.”
