Layers of dark clouds approached. Everyone in Celestial Pogoda was nervously on guard as if they were facing a great enemy. The aura hidden within the dark clouds was incomparably oppressive, causing everyone to be unable to breathe.

At this moment, all the disciples in Celestial Pogoda held their breaths and looked in the direction of the dark clouds. They didn’t move at all. It seemed that Ling Luan and the others were fine, but some of the new disciples had low cultivation bases. Under this terrifying aura pressure, they felt a little dizzy. Their blood and qi surged endlessly, and they were almost unable to stand steadily. What was there to talk about facing the enemy?

Finally, the layers of dark clouds were extremely close, almost enveloping the entire Celestial Pogoda. Just as everyone held their breath, the suffocating aura within the dark clouds suddenly dissipated.

At this moment, the entire Celestial Pogoda was exceptionally quiet. Only a gentle breeze slowly blew past, and there was no longer the feeling of suffocation that he felt just now.

Although the surroundings were still covered with dark clouds, it was as if it was just rainfall, and there was no longer the slightest bit of oppression and dullness.

“What … what’s going on?”

At this moment, many disciples were stunned. Why did that suffocating feeling disappear all of a sudden? Could it be that Xuanxiao Palace and the others have retreated again …

“What’s going on?”

In Celestial Pogoda, Four Daoists had a puzzled expression on his face. He was clearly at the gates of the city just now, so why did he suddenly retreat?

Outside, Qin Tianzong, Murong Xi, Phoenix Renzong, and the others also had solemn expressions on their faces. Just now, they had almost felt that Xuanxiao Palace’s people were nearby, so why did they disappear all of a sudden? Was it just a warning …

As the suffocating aura disappeared, the disciples of Celestial Pogoda began to become restless. At this moment, a figure flew down from the tower, and white hair fluttered behind his shoulders. It was Xiao Chen.

“Wu … Senior Brother Wu Chen …”

Seeing him fly down from the tower, everyone immediately quieted down. Everyone watched him remain motionless. Even though they already knew that he was the head of Xianyuan Five Realms on the Lustless Heaven side, these new disciples in Celestial Pogoda still addressed him as “Senior Brother Wu Chen”.

“Liao Wuchen …”

Ling Luan also squeezed his way over from the crowd, his expression still a little panicked. He whispered, “The people from Xuanxiao Palace just now … are they here?”

“Don’t panic,” said Xiao Chen. “If they really had the ability to annihilate Celestial Pogoda, they would have attacked long ago. They wouldn’t have used these moves … Ling Luan, these days, watch out for the defenses everywhere. As long as the enemy doesn’t arrive, you can’t slack off.”

“Mm-hmm!”

Ling Luan nodded his head forcefully. At this moment, he recalled that twenty years ago, Yinshan Sect and Xuanming Mountain had joined forces to attack Spirit Mountain. At that time, it was so dangerous that the entire Spirit Mountain was in danger. In the end, everything was fine. With Liao Wuchen here, everything would definitely be fine …

…

That night, the dark clouds that had shrouded Celestial Pogoda for many days finally dissipated. The moon was as bright as day, reflecting the tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, serene and flawless.

However, in the northern horizon, there was an aura that flashed in an instant.

This aura did not seem to belong to True Monarch Xuanxiao. Last year, True Monarch Xuanxiao had attacked Lustless Heaven. Xiao Chen could recognize his aura, and this aura seemed even more profound and unfathomable. It was like an abyss that had been silent for tens of thousands of years.

“What’s the matter?”

When Hua Weiyang arrived at the attic, he saw that he had been looking at the northern horizon with a frown. “Are you worried about Senior Ku Lingzi?” He asked.

Xiao Chen took a deep breath. He recalled that he had met Immortal North Ancient Realm in Ku Lingzi twenty years ago. He had rescued Ku Lingzi from the Soul Cauldron Seal, but at that time, Wei Yang was worried that he had murdered the two of them after coming out. Therefore, he had to make a Three Lives Curse Oath so that he would be willing to save him.

Back then, both sides were vigilant against each other, but later, they gradually became familiar with each other. Especially after Ku Lingzi learned that Miraculous Pivot Palace had been annihilated, he suddenly felt the world desolate. He had been trapped for three hundred years, and his former beauty had passed away. Now that he had woken up, there were only two juniors accompanying him. It seemed like he was indescribably desolate.

Afterwards, Xiao Chen gradually became familiar with him, and he actually had the feeling that he was a descendant of the End of the World, so why would they ever know each other when they met?

One was that after two lives of sorrow and desolation, the glory of the past had long since disappeared. The heavens and the earth were vast, and there was actually no place to go.

And the other was an abandoned disciple of an immortal sect that was abandoned by the world, who had nowhere to go anywhere in the world … It was precisely because of this that the two of them gradually tacitly understood each other, as if they were close friends.

Although Xiao Chen often addressed Ku Lingzi as “old man” rather than “senior”, he had never been disrespectful to Ku Lingzi in his heart.

Ku Lingzi treated him the same way. In the past, the Netherworld Soul Saint was so powerful and respected that he wouldn’t easily recognize someone. And Xiao Chen was probably the only person he could recognize.

The moonlight was as cold as frost. Hua Weiyang gently stroked the white hair on his shoulder and whispered, “Senior True Monarch Xuanxiao, as long as you don’t say anything, you won’t have to worry about your soul dissipation. However, with Ku Lingzi’s methods, Senior will probably suffer a little … It’s unavoidable.”

“Mm …”

Xiao Chen nodded slightly. He recalled the day True Monarch Xuanxiao and Tai Yinsi attacked. On that day, Ku Lingzi had risked his life to save himself and Lustless Heaven. Now, he had to save him from True Monarch Xuanxiao no matter what.

But now, what he was even more worried about was not how to rescue him from True Monarch Xuanxiao’s hands, but that if there was too much commotion this time, it would be very troublesome if one of the Eight Desolate Hegemons, Nether Soul Master, was alerted …

With his current cultivation, it was impossible for him to snatch someone from a Saint realm expert, unless …

Unless he recklessly allowed Three Corpse Demon to erupt and the Immortal Devil Divine Buddha Shadows that had passed away all over his body, if he did so, then he would probably not be far from being completely devilized or dead.

“What did you notice during the day today?” Seeing that he was silent, Hua Weiyang asked again in a low voice.

“Mm …”

Xiao Chen nodded and looked towards the northern horizon again. “I sensed a strand of aura. It doesn’t look like True Monarch Xuanxiao, but I can’t say it out loud. In short … it’s a bit strange,” he said.

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Hua Weiyang. “Don’t be careless in the next few days. People from Xuanxiao Palace will attack at any time.”

“I know.”

Hua Weiyang nodded his head and looked towards the northern horizon. There was an endless mountain range with towering peaks that soared into the clouds.

Places with Moon also had shadows. Under those shadows, the places that Moon couldn’t reach were probably all people from True Monarch Xuanxiao.

After a while, Xiao Chen took out some talismans from his sleeve. However, he saw that there was faint magic power surfacing on the talismans. It was created by him in the past few days.

“Wei Yang, you can give these talismans to Ling Luan and the others tomorrow. If they are in a critical situation, you can guarantee that they will be safe.”

As Xiao Chen spoke, he handed the talisman to Hua Weiyang. As Hua Weiyang looked at the talisman in his hand, he knew that this would most likely be a fierce battle. In this battle, it would be difficult for him to distract himself from protecting Ling Luan and the others.

On the second day, the disciples of Celestial Pogoda and the people from various forces were still on guard. They had been safe all morning, but in the afternoon, there were dark clouds covering the north. At the same time, there was an extremely suffocating aura hidden within the dark clouds. This time, it was even more frightening than yesterday.

“Again …”

Everyone became nervous, especially the new disciples with low cultivation. Without the protection of the elders, it would be impossible for them to withstand this terrifying aura. Just a single aura was so suffocating. Just how terrifying was the cultivation of the newcomer?