At this moment, the cold wind seemed to condense layer after layer of ice. Everyone’s hearts trembled. In the next moment, they hurriedly retreated into the distance. It was as if they had already seen Xie Wuxia’s murderous face.

Zi Xuan’er was also completely stunned. She never thought that Xuan Yue would suddenly act like this. This time, it was too sudden. She was completely at a loss.

Looking at Xie Wuxia, the frost on his face was terrifying. Even the nearby air seemed to have frozen. Even those who had retreated far away couldn’t help but tremble. At this moment, everyone could already feel the unique aura of the Transcendent Stage on Senior Brother Xie’s body, causing them to faintly be unable to breathe!

More and more people gathered in the distance. They didn’t know what had happened here, but seeing Senior Brother Xie’s terrifying appearance, Zi Xuan’er and the new white-haired man, everyone seemed to have guessed something.

“Senior Brother Xuan, Senior Brother Xuan Yue …”

Zi Xuan’er’s face turned pale. She stared blankly at the white-haired man in front of her. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say or do. Her mind was filled with a buzzing sound and she was completely confused.

However, Xiao Chen still ignored Xie Wuxia and didn’t even look at him. His gaze still fell on Zi Xuan’er, and he said indifferently, “Follow me.” After saying that, he walked to the other side of the square with his hands behind his back.

Zi Xuan’er was still stunned and at a loss what to do. The wind seemed to have frozen. Everyone looked at Xiao Chen blankly and remained speechless.

Seeing that she hadn’t caught up, Xiao Chen stopped and turned his head slightly.

“Ah …”

Zi Xuan’er seemed to wake up from her shock, but her mind was still in a daze, and her feet seemed to be out of control as she walked over to him with a daze, as if she had lost her soul.

As for the people in the distance, they were already petrified. Only then did they wake up and look at Xie Wuxia.

Xie Wuxia’s face was filled with killing intent, and even his eyes seemed to turn blood red. Suddenly, he raised his hand and a strong wind swept out, causing the surrounding people to be unable to breathe!

However, just as he was about to attack, the voice of the black-clothed elder suddenly rang in his mind that night, “Flawless! Remember not to provoke this person again … Otherwise, it might bring disaster to the clan! Remember, remember …”

The gale in the surroundings slowly stopped. Everything seemed to have returned to its original calm. The people nearby were so frightened by the terrifying killing intent that they didn’t dare to move. At this moment, they slowly regained their senses. They looked at Xie Wuxia and remained motionless.

Xie Wuxia slowly lowered her hand. Her eyes were still bloodshot. However, she could only stare at Xiao Chen and Zi Xuan’er’s departing back. He couldn’t understand why the elders were so afraid of this person …

A moment later, Xiao Chen arrived at a cliff outside the plaza. Looking into the distance, he saw green mountains and white clouds. Occasionally, golden sword qi would flash past the mountain peaks. Those were Tianming Sect’s defensive sword formations.

He turned around, and Zi Xuan’er had been quietly following behind him with her head lowered. Seeing him turn around, her body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously lowered her head and retreated backwards.

“What? Are you afraid of me now?” Xiao Chen looked at her and said indifferently.

“I, I …”

Only then did Zi Xuan’er slowly raise her head and look at this slightly cold Senior Brother in front of her. Right now, she really had an inexplicable feeling of fear towards him. She could not tell why she had such a feeling …

“Senior Brother Xuan, Xuan Yue … In the past, it was my fault. Right, I’m sorry …”

She lowered her head and whispered intermittently. Her body was also trembling slightly. At this moment, she was like a frightened kitten. In the plaza just now, she was indeed frightened by the other party’s sudden actions. She still couldn’t fully recover from her shock.

Xiao Chen didn’t say anything else. He only walked towards her. Zi Xuan’er saw him walking towards her and her body trembled again. She instinctively wanted to retreat, but in the end, she stopped. She lowered her head and tightly pinched her dress. She looked very nervous.

In the end, the relationship between her and Xuan Yue was decided by her master and the elders back then. Furthermore, it had already undergone a ceremony. It was definitely not something that could be played around like the marriages of mortals in the mortal world. Back then, she did not understand the importance of this. How could she not understand it now?

“Senior … Senior Brother …”

Zi Xuan’er’s body trembled slightly. At this moment, her heart was in a state of turmoil, and her thoughts became extremely confused. If at this moment, even if Xuan Yue requested to complete the dual cultivation with her, she would not dare to refuse. She even had to take the initiative to curry favor with her …

“You come with me in this Heavenly Underworld Trial.”

Just as her mind was filled with wild thoughts, she heard this sentence. When she raised her head, only the Blue Crane flashed past the cliff, and Xuan Yue’s figure was no longer there.

…

Three days later, it was the Heavenly Underworld Trials. Compared to the Cold Mountain Trials, the Heavenly Underworld Trials were much more dangerous. This time, when they entered the Heavenly Underworld Illusion Realm, there were many restrictions and various powerful magical beasts inside. No one could let down their guard when entering.

As for Zi Xuan’er, he didn’t get the Cold Mountain Token in the Cold Mountain Trials. Logically speaking, he couldn’t enter the Heavenly Underworld Trials. However, Tianming Sect had rules. Anyone who entered the Heavenly Underworld Trials could bring a person to assist him.

Previously, Zi Xuan’er was obviously going to be with Xie Wuxia, but she didn’t expect that Xiao Chen would let her go together, obviously to keep Xie Wuxia from coming down the stage.

In the past few days, Xie Wuxia’s face was gloomy, and no one dared to talk to him. On the day of the Heavenly Underworld Trial, when he saw Zi Xuan’er and Xiao Chen together, his expression became even gloomier and more terrifying.

However, Xiao Chen still ignored him and took Zi Xuan’er into the Heavenly Underworld Illusion.

Seeing this scene, many people felt their hearts tremble. Everyone could tell that this person was clearly going against Xie Wuxia. Could it be that he wasn’t worried at all and provoked the Xie Clan? Even if he went to the First Grade Domain, he wouldn’t have a good life in the future?

…

There were many dangers in the Heavenly Nether Illusion Realm. Just like the Cold Mountain Trial, it was limited to seven days. However, the difference was that within seven days, one had to walk through the entire Heavenly Nether Illusion Realm and obtain a Heavenly Nether Token before one could successfully pass the trial.

There were only eight Heavenly Nether Tokens, and they were often guarded by powerful Illusory Beasts. It was not an easy task to obtain the Heavenly Nether Token. Furthermore, unlike the Cold Mountain Trial, there were many ferocious Illusory Beasts in the Heavenly Nether Illusory Realm that would take the initiative to seek out people to attack. Therefore, there was no absolutely safe place in the Ilusory Realm.

In the end, only eight people were able to pass the trial. Of these eight people, four would be selected to successfully obtain a spot to go to the First Grade Domain. As for the auxiliary people, even though they could not go to the First Grade Domain, as long as they passed the Heavenly Underworld Trial, they would also receive rich cultivation resources as a reward.

In the illusion, the sky was already dark, cold winds rustling. From time to time, strange roars could be heard from the distant mountains, causing the mountains to shake, causing the participants to not dare to let down their guard.

In the middle of the night, a cold moon hung on the dome, making the mountain ranges in the illusion even colder.

At this moment, in a cave, Xiao Chen was sitting cross-legged, meditating to recover his zhenqi. Not long after he entered, he encountered a group of Illusory Beasts. As a result, he consumed a bit of Genuine energy. The illusions, Illusory Beasts, and restrictions behind him were even more powerful. Therefore, even he could not let down his guard.

At this moment, Zi Xuan’er was sitting at the entrance of the cave with her knees bent obediently. She did not dare to make a sound, but her heart was somewhat uneasy. Especially when she saw Xiao Chen’s decisive and fierce attack today, she could not imagine that the other party’s cultivation was already so terrifying in just a short A-rank …

Could it be that back then, she really saw things wrong? Senior Brother Xuan Yue’s talent is so high, why didn’t she notice it when she was in the Starnet Sect?

The more Zi Xuan’er thought about it, the more her thoughts became chaotic, and her nerves became more and more tense. In the end, even a small breathing gesture from Xiao Chen would frighten her.

Zi Xuan’er secretly looked at Xiao Chen. She couldn’t help but think, the next few illusions were stronger than the first, and Senior Brother’s Yuan Qi was recovering slowly. Would he … would he ask her to cultivate with him at this time?

Could it be that this was why he allowed himself to follow him in and be his assistant …

So that’s how it is …

Thinking of this, Zi Xuan’er’s face immediately turned red. It turned out that Senior Brother didn’t intentionally want to anger Xie Wuxia. Instead, he wanted to dual cultivate with him in the illusion so that he could recover his Yuan Qi as soon as possible. However, there were other people in the illusion. If anyone else saw it, then …

The more Zi Xuan’er thought about it, the more her heart beat violently. She tightly pinched the hem of her skirt and shook her head continuously. She whispered to herself, “No, no, Senior Brother, you can’t be here. No, you can’t …”

“What are you doing?”

Right at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and Zi Xuan’er seemed to suddenly wake up. She, she was just thinking about something … She actually couldn’t help but say it out loud.

This time, her face became even redder. However, at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly sensed a trace of abnormality. He flew over in an instant and brought her away from the cave.

“Boom!”

After the two of them flew out, the entire cave instantly turned into ashes. Under the curtain of night, a terrifying illusion beast actually appeared.

The ghost-faced Illusory Beast’s fangs were ten zhang tall, and its body emitted a terrifying aura. Zi Xuan’er’s face immediately turned pale with fear, “This, this is a level seven Illusory Beast! How could a level seven Illusory Beast appear here …”

Seventh Grade Illusory Beasts are equivalent to Quasi-Sage experts in the mortal world. Generally speaking, they only appear in the last level of the illusion and do not take the initiative to attack anyone. Why did such a terrifying Illusory Beast appear in the first level of the illusion? Furthermore, they even took the initiative to find them …

Zi Xuan’er’s face was pale. If Senior Brother Xuan Yue hadn’t reacted in time, she probably wouldn’t have known how she died now.

“Roar!”

Right at this moment, many such illusionary beasts appeared beneath the distant mountain peak. Their faces were ferocious and terrifying, and they actually surrounded the two of them.

Zi Xuan’er was even more frightened out of her wits. She could not help but wonder why there were so many Class 7 Illusory Beasts here. She subconsciously grabbed onto Xiao Chen and said, “Senior Brother Xuan … Xuan Yue …”

However, Xiao Chen remained calm. It was impossible for Xie Wuxia to be responsible for these level 7 magical beasts. This person did not possess such great ability. It seemed that someone in Tianming Sect was going to target him.