Chapter 1459 - 59: Crimson Tide (Part 1)
Ao Ying looked up at the patches of dark flickering sword energy light fire above.
Xie Xuanyi is truly an unfathomable guy.
In that earlier negotiation.
She once thought that at any moment, Xie Xuanyi might draw his sword.
Who would have thought that this guy didn’t even have the strength for "one sword".
However...
Who knows if what Xie Xuanyi said is true or false?
Even now, Ao Ying is uncertain whether this man named Xie has the strength to draw another sword.
"So... you plan to use ’Cheng Er’ as bait to attract the attention of Heavenly Phoenix Palace?"
She rubbed her temples, thinking hard for a long time, and could only think of this possibility.
Cheng Er has entered the trap.
It becomes much easier for us to escape.
"That’s the idea."
Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "But... there might be an even better outcome."
"A better outcome?"
Ao Ying was stunned.
"In case, and I mean just in case... there’s a chance to slay ’Chi Fu’, I’d be more than happy to lend a hand."
Xie Xuanyi sighed and said, "Of course, that’s something I can’t count on you for. Cheng Er of the Paperman Sect is quite reliable; he might produce some unexpected surprises."
"Don’t count on me for that kind of thing."
Ao Ying had a forced smile on her face: "To kill a Yang God Venerable, I can’t help. The only thing I can do is carry you and run."
"That’s enough."
Xie Xuanyi laughed, "It should be starting outside soon, let’s wait a bit more."
...
...
It was indeed about to start outside.
Jiang Huang arrived at Broken Buddha Cliff with Mao Que, examined for a moment, and found no important clues.
"There’s a Great Demon’s aura here..."
Jiang Huang looked at Mao Que, expressionless: "You didn’t encounter anyone else here?"
"Sir..."
Mao Que had already considered the pros and cons.
He could never admit to the existence of the Ancient Dragon Court, no matter what.
Mao Que directly knelt down, loudly saying, "Sir, please see clearly, all that I know, I have revealed... If you do not believe, I am willing to open up my Heart Lake and Divine Sea for you to ’Soul Search’ as you wish!"
He had already been Soul Searched before.
Now he could only bet that the Great Divine Ability User of the Ancient Dragon Court had cleaned his Heart Lake well enough not to expose any clues.
Mao Que knew.
Opportunities in a lifetime are probably only a few.
Whether the Ancient Dragon Court exists or not... now he decided to bet his entire future on this gamble!
"No need."
Jiang Huang did not continue the inquiry.
In her view, Mao Que was just a minor character, not worth mentioning, and there was only so much information to be extracted.
"Seal off this ’Outer Wall Ridge’."
She waved her sleeve, instructing Venerable Chi Lu beside her: "Also, summon all the Great Demons of Lushui Cave Heaven."
"Sir..."
This order made Venerable Chi Lu’s heart tremble.
He smiled bitterly: "Shouldn’t we wait for Chi Fu Dragon Lord to finish the Great Calculation before taking these measures?"
"No need."
Jiang Huang said expressionlessly, "I know what I’m doing. Follow my instructions."
One is a Yang God Venerable, the other a Future Throne.
Either one is someone Venerable Chi Lu cannot afford to offend, so he had to bow and comply, leaving to execute the orders.
"Swoosh!"
Immediately.
Jiang Huang directly unfolded the Karmic Fire Dao Domain.
A pair of crimson fire wings grew from her back, gently flapping as she rose into the air.
Phoenix Fire erupted like a tidal wave.
"Burn."
Jiang Huang raised her hand across the air.
Seeing this scene, Mao Que, kneeling on the ground, suddenly felt a premonition of doom.
The area covered by Phoenix Fire was the Show Forest where the "trade" had happened not long ago.
Accompanied by the roaring sound of a fire wave—
This Show Forest was ignited in an instant!
Jiang Huang employing Karmic Fire was not simply out of rage; she intended to use this fire to extract the "Cause and Effect" from the Show Forest for a Sky Vault Divination...
"Could it be discovered?"
At this moment, Mao Que couldn’t do anything but pray.
He even began to hope in his heart.
That if the big figure from the Ancient Dragon Court hasn’t gone far, there is still time to take action.
Though Jiang Huang is a Future Throne, she is but a Yin God.
If he was not mistaken, the person from the Ancient Dragon Court was definitely a Yang God Great Cultivator!
"The aura of Cause and Effect here... is chaotic..."
Jiang Huang, staring at the Show Forest, found herself with a peculiar expression.
Her Sky Vault Divination could not unfold smoothly, as if something incredibly complex was entangled in the Cause and Effect within the Show Forest.
Undivine Calculable?
This point caught Jiang Huang’s attention.
Just as she was about to investigate further, dissecting everything in the Karmic Fire Dao Domain, suddenly a sound of something breaking through the air rang out.
"Boom!"
This strike was truly overwhelming.
A red light shot across the sky, directly hitting Jiang Huang!
However...
Once the hit landed, it immediately exploded with a whimpering sound, scattering only scattered light fires.
Much thunder, little rain.
Not because of insufficient power.
But because Jiang Huang’s "protective gear" was too formidable.
A layer of invisible light shield had formed in front of the woman in red, shielding her from the attack, then slowly faded away, returning to invisibility.
As a Future Throne of Heavenly Phoenix Palace, Jiang Huang carried with her unimaginably heavy Secret Treasures.
These were gifts from the Great Palace Master.
Even though she now possesses invincible Yin God power, when traveling, she inevitably encounters unexpected incidents, these Secret Treasures providing some delay in case of a deadly situation.
As long as she remains within the Demon Country.
As long as Jiang Huang can send out a Divine Thought.
The Great Palace Master receiving the Communication Order would cross the void at all costs to come to the rescue.
Of course...
Such a hit is not enough to alert the Great Palace Master miles away.
Because this strike only had the destructive power of about the Fifteenth Realm of Yin God, unable to even break the light shield of the protective Secret Treasure.
"Oh?"
Jiang Huang squinted her eyes, looking into the distance.
The landing position of that strike... was hundreds of feet away.
The snow forest under Jiang Huang had been incinerated to ashes by the Karmic Fire.
Countless black ashes twisted and rose in the snow.
Millions of ashes stirred and leaped in the snow wind, obscuring the sky and sun.
In the distant snowfield, an azure figure appeared out of nowhere, seemingly another woman, wearing a veil hat and shrouded in black gauze, her sleeves rolled up high, revealing jade-like porcelain white arms.
Yet such a frail-looking figure was currently engulfed in a faint red glow, the whole person like a "furnace" on fire, vaporizing the surrounding snow into steam, distorting the nearby space.
The previous strike had come from this azure-robed woman.
Attack fire with fire.
It’s indeed a ridiculously amusing scene.
How could a Future Throne of Heavenly Phoenix Palace fear such tactics?
However...
Someone really did it.
And the one who did it is among the most knowledgeable about Heavenly Phoenix Palace and one of the wisest people.
"Cheng Er."
Jiang Huang looked down at the azure-clad woman and slowly pronounced her name.
To travel a thousand miles in search of her.
Only to find everything come effortlessly.
No need for a Great Calculation; the Paperman Dao strategist Chi Fu Dragon Lord sought painstakingly was near this Broken Buddha Cliff.
"It’s me."
The azure-clad woman spoke calmly, tilting her head up to gaze at the young Throne suspended in the distant sky.
Hiss hiss hiss.
Where the confrontation took place, the void for hundreds of yards around was gradually ignited by successive light fires.
An invisible crimson tide.
Rose amidst the snow tide.