Chapter 260: Refining Dust Realm Expert
With that, Fu turned to Shen Daoxing. "Thank you, Young Master Shen, for rescuing the Commandery Princess."
As he spoke, he bent his knees, about to kneel.
Shen Daoxing quickly reached out and stopped him. "Fu, the Commandery Princess has shown me kindness. It’s only natural that I would help her!"
"It seems the Commandery Princess was not mistaken about you."
Fu couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief.
TAP, TAP, TAP, TAP!
Suddenly, a series of footsteps rang out. A group of disciples from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land emerged and instantly surrounded Shen Daoxing. He recognized the young man in the lead; it was Gongsun Shiji, who had accompanied Dongfang Wan’Er that day.
Shen Daoxing turned to look at the Celestial Profound Sacred Land disciples and gave a faint smile. "You still want to fight?"
"Shen Daoxing, you are the Celestial Slaughter Star! The Saint Master of our Sacred Land personally ordered your execution. As disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land, we cannot allow you to leave."
Gongsun Shiji declared resolutely.
"Let him go!"
Suddenly, a cold voice rang out. A moment later, Zhao Wufeng slowly walked out from nearby.
Gongsun Shiji turned to him, his face filled with confusion. "Senior Brother, Shen Daoxing is the Celestial Slaughter Demon Star! The one from Master Tianji’s prophecy!"
"Shiji, you really are..."
Zhao Wufeng was fuming with frustration. He frantically blinked at Gongsun Shiji.
’He’s the Celestial Slaughter Star, sure, but you have to be able to beat him! Even Yuwen Wuji died at his hands. If we charge in, aren’t we just throwing our lives away?’
Amid the commotion at the gates of Ancient Moon City, Dongfang Wan’Er’s beautiful figure stood atop a large tree not far away. She watched everything unfold from a distance, not daring to approach.
She didn’t know what she would do if she had to face Shen Daoxing—attack him or let him go. Her identity as a disciple of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land screamed at her to kill him, but her heart was completely against it.
’In truth, she envied Shangguan Yiran for being able to follow her heart. But she couldn’t, because her family was in the Celestial Profound Sacred Land.’
「At the city gate.」
Shen Daoxing’s eyes swept over the members of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land. "If you’re not afraid of ending up like those three just now," he said coolly, "then by all means, come at me."
As he spoke, he took a step forward. An aura of ancient, venerable majesty suddenly erupted from him. The surrounding disciples from the Sacred Land trembled, finding it hard to even breathe.
In that instant, the area fell silent. Not a single person dared to step forward and attack.
Even Gongsun Shiji stood frozen in place, not daring to move an inch.
But suddenly, Shen Daoxing’s brow furrowed. As if sensing something, he abruptly shot into the air.
「The next moment.」
"Audacious villain! How dare you act so arrogantly before my Celestial Profound Sacred Land! Die!"
An ancient voice roared from the sky.
Far in the distance, a great way from Ancient Moon City, a speck of light appeared. Then, that speck of light grew larger and larger.
SWOOSH!
A piercing point of light crossed an immense distance in an instant. It left a trail of brilliance that stretched across the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, looking as if it had split the very world in two.
In the next instant, the light flashed and arrived before Shen Daoxing.
Startled, Shen Daoxing hurriedly raised the Great Ming Demon Sparrow in his hand to block.
He felt a vast, ancient power, a force that could seemingly annihilate anything, transmit through the Great Ming Demon Sparrow.
Shen Daoxing’s hand trembled. With a loud "CLANG!", the Great Ming Demon Sparrow was knocked from his grasp and sent flying.
Horrified, Shen Daoxing pointed two fingers forward and hastily summoned the Venerable Dharma Seal, placing it in front of the speck of light.
The point of light slammed into the Venerable Dharma Seal.
CLANG!
Another clear ringing sound echoed.
The Venerable Dharma Seal trembled violently, and with a "SWOOSH," it too was sent flying.
PFFT!
A Blood Arrow shot high into the air.
A gaping hole had been blasted through Shen Daoxing’s chest.
Shen Daoxing felt a tyrannical power that allowed no resistance.
’A Refining Dust realm expert!’
’This is definitely a Refining Dust realm expert even more powerful than Yuwen Wuji!’
’Fortunately, although the Venerable Dharma Seal failed to block the attack, it deflected the point of light, preventing it from piercing my heart.’
Otherwise, Shen Daoxing would already be a cold corpse.
’Flee!’
Shen Daoxing realized in that instant that this was an existence he absolutely could not match at his current level.
However, it was clear the person was still a considerable distance from Ancient Moon City and couldn’t arrive immediately.
Without hesitation, Shen Daoxing shot into the air.
"Brat! You think you can just walk away after killing so many disciples of my Sacred Land?"
The ancient voice once again boomed from the sky, vast and indistinct, like a divine utterance from the Nine Heavens.
Far in the distance, a great way from Ancient Moon City, a point of light once again flared into existence. In an instant, it crossed an immense distance. A long streak of white light pierced through thousands of miles of landscape, arriving before Shen Daoxing in the very next moment.
Shen Daoxing quickly pointed a finger. The Venerable Dharma Seal, which had been knocked away, turned into a streak of light and flew back.
CLANG!
A sound like metal striking metal rang out.
The Venerable Dharma Seal trembled slightly and was once again sent flying.
PFFT!
A Blood Arrow formed of crimson blood shot out.
Another gaping hole had been pierced through Shen Daoxing’s chest.
"Yang!"
"Shen Daoxing!"
Below, Lv Yunsheng and Shangguan Yiran both cried out in alarm.
Shen Daoxing looked down at his chest and was horrified to find that the bloody hole was only an inch away from his heart.
’So close. It was so close.’
But just then, Shen Daoxing’s brow twitched. He saw another speck of light streaking across the sky toward him at extreme speed.
’There’s another one!’
Alarmed, Shen Daoxing focused his will. With a SWOOSH, the Great Ming Demon Sparrow transformed into a black streak, shot across the sky, and landed in his palm.
Immediately, the shadow of the Great Ming Demon Sparrow sword flashed, turning into a black arc and carrying Shen Daoxing away at top speed.
The Great Ming Demon Sparrow was fast, but the point of light behind Shen Daoxing was even faster. In just a few breaths, it had caught up.
The point of light was about to strike.
Suddenly, Shen Daoxing discovered a huge behemoth appearing beneath his feet.
His vision went dark. The next moment, Shen Daoxing found he was being carried upward, flying high into the clouds.
Shen Daoxing looked around and realized he was standing on a Cloud Ship.
"Thank goodness! Thank goodness! We made it in time."
A deep voice slowly sounded.
Shen Daoxing turned to see Elder Mu walking over slowly, leaning on his cane.
"Elder Mu!"
Shen Daoxing was slightly taken aback.
Elder Mu grinned, revealing his perfectly white teeth. "Young Master Shen, this old man always keeps his promises."
"And me, and me!"
Xin suddenly ran out, came to Shen Daoxing’s side, and raised his hands to show off. "Grandpa and I fixed this Cloud Ship together!"
Shen Daoxing couldn’t help but smile. "Elder Mu, thank goodness you arrived in time."
With that, he walked to the edge of the Cloud Ship’s deck. Looking into the distance, he saw that he was already flying above the clouds, speeding forward.
"Young Master Shen, where are we going now?"
Elder Mu stepped forward and asked.
Shen Daoxing tapped his fingers on the ship’s rail, paused for a moment, and then said abruptly, "First, we’re going back."