CHAPTER 483: CHAPTER 483: THE WORLDVIEW COLLAPSED

Yang Wuzong returned to the Star Sea, bringing back a message: he had poached Chen Pingping from Wuji Sect...

The scene suddenly fell silent.

Everyone in the Star Sea looked at him, with reactions ranging from surprise and shock to disbelief, amazement, and utter speechlessness.

Poached Chen Pingping?

If they remembered correctly, not long ago, Chen Pingping had brazenly stolen Yang Wuzong’s spaceship in public. When Yang Wuzong returned to the Star Sea back then, he was furious. He loudly vowed to personally slay Chen Pingping and rend his body into ten thousand pieces.

Yet now, he returned with such news.

For a moment, no one said a word.

As for the group that had invaded the City of Extinction, they were wiped out so quickly that word hadn’t even made it back yet.

「On the other side.」

The three who had emerged from the Secret Realm were now rushing toward the City of Extinction at high speed.

"It’s over, it’s definitely over. That old man said the Star Sea is going to make a move on us; we’re certainly doomed this time," said the scholar, his face ashen as he exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He knew all too well the strength of Fairy Valley.

This super-powerhouse had now been reduced to a mere title, its strength far inferior to the other two super-powers.

On top of recent events, with their twists and turns, Fairy Valley’s internal morale was shaky. If Star Sea truly took action, who could stop them?

The current strongest combatant in Fairy Valley was their great-uncle, Wang Xiaodao, an Eighth-Heaven Saint Realm expert.

The majority of the rest were in the early stages of their cultivation.

The Emperor Weapon was destroyed, and Chen Pingping had taken the Quasi-Emperor Weapon. The key issue was that this scoundrel was still out there, leaving Wuji Sect in a vulnerable state.

With such a lineup, how could they possibly withstand a slaughter from Star Sea?

He Yitian consoled, "Relax. Based on my understanding of the Star Sea, both Fairy Valley and Wuji Sect are already finished, so don’t use ’definitely.’"

The scholar’s face stiffened.

Beside them, Guang Xiaoyu smacked him. "Nonsense!"

"..."

He Yitian, feeling aggrieved, said, "Little girl, you should know your senior brother invited me back to vigorously develop Wuji Sect’s Refining lineage. So, my status within Wuji Sect is very high—extremely high! I’m second only to your Sect Master and on equal footing with your senior brother. If you dare lay a hand on me again, be careful—I’ll beat you!"

Oh?

Guang Xiaoyu was stunned. "Did you just say your status is second only to our Sect Master?"

He Yitian held his head high. "Of course! I am the founder of the Refining lineage, akin to an ancestor. Having a high status is quite normal."

She laughed. "Then I’m relieved."

He Yitian: "???"

She added, "Now, even the Sect Master of Wuji Sect has to listen to my senior brother."

What?

He Yitian was stunned.

"Because she too was... well, tricked by my senior brother... Ahem! I mean, she insisted on following my senior brother, to the point of desperation. Then, my senior brother reluctantly agreed to her plea and finally granted her the position of Sect Master," Guang Xiaoyu said with a giggling smile.

"???"

He had an ominous feeling.

He had once traveled with Wuji Sect for a time, so... upon careful reflection, it seemed that the Sect Master called Hongxiu often deferred to Chen Pingping in many situations.

BANG!

Guang Xiaoyu attacked, beating him while scolding, "You and your nonsense! You and your Artifact Refining! You and your boasting! Let me tell you the hierarchy in Wuji Sect: The Qingfeng lineage is above the Wuji Sect itself! Understand?"

He Yitian cried, whimpering.

This meant that the disciples of the Qingfeng lineage were ranked above the Wuji Sect.

"In Qingfeng, my Master Wen Yuqing is the most powerful, followed by my senior brother. I’m third." As she spoke, she held her head high, very proud. "Fourth is my junior sister, then Lao Huang, Hei, that old hen, Mao Qiu, and Emperor Spirit. As for you... HMPH..."

Outrageous, completely outrageous.

Even several pets made the list! And that preceding phrase: ’Qingfeng above, Wuji Sect below’...

Does this mean those pets rank higher than the Wuji Sect itself?

And what did her final "HMPH..." mean?

Am I, He Yitian, ranked even lower than a few pets?

"I want to defect! No, I want to return to the He Family!" He Yitian lamented desperately.

"Betraying the Sect is a capital offense," Guang Xiaoyu said, her eyes brimming with a smile as she looked at him.

"Fairy Valley and Wuji Sect have both been annihilated! If we all disband, it doesn’t count as betrayal!" He Yitian retorted indignantly.

After all, he was a genius who also practiced Artifact Refining; otherwise, Chen Pingping wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to lure him over.

He felt that he should definitely hold a certain status.

But?

Why should I be so brutally beaten for misspeaking just once?

Damn it!

Just a short while ago, everyone was getting along so well, living harmoniously, like one big happy family!

The more He Yitian thought about it, the angrier he became, deciding to challenge her to reclaim his dignity and status.

"I challenge..." His gaze was resolute.

The scholar beside him was also preparing to smooth things over.

The current situation of Fairy Valley and Wuji Sect was still unclear. Their top priority should be to return as quickly as possible, not to squabble here.

But at that moment, Guang Xiaoyu drew out her wooden sword and slashed behind her.

With one strike, a blizzard, and another, a frost...

She looked back with an almost smile.

The two Saint Realm powerhouses showed shocked expressions, unable to figure out what went wrong or how she had detected them.

In an instant, the blizzard and frost engulfed the area, creating a domain that restricted this slice of heaven and earth.

The two exchanged looks, both momentarily breathless.

Sword Domain.

Damn it!

She isn’t an ordinary cultivator, but a Saint Realm expert?

"I wasn’t entirely sure just now. But after putting on that little act with the He Family kid, well... you carelessly revealed yourselves," Guang Xiaoyu chuckled, her smile radiant as she approached step by step.

HUM!

Another sword strike—the Sword of Vegetation.

The Heaven Domain swiftly dimmed, leaving only a glimmer of green light that grew larger. In no time, the green light had expanded to several thousand feet, possessing a majestic presence and shocking Sword Intent. From afar, it seemed as if a Sword God was making a move.

With a soft cry from her, the sword descended, submerging the two Saint Realm powerhouses ahead.

Scholar: "..."

He Yitian: "..."

They understood.

The act just now was to draw out the strong enemy hiding behind them.

But...

Couldn’t you have told us before starting the act?

What terrified both of them was that the enemies who had followed were two formidable Saint Realm powerhouses!

Yet beneath her sword strike, they crumbled like dry weeds, unable to resist, their Dantians shattered, Divine Souls extinguished, dying on the spot.

The two felt their scalps tingle, trembling vehemently.

Dead.

The powerful Saint Realm experts had fallen, just like that.

Without even a chance to resist.

Guang Xiaoyu walked over boldly and inspected the situation carefully. After confirming their deaths, she returned and looked at He Yitian. "What did you just say?"

He Yitian wore an expressionless face, but inside, he was in turmoil.

He had encountered Chen Pingping in the Wasteland and then lived with him for a time before the two of them traveled to the Southern Diaspora together.

At that time, he didn’t know Chen Pingping had a junior sister.

It was only when they found the City of Extinction that he learned about Guang Xiaoyu, and then they continued on their journey together...

Guang Xiaoyu always seemed plain to him; she wasn’t as stunning as a Fairy but was more restrained, with a simple and unadorned air about her.

She rarely made a move, mostly just speaking.

In the Secret Realm, she guided their group forward. To be frank, at that time, He Yitian was merely surprised, wondering why she was so familiar with the Dragon Soul Secret Realm.

But he never gave it much thought. Not until this moment, when two powerful Saint Realm powerhouses from the Star Sea attacked, and Guang Xiaoyu slew them with a mere raise of her hand.

He Yitian’s worldview collapsed.