Chapter 890 - 888: Senior Brother, Please Protect Me

Chapter 890: Chapter 888: Senior Brother, Please Protect Me

At least on the surface, no crisis had emerged yet. Moreover, with Hongtian Prefecture’s foundation, even if they were targeted by more than one top-tier immortal sect in the Starfall Immortal Ruins, they wouldn’t face total annihilation. Yet, Hong Yichuan and Hong Xiaoxing appeared so anxious.

Hong Xiaoxing smiled bitterly and said, "It is better to prevent trouble before it happens. By the time it does, it will be too late to figure out a solution.

"Although a foundation as grand as Hongtian Prefecture wouldn’t collapse overnight, if we fall into a trap, our downfall would only be a matter of a thousand years."

Xu Yang remained silent. He could understand her words. Taking precautions was naturally for the best.

He glanced at Hong Yichuan and Tongmin Golden Immortal inside the restriction and murmured, "If we agree, we will be protected by the Celestial Fiend Earth Fire Sect after stepping into the Upper Realm. Everything will be fine."

The Celestial Fiend Earth Fire Sect was the main sect of the Black Fire Immortal Mountain in the Upper Realm. They had a formidable reputation and ranked among the top. Hong Xiaoxing possessed remarkable strength and potential, already having the combat prowess of the top ten on the Dragon and Tiger List. Xu Yang felt there shouldn’t be much of a problem. Unless Hongtian Prefecture’s enemies in the Upper Realm were so terrifying that even the Celestial Fiend Earth Fire Sect would fear them.

A moment later, the restriction dissipated into thin air. Xu Yang and Hong Xiaoxing hurriedly looked over. Neither joy nor anger could be seen on the faces of Hong Yichuan and Tongmin Golden Immortal.

Tongmin Golden Immortal looked at Xu Yang and asked, "Xu Yang, what is your stance?"

He thought, "My stance?"

Xu Yang’s eyes flashed as he pondered. "Sect Leader, I think we can agree to this."

"Good." Tongmin Golden Immortal nodded slightly and turned to Hong Yichuan. "After returning, I will contact the Upper Realm. If there is a result, I will notify Mr. Hong."

"Sorry for the trouble," Hong Yichuan solemnly bowed with cupped fists.

SWISH!

Tongmin Golden Immortal’s figure vanished.

"Mr. Hong, do you think the Celestial Fiend Earth Fire Sect will agree?" Xu Yang probed.

Hong Yichuan smiled faintly. "With Mr. Xu’s stance, there is a high probability that the Celestial Fiend Earth Fire Sect will agree.

"Hongtian Prefecture’s enemies in the Upper Realm are not weak, but they are far from being able to shake the Celestial Fiend Earth Fire Sect. Furthermore, with Mr. Xu—who possesses a Ninth Grade immortal foundation and is a top-tier Pill Master—it shouldn’t be an issue.

"However, even if they refuse, Mr. Xu shouldn’t overthink it. It won’t affect our other arrangements."

Xu Yang nodded slightly and asked no more.

"Xu Yang, let’s go out." Hong Xiaoxing smiled brightly, seemingly returning to her usual self.

Xu Yang bowed to Hong Yichuan and followed Hong Xiaoxing out of the hall. She led Xu Yang to a pavilion and, a moment later, walked back in holding a Storage Ring.

"Everything is inside."

Xu Yang gave her a puzzled look, took the Storage Ring, and focused his mind to inspect it. His spirits immediately lifted. It was filled entirely with treasures that stabilized heaven and earth space. There were at least a dozen of them.

"These should be enough for your use, right?" Hong Xiaoxing was very curious about why Xu Yang needed so many of these special treasures, but she tactfully suppressed her curiosity and didn’t pry.

"It’s enough." Xu Yang took a deep breath, joy washing over his face.

With the Black and White Meteor Tower, along with these treasures, it would definitely be enough just to stabilize the passage and Beili Immortal Mountain. After all, the foundation there was still intact; it hadn’t collapsed even after countless tens of thousands of years. All he needed to do was stabilize a portion of it. A heavy weight was finally lifted from his heart.

"When will the Starfall Immortal Ruins open?"

"In about a month."

"A month..." Xu Yang shook his head slightly.

It seemed that he could only return after the Starfall Immortal Ruins concluded. The Starfall Immortal Ruins was the most astonishing fortuitous encounter in the Eastern Continent, bar none. Afterward, there would be no need to linger in the Eastern Continent. When the time came, he would return to the Northern Province and trace his way back from where he came to find that ancient continent. With his current strength, coupled with his numerous supreme treasures, finding it wouldn’t be difficult. It would consume some time, but it would be enough to make it back by the time they headed to the Upper Realm.

"Do you want to stay in Hongtian Prefecture?" Hong Xiaoxing smiled and said. "For the sake of the Starfall Immortal Ruins, the various factions and prodigies mostly won’t make any moves next. They will be preparing with all their might. You can also enter the treasured lands and access the resources within Hongtian Prefecture.

"There are also the Grotto Heaven Guards; you can use them to hone yourself."

Hearing this, Xu Yang was truly tempted. With only about a month left, he had nowhere else suitable to go. Hongtian Prefecture’s foundation was far deeper than that of the Heaven’s Edge Pavilion. Even if his cultivation base couldn’t improve much, simply sparring with the Grotto Heaven Guards would bring considerable benefits.

"It would be my absolute honor."

Hearing Xu Yang agree, joy immediately surfaced on Hong Xiaoxing’s face. She was currently thoroughly astounded by him.

"How are your Alchemy skills?" Hong Xiaoxing asked with some curiosity.

The corners of Xu Yang’s lips curled up. "I haven’t practiced in a long time, but middle-grade Tier 3 is more than enough. Top-grade Tier 3 isn’t impossible either."

His current strength was comparable to the Late Stage of Golden Immortal. Refining ordinary top-grade Tier 3 pills wouldn’t be a big problem as long as he familiarized himself with it.

A strange light flickered in Hong Xiaoxing’s eyes, and she said impatiently, "Why don’t you go refine some?"

"Sure."

"Let’s go, let’s go."

Seeing Hong Xiaoxing’s eager appearance, Xu Yang shook his head and laughed. Speaking of which, he also needed to prepare some pills before stepping into the Starfall Immortal Ruins. Top-grade Tier 3 was already sufficient.

After Hong Xiaoxing brought him to a palace, she had someone deliver a pile of Immortal Elixirs for Alchemy. Xu Yang first refined a furnace of low-grade Tier 3 pills to familiarize himself with the process. Then, he directly moved on to middle-grade Tier 3 and top-grade Tier 3. For several consecutive furnaces, he didn’t fail a single time.

Hong Xiaoxing was utterly dumbfounded watching this. Such a young Tier 3 Alchemist could refine top-grade Tier 3 pills as easily as eating and drinking. Who would believe it if word got out? On top of that, his cultivation talent and potential were equally unparalleled.

"You really are a monster," Hong Xiaoxing swallowed hard. "If you belonged to Hongtian Prefecture, you could at least help secure its foundation for several millennia."

Xu Yang cast a wary glance at her. "Don’t even think about making me join Hongtian Prefecture. You can barely protect yourself. If the Upper Realm sect really agrees, I’d practically be your Senior Brother."

"Hehe. Senior Brother, you’ll have to protect me from now on," Hong Xiaoxing smiled mischievously, looking at Xu Yang with wide, expectant eyes.

"Let’s wait until they agree," Xu Yang curled his lips.

Just then, a respectful voice rang out from outside the hall. "Miss, someone outside is asking to see Mr. Xu."

"You don’t recognize him?" Hong Xiaoxing asked casually.

"No, I don’t. He’s only at the Peak of Celestial Immortal."

"He’s looking for you," Hong Xiaoxing looked at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang was also highly perplexed. Could it be someone from the Heaven’s Edge Tower?

"Let’s go out and take a look." He stored away his divine cauldron, stood up, and walked out. Hong Xiaoxing followed behind him, rather curious herself.

Exiting the palace, the two arrived at a main hall. Inside, a middle-aged man was already waiting, looking extremely nervous. Seeing Xu Yang and Hong Xiaoxing, he immediately stood up and bowed respectfully. "Mr. Xu, Miss Hong."

"And you are?" Xu Yang looked at the man suspiciously.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath and handed a Token to Xu Yang. "Mr. Xu, the owner of this Token sent me to find you. He is trapped in the poisonous swamp zone of the Ten Thousand Beasts Abyss. When I ran into him, he was being hunted down. He took the opportunity to give this to me and told me to come out and find you."

Upon seeing the Token, Xu Yang’s expression changed drastically.

"Eldest Senior Brother! Eldest Senior Brother actually came to the Eastern Continent too!"

Xu Yang’s expression fluctuated repeatedly as he asked urgently, "Who was he being hunted by?"

"It seemed to be Xueze."

"Xueze!"

A chilling killing intent surged in Xu Yang’s eyes.