Chapter 1779: Who Is Truly Stronger?

"Hmph, does this woman think she’s Yun Xiao, being so arrogant!"

A cold snort suddenly came from within the crowd, making Xue Qi’s eyes suddenly sharp as she turned her gaze towards the source, seemingly emitting a terrifying glint.

"Which Yun Xiao are you talking about?"

At this moment, Xue Qi’s voice became a few degrees sharper, as if the name touched a chord within her, making her unable to remain calm anymore. She had an indescribable emotion toward the young man named Yun Xiao.

Even though Xue Qi had already vaguely guessed that the chaos in Drunken Immortal City might have been caused by Yun Xiao, when she heard the name again, she still couldn’t help herself.

"Come over here!"

With a change in demeanor, Xue Qi was no longer as calm as before. As she extended her hand, the cultivator who was a few meters away was grabbed by an invisible force and brought swiftly towards her.

"This..."

After Xue Qi displayed this stunning move, the scene suddenly became somewhat quiet, even the Heavenly Realm Peak expert Meng Zhidao’s old eyes showed a glimmer of fear.

Because Meng Zhidao sensed clearly that the person pulled over by the mysterious woman had cultivation already at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, which wasn’t considered weak in this Drunken Immortal City.

Even Meng Zhidao himself admitted he couldn’t perform so effortlessly; it seems he had clearly misjudged earlier.

"You... what are you doing?"

The Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivator who was forcibly pulled over had a look of doubtful fear on his face. By now, he knew the opponent’s strength was far superior to his own, thus his voice trembled.

"Whatever I ask, you answer. If there’s any falsehood, watch out for your life!"

Xue Qi wasn’t some kind-hearted saint, especially after hearing Yun Xiao’s name, she could explode at any moment. This sound also made the fear in the cultivator’s eyes even stronger.

"Yes! Yes!"

Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the woman, the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivator was truly at a loss, regretting why he had to speak more than needed, now his life was controlled by someone else.

"Was the Empress Statue in Drunken Immortal City destroyed by Yun Xiao?"

Xue Qi’s first question hit the critical point; knowing that her respect for the Empress of Canglong was unparalleled now, that guy daring to destroy her teacher’s statue was simply outrageous.

"Yes!"

The Heavenly Realm Middle Stage cultivator dared not speak more, answering whatever was asked, while secretly guessing what the relationship was between this woman and the terrifying Yun Xiao from over a month ago?

Judging from her tone, she seemed not to be with Yun Xiao, but rather a supporter of the Emperor Canglong Palace or someone sent by them to investigate the destruction of the Emperor Palace.

At that moment, Xue Qi threw out one question after another, unraveling the layers of mystery surrounding the events that happened in Drunken Immortal City, making her expression increasingly gloomy.

"Hmph, what audacity!"

As the last question was answered, Xue Qi’s face was as gloomy as water, her cold snort indicating that the previous speculation might not be far from the truth.

"Is this lady an envoy from the Emperor Palace?"

At some unknown point, the previously arrogant Meng Zhidao had already gotten closer, his question revealing that Xue Qi’s aura tensed, then she nodded slightly.

"Indeed!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Zhidao’s heart trembled heavily, secretly thinking how quick the Emperor Canglong Palace was; they sent people here in just over a month.

"Do you know where Yun Xiao has gone?"

With Xue Qi’s intelligence, she naturally knew that Yun Xiao, having committed such a significant act, would certainly not stay in Drunken Immortal City, surely he had already fled, hence the question.

"A month ago, someone seemed to see him heading northeast, though it’s uncertain if they were mistaken!"

As the envoy from the Emperor Canglong Palace, Meng Zhidao put away his previous arrogance and answered respectfully, though he still left himself some leeway.

Firstly, it’s what others saw, secondly, whether they mistook it or not, Meng Zhidao spoke ambiguously so that if the envoy wanted to investigate, he wouldn’t find trouble with him.

Swoosh!

While Meng Zhidao was calculating in his heart, a graceful silhouette had soared into the sky, followed by a burst of immense power that left him stunned.

"Ho...Holy Rank Expert?!"

Even though Meng Zhidao himself was a cultivator at the peak of the Heavenly Realm, his sensing ability of Meridian Qi was extremely sharp. At this moment, from Xue Qi’s aura, which wasn’t too well concealed, he clearly sensed a qi that was distinctly different from that of the Heaven Rank.

After sensing this aura, Meng Zhidao couldn’t help but feel extreme fear, wishing he could slap himself hard, thinking to himself that he’s fortunate that the woman didn’t take offense. Otherwise, even if he had ten lives, it wouldn’t be enough against a Holy Rank Expert.

"Indeed worthy of the Emperor Canglong Palace. Such a young Holy Rank Expert, fear that no other sect or family could nurture one, right?"

At the same time, Meng Zhidao’s heart was filled with emotion, seeing Xue Qi who seemed just over twenty years old. Yet she was already a dignified Holy Rank Expert. This truly was a case of comparing oneself against others and feeling furious.

All the cultivators of Drunken Immortal City were dumbstruck, watching the graceful figure disappearing toward the northeastern horizon, unable to speak for a long time. Yet in their hearts, they felt a tinge of regret at not being able to witness the excitement to come.

"I wonder, if this Emperor Palace Envoy and Yun Xiao meet, who would be stronger?"

A cultivator at the late stage of the Heavenly Realm suddenly had a whimsical thought and then noticed the strange looks from those around him, feeling somewhat embarrassed, without knowing what he said wrong.

"Aren’t you stating the obvious? How could Yun Xiao possibly be a match for the Holy Rank Envoy of the Emperor Palace?"

The cultivator beside him, who clearly got along well with him, kindly reminded him, making him realize right there and deeply agree.

That day, Yun Xiao’s method of annihilating the Emperor Canglong Palace in Drunken Immortal City was indeed astonishing, but no one believed he had reached the level of the Holy Vein Three Realms. He was just slightly stronger than Ma Nanfeng at the peak of the Heavenly Realm.

From the Heavenly Rank Third Realm to the Holy Vein Three Realms, that’s a chasm impossible to bridge. Many exceptionally talented figures are trapped at the peak of the Heavenly Realm, unable to breakthrough their entire lives. It goes to show how difficult this Great Rank breakthrough is.

Perhaps only in places like the Emperor Canglong Palace could such young geniuses be nurtured. It seems Yun Xiao is even a few years younger than the Envoy from earlier, so there’s no reason his talent would surpass the geniuses of the Emperor Canglong Palace, right?

The common discussion of these Drunken Immortal City cultivators naturally did not reach Xue Qi’s ears. Meanwhile, she was already darting towards the northeast, with a hint of a strange killing intent in the depths of her heart.

"Yun Xiao, this time you absolutely cannot escape from my grasp!"

A low voice came from Xue Qi’s mouth, and then her graceful figure disappeared into the distant horizon. Who knows what will happen in the near future?

......

"Achoo! Achoo!"

In the dense forest region of Nine-layered Dragon Cloud North Domain, a figure clad in rough clothes sat cross-legged by a campfire, suddenly sneezed twice without warning, feeling somewhat puzzled.

This figure, unsurprisingly, was Yun Xiao, who had traveled long from Drunken Immortal City to this place. He naturally didn’t know that an old acquaintance in the sky northeast of Drunken Immortal City was mentioning him. His mind had long been occupied with another matter.

"This place is less than a thousand miles from the headquarters of the Murong Family back in the day, only the Murong Tomb..."

Yun Xiao lowered his head, contemplating, as memories of his past life surged like a tide in his mind. Yet he knew entering the Murong Tomb would never be simple.

That was a place within the Murong Family where only the clan leader before death could enter, and it was a place where one could only enter and not exit. It could be said that no one in the world knew what was inside the Murong Tomb.

Though within the past century, the Murong Family had long been wiped out, the few that remained probably had no way of entering the Murong Tomb, right?

Yun Xiao didn’t know if there had been any changes to the Murong Tomb within this hundred-year timeframe, but he decided to first go there and take a look.

When the time came, even if he couldn’t enter the Murong Tomb, as long as he could find the possibly existing Murong Sou, it would fulfill his purpose. As for the treasures inside the Murong Tomb, he had not the slightest coveting desire.

After pondering for a moment, Yun Xiao stood up, extinguishing the campfire with a few steps. Just as he intended to soar into the sky again, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

"Who’s there?"

With Yun Xiao’s current sensing ability, there weren’t many who could surpass him in this region. At this moment, he was on full alert, his eyes fixed on a particular direction, calling out loudly.

Within Yun Xiao’s line of sight, there appeared an obscure figure at some point. It looked human, yet had some differences from ordinary humans.

"Turns out to be an old ape!"

As Yun Xiao focused his gaze, he finally discovered that the being appearing in this dense forest was an ape covered entirely in white hair, which at first glance, indeed resembled a human figure.

"Why does this old ape’s aura feel somewhat strange?"

Just as Yun Xiao intended to carefully sense the strange aura of the old ape, the latter moved quickly, swiftly disappearing into the dense forest again, looking somewhat bizarre.

This scene made Yun Xiao shake his head slightly. As for this elusive old ape, he didn’t pay much attention. Since it hadn’t transformed into human form, it wasn’t a Holy Demon and thus posed no great threat to him.