Chapter 113: She Truly Dotes on Him
However, now that the Empress had personally intervened, the situation was surely under control. The six of them discussed it and decided to return to that place.
Perhaps they would even get to see the Empress.
It wasn’t every day one had the opportunity to see a Great Emperor. Even for Holy Master-level figures, meeting a Great Emperor was extremely difficult.
Mingyan and his companions soon returned to the place where they had found the “inheritance” and saw the corpses on the ground.
Mingyan’s eyebrow twitched. “So many people died?”
“With that terrifying aura we felt before… If the Empress hadn’t come, everyone in this small world would have likely been killed.” Ning Feixuan sighed. “I wonder what happened…”
They asked the survivors and learned the general gist of what had happened.
Hearing that an invader from the outer realms had appeared in the Supreme Dao Hall, everyone realized the gravity of the situation.
“An invader in the Supreme Dao Hall… Does that mean the other trials arranged by the Great Dao might also…” Huang Feiyan frowned. “These are places the younger generation must go to obtain inheritances and opportunities. But if there are invaders, wouldn’t that be a death trap? One misstep, and the entire younger generation could be wiped out…”
“And where did this invader come from? The last dark era was over a hundred thousand years ago. How could they still be alive?” Yue Qingying was bewildered. “Are they immortal?”
They knew little about the invaders. Although there had been several dark eras, the records passed down were not very detailed.
And after death, the invaders didn’t leave a body. They would explode into light and dissipate, leaving nothing to study.
They only knew they came from the outer realms, didn’t belong to this world, were very different from them, were ruthless and bloodthirsty, and couldn’t be communicated with. Besides that, there wasn’t much information.
They didn’t accept surrender. They would kill every living being in this place. That was why everyone united during the dark eras. Besides resisting, they had no other choice.
Mingyan looked up. He felt the Emperor’s might disappear. “The Empress seems to have left.”
“Hmm… she was probably just startled by the invader…” Ning Feixuan also felt the Emperor’s might disappear. “But… this is terrifying. The Supreme Dao Hall is a mechanism created by the Great Dao to nurture the younger generation, yet there was an invader inside…”
What this meant was still unclear, but it definitely wasn’t a good thing.
Just as Ning Feixuan finished speaking, the entire world began to shake. Then, they felt themselves leaving the small world of the Supreme Dao Hall and appearing at the foot of Standing Sword Peak.
Then, the Supreme Dao Hall on Standing Sword Peak was lifted by an invisible hand and hovered in the air.
“The trial is terminated.”
Although Mingyan had never seen Great Empress Qingzi, he was almost certain that this was her voice. The Empress had terminated the trial and taken the Supreme Dao Hall away.
She didn’t say anything more and didn’t appear. The Supreme Dao Hall simply vanished.
The survivors in the Supreme Dao Hall looked at each other, bewildered. This sudden turn of events had caught everyone off guard. The presence of an invader, the Empress’s personal intervention, the early closure of the Supreme Dao Hall—these were things that had never happened before…
The Supreme Dao Hall had never appeared during the reign of a Great Emperor before… This era was filled with too many unusual occurrences.
“What’s going on? Why did the Empress come here?” Suddenly, Huang Junyi’s voice echoed. She was hiding in the shadows and had also sensed the Empress’s aura, surprised.
Huang Feiyan told her what had happened. Huang Junyi was shocked. “There was an invader inside?”
“Yes… The Empress took the Supreme Dao Hall away, probably to investigate this matter…” Huang Feiyan nodded. But now, they had no place to obtain inheritances…
Fortunately, the four of them hadn’t left empty-handed. They had all obtained “Star Gap.”
“…Let’s go back. This is a serious matter. We need to let my sister know.” Huang Qingfei’s voice also sounded.
Mingyan also sent a mental message, “We also need to report to our master…”
Ning Feixuan, on her side, also needed to report to the Queen Mother of the West.
The group parted ways. An Ran and Yu Zhu followed Ning Feixuan back to the Yaochi Sacred Land. Mingyan and Yue Qingying returned to the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land under the protection of a Moon Shadow Branch elder, while Huang Feiyan returned to the Huang family with Huang Qingfei and Huang Junyi.
After returning to the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land, Mingyan and Yue Qingying quickly went to the island and reported what had happened in the Supreme Dao Hall to Yue Wu Xia.
“An invader?” Yue Wu Xia frowned. “How could this be? Did the Empress say anything about it?”
“No. She just terminated the trial early and took the Supreme Dao Hall away.” Yue Qingying shook her head.
“Hmm…” Yue Wu Xia pondered for a moment, then said, “You two shouldn’t go out for a while. Stay in the Sacred Land and focus on improving your cultivation. Especially you, Mingyan. Improve your cultivation, in case it’s needed.”
Mingyan nodded, then scratched his head, slightly embarrassed. “Um… Master, I need a large amount of Yin energy to break through… If I stay in the Sacred Land, I don’t think there’s a source of Yin energy…”
Yue Wu Xia glanced at him. “There’s a cold pool beneath the Moon Shadow Courtyard. You can go there to cultivate. Qingying, take your junior brother there later. Also, use this time to refine your weapon.”
Mingyan nodded. “This disciple understands.”
Yue Wu Xia glanced at Yue Qingying, then said, “Qingying, you may leave first.”
“Hmm? Oh… alright.” Yue Qingying, hearing her master’s words, glanced at Mingyan, puzzled. She didn’t know why her master wanted her to leave alone, but she didn’t object and left the room.
Mingyan turned his head and looked at his senior sister, also confused. He didn’t know what his master was planning.
Yue Wu Xia looked at Mingyan, her expression cold and impassive. “Come here.”
“…What… what come here? This disciple doesn’t understand.” Mingyan blinked.
“…Didn’t you say before that you wanted to hug me again? Or did I remember wrong?”
“Oh, oh, oh! No… you didn’t remember wrong!” Mingyan finally recalled and quickly walked over to her. He then reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, holding his master’s alluring figure in his arms…
Master still remembered… Mingyan’s heart warmed. She truly doted on him…
