Chapter 1492: Chapter 1492: We Can’t Wait That Long!
Swish! Swish swish! Swish swish swish!
Within the Refining Treasure Hall, this is a plain where countless human figures appeared in rapid succession, namely, those human cultivators Yun Xiao brought into the hall.
At this moment, these human cultivators feel a sense of gratitude in their hearts, for they all know that if not for Yun Xiao, they might have ended up like those corpses outside.
So after they regained their senses, they all turned their gazes to a point not far ahead, where a youth in coarse clothes was standing.
Whoosh!
But at this moment, just as the crowd was sizing up Yun Xiao, a strong sound of wind-breaking suddenly came from somewhere, followed by a figure swooping down like a large bird, targeting the straight-standing youth in coarse clothes.
"Who dares to be disrespectful to Lord Yun Xiao?"
Seeing the figure’s actions, some of the hot-tempered ones among the crowd immediately shouted angrily, wondering if that guy had lost his mind to attack their savior!
At least in their hearts, everyone in this magical space of the Refining Treasure Hall was saved by Yun Xiao, and given such a space divine artifact, it should be difficult for outsiders to enter without Yun Xiao’s control, right?
"That’s... Wu Zhukong?"
After those hot-tempered ones shouted, some meridian refining masters with strong soul power sensed a trace of familiar energy and spoke with uncertainty.
"Indeed, it’s Wu Zhukong, he’s not dead!"
Compared to those distant cultivators and meridian refining masters, Qingmu Wu, possessing the strongest soul power, immediately confirmed without any hint of worry in his tone.
"Hmm, still trying to be aggressive in the Refining Treasure Hall, really tired of living!"
Beside him, Feng Qixian, the Elder of Sky Poison Institute, was extremely angry, snorting coldly; after all, he too guessed that in this space, Yun Xiao would not be easily defeated.
The one launching a powerful attack towards Yun Xiao was indeed Wu Zhukong, the current Palace Master of Wuyan Palace. Earlier, he wasn’t crushed into meat paste by the Refining Treasure Hall but was directly drawn into the hall’s magical space.
During that previous period, Wu Zhukong was wandering in this space without direction, but somehow, with a change in space, that hateful youth appeared not far ahead.
They say enemies meeting stir raging emotions. At first sight of Yun Xiao, Wu Zhukong didn’t think of anything else; he only knew he had to tear this kid apart to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Unfortunately, Wu Zhukong seemed to forget that this is Yun Xiao’s domain, controlled by Yun Xiao within the Refining Treasure Hall. Even if Wu Zhukong is a super expert at the peak of Lingyun Realm, he can’t cause any significant trouble here.
"Bind!"
Yun Xiao stood calmly, with a strange smile on his face as he watched Wu Zhukong getting closer. Until the other was less than a zhang away, he softly uttered a single word.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Upon Yun Xiao’s soft utterance, a hole suddenly tore open in the sky of the Refining Treasure Hall, from which several black-green threads quickly shot out, binding Wu Zhukong tightly, leaving him immobile.
"In this Refining Treasure Hall, you have no chance of victory!"
After binding Wu Zhukong, Yun Xiao spoke once more, and Wu Zhukong began an intense struggle. Unfortunately, as Yun Xiao stated, no matter how he struggled, it was to no avail.
This wasn’t Yun Xiao using his power at the peak of Floating Life Realm; it was the power accumulated by the Refining Treasure Hall over countless years. How could a mere Wu Zhukong possibly contend with it?
If outside, Yun Xiao might not have been able to trigger the attacking power of the hall again, but here within this space, he was the absolute sovereign.
If possible, Yun Xiao would even want to bring the Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit outside into this space; however, the hall’s attacking power outside could only be utilized once. The Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit wouldn’t remain passive like these human cultivators, right?
Regardless, since Wu Zhukong had already been drawn into the space of the Refining Treasure Hall, he was now at Yun Xiao’s mercy.
"Yun Xiao, if I guessed correctly, you were probably kicked into this special space by your teacher, weren’t you? Your Lianyun Mountain was ultimately defeated, hahaha!"
After struggling futilely for a long time, Wu Zhukong, still a palace master, finally calmed down after a brief bout of madness, guessing some truth with his first words.
Unfortunately for Wu Zhukong, after those words left his mouth, he didn’t notice the odd expressions on the faces of those human cultivators observing from afar.
Those expressions varied, from cold smiles to disdain, and a touch of schadenfreude after learning the truth. This contemporary palace master of Wuyan Palace must be unaware of some other facts, huh?
"Teacher? Are you referring to that Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit outside?"
Yun Xiao’s expression also turned somewhat strange, but without hesitation, he directly asked in return. As soon as he said this, Wu Zhukong, realizing something, instantly turned pale.
"You’re talking nonsense. That’s my teacher, the previous Palace Master of Wuyan Palace. How could it be one of those vile Strange Spirits?"
At this moment, Wu Zhukong was almost hysterical. Even though he hadn’t admitted it, a voice deep in his heart was telling him that at this point, what reason would Yun Xiao have to deceive him?
"Tsk tsk, it’s kind of laughable. The dignified previous Palace Master of Wuyan Palace turned out to be a Strange Spirit, hated by all. It’s quite ironic!"
Yun Xiao didn’t bother with Wu Zhukong’s feelings and simply lamented. After speaking, he no longer paid attention to the dispirited current Palace Master of Wuyan Palace but instead turned his gaze to another place.
There lay Lu Yanji, the severely injured President of the Meridian Refining Master Association. However, at this moment, Lu Yanji’s aura was utterly depleted, leaving him with no fighting strength.
Seeing Yun Xiao stride over to Lu Yanji, it seemed he was assessing the President’s injuries, but unexpectedly, the latter spoke first.
"With injuries like mine, it will probably take a few months to recover!"
Lu Yanji was also a genuine Heavenly Rank Advanced Meridian Refiner and had profound understanding in the art of the Medical Pulse. He knew his own condition best, and saying it might take months was already giving himself too much credit.
This also served to inform the surrounding people that the strongest force among the humans was lost for at least these few months, and it was uncertain if the Refining Treasure Hall was absolutely safe either.
"A few months? We can’t wait that long!"
Hearing this, Yun Xiao slightly shook his head, murmuring to himself, then looked up at the sky, which seemed unremarkable, with a conflicted expression.
In the space of the Refining Treasure Hall, others couldn’t sense the depletion from the outside Gold Attribute Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit’s attack, but as the hall’s owner, Yun Xiao knew the hall’s defensive energy could last at most ten days.
No matter how much energy the Refining Treasure Hall had accumulated, under the continuous bombardment of the external Gold-grade Heavenly Spirit, it would ultimately be exhausted one day.
By then, without the protection of the Refining Treasure Hall and having lost the top combat power of Lu Yanji, no one present would survive.
This was why Yun Xiao said, "we can’t wait that long," and why he was torn—because of another matter related to past grievances he couldn’t easily let go of.
"Elder Lu, there’s something I’d like to ask you privately!"
Yun Xiao’s expression changed uncertainly before he finally spoke in a deep voice. When he finished speaking, he waved his right hand, and a light screen descended from the sky, enveloping the two of them.
From this moment, the crowd could only see Yun Xiao and Lu Yanji’s lips moving slightly but couldn’t hear what they were saying, which made them all very curious.
"Go ahead and ask!"
Inside the Light Shield, Lu Yanji was also puzzled, wondering why the young man before him still wanted to ask questions at this critical moment and why he wanted to avoid others.
"I’m asking you, do you know the origins of your family?"
Yun Xiao didn’t hold back and asked directly. As soon as he said this, he stared intently at Lu Yanji’s face, seemingly eager to discern something from his expression.
"Family origins?"
No matter how much Lu Yanji pondered, he couldn’t predict that Yun Xiao would ask this question. However, he didn’t hesitate much and directly pulled the robe off his right shoulder, revealing a patch of smooth skin underneath.
This action made Yun Xiao’s body tremble slightly. When he looked closely, sure enough, he saw a small "Lu" character tattooed on Lu Yanji’s shoulder.
"As expected, he’s from the Lu Family of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud!"
Seeing that "Lu" character, the last bit of doubt in Yun Xiao’s heart vanished because he had seen such a "Lu" character on his former wife, Lu Qinwan, in his previous life.
"Actually... I’m originally an orphan, and the name Lu Yanji was given to me by my teacher based on this ’Lu’ character on my shoulder!"
Just as Yun Xiao’s mind was swarming with thoughts, Lu Yanji said this, making Yun Xiao pause, secretly thinking his previous guess might have been somewhat mistaken.
The current Yun Xiao, of course, understood that Lu Yanji’s teacher was actually the previous Chairman of Lianyun Mountain, who probably had already gone to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud in pursuit of a higher realm.
From Lu Yanji’s brief words, Yun Xiao could also surmise that this man probably truly didn’t know his own origins and had no intentional connection with the Lu Family of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
