Chapter 1242: Chapter 1242: Return to the Academy Once More
In the high sky, Xiao Yi flew swiftly along the way.
With his current strength, at full speed, he was several times faster than when he first arrived in the Four-direction Domain more than half a year ago.
The trial journey in the Four-direction Domain could already come to an end.
Next, he would naturally leave.
A few days later, when Xiao Yi passed by Sky Square City, his flying figure suddenly stopped.
"Hmm?" In the high sky, Xiao Yi’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed.
A trace of killing intent suddenly flashed across his face.
Swish... With a flash, he silently descended from the sky.
Outside Sky Square City, outside a deep mountain forest.
Dozens of men in black moved stealthily among them, and secretly, there were also hidden breaths lurking within.
Observing the apparel of these men in black, the black clothes were unlike ordinary black, but more like a dark and eerie black.
Within the black, there was also a stroke of a blood flower, extraordinarily striking.
Obviously, these were the garments of assassins from the Heavenly Nether Mansion.
Dozens of men in black searched and probed, and secretly, dozens more men in black lurked.
Among them, the leaders were an elderly man and a young man.
At this time, the young man’s face was somewhat unsightly.
"It’s already been a month, and still no clues?" The young man lowered his voice.
But the elderly man heard it very clearly.
The elderly man shook his head, "This stretch of deep mountains has almost been turned over by us, and all traces have been checked."
"But, we still found nothing."
The young man showed a cold look, "Is that Purple Flame Yi Xiao really so formidable?"
"Our Heavenly Nether Mansion’s elite assassins have searched hard for a month, yet couldn’t find a shred of evidence about him?"
The elder chuckled bitterly.
"A bunch of useless people." The young man glanced at the men in black outside in anger.
The elder said in a deep voice, "As they say, there’s always someone stronger out there."
"The waters of the Central Region are deep indeed."
"Although our Heavenly Nether Mansion is the number one assassin force in the Central Region, who dares to say that no one surpasses us in the entire Central Region?"
"That Purple Flame Yi Xiao, his origins are mysterious to the extreme."
"He has only been famous for a few months, yet he has made a name for himself in a prestigious region like the Four-direction Domain, even defeating one of the Ice Lord’s Sixteen Envoys severely."
"How could he be easily dealt with?"
The elder paused, then said, "If he were easy to handle, the Dominating Star Mansion wouldn’t need to pay a hefty price to hire our Heavenly Nether Mansion."
The young man nodded, and the coldness on his face dissipated a bit.
"The Dominating Star Mansion has confirmed that Chen Xing was killed by him, and right here."
"Yet with the means of our Heavenly Nether Mansion, we cannot track this person. His methods of hiding his tracks are surprisingly formidable."
"Young master, don’t worry." The elder said in a deep voice, "The Dominating Star Mansion is also tracking this person. With the combined efforts of our two mansions, he cannot escape."
The young man nodded.
The two lurked in the dark, concealing their breaths.
Unbeknownst to them, just a few feet away on a large tree behind them, a cold and proud figure stared at them disdainfully.
The figure was naturally Xiao Yi.
"Heh." Xiao Yi couldn’t help but smile inwardly.
No wonder he had encountered this group of assassins from the Heavenly Nether Mansion earlier.
However, thinking about it, the identity of Yi Xiao had indeed let him take the blame quite a bit.
Only, the matter of killing Chen Xing was unrelated to him.
If he guessed correctly, the culprit was definitely that old fox Cang Yue.
Instead, he had unwittingly taken the blame once.
Xiao Yi lightly shook his head, ready to slip away.
Suddenly, "Who’s there?" An old shout suddenly erupted.
The elder suddenly turned around, looking at Xiao Yi.
When he saw Xiao Yi, his expression changed drastically.
"You..." The elder showed a look of fear, staring at Xiao Yi.
He couldn’t imagine, when someone had appeared behind him while he was lurking in the dark, and how long this person had been watching him from behind.
If this person had suddenly attacked him from behind, he and the young man might have been dead long ago.
"Heh, you do have some skill." Xiao Yi chuckled lightly.
He could have left quietly, but he casually made a flaw, making a bit of noise just now.
That elder immediately noticed him.
"It’s you?" The young man glared at Xiao Yi coldly, his expression unfriendly.
"No wonder you’re the disciple of that traitorous master, your stealth skills are indeed impressive."
The young man immediately recognized Xiao Yi.
"Looks like last time you haven’t learned your lesson." Xiao Yi’s eyes suddenly turned cold.
"Not good." The elder’s expression changed, he quickly pulled the young man and retreated hastily.
"Heh." Xiao Yi sneered, eyes full of disdain.
"Watch your mouths, next time, I might not spare you."
With those words, Xiao Yi flashed away.
At the original spot, the young man’s face showed a cold expression, but he did not pursue.
The elder suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
For some reason, his intuition told him that after not seeing Xiao Yi for a little over a month, the sense of threat Xiao Yi posed felt much stronger than before.
He even felt that if Xiao Yi wanted to kill him, it would be a matter of a flick of his hand.
"Damn it." The young man gritted his teeth, "Just a disciple of that traitor, yet he dares to be so arrogant?"
"When this affair is over..." The young man’s fists clenched with cracking sounds.
"Young master, don’t be impatient." The elder said in a deep voice, "There’s less than two years left until that grand event."
"Once the task here is concluded, the young master should return to the mansion for the second awakening of the Martial Soul."
"The young master has held back his cultivation and stagnated his realm for the sake of this awakening."
"Once the young master’s Martial Soul undergoes its second awakening, this person may not be your match."
"Hmm." The young man nodded, full of confidence in his eyes.
...
In the distance, Xiao Yi had already flown away.
Flying all the way, a day later, passing Ming’an City, Xiao Yi paused again.
Over the City Lord’s Mansion of Ming’an City, Xiao Yi glanced at the Martial Arts Arena.
On the Martial Arts Arena, a child was diligently practicing martial techniques, drenched in sweat.
Xiao Yi nodded, then flew away controlling the air.
That child was, of course, the son of the Ming’an City Lord.
Speaking of which, last time, it was his first time helping a young martial artist through the crucial stage of Martial Arts Enlightenment.
That’s why he specially stopped to check on the child.
And this child was indeed not bad, a rare martial arts prodigy.
Judging from his perception just now, at a young age, he had already stepped into the Innate realm and was already proficiently practicing an Earth Rank Martial Technique.
It must be known that this child had just passed through Martial Arts Enlightenment, stepping into the Mortal Realm more than half a year ago.
Not seen for half a year, he had crossed two Great Realms, breaking through Postnatal and stepping into Innate at such a young age.
...
Flying all the way, after a month, Xiao Yi finally returned to the Black Cloud Region.
Rushing all the way, it wasn’t long before he returned to Black Cloud Academy.
Xiao Yi glanced at the densely packed dark clouds over the academy.
Even though he hadn’t seen it for over half a year, even after so much practice, and now possessing considerable cultivation, the feeling he got from looking at those dark clouds was still the same as when he first came to Black Cloud Academy.
It made him feel palpitations and pressure.
Just at this moment, a furious shout erupted from within that silent and heavy dark cloud.
"Old man Yun Yuan, let’s see how you practice in peace."
A cyan light streaked recklessly within the dark clouds, stirring the clouds constantly.
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First update.
Second and third updates should be around midnight, sorry for the delay due to going out temporarily.
