Chapter 44: The Battle of Drifting Snow (Part 1)

  "Dead Sea Dragon, what are you thinking about?" The dragon's shoulders shook as it woke up and turned its head to see that Little Machine had woken up and was standing behind it. Letting out a light sigh, it said: "Little Machine, I'm thinking about who your ancestor said the master was back then. Now, this is the biggest question in my heart. Jie Tian Dao Zun will be transcending his tribulation soon, after that's over, I'll take you and Hong Zhi out to have some fun."

  "Is that so, big brother? Are you going to wait for the heavenly tribulation? How much longer do we have to wait?" Hong Zhi groggily got up from the ground, still with his eyes closed, and disagreed. Upon hearing his words, Hai Long was taken aback and said, "What's going on? Didn't they say that the Heavenly Ancestor would be freed from his tribulation soon? Does it really need to take a long time?" Hong Zhi rubbed his eyes and said, "When they say 'soon', it still takes around a hundred years or so. You either don't know or are pretending not to know. I don't care, big brother. For the sake of waiting for you, I've been stuck here for over a thousand years without going out much. Now that you're finally back, we'll let you rest for a few days at most, and then we'll go traveling around the Divine State. If we're lucky, we might even get to meet the Old Lord."

  "Hai Long exclaimed in surprise: 'It turns out that it will take another hundred years for the Heavenly Dao Zun to transcend the calamity, we can't wait that long. Let's just go out and have some fun, you two should both go, it'll be fine.'"

  "Hong Zhi chuckled and said, 'This time you won't let us go, but from now on, except when you're in the bridal chamber, we won't let you off the hook again. We'll follow you like your shadow.'"

  Hailong struck the bald head of Hongzhi with force, saying: "Dead monk, what are you talking about? A monk like you should have been struck dead by the Buddha's thunder long ago. Otherwise, it would harm the world."

  Hong Zhi clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha Buddha, forgive me, forgive me. Patriarch, please forgive the ignorant Hai Long. My disciple will not blame him for speaking rashly." His expression changed, he suddenly turned serious and said to Hai Long, "Big Brother, before we leave this place, there are two people you must see. But one of them is not on the mountain now, so you only need to see the other one."

  The dragon's face changed, his whole body slightly shook, and he said in a cold voice: "If the person you're talking about is the Drifting Daoist, then there's no need to mention it. I won't go see her." With his intelligence, of course, he knew who Hongzhi was referring to - the one on the mountain was naturally the Drifter, and the one who wasn't present was naturally Yuhua, who had long surpassed the peak realm. These two people could be said to be those he didn't want to see.

  "Hong Zhi grabbed the shoulder of Hai Long and said, 'Big brother, why must you do this? Actually, I had already seen that you had feelings for Piao Yu Dao Zun. Indeed, she is the most elegant beauty I have ever seen. But there are many things that will inevitably create a rift between you two. So you can't blame her either. Do you know? After you went missing, apart from me and Xiao Jing Ling, it was Piao Yu Dao Zun who was the most anxious. She single-handedly drove the Qing Luan Spirit Cloud to search for you on Xian Zhao Peak countless times. I personally saw her hiding in a dark place, secretly crying, with the Wu Xing Mi Tuo boots you last gave her still in her hand. I believe she must have feelings for you, and they are not inferior to what you have invested in her. Big brother, now that you're back safely, I really hope you can see her. You should know that among the Lian Yun Sect, apart from Jie Tian Dao Zun, both Zhi Yun and Piao Yu Dao Zuns have reached the mid-term of their cultivation. Her time is limited. Perhaps a few hundred years later, she will also face the heavenly tribulation test. Big brother, don't do something that you'll regret in the future. Even if you really don't have any feelings for her, it's best to see her once."

  The dragon suddenly became furious and shouted: "Shut up. I don't want to hear it." With a flash of light, he jumped into the cold spirit stone that had lost its spiritual energy.

  Xiao Jingling glanced at Hong Zhi and asked in a low voice, "Fake monk, will Hai Long be okay?"

  Hong Zhi shook his head and said, "Don't worry, big brother's determination is now very firm, not comparable to before. He needs some quiet time, wait for him to think clearly, he will decide what to do himself."

  Xiao Jingling walked over to the side of Hansheng Stone and sat down, saying: "I don't care about that anymore. This time I'll stay here and guard him, so he won't disappear again when it's time."

  Hong Zhi smiled and said: "That's fine! I'll accompany you together."

  As night fell, the Sea Dragon slowly woke up from his meditation, looked up at the sky and saw the stars twinkling in the distance through the big hole he had created. Although he had been cultivating for a whole day, his mood was still unable to calm down completely. The words that moved him the most were those spoken by Hong Zhi, saying that Piaoyao Daozun was crying alone with the Five Elements Maze Boots. In the Sea Dragon's eyes, Piaoyao had always been a strong-willed and determined woman, but she would actually cry because of her own disappearance? Could it be... He shook his head vigorously and muttered to himself: "No, no way. She had already decided not to be with me, how could she change her mind now? Can't be foolishly optimistic anymore. Even if she's willing to follow me now, I'm not sure I'd want her anyway! What I owed her has already been repaid with the Five Elements Maze Boots. Neither Piaoyao nor Tianqin owe me anything. I am who I am, since Tianqin left without returning, I've been living entirely for myself." As he thought this, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes in the dark cave. His figure flickered and the next moment, the Sea Dragon was standing proudly on top of a giant rock, glanced at his Dragon Soaring Arm, let out a clear whistle, and transformed into a shooting star to depart. The voice of the Sea Dragon simultaneously echoed in the ears of Hong Zhi and Xiao Jiling: "Don't follow me, I'll be back soon. Don't worry, nothing will happen to me."

  Xiao Jingling originally wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Hong Zhi, "Let him go. He and Piaoyu Daozun's matter is something he has to resolve himself, no matter who goes, it will be of no use."

  Floating Peak, the mountain peak with the most cloud and mist among the 72 peaks of Lianyun Mountain Range. Xiao Yu Dao Zun stood at the top of the peak, gazing into the distance, but even with her cultivation, she couldn't see through the thick clouds that looked like cotton balls. She was facing the direction of Jie Tian Peak, and at this moment, her mind was a complete blank. Perhaps it was because of the pressure from the three evil sects, these second-generation disciples were cultivating much faster than their predecessors, and their realms were improving rapidly after they had passed the tribulation. Now, she could be said to have reached the peak of the Cultivation Realm, but she found that she didn't feel happy about it, instead, she felt an unusual emptiness in her heart. When she was bored, Xiao Yu Dao Zun would often stand here and space out, sometimes standing for several days, only in this state of not thinking about anything could she completely calm down. Her long hair danced in the wind, and Xiao Yu's pale face suddenly rippled slightly. She said coldly, "Who dares to trespass on my Floating Peak, disperse the clouds." The thick clouds in front of her seemed to understand her words, and suddenly parted to reveal the quiet night sky. A golden light came floating over, and in the night sky, it was so conspicuous. The person's speed was extremely fast, Xiao Yu Dao Zun clearly saw that it was a golden auspicious cloud, which looked no different from her own blue-green spiritual cloud. In an instant, it had already entered the outer cloud and mist barrier of Floating Peak.

  The figure let out a cold snort, and it was clear that the other party's cultivation did not belong to the Liuyun Sect. Regardless of whether they were righteous or evil, in her mind, anyone who dared to enter the Piaomiao Peak's territory would only have one outcome - death. A cold glint flashed in her eyes as she said disdainfully, "You came visiting at midnight, neither a thief nor a robber. Let me see your treasure." Her cherry lips lightly opened, and a cyan-colored electric light shot out from her mouth, almost instantly striking the golden cloud with great force. For a moment, the golden light flashed, and sparks flew like fireworks. The golden cloud retreated over a hundred meters before stabilizing, and Piaomiao Daozun was shocked to discover that her flying sword had been destroyed. With her cultivation, she didn't need to use a flying sword, so she had originally used it to fly and hid it in her mouth to attack the enemy. Although it wasn't an extreme treasure, it was still a lower-grade treasure, but the other party's cultivation was clearly inferior to hers, yet they had easily destroyed her treasure - how could she not be shocked? Almost without hesitation, the blue-green spiritual cloud naturally appeared under her feet, and Piaomiao Daozun approached the other party at an even faster speed. Her hands formed a spell seal, and a circle of blue light suddenly enveloped the other party. From within the golden cloud, twenty white beads emitting soft light floated out, quickly rotating around the golden cloud. From the energy they emitted, Piaomiao Daozun clearly felt that this was a rather good high-grade treasure. She disdainfully curled her lip and continued to use pure spiritual power to create a restriction to envelop the other party.

  The blue light quickly made contact with the white halo. It was clear that even if the opponent had a high-quality treasure to protect their body, they were no match for her in terms of cultivation. The white halo rapidly shrank, and the ethereal Daoist directed the blue light to steadily shrink, not taking the opponent seriously at all. Just as the blue light was about to shrink into Jin Yun's body, a low voice suddenly rang out, "Talk and laugh, retreat the heavenly soldiers." The ethereal Daoist suddenly felt her whole body tense up, and a massive pressure came from the golden cloud that had already been compressed by half. With a loud rumble, the golden cloud suddenly burst forth, and the restrictions she had set up were shattered like paper. A whirlpool-like light shadow suddenly enveloped her, as if it was going to suck all the air out of the atmosphere. Wherever the light passed, the air seemed to burn, and in an instant, it was completely distorted. The ethereal Daoist finally became cautious, and this whirlpool-like light brought her a sense of crisis. Without any hesitation, she released a brilliant light from her eyes, and her body slightly tilted, as if she was going to crash into the whirlpool. Just as her delicate body was about to be crushed by the golden whirlpool, the ethereal Daoist said in her unique cold voice, "Five Elements Fantasy Step, Maze." In mid-air, she suddenly became unreal, and her whole person seemed like a virtual shadow. In an instant, she flew into the whirlpool, and her body seemed to have no physical form. Her feet stepped on the lotus steps as if they were in a dream, and she actually managed to cut into the opponent's attack. The golden light suddenly retracted, and the entire whirlpool compressed inward at the same time. The ethereal Daoist's body rapidly rotated, and blue ripples spread out like waves. With a loud rumble, under the coordination of her fantasy steps, the ethereal Daoist's body made a strange twist, not only shattering the opponent's attack but also not suffering any damage herself. The application of her magical powers was truly breathtaking. Jin Yun shattered due to the traction of his energy, and the ethereal Daoist knew that the opponent had already been injured. Just as she was about to launch the next wave of attacks, a golden figure suddenly appeared in front of her, "Inverted Old Lord's Furnace." The low voice rang out again, and a golden light like a stick came towards her head-on. Left one stick, right one stick, in an instant, it wove into a dense net that covered everything from top to bottom, actually sealing off all the ethereal Daoist's retreat routes in an instant.

  Piaoyu Daozun finally became enraged, from the start of the fight to now, she had been holding back, wanting to find out who her opponent was. However, this person, relying on their cultivation that didn't fall into any realm, continued to provoke her with a series of attacks, already making Piaoyu, who sat in the third position of Lianyun Sect, unable to hold back her anger. Suddenly lifting her right hand, a small mirror-like treasure appeared in her palm, while her feet continued to move, using that unpredictable step method and protective restriction to dodge the previous few attacks. In a low voice, she said: "The Heavenly Punishment Finger has thunder, and it will be used to suppress the six Ding. If you can understand some of the subtleties, then you'll know that creation is born in the palm." She didn't use her own Divine Thunder because Jietian Daozun had already reached the late stage of his cultivation. If she were to summon thunder at Lianyun Mountain at this time, it would likely bring calamity to Jietian Daozun prematurely. Therefore, she chose to use ordinary palm thunder instead. The way Piaoyu used her thunder technique was completely different from how Hailong had used it initially. In an instant, the electric light condensed onto that mirror-like treasure.

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