Feng Luo was furious. He thought to himself, "How could this bitch be so kind as to dare to kill someone from our Feng family?"

"Third Brother, what does Xin Yao mean? Her move just now was clearly meant to kill Ji Jiuying," Feng Yan said.

"Hmph, no matter what the Nine Heavens Divine Palace means, Ji Jiuying is Lan'er's daughter after all. We, the Feng family, must not let her succeed."

Feng Luo felt that all of this must be the work of the Nine Heavens Divine Palace. Their Four Directions City was not a pushover; even a rabbit will bite if provoked.

The two exchanged a glance, then turned and charged at Xin Yao.

Ye Qingchen quickly picked up Ji Jiuying and flew to the side. The spirit lords of the Feng family pressed closer step by step. Ling Xiao transformed into a dragon and stood in front of them, while the light and melodious zither music continuously struck those who wanted to get close to Ji Jiuying.

Ji Jiuying felt as if all the bones in her body were broken, and blood kept spilling from her mouth.

"Xiao Jiu, are you alright?" Ye Qingchen placed his large hand on her back and slowly transferred spiritual energy to her. Looking at Ji Jiuying, who was covered in injuries, he asked with concern.

Ji Jiuying suppressed the urge to bleed, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, took out a cup of spiritual spring water from her spatial storage, grabbed a handful of pills and put them in her mouth, "I won't die."

"Qingchen, can I lean on you for a bit while I recover?"

The slightest movement caused her back excruciating pain, making it impossible for her to sit up on her own.

Ye Qingchen responded and carefully helped her up. She leaned weakly on his arm, and her scent mixed with the smell of blood entered his nostrils. Ye Qingchen's expression flickered slightly. This was the second time he had been so close to her.

Ji Jiuying closed her eyes, channeled her spiritual energy, and continuously repaired the injuries on her body.

Looking at her quietly leaning against him, Ye Qingchen had a thought that if he could, he wished time could stand still at this moment.

However, from Xin Yao's perspective, this scene appeared as the two of them embracing intimately.

She was even angrier. She was determined to tell the Venerable One that Ji Jiuying was a promiscuous woman who had been intimate with that man in front of so many people while the Venerable One was away.

Ziyu, standing beside Qingling, frowned slightly, wanting to help but unable to leave Qingling behind.

Qingling saw through her thoughts, and Xiao Zi appeared behind her.

"Sister Ziyu, you go help Miss. I can manage with Xiao Zi here."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yu glanced at Xiao Zi, then flashed to Ji Jiu Ying's side, reached out and helped Ji Jiu Ying, who was leaning against Ye Qing Chen, to lean against her.

“Young master, men and women should be different, please let me do it.”

Ye Qingchen showed no surprise, simply nodded to Ziyu, and then turned to stand guard not far away.

As he turned away, a look of disappointment flashed across his eyes. But who was this woman? Why did she harbor such hostility towards him?

"Brother, don't go over there, someone is protecting her."

While dealing with the enemy, Wen Longxiu spoke to Wen Chuyu.

Wen Chuyu's icy blue eyes flickered slightly. Yes, someone was protecting her, and those who stood in front of her were her obstacles.

He couldn't explain his feelings for her; he only knew that she was a ray of light that suddenly appeared when he was about to fall into darkness. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't catch up with her and instead drifted further and further away from her.

——

Xin Yao and Hei Xiangling faced off in mid-air, the sound of their colliding forces like a thunderclap from a clear sky, deafening.

Xin Yao scrutinized the black-clad girl before her. Who was this woman, and how could she be so powerful? The aura emanating from her made the spirit beast in her spiritual sea tremble.

[Master, the woman opposite you exudes such a powerful aura that Qingluan cannot help but submit.]

A voice echoed in Xin Yao's mind; it was her contracted beast, the phoenix.

[Qingluan, can you tell who she is?]

[I'm sorry, Master, Qingluan can't tell...]

Xin Yao narrowed her eyes. Even Qingluan couldn't tell? Could it be a divine beast in disguise?

"Are you her divine beast?"

When Xin Yao mentioned the divine beast, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes. How could a lowly person from a lowly continent possess a divine beast and a divine artifact? With her strength, how could a divine beast possibly condescend to contract with her? It must be because of the Venerable One's help.

Hei Xiangling smiled seductively, "You're not jealous, are you?"

As if her thoughts had been read, Xin Yao clenched her teeth, but reason pulled her back to reality.

"What a joke! Me, a fairy from a higher plane, the only mistress of the Nine Heavens Divine Realm, would be jealous of a mortal from a lower plane?" As she spoke, her moves became increasingly fierce, but Hei Xiangling remained as calm and collected as ever, which greatly angered Xin Yao.

"Did you call yourself a fairy? I've lived for tens of thousands of years and I've never seen such a hypocritical fairy as you."

"you!"

Xin Yao's eyes were filled with murderous intent. That bitch was disgusting, and so were the people around her. She gathered all the spiritual energy in her body into her palm, and countless red lotus karmic fires turned into fireballs that rushed toward Hei Xiangling and Ji Jiuying.

The sky is ablaze with crimson lotus flames!

Once touched by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, it is difficult to escape, and even the soul will be burned. Moreover, the places burned by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire cannot be repaired.

Zi Yu was startled. Yan Ye flashed to Ji Jiu Ying's side and formed a wall of fire.

"Be careful not to get hit by the fire!"

As soon as Zi Yu finished speaking, various roars and wails rang out around her.

He quickly went to Qingling's front, "Purple Shield".

A purple shield formed to block the flying red lotus karmic fire, but the red lotus karmic fire was divine fire, and these illusory things could not possibly withstand it.

Soon, Zi Yu's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and her hands and feet were trembling. At the same time, Xiao Zi stepped forward and gathered all the power in her body into the Zi Hua Shield.

Fortunately, Shen Qingqiu and the others were some distance away from those spiritual cultivators and were not affected by Xin Yao's Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Just as Xin Yao was feeling somewhat smug, two murderous intents came from behind her, and Xin Yao frowned slightly.

"Third Master Feng, Fourth Master Feng, what do you mean?" Xin Yao said sharply.

"Hmph, I'd like to ask you what the Nine Heavens Divine Palace means! How dare you try to kill Ji Jiuying in front of us! What does she represent to our Feng family? Fairy Xin Yao must know!"

Feng Yan snorted coldly, his goodwill towards Xin Yao vanishing instantly.

Xin Yao calmed down. Just now, she had only thought about killing Ji Jiuying and had completely forgotten that the Feng family was still around.

"Third Master Feng, Fourth Master Feng, I think you've misunderstood. I didn't really want to kill her."

Feng Luo sneered inwardly. No matter what, Ji Jiuying was his only niece, and he would never allow anyone to kill her. His sinister eyes were fixed on Xin Yao. "Hehe, does Fairy Xin Yao think we're stupid?"

"I never expected the people of the Nine Heavens Divine Palace to be so untrustworthy," Feng Yan said sarcastically.