Xie Chen sat less than ten steps away from A Yao and Feng Chu, yet A Yao and Feng Chu couldn't sense his presence at all.
Above the sky, the red moon casts a veil of light, and the sea of clouds surges.
The wind rustled the leaves in the woods, carrying with it the scent of spider lilies, a flower unique to the underworld. Occasionally, flickering green phosphorescence could be seen in the darkness of the forest.
Time passed slowly, and after a long while, both Ayao and Feng Chu had finished their meditation.
Ayao and Feng Chu both opened their eyes. Ayao looked towards where Xie Chen was sitting, but she saw nothing but scenery. Ayao felt a little strange; she had a feeling of being watched, but after checking several times with her divine sense, she found nothing unusual.
Xie Chen had met A Yao.
When A Yao used the Time Talisman to recover to the Immortal Emperor realm and fought against Luo Bai, Xie Chen was still in seclusion, but his divine sense saw A Yao at that time. Elder Li and Elder Meng, although they were Great Luo Golden Immortals, also saw the scene of A Yao and Luo Bai's fierce battle from afar.
However, their cultivation level was not high enough to see through the protective immortal light of Immortal Emperor Feng Yao, nor could they see her face clearly, so they could not recognize her.
Xie Chen, being a Celestial Emperor, had already recognized A Yao as the female Celestial Emperor who had fought Luo Bai. She had previously possessed the cultivation of a Celestial Emperor, but now she was only at the True Immortal realm. She couldn't even detect him standing right in front of her. Just what was this woman's cultivation level?
There are many secret techniques that can temporarily boost one's cultivation level, but a secret technique that can directly elevate one from the True Immortal Realm to the Immortal Emperor Realm is unheard of.
Although he was somewhat curious about A Yao's background, Xie Chen was more interested in Feng Chu. He didn't have much desire to investigate A Yao for the time being.
"Are we really safe now?" Feng Chu asked, glancing at the cloak he was wearing. "You just said that even a Celestial Emperor wouldn't notice if they weren't looking closely while wearing this. In other words, if someone at the Celestial Emperor level were to get serious, they definitely wouldn't be able to fool us."
Ayao couldn't deny it. She smiled and said, "Are you worried that Xie Chen will come after us?"
Feng Chu crossed his arms and said, "I killed his grandnephew, so it's normal for him to come and kill me too."
“I don’t think Xie Chen will kill you because of Xie Tianqi,” A Yao said.
After she finished speaking, Xie Chen's gaze shifted to her.
"Why?" Feng Chu asked.
“It’s beneath a Celestial Emperor to personally kill a True Immortal like you. Besides, I don’t think he even knows about Xie Tianqi. Those people from the Sword God Palace probably acted on their own,” A Yao said.
Feng Chu snorted coldly: "You don't even know him, so why do you keep speaking up for him? And you act like you know him quite well?"
Xie Chen was also a little curious. He was certain that he and the purple-clad girl in front of him had never crossed paths before. But the tone in which she mentioned him didn't sound like she was talking about a stranger. Recalling her previous battle with the Dragon Emperor, Xie Chen even wondered if she might be a reborn soul possessed by someone from the past.
That's not right either; this girl doesn't show any signs of possession.
This is clearly her original body.
Could it be a reincarnation and a chance to start over?
If that were the case, he couldn't think of a suitable candidate, which made him even more puzzled.
“I don’t know him personally, but I’ve heard things about him. In short, I don’t think he’s the kind of person you imagine,” Ayao said.
Feng Chu scoffed, "Like father, like son. Even if those people weren't sent by him to hunt us down, they're definitely not good people either."
Ayao: "..."
She now strongly suspects that in his past life, Feng Chu killed Xie Tianqi for the same reason, and was then hunted down by the people of the Sword God Palace, which created a grudge. Later, Xie Chen wanted to take him as a disciple, which is why he resisted so much.
Xie Chen sat to the side, listening to Feng Chu scold him without showing any expression on his face.
"Let me tell you something, Xie Chen, like you, possesses both a Chaotic Overlord Body and an Innate Sword Seed," A Yao suddenly said. This wasn't a big secret; many people actually knew it. But Feng Chu didn't know. After hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on his handsome face. That guy was actually the same as him.
But so what?
"So?" Feng Chu tilted his head slightly, his golden eyes shining brightly.
“I think if he saw you, he would definitely want to take you as his apprentice,” Ayao said with a smile.
Feng Chu snorted heavily: "I don't want to be his apprentice. Who cares? With a grand-nephew like Xie Tianqi, he must be a despicable, shameless, vulgar, lewd, and hypocritical beast in human clothing."
Ayao: "..."
Ayao couldn't help but want to facepalm. This kid's impression of Xie Chen seemed terrible. They hadn't even met yet, and it was already like this. No wonder their relationship as master and disciple was so bad in their past life.
Neither A Yao nor Feng Chu knew that Xie Chen was sitting right next to them. Xie Chen looked at the young man's handsome yet youthful face and couldn't help but laugh. Just as A Yao had said, he wanted to take Feng Chu as his disciple as soon as he saw him. As a Celestial Emperor who had proven his Dao with the sword, it was hard for him not to be tempted by Feng Chu, who had the same talent as him.
He wouldn't take on just any apprentice, so he wanted to observe Feng Chu for a while. He just didn't expect that the other party would have such a bad impression of him. He hadn't even met him yet, and he had already categorized him as a hypocrite.
"Where are we going now?" Feng Chu asked A Yao.
Ayao said, "Let's go to the Crimson Flame Mountains."
"The Crimson Flame Mountains? Where is your master?" Feng Chu asked.
Ayao said, "It's possible."
"Let's go!" Feng Chu said, flying towards the sky.
Feng Chu stopped in mid-air, and A Yao flew towards him. A Yao reached into her storage space and pulled out a small wooden boat, about an inch long. After the boat was thrown into the air, it emitted a light and soared to a height of more than ten feet. Feng Chu and A Yao both flew onto the boat.
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