Chapter 1352: Chapter 1352: Despair and Hope
The protective formation power of Sky Termination City is certainly not inferior to Luojiu City.
Everyone is of course familiar with the defense of Luojiu City.
It is precisely because of this that when everyone heard the message stating that Sky Termination City had already been breached, their hearts involuntarily trembled.
Wasn’t the message just recently saying that Palace Master Xiao Ying and Elder Jing Yan had arrived at Sky Termination City? How is it now transmitting that Sky Termination City has already been breached?
Could Sky Termination City be nothing more than paper?
Or did the guardian array of Sky Termination City never activate? Would the Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace be so foolish?
"Let me verify this!" Elder Yongming, after recovering from his shock, said to everyone present, then conveyed a message to the intelligence personnel for details.
The confirmation came back quickly.
Sky Termination City had indeed been breached, and it wasn’t because the guardian array was shut down. The city’s entire guardian array was completely destroyed, leaving the city in ruins, with countless martial artist casualties.
Furthermore, only Elder Jing Yan attacked; the Palace Master did not participate in the assault. At this time, Elder Jing Yan had already launched an attack on the Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace!
Everyone in the Great Hall took a deep breath, each one displaying an incredulous expression.
Even if Elder Jing Yan’s strength is as powerful as that of the Tri-Floral Main God, is it still not so formidable? Could it be that Elder Jing Yan’s strength has already reached the Nine Tripods Main God level?
Before long, another message came from the intelligence personnel.
The message stated that Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace had already been destroyed, and Palace Master Wen Duo, along with all high-ranking individuals of the Divine Palace, had been personally killed by Elder Jing Yan.
Since the previous message about Sky Termination City being breached was transmitted, only dozens of breaths elapsed before this new message delivered the news of Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace’s destruction.
"Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace is destroyed?"
"Old scoundrel Wen Duo is dead?"
"..."
The crowd stared wide-eyed at each other. The entire Great Hall was enveloped in an eerie, oppressive atmosphere.
They were all prepared for a desperate fight with Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace. Earlier, they were considering gathering the True God Warriors of the Divine Palace to set out for Sky Termination City to support Elder Jing Yan and Palace Master Xiao Ying. But shortly thereafter, news came of Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace’s fall.
"Phew..." Vice Palace Master You Jin exhaled.
"Ladies and gentlemen, given the current situation, we seemingly don’t need to head to Sky Termination City now." You Jin grimaced with a peculiar tone.
"Could the message be fake? If Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace captured our intelligence personnel and then forced them to send false messages to deceive us, it’s very possible." A General Director pondered aloud.
His words held some validity. This scenario is not entirely impossible.
As many people were nodding in agreement.
"Swoosh!"
Suddenly, two figures entered the Great Hall from outside. A faint wave of power rippled through the hall.
Everyone unconsciously turned their gaze towards the newcomers, who were none other than Elder Jing Yan and Palace Master Xiao Ying.
"Palace Master!"
"Elder Jing Yan!" Everyone was momentarily stunned, then proceeded to pay their respects.
"Palace Master, should we now proceed to Sky Termination City to attack Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace?" Vice Palace Master You Jin inquired.
His thought was that the message was indeed false. The message claimed that Elder Jing Yan and Palace Master Xiao Ying were at Sky Termination City, yet now both of them have returned to Luo Jiu Divine Palace.
"Heavenly Extinction Divine Palace is already destroyed, and old scoundrel Wen Duo is dead," Xiao Ying waved his hand and informed all.
Inside the Great Hall, silence reigned!
...
Several decades later.
Luo Jiu Divine Palace was visited by some esteemed guests. Leading these guests was Sect Master Gao Jufan of the Xuanqing Sect.
Decades ago, Xiao Ying went to the Vast Smoke Divine Realm’s Xuanqing Sect to find Jing Yan, Jing Yan merely transmitted a message to Gao Jufan before leaving the Vast Smoke Divine Realm. Gao Jufan wished to inquire Jing Yan about the situation, but Jing Yan had already left the Vast Smoke Divine Realm, and thus the Communication Crystal Stone could not contact Jing Yan.
Gao Jufan immediately conducted a thorough investigation, learning from a few low-level Xuanqing Sect disciples that someone named Xiao Ying came to find Elder Jing Yan, and Elder Jing Yan left with Xiao Ying.
Gao Jufan had an impression of Xiao Ying’s name. Previously, Jing Yan explained to him why he changed his name and also mentioned Palace Master Xiao Ying of the Luli Divine Domain Luo Jiu Divine Palace.
He immediately inferred that Xiao Ying must have traveled from the low-level Divine Domain Luli Divine Domain to the Vast Smoke Divine Realm to find Jing Yan due to a major event. Thus, he promptly brought a few Main God strong people from the Xuanqing Sect of the Vast Smoke Divine Realm to the Luli Divine Domain.
Throughout this journey, he pushed the Void Divine Ship’s speed to its limit, arrived at the Luli Divine Domain, and came to this Luo Jiu Divine Palace after decades.
Upon meeting Jing Yan, Jing Yan briefly recounted his urgent return to Gao Jufan and his company.
"That Wen Duo, truly deserved death!" After hearing everything, Gao Jufan roared furiously.
"Elder Jing Yan, killing him was truly letting him off lightly. If you ask me, his Divine Soul should’ve been imprisoned and tortured daily, making him wish for death." Gao Jufan spoke vehemently.
"Enough, it’s all in the past," Jing Yan sighed softly, "Even though it made Sect Master Gao take this trip."
"What’s this compared to?" Gao Jufan waved his hand.
"Elder Jing Yan, you don’t need to despair either. From what you’ve described, your Daoist couple Gao Feng and daughter Jing Dongxue were absorbing Chaos Qi, right?" Gao Jufan’s tone shifted as he spoke.
"Yes, Senior Brother Xiao Ying confirmed this," Jing Yan nodded, his gaze shifting slightly as he looked at Gao Jufan.
"Then... perhaps Gao Feng and Dongxue aren’t dead. Chaos Qi is extremely mysterious; I fear even the Zhan Yue God Emperor might not fully understand the secrets of Chaos Qi. When Chaos Qi nurtures martial artists, no one can use external force to intervene, or they will face backlash. I propose that even in the Endless Void, dangerous factors like the Void Yin Wind cannot penetrate Chaos Qi." Gao Jufan speculated.
"Sect Master Gao, are you suggesting?" Jing Yan’s spirit was suddenly invigorated.
Previously, he was indeed on the brink of despair. Over these decades, he had repeatedly visited the Void near the Luli Divine Domain, hoping to find traces of his wife Gao Feng and daughter Jing Dongxue. But each attempt ended fruitlessly. Gradually, he came to believe that Gao Feng and Dongxue were unlikely to still be alive.
Now, hearing Gao Jufan’s words, could it be... that there’s still a possibility Gao Feng and Dongxue are not dead?
"Elder Jing Yan, I can’t speak with absolute certainty, but I believe Gao Feng and Dongxue may not be dead. Chaos Qi in the Void surely wouldn’t be permeated by the Void Yin Wind. Perhaps they’ve been transported by Chaos Qi to another location, and this possibility should still be quite substantial."
"It’s just that, locating their trace is exceedingly challenging. The God Realm is vast, and beyond it lies the boundless chaotic universe." Gao Jufan shook his head.