"You think you can kill me with just you?" Yue Tianxia sneered incessantly.
"Your talent is limited," Xiao Man said faintly. "You've lived for tens of thousands of years, constantly taking over other bodies. Unfortunately, you've never encountered a good prodigy. That's why no matter how hard you cultivate, you can never surpass the God Transformation stage and enter the Human Immortal realm. Even if you can tear through the void, you can only tear through the void of the lower dimension, unable to reach higher planes. Your entire life, you will never be able to leave the Cangxuan Continent."
"Absurd!"
"Absurd?" A mocking smile played on Xiao Man's lips. "It's not absurd. Why can people from the Heavenly Spirit Sect go to higher planes? Because they haven't inherited the four great legacies and are not suppressed by the rules of Cangxuan. Bloodline inheritance can help cultivation, but it stops at God Transformation!"
Xiao Man and Yue Tianxia battled for a day and a night. The fight was unprecedentedly fierce. The sky seemed to be torn in half, one side red, the other blue. The clash of the two forces was enough to destroy heaven and earth. Yue Tianxia had thought that even if Xiao Man became a God Transformation realm mighty being, she would not be his opponent. Little did he know that besides possessing a divine artifact, Xiao Man also had the help of a divine beast. He was subtly suppressed by Xiao Man, falling into a disadvantage and having no choice but to flee for his life.
Those who witnessed the battle firsthand still felt lingering fear recalling it. After the battle, Yue Tianxia vanished without a trace, as did Yue Ran. No one knew where Xiao Man had gone.
In the Land of No Law, Wuhuan watched Xiao Man return gracefully, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes. "You're quite bold, actually charging headfirst to fight Yue Tianxia. Aren't you afraid of perishing at the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
"Ten years ago, I could still escape. Ten years later, I am naturally confident of leaving," Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "I need to go to the Eight Directions Sword Sect. Do you want to come?"
"Let's go, together," Wuhuan stood up. "Anyway, the time is not yet right, and I'm bored sitting here."
Wuhuan and Xiao Man walked side by side. His gaze fell upon the young man walking beside Xiao Man. "Is this the person you rescued?"
"Yes, my younger brother, Yue Ran."
Wuhuan nodded in understanding. Everyone in the world said that the Sect Mistress of the Heavenly Sword Sect was Xiao Man's mother, and Yue Ran, being the only son of Madam Yue, naturally had a blood relationship with Xiao Man.
"Your cultivation is only at the early Nascent Soul stage. You're born of the same mother, yet the difference is quite significant."
"You learn nothing good, only picking up all of your bad temper," Xiao Man said coolly, glancing at Wuhuan. "I have one bad trait: I am extremely protective. I can scold my brother all I want, but others can't."
Yue Ran's face immediately lit up. He linked arms with Xiao Man and pouted affectionately, "I knew my sister loved me the most."
Seeing this, Wuhuan felt a pang in his teeth. Xiao Man had a bad temper and was protective, and Yue Ran was even more so, surpassing her. It was a miracle this brat hadn't been beaten to death while traveling.
Yue Ran winked at Wuhuan. He was Xiao Man's only, biological younger brother. Compared to him, Wuhuan stood no chance!
Xiao Man flicked Yue Ran's forehead, signaling him not to be too arrogant. Yue Ran rubbed his forehead. "Sister, where is Yue Xia?"
"At the Eight Directions Sword Sect. You'll see him soon," Xiao Man said gently. "You're quite bold to have entrusted your Nascent Soul to him to take away. Aren't you afraid he'll be ambushed and lose your Nascent Soul on the way?"
"Yue Xia is timid but meticulous. Besides him, I couldn't find anyone else to help me," Yue Ran explained. "My subordinates are all under strict surveillance. In the Heavenly Sword Sect, he is the only one who goes unnoticed. Besides him, no one else is willing to help me."
"Who told you to offend so many people usually."
"Sister, you're wrongly accusing me. It's not that I offend them, but rather that they are hypocritical. They befriend me only to use my identity to gain benefits for themselves." Su Dan Novel Network
"You understand the principle that 'water that is too pure has no fish'," Xiao Man reminded Yue Ran. "Human relationships are maintained by mutual benefit. If you want to befriend someone but are unwilling to offer them benefits, then who would risk themselves for you?"
"Sister is like this."
"That's because we are connected by blood. But others are not related to us. If there's no profit to be made, why would they help you?"
"I only need my sister," Yue Ran said stubbornly.
Xiao Man was a bit troubled. "I can't accompany you your entire life. You will eventually have your own life. In the future, when you meet a girl you like and form a Dao companion, you..."
"I don't need to. I'll just follow my sister."
"She's hardly your sister; I think of her more as your mother," Wuhuan mocked. "Even your mother couldn't stay with you forever, let alone your sister who will get married."
"If my sister gets married, I'll marry along with her," Yue Ran challenged. "I'll be a dowry!"
"Oh, this is quite uncommon. A younger brother accompanying his sister as a dowry. Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock of the world?"
"What does the world's laughter have to do with me?" Yue Ran snorted. "I just love following my sister."
"Aren't you afraid the Yue clan will be without descendants?"
"The Yue clan being without descendants is their just desserts!" A cold glint flashed in Yue Ran's eyes. Xiao Man frowned slightly and looked at Wuhuan. Wuhuan pursed his lips and stopped speaking. After all, he was Xiao Man's brother. It was up to Xiao Man to worry about his thoughts and actions!
"The Venerable Lord has returned!"
A patrolling disciple saw Xiao Man and his party from afar. "The Venerable Lord has returned."
In a moment, several people rushed out of the sect, with Mo Mo at the forefront.
"You stinking girl, you finally know to come back!" Mo Mo rushed forward and hugged Xiao Man. "Do you know how worried I was?"
"I'm back, aren't I?"
"Seventh brother, it's great that you're alright." Yue Xia extended his fist and bumped it against Yue Ran's. "I was still worried that the next time I saw you, you wouldn't be you."
"Third brother, you worry too much. With Sister here, even Yue Tianxia can't do anything to me."
Yue Xia frowned upon hearing this. Yue Tianxia was indeed not a good father; in fact, he could be called a wicked father. However, even so, it could not erase the fact that Yue Tianxia was their father.
"How is he?"
"I don't know," Yue Ran shook his head. "After he fought with Sister, he disappeared without a trace. He's probably hiding in some corner, waiting to jump out and do evil things again once he's recovered."
"Seventh brother, he is, after all, our father."
"Third brother, he is not our father. He is a villain who has possessed our father's body!" Yue Ran said calmly. "Yue Tianxia is not my father; he is my mortal enemy."