Boom!
However, sect master Qing Yang, the Heavenly Sword Sovereign and venerable lord Gu Jing immediately activated their Saint treasures, wrapping their bodies with destructive energies as they ferociously rushed over.
Palace master Sheng Yuan knitted his brows in a frown. He wasn’t afraid of the trio but was forced to slow down due to the Saint treasures they wielded. With a flick of his sleeve, the Saint flame turned into three golden fire dragons that incinerated the void as they rose to confront the Law Domain trio.
Boom!
Space was shattered by the ensuing battle, but anybody could see that sect master Qing Yang and the others were barely able to hold on with the power of the Saint treasures.
In the mysterious domain, Zhou Yuan’s entire body tensed up when he saw the unfolding situation in the outside world. His eyes were filled with worry as he looked at Yaoyao. He could likewise sense that Yaoyao’s power was rising, but the more it rose, the more uneasy he felt.
Because he knew that it meant that Yaoyao’s seal was rapidly weakening.
What would happen once Yaoyao’s seal was completely broken?
“Damnit!”
Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth.
Moreover, palace master Sheng Yuan was zooming straight towards him to take away the Cangxuan saint Stamp. How could Zhou Yuan do anything against such an almighty existence?
While Zhou Yuan's heart was burning with worry, an old voice urgently broke through. “Zhou Yuan, that old thief intends to take the Cangxuan Saint Stamp. Hurry and activate the Saint Stamp before him!
“Master has left some preparations!”
Zhou Yuan cried out in confusion when he heard this, “Old Xuan?”
The voice belonged to old Xuan.
“How do I activate it?” He asked in a hurry.
“With the power of the Saint Runes.”
Zhou Yuan was surprised. Old Xuan already knew that he was carrying the Saint Runes!
But he had no time to ask any more at this critical juncture. He sprung up and rushed to the end of the stone steps, coming to a stop before the Cangxuan Saint Stamp.
With a deep breath, the Decoder Saint Rune in his eyes, the Earth Saint Rune in the palm of his hand, and the Heavenly Punishment Saint Rune in the depths of his Divine Dwelling slowly began to emerge.
The three Saint Runes quickly appeared and were instantly drawn to the Cangxuan Saint Stamp as they hovered around it.
Buzz!
Mighty ripples erupted from the Cangxuan Saint Stamp as it began to vibrate. A mysterious power seemed to break free from within it.
In the outside world.
Palace master Sheng Yuan’s eyes turned piercingly cold when he looked towards the mysterious domain. “The boy has Saint Runes in his body? Cang Xuan is this your doing?”
He sped forward, smashing through sect master Qing Yang as he rocketed towards the mysterious domain.
Zhou Yuan anxiously looked at the Cangxuan Saint Stamp as he felt palace master Sheng Yuan come closer and closer. “Shit, I am still one short of the four Saint Runes! There is no way I can fully activate the Cangxuan Saint Stamp!”
Zhou Yuan had only obtained three of the four Saint Runes that patriarch Cang Xuan had stripped away from the Saint Stamp, and the final rune was still missing.
Outside the thunderbolt pool, old Xuan couldn’t help but smile when he saw the anxious look on Zhou Yuan’s face. “Calm down.
“Little one, did you really think I always favored you over others in the Cangxuan Sect because of your talent?”
He slowly removed his upper garment, revealing an ancient glowing rune on his back that flashed with a mysterious luster.
Zhou Yuan’s mouth gaped open. The fluctuations of that glowing rune was far too familiar to him.
It was the fourth Saint Rune that Zhou Yuan had been painstakingly searching for!
So it had been engraved on old Xuan’s back all along! No wonder there weren't any clues about the whereabouts of the fourth Saint Rune!
Old Xuan shook his body, and the ancient rune on his back rushed up to the sky, transforming into a stream of flowing light that whizzed into the mysterious domain and into the Cangxuan Saint Stamp.
Chapter 736 Meeting the Patriarch again
Buzz!
When the fourth Saint Rune arrived, all four Saint Runes simultaneously entered the Cangxuan Saint Stamp. The Saint Stamp slightly trembled, before boundless waves of light suddenly burst out.
Light waves devastated the surroundings.
Following the explosion of light waves, all the experts were surprised to find that their Genesis Qi that had been restricted by palace master Sheng Yuan had been restored.
Palace master Sheng Yuan’s Genesis restriction had evidently been broken.
While the vast light waves continued to rage, Zhou Yuan closed his eyes due to the blinding light. It was a long while later before he slowly opened them again.
He could not help but be stunned when he could see again.
Because he found that the scenery around him had changed. He was currently situated in what seemed like an ancient starry sky, while the fierce fighting outside had disappeared.
“This is----” Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered with uncertainty.
“It's a small space inside the Saint Stamp.” A chuckle was heard.
Zhou Yuan abruptly turned around to see a light lotus floating in the air. Above the lotus, sat a mysterious figure.
That figure was clad in a long robe with his hair draped over his shoulders. His face was fair and youthful like a young man and his deep eyes were currently looking straight at Zhou Yuan with a smiling expression.
Zhou Yuan’s mouth fell open as he stared at the mysterious figure.
“Patriarch Cang Xuan!?”
The figure before him was patriarch Cang Xuan whom he once encountered in the Saint Remains Domain.
“Patriarch, you're not dead?!” Zhou Yuan’s face lit up with joy. If patriarch Cang Xuan was alive, there would be someone to deal with Sheng Yuan!
Patriarch Cang Xuan yawned as he explained with a smile, “Of course I’m dead, but Saint experts won’t be destroyed so easily. When I died, a fragment of my Spirit was hidden in the Cangxuan Saint Stamp.”
“Palace master Sheng Yuan is about to snatch the Cangxuan Saint Stamp and sect master Qing Yang and the others can’t stop him!” said Zhou Yuan in an anxious manner.
Patriarch Cang Xuan sighed, “I’m aware.”
Zhou Yuan drew a deep breath and asked, “So how do we deal with him? If palace master Sheng Yuan gets hold of the Cangxuan Saint Stamp, I am worried that the Cangxuan Sect will no longer be safe.”
Patriarch Cang Xuan said, “I actually had a secret plan. I originally intended to wait until the Cangxuan Saint Stamp fell into the hands of Sheng Yuan. When he begins to refine the Saint Stamp, I would strike and severely wound him.”
But he then shook his head, “But looking at the current situation, it's already too late. Your little girlfriend has already begun to break the seal.”
Zhou Yuan couldn't help but ask, “What happens after Yaoyao breaks the seal?”
Patriarch Cang Xuan avoided the question and said, “Now isn’t the time for her to release the seal.”
Immediately after, he gazed at Zhou Yuan in a strange manner.
Zhou Yuan felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze, “Why is elder looking at me like that?”
Patriarch Cang Xuan chuckled. “I just think that you’re very impressive to have made her develop feelings towards you.”
Although Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao had already been together the last time they met, patriarch Cang Xuan could feel that the relationship between them was more akin to friendship.
But this time, they were obviously no longer mere friends.
Why else would Yaoyao break the seal in order to protect Zhou Yuan? How could she be emotional?
Zhou Yuan blushed with embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.
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nbsp; “We love each other.” He finally said.
Patriarch Cang Xuan chuckled, “I can only say that you have very good luck and met at the right time.”
Zhou Yuan frowned. He wanted to ask more but held himself back when he thought of Yaoyao’s current predicament. “Patriarch, I have completed the task you gave me. The culprit behind your death is peak master Lei Jun.”
Patriarch Cang Xuan’s expression turned complicated. “I am aware of the events that transpired after you arrived here. I just didn't expect my old friend to hold so much resentment towards me.
“In my younger days, Lei Jun really was someone I looked up to. He protected me from bullies and was like a big brother to me.
“Later on, when I had climbed to the pinnacle of the world, I found that he was still in that small little town. The genius from back then was now a nameless nobody, so I took him with me to establish the Cangxuan Sect.
“Looking back, he most likely felt that I wasn’t doing it to help him. Perhaps taking him along might have seemed like some kind of humiliation?”
Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before he responded, “The little brother in his eyes had become an existence that he could only look up to. Once the mind loses its balance, it is easy to become an extremist.”
Patriarch Cang Xuan gave a bitter smile. He still couldn't easily read the minds of others after becoming an almighty Saint expert. Of course, Lei Jun had also hidden it far too well.
“Never mind, let’s not talk about him.”
Patriarch Cang Xuan waved his hand and said, “Our priority is to deal with Sheng Yuan.”
“How?” Zhou Yuan hurriedly asked. “He has already stepped into the Saint stage!”
Patriarch Cang Xuan chuckled, “How can that be considered a Saint expert? He merely relied on an external, and can't be called a true Saint.
“If it wasn't for the sacred race, he wouldn’t even have the guts to attack me.
“I originally planned to save my final bit of power to attack while his guard is down, but given the current circumstances, that plan is no longer necessary. In that case, let’s fight head on.”
Seeing patriarch Cang Xuan’s calm attitude, Zhou Yuan also relaxed a little.
“I’ll have to borrow your body for a while. Although it may hurt a little afterwards, young people should experience some pain, isn’t that right?” patriarch Cang Xuan stretched his body.
Zhou Yuan was taken aback. Without waiting for a response, patriarch Cang Xuan turned into countless specks of light that shot towards him and enveloped his body.
A mighty aura slowly arose from Zhou Yuan’s body.
Ch!
Palace master Sheng Yuan’s figure appeared in the mysterious domain.
His eyes immediately locked onto the Cangxuan Saint Stamp that was still erupting with light waves as greed flickered in his eyes. He then cast a dark gaze towards Zhou Yuan, who was standing motionless next to the Saint Stamp.
“What an eyesore.”
His tone was filled with nonchalance. With a flick of his finger, a wisp of golden Saint flame swept out. Space crumbled as the flame flew past. If Zhou Yuan was hit, both his body and Spirit would be incinerated into nothingness.
The Saint flame drifted downwards, seemingly slow, but directly piercing through space itself. It was impossible to evade the Saint flame. No matter what corner of the earth Zhou Yuan hid in, the Saint flame would follow his Spirit until he was turned to nothingness.
In the outside world, sect master Qing Yang was extremely alarmed by this scene but he knew that it was too late to save Zhou Yuan. After all, Zhou Yuan was as insignificant and small as an ant in Sheng Yuan’s eyes.
Old man Bai Mei, the Hongya Peak master and others sighed in sorrow as they stamped their feet in frustration.
The other experts shook their heads in sympathy.
Under countless gazes, the Saint flame was already mere inches from Zhou Yuan's head. But at that moment, his body seemed to stiffen before he slowly raised his head.
The Saint flame was reflected in his eyes.
He looked at the Saint flame, smiled, then opened his mouth and blew gently.
Ch!
The Saint flame that could incinerate experts of the Law Domain was instantly extinguished like a candle.
The entire world fell silent.
Even Sheng Yuan couldn’t stop his face from turning rigid.
Chapter 737 Change
Countless experts in the outside world stood dumbstruck at the sight of the Saint flame being blown out by Zhou Yuan. Some even rubbed their eyes repeatedly, thinking they were hallucinating.
That was a Saint flame!
Even sect master Qing Yang and the other top experts would be turned into nothingness upon contact.
But it had been blown out by a boy of the Divine Dwelling stage?
That was simply impossible.
Sect master Qing Yang, old man Bai Mei and others dazedly looked at each other. They likewise couldn’t understand what had happened.
Palace master Sheng Yuan was also stunned. At this moment, he even doubted whether his own Saint flame had been real.
While the whole world fell silent, Zhou Yuan lifted his head and grinned at Sheng Yuan. “I didn’t expect the person who always hid in the back and schemed like a mouse would begin to touch the Saint stage.”
Hearing these words, palace master Sheng Yuan was taken aback before his pupils rapidly shrank. A look of horror emerged on his usually calm and composed face.
“Patriarch Cang Xuan?!” His voice had become shrill. One could easily imagine his emotions rapidly fluctuating inside.
Palace master Sheng Yuan’s eyes were wide with shock as he stared at Zhou Yuan. Although the young man still had the appearance of Zhou Yuan, he could feel a frightening presence gradually emerging from Zhou Yuan’s body.
It was a presence he was all too familiar with.
Back then, that presence had been practically godlike and had suppressed the entire Cangxuan Heaven. Even Sheng Yuan had only dared to plot in the dark, and did his best to not show any ambition on the outside.
His shrill voice instantly made all top experts’ scalps go numb.
Every gaze shot over in shock disbelief.
Everyone’s eyes filled with awe and respect.
Even the expressions of veteran experts like the Heavenly Sword Sovereign changed abruptly. All the top experts present had once lived in the shadow of the former heaven master of the Cangxuan Heaven.
“Master?” sect master Qing Yang and others were equally shocked.
Peak master Lei Jun’s body trembled uncontrollably as his always indifferent expression rapidly changed.
Under countless awe-struck gazes, patriarch Cang Xuan looked at palace master Sheng Yuan, “Long time no see Sheng Yuan.”
Palace master Sheng Yuan was aghast. He instinctively flinched and drew back, reappearing far away in a flash.
“Sheng Yuan, why are you running? He’s just a Spirit fragment who manifested with the help of Zhou Yuan’s body and you are a Saint expert!” a furious roar rang out.
“Lei Jun, you!” sect master Qing Yang and the others glared at the person who had spoken.
Lei Jun’s face was devoid of expression as he stared at palace master Sheng Yuan. If the latter ran away, their plan would fail completely.
Lei Jun’s roar fell into everybody’s ears and managed to jerk Sheng Yuan back to his senses. His face immediately flushed red with embarrassment. He had feared patriarch Cang Xuan too much in the past and had lost his composure the moment he saw patriarch Cang Xuan appear.
The corners of palace master Sheng Yuan’s mouth twitched. The various sects had witnessed the previous scene and were most likely laughing at him now.
The high and mighty palace master Sheng Yuan was at the Saint stage, but didn’t even have the courage to face patriarch Cang Xuan? And his first reaction was to flee?
Palace master Sheng Yuan drew a deep breath. He was
no ordinary individual after all. He suppressed his embarrassment and turned back to patriarch Cang Xuan with a forced smile and a dark gaze.
“So a fragment of your Spirit hid in the Cangxuan Saint Stamp when you died.
“But you’re merely a Spirit fragment right now. At best, you’re some left over power that lived to this day with the help of the Cangxuan Saint Stamp.” After calming down, palace master Sheng Yuan studied the present ‘Zhou Yuan’.
After discovering the strangeness of ‘patriarch Cang Xuan’, his tensed body relaxed a little.
Under countless awed gazes, patriarch Cang Xuan slowly rose and took a step forward in the empty void, arriving above Blackwater.
“Your insight has improved a little. However, this residual force should be enough to prevent you from taking the Cangxuan Saint Stamp.”
‘Zhou Yuan’ chuckled before turning to sect master Qing Yang with a sigh, “Qing Yang, I didn’t expect that you and I would see each other again.”
The eyes of sect master Qing Yang, old man Bai Mei, peak master Ling Jun and others reddened. They darted forward emotionally and bowed respectfully to ‘Zhou Yuan’.
Patriarch Cang Xuan smiled, “I’m only temporarily borrowing Zhou Yuan's body, you don’t need to bow to him.”
Sect master Qing Yang and the others almost couldn’t control their tears. Who else would still care about such formalities at such a time. Their master really had not changed all these years.
“Master.” old Xuan also arrived, emotions overflowing as he looked at patriarch Cang Xuan.
Seeing these familiar faces, patriarch Cang Xuan’s eyes filled with warmth. Immediately after, he shifted his gaze towards peak master Lei Jun.
Peak master Lei Jun stared right back with an expressionless face.
Patriarch Cang Xuan slowly said, “Lei Jun, you really surprised me.”
“Did you not keep me at your side for me to adore you?” replied Lei Jun in an indifferent voice.
Patriarch Cang Xuan smiled, “You might think so, but when I died, I even suspected Qing Yang and the rest but never you.”
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