Fang Zhun had sent back news from the Earth Domain that the baleful qi there was growing denser and denser, especially in recent days, with the rate at which it was worsening rapidly.
After receiving the news, Yan Zhaoge and Yuan Zhengfeng both began preparing to set off for the Earth Domain.
Yan Di still had not left seclusion, and it was also unknown when he would be able to do so. However, the situation waited for no one. Yan Zhaoge and Yuan Zhengfeng could only sigh inwardly.
"Master, junior apprentice-brother Yan is in seclusion, and you are leaving the Mountain as well. Why don't you exchange second apprentice-brother back from the Earth Domain to support us?"
Fu Enshu said as she also wanted to leave the Mountain, travelling alongside Yan Zhaoge and Yuan Zhengfeng.
Yuan Zhengfeng nodded slightly, "We'll see how things are after arriving at the Earth Domain. Director Fang Zhun is naturally very outstanding."
He swivelled his head to look at Feng Yunsheng and Yin Liuhua following behind Fu Enshu, "While the Flame Devils of the East Sea have not made any major movements, you still have to be careful."
Fu Enshu said, "As Maidens of Extreme Yin, it would be of great help to them to come into contact with the Flame Devils as much as possible."
Yuan Zhengfeng said, "It is not just the Flame Devils. There are other dangers too."
Fu Enshu understood what Yuan Zhengfeng was referring to, "I understand."
Travelling alongside Yuan Zhengfeng, Yan Zhaoge sent a sound transmission to her, "Senior apprentice-aunt Fu, you might want to reconsider the matter that I mentioned to you earlier. I still feel that you are a little too hasty with regards to junior apprentice-sister Yin."
A hint of darkness surfaced within Fu Enshu's gaze, "I can tolerate any flaws in my disciple, but I can't tolerate her being lazy and not putting in her best effort."
"Even Master advises me not to use Yunsheng, Sikong or myself to judge everyone. Alright, I'll relax my standards then." As Fu Enshu spoke, she felt a little angry, "I don't ask for Liuhua to be like Yunsheng, but I am very clear on where her limits lie."
"Always slacking off, lowering her standards time and time again, how could there possibly come a day when she breaks through her limits? Instead, it would only cause her upper limits to fall unceasingly, wasting her innate talent for nothing! "
Fu Enshu glared at Yan Zhaoge, "It is not just a problem with her cultivation as a Maiden of Extreme Yin. This also concerns her improvement as a martial practitioner!"
Yan Zhaoge spread his palms apart, "Perhaps junior apprentice-sister Yin just wants to live a little more easily. You might as well consider my earlier suggestion, lowering your expectations of her a little. This way, it might be better for everyone."
Fu Enshu said in dissatisfaction, "I no longer have extravagant hopes that she can catch up to or surpass Yunsheng, but her opponent should never be Yunsheng. But with her current state, how can she compete with the Maidens of Extreme Yin of the other Sacred Grounds?"
"Lower my expectations? How much lower? "
She looked at Yan Zhaoge, "Following the method above, obtaining the method within; following the method within, obtaining the method below; following the method below, obtaining nothing. Don't tell me you don't understand this? "
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge smacked his lips, "At the end of the day, you are her Master. It would not be good for me to interfere too much."
After pausing for a moment, he said softly, "However, it is naturally good to be able to refine a piece of good iron. However, if it really isn't that material and you hammer it too hard, it might be ruined."
Fu Enshu fell silent, glancing at Yin Liuhua behind her from the corner of her eye.
As the two had been communicating via sound transmission, Yin Liuhua naturally did not know what they were discussing.
At this moment, all she could think about was her return to Donghai, and all sorts of feelings welled up in her heart.
Fu Enshu sighed. "Give her some more time and opportunities."
Yan Zhaoge nodded, "In going to the East Sea this time, please be more careful. While the Flame Devils retreated in defeat last time, their vitality still exists. With the changes in the Earth Domain, they may also cause trouble together."
Fu Enshu said, "En, chaos is indeed about to arise on the East Sea as well. Old Man Mo and Jade Sea City's City Lord Song are both on guard. It is you who have to be careful heading to the Earth Domain instead."
"According to what you've said, the situation this time is different from the Decimating Abyss. It might be even more dangerous."
Yan Zhaoge gazed in the direction of the distant Earth Domain, "The problem with the Decimating Abyss that time was that it was hard to predict. Because the enemy concealed their identity, danger lurked in unknown places around us, resembling a boat traversing fog."
"This time, the crisis is much simpler, but it may be even more violent and unstoppable, like a flood in front of us."
After taking his leave of Fu Enshu and the others, Yan Zhaoge and Yuan Zhengfeng arrived at the Earth Domain. Just having arrived at its outskirts, they could already feel baleful qi surging to the heavens.
The deeper they went, the denser the baleful aura became.
This place was already Hell in name.
There had once been some demonic beasts who had adapted to the environment here, living here.
However, at this moment, even such lifeforms were unceasingly being extinguished amidst the baleful aura. Those that were comparatively stronger were all beginning to flee.
In the outskirts of the Earth Domain, a wave of fleeing demonic beasts arose, fleeing out of the Earth Domain and entering other places.
Fortunately, whether it was Broad Creed Mountain or the other Sacred Grounds, they had all been prepared for this, having long since set up a perimeter around the Earth Domain, blocking the beast tide and preventing it from causing major trouble.
As Yuan Zhengfeng and Yan Zhaoge's group headed inwards, they suddenly saw golden radiance flickering in the distance, resembling a sun rising amidst the boundless darkness.
"Sacred Sun Clan," The expressions of Yan Zhaoge and the others did not change as they saw that golden radiance arrive before them.
Within the radiance that resembled an actual sun, a white-clothed old man slowly walked out. It was precisely the Sacred Sun Clan's Grand Elder, the East Coming Martial Saint Huang Guanglie.
Behind him followed a group of people, all of them experts of the Sacred Sun Clan.
The Sunset Lord and the East Rising Lord of the Seven Reigning Suns followed closely behind Huang Guanglie, looking expressionlessly at Yan Zhaoge and the others.
Yuan Zhengfeng asked mildly, "East Coming, what do you say?"
Huang Guanglie said, "Let's go down and take a look together."
Yuan Zhengfeng led the way, descending, "That was my intention as well."
As they descended together, Yan Zhaoge felt a gaze falling on him. Swivelling his head, he saw that of the group of Sacred Sun Clan, other than Huang Guanglie, most of their gazes were focused on him.
This was especially so for the East Rising Lord, whose gaze on Yan Zhaoge was filled with a complex, incomprehensible feeling.
Of the Sacred Sun Clan's higher echelon experts, he could virtually be considered the first person to have come into contact with Yan Zhaoge, though not directly.
Back in the Eastern Tang Kingdom that year, he had actually already wanted to kill Yan Zhaoge.
Because of the Eastern Region Elder of Broad Creed Mountain and the King of the Eastern Tang Kingdom, Zhao Shicheng, he had been unable to do so.
However, as the East Rising Lord recalled the events of that year now, he sometimes could not help but think that if he had risked his own death back then to try to exchange for Yan Zhaoge's life, if he had succeeded, wouldn't everything afterwards have been completely different?
While such a thought had only flashed through his mind for a brief moment, it could not be suppressed.
At that time, even if Yan Zhaoge was Yan Di's son, if someone had suggested using the East Rising Lord of the Seven Reigning Suns, a lofty Essence Talisman Martial Grandmaster, to exchange pieces with Yan Zhaoge who was merely an outer aura Martial Scholar, everyone would have taken him for an idiot.
And now, even the East Rising Lord himself would occasionally be unable to help himself from guessing how great the chances of success were, even though he hoped that the Essence Talisman Martial Grandmaster would be someone else.
The affairs of the world were inconstant. (To be continued.)
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