A heavenly altar erected above Yan Zhaoge's body, the phenomenon of peerless chaos manifesting atop it.
That figure of a Daoist that resembled chaos and seemed to exist yet to exist was the true martial avatar that Yan Zhaoge had established with his own foundation.
This originated from his comprehension of the Peerless Heavenly Scripture.
Yan Zhaoge's thoughts moved slightly as the true martial avatar atop the heavenly altar suddenly changed, transforming into a giant that seemed to raise a great seal in its hand.
As the great seal was raised, it resembled the sky. As it descended, the heavens and the earth seemed to be overturned, the sky collapsing.
Yan Zhaoge's gaze resembled water, light shimmering as his true martial avatar changed once more.
The true martial avatar that manifested this time was the Broad Creed Heavenly Avatar of Broad Creed Mountain's martial practitioners combining the Clear Qi Profound Art and the Heavenly Broad Creed Palm.
Still, Yan Zhaoge's Broad Creed Heavenly Avatar was different from Zhang Kun and He Ning's.
Millions of sword-lights were emitted around the tall giant's body, enveloping the surrounding space as it stood on a massive green dragon which rose and fell along with the giant.
Yan Zhaoge stood up, retracting his true martial avatar as the clear qi that enveloped the surrounding area vanished as well.
Gazing upwards, it was already daytime as the sky was clear before him.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, returning to his lodgings and silently meditating.
Over the next two days, other than cultivating and analysing the spiritual qi flow of the World beyond Worlds, Yan Zhaoge conversed with the Dim Darkness Sect's Zhang Qiansong, gaining a deeper understanding of the current situation in the Royal Reed Sea.
Still, Yan Zhaoge vaguely felt that something was wrong.
While the Wei Family treated him with great respect and hospitality, having servants prepare whatever he wanted as long as he gave a word.
Ever since that first day, he had not seen Wei Lang again.
"Young Master, something really seems wrong," Ah Hu entered the room with a rather solemn expression on his face.
Yan Zhaoge asked, "What is it?"
"The Wei Family says that he acted on his own, breaking the rules of the family as he is currently being confined to reflect on his actions." Ah Hu said, "This is nothing. Still, I feel that the Wei Family vaguely intends to keep an eye on us, though they conceal it very well."
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge pondered.
Yan Zhaoge could already tell that Wei Lang had acted on his own, joining the rebellion against the Xuan along with Zhang Qiansong.
Under such circumstances, Wei Lang would most likely be punished when he returned home. This was to be expected.
The only difference was how the Wei Family viewed Yan Zhaoge's group and the Dim Darkness Sect.
The Wei Family did not try to cover things up, lying that Wei Lang was in secluded cultivation or had gone out due to some matters. Instead, they openly told Yan Zhaoge and the others that Wei Lang had been grounded as a punishment.
Looking at this matter on its own, there was nothing abnormal about it. However, when combined with some of the details that were revealed, it was hard to avoid suspicion.
Yan Zhaoge said to Ah Hu, "Go and probe the servants of the Wei Family. Say that we are preparing to leave this Labour Wind City within these two days."
Ah Hu understood tacitly and left.
After a while, Ah Hu returned, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot. "Young Master, there's definitely something wrong. When I said we were leaving, the Wei Clan members didn't show any reaction on the surface, but they were secretly in an uproar. I don't believe that they don't have something to hide."
If they really did not welcome Yan Zhaoge and the Dim Darkness Sect, hearing that they wanted to leave on their own accord, they should be more than happy to do so.
Such a huge reaction now undoubtedly meant that they had other plans.
If it was to say that the entire Wei Family had joined the anti-Xuan forces, they could just directly say so. Therefore, the current situation was clearly disadvantageous to Yan Zhaoge and the others.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, standing up, "Come, let's go to Zhang Qiansong's place."
Exiting the courtyard and heading towards where Zhang Qiansong had settled down, he could already see some Wei Family martial practitioners on the way, hesitating as they approached him. Yan Zhaoge ignored them as he first went to Feng Yunsheng's residence. After picking her up, they came together to Zhang Qiansong's courtyard.
Along the way, some Wei Family martial practitioners wanted to come over and talk to him. Yet, before they could even get close, a formless wall seemed to appear before their eyes, making it hard for them to move at all as they could only watch helplessly as Yan Zhaoge entered Zhang Qiansong's residence.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge's group enter, Zhang Qiansong was slightly taken aback. Before he could speak, Yan Zhaoge first smiled, "The owner of this place doesn't seem to really welcome us."
"Huh?" While he was physically weak, Zhang Qiansong's mind was very clear. Hearing Yan Zhaoge's words, his expression instantly turned solemn.
While Wei Lang had fought alongside him previously, he knew that the Wei Family's attitude towards the rebellion against the Xuan was very ambiguous.
Zhang Qiansong thought for a moment before saying, "The Wei Family is one of the few major families of the Phoenix Bearing Region. While they do not have a Martial Saint expert, I heard that they have an Elder who has merged his essence to form an avatar, having stepped into the Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmaster realm. Also possessing the geographical advantage of Labour Wind City, they are still an existence that cannot be underestimated in this Phoenix Bearing Region at least."
"Still, our sect has a Martial Saint Elder active here in the Phoenix Bearing Region. There will be no need to worry if we go over to meet him."
The Phoenix Bearing Region was not the Dim Darkness Sect's territory. With a Martial Saint Elder here, he would have opponents as well. It would be impossible for him to make a trip to Labour Wind City alone.
Zhang Qiansong had contacted his fellow disciples earlier, and there were already others hurrying over to Labour Wind City to receive him before meeting up with that Martial Saint Elder.
Still, if the Wei Family wanted to harm them now, the strength of the Dim Darkness Sect martial practitioners who had come to receive them would appear rather weak.
Just thinking about this, Zhang Qiansong felt pressured. Ignoring his injuries, he thought about leaving Labour Wind City first before anything else.
Yan Zhaoge smiled, waving his hands towards him, "There is no need to be so nervous. I have not come here to urge you to leave. It is only to ensure your safety lest they try to make a move on you."
Seeing Yan Zhaoge's relaxed manner, Zhang Qiansong was taken aback.
He explained, "While you are young, your cultivation base far surpasses mine as you are a rare genius. Still, our sect and the Xuan traitors have long since been irreconcilable like fire and water, and the Phoenix Bearing Region is not under our control."
"The Wei Family aside, if they have really sided with the Xuan traitors, wanting to harm us, they should have already leaked our whereabouts to them."
"The Xuan traitors' general in the Phoenix Bearing Region, the 'Fire Roc' Yang Zhaozhen, is an expert who Transcends Mortality and enters Sainthood. At the same time, he is no ordinary martial practitioner, instead being the nephew of the Xuan Dynasty's Marquis Haicheng. He cultivates in the martial dao of the Xuan Dynasty's royal lineage, possessing rather extraordinary strength."
Zhang Qiansong said solemnly, "While Yang Zhaozhen was battling with our sect's Elders earlier, he might not be able to divert his attention to Labour Wind City. Still, we still have to guard against him."
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Relax, relax."
Not knowing whether to laugh or to cry, Zhang Qiansong was about to continue persuading him when Ah Hu's voice resounded from outside, "Young Master, the people of the Wei Family have arrived."
Yan Zhaoge leisurely left the room, seeing a group of people standing in the courtyard outside.
The one at their head was a white-haired old man. Beside him stood a group of Wei Family Elders who appeared to be around his age.
Wei Yunsheng stood by the side, yet the Family Head Wei Yunchang was nowhere to be seen.
"Why is Young Master Yan in such a hurry to leave? Has my Wei Family not been a good host in any way?" Wei Yunsheng coughed dryly. (To be continued.)
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