"Alright!" Miao Yi understood and agreed. However, he felt that Yan Beihong was a little strange. He turned his dragon steed around and followed him to patrol the mountain.
The two of them arrived at the highest peak in the vicinity. This was a good place to whisper to each other. If anyone approached, they would be able to see them.
Yan Beihong retracted his battle armor, revealing his dark red robes beneath a vigorous pine tree. He dismounted his dragon steed and stood motionlessly beneath the pine tree. His long, unrestrained hair fluttered in the wind, and his face was covered with a full beard. He gazed deeply into the distant sea.
"Little Brother, you are indeed capable! When I first saw you, I thought I was mistaken. First of all, the chances of a White Lotus cultivator participating in the Subjugation Crusade are slim. Secondly, how could a White Lotus cultivator survive in the Sea of Constellations alone until now? Now that I've tested your skills, I realize that Little Brother is even more capable than I am. " Yan Beihong turned around and smiled. "I didn't think that in just a few short decades, Little Brother's cultivation would have broken through to the Blue Lotus realm. Congratulations!"
"Big Brother Yan, I'm afraid your cultivation has surpassed Blue Lotus Second Grade as well, right?" Miao Yi jumped off his dragon steed and walked over to his side.
Miao Yi had his suspicions when he asked this. When Hong Xiu and Hong Fu came to seek refuge with him, Yan Beihong had stated in his letter that his cultivation was at Blue Lotus Second Grade. However, from the exchange just now, Miao Yi could clearly feel that Yan Beihong's cultivation was much higher than that. If it weren't for the fact that his Inversed-Scales Spear had some tricks up its sleeve, Miao Yi would have had a hard time dealing with Yan Beihong's saber arts.
"I won't hide it from Little Brother. My cultivation has already broken through Blue Lotus Fifth Grade," Yan Beihong said calmly.
Miao Yi was surprised. "Weren't you only at Blue Lotus Second Grade before coming to the Sea of Constellations?"
Yan Beihong nodded. "I know what kind of person you are. The fact that I entrusted Hong Xiu and Hong Fu to you means that I never thought of you as an outsider. Before I came, I was indeed only at Blue Lotus Second Grade. Please keep this a secret for me, Little Brother."
Miao Yi was shocked. If Yan Beihong had already been at Blue Lotus Fifth Grade before coming to the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade, then he wouldn't have been surprised. After all, there were plenty of superior cultivation techniques in the world. However, he was shocked that Yan Beihong was only at Blue Lotus Second Grade before coming. In other words, in less than nine years, Yan Beihong's cultivation had risen three times in a row. Wasn't this rate of cultivation a little too frightening? It wasn't any slower than him cultivating in the Supreme Fire Palace!
One had to know that the higher one cultivated, the more difficult it would be. It was even more difficult than the previous decades of cultivation combined.
"How did your cultivation progress so quickly?" Miao Yi couldn't help but ask.
Yan Beihong shook his head and said, "Little Brother, this is my private matter. Your cultivation progress isn't slow either, so I won't pry into your affairs." The meaning behind his words was very simple: "I won't pry into your private matters." And don't ask about me.
At this point, Miao Yi couldn't ask any further. He himself wouldn't reveal the secret of his Fiery Star Technique to anyone else.
Yan Beihong furrowed his brows and asked, "Why did you come to the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade too?"
"I was forced to do so. The Hall Master personally called for me. I had no choice but to come …" Miao Yi didn't try to hide anything from him. Since the other party was able to tell him the secret of breaking through three levels consecutively in less than nine years, what he did was nothing to him. Miao Yi told him about his relationship with Huo Lingxiao.
When Yan Beihong heard this, he suddenly turned around and faced the wind. His long hair fluttered in the wind as he said, "Brother, do you understand now? This world is ruled by the law of the jungle. There is no logic to it at all. The lives of the weak are as worthless as grass in the eyes of the strong. Since you and I have embarked on this path, we should march forward bravely! "
Miao Yi scrutinized Yan Beihong from head to toe. He noticed that Yan Beihong's attire was completely different from that of a Glorious Cloud Sect disciple, yet he was still mingling with them. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Didn't you write me a letter saying that you had fallen out with the Glorious Cloud Sect? How did you two manage to hang out until now? "
Yan Beihong shook his head and said, "It wasn't very likely. Not long after the people from the First Earthly Branch arrived at the Sea of Constellations, do you know who we ran into?"
Miao Yi asked curiously, "Who were they?"
Yan Beihong replied in a deep voice, "The Great Devil Realm!"
'So it's a representative sent by Devil Sage Yun Aotian! ' Miao Yi was wondering what kind of person it was to make such a big fuss about.
But he wasn't surprised at all. Yan Beihong asked curiously, "You don't seem surprised at all that the Six Sages sent their representatives here?"
Miao Yi smiled bitterly. "What's there to be surprised about? I've already met three of the representatives sent by the Six Sages. I almost lost my life in their hands."
"No wonder!" Yan Beihong was enlightened. He then asked with a strange expression, "Then do you know who the Realm Beyond Heaven sent?"
Miao Yi's expression instantly darkened. He nodded and said, "Let's talk about your business."
Yan Beihong's eyes flashed. It was obvious that Miao Yi had already met with Fairy Yue Yao. Judging from his expression, they probably hadn't acknowledged each other yet. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up here on his own. Or perhaps Fairy Yue Yao hadn't acknowledged him. Either way, it wasn't something to be happy about. Miao Yi didn't ask any further and continued talking about his own business.
Originally, because of his status as an official, the Glorious Cloud Sect couldn't do anything to Yan Beihong, who had disobeyed their sect. After all, Yan Beihong wasn't threatened by the Glorious Cloud Sect's cultivation techniques. The Glorious Cloud Sect didn't care whether they gave him the cultivation techniques or not. However, since he had come to the Sea of Constellations, the Glorious Cloud Sect naturally wouldn't let him off so easily. It was only natural for them to 'clean up' their sect.
However, who would've thought that someone from the Great Devil Realm would suddenly come to cause a ruckus? The person who came seemed to be Devil Sage Yun Aotian's grandson, Yun Fei Yang. Yan Beihong didn't know if there was something wrong with his head, but he kept picking fights with Celestial Nation cultivators. As a result, the Glorious Cloud Sect suffered greatly. Under such circumstances, the more help they had, the better. On top of that, Yan Beihong was weak on his own and needed a backer. When Song Zeming and the others saw that Yan Beihong was quite capable, they accepted him and didn't turn on him for the time being.
However, the Glorious Cloud Sect was quite unlucky. Three times, they ran into Yun Fei Yang, who was running around with his men. The two sides clashed three times, and the majority of the Glorious Cloud Sect's hundred-strong army fell at Yun Fei Yang's hands. However, the Glorious Cloud Sect wasn't to be trifled with. After all, they were one of the top major sects in the entire Celestial Nation. They were even stronger than the Fifth Earthly Branch's Sword Deviate Sect, so they naturally had their own trump cards. During the battle, they actually managed to kill one of Yun Fei Yang's subordinates. This thoroughly infuriated the little devil, Yun Fei Yang, and he wouldn't let go of them.
For the past few years, Song Zeming had been running all over the place with his fellow disciples to avoid Yun Fei Yang's pursuit. Out of over a hundred of them, only ten remained.
Actually, Yan Beihong and the others had only been on this island for a few days. They had only arrived two days earlier than Miao Yi. However, they didn't expect to run into Miao Yi so coincidentally.
Miao Yi asked in surprise, "That Yun Fei Yang has been chasing after you all for so many years, and he still won't let you go?"
Yan Beihong furrowed his brows and said, "It's really quite a headache. No matter where we hide, he still finds us five or six times a year. We have to constantly change places to hide. Song Zeming also regrets killing Yun Fei Yang's men. Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a predicament. I suspect that the Devil School has some kind of secret art that allows him to find us as long as he gets within a certain range. Otherwise, how could he possibly find us no matter where we hide? "
Miao Yi could imagine how hard it must have been for them to hide from the Great Devil Realm. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "You guys are quite impressive to be able to escape from the Great Devil Realm for so long. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have been able to last that long. But then again, it's precisely because of this that the Great Devil Realm's men feel embarrassed and are even more likely to pursue you relentlessly! "
Yan Beihong shook his head and said, "It's not that we're impressive. It's all thanks to a powerful artifact in Song Zeming's possession known as the Flowing Cloud Killer. It helped us escape from the sea time and time again, so Yun Fei Yang couldn't do anything to us."
"Flowing Cloud Killer …" Miao Yi muttered. What a strange name. He wondered what kind of artifact it was.
Yan Beihong suddenly turned around and said, "I wish to obtain this artifact. Little Brother, are you willing to lend me a hand?"
After saying so much, they finally got to the main topic.
Miao Yi was taken aback. "You want to make a move on your fellow disciples?"
"Hmph!" Yan Beihong scoffed, "What fellow disciples? We've long since lost our friendship as fellow disciples. If I don't make a move, they will eventually make a move on me. I might as well make the first move! I've been wanting to obtain that Flowing Cloud Killer for a long time, but I was alone and didn't dare to act rashly. Now that Little Brother has appeared, it's a heaven-sent opportunity. Why don't you and I work together like we did in the Boundless Secular World all those years ago and venture into the Sea of Constellations together! "
Miao Yi smiled and said, "My cultivation is only at the Blue Lotus First Grade. I'm sure those people have high cultivations as well. Why do you have so much confidence in me, Big Brother Yan?"
"Blue Lotus First Grade? Forgive me for being blunt, but so what if you have a Blue Lotus Ninth Grade cultivation? The Sea of Constellations is filled with powerful artifacts forged by the sect. No matter how skilled you are with the spear, you won't be able to withstand the might of a powerful artifact. Little Brother, if you don't have something to rely on, how would you dare venture into the Western Star Sea alone? If I'm not mistaken, you must have some kind of defensive artifact on you as well! " Yan Beihong smiled and said, "Little Brother, you won't just stand by and watch me die at the hands of the Glorious Cloud Sect, will you?"
No wonder you didn't even bother to inform me before inviting me to join you. So this was what you were planning! Miao Yi sighed and said, "I do have a powerful artifact on me …"
Miao Yi wanted to say that he didn't venture into the Western Star Sea alone, and that he had only come out of hiding not too long ago. However, since Yan Beihong had already put it this way, there was no point in saying anything else. Miao Yi could only shake his head and smile bitterly. "Big Brother Yan has saved my life before. Since this concerns your survival, how could I dare to disobey?"
Seeing that Miao Yi had agreed, Yan Beihong slapped Miao Yi's shoulder heavily and laughed heartily, "Little Brother, I was right about you. Earlier, I forcefully dragged you into my group without your consent. I hope you won't take it to heart! Today, I, Yan Beihong, will make this clear. From today onwards, Little Brother's matters are my matters as well. From now on, whoever dares to lay a finger on Little Brother will be making me, Yan Beihong, an enemy! Heaven and earth shall bear witness to this vow! "
Miao Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Big Brother Yan, you're being too serious. I, Miao Yi, am not an ungrateful person!" What he meant was, 'Even if you didn't make such a heavy vow, I would still help you.'
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