Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi's battle with the Everday Palace Master and others hadn't actually lasted long.

From the moment Xiao Yi sent Bai Bingxue and three others flying,

to the Everday Palace Master's intervention, followed by the appearance of the Snow Blade Sect Master and the subsequent cessation of hostilities—all had transpired in just a brief moment.

Xiao Yi quickly departed and caught up with Bai Bingxue and the others.

He arrived just in time to see Bai Bingxue and the rest seemingly in the middle of an argument.

And Zhong Wuyou was forcibly restraining Ye Ming.

Swoosh, Xiao Yi appeared.

The four were first shocked, then overjoyed.

"Xiao Yi," the four exclaimed in surprise.

The most excited among them was Ye Ming.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yi," Ye Ming said joyfully, "I just knew you could get yourself out of that."

It was then that Zhong Wuyou finally released Ye Ming from his restraint, and with a sneer, he said, "You knew? Weren't you just clamoring to go back a moment ago?"

Xiao Yi smiled knowingly.

She didn't have to think about it to know that after he had sent those four fleeing,

Ye Ming had wanted to turn back to the Everday Ice Palace but was forcefully restrained by Zhong Wuyou and the other two.

Xiao Yi smiled and looked at Zhong Wuyou, saying, "And here I thought you, always so impulsive, would be the first to turn back."

Honestly, Xiao Yi had been really worried that these four would turn back.

Although he couldn't defeat the Everday Palace Master and the Snow Blade Sect Master,

if he was alone, he was confident that he could escape.

Zhong Wuyou rolled his eyes and said, "I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid."

"That Everday Palace Master bastard, one look and you know he's no good."

"With your strength, if you could get away, that's for the best."

"If you couldn't, us going back would be nothing but suicide."

"Better to save our lives and go back to the sect to tell those bastards—who might be worthless, but not completely despicable—what happened."

Zhong Wuyou repeatedly called them bastards and sons of turtles, causing Ling Yu to frown.

Bai Bingxue said, "Enough talk, Xiao Yi, are any strong practitioners from the Everday Ice Palace chasing after us?"

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "No, let's go back to the inn first."

...

Once back at the inn,

Xiao Yi said, "You guys go back to your rooms and rest first. I've sustained some minor injuries and need to heal for a while. We'll discuss things later."

"Minor injuries?" The four frowned.

Xiao Yi said nothing and entered his room on his own.

Then he laid down a Prohibition.

As soon as the Prohibition was in place, Xiao Yi could not bear it any longer; he violently spewed out a mouthful of bloody sputum, his face as pale as paper.

In fact, his injuries had been extremely severe since the moment he escaped from the Everday Ice Palace.

He had been enduring it, simply not wishing to worry Bai Bingxue and the others.

"Is this the gap with the Extreme Realm?" Xiao Yi clenched his teeth.

The two palms from the Everday Palace Master and the Snow Blade Sect Master were certainly full force.

Had it not been for the protection of the Ice Armor, his injuries would probably be even more severe by now.

Even so, the injuries were less than optimistic.

Xiao Yi even believed that if he did not make use of his trump cards,

within five palm strikes, he would surely perish.

And most importantly, at this moment, there were two extremely Yin Cold energies within his body.

The cold energy, like a festering sore on the bone, was eroding away at his limbs and organs, as well as his heart meridians.

And it was moving with incredible speed.

Once it completely penetrated the heart meridians, it would be extremely troublesome.

At best, it would take a long time to dispel and significantly reduce his strength;

At worst, it could never be removed, blocking his Cultivation for life and causing him to suffer from the cold poison day and night.

Without a doubt, the Everday Palace Master and the Snow Blade Sect Master's initial intention wasn't merely to snatch the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor so simply.

They had not thought of killing Xiao Yi.

But after obtaining the Swallowing Spirit Ice Whale Emperor, they were planning to completely kill off Xiao Yi, this supreme talent.

To eradicate the future risk of Xiao Yi growing up and seeking revenge against them.

Their plan was very thorough.

They feared the Sky-splitting Sword Sect and did not dare to kill the Sword Sect's Genius.

As long as they did not kill, the Sky-splitting Sword Sect would not have much of an excuse to trouble them.

They also knew of the terrible talent of Xiao Yi, who had an alarming strength at a young age.

Hence, those two previous palms had secretly contained two extremely Yin Cold energies.

But what they would never have imagined was,

Xiao Yi was not only a Martial Arts genius but also an Alchemist.

At this moment, as soon as Xiao Yi had entered the room, he immediately sat down cross-legged.

With a thud,

a Purple Flame appeared out of nowhere.

Then, under precise control, the Purple Flame roamed throughout his body,

just barely destroying the two Yin Cold energies before they could invade his heart meridian.

Purple Crystal Spirit Flame, with its effect of destroying everything, was indeed formidable.

After a detailed examination and finding no serious harm within his body,

Xiao Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Whew."

If he hadn't acted fast enough, the consequences might have been unpredictable now.

The techniques of Extreme Realm Experts were truly fearsome.

After somewhat stabilizing his other injuries, Xiao Yi lifted the Prohibition and stepped out of the room.

Outside the room, Bai Bingxue and the others had been waiting all this time.

"What's up?" Xiao Yi asked with a faint smile. "Like I said, it's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

"It's good that you're fine." The four of them breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Xiao Yi, what do we do next?" Bai Bingxue asked.

"The Ice Edge Conference is, after all, a joint event held by the major forces of Extreme Cold Land."

"And Everday Ice Palace is one of the main organizers."

"Now that we have made enemies with them,"

"it may be dangerous to continue participating."

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "It's fine, we'll continue to participate."

"The Ice Edge Conference is a major event for the entire continent; they wouldn't dare to mess around in secret."

Just now, both the Evernight Palace Master and Snow Blade Sect Master could have continued their assault on him.

But upon seeing the Ice Armor, they hastily retreated.

It proved that they were wary of Senior Swordswoman.

Given the situation just now, they did not dare to make a move; therefore, for the forthcoming Ice Edge Conference, they would also not dare to commit any excessive acts against us.

Xiao Yi recounted the recent events to everyone.

Understanding dawned on them, and they relaxed.

Xiao Yi gave a bitter smile, "Initially, before departing, the Senior Swordswoman's intention was to have me take care of all of you."

"I even specifically asked the Senior Swordswoman if there were any forces stronger than Sky-splitting Sword Sect in Extreme Cold Land."

"She said no, so I was full of confidence."

"Now it seems, by 'no', she meant including her own presence."

Xiao Yi smiled wryly, also recalling the inexplicable smile on the face of the Senior Swordswoman of Sky-splitting Sword Sect when he left the bamboo forest.

At that time, what I meant to ask was whether there were any forces in Extreme Cold Land stronger than the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

And that limit only included Duan Yun.

After all, Duan Yun was the publicly acknowledged strongest expert of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

Moreover, as an elder of the previous generations, he was also known for his extraordinary capabilities.

Naturally, he was the standard for comparison.

Unexpectedly, the Swordswoman included herself in the consideration.

Throughout history, any Sky-splitting Sword Sect expert bearing the 'Sky-splitting' title

has been a Supreme Strong of their time.

If she were included, naturally, no force could surpass the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.

Then, Bai Bingxue said as if it were a matter of course, "Master is also a Sect powerhouse, so naturally, it includes Master."

"But," Bai Bingxue's voice carried a hint of melancholy, "Master has said that one day, she too will die."

"If she is no longer with us, then the Sky-splitting Sword Sect will be finished."

"That's why, she always turned a blind eye to Elder Bai, no, to Bai Mohan's actions."

"The Sect needs another Guardian."

"I understand." Xiao Yi nodded, with a complex expression on his face.

"Let's not talk about this anymore."

"I won't break the promise I made to the Senior Swordswoman."

"Go back to your rooms and cultivate. In three days, we will participate in the second round of the Ice Edge Conference!"

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Second update.