At the same time, at Mo Yuxin and Yan Guo’s side.
"Did we just witness another battle at the level of the Golden Core Realm!?" Yan Guo asked, his hands trembling with shock and yet excitement.
"It seems like it..but...I’m afraid the aftermath of this is going to be much worse-"
*Shriek!*
Just as Mo Yuxin was about to continue, a loud cry resounded throughout the air, covering hundreds of miles.
"Shit! The Cerulean Flare Roc Demon that we just got rid of is now going towards that location because of the loud explosion!" Sweat formed on her forehead as she quickly hid inside the cave, then used a special Talisman to completely erase her and Yan Guo’s presence.
"Are we not going to help them!?" Yan Guo couldn’t help but send her a voice transmission asking that.
He still did not know who those people were, but he wanted to help them nonetheless. Because he felt a strange connection to two of them, as if he had been familiar with them for a very long time.
Spreading out her Divine Sense to check the situation outside, Mo Yuxin only sent him a single voice transmission saying, "That Cerulean Flare Roc is too strong. It’s in the Fourth Stage of Golden Core Realm, whereas I’m only in the Third Stage.
The gap between is not to be taken lightly, a Fourth Stage Golden Core Realm cultivator can annihilate nearly a hundred Third Stage Golden Core Realm cultivators. That’s also only if they are normal humans, not to mention we’re talking about a pure blooded Demon here."
"I don’t even know how we managed to survive, but if we go there right now, it’ll all be for naught and no different from suicide." She explained calmly to Yan Guo.
Yan Guo couldn’t find any arguments against that, as what Mo Yuxin said was true after all.
On the other hand, the Cerulean Flare Roc quickly flew to the direction of the large explosion, wondering what it was and who caused it.
At this moment, however, it spotted a group of seven human cultivators, five of them in the Acquired Realm, with one in the Innate Realm and one at the front in the First Stage of Golden Core Realm. They were all flying towards a certain direction.
Being a Demon, the Roc had a natural sense of rivalry with humans. It flapped its wings and quickly went over to them.
...
Meanwhile, at Tian Yongheng and the others’ side.
Yan Zhangwei and the others had also managed to eradicate all the low level Demon Beasts during this period of time. Tian Yongheng also landed beside them, continously checking the surroundings with his Divine Sense.
He turned around to look at them.
"I already retrieved the Storage Pouch that the corpse had with it, the thing we came to do at this place has been accomplished, so let’s go n-"
"Master, out of the way!"
Before he could finish his words, Yan Jingfei suddenly called out, making him instinctively set up a barrier of Spiritual Energy around him and the others, further enhancing it by placing his hand on the invisible force.
*Crash!*
A huge crash sounded outside of the barrier as dust arose from its aftermath. Tian Yongheng immediately checked with his Divine Sense only to find out that it was actually the corpse of a human cultivator which had come crashing down from the sky!
And it wasn’t a weak cultivator either, he was at least at the Eighth Stage of Acquired Realm from the Spiritual Energy that dissipated from his corpse!
"This...isn’t this the Third Elder of the Luminous Jade Chamber!? I’ve met him once before, I’m sure it’s him!" Yun Ping exclaimed as soon as he saw the corpse through his Divine Sense.
"What...why would the people from the Luminous Jade Chamber be here!? And who would he strong enough to put an expert at the Eighth Stage of Acquired Realm to such a state!?" Yan Zhangwei couldn’t help but say out loud.
At this moment, Tian Yongheng sensed with his Divine Sense that multiple figures were rapidly closing in towards them, six human cultivators in total, one in the Innate Realm, one in the Golden Core Realm, and the rest in the later stages of Acquired Realm.
But there was also another figure chasing after them at an impressive speed, and would catch up with them soon. It was a Roc Demon in the Golden Core Realm!
More specifically, a Cerulean Flare Roc!
These Roc Demons all had wingspans of tens of meters, while the older ones with higher cultivation even had wingspans exceeding hundreds of meters. They were all wrapped up in cerulean blue flames, hence their name.
It was said that their blue flames could even melt Spiritual Energy itself. That’s why many Alchemists, Artifact Masters etcetera coveted those blue flames known as the Innate Cerulean Fire.
The one coming towards them seemed to be a youngling less than five thousand years old, as it’s wingspan was only around thirty meters. Nonetheless, it was still a formidable foe for beings of the same stage.
Averting his attention from the Roc, Tian Yongheng checked the information about the other six human cultivators. But soon, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"The Chamber Master of Luminous Jade Chamber, Su Yanlan has come here along with the Supreme Elder and Great Elders of the Luminous Jade Chamber. She was probably heading towards the Yan Dynasty with no good intentions." He said, turning his gaze to Yan Zhangwei and Yun Ping.
"Huh? She’s here? Why...-"
"Their Supreme Elder, Chu Tianming, has entered the Golden Core Realm it seems." Tian Yongheng cut Yan Zhangwei off, before continuing, "Should we help them out of this? The choice is entirely yours, Yan Emperor. I do not belong to the Yan Immortal Dynasty. Thus, I don’t care about its conflicts. I can help them out if you want me to, considering you’re my disciple’s father.
Besides, our alliance is still ongoing."
"I..." At this moment, Yan Zhangwei was in quite the dilemma.
As an emperor, he had to make many such choices before in his life too. But at this moment, this choice would dictate the future of his dynasty, and thus, could not be taken lightly at all.
If he chose to not save them, that Roc Demon would still come looking for trouble after getting rid of them, but if he chose to help them, there was a chance he may get another powerful ally and turn the rivalry into friendship.
But at the same time, the Luminous Jade Chamber had plotted against the Yan Immortal Dynasty just as Tian Yongheng said, so how could he really trust them?
After a few moments, the people from the Luminous Jade Chamber were already nearby and had also noticed Tian Yongheng and the others, they quickened their pace so that they could somewhat get some help in escaping the Cerulean Flare Roc chasing them, although the chances were very small that someone that strong would be here.
"Senior, I have decided. Please help them. Although I don’t know if I will regret my decision later on, I’m sure that with someone as great as you with the Yan Dynasty, it will continue to thrive for thousands of years to come even by your name. Besides, we’re all of the Human Race, after all.
If we don’t help eachother out, wouldn’t we be exterminated by the other races?" Yan Zhangwei finally said to Tian Yongheng.
Hearing his words, he nodded slightly.
Human Race, huh...?
I see. Although I bear no particular attachment to the Human Race, it must be like that for the others.
Raising his hand slightly, his Spiritual Energy transformed into a giant hand as he stretched it out, grabbing Su Yanlan and the others, pulling them towards him.
Seeing this, all the people of Luminous Jade Chamber were in extreme shock before they landed on the ground. They didn’t even have a chance to react.
Their gaze landed on Tian Yongheng’s handsome face, making them dumbfounded for a moment.
Did an Immortal God descend from the sky to save us?
However, their eyes landed on the other people besides him and they quickly stood up.
Su Yanlan was the first to speak, "Ehrm, Yan Emperor? Infernal Blaze Sect Master? What are you all doing here?"
"We don’t have time to chit-chat around for now, senior Su." Saying this, Yun Ping pointed at the enraged Roc Demon who’s prey had been snatched right in front of its eyes.
Seeing the Cerulean Flare Roc, Su Yanlan’s body shuddered from fear. She still remembered how ferocious it was, how it killed the Third Elder of her Luminous Jade Chamber in a single blow.
Then, her gaze once again landed at Tian Yongheng, who had yet again flown up into the air, and was seemingly waiting for the Cerulean Flare Roc to come near him.
"That senior is...?"
"He is the Master of Eternal Peak, Tian Yongheng!"