Chapter 1054: Xu Nian's Crisis
Xu Nian looked at Su Zhan, a chill emanating from his gaze.
This Fang Long held such hostility towards him, clearly due to someone's manipulation.
And besides those two from Tiancang Sect, it couldn't be anyone else.
Su Zhan felt Xu Nian's hostility and grew slightly nervous.
If Xu Nian wanted to kill him, it would be an effortless task.
"Junior Brother Xu's prowess is truly eye-opening. I didn't expect you'd master two Space Profound Argumentation Domains. Even in the entire Cultivation World, you'd be considered a rare talent," Su Zhan quickly said with a smile.
He thought Xu Nian wouldn't hit a smiling face person, after all.
Even if Xu Nian blamed him for instigation, he would need evidence.
"Slap!"
Yet, just as he finished speaking, Xu Nian slapped Su Zhan's face out of thin air.
Su Zhan was immediately sent flying, with fresh blood spilling from his mouth.
"You..."
Su Zhan climbed up from the ground, furious, glaring at Xu Nian.
The female disciple was also on high alert.
"You know why I slapped you yourself. This slap is merely a lesson. If there's a next time, you'll lose not just your face but your life," Xu Nian said coldly.
His voice was icy cold.
Su Zhan clenched his fists, his eyes full of anger.
He turned to Murong Xue, seemingly wanting Murong Xue to seek justice for him.
However, Murong Xue was indifferent, not intending to blame Xu Nian at all.
"You know what you've done yourself. Xu Nian is my friend. If you do this again, don't blame me, Murong Xue, for not considering our sect bonds. Get lost!" Murong Xue shouted coldly.
Su Zhan and the female disciple were both shocked.
They didn't expect Murong Xue to protect Xu Nian so fiercely.
The two exchanged a glance, unwilling, but could only choose to leave.
Watching them leave, Xu Nian turned to Murong Xue with a smile.
"No need to look at me. This is what I should do. I've seen that Fang Long is targeting you due to another's manipulation. But you'd better be careful; you killed Chaos Sky Sect's genius, and they won't let you off. Also, Su Zhan, he'll definitely embellish things here and tell Jiang Shengtian..." Murong Xue spoke.
"I know all that," Xu Nian interrupted Murong Xue with a smile.
Beside them, Feng Cheng also shook his head. Tiancang's coldest goddess would turn into a chatterbox one day.
Though he didn't understand love, it didn't mean he was foolish.
Murong Xue's attitude towards Xu Nian was noticeably different.
Murong Xue realized she was overdoing it, shyly closing her mouth.
Inwardly, she scolded herself: what's wrong with her?
Why is Xu Nian so special to her?
Xu Nian smiled, although Murong Xue had lost her memory, she still instinctively cared for him.
It's a subconscious part of her buried memories.
Memory can be sealed, but instinct cannot.
With this realization, Xu Nian felt more confident in awakening Murong Xue.
"Let's go, we'll venture into Fuyao Lake," Xu Nian said with a smile.
Murong Xue nodded and headed towards Fuyao Lake.
...
Meanwhile, as Xu Nian and others prepared to venture into Fuyao Lake, Su Zhan had an extremely gloomy look.
Xu Nian slapped him publicly; it was the shame of his lifetime.
"Brother Su, what should we do now?" the female disciple asked, her eyes full of confusion.
Their initial task was to help Murong Xue acquire Fuyao Lake's token under Jiang Shengtian's instruction, but Murong Xue drove them away. What now?
"Junior Sister Murong has been bewitched by that kid, not listening to us at all. This can't be settled like this; we must report to Brother Jiang. If Brother Jiang comes, that kid won't survive," Su Zhan coldly said.
"But Brother Jiang is in seclusion. Isn't it inappropriate to disturb him? Is this guy really worth Brother Jiang's action?" the female disciple furrowed her brows.
Jiang Shengtian was her distant dream. If Murong Xue was with him, she might accept it.
But now Murong Xue abandoned Jiang Shengtian, getting close to a countryside boy, which she couldn't tolerate.
Her perfect Jiang Shengtian couldn't lose to a countryside boy.
Despite the boy's decent talent and mastery of two Space Profound Argumentation Domains, he still fell short compared to Jiang Shengtian.
"Even if he isn't worth it, Brother Jiang must act. Otherwise, Junior Sister Murong will eventually..." Su Zhan didn't dare to continue.
In his heart, Murong Xue was sacred, not tolerating any defilement.
But now Xu Nian stepped into this pure sanctuary, tainting the holy land.
"Fine, I'll inform Brother Jiang about the situation here," the female disciple said.
"And also spread the news of Fang Long's demise, the more people know, the better. Make sure Chaos Sky Sect hears it, even claiming Xu Nian insulted them," Su Zhan's eyes glinted sinisterly.
Although only the younger generation entered the Domain, many sect experts guarded its entrance.
Once they knew, they wouldn't easily spare Xu Nian.
"Fine, I'll do as you say," the female disciple nodded.
Upon hearing this, Su Zhan's eyes overflowed with intense coldness.
"Hmph, Xu Nian, you'll regret not killing me. I'll ensure you die with no resting place; once you leave the Domain, your death will come," Su Zhan's eyes teemed with killing intent, smirking.
Unbeknownst to him, Xu Nian spared him for Murong Xue's sake.
...
As Su Zhan and the disciple plotted against Xu Nian, two young men descended from Divine Peak Mountain, one of the Nine Absolute Fields.
In their hands, they held a token resembling a symbol.
"The token from Divine Peak Mountain was easier to get than I thought. I assumed I'd be a bit more taxing," laughed the long-faced young man.
"Bah, talk less big; your Soul Power might not even swat a fly now," mocked the other young man.
The long-faced youth hit a sore spot, chuckled awkwardly, changing the topic: "It seems more than just we two brothers from Denor Empire came this time; seems a new brother joined our troop, the leader told me. Let's take care of the newcomer."
"Our troop hasn't welcomed a newcomer in a while, who's that?" asked the mocking youth.
"Seems the name is Xu Nian, supposedly under a hundred and at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage," the long-faced youth answered.
"Transcendance Tribulation Stage? Interesting!" That young man smirked, eyes filled with anticipation.