Chapter 1571: A Sudden Turn of Events (Part 1)

Thunder tribulation is heaven's punishment for cultivators; every cultivator turns pale at the mention of it and fears it like a tiger!

Even someone as powerful as Luo Qingchen, upon hearing that a tribulation was coming, turned pale with fright and needed to plan for a long time before daring to contend with it.

But this fellow before them—they thought he would use some formidable method, but never expected... a few casual rebukes, a couple of threats... and then it fled!

Is this even possible?

Since when did thunder become so easy to deal with?

"Did you record that?"

"Recorded, but... can we really learn this?" The elder behind him spoke with a voice on the verge of tears.

"We can't learn it..." Luo Qingchen shook his head.

It was foreseeable that if they actually ran over and talked nonsense to the thunder like that, they would probably be struck into meat paste in the blink of an eye.

This was no longer provocation; it was an affront to heavenly might!

Yet despite such an affront, the young man in the air was perfectly fine and passed with ease... Could it be that he wasn't the child of Sword Saint Xingmeng, but rather heaven's illegitimate son?

"Whew, I managed to bluff my way through..."

Zhang Xuan, still in the air, let out a long breath.

He had messed with thunder tribulations many times and had grown wary of them; otherwise, if it had struck down forcefully and he couldn't absorb it, there would have been plenty of trouble.

With a flicker of his body, he returned to his original spot, looked at Luo Xuanying before him, and smiled slightly: "Alright, the tribulation is over. Let's continue!"

"..."

Luo Xuanying's scalp tingled.

Continue my ass!

You scared away the thunder tribulation with just a few words, and I'm just a mortal. If I continue with you... wouldn't that be asking for a beating?

"Forget it..." He quickly shook his head.

He had already made up his mind: from now on, he would never compete with this guy again—he was simply a freak, inhuman!

"Then... Brother Luo, could you take me to see the little princess?"

Seeing that he wouldn't compete, Zhang Xuan was slightly disappointed, but then adjusted his mood and looked at him with eager anticipation.

The closer he got, the more he missed her; even he could no longer remain as calm as before.

"You'll see her naturally at the engagement ceremony tomorrow. There's no need to rush for this one day..." Luo Xuanying waved his hand.

"Alright."

Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly.

"Do you really want to see her?" Seeing his disappointment, Luo Xuanying smiled slightly.

The more this fellow wanted to see her, the more important his sister was in his heart, and he was happy to see that.

"Of course..." Zhang Xuan quickly nodded.

"If you really want to see her, I can secretly arrange a meeting, but it can't be too long..."

Luo Xuanying looked at him.

In fact, the reason he had come to find him this time was precisely to let the two longing parties meet, and also to gauge his attitude.

Now that he had seen his attitude—he was truly devoted to his sister—there was no point in making things difficult any longer.

Although meeting privately before the engagement went against some customs, rules were dead while people were alive. Even if discovered, the clan elders would only think it was youthful impulsiveness and wouldn't say much.

Moreover... this fellow before him was not only the little genius and clan head of the Zhang family, but also the master of the Holy Son Hall and Senior Brother of Teacher Yang!

"Really?"

Zhang Xuan jumped up in excitement.

"Mm!" Luo Xuanying grunted. "Wait a moment; I'll go make arrangements..."

Zhang Xuan quickly nodded and was about to say something grateful when he saw an elder attendant from the Zhang family rush up to him: "Clan head..."

"What's wrong?"

Seeing his grave expression, Zhang Xuan frowned.

"A message came from the clan: Palace Master Zhao Ya of the Ice Plain Palace and Hall Master Wei Ruyan of the Poison Hall have gone missing..."

The elder said hurriedly.

"Missing?"

His scalp tingling, Zhang Xuan abruptly stood up, his eyes narrowing. "What do you mean? What happened?"

"I don't know either... It seems there was a battle, and then they lost all trace. The Zhang clan's people have already gone to investigate..." the elder replied hastily.

"Zhao Ya's constitution has been activated, her strength no less than a Great Sage. Wei Ruyan's poison arts can fill the sky with toxic gas—even acting Palace Master Ren Qingyuan would find it hard to capture them... Missing? Without even time to send a message?"

Zhang Xuan clenched his fists, unable to believe it.

Back when Zhao Ya was imprisoned by You Ruoxin, she had found a chance to send him a distress signal. What kind of person could make them vanish without a single message?

"This subordinate does not know!" The elder shook his head.

"Do you know where the battle took place? I'll go there now!" Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and said.

Knowing that the Zhang clan's information was always accurate, Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan must have met with trouble. He hesitated no longer.

To find out what had truly happened, he had to go himself. Waiting for their investigation could take who knows how long—by then, something might have happened to them without anyone finding out.

"It's not far from the Empire Alliance. Palace Master Zhao and Hall Master Wei had finished handling matters there and were about to return when the incident occurred..."

The elder nodded quickly.

"Not far from the Empire Alliance? Good!"

Knowing the exact location, Zhang Xuan no longer hesitated. He turned to look at Luo Xuanqing, his expression apologetic. "Brother Luo..."

"Go see what happened first. If you need anything, just say the word!"

Understanding that Zhang Xuan's matter was more urgent, Luo Xuanqing nodded.

"Mm!"

Gratefully clasping his fists, Zhang Xuan went to the courtyard, took out the ninth-level formation flags his mother had given him, and quickly set up a teleportation array.

"Xuan'er, I'll go with you!"

Dream Sword Saint seemed to have learned of the situation and hurried over: "Here, with Teacher Yang and your father, if something unexpected happens over there, we can look after each other."

It was just a wedding procession; the gifts were ready. With Sword Saint Xing present and Teacher Yang as a witness, it should be fine.

"Mm."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Although his cultivation had broken through to the ninth level of the Saint Domain, he still found it somewhat difficult to activate this formation. With her accompanying him, they could move faster.

"Let's go!"

Having made the decision, the two said no more. Dream Sword Saint poured in her power, and the formation flickered.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Both vanished from where they stood.

The next moment, they appeared near the Empire Alliance.

"The Eighth Elder said it's in that direction..."

Looking around, they determined the direction, and Dream Sword Saint pointed.

The two flew swiftly. Before long, they arrived at a mountain range. Half of the mountain range had been sheared off by a great force, and the vegetation on it was completely destroyed, showing that a earth-shattering battle had taken place not long ago.

Zhang Xuan clenched his fists.

The pits were filled with ice, clearly left by Zhao Ya.

There were also many plants around, blackened and yellowed, obviously poisoned to death, seemingly the work of Wei Ruyan.

He had thought the two were taken down one by one, but they had actually joined forces and were attacked together. Who could it be?

Which faction was so powerful?

Not to mention the Zhang and Luo families, even the Master Teacher Academy would find it difficult to abduct the two without a sound!

"Could it be... that alien spirit race emperor?"

His pupils suddenly contracted.