Chapter 152: Disappearance

Shen Xu didn’t hesitate.

Although he was confused, he wholeheartedly believed in Zhen Yuan.

Since the person asked his to run away, Shen Xu would naturally not doubt him.

[Don’t get injured.] He said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

Seeing this, Shen Xu left and Zhen Yuan heaved a sigh of relief.

’Now then…’ He thought and his lips curled in a brilliant smile.

“Can you still smile?” Ancestor Xiao sneered but his eyes narrowed into slits.

Unlike his outward appearance, ancestor Xiao uneasy.

For some reason, he always felt that something horrible and uncontrollable was about to happen.

He even had instinctive urge to escape.

However, he was a nascent soul realm cultivator and the ancestor of the Xiao family.

When he thought about his reputation and his family, ancestor Xiao forcibly suppressed his instinct.

’I am thinking too much.’ He convinced himself.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t thinking too much.

As soon as Shen Xu arrived beside Chen Yi and Dongfang Jing, Zhen Yuan made his move.

“It’s time to end this.” He muttered.

At the same time, he swung his rune brush and a stream of clear qi fell on the invisible circle.

Instantaneously, the circle and runes suddenly became visible.

“What…” Ancestor Xiao started but before he could finish, a white light enveloped him.

When he saw this, Zhen Yuan smiled but didn’t linger.

Instead, he activated a talisman and soon appeared beside Shen Xu.

At the same time, a white light filled the clearing, followed by a loud bang and an earthquake.

When the commotion ended, the Chen Yi reacted.

“Zhen Yuan…” He called, looking at Zhen Yuan with a complicated expression.

’What did this kid do?’ He wondered.

Although his cultivation was several realms higher than Zhen Yuan, Chen Yi didn’t understand what happened.

All he knew was that a rune circle suddenly appeared at the feet of old man Xiao.

Soon after, the circle glowed and enveloped the old man in white light.

When the light disappeared, the old man was nowhere to be seen.

“Is it me or…” Dongfang Jing started, frowned, and looked at Chen Yi was a questioning look.

[Chen Yi, does the qi suddenly feel a little richer?] He asked and Chen Yi nodded with a solemn expression.

Sensing the denser qi, Chen Yi had a vague idea of what happened.

However, the thought was so outlandish that he didn’t dare to dwell on it.

’It’s not something that a human can do. Not even a tribulation transcending realm cultivator can do such a crazy thing.’ He thought, his lips curled in a wry smile.

However, something nagged at the back of his mind but Chen Yi didn’t dare to think about it.

[Brother Yuan, are you okay? Are you injured? How is your consumption?] Shen Xu asked, unconsciously squeezing his husband’s arm.

[Don’t worry. I am okay.] Zhen Yuan said, rubbing his wife’s hair before he quickly continued.

[I am not injured and my qi consumption is normal. However, my soul power is almost zero.]

Hearing this, Shen Xu sighed in relief but he wasn’t completely assured.

After all, soul power exhaustion was not a simple matter.

Although Zhen Yuan would recover after two to three days of rest, he would have a splitting headache until his soul power was half replenished.

[What about ancestor Xiao?]

[Dead.]

[How?]

[I will explain it to you later. Stay alert.] Zhen Yuan reminded and Shen Xu reflexively scanned the surroundings.

The spectators had begun to react after the initial shock.

“What happened?” Someone asked.

“Where are senior Zhen Yuan and ancestor Xiao?”

“Why did the earth shake?”

“Who can tell us what is going on?” The spectators couldn’t help but be confused.

Fortunately, some retained their calm and soon uncovered some clues.

“Zhen Yuan is beside the dean of the Divine Rainbow Academy.” One observed.

“When did he get there? Why do I feel that a lot happened in the blink of an eye?”

“Did he use a teleportation talisman?”

“How can a teleportation talisman have such a short range? Also, teleportation talismans are non-directional. What are the odds that a teleportation talisman would directly teleport him to his academy dean?”

“We know where Zhen Yuan is but what about ancestor Xiao?”

“Has ancestor Xiao fallen?”

“What are you talking about? Ancestor Xiao is a nascent soul realm cultivator. How could he fall?”

“Where is he if he has not fallen?”

“Could he have escaped?”

“Aren’t you focusing on the wrong things…”

“What do you mean?”

“I saw white light, heard a bang, and the earth shook.”

“We all experienced the same thing. What’s your point?”

“Something clearly exploded and the earth shook but look at the battlefield…”

“You are right. There are no pits or earth cracks. It looks no different than it did when the two were fighting.”

“Look at the Xiao family…, from their reaction, I don’t think ancestor Xiao escaped?”

As the spectators speculated, Xiao Zhang glared at Zhen Yuan.

“Zhen Yuan, what did you do to my father?” He angrily questioned.

Hearing this, the spectators tacitly fell silent and perked up their ears to listen.

Unfortunately, Zhen Yuan didn’t plan to indulge their curiosity.

Instead, he glanced at Shen Xu from the corner of his eye and the double nodded in understanding.

“Fellow Daoist Xiao is thinking too much.” Shen Xu said and quickly continued in a solemn voice.

“Ancestor Xiao is a mid-stage nascent soul realm cultivator and brother Yuan is an early-stage golden core realm cultivator. What can my brother Yuan do to ancestor Xiao?” He asked and helplessly shrugged.

When the spectators heard this, they couldn’t help but look at Shen Xu with incredulous expressions.

They all witnessed the fight between Zhen Yuan and ancestor Xiao.

Although Zhen Yuan’s cultivation was one big realm lower than ancestor Xiao, his combat ability wasn’t inferior.

Considering this, it was nonsense to claim that Zhen Yuan couldn’t do anything to the Xiao family ancestor.

“We can still end this matter peacefully if you tell us where ancestor is?” A Xiao family elder said.

However, the statement was so absurd that Shen Xu couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

After all, Zhen Yuan had already killed Xiao Wan’er and even fought against the ancestor.

No matter what, they and the Xiao family were destined to become irreconcilable enemies.

“Don’t make me laugh.” He muttered and several Xiao family members gritted their teeth in anger.

“Dean Dongfang, what do you have to say about this matter?” Xiao Zhang suddenly asked, angrily looking at Dongfang Jing.

“What can I say?” Dongfang Jing asked with a helpless expression.

In fact, he also wanted to know where ancestor Xiao was but did he dare to ask?

Dongfang Jing didn’t dare.

For some reason, he sensed he would receive a horrifying answer.

The kind of answer that could unbalance his mental state and even affect his dao heart.

If that happened, the gain would not be worth the loss.

“Shouldn’t fellow Daoist Dongfang give my Xiao family an explanation?”

“An explanation? What kind of explanation do you want?” Dongfang Jing asked, his eyes narrowed into slits.

“A student of your Divine Rainbow Academy has caused the disappearance of my Xiao family’s ancestor. Shouldn’t you give my family an explanation?”

Hearing this, Dongfang Jing sneered.

’Does this bastard think I am easy to bully?’ He wondered, looking at Xiao Zhang with teasing eyes.

“Where is the evidence?” He asked and quickly continued.

“Most importantly, what does this have to do with me?”

“Dongfang Jing!” Xiao Zhang shouted but Dongfang Jing wasn’t affected.

“You attacked my student as soon as he came out of the secret realm. However, I didn’t say anything because your conflict has nothing to do with me. Why should I interfere at this juncture?”

Xiao Zhang frowned when he heard this.

When the fight just started, they worried Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi would interfere.

First, Dongfang Jing was a peak stage golden core realm cultivator. Although his cultivation wasn’t as good as the ancestor, he was a swordsman and could challenge above his realm.

However, the Xiao family’s main worry was about Chen Yi.

On the surface, Chen Yi was an ordinary guard.

However, the prominent families knew Chen Yi’s cultivation was higher than the nascent soul realm.

If such a person stood against, not even the Xiao family could survive.

Fortunately, Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi chose to stay out of the conflict.

“I will not interfere in this matter and the Xiao family would be wise to keep me out of it.” Dongfang Jing said and Xiao Zhang subconsciously trembled in fear.

“It was my mistake. I….” Xiao Zhang started to apologise but suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

A moment later, he removed a communication jade pendant from his storage ring and immediately activated it.

Barely a moment later, his hand trembled, his face paled, and he looked at Zhen Yuan with a horrified expression.

“You…, you…, what have you done?” He questioned in a confused voice.

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