To beat a dog, one must observe its master?

This was plainly another way of saying that the newcomer belonged to one of the Five Great Divine Palaces, which the Seventy-two Sects were subordinate to.

So...

Which Hall Master from the Five Great Divine Palaces would personally arrive?

Everyone's gaze simultaneously shifted toward the direction from where the gale was sweeping over—

They saw eight experts, riding the wind, carrying a sedan chair, gliding through the air.

Stepping over treetops, across rooftops!

Finally, they gently landed just outside the Fang Family Courtyard's main entrance.

The sedan chair, surrounded by transparent curtains, fluttered with the breeze.

With the chair being set down.

That person, slowly emerged.

Fan in hand, he gracefully appeared.

On the path, a peerless gentleman, unmatched in this world. It is exactly of such a person that such descriptions speak.

With each bearing majestic and each posture elegant.

Appearing to be under thirty years of age.

As he stepped through that gate.

The first to discern the newcomer's appearance was Tuoba Yong, the Sect Master of the Bai Ze lineage.

Tuoba Yong's face showed surprise, his heart filled with secret joy, the Five Great Divine Palaces he had been anticipating had finally sent someone... Only the Five Great Divine Palaces could represent Emperor Ziwei.

And only they had the power to turn the tide of battle.

"Welcome, Wind Divine Temple's Hall Master!" Tuoba Yong bowed repeatedly.

"Welcome, Wind Divine Temple's Hall Master..." Tuoba Xue'er also knew not to behave impulsively on this occasion.

Everyone understood then, the arrival was none other than the Hall Master of the Wind Divine Temple... Ji Wenxuan.

When Ji Wenxuan reached Tuoba Yong, he paused briefly, then his gaze swept past Tuoba Xue'er, and he indifferently said: "Tuoba Yong, have your people stand down."

"Yes!"

Tuoba Yong gestured with his hand.

The remaining disciples of the Heavenly Gang Sword Formation respectfully retreated to the sides.

The nine other Circulation Heaven Position powerhouses, also the Sect Masters of the Seventy-two Sects, likewise bowed respectfully.

"Welcome, Wind Divine Temple's Hall Master!"

Such was the status and power of a Hall Master.

The aura and force commanded by a Supreme Heavenly Rank powerhouse.

Ji Wenxuan's gaze was indifferent, passing directly over those Sect Masters from the Seventy-two Sects, settling firmly on Xie Daoyun.

Before even approaching, Ji Wenxuan cupped his hands from afar and said: "The junior has seen the former Divine Hall Master of the Ice God..."

Xie Daoyun's face was as cold as frost, silent.

Ji Wenxuan gave a slight smile, saying: "Who would have thought, daring to kill one from the Seventy-two Sects, is the former Ice Divine Hall Master. That is quite an oversight... Today's matter should be a misunderstanding, and I am willing to apologize to the Ice God on behalf of the Seventy-one Sects. Let's put today's matter to rest, what do you think?"

Elegant and comported, he spoke calmly and with neither servility nor overbearance.

Even polite to a fault.

It has to be recognized that he was also a Supreme Heavenly Rank powerhouse.

In the view of the Fang Family, this matter could come to a close here, waiting for Fang Yu to return and deal with it subsequently.

However, to everyone's surprise—

Xie Daoyun indifferently said: "Spare the lives of these nine... for the rest, I can turn a blind eye."

"Hm?"

There was no doubt in her tone!

Just like in the past, the same demeanor, the same style of conduct, never changing.

Ji Wenxuan gave a gentle smile, calmly saying: "One should be lenient wherever it is possible... The people of the Seventy-two Sects may have recklessly intruded into the Fang Family's courtyard, but after all, they did not cause serious consequences. Ice God, could you please spare them for my sake, Ji Wenxuan? I can make them kneel and beg for mercy."

He waved his hand grandly.

The nine Circulation Heaven Position Sect Masters were slightly taken aback, their hearts defiant, yet none dared to defy the demand of a Supreme Heavenly Rank powerhouse.

They immediately knelt one after another.

"We, the juniors, admit our wrongdoing! We beseech the Ice God for forgiveness!"

"We, the juniors, admit our wrongdoing! We beseech the Ice God for forgiveness!"

"We, the juniors, admit our wrongdoing! We beseech the Ice God for forgiveness!"

Xie Daoyun remain unmoved, her gaze sweeping over these kneeling Sect Masters, she indifferently stated: "I do not know you, so talk of 'face' does not apply; furthermore, the trespass into the Fang Family itself is a capital offense. I won't repeat myself... Otherwise, I wouldn't mind killing all!"

Such domineering words.

They uplifted the spirits of those who heard them.

Yet, being so straightforward and offending the Five Great Divine Palaces seemed unwise.

This turn of events left Ji Wenxuan's face extremely unsightly. He did not know what to say.

"Ice God, you are a senior, why bother with these juniors? If you insist on killing them, then I, Ji Wenxuan, cannot just stand by and watch."

Bang!

Almost without any warning—

Xie Daoyun's toes touched down, and like a swallow, she flew high into the air.

Sizzle.

The sound of air condensing into ice.

A long and narrow ice cone appeared in mid-air, sparkling and translucent.

"Ice Movement!"

Swoosh!

The ice cone, like a streak of flowing light, was pushed directly by Xie Daoyun with a single palm, aiming straight for Ji Wenxuan's face.

Everyone was dumbstruck.

They could feel the air around them trembling.

"This is Supreme Heavenly Rank! It's too terrifying!"

All the former cultivators at Circulation Heaven Position seemed like trash in front of the Supreme Heavenly Rank.

With every move Xie Daoyun made, it seemed as though the air itself was being stirred.

She could directly manipulate the power of Natural Law!

How terrifying is that?

With just a raise of her hand, she could condense ice!

This is the innate advantage of possessing Cold Attribute Inner Essence, able to aggregate the moisture in the air.

Where there is air, there inevitably is water.

Seeing this scene.

Ji Wenxuan let out a thunderous shout, boom, and the floor within a ten-meter radius shattered completely, with his entire body blasting off like a rocket, his hands clasped together—

"Magic Palm!"

His palms turned red, as if they had been forged in a furnace for a long time.

Bang! The ice cone accurately pierced into his clasped palms.

Sizzle!

Ice and flame collided.

The ice cone dissipated!

Ji Wenxuan roared: "Hidden Dragon, Do Not Use!"

Between his palms, a dragon-shaped Gang Qi appeared, and with a push forward, the dragon-shaped Gang Qi rushed towards Xie Daoyun.

Xie Daoyun's expression remained calm, her palm extended forward.

An Ice Wall blocked the dragon-shaped Gang Qi.

Boom—

"It can't be blocked!"

A loud crash.

Ice fragments filled the sky as they broke apart, falling to the ground.

Ting, ting—

The dragon-shaped Gang Qi continued to race forward.

Suddenly, Xie Daoyun's figure dropped, and she pushed upwards with both palms.

An astonishing scene unfolded.

The broken ice fragments unexpectedly turned into thousands of ice blades, circumventing the dragon-shaped Gang Qi, and launched an assault.

Ji Wenxuan's expression changed drastically, and he retreated again and again.

"Black Armor! Defend!"

Around his entire body, Inner Essence forced out Gang Qi, condensing into black Armor.

Bang bang bang!

Bang bang bang bang!

Thousands of ice blades slammed down.

Dense and numerous.

At the same time, Xie Daoyun moved like lightning.

Her right hand hung down at a forty-five-degree angle, swoosh—

A sparkling Ice Sword appeared in her hand.

"Sky-saving Sword!"

With a leap at a forty-five-degree angle.

The sky was filled with radiant light.

Those ice blades that smashed on Ji Wenxuan's black Armor, after shattering, once again transformed into Ice Nails.

The number became even more terrifying!

The crowd watched, dumbfounded.

Ye Wenjun watched in amazement: "Sky-saving Sword can also be used like this? I always thought that shattered ice couldn't be utilized again... I didn't expect that sister Daoyun would use it so masterfully. This is the result of repeated tempering..."

This was far from a mere doubling or quadrupling; it was almost as if one became a hundred!

The Ice Nails blocked Ji Wenxuan.

However...

Xie Daoyun, holding the Ice Sword, was not attacking Ji Wenxuan but targeting the nine Sect Masters jointly elected by the Seventy-One Sects!

"Escape!"

"What are you waiting for, run for your life!"

The nine Sect Masters could no longer contain their inner terror.

Just as they despaired.

In the direction of the gate.

A streak of blood-red light raced over as fast as lightning.

"Here I come!!!"

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