As Xiao Yun finished speaking, the many disciples of the Shi Mo Sect present began to discuss among themselves, their gazes towards Xiao Yun filled with increased indignation.
Due to the deteriorating situation in the Tian Xing Sea and the stirrings of the dark races, many top experts from the major supreme forces, including the powerful elders of their own Shi Mo Sect, had all gone to the Tian Xing Sea or to block the dark races.
Currently, the Shi Mo Sect did not have many top-tier elders.
Those remaining at the Shi Mo Sect were mostly handling daily affairs.
Of course, some were present to suppress the sect's foundations, but the Shi Mo Sect would not stoop to using such top-tier existences to deal with a mere disciple.
"Zi Yan, what do you think? Wasn't my performance pretty good this time!"
Xiao Yun ignored the cheers and hateful glares of the Shi Mo Sect disciples. He walked up to a peerless beauty, his expression gentle as he spoke.
The woman's face was exquisitely beautiful. She wore a light-colored long dress, her skin fair and delicate. A sense of unattainable coldness emanated from her.
Phoenix patterns and beautiful lines were embroidered on her long dress, further enhancing her appearance, making her seem like a goddess descended from the nine heavens.
This woman was Lin Zi Yan. When Xiao Yun had gone to the Shi Mo Sect, Lin Zi Yan had also accompanied him.
"Mm, Your Highness Xiao Yun's strength is astonishing. Zi Yan admires it!" Lin Zi Yan said indifferently, her aura exceptionally cool.
"Their ten thousand praises are not as good as Zi Yan's one commendation!" Upon hearing Lin Zi Yan's words, Xiao Yun's expression brightened, his handsome face filled with joy.
As Xiao Yun spoke, he reached out his hand, intending to embrace Lin Zi Yan and share this glorious moment with her.
"Your Highness Xiao Yun, please show some self-respect!"
Lin Zi Yan subtly distanced herself from Xiao Yun and then said calmly.
As soon as Lin Zi Yan spoke, Xiao Yun's somewhat heated heart was instantly extinguished as if doused with cold water.
He hadn't expected that even here, Lin Zi Yan would still maintain such a distant attitude towards him.
"Yes, Zi Yan, it was my impetuousness!" Xiao Yun then smiled, appearing extremely dignified.
However, in his heart, Xiao Yun remained extremely displeased. He believed his charm was unparalleled and his status noble, and countless proud daughters of heaven were infatuated with him.
Yet, this Lin Zi Yan had always been indifferent to him, showing no affection.
Even with all his efforts, there had been no progress.
Moreover, for some unknown reason, the more Lin Zi Yan remained distant, the more Xiao Yun became infatuated with her.
This was precisely why Xiao Yun had repeatedly failed yet continued to pursue her, desiring what he could not obtain even more.
The people around were busy cheering, and not many noticed Xiao Yun's anomaly.
After a while, as Xiao Yun felt dejected, he bid farewell to Lin Zi Yan and went to one side of the mountain range, his gaze occasionally drifting towards the cold and peerless Lin Zi Yan.
"Your Highness Xiao Yun, if you have intentions towards the Divine Maiden, why not use some forceful means? As long as it's achieved in the end, our sect's higher-ups won't say anything..." At this moment, a true disciple from the Chaos Holy Land beside Xiao Yun asked.
He was Xiao Yun's confidant and had observed Xiao Yun's actions. He couldn't understand why Xiao Yun was so infatuated with the Divine Maiden.
Although Lin Zi Yan possessed outstanding temperament and peerless beauty, with Xiao Yun's abilities, he could have any woman of striking appearance and diverse temperament he desired. Why insist on pursuing the Divine Maiden?
Furthermore, as he said, using forceful means first would not be a bad option.
Besides, their Chaos Holy Land did not prohibit romantic relationships. If the Divine Son and Divine Maiden could be united, neither side would object.
"Do you think the Sky Phoenix tribe is a vegetarian? Moreover, what I want is her heart, not her body!" Xiao Yun said indifferently, cutting off the true disciple.
After Xiao Yun finished speaking, the true disciple's expression froze. He had almost forgotten that the Divine Maiden held a rather high status within the Sky Phoenix tribe.
She was not comparable to other ordinary heavenly proud women.
Like the True Dragon tribe, the Sky Phoenix tribe belonged to the most supreme demon races of the Primordial Continent, possessing immense power.
Xiao Yun had not yet fully matured. If he were to offend the Sky Phoenix tribe for his own selfish desires, it would cause quite a bit of trouble.
"I understand, Your Highness Xiao Yun!" The true disciple quickly replied.
Xiao Yun gazed at Lin Zi Yan in the distance, sighing softly, his eyes filled with unconcealed unwillingness.
After a while, seeing that Lin Zi Yan paid him no attention, Xiao Yun turned and left the peak of the martial training mountain range, heading to a grand hall to rest.
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On the other side of the martial training grounds, Zhou Lie Wu watched the excited Shi Mo Sect disciples with a look of schadenfreude.
"What do you say, Divine Maiden Xia? My proposal earlier still stands. Of course, you can refuse, but today is just the beginning. Our Your Highness Xiao Yun will come to the Shi Mo Sect to spar whenever he has time!" Zhou Lie Wu said with a smile, looking at the indifferent Xia Qing Ying.
Behind Xia Qing Ying, Mu Qing Yu, clad in a white long dress, bit her red lips slightly, her heart filled with anxiety.
If this Xiao Yun were to come and humiliate their Shi Mo Sect every few days, their sect's reputation would be severely impacted.
"I refuse. Your Zhou family is not qualified to make people from our Shi Mo Sect repent!" Xia Qing Ying took a deep breath and said with an icy expression.
"Good, you said it yourself. I hope Divine Maiden Xia will remember her words today and not regret it in the future!" Zhou Lie Wu sneered and then flicked his sleeve, returning to the Zhou family's group on the other side.
The crowd at the martial training grounds continued to cheer, celebrating the victory of the Chaos Holy Land's Divine Son.
Even though Xiao Yun had already left the martial training grounds, the crowd was still immersed in the might Xiao Yun had displayed earlier.
"Why is it so lively here today?" Just then, a clear voice suddenly came from high above.
This voice carried an extremely terrifying aura, instantly rippling through the entire martial training ground.
Everyone was drawn by the sound and looked towards the source.
In the sky, an exquisite and magnificent flying ship appeared high above.
A young man with an otherworldly temperament, like an exiled immortal, descended from the flying ship.
Beside the young man was a peerlessly beautiful woman in a purple long dress, her appearance delicate and charming.
"It's Holy Son Jiang Li! Holy Son Jiang Li is back..."
"Holy Son Jiang Li is finally back! I wonder if Holy Son Jiang Li can defeat that arrogant Xiao Yun..."
"Yeah, Holy Son Jiang Li might truly be able to. He defeated Zhou Tong so easily before, he'll definitely be able to deal with Xiao Yun..."
"No way, Xiao Yun's strength is too formidable, he's not on the same level as Zhou Tong at all. If Holy Son Jiang Li hasn't made significant progress, he'll likely be crushed too..."
Everyone recognized the newcomer as Jiang Li.
Jiang Li's return also reignited hope among the many disciples of the Shi Mo Sect.
After all, with his previous feat of easily slaying Zhou Tong, everyone considered Jiang Li to be the foremost heavenly talent of the Shi Mo Sect.
Moreover, many of Jiang Li's exploits in the Northern Plains had also been reported back to the Shi Mo Sect, including the killing of Lin Mo, the Young Emperor Lin, who possessed the potential of an emperor, from the Lin family of the Northern Plains.
Jiang Li and Tang Yu Ning landed gracefully beside Xia Qing Ying.
"Senior Sister Xia, Qing Yu, long time no see!"
Jiang Li stood beside Xia Qing Ying, smiling as he greeted Xia Qing Ying and Mu Qing Yu.
"Mm, long time no see. You certainly live at your own pace. You said you'd be back soon, and it's been several months!" Xia Qing Ying gave Jiang Li a charmingly reproachful look.
For some reason, after Jiang Li's appearance, Xia Qing Ying's originally uneasy heart completely calmed down.
It was as if, as long as she was by Jiang Li's side, everything would be alright.
'Qing Yu greets Young Master!'
Mu Qing Yu beside her saw Jiang Li, her eyes filled with joy, and a hint of deep longing.
"Jiang Li, it's you. I thought you'd keep hiding like a timid turtle. I didn't expect you to actually show up. You finally have some guts!" Zhou Lie Wu, who was not far away, saw Jiang Li. His originally joyful face instantly turned extremely gloomy.
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