87: Wanchuan: We may be in big trouble

"Second Elder, Third Ancestor, are you two alright?"

After the improvement of Tai Xu Divine Steps finally paused temporarily and Wan Chuan's pursuit of them was once again distanced, Long Aotian finally had the energy to inquire about the condition of the two Old Ancestors.

"Xiao... Xiao Aotian, is it really you?"

Although the two Old Ancestors were already absolutely certain in their hearts that the person carrying them and flying at high speed was their Long Family's Xiao Aotian, the two Old Ancestors, who had been shocked speechless by Long Aotian, eventually became unsure.

He was simply too much of a Prodigy!

Was this really their Long Family's Xiao Aotian?

"Haha... Second Elder, Third Ancestor, if I wasn't your Xiao Aotian, would I need to risk my life to go to the Shi Family to save you?"

Looking at the two Old Ancestors who had suddenly become unsure and somewhat hesitant to recognize him, Long Aotian couldn't help but laugh.

"...That's true."

Dragon War Emperor and Dragon War Sovereign also paused slightly.

Yes, if it wasn't their Long Family's Xiao Aotian, which Family's Xiao Aotian would enter a den of danger alone to save them?

They truly hadn't expected that the two old fellows, in the end, didn't die, and were not saved by their sons, grandsons, or great-grandsons, but by their great-great-grandson, who was the youngest in terms of seniority.

A mix of emotions filled their hearts.

"Haha... You really are our Long Family's Xiao Aotian. Excellent, excellent. Everyone said you were our Long Family's Qilin child, and they were indeed not wrong. For our Long Family to have a junior like you, Old Ancestor, I am truly so happy."

Dragon War Emperor and Dragon War Sovereign felt extremely happy. Long Aotian's Prodigy status, they had already witnessed. They couldn't discern his Cultivation Realm, but his speed was absolutely incredible; no one in the entire Eastern Wilderness could match him.

They also didn't know what Long Aotian had experienced or what Opportunity he had encountered in the past two years, but they simply couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts.

Their Long Family finally had some confidence to challenge the Imperial City Shi Family this time.

Of course, they, being imprisoned in the Shi Family's dungeon, didn't yet know that their Xiao Aotian now not only had a certain level of strength to challenge the Imperial City Shi Family but had almost overturned the Imperial City Shi Family. The Imperial City Shi Family now had the looming pressure of potentially being wiped out by their Xiao Aotian.

"Xiao Aotian, are you alright?"

Amidst their happiness, Dragon War Emperor and Dragon War Sovereign saw that Long Aotian's face was a bit pale and couldn't help but ask with worry.

"I'm fine.

Second Elder, Third Ancestor, I have opened three low-grade Cultivation rooms in the Eastern Wilderness Cloud Emperor Cultivation Tower, each booked for three years.

The room numbers are 10086, 1..., 1... When we get there later, let's first go inside and enter seclusion for a period of time, and also hide from the pursuit of the powerhouses from the Shi Family and Fire Cloud Sect."

Long Aotian said with a strained smile.

How could he be fine?

Not to mention the issue of burning his Essence Blood, just the slap he received from Shi Ruhuo from a distance when leaving the Shi Family had caused him significant injury. That was a hateful strike from a Mahayana Realm Stage Three powerhouse, its terrifying extent unimaginable. Even a Mahayana Realm Stage One powerhouse might have been instantly killed by such a slap.

Fortunately, he had Tai Xu Divine Steps. This slap hit him while he was using Tai Xu Divine Steps. At a speed of hundreds of miles per step, although the slap injured him, its power was less than one-tenth of its original, but it was still extremely terrifying.

It was fortunate that although he was at the Nascent Soul Realm Stage One Cultivation, his strength was comparable to the Early Stage of Soul Emergence. Coupled with having consumed Dragon Essence Blood and having his physical body refined, he barely managed to withstand that blow without dying.

To say he withstood it was actually to say he was sent flying, using the momentum to escape.

Now, coupled with burning his Essence Blood, Long Aotian was indeed very weak. If he didn't need to use his spiritual power to use Tai Xu Divine Steps, he might not even have been able to make it to the Eastern Wilderness Cloud Emperor Cultivation Tower.

In fact, with Long Aotian's current speed, as Tai Xu Divine Steps had almost Breakthrough to the fifth stage, he could have completely led Dragon War Emperor and Dragon War Sovereign to escape the Imperial City, with no need to hide in the Eastern Wilderness Cloud Emperor Cultivation Tower. But precisely because he was injured, he had no choice but to proceed according to the original plan.

Now that the Fire Cloud Sect was also involved, if they proceeded according to the original plan, there was still a great risk. No one knew whether the Tower management would compromise under the combined pressure of the Shi Family and the Fire Cloud Sect.

Just the Shi Family alone might not put pressure on the Tower management, but adding the Fire Cloud Sect made it different.

The Shi Family was an affiliated Cultivation Family of the imperial Family, and the Fire Cloud Sect was an affiliated Cultivation Sect of the Cloud Palace. With coordination among the four parties, no one knew what might happen.

However, Long Aotian still decided to continue to the Eastern Wilderness Cloud Emperor Cultivation Tower.

Firstly, he had already overheard Emperor Ye's attitude towards the Long Family.

Emperor Ye did not want to interfere in matters concerning the Long Family.

In fact, it was best that the Long Family's affairs not be brought before him, to avoid him becoming agitated.

Secondly, he had the Nine Treasures Glazed Chaos World Tower.

Even if Emperor Ye did not intend to interfere, if the Cloud Palace interfered, he would still be in danger. However, he had the Nine Treasures Glazed Chaos World Tower, so the other party couldn't catch him. It was just that the two Old Ancestors might fall into the other party's hands again.

Thirdly, Tai Xu Divine Steps advanced rapidly.

His current speed was unmatched in the Eastern Wilderness. Even if he didn't want to hide in the Treasure Pagoda, as long as he used Tai Xu Divine Steps to escape, no one could do anything to him.

Based on these three points, with two factors being within his control, Long Aotian confidently proceeded according to the original plan.

Flying at a speed of nine thousand miles per step, Long Aotian's speed had increased by more than twenty times compared to when he was in Great Stone Town.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he had already brought Dragon War Emperor and Dragon War Sovereign, the two Old Ancestors, to the Eastern Wilderness Cloud Emperor Cultivation Tower.

By this time, Wan Chuan had long been left tens of millions of miles behind, and it could basically be declared that he had lost the trail.

To think that he, a dignified Grand Elder of the Fire Cloud Sect, a Mahayana Realm Stage Six powerhouse, chasing an injured child carrying two old men, actually lost him.

The confident vows he made in front of Shi Ruhuo earlier now made him feel more and more ashamed the more he thought about it.

Disgraceful!

It was utterly disgraceful!

Frustrating!

It was utterly frustrating!

Who would have thought that the growth speed of that brat was so Prodigious? The more fiercely he was chased, the more fiercely he grew.

If he had known this, he would have let Shi Ruhuo chase him instead.

Now it was good; he didn't even know how to explain it to Shi Ruhuo when he went back.

Just as Wan Chuan didn't know how to explain to Shi Ruhuo when he returned, Shi Rufeng and Shi Rulin came over.

"Fellow Daoist Wan, what exactly happened?"

"Fellow Daoist Rufeng, Fellow Daoist Rulin, why are you here?"

"We were planning to ambush that mysterious powerhouse, but we saw a child flying by with Dragon War Emperor and Dragon War Sovereign from a distance, and then we saw Fellow Daoist Wan chasing after him. Did something happen to the Shi Family? Is that mysterious powerhouse that child? Did he rescue Dragon War Emperor and Dragon War Sovereign?"

"That's right, Fellow Daoists Rufeng and Rulin, it's that brat. I think we might be in big trouble..."