Shen Zhongyanâs true identity was that he was the disciple of Feng Zhengyuan and Feng Zhengkui.
These two Immortal King Realm masters had long been targeting An Jinqiu.
They held a grudge from the Battle of Zhijing Valley before the Heavenly Realm catastrophe.
Though, like An Jinqiu, they were both early-stage Immortal Kings,
they were simply no match for her.
Helpless, they set up this trap, sending their disciple Shen Zhongyan
to get close to An Jieyue,
planning to strike through An Jinqiuâs useless younger sister.
The plan proceeded surprisingly smoothly.
Not only did they lure An Jinqiu into their Five Elements Immortal Slaughter Formation,
but they also seized her natal immortal sword.
Under these circumstances, Feng Zhengkui and Feng Zhengyuan naturally believed victory was assured.
With a casual move, they sucked the Wuhui Sword from the ground into their hands, their smiles growing wider.
But at that moment,
An Jinqiu suddenly broke through the white light barrier before her and darted forward!
In an instant, she reached An Jieyueâs side and casually slew Shen Zhongyan beside her.
As she struck,
Feng Zhengyuan and Feng Zhengkui were not idle either.
They simultaneously unleashed a palm strike!
Immortal energy surged like dragons, fiercely attacking.
An Jinqiu shielded An Jieyue in her arms, taking both blows head-on.
Her internal energy was instantly disrupted, and she spat blood.
Yet she successfully carried An Jieyue thousands of meters away.
Seeing An Jiexue badly injured, An Jieyue was terrified and trembled as she whispered, âWhy? Why?â
âYou fool, you are my sister!â
âHave you not always wanted to leave Yourong City? Then go.â
âIâll give you half an hour.â
âAfter half an hour, once I deal with these scum, if I find you, youâll obediently return with me to Yourong City.â
âIf I canât find you, then Iâll set you free. Iâm tired too!â
As soon as those words fell,
the sealing on An Jieyue instantly lifted, and her Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivation returned!
An Jinqiuâs mind stirred, immortal energy burst forth, and in an instant she sent An Jieyue flying tens of thousands of miles away!
Feng Zhengyuan and Feng Zhengkui did not stop her, only sealing off An Jinqiuâs retreat path front and back.
âTsk tsk, what a deep sisterly bond. Now that your sister is gone, no worries remainâready to die peacefully?â
An Jinqiu lowered her head slightly.
âDie peacefully? Maybe thatâs not a bad choice. I am so tired... I want to rest.â
âIn this life, I have borne too much, carried too much.â
âPerhaps death really is a relief!â
Meanwhile, above Yourong City,
Ye Yu, seeing the situation reach this point, felt very unhappy.
âThis is completely screwed!â
âTwo against one at the same realm, and one of them badly injuredâthis is definitely over.â
âHe had said he would help An Jinqiu [N O V E L I G H T] ease the relationship with her sister.â
âBut if she dies here, how can that happen?â
âWait, no, hold on!â
âIf the sister canât do it, maybe the younger sister can!â
âAn Jieyueâs wish was to never meet An Jinqiu again after todayâs parting.â
âIf before, the difficulty of that wish would be high, but now itâs quite easy.â
âAn Jinqiu is probably going to die here.â
âAs long as An Jieyue is found and taken away from Yourong City, wouldnât that directly fulfill the wish?â
âIf memory serves, this was a purple-tier wish.â
âThe strongest below gold tier!â
âGetting rich, getting rich!â
The next moment, Ye Yuâs figure vanished from the spot!
He began searching for An Jieyueâs whereabouts,
silently praying that she would survive.
âIf you two sisters both die, then all the time I spent in Yourong City will be for nothing!â
Elsewhere,
An Jieyue was rushing quickly toward Yourong City.
Her tears blurred her eyes, but her speed didnât slow.
Yes, thatâs rightâshe dreamed of leaving Yourong City!
But if it meant leaving at the cost of that womanâs death, she did not want it!
âWhat are you thinking?â
âWhat exactly are you thinking?â
âWhen you ruthlessly slaughtered the Suguang Immortal Sect back then, you were so resolute.â
âBut now you save me with your lifeâis it to make me feel guilty forever?â
âWhere did your cruelty go before?â
âSister!â
...
For a Heavenly Immortal Realm cultivator, traveling thousands of miles was not a great distance.
In just a short time, An Jieyue was again thirty li outside Yourong City.
But to her surprise, besides the lingering surging immortal energy waves,
there was nothing else.
âWhere are they?â
âWhere are they?â
An Jieyue scanned a ten-thousand-li radius with her spiritual sense but still could not detect An Jinqiuâs presence.
Unexpectedly, she found Ye Yu.
She turned to look, eagerly asking, âWhere is that woman? Where is she? And those two old bastards?â
Ye Yu softly said, âPerhaps to avoid affecting Yourong City, your sister left here and drew those two old men away.â
âRight now, no one knows where they are.â
âJudging by the time, the battle should have ended.â
Hearing this, An Jieyue trembled all over, her eyes vacant, murmuring, âNo, no, impossible. I have to find her. I have to find her!â
Before her words fell, she transformed into a streak of light and dashed north.
Leaving Ye Yu standing alone.
âWhat a sisterly bond, but you two are going too far. Both running off?â
âThat was an Immortal King Realm battle, and youâre just Heavenly Immortal Realmâwhat are you doing?â
âDo I have to deliver this head as a gift?â
After grumbling a bit, Ye Yu also chased after An Jieyueâs departing direction.
In his eyes, she was not just a fairy but a purple-tier wish.
âSo this girl has to live!â
Several hours later, the Heavenly Realm brightened again; dawn had come.
Ye Yuâs heart sank.
It proved that there really was a gap between Profound Immortal Realm and Heavenly Immortal Realm.
From flying speed alone, you could tell.
Ye Yu truly failed to catch up with An Jieyue.
More importantly, after such a long time, An Jinqiuâs battle should have ended long ago, so logically, An Jieyueâs wish should have been fulfilled.
If someone dies, and An Jieyue canât find her sister, that naturally means never meeting again.
But the sound of the wish being fulfilled never came.
According to Ye Yuâs speculation, there were only two possibilities.
One: An Jieyue was also killed but saw An Jinqiu before dying, so the wish wasnât fulfilled.
Two: An Jieyue found An Jinqiuâs corpse, which also does not satisfy the wish of never meeting again.
No matter which, the wish failed, and Ye Yu felt deep regret.
It seemed all efforts were in vain.
Ye Yu sighed, but suddenly,
he sensed a familiar aura from the Immortal Sect ruins below.