The bugle sound was long and loud, echoing across the sea as a mighty team marched over their way.

The giant azure turtle was at least thousands of feet long, cruising the sea like a floating island.

Sitting on the back of the azure turtle was a nine-storey building. Its white-jade-like body exuded a brilliant glow under the morning light.

The bugle horn rang from the white jade palace.

Upon a closer look, two rows of servants clad in tough and shiny armor stood on both sides of the giant turtle. As they moved past waves, their flags and banners were unfurled, making the army look even more mighty and majestic.

Naturally, a mighty-looking army of people on the vast sapphire sea would attract people’s attention.

“The Nine Heavens White Jade Building! Could...could the Patriarch have also come in person?” Wu Yang’s eyes widened in shocked disbelief and his body trembled.

“Patriarch?” A glint flashed across Lin Xun’s dark eyes. “Could it be the great figure who returned to your Azure Turtle Clan a few years ago?”

“How do you know?”

Lin Xun smiled without saying anything but sighed in his heart. What a coincidence!

Soon, the mighty army neared them and a fierce middle-aged man on the azure turtle’s back asked aloud. “Wu Yang, are you not searching for the demon girl? Why are you here? And who are those two guys?”

“Paying my respects to the Chief Steward!” Wu Yang bowed with the utmost respect. “These two young masters are here to pay respect to Saint.”

“Pay respects?” The chief steward’s eyes swept over Lin Xun and Toady like a flash of lightning before his brows furrowed. “Fine, come up here and talk first.”

Immediately, Lin Xun put away the boat and stepped onto the azure turtle with Toady.

The team continued onwards in the sea to avoid wasting time.

“Can I ask for the names of the two young masters, and what brings you to visit the saint of our clan?” asked the chief steward.

“Sorry, I originally wanted to meet your Saint, but now I have changed my mind and want to pay respect to your patriarch.” Lin Xun gave a cupped fist salute.

The chief steward froze for a moment, as though in disbelief. “You guys…want to pay your respects to the Patriarch? You’re not joking, right?”

It seemed too absurd that two strange teenagers would suddenly request to meet the patriarch of the Azure Turtle Clan.

“You two…you two…changed your mind?” Wu Yang trembled all over. How can anyone see the patriarch as they pleased? These two guys are too reckless!

Lin Xun said, “Can I ask the chief steward to pass along the message to him? If you tell him that an old friend is visiting, I believe he…”

“Ridiculous!” The chief steward’s face darkened before Lin Xun finished. “I think you two are just here to create trouble. What do you think our Azure Turtle Clan is? How dare you pretend to be friends with our patriarch?!”

He was completely infuriated. He believed that their high and mighty patriarch would never be friends with two youngsters of unknown backgrounds.

It was too absurd for him!

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The faces of nearby Azure Turtle Clan guards also turned hostile.

“Are you suspicious of us?” Toady’s face became overcast.

“Hmph! I’ve seen many lunatics like you over the years. I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude!” the chief steward thundered.

Lin Xun said helplessly, “No matter whether it is true or not, I just hope that you, fellow cultivator, can help us pass on the message...”

But he was once again interrupted before he finished speaking. “Come, throw them out! Kill if they dare to fight back!” The chief steward’s face was ice-cold.

“Yes!”

The nearby guards immediately took action. They had been waiting impatiently all this time.

They shifted their murderous gazes to Lin Xun and Toady.

Lin Xun couldn’t help frowning, but it was at that moment that a deep voice rang from the Nine Heavens White Jade Building, “Who is causing a racket? Don’t you know that Patriarch is meditating?”

The furious voice made the chief steward and all the guards freeze, and their expressions changed.

“Saint, please calm down. It’s just that those two guys are creating trouble. The matter will be resolved soon.” The chief steward explained anxiously.

“Someone is creating trouble?” With a swoosh, a dignified figure sped out from the palace building. His gaze ran over everyone like a flash of lightning.

The man was dressed in a beautiful azure robe that highlighted his tall figure and elegant bearing. His brows were sharp as swords and his eyes dazzled like stars.

“Paying our respects to Saint.” Everyone bowed respectfully.

He was no doubt Qing Yunyang, the Saint of the Azure Turtle Clan!

“What is going on?!” Qing Yunyang frowned, eyes locked on Lin Xun and Toady. But he found that the two showed not a shred of fear or worry and instead appeared unusually calm. It made him feel that something was wrong.

The chief steward hurried forward to explain to the saint.

“They want to pay their respects to the Patriarch?” Qing Yunyang’s eyes flashed a cold glint and his attitude turned ever colder when he looked at Lin Xun and Toady.

“Wu Yang, you brought these two back here. Tell me what is going on?” Qing Yunyang asked.

Wu Yang broke out in a cold sweat, and his face blanched with fear. He dropped to his knees with a thud.

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes, a bad feeling in his heart. Wu Yang is a coward without a backbone. If he tells the whole story as it is, it would definitely lead to a huge misunderstanding!

However, it was too late for Lin Xun to stop him.

Wu Yang wailed, “Saint, it has nothing to do with me. They forced me to do everything!”

With tears streaming down both his nostrils, he revealed every little detail of how he met Lin Xun and how he threatened him.

Lin Xun and Toady stared at him speechlessly, feeling a headache coming on.

Meanwhile, Qing Yunyang’s face grew even darker and more unpleasant and his lips curled in an angry smile. “What a pair of daring evil criminals! Not only did you threaten my servant but you also dared to come here to create trouble! You must not want to live anymore!”

“Saint, please calm down, leave those two villains to me to deal with!” Murderous intent swirled around the chief steward.

“It’s over. It’s over now,” Toady grumbled. “I already told you that this method won’t work but you still went ahead with it! Now I will have to suffer with you!”

Lin Xun was speechless. He thought that he had already been very polite, but unfortunately, the Azure Turtle Clan refused to listen to him and even regarded them as evil criminals. He didn’t know what to say anymore.

“What are you still standing there for? Capture them!” bellowed the chief steward.

Immediately, all the nearby guards launched into action, aggressively surrounding Lin Xun and Toady.

“Wait!” Lin Xun roared. His voice stung everyone’s eardrum like a thunderbolt.

All the guards staggered and almost tripped, their heads buzzing and ears still ringing. Even the qi around their bodies was circulating disorderly.

“Huh?”

Qing Yunyang’s eyes glinted coldly as though he was surprised by Lin Xun’s extraordinary power.

Then, his face darkened and he sneered, “It seems you have something to rely on. I have to say that you two are really brave to dare come here and create trouble.”

Lin Xun took a deep breath and patiently explained, “As I said before, I am just here to visit an old friend. You only need to pass on the message, and everything will be clear.”

“Old friend?” Qing Yunyang was completely infuriated. That guy actually thinks the patriarch of the Azure Turtle Clan is an old friend of his. How arrogant!

How would someone with the status that Patriarch has have a friend like him?

“Since you’re so stubborn and won’t repent, don’t even think about leaving here alive today!” With a clang, Qing Yunyang summoned a fiery red blade and slashed it towards Lin Xun!

“Is it so difficult just to pass on a message?” Lin Xun sighed.

Boom!

Frightening killing intent enveloped the entire area, displaying Qing Yunyang’s remarkable strength.

The chief steward and all guards were wild with excitement.

“Saint is personally taking action! It’s going to be a good show!”

“Those two are lucky to be able to die under the hands of our saint! Not everyone is even qualified for our Saint to deal with.”

Qing Yunyang suddenly became the focus of attention. Many guards were awed into silence.

They rarely had a chance to watch Qing Yunyang fight. They saw it as a very rare opportunity to observe!

When Qing Yunyang attacked, the fiery red blade had already set off a sea of flames to surround Lin Xun.

Rumble—

The intense heat incinerated the air and left countless holes.

“Why…” Lin Xun couldn’t help but sigh again. He stood there motionless and only lightly flicked his sleeve.

The sea of flaming blades was instantly swept away and crumbled into a rain of light as though a hurricane had passed.

“That…”

The audience stared wide-eyed at the scene. The look of excitement they had was frozen on their faces. He crushed Saint’s tyrannical attack with just a wave of his sleeve…

Even Qing Yunyang was trembling inwardly, and his face grew increasingly ice-cold. “It seems you came prepared.”

Boom!

He slashed his blade once again, launching a beam of fiery blade light filled with terrifying Dao Ripple.

Many people’s countenance changed as they realized Qing Yunyang had performed his killing move.

But it only annoyed Lin Xun more. He counterattacked to tell them to stop, but who would have thought that it compelled them to launch stronger attacks?

Without any further hesitation, he thrust his palm forward.

A wave of azure light power filled with pure Dao Ripple lightly swept out from the palm of his hand but there seemed to be a deep rumbling sound like an endless thunderclap.

It was the air collapsing from the terrifying power of the palm strike!

Boom!

Under their horrified gazes, Qing Yunyang’s blade crumbled and dissipated like paper.

On the other hand, the wave of palm power remained as strong as before. Then, it smashed towards Qing Yunyang with unstoppable force, making it impossible to evade!

Qing Yunyang’s face blanched with horror and anger. He sensed unprecedented danger.

He was a saint-level figure who rarely met his match among the same cultivation-level experts. He had always been regarded as the strongest among the younger generation of the Azure Turtle Clan and superior to others.

But now, he felt oppressed and suffocated when the battle had only begun. All his hair was standing on end.

This…how is it possible?