Chapter 784: The Second Superior Yin Pearl

Lu Yan and Xiao Nanfeng confronted each other. The atmosphere quickly grew tense.

"Sect Master, you should be aware of my circumstances. I urge you to drop the matter now. Leave this hall and walk out with your head held high. Don't ruin your own reputation," Xiao Nanfeng warned.

"Xiao Nanfeng, you think too highly of yourself. I am the Taiqing sect master," Lu Yan declared.

Xiao Nanfeng frowned. Something was wrong. The outcome of the war between Shenfeng and Hongyue was no secret; Lu Yan had to know about the strength he had access to and the trump cards he possessed. The fact that he hadn't backed down meant something was wrong.

"Be careful, Senior Brothers!" Xiao Nanfeng called out alertly.

Zhao Yuanjiao and the others blinked in surprise. What was there to fear? They were Golden Immortals, and Ye Sanshui was a Boundless Immortal! Lu Yan appeared to be nothing more than a Heaven Immortal—no, perhaps a True Immortal by now.

Ye Sanshui was the first to figure out what Xiao Nanfeng meant. He attacked Lu Yan immediately.

"What're you waiting for? Strike!" Lu Yan shouted.

Behind Lu Yan, Mr. Bai tossed a white pearl into the air. The pearl flashed and emitted blinding white light that illuminated the hall.

The white light froze the cultivators' souls, leaving them immobile. Even Ye Sanshui couldn't move.

Only Mr. Bai, who wielded the pearl, remained clear-headed—and Xiao Nanfeng, of course.

Mr. Bai smirked. He was preparing to assassinate the cultivators in the hall when he saw Xiao Nanfeng eyeing him. He blanched. "Impossible. How could you be unaffected?"

"So you're Lu Yan's backer, I see." Xiao Nanfeng shot toward him.

"Damn it!" Mr. Bai cursed.

Rather than retreat, he shot forward and attempted to attack Xiao Nanfeng with a palm. Xiao Nanfeng retaliated with Hegemon's Fist.

Just as the two cultivators struck each other, Xiao Nanfeng noticed that Mr. Bai continued to hold that pearl in his hand even during the attack.

As the white pearl came in contact with Xiao Nanfeng's fist, it emitted a wave of chilly air that struck Xiao Nanfeng's body.

"What powerful frost," Xiao Nanfeng murmured.

He counteracted the frost with a burst of flames, but the frost was too powerful. It froze his entire body before superheated flame melted it all.

Mr. Bai blanched. "Your soul's been hidden!"

Xiao Nanfeng burned as brightly as the sun, dissipating the frost around him.

Mr. Bai gritted his teeth and tossed the pearl toward Xiao Nanfeng. The pearl turned ethereal, passed through Xiao Nanfeng's palm, and melded with his soul.

The next moment, Xiao Nanfeng suddenly froze, as did Mr. Bai.

The pearl had passed through the physical barrier of his body and struck his soul directly.

The next moment, Xiao Nanfeng felt himself being sent flying. He flew into a land of ice and snow.

Mr. Bai appeared by his side.

The two cultivators struck the ground and steadied themselves.

Only then did Xiao Nanfeng discover that they were in an icy snowfield. The world was white as far as he could see. A blizzard surrounded them.

"An illusion?" Xiao Nanfeng cried out in surprise.

As his spiritual cultivation advanced, there were only a vanishingly few cultivators who could drag him into an illusory realm by force. How had Mr. Bai succeeded?

Not far away, Lu Yan and a group of white-robed subordinates were attacking Zhao Yuanjiao, Ye Sanshui, and the others.

Although they were strong, their strength was largely limited to their physical bodies. Their spiritual cultivation had fallen behind. Though they had received plenty of support and fortune from Dazheng, they were still no match for the enemy cultivators.

With a boom, Zhao Yuanjiao and the others were sent flying.

"Mr. Bai, why have you entered yourself?" the white-robed cultivators exclaimed.

Lu Yan was taken by surprise as well. "Mr. Bai, isn't it better for us to hold them back in the illusory realm while you strike in reality?"

"So your name is Mr. Bai?" Xiao Nanfeng eyed him coldly.

He flew toward Zhao Yuanjiao and the others, shielding them behind him.

Mr. Bai scowled at him. "I knew Xiao Nanfeng would be a problem, but I didn't expect him to almost shrug off the illusory realm entirely."

"What?" everyone else exclaimed.

"Forget it. Be careful. Xiao Nanfeng's a mid-stage True Yin cultivator. His spiritual cultivation is particularly impressive," Mr. Bai warned.

"Understood!" his subordinates chorused.

They all turned toward Xiao Nanfeng.

Xiao Nanfeng, on the other hand, sneered at Lu Yan. "You must have returned to kill all of us off and regain control of the Taiqing Immortal Sect."

"Xiao Nanfeng, I gave you a chance. You failed to cherish it: that's your fault."

"I could say the same to you. None of you will get away today."

Xiao Nanfeng shot toward Lu Yan, who had no choice but to retaliate in kind.

Killing intent surged from both cultivators. Lu Yan seemed particularly confident in his abilities. He punched forward, sending a windstorm headed right for Xiao Nanfeng.

"Lu Yan, do you really think me so easy to defeat?" Xiao Nanfeng laughed.

The two cultivators' fists met in a huge explosion of ice and snow. Lu Yan fell like a meteor, smashing into a mountain of ice and crashing to the ground, badly injured.

"Impossible!" Lu Yan shrieked.

Meanwhile, a group of white-robed cultivators shot toward Xiao Nanfeng.

"Hegemon's Fist!" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed.

Countless fists surged toward the white-robed cultivators like a blizzard.

"He's stronger than a mid-stage True Yin cultivator," someone shouted. "Be careful!"

The majority of the cultivators exploded in bursts of light, leaving only threee remaining: Mr. Bai and his two subordinates, who barely stumbled back.

"He's a late-stage True Yin cultivator, just like us!" Mr. Bai blanched.

"The three of you aren't Taiqing disciples, are you? Why gang up with Lu Yan against us?" Xiao Nanfeng demanded.

Mr. Bai ignored Xiao Nanfeng. "He must have recently advanced into late-stage True Yin. Don't bother wasting time with him. Finish him off now!"

"Understood!" His two subordinates replied, charging at Xiao Nanfeng.

Xiao Nanfeng narrowed his eyes. He told the others, "I've wounded Lu Yan badly. Finish him off. Leave the other three to me!"

"Got it!" Zhao Yuanjiao replied.

They shot straight toward Lu Yan while Xiao Nanfeng took on Mr. Bai and his two subordinates.

"Hegemon's Fist!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted.

The tremendous force sent Mr. Bai's trio flying.

"Impossible. We've been late-stage True Yin cultivators for many years. How could we lose out to someone like him?!"

"Again!" his companion shouted.

"Hegemon's Fist!"

Once more, Xiao Nanfeng sent the three cultivators flying. They fell to the ground and spat out fresh blood.

"How can this be?!"

Xiao Nanfeng flashed toward one of the cultivators and activated Hegemon's Fist at full strength.

"Save me! No!"

The other two cultivators rushed over, but they were too late. Xiao Nanfeng's fists caused the man's body to explode in a shower of light.

The other two cultivators' attacks landed on Xiao Nanfeng, but he wasn't injured.

"Now it's just the two of you left." Xiao Nanfeng's eyes flashed with killing intent.

The two cultivators blanched. Mr. Bai's remaining subordinate cried out, "Mr. Bai, summon the superior yin pearl! Hurry!"

Xiao Nanfeng was taken aback. The superior yin pearl? Wasn't the superior yin pearl in his hands?

Mr. Bai, clearly panicking, did as instructed. A white pearl flew forth, the white pearl that had dragged Xiao Nanfeng into this illusory realm.

The moment it emerged, a tremendous aura of frost manifested around it. The snow in the vicinity froze into ice that was steadily growing thicker.

"It really is a superior yin pearl..." Xiao Nanfeng murmured.

The superior yin pearl was just like his own, though his had already combined with his spiritual moon.

"Superior Yin Pearl, I'll compensate you for this afterwards. Please, kill him!" Mr. Bai requested.

The superior yin pearl glowed with light and shot toward Xiao Nanfeng, who retaliated with a palm technique.

Just then, a crack appeared over the superior yin pearl's surface, revealing a mouth filled with rows of sharp teeth. It bit down on Xiao Nanfeng's palm technique and tore half of it off. The remaining half dissipated.

Xiao Nanfeng retreated, staring at the superior yin pearl in surprise.

"We'll help the superior yin pearl take down Xiao Nanfeng!" Mr. Bai exclaimed.

"Understood!"

The two cultivators surrounded him. Xiao Nanfeng forced them back, but the delay was sufficient for the superior yin pearl to make its move. It shot forward.

"Haha, Xiao Nanfeng, you're done for!"

"A late-stage True Yin cultivator is nothing compared to the superior yin pearl's might. You'll die today!"

Mr. Bai and his subordinate watched on expectantly.

Just as the superior yin pearl was about to bite down on Xiao Nanfeng's body, however, a burst of white light emerged from Xiao Nanfeng's head and shot toward the superior yin pearl. The white light knocked it flying.

"What?!"

Xiao Nanfeng's spiritual moon rose into the air and released an aura of frost.

"Xiao Nanfeng's spiritual moon?"

"No—doesn't it give off the aura of a superior yin pearl? It looks like Xiao Nanfeng has one of his own! Impossible!"

The two cultivators cried out in shock.