C1238 The Favorable Conditions
Yu Yuan was suddenly taken aback.
Cao Jiaze's proposal was bizarre and completely unexpected.
Cao Jiaze, a fellow member of the Ebon Star, despite being tormented by the Songbird Queen's death force and clearly unable to resolve it quickly, astonishingly allowed Yu Yuan to leave.
Moreover, he even permitted Yu Yuan to take Rong Xun and three others with him!
Such terms seemed excessively generous, didn't they?
"Cao Jiaze!"
"Cao Jiaze!"
The senior cultivators and cultivators of equal rank, their faces flushed with anger, glared at Cao Jiaze. They loudly rebuked him, leveling accusations.
Their argument was that Yu Yuan, a traitor from the Everlands and a remnant of Boulderdawn, should not be allowed to leave.
Additionally, the significant Dragon Slaying Stage was still in his possession!
Not to mention that Fu Xuanwen was injured because of him and had not yet recovered!
"If not this, then what do you propose? Do you all wish to perish under the Songbird Queen's death force and power of destruction?"
Cao Jiaze, with a serious demeanor, addressed the most vociferous among them with a clear line of reasoning, "Even Senior Fu from our sect, with his advanced Unbound Stage cultivation, couldn't withstand the death force's infiltration. Who among you can?"
He deliberately glanced at Zhu Huan and Wei Zhuo.
The two men, under his gaze, wore somber expressions and remained silent.
Both Unbound Realm cultivators, Zhu Huan and Wei Zhuo were shrewd veterans who initially couldn't grasp or accept Cao Jiaze's proposal.
However, upon deeper reflection, they realized that, given the current circumstances, Cao Jiaze's suggestion was undoubtedly the most sensible course of action!
The Songbird Queen's adversaries were not those who had come from the Everlands, but the Otherkin!
As long as they refrained from attacking Yu Yuan, as long as they refrained from trying to kill him, the Songbird Queen would turn a blind eye.
Considering the power that Her Majesty had just demonstrated, she was at least of demigod stature!
Unless the primordial spirits of the five greatest powers made a personal appearance, no one from the Everlands present could match her, posing no threat to her whatsoever.
Moreover, their primary objective in venturing into the Kuvrepros Astral Domain was to target Beru and Leo, wasn't it?
Yu Yuan, along with the secular bird incarnated as Chen Qinghuang, was merely an unforeseen complication!
Wouldn't it be prudent to disregard this mishap and deal with it after they've departed?
"Mr. Pei, are you feeling okay?"
Cao Jiaze cleared his throat, his focus unexpectedly on Pei Yuling, who had just emerged from a series of space rifts. It was as if he could read Pei Yuling's true intentions, sensing his profound animosity toward Yu Yuan. "If you're harboring any dissenting thoughts, I'd advise you to hold off on your ambush until Yu Yuan has left the vicinity."
"With your mastery of space magic and possession of a rare treasure, you can strike at any moment."
Cao Jiaze even gave a suggestive wink.
At that instant, Yu Yuan's icy gaze also settled on Pei Yuling's face.
Pei Yuling's recent collaboration with Fu Xuanwen was fresh in his memory, leading him to conclude that Beru's insights about Pei Yuling were indeed astute.
Pei Yuling, with his carefree demeanor, harbored deep-seated malice toward me, the keeper of the Dragon Slaying Stage!
"What could possibly be wrong with me?"
Pei Yuling chuckled sheepishly, brandishing the Mirror of the Infinite before materializing beside Chu Yao. "Ladies and gentlemen, I've fulfilled my obligations as per our agreement. The tasks that lie ahead are beyond my capabilities, and I have no desire to further involve myself. I'll be taking my leave now."
With a firm grip on Chu Yao's shoulder, the Mirror of the Infinite carved out a luminous corridor, and in a flash, both he and Chu Yao were gone.
It appeared he was making a statement with his departure.
"Pei Yuling... Haha, I'll make a note of that name," Yu Yuan muttered, his lips curling into a smirk.
He could see that Pei Yuling was eager to leave, not wishing to share the same space as him any longer.
Pei Yuling's fear was of the Songbird Queen's forthcoming vengeance!
As long as Yu Yuan remained, the Queen's focus and attention would be on this place.
Should Pei Yuling also be present, and the Songbird Queen decided to unleash her full power of destruction, Pei Yuling, having previously crossed her, would likely become a target of her wrath and suffer an attack.
Pei Yuling, who had already had a taste of the situation once, was clearly intimidated. Thus, he took Chu Yao and withdrew.
"It seems everyone has faith in me," Cao Jiaze said with a smile, stepping aside to gesture towards the exit route from Kuvrepros. "Yu Yuan, you and your group go ahead. We'll have the chance to reunite in the future."
The most vociferous among them were silenced by a stern look from Zhu Huan and Wei Zhuo.
Those capable of evolving into Solar Spirits were not fools. They quickly realized that Cao Jiaze had made the most advantageous decision for them under the circumstances.
With Yu Yuan and the others gone, they could focus their efforts on defeating Leo and Beru.
Ensuring the demise of two platinum Shura in Kuvrepros would be a significant victory.
As for Yu Yuan and the enigmatic secular bird behind him, they would deal with them when the Primordial Spirit and Dark Deity arrived.
"Yu Yuan, Cao Jiaze's proposal isn't bad," Jin Haolong from the Starmoon Sect called out.
Rong Xun, Xie Bin, and Han Dan kept their silence, but their expressions suggested they too were keen on withdrawing early, preferring not to entangle themselves too deeply with the Starborn and Shura.
Yu Yuan squinted, pondering in silence.
Boom!
In the distant Star River, Xu Jingyao's yellow sun blazed with ferocious flames.
The entire celestial realm of Kuvrepros took notice of the yellow sun, which seemed to have become a fierce, raging beast, bellowing madly as it threatened to unleash its apocalyptic fiery might.
Even at such a distance, Yu Yuan felt a prickling on his skin and sensed Xu Jingyao's icy gaze upon him.
"Let's spice things up a bit."
The sound of Pei Yuling's light chuckle drifted from the gradually healing space rift, and shortly thereafter, a Voidfarer was yanked out by his strange power, shooting forth.
"Dad!"
From within the familiar Voidfarer, Denise's voice rang out, filled with surprise and joy.
Dogget of the Starborn, Mi Ting of the Shadowkin, and many others from the Starborn clan, as well as some from Zekrica, were all aboard Denise's Voidfarer.
They had been a considerable distance away, but Pei Yuling's intervention had drawn them instantly closer.
As the Voidfarer soared away, the space rift finally sealed shut, leaving no trace of Pei Yuling and Chu Yao.
"Denise!" Gheirat, his formidable frame marred by scars from lightning strikes, had maintained his composure, believing that even though he, along with Leo and Beru, were surrounded, at least his daughter was safe. But the moment he realized Denise was involved, panic set in. Having already lost a son, the thought of losing Denise was unbearable; it would mean the end of his lineage.
"Eh, Denise, your bloodline?!" Gheirat's astonishment echoed as he noticed Denise stepping quietly from the cabin, standing amidst the star-strewn sea tainted with corrupt psionic power. His face lit up with a mix of shock and awe. His daughter's bloodline level had miraculously ascended to the eighth level! So young, and yet she had become a formidable eighth-level bloodline wielder, filling Gheirat with indescribable joy. Leo, the Shura's unparalleled talent, was also of the eighth level, and now his daughter matched him in rank! Gheirat's spirits soared, and he vowed silently that even if he fell in battle, he would ensure Denise's survival.
"That Pei Yuling is truly vile and despicable," Ciara of the Shura remarked with a sneer, witnessing the unfolding drama.
Demian wholeheartedly agreed, "The human cultivators of the Everlands are worse than the next, especially that Pei!"
The others also recognized Mr. Pei's ulterior motives, nodding subtly in agreement. His parting gift of the Voidfarer to Denise was no act of kindness. Clearly, he intended for Gheirat's daughter and his followers to join him on his perilous path.
"Yu Yuan, what are you waiting for?" Cao Jiaze, seeing Yu Yuan's hesitation and silence, urged him once more, "What in Kuvrepros could possibly hold your nostalgia? Take my advice and leave quickly. Any further delay, and not even the empress herself might be able to control the outcome."
Yu Yuan's brow furrowed deeply.
"You, are you Hart?"
