Chapter 306: Yuncheng Comes to Visit

Chapter 306: Chapter 306: Yuncheng Comes to Visit

Just as Yi Xiaoyao had predicted, a heaven-shaking storm swept through the entire Chaotic Alliance Domain that afternoon.

Everywhere, people were discussing the same person, the same faction, and the same event.

A middle-aged man was walking through a city in the Chaotic Alliance Domain.

This man was Yuncheng, who had come from Yunzhou City.

Truthfully, Yuncheng couldn’t understand why Yun Cang had sent him to find Yi Xiaoyao. What was the use of telling Yi Xiaoyao that the Second Prince was trying to forcibly marry Yun Mengling?

Besides, searching for one person in the vast Chaotic Alliance Domain was like finding a needle in a haystack. How was he supposed to know where Yi Xiaoyao was?

At this thought, Yuncheng shook his head helplessly and walked into a tavern.

Taverns had always been places where news spread. Perhaps he could learn of Yi Xiaoyao’s whereabouts here.

However, the moment Yuncheng entered the tavern, he froze.

Just as he was about to ask around, he realized that everyone in the entire establishment was talking about one name.

Yi Xiaoyao!

"So, the mysterious person who challenged a hundred alliances in a row was actually Blood Sword Yi Xiaoyao!"

"Just last night, Yi Xiaoyao single-handedly stormed the Primordial Evil Alliance, killed Yuan Chou—the leader of the Primordial Evil Alliance who was ranked eleventh on the Chaos Alliance List—and established the Carefree Alliance!"

"Not only that, I also heard that all twenty-six of the alliances ranked in the top one hundred have pledged their allegiance to the Carefree Alliance today!"

"Isn’t that the truth! At Noon today, Yi Xiaoyao led the Carefree Alliance and even wiped out the Criminal Alliance!"

"What? The Carefree Alliance wiped out the Criminal Alliance?! That’s one of the three titans of the Chaotic Alliance Domain, a behemoth ranked third!"

"This Yi Xiaoyao is just that terrifying!"

The entire tavern was in an uproar. Those who knew the news recounted it with great excitement, while those who didn’t were left utterly shocked, gasping in disbelief.

Even the tavern’s waiter was scratching his butt as he leaned into the crowd, listening with his mouth agape. No one paid any attention to Yuncheng, who stood frozen at the entrance.

Hearing all this, Yuncheng was also quite startled.

’The kid I know... is he really that strong?’

He muttered to himself before quickly shaking his head.

’Impossible. Although they’re both named Yi Xiaoyao, the difference in strength is just too vast. They can’t be the same person.’

Yuncheng was absolutely certain. He remembered that when Yi Xiaoyao first came to the Yun Mansion, he was just a kid in the early Nascent Soul Realm.

Later, when Yi Xiaoyao had reached the Nascent Soul Transformation realm and visited the Yun Mansion, he had only met with Yun Mengling and Yun Cang. Yuncheng hadn’t seen him.

So, how could Yuncheng possibly believe that the Yi Xiaoyao he knew was the same Alliance Leader of the Carefree Alliance everyone was talking about?

Then, Yuncheng walked up to the tavern waiter and pulled him aside.

The waiter was right at the exciting part of the story. Annoyed at being interrupted, he frowned and said, "What do you want?"

"Do you recognize the person in this portrait?"

Yuncheng took out a portrait of Yi Xiaoyao, unrolled it, and showed it to the waiter.

The waiter gave the portrait a casual glance and was about to say he didn’t recognize him, but his expression suddenly hardened the next moment.

The other patrons in the tavern also looked over, their faces filled with strange expressions.

Weren’t they just talking about the very person in this portrait?

Besides, who in the Chaotic Alliance Domain didn’t recognize Blood Sword Yi Xiaoyao now?

Instantly, everyone realized something was off. This man with the portrait was definitely not from the Chaotic Alliance Domain.

Moreover, he seemed to be looking for Yi Xiaoyao with a portrait. He was either an enemy or a friend, with the former being more likely.

And so, a single thought occurred to everyone.

If they brought this man with the portrait to the Carefree Alliance, they could get some benefits, regardless of whether he was Yi Xiaoyao’s friend or foe.

"Hey! I’m asking you, what’s your relationship with the person in the portrait?" someone asked.

Yuncheng replied, "I’ve been entrusted by someone to deliver a message to him."

Understanding dawned on the crowd, and their eyes immediately lit up as they stared at him.

"We’ll take you to see the person in the portrait!"

The crowd scrambled over each other, grabbing Yuncheng and trying to drag him away.

Their stares made Yuncheng’s scalp tingle, as if he were some kind of treasure. The pulling and shoving only added to his alarm.

"Let go of me! I don’t need you to lead me!"

Assuming their intentions were malicious, Yuncheng immediately unleashed his Spiritual Power and struggled, shouting.

"That’s not up to you!"

"We’re trying to help you out of the goodness of our hearts! Don’t get in the way of our fortune!"

"Cooperate obediently, and we’ll take you to the man in the portrait!"

The crowd released their Cultivation auras one after another, causing Yuncheng’s face to turn pale with fright.

Then, they forcibly dragged Yuncheng toward the Carefree Alliance’s headquarters.

...

Meanwhile, Yi Xiaoyao and the members of the Carefree Alliance were in the airspace above the former Criminal Alliance’s spirit stone mine.

"You called me over for something as trivial as dividing up the mine?"

Yi Xiaoyao frowned and addressed the twenty-six Alliance Leaders behind him.

The Alliance Leaders gave a bitter smile. "No, Commander. We heard that the remaining twenty-seven alliances are also on their way to join us, so this mine..."

Yi Xiaoyao shook his head and smiled. How could he not see through their intentions?

These twenty-six Alliance Leaders were simply worried that when the other twenty-seven alliances arrived, the mine would have to be divided among them as well.

Yi Xiaoyao had just been informed that the remaining twenty-seven alliances were coming, and he estimated they would arrive soon.

"We’ll discuss this when the time comes," Yi Xiaoyao said to them.

The hearts of the twenty-six Alliance Leaders immediately sank. Their alliances were ranked lower than the twenty-seven now on their way, putting them at a disadvantage in every aspect. They feared Yi Xiaoyao had considered this and planned to divide the mine with the newcomers.

At this thought, the twenty-six Alliance Leaders could only smile bitterly.

As they were speaking, powerful, surging auras appeared in the sky around the former Criminal Alliance territory.

A massive contingent of powerful cultivators filled the sky. From within their ranks, twenty-seven formidable auras shot forward, stopping before Yi Xiaoyao. They presented their respective Command Tokens, clasped their fists, and bowed.

"We, the twenty-seven alliances, have come to pay our respects to the Commander!"

The auras of these twenty-seven Alliance Leaders were stronger than those of the twenty-six standing behind Yi Xiaoyao.

One of them stepped forward. It was Bai Ye, the Alliance Leader of the Great Day Alliance, ranked seventeenth.

Among these Alliance Leaders, Bai Ye had the highest rank and the strongest Cultivation, having reached a level infinitely close to the Ninth Layer of the Nascent Soul Transformation Realm.

Acting as their representative, he said to Yi Xiaoyao, "We have arrived late. We ask for the Commander’s forgiveness!"

"Late?" Yi Xiaoyao snorted coldly. "So you do know you’re late?"

Immediately, Bai Ye and the other twenty-seven Alliance Leaders lowered their heads, a hint of nervousness on their faces.

"If you had come sooner, would so many of our brothers have died in the battle against the Criminal Alliance?"

"Now that the Criminal Alliance is destroyed, you decide to show up? I’m afraid you only came because you knew you had no other choice, didn’t you?"

Yi Xiaoyao continued to loudly berate them, but not one of them, including Bai Ye, dared to raise their head.

It wasn’t just because the twenty-seven Alliance Leaders felt they were in the wrong; they simply didn’t dare to talk back.

It was just as Yi Xiaoyao had said. If they hadn’t come to pledge their allegiance now, they would have been breaking their previous promise to him. In that case, their fate would undoubtedly have been the same as the Criminal Alliance’s.

Meanwhile, the various experts who had followed the twenty-seven Alliance Leaders watched, dumbfounded, as their leaders were being scolded by a young man of eighteen or nineteen, not daring to utter a single word in response.

Just as Yi Xiaoyao was about to continue his tirade, another subordinate came to report.

"Alliance Leader, there’s a group of people outside the headquarters. They’ve brought a man named Yuncheng and say they want to see you!"

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