Chapter 479: Making a Move

Above the training grounds, Luoxia Fairy hovered, her face hidden behind a light veil. With her slender, graceful figure, she was like a true celestial who had descended to the mortal world, untouched by even a speck of dust and radiating a sacred, ethereal aura.

Ye Chen took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in his heart.

He looked at Luoxia Fairy. Her voice remained devoid of inflection, and her face, obscured by the veil, was impossible to see clearly.

"I don't know how powerful your sect is, and I have no interest in finding out right now."

"Regardless of whether I'm strong or weak, I just want to see Qin Ruotong. Are you telling me that's impossible?"

Ye Chen said coolly.

"I think it would be very difficult."

Luoxia Fairy spoke calmly, and in the vast world, it was as if only she and Ye Chen existed.

"You cannot comprehend how powerful an Innate Spirit Body is, or how terrifying its potential."

"Her aptitude is heaven-defying. In just a few short months, her physique has already been developed to its peak. Her cultivation speed has alarmed even some of the old masters, who are all fighting to take her as their disciple!"

"Her status in the sect is now transcendent. She's even been designated to be groomed as the next Saintess. She is no longer someone you can see just because you want to."

Luoxia Fairy stated the facts without any concealment.

"The next Saintess?"

"The current Saintess… is that you?"

Ye Chen asked, his brow furrowed.

"Correct." Luoxia Fairy nodded lightly, her movement supremely elegant.

"So, you came to see me just to tell me to stop dreaming and give up these foolish notions?"

A cold sneer escaped Ye Chen's lips.

"...You could understand it that way." Luoxia Fairy did not deny it.

Ye Chen laughed.

'This is ridiculous!'

Their separation had been forced upon them.

He had also said that he would bring Qin Ruotong back, no matter what.

Of course, if Qin Ruotong could receive excellent training in Luoxia Fairy's sect, he wouldn't mind her staying there to cultivate.

But there was no way he would go his whole life without seeing her!

"What if I insist on seeing her?"

Ye Chen said, his voice low as he suppressed the rage in his heart.

"You can't."

Luoxia Fairy offered no sarcasm, nor did she mock Ye Chen for overestimating himself.

She simply spoke those two words with a placid expression.

Her aloof demeanor was plain to see, as if, in her eyes, Ye Chen wasn't even worth the effort of speaking to.

The crowd watched the two of them talk in silence, not daring to interrupt.

But they were gradually starting to understand a few things.

It was obvious that although Ye Chen knew Luoxia Fairy, there was no close relationship between them.

In fact, it now seemed like their conversation was on the verge of breaking down!

"This isn't what you said before."

"You never said I could never see her again, only that it would be very difficult."

Ye Chen said in a deep voice.

"At that time, I didn't expect she would be chosen to be groomed as the next Saintess."

"With this status, her position in the sect is no longer what it once was. She isn't someone an outsider can see just by asking."

Luoxia Fairy said.

"...Are you done?" Ye Chen asked impatiently.

Luoxia Fairy was silent for a moment before saying, "You're very agitated right now, but... I actually have even worse news that I haven't told you."

"What is it?" Ye Chen frowned.

"Someone wants to kill you... someone from my sect," Luoxia Fairy said.

Hearing this, Ye Chen's pupils contracted at once.

A chill ran down the spines of the onlookers as well.

"Can you tell me why?" In truth, Ye Chen already had a guess. 'It's related to Tongtong, isn't it?'

"Correct." Luoxia Fairy nodded lightly. "Qin Ruotong is still young and relies on you heavily."

"And for that reason alone, your sect plans to eliminate me?"

Ye Chen found this reason utterly absurd.

Qin Ruotong was clearly being groomed as the next Saintess.

And yet he, as her brother, not only didn't have the right to see her, but was even... going to be eliminated because of it?

It was simply unbelievable!

"Does... Tongtong know about this?" Ye Chen asked in a low voice.

"Of course she doesn't."

Luoxia Fairy replied, "You might find it hard to understand, but the factions within the sect are intricate and complex. Everyone has their own agenda. It's actually quite normal that someone has developed killing intent toward you."

Seeing Ye Chen remain silent, she couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at him and said softly, "You seem deeply shaken?"

"Hardly."

Ye Chen said indifferently, "Ever since the betrayal by the Luoyun Sect, very few things can disturb my peace of mind anymore."

To be fair, he had been remarkably calm through everything.

Only when it came to matters concerning Qin Ruotong would Ye Chen show the impulsiveness and hot-headedness appropriate for his age.

Hearing this, Luoxia Fairy also couldn't help but recall many things.

'The Chaos Five Elements Body...'

'This physique is indeed one rarely seen in a thousand years. But precisely because it's so rare, even within my sect, we can't find a method to awaken the potential of the Chaos Five Elements Body.'

'Otherwise, you might have had a chance to join my sect, and even be chosen and groomed as the Saint Heir.'

Luoxia Fairy remarked with a hint of emotion.

Qin Ruotong and Ye Chen both possessed extraordinary physiques.

In terms of potential alone, Ye Chen's physique might even be more terrifying.

But the situations they faced were like heaven and earth; they simply couldn't be compared.

"I don't need your sect to take me in."

Ye Chen said coolly, "I have my own path to walk."

Luoxia Fairy was slightly taken aback. She could tell that Ye Chen was speaking out of anger.

"I'll say it again: I *will* see her."

"Maybe not now, but one day, I will."

Ye Chen said calmly.

He didn't make any grand threats; it was as if he were merely stating a simple fact.

"I said before, someone in my sect has developed killing intent toward you."

"You should first worry about surviving this ordeal before you think about whether you can see Qin Ruotong in the future."

Luoxia Fairy said in her cool and detached voice, "Perhaps you can win over the people of my sect and make them change their minds."

"The people who want to kill me... have they already made their move?"

Ye Chen's brow furrowed slightly as he suddenly realized the gravity of his situation.

Neither the four great families of Dongxuan Province, nor the likes of the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce or Jingkong Temple, were nearly as threatening as the sect behind Luoxia Fairy!

That was the great enemy he had to be wary of!

"They made their move long ago."

"Are you prepared to face all of this?"

A hazy light rippled in Luoxia Fairy's cool eyes, clearly visible even through her veil.

"What do you mean?" Ye Chen froze, his heart suddenly skipping a beat.

"If you're ready, then I'll make my move."

As Luoxia Fairy's voice fell, a vast aura suddenly erupted and pressed down on Ye Chen!