Watching the Fire Phoenix fly into the palace, Chen Xiao could do nothing but leave the Yin Yang Jade's space.
Although he ultimately failed to make the Fire Phoenix recognize him as its master, his strength had improved significantly on this trip, and he had also obtained a holy relic, which was already a considerable harvest.
It was time to leave. Chen Xiao looked up; it was pitch black above, and he didn't know how far it was to the abyss's opening!
However, this was not a problem for Chen Xiao. With a flap of his wings, he soared upwards!
...
At the same time, Chu He and his daughter were also flying towards the entrance of the abyss.
They flew down for a distance but found that the abyss was unfathomable, as if it had no end.
Qing Luan and Fire Phoenix were also unwilling to fly further down, so the father and daughter had to give up.
Although they didn't say anything to each other, their expressions of helplessness were identical.
In their eyes, the hope of Chen Xiao being alive was already very slim.
The God Slaying Hall had bet heavily on Chen Xiao, only to lose disastrously and lose all their investment.
Thinking of the Ling Xiao Hall lurking outside, Chu He felt even more overwhelmed.
However, when the daylight hit his face, he concealed the worry on his face, braced himself, and put on a spirited expression.
He was the Hall Master of the God Slaying Hall, and he had to be responsible for the entire Hall!
The two landed back on the ground, and the Grand Elder of the God Slaying Hall immediately rushed forward in a panic to report, "Hall Master, something terrible has happened!"
"Grand Elder, what has caused such alarm?"
Chu He frowned. The Grand Elder rarely lost his composure like this, which cast another shadow over his heart.
"Hall Master, that Huangfu Xiao is about to break in!"
The Grand Elder said anxiously.
Chu He smiled bitterly and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Grand Elder, with Huangfu Xiao's strength, he is not enough to break through the Boundary Origin Gate. Our God Slaying Hall will temporarily avoid his sharp edge. When he calms down, I will go and reason with him."
Chu He had tried his best to rephrase "playing the turtle" into a more acceptable statement.
"No, Hall Master, Huangfu Xiao is truly about to break in..."
The Grand Elder explained with difficulty.
*Dong—*
As the Grand Elder was speaking, there was another loud noise, and then the God Slaying Realm began to shake violently.
Chu He's eyes widened, and he thought, "This is bad, the Boundary Origin Gate of the God Slaying Realm has really been broken! The God Slaying Hall is in danger!"
Everyone was shocked and began to discuss.
"I didn't expect Hall Master Huangfu to actually break through the Boundary Origin Gate. Then he will become the first Martial Venerable in five hundred years among our ancient martial sects!"
"Now there will be some excitement. What do you think Hall Master Huangfu will do to deal with the God Slaying Hall?"
"It's hard to say. With Hall Master Huangfu's temper, tsk tsk tsk, it's hard to say..."
Hearing the sarcastic remarks, Chu He no longer paid attention. He realized that things were not good and immediately ordered, "All disciples of the God Slaying Hall, form ranks and prepare to meet the enemy!"
"Yes!"
Thousands of disciples of the God Slaying Hall began to form ranks, staring intently in the direction of the Boundary Origin Gate.
Everyone was extremely nervous as they prepared to face the first Martial Venerable in five hundred years among the ancient martial sects.
However, Chu He knew that although the God Slaying Hall had the advantage in numbers, if Huangfu Xiao had indeed become a Martial Venerable, these people would not be his match.
The only way to stop Huangfu Xiao now was to mobilize all the martial arts colleagues of the ancient martial sects.
It wasn't about mobilizing them to fight Huangfu Xiao, but mainly to use their influence to deter the Ling Xiao Hall.
Because in Chu He's opinion, no matter how powerful the Ling Xiao Hall was, they wouldn't be so arrogant as to antagonize all the ancient martial sects.
The people from the Ling Xiao Hall arrived aggressively and at great speed. By the time the disciples of the God Slaying Hall had formed their ranks, they were already close.
Huangfu Xiao had not lied; behind him, he indeed brought three hundred disciples of the Ling Xiao Hall.
Three hundred disciples, all of them Martial Saints, even when facing ten times their number of God Slaying Hall disciples, they were not at a disadvantage and showed no fear on their faces.
Huangfu Yan and a burly middle-aged man walked at the forefront. Needless to say, this middle-aged man was naturally the Hall Master of the Ling Xiao Hall, Huangfu Xiao.
This man was over two meters tall, with broad shoulders and long legs, extremely sturdy. He had a broom-like beard on his face and an extremely fierce aura.
Huangfu Yan, in the eyes of ordinary people, was already quite fierce, but compared to his father, he was like an underdeveloped infant.
"You scoundrel Chu He, your grandpa is here, why don't you quickly kneel before me!"
Huangfu Xiao's gaze passed over the thousands of God Slaying Hall disciples blocking his way and fixed directly on Chu He. His voice was like a thunderous bell, like thunder piercing the ears.
In this situation, Chu He could no longer play the turtle. He parted the crowd and walked forward, with the elders and hall masters of the God Slaying Hall following him.
As for the martial artists from other sects, they moved to the sides to avoid being implicated if these two groups started fighting.
"Huangfu Xiao, leave some room for people, and you'll have a way to meet later. I said that what happened before was just a misunderstanding, but you wouldn't even let me explain, and even went so far as to destroy our God Slaying Hall's Boundary Origin Gate. Do you have any regard for the five hundred years of friendship between our two halls?"
Chu He's expression was indifferent as he questioned every word.
For five hundred years, the God Slaying Hall and the Ling Xiao Hall had intermarried, and their relationship had long been deeply intertwined, meaning they were inseparable.
However, Huangfu Xiao's actions today, disregarding their past feelings, were indeed too crude, like the behavior of barbarians.
"Hmph, Chu He, how dare you ask me that? You clearly promised your daughter to my son, but your daughter then had an affair with another man. You, as the father, not only did not punish your daughter but also supported her in canceling the engagement with my son. Tell me, who is the one who disregards friendship!"
Huangfu Xiao's accusation caused a wave of gasps from the crowd.
They loved hearing about such complicated romantic entanglements.
Chu Qingluan, being a girl, blushed furiously when she heard the malicious laughter and whispers from the crowd directed at her.
She immediately retorted, "Uncle Huangfu, things are not at all as Huangfu Yan says. Mr. Chen and I are as pure as water, and nothing has happened. It was Huangfu Yan who made wild guesses and then slandered me!"
"You shut up! When men are speaking, what right do you have as a woman to interrupt!"
Huangfu Xiao roared like thunder!
He pointed at Chu He and sternly questioned, "Chu He, is this the good daughter you've raised? Even now, you're arguing with me. I'll ask you one question today: Your God Slaying Hall has wronged our Ling Xiao Hall, do you admit it or not!"