Beiling Mountain Range, located three thousand li south of Anping City.
This place serves as a training ground for many Cultivators and is also a transfer station between various cities, boasting a Transmission Array connecting numerous towns.
The main reason Shui Biyun had agreed to meet Zhu Fei here was that there happened to be a Transmission Array leading directly to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, Emperor Xia City.
At the moment, Shui Biyun stood halfway up the Beiling Mountain Range, her gaze occasionally wandering toward the distant horizon.
Beside her stood a young man with a face like carved jade, clad in a white robe, exuding an extraordinary bearing.
His eyes rested on Shui Biyun, and his brows slightly furrowed, expressing his dissatisfaction, "I say, Junior Sister Shui, where is this person you spoke of? He sure puts on airs, making me and you wait here especially for him."
The words of the white-robed young man were quite impolite, causing Shui Biyun standing beside him to immediately knit her brows together.
Her beautiful eyes swept toward the white-robed young man, her voice calm as she said, "Bai Yuefei, don’t forget, I never asked you to come with me, it was you who insisted on following me. If you do not wish to wait for my friend, then please feel free to leave."
Hearing Shui Biyun’s blunt words, the young man named Bai Yuefei’s expression changed drastically, and his gaze grew gloomy in an instant.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but just then, a streak of Escape Light suddenly approached from the distant skies.
The speed of the Escape Light was incredibly fast, barely flashing in the sky before it landed right in front of Shui Biyun.
As the Escape Light dissipated, Zhu Fei’s figure also emerged starkly into the eyes of Shui Biyun and Bai Yuefei.
"Hehe, Junior Sister Shui, I haven’t arrived late, have I?"
Zhu Fei first smiled and clasped his hands at Shui Biyun, then turned his eyes, somewhat puzzled, toward Bai Yuefei standing beside her.
When Bai Yuefei saw Zhu Fei looking at him, a flash of scorn and disdain crossed his gaze.
Hmph! I thought it was someone of importance, but turns out it’s just a guy who’s at the Third Level of Divinity Transformation.
Thinking thus, the scornful and disdainful look on Bai Yuefei’s face grew even more intense.
Without waiting for Shui Biyun to introduce them, he spoke arrogantly to Zhu Fei, "Kid, are you the assistant Junior Sister Shui invited this time? I don’t think you’re up to much."
With those words, Bai Yuefei stepped forward, his gaze locking onto Zhu Fei’s eyes, and his voice suddenly turned cold.
"I’m giving you a piece of advice, the Multi-treasure Xuantower is not a place just anyone can enter. I’m giving you a chance now, leave your jade token and roll as far away as you can!"
On hearing Bai Yuefei’s words, Shui Biyun’s pretty face turned an iron blue with anger.
She first turned to Zhu Fei, apologizing to him, "Brother Zhu, I’m really sorry. This person was not specifically invited by me, but insisted on following me, and there was nothing I could do. I am truly sorry."
Having said that, Shui Biyun then turned to Bai Yuefei, her beautiful face becoming as cold as ice in an instant, saying without a trace of politeness,
"Bai Yuefei, from now on, please keep your distance from me. Do not around anymore. Furthermore, I do not need your assistance, please leave!"
"What? Shui Biyun, are you really willing to completely fall out with me over such a guy?"
As if he hadn’t expected Shui Biyun to react this way, at this moment Bai Yuefei’s face was full of astonishment.
However, his surprise quickly turned into a sinister expression, and his tone also became chilling in an instant.
"Shui Biyun, don’t forget that your Shuiyue Pavilion is now at odds with the Fire Cloud Sword Sect. Do you really want to make an enemy of the White Cloud Sect as well?"
After a pause, Bai Yuefei let out a sinister chuckle and continued ominously,
"Let me tell you something. Once I complete my journey in the Multi-treasure Xuantower, I will be heading to your Shuiyue Pavilion to propose marriage. By then, you will completely become my, Bai Yuefei’s, dao companion. As for how to choose, I think you, Shui, being so intelligent, should understand, right?"
"Bai Yuefei, you... don’t even think about it! I will never agree to you! Even my sect would never agree to your proposal!"
Shui Biyun’s face was filled with anger. She couldn’t believe that Bai Yuefei could be so shameless as to kick her sect while it was down and try to take advantage of them in their moment of weakness.
Unfortunately, faced with Shui Biyun’s categorical refusal, Bai Yuefei didn’t take it to heart at all; instead, he continued to sneer, "Heh, it’s not up to you. When the time comes, whether you or your sect agrees or not, it won’t change the ultimate outcome."
"Am I calling you an idiot? Can’t you understand human speech? Shui just told you to leave, so why are you still here? Get lost as far as you can, and quick!"
A cold glint flashed through Zhu Fei’s eyes, practically throwing Bai Yuefei’s previous words right back at him.
Bai Yuefei immediately became furious, his eyes glaring venomously at Zhu Fei, the corners of his mouth twisting into an imperceptible grimace.
"Kid, since you’re begging for death, you can’t blame me then. If you won’t go, then just stay here forever!"
Having said that, Bai Yuefei’s hand suddenly conjured a hazy mist of white vapor.
The mist was like smoke and illusions, with a glint of cold light flickering in its midst, stirring the surrounding air currents and rapidly forming a beam of destructive light that shot straight at Zhu Fei’s brow!
Zhu Fei’s eyes tightened, and he also let out a cold laugh.
"It’s unexpected that your so-called White Cloud Sect is also versed in arrays. Well, I might as well use you to test the new thing I’ve just researched."
As he finished speaking, without any noticeable movement from Zhu Fei, his brow suddenly split open, and out flew a rune that hovered between reality and illusion.
The rune trembled slightly, and at first glance, it seemed to contain countless flickering lights and shadows. Yet when one looked closely, it seemed to contain nothing at all, utterly unfathomable.
However, when the white mist and light that Bai Yuefei had conjured touched the heart of the rune, the heart of the rune immediately burst into an extremely dazzling bright light.
It was like the silence of all things, like the fleeting final flash before extinction.
In any case, when the brilliant light from the heart of the rune had completely dissipated, the void was utterly empty, including Zhu Fei’s rune and Bai Yuefei’s white mist—nothing was left!
"How... how is this possible! My White Smoke Thousand Net Formation! What... what did you just do!"
Bai Yuefei’s face was filled with shock. The series of changes had happened too quickly, and he had no idea what had occurred.
All he knew was that the White Smoke Thousand Net Formation, which the sect had given him to protect himself inside the Multi-treasure Xuantower, had now completely lost connection with him; he couldn’t feel its slightest fluctuation anymore!
Such a heavy blow immediately made Bai Yuefei feel like he was on the verge of going berserk.
His eyes bloodshot, he glared at Zhu Fei with venomous hatred, and bellowed, "Return my Array Map, or today I will annihilate you both in body and soul!"