Chapter 46: The Wilder the Waves, the Bigger the Fish

"Ancestor, we are almost back at the sect..."

"Yeah, the weather is terrible today. Why is it so foggy ahead? I can't see a thing..."

"Indeed. It's broad daylight—where did all this fog come from?"

A fairy boat sped forward, heading straight for the Azure Cloud Sect, carrying the startled voices of Chen Ping'an and Xia Xiaoliang.

In the distance, the field of vision was filled with a pale, ghastly fog that emanated an ominous aura.

"Ancestor, this looks like ghostly energy."

As the fairy boat drew closer, Xia Xiaoliang's eyes widened in shock.

Such an immense concentration of ghostly energy, boundless and blotting out the sky, had actually surrounded the Azure Cloud Sect in an airtight siege.

"Indeed it is."

Chen Ping'an frowned slightly. Who on earth was making a move against the Azure Cloud Sect? Could it be members of the White Bone Shrine?

In the Northern Province, to muster a formation of this scale was beyond the capability of any single individual; it must be the mobilization of an entire sect's forces.

The White Bone Fiend was one of the few peak tenth-layer Void God Realm experts of the White Bone Shrine, yet he had fallen right here at the Azure Cloud Sect. Such a deep-seated enmity certainly warranted the entire White Bone Shrine pressing upon them with an overwhelming army.

"Ancestor, it seems to be the people from the White Bone Shrine," Xia Xiaoliang said.

The ghostly energy surged, and dozens of figures burst forth, nearly all of them cultivators in the Divine Repository Realm.

These individuals spread out, quickly surrounding the fairy boat.

"Two more Azure Cloud Sect disciples have arrived. Hey, capture them and throw them in too!" someone shouted.

Whoosh!

A massive cage was dragged out from the depths of the ghostly energy.

"Junior Sister Ning Yao?"

With her sharp eyes, Xia Xiaoliang instantly spotted Ning Yao, who stood out like a crane among chickens in the crowd within the cage.

Chen Ping'an was also stunned.

He hadn't expected Ning Yao to be captured as well, though seeing that she had broken through to the Divine Repository Realm brought him a slight sense of comfort.

"Huh? Why are the Ancestor and Xia Xiaoliang together?"

Through the gaps in the cage, Ning Yao also caught sight of Chen Ping'an and Xia Xiaoliang, freezing in her tracks.

An inexplicable emotion suddenly welled up in her heart.

She turned her head away, refusing to look at them any longer.

"Tsk tsk, this girl..."

Chen Ping'an smiled faintly, then looked at the surrounding figures and asked, "Fellow cultivators, your White Bone Shrine has no grudge or enmity with our Azure Cloud Sect. Why bring such a massive army to our doorstep?"

An elderly man in black robes had eyes burning with a crimson glare, and he sneered coldly, "No grudge or enmity? Our White Bone Fiend perished at your Azure Cloud Sect! This hatred must be paid for in blood by your entire Azure Cloud Sect!"

Before Chen Ping'an could speak, Xia Xiaoliang asked nervously, "How is our Azure Cloud Sect doing right now?"

"With a great army pressing down, how could any nest remain intact? Your Azure Cloud Sect is doomed sooner or later!"

The black-robed elder laughed maniacally.

The other disciples of the White Bone Shrine burst into wild laughter as well.

Xia Xiaoliang looked pale as she turned to Chen Ping'an. In her mind, only the Ancestor stepping in could possibly resolve this crisis.

Chen Ping'an's expression turned gloomy.

The White Bone Shrine was truly too arrogant. Daring to attack the Azure Cloud Sect had completely touched his reverse scale.

Just as he was about to activate his Transcendent Realm Trial Card, he suddenly heard a woman's voice ring out.

"This fellow is quite handsome, tsk tsk...

I never expected the Azure Cloud Sect to have such a handsome man. Our White Bone Lady loves handsome men the most. Hurry, bring him to the Lady, and you shall all be rewarded."

A Void God Realm man suddenly appeared, his eyes shining brightly as he stared at Chen Ping'an.

Chen Ping'an shuddered.

This man's gaze was definitely not normal...

"Ding! Detected that a former girlfriend has appeared. Host may now complete the Purity Value task."

The system's sound echoed in his mind, abruptly stopping Chen Ping'an from activating the Transcendent Realm Trial Card.

Another former girlfriend?

Could it be this White Bone Lady?

Chen Ping'an felt a headache coming on. This former girlfriend had actually turned into a "Lady"!

She got married?

Bad review! Must give a bad review!

"You're something else, System. The woman is already married, and you still want me to show up? To beg for her forgiveness? To make a cuckold out of her husband?"

Chen Ping'an muttered complaints inwardly.

System: "..."

A few seconds later.

"Xiaoliang, come with me."

Chen Ping'an gathered his composure and flew toward the Void God Realm man. Seeing that the Ancestor maintained a calm demeanor, Xia Xiaoliang's tension melted away, and she closely followed behind him.

"You're quite perceptive. Looks like you pretty boy was born to live off a woman..."

The Void God Realm man praised approvingly. He glanced briefly at Xia Xiaoliang and looked away, paying her no mind at all.

This little girl was only in the Divine Repository Realm—far too weak.

The Lady was surrounded by powerful Void God Realm protectors; these two little fellows wouldn't be able to stir up any waves.

"I never thought Xiaoliang would hook up with the Ancestor," a Azure Cloud Sect disciple inside the cage whispered with lingering resentment.

Ning Yao glared at him and said in a low voice, "Stop talking nonsense, lest the Ancestor holds a grudge against you."

The disciple immediately shut his mouth.

The others dared not make any reckless remarks either.

Regardless of anything else, the Ancestor's status was right there; he was not someone ordinary disciples could casually gossip about.

Half an incense stick of time later.

Chen Ping'an and Xia Xiaoliang were brought to the airspace above the Azure Cloud Sect.

"The Ancestor has returned."

As soon as the Profound Ancestor caught sight of Chen Ping'an, his old face blossomed into a wide smile.

The Ancestor alone was more than enough to level the entire White Bone Shrine. The crisis of the Azure Cloud Sect was officially resolved.

"The Ancestor returned just in time," Du Rulong sighed with emotion.

"Indeed..."

Many high-ranking figures nodded in succession, their expressions relaxing completely.

Everyone lifted their heads to the sky, watching to see how the Ancestor would break the current deadlock and annihilate these demonic heretics of the White Bone Shrine.

"Lady, I have scouted a piece of prey," the Void God Realm man said, bowing ten paces away from the dragon throne.

At this moment, the pale ghostly energy drifted around the dragon throne, making Chen Ping'an's vision hazy and indistinct, leaving him unable to tell which former girlfriend this was.

"Oh? Prey?"

A lazy voice sounded, and the resting, beautiful silhouette stirred, opening her pair of lovely eyes to take a look.

Boom!

Her mind seemed to explode, and she froze instantly.

"Bao-ge?"

She stood up abruptly, her voice trembling as she asked.

Facing the uncomposed White Bone Lady, the experts of the White Bone Shrine stationed around the dragon throne exchanged puzzled glances.

What was going on here?

Could that overwhelmingly handsome pretty boy actually be an old flame of the Lady?

The White Bone Lady possessed peerless beauty, and quite a few formidable cultivators within the White Bone Shrine held secret affections for her. At this moment, many gazes shot out sparks of jealousy, wishing they could burn this pretty boy to ashes right on the spot!

The address "Bao-ge" ringing in his ears dredged up memories long buried by the dust of time.

Chen Ping'an's expression grew complex, shifting constantly before he finally sighed, "It's been many years, Bai Jing'er."

"Bao-ge, it really is you!"

The White Bone Lady, none other than Bai Jing'er, stepped away from the dragon throne and strode directly toward Chen Ping'an.

The crowd of experts from the White Bone Shrine was dumbfounded.

Even they didn't know the White Bone Lady's real name, yet this pretty boy knew it!

Down within the Azure Cloud Sect.

The group of high-ranking figures were equally slack-jawed.

"Who would have thought? Even the White Bone Lady of the White Bone Shrine is a former girlfriend of the Ancestor!"

The Profound Ancestor was torn between laughter and tears.

The Ancestor was vastly more formidable than him; his former girlfriends were spread across the entire world.

Du Rulong blinked, looking rather excited as he said, "Profound Ancestor, wouldn't this be like flooding the Dragon King's temple?"

"This is called: the rougher the waters, the bigger the fish!"

The wrinkles on the Profound Ancestor's face smoothed out, making him look several years younger.

"The White Bone Shrine stirred up monstrous waves, but at the very moment of crisis, the Ancestor suddenly returned, hooking a massive fish in the form of his former girlfriend, and effortlessly dissolving the crisis of our Azure Cloud Sect!"

He stroked his long beard with a smile, praising admiringly, "This is a great fortune indeed!"