Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 397: Warmth

Su Yun shook lightly, intending to shake off the dust on the cushion, but suddenly saw the fairy hall next to him collapse and turn into rolling fairy light and fairy energy, rushing towards the cushion!

Outside the fairy hall, the Chai family's divine spirits who were trying to break the seal of the hall only heard a rumbling sound, and saw the fairy hall collapse and dissipate!

Before they could react, they saw the ground beneath them also disintegrate, turning into fairy light and fairy energy, forming a crazy swirling torrent with the fairy light and fairy energy from the fairy hall!

A strange force struck, causing them to fall from the sky in panic!

This force was gentle, like dust lightly brushing against clothing, but for the Chai family's divine spirits, it was an unstoppable force!

They fell from the sky, looking up in panic, only to see the fairy clouds collapsing and dissipating, and the streets, archways dedicated to the gods, all collapsing and turning into fairy light and fairy energy, rushing towards the vortex!

Not only that, the fairy clouds were also collapsing, including the Wanxian Hall, the Great Prison, the Sacrificial Altar, the Meeting Palace, and the Lingxian Pavilion, all collapsing and disintegrating!

These places were actually created by the visualization of the fairy light and fairy energy in the cushion, but with Su Yun's light shake, the entire world in the fairy clouds was shattered and restored into fairy light and fairy energy, collected into the cushion!

Whether it was the Chai family's rising stars in the Lingxian Pavilion, the imprisoned Lou Ban, Cen Fuzi, Wu Tong, and others in the Great Prison, or the ancient gods who had just left the Great Prison and were walking in the Meeting Palace, they all had no place to stand.

Su Yun shook the cushion, causing everyone to fall from the sky, rendering their strength useless!

There were also some treasures and buildings in the fairy clouds that did not belong to the cushion, and at this moment, they also lost their foundation and fell down!

For a moment, there was chaos in Ying'an City, with countless members of the Chai family panicking and fleeing, but still being hit by falling objects, causing casualties everywhere!

Lou Ban, Cen Fuzi, and others did not know what had happened, but this was a good opportunity for them to escape!

Nan Buyi led a group of bandits to burn, kill, and plunder in the city, causing even greater chaos.

The key was that many treasures fell from the fairy clouds, all of which came from the Emperor's Cave, and were extremely powerful!

Earlier, Nan Buyi and his men had risked their lives to rob a treasure, and now they had gained more than they could carry!

The Chai family's divine spirits and the four elders immediately began to hunt and kill the robbers, but Nan Buyi and his men managed to escape.

The ancient gods and the four elders of the Chai family came to their senses and immediately began to hunt down the remaining members of Nan Buyi's gang.

At this time, the fairy clouds in the sky completely disappeared, and the most spectacular and sacred vision that had shrouded Ying'an City vanished into thin air.

The Chai family was in mourning, with some people weeping, some filled with grief and indignation, some lost and confused, and some even collapsed in despair.

The high-level members of the Chai family searched and soon found the side hall where Su Yun and Lou Ban lived.

The four elders of the Chai family burst into the hall, only to see Lou Ban inside, looking at them in surprise, "Fellow Daoists, what's going on? Why did the fairy clouds disappear?"

Chai Fang, one of the four elders, looked into the hall and asked, "Brother, did you leave just now?"

Lou Ban shook his head, "I didn't leave. Ying'an is a sacred place, and I wouldn't dare to trespass."

Chai Yi asked, "What about the Lord Su who came with you?"

"Here I am!" Su Yun poked his head out from the back hall, looking puzzled, "What happened outside? The sky was falling apart. And why did the fairy light stop? I need to use the fairy light to cultivate in the Tianxiang realm!"

Behind Su Yun, Ying Ying emerged from his spiritual realm, snatched the cushion from him, and threw it into Su Yun's spiritual realm.

When they fell just now, Su Yun had come down holding the cushion, without having time to put it away, so Ying Ying hurried to remedy the situation.

Behind Su Yun, Wu Tong, Jiao Shu'Ao, and Cen Fuzi stood against the wall, holding their breath, silent, watching Ying Ying's busyness.

Su Yun walked out of the back hall, his face filled with confusion.

This confusion was genuine, coming from the heart, without any pretense.

He had no idea that shaking the cushion to dust off would cause so much to happen, even causing the fairy clouds and the world within them to disappear.

The four elders of the Chai family entered the side hall, searched around, found nothing unusual, and then went to the back hall.

Jiao Shu'Ao slowly opened his mouth and spat out a dragon tooth sword, but Wu Tong shook his head lightly, indicating that it was unnecessary.

Su Yun asked, "Now that the fairy light is gone, the Emperor's Cave is no longer a sacred place for us. There's no need for Lou Shengling to stay here."

Chai Fang entered the back hall, glanced around, and walked past Cen Fuzi, Jiao Shu'Ao, and the others, as if he hadn't seen them at all.He shook his head at the other three, and the three elders walked outside.

"Perhaps we should stay a few more days."

Chai Fang, walking last, said politely, "My Chai family has been struck by bandit calamities and thrown into chaos, losing a precious treasure. At this moment, we are in dire need of help. Why don't you stay until the divine lord returns?"

Lou Ban anxiously replied, "The Chai household is in disarray; how could we trouble our host further?"

"No trouble, no trouble at all," Chai Fang said as he stepped out, turned around to close the hall doors for them, and smiled, "If the sacred spirit leaves early, the divine lord will surely punish us. Despite the great turmoil, my Chai family cannot forsake propriety."

Lou Ban had no choice but to agree.

Chai Fang closed the hall doors, turned around, and was met with the gazes of the three elders—Chai Yi, Chai Lan, and Chai Xiu—and many other high-ranking members of the Chai family.

Chai Fang said coldly, "Xi Rong, keep an eye on them; they must not leave your sight! The rest of you, continue searching for the remnants in the city!"

Everyone complied.

Chai Fang descended the stone steps in front of the side hall, grinding his teeth, "No matter who did this, they won't be able to leave the Emperor's Heavenly Cave! When the divine lord returns, even if it was the King of Heaven himself, he will have to die!"

Inside the side hall, Lou Ban and Su Yun exchanged a look, their expressions grave.

At that moment, a knock on the door was heard, and the beautiful lady Chai Xi Rong entered with a smile, "Xi Rong has come to visit the two of you..."

Wu Tong emerged from the rear hall and walked towards Chai Xi Rong, who, as if not seeing her, murmured dreamily, "Where is this? Why am I here? Wait, who is this? This isn't me! This isn't me!"

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Chai Xi Rong was terrified, retreating continuously until she was cornered against the wall of the side hall, clutching her hair and shrieking, "This is definitely not me! Don't come any closer, stay away!"

Wu Tong reassured, "Don't worry, she won't affect us."

Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Junior Sister Wu Tong, impressive skills, your senior brother admires you."

Wu Tong glanced at him, and with her celestial spirit emerging behind her, she scoffed, "Call me Big Senior Sister!"

Su Yun laughed heartily, his own celestial spirit leaping out, "Witch, I too have cultivated a celestial spirit! As for who will fall in our direct confrontation, it remains to be seen!"

Wu Tong, brimming with fighting spirit, challenged, "Do you wish to settle the score today?"

Su Yun stood his ground, "Afraid? No need to fight; I already know I'm the male, and you're the female!"

Master Cen's face turned sour, "Both of you, shut up!"

Su Yun, infuriated, turned around, "Master Cen, that Immortal Rope you gave me is a traitor! Every time, it's either taken away and used to hang me up, or it's led astray!"

Master Cen's face darkened, "It's clearly a flaw in my supreme technique; how can you blame the Immortal Rope?"

Su Yun retorted, "You yourself were hanged by the Immortal Rope!"

Master Cen snorted, stubborn as ever, "It wasn't the Immortal Rope that hanged me; it was my disciple who used the Immortal Rope to hang me! It's because you haven't learned my skills that you keep losing the Immortal Rope. Blame your own incompetence, not the Immortal Rope!"

The mention of this set Su Yun's temper ablaze, "You didn't teach me either! You just watched me blindly follow Master Fox, learning nonsense, and you never warned me!"

"How could I dare warn you? He's the one who hanged me!"

Master Cen, puffing his beard and glaring, grabbed Su Yun by the collar, "If I had warned you, you'd be hanging beside me on the crooked tree the next day!"

Su Yun also grabbed his collar, "Then let's discuss why the Immortal Rope always betrays!"

Lou Ban, overwhelmed by their bickering, shouted, "Both of you, enough!"

Su Yun and Master Cen turned to him in unison, with Master Cen barking, "What's it to you? Go build your tower!"

Lou Ban, choked with anger, scoffed, "Master Cen, you dare call yourself a sage? Your Confucian techniques are flawed, which is why your disciple found the loophole and hanged you with your Immortal Rope. In truth, it was your own Confucian teachings that killed you!"

Master Cen sneered back, "You build towers and sell houses, extorting the people, and you have the face to criticize me?"

Lou Ban, stifled, changed the subject, "You taught Su Yun, yet you taught him nothing, bearing the name of a teacher for all ages in vain!"

"Did you teach him?"

"I didn't, but I left him a Tower to Heaven, granting him endless wealth!"

"All extorted from the people!"

...

Suddenly, Jiao Shu'Ao said coldly, "All of you, shut up!"

At his command, whether it was Su Yun, Lou Ban, or Master Cen, they all obediently closed their mouths.

Jiao Shu'Ao huffed, "Let's talk about serious matters."

Su Yun hugged Master Cen, his eyes reddening, whispering, "I've missed you."

Master Cen's stern face softened with a rare smile, "Me too. Seeing you grow up makes me happy. About the Immortal Rope, it's my fault. When I died, the technique was already set in stone; it couldn't be changed. Don't blame me..."

Su Yun shook his head, "I've never blamed you."

Jiao Shu'Ao thought to himself, "So much drama, so inefficient. What we should be doing now is figuring out how to leave this place!"