Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 1612 - 1581: Wuyuan City, Xu Tianle!

Wuyuan City.

As the crucial throat of the path from Blissful Heaven Realm to Unharmed Heaven Realm territory, this place holds paramount importance.

The Blissful Heaven Realm has dispatched the most elite Ninth Legion to garrison here.

This Ninth Legion hails from the Extreme Bliss Heavenly Palace.

The legion commander Xu Tianle is an Inner Sect Disciple of the Extreme Bliss Heavenly Palace, and after breaking through to the Longevity Secret Realm, he joined the military and arrived at the realm battlefield.

Over the years.

He has already reached the Peak of Holy King Realm in terms of cultivation.

Of course.

This is merely the strength he displays to the outside world.

Only the higher-ups of Blissful Heaven Realm know that the Ninth Legion’s invincible status is because Xu Tianle had broken through to the Half-step Saint Emperor Realm a thousand years ago.

He has been stationed in Wuyuan City, just waiting for the Sky Suppressing King to attack Wuyuan City, hoping to catch him off guard.

However...

What Xu Tianle didn’t expect was that the Sky Suppressing King has been in seclusion within Qingtian Tower for tens of thousands of years without showing his face.

Even in recent years.

Xu Tianle has gradually given up on waiting for the Sky Suppressing King, thinking of returning to the Blissful Heaven Realm to prepare for the breakthrough to the Saint Emperor Realm.

However.

The preparations required for breaking through to the Saint Emperor Realm are too numerous.

And every single one is extremely expensive.

Just hiring a grandmaster of formations to set up the formation for the calamity of the Heavenly Dao would cost more than a hundred realm stones.

Xu Tianle, after so many years on the realm battlefield, has only accumulated five hundred realm stones.

"Soon, as long as I guard Wuyuan City for another millennium, I can save up to six hundred realm stones. By then, it should be enough for me to break through to the Saint Emperor Realm. Once I step into the Saint Emperor Realm, I can return to the sect to compete for the position of a True Disciple..." Xu Tianle sat cross-legged within the Lord’s Manor in Wuyuan City, surrounded by rays of light and stars, as if in the heart of the starry sky.

He lowered his head and glanced at the storage ring on his finger.

Inside were his savings from these years.

Five hundred realm stones!

For a strong Saint Emperor Realm cultivator, this is quite a fortune.

"It’s said that in the sect, there’s a True Disciple offering a reward for the Saint Heir Xiao Yi of the Heavenly Tao Pavilion, with a high price of five hundred realm stones..."

Whenever Xu Tianle thought of that five hundred realm stone bounty, he couldn’t help but feel envious, his eyes turning red, "I’ve crawled and fought among the dead on this realm battlefield for so many years and only managed to accumulate five hundred realm stones. Those bastards stay in the sect and can get dozens or hundreds of times the resources, it’s just unfair..."

In the Extreme Bliss Heavenly Palace.

The True Disciples are all powerful Saint Emperor Realm cultivators, and as True Disciples, they receive an annual stipend of a hundred realm stones from the sect.

Above the True Disciples stand the Saint Heirs, who can freely utilize sect resources.

For someone like Xu Tianle...

Had he not joined the military on the realm battlefield back then, he might never have accumulated a hundred realm stones in his lifetime!

"It’s a pity that Xiao Yi didn’t know better and attacked Yunjing City? It’d likely benefit Huo Changtian and those three fellows. Ah, if those five hundred were in my hands, wouldn’t I easily achieve the Saint Emperor Realm?" Xu Tianle patted his bald head with a face full of regret.

Just then.

Thump thump thump!

An urgent knocking came from outside the door.

Xu Tianle frowned and said, "Come in!"

Creaaaak!

As the heavy door opened, a tall, young man rushed in anxiously, dropping to his knees before Xu Tianle with a solemn voice, "My lord, something serious has happened!"

"Hmm?"

Xu Tianle frowned and said, "What’s happened? Has the sky fallen?"

"The sky, the sky hasn’t fallen, but I’ve just received news... Xiao Yi, leading the Judgment Regiment, has already conquered Yunjing City. The entire Eighteenth Legion guarding Yunjing City has been wiped out..." The young man said nervously.

"Hmm?"

Xu Tianle suddenly sat up straight, the terrifying aura emanating from him caused the soldier’s legs to weaken. Xu Tianle said in a deep voice, "Say it again, what happened to Yunjing City?"

The terrifying aura was like a mountain pressing down on the chest.

Making it hard to breathe.

It took several breaths before the young man responded with difficulty, "Just received the news, Yunjing City was breached, the Eighteenth Legion wiped out..."

Bam!

Xu Tianle slapped the chair beneath him to pieces.

Woodchips flew everywhere.

Xu Tianle seemed unaware, his face darkened, unable to suppress his fury, "What’s going on? Where’s Huo Changtian? Zhou Ziwen? And Ding Zhonghe, what were they doing? Bring them to me, I want them to atone with their deaths..."

"M-My lord, I’m afraid they won’t be coming back."

The young man wore a mournful expression, saying he hadn’t seen Xu Tianle this angry in a long time, continued, "The three of them, in the effort to defend Yunjing City, were, were killed by Xiao Yi."

Hiss!

Xu Tianle gasped, "What did you say? They were all killed by Xiao Yi? That Huo Changtian was even at the Ninth Peak of the Saint King Realm, and even he couldn’t stand against Xiao Yi?"

The young man opened his mouth, hesitant to speak.

Xu Tianle angrily said, "What are you hiding? Speak now!"

The young man said, "According, according to reliable sources, the three legion commanders were all slain by Xiao Yi with a single sword. They didn’t have the chance to resist from start to finish..."

"Impossible!"

Xu Tianle’s first reaction was to reject this claim, "It’s not just Huo Changtian, but even Zhou Ziwen and Ding Zhonghe were experts at the Ninth Layer of the Saint King Realm. Even I couldn’t take them out in a single blow without an ambush. If you say the three of them were killed by Xiao Yi, could it be Xiao Yi’s assassination techniques are that incredible? Able to consecutively slay three experts above the Nine Layers of the Saint King Realm?"

The young man smiled bitterly, "Not, not an ambush... According to the reports from the frontline, Xiao Yi faced them directly and slew them. Moreover, Yunjing City fell so quickly because Xiao Yi shattered the City Protection Array with a single sword..."

Rumble!

This news caused Xu Tianle to suddenly stand straight.

His face was filled with shock.

A single sword shattering the City Protection Array!

This was more shocking than Xiao Yi consecutively slaying three top experts above the Ninth Layer of the Saint King Realm. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Is the information confirmed to be accurate?" Xu Tianle squinted his eyes and asked.

The young man nodded solemnly, "This information came from a commander of the Eighteenth Legion in Yunjing City, sent just before his death, with at least eighty percent credibility!"

Thump thump thump!

Xu Tianle stood with hands behind his back, pacing back and forth in the room.

If this information is accurate.

Then he would have to take it seriously.

Though Yunjing City’s City Protection Array doesn’t compare to Wuyuan City’s, it’s still a City Protection Array, and even he isn’t confident in breaking it.

Let alone breaking it with a single sword?

And then slaying three experts above the Ninth Layer of the Saint King Realm?

Isn’t this absurd?

"My lord, scouts report that Xiao Yi is heading towards Wuyuan City. Our Wuyuan City could be his next target, what should we do?" the young man asked seriously.

"What should we do?"

Xu Tianle’s steps halted slightly, he squinted his eyes, word by word, "Immediately send a distress signal to headquarters, requesting reinforcements to Wuyuan City. Also, inform all our brothers to prepare..."

His gaze narrowed, staring in the direction of Yunjing City with frostiness, exuding murderous intent, "Xiao Yi, is it? You’re arriving just in time. I’ll capture you and exchange you for realm stones to aid in my breakthrough to the Saint Emperor Realm..."