Getting Stronger By Fighting

Chapter 899 - 897: Splitting Up

"I’ve already decided. We can head out right now."The corners of Wang Zhan’s mouth lifted in a faint smile. He glanced at Dong Tianlei, then asked, "So? I don’t know if you’re ready on your side yet?"

"Don’t worry, I’ve been waiting for you all night."

Dong Tianlei said with a smile, "As long as you give the order, I’ll go with you straight into Luoxing Mountain. I believe it won’t be long before the two of us wipe out all those so‑called Elders, and when that time comes, Luoxing Mountain will be in your pocket."

Hearing this, Wang Zhan was slightly stunned.

"Wasn’t Luoxing Mountain a faction you built up from scratch?"

"You’re really just handing it over to me for nothing?"

At this, Dong Tianlei shook his head and let out a sigh before saying, "Luoxing Mountain was indeed founded by me alone, but over these years I’ve long since grown weary. Add in the suppression from those Elders, and I’ve already lost all confidence in this."

"Besides, there aren’t many experts in Luoxing Mountain, and now everyone only thinks of themselves. I don’t want to keep leading these people anymore. If you want to take them in as your subordinates, that’s naturally your business, but if you want to draw a clear line with them, that has nothing to do with me either."

Wang Zhan nodded and said, "Since that’s the case, let’s talk after we’ve dealt with those Elders."

Before coming here, Wang Zhan had already made all the arrangements with Xiang Tian and the others. However, just as they had taken a few steps, Dong Tianlei suddenly froze for a moment. When he looked at Wang Zhan and saw that only a single Fire Qilin was following behind them, he frowned and asked, "Isn’t there an expert in the back mountain? Are you not planning to have that expert accompany us?"

"If we had that person’s help, our odds of winning would increase quite a bit."

In fact, Feng Tianci was already by their side; he had just been hiding in the dark all this time, so Dong Tianlei hadn’t noticed him.

But Wang Zhan had no intention of revealing all his trump cards to Dong Tianlei, and said faintly, "He still needs to stay Inside Tian Pavilion to help me guard this place. Even though we’ve already taken care of the people from Profound Ice Pavilion and Skyfire Mountain, that doesn’t mean they won’t strike back, so we naturally need an expert sitting in town."

"Then if it’s just the two of us..."

For a moment, Dong Tianlei’s expression turned much uglier. After hesitating for a bit, he frowned and said, "It’s not that I don’t believe in your strength, nor am I trying to back out. I’m worried that with just the two of us, we might suffer quite a loss. Even if we manage to ambush those Elders, it could very well end in mutual destruction, so you’d better think this through in advance..."

Wang Zhan just shrugged indifferently, confidence spreading across his face. He glanced back at the Fire Qilin behind him, then said with a smile, "Relax. With the Fire Qilin at my side, and with the two of us working together, our strength will surge. To speak frankly, even you wouldn’t be a match for us if we joined forces."

Though it sounded unpleasant, Dong Tianlei still gave the Fire Qilin a few more looks. Seeing how resolute Wang Zhan was, he said nothing more.

In truth, Wang Zhan still had another trump card.

That was naturally the Sword Spirit within the Great Void Divine Sword.

One should know, the Sword Spirit now had already formed its own independent existence. Although it still needed to rely on the Great Void Divine Sword to exist, the Sword Spirit’s own strength was still extremely terrifying, and that was of course one of Wang Zhan’s trump cards.

He simply saw no need to tell Dong Tianlei about it.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had already arrived outside the Sky Pavilion.

Their speed was extremely fast; without the slightest pause, they rushed straight toward Luoxing Mountain.

In no time, the two had already reached Luoxing Mountain.

Because Dong Tianlei had long since contacted the people in Luoxing Mountain, the two of them passed unimpeded along the way.

When they reached the forbidden area, Dong Tianlei suddenly stopped. He turned to look at Wang Zhan behind him, then said in a deep voice, "All those Elders are inside."

"Shouldn’t they be in the Ice Valley?"

Wang Zhan immediately looked at Dong Tianlei beside him in confusion.

Dong Tianlei shook his head and said calmly, "There are indeed some Elders in Ice Valley, but their strength isn’t particularly formidable and they’re nothing to fear. Even if they truly become our enemies, we have nothing to worry about."

"The Elders living here are the truly terrifying ones, and they’re the ones we most need to deal with."

Wang Zhan nodded and said directly, "Since that’s the case, then let’s go in now."

He actually very much wanted to cross hands with those Elders inside Luoxing Mountain and see just what kind of strength these guys possessed. After all, during this period he had heard many legends about the Elders of Luoxing Mountain. One should know, in Wang Zhan’s view, it seemed these Elders had long since been deified.

In his mind, the Sword Spirit’s voice suddenly rang out.

"He’s not wrong. I can clearly sense that there are strands of extremely powerful auras inside. They should be the auras released by those Elders. However, their strength has far surpassed my expectations. Fortunately, we have Feng Tianci sticking close to us at all times, so we naturally don’t need to worry about anything."

Wang Zhan still had a trump card in his hand. Thinking of this, Wang Zhan merely smiled and looked at Dong Tianlei at his side, then said, "I hope that after we go in you won’t hold back. If I find out you’re keeping even the slightest bit from me, don’t blame me for being rude to you. After all, everyone has to think about their own lives right now."

Dong Tianlei nodded. "Relax, I won’t make things hard for you."

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had already stepped into the forbidden area.

...

At the same time, inside the Sky Pavilion.

Xiang Tian sat on a chair, holding a teacup in one hand while restlessly looking at Luo Xue beside him. He then frowned and said, "I keep feeling something is off about this matter. If Brother Wang runs into trouble inside Luoxing Mountain, we might not even get a shred of information. And they went into the forbidden area of Luoxing Mountain—most likely not even within Luoxing Mountain itself will any news leak out..."

"I really don’t know what Brother Wang is thinking, why he has to do something so troublesome?"

"If he wants to deal with Luoxing Mountain, we could just join forces and strike at the people of Luoxing Mountain together, couldn’t we?"

"After all, we still have Feng Tianci at our side. His strength is extremely formidable. Just by relying on his own power, he should be able to hold off those Elders inside Luoxing Mountain, and as for the others, we can handle them. Things wouldn’t get so complicated. But if Brother Wang insists on doing it this way, he’s only adding trouble for us..."

"I’m really worried Brother Wang won’t be able to come out of there unscathed."

As he spoke, Xiang Tian set the teacup in his hand off to the side and began rubbing his temples.

Although he had tried his best to stop Wang Zhan back then, Wang Zhan’s attitude was extremely firm, not even taking his words to heart. In the end, he could only watch Wang Zhan leave together with Dong Tianlei.

Beside them, Xuan Yu sat down next to the two and said indifferently, "Don’t worry. There are experts at Wang Zhan’s side. Feng Tianci from the back mountain has already gone with them to Luoxing Mountain, and on top of that, Wang Zhan still has the Fire Qilin by his side, so there’s really nothing we need to worry about. What we need to do now is temporarily help Wang Zhan stabilize the situation in the Sky Pavilion. As long as the rear doesn’t catch fire, Wang Zhan will have nothing weighing on his mind."

Xiang Tian, at the side, nodded.

Perhaps this was all they could do for now.

In the blink of an eye, the Great Hall fell completely silent.

Luo Xue, who had never spoken, slightly narrowed her eyes. Her fingers lightly tapped the tabletop a few times before she finally smiled and said, "Why don’t we take advantage of this time to help Wang Zhan wipe out the remnants of the Profound Ice Pavilion and Skyfire Mountain, then fold all those people into the Sky Pavilion, and at the same time expand our Sky Pavilion’s strength? What are your intentions, you two?"

Hearing this, Xiang Tian nodded heavily. Clearly, he and Luo Xue had reached the same conclusion without discussing it.

"I think Luo Xue’s idea is good."

"During this period, I’ve already felt like even my bones are starting to rust. This time, even though I did have a fight with Dong Tianlei, it wasn’t really that enjoyable. I actually want to go clean up those bastards; just right, we can settle those old accounts between us."

After all, back then they had also been forced out by the people from the Profound Ice Pavilion and Skyfire Mountain. Even though many things had happened in between, the entanglements among them naturally wouldn’t be so easily forgotten.

Xuan Yu, at the side, slightly frowned, and the gazes of Luo Xue and Xiang Tian both fell on him.

Before leaving, Wang Zhan had already made it very clear that all matters inside the Sky Pavilion would temporarily follow Xuan Yu’s arrangements. Although Xiang Tian and Luo Xue had an excellent relationship with Wang Zhan, they still had to obey Wang Zhan’s orders, so now they needed to see where Xuan Yu stood.

"Don’t you want to return to the Profound Ice Pavilion and take back everything that belongs to you?"

Seeing that Xuan Yu still hadn’t spoken, Xiang Tian hurried over to him and said, "I remember you were once in the Profound Ice Pavilion, and you had some ties with those guys. You even lived together for many years—you could be considered friends. But who would’ve thought that in the end all of them would turn on you? Doesn’t that chill your heart?"

"If it were me, I’d definitely make a comeback and demand justice from them."

Luo Xue beside them also nodded along.

Xuan Yu hesitated for a moment, then after a long while finally spoke firmly, "We’ll do as you intend."