Four great demons watched in stunned silence as their powerful magical artifacts, unleashed with immense might, shattered into pieces within Xiao Fei's domain as if made of paper.
Then, Xiao Fei's law of causality shattered all their divine abilities.
Next came themselves!
Empowered by Xiao Fei's laws of gathering and scattering, and the wind, the four great demons at the early Integration stage were like a gentle breeze that swept past, their bodies and souls all torn asunder.
Before their deaths, they managed to utter the words "Help!"
However, no one came to save them before they perished.
After the four great demons died, their true forms were revealed.
Two giant crabs and two giant shrimp.
Having cultivated to their current realm, the four great demons were colossal, as large as mountains.
Xiao Fei saw the crystalline flesh exposed on the wounds of the great demons. Not wasting a single bit, he collected all the fallen corpses.
He had long wanted to eat these seafood delicacies, but as they were acquaintances, he felt hesitant to act.
Now that they had delivered themselves to death, he would not be polite and accepted them all with a smile.
After he had collected the bodies of the four great demons, he turned to look and found Patriarch Xiaoyue still sitting there blankly.
Something was wrong! When things deviate from the norm, it signifies danger!
Xiao Fei slowly approached Patriarch Xiaoyue. Upon reaching him, Patriarch Xiaoyue remained in the same posture, unchanged.
He reached out and gently patted Patriarch Xiaoyue, and then he saw Patriarch Xiaoyue's body collapse and dissipate, transforming into pure heavenly and earthly energy.
It turned out to be a dummy created through great divine abilities.
To abduct Patriarch Xiaoyue silently under his nose and create a false impression here.
He had been completely unaware, a feat absolutely impossible for an Integration stage cultivator.
With this thought, Xiao Fei contacted his spatial dimension, preparing to flee at any moment.
Simultaneously, he blinked away and summoned a large bronze bowl to shield himself, then shouted loudly.
"Who's there?"
"Since you've made a move, why hide your face!"
After a moment, a ripple appeared in the void, and a white-haired old man emerged from the void, still carrying a limp Patriarch Xiaoyue.
"Alas~"
The old man sighed leisurely, as if burdened by countless sorrows.
"I did not wish to intervene, but I was entrusted by someone. Little friend, please accompany me!"
Xiao Fei's divine sense swept over the old man. The old man's aura was ethereal, as if about to fly away with the wind.
"Are you a Mahayana stage expert?"
"Barely,"
The old man nodded lightly in affirmation and stroked his sparse white beard.
"What if I refuse?"
Xiao Fei was astonished. A Mahayana stage expert had appeared today.
He had lived for most of his life, only hearing of Mahayana stage experts in legends, never having seen one in person.
Now that he had finally encountered one, he wanted to court a little death and test the strength of a Mahayana stage expert with his own life.
"I advise you to come with me!"
The old man waved the body of Patriarch Xiaoyue in his hand. Patriarch Xiaoyue was now at his mercy, his life and death in his hands.
"This trick won't work on me. Since entering the cultivation world, I have never been threatened.
If an enemy grabs my braid, I will cut it off. If an enemy grabs my wrist, I will sever my own arm!
Even if you kill him on the spot now, I will not yield."
Xiao Fei spoke with absolute certainty and resolve.
If everyone jumped out to threaten him, how could he continue to mix in the cultivation world!
"You might not care about this mongrel dog. But what about those two little girls? Do you not care about them either?"
"You! What exactly do you want?"
At this, Xiao Fei almost jumped up on the spot.
It seemed the other party had investigated him long ago and knew of Xiao Lan and Huang Feifei's relationship with him.
"I don't want anything. I was merely entrusted by someone. If I cannot invite you this time, it is difficult to predict what will happen next."
"Alright, I'll go with you, but you must release him first!"
"Well said!"
The old man casually threw Patriarch Xiaoyue onto the ground.
Only then did Patriarch Xiaoyue slowly wake up, rubbing his head. Seeing Xiao Fei in front of him, he felt much more at ease.
Little did he know that he had almost been killed just moments ago.
"You go back first, I have matters to attend to."
Xiao Fei said gently to Patriarch Xiaoyue, then flew away into the distance with the old man.
"Can you tell me who exactly it is, or what kind of benefit it is, that makes Mahayana stage experts like you, who don't concern yourselves with worldly affairs, personally run errands?"
For some unknown reason, he had roamed both worlds and accomplished many earth-shattering deeds, yet no Mahayana stage expert had ever shown their face.
Today, however, someone could command a Mahayana stage expert to run errands for them.
"Heh heh! Ascending to immortality through tribulation. Do you think it's worth me personally making this trip?"
The old man did not hide anything and spoke very frankly.
"It is indeed very much worth it!"
Although their positions were different, Xiao Fei had to admit that the condition was very tempting and worth the trip.
"Hahaha... You小子 are quite interesting."
"Do you know how many years I have been in seclusion?"
"A full 10,000 years!"
"For these ten thousand years, I have not concerned myself with worldly affairs, dedicating myself to cultivation and preparing for future ascension through tribulation.
However, I still have no confidence. I am very likely to end up like many predecessors, turning to ashes in the heavenly tribulation..."
Perhaps due to his long seclusion, or perhaps due to the immense pressure of facing the heavenly tribulation, the old man couldn't help but want to talk to someone.
At this moment, the old man rambled on to Xiao Fei about his affairs.
He spoke of how difficult his cultivation journey had been, and of all the preparations he had made over the past ten thousand years.
"Until a month ago, a great demon from the upper realm appeared in my cave dwelling and promised to give me a treasure to help me ascend through tribulation, in exchange for running an errand..."
Only then did Xiao Fei realize that another powerful figure from the upper realm had set their sights on him.
And this was a powerful figure from the demon realm, not the same person as the one from the Tianyuan Continent.
"You may not know, but once one reaches the Mahayana stage, the heavenly tribulation arrives without warning.
Therefore, Mahayana experts, in order to preserve their lives and continue to exist, often have to act like timid turtles, not daring to leak even the slightest trace of their aura. Even taking an extra breath is a great transgression..."
As the old man spoke, he suddenly felt something and looked up at the sky.
The sky, which had been clear and cloudless, was now covered in dark clouds.
"Ahhh..."
"Heaven wishes to destroy me!"
"We were so close to the destination!"
Seeing the tribulation lightning already formed within the dark clouds, the old man was filled with despair.
So close!
As long as he delivered Xiao Fei to the senior, he would receive a treasure to help him through his tribulation.
However, after a lifetime of good fortune, he had encountered insurmountable bad luck today.
"Rumble..."
Golden lightning as thick as a bucket had already formed in the sky. Xiao Fei, taking advantage of the old man's distraction, used several blinks to escape into the distance.