Dream Picking Records

"A boring trick."

After the previous round of probing, Wang Xiao had a rough idea of ​​Sima Nanqiang's strength. He quickly calmed himself, appeared in front of Sima Nanqiang in an instant, and stabbed him with his spear.

Sima Nanqiang was terrified. He wasn't sure he could defeat the opponent. He wanted to stimulate him and find a flaw, but he didn't show much emotion. He had no choice but to retreat and defend. Furthermore, this place was not far from Jinghong Academy, so he was more focused on seeking help.

On the contrary, Wang Xiao had to fight quickly and decisively. He did not expect that the opponent would not dare to take it head-on, so he took advantage of the situation and pursued him relentlessly, not giving the opponent any chance to breathe.

"Time and space annihilation!"

Wang Xiao used time in one hand and space in the other, and with the intersection of time and space, he directly blocked Sima Nanqiang.

Sima Nanqiang was horrified. He felt as if he had been torn away, cut off from the world. At first, he struggled, but with the appearance of the Time Maple Leaf and the Space Flower, he completely lost hope. He could only watch helplessly as his consciousness aged in the long river of time, his body shattered and twisted with space. In the end, not a trace of him remained.

Wang Xiao's chest heaved violently. Simultaneously activating the power of the two seals of authority was a tremendous drain on him. The effect was obvious: Sima Nanqiang was completely wiped out. He didn't dare to linger any longer and immediately left.

In a secret room at Jinghong Academy, an old man in seclusion suddenly opened his eyes, his murderous intent vanishing with a flash. When he reappeared, he had arrived at a mountain range where remnants of time and space still existed.

"Whoever cuts off my bloodline will die!"

The old man, who had always been calm and composed, roared to the sky, and the entire mountain was instantly reduced to dust.

In the imperial city of Daxia, in the study of the Imperial Master's Mansion, Sima Yi, the current president of Jinghong Academy, sat opposite Pan Donglin, exuding a chill from head to toe.

Pan Donglin asked with a hint of confusion, "What brings you here, Dean Sima?"

Sima Yi did not answer directly, but asked: "How long will the action take?"

"In the near future, no more than one month."

"One month... Do me a favor and find Wang Xiao."

"I'm afraid this isn't appropriate at the moment. The Blood Banyan Pavilion Master is working with him. Didn't she inform you?"

"Cooperation, haha, because of their cooperation, Nan Qiang also died..."

"Because of Wang Xiao?"

Pan Donglin initially thought that Sima Nanqiang was planning to avenge his grandson Sima Jinghong, but he never expected Sima Nanqiang to be dead as well. He suspected that Sima Nanqiang had gone on a quest of his own, triggering a back-up plan from Louwai Yuntian.

"I've confirmed with Xue Rong that the cooperative relationship between them has broken down, so it's okay for me to kill him." Sima Yi emphasized the word "kill".

"That's not right. Wang Xiao has come into contact with the Taichu Tianjing. Xuerong has a magical tool to monitor his movements. Why would he come to me?"

"I don't know how he blocked the Primordial Heavenly Crystal, and Xue Rong's magic mirror couldn't observe it."

"So that's how it is. It seems that Louwai Yuntian has most likely taken action. With the manpower we can mobilize at the moment, most of them are no match for him." Pan Donglin said it was a difficult situation.

"It's not him." Sima Yi said firmly.

"Not him? If not him, who else could have such means?"

"My intelligence indicates he's busy dealing with the seal. Otherwise, Nan Qiang wouldn't have been so determined to kill Wang Xiao." Sima Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, emitting a dangerous signal like an eagle. "According to Xue Rong, Wang Xiao's combat power has surpassed Nan Qiang."

“Uh…ah!?”

Pan Donglin didn't react much at first, but when he thought of Pan Chengfeng's death, he couldn't help but become furious.

"I think your son's death wasn't because there were still some old people lingering in the palace, but because he was the one who did it."

"Huh... I understand. Dean, go back and wait for news. I'll send someone to notify you when we find him or start the operation."

"Remember to leave me a breath." Sima Yi specifically reminded.

"boom!"

Suddenly, there was a loud explosion in the silent night, and the center of the explosion was the Imperial Master's Mansion. Pan Donglin and Sima Yi thought something was wrong and immediately flew out of the room to check.

Three figures vanished in a flash, disappearing into the night sky. From the secret chamber of the Imperial Master's Mansion, three elderly figures—three men and one woman—emerged. Dressed in worn black robes, they glanced at them before swiftly chasing them until they vanished. Pan Donglin and Sima Yi were extremely respectful upon seeing them. Soon, a familiar brown-robed elder emerged from the ground.

"Secret envoy, what happened?" Pan Donglin asked.

"A thief has broken in." The old man in the brown robe was named An Dang. He didn't look very good and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Thief? Oh no! Was the ceremony interrupted?!"

"Humph! You're so lucky you still remember the ritual. The thieves were hiding for so long without being discovered. What a bunch of losers."

"It is my fault that I failed to do my job well. I hope the Anshi will forgive me!"

Pan Donglin could still talk back to Xue Rong, but he could only admit his mistakes when facing the secret envoy.

Outside the Great Xia Imperial City, Wang Xiao heard the huge commotion happening in the city as soon as he arrived nearby.

Six people were chasing him, three in front and three behind, while he was desperately hanging on at the back. But no matter how hard he chased, the distance between him and the people in front of him kept widening until he could no longer be seen.

He flew in a straight line for a long time when he suddenly sensed movement ahead—someone was fighting. He followed the sound until the noise became deafening, yet it was still a long way off. By the time he could see the situation, only three people remained. He could only hear him waving to them from afar.

"Two senior brothers, and... Junior Brother Murong, are you all okay?"

"Of course I'm fine, I just let them run away." Taoist Pei slapped his palms regretfully.

"Didn't you negotiate the terms of cooperation with them? Why did it end so quickly?" Taoist Qin was quite surprised when he saw it was him.

"The cooperation has broken down." Wang Xiao wasn't surprised they knew the news. He spread his hands and said, "Someone suddenly showed up and insisted that the thing they were looking for was on me or hidden by me. I was originally planning to follow them to see if there was anything special, but that's all gone. What about you guys? Why did you start fighting?"

"Their arrangements were very tight, and we hid for several days before we found the opportunity to take action. Unfortunately, a few old guys who had been alive for who knows how long showed up in the dark, and they were stopped as soon as we took action." Taoist Qin shook his head and sighed.

"In my opinion, we should strike back and attack them! We will make sure they are off guard!" Taoist Master Pei made radical remarks.

Murong Patriarch Murong Hai dissuaded him, "Don't do that. We should have expected this. Repairing the imperial weapons is the most important thing for them right now, so they must have heavy guards all around."

After listening to this, Master Pei reflected: "It is true that we were too confident. We didn't expect that there were old guys like us."

Taoist Priest Qin said solemnly, "Whether the Imperial Artifact can be repaired or not seems to be up to fate. We must prepare for the worst-case scenario."