Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

Five days after leaving the sect, Ye Xiaoxue suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Someone is following you, at least at the Heavenly Martial Realm..."

Ye Wuxi frowned. "I noticed it too."

"Go first!"

Ye Wuxi put away the griffin, activated the Wind Intent, and transformed into a stream of light, quickly heading in one direction. These days, she still rides the griffin to travel, which is also a way to cultivate, but the griffin's rank is too low, and its speed is far inferior to her movement technique.

"Quite alert, huh..."

"We're far from the Heavenly Sword Sect now, and nobody's following her. We should catch up and kill her..."

Two men in black robes appeared where Ye Wuxi had just been standing, revealing only a pair of eyes filled with sharp light.

Just as the two were about to make a move, a beautiful figure in white landed directly in front of them, smiling and saying, "Who do you two want to kill..."

"Ling Xuehua, what are you doing here..."

The two men in black robes exclaimed in terror. They had been secretly following them for several days but had not found anyone from the Heavenly Sword Sect before deciding to reveal themselves.

Ling Xuehua smiled, "I knew your Hehuan Sect and Tiansha Sect wouldn't give up their evil intentions. You two lackeys are supposed to be inner sect elders, so if you have any complaints, you can come and hunt me down..."

"A Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator chasing after a mere Earth Martial Realm junior? Aren't you ashamed? If you're going to chase, then chase, but why are you being so timid and hesitant? This elder is worried for you..."

"You're toying with us..." The two men in black robes' expressions changed drastically. They suddenly unleashed their inner energy and fled into the distance. Ling Xuehua had clearly discovered them long ago, yet she hadn't made a move—a blatant mockery...

"Trying to run now? Too late!"

Ling Xuehua used both hands to easily grab the two men and smash their heads. Having dealt with them, she glanced at Ye Wuxi, who was long gone, and smiled slightly, "That girl, not bad at being alert. Good..."

After saying that, she headed directly towards the Heavenly Sword Sect. She had wasted so many days not to tease the two of them, but to observe. Apart from these two Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators, no one was indeed watching Ye Wuxi's whereabouts.

After today, the world is vast, and it won't be so easy to find Ye Wuxi's whereabouts again.

After fleeing for a day, Ye Wuxi finally dared to catch his breath and rushed into a mountain forest...

"Second brother, they shouldn't be following us anymore..." Ye Wuxi asked worriedly. Her soul power perception was strong, but it was still not as good as Ye Xiaoxue's. After all, this cat was a big shot before. Now, only its cultivation level had dropped, but its other abilities were still there.

"When you escaped, an even more powerful aura appeared. I reckon it was someone from your sect," Ye Xiaoxue said lazily.

Ye Wuxi said irritably, "Why didn't you say so earlier!" She had been running away for a whole day and night without stopping, and she was exhausted.

"This is to train your movement skills. Without any danger, how could you have such speed? You're always dawdling. When will we ever find an opportunity?" Ye Xiaoxue said calmly.

"Thank you so much..." Ye Wuxi said through gritted teeth. The way this guy spoke didn't sound like the second son; it sounded more like an elder to her...

"You're welcome……"

Half a month later, on a high ground on the border of the mid-grade empire Jinlan Kingdom, Ye Wuxi looked out at the distance where there were densely packed figures.

Inside were vast mountain ranges, pulsating with intense fiery energy. The temperature was so high that the earth was cracked and parched. This was her first stop, the legendary Fire Cliff Mountain.

"It's so hot here!" Ye Wuxi exclaimed, feeling the temperature around her.

Ye Xiaoxue's beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement. "There's such a treasure land! There must be fire crystals here, at least of superior quality, possibly even top-grade."

Ye Wuxi was overjoyed. "Let's go, let's go take a look!" The Fire Cliff Mountain stretches for thousands of miles. She came here for the Fire Crystal. If she could find a Fire Crystal, her cultivation would definitely make a breakthrough.

However, upon closer inspection, Ye Wuxi discovered that there were almost no people within the Fire Cliff Mountain area. These figures were all gathered outside watching the excitement, and some martial artists with fire-attribute physiques were simply sitting cross-legged outside cultivating.

Only a very few outsiders like her ventured in tentatively, but after only a few dozen miles, they retreated, their bodies completely blackened.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask what's going on at Fire Cliff Mountain...?" Ye Wuxi asked casually to the onlookers.

"They're probably from outside. This Fire Cliff Mountain, without the cultivation of a Martial King, you simply can't withstand the power of those flames. With our cultivation level, we can at most enter within a hundred miles, but it's not very useful. Most people here are just here to admire the spectacle..."

"Is that so? Isn't it rumored that there's a fire crystal inside...?" Ye Wuxi asked with a smile.

"That's right, it's said that there are some, but you need to be alive to get the fire crystal. In the past, many Martial Kings with fire and water attributes have tried to go in, and they all came out looking disheveled..."

"Over time, this place has become nothing more than a source of amusement..."

"Thank you!"

After getting far away from the crowd, Ye Wuxi said weakly, "Even the Martial King is in danger going in, so there's no way we can go. Let's leave..."

Ye Xiaoxue smiled confidently, "Why would I leave? From what I can see, even a high-level Martial King could easily go in. It's just that the Martial Kings who went in before were too trash. They probably didn't even master a few levels of profound power, which is why they slunk out..."

"But we're not even as good as those trashy Martial Kings..."

"That's easy. You have some profound crystals, right? Give me ten water-type profound crystals..." Ye Xiaoxue stretched out her cat paw.

Are you sure we can get in?

"Going in is fine, but I can only guarantee you won't die. You'll still have to endure the pain of being burned alive. Think about it yourself, do you really want the fire crystal or not..."

Ye Wuxi pondered for a moment, then said, "I want it!" As long as she doesn't die, that's fine. She's already come all this way, and she won't be satisfied if she doesn't get her hands on the Fire Crystal.

"That's more like it. Let's go prepare some cold-natured medicinal herbs first, just in case..."

Soon, Ye Wuxi arrived at the city closest to Huoya Mountain. Although it was a small border town, there were many martial artists on the streets because of Huoya Mountain, and quite a few of them were highly skilled.

As a haven for many martial artists, the city's trading market is extremely prosperous, no less so than that of a typical imperial city.

Ye Wuxi quickly purchased some cold-natured spiritual herbs and an ice silk defensive shirt. After spending the night in the city and making all the preparations, he and Ye Xiaoxue wrapped themselves in large black robes and returned to Fire Cliff Mountain.

The area around Huoya Mountain was still packed with people. Just as Ye Wuxi was about to rush in, a figure in black robes on the horizon flew in ahead of them.

"King Wu has appeared!"

"After so many years, has another Martial King level expert finally given up and tried it out...?"

The onlookers watched the black-robed man move with ease and whispered among themselves.