Chapter 37 – The Golden Deacon of my Xuanming Pavilion Has Arrived!

The two factions stood in a tense standoff at the entrance of Ice Wind Valley.

On one side were two Experts from the Asura Religion, both at the 2nd Revolution Perfection stage, seated cross-legged at the valley entrance.

They had also set up a Grand Formation there.

Within the Formation, black mist churned violently, seemingly possessing a powerful attraction for countless Ghost Creatures, drawing them in as they roared and surged into it.

Inside the Formation, a massive Ghost Shadow was slowly coalescing, as if about to form an even more powerful Ghost Creature.

On the other side were the two forces blocked outside the valley entrance by the Asura Religion.

One was the Bai Family.

The other was Guyue Tower.

Combined, the forces of the Bai Family and Guyue Tower numbered over a hundred.

Each group was led by an Expert at the 2nd Revolution Perfection stage.

Yet, despite such formidable strength, they were still trapped outside Ice Wind Valley, unable to enter and rescue those inside.

“Are the people from Xuanming Pavilion still not here?”

Guyue Qing frowned slightly, a trace of impatience already evident in her expression.

“No need to rush!”

Beside her, Bai Tingyu smiled calmly.

“No need to rush?”

Guyue Qing shot him a cold glare. “The one trapped inside Ice Wind Valley is a direct descendant of my Guyue Tower.”

Aside from a junior from Xuanming Pavilion, those trapped in Ice Wind Valley this time included a direct descendant of Guyue Tower and a member of the Bai Family.

The three had formed a team to venture into Ice Wind Valley, where they encountered the Young Master of the Asura Religion and clashed with him.

Later, they joined forces to kill that Young Master of the Asura Religion.

They had stirred up a Great Catastrophe!

And the Experts from the Asura Religion who arrived were determined to take the lives of all three.

Inside Ice Wind Valley, numerous Experts from the Asura Religion were besieging the trio.

Meanwhile, at the valley entrance, two Experts from the Asura Religion at the 2nd Revolution Perfection stage blocked the way, holding back Bai Tingyu and Guyue Qing.

Bai Tingyu laughed heartily, his voice booming. “Guyue Qing, isn’t a member of my Bai Family also trapped inside? I’m just as anxious as you are!”

“Hmph!”

Guyue Qing snorted coldly, her gaze fixed on the entrance of Ice Wind Valley.

The two Experts from the Asura Religion were clad in black robes, and the black mist behind them within the Formation was growing increasingly dense.

Bai Tingyu sensed her intention to charge into Ice Wind Valley to rescue those inside and said:

“With just the two of us, it will be difficult to Breakthrough their blockade.

Coupled with the ‘Asura Array’ they’ve set up, there’s simply no chance for us to enter.”

He narrowed his eyes and continued, “This Asura Array has been in place for some time now. It’s likely already condensed a Ghost Creature at the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm!

If we rashly charge into the Formation, these two Experts from the Asura Religion alone will be troublesome enough. Add a Ghost Creature at the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm, and the two of us might very well perish within.”

A Ghost Creature at the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm!

Even Bai Tingyu and Guyue Qing would find it quite challenging to deal with.

After all, the power gap between the 2nd Revolution Ghost Master Realm and the 3rd Revolution Ghost General Realm was a thousandfold!

It was a vast chasm, nearly impossible to bridge!

Bai Tingyu smiled and said, “Young Lady Guyue Qing, it’s better to wait until the Golden Deacon from Xuanming Pavilion arrives. With the combined strength of the three of us, our chances of charging through the Formation will be much greater!”

Bai Tingyu tried to reassure Guyue Qing.

Guyue Qing knew he spoke sense, but her inner anxiety left her restless and irritable.

She simply felt that Xuanming Pavilion was moving too slowly.

Just as Guyue Qing was growing increasingly agitated, figures emerged one after another from the distant forest.

There were over fifty of them, all Silver Deacons of Xuanming Pavilion.

After appearing outside Ice Wind Valley, these Silver Deacons gathered in one place, radiating powerful auras.

Bai Tingyu, seeing this, smiled at Guyue Qing and said, “Xuanming Pavilion has arrived!”

Guyue Qing swept her gaze around and quickly snorted coldly, “It’s just some Silver Deacons. Xuanming Pavilion’s Golden Deacons still haven’t arrived!”

Reminded by her, Bai Tingyu also noticed that Xuanming Pavilion’s Golden Deacons were absent and couldn’t help but frown.

“Xuanming Pavilion’s people are here!”

Many Experts from the Bai Family and Guyue Tower looked toward the group of Silver Deacons, and the noise grew louder.

They had been waiting for Xuanming Pavilion for a long time.

Now they had finally seen them arrive.

“Why aren’t Xuanming Pavilion’s Golden Deacons here?”

“Exactly, could it be that Xuanming Pavilion only sent some Silver Deacons this time?”

“What use are Silver Deacons? They can’t break through the Asura Religion’s blockade at all.”

“What is Xuanming Pavilion playing at?!”

Many Experts from the Bai Family and Guyue Tower voiced their complaints.

They had waited for so long, only to be met with a bunch of useless Silver Deacons.

One Expert from the Bai Family shouted toward the group of Silver Deacons:

“Hey! Does Xuanming Pavilion not even have a single 2nd Revolution Perfection Tier Expert?”

“Yeah, this is too pathetic!”

“How dare they still call themselves a top-tier force in Netherworld City?!”

Even the people from Guyue Tower grew noisy.

In the distance, the group of Silver Deacons from Xuanming Pavilion flushed red upon hearing this.

They exchanged glances, momentarily unable to refute.

Their Golden Deacons indeed hadn’t arrived yet.

Only their group of Silver Deacons had made it!

“Nonsense, who says we don’t have Golden Deacons?”

One Silver Deacon, unable to bear the frustration, cursed back.

On the other side, seeing that Xuanming Pavilion dared to retort, the people from the Bai Family and Guyue Tower immediately began to mock them.

After all, there were over fifty Silver Deacons, and for a moment, both sides engaged in a war of words.

Among the crowd,

the burly man and the bald Elder, along with the other two, looked at the chaotic scene and couldn’t help but exchange glances.

The bald Elder said curiously, “Why haven’t our Xuanming Pavilion’s Golden Deacons arrived yet?”

The burly man, his face flushed from arguing with the other side, replied, “Probably delayed by something!”

The sword-holding youth remained as taciturn as ever, not participating in this farce. He only occasionally opened his eyes to look into the distance, seemingly also waiting for the Golden Deacons to arrive.

Guyue Qing watched this chaotic scene without speaking up to stop it, wanting to vent her dissatisfaction with Xuanming Pavilion.

Bai Tingyu also watched without intervening.

Amidst the chaos,

a patch of clouds finally arrived belatedly in the distant sky.

“They’re here!”

“It’s a Ghost Mist Boat.”

Someone pointed into the distant sky and shouted loudly.

“Is it Xuanming Pavilion’s Golden Deacons?”

“Who knows? Maybe not!”

Many from the Bai Family and Guyue Tower turned their gazes toward that patch of clouds.

The group of Silver Deacons from Xuanming Pavilion craned their necks even more eagerly.

With just their group of Silver Deacons, they truly couldn’t control the situation.

“It must be our Golden Deacons arriving, right?”

The group of Silver Deacons looked hopeful.

During the earlier war of words, their prestigious Xuanming Pavilion had been called a force without top experts—this was simply a great humiliation!

Their Xuanming Pavilion was, after all, a top-tier force in Netherworld City!

How could they tolerate such disgrace?

They had never suffered such indignity in the Netherworld Ghost Domain before!

“It must be our Xuanming Pavilion’s Golden Deacons!”

The burly man and the bald Elder also widened their eyes, looking toward that patch of clouds, their gazes filled with hope.

Even the young man who had been keeping his eyes closed and remaining silent all along opened his eyes at this moment, looking toward that mass of clouds and mist.