At this moment, Ye Tiancheng finally saw clearly what creature was in the ice lake. He instinctively wanted to escape this trouble and annoyance, but for him, at this time, he naturally couldn't say such things. So Ye Tiancheng had a plan. He couldn't continue like this, as it would implicate the child.
Xiao Liuzi naturally saw Ye Tiancheng's worry. He smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry about me, big brother. I'll be fine."
"You'll be fine?" It was obvious that this guy didn't believe his words, so saying this made him seem very unskilled.
Now, the problem arises. What consequences would such words lead to?
It would naturally be very difficult.
"Things you believe are right are things you need to do. Big brother, I believe in you!" Xiao Liuzi's eyes revealed a determination he had never shown before. Seeing the little boy like this, Ye Tiancheng was deeply moved. He didn't have the same insight as this child when he was young.
The boy's words were like a rainbow in the sky after the rain.
The hypocritical Ye Tiancheng had to punish himself. He felt that after living so many years, he was not as sincere as this little boy.
"I really don't know what I'm thinking..." Ye Tiancheng's heart was greatly shaken.
There are so many things a person needs to overcome in life. One is one's own enemy. Constantly emphasizing these things, while forgetting that these things lower one's character. Everyone hopes to succeed, but not everyone can achieve their wishes. There are too many things in this world that cannot bring happiness.
Anyone who can endure such changes can be considered a remarkable person. Ye Tiancheng's heart was already filled with a lot of noise. Those things were like obstacles, constantly affecting Ye Tiancheng.
Therefore, his inner self was constantly extended.
"Whoosh..." The water surface was parted by the iron hull ship, and then the iron hull ship headed towards the center of the lake. Ye Tiancheng's heart was incredibly calm at this moment. He had never been so quiet, because he possessed a different realm in his heart. The greater a person's vision, the stronger their heart.
Time waits for no one. Ye Tiancheng couldn't understand many things. Perhaps it was because these things in his heart formed a closed-loop route, and it was this route that was influencing him.
This was why he had become this way.
It had to be said that his heart was affected by the ripples created by the boat.
A person becomes powerful because they are inherently powerful. He never expected that the person he had to learn from was a child not yet nine years old. His innocent eyes held immense determination and trust in the future.
"Big brother... there's something ahead, be careful. I'm very familiar with the currents in this area. I came here with my father three months ago, but I never discovered such strange undercurrents here," Xiao Liuzi suddenly became nervous and shouted to Ye Tiancheng in a very flustered tone.
Ye Tiancheng looked at him with an expression that seemed rather laughable.
"Is it just a reef? What are you afraid of?" Ye Tiancheng smiled calmly. Then he waved his Chi Xue Sword, and a bloody light flashed out. The reef turned into nothingness, but those stones that had turned into nothingness flickered and then recovered... Everything was too bizarre, which made Xiao Liuzi instantly nervous. He moved closer to Ye Tiancheng and said to him, "Big brother... it's so scary!"
"Don't worry, Xiao Liuzi, I'm here for everything." Ye Tiancheng comforted Xiao Liuzi while wondering in his heart, what was going on? How could it recover after being attacked by my 'Setting Sun Like Blood' move? What kind of monster is this?
In fact, this was not a monster, but an illusion. The reefs they saw were not reefs at all, but false phenomena generated by illusions. They were not real. What they encountered was merely an illusion.
Just as Ye Tiancheng hadn't realized it was an illusion, he discovered a fact that he couldn't believe. These so-called illusions had actually begun to flow. Their speed and power stirred the dynamics in the air, causing all the scenes to change. Soon, a mist as thin as silk appeared between him and Xiao Liuzi. This mist instantly created a barrier between them, making Xiao Liuzi and Ye Tiancheng increasingly blurry until Xiao Liuzi disappeared from his sight.
Everything happened too suddenly, leaving Ye Tiancheng and Xiao Liuzi with almost no time to react.
This situation gave Ye Tiancheng a heavy feeling. He watched Xiao Liuzi disappear before his eyes. How could he bear this?
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng's heart was about to explode. He instinctively let out a thunderous roar: "Who are you? Get out here!"
In response to his sky-shattering roar, the mischievous demon did not answer, but his roar echoed on the water.
"Damn it." Seeing this situation, he immediately knew that everything was unfavorable to him. So Ye Tiancheng immediately realized that he had to find Xiao Liuzi immediately, otherwise, there would be big trouble.
The initial reason why a person does something no longer needs to exist in their heart. The only reason they strive is one thing: to find Xiao Liuzi, and then find his father. It's that simple.
Simple thoughts guarantee efficient execution.
Sometimes, one is just scum. If one wants to change oneself through something, one has to put in more effort. Otherwise, nothing can be changed, and one will even drag others down. How can he tolerate such a thing? Therefore, his heart was filled with complex reasons, which directly led to his mood becoming very bad.
These goals meant that some things had to be given up. These things were very precious to Ye Tiancheng, which were the current matters. He had to give them up. If he didn't, it would mean paying a greater price. From the current perspective, he simply couldn't bear this price. What consequences would this price bring him? He understood it very well. It was precisely because he understood it very well that he was so conflicted.
With this realization, understanding from the bottom of his heart the importance of this little boy, he must not act rashly. He must find out what that illusionary thing is. Such a strange thing had never appeared in his mind. He had cultivated for so many years and fought many monsters, but this was the first time he had encountered such a strange monster.
"Whoosh..." Just then, he suddenly heard a force like a tidal wave flying towards him. The force was incredibly fast, like lightning.
Ye Tiancheng couldn't figure out what that flying force was. His heart was filled with complex thoughts, meaning he really wanted to figure out what it was.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." The flying object got closer and closer to Ye Tiancheng. He instinctively raised his Chi Xue Sword and pointed it at the iron object flying towards him.
Ye Tiancheng was concentrating, thinking about the origin of these stones. They flew towards him like bullets, dense and numerous like locusts. These things were made of metal. Because they flew too fast, they generated immense friction in the air, turning the metal blocks red. Seeing these things, he knew the origin of the opponent. He already understood that this guy was either from a cultivation sect or a Great Demon that had transformed.
"Setting Sun Like Blood!"
Ye Tiancheng shouted, and the sword light intensified. The incoming iron blocks were instantly cut down to the ground.
"Not bad, brat!" An enraged voice sounded in Ye Tiancheng's ear. Ye Tiancheng looked closely and saw an old man, holding something dark and rectangular with spikes at one end.
What the hell is this?
Therefore, he felt that the old man was not simple and his heart instantly tensed up.
"Die, insignificant human, for disturbing my slumber." Hearing this, the old man was sleeping here and was disturbed by Ye Tiancheng's arrival, so the old man was very angry. Ye Tiancheng smiled calmly and said, "What are you talking about? I'm just passing by. I apologize for disturbing you. If you know of a little boy, please tell me where he is?"
"I ate him," the old man cursed loudly, "so you should die with the child."
"Old man, I'm telling you this out of kindness. Why are you pushing me so hard? You've really disappointed me. If I get angry, it will be a very troublesome matter." Ye Tiancheng did not hide his inner anger and spoke directly to the old man. The old man chuckled upon hearing his words.
In his opinion, this young man was completely stubborn and aloof. He was afraid of disturbing his rest, so he should suffer. Why didn't he understand this principle and still argue with him so much? In his opinion, if he wasn't taught a lesson, he would never submit so easily.
In his opinion, there was nothing to be afraid of. The only drawback was that sometimes people were conceited and never listened to others' advice and opinions, always thinking that they were the only ones in the world.
"This world is full of scoundrels. If you pity these people, then you are the most pitiable."
From the beginning, the old man spoke with a cynical tone, as if the whole world owed him something. And his contribution to this world was obvious. He only wanted to take endlessly and didn't want to do anything beneficial for the world.
For Ye Tiancheng, he now had to kill this old man to escape. He knew it clearly and didn't want to work hard for such a thing. Some things couldn't be done that way at that time, lest he encounter big problems. For Ye Tiancheng, some things had to be done this way, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
The Chi Xue Sword in his hand suddenly erupted, approaching the opponent like a sharp killing move. The opponent did not expect to encounter such an explosive attack and was instantly stunned.
This feeling was hard to accept, but it was reality. In the face of reality, under this circumstance, Ye Tiancheng immediately created a threatening sword energy. The guy immediately felt the power of the Chi Xue Sword.
After all, the Chi Xue Sword looked very powerful, but in the next moment, it seemed to have exhausted its tricks. When attacking the old man, it didn't seem very powerful, and was clearly completely suppressed by the opponent.
Perhaps, intelligent people would be affected...
Therefore, he seemed to understand something. In the next moment, his sword was no longer sharp, but became very sluggish. The old man was surprised, not expecting Ye Tiancheng's sword to be so powerful. In the next moment, his long sword seemed to have slowed down considerably, but this slow motion did not diminish the power of his long sword. On the contrary, the long sword became even more ferocious.
In the next moment after the next moment, this long sword became even more capable of defeating the opponent. When the power of the next moment was unleashed within his sword, in an instant, the guy's skull seemed to have been hit heavily.
The powerful Chi Yan Sword, possessing such might, instantly struck the old man's forehead.
The Chi Yan Sword emitted a "crackling!" crisp sound. Ye Tiancheng was very puzzled. He didn't understand why the Chi Xue Sword was so fragile. The sound seemed as if the sword body couldn't bear that much power. He was immediately puzzled.
Just as he hadn't figured out what was going on, he suddenly heard a sound that Ye Tiancheng didn't want to deal with, which made Ye Tiancheng realize that this guy had an accomplice.
He couldn't help but be horrified.
The old man's power was already very strong. If another opponent was added now, he would have no chance of winning. In the next moment, his heart was filled with worry.
Roughly speaking, he increasingly felt the challenge and threat from this guy.
"There are many things you cannot understand. But there are many things you must understand!" Only then did the voice sound in Ye Tiancheng's ear. It was the divine stone and the great green snake within his body speaking. They could no longer watch and needed to come out to help Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng was immediately greatly shocked.
Sometimes, he seemed like nothing was wrong, but in his heart, he was filled with immense worry and fear. What was he worried about? What was he afraid of?
Naturally, he was worried about the little boy, worried that Xiao Liuzi would be in grave danger.
He had promised him to protect his life. If he couldn't do anything, wouldn't that be letting down this child?
Thinking of this, he had to borrow the power of the great green snake and the divine stone.
However, to defeat this old man and his accomplice, he would need to exert too much power, but his body could not bear such immense power. Such immense power was a huge threat to Ye Tiancheng. Under this huge threat, he had no choice but to continue fighting in the current way. At this moment, he had no other choice.
What that guy didn't expect was that Ye Tiancheng possessed the power of the divine stone.
In the next moment, both old fellows were enveloped by this powerful light.
"Die!" Ye Tiancheng roared, and the long sword in his hand seemed to have grown eyes as it struck towards the opponent. The old man no longer had the strength to resist. In the next moment, his chest was hit by Ye Tiancheng's long sword. Several of his ribs were broken, and then he spat blood, his body seemed to be failing, and he could barely stand up.
But soon he fell to the ground again.
"Really, if your body could withstand such immense power, you wouldn't have to kill him with one sword," the great green snake said to him at this moment.
Hearing the great green snake's words, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but mock himself with a bitter laugh: "What is this? Can't I fake it?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Of course, I'm talking sense!" Ye Tiancheng was very displeased. His mind was in a hazy state, and his words seemed incoherent.
These words made the other party feel that Ye Tiancheng was a scoundrel.
There was no need to talk to a scoundrel.
After all, talking to a scoundrel was completely meaningless.
If there was no meaning, then it naturally became meaningless.
Since it was a meaningless matter, there was no point in saying more.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng now had to concentrate his thoughts and search for Xiao Liuzi.
Since the two old men were injured and had fled, there was no need to pursue them. If it weren't for the urgent need to find Xiao Liuzi, Ye Tiancheng wouldn't have wanted to pursue them, thinking it was meaningless.
Regarding this, Ye Tiancheng felt infinite things spreading within his body.
This spreading, within infinity, seemed as if his body was out of control.
That feeling made Ye Tiancheng understand that he had been controlled by this power. If he wanted to transcend, he naturally needed even more powerful strength. At this moment, he thought it was because his strength was unable to break free from the opponent's control after the battle, but in fact, the power within his body was precisely controlled by the old man.
He just didn't know it.
If he had truly understood, he would not have been manipulated by this power.
Since he could not be manipulated by this power, then naturally it would not be like this. Thinking about it, many things would not be like this, and all illusions would play out according to his own plan. Those things were truly a tragedy for Ye Tiancheng.
It naturally required him to think carefully.
"What a tragedy, your body has been infiltrated by evil emperor's aura," the divine stone told Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng hadn't expected that his body would be invaded by that poison. What was going on? Could it be that in the previous battle, the old man was deliberately showing weakness? Then looking for an opportunity?
If that was the case, then it was truly too sad. He had been completely tricked, poisoned without even realizing it. Ye Tiancheng never dreamed that he would be schemed against. In his heart, there was an invisible inventory. The opponent had no idea why he was like this. Regardless, being able to survive was already a luxury. Now, he had no energy to worry about so much.
But he wanted to find Xiao Liuzi. He would worry about future matters later. For now, he wouldn't worry about his body. The immediate priority was that he had to find Xiao Liuzi.