# Chapter 676: Shaking Off Calamity
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The nineteen members of the Sun Moon Divine Palace quickly scurried into the Sun Moon Sacred Ark, making no further sound throughout the entire process, afraid that the terrifying black-robed old man might suddenly change his mind. As the ark's door closed, the Sun Moon Sacred Ark immediately activated. In an instant, it shot into the sky, disappearing into the vast wind and snow, leaving behind only a long-lasting surging wave of icy-cold air.
They had arrived as a group of twenty, with the young master personally present, four great elders accompanying him, and fifteen powerful guardians following behind. They had thought this lineup was overkill for such a trivial task. But after arriving, in just a short moment, they had failed to harm even a single hair on Yun Che's head, yet lost one elder and retreated in utter disgrace... Even after the Sun Moon Sacred Ark had flown hundreds of miles, they were still trembling with fear, their bodies drenched in cold sweat.
"Gone... finally gone..."
That aura, powerful enough to make even an Emperor Lord tremble, vanished without a trace in an instant, and the whole world returned from absolute freezing stillness to normal. With the hasty departure of the Sun Moon Divine Palace, the women of Bing Yun should have felt relief, but instead they all stood dazed, staring at the "black-robed old man" in the sky, their gazes as if worshipping a god.
Murong Qianxue stepped forward, using the etiquette of a junior, and said with utmost respect: "Junior Murong Qianxue, on behalf of the Bing Yun Fairy Palace, thanks the senior for his great kindness!"
"Heh..." The black-robed old man let out a somewhat weak laugh. "Senior Murong... that title of 'senior,' I cannot... bear..."
The voice of the "black-robed old man" made Murong Qianxue freeze in shock. In her astonishment, she instinctively looked up at the black figure in the sky. The women of Bing Yun behind her also turned to stone... because this voice no longer had the previous low, indifferent, and weathered tone—it was unmistakably Yun Che's voice!!
"Huff..."
With a long exhale, the "black-robed old man's" figure shook violently, then fell from the sky, heavily landing on the snow below.
"Ah... big brother!"
"Yun Che" cried out in alarm, quickly rushing to the "black-robed old man's" side, supporting his upper body. At this moment, the "black-robed old man" not only lacked the oppressive aura that could blot out the sky, but was even as weak as a person severely wounded and on the verge of death.
Murong Qianxue and the others exchanged bewildered glances. Mu Lanyi asked softly: "Palace Master, what is this? Senior, he..."
"No... no!" "Yun Che" quickly waved his hand, stammering: "I am not the Palace Master, big brother is the Palace Master... ah... he... he is big brother..."
At this moment, the black robe on the black-robed old man was withdrawn. Underneath the black robe was revealed... Yun Che's face—identical to the "Yun Che" who was supporting him!! Yun Che's face, now stripped of the black robe, was deathly pale to a frightening degree. His chest heaved violently, his breathing heavy and rapid. He lay limp all over, unable to stand for a long time. He closed his eyes, a comfortable and content smile appearing on his face: "Great... my dragon soul finally held out... huff..."
His voice was now very weak, but it was indeed Yun Che's voice. In contrast, the "Yun Che" supporting him had a completely unfamiliar voice. At this moment, "Yun Che" hastily wiped his face, restoring his original appearance, and said nervously and worriedly: "Big brother, are you alright... your aura... why has it become so weak?"
"I'm fine," Yun Che shook his head and smiled. "Just mentally exhausted, a bit tired. I'll be fine after resting for a while."
The "black-robed old man" who had frightened away the Sun Moon Divine Palace with earth-shattering power had turned into Yun Che, while the "Yun Che" had become a stranger. The women of Bing Yun were all bewildered. They looked at Yun Che, then at Xiao Yun, their gazes blurry for a moment. Chu Yueli asked in astonishment: "Palace Master, what is... going on?"
"This is my sworn brother... Xiao Yun." Yun Che, his breath somewhat calmer, struggled to sit up straight, supporting himself on Xiao Yun's shoulder. "He was in the Mysterious Ark before, and I disguised him to look like me. When I suddenly disappeared earlier, it was to enter the Mysterious Ark. After that, the 'me' you saw was him."
"... Hello... all you fairy sisters... ah, and fairy senior, I... my name is Xiao Yun." Xiao Yun stammered, not even daring to lift his head as he spoke. Facing these snow-fairy-like women, just one would probably make his heart race and his words incoherent, let alone seeing so many at once.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he might not have believed that such a... fairyland existed in this world?
"As for the 'master' you saw, it was always me." Yun Che said with a smile, not surprised at all by Xiao Yun's reaction.
"But..."
"Those were all illusions." Yun Che knew what they were wondering about, and said cheerfully: "That imposing aura was something I forced up using a special method. The little spark of fire that killed Ye Shi was prepared in advance during my few hours in the Ice God Temple. As for the rest... they were all fabrications to intimidate them..."
That overwhelming pressure that shook the Sun Moon Divine Palace naturally came from Yun Che's dragon soul. He used almost all his mental strength to exert the Dragon God's Soul, releasing a massive Dragon God pressure. Although with Yun Che's current ability he was far from fully activating the Divine Dragon's Soul, it was still from the Dragon God—a "god"-level pressure. Even if just a shallow trace, it was enough to make even powerful Emperor Lords tremble in fear.
Although the intensity of this pressure was far from being able to instantly shatter an enemy's mind and soul like the "Dragon Soul Domain," the mental drain on Yun Che was still extremely immense. He didn't know beforehand how long he could sustain it—everything today was a gamble. Fortunately... he had won!
The ice-blue flame that killed Ye Shi and made the Sun Moon Divine Palace tremble with fear was the "Ice Flame" formed by fusing the Ice God's power and the Phoenix flame. To fuse an Ice Flame required a considerable amount of time, and the entire process demanded intense concentration without any disturbance—impossible to achieve during combat or when facing enemies.
The two clusters of Ice Flame he displayed when facing the Sun Moon Divine Palace were ones he had fused in the Ice God Temple before their arrival. But no matter what type of power, once generated, it would naturally dissipate. Once it left its carrier and touched other things, the power would explode instantly and then vanish into nothingness.
The only possible carrier for an Ice Flame was naturally Yun Che's body. But even if Yun Che could fuse it in advance, he couldn't appear before the Sun Moon Divine Palace holding two clusters of Ice Flame from the start. That would greatly diminish the deterrent effect, even rendering it useless—not only failing to create the illusion of a "powerful master who must not be provoked," but also completely exposing his trump card.
However, Yun Che had an extremely special carrier... the Heavenly Poison Pearl!
Because the Heavenly Poison Pearl had fused into his body, it was part of his body. The Ice Flame born from his fusion could only use his body as a carrier, and naturally could also use the Heavenly Poison Pearl, which was part of his body, as a carrier. Therefore, Yun Che had fused two clusters of Ice Flame in the Ice God Temple and stored them in the Heavenly Poison Pearl... However, even within the Heavenly Poison Pearl, the power of the Ice Flame would still naturally dissipate. The cluster of Ice Flame that killed Ye Shi was the first one fused in the Ice God Temple. Since it was fused earlier, it had dissipated more—being nearly half the size of the later one.
The pressure from the Dragon God's Soul alone was enough to intimidate the Sun Moon Divine Palace, but not enough to make them flee in panic. Yun Che's greatest reliance today was the Ice Flame, which had never been shown to anyone. Back when his profound strength was only at the Earth Xuan Realm, a single Ice Flame could instantly destroy the Heavenly Pangu Jade that two Overlord level experts had spent half a year blasting open. At the Heavenly Xuan Realm, an Ice Flame could burn a large hole in the Primordial Mystic Ark, an ancient divine artifact. Now at the King Xuan Realm, he believed that even a powerful Emperor Lord could not completely block the power of an Ice Flame.
However, the terror of the Ice Flame still far exceeded his expectations. He had originally imagined: facing an Ice Flame with no aura, the opponent would surely disdainfully block it, and the result would be instant severe injury, requiring all their strength to cancel out the Ice Flame's power... Even if it only devoured a hand, it would be enough to cause tremendous deterrence to the opponent... After all, it was just a casually thrown power from the "master."
He never expected beforehand that a powerful fourth-level Emperor Lord would be reduced to nothing under the Ice Flame in the blink of an eye, almost without even the strength to struggle! And that was an Ice Flame that had already dissipated by more than half!
This power, which forcibly defied the laws of nature using the Evil God's power and fused ice and fire together, was actually terrifying to such an extent!
And the deterrence it caused naturally reached an extreme. It made the group of Sun Moon Divine Palace experts turn pale with fright, made the usually proud Sun Moon elders speak with trembling voices, and finally, when they fled, they practically scrambled, not even daring to look back.
"So... that's how it was..." Chu Yueli murmured softly, but her snow-white face did not show relief; instead, it was even more astonished. All of this was actually an illusion... But they could not imagine what method could create such an illusion?
No wonder after "Yun Che" reappeared, his expression was no longer arrogant; instead, he kept his head down most of the time, and his voice was much lower and a bit hoarse... They thought it was out of respect and caution towards the master, but actually, it was the fake Yun Che's cover.
"No matter what, those bad people from the Sun Moon Divine Palace were all scared away. They were still trembling when they fled." Feng Hanyue clasped her hands in front of her chest and said excitedly.
"That's right, that's right!" Feng Hanxue nodded vigorously. "Although it was fake, the Palace Master is really amazing. He scared all those powerful people away. And they probably... won't come back, right?"
"Yes... at least before this is exposed, they won't have the guts to come again. After all, the more powerful someone is, the more they fear death... From now on, this place will not only be safe from danger, but can even be said to be... the safest place. Huff..." As his voice faded, Yun Che's head spun. He took a heavy breath and closed his eyes. The gains today far exceeded his expectations. This way, not only would the Sun Moon Divine Palace never dare to come to the Ice Extreme Snow Domain again, but his own safety factor would also be greatly enhanced. Because he was confident that the news of him having a "powerful master" named "Duotian" would soon be spread by the Sun Moon Divine Palace. Then, no matter which person or force wanted to take his life, they would have to consider whether they could afford to provoke the "master" who had scared the Sun Moon Divine Palace into wetting themselves!
Although the "master" was an illusion he designed, that pressure, the astonishing flame, and Ye Shi turned to nothing... those were not fake!
Thus, the Bing Yun Fairy Palace had completely escaped danger. And he could rest assured and... go deal with the matter of the Shenhuang Empire!!
"Palace Master..." Seeing Yun Che's condition, Murong Qianxue exclaimed softly. She quickly stepped forward and personally supported Yun Che's upper body: "The Palace Master is very weak now. Let us quickly escort him to the Ice Snow Palace to rest... Young Master Xiao, please come as well."
"Ah?" Xiao Yun was taken aback, then hurriedly waved his hand, looking flustered: "No, no... I won't go in. I heard from big brother that the Bing Yun Fairy Palace has no... no males..."
Jun Lianqie spoke softly: "Our palace rarely receives male guests, but Young Master Xiao is the Palace Master's sworn brother, so he is also our esteemed guest. Moreover, Young Master Xiao helped the Palace Master drive away the powerful enemy, and he is also a benefactor of the Bing Yun Fairy Palace. At least allow us to fulfill our duties as hosts. Please."
Xiao Yun looked with pleading eyes at Yun Che, who was in Murong Qianxue's arms, only to find that his eyes were lightly closed, his breathing steady, as if he had entered a meditative state. So he could only scratch his forehead and said somewhat sheepishly: "Alright... then I'll trouble you."
After all, in this completely unfamiliar place, without Yun Che's Primordial Mystic Ark, he had no way to return to Cangfeng Imperial City.
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