Monarch Of Time

Chapter 913 An eye for an eye (4)

''You... are you Liu Mei?''

The person who had just asked this was an old man in spotless white robes, with a clean-shaven face and neatly combed long white hair that reached all the way to his waist. He had a pair of kind eyes that looked extremely innocent at first glance, but his expression was one of complete disbelief as he stared at the stunningly beautiful young woman in the distance!

Although Liu Mei wasn't wearing the robes of a Holy sect's disciple anymore, the old man only needed a single glance to figure out her identity.

At the same time that his voice rang out, Liu Mei turned her gaze away from the black-robed Elder Ming and glanced at the white-robed old man for a couple of seconds, before a look of realization quickly dawned in her eyes.

''Elder Zhuan?''

Of course, since the white-robed old man had already recognized her, how could Liu Mei not recognize him as well? After all, this was the same Elder responsible for overseeing the final part of their test, when Liu Mei and the others entered the Holy sect for the first time!

Hearing Liu Mei confirm her identity, Zhuan Peng felt his entire body tremble for a brief moment, before a myriad of different emotions began to course through his eyes one after the other!

''What is going on? Didn't this child only enter the Holy sect merely a decade ago? How is this possible? How is she already a peak-stage Dao King?'' The white-robed Elder Zhuan couldn't believe his own eyes as he stared incredulously at Liu Mei's figure in the distance.

No matter how he looked at it, the old man couldn't fathom how the young woman in front of him could already be a peak rank 9 Dao King! How could it be possible for her to reach the peak of the Dao King realm in just 10 years or so? It didn't make any sense! After all, Zhuan Peng could still remember Liu Mei being a weak Nascent Soul stage cultivator just a few years ago, back when he himself was already an exalted peak-stage Dao King. And yet, in the span of a mere decade, Liu Mei seemed to have caught up to him in her cultivation!? The more he thought about this whole situation, the more incredulous Zhuan Peng found it to be!

After all, Zhuan Peng had been stuck at the peak of the Dao King realm for more than 300 years already, and he was even considered relatively talented among his own peers as well. It was merely his foundations that were somewhat lacking and didn't allow him to attempt a breakthrough to the Dao Emperor realm just yet! That was also the reason he had entered the 'City of Immortals' this time in the first place. To find something that would allow him to finally break past his limits and reach the Dao Emperor realm in one fell swoop! And yet, in just a little more than a decade, a small Nascent Soul stage cultivator had somehow caught up to him?!

Zhuan Peng wanted to sit Liu Mei down and ask her all about her experiences during the past few years and find out how all this could be possible, but it was at this moment that the black-robed Elder Ming suddenly took a step forward, appearing right next to him before the black-robed old man finally spoke

''Zhuan Peng, it seems you are already familiar with that little girl, aren't you? That's good. You can save us some time in this case! Since you two are already acquainted, go ahead and tell her to step aside and open up the formation for us so we can take a look inside!''

The white-robed elder Zhuan Peng who was preparing to chat with Liu Mei suddenly stiffened after hearing Elder Ming's unexpected order, before he hurriedly turned his gaze towards the black-robed old man in shock.

No matter what, Zhuan Peng was still an Elder of the Holy sect and a peak-stage Dao King as well, so how could he possibly abuse his power over a junior like that, and even make such shameless demands on top of it all? After all, both Zhuan Peng and Elder Ming were well aware, that neither of them had any actual justification to ask Liu Mei to open up the formation behind her, other than a threat of force!

Besides, Liu Mei could no longer be considered one of Zhuan Peng's juniors in the first place, now that she was a peak rank 9 Dao King as well! In fact, Zhuan Peng suspected that the young woman in front of him wasn't the slightest bit weaker than him anymore.

Of course, Zhuan Peng was still confident that Liu Mei's battle experience couldn't possibly compare to his own, considering that he had already spent thousands of years honing his skills throughout the entire northern region of the central continent, but the white-robed Elder was still aware, that as far as talent went, Liu Mei was definitely at the very peak of the entire Holy sect right now!

Noticing Zhuan Peng's reluctance to speak, Elder Ming gradually frowned clearly dissatisfied with the old man's performance, before he continued

''Zhuan Peng, don't tell me you have suddenly changed your mind!? If that's the case, you can go ahead and leave our alliance! I promise I won't stop you! However, I can tell you one thing; I am going to break open this formation, with or without your help! It will only take me a few more days, that's all''

After a brief moment of contemplation, Elder Ming's voice gradually softened as he looked at Liu Mei's distant figure before he continued

''Of course, considering the fact that you seem to have some type of relationship with that girl, I won't be too forceful on this matter either. After all, I understand that we are in the wrong here. I am only asking her to step aside and let us have a look inside the formation. If there really is nothing of value inside, we will naturally take our leave after having a look, and if there truly is some type of treasure hidden within, then we can split it in a fair and just manner. Of course, this is my final concession on this matter. Whether she accepts our terms or not is up to her!''

Although it seemed as if the black-robed Elder Ming had been talking to Zhuan Peng this entire time, his gaze had been completely focused on Liu Mei as he uttered each word!

Clearly, this message was meant to serve both as deterrence, as well as show her that Elder Ming was willing to make certain concessions and avoid truly fighting if they could solve things amiably between them.

Unfortunately for the black-robed Elder Ming, Liu Mei didn't seem the slightest bit intimidated by the fighting prowess of the 6 peak rank 9 Dao Kings from his group! Instead, a cold, murderous glint could be seen in the depths of her eyes as the stunning young woman stared coldly at the black-robed old man along with the rest of those 5 Dao Kings standing behind him, before her gaze gradually nestled on an unassuming middle-aged man standing at the very back of the group.

After a brief moment of silence, a thick, almost palpable burst of killing intent suddenly erupted from her body, as Liu Mei looked at this unassuming middle-aged man and asked coldly Nôv(el)B\\jnn

''Are you the one who attacked our formation earlier?''