Chapter 260 No matter how much I planned, how could you have imagined that I was cheating!

Ice Feather Emperor stood frozen on the spot, as if struck by the Nine Heavens Profound Lightning.

She had just managed to recover from the shock of Li Xuanfeng's Realm-exceeding power, and calm her turbulent emotions, only to receive another earth-shattering piece of news from the Spirit Emperor.

The Body Tempering Realm was the first Realm of Cultivation, and for the current Ice Feather Emperor, it was so weak it was not even worth looking at—a Realm that could truly be extinguished with a mere breath!

Li Xuanfeng had actually risen from the Body Tempering Realm to the King Realm Peak in less than two years?

And he had even surpassed the Realm's limits, possessing the combat power to slay a King Realm expert?

The Ice Feather Emperor felt her mind go blank, unable to process this astonishing news for a moment.

After a long while, she finally managed to compose herself.

The Spirit Emperor looked at her friend's expression, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes.

Although she owed Li Xuanfeng a favor, that favor was not enough to make her go to such lengths.

After her Spirit Body returned, she had thoroughly investigated Li Xuanfeng's information.

Besides the known intelligence, she had also specifically sent a Spirit Body to the Great Yan Dynasty, and then learned this equally earth-shattering news.

She had previously witnessed Li Xuanfeng's great Domain that surpassed the Realm's limits, and she owed him a favor; coupled with the knowledge that he was only in the Body Tempering Realm a little over a year ago, she decided to help Li Xuanfeng to the end.

"To rise from the Body Tempering Realm to this level in less than two years, calling him a Son of Destiny would be an understatement!"

After the Ice Feather Emperor managed to calm her shock, she sent a voice transmission to the Spirit Emperor.

"He must possess an extremely astonishing secret!"

Before the Spirit Emperor could reply, the Ice Feather Emperor added.

"So he will be in considerable danger next; some people want to kill him, but even more probably want to capture him alive to study the secrets he holds."

The Spirit Emperor nodded.

"Then…"

The Ice Feather Emperor looked at her friend, saying only one word before pausing; she knew the Spirit Emperor understood her meaning.

"He has helped this Emperor, and while I am very interested in his secrets, how could this Emperor be such an ungrateful person?"

The Spirit Emperor transmitted calmly.

"This kind of monster is basically unstoppable. I have thoroughly analyzed his past information; any other Cultivator who encountered the dangers he faced would have died, including you and me!"

"But he always manages to get through safely, and each time it's a crushing victory!"

"He must possess Heaven-Defying Luck that we cannot see!"

"Let alone the fact that he has shown kindness to this Emperor; even if he and this Emperor were strangers, this Emperor would not take this risk!"

The Spirit Emperor transmitted.

Her attitude was very clear: not to be an enemy of Li Xuanfeng.

Even if she didn't stand with him, she would remain neutral.

Moreover, her previous actions had already shown the world that she and Li Xuanfeng were on the same side.

With her current strength, if she was determined to kill Li Xuanfeng, she wouldn't even need a second move.

But she felt that if she truly lost her mind and attacked Li Xuanfeng, she probably wouldn't be able to kill him, and might even suffer an unexpected setback.

Besides, her inner code of conduct would not allow her to do so.

"But you are in charge of this Artifact Refining Competition, and what Xuan傀皇 just said makes a lot of sense; you can protect him for a while, but not forever!"

The Ice Feather Emperor said.

"So if he wants to leave the Hundred Soldiers Domain, he will need your help!"

The Spirit Emperor's lips curved into a smile.

The Ice Feather Emperor was immediately stunned.

"I'm already standing with him; do you really still have ideas about his secrets?"

The Spirit Emperor scrutinized her friend.

"Standing with him means standing against those Four Great Powers; this matter probably still needs to be reported to Master!"

The Ice Feather Emperor hesitated.

She represented the Hanbing Valley, and helping Li Xuanfeng would likely bring considerable impact to the Sect.

She couldn't be as willful and overbearing as the Spirit Emperor.

"You decide for yourself, but if you miss this opportunity, once he becomes stronger in the future, your help might become dispensable to him."

After the Spirit Emperor finished speaking, she cut off the voice transmission.

With Li Xuanfeng's terrifying rate of improvement, it might not take long for him to reach their level of Peak.

If the Ice Feather Emperor missed this opportunity, it would not be so easy to gain Li Xuanfeng's favor in the future.

Investing in others is always most effective when the other party needs it most!

The Spirit Emperor waved her skirt sleeve, putting away the bronze mirror. The sky returned to normal, and the images of Li Xuanfeng disappeared, leaving countless Cultivators with lingering expressions of dissatisfaction.

Ordinary Cultivators could no longer see the scene within the Void Realm, but those in the King Realm and Emperor Realm could still sense Li Xuanfeng rapidly refining the Myriad Puppet Domain.

Due to Li Xuanfeng's delay, the original start time of the Refining Competition had already passed.

"Welcome, everyone, who has traveled far to participate in the 68th Refining Competition of my Wanqi Sect. This competition will be personally presided over by this Emperor…"

The Spirit Emperor stood high in the sky, her voice, carried by spiritual power, spread in all directions, reaching the arena and throughout the entire Refining City.

However, it was clear that most of the people present were somewhat distracted, secretly discussing the recent battle through voice transmissions.

Looking at the still-shocked faces, the Spirit Emperor knew that the most exciting part of this Refining Competition was already over.

The Wanqi Sect's Refining Competition was hosted by the Elders in rotation, and it was finally her turn this year, but such an event had occurred.

Perhaps many years later, this competition would still be mentioned by countless Cultivators, but not because of her, but because of Li Xuanfeng.

"Damn it, the Spirit Emperor is still sealing this space!"

The Black Fire Sect's King Realm expert could not send messages or leave, which made him anxious.

The Spirit Emperor was not even pretending anymore.

She clearly intended to help Li Xuanfeng to the end.

But they were helpless; the previous Xuan傀皇 was a clear example.

"The Xu Family, the Fan Family, the Black Fire Sect, and the Heavenly Puppet Sect must all have people on their way. Since they can't contact us, they will surely guess the seriousness of the situation. Li Xuanfeng most likely won't be able to escape!"

The Fan Family's King Realm expert was also secretly pondering, completely uninterested in the Refining Competition.

The King Realm experts of other powers also had various thoughts.

In the Void Realm.

The Chaotic Mist surged and spread, and as the Myriad Puppet Domain was refined, the range of the Chaotic Sword Domain also rapidly increased.

"A mid-level Domain is indeed much more powerful!"

"To Cultivate a Domain to 500,000 miles, I wonder if this old dog took thousands of years; all those years of effort have just happened to benefit me."

Li Xuanfeng fully activated the Chaotic Mist to refine the Myriad Puppet Domain, thinking to himself.

The difficulty of refining a mid-level Domain was much higher than a low-level Domain, and it would certainly not be completed in a short time.

Watching the range of the Chaotic Sword Domain grow at a visible speed, he was quite satisfied.

"After the refining is complete, I must leave here. The Xu Family, the Fan Family, the Heavenly Puppet Sect, and the Black Fire Sect, these four powers must all pay the price!"

"Next, I will definitely face the pursuit of these several powers, but it's useless to me. With the help of the System to check the color of my fate and avoid misfortune, I can easily handle it."

"No matter how they plan, how can they imagine that I am cheating."

Li Xuanfeng's mind was active.

He already had a plan for what to do next.

This time, it wasn't the Four Great Powers chasing and cornering him, but him weakening the power of the Four Great Powers!