Chapter 2111 - 2107: Forced Exchange

Xi He stood there, knowing that it was also because of her inaction that made it so easy for Fu Xi to succeed.

If she had tried to stop him earlier, Fu Xi definitely wouldn’t have been able to rescue the person so effortlessly. Although her ability wasn’t high, delaying Fu Xi by a second or two until Ye Fan could arrive would have been possible.

Xi He asked, "Did the master come here immediately upon sensing the destruction of the energy body imprisoning Nuwa?"

"No." Ye Fan said, and from behind Ye Fan, a figure appeared—it was Lan Jing. Ye Fan explained, "Earlier, a Soul Body attacked me. I suspected it was related to Nuwa, but I didn’t expect that on my way over, I felt someone attacking Nuwa’s cage. Although I came here immediately, I knew Fu Xi could definitely avoid my attack. This Ji’nan City task... I won’t blame you."

Xi He appeared very humble and said, "I was wrong. I couldn’t stop Fu Xi."

"I told you, it’s not your fault, so I won’t put too much pressure on you. But remember, in the face of the heavenly tribulation, you are no longer one of the ancient cultivators. Your stance now must be aligned with mine. This is my lowest bottom line to help you. If you violate this, then don’t blame me!" Ye Fan said.

"Yes, master!" Xi He appeared somewhat helpless because she felt it was difficult to firmly stand her ground. Although she claimed to fully support Ye Fan, deep down, she still wished to stand in a middle position balancing the relationships between the ancient cultivators and Ye Fan.

Ye Fan looked at Lan Jing and said, "Right now, her Soul Body hasn’t chased after us. It seems the person controlling this Soul Body is in trouble, likely brought by Fu Xi. Now I need to find this person controlling the Soul Body to save Mo Xiaoyan."

Xi He was curious about who had been controlled by Nuwa’s avatar, but after hearing Ye Fan’s words, she understood the general situation and why Fu Xi wanted to rescue the person.

At this moment, Fu Xi’s figure reappeared in the ancient ruins of the Arctic, but this time without Nuwa by his side. Clearly, Fu Xi had sent Nuwa to a safe place before coming to see Ye Fan.

"You don’t have to look for her anymore, I’ll use her as a trade!" Fu Xi said as he threw someone toward Ye Fan from the void.

Ye Fan directly caught the person, and it was Mo Xiaoyan, who had been missing. At this moment, Mo Xiaoyan seemed to be in a state of death, her body enveloped in a shroud of black mist. But her Soul Body was not destroyed, though her three souls and seven spirits were already in disarray. Holding her, Ye Fan felt a wave of sadness, feeling he hadn’t protected Mo Xiaoyan well.

"What do you mean?" Ye Fan looked up at Fu Xi and asked, "Is this your doing?"

Fu Xi shook his head and said, "Do you think if it were my doing, I would need to return her to you? This was done by Nuwa’s avatar, or rather a violent Soul Body of Nuwa. Nuwa has become somewhat confused, her Soul Body completely disintegrated. Even if I rescue her now, she will no longer be the Nuwa she was before. Now I’m using this human girl to trade for Nuwa. Will you accept or not?"

Xi He said, "Is this a trade? Clearly, you broke the previous agreement first by taking her away."

"Shut up!" Fu Xi said unkindly, "You have no right to speak here."

Ye Fan gave a cold smile, "So now, whether I want to accept it or not, I must accept, right?"

"Whatever you like. Even if you don’t accept, you can say I broke the previous agreement. If you want to challenge me, I’ll be ready anytime. You might as well try... I know your cultivation isn’t fully recovered yet. Anything you do in front of me is futile. It would be better to think about how to save this human girl, and how to save against the heavenly tribulation. Perhaps that’s the best choice for you!" Fu Xi spoke in a near-threatening tone.

Ye Fan knew that a small tolerance avoids a big plan. Now was not the time to argue with Fu Xi. Fu Xi caring about Nuwa, finding her avatar causing trouble, and rushing to rescue her was actually understandable. But he was still unhappy about Fu Xi taking Nuwa away like this.

As for the previous promise, Ye Fan also didn’t believe Fu Xi or Pan Gu would keep it. People with cultivation like Fu Xi and Pan Gu always prioritize their interests first. When a promise no longer ensures their interest, it can’t be kept. To a human like him, keeping agreements doesn’t make much sense.

"If you want to take her away, do as you like. I won’t argue with you now!" Ye Fan didn’t accept Fu Xi’s offered condition of exchange. "As for Mo Xiaoyan, don’t even think about getting her back from me. I’ll personally handle how to save Mo Xiaoyan’s Soul Body, and there’s no need for you to worry about it!"

Fu Xi coldly laughed, "That’s an explanation for me. Ye Fan, you had better understand, the second wave of the heavenly tribulation is about to come. You must distinguish priorities - whether saving an unrelated human girl is more important, or human life and death is more important. I won’t waste words with you. I’m going to save Nuwa first, to allow her soul to return to its place."

After speaking, Fu Xi left directly, not even leaving half a shadow behind.

Ye Fan appeared somewhat worried at this time. To Ye Fan, this situation was somewhat distressing. If unable to rescue Mo Xiaoyan’s avatar, perhaps many things couldn’t proceed.

After all, Mo Xiaoyan carried a huge ability on her, which was her capability to communicate with Soul Bodies. Even Ye Fan himself could no longer communicate with Soul Bodies, which had been the reason why Ye Fan was unable to awaken the six small crystals within himself for a long time.

"Master, now Fu Xi has betrayed the previous agreement, what do you plan to do? Kill him, or first handle the heavenly tribulation?" Xi He asked.

Ye Fan coldly replied, "What else can I do? Everything I do now is to ensure the safety of humanity and those around me. The heavenly tribulation is imminent, do I have that much time to handle other things? Fu Xi rescuing Nuwa at this time is actually exploiting my difficult situation of being unable to manage both. Doing so will awaken Nuwa, which will threaten my future efforts to completely subdue the ancient cultivators. But I can only tacitly accept that what he’s doing is right!"

Lan Jing asked, "How will she... be saved?"

At this moment, Lan Jing was more concerned about Mo Xiaoyan’s situation. Lan Jing’s heart was after all kind.

Ye Fan said, "Leave here first, then seek ways to wake her up. I can no longer go to battle against Fu Xi and Pan Gu!"