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Jia Ma Empire.

Misty Cloud Sect Main Pavilion.

Brilliant colored lights flickered along both sides of the resplendent hall, making the once-empty space appear especially solemn and imposing. More than a hundred Misty Cloud Sect disciples sat cross-legged on the floor, each wearing an excited expression as they listened without missing a word to the Sect Leader's insights on cultivation.

The speaker was a woman of peerless beauty.

A plain dress wrapped around her voluptuous, delicate figure. She held an oddly shaped longsword that radiated a cyan glow, while her dark hair was arranged in an elegant phoenix-style adornment. Her stunning face was calm and serene.

Anyone who saw her would find it hard to look away.

Yun Yun's gaze was placid as she shared knowledge useful to the sect's disciples. To her, a sect's strength had little to do with hard cultivation alone. Without a good teacher's guidance, even someone gifted beyond measure would struggle to achieve great things.

"Yan Ran, you were truly foolish." Yun Yun looked at the teenage girl before her, a trace of complexity flickering in her beautiful eyes. "You should not have gone directly to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement. Do you know how great a humiliation that is for a family?"

The girl gripped a longsword. Her pale cyan dress perfectly outlined her exquisite, curvaceous body, her full figure exceptionally captivating. Her Three Thousand Dark Hairs were casually tied with a strip of cyan silk, trailing down to her delicate hips.

She was none other than the Young Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran, and the instigator of the Three-Year Agreement.

"This disciple understands." Nalan Yanran cupped her hands and replied, "Teacher, you told me that sometimes one's fate should be held in one's own hands. This disciple truly does not like Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family, which is why I went to Wutan City to break off the engagement."

Hearing this, Yun Yun shook her head helplessly. She understood Yan Ran's personality well. If there was something Yan Ran disliked, she would not do it even if offered Heavenly Flames.

At that moment, thunderclouds rolled above the Misty Cloud Sect, and torrential rain roared.

Even Yun Yun, the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, felt an unprecedented pressure. She immediately drew her sword and shouted, "Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the Misty Cloud Sect!"

Yun Yun's body shuddered as a pair of wings instantly unfurled behind her. The wings were somewhat illusory, but she shot out of the hall at once and stared at the thunderclouds overhead.

Several Dou Wang experts of the Misty Cloud Sect also rushed out, warily observing their surroundings, unable to understand what had happened.

"Since you have come, show yourself. Why have you come to cause trouble at my Misty Cloud Sect?"

Yun Yun's expression was grave. As a Dou Huang expert, she could naturally sense that the intruder was stronger than herself. That terrifying wave of energy from earlier had been enough to obliterate the entire Misty Cloud Sect.

Niu Meng stood proudly atop the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall, his gaze cold. He took out a letter and casually tossed it into the sect grounds. The letter stabbed straight into the ground like a blade.

Yun Yun frowned and muttered, "What terrifying control of strength. Who exactly is this person?"

"Who are you? How dare you run wild in my Misty Cloud Sect? I think you're asking for a beating!" Great Elder Yun Leng shouted angrily.

Niu Meng sneered. "A mere Dou Wang dares to speak so arrogantly."

Hearing himself referred to so dismissively, Great Elder Yun Leng was consumed by fury. He was the dignified Great Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, second only to the Sect Leader.

Yet today, he had been addressed so contemptuously by some ignorant junior. Had it been anyone else, they likely would have charged forward long ago.

Yun Yun immediately stopped the hot-tempered Great Elder Yun Leng. "Stand down!"

"Sect Leader, this man has insulted the Misty Cloud Sect. We should kill him at once and eliminate any future trouble!"

Great Elder Yun Leng could not see through the man's realm and assumed he was, at most, a Dou Huang expert. The Misty Cloud Sect had not only a Dou Huang in its Sect Leader, but also so many Dou Wang experts. Combined with the Cloud Mist Sun Covering Formation, they would surely ensure he never returned! Yun Yun's expression turned grave. She had wanted to stop Great Elder Yun Leng, for if they angered this expert, the Misty Cloud Sect would likely be reduced to ashes!

Niu Meng swung his hand. A crisp slap rang out, and Yun Leng clutched his swollen cheek, momentarily at a loss.

"If you spew filth again, you will be executed without mercy!"

With that, Niu Meng lightly stepped into the air with his right foot. Massive rocks around him burst apart inch by inch, and under Great Elder Yun Leng's horrified gaze, he tore through the air and vanished.

Though the Misty Cloud Sect had been somewhat discourteous this time, Pavilion Master had only instructed him to deliver the invitation. There was no need to slaughter anyone here.

Yun Yun picked up the letter embedded in the bluestone pavement. Turning to look at the battered Great Elder Yun Leng, she snapped, "Do you know you nearly got us all killed, Yun Leng? If you dare act so recklessly again, do not blame me for failing to warn you. I have the authority to strip you of your position as Great Elder!"

"Sect Leader..." Great Elder Yun Leng was somewhat flustered as well, unable to understand why the Sect Leader had suddenly become enraged. This was the first time in all these years that he had seen her angry.

Nalan Yanran ran over and asked worriedly, "Teacher, is that person very strong?"

"Stronger than me."

Yun Yun answered simply.

Fear still rose in her heart. Fortunately, the other party had not begun a massacre. Otherwise, everyone present today would have died.

Even if they gave it their all, how could they possibly have been a match for that mysterious expert?

Tearing open the envelope, Yun Yun frowned slightly upon seeing the writing inside.

"Seven days later... Beast Mountain Range... Ascending Heaven Pavilion Auction House..."

"I never expected someone to open an Auction House in the Beast Mountain Range, and even send an invitation through such an expert. Their background must be formidable."

Yun Yun burned the envelope in her hand to ashes with a flick of flame. After glaring at Yun Leng, she swiftly vanished from where she stood. No one knew where she had gone.

It was not only the Misty Cloud Sect. The Jia Ma Imperial Family had received an invitation as well. Jia Xingtian, ruler of the Jia Ma Empire, wore a solemn expression. While cultivating, he had unexpectedly received a letter. He had not even seen the other party's location.

Clearly, the other party was stronger than him and might truly have broken through the barrier of Dou Huang to advance into the Dou Zong realm.

It was truly terrifying.

After bringing some Gold Coins, Jia Xingtian prepared to head to the Beast Mountain Range to investigate. He wanted to see who this person was and whether they had truly reached the Dou Zong realm.

Pill King Gu He had received the news as well. As the Jia Ma Empire's only sixth-tier alchemist, his strength was merely at the Dou Wang Realm, but his status was extremely high due to his identity as an alchemist. Even Jia Xingtian had to treat him politely.

Yet he was greatly surprised upon seeing the other party's letter.

Gu He cupped his hands in salute. "May I ask what kind of Auction House this Ascending Heaven Pavilion mentioned by Senior is? Why have I never heard of it?"

Niu Meng replied coldly, "You need not have heard of it. You only need to arrive at the destination in seven days. If you break the agreement, bear the consequences yourself."

Gu He's expression grew solemn at those words. He had not expected the other party to be so forceful. But because of the disparity in strength, Gu He did not dare refuse. With his Dou Wang Realm cultivation, he would not even be worth one of the other party's fingers.

"This junior understands. In seven days, I will certainly arrive at Ascending Heaven Pavilion on time."