Blocking the Road

The vast plains stretched as far as the eye could see.

The sky was a deep blue, with fluffy white clouds drifting by.

Suddenly, a figure streaked across the sky, the shockwave behind it shattering a cloud that had just drifted by.

Just as the figure was about to fly beyond the edge of the plain and reach the mountains and forests, it suddenly stopped without warning...

As the view zoomed in, a gaunt old man in a gray robe appeared before them. His thin face was framed by a pair of bright eyes that pierced the air as he gazed intently at a mountain hollow below.

"Come out..."

The old man's somber voice rang out.

"Hehehe, as expected of you, Old Yin, even at such an old age, your eyesight is still so good."

A charming laugh echoed through the air, and then a figure instantly rushed out of the mountain valley, arriving in mid-air and stopping dozens of meters away from the old man.

"Su Mei! It really is you." The old man, known as Old Yin, had a sinister glint in his eyes.

Wearing a revealing long dress, Su Mei swayed her hips and took a few steps forward as if out of thin air. Then, she looked at the other person coquettishly and said with a smile, "Isn't this your little sister? What's wrong, Old Yin? Where are you going in such a hurry?"

The Yin Gu Lao snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Where am I going? You don't know?"

"Oh dear, what are you saying? We have no relation whatsoever, so how would I know your itinerary as the Sect Master of the Heavenly Yin Sect?"

Yin Gu Lao's gaze grew even darker, and he cursed inwardly, "That shameless slut!"

His gaze swept over the other woman's revealing attire, Yin Gu Lao said in a chilling voice, "Su Mei, I won't waste my breath on you! Tell your people to leave Black Mian City, and I'll pretend this never happened!"

Su Mei chuckled, completely unconcerned about Yin Gu Lao's words, and said with a light laugh, "When you dared to tie your dog to the gate of my Rakshasa Gate, you should have known that sooner or later, I would slaughter it and eat it!"

Now that I've taken action, do you think I'll just stop?

Yin Gu Lao's anger surged again. He stared intently at the other party and said coldly, "So you mean you're determined to oppose my Sky Yin Sect today?"

"Heh, so what if it is!" Su Mei retorted without backing down.

Although this Yin Gu Lao was Five-Star Dou Emperor, one star higher than Su Mei, a Four-Star Dou Emperor, if the two really fought, it would be impossible to determine a winner in a short time.

Given that both sides are leaders of their respective powers, if a real battle were to break out, it would be a life-or-death struggle between the Sky Yin Sect and the Rakshasa Gate ...

At that point, things could really get out of control, so unless it's a crisis concerning their own survival, it's rare for top-tier powers to actually have a major conflict.

This can be seen in the Blood Sect and the Black Skull Tomb; these two have been enemies for decades...

Seeing Su Mei's "I'm going to mess with you" attitude, Yin Gu Lao felt helpless.

When your opponent is an unruly woman, and you don't want to die together with her, you can only swallow this bitter pill.

But backing down like this would be unreasonable, both practically and in terms of appearances, so Yin Gu Lao was somewhat hesitant at this moment.

Just then, another figure flew rapidly from a distance.

After the person stopped, Su Mei realized that it was actually Luo Hao, that simpleton.

"Could it be that there's been a result Black Mian City?" Su Mei's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, Luo Hao shouted from a distance, "Sect Master! Black Mian City has been captured by Deputy Sect Leader Tang! And our losses are almost negligible. Black Mian Sect Master Luo Min personally led the remaining disciples to surrender, and now our people have taken control of Black Mian City!"

Su Mei was overjoyed to hear this, Yin Gu Lao terrified!

How is this possible? How long has it been, and Luo Min has already been defeated? And defeated so thoroughly!

Luo Min directly led his people to surrender to the Rakshasa Gate. How much will the Rakshasa Gate's strength increase after taking over the Black Mian Sect?

Thinking about this, Yin Gu Lao felt that things were getting tricky.

Another thing he couldn't believe was that the Rakshasa Gate had grown to such strength... Even without the Sect Master Su Mei's intervention, they were able to take down the Black Mian Sect in such a short time, leaving him no time to even come to their aid!

"Deputy Sect Leader Tang? Luo Hao just said that Deputy Sect Leader Tang took over Black Mian City? When did the Rakshasa Gate get another Deputy Sect Leader Tang?"

Yin Gu Lao pondered to himself.

How could Deputy Sect Leader Tang defeat Luo Min, a Three-Star Dou King, in such a short time? Could he be a five-star or even higher Dou Wang?

How could someone like that be tamed by a vixen Su Mei? Could it be...

One mystery after another appeared in Yin Gu Lao's mind, causing him to immediately abandon the idea of teaching this woman a lesson.

"We must find out exactly what happened at the Rakshasa Gate. Otherwise, given this woman's ambition, if we allow her power to grow too large, she might target our Sky Yin Sect next!"

Thinking of this, Yin Gu Lao immediately lost interest in continuing his journey to Black Mian City.

Since the city had already fallen and the Black Mian Sect had surrendered, there was no point in him going there anyway. So, Yin Gu Lao didn't even utter any harsh words and simply turned and left...

For people of their status and position, making threats is a very low-level thing to do, and it's not even good enough to be ridiculed. So, normal people wouldn't do something so stupid.

Watching the figure disappear rapidly, Su Mei chuckled softly, a cold glint flashing in her alluring eyes.

He glanced at Luo Hao, who was standing there dumbfounded, and said in a cold voice, "Let's go back and celebrate Deputy Sect Leader Tang's victory!"

Whether or not to celebrate, Mo Tang didn't care at all.

What put him in a good mood was that the spoils he obtained after subduing the Black Mian Sect were quite impressive!

"I never expected that a mere second-rate power in the Black Corner Region would possess so much wealth!"

Mo Tang roughly estimated that if the wealth of the Black Mian Sect were converted into Gold Coins, it would definitely be worth over 100 million!

And 30% of that is his own!

Okay, actually, that's not that much.

After all, when he first took control of the Mo Clan, he had acquired more than 70 million Gold Coins!

If you calculate it this way, it seems that the Black Mian Sect, a second-rate force with Dou Wang expert, is too poor.

If anyone actually thinks that way, then Mo Tang I can say is that you're still too young!

It should be noted that the Mo Clan has been established in the Eastern Province for hundreds of years. Although they have only truly risen to prominence in the last hundred years or so, their accumulated family wealth is incomparable to that of the Black Mian Sect, which has only been around for less than ten years.

Although the Black Corner Region possesses immeasurable wealth, with gold scattered everywhere waiting to be collected, the competition and dangers within this chaotic and disorderly dark land are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Only a tiny group at the very top can control 99% of the wealth here, while the remaining small and medium-sized forces and lone individuals can only become the objects of exploitation by others!

This situation exists anywhere on the mainland, but it appears more blatant and cruel only in the Black Corner Region!