Escaping Danger

"Dean!"

Shen Yi exclaimed, waking from his unconsciousness. Seeing his surroundings and finding Little Black still asleep in his arms, he let out a sigh of relief.

Thinking about the spatial turbulence, Shen Yi still felt a lingering fear. It was thanks to Qiongqi's spiritual energy, which had formed a barrier, that he and Little Black had survived unharmed.

"So the Dean had a plan all along."

He finally understood Feng Yang's plan. It was a risky one, but fortunately, Feng Yang's gamble paid off, and Qiongqi had indeed intervened. However, Shen Yi couldn't help but worry when he thought about Feng Yang's state in those final moments.

"Duan Chengtian! Wang Shangren! Azure Cloud Sect! I, Shen Yi, will never let this matter rest!"

Shen Yi swore an oath with his Dao heart, vowing to eradicate the Azure Cloud Sect from the mortal world to avenge today's grievance.

"I wonder where I've been teleported to?"

Shen Yi wandered alone for three days before finally finding a household.

"Auntie, may I ask where this place is?"

The woman observed Shen Yi for a long time. Seeing his clear features and kind eyes, and deeming him not to be a bad person, she invited Shen Yi in and offered him a cup of coarse tea.

"This place? It's just an obscure little spot, belonging to the Huafeng Prefecture of the Later Zhou Dynasty."

"Huafeng Prefecture!"

Shen Yi was greatly surprised. After drifting for days in the black hole turbulence, he was still within the borders of Huafeng Prefecture. He didn't know if it was good fortune or ill.

After clarifying the road, Shen Yi left some Spirit Stones, bid farewell to the woman, and headed towards Changfeng Town, the nearest city.

As Shen Yi descended from the sky in front of Changfeng Town, he saw a figure rushing towards him with a respectful expression.

"I am Feng Liquan, the town head of Changfeng Town, greeting the immortal elder."

Shen Yi looked confused. After some inquiry, he learned that Changfeng Town was a mortal city with scarce cultivation resources. Therefore, it had no immortal cultivation sects, and even the dynasty was unwilling to station troops here. It was known throughout Huafeng Prefecture as a desolate and impoverished place, where even passing cultivators were reluctant to stop and rest.

"No cultivators causing trouble, and the people live in peace and contentment. It's not a bad thing."

As he walked, Shen Yi indeed saw only ordinary people coming and going in the town, and the city was filled with an atmosphere of peace and harmony.

At this point, Feng Liquan suddenly sighed, "It was good like this before, but now it has become a source of trouble."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Shen Yi sensed the helplessness in Feng Liquan's words and wanted to understand the reason.

"Alas, it all started about a year ago. A cultivator arrived that day, with profound cultivation. He broke through the town's defenses and abducted many women, claiming he would take them as furnace cauldrons. We thought it would end there, but unexpectedly, the cultivator would abduct several more women at regular intervals. Some brave men in the town couldn't stand it and tried to stop him, but they were easily killed, their bodies hung on the city gates."

"Surely there were passing cultivators willing to intervene?"

Shen Yi clenched his fists, suppressing his anger, and continued to question him.

"We waited desperately every day, and some cultivators did go to eliminate the demon, but they were either defeated and died or became his lackeys." As he spoke, Feng Liquan knelt before Shen Yi with a sob, "Judging by the time, that demon will come again in the next few days. I implore the immortal elder to lend a hand and save us!"

"We implore the immortal elder to lend a hand and save us!"

"We implore the immortal elder to lend a hand and save us!"

Seeing Feng Liquan kneeling and begging Shen Yi for help, the surrounding townsfolk also knelt down, pleading with him to act.

"We implore the immortal elder to lend a hand and save... save us!"

A child of three or four years old, mimicking the adults, spoke in a childish voice. Seeing her pure and untainted eyes, Shen Yi finally agreed, deciding to take the initiative and rescue the innocent women as soon as possible.

Two Dragon Mountain. This was the evil cultivator's lair.

It had now been built up like a mountain stronghold. Several skeletons hung before the mountain gate, and many torches burned along the mountain path, their lamp oil emitting a foul odor. There were many mortal lackeys standing guard and patrolling along the way.

Shen Yi ignored them and flew straight towards the cave dwelling at the summit of Two Dragon Mountain using his Spirit Wings.

"Boom!"

The Coiled Dragon Halberd smashed against the stone door of the cave dwelling, shattering it. A foul stench wafted towards him. The scene inside the cave dwelling made Shen Yi frown.

Naked corpses hung on both sides, covered in wounds, clearly having suffered inhuman abuse before their deaths. The cave dwelling was dim, and faint sobs could be heard, along with occasional gasps. Shen Yi exuded a chilling killing intent, and a disheveled cultivator suddenly appeared.

"What impudent wretch dares to trespass into my cave dwelling and ruin my good deed!"

The man exuded a lewd aura that could confuse the mind. Shen Yi snorted coldly and, without a word, swung the Coiled Dragon Halberd in his hand.

The man grinned, "A mere Qi Refining cultivator dares to contend with me, a cultivator at the early Foundation Establishment stage? You're seeking death!" With that, he didn't dodge at all, intending to catch Shen Yi's halberd with his bare hands.

Shen Yi thought him a fool and increased the force in his hand. The moment they clashed, the man realized he had underestimated his opponent. He couldn't dodge in time and was struck by Shen Yi's halberd at the neck, his head severed. His eyes were wide open, and even in death, he couldn't believe he had so easily fallen to the person before him.

After killing the Foundation Establishment cultivator in one strike, Shen Yi's rage was still not extinguished. He proceeded to kill all the remaining subordinates, burned down the mountain stronghold, and then led the surviving women back.

Upon returning to Changfeng Town, Feng Liquan, seeing Shen Yi return safely, led the people in expressing their profound gratitude. They vowed to set up a longevity tablet for him and worship him for generations. Shen Yi, unable to refuse, reluctantly agreed.

"This cultivation method of cultivating yin to supplement yang is truly vicious, using women as furnace cauldrons. After the absorption, the furnace cauldrons die. It's truly extremely cruel!"

Shen Yi's face flushed, and he quickly burned the illustrated manual of the technique. It took him a long time to calm down.

"There's also a book about formations here. I wonder if it can repair the city's defenses."

Shen Yi flipped through the evil cultivator's storage ring and searched for a long time, but found no other rare items. He then picked up the book on formations and began to study it carefully.

Meanwhile, Ninghai Town was undergoing earth-shattering changes.

Qiongqi and Duan Chengtian had fought for three days and three nights without a clear victor, and the demon army was forced to retreat.

Wang Shangren, along with some disciples from the Azure Cloud Sect and Qingxuan Sect, forcefully occupied Ninghai City and established the Yunxuan Sect. They designated the Azure Cloud Sect as the superior sect and Duan Chengtian as the Grand Elder.

Feng Yang, severely injured and unconscious, was rescued by Lin Hong. The majority of the Ninghai Immortal Academy disciples left and joined the Yunxuan Sect.

The Yunxuan Sect instantly became the strongest power in Ninghai City, suppressing other cultivators everywhere. Even the Later Zhou Dynasty army, led by Commander Lin Hong, faced ostracism.

"The Azure Cloud Sect has been gaining power lately; we can't afford to be careless!"

After the messenger spirit bird flew away, Lin Hong sighed.

"The Later Zhou Dynasty is likely to fall into turmoil."