"Damn it!" Lin Qi cursed under her breath and crushed the jade tablet.
Far away at an inn in Yuan Capital, Venerable Tai Chi tore through space and appeared nearby in an instant.
At the same time, Nangong Yuzhu of the Nangong Family also tore through space.
The two happened to run into each other.
Nangong Yuzhu glanced at the blood-drenched Lin Yun. Without a word, she swept up Lin Yun and the three Nangong Yuan, taking them all away.
Venerable Tai Chi flashed forward, intending to help Lin Qi.
From some distance away, Lin Qi shouted, "Old Ancestor, deliver this thing to the Nangong Family!"
A huge ball of fire was hurled toward Venerable Tai Chi from afar.
Venerable Tai Chi frowned. At a glance, he saw through the fireball—it was a Three-Legged Golden Crow curled into a ball, its aura terrifying and faintly carrying the might of an ancient divine beast.
The fireball tore through the void like a blazing sun falling from the heavens, and the temperature around them surged sharply.
Without a second thought, Venerable Tai Chi caught it with one hand. With the other, he tore open the spatial rift Nangong Yuzhu had created and tossed the Three-Legged Golden Crow's fireball inside, even sealing the opening for her as an afterthought.
Nangong Yuzhu had left in too much of a hurry, with nothing but Lin Yun in her heart and eyes.
The moment she snatched Lin Yun away, she rushed back to the Nangong Family without delay.
The group had only just emerged from the spatial passage and landed on Nangong Family territory. Before they could catch their breath, their scalps suddenly prickled as an invisible aura of danger engulfed the entire Nangong Family.
Everyone instinctively looked up.
The next moment, flames spread overhead. A