Withdrawal and Cleanup

"Thunder Dragon Roaring Sky Fist!"

A mighty dragon roar resounded above, and an enormous thunder dragon suddenly emerged from the void behind Lei Qian, then roared and swooped down.

"Boom!!!"

The silver thunder dragon and the white ice dragon collided violently like two comets streaking across the sky, tearing at each other frantically. The terrifying fluctuations of their overflowing Origin Energy even distorted large areas of the surrounding space.

"4, 3, 2... Time's up!"

Xia Yan silently counted to five seconds in his mind, and immediately and imperceptibly dissipated the supply of Origin Energy to the ice dragon formed from the vast celestial river.

"Roar!"

The ice dragon, running out of steam, immediately showed signs of weakness. With a mournful howl, it was instantly bitten in the neck by the larger thunder dragon, and then collapsed with a crash.

"Now it should be time for the blood-vomiting part, right? We finally managed to fool this trash. 'Little Thunder King,' what a piece of trash!!"

Seeing the Heavenly River Art broken, Xia Yan's lips twitched slightly, then quickly returned to normal, as if he had never smiled.

"Hmm! Pfft!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xia Yan's body jolted violently as if struck by lightning, and an unusual blush suddenly appeared on his cheeks. He immediately couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

The vomiting was very layered!

"Senior Brother Lei Qian, Xia Yan... has been defeated!"

Xia Yan shakily wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with a dejected expression, he bowed and admitted defeat, which only added to the sympathy of the crowd.

Poor Xia Yan Spirit General!

Presumably, it was because the Heavenly River Art was broken, and his aura was faintly connected to the Heavenly River Art, so his mind was also severely damaged.

This Little Thunder King is really, really... oh my!

Upon witnessing this scene, the Yuan Sect disciples couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Hmm, Junior Brother's cultivation has indeed improved a lot during this time, not bad. Here, I'll give you this bottle of high-grade pills for healing."

Lei Qian felt extremely pleased with himself for crushing such a formidable opponent, and immediately tossed a bottle of pills to Xia Yan with a radiant smile.

"Thank you, senior brother."

Xia Yan took the pill, then turned and left without looking back, his back view appearing rather thin and lonely.

"Hmph! Little Thunder King, farewell, we're off to carry out our mission now."

Jiang Ran, who was already dissatisfied, snorted coldly and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the sky. His disgust was evident in his words.

Shen Yun gave Little Thunder King a wry smile to himself and hurriedly chased after him.

"Hehe, Lei Qian wishes the three of you a safe journey!"

Lei Qian, secretly delighted, squinted his eyes and waved to the three people's retreating figures with a smile. Ah, awesome!

Since he has won the substance, what does it matter if that old scoundrel Jiang Ran gains face?

Yes, that's right, Little Thunder King is indeed someone who knows how to advance and retreat with composure.

"Wishing us a safe journey? This Little Thunder King really dares to say that..."

Shen Yun Spirit General, who was lagging behind, twitched violently at the corner of his mouth. Afraid that he would burst out laughing on the spot, he immediately lowered his head and frantically accelerated towards the sky.

On that day, Elder Jiang Ran, along with the two Spirit General Xia Yan and Shen Yun, once again left the Yuan Sect Ancestral Court and embarked on a journey to hunt down the traitors.

"Phew~ We've officially left the Yuan Region Domain, which means we're safe now. Lin Dong, hurry up and get rid of this stinky skin of yours. To be honest, this old thing's appearance really doesn't suit Lord Marten aesthetic sense."

On the summit of an unnamed mountain, three powerful figures from the Yuan Sect landed.

"It's not like I'm asking you to wear a human skin; it's just a membrane formed from the Devouring Power."

Xia Yan smiled and explained, showing no trace of the weakness he had felt when he first left the Yuan Sect. He then changed the hand seals. "Devouring Membrane, disperse!"

"Buzz!"

A faint black layer of skin emerged from their bodies, transforming into a dense, Devouring Power that dissipated into the air, and the three figures returned to their original forms. The group of one old man and two young men vanished, replaced by three young men with distinct personalities.

"How are you? You weren't hurt just now, were you?"

The Little Marten moved its hands and feet a little unaccustomed, and its own aura also surged from the Life Mysterious Stage, Great Achievement to the Death Mysterious Stage, Minor Achievement.

"I wasn't injured, but I almost suffered internal injuries while trying to hold back that last mouthful of blood."

Lin Dong his head, then, remembering something, he snorted coldly, "Hmph, that Little Thunder King is such a waste. What right does he have to be listed among the Yuan Gate Three Little Kings? If I were to fight him in my true form, he would have died ten thousand times over."

Little Marten and Little Flame: "..."

"The plan is more than half complete. Let's start wrapping things up. We must not let it all fall apart at the last minute."

"First, announce the deaths of Jiang Ran and the other two. We need to rush to the border between the Western Xuan Region and release the fluctuations of their shattered Divine Soul so that they Sense Stage by the Nascent Soul Life Tablet in the Yuan Sect Ancestral Court."

"We'll fabricate the story that the three of them were attacked and killed by Mysterious Expert while on a mission. If all else fails, we can frame Super Sect in the Western Xuan Region. Secondly, there are still some loose ends to be cleaned up at Demonic Sound Mountain."

"If someone from the Yuan Sect is interested enough to investigate, they may still find some clues. I have sealed off the Demonic Sound Mountain area with a great formation. In a few days, I will ask you to disguise yourself as a powerful Demonic Beast at the Life Mysterious Stage, Great Achievement and destroy Demonic Sound Mountain once again."

"Let Demonic Sound Mountain be destroyed by a normal battle between the Demonic Beast clans, and after Jiang Ran and the other two have died. Remember to flatten Demonic Sound Mountain directly, without leaving any trace. Proceed according to the original plan."

Lin Dong paced back and forth a couple of times before giving detailed instructions.

"Push down Demonic Sound Mountain? Hehe, leave that to Lord Marten."

A smile appeared on Little Marten's handsome face as he lazily stretched.

"Alright, let's not delay, let's set off immediately for the border between the Western Xuan Region." The three brothers exchanged a glance, then transformed into three streaks of light and vanished.

On the vast, boundless plain, few people pass through this place.

This place is called the Desolation Plain. As a landmark, it marks the point where you officially leave the territory of the Eastern Xuan Region and enter the Western Xuan Region.

Because the two Super Sect of the two Xuan Domain are not on good terms, they fight every few decades because of old events in the Ancient Dimension, which has also led to a very bad relationship between the various dynasties in their respective secular worlds.

In the northern part of the Desolation Plain, there is a rocky area with dark red soil.

"This place will do. It looks like a very good ambush location. Since that Life Mysterious Stage expert from the Yuan Sect has defected, how come there weren't any experts from the Super Sect in the Western Xuan Region to meet him on the way?"

"For example, the Western Extremes Sect, the leader of the Seven Great Super Sects in the Western Xuan Region, would be very happy to see the Yuan Sect make a fool of itself and take in the Yuan Sect traitors. Elder Jiang Ran and the other two pursued them here and were then ambushed and killed by sect traitors and foreign experts."

"Hey, just thinking about it is quite heroic, what a pity!"

Among the three figures, a handsome young man, almost otherworldly, spoke with deep emotion.