Volume Two: Fishing in Muddy Waters - The First Signs of Crisis

The Black Sun Ancestor's mood had just calmed down from the excitement he had just experienced. After killing a Demon Emperor, his anger had dissipated considerably, and his mind was beginning to regain its former clarity!

"Not good! Once that old bastard Fenggami suspects me, will he still need to find evidence? He probably came here to kill me. Now... Not good, that old bastard might be here right now!" Black Sun Ancestor's mind raced, instantly grasping the situation!

The Black Sun Ancestor moved instantly, simultaneously sending a message through his Divine Sense to the Great Elder: "The three of you, hurry and come with me to lay low for a while. Fenggami might be coming to kill us soon. Also, tell the hundred or so disciples at the Demon Emperor level to escape quickly!"

Black Sun Ancestor flashed several times, and immediately relied on Star Brilliance to leave the City of Heavenly Chasm in an instant!

This time, the Black Sun Ancestor brought more than a thousand disciples, most of whom were at the Demon King level (Great Luo Golden Immortal level), and there were also more than a hundred elite Demon Emperor level experts (Nine Heavens Profound Immortal level) from the Black Sun Sect. Now the Black Sun Ancestor knew that if he wanted to escape, the more than a thousand Demon King level disciples would probably not make it in time, so he could only take the Demon Emperor level disciples and leave first!

Moreover, even the Black Sun Ancestor himself wasn't entirely certain that Fenggayu would come to kill him. It was just his own guess, because he couldn't afford to lose. If he died, Great Elder died, the Black Sun Sect would be almost finished!

He couldn't afford to lose, so he had to run away!

A cold sweat broke out on Zhang Xingfeng's forehead. Just now, when Fenggayu's Divine Sense swept across the entire City of Heavenly Chasm, that powerful Divine Sense had almost made Zhang Xingfeng tremble. He clearly felt that Fenggayu's Divine Sense alone could severely injure him! It was simply too powerful!

However, Fenggayu noticed that over a hundred immortals were watching, but he did not spot Zhang Xingfeng!

"Hmm... What exactly happened? Just now, when that Divine Sense swept across the entire City of Heavenly Chasm, that old fellow Fenggayu seemed to intimidate other immortals when he detected them. But why didn't it intimidate me, True Person Divine Sense?" Zhang Xingfeng frowned. He knew it was normal for Fenggayu to use his Divine Sense to intimidate immortals. Why didn't it intimidate him?

A thought suddenly surged through Zhang Xingfeng's mind, "Could it be... could it be..." Zhang Xingfeng was filled with disbelief. "Could it be that he didn't notice me?!" This thought filled Zhang Xingfeng with excitement. He knew what this meant. If his idea was correct, it meant that even a late-stage Demon Lord's Divine Sense couldn't detect his. Then...

Zhang Xingfeng laughed, a rather enigmatic laugh, "Hmm... My Divine Sense is undetectable to humans, so I'll go to the Ancient God Forbidden Zone, secretly follow the Immortal Emperor and Demon Lord experts. They can't detect me, but I can detect them. Wouldn't that allow me to watch them fight and reap the benefits?" Zhang Xingfeng, who had never considered going to the Ancient God Forbidden Zone in the first place, was now also considering it, relying solely on his Divine Sense!

However, Zhang Xingfeng was momentarily confused. "Wait a minute, True Person cultivation isn't that high, and compared to that old guy who reached the late stage of Demon Lord, there's no comparison whatsoever. That old bastard could probably blast True Person away with a sneeze. But... but why didn't his Divine Sense detect me? What's so special about me? Hmm... if there's anything special, it's probably the Limitless Power, but does the Limitless Power really have that effect?"

Tianyu's voice rang out. "Zhang boy, are you stupid? Hehe, you don't even know this? Let me tell you!"

Zhang Xingfeng's eyes suddenly lit up. Tianyu had followed Pangu for countless years, waiting until Pangu became a god. He was probably the only one in the entire Limitless Power Wuji.

Tianyu said lazily, "It's very simple. First, you need to understand one principle! Why is the Divine Sense of the Immortal Emperor and Demon Lord stronger than that of ordinary immortals, and in what ways is it stronger?"

Zhang Xingfeng immediately replied, "That goes without saying. The powerful Divine Sense of the Immortal Emperor and Demon Lord is naturally due to their Immortal Yuan Power Demonic Yuan Power is so strong that it naturally fosters a powerful Divine Sense! As for the aspects of this strength, it simply means they can observe farther and even possess powerful attack capabilities!"

Tianyu scoffed, "Hmph, Zhang boy, don't you understand? Their strength lies in their ability to see further and their attack power to be stronger. This is simply because their Divine Sense is powerful, or in other words, in terms of quantity! If an ordinary immortal's Divine Sense can observe a planet, then an Immortal Emperor or Demon Lord can observe a star field—that's quantity! But your Divine Sense is different. It was nurtured by the Limitless Power, which is even more powerful than Immortal Yuan Power or Demonic Yuan Power. Your Divine Sense is qualitatively powerful! It's a matter of quantity leading to quality! Although their quantity is large, they haven't reached the point of qualitative change yet. I estimate that to reach that point, they would have to become gods!"

Zhang Xingfeng immediately became excited. "You mean, my Divine Sense is of higher Divine Sense than theirs! A qualitative victory! Hahaha... Excellent, wonderful! My True Person Divine Sense is nurtured by the Limitless Power, which is even more advanced than their Demonic Yuan Power and Limitless Power energy. It's of higher quality! No matter how strong they are, they are only numerous. As for the qualitative change resulting from quantitative change, that will have to wait until they become gods. But I, the True Person, will not have any dealings with gods!"

Zhang Xingfeng was incredibly smug. He felt superior, knowing his Divine Sense was stronger than Divine Sense of immortals and demons. What did he have to worry about?

Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng's Divine Sense stirred, sensing a powerful tremor in the space. He quickly scanned the area with his Divine Sense: "Not good, that old bastard Hei Ri escaped! That old guy is really a coward, he just left like that, he's lucky to be alive! But..." A smile appeared on Zhang Xingfeng's face, and his Divine Sense immediately followed Fenggayu. He wasn't worried now, as Fenggayu couldn't detect him.

Fenggayu was nearly driven mad. He had just arrived at the Black Sun Ancestor's residence, only to find the Black Sun Ancestor gone. At the same time, he sensed a powerful spatial fluctuation, one he knew only Star Brilliance being in motion could produce such a strong wave. Although Fenggayu was strong, he had never imagined he could match the speed of Star Brilliance! Therefore, he reluctantly decided to let the Black Sun Ancestor go for now, intending to kill him later!

But...

"Disciples of the Demon Realm, heed my command! Slaughter all the Black Sun Sect disciples of City of Heavenly Chasm!" Fenggayu's roar echoed throughout City of Heavenly Chasm. With Fenggayu's arrival, the Black Sun Ancestor's authority over the entire Demon Realm's soldiers was stripped away. But who dared to oppose Fenggayu? Even the other two major sects wouldn't dare. After all, they all knew that Fenggayu was an invincible expert at the late stage of Demon Lord!

Blood began to surge... Screams began to echo... This night was destined to be a night of blood...

Fenggayu suddenly frowned, and his Divine Sense swept over Zhang Xingfeng's location. Fenggayu's frown deepened. "That's strange. I felt like someone was watching me just now, but how come I didn't notice?"

At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng, high in the sky, was covered in cold sweat, his heart filled with trepidation. "My God, that was really close! It seems I can't be too careless in the future!"

Zhang Xingfeng was overconfident in his Divine Sense. Therefore, when observing Fenggayu earlier, he did so openly and meticulously, without any caution. It's likely that the fluctuations in his Divine Sense were too strong, arousing Fenggayu's suspicion. Fortunately, as soon as Zhang Xingfeng noticed Divine Sense Fenggayu's suspicion, he immediately reduced the fluctuations to a minimum, thus avoiding detection.

"Kid, although that old man's Divine Sense isn't as strong as yours, he's still a master close to undergoing the Divine Tribulation, and his Divine Sense is about to undergo a qualitative change. He probably has less than ten thousand years left, so you can't be too careless. However, as long as you're careful, unless someone has already undergone the Divine Tribulation, they won't be able to detect you!" Tianyu immediately admonished.

Zhang Xingfeng readily accepted the accusation, realizing he had been too careless earlier. "Hmm... I can't do that again. Although Fenggayu's Divine Sense isn't as True Person as mine, it's already undergone a qualitative change. I need to be more careful!"

Zhang Xingfeng then carefully observed the tragic scene unfolding before the Black Sun Sect disciples.

At this moment, in the starry sky of the Demon Realm.

The Black Sun Demon Lord, along with the Great Elder and over a hundred elite Black Sun Sect disciples, were all within the Star Brilliance. Of course, the Black Sun Demon Lord couldn't wait for the Great Elder to leave together. He escaped first in the Star Brilliance. The Great Elder and the elite disciple followed, and only after leaving the Dead Zone and deeming it safe did the Black Sun Demon Lord send a message to the Great Elder, and only then did they gather together.

"Sect Master is truly wise. When we left, we heard Fenggayu's shouts of killing. Luckily, we ran fast. If we had been a step slower, we would have been finished!" The Second Elder was sweating profusely. It was just a close call!

Actually, it's partly Fenggayu's fault. When Fenggayu sensed the fluctuations, he knew the Black Sun Demon Lord had escaped. However, Fenggayu didn't know that the Great Elder had only just begun entering the Star Brilliance and hadn't even activated it yet. If Fenggayu had used his Divine Sense to search at that time, the Great Elder might not have been able to escape! By the time Fenggayu discovered it after the Great Elder had activated the Star Brilliance, it was already too late!

The Black Sun Sect disciples in the Star Brilliance were all secretly relieved that they had survived; they had almost been killed!

Upon hearing the Second Elder say "Sect Leader is wise," the disciples began to flatter him one by one, and the phrase "Sect Leader is wise" quickly resounded throughout the entire Star Brilliance.

"Shut up!" the Black Sun Demon Lord roared suddenly!

All the disciples in the Star Brilliance fell silent, none daring to utter a sound. Black Sun Demon Lord was also thankful that he had reacted quickly, otherwise he would have been finished. However, he immediately thought of the Black Sun Sect disciples he had left in the City of Heavenly Chasm Barrier. Although they were all at the Demon King realm (Great Luo Golden Immortal), they were all chosen by Black Sun Demon Lord back then. These were all figures in the sect who had reached the late stage of the Demon King realm! Now that they were gone, Black Sun Demon Lord felt quite sad!

However, he was now furious to find that his surviving disciples showed no sign of grief and were even offering flattery. But he quickly stopped talking, for he knew the true nature of his own disciples.

The Third Elder suddenly said, "Sect Master, almost all the Black Sun Sect disciples in the City of Heavenly Chasm have been wiped out. Only a few disciples escaped quickly and are hiding in some remote and sparsely populated areas of the City of Heavenly Chasm. Just now, a surviving disciple sent a message saying that Elder Fenggayu ordered all the Demon Realm disciples to kill Black Sun Sect disciples in a frenzy. It is estimated that Fenggayu will not let go of the Black Sun Sect's main territory, so he hopes that the Sect Master will be careful and make plans to relocate the Sect Master's base as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, the Black Sun Demon Lord's heart stirred. "That's right, Fenggayu is said to have a fiery temper. I estimate that apart from the legendary person, he is the most arrogant. This time, my escape is tantamount to admitting that I am the murderer. It seems that Fenggayu really might be able to kill my Black Sun Sect. The relocation of our sect's mountain gate must be carried out immediately!" The Black Sun Demon Lord immediately had the answer in his heart.

"Alright, Third Elder, write down that disciple's name. If he ever returns to my Black Sun Sect, I, the patriarch, will reward him handsomely!" However, the Black Sun Demon Lord knew that the disciple who was concerned about the sect was unlikely to return. After all, the City of Heavenly Chasm was in the Dead Zone, and without Star Brilliance, there was no hope. Most importantly, Fenggayu was still hunting down all the Black Sun Sect disciples in the City of Heavenly Chasm!...

One day later!

The Black Sun Demon Lord returned to the Black Sun Sect. Upon his return, he immediately ordered all disciples to prepare for the relocation of the sect. As for the destination, the Black Sun Demon Lord only knew to go to the far south. Just as the Cultivation World had the Northern Extreme Perilous Domain, the demon realm also had the chaotic far south!

It lacks the danger of the Northern Extreme Perilous Domain the Cultivation World, but it has the advantage of being chaotic. It can be said that there is everything there, including all kinds of cultivators and powerful Devil Beast. It is really too chaotic. However, it is only in the chaotic far south that the Black Sun Sect was able to escape Fenggayu's pursuit!

All the disciples of the Black Sun Sect were tidying up their belongings, and the Black Sun Ancestor was also tidying up his things, specifically the belongings of his deceased son, Hei Yan.

At this moment, the Black Sun Ancestor was no longer the Hegemonic Way, tyrannical, and cruel man he once was! All that remained was the love of a father. The Black Sun Ancestor packed away the items one by one, examining them one by one. He did not immediately put them into the storage bracelet because he wanted to see more of his son's belongings.

Suddenly, the Black Sun Ancestor a dark, round bead that emitted a strange light. He instantly sensed the Hei Yan aura emanating from it.

Black Sun Ancestor excitedly picked up the round bead.

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and the image of Hei Yan appeared in the room. The Black Sun Ancestor knew that this was the image left by his son, but he did not know when it was left! However, the Black Sun Ancestor stopped thinking about it. He just wanted to see his son and hear his son's voice.

"Father, this is an image transmitted to me before I died. This bead is something I've carried with me since childhood. It was the only way I could tell you who killed me. Father, I'm telling you, the one who killed me possessed a supreme divine artifact— the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow. And before I died, I left a trace of my death mark on it... I..."

At this moment, the Black Sun Ancestor only saw a streak of light, and then the round bead lost its luster!

"The Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, hahaha... The Mark of Immortality, hahaha... Yan'er, I will definitely avenge you!" A hot tear rolled down the cheek of the Black Sun Ancestor, while his eyes gleamed with icy coldness.

Zhang Xingfeng's crisis has begun...

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