At the Sacred Gate of the holy land.
"Look! What's that?" the patrolling female cultivator cried out.
"Why are you making such a fuss? Didn't Grand-Uncle-Master say so already? No matter what happens, we must not leave the Sacred Gate. We have to close it completely."
It had already happened once before. The commotion from the forbidden grounds had caused many female cultivators here to speculate about what might have happened, but no one dared draw a conclusion. They could only follow orders.
"No... That's the Yaochi Beacon Fire!"
"What?"
The platform suddenly began to tremble. A scream came from behind them. On top of the pavilion at the Sacred Gate's administration office, a figure suddenly fell straight down.
It was a female cultivator whose throat had been bitten open.
"Ah..."
Another cry of pain rang out. The pavilion instantly burst apart, and a Yaochi powerhouse in red, the former Fairy Hong Gu, shot into the air. She clutched her head tightly as violent spiritual power scattered in all directions.
"Get... out of me!"
The former Fairy Hong Gu cried out. Then, gathering power in her fingers, she quickly pressed several vital points on her body. Moments later, she plummeted from the sky.
More than a dozen figures clad in black walked directly onto the Cloud Platform. Carrying an eerie aura, they advanced rapidly.
"Who... are you...?" The former Fairy Hong Gu barely raised her head. She was already at the end of her strength, her eyes darkening.
"Quite a strong will, huh? As expected of an Emperor-level cultivator. But..." The black-clad leader sneered. With a stretch of his hand, he grabbed the former Fairy Hong Gu and pulled her through the air like a lump of mud. "It's all futile. After today, I'm afraid there will be no Yaochi