Shi Ao's Scheme

The Guardian Formation of the Mysterious Spirit Bee Race naturally couldn't stop experts at the Tribulation Crossing Stage. Shi Heng and the others reached the Mysterious Spirit Bee Race's territory with ease. But Xuan Ming had already led the entire race away. How could they possibly find anyone there? Staring at the empty Mysterious Spirit Bee settlement, they froze on the spot.

"Ah! How can this be? How can there not be a single person here?" Shi Xin roared at the sky, his voice shaking the heavens. "Where did they go? How could the entire Mysterious Spirit Bee Race have vanished without a trace?"

Shi Xin felt as though they had all been made fools of. Someone of his cultivation and exalted standing had never been treated this way before. The depth of his fury was obvious.

Shi Xin's roar carried for miles, and Shi Ao, hundreds of miles away, heard it clearly. His heart stirred, and an idea surfaced that even he couldn't believe. Could the Mysterious Spirit Bee Race have fled as a whole, right under our noses?

As soon as the thought arose, he shook his head. His tone was full of disbelief. "Impossible. The Mysterious Spirit Bee Race has more than a hundred thousand people, with wildly varying levels of cultivation. How could they possibly break out right under our noses?"

Before long, Shi Heng and the others returned. Seeing the hopeful look Shi Ao gave them, they shook their heads. Shi Xin said, "Young Master, the Mysterious Spirit Bee settlement is empty. They—they got away."

Shi Xin and the others seemed dazed, as if they were describing some impossible fable. Their words came out like a dream.

"What? They really escaped?!" Shi Ao was the first to recover from his shock. His eyes flickered, his