Caught in the Trap

But that did not mean the other Ascension Realm cultivators had no ulterior motives.

Or rather, each of the seven mighty cultivators currently in Chenping Continent whose cultivation had reached beyond the Ascension Realm was making plans of their own.

Take Yin Xia, for example.

Ever since Jiang Da of Danyang Sect, the culprit behind Liang Qianbo's murder, had been captured by Fengjian Valley, they had yet to interrogate any useful information out of him.

It was downright laughable.

After all, the death of Guardian of the Dao at Du Cang Mountain had already alarmed every Ascension Realm cultivator currently in Chenping Continent.

If Yin Xia had conducted the interrogation herself, then this mighty Ascension Realm cultivator, who had once ruled Fengjian Valley for over ten thousand years, would have had ten thousand ways to make a mere Wanhua Realm cultivator like Jiang Da reveal everything he knew.

But she had not.

Yin Xia wanted to test how Chen Yan would handle the attack on Guardian of the Dao at Du Cang Mountain.

But Chen Yan was not at Du Cang Mountain now.

"No need to trouble yourself, True Person Yin."

With that, Kong Yang turned and walked away from Du Cang Hall once more. This time, Yin Xia did not stop him.

The enormous, pitch-black rift stretched across the sky without a sound, yet it continued to widen.

Huangquan City, Liaolong, Western Regions, Chenping Continent.

Li Haowen emerged from the Yulai Tower branch and walked along a busy street with He Qingling.

His current task was to take He Qingling to Ancestor Kong at Empty Mountain Sect, in the northwest of Chenping Continent. First, he would head to the Liaolong ferry crossing, rent a ferry, and make the journey there.

It was not just Liang Qianbo. Bai Jinye