The Realm Beyond the Golden Core

Xue Hongyuan's heart sank to the bottom.

He gritted his teeth and asked in a cold voice, "Where did Ning'er and Elder Wu go?"

One of them hurriedly replied, "Sect Master, Ning'er and Elder Wu went to Jingzhou City, Tiannan Province. There's a cultivators' exchange there over the next couple of days."

"Ning'er wanted to see if she could find anything worthwhile..."

Hearing this, Xue Hongyuan drew a deep breath, his gaze icy. "Jingzhou City, Tiannan Province, is it? I'll go there myself right away. I want to see who dared to disregard the Yaowang Sect and take Ning'er's life!"

His voice brimmed with hatred and murderous intent.

At that moment, another man hesitated before saying, "Sect Master, Elder Wu was with Ning'er, and he must have had a Slaying Yuan Pill on him. On top of that, Ning'er had the two protective treasures you gave her."

"Under those circumstances, something still happened to Ning'er. Unless I'm mistaken, the one who attacked must have been a Great Grandmaster. If you go alone, you may not be able to deal with him..."

"That's right. Elder Wu was already a Grandmaster. If Ning'er had truly been in mortal danger, I'm certain he wouldn't have hesitated to take the Slaying Yuan Pill. Yet something still happened to her. The only explanation is that their opponent was a Great Grandmaster!"

Though anger had overwhelmed Xue Hongyuan, he hadn't lost his reason. Hearing this, he forced down his rage and said gravely, "You're right. Who else but a Great Grandmaster could have dealt with Ning'er and Elder Wu? And who else would dare disregard the Yaowang Sect?"

Then he gritted his teeth. "I'm going to the back mountain right now!"

One of the men beside him nodded. "Mm. With Wuxiang Zhenren going with you, you'll