After a long while, the tremors shaking Cloud Purity Palace finally came to a stop. Luan Yi, Feng Qingyun, and Chen Youyi looked at one another, having no idea what had happened.
At that moment, several dozen streaks of radiant light flew over. They were the Cultivators who operated Cloud Purity Palace's formations. Upon arriving, they immediately began chattering over one another. "What happened?"
"Is the enemy dead or alive?"
"How could Yan Chihuo be this formidable?!"
"Exactly. We've all met Ascension Stage seniors before, yet none of them ever caused such a massive commotion."
"What happened to Ten Thousand Illusions Valley?"
Luan Yi coughed and said, "Stay calm. Let's go take a look together. I could no longer sense him through the formation just now, and Junior Sister Mysterious Jade has vanished as well."
"Could they have escaped?" someone asked skeptically.
Luan Yi said no more and led the group flying over. When they arrived, they found nothing but a gigantic crater spanning dozens of miles.
Luan Yi's face turned livid. There was no need to ask—Yan Chihuo had escaped, and Ten Thousand Illusions Valley was gone as well. This time, Cloud Purity Palace had truly lost both the lady and the army!
"Yan Chihuo is nothing but a jinx!" Feng Qingyun said bitterly.
Everyone in Cloud Purity Palace agreed with those words. The last time Yan Chihuo had come to Cloud Purity Palace, he had ruined the Third Elder's plans and forced the palace to change its rules. This time, he had stirred up another disaster.
Leaving aside how Cloud Purity Palace went about assessing its losses, Yan Chihuo took Mysterious Jade and flew several thousand miles in one breath before finally finding a mountain cave and stopping.
Yan Chihuo said to Mysterious Jade, "Stand guard for me.