Breaking the Seal, Being Captured

Ever since the "Chosen One" appeared in the human realm of Middle-earth with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which had vanished for five hundred years, this place had begun to churn with turmoil. The raging undercurrents hidden beneath the calm lake's surface had finally started to raise towering waves. And only three or four days had passed. Looking down from high in the sky, one could see beacon smoke everywhere and warfare raging across the land. Those so-called rebel armies, busy slaughtering one another over territory, wealth, and women, had no idea that true doom had already descended upon this land. Before him, everything they did was utterly laughable.

Victor and two other members of Class 1223 flew swiftly through the air. Along the way, they encountered quite a few cultivators and demons battling in midair. With the combined strength of Victor's group of three, dealing with them would have been little more than a sweep. But to save time, Victor avoided them whenever possible.

Having just crossed the mighty Yellow River, Victor received a message from Monon. After hearing it, Victor had to admit that Tollian's intelligence was indeed highly valuable. First, it told Victor the extremely crucial news that the Jade Warlord intended to seize Golden Swallow's Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin. It also revealed that Yin Kuang had once appeared in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, greatly narrowing the area that needed to be searched.

Besides Tollian, Afra had also come to seek refuge with Class 1223. What Afra told them further confirmed Tollian's intelligence. Afra had originally considered finding somewhere to hide, but in the end she chose to join Class 1223. Since Afra had lost part of her memories, she was terrified of Yin Kuang and hated him so bitterly that her teeth itched. She feared not only Yin Kuang