Three days later, in the heart of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
Many students had received the news and were rushing frantically toward the mountain where the Water of Life was located. Every one of them hoped to seize the Water of Life and enhance their bodily potential.
But as they neared their destination, they saw students returning one after another with dejected expressions.
Someone immediately asked what had happened.
A student nearby answered that a large number of demons had appeared on the mountain where the Water of Life was located, at least seventy or eighty thousand of them.
The demons were also extremely powerful. Demons at the third and fourth heaven of the Martial Master Realm were everywhere, and some had even reached the ninth heaven of the Martial Master Realm.
Many prodigies had tried to fight their way in, but they had all returned in defeat. Some had even lost their lives inside. The casualties were countless.
Quite a few students had planned to join forces, but they were still no match for the demons. Instead, the demons inside had routed them. With Lambert and the others there, they had no choice but to retreat and give up on claiming the Water of Life.
"You're kidding, right? Could even prodigies like Qiu Wanqian, Chang Bin, and Nie Zhen not get the Water of Life?" someone exclaimed in shock, finding it hard to believe.
Someone nearby shook his head. "Nie Zhen and the others may be strong, but they only just entered the Martial Master Realm. Who knows how far they'd have to go to stand against demons at the ninth heaven?"
"They tried several times and nearly got killed by those demons, so they chose to withdraw."
"We came all this way to a mountain of treasure