"I know. This matter reeks of something fishy. I'll go take a look."
"Alright. Elder Ye, please be careful."
Yang Xiu spoke with a sincere expression. Though he was cautious, he handled the most basic interpersonal dealings quite well, which meant he was fairly well-liked.
After parting with Yang Xiu, Ye Lin headed straight for Mountain-Shaking City. He had no mind to spare for Yang Xiu now. Yang Xiu's fate was already set in stone; he wanted to see just what Li Shanchang was up to.
It took Ye Lin a full three hours to barely reach Mountain-Shaking City. Along the way, he witnessed far too many horrific scenes.
Desiccated corpses carpeted the mountains and plains. The Demon Beasts had been reduced to nothing but skins, and even the ground was parched, as though the vital essence of all living things had been scrubbed clean in an instant.
Such methods were utterly devoid of conscience. Even Ye Lin could not help but frown at the sight.
Demons, too, could be good or evil. But this was no different from the methods of an Evil Demon.
Upon arriving at Mountain-Shaking City, Ye Lin saw a towering structure. It was incredibly tall, easily several hundred meters high by estimation.
It seemed to be the very center of Mountain-Shaking City. Standing atop it, one could take in the entire city at a glance.
And it was atop this structure that Ye Lin saw Li Unrivaled. She stood alone at its summit, her eyes sweeping over the entirety of Mountain-Shaking City.
Over these past days in Mountain-Shaking City, the entire city had secretly become hers.
Though Mountain-Shaking City normally had only a few Earth Immortals stationed within it, all of them from other factions, she had ultimately seized the whole city through overwhelmingly forceful