Night gradually fell...
After making a few adjustments and concealing his Battle Venerable aura, Yao Xuan moved and landed outside the Alchemy Department's main hall.
Zi Yan, who had been waiting for quite some time, immediately went up to greet Yao Xuan.
"Let's go."
Yao Xuan chuckled softly and raised a hand, sending out a strand of gentle Dou Qi that lightly wrapped around Zi Yan's petite body.
Two figures then tore through the dusky sky, racing toward Black Emperor City in the heart of the Black-Corner Region.
Only now did Yao Xuan learn...
After Han Feng's death, the many factions of the Black-Corner Region had not known the full story. They only knew that Han Feng had vanished...
Yet as time passed, the Black-Corner Region's entire landscape had quietly undergone drastic changes.
The smaller factions that had once depended on Maple City were left leaderless and scattered in all directions...
The entire Black-Corner Region descended into complete chaos, as the major factions fought, conquered, and absorbed one another without end.
Among them, the relatively powerful Black Emperor Sect seized the opportunity to rise, sweeping through the surrounding cities and sects with thunderous methods.
Black Mark City, where the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map had appeared in the original story, was completely annexed by the Black Emperor Sect!
After all, the Black Emperor Sect's leader, Mo Tianxing, was a veteran expert at the peak of the four-star Dou Zong realm!
He had ruled Black Emperor City for many years, with a solid foundation and ruthless methods.
By annexing Black Mark City, he had further consolidated the resources of most of the Black-Corner Region, causing the sect's strength to surge greatly. In order to intimidate the remaining factions in the region and cement Black Emperor City's authority...
He had deliberately