Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Shan's Fear!

Within the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall.

Yun Shan sat in the seat of honor, his expression so gloomy it was frightening.

Several elders below stood with their heads lowered, not daring to even breathe loudly. The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive to the extreme.

"After investigating for so long, you found nothing?" Yun Shan asked, unable to suppress the anger in his voice.

One elder braced himself and replied, "Reporting to the former sect master, our men have turned the Jia Ma Empire upside down. We asked in every city and every clan, but we truly found no one named Lu Chuan."

"Could it be... that Lu Chuan is not from the Jia Ma Empire at all? Could he have come from somewhere else on the continent?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Shan frowned even more deeply, his expression turning increasingly grave.

After a moment of silence, he muttered to himself, "If we cannot find him even within the Jia Ma Empire, then he truly may be an expert from elsewhere on the continent..."

"But someone capable of destroying the Misty Cloud Sect, and a Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint at that—an expert of that level would be renowned across the continent. How could we fail to uncover even the slightest trace of him?"

By this point, a powerful sense of fear had already risen in Yun Shan's heart.

What did it mean that someone powerful enough to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect had left no trace whatsoever within the Jia Ma Empire?

It meant that the force behind him might far exceed Yun Shan's imagination, beyond the Jia Ma Empire's ability to investigate. Then again, he was a Nine-Star Dou Saint.

Just as Yun Shan's unease grew stronger, a golden light suddenly flared within the hall, completely interrupting his train of thought.

Yun Shan froze for a moment, then looked up.

In midair above the hall, that familiar golden Sky Screen appeared out of nowhere once more, lines of golden words emerging upon it.

The instant he saw the Sky Screen reappear, Yun Shan was once again shocked.

The Sky Screen revealed that Lu Chuan had created a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique on his own in merely one hour.

The moment Yun Shan saw this information, his face turned deathly pale and he stood rooted in place. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he simply would not have believed it. Even for a Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint, creating a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique from scratch could not possibly be that easy, could it?

"What?! He created a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique in one hour?!"

After seeing this crucial information, Yun Shan was completely dumbfounded. He knew the other party was powerful, but casually creating a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique was simply too terrifying!

What did a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique represent?

Across the entire Dou Qi Continent, there were not even many Heaven Tier Cultivation Techniques. Even if there were, they were likely treasured inheritances guarded by clans for thousands of years.

Yet that Lu Chuan had created one in a single hour?

What level of talent and strength would that require?

A tremendous fear suddenly surged from within Yun Shan's heart, soaking his back in cold sweat. He had never imagined that a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique, something that had not appeared on the Dou Qi Continent for countless years, could be created so effortlessly by someone.

He turned to the elders below, his voice filled with near-hysterical fury. "You useless trash! I asked you to investigate one man, and you could not even do that!"

"Do you see it now? He can create a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique in one hour! Is someone like that someone our Misty Cloud Sect can afford to provoke?!"

The elders did not dare lift their heads after Yun Shan's scolding, each of them trembling where they stood.

After gradually calming down, Yun Shan panted heavily. The fear in his heart had not diminished in the slightest; instead, it had grown even stronger. An expert who could casually create a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique—who knew when their Misty Cloud Sect had offended him?

Then he took a deep breath and said, "Listen. From today onward, everyone is to devote themselves to finding Lu Chuan. No matter the cost, you must find him!"

"Once you find him, there must not be the slightest neglect. Treat him with the highest courtesy. Whatever he wants, as long as the Misty Cloud Sect can provide it, give it to him!"

"If the Misty Cloud Sect has done anything wrong, we must kneel and apologize. We absolutely cannot offend this expert, or the Misty Cloud Sect will certainly be destroyed!"

"Think about it. He can create a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique at will. If someone like that wanted to destroy our Misty Cloud Sect, would it not be as easy as crushing an ant?"

As he spoke, the terror and helplessness in Yun Shan's voice were impossible to miss.

The Sky Screen had stated it clearly: the Misty Cloud Sect would be destroyed by Lu Chuan.

Originally, Yun Shan had thought that if they could find this man and build a good relationship with him, they might be able to change that outcome.

But now that the man could casually create even Heaven Tier Cultivation Techniques, how could someone like him possibly care about a Misty Cloud Sect?

At that thought, Yun Shan felt utter despair. None of his former arrogance remained.

Standing nearby, Yun Yun also fell silent after seeing what was displayed on the Sky Screen, her face equally filled with profound shock.

As for Nalan Yanran, standing at the side and reading the Sky Screen's contents, her expression gradually turned astonished as well.

When she noticed the information about Lu Chuan, an unprecedented emotion suddenly welled up in her heart.

He could create a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique in one hour. Just how powerful was someone like that?

Nalan Yanran secretly thought to herself, What kind of woman could possibly be worthy of such an expert?

It would be wonderful if he were my future husband...

At that thought, Nalan Yanran's face reddened slightly. But she quickly shook her head, a self-mocking feeling rising within her. She looked down on Xiao Yan because he was not even a Dou Zhe and considered him worthless, but to an expert like Lu Chuan, was she, Nalan Yanran, not equally worthless?

With her current strength, she was merely an insignificant Dou Zhe. How could she possibly be worthy of an expert of his level?

How could a Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint possibly take interest in a young girl like her who was not even a Dou Wang?

At that thought, Nalan Yanran suddenly found herself laughable. She should never have entertained such unrealistic fantasies. With her meager strength, she probably was not even qualified to serve as his bedwarming maid.

Yun Yun noticed the change in Nalan Yanran's expression and asked, "Yanran, what are you thinking about?"

Caught off guard by her teacher's question, Nalan Yanran immediately came back to her senses. "N-Nothing, Teacher."

Seeing her disciple so flustered, Yun Yun glanced at her but did not ask further. She turned back to continue watching the Sky Screen.

After the golden words on the Sky Screen remained for quite some time, they slowly faded away. Yet the atmosphere in the hall became even heavier than before.

Yun Shan sat in the seat of honor in silence for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh.

"Leave now. Continue the investigation."

"Remember what I just said. Find him. Use every possible means to find him."

After everyone from the Misty Cloud Sect acknowledged his order, they withdrew from the hall, leaving Yun Shan alone. The mere thought that the future Misty Cloud Sect would be destroyed by the other party single-handedly left him in a terrible state. The Misty Cloud Sect had endured for hundreds of years. If it truly perished under his watch, how could he face the sect masters of generations past?

The next moment, Yun Shan leaned back in his chair, his face filled with fear.

What kind of existence was someone who could create a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique in a single hour?

Who would have thought that their insignificant, worthless Misty Cloud Sect would offend such an expert in the near future?