Hu Feng's arrival.
Completely shattered Zhao Huai'an's hopes.
He had thought that if Zhu Yan was the only Divine Martial Realm expert, the Zhao Family's two Divine Martial Realm experts, together with their guardian Dao Artifact, would be enough to kill him.
As long as they could deal with Zhu Yan.
They could then kill the remaining Sky Patrol Guards.
After that.
The Zhao Family could simply leave the Northern River Grand Domain, or even Northcloud Prefecture altogether.
Though the human race now occupied the Eastern Continent.
In reality.
There were still many places on the Eastern Continent that the human race had never reached.
Leaving everything else aside.
The Endless Mountains, once occupied by the Demon Race, were now abandoned and had become a home for demonic beasts.
When the time came.
If the Zhao Family disappeared into the Endless Mountains, how much could even the Qianyuan Sacred Ground do to them?
Long ago.
Zhao Huai'an had secretly arranged for members of the Zhao Family to establish a foothold in the Endless Mountains, just in case something happened to the family and they needed somewhere to take shelter.
After all, they were opposing the Qianyuan Sacred Ground.
Sooner or later, they would be exposed.
There were reasons Zhao Huai'an had not led the entire Zhao Family away.
First, nothing had been exposed yet. Leaving early would mean abandoning the Zhao Family's vast holdings outright, and no one would willingly accept that.
Second, once the Zhao Family withdrew.
They would no longer be able to oppose the Qianyuan Sacred Ground or cooperate with the remnants of those sects.
And so.
Zhao Huai'an had never made a move.
Only now.
With the Sky Patrol Guards attacking their home, he realized the truth could no longer be concealed. He intended to kill