"Crack!"
At the crisp sound, Xin Yu stiffened, horror spreading across her face.
"Senior Sister, what's wrong?"
Chen Beiwu sensed that something was amiss.
Xin Yu took a deep breath and reached into her sleeve. Her eyes fixed on the shattered jade slip, her gaze sorrowful.
"Senior Brother Zheng has fallen!"
Chen Beiwu's pupils contracted slightly at her words. Greatly surprised, he asked, "Senior Sister, are you certain?"
"This jade slip contained a trace of Senior Brother Zheng's aura. Now that it's shattered, it means he has most likely..." Xin Yu did not speak in absolutes.
There were no Spirit Transformation Venerables in the Earth Evolution Realm. True Lords at Nascent Soul Perfection were its foremost powerhouses.
By rights, Senior Brother Zheng was a peak True Lord second only to great cultivators at Nascent Soul Perfection. Even if he had been unlucky enough to encounter one, he should have been able to pay a price and retreat safely.
Moreover, powerhouses from the Earth Evolution Realm's Five Great Sects, the Eight Desolations Sect, the Heavenly Craft Talisman Sect, and many other sects had jointly inspected and monitored the entrance to the Blazing Sun Ruins. There could not possibly be a True Lord at Nascent Soul Perfection inside.
Unless Senior Brother Zheng had fallen into a trap within the ruins, or Nascent Soul Peak True Lords from the Eight Desolations Sect and the Heavenly Craft Talisman Sect had ambushed him from hiding.
Otherwise, Xin Yu could think of no way Senior Brother Zheng could have fallen.
At that thought, Xin Yu's gaze grew grave. "No, Zi'ang, we can't stay in these ruins any longer. We need to leave as soon as possible!" No matter how good the opportunities were, they had to be alive to enjoy them.
Even Senior Brother Zheng had