Deep in a remote, desolate mountain range, a natural Cave Abode lay concealed beneath layers of formations and barriers, perfectly shielding it from outside detection. It was hidden to the utmost degree.
This was the secret temporary stronghold of the remnants of Bliss Sky Island.
After the joint purge and siege by the seven great sky islands of Dark Mist City, Bliss Sky Island's foundation had been utterly destroyed. Its people had suffered devastating casualties, and all surviving core elites had retreated here to lie low.
At this moment, figures crowded the Cave Abode, their auras dark and oppressive. All that remained of Bliss Sky Island's resources had gathered here.
There were four or five late Emperor Realm cultivators alone, each with a deep, steady aura and restrained pressure.
The remaining twenty-odd people were all mid-Emperor Realm combatants.
Such a lineup would have been a force not to be underestimated in any major city of the Source Realm.
At that moment, Lin Yi, whose figure, aura, and appearance had all transformed into Ji Hunhai's, silently passed through the outer barrier and entered the Cave Abode.
Seeing so many Emperor Evil Cultivators gathered inside, Lin Yi was briefly taken aback. Yet he showed no fear and took the initiative to walk toward the crowd.
Then a harsh, violent shout suddenly exploded through the chamber, carrying undisguised impatience.
"Brat! You were dawdling outside for so long? If you acted carelessly, exposed the Ancestor's whereabouts, and ruined the plan, I'll crush you to death with my own hands right here!"
The speaker was a burly, dark-faced cultivator surrounded by dense evil energy.
His brows were fierce, and a heavy pressure radiated from his body. He was Ji Xiongying, one of the leaders of the Bliss Sky Island remnants.
He fixed his sharp gaze