Yin Baleful, Water and Fire

"Take care of yourself."

Dongfang Yueming didn't linger any longer. He nodded to Ma Qianqian, and with a flicker of his body, he vanished silently, as if merging into the gentle breeze.

[The City of Chaos holds even more resources waiting for me.]

Ma Qianqian stared blankly at the disappearing figure, unable to recover for a long time.

"Congratulations, Miss! Congratulations, Miss!"

She only came to her senses when the guard, Innate First Level cultivator, tremblingly stepped forward and congratulated her in a tone filled with awe and fervor.

"Pass on my order," her eyes gleaming with unprecedented light, "Return to the family immediately! Furthermore, use all available resources to investigate! I need to know... everything about Senior ' Dongfang Ri '!"

Inside the deepest part of Black Wind Stronghold, in an underground stone chamber.

The dense, almost dripping Yin energy, as if it possessed a life of its own, slowly writhed and contracted. In the end, it was all absorbed into the body of one of the slightly weaker, yet still mummy-like figures who had reached the Innate Sixth Level!

"Hehehe... It's done!"

The figure let out a hoarse, grating laugh! Beneath his withered skin, countless black runes seemed to be moving, and the moment his eyes opened, two ghostly green flames One Flash by!

He could clearly feel that the "Seven Baleful Yin Soul Art" within his body had completely broken through to the seventh level! Only one fresh and powerful "Innate Yin Soul" was needed as the main soul before his natal spirit artifact, the "Hundred Souls Banner," would be completed! At that time, he would even have the power to fight against a powerhouse at the Innate Eighth Level!

"Congratulations, Fifth Brother!" The leading elder, whose aura had reached the Innate Perfection Realm and who seemed to be shrouded in a layer of deathly black mist, slowly opened his eyes and said in a calm voice.

"Hahaha! Big brother! It's done!" the Old Five exclaimed excitedly. "Once we find the right materials, my Hundred Souls Banner will be upgraded to a high-grade first tier!"

"Very good." The eldest brother nodded in satisfaction. "We five brothers have managed this place for the sect for a hundred years, supplying countless resources. Now, it's time to return and seek the opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

They were the true rulers of Black Wind Stronghold —five outer sect elders from the "Yin Baleful Sect," one of the seven major evil sects!

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the stone chamber.

"Five elders! Something terrible has happened!"

It's Hei Sha, the leader of Black Wind Stronghold!

The moment he stepped into the stone chamber, he felt a bone-chilling cold, as if his soul was about to be frozen by the malevolent energy! He suppressed his fear and described in detail everything that happened at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and how Xue Ya was instantly killed, especially emphasizing Dongfang Yueming's "calm and collected" demeanor and the terrifying pressure that originated from the level of life that still haunted him to this day!

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the Old Five, who had just broken through to the Innate Seventh Level, saw the two ghostly flames in his eyes instantly flare up!

"Excellent! What a superb 'material'! To be able to instantly kill Innate Sixth Level, their spiritual power must be incredibly strong! Perfect, I'll use them as the main soul of my ' Hundred Souls Banner '!"

He looked at the eldest brother in the group and said in a hoarse voice.

The elder brother nodded slowly. "Very well. Before we leave, let's completely eliminate this destabilizing factor. And, incidentally, let's give Black Wind Stronghold a final stretch."

Meanwhile, in another part of the City of Chaos.

Inside an exquisite pavilion surrounded by an endless sea of flowers.

Two stunningly beautiful women, identical in appearance but with completely opposite temperaments, sat facing each other.

A woman wearing a long blue dress exuded a gentle and graceful charm, serene and elegant.

The other person was dressed in a fiery red outfit, exuding a passionate and energetic aura, and displaying a heroic and dashing demeanor.

Suddenly, mysterious ripples appeared on the calm surface of the teacup in front of the woman in the blue dress. She frowned slightly and slowly closed her eyes.

As a "Treasure-Grade Innate · Azure Sea Spirit Physique," she possesses an extraordinary sensitivity to fluctuations in the water element of heaven and earth. Just a moment ago, she clearly sensed an extremely high-level, harmonious resonance of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth somewhere outside the city! That feeling... was not like an ordinary breakthrough, but more like... a sublimation of the origin!

But it does indeed seem as if someone has successfully advanced to the Innate.

"Strange... How could a ' Treasure Grade- grade' Innate Physique be born in this barren land? Could it be that some old monster has reversed his aging process?"

"Sister, you're making a fuss again," the woman in red said dismissively. "Who cares what kind of Tom, Dick, or Harry they are? They can't possibly cause any trouble."

They are the true controllers of the Red Flower Society, and are direct disciples of the "Water and Fire Sect," one of the eight holy lands in the Central Domain — Shui Ling'er and Huo Ling'er.

The two ran away because they were playful, and in this Land of Chaos, they established the Red Flower Society, a kind of "toy."

Just then, Hong Sanniang walked quickly in from outside.

"Reporting to the two guild leaders!" Her face was filled with undisguised excitement and joy, "Today, Third Sister discovered a... peerless genius! His cultivation is unfathomable!"

She immediately recounted, embellishing the details of what she had witnessed— Dongfang Yueming's "breath-killing" incident!

However, after listening, Shui Ling'er and Huo Ling'er simply smiled at each other.

Huo Ling'er yawned and said lazily, "Alright, Third Sister, it was just a little magic trick. It looks impressive, but it's nothing special."

Shui Ling'er smiled and shook her head, "Third Sister, your vision is still too limited. In our Water and Fire Sect, there are at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, of 'geniuses' of this caliber among the outer disciples. They're not worth our time."

As disciples of the Holy Land, they had seen countless geniuses, so why would they be so surprised by a so-called 'genius'?