The Yao-Nan Alliance Loses Nearly Half Its Forces

Boom--!

The fist and blade collided again, and the shockwave exploded out in a ring, causing the entire valley to tremble slightly.

An overwhelming force surged through the blade, causing Yao Qingfeng's tiger's mouth to split open, and blood dripped down the hilt.

His chest heaved with Qi and Blood, but a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

Even at the cost of his life, he would leave this child in the Eastern Wilderness forever, and would never allow him to escape. Otherwise, even if the Yao Household survived this calamity, they would only be barely clinging to life, and would not last a hundred years...

No, thirty years, or even just ten!

This young man could become the second Lu Huaiqing, or even higher, reaching a height that the Yao Household would have to look up to...

Having clearly recognized this reality, Yao Qingfeng was not overwhelmed by Yu Tunzhou's momentum; instead, he took the initiative to confront the other party.

This time, Yao Qingfeng held nothing back. As his longsword slashed down, the phantom of nine ancient lions appeared behind him, their nine pairs of golden eyes opening simultaneously, scattering the laws of heaven and earth within a ten-mile radius into chaos.

Yu Tunzhou, showing no sign of backing down, and confronts it head-on!

Each collision between the fist and the blade was like two mountains crashing together, causing the cliffs on both sides of the Fallen Soul Ravine to crumble and shatter like raindrops falling to the bottom of the ravine.

Rings of air burst forth, leaving countless deep pits and giant holes in the Fallen Soul Ravine, even the hard mountain rocks were plowed by the gale-force winds into ravines several meters deep.

Wherever the two went, rocks were shattered and ancient trees turned to ash.

Yao Qingfeng was like a madman, his long sword pouring down like a storm, completely disregarding the fact that the meridians in his right arm were cracking inch by inch under the tremendous shock, each strike was delivered with all his might!

"Die! Die! Die!"

His voice boomed like thunder, each strike carrying the powerful, heavy force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, and moving with lightning speed.

With such extraordinary performance, Yao Qingfeng even felt that his centuries of skill in swordsmanship had been fully integrated at this moment, achieving an unprecedented level of refinement and purity, as if he had reached a higher realm.

"Kill!" he roared, ready to unleash his most powerful strike.

Crack--

But it was only at this moment that he realized he had completely lost feeling in his right arm.

He looked down and saw that his right arm was hanging at an unnatural angle, the blood from his tiger's mouth had soaked half of his sleeve, his internal Gang Qi was in chaos, and his Inner Heaven and Earth was even on the verge of collapse.

The long sword in his hand suddenly stopped moving.

He staggered back a few steps, looked up, and saw a scene that instantly brought him to his senses.

A faint golden aura swirled around Yu Tunzhou, and the few knife wounds he had inflicted on his opponent with his all-out, frenzied attack were visibly closing and healing.

Within moments, only a faint white mark remained, unable to be maintained even for a short while.

Even the magical energy contained within the knife wound couldn't stop its healing, easily suppressed by the pale golden aura...

This scene struck Yao Qingfeng, who was gradually going mad, like a thunderbolt, jolting him back to his senses.

He felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, and an endless chill and fear welled up from the depths of his bones.

What kind of external Cultivation Method is this kid practicing?!

Even the Demon Race External Scenery the same level, or the Nine Netherworlds Demons, could never defy the heavens to this extent!

This discovery caused the fighting spirit to recede like the tide, leaving only a chilling cold.

Yao Qingfeng clearly realized that even a bloody battle would be completely useless; he might not even be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Reinforcements...

Yes, reinforcements!

He suddenly remembered that Yao Qingli and Shen Ce were hundreds of miles away, making them the closest group, while the other groups were also rushing over at full speed!

There's not even a need for a large follow-up force.

As long as Senior Shen Ce arrives, with his strength at the External Scenery Fourth Layer, he will be able to easily suppress Yu Tunzhou!

With a change of heart, he lost all desire to continue the fight. He feinted with his sword to force Yu Tunzhou, then turned into a streak of light and sped out of the valley.

He moved like lightning, transforming into a streak of light, and sped off in a certain direction.

"Qingli! Senior Shen Ce! Come to my aid immediately!"

He used Secret Method to send messages out, shouting himself hoarse.

At the same time, he would occasionally look back at Yu Tunzhou behind him. If the other party showed any signs of retreating, he would entangle him again and slow him down.

Although such tactics were despicable in dealing with a junior, he couldn't care less about that now. He regarded Yu Tunzhou as the mortal enemy of the Lineage and was willing to use any means necessary!

Two hundred miles away.

Yao Qingli was hanging on a mountaintop waiting for reinforcements when her expression suddenly changed.

A faint, pervasive fluctuation of magical energy emanated from the distant horizon, an aura she found strangely familiar.

She suddenly felt unsettled.

Based on previous contact, is this Ancestor Qingfeng?

He's already engaged in Yu Tunzhou?

Just as she was hesitating whether to go to meet them or continue waiting for other reinforcements, the fluctuations ahead were rapidly approaching her, and their energy was becoming increasingly erratic.

Yao Qingli's face turned pale instantly.

A chill ran down my spine straight to the top of my head.

If even Yao Qingfeng is no match for her and is being chased all the way by Yu Tunzhou, then with her strength at the External Scenery First Layer, even if she went there, she would only be a casualty!

At this time, she also received a message asking for help and confirmed that the other party was indeed Yao Qingfeng.

[Qingli! Senior Shen Ce! Come to my aid immediately!]

But Shen Ce had already left with the Shaolin Temple monk Liaochen!

Thinking of this.

She hesitated for only a moment before making a decisive move and fleeing in another direction without looking back.

"Qingli! Where are you?! Come quickly!"

Yao Qingfeng's telepathic message boomed in the Void, filled with anxiety and anger, but she ignored it and her escape speed increased even further.

In the mountains behind, Yao Qingfeng had reached the end of his rope.

Behind him, a surge of Fist Intent followed like a long wind; the person was not seen, but the intent was heard first.

"Since you're here, why leave?"

A detached voice came from the Void behind, calm to the point of being cold.

Yao Qingfeng felt a chill run down his spine and relentlessly activated his escape light, hoping to create that small distance between them.

But the Fist Intent behind him followed him like a shadow, locking down his retreat from the very beginning. No matter how he turned, increased his speed, or changed his position, he could not escape.

Then, a fist slammed down from behind.

The fist was initially far away, but in an instant it filled his field of vision, as if the entire world had been compressed into a tiny space by this punch, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

Yao Qingfeng suddenly turned around and swung his knife to meet the attack.

"Clang--!"

The External Scenery weapon in his hand had developed cracks.

"Nine Spirits Devour Heaven!"

Forced into a corner, Yao Qingfeng stopped fleeing. His eyes were bloodshot, and he awakened his Immortals and Gods bloodline in a way that ignited it. This made the "projection of the demon god" he summoned even more powerful, far surpassing Yao Qingyan's power that day.

The nine lion heads roared to the sky at the same time, the roars like rolling thunder. A huge phantom of a nine-headed ancient lion, so large that it blotted out the sky, roared to the sky behind him, the sound waves causing the surrounding ancient trees to snap in half.

The phantom suddenly expanded to more than twice its original size in the Void, its nine enormous mouths opening wide as if to Tuntian and the earth. The terrifying devouring power restricted the Yu Tunzhou's movements.

"Lone Swan Skims the Snow--!"

Yao Qingfeng roared and unleashed his strongest strike, blood gushing from all seven orifices, yet his eyes burned with a desperate, mad glint.

The next moment, golden Gang Qi wrapped around a sharp blade of light, like Tianhe overturning, crashing down from the sky to the earth.

The entire world seemed to be enveloped by this single strike, with no way to escape!

Yu Tunzhou looked at the nine-headed ancient lion that was restricting him, and instead of fear, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

Without dodging or evading, he slowly extended his right fist. The Glazed Flame deep within his Dantian suddenly shone brightly, its translucent light spreading from his knuckles to his entire fist, enveloping it in a layer of transparent, crystal-clear flame.

This caused a mysterious change in his Limitless Gang Qi.

Yao Qingfeng instinctively sensed an aura that he found repulsive, even terrifying.

But before he could sense it, Yu Tunzhou threw a punch, which landed first on the nine-headed ancient lion phantom that was restricting and sealing him.

The enormous phantom paused for a moment, then its nine gigantic mouths simultaneously let out an extremely painful roar, as if touched by some irresistible force, before collapsing with a deafening roar! It rapidly disintegrated from the point where the fist struck!

Yu Tunzhou with certainty.

Really!

The Human Emperor's [One Qi Breaks Ten Thousand Methods] is specifically designed to break through these kinds of Divine Ability illusions formed from the bloodlines of Immortals and Gods!

His punches continued relentlessly, heading straight for Yao Qingfeng.

The sudden backlash caused Yao Qingfeng to cough up a mouthful of blood. His pupils constricted to their maximum size, and his entire body trembled violently.

"This... how is this possible?!"

His voice had changed, carrying a near-collapsed horror, as if someone had punched him in the face, shattering all his pride and reliance.

impossible...

That's impossible!

The Yao Household spent nearly a century of effort, exhausting countless Heavenly Origin Pill and sacrificing countless clansmen, including two External Scenery experts, to finally refine the Nine Origins Bloodline Divine Ability... and it was just so easily broken by this kid?

He could sense that at that moment it wasn't simply a matter of overwhelming Divine Ability power, but rather "restraint"!

This is the real reason for Qingyan's death?!

At that moment, fear outweighed anger and hatred.

Yao Qingfeng was blasted backward by the force of the punch, crashing through the forest and shattering ancient trees and rock walls. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the fear and chill that surged in his heart at that moment.

From the moment they learned a century ago that a great change was about to occur in the world and that Heavenly Immortal were about to return, they embarked on a new path with the Nan Household, and insisted that this was the right one.

Decades ago, they finally achieved some success and found the foundation for the Yao Household's future standing in the world and even its rise to glory.

But the appearance of the person in front of them seemed to be telling them that they were on a completely wrong path!

Yao Qingfeng struggled to his feet, completely disregarding the External Scenery weapon that had been smashed away, and tried to transform into a beam of light to escape, so as to report what had happened to his ancestor who was far away overseas.

But the Fist Intent had already blocked his retreat, pressing in from all directions and trapping him in a small space.

The fist pierced his chest from behind.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but only spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

Reinforcements...

Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet...?

He couldn't understand it until his death: how could a deadly trap surrounded by fifteen External Scenery have ended up with him dying alone?!

In the final moment before his consciousness sank into darkness, Yao Qingfeng seemed to see the future destruction of the Yao Household.

That concludes the discussion.

Yao and Nan have already lost three players on External Scenery.

Beneath the Fallen Soul Ravine.

Nan Guan let out a long breath of stale air, his expression becoming numb.

Another External Scenery...

Although he had not witnessed it with his own eyes, he could feel the violent aftershocks caused by the collapse of the Inner Heaven and Earth External Scenery the outer world fell.

Not long after the Yu Tunzhou, two of the External Scenery died one after the other.

When did top-tier External Scenery shooters become such "consumables"?

This young man has been in the Eastern Wilderness for less than half a month, and four Outer External Scenery have died or been crippled because of him. The Eastern Wilderness has not seen so many External Scenery experts perish in the past ten years!

This guy is a jinx to the Eastern Wilderness!

More than two hundred miles away.

Yao Qingli, who was fleeing, trembled and abruptly stopped her escape.

She looked back towards the direction of Fallen Soul Ravine and also sensed the External Scenery of the earth-shaking tremors caused by Waijing's death.

How long has it been? Elder Qingfeng has also died at the hands of Yu Tunzhou?

She couldn't help but feel a tremor in her heart.

The Yao Household now has six External Scenery. Over the years, relying on the Heavenly Origin Pill, three of them have successively advanced to the External Scenery Third Layer. Now, Yao Qingfeng and Yao Qingyan have died one after another at the hands of Yu Tunzhou, leaving only Yao Qianhe, who is far away in the Central Plains and is still on his way back.

Even if they win this battle in the end, it will be a Pyrrhic victory...

She dared not think any further and turned to flee.

Where are the other reinforcements?

"You are... Lin Yueheng sixth on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking?"

The powerful External Scenery kneeling on one knee clutched his chest, blood seeping from between his fingers, his face filled with bewilderment and resentment.

"We have no prior grudge against the Cross-River Sword Sect, so why... why are you interfering in this matter?"

"This matter has nothing to do with the Cross-River Sword Sect; it was purely Lin's personal action."

Lin Yueheng, his tone calm and composed.

The sword light flashed like a line of autumn water, swift and clean, without the slightest hesitation. The opponent's head rolled into the mud, still staring with disbelief as it fell to the ground.

Lin Yueheng let out a long breath, suppressing the surging internal Gang Qi within him. He lightly swung his longsword, and the blood droplets on the blade fell in an arc, leaving the sword untouched.

Today's fierce battle has thoroughly validated his knowledge, an experience he could never have gained through casual sparring with the External Scenery elders of his sect.

This is a true battle to the death; every sword strike must be executed with utmost care, and every breath must be taken with utmost concentration.

This accumulation of experience has given him a clearer understanding of his own level of understanding.

Having transcended his own Sword Dao, he has just entered the Divine Ability, and his overall strength is stronger than the External Scenery First Layer and slightly weaker than the External Scenery Second Layer.

The core reason is that he is currently strong in offense but weak in defense, which is not enough to overwhelm the External Scenery Second Layer. Once a stalemate occurs, he will gradually fall into a disadvantageous position.

There are only two things to do next:

One approach is to integrate all the knowledge one has acquired throughout one's life, or to develop existing swordsmanship into the prototype of Ultimate Art, pushing the "only offense, no defense" approach to its extreme.

Secondly, he should quickly improve his cultivation level and forge Dao Sprout Immortal Embryo. With his aptitude for manifesting the Dao Path, this step is not difficult. Once the immortal embryo is formed and his Inner Heaven and Earth is established, his combat power will naturally experience a comprehensive leap.

Lin Yueheng snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at the battlefield several miles away.

The Daoist Xuanfa was fighting another External Scenery cultivator, who was at the External Scenery Second Layer and would be a powerful figure in the Eastern Wilderness, but was now clearly at a disadvantage.

This young Daoist Divine Ability possessed a wide variety of Daoist magical abilities, employing water magic, Thunder Method, and talisman magic in rapid succession. He was particularly skilled in water Divine Ability, and with the blessing of the manifestation of the Dao Path, patches of Dark Nether Heavy Water appeared in the Void, forcefully "submerging" the External Scenery Second Layer cultivator.

The latter was trapped in heavy water, his vital Gang Qi was constantly being worn away, and his Divine Ability powers were blocked. He tried to break free but could not. Now he could only struggle in vain and had no hope of victory.

At this moment, the other party asked a question similar to the one asked by the previous External Scenery, and roared:

"The True Martial Sect is a righteous and prestigious sect. Why would they protect that demonic cultivator Yu Tunzhou? Aren't they afraid of being ridiculed by all the fellow cultivators in the world?!"

Another wave of Dark Nether Heavy Water crashed down, shattering the Gang Qi he had just gathered.

"Even if everyone on Floating Hill Mountain falls into demonic possession, Young Hero Yu will not. Therefore, the one who points out that he has fallen into demonic possession is the true demon!" Daoist Xuanfa formed Method Formula, his expression solemn. "And when it comes to slaying demons and vanquishing evil, our True Martial Sect never lags behind!"

Not only did the other party not understand these words, but even Lin Yueheng was somewhat baffled, wondering what had suddenly gotten into the Daoist priest.

A moment later, the Daoist Xuanfa forcefully drowned this External Scenery expert in the Dark Nether Heavy Water.

As the latter's body slowly collapsed, Lin Yueheng stepped forward and sighed softly:

"The External Scenery are indeed External Scenery; they're tough to kill. Even if you and I take down two of External Scenery, there are still thirteen left. We must proceed with extreme caution."

Daoist Xuanfa suggested, "Why don't we go find Young Hero Yu first? We can meet up with him then and have someone to look after us."

Lin Yueheng shook his head. "His strength is a notch above yours and mine. We can handle one-on-one against one of the External Scenery, but if we fall into a situation where we are surrounded, we will only be a burden. It is better to roam and hunt, looking for lone External Scenery and eliminating them one by one."

He paused, shrugged, and said helplessly, "Besides—it seems neither of us has any way to find Yu Tunzhou."

After a moment's thought, the Daoist Xuanfa agreed to the proposal.

The two quickly cleaned up the battlefield and wiped away any traces. Lin Yueheng then saw the Daoist Xuanfa swiftly and skillfully search the two corpses, leaving them completely clean in no time.

Lin Yueheng was utterly astonished. "... True Martial Sect disciples, they even do this?"

Daoist Xuanfa frankly stated, "Young Hero Lin, it's normal that you haven't been to the Heavenly Court Ruins and don't have this habit. If you have the opportunity to go in the future, please remember not to let go of anything you can get your hands on. This is experience I've gained through countless bloody lessons."

Just as Lin Yueheng was about to ask a few questions about the ruins of the Heavenly Court, his expression suddenly changed.

At the same time, the Daoist Xuanfa also looked westward.

A figure in a white dress gracefully passed by, the hem fluttering lightly, spotless.

She tilted her head and glanced at them, a faint smile playing on her lips, but she didn't linger, her figure flowing into the depths of the night like water.

"An Ruyu..." Lin Yueheng, "I didn't expect that vixen to come too."

The Daoist Xuanfa's eyes flashed with a strange light. "It seems that besides you and me, there are others who have also come to the Eastern Wilderness."

Lin Yueheng suddenly said, "That demoness was carrying a severed head just now. Judging from the residual aura, it was at least an External Scenery. Could she be preparing to devour the Yu Tunzhou?"

The two exchanged a glance, simultaneously reading the same thought in each other's eyes.

It seems... we've found a way to Yu Tunzhou?

But then again, can this person really find the location of Yu Tunzhou?

That concludes the discussion.

Yao and Nan have already lost five players in the External Scenery.

On the other battlefield, the situation was far more dire than on Lin Yueheng's side.

The surrounding mountains and forests, spanning several miles, had been completely reduced to scorched earth. Crystalline shells, resembling glass, appeared on the ground, and the lingering heat of the golden flames still filled the air.

Looking up, the sky seemed to still hold the phantom of ten blazing suns, the power of the Ten Suns Hovering in the Sky' Divine Ability abilities dissipating from the sky, even burning the surrounding laws of heaven and earth into thin and disorder.

Huang Tian knelt on one knee in the center of the valley, his body covered in wounds, many of which were deep enough to expose bone, crisscrossing his bronze-cast-iron-like physique.

At his feet lay three charred corpses.

At this moment, a golden flame slowly seeped from his body, flowing over his entire body like water, enveloping every wound, and the new tissue could be seen slowly healing.

But just as his injuries were gradually healing, Huang Tian's expression suddenly changed.

He suddenly clutched his head with both hands, his body arching, veins bulging on his temples, and a muffled growl, suppressed to the extreme, escaped his throat. He pounded his head with his fists and growled:

Get out of my body!

A cold, authoritative voice, commanding respect from all living beings, slowly echoed in his mind:

"Young man, don't be ungrateful. Without my guidance, could you have killed these three at your current level?"

Huang Tian's face was contorted with excruciating pain, yet he still coldly sneered, "Even without you, I, Huang Tian, can still fight these three to the death! You underestimate me, and you overestimate yourself!"

"Did I overestimate myself?" The voice in his mind paused for a moment, then let out a deep, suppressed laugh. "Yes, I overestimated myself, which is why I've ended up like this. Junior, I'll give you the choice: acknowledge me as your father, and I will guide you to the realm above Immortals and Gods."

"Roll!"

After an almost endless period of time, he finally managed to suppress the Golden Crow Divine Intent in his mind once again, but his complexion did not improve much.

That old geezer has been showing up more and more frequently lately.

His purpose in venturing into the Eastern Wilderness was twofold: first, to repay a debt owed to the Dragon Gate; and second, to inquire of Yu Tunzhou, who, according to the old immortal, was also targeted by the Kunpeng Divine Intent, how he could completely rid himself of that divine will.

He slowly got up and stood there for a while. Under the scorching of the golden flames, his injuries had mostly healed.

There are also twelve powerful External Scenery cultivators...

Huang Tian's brows were unusually furrowed.

This favor was much more difficult than he had imagined.

That concludes the discussion.

The Yao-Nan alliance has lost more than half of its members, with eight players falling from External Scenery.

"Thirteen more..."

Yu Tunzhou withdrew his gaze, looked at the darkening sky, and muttered to himself.

In an attempt to kill him, the Yao Household actually gathered fifteen External Scenery at once, including two Quasi-Grandmaster.

With his current strength, he would find it difficult to challenge the External Scenery Fourth Layer of the Dharma Domain, let alone two people who have opened up the Dharma Domain.

To confront them head-on would be tantamount to suicide.

But he wasn't prepared to sit idly by and wait for his death, or to flee in a sorry state.

In situations like this, you need to think in reverse!

Now that the Nan and Yao families have mobilized so many External Scenery, there's no need to mention the Yao Household anymore. As for the Nan Household's main base and the two vassal clans, how many External Scenery are left to guard it?

This is the perfect time to confiscate property!

Along the way, if any lone External Scenery catch up with him or are discovered by him, then he can deal with them one by one!

Furthermore, his earlier attempt to detect the illusory images of Immortals and Gods confirmed the effectiveness of the Human Emperor's method.

This Method Formula is sufficient to suppress the problem of the Immortals and Gods Portal in the Eastern Wilderness; however, it requires finding several suitable individuals to travel to the locations of other portals and cultivate using the aura of Immortals and Gods to [One Qi Breaks Ten Thousand Methods].

Yu Tunzhou looked towards Floating Hill Mountain.

He vaguely felt that the Eastern Wilderness was facing more than just the problem of the Immortals and Gods Portal.

Zhang Buyu still harbors secrets. What exactly are the plans of the Yao and Nan families, along with certain Daoist lineages of Floating Hill Mountain?

Therefore, he dared not go to Floating Hill Mountain rashly before he could accurately gauge the attitude of the mountain lord.

Yu Tunzhou leaped into the air, first returning to Fallen Soul Ravine. After checking the entrance and confirming that there was no immediate danger, he led Nan Guan towards Cangling City, where the Nan Household was located.

Upon realizing the route and direction of the Yu Tunzhou, Nan Guan's heart sank, and he gritted his teeth, saying:

"Fifteen External Scenery are surrounding you, and you still dare to head towards Cangling City? You're courting death!"

"If you want to kill me, you'd better be prepared to be killed," Yu Tunzhou said coldly. "You should have seen what happened in front of the gate just now. I have verified the method; the Heavenly Origin Pill is no longer necessary. Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourselves first."

He looked at Nan Guan and said calmly, "Tell me, if I take this method to Floating Hill Mountain, what will the mountain lord choose?"

Nan Guan was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "You're too late..."

After that, no matter how Yu Tunzhou tried to probe, he remained silent.

However, Nan Guan's current statement alone is enough to confirm that Yu Tunzhou's test was not in vain, and that the mountain lord of Floating Hill Mountain is facing more than just the Immortals and Gods Portal.

Moreover, it is highly likely that the Yao and Nan Household were behind this.

His mind raced instantly—he wondered if Zhang Buyu had reached White Water Mountain yet.

About half an hour after he left.

Several streaks of light streaked across the sky and arrived at this place.

The leader was a woman dressed in plain clothes, with a cold and aloof face. There was a phoenix feather mark between her eyebrows. Her aura was ethereal and misty, unlike the composure of a martial artist. Instead, it carried a sense of otherworldly grace.

This woman is named Nan Feng. She is Quasi-Grandmaster of the Nan Household. She once studied immortality at Floating Hill Mountain Immortal Dao many years, but later, unable to see a future, she returned to the mountain gate and switched to Martial Dao, thus pursuing two paths simultaneously.

Although she did not open up Martial Dao Dharma Domain, her overall strength was no less than that of Quasi-Grandmaster at the External Scenery Fourth Layer.

She was not included in the Earth Ranking simply because she practiced the Ancient Method Immortal Dao and was located in the Eastern Wilderness.

After she arrived, four more experts from the External Scenery arrived at the scene. They were the remaining External Scenery experts from this siege. There were direct elders of the Nan Household, as well as guest elders and "chivalrous people" who were affiliated with the two families. They all had solemn expressions and their Primordial Spirit swept around the surroundings.

The site was riddled with huge craters and cracks, as if the ground had been plowed by some violent force.

The remaining knife marks and fist imprints crisscrossed the area. Although the fluctuations of the laws governing the world had subsided, one could still feel how fierce the battle had been not long ago.

"Investigate the scene first." Nan Feng's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable air of authority.

The crowd immediately dispersed.

Nan Feng exchanged a glance with the only elder of the Nan Household present.

The latter understood immediately and hurried towards the depths of the Fallen Soul Ravine.

Nan Feng, however, remained where she was.

At this moment, she was more concerned about what had happened in Fallen Soul Ravine than where Yu Tunzhou had gone.

Half a month ago, news spread that the two gates of Fallen Soul Ravine were becoming increasingly agitated, with the aura of Immortals and Gods growing stronger day by day, indicating signs of an impending uprising.

But the scene before us hardly looks like something that's about to erupt.

Instead, it was as if the gate had been completely suppressed; even the Immortals and Gods aura that had escaped into the outside world had vanished without a trace...

Furthermore, where are Yao Qingfeng and the others who should have arrived first?

"We've found Senior Yao Qingfeng, but he... has died in battle!"

"Furthermore, Brother Zichuan is also dead!"

The scattered group quickly found the two corpses and brought them back.

The five men stared at the two corpses before them and fell silent.

Despite the combined efforts of a External Scenery Third Layer and a External Scenery Second Layer, they were still killed by Yu Tunzhou here, who then calmly departed...

They underestimated this boy's strength.

Those present asked themselves honestly, if they were in their shoes, how long could they hold off Yu Tunzhou?

This question immediately made the two "chivalrous men" back down.

Looking at Nan Feng's profile, they dared not utter a word at this moment. They were determined to find an excuse to leave when they split up to search again, or at least to shirk their duties...

Nan Feng suddenly spoke, her voice cold and clear, yet it sent a chill down the spines of everyone present:

"Where have all the Yao Household family members gone?"

Everyone was then shocked to realize that there was no one from the Yao Household here!

"Yao Baishou should still be behind, but where is Yao Qingli, who should have arrived earlier?" Nan Feng frowned. "Yao Qianhe from the Yao Household has also returned from the Central Plains, and Songhe He should have arrived here before us. Why is he nowhere to be seen?"

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

good.

There are only five people External Scenery on location here. Where did the others go?

A sense of foreboding arose in everyone's heart.

This operation, which should have been a large-scale and decisive crackdown, seems to have slipped out of their control at some point...

Someone tentatively asked, "Could it be that they chased Yu Tunzhou to another place?"

Nan Feng frowned and said, "First, contact the Yao Household family, especially Yao Qingli, and ask them where they are. Don't they care about the Yao Household and suppression?"

At this moment.

The elder of the Nan Household, who had gone deep into the Fallen Soul Ravine to investigate, returned, reporting back to his superior with surprise and uncertainty:

"The grand formation wasn't activated, and the two portals weren't suppressed or sealed, but for some reason, the entity behind the portals has stopped its invasion!"

Nan Feng's eyelids drooped slightly.

Something unusual must be going on.

What exactly happened in the Fallen Soul Ravine?

Without needing to seal or suppress, the Fallen Immortals could be made to stop on their own... Such methods could never have come from the hands of a junior like Yu Tunzhou.

Furthermore, if such methods truly exist, the Nan Household must seize control of them!

"Contact the clan and ask them to send reinforcements. The most urgent task is to search for Yu Tunzhou's whereabouts!" Nan Feng ordered again, her tone several degrees colder.

Only by finding this child can the whole truth be revealed!