Chapter 235: The Turmoil of the Northwest Continent!

Deep within the Beast Domain, the Danxue Mountain Range.

This place was the habitat of the Gu Tian Phoenix clan during the ancient era.

As the derivative descendants of the Gu Tian Phoenix, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan has also always resided here.

Within a ten-thousand-mile radius of this mountain range, one cannot see any other Magical Beast clans entrenched or surviving.

Deep in the Danxue Mountain, atop a massive peak, the Phoenix Parasol Tree shines with golden light.

The ten-thousand-year-old ancient tree towers into the sky, its crown reaching into the clouds, and its trunk is extremely thick, spanning several dozen zhang, far more massive than the trees in some ancient forests.

Above those ancient trees, the enormous golden leaves block out the sky and sun.

Amidst that expanse of gold, dots of emerald green shine in mutual reflection, a magnificent sight.

The ten-thousand-year-old ancient trees form a forest, reflecting a golden hue across the world, emitting an ancient and profound aura; this is the trace of time, with the rings of history carved upon them circle after circle.

"Screech!"

At a certain moment, atop the peak, a massive golden demon phoenix circled, its pair of wings spread wide, practically blotting out the sky and sun.

Listening to the cry of this huge demon phoenix, it seemed filled with a sense of anger and sorrowful wailing.

"The Supreme Elder is going mad again!"

"With the Young Clan Leader meeting with disaster this time, even the Supreme Elder cannot answer to the Clan Leader!"

"I just want to ask, what does the Young Clan Leader being killed this time have to do with us?"

"With Gu Fei's strength, if he wants to kill the Young Clan Leader, can we stop him? How can this matter be blamed on us..."

At the top of a large tree, there is a wooden prison, the cage set with a powerful Seal; Feng Qing'er, as well as the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clansmen who had previously gone to the Wild Ancient Domain, are all imprisoned here.

"You few, it seems you are not satisfied with this punishment?" A black-robed elder descended outside the wooden cage, his voice cold and sharp.

"I am indeed not satisfied!"

A Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan expert retorted: "Even if you, Supreme Elder, were there at the time, Gu Fei would still have been able to kill the Young Clan Leader!"

"That's right, let alone us?"

Someone echoed.

"The Young Clan Leader provoked Gu Fei, and you followed him yet did not attempt to dissuade him; is this not a capital crime?" the black-robed elder roared.

As his words fell, he directly took action to execute the two who had just retorted.

Watching this scene from within the wooden cage, Feng Qing'er could not help but feel disheartened by her own race.

The lives of ordinary clansmen are truly cheap; it is laughable that those two had just escaped death by leaving the Wild Ancient Domain, not dying at the hands of the enemy, but instead being executed by their own people.

This is truly a sorrow.

"A mere Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, not worth worrying about!"

Beside the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, Gu Fei listened to Yao Ming's words, showing no interest.

No matter how angry the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan is, to the Ancient Clan, it cannot even stir up a rumble of thunder.

"That is also true..."

Yao Ming nodded and smiled awkwardly.

"Yao Ming, during this period, do not let anyone approach the Nine Nether Yellow Spring!"

"Yes! I will certainly arrange it!"

Yao Ming replied earnestly; after all, he had once said he would serve Gu Fei as his master.

"Husband, then I will go down first!"

"You don't have to keep guarding here; I will return once I finish my closed-door cultivation!"

Cai'er had already made full preparations; with the cold power of the Nine Nether Yellow Spring and the assistance of the Bodhi Great Restoration Pill, her strength would certainly take a great step forward during this closed-door cultivation.

"Mm!" Gu Fei nodded.

Afterwards, he kept watch for a few days before leaving, as there were other things waiting for him to do.

The Northwest Continent.

This place does not compare to the Central Plains.

Here, although sects and empires are as numerous as the hairs on an ox, they have always remained in a state of mutual strife; although there are some forces with not-weak strength that want to unify them, they have never been able to achieve it.

Moreover, the so-called not-weak forces there, if placed in the Central Plains, would only be at the level of first-rate forces; speaking of which, they would not be stronger than forces like the Four Pavilions.

Therefore, regarding those places, some forces and experts in the Central Plains do not place much importance on them.

Originally, there was no great turmoil in the Northwest Continent, but a year ago, a sect named the Lion Underworld Sect suddenly began a massive campaign of conquest.

Wherever the sect's experts went, no one could resist them; in less than half a year, nearly half of the Northwest Continent had fallen under the control of the Lion Underworld Sect.

Because of the Lion Underworld Sect's bid for hegemony, the entire Northwest Continent has fallen into the chaos of war.

Originally, the people of the Ancient Clan would never have paid much attention to such matters.

However, ever since Gu Fei's statement in the great hall last time, the Ancient Clan began to attach importance to the Soul Hall.

This time, the Lion Underworld Sect's act of initiating hegemony over the Northwest Continent has the shadow of the Soul Hall.

Gu Fei had also heard some rumors.

"It seems that the Soul Clan has lost the Soul Origin of two main halls and is now becoming desperate, reaching its hand into the Northwest Continent..."

Gu Fei murmured in his heart.

He knew the reason for this turmoil in the Northwest Continent better than those from the Ancient Clan who went to investigate.

Although the Northwest Continent does not have the hidden dragons and crouching tigers of the Central Plains, it is, after all, extremely vast, and naturally possesses quite a few experts at the Dou Zun level.

Wanting to occupy the majority of the Northwest Continent with the strength of the Lion Underworld Sect alone is something quite unbelievable.

The Lion Underworld Sect originally could only rank in the top ten in the Northwest Continent and was not invincible.

However, this time, their strength has surged forward by leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, there are many more mysterious powerhouses with extremely formidable strength.

Those additional powerhouses are people from the Soul Hall.

They deliberately incited the war; in this way, countless people would die in the war.

The people of the Soul Hall secretly collect the souls of the dead on the battlefield to achieve their goals.

"Gu Fei, kid, are you saying that this war was deliberately incited by the Soul Hall just to collect souls? Disregarding the lives and deaths of so many people?"

Hearing Gu Fei's words, Gu Nanhai and the others frowned deeply; the Soul Hall's methods made them feel ashamed, and this faction is somewhat anti-human.

"Correct. The reason it was chosen in the Central Plains is because the forces in the Central Plains are intricate and complex; even the Soul Hall would not dare to easily launch a large-scale war!"

Gu Fei nodded: "But places like the Northwest Continent are different. With the power of the Soul Hall, it is enough to dominate a one-sided war, and they only need to show up afterward to be able to obtain countless soul bodies..."

"Since the Soul Hall wants to obtain soul bodies so badly, then we will dismantle their plan!" Gu Nanhai had a decision in his heart.

Even if it means sending out Dou Sheng powerhouses, this turmoil in the Northwest Continent must be quelled.

"Elder, hurry and send people; the slower this matter ends, the more benefits the Soul Clan will obtain!"

Gu Fei nodded in agreement.

The Soul Clan currently has no mind to focus on soul quality; they intend to use quantity to complete the mission objectives issued by the Soul Clan.

Since this plan has already been discovered, Gu Fei naturally will not let them succeed.

(End of this chapter)