Chapter 88: Collision

They didn't use a spatial teleportation array; instead, they planned to fly on swords across this mountain range to reach the nearby city.

Whoosh!

Upon hearing this news, the honorary senior brother immediately rose and spread out his divine sense.

Not using a spatial teleportation array, but choosing to sneak into the mountains right after leaving the city shows they are conserving strength, only thinking about how to escape, not transporting spirit stones for Yunhai City.

Enough to sustain three thousand cultivators' practice and keep a spirit‑gathering array running, the required spirit stones are unimaginably many; without finding a complete spirit vein, it's impossible to accumulate that many.

Could it be?

Internal strife?

Great!

I never expected to find such merit while hiding in this mountain range!

What cultivation level does the opponent have? the senior brother immediately asked.

The scouting cultivator immediately replied: "Probably at the Martial Emperor Realm; it seems they were invaded by violent spiritual qi, tormented badly."

Good!

It's truly pitiful.

The senior brother immediately gave the order.

To encircle and annihilate the two thousand cultivators who had fled from Yunhai City.

This battle wouldn't take the slightest effort.

In less than half an hour, the group whose bodies had been invaded by violent spiritual qi and who dared not recklessly use their spiritual power all collapsed; the young leader was tightly bound and thrown to the ground.

The senior brother of the Qingming Divine Sect narrowed his eyes and instantly recognized the person: "Yo, isn't this Elder Hao? The youngest outer‑door guest elder of the Heaven Mystic Dao Sect."

How come you have this day too?

Hao Ao, young and hot‑headed, couldn't bear this humiliation; his eyes bloodshot, he stared fixedly at the Qingming Divine Sect's senior brother.

A chilling killing intent burst from his eyes.

If looks could kill, I'm sure the opponent would have died thousands of times over.

"Exactly, that's the look." The senior brother stepped forward, placed a foot on his face, and jeered, "You used to have your nostrils turned up, looking down on me, didn't you?"

"I remember you revered Su Changfeng the most, saying he was your enlightened lord; I never thought you'd end up in my hands today."

How?

"The feeling of having violent spiritual qi invade your body isn't pleasant, is it? Are you afraid of exploding and dying, so you came out hoping to carve a path to survival?"

"Hahaha… you too today!"

Hao Ao never imagined that one day he'd end up in such a sorry state.

After falling out with Su Changfeng, he took over a thousand cultivators and left Yunhai City, not daring to use a spatial teleportation array for fear of running into Ye Han's people, so he planned to cross this mountain range.

But who would have thought that on the very day they left the city, the spirit‑burst phenomenon erupted.

Over a thousand cultivators, hundreds of them exploded and died that very day.

Moreover, among them there was no formation master, nor anyone who could set up a spirit‑gathering array; their spirit stones were depleted, and when they encountered demonic beasts in the mountains, their blocked meridians made them hesitant and fearful.

As a result, they ultimately ran into the disciples of the Qingming Divine Sect.

Truly, they'd suffered eight lifetimes of bloody bad luck.

"Shut up!" Hao Ao's eyes almost spat fire.

"If it weren't for Ye Xuan's ambitious desire to single‑handedly conquer the East Wasteland while needing a righteous pretext, he wouldn't have fabricated facts, turned black and white, and blamed Su Changfeng; otherwise, how would we have ended up like this?"

"It's clearly Ye Xuan, with impure intentions, seeking to establish prestige for the Heaven Mystic Dao Sect by slandering Su Changfeng as a demonic descendant—utterly wicked!"

"No matter how Su Changfeng is, you have no right to speak of him!"

Although Hao Ao was utterly disappointed in Su Changfeng, no matter how disappointed he felt, that was his own affair; others had no right to gossip about it.

Such lackeys of the Qingming Divine Sect are even less qualified to comment.

Only, only……

He implicated his own disciples, thinking that by giving his all he could secure them a slim chance of survival, never expecting instead to lead them to a dead end.

He also didn't know how Yunhai City was faring now, or whether those several thousand cultivators were still alive.

Su Chen… that good‑for‑nothing who only knows how to chase after women's backsides all day; I doubt even he can protect himself.

Hao Ao, Hao Ao, what evil have you fallen under?

At this point, you're still expecting something?

How could Su Chen possibly break the formation, carve a path through the beast tide, and reach Yunhai City?

Don't even think about it.

It's absolutely impossible!

Hao Ao drew a deep breath, resignedly closed his eyes, and refused to look at the Qingming Sect's senior brother, that face full of mockery and contempt.

"Senior… senior brother, it's not good!"

Then,

Just then,

A blood‑soaked figure with a half‑broken arm fell from a nearby tree.

He was Ye Han's personal guard, severely wounded, unable to use his spiritual power, barely managing to fly on his sword; it took him over an hour to get here.

"Senior brother…" *thud! *

The sword attendant spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed in the pool of blood.

Seeing this, the honorary senior brother inexplicably felt a bad premonition, his heart pounding.

He helped up the blood‑covered sword attendant: "Where is Ye Han? Aren't you one of his three chief sword attendants?"

"Where is Ye Han!"

What's the situation in East City now?

Besides your injuries, what exactly happened?

The sword attendant had one arm blown off by the aftershock of the thunderfire talisman, then was invaded by a violent spirit; he could barely hold on, already at his limit, gripping his senior brother's hand tightly, blood bubbling from his mouth: "Senior Brother, Young Master Ye Han is dead."

What?

Ye Han—dead? He died?

Boom!

A roar echoed in his mind.

Senior Brother, his mind went blank in an instant, his body frozen stiff.

"East City... has been breached by Su Changfeng and others; Su Changfeng launched a surprise attack on East City last night, our people held out for several hours, but no reinforcements arrived."

"In the end, we couldn't hold the line."

"The formation set up in East City was broken? A buzzing rang in Senior Brother's ears."

"It was like a bolt from the blue exploding in his mind."

"It made his heart spasm, his whole body tremble, and the color drained from his face in an instant."

"Then he said,"

"The sword attendant stammered: "I and Young Master Ye Han, while retreating to Nameless Mountain, ran into… Su Chen, the son of Su Changfeng.""

"He possesses a supreme inheritance, and behind him is a terrifyingly powerful talisman refiner who has crafted a stack of talisman papers—hundreds of cultivators stood no chance."

"I fought my way out, but the aftershock of the thunderfire talisman blew off one of my arms… I used the Turtle Breath Grand Method all the way to conceal my vitality, barely escaping… only then did I get a chance to tell you this."

"Senior Brother, the Azure Abyss Divine Sect… is in danger… pfft!"

His words trailed off.

"The sword attendant's mouth gushed blood, his eyes wide open as he collapsed."

"In an instant."

"Senior Brother felt his worldview overturned—what shocking words had he heard?"

"Ye Han's sword attendant fought his way back to deliver the message, saying Su Chen had come to Cloud Sea City—wasn't that good-for-nothing supposed to have a duel with the sect leader? He should have been detained in the Azure Abyss Sect."

"How did he end up here?"

"What's worse, the fact that Su Chen possesses a supreme inheritance actually turns out to be true?"

"Just what kind of inheritance is it?"

"A Martial Emperor powerhouse?"

"Or is it the inheritance spoken of, the sovereign of the Martial God Realm?"

"Could it be that the formation we were caught in earlier was actually laid down by Su Chen?"