Chapter 1652

The old man was none other than Li Yan.

Li Yan's words caused the middle-aged man to slowly calm his emotions.

"Fine, then today, gather all the prodigies and have them attend the Grand Ceremony within the Hall!"

"And that brat named Ximen Wudi—don't let him escape; I'll slice him into a thousand pieces, flay his skin, tear out his tendons, grind his bones to dust, and scatter his ashes!"

"Yes, Grand Master!"

Li Yan bowed in response.

"Also, that boy named Zhao Tianyu—I want you to personally watch him; not a single mistake must happen!"

The middle-aged man continued giving orders.

Li Yan nodded.

"Grand Master, that Ximen Wudi is my fellow student—he has already joined the Wan Jian Pavilion!"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man slightly frowned.

Li Yan's fellow student?

"Oh? So it's come to this?"

"Then you must watch him closely—don't let him slip away!"

"Yes!"

Li Yan bowed and withdrew.

Ximen Wudi did not notice that this scene had already been seen by Li Yao beside him.

In Li Yao's beautiful eyes, a flash of coldness passed.

"Hmph, that brat named Ximen Wudi dares to provoke Li Yan!"

"I'll make him pay!"

Ximen Wudi did not know he had become the public enemy of all the prodigies!

He was now inside the Lei Ting Arrow, controlling it as it shot toward the distance.

The Lei Ting Arrow streaked through the sky, emitting a hissing sound, as if burning.

The thunderous power within the Lei Ting Arrow was too terrifying—even now, with his cultivation at Foundation Establishment five layers, Ximen Wudi could not fully control it!

"Weng! Weng! Weng! Weng! Weng!"

Under Ximen Wudi's control, the Lei Ting Arrow constantly shifted position—sometimes south, sometimes north, sometimes west…

Along the way, Ximen Wudi encountered several factions attempting to intercept him, but none could withstand the might of the Lei Ting Arrow—all were obliterated!

The Lei Ting Arrow contained a terrifying force of lightning; even a tiny touch would trigger a thunderous explosion, injuring the body and even damaging the dantian and qi sea!

Ximen Wudi dared not use the Lei Ting Arrow any longer, so he made it slowly descend in altitude.

Still, Ximen Wudi felt somewhat disappointed—this Lei Ting Arrow was far too slow, and its maximum flight height was not high at all, reaching only a hundred meters!

Hu hu hu~

The Lei Ting Arrow rose higher, but its speed grew slower and slower—until finally, it could not even reach a hundred meters!

"It seems the Lei Ting Arrow still needs improvement!"

Ximen Wudi thought to himself silently.

As the Lei Ting Arrow's flight altitude decreased, the aura it emitted grew increasingly faint.

Ximen Wudi estimated that in no more than half an hour, the Lei Ting Arrow would exhaust its energy and vanish entirely.

"Ximen Wudi, look! There's a cave dwelling ahead!"

At that moment, Li Yao's delighted voice suddenly came from his side.

Ximen Wudi turned his head and saw, ahead, a massive stone gate!

"Where does this lead?"

Ximen Wudi asked in confusion.

Li Yao walked up with a smiling face.

She gently tapped on the gate, and a crisp sound rang out.

The sound was very pleasant!

"Crack!"

The next moment, the stone gate opened automatically from the center.

Ximen Wudi and Li Yao exchanged glances, stepped off the carriage, and walked inside!

Inside the stone gate was an entirely different scene.

A long corridor stretched ahead, its walls carved with dragons and phoenixes, exquisitely detailed!

"This is…"

Seeing this corridor, Ximen Wudi's pupils sharply contracted—a name instantly flashed in his mind.

Wan Gu Pavilion!

This was the Wan Gu Pavilion!

And at that moment, Ximen Wudi felt the light before him suddenly dim.

Immediately, a rich herbal fragrance filled his nose.

The scent was brimming with spiritual energy, refreshing his spirit and mind!

"Such strong spiritual energy!"

Ximen Wudi was astonished.

And the density of this spiritual energy was no weaker than that of Wan Bao Tower—or even the entire Dongyue Commandery!

"There must be precious herbs here!"

"If I'm lucky, I might even find spiritual materials of the third grade or higher!"

Ximen Wudi muttered to himself.

His gaze instantly turned fervent.

And just at this moment!

Suddenly, a sensation of extreme danger swept over him.

"Not good, there's an enemy!"

Ximen Wudi was greatly alarmed and hurriedly looked left and right, wanting to dodge the attack.

Unfortunately, his reaction was too slow.

Just as he was about to dodge.

Abruptly, a piercing, razor-sharp sound of something tearing through the air rang out.

A golden-yellow sharp arrow tore out from the void.

Bringing with it waves of ear-piercing, shrill whistles!

This golden-yellow sharp arrow carried an overwhelming might, as if it would tear the heavens apart!

"Bang!"

The next instant, it shot straight toward Ximen Wudi's chest to kill him!

"Whoosh!"

The golden-yellow arrow instantly struck Ximen Wudi's chest!

"Boom!"

Under the violent collision, a cloud of blood mist spread out!

"Squelch!"

Fresh blood spurted out!

Ximen Wudi's body was instantly sent flying backward!

"Splash!"

He crashed heavily onto the ground, his whole body trembling!

"How… how could someone be ambushed here?"

Ximen Wudi's eyes widened.

But immediately after, he understood.