Fang Ling stayed at the Frozen Mountain Temple for one night and descended the mountain the next day.
Instead of heading straight to the Miao Territory, he went to the Blood Marsh.
After obtaining the complete Tianluo Divine Art, he became more invested in the Tianluo Sect.
The Xuantian Hall had not been dealt with yet, so he planned to eliminate it first before heading south to the Miao Territory.
Before long, he arrived at Tianqing City.
Tianqing City wasn’t one of the nine main cities, but it was still quite bustling.
As Fang Ling strolled around, he prepared to find Mr. Mo and the others.
The Wanlu Pavilion, established by Mr. Mo over the years, was located here.
But when he reached the entrance of Wanlu Pavilion, he couldn’t help but frown.
There were quite a few people hiding inside, but they were definitely not from the Tianluo Sect.
Within a certain distance, he could sense those who practiced the auxiliary paths of the Tianluo Divine Art due to his mastery of the main path.
But none of the people inside were practicing the Tianluo Divine Art.
He slowly approached and pushed the door open.
As soon as he entered, the people ambushing inside the Wanlu Pavilion sprang out.
Leading them was a mischievous-looking girl, whose strength was not weak, clearly in the late Megrez Realm.
“Who are you, kid?” the young girl asked, looking at Fang Ling with a playful expression.
“And who are you?” Fang Ling countered.
“How dare you speak to our Protector Qiao like that!” A warrior beside the girl drew his sword in anger upon seeing Fang Ling’s attitude.
But the girl raised her hand, signaling them to calm down.
She then looked at Fang Ling with a smile and said, “We are from the Xuantian Hall.”
“You… you wouldn’t happen to be the Sect Master of the Tianluo Sect, would you?”
“It seems the current Sect Master of the Tianluo Sect is a young man.”
Fang Ling neither confirmed nor denied it, only asking, “Where are the original people here?”
“Heh, you’ll see them soon enough. Come with me, our Hall Master wants to meet you,” the young girl said.
“You haven’t answered my question,” Fang Ling said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the smile on the girl’s face vanished instantly.
“You’re asking for it, aren’t you?” She snorted coldly, raising her hand to suppress Fang Ling first.
But at that moment, Fang Ling stomped heavily.
A terrifying force caused a strong shockwave, shattering the building and collapsing the ground.
All the Xuantian Hall members surrounding Fang Ling, except for the girl, were instantly killed.
The girl was injured, her blood surging, and she couldn’t stop the blood from spilling from her mouth.
“How… how could this be…” She was terrified and tried to escape.
But a pair of large hands covered her head, making her feel as if she was facing an abyss.
“You still haven’t answered my question,” Fang Ling said calmly.
“We… we didn’t capture them. They escaped to the Qitian Ancient Cave…” the girl hurriedly said.
“Spare me, I was just following orders. I didn’t kill any of your people.”
“Qitian Ancient Cave?” Fang Ling found the name familiar, as if he had heard of it before but couldn’t quite remember.
“It’s a forbidden area in the Blood Marsh, near Tianqing City,” the girl said.
Fang Ling nodded slightly, then grabbed her head and crushed it.
Seeing Fang Ling’s brutality, everyone around kept their distance in fear.
He randomly grabbed someone and asked for the exact location of the Qitian Ancient Cave.
…
Inside the Qitian Ancient Cave.
Mr. Mo and Eagle Lord, along with eight hundred elite members of the sect, were struggling to move forward in the cave.
Fang Ling’s mount, the Nether Beast, was also among them, but it seemed to be seriously injured, leaving a trail of blood as it walked.
The intelligence network established by Mr. Mo was very well-informed.
They had detected movements from the Xuantian Hall in advance, but couldn’t contact Fang Ling at the time, so they had to retreat first.
But the Xuantian Hall moved quickly, and despite their early actions, they were still a step too late.
With no other options, they had to lead everyone into the Qitian Ancient Cave.
“Mr. Mo, you’ve been in Tianqing City for two hundred years.”
“Do you know why the Qitian Ancient Cave is called a forbidden area?” Feng Feiyan asked curiously.
“Even the people from the Xuantian Hall didn’t dare to chase us in, which shows its reputation.”
Mr. Mo shook his head and sighed, “I’m not entirely sure.”
“I’ve only heard that any living being entering the Qitian Ancient Cave, no matter how powerful, has never come out alive.”
“That’s why it’s known as a forbidden area.”
“If we weren’t at our wits’ end, I wouldn’t have brought you in here.”
“Ah! Now that I think about it, I regret it. If the Sect Master comes looking for us…”
“We, the mediocre ones, dying is one thing, but if the Sect Master, with his extraordinary talent, perishes here, it would be a great loss.”
Feng Feiyan said, “The Sect Master is cold by nature, and we’ve only followed him for a short time. He probably won’t risk coming in.”
“But maybe it’s for the best. We already owe the Sect Master a debt from the Flying Eagle Sect.”
“If we owe him another life, I wouldn’t know how to repay it.”
“Eagle Lord is quite handsome; maybe he could repay it with his body,” Mr. Mo said with a laugh, flicking his folding fan.
Feng Feiyan rolled her eyes at him, “I didn’t expect the usually serious Mr. Mo to joke around.”
Mr. Mo laughed heartily, “Isn’t it because we’re about to die? If we’re going to die, we might as well die happy, no need to be gloomy.”
“Look at you, you might as well carve the word ‘worry’ on your face!”
Feng Feiyan said, “We’ve been in here for so long, and nothing has happened yet. This feeling of a sword hanging over our heads is the real torture.”
Just as she finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion ahead.
“Look at my crow’s mouth!” she sighed helplessly.
Huff, huff, a monster formed of crimson blood slowly approached them.
The monster’s realm was clearly at the early stage of Alioth, and its terrifying aura suffocated everyone.
“No wonder no one has ever come out alive after entering. This thing is too terrifying,” she said.
“Everyone, I’m sorry for leading you to a dead end,” Mr. Mo said loudly.
“Ghost Emissary, if you hadn’t led us here, we would have died at the hands of the Xuantian Hall people long ago,” the eight hundred elites said indifferently, with no one panicking.
The moment they entered the Qitian Ancient Cave, they had already foreseen their fate.
“To fight such a powerful monster before dying, it’s not a loss! Hahaha!”
The eight hundred elites immediately spread out, ready for battle.
Seeing this, Mr. Mo laughed heartily, feeling very gratified.
These eight hundred people were handpicked by him, and at this moment, he felt a sense of comfort.
“Come on!” He and Feng Feiyan stood at the front, everyone holding their breath.
The blood beast, seeing their calmness, became furious and suddenly accelerated, charging at them.
At this critical moment, a slender figure suddenly appeared.
Fang Ling snorted coldly and swung his sword, “Slay Dragon!”
With one strike, the blood beast disintegrated.
“Huh? This aura is…” Fang Ling exclaimed in surprise.
The blood beast he had just killed felt very familiar, similar to the Blood Demon Ancestor.
“Could this place be the Blood Demon Ancestor’s hideout?” he thought, “There must be some treasures in this cave!”
When he killed the Blood Demon Ancestor and his wife, he didn’t find anything on them.
But having lived so long, they couldn’t possibly have no savings.
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