"Damn!"
Above the sea of clouds, Elder Zui Yue, flying on his saber, changed his expression. A faint light flashed in his drunken, hazy eyes.
Before Elder Qu could react, Elder Zui Yue vanished into thin air, reappearing thousands of miles away in the blink of an eye.
"Elder Zui Yue!"
Elder Qu was shocked.
The West Water Domain Mystic Realm was not far ahead. Elder Zui Yue was so anxious, could there be another change in the mystic realm?
Thinking of Qu Xiaoxiao, who was still in the mystic realm, Elder Qu was extremely worried and followed quickly.
There was still a gap in their cultivation.
By the time he caught up with Elder Zui Yue, he saw Elder Zui Yue standing there with a grim expression, devoid of his usual carefree demeanor.
"Elder Zui Yue, what exactly happened?"
Elder Qu was solely focused on understanding what had happened and did not pay attention to his surroundings until Elder Zui Yue spoke.
"The entrance to the West Water Domain Mystic Realm has closed."
Elder Zui Yue held his butterfly twin sabers, his brows raised, a fierce glint in his eyes.
Elder Zui Yue had been using his divine sense while traveling and happened to catch sight of the entrance closing.
By the time she arrived, the entrance had completely vanished.
"What! The entrance has closed?"
Upon hearing this, Elder Qu quickly surveyed his surroundings and found that this was indeed the location where the West Water Domain Mystic Realm had opened. He felt as if his parents had died.
"Hurry up and contact Qu Xiaoxiao to see what the situation is like inside the mystic realm!"
Seeing Elder Qu looking flustered, Elder Zui Yue coldly ordered.
"Right, Xiaoxiao! I need to ask Xiaoxiao!"
Elder Qu, as if grasping at his last hope, picked up the sound transmission disk.
However, after a while, he dejectedly put down the sound transmission disk, as if all his vitality had been drained by the unanswered call.
Elder Zui Yue's heart sank. It seemed that the disciples of the Xuan Qing Sect were in dire straits this time.
It was known that besides Jin Biao, Hong Shengyi, and Long Haotian, many other disciples were also inside.
If all these disciples perished, it would be a huge blow to the Xuan Qing Sect.
"Notify the sect immediately and have all the sect leader and elders come!" Elder Zui Yue made a decisive choice.
"You mean..." Elder Qu's face gradually showed surprise.
"Mobilize all our forces to forcibly open the mystic realm." Elder Zui Yue's gaze was like lightning. "We must bring everyone out!"
"Okay, I'll send a message to the sect right away!"
Elder Qu hastily rallied his spirits and sent a message to the sect. Elder Zui Yue inserted the butterfly twin sabers into the ground and sat down cross-legged.
If the mystic realm is not broken, I, Zui Yue, will not rest.
...
"Senior Brother Long! Senior Brother Wang!"
"Junior Sister Qu is also here!"
"Ah! Senior Sister Xu! It's Senior Sister Xu! Senior Sister Xu is here too!"
Within the West Water Domain Mystic Realm, as time passed, more and more cultivators gathered at the exit.
The Xuan Qing Sect disciples scattered across various locations converged here. They immediately spotted the eye-catching figures of Long Haotian and the others in the crowd and instinctively moved towards their direction.
However, upon closer inspection, they realized that besides Long Haotian, there was an even more unexpected presence.
Most disciples who came to the West Water Domain for training were at the Nascent Soul stage or above. They had all met Xu Yi before and were deeply impressed by her defeat of Bei Xinghan.
The joy of finding Xu Yi dispelled the sorrow of being unable to leave, and the atmosphere became very lively for a while.
It wasn't until someone mentioned the absence of Jin Biao and Hong Shengyi that the emotions of the Xuan Qing Sect disciples were contained.
"Haotian, Senior Brother Jin and Senior Sister Hong were with you. Why aren't they acting with you?"
The person asking the question was also an acquaintance of Xu Yi, Lu Zi'ang.
When Xu Yi first arrived at the Xuan Qing Sect, Lu Zi'ang had eagerly challenged her, only to be knocked off the stage by a single palm from Xu Yi.
Long Haotian lowered his head. "They are missing."
"Missing?"
The Xuan Qing Sect disciples lost all the joy of reuniting with Xu Yi.
Jin Biao and Hong Shengyi were the disciples with the highest cultivation and most prestige among the Xuan Qing Sect disciples who came to the mystic realm.
Their disappearance instilled a strong sense of crisis in the Xuan Qing Sect disciples.
They seemed to realize at this moment how disadvantageous their current situation was.
As they surrounded Long Haotian and the others, asking for details, the emotions of the other cultivators also began to change.
From initial unease to impatience, their gazes towards each other began to carry defensiveness and scrutiny.
They had gained considerable wealth in the mystic realm. The treasures in their storage bags were enough for them to cultivate for several hundred years, to put it mildly.
With precious treasures in their hands, they were exceptionally sensitive, fearing that someone might choose this moment to attack them. Their nerves were highly strung, and a faint aura of killing began to spread among the crowd.
However, no matter how defensive they were, they all tacitly avoided the large contingent of the Xuan Qing Sect.
Anyone with eyes could see that the Xuan Qing Sect disciples came from a top sect, and the closest proximity was to the Xuan Qing Sect.
They would have to be crazy to provoke such a colossal entity as the Xuan Qing Sect.
Moreover, with Xu Yi and Ji Buwang present, they did not dare to harbor any ill intentions.
Based on their understanding of the Xuan Qing Sect, they also did not believe that the Xuan Qing Sect disciples would go on a killing spree for treasures.
Therefore, even though their auras were tense and ready to clash, they did not involve the Xuan Qing Sect.
Almost all the cultivators present paid no attention to the Xuan Qing Sect contingent, or treated them with indifference. Only one person's pupils contracted upon seeing the Xuan Qing Sect team, and they retreated as quickly as possible.
Ji Buwang and Xu Yi sensed the commotion but only saw the retreating figure of a female cultivator fleeing in panic.
Ji Buwang looked at Xu Yi, his eyes questioning.
Xu Yi pondered for a moment, then decisively shook her head.
Both she and Ji Buwang had guessed the female cultivator's identity, but in the current situation, taking action would be the most irrational thing to do.
The reason their large team did not attract the attention of those around them was that those people believed they posed no threat.
But if he chose to act now, no matter the reason, everyone would instantly shift their hostile target towards them.
She and Ji Buwang could stop half of the people, but they couldn't stop everyone.
Therefore, at this moment, they could only remain still and await further developments.
After the dazzling light, the Soul Releasing Bell would appear, and that would be the time of the most intense conflict.
Xu Yi and Ji Buwang composed themselves, waiting for that moment to arrive.
...
"Senior Brother Jin, don't you think something feels off?"
Inside the stone cave.
Hong Shengyi struggled for a moment, her eyes flashing with confusion.
Jin Biao paused and said hesitantly, "I seem to sense the presence of spiritual energy."
It was very faint, but it was also undeniable.
"Senior Brother Jin feels it too, so it must be true!"
The two exchanged glances, attempting to guide the spiritual energy into their bodies to activate their restrained spiritual power.
However, before long, the surrounding spiritual energy began to overflow, with a vaguely uncomfortable chilling aura mixed within.
"Senior Brother Jin..."
Hong Shengyi's eyes widened, wanting to say something, but before she could finish, she fell into darkness once more.
She did not see that as she collapsed, the anxious-looking Jin Biao's eyes faintly glowed red.