Qingfeng Hall.
When Lan Yue and the others saw Ye Cangtian return, they were all stunned.
Ye Cangtian had returned in less than a day, meaning his time in the capital was extremely limited.
Coupled with Ye Cangtian needing to attend to official matters, he likely wouldn't even have time to go home.
Thinking this, Lan Yue stepped forward and said with a hint of annoyance, "Are you pulling a Yu the Great, kid? Passing by your own home without entering?"
Ye Cangtian let out a bitter smile upon hearing this. He truly wanted to go back and see Tang Xinwan.
But he was afraid that if he went back, he wouldn't be able to leave. He was also afraid of Tang Xinwan worrying herself sick, so in the end, he chose not to return.
On the other hand, seeing the bitter smile on Ye Cangtian's face, Lan Yue understood everything. She said, "You brat, no matter how urgent things are, it's not like this immediate moment is irreplaceable!"
Ye Cangtian had nothing to say to this and directly changed the subject, saying, "Senior Sister, our time is running out..."
Ye Cangtian stated that since Feiyun Pavilion had already taken action against Yanyu Tower and Yulong Villa, the next targets should be Liehuo Academy and Jifeng Tower.
In his opinion, Feiyun Pavilion would only move against the Hidden Organization after cutting off its wings.
"Junior Brother, I don't understand this. Why doesn't Feiyun Pavilion attack the Hidden Organization directly?"
Lan Yue raised her question, as in everyone's eyes, in terms of strength, the Hidden Organization certainly couldn't compare to peak forces.
"This is very normal. Feiyun Pavilion's strategy is not wrong."
Ye Cangtian looked at Lan Yue and began to explain.
Although the overall strength of the Hidden Organization had a gap compared to other peak forces, allowing Feiyun Pavilion to advance easily.
However, the territory of the Hidden Organization was too vast. If Feiyun Pavilion dared to advance recklessly, their supply lines would be too long and disconnected, making it difficult to return. They would be cut off piece by piece.
It must be known that if the Hidden Organization was attacked, peak forces like Jifeng Tower would not stand idly by.
Once they provided support, even if Feiyun Pavilion united its forces, it would be difficult to resist.
Therefore, Feiyun Pavilion had to first eliminate the Hidden Organization's allies. This way, even if they attacked the Hidden Organization, no one would come to their aid.
Only under such circumstances would they have a chance to completely destroy the Hidden Organization.
Upon hearing this explanation, everyone present understood everything.
The next moment, Lan Yue said, "Junior Brother, then according to this, I should actively take action to prevent our allies from being wiped out by Feiyun Pavilion."
"Exactly."
Ye Cangtian nodded and continued, "So I need to go and scout the situation of Liehuo Academy and Jifeng Tower. Senior Sister, please work hard to organize the team. If I need anything, I will have Kongkong notify you."
"Leave it to me, rest assured."
Lan Yue nodded heavily and made her promise.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian didn't say any more. He took Changsun Lingxi and Sikong Longyin and entered the teleportation gate.
This...
The moment Ye Cangtian stepped out of the teleportation gate, his brows furrowed.
Everything around was familiar, but it was in the mountains outside Jifeng Tower, at least half a day's journey away from Jifeng Tower.
Although this place was somewhat hidden, if a dangerous situation occurred so far away, it would be difficult for the people of Jifeng Tower to escape.
However, Ye Cangtian did not say anything about this.
After all, time was tight and the mission was important. It was already good enough to establish a teleportation gate. Moreover, perhaps the Tower Master had his own considerations.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian no longer hesitated and hurried towards Jifeng Tower.
After about half a day, Ye Cangtian and the other two finally arrived at the foot of Jifeng Tower's city walls.
However, upon arriving here, Ye Cangtian suddenly had a bad premonition.
With the looming war, there were no guards at the gate of Jifeng Tower, and within his perception, there were no spiritual energy fluctuations at all.
"Something big has happened!"
Ye Cangtian clenched his fists instantly, glanced at the two beside him, and said, "You two quickly go and investigate the surroundings to see if there are any Feiyun Pavilion disciples or any formation bases left behind..."
Sikong Longyin and Changsun Lingxi did not dare to delay and quickly dispersed.
Ye Cangtian did not hesitate, and with a flash of his figure, he entered Jifeng City.
This...
Upon entering the city, Ye Cangtian's expression changed drastically.
All the buildings in the city still bore traces of battle. The bloodstains had dried, but no bodies were seen, as if the city was a dead city.
Ye Cangtian's heart grew cold. Such a scene clearly indicated that the battle had already ended, and quite some time ago.
Moreover, judging by the appearance, Jifeng Tower had likely been destroyed. Otherwise, it was impossible for there not to be a single living person.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian, holding onto a sliver of hope, ventured further inside.
The further he went, the colder Ye Cangtian's heart became. Everything was empty. Even when Ye Cangtian reached the top of Jifeng Tower, he found no one. Instead, he found a sentence.
"I am the Second Pavilion Master of Feiyun Pavilion, Hun Qianqiu."
"Today, I have destroyed Jifeng Tower, slaying Yi Feipeng in this hall, and buried countless ants beneath the tower."
"I leave this message in this hall, hoping that future generations will remember: those who obey will prosper, those who defy will perish..."
With a simple sentence, Ye Cangtian's eyes turned crimson after reading it.
This was not only because Hun Qianqiu had slain his sworn brother, Yi Feipeng.
It was more out of indignation for Hun Qianqiu's ruthlessness.
It should be known that in Jifeng City, there were not only the people of Jifeng Tower but also many civilians and merchant caravans.
Hun Qianqiu not only spared none of them, but after viciously killing them, he even regarded these people as ants.
Truly treating human lives as worthless grass, infuriating!
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian gritted his teeth and walked to the back of Jifeng Tower. As expected, he saw a mound of earth piled up like a small mountain.
In front of the mound, there was also a tattered template, engraved with "Tomb of the Ants of Jifeng Tower."
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian suppressed his grief and anger, stepped forward, bowed three times, and said fiercely, "Senior Yi, brothers of Jifeng Tower, rest in peace. I will surely avenge you and make Feiyun Pavilion pay blood with blood!"
After paying his respects, Ye Cangtian regrouped with Sikong Longyin.
The two had discovered a total of eight formation bases around and surrounding Jifeng City, with three elite disciples of Feiyun Pavilion seated in each base.
It was undoubtedly the spiritual energy formation and the Bagua Gathering Spirit Formation that Feiyun Pavilion had previously used against Yanyu Tower.
This way, even if Yi Feipeng and the Tower Master joined forces, it would be difficult to break through the formation bases.
After all, Ye Cangtian had witnessed that under the complementary effect of the two formations, the spiritual attack of each formation base reached the transformation realm.
This was not something the Tower Master and the other could resist.
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian sighed and left Jifeng Tower with a heavy heart filled with grief and anger.
Jifeng Tower.
Seeing a figure emerge from the teleportation gate, Lan Yue immediately walked over. However, upon seeing Ye Cangtian's reddened eyes, she immediately guessed something.
"Junior Brother, could it be that something has happened to Jifeng Tower as well?"
Hearing Lan Yue's voice, Ye Cangtian gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "Not a single blade of grass or a living soul remains. The only possible survivor is the Tower Master, but he has disappeared..."
After all, Hun Qianqiu had only written about slaying Yi Feipeng in the main hall of Jifeng Tower, not the Tower Master.
So, theoretically speaking, the Tower Master still had a chance to survive, but the prospects were not very optimistic.
If the Tower Master had escaped from Jifeng Tower, he should have sought reinforcements from the Hidden Organization through the teleportation array.
But now, the Tower Master had not been found, which meant that there was a high probability that the Tower Master had been taken away by the people of Feiyun Pavilion...
What!
Upon hearing this, Lan Yue's eyes also became moist, emitting an astonishing killing intent!
That was tens of thousands of lives! They were killed so casually, without any humanity...
She wished she could teleport to Feiyun Pavilion right now and slaughter everyone!
"Senior Sister, I still need to go to Liehuo Academy..."
As soon as Ye Cangtian finished speaking and was about to turn and leave, Lan Yue grabbed his sleeve and slowly shook her head.
This...
Looking at Lan Yue's action, Ye Cangtian's heart sank again. Could it be that Liehuo Academy had also met with disaster?
Before he could ask, Lan Yue gritted her teeth and said, "Liehuo Academy was also attacked, suffering heavy casualties. Ye Yaoyang and Yan Shenghui, by risking severe injuries, managed to repel Feiyun Pavilion's attack."
"However, even so, the Great Guest Elder and the Second Guest Elder of Feiyun Pavilion forcibly abducted the severely injured Yan Shenghui..."
Lan Yue stated that Liehuo Academy had sent the news after reorganizing, thus missing the best time for support.
Upon hearing such a result, Ye Cangtian immediately gritted his teeth. Feiyun Pavilion's actions were too swift, and their coordination was exceptionally perfect.
In just a few days, they had destroyed Jifeng Tower and heavily damaged Yanyu Tower and Liehuo Academy.
If he hadn't gone to Yulong Villa, Yulong Villa would likely have been captured by the enemy!
It could be said that up to this point, the Hidden Organization's allied forces had been largely crippled, and the Hidden Organization was fighting a lonely battle.
As expected, decades of planning, dormant for years, but when they moved, it was earth-shattering...