They vanished.
The remnants of the Five Elements Immortal Sect had completely disappeared at this moment, leaving no trace behind.
All that remained at the scene was a banquet site scorched black by the heavenly tribulation.
The Holy Sons of the three major forces were all dead on the spot, and many strong individuals below the Void Returning stage had also perished.
As for the current Sect Master of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, bound and unable to respond to the tribulation dragon, their fate was unknown. Even if they survived, they would have suffered severe sequelae, rendering their strength completely crippled.
This was undoubtedly the darkest day for the three major forces of Dongmo Province, and the banquet ended in haste.
Meanwhile, Mo Wuji, who had secretly assisted He Guangxin, was now dumbfounded.
He Guangxin had disappeared.
As someone he had identified as a talented individual, Mo Wuji had secretly planted a tracking mark on He Guangxin long ago. However, in the instant they vanished, all those marks had disappeared as well.
"Damn it! What the hell is this? Did he rip me off from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion for free?"
"Damn it! Find them! Find all the disciples related to He Guangxin from the old Five Elements Immortal Sect!"
Mo Wuji was furious. He Guangxin had been secretly cultivated by him for over a decade. He had promised to follow Mo Wuji and become his right-hand man after this mission, but then he suddenly vanished into thin air.
Mo Wuji provided He Guangxin with whatever intelligence he needed.
He even sent him some resources, hoping he could quickly improve his strength. He Guangxin accepted them but never used them.
Before the battle began, He Guangxin had contacted Mo Wuji, requesting a hundred and eight teleportation scrolls to ensure his comrades could escape safely after the battle.
Mo Wuji had high hopes for He Guangxin, believing this sword cultivator had boundless potential. The aura he exuded during his recent promotion to Nascent Soul stage hinted at the makings of a top-tier genius.
For He Guangxin's sake, Mo Wuji had even agreed to help control Emperor Yan and others.
But what was the return?
It felt like being catfished online, a pain so profound it was suffocating!
"Young Master! Calm down, you're spitting blood!"
Equally suffocating was the pain felt by Emperor Yan and the others. Their faces were terrifyingly pale as they looked at the corpses scattered across the ground.
The high and mighty puppet master in the shadows had merely incapacitated them, who were at the Soul Transformation stage, from taking action.
Even so, it should not have ended like this!
They shouldn't have been slaughtered so miserably! The opponent had only just advanced to Nascent Soul stage. What would happen if he reached their level of cultivation?
Damn it, they were destined to become mere background props for a genius. The tale of "don't bully a poor young man" had become a reality!
"I can't stand it! I can't stand it! We must find these remnants of the Five Elements Immortal Sect. If I don't avenge this, how can I face my ancestors!"
...
These cultivators from Blue Star had naturally returned to Blue Star as the twenty-year period had ended.
The cultivation ranking of Blue Star cultivators had seen some changes. A third Nascent Soul stage cultivator had appeared, and it was none other than He Guangxin, who had been stagnant for a long time.
He had leaped to third place, second only to Li Qingyun and Bai Nianchen.
Twenty years of tempering in the cultivation world. This rate of progress was terrifying.
However, he was not happy.
Out of three hundred people who entered, only two hundred and ten returned.
And of these two hundred and ten, one hundred and eight were seriously injured.
He Guangxin himself was emanating faint lightning, his skin pierced by the lightning, leaving him with flesh wounds.
The one hundred and eight-fold heavenly tribulation could not be simply resisted by sheer willpower. If the final tribulation dragon had descended, He Guangxin might have been utterly annihilated.
At the last moment, they were all teleported away. That final bolt of lightning could only be borne by the new Sect Master of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, Duan Shou. This time, his lifespan had truly been cut short.
Seeing He Guangxin in such a state, Chu Yang's expression changed drastically.
He quickly stepped forward and picked him up.
He Guangxin, who had been like a possessed madman moments ago, looked at the familiar yet somewhat strange face before him and began to cry.
"Senior Brother Xian... Am I home..."
Chu Yang felt a touch of emotion.
He remembered He Guangxin. When he first entered, he was a vibrant and energetic youth, but now his demeanor suggested he had endured unimaginable hardships, making him truly pitiable.
He left for half a lifetime, but returned no longer a youth.
"It's alright, you're home now. This is Blue Star, this is Xia Country, this is the capital..."
The others, seeing He Guangxin in his near-death state, also looked greatly alarmed.
"Class monitor..."
Chu Yang glanced at them. One hundred and eight of them exhibited a similar aura, creating a significant presence.
"Heavenly tribulation..."
He began to understand. These individuals, along with He Guangxin, had endured a large amount of tribulation energy and had suffered considerable damage.
He Guangxin's condition was dire. He had just broken through to Nascent Soul stage, and now his emotions had undergone drastic fluctuations. The Nascent Soul he had just condensed was becoming unstable.
"Wait for me here."
Chu Yang, carrying He Guangxin, directly entered the medicinal garden and picked up the hundred-thousand-year-old ginseng.
The ginseng spirit was naturally terrified and cried out in Chu Yang's hands, "Don't eat me! Don't eat me!"
Chu Yang stared at it and said, "Look at this person. Help him recover his body. If anything happens to him, I'll stew you directly!"
The ginseng spirit was filled with terror, understanding from Chu Yang's eyes that if he spoke of stewing, he truly meant it!
Glancing at the dying He Guangxin lying on the ground, the ginseng spirit was stunned.
This fellow looked like he was about to die. He would probably need several of its tendrils to be eaten!
"Speak! If you don't speak, I'll twist your head off and feed it to him!"
The ginseng spirit hurriedly said, "I'll speak, I'll speak, I'll speak! I can heal him, I can heal him! I guarantee I can heal him!"
After listening, Chu Yang left the medicinal garden.
He left behind the ginseng spirit, which was cursing as it channeled its life essence into He Guangxin.
Seeing Chu Yang emerge, the others anxiously stepped forward to inquire.
"Senior Brother Xian! How is Class Monitor?"
Chu Yang waved his hand and said, "With me here, there's no need to worry. Follow me first."
With a wave of his hand, everyone was drawn into a vortex by Chu Yang.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Yang brought everyone to the Lihuo Palace.
Xue Qianwei was startled to see Chu Yang suddenly appear with a group of people dressed in sect disciple attire.
"What the hell? Where did these people come from?"
Chu Yang said sternly, "Get some healing pills and diagnose them all. They are all our people, and they have been training in the cultivation world for twenty years."
Xue Qianwei glanced at the one hundred and eight individuals scorched black by the heavenly tribulation and realized the gravity of the situation. She quickly produced many bottles and jars.
"Top-grade spirit recovery pills, use these first. They can repair injuries, but the residual tribulation energy within their bodies..."
Xue Qianwei fell into thought. After a while, she said, "I might need to refine a niche pill, a Tribulation Dispelling Pill."