Chapter 97

The night sky was as bright as daylight!

Qin Sang climbed out of a pile of mud, shook off the broken branches from his body, spat out the blood and decaying leaves from his mouth, and turned his head to look in shock at the direction of Yuanzhao Sect.

A large sun hung at the edge of the sky, illuminating the entire Yuanzhao Peak in exquisite detail.

The entire mountain range was bathed in daylight.

The mountains collapsed, and birds and beasts fled in panic.

Several roars followed, filled with endless anger and sorrow.

Then, a brilliant light engulfed everything, the earth shook continuously, and nothing could be seen.

Qin Sang tightly closed his eyes, his heart filled with shock, not knowing what had happened there, but he could sense the terrifying fluctuations from the golden sun.

As the light gradually dimmed and his vision returned, Qin Sang discovered that the towering Yuanzhao Peak had been severed in half, and even the surrounding mountains had inexplicably shortened.

This was the destructive power of a Core Formation cultivator, and a sense of fear and admiration arose in Qin Sang's heart.

Qin Sang's expression changed slightly; he had originally planned to find a place to observe.

He had not previously rejected the path of demons and had no direct experience of the conflict between the righteous and the demonic in the cultivation world. He did not deeply despise it, especially after hearing the inside story of the Ascension Conference from the young man in the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Zone. Qin Sang realized that the righteous path was not necessarily clean.

He simply wanted to preserve his life and live a bit longer, so he was determined to leave the Guiyin Sect.

There was always a difference between the righteous and the demonic paths.

The Yuanzhao Sect knew how to use the Ascension Conference to lure scattered cultivators into the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Zone, masking their true intentions without sending their own disciples to their deaths.

If it were the Guiyin Sect, even if they sacrificed the lives of their disciples, Sect Leader Yi would not hesitate for a moment. The souls in the Yinsha Abyss were countless times more than those in the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Zone.

There is a saying, "at any cost." In the cultivation world, a Qi Condensation cultivator, without a powerful backing, might become one of the "costs" once something goes wrong, and it was even easier to become a "cost" in the demonic sects.

One could be like Liang Yan, close to Yue Wu, and no one would dare to provoke him. Or one could be like Yue Wu, a Core Formation cultivator, a powerful force in the sect, and have a chance to preserve one's life.

Unfortunately, he was just a small pawn with an uncertain future.

But as the saying goes, times change.

After obtaining the mysterious orchid, Qin Sang began to waver. If the Guiyin Sect won, even if the orchid was excellent, he would not dare to run away with it, even if he had ten thousand lives.

He could run for a whole day, but a Golden Core cultivator could catch up in an instant, and with a sweep of his divine sense, he would be exposed.

Zhao Yan's death was without evidence. If he presented the mysterious orchid to the sect leader, he would have accomplished a great feat. Even if Sect Leader Yi did not reward him heavily, a few Core Formation pills should not be difficult, or at least a life-saving talisman.

As long as he had a chance to break through to the Core Formation stage, it would be fine to follow the demonic path to the end.

However, the Yuanzhao Sect did not seem to be completely helpless. After the explosion of the large sun, the direction of the Yuanzhao Sect remained deathly silent.

Demon flames, great formations, ghostly figures, cultivators...

All were nowhere to be seen!

The night sky was silent!

Suddenly, a shocking and sorrowful roar came from the distant horizon: "Brother!"

A fiery red light streaked across the sky like a meteor, quickly reaching the airspace above the Yuanzhao Sect, revealing the figure of a young man in black.

The young man looked at the devastated Yuanzhao Sect with disbelief, his face filled with immense grief.

At that moment, a loud "boom" echoed.

The remaining half of Yuanzhao Peak also collapsed, and amidst the dust, several bedraggled figures flew out. Seeing the young man standing in the air, they were all overjoyed: "Uncle! You finally came!"

Only Yu Hua looked as if he had been frightened, his eyes vacant.

But when they met the young man's cold gaze and saw the devastated sect, they were doused with a bucket of ice water.

"Crack!"

The sky suddenly split open, and a wisp of black gas emerged from the crack...

The young man suddenly raised his head, staring intently at the depths of the crack, his eyes instantly filled with疯狂的恨意.

"Kill!"

...

The fiery red divine sword had a momentum that could cut through everything, and a wisp of slightly thin black gas fled northward in terror, not daring to stop for a moment.

Qin Sang watched this scene with trepidation. Could this person be reinforcements for the Yuanzhao Sect? The sect's mountain gate was under attack, the great formation was broken, and they managed to turn the tide in a desperate situation?

This greatly exceeded Qin Sang's expectations.

The divine sword and the black gas chased each other until they disappeared into the horizon.

Qin Sang's expression changed rapidly, and he quickly made a decision. He took out the Four Clouds Divine Prohibition and threw it away, holding the jade box in his hands. After much hesitation, he could not suppress the greed in his heart.

A hint of self-mockery appeared on Qin Sang's face. He quickly searched through Zhao Yan's storage bag, taking out useful items and leaving the ones he did not recognize.

Finally, he found a familiar pearl, and Qin Sang was overjoyed. The terrifying power of the pearl was still fresh in his mind. Even if he encountered a Core Formation cultivator, throwing the pearl could at least make the opponent flustered.

Qin Sang held the pearl in his hand and used all his strength to activate the Void Wind. His mind was filled with one thought—escape, the farther the better.

Using spirit pills to suppress his injuries, Qin Sang fled on the wind, heading west first. A few days later, he found a cave and threw away Zhao Yan's storage bag, then turned south.

When his spiritual power was exhausted, he would find a cave to recover, then continue running, eating wild fruits and drinking mountain springs, avoiding people.

He was determined to head southwest.

While in the Yuanzhao Sect, Qin Sang was confined to Huizhao Valley and had no chance to buy a map of the cultivation world. He only had some understanding of the cultivation world from listening to Yue Wu's lectures and discussions with fellow disciples in the Guiyin Sect, but their knowledge was limited as Qi Condensation disciples.

Their location was in the northwest corner of the entire continent, known as the Xiaohan Domain in the cultivation world. The continent was vast, surrounded by boundless seas, but how far east and south it extended, and how many major sects were outside, only Core Formation cultivators might know.

Even the western and northern borders closest to them were rarely reached, as the extreme west of the Xiaohan Domain was the territory of the demon race, and the north was the Ancient Immortal Battlefield!

According to legend, the Ancient Immortal Battlefield was extremely dangerous but also held incredible opportunities, with countless ancient immortal residences and remains.

Yue Wu was very secretive about the Ancient Immortal Battlefield, and the other Qi Condensation disciples knew little about it, only hearing rumors and repeating them.

The Xiaohan Domain was mainly divided into three major forces: the west was occupied by the demon race, the northeast was controlled by the demonic sects, and Qin Sang's current escape direction was heading towards the territory of the righteous forces.

The Guiyin Sect and the Yuanzhao Sect were located in the buffer zone between the righteous and demonic forces in the Xiaohan Domain. Both had once been prosperous with Core Formation elders, but they had gradually declined. However, even a dead camel is bigger than a horse, and they still had considerable fame in the Xiaohan Domain.