Chapter 100

**Rumble...**

The thunderous sound erupted from the depths of the swirling dark clouds, causing the thousand-foot-thick clouds to begin rolling heavily. The rolling clouds resembled smoke from a volcanic eruption, or massive waves in the sky, as if they could fall at any moment and completely destroy the earth below!

Moreover, with this thunderous sound, a powerful suction force suddenly emerged from the center of the dark cloud vortex. This force drew the several sword spirits floating below into the vortex, leaving behind only the fading colors. In front of everyone’s eyes, these sword spirits vanished without a trace.

At the same moment the sword spirits disappeared, the vortex emitted another intense explosion. This explosion overlapped with the previous rumbling that had yet to fully dissipate, creating an even more piercing sound. In the astonished gazes of the cultivators, the vortex, amidst the rolling dark clouds, suddenly emitted a blinding light!

This blinding light pierced through the heavy cloud layer, breaking free from the suction force’s restraint. In the instant it broke through, it enveloped Bai Shi, completely surrounding him.

"With Bai Shi’s strength... he shouldn’t be able to activate the full power of the Dragon Roar Sword, nor resonate with the sword spirits... It’s even more impossible for him to create such a massive fluctuation from the resonance of the sword spirits’ power and the Dragon Roar Sword’s aura!"

Seeing this scene, Dongchenzi’s body suddenly trembled slightly. He shifted his gaze from the sky to Bai Shi, who was enveloped by the white light pillar.

At the same moment the white light enveloped Bai Shi, everyone’s attention focused on him. Then, a buzzing sound appeared in the sky. As this buzzing sound emerged, the end of the white light pillar, deep within the dark cloud vortex, suddenly emitted a series of white beams that slowly rotated.

As these beams rotated, the dark clouds surrounding the vortex were all swept away, revealing a strange scene deep within the vortex!

There, it was like a giant mirror. In the mirror, Bai Shi saw endless mountains and some tribes. These tribes were built deep within the mountains, with lush trees and surrounding mountains around each one.

"Where... is this?"

Seeing this scene, Bai Shi felt an inexplicable calm. This calm made him murmur, and he felt an inexplicable longing for this place. As his voice faded, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted within the white light pillar.

This force was so strong that Bai Shi had no time to react. Clutching the Dragon Roar Sword in his hand, his body suddenly flew uncontrollably into the sky, heading towards the location of the mirror.

As he approached this unknown scene, Bai Shi suddenly turned his head, his gaze falling on Dongchen Village. In that instant, he took in everyone’s gazes.

He saw that Dongchen Village was almost in ruins, with blood staining the snow red. Some of the blood had turned into sewage, flowing rapidly like a river of blood.

In this river of blood, he saw Su Xuan’s figure. Su Xuan stood in the wind, his robe fluttering in the cold breeze. He stood there silently, without shouting or trying to hold Bai Shi back. His robe still had some of his own blood on it. As he watched Bai Shi leave, even in silence, Bai Shi could see the depth in Su Xuan’s eyes, and beneath that depth, a hint of reluctance. This reluctance tugged at his heart, making his eyes glisten with a few tears.

Bai Shi saw Dongchenzi’s figure. At that moment, Dongchenzi’s hand was still gripping his chest, standing in the snow as if he had forgotten the biting cold. He watched Bai Shi’s departure with a calm expression, but beneath that calm, there was a hint of inexplicable joy...

There was also Xichenzi, who watched Bai Shi gradually ascending into the sky. His eyes held a complex expression, and in this complexity, there was a sense of unease.

And there was Beichenzi, who, after being struck by the powerful force, lay on the ground. Her mouth had a trace of blood, and her gray robe was covered in mud. Even though she was severely injured, when she looked at Bai Shi’s departing figure, her eyes were filled with extreme hatred. Despite the pain in her chest, she gritted her teeth and tried to struggle to her feet, but after several attempts, she couldn’t stand up...

Compared to Beichenzi’s complexity, Nanchenzi was a bit better. Although his gaze was fixed on Bai Shi, his eyes did not show the same hatred as Beichenzi’s. Instead, there was genuine concern. He knew that such a monstrous cultivator, after leaving today, would bring a great calamity to his village when he returned.

He did not try to struggle to his feet either. He knew that even if he could stand up, he would be helpless against Bai Shi’s departure.

"Is that... a boundary gate?"

Situ’s gaze lingered the most on the scene in the sky. Looking at the green mountains and flowing water within it, his usual cold expression turned into a look of confusion. In this confusion, he gazed at the illusion in the sky and murmured.

There were also several middle-aged cultivators and disciples who were preparing for the test. They all had their mouths slightly open, watching Bai Shi’s departing figure as if they were seeing an otherworldly being returning to his place of origin. Despite their confusion and shock, there was a trace of... reverence in their eyes when they looked at Bai Shi.

Bai Shi’s expression was calm. He scanned everyone, but he did not see, on a relatively high peak in the Daochen Mountains, a massive tree about five meters thick, and on that tree, a person in a black robe and a hood. There was also the invisible aura that the black-robed person suddenly retracted!

"Everything ends here temporarily. When I, Bai Shi, return... it will be the day of calamity for your Beichen Village and Nanchen Village!"

Bai Shi retracted his gaze from everyone, took a deep breath, and as he approached the illusory scene, his eyes suddenly closed. Due to exhaustion and severe injuries, he fell into a deep unconsciousness. As he lost consciousness, his body, seemingly led by the Dragon Roar Sword, suddenly drilled into the illusory scene, and with a rumble, both he and the illusion vanished...