Xitianfu: Oh no!

The most ridiculous thing was...

After Ye Qing left the core area of the Demon Domain Battlefield...

The spiritual mechanism mirror actually displayed:

[Demon Domain Core Area: Demon Race completely annihilated; Safety Rank: Extremely High!]

[Current Administrator: Ye Qing (Jixia Sacred Academy)]

In other words...

Because no one could compete with him, the entire central zone of the Demon Domain Battlefield had automatically become Ye Qing's personal "base"!

Moreover, the safe zone was terrifyingly large!

..."This..."

The Elders looked at each other, their throats feeling dry.

After a long while...

An Elder from Thousand Mechanisms Island finally spoke tremulously, subconsciously deducing:

"If... if it's not an error with the spiritual mechanism mirror..."

"Doesn't this mean..."

"The Demon Race on the Demon Domain Battlefield... is... gone?"

"Completely... annihilated by Ye Qing alone?!"

"Ye Qing... alone... solved the Demon Race invasion?!"

As his voice fell...

All the Elders were pale with shock!

They couldn't understand it, let alone imagine it.

"How on earth was this accomplished?"

"Even the leader of a top-tier power, wielding a Sect-suppressing Dao Artifact, might not be able to achieve this alone, right?"

"Could it be..."

Someone swallowed hard, their voice trembling:

"Ye Qing's strength... has already risen to a level equivalent to a leader of a top-tier power?"

"Is... is this even possible?!"

How old is he anyway!

Is he truly such a Prodigy?

A new top-tier expert, an existence who could stand on equal footing with figures like Boundless Supreme Venerable, the leader of a top-tier power...

...has been born???

...And right at that moment...

One emergency message talisman light after another flew into the hall in succession.

The leaders of the various top-tier powers, except for Western Heaven Prefecture, sent messages one after another to ask their respective Elders stationed here:

"What is the current situation on the Demon Domain Battlefield?"

Upon hearing the inquiries, the Elders all had very strange expressions.

What was the situation like?

"This... the situation is simply fantastic!"

"It couldn't be better!"

But... this was hard to explain clearly!

Because according to the situation shown on the spiritual mechanism mirror, this excellent situation was entirely created by Ye Qing alone!

However, the facts were a bit difficult to describe.

If one didn't see it with their own eyes, it would truly sound fake!

For a moment, the Elders didn't know how to begin reporting this ridiculous battle situation.

Fortunately...

The leaders of the various top-tier powers seemed to be in a great hurry and had no intention of asking for details.

Their main purpose in sending the messages was actually:

"If the situation isn't too tense, quickly transfer some people back!"

"Just transfer one or two True Disciples!"

The Elders were stunned upon hearing this.

"Transfer people back?"

"Could it be that... other places in the Central Region are also being invaded by the Demon Race?"

...But that wasn't the case.

The fact was—

Not long ago...

The three Vice Prefect Lords of Western Heaven Prefecture suddenly sent out the highest-level distress signal and notification to the other five top-tier powers!

The content was only one sentence, yet it was earth-shattering:

"The Western Heaven Prefecture Lord who went deep into the Demon Domain Battlefield—Boundless Supreme Venerable..."

"...His life tablet... has shattered!"

This meant...

Boundless Supreme Venerable... has fallen!

This was an affair that had practically pierced the heavens!

A leader of a top-tier power, wielding a Dao Artifact—though the three Vice Prefect Lords of Western Heaven Prefecture didn't state it explicitly...

But everyone guessed that he would likely be carrying a Dao Artifact with him.

And yet, he actually fell in the Demon Domain Battlefield?

Has some terrifying existence appeared within this Demon Domain?

Is the Demon Race truly that strong?

If that's the case, wouldn't everyone in the Central Region be in imminent danger?

Therefore...

At this moment...

The leaders of the various top-tier powers had already set out and gathered at Western Heaven Prefecture!

They wanted to investigate the situation thoroughly and understand exactly what had happened on the Demon Domain Battlefield.

To prepare for any possible changes.

At the same time, to clarify the situation more quickly...

...they had urgently summoned the True Disciple Prodigies of their respective powers from the Demon Domain, asking a few of them to rush to Western Heaven Prefecture.

To make it easier for them to inquire about the situation in person... inside the main hall of Mangxing City.

After the messaging ended...

Several Elders looked at each other, then turned an extremely strange, even slightly pitying gaze...

...towards the only one who hadn't received a message—

The Western Heaven Prefecture Elder!

Who was also a confidant of Boundless Supreme Venerable.

That Western Heaven Prefecture Elder felt his skin crawl under their gaze, and a very ominous premonition rose in his heart.

He asked stutteringly:

"Fel... Fellow Daoists?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I..."

The other Elders remained silent for a moment, then shook their heads and sighed.

The Elder from Netherworld Sect walked over, patted his shoulder, and said in a complicated tone:

"My condolences."

"Your Western Heaven Prefecture Lord, Boundless Supreme Venerable..."

"Alas, he has fallen!"

"Wha—what?!"

Upon hearing this...

The Western Heaven Prefecture Elder was struck as if by lightning, his entire body instantly freezing.

He simply couldn't believe it!

Then, unable to help himself, he let out a loud cry:

"Ah?!"

In an instant, everyone saw his face turn as pale as paper, without a hint of color!

It's over!

The sky has fallen!

He wasn't like the other Elders present.

He was from Western Heaven Prefecture, and a confidant of Boundless Supreme Venerable at that!

His boss was gone, his backer had fallen; naturally, his heart was filled with immense terror!

Furthermore...

What terrified him even more was... he knew very well that Boundless Supreme Venerable's true purpose in going deep into the Demon Domain Battlefield was to assassinate Ye Qing!

But now... Ye Qing was alive and well, and had even displayed great Divine Might, sweeping through the Demon Domain Battlefield.

While Boundless Supreme Venerable... had fallen?!

This???

"Gulp."

The Elder couldn't help but swallow hard, a chill rising in his heart as his teeth chattered.

He had previously thought that Boundless Supreme Venerable hadn't made a move against Ye Qing yet.

But now... an extremely terrifying guess couldn't help but surface in his mind:

"Could it be..."

"The Prefecture Lord actually already made his move?"

"And then..."

"The Prefecture Lord was... was counter-killed... by Ye Qing?!"

...Thinking of this...

...the Western Heaven Prefecture Elder was scared out of his wits, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

He hurriedly looked at the spiritual mechanism mirror, frantically performing hand seals to try and find Ye Qing's current location.

Then...

...the spiritual mechanism mirror displayed:

[Search yielded no results!]

[Target has left the range of the Demon Domain Battlefield!]

"He left?!"

The Elders were also very confused upon seeing this:

"Where did Ye Qing go?"

But the Western Heaven Prefecture Elder's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He thought of the Primeval Qin Clan, Divine Mountain Chun Clan, and Myriad Spirits Langya Clan that Ye Qing had previously exterminated single-handedly... "The three Supreme Aristocratic Families were all wiped out. This Ye Qing seems to have a penchant for exterminating entire Sects..."

"Now..."

"Could it be..."

"That killing star Ye Qing... has gone to... Western Heaven Prefecture?!"

"He's going to exterminate the entire Western Heaven Prefecture?!"

Thinking of this...

...the Western Heaven Prefecture Elder broke out in a cold sweat.

How could he stay seated?

As a confidant of Boundless Supreme Venerable, he knew that if he ran into Ye Qing, he would definitely be dead.

Thus...

...his eyes darted around.

He subconsciously came up with an excuse:

"Um... since the Prefecture Lord has met with an accident, I must return to the Sect immediately!"

"I'll take my leave first!"

After saying that, he turned around and tried to flee.

He saw things weren't looking good and wanted to slip away!

He'd change his name and find a random place to hide for a hundred years!

But...

"Wait!"

A faint voice suddenly rang out.

The one who spoke was precisely an Elder from Jixia Sacred Academy.

His eyes flashed as he narrowed them.

Looking at the flustered Western Heaven Prefecture Elder, he suddenly had a faint inkling of something.

"Hehe."

Immediately, this Academy Elder, with a smile on his face, took a step forward and instantly blocked the doorway.

He said with a beaming smile:

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment."

"Where are you going in such a hurry?"

"The current situation is unclear, and the Demon Race may not be completely annihilated. This is exactly when we need to be vigilant. For you to suddenly leave..."

"...this Elder has reason to suspect you of conspiring with the demons!"

"For the sake of the big picture..."

The Academy Elder's aura surged, his gaze faintly locking onto the other:

"Fellow Daoist, you should... stay here for now!"

"It's best if you don't go anywhere!"

"What do you say?"

Upon hearing this...

...the Western Heaven Prefecture Elder's face turned dark, looking as if his parents had just died.

He could only nod with a forced smile, while his heart wailed.

It's over!

It's over!

Ah!!!!

...Meanwhile...

...at Western Heaven Prefecture, on the main hall's square.

The atmosphere was heavy.

The Moon God Palace Master, the Thousand Mechanisms Island Lord, the Burning Emperor Empress, and the Netherworld Sect Master.

Along with one of the five deans of Jixia Sacred Academy—Cang Hengzi!

The five top-tier giants had all arrived!

Their brows were tightly furrowed.

They were engaged in a heated discussion:

"Boundless Supreme Venerable is at the Void Return Perfection stage and is the Western Heaven Prefecture Lord; how could he suddenly fall in the Demon Domain Battlefield?"

"What exactly happened on the battlefield?"

"Even if he encountered an ambush by a Demon Race commander, he shouldn't have been unable to even flee, right?"

At the same time...

...they turned and pressed the three Vice Prefect Lords of Western Heaven Prefecture:

"At this point, what is there left to hide?"

"Let me ask you, did Boundless Supreme Venerable take a Dao Artifact with him?"

"If he did, how many did he take? Which ones?"

"Furthermore..."

"Have the Dao Artifacts returned to Western Heaven Prefecture by now?"

"If they haven't returned... could it be that the Dao Artifacts are lost? Or even fallen into the hands of the Demon Race?!"

This was the issue they were most concerned about!

If a Dao Artifact fell into the hands of the Demon Race...

...the demons would rise while the Dao would wane.

That would be a catastrophe for the entire Human Race in the Central Region!

...Facing the questioning...

...the three Vice Prefect Lords of Western Heaven Prefecture were drenched in cold sweat, stammering and not daring to tell the truth.

Because... that fellow Boundless Supreme Venerable hadn't just taken one; he had taken both of the Sect-suppressing Dao Artifacts—the kunwu mirror and the seven treasures purple gold gourd!

And... they hadn't returned yet!

This meant... Western Heaven Prefecture had lost its strongest foundation! It had lost its most powerful force for suppressing Luck!

Once this news leaked... they didn't dare to think about it.

...what Western Heaven Prefecture would face in the future.

Perhaps these leaders of top-tier powers, who were still being polite now, would tear off their masks in the next moment.

They would directly take action to carve up the fat piece of meat that was Western Heaven Prefecture!

At that time, their Western Heaven Prefecture might become the first top-tier power in the Central Region to fall into decline!

They would never allow this to happen!

And right at this awkward moment...

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The teleportation arrays on the square lit up one after another.

It was the True Disciple Prodigies of various powers being urgently teleported back from the Demon Domain Battlefield!

Moon Spirit from Moon God Palace, Chi Yan from the Burning Emperor Sacred Dynasty, and others stepped out of the teleportation arrays one by one.

Seeing this, several leaders of top-tier powers immediately surrounded them.

The Empress, the Moon God Palace Master, and others.

They asked:

"Ling'er!"

"Chi Yan!"

"..."

"Quick! Tell us in detail, did anything unusual happen in the Demon Domain Battlefield?"

"Did any of you see anything abnormal?"

"Did you ever see Boundless Supreme Venerable?"

Western Heaven Prefecture, main hall square.

Facing the inquiries from the leaders of the various top-tier powers.

The True Disciples who had been urgently teleported back looked at each other, every one of them completely bewildered.

"Boundless Supreme Venerable?"

Moon Spirit shook her head and said with a serious face:

"Seniors, we never saw Boundless Supreme Venerable."

Chi Yan also scratched his head and agreed:

"Yeah, we were busy fighting Demon Puppets and saving people in the Demon Domain Battlefield; we never saw the Western Heaven Prefecture Lord appear at all."

This was natural.

Because those who had seen Boundless Supreme Venerable...

...except for Ye Qing, had basically been silenced by that old fellow.

"As for abnormal situations..."

The True Disciples thought for a moment and spoke up one after another:

"There wasn't really anything particularly abnormal."

"If we have to mention something big... it's that we all seem to have seen the Academy's True Disciple, Ye Qing!"

"Right, right! True Disciple Ye is too fierce!"

"Yeah, you saw him too?"

"What a coincidence, hahaha!"

Beside them, Moon Spirit's eyes lit up as she gestured excitedly:

"He was purging demons all over the Demon Domain Battlefield alone, completely invincible! I saw with my own eyes as he killed tens of thousands of demon troops in a single strike! He was simply like a Sword Immortal descended to earth!"

Chi Yan was also full of admiration:

"I saw it too! When Ye Qing passed by my city, he casually killed two Demon Race Heavenly Prides with a single sword strike! He's ridiculously strong!"

Upon hearing this...

...in the crowd, the Jixia Sacred Academy Dean, Cang Yuan, curved his lips slightly, stroking his beard with a satisfied smile, his gaze full of pride.

"Hehe, young friend Ye Qing has certainly brought honor to the Academy."

However...

...the other leaders of the top-tier powers, although they nodded slightly, didn't take the matter too much to heart.

After all.

Although Ye Qing had gained quite a reputation previously and had even wiped out three Supreme Aristocratic Families alone, making him a rare Prodigy...

...in the eyes of these giants who stood at the Peak of the Central Region and governed top-tier powers... "He's still too young."

"He still needs to grow."

The Moon God Palace Master evaluated silently in her heart.

In their view, no matter how strong Ye Qing was, he was still just a junior.

Compared to old-guard experts like them, he still wasn't enough.

Currently.

They only cared about one thing—the fall of Boundless Supreme Venerable!

And those two Dao Artifacts that might have been lost in the Demon Domain!

"A pity..."

The Thousand Mechanisms Island Lord sighed and shook his head in disappointment:

"It seems we can't get any valuable information out of these juniors."

"It looks like we might have to personally go to the Demon Domain to investigate."

But even Boundless Supreme Venerable had fallen.

Going to the Demon Domain would be extremely risky... and right at that moment...

Whoosh—!

A sharp sword light suddenly descended from the sky!

Like a falling star hitting the ground, it landed directly in the center of the square!

"Who is it?!"

Startled, everyone looked up.

As the sword light dissipated, a figure in green clothing was revealed.

Cang Yuan was stunned, then seeing who it was, he immediately smiled:

"Ye Qing?"

"Why are you here?"