623: The second Quasi-Saint

However, it wasn't entirely implausible that Yu Qianhong had gone mad near the Xu Kun Sect after leaving the Heavenly Ice Pavilion and then fought her way all the way here.

But at this moment, Xie Feng was leaning toward another possibility: someone was deliberately targeting them, and their strength was formidable.

Regardless, no matter who it was, he couldn't let things continue like this.

Otherwise, if all these Sect Masters ended up dead, what would happen to his plan?

According to Ci Bing's deduction, there were four places the opponent might go next: the Prison Heart Pavilion, Dou Yuan Hall, Guixin Hall, and Yu You Hall.

Xie Feng himself couldn't guess which one would be next.

Considering his plan, he decided to go to the Prison Heart Pavilion first, as it currently had the most people, and then check the others one by one.

And so, the current scene unfolded.

When he arrived, he happened to find these three fellows running off into the distance.

He had thought the person responsible had arrived, but a sweep of the area revealed nothing.

He then rushed ahead and intercepted the three of them.

Since he hadn't encountered the culprit, there wasn't much to ask; the situation was likely much the same as what Ci Bing knew.

Therefore, Xie Feng had no interest in continuing to offer explanation after explanation here.

"Rest assured, you three. I've come to save you. However, to avoid any inconvenience, I'll have to ask you three Sect Masters to endure a bit of hardship for now."

Having found them, Xie Feng intended to hurry to the next stop as quickly as possible.

To prevent them from being killed if left here, he directly moved to imprison them and threw them into his Inner World.

As soon as the three entered, they immediately realized they had been imprisoned.

However, they discovered a familiar face here.

"We meet again, Pavilion Master Ci."

Ci Bing's face was currently dark; the foundation built by the Heavenly Ice Pavilion over countless years had been destroyed in an instant.

Although she carried many resources with her and a large number of personnel were away...

...the headquarters had been destroyed, and the sect's top-tier, most talented elites were all gone.

Even if it were rebuilt, without her, it would be a third-rate power, and who knew how many billions of years it would take to recover.

Looking at the three treacherous individuals now, Ci Bing felt even more enraged.

A person from Xu Kun Sect and A person from Fen Tian Palace were one thing, as their sects had already been destroyed.

But as for Li Xi, she would make him pay sooner or later.

The four of them knew their current situation, so on the surface, they remained calm.

It wasn't even out of the question for them to cooperate again and jointly plan an escape.

Inevitably, however, Ci Bing, A person from Xu Kun Sect, and A person from Fen Tian Palace somewhat isolated Li Xi.

Li Xi naturally sensed the subtle change in the atmosphere, but he still spoke up, "I think, since we're idle anyway, why don't we talk about how to get out?"

Hearing this, Ci Bing mocked, "All four of us are sealed now. Sect Master Xie knows our every move. How can we escape?"

"For instance, as we speak now, he is listening."

Li Xi, however, said, "Regardless, we can't just sit and wait for death."

To this, Ci Bing only replied with a, "Heh."

There was never much loyalty to speak of among the ten sects. To have emerged from the fractured power struggles of the past, what methods had they not used?

Betrayal was a common occurrence; it was only normal for things to be this way between the ten sects.

It wasn't that she was petty; it was mainly that she saw no hope of escape, so why bother saving face?

Otherwise, she wouldn't have minded cooperating with Li Xi again, and her attitude would naturally be much better.

Soon, the scene fell into silence... Outside.

Ci Bing was right; Xie Feng did indeed know what was happening inside, including their conversation.

But he wasn't interested because those things were entirely meaningless.

At this moment, Xie Feng was heading to his next stop, which was the territory of Yu You Hall.

If the opponent wasn't at the Prison Heart Pavilion, they were very likely there... On the other side, just after Chen De took down Yu You Hall, the system suddenly prompted that a powerful expert was rapidly approaching.

Fuck!

It seemed he was a bit too late; he still had Jian Fan's face.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen De turned and ran; the person behind him was definitely a foe, not a friend.

"Hall Master Jian, please wait."

Hearing these words, Chen De's mind immediately began to race.

Since he had been discovered anyway, he might as well take a gamble.

If he lost the bet, the outcome wouldn't change.

So, upon hearing the other party's call, Chen De's speed increased instead of decreasing as he tried to lose the person behind him.

Of course, given his current speed, that was naturally impossible.

And so, Chen De was easily overtaken.

The newcomer was none other than Xie Feng.

Seeing the empty site of the Yu You Hall headquarters, he didn't ask any questions.

He simply confirmed the aura of the person before him, and after ensuring it wasn't a fake, he directly moved to seal him.

Seeing the fellow who had caught up to him strike without hesitation...

...Chen De's heart skipped a beat. Had he guessed wrong this time?

Forget it, if he was wrong, he was wrong. Under normal circumstances, this was how it would have ended anyway.

However, when the move actually landed on him, Chen De realized he had guessed wrong again.

The man hadn't wanted to kill him; it seemed he only wanted to seal him first.

"Please endure this for a bit."

Xie Feng's message reached his ears, but his vision blurred.

When he could see clearly again, he saw the other four members of the five-man group were all there.

"Heh, everyone, what a coincidence."

Seeing them, Chen De greeted them using Jian Fan's usual habits.

The four of them weren't surprised that Jian Fan had also ended up here.

With that, the entire five-man group had been captured!

After taking in Chen De, Xie Feng didn't linger and rapidly advanced toward the next location.

Only two were left. After some thought, he headed directly to the one with the highest probability of a successful breakthrough—Dou Yuan Hall!

In Xie Feng's view, between Xu You and Xuan Ni, Xuan Ni's breakthrough probability was undoubtedly higher.

Yes, Slaying Three Corpses; what Xie Feng wanted was for these Sect Masters to undergo the Slaying Three Corpses.

Therefore, he was willing to put some pressure on them, but he never intended to kill them.

Regardless of the motives behind the actions of the person in the shadows, he had to take action... Dou Yuan Hall.

As the headquarters of Dou Yuan Hall, it had been peaceful, with disciples practicing and elders providing guidance.

But just then, an incredibly powerful pressure suddenly erupted from somewhere.

Its intensity instantly spread across a distance of trillions upon trillions of light-years.

As soon as this pressure appeared, while some elders and disciples were still dazed...

...several elders who were in the know took the lead in offering congratulations, "Congratulations, Hall Master! Our respects, Hall Master, on your successful breakthrough!"

The voices resonated throughout the headquarters, and everyone heard the content of the words.

Following them, countless elders and disciples also cheered, "We congratulate the Hall Master on his successful breakthrough!"

Whether they were sincere or not, with the Hall Master's breakthrough, the status of the entire Dou Yuan Hall would henceforth rise to a new level.

As his own people, their status would naturally rise as well, along with benefits, treatments, and so on.

These things were genuinely cause for joy.

At this moment, Xuan Ni's figure gradually materialized on the scene.

As soon as he appeared, he looked up at a certain spot in the starry sky, a long halberd appearing in his hand.

"Sect Master Xie, you've come to visit just as I finished my breakthrough. I was just about to go looking for you, so this saves me some trouble."

Before his voice had even faded, the long halberd had already been thrown with great force.