Supreme Emptiness

They obtained some intelligence from the Sea Charm Demon King.

But after arriving here, they discovered that someone else had already explored the place first.

This indicates that the Sea Charm Demon King had given this information to many others.

It was completely worthless.

Yu Tiandu sighed with frustration, "Sigh, ten thousand merit points sound like a lot."

"But getting them is as hard as ascending to the heavens."

Mu Ying forced herself to stay optimistic and said, "Don't lose heart."

"If it seems difficult for us, it's just as difficult for them."

"It all comes down to who can endure longer and who stumbles upon an opportunity first..."

Hmm?

Suddenly.

Mu Ying's brows furrowed slightly.

Her gaze fell towards the horizon.

At the far end of the flat horizon, a dark figure was rushing in their direction.

The person's movement technique was highly peculiar.

At first glance, they didn't seem particularly fast.

But one moment, they were here, and in the next, they seemed to teleport to another location.

It looked as if the figure was leaping through space like a ghost.

"Is that the 'Cloud Immortal Step' from the Divine Movement Sect?"

Mu Ying was slightly stunned. "What is an Outer Realm Divine Sect disciple doing here?"

She didn't need to remind the others.

Yu Tiandu and the rest immediately grew vigilant.

In the Taicang State, the loose cultivators of Qingli Mountain and the disciples of the Outer Realm Divine Sect generally didn't get along.

Soon after.

The approaching figure arrived near them, and they finally recognized him.

"Divine Movement Sect's Zhang Yundian?" Mu Ying exclaimed in shock.

Seeing Zhang Yundian, chest stained with blood and aura weakened, her eyes were filled with surprise.

Zhang Yundian was, indeed, heading straight for them.

Where there are people, there are places to hide.

Upon clearly recognizing the group ahead, his face lit up with joy.

"Mu Ying? Yu Tiandu?"

He actually knew them and immediately exclaimed, "This is great!"

"You two, someone mysterious is chasing me down."

"Please, on account of us all being martial artists of Taicang State, escort me for a while."

"I'll give you the 'Cloud Immortal Step' cultivation technique as thanks!"

Hiss!

Yu Tiandu was instantly tempted and gasped quietly, "Are you serious?"

The 'Cloud Immortal Step' was a famous high Earth-level movement technique in Taicang State.

If mastered, it granted the godlike ability of Shrinking Land into Inches.

However.

Mu Ying's eyes narrowed slightly as she clasped her hands together and said, "Brother Zhang, we are currently on a critical mission."

"We don't have the time to delay—you have my apologies."

"Let's go!"

Yu Tiandu wasn't having it and whispered, "Senior Sister Mu, that's the 'Cloud Immortal Step'!"

"Even if you don't cultivate it, you could sell it to the Jiangshan First-class Building for treasures."

"How could we just ignore it?"

Mu Ying glared at him sharply. "How much stronger is Zhang Yundian than you?"

Yu Tiandu looked uneasy. "Not much—he's simply cultivated for two more years, and barely reached the Ninth Layer of Core Formation Perfection."

"With time, I can reach that level too."

Mu Ying pressed on, "And how much stronger is the enemy chasing him than you?"

Yu Tiandu's face froze.

His entire body suddenly felt cold.

To have injured Zhang Yundian this severely and still pursued him to the brink of death...

Wasn't that someone beyond his capability?

He might have the fortune to obtain the 'Cloud Immortal Step,' but not the life to enjoy it.

"Leave, quickly! Don't get involved with Zhang Yundian at all!"

Mu Ying urged softly.

None dared linger; they all followed her and left hastily.

Zhang Yundian had finally found a group to potentially serve as his shield; how could he let them leave so easily?

Gritting his teeth, he called out again, "I can take you to find the Hell Beast—surely that's acceptable?"

In truth, he had no idea where the Hell Beast really was.

But he just needed to deceive Mu Ying and the others temporarily, so they could help him fend off his pursuers.

What?

Mu Ying suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Her eyes flickered with deliberation.

One 'Cloud Immortal Step' wasn't worth taking a risk over.

But the trail of the Hell Beast...

Spurt—

Ah!

All of a sudden!

A sword light appeared out of nowhere behind Zhang Yundian.

Though he sensed the danger in time and dodged with a leap, he was still too late.

Half of his arm was effortlessly severed.

Blood gushed out uncontrollably.

Zhang Yundian let out a series of painful roars as he frantically dodged while launching a fierce palm strike towards his attacker.

Having been gravely injured earlier, the power of this strike was far from the full might of someone at the Ninth Layer of Core Formation Perfection.

Thus, when a bizarre statue floated into view and unleashed four simultaneous punches...

Zhang Yundian was once again blasted away.

A torrent of blood poured from his mouth uncontrollably.

Rage and fear intermingled on Zhang Yundian's face.

Using the momentum of his backward flight, he redirected himself and, exerting the last of his spiritual power, activated 'Cloud Immortal Step' to flee into the distance.

Without looking back, he shouted:

"Mu Ying, Yu Tiandu, what are you waiting for?"

"Kill him already!"

"We had an agreement!"

Hell!

Mu Ying's eyes widened in fury.

This bastard actually dragged them into the ordeal!

She quickly clasped her hands towards the air and shouted, "Sir!"

"Don't listen to him."

"We have no connection with him!"

There was no response from the empty air.

As if the figure was pondering something.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yundian managed to flee hundreds of meters away.

This brought him a glimmer of hope.

If the two sides clashed, he could escape under the cover of chaos.

However.

Just then.

He suddenly sensed the air growing scorching hot, the scent of lightning-charred ozone permeating everywhere.

Turning his head,

he saw a giant sword, two hundred meters in length, descending straight down from the sky.

Zhang Yundian's pupils dilated as he screamed in terror, "'Heavenly Thunder Six Parts: Undying Blade'!"

Boom—

The Thunder Sword cut across the sky, slamming down with ruthless force.

Zhang Yundian's vision became completely filled with the raging energy of the Thunder Path.

He didn't even have time to unleash any divine skills in resistance.

Before he was engulfed entirely by the Thunder Sword.

Sizzle—

The Thunder Sword pierced through his body, extending deep into the icy plain, leaving a pitch-black scar two hundred meters long.

The rising steam gathered into a white cloud, slowly floating upward.

Amid the mist,

a transparent figure appeared, approaching the charred and lifeless Zhang Yundian.

Without hesitation, they severed his head and neck with one strike.

Then stored it into their space storage device.

Afterward.

The water vapor-like figure turned to face Mu Ying and the others from afar.

Mu Ying's expression shifted dramatically as she hurriedly bowed, "We didn't see anything!"

The vapor-like figure turned to look at Yu Tiandu.

The latter turned pale and bowed deeply.

Wherever its gaze swept across, everyone stood frozen like statues.

Only then did the vapor-like figure ascend into the sky and vanish.

Leaving Mu Ying and her group drenched in cold sweat.

Mu Ying turned to glare harshly at Yu Tiandu:

"If you ever act on your own accord again, you're out of the team!"

The other five also glared at Yu Tiandu with reproachful looks, relieved to have survived.

Thankfully, Mu Ying had the wisdom to refuse Zhang Yundian's request for protection in exchange for the 'Cloud Immortal Step.'

Otherwise...

The opponent's mastery of 'Heavenly Thunder Six Parts: Undying Blade.'

Who among them could stand against it?

They would all have ended up like Zhang Yundian.

Yu Tiandu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered awkwardly, "I won't make the same mistake again."

In truth, there was one thing he hadn't dared to mention aloud.

When the mysterious figure looked at him...

There had been a faint trace of killing intent.

This utterly baffled Yu Tiandu.

When had he ever offended such a powerful expert?

He had always been cautious, judging others carefully before acting accordingly.

He would never willfully provoke anyone so fearsome.

Why then, had he drawn that expert's killing intent?

Meanwhile.

After Jiang Fan departed, he immediately used the Sky Observation Treasure to check on another group's status.

"I wonder if Brother Ren, Senior Sister Wu, and the others have tracked those people down."

This group was extremely cunning in their actions.

Tracking them down wouldn't be easy.

Soon.

Jiang Fan captured an image and relaxed slightly at first.

But his expression quickly grew grave.

That group had been discovered by Wu Manyue and the others.

Not only that, but somehow,

they had managed to kill a powerful beast comparable to Ting Feng.

Along with several mysterious figures.

At the moment, Wu Manyue's group was surrounded by the remaining mysterious figures.

However, that wasn't what Jiang Fan was most concerned about.

The two had plenty of escape methods; this group might not be able to hold them down.

What chilled Jiang Fan to the core was...

Not far from them,

there was a mysterious, faintly visible figure standing amidst the wind and snow.

Quietly watching them.

Snow whirled everywhere, dancing in spirals with the wind.

Yet, within three feet around the figure...

The space was completely void of snow!

When Jiang Fan focused carefully, his pupils contracted further.

This person...

Was floating off the ground.

Standing in mid-air!