Bai Yunfei is missing!
It just disappeared completely in the blink of an eye! No one could be seen, no soul power could be felt, and even Xiao Qi's soul contract induction had disappeared!
Originally, the battle was over and the goal was achieved, and everyone felt relaxed. However, this sudden situation made everyone feel extremely flustered.
"Huh? There's someone there!"
While Zheng Kai was constantly searching around, Long Lan next to him suddenly shouted. He looked happy and thought he had found Bai Yunfei. He looked along what Long Lan was pointing and saw that not far to the left, that On a piece of flat ground that had been pressed by the Heaven-turning Seal, a black figure appeared at some point.
Zheng Kai was stunned for a moment and blurted out: "It's not Yunfei, that's... the Great Elder?!"
"Sure enough, the Netherworld Sect sent people to follow us... The Great Elder appeared there, could it be..." Zheng Kai reacted quickly. With a flash of his eyes, he said to Xiao Qi and Long Lan next to him, "The Great Elder may have discovered something. Let's hurry up." past!"
"Whizzing!"
Two strong gusts of wind blew past him. Just as he finished speaking, Xiao Qi and Long Lan had already rushed out.
…
On that flat ground, the Great Elder of Netherworld Sect looked gloomy, with surprise and confusion in his eyes, looking motionlessly at a ten-meter deep hole in front of him.
"Senior Great Elder! Do you know where Yun Fei has gone?!"
Three auras came quickly from behind and landed next to the great elder in an instant. Before they arrived, Xiao Qi's voice came over.
The great elder turned around and glanced at Xiao Qi and the others behind him, thought for a moment, nodded and said: "I saw... Bai Yunfei fell into this hole..."
"Whoosh!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Qi rushed into the cave without hesitation!
"Xiao Qi! Wait..." Zheng Kai was startled, but it was too late to stop him. Xiao Qi's figure completely disappeared into the dark cave in the blink of an eye.
Zheng Kai grabbed Long Lan, who also wanted to go down, and said, "Long Lan, please don't go! Let's hear what the great elder says first!"
The Great Elder was also stunned by Xiao Qi's impatience, then shook his head slightly and said: "It's useless, Bai Yunfei... is not here."
He just said that he saw Bai Yunfei fall into the hole, and now he said that he was not in it. These two contradictory statements made Zheng Kai stunned, and then frowned and said: "Great Elder, you... what do you mean?"
There was also deep confusion in the eyes of the great elder. He thought for a moment before saying to Zheng Kai: "I won't hide it from you, I was watching you not far away before, and I saw the whole scene of your battle with the Black-scaled Snake. During the process, after you killed the black-scaled snake, I saw Bai Yunfei suddenly come here, as if he was observing the cave."
As he spoke, he pointed at the cave in front of him and continued: "He just took a few casual glances. It didn't seem like he had discovered anything. But the strange thing is... when he lowered his head to observe the cave, he suddenly seemed to be pulled by someone. It seemed like it was unstable, so it fell in, and then... disappeared."
"This..." Zheng Kai listened to the great elder's story, his eyes filled with disbelief - 'I was dragged'? 'A wonky one'? How is this possible... Moreover, even if you really fall into this hole, why can't you feel even a breath? Although I don't believe it, there is no reason for this great elder to lie to him. So... what is going on
"If Yunfei really fell into this hole, then why..."
"This is also what I don't understand... Although I saw him fall in with my own eyes, the moment his figure disappeared, his breath also disappeared..." The elder shook his head gently, and the wrinkles on his forehead were wrinkled. Together, "I can confirm that there is no aura of Bai Yunfei in this cave."
The more Zheng Kai listened, the more confused he became. He released all his soul consciousness and went deep into the ground. He followed the intricate cave and went hundreds of meters underground. However, because his soul consciousness was suppressed here, he could not explore deeper. Xiao Qi, who had already rushed in, could no longer feel his breath.
"Long Lan, have you detected anything?" He had no choice but to ask the stronger Long Lan next to him.
Long Lan nodded and said: "Xiao Qi is still searching deeper, but... there is no Yunfei's breath."
Zheng Kai pulled his hair angrily and said almost madly: "What on earth is going on?! How could a living person disappear out of thin air?!"
… …
In the Netherworld Sect, in the main hall on the top of the mountain.
Sect leader Mo Yanbai was sitting at the top, followed by Mu Chen and several other elders. Next to Mu Chen, there was a middle-aged woman who had not appeared before, and she was slowly talking about something at the moment.
"...This news has now spread across the mainland. As far as I know, all the major sects and families have taken action. Even some small and medium-sized sects want to join in the fun. Now a large number of soul masters have poured into Jiangnan. When I came back from the province, I even met people from Wuxingshui, Muerzong and the royal family of Dongshu in Wenhan City."
The woman should have roughly finished speaking at this point. She picked up the tea next to her and took a sip. She looked at Mo Yanbai above, as if waiting for his reaction.
The hall fell into silence for a while, and everyone was silent as they seemed to be digesting the information the old man just said.
After a long time, Mu Chen was the first to speak, and asked in a skeptical tone: "Elder Wu, how likely do you think this news is to be true?"
It turned out that this woman was also one of the elders of the Netherworld Sect. She seemed to understand Mu Chen's suspicion very well. She shook her head slightly and said, "To be honest, when I first heard the news, I thought it was completely impossible. After all, That thing has long become a legend and has not appeared in the world for nearly a thousand years. How could it suddenly appear? This is too shocking... But when I heard that so many forces have taken action At that time, I had to doubt my own thoughts. After all, there is no smoke without fire, and this kind of news cannot be fabricated casually. Especially since it is rumored that the Beast Taming Sect was the first to discover this, and the Beast Taming Sect is the first one to discover this. The first party to take action has to make people reconsider the authenticity of this news... "
After speaking, she looked at Mo Yanbai and asked: "Sect Master, do you think we should take action? After all, this happened in our sect and it was so close. If the rumors are true, then our sect has a geographical advantage. It has great competitiveness. Even if it cannot be monopolized, it still has a great chance to get a share of the pie. For the development of our sect, it is definitely a major opportunity that is rare in a thousand years... "
Seeing everyone's eyes turned over, Mo Yanbai raised his head from deep thought and said slowly: "Although this matter sounds too unbelievable, I would rather believe it or not. Once this matter is even one ten thousandth The possibility is real. If we miss it, our sect will definitely regret it. Anyway, the rumored place is in our sect. As Elder Wu said, we have a big advantage. Even if the trip ends up being in vain, it won’t cost much. effort."
He paused and said in a determined tone: "My sect is also involved in this matter!"
Several elders looked slightly happy. Obviously, although they were skeptical about the news brought back by Elder Wu, they were more inclined to bet on the one in ten thousand 'possibility' and were unwilling to miss this rare opportunity of a thousand years. A 'big event'.
Mo Yanbai thought for a long time and asked Elder Wu: "Elder Wu said before that most of the sects or families who came for this matter were the elders of the Soul Emperor who came with outstanding disciples of the younger generation, as if they had become one by chance. behavior, why?"
Elder Wu said: "This... is a bit unbelievable, because there seems to be some restrictions on 'that place' in the rumors. No one above the Soul Emperor realm can enter, so each sect brought the most outstanding younger generation disciples, almost They are all at the peak of the late soul masters... People in the soul master world now say that this will be a big gathering of rookie leaders, and the fight for 'that thing' may be held by them."
Mo Yanbai nodded while thinking: "It's not unusual for the Secret Realm to have many strange restrictions, but if it can restrict the entry of people above the Soul Emperor Realm, then the power of these restrictions is too powerful..."
Elder Wu added: "This is not because it is so powerful that the Soul Emperor cannot enter. Rumors say that it is because this secret realm is too 'fragile'. The fluctuation of soul power in the Soul Lord realm is the limit it can withstand. If there is Entering the Soul Emperor Realm will cause collapse, followed by unpredictable changes."
"I see..." Mo Yanbai suddenly realized, "In this case... doesn't it mean that all the competitors are almost at the same starting point, a competition between the younger soul masters... In other words, assuming that this matter is true, then The forces that win the competition mean that their younger generation will be far ahead of other forces. Needless to say, it will have a huge advantage for their own development... "
At this time, Elder Qi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly laughed strangely and said: "Hey, although there are benefits that people cannot refuse, on the other hand, I'm afraid it will also be a disaster for some forces? Now the major forces seem to be in peace. It’s okay, but in the real competition, they will inevitably fight each other, and those who will be brought out are the leaders of the younger generation of their own. If they are lost here, the impact on the development of the sect will be equally huge... "
Mo Yanbai nodded and said, "Yes, this is a risk that cannot be ignored, so even if we go this time, we must be extremely careful. We would rather give up than let this junior lose his life."
All the elders nodded slightly, and Mu Chen asked, "Who does the sect leader think it would be best for us to send there?"