Chapter 1267: I Will Go Myself

As he gazed at the billowing dust, Yao Qianji laughed heartily.

"Hahaha!"

"I've rarely seen such a foolhardy person in my life!"

The Black Dragon Divine Guards also seemed to be basking in the glory, laughing and exchanging triumphant glances.

"Hahaha..."

However.

At the forefront of this self-satisfied crowd.

Liu Haotian and a few elderly women were intently staring at the thick dust. The more they looked, the more familiar it seemed, and the more they felt that something was amiss.

After just a few breaths.

Hearing the laughter of the crowd, Liu Haotian couldn't help but glance sideways and speak up.

"You."

"Quickly send a message to the Divine Palace and have my father send someone to fetch me!"

Yao Qianji was startled by the words.

Seeing the urgency on Liu Haotian's face, he thought the young master was eager to return to the palace, and the opportunity to curry favor was slipping away.

How could this be?

This young master was a big shot, someone he rarely had the chance to meet. Now that he finally had the opportunity to build a connection, how could he let it go so easily?

Yao Qianji quickly deflected, smiling and flattering.

"Young master, please remain calm..."

"The Divine Palace is not something I can send messages to. I truly lack the ability. Please rest assured, these lowly commoners are not worth worrying about. Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? There's no need for the Divine Palace to send anyone. I will surely annihilate them all and cleanse your honor!"

The arrogant words made Liu Haotian grow more anxious by the second!

This dog!

Where did he get such confidence?

Even he couldn't defeat the strong enemy, and yet this bunch of sycophants dared to boast so shamelessly?

He was about to curse in anger.

From the dissipating dust, Yi Feng slowly emerged.

His eyes filled with helplessness, he spoke irritably.

"Is this all?"

"With such meager skills, you dare to call others lowly commoners? I thought you were something special!"

As he spoke, he glanced indifferently at Liu Haotian.

"Liu, you always act so high and mighty, as if you're so impressive, and you keep boasting about how powerful your father is. But looking at this, your father isn't much either..."

Liu Haotian's face turned red with rage!

"This trash is not my father! You keep insulting me, this is too much!"

Yao Qianji and the others, however, looked as if they had seen a ghost, suddenly realizing the gravity of the situation, their eyes filled with growing fear!

Before they could react.

Yi Feng had already drawn his forty-meter-long machete.

"Oh, so it's not your father. Then why have you been putting on airs all this time? What a waste of time!"

With a leap, he charged into the crowd like a tiger among sheep!

In just a few breaths.

The sound of cracking bones echoed almost continuously across the mining site, and the Black Dragon Divine Guards were completely annihilated.

Even though it was just a small amount of experience, since someone had come to rescue them, it meant the main force wasn't far away. Yi Feng gave a few instructions and then returned to the small city to wait in ambush.

At the foot of the mountain.

Yao Qianji lay dead with his eyes wide open, his terrified face devoid of color.

Liu Haotian, however, watched with gritted teeth, so angry he almost went over to whip the corpse!

Trash!

Pure, unadulterated trash!

The opportunity he had been waiting for was ruined by the arrogance of this scum. Now he had to go back to mining, and who knew when he would get another chance to seek revenge...

For a moment.

Liu Haotian clenched his teeth and looked up at the sky, inexplicably missing the past.

Watching Yi Feng leave, the people at the mining site seemed to have grown accustomed to it. The elder of the Divine Path Sect also stepped forward, urging them on with the calmness of an old dog.

"Get back to mining!"

"Stop pretending and get to work!"

...

Divine Fall Palace.

In a side hall.

A figure sat alone, the hour of midnight approaching.

The steward, an old man, still hadn't received any messages. He held a jade slip, his brows tightly furrowed.

The longer he waited, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"This shouldn't be..."

"That Yao Qianji is a notable figure in the outer regions. From the earlier messages, he seemed quite sensible and capable. How could he be so delayed? He was supposed to welcome the young master, so why is there still no news?"

Thinking that he would soon have to face Liu Changfeng, the steward's eyes grew increasingly panicked.

After pacing back and forth for a few moments.

He quickly picked up the jade slip and sent another urgent message.

...

Broken Cliff Ancient City.

Black Dragon Divine Guards' main hall.

In the vast hall, only the third elder waited quietly. After what felt like an eternity with no news, he couldn't help but stand up and gaze out, his eyes filled with anxiety.

"By all accounts, Lord Yao should have returned by now!"

Just as he muttered these words.

A projection of a powerful figure from the Divine Land appeared in the hall, angrily demanding!

"Where is Yao Qianji? Why hasn't he responded to my messages?"

The third elder quickly stood up and bowed, his face filled with nervousness.

"The sect leader is nowhere to be found, and I have no idea of his whereabouts..."

Before he could finish.

A sudden explosive sound came from outside!

"Crack! Crack!"

Immediately after, a Black Dragon Divine Guard stumbled in, trembling as he bowed and reported!

"Third, third elder, something terrible has happened!"

"Lord Yao and everyone else's soul tablets have suddenly shattered!"

The third elder's eyes widened in shock, and he trembled on the spot!

"What?!"

Without waiting to ask more, he rushed out.

When he reached the door of the side hall where the soul tablets were kept, the third elder felt as if he had been struck by lightning!

In his line of sight...

Soul tablets of all sizes had shattered, and even Yao Qianji's soul tablet had turned into fragments, now just a pile of debris on the ground!

How could this be!

The entire core force of the Black Dragon Divine Guards had perished!

What on earth had happened!

The mighty Black Dragon Divine Guards had been wiped out?!

The third elder trembled all over, his legs giving way as he collapsed to the ground.

Behind him.

The projection of the Divine Fall Palace steward hovered in the air for a few moments, then gradually dissipated.

...

Divine Fall Palace.

The steward slowly opened his eyes, his face filled with shock.

He never expected that the entire Black Dragon Divine Guards would be slaughtered. It seemed there was something extraordinary in the Northern Desert Wasteland, and he had no idea what kind of danger Yao Qianji and the others had encountered.

They had all perished, and what about the young master now?

Sss...

As soon as the thought of concern arose, the steward grew more and more anxious, feeling an increasingly ominous premonition that left him restless.

Seeing that the hour of midnight was approaching.

He decisively stood up and walked towards the main hall, kneeling on the ground to report!

"Reporting to the elder!"

"I am guilty! Earlier, I discovered the young master's whereabouts and sent Yao Qianji with the Black Dragon Divine Guards to welcome him. Never did I expect that the entire Black Dragon Divine Guards would be wiped out!"

"The young master, the young master's fate is still unknown. Please punish me!"

Hearing this.

Liu Changfeng paused, putting down the jade slip in his hand.

His usually calm eyes now showed a trace of shock.

"Such a thing has happened?!"

With just these four words, an overwhelming aura spread through the hall!

The steward almost prostrated himself on the ground, trembling as he responded.

"It's absolutely true!"

"I have no idea what kind of danger they encountered, but the soul tablets of the entire Black Dragon Divine Guards have shattered, and no messages have been returned. This is all due to my carelessness. Please punish me!"

Liu Changfeng narrowed his eyes, stroking his beard as he glanced at the kneeling steward.

"Yao Qianji..."

"If I recall correctly, this man had a solid foundation in the outer regions of the Divine Land. He was at least a ninth-grade Heavenly Tier cultivator. For him to be wiped out along with his entire sect is indeed unexpected."

"This matter cannot be entirely blamed on you."

"Enough..."

"There's no need to involve others in this. It has been nearly ten thousand years since I last ventured out. I will personally go and retrieve Tian'er, and along the way, I will see what kind of anomaly exists in this small Northern Desert Wasteland."

The steward was shocked by the words, not daring to rise for a long time.

For the elder to personally venture into the outer regions...

Such a rare event, unseen in ten thousand years, would surely cause a great stir!