After the members of the Ouyang Family had all left, Liu Hai and the others collapsed to the ground like they were drained, gasping for air. Then they looked at each other, all feeling a sense of relief as if they had survived a catastrophe.

"My God, I was really scared to death just then. Those terrifying, high-level cultivators... what kind of background do they have? I've never even heard of Qingfeng City." A member of the adventure group said, still frightened.

"Yes, I've also never heard of Qingfeng City. The Ouyang Family... what's their background? It's terrifying! It seems like these people are all immeasurably powerful!" Another member of the adventure group said.

At that moment, Liu Hai, with a troubled expression, took out a sound transmission stone from his body, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Things have gotten serious!"

All eyes turned to Liu Hai, filled with confusion and incomprehension.

In Feng Ni's hand, she still held the elixir and spiritual stones given by the people from the Ouyang Family, which to them were all extremely precious treasures. They had never even seen such elixirs before.

Feng Ni looked at Liu Hai and said, "Are you worried about bringing trouble to City Lord Lu of Jinxiu City?"

Liu Hai gave a bitter smile, "It's not about worry, it's certain to happen!"

As he spoke, Liu Hai glanced at the items in Feng Ni's hand and sighed, "I'm afraid it won't be long before we have to move again!"

"Why?" a member of the group said, "This matter doesn't really concern us, even if City Lord Lu finds out, he can't blame us, right?"

"You can't say that." Liu Hai spoke gravely, "They might find out about this from somewhere else, but now, after all, they know it from us. I have never dealt with that City Lord Lu, not even seen his face, but I deeply admire his character. So, this matter… I must let him know."

"Wait a minute, leader," an older member of the group called out to Liu Hai, "We still don't know if that Lu Tianming City Lord is Chu Mo. If you alert him now, could it backfire?"

"How could it? Whether it is him or not, those people going to Jinxiu City... it's not good news. I must let them get the message ahead of time!" Lu Tianming continued, seeing that others still wanted to speak, and waved his hand: "Don't forget who was it that let us completely rid of the threat from the Lingyue Sect? If it weren't for that City Lord, do you think we could still be comfortably staying in Jinxiu City now? Lingyue Sect would have troubled us long ago!"

Having said that, Liu Hai immediately activated the sound transmission stone and informed their companions staying in Jinxiu City to quickly pass the message to the City Lord's Mansion. He also told those staying in Jinxiu City to, after completing this task, quickly leave and meet at the previously agreed-upon location.

After doing all this, Liu Hai took a long breath and then sighed bitterly, "Out of our hands! I really want to just give up cultivation and find a quiet town to retire."

The grand ambitions of the past were eroded little by little with each setback and defeat.

On the path of cultivation, people always see those powerful figures who stand on high, but no one really cares about the small figures like Liu Hai. Nor does anyone care about whether they live or die.

In fact, on the path of cultivation, successful figures have always been the minority, while small figures like Liu Hai make up the majority.

At that time, in Jinxiu City, one of Liu Hai's subordinates was hurrying towards the City Lord's Mansion. He knew the news was of great importance and must be conveyed to the City Lord's Mansion as quickly as possible.

Though they hadn't been in the city long, deep down, every member of Liu Hai's adventure group had grown to like it here.

Their life here was far better than when they depended on food from the Lingyue Sect!

Therefore, all of them deeply respected Lu Tianming, the City Lord, and naturally did not want him to face any crisis.

Soon, this man arrived at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion. After declaring his identity, he was told that everyone in the City Lord's Mansion was currently in closed-door cultivation, and not a single manager was available!

The member of the adventure group was immediately disappointed and anxiously said, "A large number of Primordial Infant cultivators are heading to this city, targeting City Lord Lu. You must quickly inform City Lord Lu of this message!"

The people here heard and were immediately startled, exclaiming, "What? A large number of Primordial Infant cultivators?"

"Indeed, our team leader just encountered those people, and they were asking him about City Lord Lu..." This team member wasn't too sure about the specifics, so he could only say that much.

"Alright, thank you. I'll make sure to return the favor!" After jotting down the name of this adventure group member, the guard from the City Lord's Mansion hurriedly left.

The adventure group member had given a false name, as cultivators living on the margins always ensured they had a way out in everything they did. Although Liu Hai hadn't mentioned it, he was able to infer some things. Thus, after completing this task, the adventure group member quietly left Jinxiu City with the others.

Meanwhile, another group... had already entered Jinxiu City and settled down in an inn!

This group was another contingent from the Ouyang Family!

The inn they chose wasn't owned by any power in Jinxiu City but was a small inn opened by their Ouyang Family hundreds of years ago!

The inn was small and inconspicuous, not attracting any attention.

As a century-old establishment, it had a good reputation in Jinxiu City. No one would guess that such an inn was operated by people from Qingfeng City, hundreds of thousands of miles away, whom they had never heard of.

The group consisted of more than a dozen people, all Primordial Infant cultivators; the least advanced among them... possessed late-stage Primordial Infant cultivation!

They were well aware of Chu Mo's strength; Ouyang Pingfeng, a mid-stage Primordial Infant cultivator, had been cleaved in half by Chu Mo with a single strike. If those who came were weaker, they probably wouldn't even suffice as opponents!

In fact, Ouyang Guanghui, the head of the Ouyang Family, had received the news from Jinxiu City more than three months earlier than Ouyang Guangda and the others!

Ouyang Guanghui could even confirm that Lu Tianming was Chu Mo!

Even though there was no resemblance between the two, the group of women... thoroughly exposed him.

The people from the Ouyang Family in Jinxiu City,

but why had they only sent people over now?

Because Ouyang Guanghui had been secretly investigating and assessing the power of the entire Jinxiu City!

As the lord of a city, even though Jinxiu City was much smaller than Qingfeng City, becoming such a city's lord... was definitely not a matter of simplicity.

Persistence pays off, and after months of investigation, Ouyang Guanghui's desk was piled with extensive information about Chu Mo and Lu Tianming.

Even some details of the incident that occurred within the Lingyue Sect were laid out on Ouyang Guanghui's desk.

The Ouyang Family did not act impulsively or panickily. Especially in matters concerning the future fate of their entire family for countless years, they could not afford to be careless.

Therefore, they did everything meticulously, striving for perfection!

All this was completed unknown to the powers in Jinxiu City, showcasing the formidable capabilities of the Ouyang Family here.

In the end, the evaluation of Chu Mo's overall strength by the Ouyang Family was finally determined.

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