Just as Zhao Sheng was pursuing the whereabouts of the Nine Nether Tower and initially coming into contact with the Cloud Mist Zhao Family, the Cultivation World of Central Continent, located sixteen Constant Years away, was in a state of panic due to a shocking sect extermination case.

Ten days ago, the major sects and cultivation families in Central Continent were like startled birds, each feeling threatened. After learning that the Ghost God Sect had been entirely slaughtered, all forces dispatched their elite members to rush to the Heavenly Burial Plain to obtain firsthand information as quickly as possible.

A few days later, the Immortal Device Sect, Primordial Demon Sect, Supreme Sensing Sect, Zhao's Central Sect, Elixir Cauldron Sect, and other top powers successively received accurate information and fully confirmed the extermination of the Ghost God Sect.

This shocking sect extermination case swiftly spread throughout the entire Cultivation World of Central Continent at lightning speed and quickly disseminated to the Outer Domain like West Wilderness, North Cold Sea, and Overseas.

The Tianzhu Realm, which had been peaceful for hundreds of years, became turbulent once again due to this incident, and the atmosphere turned extremely tense.

Many Golden Core Masters and even Nascent Soul Ancestors emerged from seclusion urgently, frequently going out to "visit friends," contrary to their usual practices.

Meanwhile, the mountain gates of various sects in Central Continent urgently activated their great arrays, assuming a state of high alert; the Elixir Cauldron and Immortal Device Sects even announced a century-long seclusion, refusing to see outsiders.

These two sects, being near the Heavenly Burial Plain, were naturally more afraid that the mysterious and terrifying "exterminator" might come knocking at their doors.

While the sects in Central Continent were on high alert, striving to speculate the identity of the "culprit," on this day, a sudden burst of wild laughter erupted from the City Lord Mansion in Mountain City.

The laughter was like thunder, spreading across the city in an instant and echoing repeatedly in the Upper Sky!

The Zhao Family high-level members in the city heard this laughter and were all bewildered and uncertain, not knowing why Ancestor Dingshan was laughing for no reason.

However, the next moment, some quick-witted individuals immediately thought of the recent shocking sect extermination case of the Ghost God Sect. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit them, as if they had uncovered some great secret!!

"Could it be... the one who exterminated the entire Ghost God Sect... was actually us, the Zhao Family?!!"

Almost simultaneously, a similar thought suddenly arose in the minds of many "smart people."

Two impatient Golden Core Masters, unable to suppress their curiosity, instantly flew into the City Lord Mansion with their tunneling light, hurriedly heading to the ancestor's cave mansion to pay their respects.

Unfortunately, they were a step too late; Zhao Dingshan had quietly left the cave mansion, and his whereabouts were temporarily a mystery!

At this moment, no one noticed that a yellow tunneling light was crossing the nine-layered Cloud Sea, speeding towards the Ascension Platform on the Heavenly Pillar Mountain Peak.

Not long after, Zhao Dingshan, operating the tunneling light, hurriedly flew to the ethereal and vast outside of the Ascension Platform but was blocked by the defensive array outside.

Looking at the deep, pitch-black, murderous "calm" void ahead, Zhao Dingshan's joy gradually faded, and his brows slowly furrowed, seemingly sensing something ominous.

Just as he was hesitating over whether or not to call out, a vast expanse of colorful starlight suddenly appeared in the void ahead, and then a dimly lit narrow path of light extended from the depths of the starlight, winding its way right to his feet.

Upon witnessing this scene, Zhao Dingshan's brows furrowed even more tightly, and his expression became deeply somber.

"Haha, Brother Dingshan, long time no see! What brings you to the Ascension Platform today, emerging from Mountain City! You should've let me know in advance so I could have welcomed you properly!"

With a voice as gentle as a spring breeze, an elder with an immortal demeanor and long beard walked over from the end of the light path.

In just a few steps, this person arrived not far in front of Zhao Dingshan, looking over with a face full of smiles.

Zhao Dingshan's pupils contracted slightly, his expression showing slight apprehension.

"Taoist Qi Mountain, you flatter me! I'm just an old man close to sitting down, what merit do I have to trouble you to come out to greet me!" Zhao Dingshan said with a smile, cupping his hands.

Qi Mountain Taoist was a Nascent Soul Cultivator responsible for guarding the Ascension Platform for nearly a hundred years; his strength was said to be at the Absolute Peak of this realm!

It's worth noting that in the Tianzhu Realm, where Spiritual Energy was running scarce, there were only three or four Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators across the entire realm, highlighting Qi Mountain Taoist's high status!

What Zhao Dingshan feared about this person wasn't his status as a Great Cultivator but rather that Qi Mountain Taoist was the Supreme Elder of the Supreme Sensing Sect!

For thousands of years, the Supreme Sensing Sect had been continuously suppressing the Heavenly Pillar Zhao Family; the relationship between the two families needed no explanation.

Qi Mountain Taoist responded with a faint smile, asking, "Taoist Zhao, did you come to the Ascension Platform for some important matter? If so, why not come inside to discuss it further?"

Zhao Dingshan waved his hand, politely refusing, "No need! I was merely passing by nearby and just came over to take a look! Now that I've seen it, I'm just about to return to Mountain City!"

Although Qi Mountain Taoist knew the other was "lying," he wouldn't go out of his way to expose it, merely watching Zhao Dingshan with cold eyes as he vanished into the Boundary Membrane, quickly disappearing with his tunneling light.

"Neither coming early nor late, he arrives at this critical juncture! Does he really think that as I guard the Ascension Platform, I've become deaf and blind?" Qi Mountain Taoist suddenly murmured to himself.

The next second, his whole body shook, his eyes lit up brilliantly, and he suddenly gasped: "Hiss! Could it be... that the Zhao Family is the one who exterminated the entire Ghost God Sect?!"

Qi Mountain Taoist never dared to underestimate the Zhao Family, once the foremost clan of Heavenly Pillar.

He had once perused top-secret information within his sect, with various indications suggesting that the Heavenly Pillar Zhao Family had been secretly seeking a retreat route as early as six or seven thousand years ago.

Before the two realms war, this clan had already covertly moved part of their branches to the Netherworld and Ghost God Realms, and later, they went further by migrating more family members to various Outer Domain Otherworlds.

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