"He still managed to escape. It seems that the people of the world are about to suffer again, alas!" Yu Shan looked at Xi Kun, the demon beast, who had just been successfully sealed, but in the blink of an eye devoured the seal and fled, and he sighed deeply.

He couldn't understand, the seal was clearly successful, and there was no resistance. If he had such ability, why didn't he use it earlier? Why wait until the seal was almost complete to reveal it?

Could it be a provocation? Did he feel he could escape, so he intentionally allowed himself to be sealed, achieving his mocking purpose?

But that doesn't make sense either. Able to directly devour the seal, yet not fighting with us and instead choosing to flee, what's going on?

Yu Shan couldn't figure it out.

Ye Tianfan, seeing this, didn't say much, just thought that Yu Shan's sealing technique was inadequate. However, he had a feeling, maybe a misperception, that when Xi Kun was devouring the seal, its eyes seemed to turn into snake eyes for a moment.

"Master Yu Shan, since the demon beast has fled from here and at such speed, even if we want to chase now, we can't catch up. Why not quickly restore these villagers to their original state?" Ye Tianfan and Yu Shan couldn't see which direction Xi Kun fled in the instant it escaped, so pursuit seemed futile. Ye Tianfan thought since they couldn't catch up, they should handle the villagers' situation first.

"That's true. Since Xi Kun is now whereabouts unknown, we should first attend to the bodies of the villagers."

Afterward, Yu Shan checked their physical condition, and upon finishing, he frowned deeply.

Ye Tianfan, seeing Yu Shan's furrowed brow, felt a tremor in his heart: "What's wrong?"

Before Yu Shan could answer, the villagers started to scream in agony.

"What's going on?" Ye Tianfan turned to Yu Shan, knowing he didn't understand these complicated matters, he could only rely on Yu Shan.

Yu Shan didn't have time to answer. He immediately sat cross-legged, summoning his Daffodil Throne, letting its treasure light shine upon the villagers.

Under the illumination of the treasure light, the villagers gradually calmed down.

Yu Shan, seeing this, breathed a sigh of relief, letting the Daffodil Throne float in the air, illuminating each villager, and then established an array in the small forest with the throne as its focus.

The array served two purposes: one, for concealment - the forest was filled with bodies, and anyone uninformed could mistake Yu Shan and Ye Tianfan for demons; second, the array amplified the throne's power while reducing Yu Shan's consumption.

After completing these steps, Yu Shan turned to Ye Tianfan and said, "This situation is beyond my capability; the elders need to intervene. I am using my magical treasure, the Daffodil Throne, to suppress the abnormalities in their bodies; I can't leave here. I must ask you, Junior Brother Tianfan, to visit the Shan Sect and request the elders' assistance."

"Such matters are my duty." Ye Tianfan said, intending to summon the Fire Lotus Sword to fly away. However, upon summoning it, he awkwardly looked at Yu Shan: "I'm not sure where the Shan Sect is located; do I need any credentials to visit?"

Yu Shan smiled, showing no concern, and said to Ye Tianfan, "Head west from here, about three thousand kilometers, you'll reach Shan Sect's territory, which is planted with many Trees of Virtue and Kindness. When you see vast areas of yellow leaves, you've arrived. Find a passerby to inquire further, and you'll locate it."

"No credentials are needed to enter Shan Sect. With fate, you meet across a thousand miles; without fate, you may not meet even face to face. Shan Sect will choose whom to reveal itself to. Those with malice will never find Shan Sect." Yu Shan said, smiling, then sat cross-legged, focusing on operating the array.

"I've opened a passage to the west; start from there." Yu Shan said, then dedicated himself entirely to operating the array.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianfan quickly stepped onto the Fire Lotus Sword and sped away.

Watching Ye Tianfan's departing figure, Yu Shan sighed deeply: "Alas, let's hope the elders have a way to save these poor villagers, otherwise..."

Ye Tianfan didn't realize the gravity of the situation, assuming it was simply beyond Yu Shan's ability to release the contracts from the villagers.

Three thousand kilometers would take Ye Tianfan a full day and night to fly. When he saw vast areas of yellow leaves, he knew he had entered Shan Sect's territory.

He spotted a small mountain village and swiftly descended, not concerned about startling them, as time was of the essence.

"Excuse me, how do I get to Shan Sect?" Ye Tianfan hovered above the ground, addressing a stunned villager.

"Over... over there, just straight... no, fly straight, and you'll get there!" The villager, realizing an immortal was asking him for directions, was so excited he could barely speak.

"Thank you." Ye Tianfan expressed gratitude and turned to dash towards the direction indicated by the villager.

"Oh my heavens, an Immortal Grandmaster thanked me!" The villager exclaimed and fainted from excitement.

Following the villager's directions, Ye Tianfan arrived at a towering cliff.

"Strange, why can't I see it? Could that villager have deceived me?" Just as Ye Tianfan was doubting, he witnessed a surprising phenomenon: the cliff disappeared instantly, revealing an imposing structure.

Before Ye Tianfan could look more closely, a bald-headed person flew towards him: "Sir, the Sect Leader requests your presence."

Ye Tianfan was slightly puzzled, wondering if Yu Shan had used the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission to inform their Sect Leader?

Despite his confusion, Ye Tianfan followed the bald head inside.

Inside the grand structure, Ye Tianfan realized he'd only seen the tip of the iceberg; it was even more magnificent inside.

The grand hall had beams of cloud-covered sandalwood, walls of crystal jade, curtains of pearls, columns metal-plated. On a six-foot-wide agarwood bed hung a gauzy curtain richly embroidered with flowers in silver thread, swaying in the wind. The bed had a jade pillow emitting fragrance, draped in a soft silk quilt, layered with ornate covers. A giant Bright Moon Pearl hung from the hall's ceiling, shining like the full moon.

This... this felt even more opulent than the Taichu Sect, though lacking the celestial essence the Taichu Sect had, one radiating ethereal air, the other imposing majesty.

Suppressing his awe, Ye Tianfan followed the bald head to the main hall.

Remember, he now represented more than his own image but also that of the Taichu Sect.

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