No one knows what exactly happened during the battle in Celestial Yang City back then; all that is known is that King Jingbei attempted a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage, White Tiger Mountain attacked, and then... the entire city inexplicably turned into a death city.

Not a single survivor!

The Golden Core Great Cultivator, White Tiger Master, and the Nascent Soul cultivators who supported King Jingbei back then all disappeared without a trace.

The Great Li Dynasty has investigated many times, but whether they have made any progress is unknown, as the matter is kept under stringent secrecy, with nothing released to the public.

White Tiger City, however, continues to operate, though it is rumored to have changed ownership, now under the control of the Great Li Dynasty.

...

Amidst the shifting winds and clouds, it seems everything has changed, yet nothing has changed at all.

Li An couldn't help but speculate that Shangguan Shengxian demolished Celestial Yang City to maintain secrecy...

After all, the Divine Power she used to freeze the entire city was terrifying.

If she truly sought to unify the Emperor Origin Realm, it should start with the Great Li Dynasty, right?

Taking advantage of this time, he must find the opportunity for his Core Formation!

Li An felt increasingly urgent and needed to find a chance to return to White Tiger City to obtain pills...

Additionally, he arranged for Lihua and Er Niu to temporarily leave Qingfeng Stronghold and return to Taining Village.

Lihua was quite important to Li An, and in case any dispute arose with people from the Yan Country, Li An couldn't spare the effort to protect them.

...

Two days later.

Everyone in Qingfeng Stronghold stood in solemn silence.

A group of over ten people, disguised as merchants, rode into Qingfeng Stronghold.

Leading them was an elderly woman, accompanied by a young man.

The elderly woman exuded a composed demeanor, while the young man seemed rather arrogant, casting a glance and expressing some discontent: "Grandma, do you believe these low-level mountain bandits?"

His grandmother kept a serene expression, ignoring him and instead looking towards the scene, "Which one is Wu Qin?"

"Wu Qin" was an alias that Zhao Yi used in the stronghold over the years; Zhao Yi never used his real name.

Li An hurriedly stepped forward respectfully, "I am Wu Qin, the leader of Qingfeng Stronghold, welcoming the esteemed guests!"

"I have already prepared food and wine to welcome you..."

He was quite astonished internally.

For this elderly woman was actually... a True Core cultivator!

The young man beside the elderly woman was also remarkable; though young, he was likely not over a hundred years old.

He was already in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Truly a genius!

With just a glance, Li An knew these people were definitely from a major power.

The elderly woman said, "No need!"

"Lead the way directly to the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss."

Decisive and efficient!

Li An nodded and bowed, "Yes!"

As he was about to mount his horse, the young man beside the elderly woman suddenly whistled, and from beneath his black cloak, a golden falcon shot out like lightning, slaughtering the Qingfeng Stronghold members lined up on both sides one by one!

It was a Tier Two mid-stage falcon, extremely fierce, and the members of the stronghold couldn't resist it.

In no time, corpses littered the ground; even Chen Gui, who attempted to block with his knife, was directly killed.

The stronghold members cried out miserably, with many rushing to flee, but before the falcon, they were like weak chicks, slaughtered one by one...

Li An displayed a shocked expression: "Milord..."

However, a thought flashed through his mind, this young man was clearly an expert in Beast Taming; could it really be the renowned Beast Tamer Jiang clan of Qing Province, Yan Country?

An Nascent Soul family!?

The elderly woman seemed somewhat dissatisfied, casting a glance at the young man.

"Grandma, we are deep in enemy territory, the news cannot be leaked; if we don't kill these people, they will eventually become a threat. Keeping one to lead the way is enough..."

The young man, however, smiled nonchalantly, "Moreover, my 'Changkong' hasn't tasted human blood for a long time, it needs to be fed."

Seeing that the field had been cleared, he gestured, and the Spirit Falcon landed on Chen Gui's corpse, pecking out Chen Gui's heart to eat, before returning to the young man's hand.

"At Qi Refining stage nine, my Changkong has no appetite for them..."

After saying this, he glanced at Li An intentionally or unintentionally.

Li An's heart skipped a beat.

This beast, does it, in fact, plan to let the falcon eat him?

A murderous intent arose in Li An's heart.

But he maintained a respectful facade, "These stronghold members were sinful; Young Master exterminated them, which could be considered a release for them... Milord, please follow me!"

Li An led the way.

Before long, they arrived at the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss.

"So it's indeed this place... Back then, Yan Country was just a step away from devouring the Great Li, but in the end, so many experts were lost here."

The elderly woman gazed at the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss, filled with emotion.

"Even our clan's patriarch back then, Jiang Riqing, perished here..."

Listening to her sentiments, Li An's heart instantly confirmed it...

It was indeed the Nascent Soul family, the Jiang family!

He hesitated for a moment... After descending into the Ten Thousand Miles Abyss, should he kill them all, or?

Even though this elderly woman was a Core Formation cultivator, if the Evil Qi were truly roused, and with Li An's ambush... there might indeed be a chance to kill her.

"Grandma, this place is so dangerous, are we sure we need to go down?"

The young man hesitated somewhat.

The elderly woman, however, said, "We must go, rest assured, with the Tribulation Jade, we should be able to travel a safe distance... no need to probe the depths."

"Wu Qin, lead the way."

"Alright."

Li An immediately took the lead, climbing down along the cliff wall.

The elderly woman, young man, and the other cultivators followed down in order, leaving only two on top for support.

"That is... the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow of my sect?!"

As they just descended, the young man already exclaimed, pointing at the large bird atop the fourth coffin.

"Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow... it indeed is the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow!"

The elderly woman was also surprised, "It seems the patriarch Jiang Riqing truly died here back then... Wait, there's also a bird egg, could the Cyan Flame Divine Sparrow have gathered its vitality before dying, leaving a successor?!"

"If this bird egg retains vitality, as long as it's brought back, Ruolin, you may have the opportunity to become a core seedling figure!"

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