The night wind abruptly stopped, closed its eyes, and began to circulate the Dragon Emperor's true energy, carefully sensing its surroundings.

However, Ye Feng still couldn't sense Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan, so Ye Feng's expression suddenly turned very ugly.

"What happened? The Heart-Connecting Mantra is still there, which means Mu Qing and Ling Xuan are not dead, but the connection of the Heart-Connecting Mantra suddenly broke. Could it be that the two of them entered another world?"

"No, no, no, it's not only the separation between two realms that can break the Heart-Binding Mantra; the secret realm of the cave also has this effect."

"So, Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan accidentally stumbled into a hidden paradise?"

Night Wind muttered to itself, its expression softening slightly.

But then Ye Feng felt a headache.

While the connection of the Heart-to-Heart Mantra was still active, Ye Feng could use it to determine the direction of Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan at all times.

Now that the connection between the two hearts is blocked, the night wind can only travel in the southeast direction.

This would result in a greater deviation, and the night wind might even blow too far ahead, potentially causing Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan to miss each other.

"This is really a difficult situation," Ye Feng said with a wry smile.

Just then, a series of flashes of light suddenly erupted from the ground below.

Ye Feng looked down and saw two groups of people fighting on the ground. To be precise, a man, a woman, and a young girl were fleeing for their lives in front of them, while seven or eight martial artists were chasing after them.

Although the three in front would occasionally fight back while fleeing, most of the time they were just running for their lives.

The martial artists chasing behind were all incredibly fierce, and every move they made was a killing blow!

Most importantly, the three people running ahead were using martial arts techniques based on lightning!

"Uncle Xiao Yun, Sister Manhe, please put me down... I'm already poisoned anyway. Even if you manage to escape with me, I won't survive. I'll only be a burden to you..."

Lei Xiaoyun, holding the little girl, spoke breathlessly. Her body was covered with fine black threads, which were writhing beneath her fair skin like living things, making her look terrifying!

"Young Master, we will never abandon you!" Lei Xiaoyun said firmly.

"But...but I'm beyond saving. I can't continue to be a burden to you. Only if you live can our Thunderfall Manor have a chance to rise again. If even you die, then our Thunderfall Manor will truly have no hope..." The little girl's eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was trembling with sobs.

Lei Manhe gritted her teeth and said, "Young Master, we all swore an oath before the Master! If we abandon you, are we even human?"

The little girl didn't say anything more, only sighed softly, and a deep sense of despair appeared on her face.

A burst of wild laughter came from behind.

The nearest martial artist laughed and shouted, "Lei Xiaoyun, Lei Manhe, you'd better surrender! You can't escape!"

As the voice rang out, a flying sword hurtled towards Lei Xiaoyun.

Lei Xiaoyun was about to make a move, but Lei Manhe had already turned around and delivered a sword strike.

"Electric shock!"

Lei Manhe shouted, and a blue-white arc of electricity erupted from the slender sword in her hand.

The arc of electricity leaped and flew past, striking the flying sword and sending it flying.

But after the flying sword circled in the air, it shot towards Lei Manhe again.

Moreover, the other martial artists chasing behind also made their moves, and in an instant, six or seven golden flying swords came toward Lei Manhe and Lei Xiaoyun.

"The Seven Lightning Swords of Thunderfall Manor seem rather weak! Lei Xiaoyun, Lei Manhe, you're going to die here!"

Both Lei Xiaoyun and Lei Manhe wore expressions of despair, no longer even having the courage to fight back.

In their view, nothing they do now is of any use; they can only close their eyes and wait for death.

However, at that moment, a young man's voice faintly came from above.

"Myriad Heavenly Thunder!"

In an instant, thousands upon thousands of bolts of lightning descended from the sky, as if a thunderstorm had broken out!

Boom! Boom!

Explosions rang out one after another, and all seven or eight flying swords that attacked were shattered.

Those martial artists who chased after them were all killed by the lightning strikes!

Lei Xiaoyun and Lei Manhe were stunned, and the little girl Lei Xiaoyun was holding was also dumbfounded.

"This...is this a lightning tribulation?" Lei Xiaoyun said blankly.

"This isn't a lightning tribulation. How could a lightning tribulation only have this much power?" Ye Feng said with a light laugh, and slowly floated down from the sky with the lightning bolt in his hand.

Upon seeing Ye Feng appear, and seeing the dazzling blue-white lightning crackling around the Lei Ji in his hand, Lei Xiaoyun and Lei Manhe were overjoyed.

Although they didn't know Ye Feng, he was clearly using lightning techniques, and lightning had even helped save their lives. So how could they not tell whether Ye Feng was friend or foe?

"Thank you so much for saving me, senior!"

Lei Xiaoyun and Lei Manhe knelt down together towards the night wind, and the little girl also quickly knelt down on the ground.

However, the little girl seemed much calmer than Lei Xiaoyun and Lei Manhe. She looked at Ye Feng curiously and asked, "Senior, why did you save us? Are you an elder of our Thunderfall Manor? Could you be the former lord of our Thunderfall Manor?"

"What?"

Ye Feng looked puzzled; he hadn't expected this little girl to have such a wild imagination.

Lei Xiaoyun quickly lowered his voice and said to the little girl, "Young Master, don't talk nonsense. This senior is our savior. We can't anger him."

“Yes, young master,” Lei Manhe quickly added.

The little girl said, "How could this senior help us for no reason? He most likely has some past connection with our Thunderfall Manor! Moreover, he used lightning techniques, which further proves that he has a close relationship with our Thunderfall Manor! Most importantly..."

"What's the most important thing?" Lei Xiaoyun asked hurriedly.

The little girl bit her lip before saying, "Uncle Xiao Yun, Sister Manhe, what I'm about to say is the biggest secret of our Thunderfall Manor... Our founder, Lei Aotian, didn't die from a qi deviation while practicing!"

"Lei Aotian was already at the peak of the True Yuan Realm at the time. He went into seclusion to break through and suddenly exploded. Neither the heir of Luo Lei Manor nor the other disciples found Lei Aotian's remains. Although they told the disciples in the manor that Lei Aotian died from a qi deviation during his seclusion, it is actually unclear whether Lei Aotian actually had any dead water."

"That's why my father privately speculated that Lei Aotian might not really be dead; he just left Thunderfall Manor because he had a problem with his cultivation!"