Zi Yue nodded slowly, "You guessed right. The Tianyuan Cave trial is to use the power of cultivators from the Half-Heaven Realm to cultivate Heavenly Realm experts, thereby strengthening the Heavenly Domain Owl Sect."

The six strategists of the Half-Heaven Realm and the Profound Universe Realm—their existence is solely for this purpose, though they also have the aim of controlling both realms!

Lan Hua asked curiously, "Why do the remaining six strategists of the Owl Sect only operate in the Half Heaven Realm and Xuan Yu? The Owl Sect in the Heavenly Domain is so powerful, why not operate more in the Lower Realm?"

Zi Yue smiled and said, "That's because the Half-Heaven Realm and the Profound Universe Realm are the origins of the Heavenly Domain Owl Sect."

Strictly speaking, the Owl Sect is considered an outsider in the Heavenly Realm; their roots are in the Half-Heaven Realm and the Profound Universe, so they have no interest in other lower realms!

Lan Hua touched his forehead, feeling that things were in a very bad situation, because he had already offended the Owl Sect in the lower realm.

"Beautiful Master, what do you think would happen if I were to uproot the Owl Clan in the lower realm?"

Zi Yue rolled her eyes at him, thinking to herself that this kid was no easy task, and actually wanted to uproot him completely.

You thought it was weeding?

"If you really do that, you'll probably be killed by the Heavenly Domain's Owl Sect before you even enter the Heavenly Domain."

Even if you manage to enter the Heavenly Domain by chance, the Owl Sect will hunt you down throughout the entire domain!

Lan Hua felt a headache coming on.

The Owl Clan is truly arrogant!

Zi Yue then snorted, "But if the Xiao Sect wants to kill you, they'll need my permission first. Don't worry!"

Lan Hua felt a warm feeling in her heart.

Seeing that there was no sign of her master near the holy land, Yang Yuwei felt a surge of anxiety.

But then she suddenly remembered something.

North of Lingzhou, overseas, there is a secluded island. Her master once took her to play on that island.

Yang Yuwei frowned. "Is Master hiding there?"

Master promised he would not leave Lingzhou and would protect it, so let's give it a try!

After saying that, Yang Yuwei soared into the sky and flew north.

Crescent Moon, Lan Hua, and the others followed.

Behind them, the spies of the Water Kirin clan still followed at a distance.

As expected, Yang Yuwei's judgment was correct.

After she left the north of Lingzhou, the thread on her arm finally changed, and the red light gradually intensified.

"That isolated island!"

Yang Yuwei was overjoyed and immediately accelerated, flying towards the distant island.

After passing through layers of forest, Lan Hua and Zi Yue first saw a colorful peacock resting with its eyes closed on a large tree branch.

Although the seven-colored peacock concealed its aura, the two could still sense a profound Yuan energy.

That Yuan Power was far beyond what Lan Hua could compare to; it was something only a Yuan Xiang Realm expert possessed.

"Master, I'm back!" Yang Yuwei said with a smile.

Seeing that Yang Yuwei had found her master, Lan Hua was overjoyed for her.

Just then, the weather suddenly changed dramatically.

"Oh no!" Zi Yue exclaimed.

Three golden arrows suddenly shot towards the colorful clouds, and countless spiritual energies surged towards the three arrows, transforming them into three enormous arrows.

"This is... the strongest attack from a Yuanxiang Realm expert, and it's from an archer!" Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise.

With the power of heaven and earth amplifying them, the three arrows exuded a terrifying pressure.

The colorful peacock in the distance showed a hint of fear in its eyes.

But she was, after all, a Yuanxiang Realm expert, and naturally she would not allow herself to be slaughtered.

Suddenly, its wings spread wide, creating a violent gust of wind that shook the surrounding trees.

Suddenly, a giant peacock enveloped her, standing thirty feet tall and radiating a rainbow of light.

That peacock may look beautiful, but it actually contains terrifying energy.

boom!

After the three giant arrows struck the seven-colored peacock, they suddenly exploded.

A terrifying shockwave reached Lan Hua, making his clothes flutter loudly.

After the dust settled, a huge crater appeared on the spot, and the surrounding area was leveled. The towering trees were leaning to the side and were in a terrible state.

This is the terrifying strength of a bow cultivator at the Yuanxiang Realm.

Crescent Moon and Yang Yuwei immediately let out a pitiful cry, calling out to their master, and rushed toward the pit at top speed.

Lan Hua frowned, quickly summoned the Yueque Bow, and flew into the sky, determined to find the person who had secretly assassinated her.

Zi Yue, however, was one step ahead of him. In a flash, she was already near the one who had fired the arrow.

The sniper was startled.

He had just considered retreating and had only flown for a few breaths when Zi Yue stopped him a hundred feet away. He immediately abandoned his underestimation of the beauty in front of him.

However, as a master archer, he possessed astonishing breakthrough abilities and was naturally not afraid that the person in front of him could stop him.

Worried about Ziyue's safety, Lanhua quickly followed and landed beside her.

Zi Yue shouted, "Trying to run? No way!"

The sniper was dressed in all black and wore a mask, but Lan Hua had already guessed what it was.

The reason why those three arrows were able to unleash such terrifying power was not only because they were empowered by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but also because there was something wrong with the three arrows themselves.

Those three arrows were specially made explosive arrows, even more powerful than the explosive arrows that Lan Hua obtained from Lü Yuanwei.

This is a common tactic used by the Overlord Archer.

In the Half-Heaven Realm, only the renowned archery family, the Lü family, are accustomed to using explosive arrows.

"Hmph, is wearing a mask useful?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you are Lu Hao, the only Yuanxiang Realm elder of the Lu family, right?" Lan Hua said with a smile.

The man in black let out a sound of surprise, his eyes clearly becoming wary.

"Hmph, so you're the kid who helped the Duanmu family win the bow on Yi Peak, aren't you?"

"Very well, I'll kill you today and eliminate any future trouble for the Lü family!"

After saying this, Lü Hao fired three arrows simultaneously, two of which were aimed at Zi Yue, and the remaining one at Lan Hua.

As soon as the three arrows were released, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged forth, greatly increasing the power of the three arrows.

Lan Hua dared not be careless and unleashed her full power.

A hundred arrows were fired simultaneously, creating a powerful rain of arrows that struck the massive incoming arrow.

However, that arrow was empowered by a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and no matter how many invisible arrows Lan Hua made, they could not break through the layer of spiritual energy outside the arrow.

This is the difference in strength between the Refining Spirit Realm and the Primordial Manifestation Realm.

Moreover, Lan Hua is only at the second level of the Refining Spirit Realm, while Lu Hao on the other side is at the sixth level of the Primordial Manifestation Realm, a solid mid-stage cultivation level.

Lu Hao's arrows were extremely fast. After piercing through Lan Hua's hundreds of invisible arrows, he continued to shoot at Lan Hua, giving him no chance to fire another arrow.

Just as the arrow was about to hit him, a bowl-shaped barrier appeared and enveloped him.

boom!

A loud bang was heard, and Lan Hua remained motionless in the air, without a single scratch on her body.

Since the return of the Qiankun Bowl, the defensive capabilities of the bowl-shaped barrier have greatly increased, making it more than capable of blocking even Yuanxiang Realm experts.

"Huh? What a treasure!" Lu Hao exclaimed in surprise.

On the other side, Zi Yue remained still, but with a gentle wave of her jade arm, two blade energies slashed out, easily striking the two arrows.

Lu Hao was startled again, "This little wench is terrifying for stopping my arrow so easily!"

At this moment, several figures flew in from afar, none of them deliberately concealing their aura; they were all experts at the Yuanxiang Realm.

These powerful individuals are all patriarchs of the ten great spirit beast clans!

"Oh no, if we don't leave now, we'll miss our chance!" Lu Hao exclaimed.