In the dead of night, all things are exhausted, except for the island which occasionally trembles.

"ah---"

A cry of surprise pierced the sky, mingling with the sea breeze.

"Xiaoting!"

"Brother Gu!"

Everyone stopped in their tracks, utterly astonished.

Wen Longting and Gu Qingfeng both fell into a cave about two meters wide. The cave was covered by vines, and with the dim light, it was easy to slip and fall. Wen Longting's cries for help soon disappeared into the cave.

"No, Ting'er!" Wen Longxiu rushed to the cave entrance in a panic, crying uncontrollably, "Let me go, I have to go down and save Ting'er!"

"Xiuer, calm down. We will definitely find a way to save Ting'er." Wen Chuyu pulled Wen Longxiu back from her loss of control.

boom--

At this moment, streaks of red lightning were brewing in the clouds, like fiery dragons playing and chasing each other in the dark clouds.

"The Spirit Treasure is about to appear! Judging from the direction, it's on Dragon Head Mountain."

Everyone was caught in a dilemma: on one side was a peerless spiritual treasure, and on the other side were Wen Longting and Gu Qingfeng. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that no one wanted to miss, and the mercenary group was also eager to make a move.

"I'll go down and rescue Xiaoting. You guys go to Longtou Mountain first," Wen Chuyu said.

“Chu Yu, I’ll go with you,” Ji Jiuying said as she stepped forward.

“Let’s all go together!” Shen Miaoqing and the others stepped forward one after another.

"Little trick, I can do that too."

"I want to go too!" Wen Longxiu composed herself and stepped forward.

“The cave entrance is only so big, too many people would be useless. You guys go to Dragon Head Mountain first, Chu Yu and I will be fine,” Ji Jiuying suggested.

Qingling wanted to say something, but thinking that she might be a hindrance, she remained silent and instead silently conjured a communication butterfly that landed on Ji Jiuying's hairpin.

The elder nodded. He had brought them here mainly to train them and broaden their horizons. These spiritual treasures depended on opportunity and were not easily obtained. Rather than having so many people stay here, it would be better for them to go to Dragon Head Mountain first.

Yingyue appeared in front of Ji Jiuying in a flash. Upon seeing this, Ji Jiuying glanced at Feng Che and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Second Uncle, protect Qingling!"

Finally, Ji Jiuying, Wen Chuyu, and Yingyue jumped into the cave together.

A strong wind was blowing on Dragon Head Mountain. When the Grand Elder, Feng Che, and the mercenary group arrived at Dragon Head Mountain, the mountain was already crowded with people.

People from the Wuji Sect and Tianmen Mountain have arrived, and many people from the Western Jin Kingdom and the Jialan Kingdom have also come.

When Feng Che arrived, a gaze swept over everyone around him, finally settling on him. Feng Che's eyes flickered slightly, and after greeting the Grand Elder, he flew away.

Feng Che appeared on another mountaintop in a flash, causing a ripple in the air. Feng Che stared expressionlessly into the distance.

"Second brother, you really made your little brother look for you a lot." Feng Luo appeared next to Feng Che and said with a smile.

"You handled the Ji family's affairs," Feng Che said with certainty, as if he were asking a question.

Feng Luo chuckled lightly, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes. "Heh, he deserved it. I was already being merciful by not killing him."

"But you, Second Brother, how come I didn't know you had a hobby of being a teacher?"

Feng Che glanced at Feng Luo, "Third brother, just say what you have to say."

"Where is my dear niece?" A glint flashed in Feng Luo's eyes.

Feng Che's expression turned cold. "Feng Luo, you'd better not make a move on her!"

"Second brother, what are you saying! It was the Feng family's order to bring her back, and I was just following orders. How could I possibly have designs on her?"

A gust of wind rose, and Feng Che's broadsword was held against Feng Luo's neck. "For my little sister's sake, I will not allow you to bring her back to the Feng family."

Feng Luo glanced at the large sword that was so close to him and said dismissively, "Second brother, what a coincidence. For my little sister's sake, I must bring her back to the Feng family."

In a sudden turn of events, the two began to fight, the sounds of wind and swords clashing mingling together.

The moonlight was shrouded in dark clouds, and in the pitch-black night, two figures could be vaguely seen facing each other. The whistling wind carried the smell of blood.

"If you do this, Lan'er will hate you."

Feng Luo smiled sinisterly, recalling Feng Lan's increasingly emaciated appearance as she was locked in the ancestral hall every day. With a hardened heart, she said, "I'm doing all this for my little sister. I believe she will be very happy."

“Lan’er already hates the Feng family’s rules, so how could she let her daughter follow in her footsteps?”

"Hmph~ This bastard of unknown origin is honored to sacrifice herself for my little sister!" Feng Luo's attacks became increasingly ruthless.

Feng Che was not to be outdone. His sword and saber, imbued with boundless spiritual energy, collided in mid-air, affecting the entire island and causing it to tremble violently.

"What's going on?"

"This is a spiritual energy fluctuation at the Spirit Venerable level!" a powerful member of a clan exclaimed.

"It seems that this peerless treasure has attracted all the powerful figures of the Cangming Continent."

Just then, a sharp-eyed person spotted two people on a hilltop not far away. "Look over there!"

Everyone looked over, and Murong Yun narrowed his eyes, immediately guessing what the somewhat familiar figure was.

———

Clang! The sword and the blade clashed once more.

"Second brother, have you considered the Feng family? Even if I don't arrest her, someone else will—the Third Elder, me, or someone else! Second brother, are you really going to go against Father and the Feng family for the sake of an illegitimate child?"

Feng Che remained silent!

Bang! Both of them were shaken off by their spiritual energy and slowly landed on the ground.

"Second Brother, do you really not know about the Third Elder's matter?" Feng Luo asked Feng Che with a calculating look in his eyes.

The Third Elder was sent by his elder brother to find the wicked girl, but he died inexplicably on this low-level continent. Feng Che appeared here, and he wondered if the Third Elder already knew that Ji Jiuying was the wicked girl and wanted to bring her back to the family, but was killed by Feng Che? After all, even if the Third Elder's strength was suppressed to the Spirit Venerable level on this low-level continent, he would not be easily killed.

As for why the Third Elder never informed them from beginning to end... Considering the Third Elder's character, Feng Luo's expression narrowed slightly. It was very likely that he wanted to seize the dragon from Ji Jiuying's body, so he chose to conceal it, but unexpectedly he was killed instead. Therefore, he suspected that the Third Elder's death was related to Feng Che or Ji Jiuying.

Feng Che did not answer his question, but made his position clear: "I will not interfere in the affairs of the Feng family, but as for Xiao Jiu, if you want to capture Xiao Jiu, then you will have to step over my dead body first."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Feng Luo's eyes, but he quickly concealed it. "Second Brother, I don't want to be your enemy."

He had already guessed a thing or two about the Third Elder's death, and he could let that matter go, but he was determined to capture Ji Jiuying. A barely perceptible glint of malice flashed in Feng Luo's eyes, and with a light laugh, he disappeared from the mountaintop.