Chapter 48 Collusion with Court Officials

Night fell as the last trace of the setting sun was swallowed by the darkness.

Feng Ruxing and her party arrived before the mountain gates of the final sect—the Heavenly Eagle Sect.

The atmosphere here was exceptionally oppressive, with a suffocating tension filling the air.

Unlike the sporadic resistance seen in other sects, the Heavenly Eagle Sect was almost entirely controlled by the puppet masters of the dark veil. Outside the mountain gate, the disciples stood in neat rows with cold gazes, resembling a group of emotionless puppets.

Feng Ruxing’s gaze swept across the crowd.

As for this person, he was dressed in a green outfit and held a crossbow glowing with green light. Judging from his large belly and chubby face, he was clearly a hefty archer weighing around two hundred pounds.

Naturally, she wasn’t genuinely blaming Mingye; she was simply feeling far too stifled by the subtle and enigmatic gaze of Empress Dowager Xiaoduan, which prompted her to vent a few complaints to Mingye.

My sister-in-law nodded silently, and I pulled her along as we followed the village chief. Throughout the journey, the village chief trembled constantly, not daring to speak. When I asked him what was wrong, he wouldn't make a sound either. More and more people gathered along the way, and everyone from the village arrived one after another, as if my presence gave them the courage to face whatever lay ahead.

Five thousand sets of materials would only take about fifty runs. In terms of time, that would be roughly ten minutes. Of course, the price was somewhat exorbitant—one million gold coins. It was likely that no one would ever buy it, nor would anyone be willing to part with such a sum.

If it were merely a single pet, that person wouldn't be formidable enough to clear out everyone present in one fell swoop. However, with two pets combined with his own offensive power and formidable survivability, the nature of the situation changed entirely.

Upon receiving the news, the people from the low-level area immediately swarmed out, accompanied by the sixty new disciples including Dongfang Xuan.

We walked back, and I glanced back at the graveyard without a single tombstone. If we didn't mention it, who would ever know that nearly a hundred corpses were buried beneath this earth? Perhaps decades from now, not a single soul will remember that bodies lie buried under this very land.

Her brow furrowed slightly as she asked Xiafan and Vados, her expression bearing undisguised displeasure.

Besides, since the Emperor had executed the Empress, hadn't he already placed himself in direct opposition to the Dugu family? Yet Ji Yu was acting so intimately with them.

"Very well, since we've found a way, let's hurry up and destroy the devil. Otherwise, who would be willing to keep playing games with us?" the shamaness said.

Watching her laugh so hard that she choked on her own saliva and began coughing violently, Helian Yuan helplessly patted her back to help her catch her breath.

Meanwhile, seeing Zhao Xue flee in a panic, Zhao Yun was instantly overcome with suspicion. Observing that Zhao Xue did not seem to be at a disadvantage yet suddenly chose to run away, he feared a trap. Worried that Zhao Zhuo might be isolated and fall for a ruse, he hurriedly spurred his horse forward in pursuit.

Faint malicious energy surged between her brows. Jiazhuang formed a calming hand seal; she could no longer rely on Miao Zhiyu and had to suppress this malevolent aura by herself.

Fa Zheng’s stern shout instantly shattered Huang Xiao’s thoughts, forcing him to halt reluctantly. Since he had been called out, how could he possibly escape? He glared fiercely at Fa Zheng, who simply acted as if he hadn't noticed and continued to drink while greeting others. This infuriated Zhao Zhuo, who thought to himself, *Just you wait, Fa Xiaozhi, see if you don't fall into my hands one day.*

The giant mouth, hundreds of meters wide, fiercely devoured everything in its path. If it were only the Elven Forest, at its current rate of destruction, it wouldn't be long before it withered away completely.

Hearing the old man's reply, Xuan Yan remained silent, instead turning his head to look at Yan Jingjing standing off to the side.

"Reporting to the Prince of Wei: it was dark at the time, so his features could not be distinguished. We only know that the general rode a white horse in white armor and wielded a silver spear with unstoppable valor," the soldier replied.

"Preposterous! I have treated Cao Cao well, how... how could he dare to be so insolent?" Liu Xia was most terrified of war. Upon hearing this news, he lost all composure, his speech stammering with panic.

Not only the martial cultivator who had just spoken, but every single martial cultivator across the Nine Stars Continent could feel wave after wave of monstrous nether energy emanating from the black-shrouded phoenix phantom flickering in the sky above.