"Wait!"
At those two words, everyone's bodies stiffened simultaneously. They turned their heads, about to cry out in dismay.
Hadn't they agreed everything was over? Why the change of heart?
"Do you know where this Ye Gong got so many points? I want to go to that place too," Xu Mu paused before asking.
He had initially intended to directly inquire about Ye Gong's whereabouts, but that seemed too conspicuous, so he temporarily fabricated a reason.
"I know, it's because he's in the Spirit Gathering Holy Land," a young man supporting Feng Xiu said, his voice trembling.
"The Spirit Gathering Holy Land? What kind of place is that?" Xu Mu asked, frowning.
"The Spirit Gathering Holy Land is in the southeast corner of Green Mountain. There are several huge mountains there, with many spiritual herbs and treasures on them, and of course, demonic beasts. The speed of gaining points is very fast."
"And the most magical thing is that as long as you stay within the Spirit Gathering Holy Land, points will automatically increase, attracting many people to go there," the young man answered honestly.
Xu Mu and Qi Lan exchanged glances and saw that the latter also had a look of confusion. So he continued, "We don't know this. How do you know?"
The young man heard this, scratched his head awkwardly, and then said, "This... I have a relative who is one of the organizers of this Hundred Clans Grand Assembly, so some secrets were revealed to me."
"And I believe that only there could Ye Gong gain points so quickly, and only there are the most contestants gathered, so Ye Gong must be there."
This sentence was spoken via telepathy. After Xu Mu listened, he slowly nodded and then exchanged a few words with Qi Lan. Feeling that the news was reliable, he let the young man leave.
"Everyone, go."
"Thank you, young hero!"
Everyone was relieved once more and quickly turned to flee, not wanting to stay a moment longer.
"Let go of me!"
But just then, their leader, Feng Xiu, suddenly cried out. He struggled and shook his arm, pushing away the two youths supporting him and telling them to let him go.
"Boss, what are you... doing?" The cultivator who had just spoken swallowed hard and then asked, somewhat bewildered.
"What am I doing? I'm this injured, shouldn't I be healing first? What if I'm left with a hidden ailment!" Feng Xiu said irritably, sitting on the ground. His eyes then fixed venomously on Xu Mu, and he simultaneously crushed the jade slip in his hand.
*Buzz!*
Instantly, a small spatial vortex appeared above his head, and several beams of light descended, shining on Feng Xiu's head. His body slowly became illusory, as if about to vanish from this space.
"Kid, your name is Mu Xu, right? I remember you," Feng Xiu spat and then continued fiercely, "After I get out, it doesn't matter if you're from the Jiang family or the Qi family, I, Feng Xiu, guarantee that you, and your friends and relatives, will never have a good day. I will use all my strength to avenge this punch today!"
"I'm leaving now. Perhaps by the time you finish your competition and return home, you'll find your father is already dead, and your mother will have been violated to death. Don't ask me why, who told you not to be observant and offend me, Feng Xiu, hahahahahaha!" Feng Xiu laughed madly. These words made Jiang Sheng and Qi Lan frown.
As for Xu Mu, the moment Feng Xiu started speaking, he had already crouched down, casually picked up the broken great dao saber he had personally snapped, and then, using all his strength, hurled the broken saber at Feng Xiu like a siege engine.
*Thwack!*
The broken saber, carrying the force of thunder, flashed like a dragon. A moment before Feng Xiu's body disappeared, it pierced directly through his neck.
At that instant, Feng Xiu's eyes widened, but he could do nothing. He could only watch as a warm current flowed from his neck into his robes.
And in the next second, his body appeared above the Green Mountain Plaza outside the Nether Void Secret Realm.
He emerged from the spatial rift, enveloped in a halo of light that illuminated the night sky.
On the grass, countless people looked up, wanting to know who had shattered their jade slip to surrender so early.
Then, they saw Feng Xiu.
A knife was sticking out of Feng Xiu's neck.
Everyone was stunned at first, then suddenly shocked, because they recognized this person as Feng Xiu, the only son of the Feng Tian Domain Lord!
At this moment, he was impaled through the neck by a broken saber.
Who had done this?
*Thump!*
No one answered. Feng Xiu fell to the ground, his breath gone.
Thus, Feng Xiu became a corpse.
...
Feng Xiu was completely dead. He was killed by Xu Mu's blade, in the last second before being teleported out of the secret realm.
Inside the secret realm, countless people stared at Xu Mu in terror, their bodies trembling at a frequency even higher than when their points were stolen.
Because he had killed the son of the Feng Tian Domain Lord!
"The Feng Tian Domain Lord is bloodthirsty. If he knows Feng Xiu was killed alongside us, our entire families and sects might be implicated!"
Some people sat on the ground with ashen faces, lamenting helplessly.
"What's the point of continuing this competition? We should hurry and pack our things and run before the news spreads, lest we die without knowing how," a young man said. He immediately shattered his jade slip and quickly disappeared into space, not wanting to stay a moment longer.
Following him, other cultivators also emulated. Instantly, more than a dozen beams of light appeared in the area, and they were teleported away. Only a few people remained standing there, dazed and at a loss.
"Is... is it that serious? Should we leave too?" Liu Hao and the others looked at everything before them, swallowing nervously. They had also had dealings with Feng Xiu, and were even enemies. Would they also be implicated?
"It does seem quite serious. What should we do now?" Qi Lan frowned and then looked at Xu Mu. The name of the Feng Tian Domain Lord was too famous; he was considered one of the top powers below the Half-Step Human King. Even his Qi family feared him.
"What should we do? Let me think," Xu Mu nodded, mused for a moment, and then said, "First, we need to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and then lay down some dry straw."
"Then, we'll sleep until dawn."
"You want to sleep?" Qi Lan's eyes widened at Xu Mu's words. "With something this major happening, you're still thinking of sleeping!"
"Aren't you tired?" Xu Mu scratched his head and asked.
"I'm tired, but... how can we sleep now?" Qi Lan said, speechless.
"Are you tired?" Xu Mu ignored him and then asked Jiang Sheng. The latter clearly no longer had the strength to answer; he was on the verge of falling asleep.
"I'm also tired. So why can't we sleep?"
As Xu Mu spoke, he picked up Jiang Sheng and started walking, a sunny smile on his face:
"I know a cave nearby. It'll definitely be comfortable to sleep in."
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