Urban Invincible Overlord

Yang Fei nodded without saying more.

Initially, he intended to continue secluded meditation to break through to the late stage of Core Formation. However, considering that this meditation might take a long time, he couldn’t help but worry about Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu, and he missed Helian Rong and his son Yang Cheng at the Upper Qing Sect.

"Forget it, let’s go back and check first," Yang Fei thought to himself, "I’ll consider breaking through to the late stage of Core Formation after finding Yanyang and Yun Shu."

Having made up his mind, Yang Fei focused his thoughts and communicated with the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in the secluded cave he had found earlier.

Yang Fei exited the cave, identified the direction, and flew away on his Spirit Boat.

He noticed that his mana was much stronger than before. Controlling the Spirit Boat was easier, and the speed was significantly faster.

This is the tangible growth brought by the advancement in realm.

He tested his divine sense, releasing it fully, and it reached a radius of over seventy miles.

According to his understanding, a Nascent Soul cultivator’s divine sense at least covers a radius of fifty miles. So, his current divine sense strength had reached the standard of an early-stage Nascent Soul powerhouse, even stronger than the average early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator’s.

Yang Fei was secretly thrilled.

The stronger the divine sense, the more sensitive the perception of danger, making oneself safer.

The use of Rune Tao would be more adept and powerful.

Additionally, his ability to maneuver the Extreme Fire Demon Pearl, Soul Binding Rope, and Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace would be stronger, and the power released would be greatly enhanced. Looking at it this way, his overall combat power now far exceeds what it was before the meditation.

He couldn’t help but recall the seductive words of the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace.

Damn it, could it be that evil cultivators are the true orthodox ones? Otherwise, why does cultivation using such methods result in faster strength increase?

Pft, pft, don’t let your imagination run wild. Evil cultivators are ultimately not the Righteous Path; don’t become a target of public criticism.

An hour later, Yang Fei’s divine sense scanned a workshop bustling with cultivator activity, and he immediately flew towards it.

He wanted to inquire whether the matters of annihilating Mu Family and Han Family experts had caused any commotion in the southern Zhongzhou.

However, upon arriving at the town and hearing the casual chats among the wandering cultivators, he was shocked.

"Three and a half years have passed?" Yang Fei was deeply shocked and silently horrified: "While I sensed this meditation took a while, how could it be ten years? Although only over three years have passed in the Southern Domain World, such a lengthy time is sufficient for many changes to occur."

He sighed inwardly, knowing that although cultivators have long lifespans, an unintended meditation could last ten or even dozens of years. Indeed, time flew by too quickly. Cultivators seemingly long-lived are also racing against time.

Yang Fei calmed his mind, found a teahouse in the town, ordered a pot of spiritual tea, and started listening intently to the conversations of nearby cultivators.

"Have you heard? The Zhongzhou Han Family had a significant internal conflict three years ago. It’s rumored that two Core Formation stage experts died because of it!"

"I’ve heard about it too. It seems someone within the Han Family tried to seize power, which resulted in a fatal disaster."

"Hmph, what internal conflict? I heard it’s because the Han Family offended someone they shouldn’t have, and got attacked!"

"Really? The Han Family is a major family in Zhongzhou, with Divinity Transformation experts guarding it. Who dares to provoke them?"

"Who knows? Anyway, the matter caused quite a stir. I heard the Han Family is still investigating it."

Yang Fei felt stirred hearing this.

What they were talking about was likely the matter of him annihilating the Mu Family and Han Family experts. These people lacked inside details and were thus spreading false rumors.

But having secluded himself for years, he had to continue listening to gather more information.

"By the way, I’ve heard another thing. It’s rumored that the powerful Mu Family has a Nascent Soul stage powerhouse who has arrived in our area."

"Nascent Soul stage powerhouse? What’s such a high-level cultivator doing in this remote place?"

"Rumor has it they’re searching for a missing cultivation team from their family. The team supposedly included several Core Formation stage experts who all went missing, causing the Mu Family considerable anxiety."

"Hiss! Several Core Formation stage experts going missing? That’s no small matter!"

"Isn’t it? That Nascent Soul stage powerhouse came and started investigating everywhere, affecting everyone’s peace."

Yang Fei’s heart skipped hearing this.

The Mu Family actually sent a Nascent Soul stage powerhouse to investigate?

He secretly worried, not knowing how Han Dachun and Fairy Qingyang were faring now. Nor did he know whether the Mu Family had magically learned it was he, Han Dachun, and Fairy Qingyang who had killed those from the Mu Family.

Could Han Dachun and Qingyang keep his identity hidden under the scrutiny of the Mu Family’s Nascent Soul stage powerhouse?

Despite his worries, Yang Fei didn’t immediately return to the Han Family’s location. He knew rushing back now would easily raise suspicion.

"First, I’ll find Yanyang and Yun Shu," Yang Fei decided in his mind, "Once they’re found, I’ll plan my next steps."

Having decided, Yang Fei left the town.

He headed directly south in pursuit, as Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu were more familiar with the situation concerning the six Great Immortal Gates of the Southern South Domain. Since this area was cooperating with Earth in a honeymoon phase, survival here was relatively safer. Yang Fei guessed that after leaving Nanmu Village, they most likely went to the southern part of the Southern Domain.

...

Meanwhile, after annihilating Gongyang Shan of the Wushen Sect, Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu knew they might have provoked the Wushen Sect, so they quickly left the Zhongzhou Territory.

They knew Gongyang Shan was a core disciple of the Wushen Sect, and his death would certainly be noticed soon by the Wushen Sect.

Therefore, the two girls headed south and arrived at the far western edge of the Flame Moon Sect’s territory in the southern part of the Southern Domain.

This was the border area of the Flame Moon Sect, located remotely with thin spiritual energy, rarely attracting high-level cultivators.

Qin Yanyang felt this was the optimal place to hide.

However, what they didn’t know was that when they killed Gongyang Shan, his Nascent Soul stage master Zhou Wanqing had already sensed it.

Zhou Wanqing was an elder of the Wushen Sect, with cultivation reaching the pinnacle of the early stage of Nascent Soul. Throughout his life, he had numerous disciples, among whom Gongyang Shan showed decent talent and was good at ingratiating himself, making him happy. Many in the Southern Domain Cultivation World knew Gongyang Shan was his disciple, yet Gongyang Shan ended up being killed by someone, which was a blatant slap to his face.

Who in the Southern Domain Cultivation World didn’t know Zhou Wanqing was the protector of his disciples among evil cultivators?

However, back then, there was an internal matter in the Wushen Sect, and Zhou Wanqing couldn’t free himself. Only recently did he resolve sect matters and start investigating this case.

Zhou Wanqing tracked them according to the residual aura of the "Soul-Loss Attraction."

He had a special sensing ability for this item; as long as the magic treasure was in the Southern Domain Cultivation World, he could trace its approximate location.

Unfortunately, Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu hadn’t discarded the "Soul-Loss Attraction." They thought the item was of high grade, maybe useful in the future, or even if not, selling it could fetch a high price.

Zhou Wanqing tracked them down based on the Soul-Loss Attraction and quickly locked onto their hiding area within a range of less than a hundred miles.