Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

"It's one of ours! From the Beiming Sword Sect!"

"That's Ling Fei! He killed our people!" Just as Ling Fei was collecting the Sword Shield, a cry of alarm rang out from the nearby Void.

It was a group from the Beiming Sword Sect, flying toward this location.

From a distance, they had already spotted the corpses on the ground.

Some with sharper eyes had even witnessed Ling Fei himself strike the killing blows against those Beiming Sword Sect disciples.

"He killed so many of our geniuses all by himself?" The scene immediately caused an uproar.

There had been over twenty of them here!

"Quick, kill him and get revenge!" In their shock, the group accelerated.

'They're here?' Ling Fei's gaze sharpened. He summoned his Golden Eagle and immediately flew off.

As Ling Fei streaked across the Void, people from the pursuing group began to land behind him.

"They're all dead?" The Beiming Sword Sect disciples checked the area and found that all twenty-odd geniuses had been killed.

"That's Senior Brother Beichen's Flying Boat! Where is Senior Brother Beichen?"

Soon, someone discovered the wreckage of Beichen Yu's Flying Boat.

"He's... over here!" Just then, someone spotted Beichen Yu's remains.

It was just a few limbs, clad in tattered clothing and covered in ice crystals.

"This..." Seeing this, the members of the Beiming Sword Sect felt a chill run down their spines.

Beichen Yu...

He was a genius of the Beiming Sword Sect, yet now he was dead—and in such a gruesome fashion, without even a complete corpse left behind.

If Elder Beichen were to learn of this, what kind of storm would it unleash?

After all, the Beiming Sword Sect was dominated by three major powers.

They were the Beichen Clan, the Beishan Clan, and the Beiming Clan.

Beichen Yu wasn't just a descendant of a Grand Elder; he was also the disciple of Beishan Jianxiong.

With such a figure dead, wouldn't they be implicated?

"Kill him! We have to kill Ling Fei and avenge Senior Brother Beichen!"

"We can't let him get away!"

"Fire the signal! Summon all of our Beiming Sword Sect disciples to hunt down and kill Ling Fei!"

Instantly, cries for blood shook the heavens as the eyes of the Beiming Sword Sect disciples turned crimson.

This was about more than just avenging Beichen Yu.

This was about absolving themselves of blame.

BANG!

Eight disciples of the Beiming Sword Sect fired eight Signal Cannons in succession.

This was an emergency summons.

After firing the signals, they also sent messages to the Elders outside and to some of their fellow disciples within the ruins, informing them of the situation.

They couldn't possibly keep something like this a secret.

Having done all this, the eight of them immediately mounted their Flying Swords and gave chase to Ling Fei.

"It's an Emergency Summon Order! What happened?"

"Let's go!" In the distance, other members of the Beiming Sword Sect also began flying rapidly in this direction.

「...」

'Things have gotten out of hand.' Ling Fei was also alerted when he saw eight signals fire at once.

'Looks like I need to send a message to my own Sect members as well.'

"The situation has changed. Gather at the Marsh King Cauldron immediately!" He quickly sent this message to He Tianming, Zhao Fan, and the others.

After sending the message, he flew at top speed toward the Marsh King Cauldron.

"The situation has changed?" Instantly, many disciples of the Lingyun Sect received the message.

"Let's go!" One by one, they transformed into streaks of light, flying toward the Marsh King Cauldron.

Within the Dongze Ruins, a storm was brewing.

Outside, the news caused an uproar as well.

"What?! Beichen Yu was killed?" A vicious glint flashed in Beishan Jianxiong's eyes.

The Elders beside him were all stunned.

"How is that possible? Didn't he have the Profound Spirit Treasure bestowed by the Grand Elder?" a few of the Elders exclaimed in disbelief.

With a Supreme Treasure like that, and three hundred geniuses from Beiming, who could possibly kill him?

"Who killed him?" someone else asked.

"It was Ling Fei, that genius disciple from the Lingyun Sect!" some of the Elders replied.

They had received messages from their own disciples.

"Ling Fei? Isn't he only in the Celestial Spirit Realm?" The people from the Beiming Sword Sect were utterly shocked.

"One of those old ghosts from the Lingyun Sect must have given him a Profound Spirit Treasure or some other trump card," Beishan Jianxiong said, his face murderous.

"What should we do?" a few of the nearby Vice Peak Masters asked immediately.

With Ling Fei inside the ruins, there was nothing they could do.

"Our people in the Beiming Sword Sect are already hunting Ling Fei down. It would be best if they can kill him. If not, we'll just have to send more people from the Sect. This matter cannot be allowed to rest," Beishan Jianxiong said, his gaze flickering as he glanced at the Lingyun Sect members on a nearby mountain peak.

He was already filled with incandescent rage.

However, he also understood that with just the two Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses on their side, they couldn't contend with the Lingyun Sect.

The Lingyun Sect, after all, had sent three Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses this time.

One was Grand Elder Fang, a powerhouse of the older generation whose strength was unfathomable. Even Beishan Jianxiong was wary of him.

Another was an ordinary Elder, but his combat prowess was also extraordinary.

The last one was Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun.

Although Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun primarily focused on the Alchemy Dao, he had also studied Martial Arts profoundly in his later years and could not be underestimated.

"Understood." The people from the Beiming Sword Sect beside him nodded, temporarily suppressing their anger.

A battle between Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses was no simple matter.

Furthermore, these powerhouses valued their own lives immensely and were unwilling to take unnecessary risks.

After all, there were only so many Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses in the entire Southern Wilderness. Each one was a figure who could dominate a region, so who would be willing to risk their life?

"That Ling Fei actually killed Beichen Yu!" Within the Beiming Sword Sect's group, Steward Cheng couldn't help but take a deep breath.

His mind felt completely blank.

He never could have imagined that the genius once coveted by all the sects would stir up such a major incident in the Southern Wilderness.

With Beichen Yu dead, could this possibly end amicably now?

「...」

"There's been an incident." At this moment, the Elders of the Lingyun Sect also received the news.

Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun, Grand Elder Fang, and the others all had grim expressions.

"So the Beiming Sword Sect really did plan to move against Ling Fei in the Dongze Ruins! Do they think our Lingyun Sect has no one to stand up for him?" Yuan Lang the Pill Master was furious.

To openly try and assassinate a sect's genius... this was practically a declaration of war!

"Thankfully, Ling Fei is unharmed," another Elder beside them said, sighing in relief.

Grand Elder Fang's expression was calm, as if he had anticipated this all along.

He knew full well what Ling Fei represented to the Lingyun Sect.

How could the Beiming Sword Sect simply sit by and watch such a peerlessly talented genius rise?

Therefore, he had long foreseen this outcome.

For this very reason, the Sect had already given Ling Fei some Supreme Treasures for his own protection.

The fact that Ling Fei was currently safe and sound was already the best possible news.

After all, Ling Fei was only a Celestial Spirit Realm Cultivator. Even with Supreme Treasures, he couldn't possibly compare to someone at the Profound Pill Realm.

This was also why Grand Alchemist Yuan Chun had asked Ling Fei back then if he was willing to take the risk.

This trip was fraught with danger, and even they couldn't guarantee that Ling Fei would make it out alive.

"I doubt the people from the Beiming Sword Sect will let this go," said a Vice Peak Master.

"It matters not," Grand Elder Fang said calmly, his tone light. "If they want to tear away all pretenses, then let them!"

But hidden within his calm words was a palpable killing intent.

"The Southern Wilderness has been quiet for too long, and our Lingyun Sect has been dormant for too long. We need a great war, and we need a genius to lead our Sect to glory."

The Southern Wilderness was peaceful.

This was because the Beiming Sword Sect was the sole dominant power.

If someone were to break that balance and challenge the hegemonic status of the Beiming Sword Sect, it would naturally create waves.

Any sect that wished to rise would have to face such challenges.

These Elders had anticipated this situation ever since Ling Fei first revealed his world-class talent.

That was why Grand Elder Fang remained so unfazed.

Seeing this, the Vice Peak Masters of the various peaks all nodded, understanding the Sect's intentions.

At the same time, a resolute light flickered in their eyes.

"The Southern Wilderness has indeed been peaceful for too long, and our Lingyun Sect has been dormant for too long," Yuan Lang the Pill Master murmured.

Back when the Yuan Feng Pill King was alive, how glorious was the Lingyun Sect?

Yuan Feng Pill King...

Not only was he peerless in the Alchemy Dao, but his Martial Arts were also enough to dominate the Southern Wilderness.

As for his claims of being lacking in Martial Arts, that was only because the heights he pursued were far beyond the comprehension of anyone in the Southern Wilderness.

「...」

While undercurrents gathered outside, a confrontation between the two sects had already begun inside the Dongze Ruins.

After the news of Ling Fei killing Beichen Yu spread, members of both sects sent out messages to inform everyone.

Soon, the six hundred geniuses present learned of the event.

As a result, both sects established their strategies.

First, if they encountered any lone members of the opposing sect, they were to ambush and kill them.

As for the Beiming Sword Sect, their priority was to hunt down Ling Fei by any means necessary.

Since the feud was now established, they could no longer afford to hold back.

In the Southern Wilderness, it was permissible for peers to kill each other during training expeditions.

Only through such trials could true powerhouses be forged.

Survival of the fittest—this had always been the way of the Martial Arts World.

Generally, however, no one dared to engage in such large-scale confrontations without a major reason.

But this time was different. With Beichen Yu dead, how could the Beiming Sword Sect just sit still?

The same was true for the Lingyun Sect.

How could they stand by and watch Ling Fei be killed?

「...」

Inside the Dongze Ruins, Ling Fei rode his Golden Eagle across the Void, flying toward the Marsh King Cauldron ahead.

The Marsh King Cauldron contained the Celestial Fire; it was his destination.

There were also Restrictions there, which would be perfect for shaking off the people from the Beiming Sword Sect.

The Golden Eagle's flight speed was fast, but it still couldn't match the speed of Profound Pill Realm Cultivators activating their Spiritual Treasures.

After all, those treasures were enhanced by Array Patterns.

He hadn't been flying for long before they caught up to him.

Although Ling Fei also had a Flying Sword, it consumed an enormous amount of Essence Qi. As he was only at the Celestial Spirit Realm, he couldn't sustain flight for long.

His insufficient Realm had become his weakness at this moment.

"Ling Fei, you killed people from our Beiming Sword Sect! Now, pay with your life!" Behind him, eight Profound Pill Realm experts from the Beiming Sword Sect snorted coldly.

"What a reckless bunch," Ling Fei muttered, shaking his head.

They had already seen over twenty of their fellow disciples fall, yet they still dared to give chase?

'Do they really think their strength is that heaven-defying?'

With a sigh, Ling Fei activated the Five Elements Seal and attacked.

BOOM!

The Five Elements flashed, coalescing into a Giant Seal that blasted toward the eight Beiming Sword Sect Cultivators behind him.

The Giant Seal descended with incredible speed, accompanied by a terrifying gale.