Chapter 446: Turmoil in the Southern Domain

Beneath the falling petals, it was like a meat grinder, wantonly reaping the lives of these Purple Firmament Sect disciples.

After a hundred breaths, the entire mountaintop fell silent.

Except for a few like Yue Mengli, everyone was stunned by the scene.

All the Nethercloud Sect disciples stared fixedly at the figure of the youth in the center of the battlefield, speechless with shock.

At this moment, Ye Yuan was like a demon god; even the Nethercloud Sect disciples dared not easily acknowledge him.

"Is... is it Ye Yuan..."

After a long while, someone suddenly asked weakly, finally breaking the stillness of the battlefield.

Ye Yuan turned to look and saw that it was actually an acquaintance!

"Senior Brother Zhang Jing!" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, Zhang Jing trembled all over: "Ye... Ye Yuan! It's really you! So you're fine, that's wonderful!"

As he spoke, Zhang Jing's eyes were brimming with tears.

Zhang Jing was the one who had led Ye Yuan into the sect. Although they had not developed a deep friendship later, as time passed, their feelings seemed to have undergone a kind of sublimation.

Moreover, after his battle with Ye Yuan, Zhang Jing had gained many insights and had long since become a Crystal Coagulation realm martial artist!

So in his heart, Zhang Jing was quite grateful to Ye Yuan.

This time, Ye Yuan and the others had ventured deep into the secret realm, and none had returned; everyone had lost hope of their survival.

Now, meeting them unexpectedly, Zhang Jing's excitement was understandable.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "It's not just me; look!"

With that, Ye Yuan pointed to Mo Yuntian and the others. Mo Yuntian and the others were also approaching slowly, gathering together with everyone.

When Zhang Jing saw Mei Zhen, Mo Yuntian, and the others, tears could no longer be held back.

"Elder Mei, Senior Brother Mo... everyone... everyone is back! It's... it's really wonderful! We thought... we thought..." Zhang Jing choked, unable to finish his words.

Seeing Zhang Jing so emotional, Mo Yuntian and the others were also filled with mixed feelings, choking up as they said, "This trip to the secret realm was indeed a narrow escape from death. Our safe return is all thanks to Junior Brother Ye!"

Zhang Jing was stunned, and his gaze involuntarily turned to Ye Yuan again, his face showing disbelief.

"Junior Brother Ye, you... you are already at the seventh level of Crystal Coagulation!"

Ye Yuan's extremely brutal killing move earlier had greatly shocked everyone's minds, causing them to momentarily forget his cultivation level.

Now Zhang Jing suddenly realized that after a few months apart, Ye Yuan had actually reached the seventh level of Crystal Coagulation, a full major realm higher than when he left!

Such a speed of progress was truly astonishing.

And that move just now...

Was it really unleashed by a seventh-level Crystal Coagulation martial artist?

Zhang Jing's eyes were full of questions, and he felt great curiosity about Mo Yuntian and the others' journey in the secret realm.

Ye Yuan saw Zhang Jing's confusion and smiled, "It's a long story. I'll tell you in detail later, Senior Brother. Your progress over these months has also been considerable!"

Zhang Jing's expression turned strange, and he laughed wryly, "Junior Brother Ye, don't make fun of me. Compared to you, what is this of mine?"

Ye Yuan smiled but asked, "Senior Brother Zhang, what exactly happened in the Nethercloud Sect? Where are the Sect Master and Hall Master Xiao? And why is there not a single Sea of Transformation realm elder in the sect?"

Zhang Jing's expression changed, and he said bitterly, "The Southern Domain has completely changed! This Purple Dawn Sect has hidden itself too deeply!"

Zhang Jing briefly recounted to the others what had happened in the Southern Domain over the past few months.

It turned out that after Ye Yuan and the others left, Luo Qingfeng, Xiao Jian, and Ling Potian all immediately went into seclusion to cultivate, aiming to break through to the Soul Sea Realm in one go.

Luo Qingfeng lived up to expectations; a month later, with Tian Feng's help, he finally broke through to the Soul Sea Realm, becoming the second Soul Sea Realm martial artist of the Nether Cloud Sect!

Moreover, Luo Qingfeng was a martial artist, and his combat strength far surpassed Tian Feng's!

With Luo Qingfeng as a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse, the Nether Cloud Sect could be said to have firmly established its reputation as one of the eight great sects.

Xiao Jian and Ling Potian also emerged from seclusion not long after, both having broken through to Half-Step Soul Sea!

Ye Yuan was not surprised by this news.

Before he left, he had known that Tian Feng was refining Soul Guidance Pills and pills to help martial artists in the Sea Transformation Realm break through, so their breakthroughs were naturally to be expected.

Under such circumstances, the Nether Cloud Sect was thriving.

However, more than a month ago, all of this changed!

The Heaven Qian Sect suddenly and recklessly sent out hero invitations to the seven great sects, inviting the sect masters of each sect to hold a so-called Southern Domain Sect Assembly.

Although Luo Qingfeng had broken through to the Soul Sea Realm, the Heaven Qian Sect was still powerful, so the sect masters of the seven great sects went to the Heaven Qian Sect to attend the meeting.

But half a month later, news suddenly came from the seven great sects that the Heaven Qian Sect had forced the seven sect masters to merge their sects into the Heaven Qian Sect, and the seven sect masters, preferring death to submission, had been detained by the Heaven Qian Sect!

At this, the seven great sects of the Southern Domain erupted in chaos, all demanding to crusade against the Heaven Qian Sect!

Just then, the Purple Dawn Sect stepped forward with a call to arms, urging the seven great sects to unite and crusade against the Heaven Qian Sect.

The Nether Cloud Sect naturally had no reason to shirk; Supreme Elder Tian Feng and Xiao Jian led a group of elders and elite disciples to join the crusading army.

However, before leaving, Tian Feng was cautious and gathered the twenty promising genius disciples of the sect, placing them under the lead of a Sea Transformation Realm elder, and secretly sent them to the Northern Domain.

But once they left, they never returned!

A few days ago, an elder managed to escape back to the sect, gravely wounded, and only then did the remaining disciples learn that the entire Southern Domain had been deceived by the Purple Dawn Sect!

The Heaven Qian Sect's convening of this Southern Domain Sect Assembly was truly a suicidal move.

It was true that the Heaven Qian Sect's sect master had been arrogant at the assembly, trying to forcibly merge the seven great sects into the Heaven Qian Sect.

However, in the end, it was the Purple Dawn Sect's sect master, He Mingde, who suddenly struck, taking control of the other seven sect masters in one move!

Only then did the seven sect masters realize that this usually low-key He Mingde was actually a powerhouse at the late Soul Sea stage!

In the Southern Domain, the late Soul Sea stage was essentially invincible.

Before the Southern Domain Sect Assembly, He Mingde had already laid out his plans, quickly taking control of the Heaven Qian Sect and sealing off the news.

At that time, the Purple Dawn Sect, as the second strongest sect, rallied the elite forces of the six great sects under its call.

But when the general offensive was launched, the Purple Dawn Sect suddenly turned on them, catching the six sects off guard!

Only then did the six sects realize the terrifying nature of the Purple Dawn Sect!

In that battle, the Purple Dawn Sect suddenly revealed over a dozen Soul Sea Realm powerhouses; even with the six great sects united, how could they be a match for the Purple Dawn Sect?

Not to mention that the Purple Dawn Sect had hidden itself so deeply, catching everyone completely off guard!

Without Sea Transformation Realm experts to preside over the formation, the Nether Cloud Sect's protective grand formation was virtually useless, and under the combined assault of over a dozen Sea Transformation Realm powerhouses, it was soon breached.

Just then, Ye Yuan and the others arrived and managed to rescue their fellow disciples.