Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain was collapsing, producing terrifying quakes.

All cultivators were fleeing for their lives. No one dared to linger around. But when the first group of cultivators arrived at the foot of the mountain and were about to rush out, something unexpected happened.

A streak of splendid golden light rushed up. A pair of golden wings blotted out the sky, flowing with terrifying Dao Ripple.

It was aimed at the cultivators. The golden-winged dapeng was about to take action!

“Damn it!”

The cultivators’ faces paled as they cried out and dodged in a panic.

Rumble!

The pair of golden wings slammed down. It was so tremendous that it obscured the sky and formed a frightening blast of power that crushed the surrounding rocks and was about to submerge the place.

However, just as it was about to envelop the cultivators, a wave of restriction power swept out from the collapsed Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain, neutralizing the blast of terrifying powers.

The golden-winged dapeng let out a startled and furious cry before it was forced to the ground.

Even so, a few cultivators failed to escape in time. The golden-winged dapeng took the opportunity to inhale them into its mouth in one gulp.

“Run!”

“Damn it, the surrounding areas are all blocked by frightening creatures!”

Panic filled the atmosphere, and color drained from everyone’s faces. They found that many terrifying creatures were lingering in every area around Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain.

There was the golden-winged dapeng, the giant serpent, the mysterious azure fox, the five-colored butterfly, and the jade centipede that was several meters long.

The terrifying aura they exuded suggested that they were in no way inferior to Life Death Stage Kings, and they all had cold and malevolent expressions in their eyes.

They were no doubt lingering and waiting around to pounce on the leaving cultivators to seize their treasures!

All the cultivators became deathly pale, and a feeling of fear and panic gripped them.

But soon, they noticed that the restriction force continued to fluctuate around the collapsed Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain, oppressing the dangerous creatures to the point they were unable to lift their heads.

“Run! Stay away from them!”

When many cultivators noticed this, they gritted their teeth, avoided the areas of terrifying creatures, and made a mad dash into the distance.

Boom!

The entire area was in utter chaos. The terrifying creatures wildly resisted the suppression and released their monstrous powers.

Cultivators who failed to evade in time were captured alive on the spot.

Cultivators farther away took advantage of the opportunity to narrowly escape from the area before frantically darting into the distance. They didn’t dare to look back once.

There was ceaseless yelling and shouting. The golden-winged dapeng beat its wings and roared to the ninth heaven.

The body of the giant serpent coiled around in midair as it opened its mouth to breathe out terrifying power and sent it sweeping across all directions.

The mysterious azure fox constantly flickered back and forth to hunt for cultivators.

The most frightening creature was the five-colored butterfly, which was as huge as a palm leaf fan. With a slight flap of its wings, it launched a five-coloured storm into the sky, crushing the universe. No one who was swept into the storm would be able to survive!

The jade centipede wasn’t in the slightest inferior. Its many legs danced and harvested lives like thousands of sharp blades.

If the restriction force hadn’t suppressed their powers, they would have been as strong as Life Death Stage Kings and could set off terrifying disasters. Not a single cultivator would be able to escape.

After all, the difference in strength was too great.

“Let’s quickly go while the restriction power still remains. It can subdue those terrifying creatures. It will disappear once the Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain collapses completely!” shouted Toady.

“Let’s go!”

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Lin Xun led the way. He brought out Broken Blade and donned a cautious and solemn expression. The situation was more terrifying and dangerous than going up against Niu Tuntian and the others, so he had to be extra careful.

Chi!

The moment they moved, they were faced with an attack. With a flash, an azure fox slashed its sharp claws across the air and released a terrifying beam of azure light, like a waterfall.

Boom!

Zhao Jingxuan let out a clear cry as she stretched out her hand and launched a black jade talisman. It exploded with a deafening boom before shooting out a black thunderbolt.

Immediately, a terrifying collision caused the world to shudder and beams of divine brilliance streaked through the area. Lin Xun and the others almost coughed up blood from the earth shaking impact. The power petrified them all.

Fortunately, Zhao Jingxuan’s black jade talisman was extraordinary and helped them withstand the blow. Only then were they able to take advantage of the opportunity to escape far away.

However, tragic screams soon followed. It turned out that the cultivators right behind Lin Xun and the others failed to avoid the attack and were captured alive by the azure fox.

Toady heaved a sigh of relief once they fled far away, but then his eyes gleamed covetously. “What treasure did you take out just now? Why is it so powerful?”

“It’s a life-saving treasure that my father gave me. It’s called the Yin God Thunder Talisman and it can neutralize attacks, but it can only be used once,” Zhao Jingxuan explained.

It turned out to be a treasure given by the emperor of the Ziyao Empire!

Lin Xun marveled inwardly. As the daughter of the emperor, Zhao Jingxuan had to possess quite a few life-saving treasures.

Without further delay, they bolted with all their strengths.

The Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain continued to collapse behind them, and it wouldn’t be long before it disappeared from the world.

Tragic screams rang incessantly, and divine lights boomed in all directions. The cultivators of all clans were fleeing for their lives.

However, only about half of them could escape from the hands of the terrifying creatures. The rest were all captured.

There was no doubt that, not only would the treasures they had obtained be seized, but even their lives would also be taken away.

“It’s too scary. Those terrifying creatures possess extraordinary intelligence and their strength is no less than that of any Life Death Stage King. It’s only because of the restriction force of Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain that some of us were able to escape from danger today…” Toady was still trembling with fear.

Even though he had safely escaped, he still felt chills at the thought of the terrifying creatures.

“Little friend, don’t leave so quickly. We should take this opportunity to have a good chat,” an old voice suddenly rang in their ears.

Toady almost jumped up with fright while Lin Xun and Zhao Jingxuan went stiff.

Immediately after that, they saw an old ape blocking their paths, supported by an azure wooden stick. His hair was gray and his eyes were wrinkled. Years of knowledge and experience seemed to be etched into his face.

The old ape had guarded the medicinal garden in the Five Elements Holy Island!

Lin Xun recognized him with one glance, but he couldn’t help but narrow his eyes vigilantly. He had already known that the old ape was unfathomable and terrifying when he was on the Five Elements Holy Island.

Lin Xun had a feeling that it was a serious matter for an old monster such as the old ape to suddenly appear and block his way.

Lin Xun composed himself and asked, “Elder, what do you want to talk about?”

“Don’t worry, I have no intention of harming you.” The old ape smiled kindly.

Lin Xun didn’t believe him. When he was on the Five Elements Holy Island, he not only searched for remarkable treasures such as Treasure Lantern King Ginseng and Qilin Grass but also seized a part of the saint dao scripture from the little young master.

How would the old ape let him off? He was the guardian of the Five Elements Holy Island!

“Given the fact that you hold that pagoda, I won’t do anything to you. Moreover, you once entered the ruins of Fangchun and obtained a great opportunity there. You are fated with my clan and are not an enemy.” The old ape’s voice became increasingly warm and calm.

Fangchun ruins!

A thought struck Lin Xun’s mind. He realized that the old ape was talking about Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain.

The Old Ape knew a lot of things, as evidenced by the fact that he addressed the area as Fangchun ruins and that he knew Lin Xun had obtained a great treasure from it.

However, Lin Xun was still guarded. He didn’t dare to relax his vigilance. The old ape had lived for an unknown number of years and possessed unfathomable strength.

“No, the giant serpent is coming!” Toady cried out, face blanching.

For some unknown reason, the giant serpent had broken free from the suppression of Violet Cloud Sacred Mountain and was speeding towards them from a faraway place.

“Human, are you the one who obtained the greatest treasure in the ruins of Fangchun? Hand it over now and I will spare you death!”

The giant serpent arrived in the twinkling of an eye. Its huge body spread across, obscuring the sky and the sun. Its head was as huge as a mountain, and its scarlet-red eyes were the size of a lake. It studied Lin Xun closely.

Lin Xun realized that someone had leaked information about him and led the giant serpent to give up on attacking other cultivators and find him to seize his treasures!

The old ape cast a contemptuous glance over the serpent. “Little worm, there is no place for you to talk here. Quickly disappear.”

“Are you talking to me?” The giant serpent’s body was covered in azure scales that produced a cold iridescent sheen like metal. Its eyes were filled with strong murderous intent.

It was stronger than the average Life Death Stage King and was one of the most powerful creatures in the secret realm.

The old ape chuckled. “Hah, after being silent for boundless years, even a little worm dares to challenge me. Interesting—”

The old ape laughed again. He was a tough cookie back then, but now he was a nobody in the secret realm because he had been living in seclusion, guarding the Five Elements Holy Island left by his master.

Boom!

With a wave of his sleeve, he shot out a ray of light, accompanied by an ear-splitting rumble of thunder.

The giant serpent’s expression dramatically changed. It sensed imminent danger.

It roared and did everything it could to strike back. Its thick mountain-like body erupted with divine brilliance, and its tail flung across the air.

However, with a boom, its tail, which resembled the whip of a god, was snapped and dripping with blood.

The old ape broke the serpent’s tail with an effortless wave of his hand! Fear gripped the serpent. It realized that its opponent’s strength was so terrifying that it surpassed that of the strongest in the secret realm!

He was very likely to be a saint!

The golden-winged dapeng was also racing towards that side, but it froze with shocked horror when it witnessed the strength of the old ape!

It knew about the terror of the giant serpent’s strength more than anyone. How strong was the old ape for him to be able to inflict severe injuries on the serpent with one strike?

Without the slightest hesitation, the giant serpent and the golden-winged dapeng chose to retreat and dared not near them again.

Lin Xun and the others inhaled sharply, hair standing on end. The old ape is so remarkably strong! He is many times more terrifying than Life Death Stage Kings!

Could he be a saint who has survived the nine longevity tribulations?