Chapter 238: Explosion

Boom–

Just as Yan Huo and the others rushed out of the Great Hall, another violent tremor shook beneath their feet.

The entire mountain where the Great Hall stood was trembling, with boulders and earth crumbling and cracking.

Not far outside the Great Hall, a mountain peak exploded with a loud bang, countless fragments of rock splattering like cannonballs.

The pavilions and towers on the peak also collapsed in an instant.

Mo Chen and several elders with slightly higher cultivation levels, who could barely move, endured the sharp pain from the violent spiritual energy within them, stumbling out of the Great Hall.

They looked around with ashen faces, trying to figure out where the damn attacker was and who he was.

But outside the Great Hall, there was no one else except the disciples who were either at a loss or writhing on the ground in pain, crying out and convulsing.

“This… what in the world is going on!”

Looking at the mess before him and feeling the rampaging spiritual energy inside his body, Mo Chen clenched his teeth in fury.

Such an insidious and domineering method was unheard of!

Just then, three immensely powerful auras burst forth from the depths of the Qiankun Sect.

The next moment, three figures appeared in the air above the square in front of the Great Hall.

The arrivals were none other than the three strongest elders of the Qiankun Sect: Long Yu, Long Tianxia, and Dao Yi.

Long Tianxia and Dao Yi had been in the Great Hall just now, while Long Yu, sensing the commotion in the sect, had awakened from her closed-door cultivation in an emergency.

These three were all Mahayana Realm powerhouses who commanded awe across the lands.

“Sect Master Mo, what happened?”

Long Yu’s gaze swept over the tragic scene below, her brows furrowed as she couldn’t help asking in surprise.

Mo Chen clutched his painfully throbbing chest, shook his head with difficulty, and replied hoarsely, “I don’t know. Just now… suddenly the spiritual energy went out of control, then the ground shook, and the spiritual veins also…”

Hearing this, Long Yu’s figure flickered as she rose higher.

As her own spiritual energy circulated, Long Yu also sensed the spiritual energy in the surrounding environment had become extremely violent, almost impossible to utilize or absorb.

Moreover, her own spiritual energy flow was greatly obstructed; the combat power she could exert was probably less than half of usual.

However, compared to the suffering of Mo Chen and the others, a few of them at the Mahayana Realm were not affected correspondingly.

Presumably, because the Mahayana Realm had condensed their own laws, their existence was already independent of heaven and earth in a sense.

Long Yu unleashed her divine sense without reservation, instantly covering the entire scope of the Qiankun Sect.

However, even under her careful examination, apart from sensing the violently surging spiritual veins deep underground, and the disciples suffering from the wild spiritual energy throughout the sect, she did not detect any suspicious figures or uninvited intruders.

Then, what exactly is going on?

Full of doubt, Long Yu descended back to the ground.

Dao Yi also furrowed his brows and asked Long Yu in a low voice, “Did you detect anything unusual?”

“Not clear yet.”

Long Yu shook her head, expression grave.

“But the spiritual vein mine is rioting, extremely unstable. If we don’t suppress it in time, there is a risk of the mine exploding!”

“What!”

Hearing this, Long Tianxia’s face changed drastically, his expression turning extremely ugly.

The spiritual vein mine beneath the Qiankun Sect was the foundation of the sect.

At the same time, the entire sect was built on top of this spiritual vein mine.

Once the mine exploded, the tens of thousands of years of legacy of the entire Qiankun Sect would be destroyed in an instant!

“Dao Yi, come with me to the underground mine quickly!”

Long Tianxia decided without hesitation.

“At all costs, we must suppress the spiritual vein riot! No mistakes allowed!”

“Long Yu, you stay here, guard the Great Hall, closely monitor movements inside and outside the sect, and be prepared for any possible enemies!”

With that, Long Tianxia and Dao Yi exchanged a glance, no longer hesitating, and swiftly headed one after another towards the spiritual mine located at the deepest part of the mountain range where the Qiankun Sect was situated, below the mountain gate.

Meanwhile, Yan Huo used all his strength and ran a long distance in one breath.

Only when the spiritual energy in the surrounding air was no longer so violent did he stop, panting heavily.

At this moment, he had just barely run out of the territory of the Qiankun Sect.

The young man, before he could turn around to see the situation, heard a loud noise behind him that seemed to tear apart heaven and earth.

Boom–

The tremendous sound pierced through heaven and earth, making Yan Huo’s eardrums ring.

The ground beneath his feet trembled violently again, the amplitude of the tremor several times more intense than when he was in the Great Hall.

Yan Huo quickly turned his head to look, and the scene before him stunned him instantly.

The continuous mountain range where the Qiankun Sect originally stood was now beginning to collapse and shatter one by one.

Dust filled the air, blotting out the sun.

The pavilions and towers built among those mountains were now all reduced to ruins. It was like a scene of doomsday!

【Master… Master, this, this is…】

It took a long time for Yan Huo to come back to his senses, stammering in his mind.

Jia Lao was silent for a moment, his tone extremely grave.

【Kid, I don’t know the specifics either.】

【But, it seems Qiankun Sect has provoked something not to be trifled with… Kid, since that’s the case, I suggest you stop thinking about joining Qiankun Sect.】

【You saw just now, the elders of Qiankun Sect, even the sect master, were completely unable to resist that person’s insidious methods. Now the entire mountain gate has directly collapsed… Even if Qiankun Sect isn’t completely wiped out this time, it will definitely suffer great losses and severe damage to its vitality.】

Yan Huo lowered his head, recalling the scene just now in his mind.

He thought seriously.

After a long while, Yan Huo came to a realization.

He had the top-tier formation knowledge taught by Jia Lao; becoming outstanding was just a matter of time.

And Qiankun Sect had clearly gotten into big trouble.

If he rushed in now, it would be asking for death.

Having realized this, Yan Huo not only felt no disappointment, but his heart suddenly became clear.

The world is vast; perhaps he shouldn’t be fixated on joining the Qiankun Sect…

Meanwhile, in Wuji City.

The earth-shattering sound and ground tremors also spread here.

Some cultivators with higher cultivation levels in the city were alarmed by this terrifying commotion and flew out from their residences into the sky, looking solemnly towards the direction of the Qiankun Sect.

“What a terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation! What is going on?”

“It’s coming from the Qiankun Sect! Could they be under attack by powerful enemies?”

“Judging from this commotion, I’m afraid the entire Qiankun Sect is…”

Everyone could clearly feel the spiritual energy fluctuation coming from a hundred miles away.

But no one could say exactly what happened there; they could only watch with doubt and unease.

Yan Luo and Cloud Lian, who were cultivating in the inn, also sensed the fluctuation.

They walked out of the inn, flew into the air, and looked into the distance.

“Did something happen at the Qiankun Sect?”

Cloud Lian frowned slightly and asked with doubt.

“Such a big commotion, did it explode?”

Yan Luo squinted her eyes and said with equal doubt, “Even if the Soul Casting Volcano erupted, the commotion wouldn’t be bigger than this… Should we go take a closer look?”

Hearing this, Cloud Lian hesitated slightly.

But just then, a slightly cold voice came from behind the two: “The Hehuan Sect and the Qiankun Sect are not on good terms. No matter what is happening there now, I think we should keep our distance, lest they act recklessly and falsely implicate us.”

As he spoke, Chen Yuyang slowly flew from behind and landed between the two, his eyes revealing no emotion.

Cloud Lian immediately nodded, “Shixiong is right.”

Yan Luo thought for a moment and also nodded.

“True. Whether the Qiankun Sect lives or dies, what does it have to do with us? Let’s not meddle; just stay out of it.”

Meanwhile, at the Qiankun Sect.

The once majestic and splendid pavilions, towers, and steep mountains had now completely turned into a ruin.

“Cough… cough cough…”

Accompanied by violent coughing, Long Tianxia and Dao Yi together smashed through the boulders buried above them and burst out from below into the sky.

At this moment, both of them had torn clothes and were covered in dust, looking extremely disheveled.

And Long Tianxia’s left arm now hung unnaturally, with considerable injuries on his body.

The corner of Dao Yi’s mouth also had a trace of blood, and his breathing was irregular.

When the two saw the current state of the Qiankun Sect, they were both furious beyond measure.

Long Tianxia let out a furious roar.

Dao Yi clenched his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

Though he didn’t speak, the killing intent bursting from his eyes almost materialized.

If not for not having found the enemy, he would have launched the most ferocious attack without reservation.

The two had just gone to the underground spiritual vein mine to try to suppress the rioting vein.

However, as soon as they descended deep into the mine, the spiritual mine erupted in a violent explosion without warning, instantly engulfing them in rampaging spiritual energy, not giving them any chance to use their means.

Just when the two were both furious but had nowhere to vent.

The ruins in front exploded, sending debris flying.

Then a figure quickly rushed out from the ruins.

That person was Long Yu.

At this moment, Long Yu’s face was also slightly pale, but her eyes were still clear.

She was carefully supporting several Qiankun Sect elders with weak auras, as well as Mo Chen, who was equally weak, with her spiritual energy.

“Don’t just stand there, save people!”

Long Yu saw the two and shouted at them urgently.

Hearing this, Long Tianxia and Dao Yi suppressed some of their anger.

The two took a deep breath, forcefully calming their emotions, and immediately began to take action.

“Long Yu!”

While saving people, Long Tianxia asked in a low voice, “Did you find any trace of the enemy up there?”

Long Yu paused at his words, then shook her head gravely.

“No trace at all. I have no idea who the other party is or what methods they used…”

As she spoke, Long Yu looked up, her expression even more serious, even swallowing saliva involuntarily.

With deep fear in her eyes, she slowly continued: “Do you think our Qiankun Sect has provoked some extraordinary existence?”