It was clear that Yun Zhanyi genuinely cared about him.

  Xiao Lingchen said, "This is a matter of blood vengeance. No matter how powerful the Tianyan Sect is, I will make them pay."

  "This is not something you need to worry about, Senior Sister. I'm not foolish. If the time comes and I can't win, I'll find a way to escape."

  Then, Xiao Lingchen asked, "By the way, Senior Sister, why haven't I seen Ning Huanhuan?"

  When they parted earlier, Ning Huanhuan was with them. But now, she was nowhere to be seen. Xiao Lingchen suspected something must have happened.

  Yun Zhanyi sighed helplessly, seeing Xiao Lingchen's determination to seek revenge against the Tianyan Sect. She didn't want to see him throw his life away.

  When she heard Ning Huanhuan's name, she exclaimed, "Oh no!"

  The recent turmoil had caused Yun Zhanyi to overlook many things. Remembering Ning Huanhuan now, she immediately looked worried.

  "We were attacked by the Demon Race earlier and got separated."

  "I don't know how Junior Sister Ning is doing now!"

  Even she, at the ninth level of the Dao Palace Realm, couldn't gain any advantage against those demons, let alone Ning Huanhuan!

  At this moment, Ning Huanhuan was likely in grave danger. This made Yun Zhanyi extremely anxious, and she quickly turned to Xiao Lingchen for help.

  "Junior Sister Ning is probably still entangled with the Demon Race, or she might have already been captured."

  "Xiao... Junior Brother Xiao, you're powerful. Could you help us find Junior Sister Ning?"

  "If you can save her, I am willing to promise you one condition!"

  Xiao Lingchen replied, "My relationship with Ning Huanhuan is deep. I can't just stand by."

  "There's no time to lose. Let's set off now!"

  Yun Zhanyi nodded. She then turned to her fellow junior sisters and said, "This journey is dangerous. You shouldn't come along."

  "Leave this place and carry out what I instructed you earlier."

  "Also, if you encounter fellow disciples, remind them to be careful!"

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  The junior sisters nodded in agreement and then turned to leave. Xiao Lingchen and Yun Zhanyi exchanged a glance and headed in the direction Yun Zhanyi remembered.

  Meanwhile, in the main hall of the Supreme Mystical Sect's main peak...

  "Bang!"

  Elder Xinghe slammed his palm on the desk beside him, shattering it instantly. His eyes were wide with rage and grief.

  "Wuhen!!!"

  "My Wuhen!!!"

  "Who!"

  "Who killed my Wuhen!!!"

  Just moments ago, hundreds of stars representing the disciples of the Tianyan Sect had extinguished on the star chart that represented the sects' disciples.

  The sixty thousand disciples they sent to the Sect Tournament were almost all dead or injured!

  And the deaths were happening so quickly that even if Elder Xinghe wanted to withdraw from the tournament now, it was too late!

  He couldn't reach the Dark Forest in time to bring those disciples back!

  What was most unbearable for him was that the star representing their sect's Holy Son, Wei Wuhen, had also just gone out!

  At first, Elder Xinghe couldn't believe it. It wasn't until he took out Wei Wuhen's soul lamp and saw it extinguished as well that he finally accepted the fact that Wei Wuhen had fallen.

  At this moment, he went mad!

  Wei Wuhen was a prodigy, having broken through to the Breaking Illusions Realm at just a hundred years old. His future achievements were expected to surpass all the Tianyan Sect's past geniuses, making him the greatest in their history!

  The Tianyan Sect's ancestor personally appointed him as the Holy Son, pouring all the sect's resources into his cultivation.

  Elder Xinghe treated him as his own, imparting all his knowledge without reservation.

  Who could have imagined that participating in a single Sect Tournament would lead to the death of Wei Wuhen, whom the entire Tianyan Sect saw as their hope!

  "Elder Xinghe, please calm down," the surrounding elders from various sects tried to console him.

  "Calm down?"

  Elder Xinghe laughed bitterly, "My sect's disciples are nearly wiped out. How do you expect me to calm down?"

  If those disciples had truly died because they were no match for the Dark Forest's beasts, he wouldn't be this crazed.

  But the Tianyan Sect's disciples were dying in large numbers one after another.

  In just a few days, they were nearly annihilated.

  This was clearly a targeted attack, a deliberate plot against their sect!!!

  At this moment, Elder Xinghe's heart was torn, and he was in unbearable pain.

  His eyes were bloodshot, and his Breaking Illusions Realm power was uncontrollably surging out!

  "No matter who it is, if they dare to kill my Tianyan Sect's disciples, I will make them pay!!!"

  As he spoke, Elder Xinghe soared into the sky, shooting like a meteor towards the Supreme Mystical Sect's teleportation array!

  Meanwhile, Xiao Lingchen was unaware of what was happening at the Supreme Mystical Sect.

  At this moment, he and Yun Zhanyi were rushing with all their might, searching for Ning Huanhuan's whereabouts.

  They were incredibly fast.

  In just a short time, they had covered dozens of miles.

  Along the way, they hadn't seen Ning Huanhuan, but they did see many signs of battle and the bodies of many sect disciples.

  These disciples didn't seem to have died at the claws of beasts.

  Nor did they die in the sects' disciples' competitive battles.

  Their deaths were gruesome, and their faces still bore expressions of fear, suggesting they had fallen at the hands of the Demon Race!

  "It seems the Demon Race hidden in the Dark Forest has begun to move in force, wantonly slaughtering the disciples of the thirteen major sects," Yun Zhanyi said with a frown, her words filled with deep concern.

  "Help! Help!!!"

  "Is there anyone who can save me!!"

  Suddenly, cries for help came from ahead.

  Xiao Lingchen and Yun Zhanyi looked in the direction of the cries.

  They immediately saw several disciples wearing the robes of the Tianhe Sect running frantically towards them.

  Behind them was a group of demons in black armor, all of whom were at least at the Dao Palace Realm, pursuing them.

  As the cries for help rang out, two Tianhe Sect disciples fell at the hands of the demons.

  Without hesitation, Xiao Lingchen and Yun Zhanyi appeared behind the Tianhe Sect disciples, standing in front of the demons.

  Yun Zhanyi swept her long sword, instantly killing the two leading demons!

  Xiao Lingchen also drew the Phoenix Emperor Sword and swung it fiercely, and in an instant, the remaining demons were all slain by the overwhelming Sword Qi!

  The Tianhe Sect disciples, seeing the demons behind them all killed, collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

  When they saw Xiao Lingchen and Yun Zhanyi approaching, they didn't forget to express their gratitude:

  "Thank you."

  "Thank you both for your help!"

  "We are deeply grateful for saving our lives!"

  Yun Zhanyi replied, "We are all disciples of the righteous path, no need for thanks."

  "Let me ask you, what happened ahead?"

  A Tianhe Sect disciple, pale-faced, replied, "Demons, so many demons!"

  "We were originally working with our senior brothers to hunt beasts, but unexpectedly, many demons suddenly appeared."

  "Once they appeared, they began slaughtering us."

  "In an instant, many sect disciples were killed. Our senior brothers died at the hands of those demons to cover our escape."

  "We barely managed to get away, sobbing..."

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