Wu Shattered Star River

Yao Ao took Tong Shan and Xiong Guanshan into his spatial artifact, then led the group out of the Northern Region and headed to that secret realm.

He opened the seal and entered the passage, only to find that the other side was also sealed.

However, the seal on that side wasn't strong. Yao Ao, Jiang Han, and the others attacked fiercely for the better part of the day, finally breaking the seal.

Emerging outside, they saw many scouts lurking. Although there were some powerful exotic beasts in this area, these scouts possessed special abilities or carried treasures, allowing them to lie dormant nearby without being detected by the beasts.

Yao Ao and Jiang Han were too lazy to kill them. Even if they killed one batch, another would come. The Tianlin Clan already knew about this place and would continuously send scouts.

Yao Ao and Jiang Han were powerful, and they charged outwards, sending any exotic beasts in their path flying. They didn't kill them, as these beasts were useful as a natural barrier.

After leaving the mountains, Yao Ao said, "Should I take you all with me? It would be faster that way."

Jiang Han and Zhen Ji naturally had no objections. Ye Tianfan had fought alongside Yao Ao for many years, and trust had been established. However, the Third Lord hesitated. After all, being carried by Yao Ao meant that his life would no longer be in his own hands.

Seeing everyone nodding, the Third Lord didn't dare say anything. His strength was the weakest. If Yao Ao and Jiang Han wanted to kill him, he wouldn't be able to escape and could only wait for death.

The group of experts was taken into the spatial artifact. Inside, Tong Shan and Xiong Guanshan were quietly sitting in meditation.

This was the first time the Third Lord had seen Xiong Guanshan since then. He glanced at him a few times and noticed that Xiong Guanshan was sitting quietly, completely ignoring him.

He called out in confusion, "Old Xiong!"

Xiong Guanshan remained unresponsive. Zhen Ji and Jiang Han naturally knew what was happening, but Ye Tianfan wasn't sure. He frowned and asked, "Xiong Guanshan, what's wrong with you?"

Xiong Guanshan still didn't react. Jiang Han said, "Uncle Yao and I discussed it. We were afraid that Xiong Guanshan would cause trouble in the Northern Region, so we cleansed Xiong Guanshan's soul. He doesn't have his previous memories now, but his combat power will slowly recover…"

"Cleansed his soul?"

Ye Tianfan frowned, feeling somewhat disgusted. If Yao Ao and Jiang Han could cleanse Xiong Guanshan's soul, they could also cleanse his soul. This wasn't a good thing.

However, he then thought that Xiong Guanshan and Jiang Han had a great feud, and Xiong Guanshan would later try to kill Jiang Han.

Jiang Han had relied on her powerful combat strength to destroy Xiong Guanshan's physical body and take his soul. It was already rare of her not to scatter Xiong Guanshan's soul, and he couldn't blame Jiang Han for anything.

The Third Lord's eyes narrowed, and he felt very uneasy.

Although Xiong Guanshan was alive, what difference was there between that and being dead? Without his previous memories, he didn't even know who he was, and he didn't recognize anyone from the Xiong family.

He was now a puppet, a pure combat slave.

If Yao Ao and Jiang Han could turn Xiong Guanshan into a combat slave, then if he wasn't obedient, Jiang Han and Yao Ao could attack him at any time, and he would become the second Xiong Guanshan.

Jiang Han glanced at the Third Lord and said nothing, closing her eyes and sitting in meditation.

Zhen Ji was too lazy to say more. The experts sat in meditation, waiting for Yao Ao to release them and then launch a surprise attack on Tianlin Mountain.

After six or seven days, a suction force came, and the experts felt a flash of white light before appearing in a mountain.

Yao Ao said, "I've already scouted it out. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is still fluctuating and flowing towards Tianlin Mountain. A powerful formation has been set up on the ten main peaks of Tianlin Mountain. Cang Ritain should have sensed my presence."

Jiang Han and the others sensed it and found that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was indeed flowing continuously towards the southwest.

Zhen Ji took out her long sword and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go break the formation."

Jiang Han looked at Yao Ao and said, "Uncle Yao, didn't you say that breaking through to the eighth level would only take one or two months at most? It's been almost that long now, right? Why hasn't Cang Xunni broken through yet? Is there a conspiracy?"

"I don't know!"

Yao Ao said, "Some experts may take half a year to break through. Let's be careful and scout around Tianlin Mountain first. If the situation is wrong, you can retreat directly and leave me alone. I have Tong Shan and Xiong Guanshan to cover my retreat, so I can escape."

"Okay!"

Zhen Ji, Ye Tianfan, and Jiang Han nodded. The Third Lord's eyes narrowed again—if Tong Shan and Xiong Guanshan covered the retreat, they would definitely die. This was the fate of combat slaves.

The group of experts didn't hide anymore and flew directly towards Tianlin Mountain.

It was very close to Tianlin Mountain here. It only took half an incense stick of time to reach Tianlin Mountain.

Tianlin Mountain had been destroyed by Jiang Han and the others last time. Many mountains hadn't recovered, and the Tianlin Clan hadn't returned much, so there weren't many buildings.

The Tianlin Clan should have received the news. Many Tianlin Clan members on the periphery had all retreated, leaving behind empty buildings. However, many scouts were lurking nearby, risking their lives to stay behind.

Jiang Han and the others ignored them and flew directly towards the main peak, sensing the situation along the way.

Yao Ao's perception was very strong. He sensed along the way and didn't find any formations. Soon, they arrived at the main peak.

Here, a super formation had been activated, like a blue, semi-transparent net that had been inverted, covering the ten main peaks.

Many experts had risen into the air in the light shield, watching Yao Ao and the others with fierce eyes.

"What dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth!"

Jiang Han sensed it and found that countless spiritual energy of heaven and earth was pouring into the main peak from all directions.

There were only two possibilities for this situation: either a super powerful spirit gathering formation had been built, or an expert was about to break through to the supreme realm.

"Whoosh!"

Cang Ritain rushed out from a palace, followed by Cang Huang. Cang Ritain stood in the air, his eyes filled with coldness. He looked at Yao Ao and shouted, "Yao Ao, you dare to come back?"

"Hahaha!"

Yao Ao laughed and said, "Cang Ritain, this Central Region is no longer your home. We can come and go as we please. How about… we came, so let's play a game?"

"Hmph!"

Cang Ritain snorted coldly and said, "If you want to play with this king, then break the formation first!"

"Boom!"

Zhen Ji was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly began to bombard the formation. Ye Tianfan took out the Formation Breaking Heavenly Crystal, attaching a crystal to the light shield, and then locked onto an area and began to attack.

Yao Ao stopped talking nonsense. There was no point in saying anything. He would break the formation first. Then, it would be clear whether Cang Xunni was breaking through or not.

The Third Lord acted, but Jiang Han didn't.

He hesitated for a moment and transmitted his voice to Yao Ao, "Uncle Yao, I'm going into the Other Shore Space. I'll absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth nearby and snatch Cang Xunni's spiritual energy. Maybe I can delay his breakthrough time? Cause some impact on his breakthrough?"

"Uh…"

Yao Ao was stunned. He rolled his eyes and transmitted his voice, "Yes, a breakthrough requires a lot of spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If you absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth nearby, you can at least affect Cang Xunni's breakthrough time. Maybe it will even cause him to fail. I'll crush the jade talisman to notify you if anything happens!"

"Okay!"

Jiang Han's spirit was lifted. His body flashed and he entered the Other Shore Space, beginning to use the Other Shore Space to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth nearby.