While the two of them were still thinking about their escape route, they heard a loud rumble coming from inside!
Then there was a strong spiritual aura fluctuation.
Mo Tiange and Jiang Shanghang glanced at each other. Such a violent spiritual aura fluctuation — what happened?
In the next moment, the aura filling the Divine Dragon Palace suddenly became turbulent and surged towards the back as if it had a mind of its own.
At first, this phenomenon was slow. They only felt the divine dragon's breath slowly flowing towards the divine dragon statue, but later, it became faster and faster as if something was sucking it away!
The two of them became more and more surprised. They were sure something had happened, but they didn't know what to do.
At the end of this stone passage was the main hall worshiping the divine dragon. There was no other way; something must've happened behind the Divine Dragon Palace.
However, the pressure from the divine dragon's breath was too great in this underground palace; they couldn't spread their divine sense at all, so they could only go to the end of the hall to see what was going on.
But with such a strange phenomenon in front of them, they didn't know whether they would be in danger if they went there themselves.
They didn't have time to think too much. Suddenly, they heard a heavy noise coming from the depths of the hall, as if a stone door had been knocked open. Then they heard chaotic footsteps mixed with urgent shouts. "Quick! Let's go!"
This voice …
The two of them turned around and bumped into several people who were running out in a hurry.
"Junior Martial Brother Tang!"
"Senior Martial Brother Jiang!"
Jiang Shanghang and Tang Fang looked at each other in a daze.
Soon after, Tang Fang ran over, pulled Jiang Shanghang's hand and ran outside. "Senior Martial Brother Jiang, let's go!"
Mo Tiange swept her gaze over them. There were only four Zhengfa Sect cultivators running out from behind the Divine Dragon Palace — Tang Fang, Yu Xiaoran, Qiu Zhiming, and Xiahou Yuan.
The four of them looked flustered and pale, and Yu Xiaoran was even injured!
The other four people were nowhere to be seen.
As soon as they came out, Tang Fang pulled Jiang Shanghang and ran with all his might. Mo Tiange could only run with him.
Zhengfa Sect cultivators were very fast when using the Water Escaping Technique. Even with the Cloud-Treading Boots, Mo Tiange still found it difficult to keep up.
"Junior Martial Brother Tang, what's wrong?
Where are Senior Martial Brother Ren and the others?
Why are we running? What happened? "Jiang Shanghang asked as he ran.
Tang Fang gasped for breath. "Senior Brother Ren … Senior Brother Ren, he …"
Before Tang Fang finished speaking, Qiu Zhiming shouted angrily, "You're still calling him Senior Apprentice Brother Ren. He's clearly plotting against us from the beginning to the end!"
Jiang Shanghang was startled. "What?
Senior Brother Ren also … "
Qiu Zhiming supported the injured Yu Xiaoran and pointed at the wound on Yu Xiaoran's chest. "This was done by Senior Brother Ren. There are no treasures here at all. He used us to enter this underground palace, inherited the Divine Dragon's Breath, and then killed us!"
"What?" Jiang Shanghang was astonished. Although he had already guessed this, he thought the possibility was zero!
She never expected Ren Yufeng to really think this way.
"Does he want to die?
Even our Nascent Soul Grandmasters don't dare to offend that Divine Dragon Breath, but he … "
The one who interrupted was Xiahou Yuan. She was also very angry. "Actually, he obtained a secret technique from here last time. He can use the aura of an ancient divine beast to modify his body so that he has the inheritance of a divine beast.
After obtaining this secret technique, he prepared himself well and used us to enter this underground palace. Now that he's done, he still wants to kill us! "
Mo Tiange wasn't surprised to hear what Xiahou Yuan said. Just now, she and Jiang Shanghang discussed this matter. Ren Yufeng must've had some kind of secret technique, which was why he wanted to obtain the divine dragon's breath. What Xiahou Yuan said just verified this theory.
"Then what about Senior Martial Brother Lu and the others?"
Tang Fang looked sad. "Senior Martial Brother Lu and Senior Martial Brother Xiang used up all their spiritual aura and were injured by the Water Carp Beast when they were in charge of the formation. They couldn't run away, so they were killed by Senior Martial Brother Ren right away. Senior Martial Sister Ai was also … Senior Martial Sister Ai was always close to Senior Martial Brother Ren, but I never thought he'd also kill Senior Martial Sister Ai …"
"What about now?"
Upon hearing what they said, Jiang Shanghang nervously turned to look behind him. Ren Yufeng didn't chase after them. "Senior Martial Brother Ren's already in the late stage of the Foundation Building realm, and he still has more than a hundred years left in his lifespan. He obviously has a chance to advance to the Core Formation realm, so why did he do this kind of thing?!"
"Who knows?" Qiu Zhiming said coldly, "I found it strange from the beginning. Why didn't he look for late stage Foundation Building cultivators he had a good relationship with and instead looked for us? I originally thought he just wanted to take advantage of us, but I never expected he actually had this idea!"
The difference between the late stage of the Foundation Building realm and the early stage of the Foundation Building realm was quite big.
During the demonic beast riot that year, there was friction between disciples of Xuanqing School and Gujian Sect at Qianmen Ridge in Mount Tianhuo. Because of Kuang Zhu, a late stage Foundation Building cultivator, those Gujian Sect disciples didn't dare to act rashly.
Later, it was because Wan Hongan, who harbored malicious intentions, instigated them to prepare a sword formation that they finally fought. However, once Kuang Zhu made his move, he dealt with the heavy matter as if it were light, so the victory was in their favor.
Ren Yufeng was in the late stage of the Foundation Building realm. Aside from him, Lu and Xiang, Mo Tiange, and the remaining six were in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm.
If three middle stage Foundation Building cultivators joined hands, they could still win against a late stage Foundation Building cultivator, but six early stage Foundation Building cultivators couldn't defeat a single late stage Foundation Building cultivator.
Judging from this, Ren Yufeng had planned everything from the beginning. Among the three middle stage Foundation Building cultivators, he let Lu Rongsheng and Xiang Zhiyang preside over the formation and crippled two of them. He also schemed against Mo Tiange when they opened the restrictions on the divine dragon monument, so none of the three middle stage Foundation Building cultivators could oppose him.
The remaining six early stage Foundation Building cultivators couldn't defeat him, so once they entered the underground palace under the divine dragon monument, Ren Yufeng would have the final say!
Mo Tiange sneered in her heart. She didn't sympathize with this group of Zhengfa Sect cultivators because when Ren Yufeng schemed against her, they all looked on with folded arms. However, now that they had a falling out with Ren Yufeng, she could join hands with them.
"Senior Martial Brother Jiang." She secretly sent Jiang Shanghang a voice transmission. "Ask them what's the situation now and how's Ren Yufeng."
Jiang Shanghang nodded imperceptibly then continued to ask, "How's Senior Martial Brother Ren now?
Did he really obtain the divine dragon's breath?
Can we escape? "
"I don't know."
The one who answered was still Qiu Zhiming. "We followed him all the way into this underground palace and into the divine dragon palace. When we arrived at the dragon bone altar in the back, we saw a dragon skeleton.
At this time, Ren Yufeng suddenly burst into laughter. He said he finally saw the dragon skeleton and that he wanted to obtain the divine dragon's breath to become the divine dragon's son. Then he used some kind of secret technique and the divine dragon's breath on the dragon skeleton really rushed towards him.
Senior Martial Brother Lu was shocked and asked him what was going on. Ren Yufeng proudly said that last time he entered this underground palace alone, he obtained a stone tablet outside the divine dragon palace and discovered the mural that was carved with the inheritance of the divine dragon's breath, so he was tempted.
In these past few months, he completely comprehended the mural, so he asked us to help him enter this divine dragon palace again so he could carry out the divine dragon secret technique! "
Mo Tiange and Jiang Shanghang glanced at each other. In fact, they'd already guessed some things, but they still didn't expect Ren Yufeng to be this ruthless.
Bringing them in was basically to silence all of them!
However, in other words, the divine dragon's breath was really the divine dragon's breath?
There were even dragon bones here! Could it be that dragons really existed?
The breath left behind by the legendary king of spiritual beasts, the race closest to the gods, was already so powerful — how powerful would a real dragon be?
What was going on with this sacrificial temple? Could it be that it was the burial place of ancient dragons?
Qiu Zhiming continued, "Senior Martial Brother Lu asked him if he was just using us?
Ren Yufeng was furious and said he'd already inherited the divine dragon's breath, so he was no longer a human and was about to become a divine beast, but Senior Martial Brother Lu actually dared to talk to him like that.
Then … he killed Senior Martial Brother Lu … "At this point, anger appeared in Qiu Zhiming's eyes." We were all shocked when he killed Senior Martial Brother Lu. Junior Martial Sister Ai asked him one more thing, and Senior Martial Brother Xiang also asked him why he hurt his fellow disciples, so he … he killed both Junior Martial Sister Ai and Senior Martial Brother Xiang! "
Upon hearing this, Mo Tiange and Jiang Shanghang exchanged glances. It seemed this Ren Yufeng was completely deranged — he actually did this to his own sect!
Although the cultivation world was a realistic place, they were, after all, part of the Righteous Path, a Dao Sect, so there were still sect rules that forbade people from attacking each other.
This Ren Yufeng actually ignored the sect rules! Could it be that after obtaining the divine dragon's breath, he no longer needed to stay in Zhengfa Sect?
Or perhaps he was certain they couldn't escape?
When she thought of the latter possibility, Mo Tiange couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.
If it was the original Ren Yufeng, she still had a certain degree of confidence. With so many treasures, it wouldn't be a problem for her to fight against a late stage Foundation Building cultivator.
But how strong would Ren Yufeng, who was said to have obtained the divine dragon's breath, be?
She had no idea.
Jiang Shanghang asked the question she wanted to know: "Is Senior Martial Brother Ren very strong now?"
Qiu Zhiming was silent. The one who answered was Tang Fang. "Senior Martial Brother Ren is very scary now. After he killed Senior Martial Brother Lu, Senior Martial Brother Xiang, and Senior Martial Sister Ai, we realized something was wrong. He was indeed stronger than before, so we hastily fled.
Senior Martial Brother Ren seemed to want to chase us, but he stopped before he could absorb the divine dragon's breath. Therefore, we also don't know how strong he is now.
However, the divine dragon's breath is so powerful — it definitely can't be weak! "
What Tang Fang said made Mo Tiange feel very uneasy.
Ren Yufeng really had a way to absorb the divine dragon's breath, but they all knew how powerful the divine dragon's breath was. If he really withstood the backlash of this powerful force, how strong would he become?
Even if it was impossible for him to advance to the Nascent Soul realm in one go, it was very possible for him, who was originally in the late stage of the Foundation Building realm, to enter the Core Formation realm in one go after he obtained the divine dragon's breath!
Mo Tiange believed she could contend with a fifth rank demonic beast, and she could even escape if she had the Virtual Sky World, but she absolutely couldn't resist a Core Formation cultivator!
This was because humans had intelligence that demonic beasts did not have. Under a relatively equal level of intelligence, strength was enough to determine the outcome — no matter how many treasures she had, it was useless. In the face of strength that was strong enough, tricks were also useless.
Her thoughts turned at lightning speed, and she already had the idea of escaping.
The simplest method was to enter the Virtual Sky World, but if she did that, how could she avoid the eyes and ears of the people in front of her?
Besides, she didn't care about the others, but she at least wanted to protect Jiang Shanghang.