Chapter 460: Shocking the Purple Dawn Sect!

"What did you say! Say it again!"

In the main hall of the Heavenly Qian Sect, He Mingde, upon hearing the report from the Sea Transformation Realm Elder Zhu Mingyu, shot to his feet, his face full of disbelief.

Zhu Mingyu was covered in wounds, a shocking sight.

However, his injuries had clearly been treated, and he was not in serious danger.

Seeing He Mingde's question, Zhu Mingyu said with a tearful voice, "Sect... Sect Master! Supreme Elder He and Elder Liao were slain on the spot by the protective grand formation of the Nether Cloud Sect. Of the fifteen hundred disciples on this expedition, more than half are dead or wounded! Among the Sea Transformation Realm elders alone, nearly eighty were lost!"

Zhu Mingyu's eyes still held a look of fear; he had been thoroughly terrified by the Nether Cloud Sect's protective grand formation.

Having first witnessed Ma Yi, a Soul Sea First Layer cultivator, die before his eyes, and then witnessed He Jun and Liao Wenguang, both Soul Sea Fourth Layer, die before his eyes, this scene would likely never be erased from his mind.

After He Jun and Liao Wenguang died, he became the highest-ranking cultivator in that contingent.

If it weren't for having to report to He Mingde, he would have wanted to find a place to go into secluded meditation immediately, never coming out even if beaten to death.

Even now, his voice still trembled uncontrollably.

Ever since the passage between the two realms was opened, martial artists below the Soul Sea Realm could enter the Boundless Realm.

Over the past few months, many Sea Transformation Realm and Crystal Condensation Realm martial artists had entered the Boundless Realm, all under He Mingde's command.

Otherwise, the Purple Dawn Sect alone could not have reached such terrifying strength.

With these reinforcements, the Purple Dawn Sect's strength had long surpassed the Heavenly Qian Sect, allowing them to take the entire Southern Domain without bloodshed.

Yet with every word Zhu Mingyu spoke, He Mingde's heart dripped blood.

By the time Zhu Mingyu finished, He Mingde felt as if his heart's blood had nearly drained dry. He slumped back into his seat, looking utterly dejected.

This attack on the Nether Cloud Sect had resulted in too heavy a loss!

The unexpected situation at the Nether Cloud Sect had made He Mingde take it seriously, so for this attack, he had sent nearly a quarter of the Purple Dawn Sect's martial artists!

Among this expedition, there were over a hundred Sea Transformation Realm martial artists alone!

Yet of these hundred-plus, only fifty or sixty returned, many of them severely injured, likely of little use in the future.

According to Zhu Mingyu's description, He Jun and Liao Wenguang had been blasted to death on the spot by the Nether Cloud Sect's protective grand formation.

And the other disciples, thinking the formation had been broken, recklessly charged into the formation's range, with the result...

Zhu Mingyu, because he was overseeing the battle, was a step slower and happened to rush to the edge of the protective grand formation, thus managing to save his life.

He Mingde never dreamed that the Purple Dawn Sect would suffer such a bitter defeat in the Southern Domain!

Two Soul Sea mid-stage powerhouses, absolute pillars of the Purple Dawn Sect, had now fallen together!

"Pfft!"

He Mingde felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Even with He Mingde's forbearance and cunning, he found it hard to accept such a defeat.

"Sect Master!"

"Sect Master!"

...

The Purple Dawn Sect's high-ranking members had also been in extreme shock, and now seeing He Mingde spit blood, they were greatly alarmed.

He Mingde waved his hand to indicate he was fine, then asked Zhu Mingyu, "Mingyu, tell me the situation at that time, don't leave out a single detail!"

Zhu Mingyu really didn't want to recall the situation, but since the Sect Master asked, he had to force himself to remember.

Thereupon, Zhu Mingyu described the situation in detail.

Though they hadn't been there themselves, hearing Zhu Mingyu's description, the Purple Dawn Sect's high-ranking members still felt a chill down their spines.

Zhu Mingyu said he was already in this state before even approaching the formation; those Purple Dawn Sect disciples who charged into the formation's attack range must have died horribly.

He Mingde's brows were almost twisted together as he asked Zhu Mingyu, "He Jun said at the time that even I couldn't break the formation?"

Zhu Mingyu nodded, "Yes, that's what Elder He said. And..."

Seeing Zhu Mingyu hesitate, He Mingde said displeasedly, "If you have something to say, say it!"

"Yes! Disciple feels... feels that even if the Sect Master personally went to break the formation, he might also..."

Zhu Mingyu didn't finish the rest, but everyone understood his meaning and couldn't help but draw in a cold breath.

He meant that even if He Mingde personally went to break the formation, he might not be able to escape unscathed!

From this, how powerful must the formation be?

He Mingde didn't look surprised; he had already known this from Zhu Mingyu's earlier description.

The power of this formation was far beyond their imagination!

He Mingde muttered to himself, "What exactly happened at the Nether Cloud Sect? How could such a powerful existence suddenly appear? Could it be that someone from the Nether Cloud Sect obtained the inheritance of the Great Yan True Sect back then?"

At that moment, a young figure stepped out from the crowd.

If Ye Yuan were here, he would recognize this person as Lin Feng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time!

In just a few months, Lin Feng had actually cultivated to the Sea Transformation Ninth Layer!

He had originally followed the Blue Clan into the Central Royal City, but now he had returned to the Purple Dawn Sect.

And those martial artists from the Gale Realm were brought back by him.

"Sect Master, disciple has a bold conjecture, though I'm not sure if it's correct." Lin Feng's gaze was profound.

He Mingde's eyes lit up at this, "So it's Lin Feng. Do you know who is controlling the formation?"

Lin Feng shook his head, "Lin Feng cannot be certain, but if there is one person most likely, it must be him!"

He Mingde asked doubtfully, "Oh? Who?"

"Ye Yuan!" Lin Feng said.

He Mingde frowned slightly, clearly never having heard the name.

Lin Feng wasted no words and recounted some events from the secret realm, which shocked He Mingde and the other high-ranking members greatly.

"You mean this Ye Yuan, a Nether Cloud Sect disciple, walked through fourth-tier and fifth-tier formations as if on level ground? And with a set of third-tier formations, at the Liquid Essence Realm, he fought four Sea Transformation Realm cultivators?"

He Mingde felt Lin Feng's words sounded like a joke, but he deeply knew that Lin Feng would never joke about such matters.

Lin Feng had completed the task assigned by the sect and returned to begin the plan to unify the Southern Domain, having no time to report this to He Mingde.

Unexpectedly, over a month later, such a huge blunder would occur!

Moreover, when Lin Feng returned, he already knew that Ye Yuan had infiltrated the Gale Realm, and he thought Ye Yuan could never return alive.

But now, with the great upheaval at the Nether Cloud Sect, Lin Feng could think of no one more likely than Ye Yuan.

Seeing He Mingde's question, Lin Feng cupped his hands and said, "Disciple dares not speak recklessly! Without this Ye Yuan, perhaps I would never have passed the formation set by the Great Yan True Sect, nor completed the task!"