However, the mysterious cultivator shrouded in a faint white light completely ignored all his thoughts and remained silent throughout.

This made Liu Cheng’s face grow increasingly grim.

Lou Yi then spoke timely: "This Fellow Daoist, why did you unreasonably attack my friend?"

"My junior brother Wan Xiaolou, his soul lamp has already extinguished.

And the last time he went out, as I asked around, he was staying with you..." Liu Cheng suppressed his anger as he spoke.

"So you are Fellow Daoist Wan’s sect mate." Lou Yi showed a sorrowful expression, "Fellow Daoist Wan was a heaven-sent talent, originally a Golden Core seed with great prospects.

He just met the wrong people, alas, what a pity..."

"Met the wrong people?" Liu Cheng’s eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, "Do you know how he died?"

"A disciple of the Two Forms Sect, Gao Wenxuan, Fellow Daoist Liu should know him." Lou Yi said,

"Recently he told us there was a treasure in a different space, and that we could join forces to obtain it, then divide the treasure afterwards.

Did not expect..."

"Did not expect what?" Liu Cheng had already guessed the continuation, his voice gradually turning cold.

"Did not expect that after obtaining the treasure, Gao Wenxuan would renege, wanting to keep the treasure for himself and started settling scores with us." Lou Yi shook his head and said, showing anger on his face as well.

"He alone, capable of acting against all of you?" Liu Cheng would naturally not be led on by Lou Yi, pointing out the obvious inconsistency.

"We were all within the Yin-Yang Harmony Array, almost fused with the formation, naturally unable to escape the control of the array master Gao Wenxuan." Lou Yi shook his head and explained.

"Is that so?" Liu Cheng still wore a skeptical expression.

Mere verbal claims would not be easily believed by anyone.

Seeing this, a piece of semi-transparent stone like black crystal appeared in Lou Yi’s palm.

Then, with a casual flick, he tossed it to the other party.

Liu Cheng was rather cautious, letting his subordinate, a spirit beast with a lion’s head and a bird’s body, grab the stone.

After confirming there were no issues, he took it into his own hands.

Infusing spiritual essence, the black crystal projected a beam of light into the empty air in front of him.

The light gradually extended into a colorful screen about a meter long, beginning to display images as if playing a 4K high-definition movie.

In the screen, a black and white array map enveloping dozens of people, with black and white lights flickering madly.

Simultaneously, there were massive waves of spiritual essence fluctuations, sparks and arcs from magical artifacts clashing, unfolding high-level talismans, and clear curses...

"Gao Wenxuan, you beast..."

"If I survive this calamity today, I must exterminate your entire clan in the future!"

"Ah!! Whoever successfully escapes, relay the message of my death by Gao Wenxuan to the Qianqian Sect, the sect will surely give a hefty reward!"

The more Liu Cheng watched, the darker his expression became.

Until he saw the scene of his junior brother Wan Xiaolou being killed, his eyes brimmed with murderous intent.

Unable to restrain himself, he crushed the black crystal in his hand completely.

"No worries, I have copied many more." Lou Yi casually tossed another image stone to Liu Cheng.

This time, Liu Cheng examined it carefully, especially the scene of his own junior brother being killed, repeating it more than ten times.

He confirmed that the scene was not fabricated, but had indeed happened.

"Two Forms Sect, Gao Wenxuan..." Liu Cheng repeatedly muttered these words with a snarl, then suddenly raised his head, "How did you survive?"

"No need for you to worry about that.

Everyone has different trump cards, it was extremely difficult for us to escape, several were severely injured." Lou Yi said flatly.

"Hmm?" Hearing this dismissive answer, Liu Cheng’s eyes flashed with fierce light.

But seeing the mysterious person emitting white light beside Lou Yi, he forcibly suppressed his urge to act.

"Alright, thank you for the information!" After saying this, he stepped on the spirit beast and left without looking back.

"That guy is truly overbearing, once I reach the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Platform, I must have a showdown with him!" Shen Ao crawled from the ground, mouth full of blood, glaring angrily at Liu Cheng’s fading figure.

"Those cultivators from the Central Continent have always looked down on us from the Northern Domain." An elderly cultivator from the True Blood Sect was also very dissatisfied.

"He’s already on a path to death." Lou Yi said with a smile, his eyes gradually growing cold, "I bet he won’t live for another three months."

If not for summoning back the incarnation in advance, with substantial deterrence, today would have been a bitter and fierce battle.

After all, the strength of the main body is currently only invincible at the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Platform, and there is still a significant gap to the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Platform.

Even if he could barely protect himself, he wouldn’t be able to save Shen Ao and others.

Even if Lou Yi could prove someone else killed Wan Xiaolou, it didn’t guarantee the other party wouldn’t vent their anger on them.

For Northern Domain cultivators without backing, their own strength is the strongest guarantee for survival in Abyss.

’Must quickly enhance my strength.’ Lou Yi thought to himself.

Otherwise, his first incarnation wouldn’t be able to sustain long battles.

The other two incarnations were still far from being in a usable state.

If confronted with several Fifth Layer of the Spirit Platform level enemies, the consequences would not be good.

Lou Yi glanced at the Attribute Panel.

The mid-stage Martial Saint cultivation, along with two apertures, cannot be enhanced in a short time; for now, the focus must be on talent.

The key items for other talents are difficult to obtain at the moment.

However, the Petrification Talent at the Perfection Level can be forcibly advanced as long as fifteen thousand points of energy are acquired.

Lou Yi has a premonition that once the Petrification Talent is enhanced, it will bring significant changes.

Plus, his current total energy has already exceeded ten thousand points, making the fifteen thousand seem not too distant.

’I should assist more in exterminating demons in the Su District and nearby areas,’ Lou Yi thought.

Clearing out demons is inherently a laborious task, and other teams would be eager for someone to help for free.

While building good relations with some Abyss cultivators, Lou Yi could also acquire energy, thus killing two birds with one stone.

...

And just as renowned prodigies like Zhuge Feng from the Flowing Cloud Sect and Liu Cheng from the Beast Master Sect arrived at Su District.

One renowned prodigy after another descended upon this region.

The True Monarch’s Blessed Land is about to open, attracting talents from various major sects, all vying for the upper hand.

"Ye Li from the Heaven Works Sect, arriving from across districts, seated high upon a towering hundred-zhang tall golden-armored deity.

His mechanical skills have reached the Transformation Realm; he once had a conflict with the Daoist from the Five Elements Sect, yet he retreated unscathed; his power is unfathomable!"

"Xia Mingzi from the Northern Star Sword Sect, I saw him yesterday in a lowland area.

He was noticed by the Immeasurable Sword Sect in his youth but rejected their invitation, opting instead to join the Northern Star Sword Sect, creating quite a sensation back then!

Such a prodigy, his strength absolutely nears the Daoist level!"

"Shen Xing from the Thunder Shock Sect has also arrived, his body sparkling with electric light, resembling the rebirth of an ancient Thunder God.

Even watching from afar is terrifying, I dare not approach!"

These prodigies often display grandiose.

Some ride bone dragons, spanning eight hundred zhang long, shrouded in eerie mist across the sky;

some control a violet Sword Pill, merging with the sword, resembling thunder;

others sit atop a golden cloud palanquin, surrounded by dazzling splendor...

Shortly after, another notable figure arrived at the scene.

He was corpulent, looked about thirty, dressed in black brocade adorned with copper coins, his whole demeanor exuded riches.

"Shen Qingzhou, the First True Inheritance from the Money Sect, entered the Spirit Platform Realm before reaching fifty, he’s truly a Golden Core seed!"

"In the past, Shen Qingzhou fought solo in the Fangs District against over ten top Demon Generals, including Great Demon seeds with five bloodline mutations.

Yet he emerged unscathed, even killing several powerful Demon Generals in passing!

Some therefore praise him as a prodigy at the Daoist level."

"Why does he seem angry, like he’s looking for someone to trouble?"

Since Shen Qingzhou didn’t hide his actions at all, onlookers quickly realized his intentions.

"It seems he’s targeting... those Northern Domain barbarians?"

"I figured it out, this is related to the death of Li Zhengyang from the Money Sect, who was previously with those Northern Domain barbarians.

This group of barbarians is in trouble.

Being targeted by Shen Qingzhou is unpleasant, he’s known for his retaliation!"

"A fight, a fight!"

However, to the disappointment of the onlookers.

The expected confrontation between Shen Qingzhou and the Northern Domain barbarians did not occur,

the two sides exchanged only briefly.

Shen Qingzhou soon turned around and left, looking even more furious.

"What happened, is there perhaps some misunderstanding?" someone wondered.

"Maybe Fellow Daoist Shen didn’t want to bother, after all.

Dealing with this rabble of barbarians, afraid of dirtying his hands."

Two days later, Yang Shen, the strongest True Inheritance from the Thousand Bamboo Sect in the Abyss, arrived at Su District, openly seeking out the Northern Domain cultivators.

And a fierce battle erupted, its strong ripples attracting many onlookers.

Sadly, the fight ended too quickly.

By the time the onlookers arrived, they only saw Yang Shen leaving rather disheveled, his clothes torn, bloodstained.

Causing quite an uproar.

Yang Shen was legitimately a Fifth Layer of the Spirit Platform cultivator.

During Qi Cultivation, he had mastered the Hundred Bamboo Sword Array, which only Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators from the Thousand Bamboo Sect could wield.

He’s reputed as a candidate for the next Sect Leader of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, considered nearly matching major sect Daoist and Buddha’s Son figures.

Yet among these Northern Domain cultivators, there are figures capable of contending with Yang Shen?

...