"Wu Bubai, this generation’s successor of the Martial Sect is not bad," the Purple Fire Eagle first glanced at Yun Qingqing, then turned to Wu Bubai and spoke.

The Purple Fire Eagle has an impressive background.

This is an eagle from the Ancient Era, possessing the Phoenix Bloodline.

Moreover, this eagle has carried dozens of successive Martial Sect heirs, including several legendary ancestors.

Because of this, the seniority of the Purple Fire Eagle is extremely high.

Even Wu Bubai holds it in high respect.

During usual times, the Purple Fire Eagle remains in seclusion within the Sea Spirit Vein beneath the Martial Sect, mostly sleeping.

It only appears during grand events, when its presence is needed to support the Martial Sect.

This Hidden Cloud Tea Party is naturally a grand occasion.

There’s no way the Purple Fire Eagle could miss it.

"That girl Qingqing exhibits a purple will and manifests the Vermilion Bird, quite impressive," Wu Bubai spoke solemnly, with some pride.

"Wu Mingcun?"

The Purple Fire Eagle looked at Wu Mingcun, somewhat surprised, "This boy, didn’t he betray the Martial Sect? Wasn’t he imprisoned? How has he emerged again?"

"Senior, it’s because there are no young talents left in the Martial Sect," Wu Mingcun began.

The Purple Fire Eagle, quite human-like, furrowed its brows. Yet, it didn’t trouble Wu Mingcun, seemingly indifferent to traitors. What mattered to it was whether Wu Mingcun had the Martial Sect’s bloodline, and if so, that was enough.

In fact, Wu Mingcun dared to be so impudent before the Purple Fire Eagle precisely because he understood this.

The next moment, the Purple Fire Eagle curiously glanced towards Bone Burying Village: "Wu Bubai, all the people of the Martial Sect have gathered here. Why? Has someone entered Bone Burying Village? Which young person from the Martial Sect is so brave?"

"This..."

Wu Bubai was at a loss for words.

The other high-level members of the Martial Sect also lowered their heads, hesitant to respond.

"Senior, it was an outsider named Ye Tian."

Wu Mingcun spoke up directly, seeming rather gleeful, grinning widely, "That kid has been inside Bone Burying Village for almost half a month."

"What????"

The Purple Fire Eagle’s eyes widened, and its aura fluctuated violently, fixing its gaze on Wu Bubai: "Is it true?"

The Purple Fire Eagle’s voice was filled with intense anger.

Wu Bubai nodded reluctantly.

"Nonsense!"

The Purple Fire Eagle shouted, and its stern voice caused almost all of the thousand Martial Sect members present to suffer varying degrees of injury.

The space ahead had large sections burned to ashes by the Purple Fire Eagle’s aura.

Quite terrifying indeed.

"Wu Bubai, are you unaware that entering Bone Burying Village means no return?!"

The Purple Fire Eagle’s voice was cold, yet filled with strong anger and dissatisfaction: "That damned Ye Tian’s life or death doesn’t matter, it’s insignificant. But if he dies in Bone Burying Village, his bones will taint the entire village, taint the entire Martial Sect. Over millions of years, the Martial Sect’s legacy has never included the bones of outsiders within its bounds, and no outsider has ever qualified to leave their remains here. So, Wu Bubai, are you going to break this rule now? Even if the Martial Sect is in decline, it is not up to you to defile it!!"

Wu Bubai was breaking out in cold sweat...

Obviously under great pressure.

Unable to help it, Wu Bubai managed to retort: "Senior, Ye Tian may not necessarily die inside; perhaps a miracle might occur..."

"Nonsense! The ancestors have spoken, cannot leave Bone Burying Village within 10 days, then surely dead! Do you know why? Because within Bone Burying Village, every 10 days there’s a Bone Burying Storm, under which no one can survive. The outsider has been in Bone Burying Village for almost half a month, surely experienced a Bone Burying Storm, you tell me, how could he possibly survive?! Survive how?!"

More furious now, the Purple Fire Eagle was almost roaring, its purple-red feathers standing on end, seemingly ready to strike Wu Bubai dead at any moment.

"This... this... this..." Wu Bubai was left speechless, unable to say anything at all.

Instinctively, Wu Bubai looked towards Bone Burying Village.

One look.

Wu Bubai’s mouth fell open!

Not just him, the other members of the Martial Sect also instinctively or deliberately looked towards the village entrance of Bone Burying Village... then, what did they see?

Someone... someone emerged from Bone Burying Village?

Ye Tian?!

Who else could it be but Ye Tian?!

Ye Tian actually... actually came out alive?

"Why are you all stunned? Wu Bubai, why aren’t you speaking?!"

Because at this moment, the Purple Fire Eagle hadn’t seen Ye Tian emerging from within Bone Burying Village, so it was quite displeased with Wu Bubai’s sudden stupefaction, shock, wide-open mouth, as if foolish.

Is someone like this worthy of being the Great Elder?

Leading the Martial Sect?

"Senior, if you... you could turn your head and look at Bone Burying Village... the entrance... "

Wu Bubai trembled as he spoke, his face inexplicably flushed, almost fainting from excitement.

The Purple Fire Eagle turned its massive head.

In its line of sight, a young man slowly emerged from the village.

The Purple Fire Eagle was also quite dazed.

After 10 days, how could anyone possibly come out alive?????

It seemed impossible!

Indeed, within Bone Burying Village, every 10 days there’s a terrifying Bone Burying Storm. Surviving such a storm is as difficult as climbing the skies, even though Ye Tian has Divine Blood and Bloodline granting him incredible physical strength and recovery abilities, and possesses the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Tripod and the evolved Dao Artifact-level Netherworld Bowl, it still hadn’t completely resisted the Bone Burying Storm.

Still near death, if the Creation and Transformation Stele hadn’t intervened to assist him, he might indeed have died within Bone Burying Village.

Recalling that Bone Burying Storm, Ye Tian still felt lingering fear.

Of course, since having survived the storm, narrowly escaping death, there will surely be good fortune.

After the Bone Burying Storm swept through, the entire Bone Burying Village was scattered with coveted treasures, there were even seven or eight drops of Prehistoric Giant Beast Essence Blood.

"Seven or eight drops of Prehistoric Giant Beast Essence Blood, along with three pieces containing dense Space Dao Rhythms of Ancient Stone Carvings, and two pieces containing Death Dao Rhythms of Ancient Stone Carvings, plus the ’Emperor Cloud Step’ movement technique, absolutely hit the jackpot. Not to mention obtaining the complete ’Great Demon Heart Sutra.’" Ye Tian mused inwardly, exceedingly delighted.

This journey to the Martial Sect has proven highly worthwhile.

And within Bone Burying Village, Ye Tian had already absorbed the three Ancient Stone Carvings containing Space Dao Rhythms, enhancing his mastery and comprehension of Space Law significantly, achieving a qualitative leap.

Simply put, if Ye Tian’s grasp of Space Law before was dot by dot, now these dots have densely interwoven into a web, forming a surface.

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