CHAPTER 2053: CHAPTER 2320: A TURBULENT NIGHT! (THIRD UPDATE)

At the moment it closed, Sect Master Zhan Tianya of the Cloudwater Sect just happened to appear!

It was simply a matter of life and death!

Zhan Tianya’s gaze was gloomy as he looked around, clearly feeling the aftermath of a powerful battle.

He couldn’t fathom who would dare storm into the forbidden area of his Cloudwater Sect.

Had they grown tired of living!

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he noticed a puddle of black blood on the ground!

This blood was all too familiar to him!

Ye Qingtian!

This was Ye Qingtian’s shattered flesh and blood!

He... was really dead!

And in such a tragically painful manner.

He closed his eyes, able to clearly sense how terrifyingly powerful the one who acted was.

One could even say their prowess surpassed his!

But if the person was so powerful, why did they flee when he appeared?

Zhan Tianya thought of something and hurriedly headed deeper inside.

He passed through multiple layers of restrictions to get inside.

It was practically impenetrable here; should even one restriction fail, a terrifying killing intent would descend.

Even he would perish at the hands of the restrictions.

He arrived at an ancient coffin, surprisingly golden, with blood-red runes engraved around it.

A strong demonic aura seeped out from inside.

As if from an ancient mighty one.

Countless runes surrounded the coffin, too numerous to count!

These were top-tier suppressive runes.

Without these runes, the physical body of the mighty being inside couldn’t be suppressed at all.

Seeing that the coffin was undamaged, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If something had happened, a century of his efforts would have been in vain.

Zhan Tianya walked out and approached the several elders, saying, "From now on, station a hundred elite sect members here, no one is to enter except me!

And if there’s any fluctuation in or out of the restrictions, you must inform me immediately!"

"Yes!"

One elder nodded, heading outside, clearly to arrange manpower.

Zhan Tianya then turned to the remaining elders: "With such an event in the forbidden area of the Cloudwater Sect, what are your thoughts!"

Right then, the Array Master Elder stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Sect Master, our Cloudwater Sect has strict defenses, and the Mountain Protection Array deters most strong individuals, which means this was clearly done by someone within the sect!"

Another elder added, "These past days, we’ve been recruiting disciples and elders, obviously increasing the numbers significantly, with almost a thousand new disciples passing through; we should start with these individuals, today’s intruder might be a newcomer."

Zhan Tianya nodded, saying, "I agree, but it’s not just newcomers that could be involved; considering the gravity of this incident, anyone is a suspect besides you elders, including sect servants, new disciples, inner sect disciples, outer sect disciples, guest elders, and others from the Elder Hall!"

"You should begin an investigation immediately; check everyone’s rooms for injuries! Since battle traces are present here, given Ye Qingtian’s strength, the other party surely wouldn’t have left unscathed! Once you find someone with unusual physical conditions, bring them straight to the Cloudwater Hall for my interrogation!"

"Also, Grand Elder Sun, take a few people and examine this place. If you find any clues, you must report to me! I refuse to believe anyone could escape from my Cloudwater Sect!"

Zhan Tianya was enveloped in an icy killing intent!

He was incredibly furious!

Even though he wasn’t sure how the intruder vanished without a trace!

But as long as they were human, they would eventually slip up!

Once he discovered them, he would leave them with no place for burial, because anything of his was untouchable by others.

Meanwhile, Ren Feifan and the others had already returned to their quarters.

This time they truly had a narrow escape; if they had been a second later, they would have been in real trouble.

The ancient Kylin approached, concerned, "How did it go? Did you find the item?"

Ren Feifan nodded, sipping tea, "We’ve confirmed the item is in that forbidden area, but the problem is we didn’t succeed this time. Their defenses are sure to be strengthened significantly, making entry next time more difficult. It’s truly vexing! We just need more time."

The ancient Kylin pondered silently for several seconds and said, "Nothing happened, which is best. This isn’t something to rush; we have time in the Cloudwater Sect, but what worries me now is that Sect Master Zhan Tianya seems to have noticed something. Soon, he’ll likely conduct a sect-wide search, you didn’t leave any clues, did you?"

Ren Feifan thought for a moment and replied, "I shouldn’t have."

The ancient Kylin added, "You should quickly eliminate any lingering traces of battle aura; someone might come to investigate soon. And keep your state adjusted."

Ren Feifan took some Elixirs from the mysterious space and handed them to Dragon Maiden and Mang to ingest. After slight adjustment, their complexion turned rosy again.

Even the lingering traces of battle aura vanished.

At this moment!

With a "bang!", the main door was suddenly kicked open, followed by the entry of six or seven people!

One of them was an elder seen earlier that day, from beside the Cloudwater Sect’s Sect Master.

Ren Feifan’s brow furrowed as he looked at the group before him, pretending to be displeased, "What is the meaning of this? If I were in a breakthrough, do you want me to suffer a backlash?"

His voice was icy, with an undertone of anger.

The elder glanced at the four seated in meditation, showing none of the signs of recent battle.

Moreover, this place was far from that forbidden area; even if rushing over from there, there wouldn’t be no trace of fluctuation.

Besides, these individuals, with their cultivation, couldn’t have possibly slain Ye Qingtian.

He glanced around the room, finding nothing unusual, and motioned with his hand, saying, "Sorry for disturbing you."

"Let’s go!"

With a broad wave of his hand, the strong members of Cloudwater Sect began to leave!

The door remained wide open.

Just as they were about to exit the room, a cold voice pierced through, "Shut the door behind you!"

Hearing such a tone, the elder seemed somewhat annoyed, but his Spiritual Sense just then noticed a Formation Rune in Ren Feifan’s hand!

He could clearly feel the formation aura from within!

An eighth-level formation!

"Tch—" he couldn’t help drawing a deep breath.

He initially thought this kid’s status as a seventh-level Array Master was impressive enough; never did he expect him to have an eighth-level formation seal!

Could it be this boy’s creation?

If he didn’t close the door, and the other became a ninth-level Array Master in Cloudwater Sect, it would be trouble for him.

He glanced at his subordinate and instructed, "Close the door for Elder Ren!"

The subordinate nodded, gently closing the main door.

All fell silent again.

That night was destined to be a night of turmoil for the Cloudwater Sect.

Nearly a hundred disciples, elders, and servants were brought to the Cloudwater Hall.

Most of these individuals had traces of battle aura about them, or rather, there was no one who didn’t stand as evidence.

If there was even the slightest possibility, the Sect Master of Cloudwater Sect wouldn’t overlook it.