Jian Xunhuan of Kaitian Sword Sect, it was said, had cultivated some demonic divine abilities. Under his full effort, he managed to fight Liu Yuxin to a draw.

But Jian Xunhuan's personality changed drastically as a result. The once handsome and elegant him had become bloodthirsty and crazed, his temperament extreme. He showed no mercy to anyone he attacked.

However, it couldn't be denied that his strength was truly formidable.

Liu Yuxin seemed to have an inherent animosity towards Wan Liuchuan, fighting him no matter the occasion or timing whenever they met.

It was widely known that Wan Liuchuan and Wan Lei were biological brothers. Outsiders speculated that Liu Yuxin's declaration to kill Wan Lei was the reason Wan Liuchuan repeatedly engaged him in battle.

But in reality, only Wan Liuchuan knew in his heart that he and Wan Lei weren't that close, nor did he intend to stand up for him.

Yet, this fellow surnamed Liu, thinking he was close to Wan Lei and unable to find him, wanted to kill Wan Liuchuan to vent his anger.

Given Wan Liuchuan's character, he would naturally not bother with explanations. Explaining was akin to showing weakness, and he would not bow his head to an opponent.

Their battles had lasted for years. Initially, Wan Liuchuan had more wins than losses. Later, they frequently ended in draws, and then, his victories became increasingly difficult.

This showed just how quickly Liu Yuxin was progressing.

Besides these ten major powers, the Four Great Heavenly Pavilions also put forward their own young generation talents, not allowing the youths of the Ten Great Powers to monopolize the spotlight.

Tianji Pavilion's only third-generation disciple, Tian Suanzi,

With unfailing strategies, he could alter fate and calculate heavenly secrets, guiding fortune and avoiding disaster.

No one in the entire Central Domain could deny his skills.

Tian Dan Pavilion's newly appointed Earth-level Master, Sui Xiaohang. At a mere Core Formation cultivation, he had only practiced the way of alchemy for four years before becoming an Earth-level Master, and moreover, a prominent one among them.

The pills he refined were infinitely close to ten percent efficacy. Throughout the Central Domain, people took pride in being able to obtain pills refined by Master Sui.

Tianzhen Pavilion had a young woman named Xu Qing, beautiful and exceptionally talented. She was hailed as the foremost among those below the four Grand Formation Masters. Although her cultivation was at Nascent Soul, the formations she laid out were even feared by Nascent Soul cultivators.

Tianbing Pavilion was famous for refining various magical treasures and weapons. Its most outstanding disciple was a chubby man with a festive appearance and an even more festive name, Bai Baofu. His puppet mastery was incredibly skillful; often, before enemies could reach him, they were already beaten to death by his puppets.

In addition to the young disciples of the well-known major powers mentioned above, there was also a mysterious rogue cultivator who drew particular attention.

This rogue cultivator had white hair and a handsome appearance. He favored white robes and possessed the aura of an exiled immortal.

However, his methods were entirely inconsistent with his appearance. On the few occasions he had acted, his actions were all ruthlessly decisive, leaving his enemies with no complete corpses.

His name was unknown. Because he was a sword cultivator, people called him the White-Haired Sword Demon.

Kaitian Sword Sect intended to recruit him, but he refused, which only added to people's curiosity about his mystery.

Recently, rumors circulated that the secret realm left by the six Immortals from fifty thousand years ago was about to open again.

In the Central Domain, turmoil was brewing once more.

Thunder Star Sea.

The thunder beast tide passed quickly.

After waiting for two days, Lei and Yu resumed their sweet journey of torturing thunder beasts.

Soon, another half a year passed.

They had been here for four and a half years.

The Yuan Shen realm thunder beasts within a radius of a thousand miles had been nearly cleared out. They had to venture further to find thunder beasts.

Fortunately, Wan Lei could now move freely, and no one dictated when they had to return. They could play... or fight... as they pleased.

On this day, as fate would have it... or rather, as coincidence would have it, they headed towards the southeast.

Vaguely, they remembered there was a Great Cultivation stage thunder beast they had sealed there.

After dealing with two thunder beasts, they continued flying.

"Wife, look over there. What's that big formation?"

"Yes, don't you find that formation very familiar?"

Fang Xiaoyu responded verbally, but her eyes rolled in disdain.

"Oh, I remember now! There's also a cute little Qilin there. It's been over a year, let's go visit an old friend."

"I have a feeling you're courting death again."

"It's fine, it's fine. It's sealed, it can't get out. Can't you see the formation is still intact?"

"Alright then, let's go take a look."

The two flew towards the formation.

They hadn't flown far when they heard continuous rumbling sounds from that direction.

"It seems it hasn't given up yet. It's still battering the formation."

Wan Lei sneered.

As they flew closer, the rumbling grew louder, and they could feel the ground vibrating.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

"That's not right. The frequency of these impacts is a bit too fast. Could a single thunder beast be ramming that quickly?"

Wan Lei sensed something was amiss, stopped, and released his divine sense to survey the situation.

Inside the formation, the Qilin's injuries had long since healed, and it was relentlessly smashing against it.

On the other side of the formation…

There were two more thunder beasts whose auras were no weaker than the Qilin's.

One was a large turtle covered in sharp spikes, and the other was a three-tailed bird burning with flames.

The formation itself was already covered in cracks, threatening to shatter at any moment.

"Qilin, Xuan Gui, Vermillion Bird."

Fang Xiaoyu said in a deep voice.

"Wife, quietly, let's run."

Wan Lei knew the situation was dire and grabbed Fang Xiaoyu, intending to flee.

At that moment, their presence also attracted the attention of the three thunder beasts.

The Qilin turned its head to look.

Well, well,

It was these two enemies.

Enraged, it let out a furious roar at them and rammed the formation even more wildly.

Boom!!!

Under the impact of the three thunder beasts, the formation shattered with a roar.

"Quick, run!"

The two unfurled their wings and bolted.

The three thunder beasts immediately gave chase.

"All you do is cause trouble. You're either a jinx or courting death. One day, I'll end up dead because of you."

Young Master Lei was reprimanded into silence. Indeed, it was all his fault. Why did he have to come here? Worse, he had to encounter the Qilin just as it broke free, and even worse, it had two companions.

At this moment, when the Qilin's rage was at its peak, they delivered themselves to be its outlet…

"Just you wait until we get back, I'll deal with you."

"We have to get back first. Those thunder beasts are so powerful, what if…"

"Shut up, shut your jinxing mouth!"

The two pushed their wings to their limits, flying at incredible speed.

But no matter how fast they flew, they couldn't outrun the thunder beasts behind them.

The three Great Cultivation stage thunder beasts, with one being a bird, were the fastest.

Its form streaked across the sky, leaving a trail of flames behind it. It quickly reached their rear.

Wan Lei had no intention of engaging them head-on. Once they were entangled, and the Qilin and Xuan Gui arrived, they would surely die.

Fortunately, Young Master Lei had accumulated quite a few formations over the years. He immediately took out a trapping formation and cast it directly upon the Vermillion Bird.