Yu Daohang, sensing the urgency in Nan Jing Shuo’s tone, felt a premonition of trouble. "I'm heading to the eleventh layer of hell. Did something happen?"
Nan Jing Shuo’s voice on the other end was grave. "The Chen family from Miao Jiang might be in trouble."
Upon hearing this, Yu Daohang’s heart skipped a beat, his expression turning grim. He anxiously asked, "Nan Ye, what exactly is going on?"
Nan Jing Shuo replied with urgency, "I don't know. The reinforcements from the Chen family in Miao Jiang haven't arrived. I sensed something was amiss and called to inquire, but Chen Shan Shui and all eight hundred disciples' phones are unreachable."
"Unreachable?"
Yu Daohang immediately inquired, "When was the last time the Chen family was contacted?"
Nan Jing Shuo on the phone stated, "Near Ji Shi Mountain!"
A staff member from the Supernatural Affairs Bureau driving the car chimed in, "Ji Shi Mountain isn't too far from here. It's about an hour and a half drive."
"Immediately change course to Ji Shi Mountain!"
As soon as Yu Daohang finished speaking, he said to Nan Jing Shuo on the phone, "Nan Ye, the northern corner of the eleventh layer of hell's entrance is guarded by the Yin Yang Li family and the Chen family from Miao Jiang. Since the Chen family is in trouble, the Li family alone might not be able to hold it. You should take people there to reinforce them. I'll go see what happened to the Chen family."
"Alright," Nan Jing Shuo replied and hung up the phone.
Putting down the phone, Yu Daohang’s face was solemn.
Given Chen Shan Shui's character, he wouldn't do something as foolish as deserting the battlefield.
But eight hundred disciples, how could they all lose contact?
In fact, Yu Daohang had a premonition. Shen Feng Qing had not appeared, perhaps it was his doing.
The Chen family from Miao Jiang had dispatched eight hundred disciples this time, practically emptying their reserves.
Not to mention anything else, more than half of these eight hundred disciples possessed the cultivation level of Earth-ranked experts, and there were certainly no small number of Heaven-ranked experts among them.
With such a lineup, if they were determined to escape, even three Black-ranked experts would be of no use.
But to suddenly lose contact with all of them was truly baffling.
The driver from the Supernatural Affairs Bureau was a local and a skilled driver. He covered the hour and a half journey in a mere forty minutes.
A red barrier suddenly appeared on the road ahead. The driver reacted quickly, slamming on the brakes. The car skidded forward for five or six meters before coming to a halt.
Looking at the red barrier in front of them, the driver was bewildered. "Master Yu, what is this?"
"I'm not sure. Let's get out and take a look."
Saying this, Yu Daohang opened the car door and approached the red barrier.
He had briefly observed the barrier; it enveloped an area of twenty li.
From the outside, one could only see objects within three meters, with the rest obscured by mist.
"Is this an energy barrier?"
Yu Daohang murmured.
It seemed his guess was correct; Chen Shan Shui and the eight hundred disciples were not annihilated but were trapped inside.
With this thought, Yu Daohang immediately retreated a couple of steps, looked at the driver beside him, and said, "You back up a bit. I'll see if I can break through this energy barrier with brute force."
The driver immediately nodded and retreated more than ten meters.
Seeing the driver retreat to a safe position, Yu Daohang planted his feet firmly, took a deep breath, clenched his right fist, and unleashed a punch with all his might.
*Bang!*
With a loud noise, Yu Daohang was instantly repelled five meters before regaining his balance, while the red barrier remained completely unharmed.
"Such terrifying recoil force."
Yu Daohang exclaimed inwardly.
As far as he knew, ordinary barriers did not have this recoil effect.
At least his Water Kan Mirror did not.
"Since brute force won't work, then it's time for spells!"
Yu Daohang immediately drew the Kang Long Jian from his waist. His fingers ignited a fierce flame, which he then slashed out.
The fiery sword energy slashed towards the red barrier.
The power of the Fire Li Slash was immense, and coupled with Yu Daohang's current strength, no one below the Black rank would dare to face this sword head-on.
*Bang!*
After an explosion, the red barrier remained intact.
Yu Daohang's expression also turned solemn.
The defensive power of this red barrier had exceeded his imagination.
He was well aware of the power of his Fire Li Slash; even the grand formation of the Yin Yang Li family was not as sturdy as this red barrier.
After the Fire Li Slash, there wasn't even a ripple of energy.
This indicated that the power of the Fire Li Slash was insufficient to break through this barrier.
Yu Daohang wasted no time. His left eye condensed, and the Samsara Blood Tears flowed out. His fingers then condensed, and the flowing Samsara Blood Tears transformed into a long sword.
"Go!"
Yu Daohang let out a low shout and then waved his hand.
*Swish!*
The blood tear sword cut through the air, piercing directly towards the red barrier.
Even immortals would find it difficult to evade the blood tear sword; he refused to believe that this red barrier was truly indestructible.
However, the reality exceeded his expectations. The blood tear sword attacked relentlessly, but the red barrier remained as impenetrable as ever.
Seeing that it was ineffective, Yu Daohang could only retract his attack.
But just then, the blood tear sword, which Yu Daohang had intended to recall, changed direction and pierced into the forest.
"Wait, it's one of us!"
The person shouted loudly. The blood tear sword stopped less than two centimeters from his nose.
Yu Daohang narrowed his eyes and shouted, "Who's there? Come out!"
A man covered in wounds, wearing Miao attire, walked out with his hands raised above his head, anxiously saying, "I'm one of you, I'm one of you!"
Yu Daohang sized up the man's attire and inquired, "Are you from the Chen family of Miao Jiang?"
The man nodded repeatedly, "I am a disciple of the Chen family from Miao Jiang. My name is Chen Kang Fu."
Yu Daohang did not lower his guard but focused on the sword wounds on the man's body.
His internal energy was chaotic, and his wounds did not seem fake.
However, to be safe, Yu Daohang asked again, "How can you prove you are a disciple of the Chen family from Miao Jiang?"
This person's appearance was too strange and sudden.
If he had escaped the encirclement, why didn't he contact others?
If he could escape, it meant others must have also broken free, but why hadn't any of them contacted the Supernatural Affairs Bureau or other factions?
The driver beside him remained silent. He understood that Master Yu was testing if this person was a spy from the Divine Cult.
"I can control Gu worms!"
Chen Kang Fu immediately took out a glass bottle from his pocket.
Yu Daohang looked at the glass bottle in his hand and continued to test him, "Alright, open this bottle and release the Gu worms inside for me to see."
Chen Kang Fu did not hesitate and directly opened the glass bottle, releasing the Gu worms.
A Gu worm resembling a dung beetle crawled out and then climbed onto Chen Kang Fu's shoulder along his arm.
Seeing this, Yu Daohang finally retracted his blood tear sword.
He had interacted with the Chen family from Miao Jiang multiple times and had some knowledge of their Gu techniques.
Gu raisers are most averse to others touching their Gu worms, even their parents or fellow disciples.
Opening it so carelessly could result in a broken hand, or even death.
If these were not his own Gu worms, he would have already been injured by them when opening the bottle cap earlier.