Swoosh!
In just a blink of an eye, the seven-colored sword ray disappeared and reappeared next to Zhang Jin Yi who was holding his Identity Jade Token.
Just as Zhang Jin Yi was about to crush his identity token, the seven-colored sword light had already whizzed past and cut him into two from top to bottom.
Although he was wearing a purely defensive Royal Grade Celestial Weapon, it was still sliced in half by the sword strike as though it was made of paper.
Zhang Jin Yi was a direct descendant of the Zhang Clan's main clan in the Phantom Fox Clan. He had stayed in the Southern Heaven Territory for 100 years before he died in the grade-three secret realm.
Even Zhang Jin Yi himself would never have dreamed that he would end up like this.
"Huan 'er, let's go."
After taking Zhang Jin Yi's Celestial Weapon and Spatial Ring, Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er left the Southern Heaven Territory together. Before they left, they glanced at the two tightly shut entrances.
Even now, the two Void Doors showed no signs of opening.
Clearly, the four people in the prison had yet to decide the final victor.
…
In the Upper Seven Regions.
In the Heavenly Territory.
In the Zhang Clan's main clan in the Phantom Fox Clan.
"Grand Elder! Zhang Jin Yi's Soul Pearl has shattered! "
Zhang Jin Yi's shattered Soul Pearl was discovered by someone who immediately reported it to the Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan.
"What?!"
The Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan's expression changed drastically. He rose to his feet. "What's going on? Isn't he supposed to be in the Southern Heaven Territory? How dare someone from the Southern Heaven Territory attack him? "
The Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan quickly summoned the Phantom Fox Clan's main clan member who was in charge of handling matters in the Southern Heaven Territory.
"Zhang Jin Yi is dead."
The Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan's main clan member's expression changed drastically. "What? Zhang Jin Yi … is dead? "
"Ask the Clan Leader of the Southern Heaven Territory's branch clan what happened. If he doesn't give us an explanation, he won't be able to live anymore. "
The Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan said in a deep voice.
"Yes."
A special Communication Celestial Talisman was sent from the main Phantom Fox Clan's branch in the Southern Heaven Territory to the Phantom Fox Clan's branch in the Southern Heaven Territory.
"What?!"
When Zhang Dong Nan, the Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan in the Southern Heaven Territory, received the news, his expression changed drastically. Isn't he in the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm? Is it possible that he was killed by a Celestial Lord in the upper realm after the scoreboard was reset? "
He wanted to know what had happened.
However, even after using a series of methods, he still could not figure out what had happened. "However, there's one thing that I can confirm. Based on the ranking of the envoy back then, it's very likely that he entered the grade-three secret realm."
"But in the third-grade secret realm, what kind of threat could he possibly face? Could it be that he was killed by the array spirit inside? "
Although there were a few Formation Spirits in the grade-three secret realm that posed a threat to Zhang Jin Yi, with Zhang Jin Yi's strength, he could still flee even if he could not defeat them.
In the third-grade secret realm, there was no Array Spirit that could make Zhang Jinyi unable to escape.
"Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er entered the grade-three secret realm as well?"
It did not take long for Zhang Dongnan to learn about this matter. His expression turned grim as he thought to himself, "If it's really the same Huan 'er from back then … She was already so powerful when she wasn't even 100 years old.
It's not impossible for her to be strong enough to kill the envoy after 100 years. '
With this thought in mind, Zhang Dong Nan sent the news to the main clan in the Phantom Fox Clan in the Southern Heaven Territory.
The main clan leader reported Zhang Dong Nan's reply to the Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan.
"Make a trip to the Southern Heaven Territory and investigate this matter. No matter who the culprit is, anyone who dares to kill a direct descendant of the Zhang Clan will have to die!"
The Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan said in a deep voice.
"Yes."
The Grand Elder of the Zhang Clan nodded and left for the Transporting Formation in the Devata Realms.
… Meanwhile.
In the grade-three secret realm in the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm, Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er encountered a Formation Spirit guarding a treasure.
However, the Formation Spirit was so weak that it was easily destroyed by Duan Lingtian with just a punch.
Following that, they continued to search for Formation Spirits.
"Now that Zhang Jinyi is dead, the main clan will definitely send someone to investigate this matter. Huan 'er and I are undoubtedly the prime suspects.
However, even if they suspect us, they won't do anything to the Profound Nether Mansion. After all, they can't be sure if Huan 'er is really a Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox.
Zhang Dong Nan, the Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan's branch clan, thinks we've left the Profound Nether Mansion. Even if we haven't left the Profound Nether Mansion, with his intelligence, he won't drag the Profound Nether Mansion into this mess.
He won't dare to offend Huan 'er and me. "
Although Duan Lingtian had only met Zhang Dong Nan twice, Zhang Dong Nan had left a deep impression on him during their first meeting.
It was not difficult to tell Zhang Dong Nan was a cunning person.
If Zhang Dong Nan wanted to betray the Profound Nether Mansion, he would have to consider the consequences of offending Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er.
Currently, Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er were not a threat to Zhang Dong Nan. However, what about in the future? With Zhang Dong Nan's intelligence, Duan Lingtian was certain Zhang Dong Nan would figure this out.
For this reason, Duan Lingtian continued to wander around the grade-three secret realm with Huan 'er as though nothing had happened.
Although Huan 'er had to use her full strength to kill the powerful weapon spirit, she still did not manage to break through and become a Celestial Lord.
At this time, only half a day remained before the tenth day was up.
"Huan 'er, let's leave the Spirit Overarching Heaven and head to the Jade Emperor Heaven."
After bidding farewell to the Pavilion Master of the Imperial Tutor Pavilion, Duan Lingtian left the upper realm with Huan 'er.
Meanwhile, Duan Lingtian and Huan 'er left the Spirit Overarching Heaven through a Transporting Formation in one of the cities under the Profound Nether Mansion's control. Meanwhile, in the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm, the people who had entered the grade-three secret realm began to leave.
When Duan Ling Tian left, he deliberately found two black robes that covered his entire body and concealed his appearance. Nobody would be able to recognize him or remember his appearance when he left.
After all, he did not want to bring trouble to the Profound Nether Mansion.
Meanwhile, the Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan's branch in the Southern Heaven Territory began to look for people who had left the grade-three secret realm to ask about Zhang Jin Yi.
"He's very strong. Before he even entered the grade-three secret realm, he already killed someone who offended him. However, after entering the grade-three secret realm, he didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he stood guard in front of the three Void Entrances as though he was waiting for someone to come out."
Zhang Dong Nan and the elder from the main Phantom Fox Clan's branch in the Heaven Territory heard about Zhang Jin Yi.
"Do you think Huan 'er, the Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox, is the person who killed Zhang Jin Yi?"
The elder from the main family stared at Zhang Dongnan and asked in a deep voice.
"It's possible … However, I don't understand why Huan 'er entered the grade-three secret realm if she's so strong. I have a feeling that she's an imposter. Even though the emissary followed her into the grade-three secret realm, I can't be sure if she's the real Huan 'er. "
Moreover, it's possible that the messenger crushed his Identity Jade Token and left the grade-three secret realm when he was certain Huan 'er wasn't among the group of people. Then, he might be killed outside the secret realm. "
After all, during the past few decades, none of the envoys entered the upper realm through our branch's estate. Even I don't know where they went. "
Zhang Dongnan said, "If that's the case, looking for the murderer of the emissary is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
From the beginning to the end, Zhang Dongnan had been leading the Zhang Family Patriarch and the elders in a different direction, saying that he felt that an Immortal Emperor must have killed Zhang Jinyi.
And this matter was gradually becoming more and more confusing.
It was just as Duan Lingtian had thought:
Zhang Dong Nan did not mention anything about the Profound Nether Mansion at all. It was clear he did not want to stir up any trouble.
Of course, although he was punished in the end, the punishment was neither light nor heavy, so he didn't care.
No matter what, he was the Clan Leader of the Zhang Clan's branch in the Phantom Fox Clan. Unless he committed a crime, the main Phantom Fox Clan would not do anything to him.
Moreover, the biggest problem with Zhang Jin Yi's death was that Zhang Jin Yi had left the Phantom Fox Clan's branch on his own, and no one knew where he had gone.
Therefore, Zhang Dong Nan, the Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan's branch in the Phantom Fox Clan, was not implicated in this matter.
"Continue to investigate this matter. If you can find the murderer and avenge Zhang Jinyi, the main clan won't mistreat you."
The elder from the main clan said to Zhang Dong Nan before he left the Southern Heaven Territory.
However, Zhang Dong Nan ignored the elder's words.
In fact, he was more inclined to believe that Zhang Jinyi was killed by Huan 'er, a Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox.
For this reason, he had a feeling that Huan 'er's growth was unstoppable.
How strong would she be in 100 years?
Even if she was still a Ten Directions Celestial King, based on the strength she had displayed 100 years ago, her current strength would definitely be extraordinary.
In 100 years, she would definitely be on par with him.
He was only the Clan Leader of the Zhang Clan's branch in the Phantom Fox Clan. All he wanted to do was to protect his territory. Before Huan 'er had matured, he still had some thoughts about her.
However, now that she had matured, he did not want to bring trouble upon himself.
Even Duan Ling Tian did not expect Zhang Dong Nan to be so much smarter than he had imagined. Moreover, Zhang Dong Nan knew how to play safe.
…
In the Jade Emperor Heaven.
This time, Duan Ling Tian did not bring Huan 'er to the Equal Heaven Territory. Instead, he brought her to a territory called the Nan Dou Territory.
The Nan Dou Territory was known as the Upper Eight Territories in the Jade Emperor Heaven. Its status in the Jade Emperor Heaven was similar to the Upper Seven Territories in the Spirit Overarching Heaven.
On the other hand, the Equal Heaven Territory was only a small territory in the Jade Emperor Heaven.
"Huan 'er, let's stay in this city for now. We'll make our next move after we learn more about the situation."
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