Twelve years, Lin Fei had been missing for a whole twelve years. The current martial world was no longer the same, and the ancient martial world had completely declined.

The ancient martial world of the lower realm, after two years of changes, had become unrecognizable, totally different from what it used to be.

The current ancient martial world had been completely conquered by the Murong Family.

The Murong Family had replaced the Beidou Sect and even wiped it out. Over the past two years, the Murong Family seemed to intentionally expand into the lower realm, which eventually led to chaos, the destruction of many sects. Although Immortal Wei Huo, one of the Three Immortals, was not captured, he seemed rather distressed, constantly fleeing in panic.

Another person, named Yan Qiubo, didn’t fare much better. Although not captured, she was severely injured and fled together with Immortal Wei Huo, being pursued.

As for Leng Daoqiu, he had been constantly attacking the Murong Family over the past two years, honing his cultivation and becoming stronger, capable of facing two opponents of the same realm without issue. However, more than twenty disciples were sent from the upper realm to the Murong Family during these two years, which no one had expected.

Therefore, Leng Daoqiu was often pursued and attacked by a group of people of the same realm, ultimately escaping and joining forces with Immortal Wei Huo and Yan Qiubo to find a solution.

The whereabouts of the Divine Stone remained unknown, lost without a trace. The disciples of the Beidou Sect were being slaughtered one by one. Anyone proven to have a close relationship with the Beidou Sect would face execution.

In these two years, especially towards the end, hardly anyone dared to speak the words Beidou Sect aloud.

The most shocking event in the entire ancient martial world involved Lu Hengyu.

Lu Hengyu, being the Lu Mountain Immortal and one of the Three Immortals, lived with his beloved Xiaofei. Xiaofei did not want the Lu Mountain Immortal Lu Hengyu to take risks. Even when Lin Fei was in trouble at the Beidou Sect initially, he did not assist, nor did Yan Qiubo.

However, when people from the upper realm came to clear the lower realm, he still did not take action. Although Yan Qiubo’s cultivation was not as high as Immortal Wei Huo and Leng Daoqiu, she continually resisted. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Yet, disaster does not choose not to find you just because you don’t seek it. The reputation of the Lu Mountain Immortal ensured he could not escape the chaotic whirlpool. Eventually, people from the Murong Family of the upper realm arrived at his cave mansion, hoping Lu Mountain Immortal Lu Hengyu would join the Murong Family, but.

Lu Hengyu did not want to participate and wished to remain neutral. However, with so many top experts from the Murong Family, how could they allow an expert who was not yet top-tier to remain neutral?

Hence, people from the Murong Family bared their fangs and raped Lu Hengyu’s beloved wife on the spot, driving Lu Hengyu insane, and his beloved Xiaofei died of humiliation...

However, Lu Hengyu’s cultivation was utterly incapable of seeking revenge, and he was ultimately crippled and became a broken man. From then on, his mad laughter and cries resounded through Lu Mountain...

Lu Hengyu’s plight made everyone in the ancient martial world understand one thing: they must make a choice, but eighty percent of people chose to side with the Murong Family. Only a small number rebelled, and many in the ancient martial world entered secular society, becoming part of the mundane world.

This also made it difficult for the national management since managing the ancient martial artists required special people and special laws. Ultimately, the martial artists agreed to follow the rules, allowing them a sky of safety.

As for the Murong Family, even the people sent from the upper realm dared not offend the giant dragon asleep underground in Mo Country, so Mo Country remained outwardly peaceful, unscathed, sparing Mu Shanshan and her group from disaster.

However, the Murong Family not acting against Lin Fei’s family did not mean they had forgiven them; on the contrary, they constantly plotted to deal with Lin Fei’s family.

After all, Lin Fei was the culprit who destroyed the lower realm Murong Family, so they absolutely would not spare Lin Fei nor his family.

Nevertheless, Mu Shanshan was not unprepared. They were well aware of the deep hatred entangled between Lin Fei and the Murong Family and had long since been ready to resist the Murong Family’s threat.

At this moment, Lin Fei was deep in the dark abyss, continually enhancing his cultivation and the realm of the Demon Refinement Technique.

The ninth level of the Demon Refinement Technique, Demon Transformation, was quite challenging for Lin Fei, but he ultimately succeeded, emanating a powerful aura from his body. This aura was heavy and malevolent, and if one could see Lin Fei’s body surface, they would notice numerous changes, including a towering demonic shadow surrounding Lin Fei.

The demonic shadow was invisible in the pitch-black environment, but it existed. The moment Lin Fei succeeded in his cultivation, the demonic shadow manifested and penetrated the entire dark space, causing it to shatter.

Crack!

It turned out that outside the soft interior lay a hard shell. Upon succeeding in Demon Transformation, Lin Fei’s sharp horns pierced through the hard shell, simultaneously allowing him to breathe the murky air outside.

"Ah! I finally made it out, hahaha!" Lin Fei laughed loudly, then soared into the sky. However, a black thorn suddenly wrapped around his ankle, preventing his escape.

"Who are you?" Lin Fei landed on the ground.

He ventured into the dark, knowing that whoever saved him must have their own motives. Otherwise, why rescue him at all? Moreover, having been rescued, they wouldn’t likely kill him easily.

Thus, Lin Fei felt no fear as he walked deeper into the darkness.

Lin Fei pressed forward, eventually reaching the source of all the demonic qi—a long-haired man with ordinary appearances clad in white, sitting on a stone platform, his hands bound by chains on either side.

As Lin Fei arrived, the man seemed to awaken, his tightly shut eyes opening.

His gaze fell on Lin Fei, with eyes like bright stars, dazzling Lin Fei. But immediately, a powerful pressure descended from the sky, overwhelming Lin Fei.

It was as if an invisible force bore down upon Lin Fei’s head, making it hard for him to endure.

However, Lin Fei remained unmoved, standing upright without flinching, even as the black stone beneath his feet began to crackle, clearly showing signs of breaking.