336: Chapter 331 It's because your teacher is late.

The clouds above Tianhai City churned, torn by the night wind into countless fine, shredded wisps.

Su Lin and his group of five stood in mid-air, while the massive rift torn by the Space Law slowly closed behind them.

Below lay the bustling, brightly lit immortal city, where countless streets crisscrossed in the night like golden veins.

"Old Man, that move just now was truly superb." Su Hongling carried her great sword on her shoulder, her short red hair dancing wildly in the high-altitude gale.

She rubbed her hands in excitement, her eyes shining with lingering thrill. "This feeling of popping straight out from underground is way more exciting than mining."

Su Lin ignored her clamoring, his deep gaze piercing through the clouds to look down at the city below, which was shrouded by a defensive Formation.

According to the memory fragments he had extracted from the Sea of Consciousness of Xue Mie, the City Lord's Mansion, where Golden Immortal Xuanming resided, was located in the very center of the inner city. It was the heart of all Tianhai City and also the place with the strictest Restriction.

Ordinary Cultivators couldn't even approach it, let alone fly over it, without declaring it in advance.

"Revered Master, look over there." Chu Weiwei clung tightly to Su Lin's arm, her slender finger pointing in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

They saw that above the magnificent, golden complex of buildings, the originally soft golden light barrier was turning crimson at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Countless blinding golden streams of light erupted from within the barrier, rapidly converging in mid-air into a massive, glittering golden banner.

Embroidered on the banner was a totem of a primordial mysterious turtle, claws bared and fangs exposed, emitting a terrifying pressure that made the entire Void Realm tremble.

"It is the [Mysterious Turtle Soul-Summoning Banner] of the City Lord's Mansion." Luo Ximei's white-gold right eye suddenly constricted, her tone becoming extremely grave. "This is the highest-level emergency summoning order in Tianhai City."

"Once this banner is raised, all Heavenly Immortal Cultivators within a million miles who have received protection under the City Lord's Mansion's immortal registry must answer the call unconditionally."

Su Hongling curled her lips indifferently. "Just a bunch of rabble; I'll chop down as many as come."

"Second Senior Sister, can you assess the situation before you speak?" Chu Weiwei rolled her eyes, her sweet little face full of disdain for Su Hongling's intelligence.

"How could any Heavenly Immortal who has obtained an immortal registry in a top-tier major city like Tianhai City be ordinary?"

"Once this Mysterious Turtle Soul-Summoning Banner is raised, at least a hundred Late Stage Heavenly Immortal powerhouses will rush over from all directions."

"Coupled with the elite Death Soldiers raised by the City Lord's Mansion itself, the sky above Tianhai City will soon become an inescapable dragnet."

Su Lin's expression remained unchanged. He raised his hand and clenched his five fingers in the air. "Since the main entrance will be troublesome, we'll take the side entrance."

He did not break through directly as everyone had imagined; instead, with a flicker of his figure, he led the group to silently flee toward the north of the city.

Thanks to the concealment of the Laws of the world tree in his Inner World, the aura emitted by their group was almost zero, like smoke dissolving into the night, flying rapidly through the clouds.

"Revered Master, are we not going to the Star Sea to find Sixth Junior Sister?" Luo Ximei followed by Su Lin's side, somewhat puzzled. The direction to the north of the city was not the fastest path to the Chaotic Star Sea.

"We must first rescue Senior Sister and Qingxue." Su Lin's steady voice came through the wind. "The wanted notice says they disappeared after breaking out while heavily injured."

"But according to the information I obtained from soul-searching, the City Lord's Mansion has not actually captured them."

"They must have been separated while retreating to cover a group of captured Lower Realm semi-immortals. They are currently hiding in [Cold Moon Mountain] in the north of the city, where there is a forgotten ancient battlefield ruin that can temporarily block Divine Sense detection."

"Cold Moon Mountain?" Yan Rusi's voice suddenly came from behind, filled with hesitation.

She carefully maintained her flight balance, her face looking somewhat pale due to the high-intensity travel. "Senior Su, that Cold Moon Mountain is no ordinary place for seclusion."

"What do you mean by that?" Su Lin turned his head.

Yan Rusi tried hard to mobilize her limited knowledge reserves: "There are seventy-two forbidden lands in the Taihuang Immortal Domain, all of which are battlefields left behind from the ancient war between gods and demons. And Cold Moon Mountain is one of them."

"It is shrouded in Yin Qi all year round, infested with countless malevolent spirits and fierce creatures that have lived since ancient times. Even the City Lord's Mansion of Tianhai City, despite knowing that ancient treasures might be hidden there, never easily sends people to set foot there."

"Senior, if your two disciples have really hidden themselves in Cold Moon Mountain, I'm afraid... their situation is also extremely dangerous." Yan Rusi added softly.

Su Lin's eyes instantly became sharp. Cold Moon was best at suppressing evil spirits with Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, and Mu Qingxue's extreme icy aura was the nemesis of malevolent creatures.

If these two had fallen into trouble at the same time and happened to choose Cold Moon Mountain as a hiding place, it could only mean that their injuries at the time were so severe that their options were extremely limited.

"Speed up." Su Lin gave the order, and the Chaos Immortal Energy within his body was driven to the limit without reservation. The entire team turned into a dark stream of light, cutting through the sky and speeding toward the north of the city.

Their speed was extremely fast, but the reaction speed of Tianhai City's defense system was equally swift.

Just as they were about to rush out of the city's outer Formation, thirty-six extremely dazzling golden pillars of light suddenly appeared in the seemingly empty Void Realm ahead.

These pillars of light were arranged in a circle, forming a temporary [Heavenly Net Space-Sealing Formation].

The moment the Formation was activated, the entire Void Realm was sealed by a golden Law that was thick to the extreme, and the originally smooth spatial channel was forcibly locked.

"Hiss!" Su Lin's figure suddenly stagnated; the Chaos Immortal Energy in his body was forcibly repelled by this golden Law, and his escape speed instantly dropped by seventy or eighty percent.

"Old Man, it's a trap!" Su Hongling's face sank, and she gripped her great sword tightly.

"It is an Advanced Formation from the [Heavenly Net Air-Prohibition Alliance]." A look of understanding flashed in Luo Ximei's white-gold eyes. "This is one of the three top hunting organizations in the Taihuang Immortal Domain, specializing in taking on bounty missions from major cities."

"It seems Golden Immortal Xuanming not only took action himself but also paid a high price to hire outside help."

As the golden space-sealing Formation took shape, thirty-six figures simultaneously emerged from the Void Realm, surrounding Su Lin's group tightly.

These people were uniformly dressed in gold and black robes, wearing expressionless masks, and everyone's cultivation had reached the terrifying Realm of Middle Stage Heavenly Immortal.

"By the order of the Tianhai City City Lord's Mansion, we are here to arrest the culprits who slaughtered the Blood Arena." The leading hunter stepped out of the ranks, his voice coming through the mask, sounding hollow and cold.

"You have been enveloped by the Heavenly Net Space-Sealing Formation. Surrender now, and you can keep your corpses intact."

Su Hongling chuckled, holding her great sword horizontally in front of her, her red pupils burning with raging Battle Intent. "I was just wondering how to vent some energy, and here you bunch of fodder come to deliver yourselves."

She turned her head to look at Su Lin and asked impatiently, "Old Man, leave this bunch to me?"

"No need." Su Lin shook his head slowly.

He raised his left hand, looking at the purple-gold blood line on his palm that had been left behind because he had previously formed a Life-and-Death Fate-Binding Gu with Chu Weiwei. He then looked up at the Mysterious Turtle Soul-Summoning Banner in the sky above Tianhai City in the distance, which had gathered to become even more massive, his eyes becoming increasingly deep.

"Head-on collision is not the best strategy. Once this Heavenly Net Space-Sealing Formation is broken, it will inevitably attract subsequent support from Late Stage Heavenly Immortals or even Half-Step Golden Immortals. Our goal is to save people, not to fight to the death with this group of outside help."

Su Lin's tone shifted, and he gave his wrist a light flick. A mass of deep, pitch-black Chaos mist overflowed from his fingertips, quickly enveloping the entire team.

"Weiwei, cooperate with me."

Chu Weiwei instantly understood Su Lin's intention. She winked playfully and quickly fished out a handful of strange powder that shimmered with a faint, deep blue light from her sleeve.

"Hee hee, let Weiwei give them a big gift." Chu Weiwei didn't hesitate to throw the powder toward the Heavenly Net Space-Sealing Formation.

"Son of a b*tch, how dare you use tricks!" The leading hunter was alarmed and immediately activated the core of the Formation, wanting to isolate this suspicious powder.

However, the powder was not ordinary poison. It was [Law-Boring Insect Powder] that Chu Weiwei had specially concocted to destroy Formations.

Once this powder came into contact with any immortal Law, it would multiply at an extremely fast speed, crazily gnawing at the core connection nodes within the Law.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!" The moment the golden Law pillars of the Heavenly Net Space-Sealing Formation touched the powder, they began to emit a teeth-grinding corrosive sound.

The originally impeccable Formation developed a large number of pits and cracks within just a few breaths.

"Retreat quickly! The Formation is about to collapse!" A hunter shouted in terror. But it was too late.

Su Lin seized the opportunity, and the Chaos Immortal Qi within his body erupted violently. The pitch-black mist that had been enveloping the group turned into a twisted spatial sword, cutting through the weakest break in the Formation without hesitation.

"Chase!" The leading hunter let out a furious roar. But their reaction was ultimately a step too slow.

Su Lin's group had already become like a drop of water cast into the ocean, merging into the vast, boundless dark purple night outside the city, leaving no trace behind.

After flying for a full two hours and moving away from Tianhai City's sphere of influence, Su Lin finally let the team's speed slow down gradually.

The terrain below began to become rugged. The originally flat wilderness was gradually replaced by undulating mountain ranges, which appeared in an eerie cyan-black color, with peaks shaped in extremely twisted forms, as if countless suffering, struggling creatures had been instantly solidified into stone.

A faint aura of resentment and Yin Qi began to permeate the air, making people feel inexplicably oppressed.

"We have arrived." Su Lin said, "This is the outskirts of Cold Moon Mountain."

The group stopped in front of the tallest mountain peak, whose summit was covered by white cold fog all year round.

"The resentment here is really heavy." Chu Weiwei frowned, subconsciously leaning closer to Su Lin. "Even a Physique like Weiwei's, which is immune to all poisons, feels a bit uncomfortable. No wonder even the City Lord's Mansion is unwilling to send anyone to set foot here."

Su Lin closed his eyes and carefully extended his Divine Sense forward.

The sapling of the world tree within the [Myriad Heavens Star Chart] swayed slightly, and the special leaf representing Imperial Dao Dragon Qi and ice and snow Laws began to tremble faintly.

"It's in the deepest part." Su Lin opened his eyes and flew toward the depths of the mountain belly without hesitation.

The interior of Cold Moon Mountain was far more complex than it looked from the outside.

Countless mountain streams and valleys, hiding murderous intent, were intricately interwoven, and from time to time, one could see the skeletons of ancient Yao Beasts that had died many years ago but still maintained a predatory posture.

After walking for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the view ahead suddenly became open. A massive, bottomless deep valley appeared before them.

The bottom of the valley was filled with white cold fog that was so thick it was almost substantial, like an ocean of Hell.

And in the very center of this cold fog, a golden dragon roar, extremely faint but carrying a familiar aura, drifted over.

"It's Senior Sister!" Luo Ximei's eyes lit up instantly.

Su Lin took the lead and rushed into that white cold fog with the group.

The visibility inside the cold fog was extremely limited, but Su Lin didn't need to use his eyes to see. His Inner World had already formed a perfect resonance and guidance with the Origin auras of Cold Moon and Mu Qingxue.

Soon, they arrived in front of a natural stone cave at the very bottom of the deep valley.

The entrance to the stone cave was covered with thick frost, and a majestic white-gold golden dragon phantom was coiled at the entrance, emitting an inviolable Imperial Dao aura.

But the appearance of that golden dragon was extremely withered at this moment, and there were even large patches of dullness on its scales, clearly on the verge of collapse.

"Are my Junior Sisters back?" A weak yet still majestic female voice came from inside the stone cave.

Su Lin flicked his sleeve, and the guardian golden dragon phantom immediately recognized its Revered Master's aura. It happily let out a dragon roar and turned into a beam of golden light, merging into the stone cave.

Su Lin stepped in first. At first glance, he saw two familiar figures sitting back-to-back in the center of the dark stone cave.

Cold Moon's purple-gold phoenix robe was now tattered, her peerlessly beautiful face was as pale as paper, and there was still undried blood at the corner of her mouth.

She was holding a long sword in her arms, the blade of which was densely covered with cracks.

And Mu Qingxue, who was leaning back against her, was in no better condition.

Her snow-white wide-sleeved fairy dress was stained with large patches of dark red blood, and there were even several obvious nicks on the hilt of the Ice Sword [ice soul concentration tassel] in her arms.

Both of them had suffered serious injuries and were healing each other, forcibly holding on.

"Revered Master?!" When Cold Moon saw the face of the person who had arrived, her golden eyes, which had originally been dim due to weakness, suddenly erupted with an incredulous light.

She tried to stand up suddenly, but because her injuries were too severe, she coughed violently and spat out another mouthful of blood mixed with bloodstains.

"Don't move!" Su Lin rushed forward in a few strides and pressed down on Cold Moon's shoulder.

Mu Qingxue also slowly opened her eyes. The moment her light blue eyes saw Su Lin, a rare and extremely subtle tremble appeared on her icy face that never melted in ten thousand years.

"Revered Master... why did you come..." Mu Qingxue's voice was as cold as ever, but it was choked with sobs. "Qingxue thought she would never see you again..."

Su Lin looked at these two battered disciples, and the anger that had been suppressed for a long time in his heart was finally completely ignited.

He raised his hand, and gentle Chaos Immortal Qi slowly overflowed from his palm, enveloping the two of them.

That pure and flawless power of creation traveled along their Meridians, beginning to carefully repair the damaged parts.

"Revered Master is late."