Help! The siege has begun!

Luo Feng had a tall, upright posture and handsome features, but there was a cold, distant air between his brows that kept others at bay.

Su Muyun wore a simple, elegant long dress, with a refined appearance and a detached temperament, as if she were untainted by the mortal world.

Qin Shuhan informed them of the bounty on Chen Yuan and their speculations, hoping that the two Sect Prodigies would step forward and jointly cope with the pressure from the Guanghan Immortal Palace.

However, after listening, Luo Feng merely glanced at Qin Shuhan indifferently, his voice cold:

"Junior Sister Qin, do you know what kind of person Bai Ruoxi is? She is at the Nascent Soul Perfection Stage, ranked thirteenth on the heavenly ladder ranking, and is the legitimate daughter of the Bai family of the Guanghan Immortal Palace. To have a direct conflict with her and the entire Guanghan Immortal Palace for the sake of a Disciple at the Late Nascent Soul stage is not the action of a wise person."

Su Muyun sighed softly, her tone gentle yet equally firm: "Junior Sister Shu Han, our primary task upon entering the Secret Realm is to seek Opportunity, achieve Breakthrough, and bring glory to the Sect. Junior Brother Chen Yuan has caused such a great disaster, and regardless of the reason, he has already placed himself in danger. If the Sect were to start a war with the Guanghan Immortal Palace because of him alone, the loss would outweigh the gain."

"But Senior Brother Luo, Senior Sister Su! Junior Brother Chen Yuan was framed! It must have been the people from the Guanghan Immortal Palace who struck first to seize treasures! Or someone framed him!" Ye Baixi's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she couldn't help but argue.

Lin Xue also pleaded: "Two Senior Brothers and Sisters, Senior Brother Chen Yuan is a heaven-sent talent. He reached the Late Nascent Soul stage shortly after joining the Sect. He will surely be a pillar of the Sect in the future; we cannot stand by and watch him die!"

Although Shen Nianchu did not speak, her eyes were also filled with expectation.

Luo Feng snorted coldly: "A Genius? The cultivation world is never short of geniuses! A Genius who hasn't grown up is nothing. As for the truth... is it important? It is a fact that Bai Xiaolan of the Late Stage Soul Transformation of the Guanghan Immortal Palace died. This grudge has already been formed. If we intervene, we will be handing them a handle, giving the Guanghan Immortal Palace an excuse to make trouble."

Su Muyun added: "Besides, if Junior Brother Chen Yuan truly has the ability to kill a Late Stage Soul Transformation Cultivator as they say, he must also have the power to protect himself. Let him resolve this matter on his own. The Sect will not gamble the safety of many Disciples and the relationship between the two Sects for his sake alone."

These words sounded high-sounding, but in reality, they were full of coldness and calculation.

They were unwilling to offend the powerful Bai Ruoxi and the Guanghan Immortal Palace for the sake of a "Nascent Soul Disciples," and they were even more afraid of bringing trouble upon themselves, which would affect their own Opportunity in the Secret Realm.

Qin Shuhan looked at their cold faces, and her heart sank completely.

She had long known that the inside of the Sect was not a monolith and that there were competitions and trade-offs among the prodigies, but she hadn't expected them to be so callous.

She took a deep breath, no longer pleading, her eyes becoming sharp and firm: "In that case, I, Qin Shuhan, will go find my Junior Martial Brother myself. He is my Junior Brother, and I absolutely cannot abandon him!"

After speaking, she turned and wanted to leave. Ye Baixi, Lin Xue, and Shen Nianchu followed without hesitation.

"Stop!" Luo Feng shouted coldly, "Qin Shuhan, do not be willful! If you take them with you, you are not only seeking death, but you may also bring trouble upon all of us Disciples of the Xuantian Sect!"

Qin Shuhan's footsteps paused, she did not look back, her voice icy: "My actions, Qin Shuhan, are not for you to point fingers at. Whether it is a blessing or a curse, I will bear it alone; it has nothing to do with you!"

After speaking, she took the three women and resolutely left the Immortal Cave.

Luo Feng looked at their departing backs, his face gloomy. Su Muyun shook her head slightly: "Why bother... for a Nascent Soul Disciples, is it worth it?"

"Hmph, overestimating their capabilities!" Luo Feng flicked his sleeve, "Pass down the order: no Disciples of the Xuantian Sect are to interfere in the matter between Chen Yuan and the Guanghan Immortal Palace. Those who violate this will bear the consequences themselves!"

He chose to protect himself, completely isolating Chen Yuan.

The news spread quickly. The Core Disciple of the Xuantian Sect, Luo Feng, and Su Muyun stated that they would not intervene in Chen Yuan's affairs, which completely extinguished the thoughts of some Xuantian Sect Disciples who had originally wanted to wait and see or help secretly.

At the same time, through some unknown channel, the latest information on Chen Yuan's whereabouts in the Ancient Forest area was quietly passed to Bai Ruoxi.

Upon receiving the news, the killing intent in Bai Ruoxi's eyes almost solidified, and she immediately summoned all the Disciples of the Guanghan Immortal Palace she could contact nearby.

As well as some Cultivator from affiliated forces who came upon hearing the news, intending to curry favor with her, forming a hunting team of over twenty-three people, among whom thirteen were at the Soul Transformation Stage.

Almost all the top-ranked Disciples on the heavenly ladder ranking were present. There were two others at the Nascent Soul Perfection Stage like her, one ranked twelfth and the other ranked fourteenth. There were five at the Late Stage Soul Transformation and five at the Middle Stage!

Led by her personally, they charged toward the direction of the Ancient Forest to kill! The storm had already arrived.

Meanwhile, Chen Yuan was still moving forward in the forest at a leisurely pace, but the aura around him became increasingly cold and silent.

"Chen Yuan, should we change direction? Or find a place to hide temporarily?" Xu Nuo moved closer and suggested in a low voice.

She could feel that the pursuers were by no means comparable to the three small fry from earlier.

Chen Yuan's gaze was like lightning, scanning the deep forest ahead, and he slowly shook his head: "It's too late. They have already surrounded us. And... an expert has locked onto us."

His Divine Sense far exceeded those of the same rank, and was not even weaker than one at the Nascent Soul Perfection Stage. At this moment, he had keenly sensed several powerful auras pressing in from different directions. Among them, three auras were particularly overbearing.

"It seems that the Guanghan Immortal Palace has come out in full force." A cold arc curled at the corner of Chen Yuan's mouth, "That's fine, it saves me from having to find them one by one."

He stopped, stood with his hands behind his back, and stood in a clearing in the forest, as if waiting for guests to arrive.

The yixue sword did not leave its sheath but hung quietly by his side. However, an invisible Sword Intent had already begun to permeate, and the surrounding air seemed to have become viscous.

Seeing this, Xu Nuo knew that a fierce battle was unavoidable. She took a deep breath and gripped the long sword in her hand. "Step back!" Chen Yuan took a step forward, blocking in front of Xu Nuo.

"Boom—!" The sound of something breaking through the air suddenly rang out.

The first to arrive was a sharp, ice-blue divine rainbow. Before the divine rainbow reached him, the bone-chilling cold had already caused a layer of white frost to condense on the ground.

A Middle Stage Disciple of the Guanghan Immortal Palace arrived first, the divine rainbow striking straight at Chen Yuan's heart!

Chen Yuan's eyes were contemptuous. He didn't even draw his sword; the yixue sword hanging by his side let out a soft hum and automatically unsheathed half an inch.

A condensed purple Sword Qi arrived first, accompanied by the groaning of a thunder dragon, and precisely struck the ice-blue divine rainbow. "Crack!" The ice-blue divine rainbow shattered upon impact! The thunder dragon sword light, its power undiminished, slashed across the chest of that Middle Stage Disciple. "Pfft!" That Middle Stage Disciple was struck as if by a heavy blow, spraying blood and flying backward. The bone was visible at the sword mark on his chest, and his eyes were filled with horror.