Everyone was in a state of confusion. Jian Lao: Hiss, was I wrong?

After speeding through the sky for nearly two hours, Lin Mo finally returned to this land he had been away from for three years.

His hometown in this world, that warm little village.

However, the sight before him made his heart sink.

The small village, which in his memory was filled with simple, everyday life, was now nothing but a shocking mess.

The villagers' hustle and laughter were long gone, replaced by a deathly silence, houses turned into ruins, and several unrecognizable corpses scattered everywhere.

Lin Mo landed with a somber expression and slowly approached one of the relatively well-preserved corpses.

It was the body of a man, seemingly quite robust.

He had died a gruesome death, his bones seemingly broken inch by inch, twisted into a grotesque posture.

It was imaginable that this person must have suffered inhumane torture before his death.

Lin Mo recognized this person.

He was the village blacksmith, Uncle Wu, known for his warmth.

Years ago, to make a living, Lin Mo had even learned blacksmithing from him for a period.

The other party had also taken good care of him, teaching him the craft without holding anything back.

But now, he had become a cold corpse.

"Uncle Wu, you once said that when I returned, you would dig out your treasured old wine from the yard to welcome me."

"It's a pity..."

"Now I'm back, but this wine..."

"I won't get to drink it..."

Looking at the corpse on the ground, whose eyes were still open in death, Lin Mo remained silent for a long time, his chest feeling heavy as if blocked by a huge boulder.

Although, ever since his Transmigration and learning that this was a cruel Xuanhuan world,

He had anticipated that this world would never be friendly to Mortals.

But it wasn't until this moment that he truly experienced the weight of that cruelty firsthand.

Simply because a so-called Secret Realm appeared around the village, that ordinary and peaceful little village suffered such an undeserved calamity.

In fact, if he hadn't left the village three years ago to seek the Dao of cultivation,

Then now, his corpse might also be one of those in this ruin... "Alas, earlier, I had no power to stop all of this from happening."

"But thankfully, I now have enough strength to avenge you all."

"Don't worry, Uncle Wu, I won't let a single one of those scumbags who destroyed the village get away!"

"I will use their blood to honor your spirits in heaven!"

Lin Mo's fists clenched slightly, and a phantom blood Dragon, accompanied by the rising anger in his heart, flickered behind him.

The next moment, he suddenly threw a light punch towards an empty space nearby!

Boom!

There were no earth-shattering spiritual energy fluctuations, only a deep pit that silently appeared there.

"Uncle Wu, rest in peace."

After gently closing the blacksmith's eyes, which were still open in death, Lin Mo waved his hand and moved his body into the deep pit.

Then, he repeated the process, burying the other scattered corpses one by one.

These few corpses were almost unrecognizable, and Lin Mo could guess that the reason they died here was likely because they resisted most fiercely at the time, enraging those beasts from the Black Fiend Sect, and thus were publicly tortured and killed to intimidate the other villagers.

After burying everyone, Lin Mo found a huge stone.

He used his fingers like a sword, and sharp Sword Intent flowed from his fingertips. With a few cuts, he quickly made a simple tombstone and erected it there.

Only after completing all of this did his gaze finally turn towards the depths of Hidden Dragon Valley.

"According to Qingyao, the village suffered this calamity because a Secret Realm appeared in Hidden Dragon Valley, attracting people from the Black Fiend Sect."

"That means those scumbags are most likely around that Secret Realm right now."

"Good, them being gathered together saves me the trouble of searching everywhere!"

Thinking of this, Lin Mo did not hesitate for a moment.

He immediately surged with unparalleled murderous intent, transforming into a crimson streak of light, and shot towards the depths of Hidden Dragon Valley.

And as he was about to approach that area, he let out a thunderous roar!

Shaking the entire valley... At the same time, in the depths of Hidden Dragon Valley.

The moment that roar sounded, Poison Scorpion's movements instantly froze in mid-air.

The lewd smile on his face had disappeared, replaced by deep surprise and suspicion.

"Damn it! What's going on?!"

"How did another one come?!"

Xuesha and Black Wind also trembled, looking in unison towards the direction of the sound, a sudden ominous premonition rising in their hearts.

The pressure contained in that reprimand just now was not to be underestimated.

Could it be that the situation here had finally been exposed?

Regardless of how surprised and uncertain Xuesha and the other two were at this moment,

Gu Zhiyun, who was disheartened and had already closed her eyes, waiting for despair to descend, felt as if she had heard the most beautiful music from heaven when she heard that roar filled with endless killing intent!

Just a little, just a tiny bit!

She was about to be defiled by this disgusting pervert!

Fortunately, at this critical moment, a miracle truly happened!

This made her ecstatic, almost to the point of crying tears of joy.

If Gu Zhiyun's mood at this moment was elation, then the now dying Li Fan was left with only a mind full of bewilderment.

Just a moment ago, he was filled with grief and indignation over Gu Zhiyun's impending tragic fate,

Yet in the blink of an eye, things had taken a turn!

But that wasn't the point!

The point was... that reprimand, he heard it, and it seemed... very familiar!

"Bro... Brother Mo?!"

"Am I dying and hearing things?!"

"Or... is Brother Mo really here?!"

"But how is that possible?!"

"Even if he took the Medicinal Pill I gave him back then, he could at most Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Realm!"

"But judging from the Aura of that voice just now, the person who came is at least a Golden Core expert, right?"

"Impossible... absolutely impossible!"

"I must be overthinking it... Perhaps it's just some expert who happened to pass by and has a very similar voice."

"But this is also an opportunity!"

"I must seize it!"

Thinking of this, Li Fan immediately mustered his last shred of strength and shouted with all his might:

"Senior! There is an Emperor's Secret Realm appearing here, and these scumbags from the Black Fiend Sect want to monopolize it!"

"They even abduct Mortals and use live human blood sacrifices to test the Formation. This is an out-and-out Demonic Path act! Junior implores Senior to take action and suppress these beasts!"

Hearing Li Fan, who was almost out of breath, still daring to speak, Xuesha's face instantly turned ashen, and he was about to strike down this insignificant ant who didn't know his place.

However, as soon as he raised his hand, his entire body suddenly froze in place.

Because, the moment Li Fan's words fell, he clearly felt an extremely powerful, abyssal and ocean-like Aura pressing down on him!

"Damn it, someone difficult has arrived, this is trouble!"

Xuesha's heart sank abruptly. Although this Aura had not yet reached the Nascent Soul Realm level, it was not far off.

This indicated that the newcomer was at least a Golden Core Peak existence!

This made things quite difficult.

Meanwhile, in an unknown corner, Sword Old was also somewhat surprised and uncertain at this moment.

"Tsk, it seems I don't need to act."

"This kid is also unlucky, encountering such a thing at only the Qi Refining Realm."

Just now, he had actually decided to take action and help Li Fan and Gu Zhiyun overcome this calamity.

Although he had previously said that facing these three Golden Core cultivators, his current state as a remnant soul made it difficult to contend.

But that was merely a pretext he used to mislead Li Fan.

In fact, as a former Saint, even if only a negligible wisp of his remnant soul remained, it was not something that mere three Golden Core Realm small fries could offend.

The reason he said that was only to add some pressure to Li Fan, so that he wouldn't always think of seeking his help whenever he encountered a crisis in the future.

The Dao of a Sword Cultivator lies in unyielding spirit and forging ahead fearlessly!

If Li Fan always thought he had someone backing him, he was destined not to achieve greatness.

Therefore, in order not to cultivate a useless Disciple, Sword Old lied about his current situation, claiming that even dealing with a Golden Core was tough for him.

However, seeing Li Fan truly fall into an unsolvable predicament, Sword Old had no choice but to act.

But who knew, before he could even move, it seemed like someone seeking revenge had arrived from outside.

Yet, that person seeking revenge, his voice sounded familiar to him too!

Isn't this that useless Utility Disciple from the Qingxuan Sect from half a month ago?!

But how could a useless Utility Disciple become a super expert capable of intimidating three Golden Core cultivators with a single word in such a short time?

This was completely illogical!

"Hiss... If that's the case, did this old man misjudge things a few days ago?!"