625: Chapter 625 Returning to Tai Xuan City!

Soon, the group arrived before the teleportation formation of Jumu City.

The teleportation formation was situated on a massive square; the ground was paved with lapis lazuli, smooth as a mirror and shimmering with a faint light.

In the center of the square was a massive teleportation formation—its formation lines were dense and layered, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

Beside the teleportation formation stood a guard, clad in black armor and holding a long halberd.

"Teleport us to Taixuan City."

Yin Li stepped forward and handed the guard protecting the teleportation formation a high-grade Blood Crystal.

The Blood Crystal was roughly the size of a fist, blood-red throughout, translucent, and emitted a dense blood qi; one could tell at a glance it was extremely valuable.

Upon receiving the Blood Crystal, the guard's face lit up with joy, and his eyes brightened.

A high-grade Blood Crystal—this was a resource used to assist Sixth Rank Body Refining Martial Artists in their Cultivation.

The blood qi contained within a single high-grade Blood Crystal was enough for a Martial Artist to break through several acupoints!

Its value was dozens of times that of an ordinary sixth-rank Medicinal Pill!

"This way, please."

The guard hurriedly invited the group into the teleportation formation with a respectful attitude.

Then, the guard activated the teleportation formation; the formation lines lit up, and light began to flow.

A burst of dazzling white light erupted within the teleportation formation, enveloping their figures.

With a flash of light—Qin Yan and the others vanished from the area.

...

Not long after Qin Yan and the others left, a figure rushed to the front of the teleportation formation.

Di Jie.

His face was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with anxiety and anger.

Leading several guards, he strode to the teleportation formation, walked directly up to the guard, and asked:

"Just now, did you see Zhao Lei appear here?"

As he spoke, he channeled his True Qi to sketch Zhao Lei's appearance in the air—a middle-aged man with a square face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes.

Seeing this, the guard nodded and said nonchalantly, "There was such a person just now who took the teleportation formation and left this place."

Hearing this, Di Jie's expression turned ugly.

Yesterday, he had waited for a long time but never received the news of Zhao Lei being killed.

Furthermore, he had lost contact with all five Martial Artists he had sent out.

The communication talismans went unanswered, and the tracking tokens couldn't find a signal.

He immediately felt that something was wrong.

Those five people were elites he had mobilized from the Family, each of them battle-hardened and possessing formidable strength.

Killing a single Zhao Lei should have been an easy task. But now, all five had lost contact—either they were killed, or they were trapped.

Whichever the case, it meant that something unexpected had happened.

Thus, he had sent people out overnight to search for Zhao Lei's tracks.

Just this morning, someone claimed to have seen Zhao Lei's figure heading toward the teleportation formation.

Without another word, he brought his men to the teleportation formation. But in the end, he was still one step too late!

"Where did they go?" Di Jie asked, his voice filled with unwilling resentment.

He was unwilling; he didn't want the grandmaster true liquid that was about to be in his hands to vanish into thin air just like that.

He had plotted for that grandmaster true liquid for so long and paid such a high price; it was right within his grasp, so how could it just be gone?

Seeing this, the guard curled his lip and ignored Di Jie.

Although his strength was only at the Rank 6 Peak, he was backed by the City Lord's Manor.

In Jumu City, he didn't believe anyone would dare to do anything to him.

Although the Di Family was powerful, they didn't dare to openly offend the City Lord's Manor.

Seeing this, Di Jie cursed inwardly, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

He took a deep breath, took out a sixth-rank Medicinal Pill from his robes, and handed it to the guard.

The pill was perfectly round, emitting a faint spiritual light and a dense medicinal fragrance.

The guard happily pocketed it, weighed it in his hand, and nodded with satisfaction. Only then did he slowly speak:

"They went to—Taixuan City."

"Taixuan City?"

Di Jie's brow furrowed, not understanding why Zhao Lei would go there.

Then, as if remembering something, Di Jie used his True Qi to outline Qin Yan's appearance—a young man with a gentle face, dressed in black robes, with an ancient and tranquil aura around him.

"Did this person also appear just now?"

His voice was low, carrying a hint of gritted teeth.

The guard glanced at it and nodded.

"That's right, this person was also there. He was with Zhao Lei."

Hearing this, Di Jie absolutely loathed Qin Yan in his heart.

He understood everything now!

It must have been that Qin Yan who rescued Zhao Lei and then took him to Taixuan City!

Otherwise, with Zhao Lei's strength, how could he have escaped from his five subordinates?

It had to be Qin Yan!

This damned Holy Land Disciple had ruined his plans time and time again!

He wished he could rush to Taixuan City right now, tear Qin Yan into ten thousand pieces, and then kill Zhao Lei to seize the grandmaster true liquid!

But, going to Taixuan City for Qin Yan and a drop of grandmaster true liquid was simply too impractical.

First, Jumu City was extremely far from Taixuan City; the cost of a round trip was simply too enormous.

Moreover, even if he went to Taixuan City, he might not be able to find Zhao Lei.

Taixuan City was so vast and filled with people that finding one person was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Second, Taixuan City was a place of crouching tigers and hidden dragons; their Di Family wouldn't even be able to make a ripple in the vastness of Taixuan City.

In almost any random Family there, there were experts of the seventh rank or higher.

While the Di Family had some influence in Jumu City, they were nothing in Taixuan City.

As a mere Sixth-Rank Martial Artist, he was nothing at all in Taixuan City.

Third, the use of force was prohibited within Taixuan City; once discovered, it would be dealt with severely.

This rule had been enforced in Taixuan City for countless years, and no one had ever dared to challenge it.

If he dared to make a move in Taixuan City, he would probably be seized by the City Guard Army before he even touched Zhao Lei.

At that time, not only would he fail to get the grandmaster true liquid, but he might even lose his own life.

Considering all the above, the difficulty of killing Zhao Lei was immense, and killing Qin Yan was practically impossible.

Di Jie sighed, the fire of anger in his heart gradually subsiding, replaced by a deep sense of powerlessness.

He waved his hand and turned to leave the teleportation formation with his guards.

"Let's go, we're heading back."

Since he couldn't get Zhao Lei's grandmaster true liquid, he had to find a way to plunder it from others.

Jumu City was so large; there would always be someone with grandmaster true liquid, and someone would eventually fall into his hands.

As for Zhao Lei—he was nothing more than a stray dog and wasn't worth his concern at all.

Di Jie snorted coldly and strode away from the teleportation square. His silhouette gradually disappeared at the end of the street.

...

Taixuan City.

Qin Yan and his group stepped out from the teleportation formation.

The light slowly dissipated as they set foot on the soil of Taixuan City; the familiar clamor, hawking, and footsteps washed over them.

The teleportation square of Taixuan City was bustling with people and traffic, incredibly lively.