63: Heavenly secrets plow the court, searching for souls and traces.

The Central Region, Heavenly Secret City.

This city has a long history; legend has it that the first City Lord once glimpsed a sliver of Heavenly Secret, hence its name. The architecture within the city is ancient, the streets are bustling, and various Cultivators move constantly. In the teahouses and taverns, the latest intelligence and secrets of the continent are discussed.

Fighting is forbidden here, and order is maintained by the mysterious Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, whose background is unfathomable. Even the former Feather God Sect dared not cause trouble easily in this location.

However, the peace of this day was completely shattered by a sudden, terrifying pressure, as if the sky itself was collapsing!

Yun Feng's figure appeared above Heavenly Secret City without warning. He did not conceal his aura; his Legendary Rank Domain instantly covered the entire city like an invisible tide!

All Cultivators within the city, regardless of their cultivation level, felt their Souls tremble and their breathing become difficult, looking in horror at the god-like figure in the sky.

“It is the Lord of the Cloud Court!”

“Legendary Yun Feng! Why would he come to Heavenly Secret City?”

“Such pressure... what does he intend to do? Is he challenging the rules of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion?”

Gasps and whispers arose throughout the city, yet no one dared to speak loudly.

“Master of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, come out and meet me.”

Yun Feng's voice was calm, yet it sounded like thunder, clearly reaching every corner of the city, carrying undeniable authority.

After a moment of silence, at the top of an ancient, nine-story pagoda in the center of Heavenly Secret City, space slightly fluctuated, and an elderly man wearing a star-patterned Dao robe and possessing a lean face revealed himself.

His aura was profound; he was also a Legendary Rank expert! This was the current Master of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion—Old Man Xuanji.

“Court Master Yun, your presence is an honor, please forgive my lack of a proper welcome.” Old Man Xuanji cupped his hands, his tone neither humble nor arrogant, but his eyes held a trace of solemnity. “May I ask why Court Master Yun has come to Heavenly Secret City with such a display of power?

Heavenly Secret City has been neutral since ancient times and does not involve itself in disputes. I hope Court Master Yun will respect the rules of this place.”

“Rules?” Yun Feng's gaze indifferently swept over Old Man Xuanji and the trembling entities hidden in the shadows below. “My rules are the rules.”

He gave the other party no room for negotiation, directly pointing his hand toward three different directions in the city, where there were seemingly ordinary residences or shops.

“These three locations hide the remnants of the Abyss who attacked my Cloud Court Academy and massacred innocent students. Will your Heavenly Secrets Pavilion hand them over, or shall I take them myself?”

This statement caused an uproar throughout the city! The remnants of the Abyss were hiding in Heavenly Secret City? And they had attacked the Cloud Court Academy?

Old Man Xuanji's expression shifted slightly. He naturally knew there were many shady people and matters within the city, but this involved the Abyss and the currently ascendant Cloud Court...

Just as he was about to speak to explain or mediate, Yun Feng had already lost patience.

“It seems you have chosen the latter.”

Before his words finished, Yun Feng pressed his fingers together like a sword and pointed three times across the distance at those three locations!

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Three streams of Chaos-colored finger-wind, condensed to the extreme, seemed to traverse space, ignoring the layers of concealment and defensive Restriction outside the residences, and instantly plunged inside!

“Ah!” “No!” “Dominator, save me...”

Screams of agony and desperate wails erupted almost simultaneously from the three locations, and then the sounds abruptly ceased!

Three evil auras that had reached Peak Black Gold Rank had just erupted when they were completely crushed and purified by the supreme power of rules contained within the Chaos finger-wind!

In the blink of an eye, three lurking Abyss Black Gold Rank vanguards were instantly annihilated!

Clean, precise, ruthless, and decisive!

Everyone was stunned by Yun Feng's utterly unreasonable and overbearing methods! Heavenly Secret City's ancient rules were rendered meaningless before him!

Old Man Xuanji's face was ashen, yet he dared not retaliate. He could feel that Yun Feng's strength was far superior to his own, and the Chaos-colored finger-wind made his very Soul tremble.

Yun Feng did not even look at the three destroyed strongholds, his gaze locking onto another, more concealed location in the city where the energy fluctuations were more subtle—a dark temple situated deep underground.

“And you, the deepest hiding rat.”

He spread his hand, and Legendary Soul Power mixed with a trace of the chaos source blood aura, transforming into a gigantic Hand of Rules that blotted out the sky. It directly pierced through the ground and the layers of Restriction, reaching deep underground!

“No! Yun Feng! You cannot kill me! I am a...” An enraged and fearful aged voice came from underground, its aura having clearly reached Legendary Rank! This was the leader of the group of infiltrators!

However, his words were cut short.

Yun Feng’s Hand of Rules had forcibly dragged him out from underground! Like an eagle snatching a chick, he was utterly powerless to resist!

It was an emaciated old man covered entirely in a black robe, his face currently filled with terror and disbelief.

“Noise.”

Yun Feng couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense and pressed his other hand directly onto the top of his skull!

Soul Search!

Overbearingly powerful Soul energy forcefully invaded the opponent's Sea of Consciousness, flipping through his memories! The Legendary old man emitted a dreadful Soul wail, his body convulsed violently, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

A moment later, Yun Feng released his hand, and the old man's body slumped to the ground like a rag doll, completely lifeless, his Divine Soul extinguished!

From the memory fragments obtained through the Soul Search, Yun Feng saw more information: an Abyss infiltration organization named the “Shadow Cult,” whose tentacles stretched across the continent. They had not only plotted the attack on the academy but were also secretly searching for clues regarding the “Chaos Bloodline” and the “realm heart key,” and their target was clearly Yun Feng!

“Shadow Cult... realm heart key...” The cold light in Yun Feng's eyes intensified. As expected, they were after the chaos source blood on him!

He turned his gaze toward Old Man Xuanji, whose face was extremely grim, and casually transmitted a list of personnel within Heavenly Secret City implicated with the Abyss, which he had obtained via Soul Search, using his Divine Thought.

“You have one day to clean up these people. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind 'rectifying' Heavenly Secret City for you.”

Having said that, Yun Feng did not linger. His figure merged into the Void Realm and vanished. It was as if he had only come here to crush a few rats and issue a warning to the owner of the place.

He left behind a city in absolute silence, and Old Man Xuanji, whose expression shifted rapidly before finally settling into a long sigh.

The news of Yun Feng sweeping away the hidden forces, performing a Soul Search, and destroying a Legendary expert spread faster than the wind.

All major powers on the continent once again witnessed the dominance and ruthlessness of the Lord of the Cloud Court. Every faction and individual secretly connected to the Abyss was terrified, frantically beginning to sever ties and clear their names.

After this battle, the Cloud Court's purge faced no further obstacles, and the internal undercurrents were forcefully suppressed.

However, Yun Feng knew that the confrontation with the “Shadow Cult” and the Abyss behind it had only just begun. Since they mentioned the “realm heart key,” they would certainly not give up easily.