High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

The air in the main hall seemed to be choked by something.

Ling Du was about to turn back to the inner hall when he sensed the sudden stagnation in the atmosphere and turned to look at Nalan Hong.

Nalan Hong stood there, his back to Ling Du. His shoulders tensed and relaxed in a very short time, as if something inside him suddenly exploded and was then forcefully pressed down.

The dark gold runes on the surface of his deep purple robes flashed briefly and then went out, like a volcano being forcibly suppressed.

He said nothing and quickened his pace to walk out of the palace gate.

Nalan Mingyue paused for a moment, then quickly followed.

She had no idea what had happened, but the moment her grandfather stopped walking, she felt a chill that made her very soul tremble.

She followed him out of the Taixu Divine Palace branch, about to ask what had happened.

Then he saw Nalan Hong already standing outside the door, raising his hand and making a gesture in the air, and a deep purple message screen silently unfolded in front of him.

The image shows an aerial view of the main mineral vein of the Zixia Mountains.

But the mountain range was completely different from before.

The mining array that used to operate day and night has all stopped, leaving only an empty foundation ruin at the site of the patrol camp.

More importantly, all the life force that should have been present throughout the mineral veins has disappeared.

The entire Zixia Mountain Range resembles an empty shell that has been hollowed out.

Nalan Hong stood in the square outside the Taixu Divine Palace branch, staring at the message screen, and remained silent for a long time.

Nalan Mingyue leaned closer for a look, her face instantly turning deathly pale: "This... Grandpa, what happened? Has someone attacked our mine?"

Nalan Hong did not answer.

All three mines were completely deserted.

Nalan Qi, the first-level transcendent being on duty, lost all contact before he could even send out a distress signal.

The tens of thousands of Eternals of the Eighth Wheel or higher stationed in the mine, as well as the hundreds of billions of Supreme Miners, also vanished without a trace.

There were no witnesses, no signs of a fight, and no traceable cause-and-effect relationship.

Nalan Hong opened his eyes, and for the first time, an extremely complex emotion appeared in those eyes that had weathered countless years.

There was anger, shock, and a chill from the depths of his soul that he himself was unaware of.

They silently wiped out all living things on the entire Purple Cloud Mountain Range, without even a single first-tier transcendent being able to send out a distress signal.

This skill is beyond the capabilities of ordinary first-tier transcendent beings.

"Grandpa...who did this?" Nalan Mingyue's voice trembled slightly.

Nalan Hong's gaze fell into the depths of the void: "The person who could silently destroy three mines and kill my son must be at least a second-tier transcendent being."

"Moreover, he is a top-tier existence among second-tier transcendent beings."

Nalan Mingyue clenched her fists even tighter.

The fact that they are among the top-tier second-tier transcendents means that even if the Nalan family mobilizes all its forces, they might not be able to gain any advantage.

But deep within her eyes, the intense hatred intensified.

Because no matter who the murderer is, the starting point of all this is that little beast in the Supreme Realm.

If it weren't for what he said in public at the Taixu Divine Palace branch, the Taixu Divine Palace wouldn't have intervened, she wouldn't have been humiliated, and the Nalan family's attention wouldn't have been diverted.

The murderer must have taken advantage of the chaos and humiliation that led to the attack on the mine.

Nalan Hong put away the communication screen, gave Nalan Mingyue a deep look, and said coldly, "Come back to the clan with me."

Nalan Mingyue instinctively wanted to retort, "Grandpa, I..."

"Return to the clan." Nalan Hong repeated, his tone leaving no room for negotiation.

Nalan Mingyue opened her mouth, but ultimately swallowed her words, biting her lip as she replied, "...Yes."

She followed Nalan Hong and sped toward the teleportation array, her steps hurried and her clothes fluttering.

Her mind was in complete chaos.

My second uncle is dead.

Just now she was thinking that the storm had ended and she must go to Qinglan Island.

Lu Qinghou, the young master of Xuan Shu Mansion, had already sent her a message saying that the auction held by Wanbao Heavenly Court on the Chaos Island was about to begin, and that he wanted to show her the world.

But now, the plan has completely changed.

The look her grandfather gave her still replays in her mind.

The emotions surging in her eyes were too complex, including anger, grief, and a chilling coldness she had never seen on her grandfather's face before.

In her grandfather's eyes, she was the one who caused the whole thing.

It was she who went to the Taixu Divine Palace to cause trouble, it was she who forcibly demanded tickets by relying on the name of the Nalan family, and it was she who was forced to kneel by Ling Du in front of everyone, which made the Nalan family focus all their attention on the Taixu Divine Palace.

In the short span of a few days, someone took advantage of the Nalan family's preoccupation and slaughtered the entire Zixia Mountain Range.

Although her grandfather didn't say anything, his eyes said it all.

He suspected that the source of this matter was related to her.

Therefore, Grandpa suspected that behind that Supreme Realm was a Second-Order Transcendent Realm expert, and that she was the one who caused the family to suffer this undeserved disaster.

However, if the murderer is indeed the person behind the Supreme One, then her current situation is far more dangerous than she imagined.

Her grandfather's order for her to return to her clan was ostensibly a command, but in reality, it was also a form of protection.

……

Su Jie had no idea that Nalan Hong had gone to the Taixu Divine Palace branch so quickly, nor did he know that Nalan Mingyue had already been taken back.

However, Nalan Hong would definitely find out about his killing of Nalan Qi immediately, but Su Jie is not under any pressure right now.

The ten million Chaos Amethyst Ore Stones he obtained from the warehouse in the Purple Cloud Mountains made him much more composed than before.

Now that we've already formed a blood feud with the Nalan family, there's no need to hold back any longer.

The feud has already been formed, and no amount of caution will allow Nalan Hong to let him go.

He stopped in a secluded spot midway, and the power of the Void of Fate flowed silently around him, covering him from head to toe once again.

He then transformed himself into a nine-wheeled eternal being and sped off towards the Wanbao Heavenly Court branch.

After a day, Su Jie walked through the crowds near the Palace of the Universe's Treasures and headed straight for the area that handled large-scale raw stone transactions.

It was a separate building even larger than the Cosmic Treasure Hall, entirely constructed of dark, chaotic jade. The four large characters "Original Stone Trading" were inscribed on the lintel, the strokes vigorous and powerful, exuding an ancient and profound aura.

Su Jie spent less than a hundred breaths in the raw stone trading hall before he finished processing all the Chaos Purple Crystal raw stones in his hands.