"Are they all dead?" Several Core Formation Masters were deeply moved, and Ying Wujiu immediately asked.

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Rest assured, seniors. Although some of the fellow disciples have fallen, and others have been captured after their divine souls were taken by a special magic treasure, more than ten have scattered and are not seriously harmed."

Gan Qian followed up, saying, "Indeed, afterward, they repeatedly attacked White Jade City. However, the young man had set up a Mountain Protection Array there, and relying on the Heaven-devouring Beast and that special magic treasure, along with being able to teleport multiple times consecutively, everyone's combined attacks on him returned fruitless."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although some disciples were lost, as long as it wasn't complete annihilation, it's not a major issue.

This kind of exploration into new Cave Heaven Blessed Lands or Plane Worlds typically results in heavy initial losses, which is the norm.

Lu Chen continued, "Junior Brother Gan Qian and I realized that we couldn't handle Yang Fei with just our people, so we thought to return and report, hoping more people would be dispatched."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Ying Wujiu said, "That is how it should be."

"But since the Divine Wind Treasure Ship of our Lingxiao Sect was damaged, and the spirit ship carrying the second batch to go was seized by Yang Fei, we cannot enter the teleportation channel without a spirit ship." Lu Chen said.

Several Core Formation Masters nodded in silence.

Indeed, although this teleportation channel allows Foundation Establishment cultivators to pass through, without a spirit ship or a spirit boat equipped with a powerful protective array as a vehicle, any Foundation Establishment cultivator entering this channel would be torn to shreds by chaotic space currents.

"We knew that if we didn't return to report for a long time, more people would surely be sent to investigate, so Junior Brother Gan Qian and I stayed near the teleportation channel entrance. As expected, we eventually encountered Fellow Daoists Bai Yu and Jin Ling." Lu Chen said.

Li Yang and Chu Kuangge turned a bit more solemn. The former stared at Lu Chen and said, "Why did you not stop them?"

Lu Chen said, "To answer senior, indeed we attempted to stop them, trying to explain the situation, but Bai Yu was very arrogant and overconfident, saying he carried a powerful magic treasure. Knowing that Earth's strongest cultivator was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, he believed he could remain undefeated and was determined to achieve something on his trip and bring back good news."

Li Yang and Chu Kuangge fell silent.

This was indeed Bai Yu's nature.

The others also nodded one after another.

From Bai Yu's perspective, since he had learned that Earth's strongest was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, owning the protective Mixed Element Bell indeed allowed him to remain undefeated.

Moreover, having been sent with a special task given by Li Yang, Bai Yu, having reached Earth, couldn't have left without meeting Yang Fei.

If he could defeat Yang Fei, he not only could make a name among the Foundation Establishment cultivators traveling to Earth but would also accomplish a great feat, retrieving the Glazed Soul-Seizing Banner stolen by Yang Fei from Xiang Yuncong, achieving multiple purposes at once.

Thus, anyone standing in Bai Yu's shoes at that time would not have listened to Lu Chen and Gan Qian's persuasion and would certainly have gone to eliminate or suppress that young man named Yang Fei.

Seeing that everyone believed his explanation, Lu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As expected, seniors, fellows Bai Yu and Jin Ling also suffered defeat. Junior Brother Gan Qian and I hid in the shadows and seized the opportunity to snatch the spirit boat and returned hastily, just to inform you seniors of the truth there."

Li Yang frowned deeply, staring at Lu Chen, "With the Mixed Element Bell in possession, how could Bai Yu and Jin Ling be so easily subdued by this person? How dare you deceive me?"

Lu Chen hurriedly said, "Senior, please don't be angry. How dare I deceive you in such a major matter? Besides, there are several of your Flame Moon Sect disciples alive over there. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to inquire and find out. I wouldn't dare deceive you in such matters."

Li Yang also thought this made sense, but for some reason, he felt that the situation wasn't as simple as Lu Chen described.

Situ Yao had long been displeased with Li Yang and others treating their disciples like criminals for interrogation, and at this moment, he stared at Li Yang, rebuking, "Li Yang, what do you mean? Does my disciple need to deceive you in such matters?"

Chu Kuangge quickly mediated, saying, "Brother Situ, please calm down. My junior sister didn't mean that, she's just too concerned about the safety of those disciples. Nonetheless, it is indeed puzzling since holding the Mixed Element Bell should make Bai Yu undefeatable within the same realm, and Yang Fei, only at the Foundation Establishment level, even with some soul-capturing magic treasure, shouldn't be able to break the Bell's defense."

Ying Wujiu also nodded and said, "Indeed, with the Mixed Element Bell in hand, one should remain undefeated within the same realm."

Shang Daocheng, Situ Yao, and Huang Yuankui all frowned slightly, feeling that the matter was indeed perplexing.

Lu Chen hurriedly said, "The reason the Mixed Element Bell's defense was breached is that Yang Fei and his wife practiced the Combined Attack Technique, their combined strike possessing power nearly equaling that of a Core Formation expert. Moreover, there was the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast; the special sound waves from its roar were truly terrifying. We were hiding far away yet couldn't bear it. Although Bai Yu and Jin Ling were sheltered inside the Bell, and the waves couldn't directly affect them, the attack effect from the waves still backlashed on Bai Yu. With dozens of continuous attacks, Senior Brother Bai Yu eventually found the Mixed Element Bell turning transparent, unable to support anymore; the defense collapsed, and Yang Fei used his special magic treasure to capture both Bai Yu and Jin Ling's souls and even took the Mixed Element Bell."

Gan Qian added, "Junior Brother Lu Chen and I took the opportunity to charge out and steal the spirit boat while he was seizing the bell."

"But they chased us for a long time. Luckily, Yang Fei and his wife, having just fought Bai Yu and Jin Ling, were greatly exhausted, and since they had already harvested much, they seemed uninterested in this spirit boat, hence didn't persist in chasing us. Otherwise, we might not have successfully escaped." Lu Chen continued.

Situ Yao and Huang Yuankui both remembered crucial matters their disciples had intended to report privately. Now, hearing Lu Chen's complete account, Huang Yuankui informed everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, the situation explained by the two disciples from our Lingxiao Sect is clear; if you wish to rescue your disciples and clansfolk, you'll need to send more ahead to respond."

"If interested in Earth's cultivation resources, then find a way to send more people over. Since dueling isn't working, let's rely on numbers; our few families don't have a small number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and we don't believe they can be stopped by that native." Situ Yao said.

"Exactly, considering there's a top-grade spirit ore there and with Spiritual Energy Revival, it presents an excellent trial ground for our factions. It must be occupied." Ying Wujiu stated.

Others also nodded in agreement, with no doubts on claiming this new world, Earth, as their own, as it seemed only a matter of time.

In a world with only Foundation Establishment cultivators standing guard, if they could arrive in person, one person's strength would be enough to suppress it.

"Two juniors, your two disciples managed to escape back to report, which indeed counts as a meritorious service. But about the other six disciples of our Lingxiao Sect, bring them here; I need to inquire in detail." Shang Daocheng instructed Situ Yao and Huang Yuankui, then turned and walked away.

Situ Yao and Huang Yuankui understood well, immediately instructing their respective disciples, "Follow me."

With that, the two took Lu Chen and Gan Qian to meet Shang Daocheng who was waiting at a distance.

Ying Wujiu, Chu Kuangge, Li Yang, Feng Changgong, and two other Fake Pill level experts eyed the departing group with suspicion, each feeling that something was fishy, convinced that those two juniors from the Lingxiao Sect were definitely withholding some information.

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