Just as Zhao Sheng successfully avoided a deadly calamity, the atmosphere around the Meteor Crater outside Moonlight Cave Heaven was unusually tense, with a tunneling light soaring into the sky from time to time, hurriedly departing from the area.

In the past seven days, thirty-seven "numbers" on the gigantic Light List had turned black, which meant that thirty-seven Golden Core Masters had unfortunately fallen.

"Eh, what's happening? Quickly look at number 109!" At this moment, a black-bearded elder in short armor's expression changed slightly, suddenly shouting loudly.

This reminder quickly led nearly a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators present to notice the anomaly on the Light List.

The number 109, which was ranked thirteenth... actually turned from bright to dark under everyone's watchful eyes, eventually disappearing completely.

"What's going on here?"

"Could it be that Moonlight Cave Heaven has another problem?"

"Taoist Hu, you are knowledgeable and well-traveled. Do you know if similar events have happened in history?"

"Heh heh! As expected, another unfortunate soul has mistakenly ventured into a forbidden area and been obliterated by the Cave Heaven Restriction."

"Hehe, I wonder which youngling was so reckless?!"

As the Nascent Soul Ancestors discussed, the high-crowned white-robed elder standing below the stone gate suddenly furrowed his brow, swept his eyes over the crowd, and coldly shouted, "Silence!"

The two words were like wind and thunder, instantly overpowering all the surrounding noise.

Upon seeing the True Monarch getting angry, nearly a hundred Nascent Souls immediately fell silent without uttering a word.

The high-crowned white-robed elder, seeing this, retracted his gaze, letting his eyes once again fall on the Light List, though his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

In over twenty thousand years, Moonlight Cave Heaven had opened a total of several hundred times. Anyone obliterated by the Cave Heaven Restriction due to mistakenly entering a forbidden area would have their numbers disappear suddenly, but not gradually like this time.

This unusual occurrence today was a first, and even he did not know the reason behind it.

"If Grandmaster Gui Mu were here, perhaps he would know the reason!... Let's hope it is not a new loophole in the Cave Heaven Restriction." Mo Yanhai thought silently, a trace of unknown worry suddenly flashing in his eyes.

...

At the same time, in the most heavily guarded cultivation room of the Inner Mansion of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, the tightly closed doors suddenly opened with a bang, and a figure walked out. It was Zhao Sheng, who had restored his true appearance.

Seeing the master emerge from seclusion, the two Foundation Establishment Realm Inner Guards standing outside immediately saluted and bowed: "Congratulations to the master for achieving great success in the divine skill and successfully emerging from seclusion!"

"Hmm," Zhao Sheng responded with a nod to the two of them and then instructed, "The two of you should go to the warehouse later and each take a thousand spirit stones. Now, you may leave!"

"Thank you, master, for the reward!" The two saluted and bowed again, then turned away happily.

Soon after, the news of the master's emergence from seclusion quickly spread inside and outside the mansion, and Chen Ying, Chen Shuang, and other wives and concubines soon received the news.

While they were eagerly awaiting the master's arrival, they were all informed by the servants that the master had already left the mansion, and his whereabouts were a mystery.

So...where exactly did Zhao Sheng go?

He hadn't actually gone anywhere, just made a brief appearance in front of the Feihong Ancestor at Feihong Cave, and then went to the Suspended City, visiting dozens of other family stores, where he bought a pile of spiritual medicine refining materials and dozens of beautiful garments and accessories.

After leaving Suspended City, Zhao Sheng, as if nothing had happened, stayed consecutively at the residences of Femme Chen in Huixin Courtyard, Yumei Pavilion, and other places, ensuring equal attention to his wives and concubines.

Then, he re-entered the cultivation room to continue "closed-door cultivation."

In the seven or eight days Zhao Sheng was "offline," the situation within Moonlight Cave Heaven underwent another dramatic change.

After Chen Guang of the Ten Thousand Star Palace successfully crossed the tribulation and condensed his nascent soul, it seemed to stimulate over a dozen top Golden Core Perfected Masters of the Da Chun Realm, who began to seek seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

In just seven or eight days, Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Clouds appeared over the Cave Heaven again and again.

For a time, all the Golden Core Masters were shocked by this tremendous upheaval, each becoming restless and thinking of retreating.

To cope with the impending dire situation, a group of Golden Core Masters in the Cave Heaven quickly formed alliances, with lone wolves rapidly decreasing, to the point of near extinction.

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In the northwest region of Moonlight Cave Heaven, the mountains and rivers undulate here, lush greenery covers the earth, and from time to time, bird cries and beast roars echo from deep within the dense ancient forests. Colorful miasma clouds permeate the dark old forest sky, appearing gorgeous and mysterious.

Suddenly, within the depths of the miasma clouds, a burly figure appeared out of thin air. It was a robust, red-faced man dressed in a sword robe.

Glancing around the miasma clouds, Zhao Sheng raised his eyebrows, wafting his sleeve to cast a fierce wind, dispersing the surrounding miasma.

Once he clearly saw the ancient forest and mountains below, he was about to move away.

Just then, Zhao Sheng suddenly turned around, spotting two masses of black light flying out of a mountain hollow dozens of miles away, rapidly heading toward him.

Zhao Sheng squinted his eyes, observing the two masses of black light quickly approaching with a calm demeanor.

After two breaths, the surging black light abruptly stopped.

As the black light dissipated, it revealed two middle-aged men clad in pitch-black magic robes, one with disheveled hair and a skull crown, the other with withered yellow brows and mouth extending to his earlobes.

"Oh? So they're from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect? But why has this seat never seen you before?" The bearded man, noticing Zhao Sheng's attire, immediately showed a slight change in expression.

The Golden Core Masters of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect all possessed extraordinary battle prowess, and others of the same realm rarely dared to provoke these battle maniacs.

"No matter, no matter how strong the people of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect are, he's still just one person. The two of us together can easily deal with him." The yellow-browed middle-aged man's gaze swept over Zhao Sheng with indifference as he spoke with a sinister tone.

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