Valley County.

Clouds were drifting about endlessly - almost sorrowfully.

The pit of a thousand hadn’t erupted just yet. In fact, the Yin energy bubbling within had almost vanished altogether, and the recent spate of supernatural outbreaks had already subsided! That said…

The Hellguard-class expert that had dove headlong into the pit had vanished completely!

It had been five days, and yet they’ve heard nothing from the Hellguard-class expert. Everyone was astonished when they first learnt of Qin Ye’s background through other sources, because… he was actually an expert from the First Academy of Cultivators!

Over the last few days, the First Academy of Cultivators would always call Valley County at 5.00 a.m. sharp, almost as though it was a routine call. However, County Governor Su Defang would always fidget and hesitate, wondering if he should pick up the call or not. After all, he was most reluctant to respond to these calls with a simple “no news” update. Even his heart trembled whenever he uttered these words.

“... Yes, we understand. We will definitely mobilize all the resources available to search for his whereabouts. Rest assured…” Su Defang hung up the phone and wiped off the cold sweat that was beading up on his forehead. Then, he promptly turned to Chen Nian and Zeng Shuai, “Are there any updates? It’s no longer just the First Academy of Cultivators now… even Cloudrise City is calling to check on us. We’ll have nothing to report back with if we don’t locate Mr Qin soon!”

There was no resentment or hatred on their part.

Qin Ye had vanished,...