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Ye Zhentian said with a hint of regret, "It's a pity. I apologize to the elders of Silvermoon City; I can only leave first."
"Father, don't worry. I have already sent people to distribute some silver to every household and left a letter for them to leave Silvermoon City in time. By then, what will be left for Prince Ning is just an empty city," Ye Honghai comforted from the side.
Ye Feng nodded in agreement, "Right now, the Ye Family can hardly protect itself, so it’s difficult to care for these commoners. They should be able to catch up with many of the migrating civilian groups heading east. Once they align with some forces, they might still be able to reach the Eastern Continent."
"Since that's the case, let's set off!" After pondering for a moment and taking one last look at the Ye Family Mansion behind him, Ye Zhentian resolutely announced their departure.
More than a hundred clan members, led by Ye Feng, marched westward.
Before long, the Ye Family members arrived at the desolate area west of the city, the location where the Silver Moon Secret Realm opened.
Looking ahead, all that met their eyes was barren land; apart from the endless yellow sand, there was nothing else of note.
Ye Zhentian felt a drumbeat in his heart. Although he trusted Ye Feng completely, he couldn't help but feel a bit doubtful at this moment. "Feng Er, do you really have a way to enter the secret realm? It seems there’s nothing here but sand."
"Grandfather, if secret realms could be easily found by anyone, they wouldn't be called secret realms," Ye Feng replied lightly with confidence.
"Please wait a moment; I’ll be back soon!"
He took a few quick steps forward. The surrounding winds howled fiercely, and the swirling yellow sand quickly engulfed him. The violent grains shot toward Ye Feng like arrows but unexpectedly veered away as if an invisible force field was protecting him.
The memory of entering the Silver Moon Secret Realm had not faded at all. Following the established route, Ye Feng dashed forward and soon found an inconspicuous dune in the desert.
With a thunderous strike of his palm, he shattered the sand and stones covering the dune, revealing a black stone tablet once again.
"The vortex on the stone tablet is still there!" Ye Feng felt delighted; he had thought he would need to trouble Xuan Lao again, but it seemed that wouldn't be necessary now.
Since the last communication, Xuan Lao had been in a deep slumber. Unless it was something of great importance, Ye Feng naturally would not disturb him.
"Alright, you can come over now!" Ye Feng called out lightly in the direction of his clan members. His voice was not loud, but it carried strands of Vital Energy, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
Following the sound, the Ye Family Members quickly arrived in front of the stone tablet.
"This is the entrance to the Silver Moon Secret Realm?" Ye Zhentian exclaimed in surprise. After living in Silvermoon City for so many years, this was the first time he had heard that there was another entrance to the Silver Moon Secret Realm.
"That's right. Let's go in. It won't be long before the yellow sand covers the stone tablet again, and by then no one will discover this entrance!" Ye Feng stepped into the black vortex on the stone tablet first.
The clan members immediately felt relieved and followed closely behind Ye Feng, entering the vortex one after another.
A fierce wind surged, and a moderate sandstorm swept across the desert, quickly engulfing the stone tablet once more.
Over a hundred clan members thus vanished silently into the desert.
…………
Days later, Silvermoon City.
Banners fluttered like clouds as a million-strong army formed a neat square formation, surrounding Silvermoon City tightly.
"The spies inside the city are all dead? How could it take so long to find out? What have you all been doing?" In front of the Ye Family's gate, surrounded by soldiers, Prince Ning Zhao Jieli roared like thunder.
The million-strong army remained utterly silent, everyone holding their breath and silently enduring Prince Ning's fury.
They had all disappeared; over a hundred members of the Ye family vanished overnight from Silvermoon City.
The main roads leading in all directions from Silvermoon City had already been fortified with checkpoints, heavily guarded, yet no news had come from the Ye Family members at any of these checkpoints.
Zhao Jieli had been delaying his attack on the Ye Family, hoping to catch them all at once when Ye Feng returned to the clan. However, just after receiving news that Ye Feng had left the Dragon Tiger Sect, the entire Ye Family suddenly vanished overnight. Despite sending out a large number of men to search immediately, he still found no clues.
A trembling deputy explained, "My lord, this matter is too strange. Just a few days ago, we received reports from spies in the city that not a single person from the Ye Family had left Silvermoon City."
"Strange? Are you suggesting that everyone in the Ye Family has broken through to the Gangwu Realm and flown away?" Zhao Jieli shouted sternly.
Warriors who reach the Gangwu Realm can use True Essence for brief flights; however, the amount of True Essence available to Gangwu Realm warriors is limited, so even if they could fly, they wouldn't go very far.
The deputy's face stiffened, genuinely unsure how to respond.
At that moment, a hundred-man squad rushed out from the Ye Family. The leader knelt on one knee and cupped his hands in salute, saying, "Reporting to my lord, we have thoroughly searched the Ye Family and indeed found a hidden chamber and a small underground tunnel. However, it was completely empty; we did not find anyone hiding inside."
"A hidden passage? If we can find one passage, we can surely find another. Continue searching for me! Even if we have to turn Silvermoon City upside down, we must find them!" Zhao Jieli shouted with a dark expression.
"Understood!"
…………
In the eastern part of the Northern Jin Kingdom, Eastern Storm City.
More than half a month had passed since Bai Chengfeng had arranged to meet with Ye Feng. Instead of receiving any news about Ye Feng, he heard that Prince Ning had surrounded Silvermoon City.
"Prince Ning has surrounded Silvermoon City with an army of one million. The Ye Family members have mysteriously disappeared?" Bai Chengfeng sighed bitterly as he held the scroll in his hand and handed it to Ning Ruoxue beside him.
Ning Ruoxue frowned slightly as she glanced at the tiny script on the scroll. "Master, could it be that Ye Shidi anticipated Prince Ning would target the Ye Family and therefore led his clan to leave Silvermoon City in advance, hiding somewhere?"
"It is unlikely. Silvermoon City is located on the Northern Borderline, where the terrain is flat and open, with no hiding places. Moreover, the road to Eastern Storm City has already been heavily guarded by Prince Ning, making it impossible to venture too far."
Bai Chengfeng felt a twinge of regret; he had overestimated Prince Ning's tolerance. He never expected that he would actually deploy heavy troops to intercept a small family like the Ye Family.
"White Old Man, you know very well that Prince Ning will target Brother Ye. Why haven't you sent anyone to assist?" Little Ice, standing beside Ning Ruoxue, said with an unhappy expression.
Yun Letian shook his head and spoke up to defend Bai Chengfeng. "Even the Dragon Tiger Sect cannot contend with Prince Ning's million-strong army. Not to mention there are also the Fengyu Holy Institute and Flowing Cloud Villa. However, Little Ice, you need not worry. Since Brother Ye is willing to return to the Dragon Tiger Sect alone, he must have anticipated this situation. As long as the Ye Family does not fall into Prince Ning's hands, Brother Ye should be fine!"
"Hmph, in the end, you Dragon Tiger Sect are just too timid!" Little Ice huffed, her tone filled with dissatisfaction.
Bai Chengfeng's face turned slightly red; he didn't know how to refute her. After all, Ye Feng was his disciple. If he hadn't intimidated Prince Ning and his group back then, it would have been uncertain whether the Dragon Tiger Sect could have retreated safely from Haotian City.
"Silly girl, even if a million troops lined up for you to kill them, you'd probably be exhausted to death." Ning Ruoxue smiled and nodded. "Don't worry; Ye Shidi has always been cautious and should have a plan in place. We need not worry too much; perhaps he has already arrived at the Eastern Continent ahead of us."
Though it was meant as comforting words, Ning Ruoxue's guess was not far off. Little Ice's expression softened as she recalled the various extraordinary events surrounding Ye Feng and felt that Ning Ruoxue's words held some truth.
"You might be right. Perhaps it's like what happened in Qiu Yang Secret Realm—one beam of light and the entire Ye Family could have reached the Eastern Continent. We should set off quickly."
Little Ice's confident tone left Ning Ruoxue speechless. She believed that Ye Feng was more likely to lead his family members to hide in a very safe location and wait for the situation to calm down before heading to the Eastern Continent.
"Going this way should lead us to Qin Yuan Empire, right?" Yun Letian suddenly said.
"Oh, little brother seems to know about the Four Great Empires," Bai Chengfeng remarked with slight surprise.
"Yunhai Zhenren once visited the Eastern Continent, so I have some understanding of it. However, Qin Yuan Empire does not have a good reputation. If we want to rebuild our sect there, we will likely have to pay a considerable price," Yun Letian explained.
Yun Letian was indeed knowledgeable about this matter. Not long after Yunhai Zhenren went to Qin Yuan Empire, he returned in a very embarrassed state back to Northern Frontier. According to Yunhai Zhenren, within Qin Yuan Empire, both large and small sects as well as government forces were extremely strict towards foreign martial artists. Moreover, Qin Yuan Empire had a large population but limited land; every inch was precious. It would be difficult not only to establish a sect there but even purchasing a few properties could bankrupt an Origin Martial Realm martial artist.
Bai Chengfeng sighed lightly and said, "That's right, so we only plan to make a brief stop in the Qin Yuan Empire before heading directly north into the Ice Cloud Empire."
"Ice Cloud Empire? I've heard that while its territory is vast, most of it is a frigid wasteland frozen for ten thousand years, with very few habitable areas. Why would you want to go there?" Yun Letian exclaimed.
"To be honest, our Dragon Tiger Sect once had a Grand Elder who visited the Ice Cloud Empire and developed a good relationship with an elder from a local Sect. After we arrive, we should be able to receive some assistance. Moreover, although the environment in the Ice Cloud Empire is harsh, the Heaven and Earth Vitality and cultivation resources are not much worse than those in the other Three Great Empires. Additionally, the harsh conditions can better temper a martial artist's character, making it a potentially good place to establish a sect."
In Bai Chengfeng's mind, a more suitable location would actually be the Celestial Moon Empire in the southern part of the continent. Although it is sparsely populated, there are numerous jungles and swamps filled with rare herbs for alchemy. Most importantly, the Celestial Moon Empire is home to various magical beasts of different ranks; these beasts pose both threats and opportunities. They can not only help train disciples' combat abilities but also provide rich rewards in terms of inner cores and materials.
Unfortunately, Ye Feng had previously killed an elder from the Beastmaster Sect named Tianyi Daoist in the Qiu Yang Secret Realm. This inadvertently offended a Heavenly Level Sect like the Beastmaster Sect. Although Tianyi Daoist was merely a traitor of the Beastmaster Sect, for caution's sake, Bai Chengfeng and Bai Qiufeng decided to abandon their plans for the Celestial Moon Empire after some discussion.
As for the Sky Abyss Empire on the eastern coast near the Endless Sea, it was simply too far away for them. The long journey would likely bring many troubles, making it Bai Chengfeng's first choice to abandon.
"Ice Cloud Empire?" Ning Ruoxue smiled at Xiao Bing and communicated through Vital Energy, "Perhaps your Ice Phoenix Clan is hidden within the Ice Cloud Empire!"
Xiao Bing's eyes lit up immediately in agreement.
"Alright then, let's head to the Ice Cloud Empire!"
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