Before the earth split, Zhao Rucheng was still drinking in his mansion.

He was always one to take things easy, resting whenever possible, and being as lazy as he could.

There was nothing he absolutely had to do, nowhere he absolutely had to go.

Whether actively or passively, he drifted through the world, considering it a lifetime.

He didn’t want to make things difficult for himself.

Halfway through the drinking, he was already tipsy.

Uncle Deng suddenly appeared, grabbing his hand: “Something’s wrong, Maplewood City is doomed, we have to leave immediately!”

Rumble!

The sound of the earth splitting erupted at this moment.

“Wait!” Zhao Rucheng shuddered, instantly sobering up. He would never doubt Uncle Deng’s judgment, nor did he have time to ask for reasons or explanations, he simply said immediately: “Go to Mingde Hall and get An’an!”

Jiang Wang and Ling He both had some ability to protect themselves, but Jiang An’an was still a child, and the most vulnerable.

Uncle Deng didn’t hesitate, grabbing Zhao Rucheng and bursting through the roof, soaring through the sky like a rainbow. They landed at Mingde Hall.

With a quick glance, he picked up Zhao Rucheng again and flew into the sky. “That little girl is gone.”

“Save Jiang Wang! Save Ling He!” Zhao Rucheng struggled in the air.

“The earth disaster is too sudden, I don’t know what happened. But I can feel that this is just the beginning. Once the real danger arrives, even I can’t protect you.” Uncle Deng’s voice roared into his ears in the howling wind: “It’s too late.”

The earth cracked below, and houses collapsed.

People running, falling, and dying, looked as small as ants from this height.

Zhao Rucheng could feel the steel-like strength in Uncle Deng’s hand, this hand grabbing him and carrying him away in an instant.

He couldn’t do anything.

He couldn’t do anything at all.

The wind stung his eyes, stinging tears down his face.

In the City Dao Academy.

Cultivators, of course, noticed the danger earlier than ordinary people.

Those in seclusion, those chanting scriptures, those practicing the Dao, all suddenly fell into chaos. Figures darted everywhere in disarray.

A classmate pulled him: “Run, Ling He!”

Someone shouted: “Retreat to outside the city! Preserve our strength!”

Someone else shouted: “Everyone go save people! We cultivators…”

“Save who? I can’t even save myself!”

The Dean and Vice-Dean were both absent. Aside from them, only Xiao Tiemian had the prestige to organize the disciples of the entire academy, but he had not appeared either.

The entire City Dao Academy was leaderless and chaotic.

Ling He jumped up and stood on top of the statue of the Dao Ancestor.

He had always been proper and respectful, never daring to overstep the boundaries. But now, in his urgency, he stepped on the head of the Dao Ancestor statue, completely disregarding what punishment this act of desecration might bring him.

“Our lives are long lives!”

He shouted loudly: “We cultivate transcendence in the City Dao Academy, we have bathed in glory! Whether we step on this glory, leave it behind, or reach out and seize it, is for you to decide!”

Having said that, he didn’t linger.

He jumped over walls and roofs, rushing towards Mingde Hall as quickly as possible.

In Three Mountains City, inside the City Lord’s Mansion.

Dou Yuemei sat quietly, without a word.

It must be said that the White Bone Dao was well-prepared, the entire Maplewood City region was almost turned upside down, but once outside the Maplewood City region, it was calm and peaceful.

All the chaos and disaster were confined to the Maplewood City region.

The outside world had no way of knowing.

The Eternal Annihilation Formation was like a giant罩 (zhào, cover), covering everything it wanted to destroy.

However, for Dou Yuemei, who possessed the Mountain Moving Divine Power, the earth dragon turning over and the mountain collapsing and the ground splitting could not be concealed no matter what.

The Maplewood City region was too far away to mention, and as the City Lord of Three Mountains City, it was unlikely that she would leave her own city region when it was full of crises.

However, the shaking of Flying Peak was clearly reflected in her Divine Power seed.

Those with the Mountain Moving Divine Power could not fail to perceive mountain events.

However, she could clearly sense that outside Three Mountains City, there were more than five White Bone Dao members with Rising Dragon Realm cultivation guarding.

The other party’s movements were completely undisguised.

It was a blatant deterrent. The White Bone Dao stated its position, willing to have five Rising Dragon Realm experts accompany her.

In this way, no matter what happened, she could explain it to Zhuang Ting.

These Bone Masked Ones were certainly no match for her, but stopping her for a while would not be difficult.

Moreover, wasn’t the overturning of Flying Peak what she wanted?

What was the overall situation, what were the grand-sounding futures, could they really compare to the living people under her rule, could they compare to her late husband’s last wish?

She had been deeply hurt by Zhuang Ting.

Her father, husband, and brothers had all died fighting for Zhuang.

What reason did Zhuang Ting have to make a widow like her work so hard again?

“Issue the order.” Dou Yuemei said: “Close the city gates!”

The commander said softly: “City Lord, outside…”

“If there really is something big, the court will issue an order. Since we have not received an order, it means there is nothing big.” Dou Yuemei said faintly: “We are just not moving. It’s not disobeying orders.”

“…Yes!”

Amidst the rumbling sound, the gates of Three Mountains City closed tightly.

In Maplewood City, in the City Lord’s Mansion, Wei Quji stood up once again.

In his life, he had only focused on his career and his future.

He had given up many things to reach where he was today.

But in any case, there was no choice today.

This was his city.

This was his honor, his medal.

It was proof of his lifelong struggle.

If Maplewood City was gone, what was the point of everything he had sacrificed, his wife, his comrades, his son…everything he had given up?

He had long been prepared to devote his life to this place.

Dying old in Maplewood City was one way to devote himself.

Dying in battle was another.

Lu Yan of the White Bone Dao was an old demon, perhaps not as famous as Ouyang Lie, the Grand Elder of the White Bone Dao.

However, only those who had truly come into contact with him knew how terrifying those ghostly eyes were.

The Outer Building Realm anchors the four directions of the starry sky, drawing in the starlight of the nine heavens. Every move carried the power of the starry sky.

Especially when facing a strong person like Lu Yan.

The Nine Heavens Gale that Wei Quji had managed to connect to after so long in Maplewood City was scattered.

He burned three red signals, but the entire Maplewood City was shrouded by the great formation, and the message could not be sent out at all.

At this time, he could only hope that neighboring cities could detect the crisis in the Maplewood City region in time, come to join the battle, and contact Zhuang Ting at the same time.

This attack had caught him completely unprepared, there was not even the slightest hint before it broke out.

There was no doubt that his control over Maplewood City had problems, but now was not the time to consider this matter.

He had to hold off his opponent.

No matter what.

At all costs.

Swallowing the blood, he noticed a young cultivator walking over.

With a glance, he could naturally recognize Zhang Linchuan, the talented man from the City Dao Academy.

“Zhang Linchuan, this is not something you can interfere with!”

Wei Quji said directly and forcefully: “Go to the military camp outside the city and contact the main general, Fang Dahu, and have him disperse the army and search for the source of the disaster!”

“City Lord, how would you know if you don’t try?” Zhang Linchuan said as he walked.

Wei Quji stared intently at Lu Yan in the sky, and rose into the air again.

He only left his voice behind: “These words are more appropriate coming from Dong A, you are still too green! Go outside the city!”

Although Dong A had not yet appeared, Wei Quji did not believe that someone like Dong A would abandon the city and flee.

He must also be making his efforts somewhere.

The more silent, the more difficult.

The only good news was that Ouyang Lie, the Grand Elder of the White Bone Dao, had caused trouble in Yun Country before, and was severely injured to near death by the Lord of the Towering Clouds Pavilion. In the White Bone Dao, there should be no one who could overwhelm Dong A.

In the raging hurricane in the sky, Wei Quji raised his palm like a knife, from bottom to top, as if to cut through the sky.

Lu Yan had no choice but to stop guiding the great formation again, his eyes swept over, he held his hammers in both hands, and fell down with his whole body.

Clear light and white light collided.

The palm-knife and the held hammers separated at a touch.

With the blessing of the power of the stars from beyond the sky, Wei Quji was blasted down again.

“City Lord Wei!” Zhang Linchuan jumped up, seemingly wanting to catch him.

With the cultivation of the Connecting Heaven Realm, it was impossible to withstand this level of aftermath, and he would be crushed in an instant.

“Get out of here!” Wei Quji was both angry and anxious, how could Dong A have taught such a brainless student?

He reluctantly gathered his remaining strength and twisted in the air.

But Zhang Linchuan actually stepped into the void, catching up with him again!

“Something’s wrong!”

Without opening the Gate of Heaven and Earth, how could he walk in the void?

The moment Wei Quji’s mind turned over this thought, he heard the roar of thunder.

Grade A Middle-Rank Dao Art, Thunder Light Burst!

The speed of light is far greater than the speed of sound.

Therefore, before he heard the sound, his entire chest and abdomen had been torn apart by the exploding thunder light!

The violent wind-type elemental power surged in, and he still wanted to do something at the last moment.

But Zhang Linchuan just shook his hand, the thunder light flashed and then retracted, and Wei Quji’s entire body had already fallen powerlessly.

Once again, and for the last time, he fell into his City Lord’s Mansion.