# Chapter 1603: Burning Bridges
In a great hall within the Qi Tian Fortress encampment, Qi Yunxiao and the others gradually grew solemn. After analyzing Lin Feng's actions since his appearance, they found everything deeply unsettling.
"Previously, everyone believed that Master Mu En of the Wuji Palace had an eccentric and arrogant temperament. But now, looking back, it subtly feels as though he deliberately targeted the Great Zhou Immortal Palace and the Medicine King Immortal Palace. If that's the case, then that visit to the Medicine King Immortal Palace wasn't an unintentional mistake, but a deliberate act." Qi Yunxiao spoke slowly, his brows tightly furrowed.
"If so, is he only targeting the Medicine King Immortal Palace, or has he also calculated against our Qi Tian Fortress?" Jin Chenjun's eyes flickered with golden light. These past few days, his actions seemed aimed at the Medicine King Immortal Palace, but in truth, Qi Tian Fortress could also be included. Lin Feng's deeds had already sown deep enmity between Qi Tian Fortress and the Medicine King Immortal Palace.
"If he truly calculated against our Qi Tian Fortress as well, then that is terrifying." The group grew even more solemn. Qi Yunxiao looked at Qi Yunlei and finally asked, "Yunlei, are you certain that Master Mu En is not a member of the Wuji Palace?"
"I should be able to confirm he is not. Otherwise, there would be no need for him to disguise himself like that." Qi Yunlei nodded.
Qi Yunxiao's eyes flickered, then he turned his gaze to Jin Chenjun and said, "Go to Qi Tian Fortress and invite the Enchantment Lord."
"The Enchantment Lord!" Jin Chenjun's eyes trembled. He nodded and walked out of the great hall. It seemed they were getting serious. Since he wasn't from the Wuji Palace, they would take control of such a powerful array master and make him serve them. But even now, doubts lingered in their hearts: What grudge did this Master Mu En hold against Qi Tian Fortress that he would come to the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses Region and put them in such a disadvantageous position?
However, once the Enchantment Lord arrived, all problems would be resolved.
"Yunsheng, take the Eastern Emperor and the Qi Emperor to guard the central area of the formation in this encampment. Mu En could use that place to activate the annihilation formation and destroy everything. We must be cautious." Qi Yunxiao added. He had witnessed the power of that formation firsthand—the annihilation array slaughtered everything, and seven Martial Emperors vanished in an instant. They had to prevent Mu En from touching the formation.
"I understand." Qi Yunsheng nodded slightly and split off to act. Meanwhile, Qi Yunxiao prepared to welcome the Enchantment Lord. Once the Enchantment Lord arrived, they would go together to Demon Cloud Peak and subdue Mu En. If they could gain the loyalty of such a formidable array master, even if it meant falling out with the Medicine King Immortal Palace, it would be worth it.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion. On Demon Cloud Peak, Lin Feng seemed completely unaware of all this, still immersed in his study of arrays.
Time passed slowly. Outside the Qi Tian Fortress encampment, a masked figure arrived alongside Jin Chenjun. It was none other than the Enchantment Lord.
"They're here." Qi Yunxiao and the others had been waiting. Seeing the Enchantment Lord arrive, they immediately soared into the air and came before him.
"Enchantment Lord." Qi Yunxiao and the others treated the Enchantment Lord with great courtesy. The Enchantment Lord merely nodded calmly, his eyes appearing especially eerie.
"Where is he?" the Enchantment Lord asked calmly.
"On Demon Cloud Peak. Let's go." Qi Yunxiao spoke. He, Qi Yunlei, the Enchantment Lord, and Jin Chenjun set off together—three mid-rank Emperors and one low-rank Emperor. Among them, two mid-rank Emperors were skilled in the power of void law. With such a lineup, even if Mu En had Mu Yi protecting him, he wouldn't escape. After all, these three were not ordinary mid-rank Emperors, especially the Enchantment Lord, who was extremely terrifying.
Soon, the four crossed the suspension bridge and arrived once again at Demon Cloud Peak. Lin Feng was still in the stone pavilion, but the stone table had been shattered by him. Lin Feng himself seemed to be drawing something on the ground, as if studying arrays.
"Master Mu En." Qi Yunxiao called out to Lin Feng from a distance. Even with such a lineup, he didn't act rashly. Instead, he planned to approach Lin Feng first and then capture him instantly.
When Lin Feng saw the Enchantment Lord appear, he understood everything. It seemed he had been exposed. Qi Tian Fortress intended to deal with the current Mu En the same way they had dealt with people from the small world—by subduing an array master.
"Senior Qi Yunxiao, what business do you have?" Lin Feng's voice feigned displeasure.
"Master Mu En, let me introduce a distinguished guest." As Qi Yunxiao spoke, the group continued advancing, closing in on Lin Feng.
"Stop." Lin Feng's voice suddenly turned cold. He shouted, causing Qi Yunxiao and the others to pause briefly. Qi Yunxiao looked at Lin Feng and asked, "Master Mu En, what is the meaning of this?"
"If you want to make introductions, you can stand right there." Lin Feng said coldly. Qi Yunxiao stared at Lin Feng, his eyes flickering. Mu En's attitude had completely changed. It seemed he already knew.
"Heh." A cold smile appeared on Qi Yunxiao's face. His gaze suddenly sharpened. Since the cards were on the table, there was no need to hide anymore. Law power surged around him, and a golden void light screen flickered faintly, extremely powerful.
"Master Mu En, you impersonated a disciple of the Wuji Palace to come to our Qi Tian Fortress. What exactly is your purpose?" This time, Qi Yunxiao asked directly.
"Naturally, to make things lively for Qi Tian Fortress—for example, by creating a feud with the Medicine King Immortal Palace." Lin Feng replied with a smile. Since they already knew, there was no need to hide anything.
"Indeed." Qi Yunxiao's expression grew even colder. "What benefit does this bring you, Master Mu En?"
"I like it." Lin Feng smiled.
"Since that's the case, why don't you stay forever in our Qi Tian Fortress?" Qi Yunxiao finally made his move. His foot stomped, and the void rippled. His body vanished from its spot in an instant, lunging toward Lin Feng.
The moment Lin Feng saw Qi Yunxiao move, he stomped hard on the ground. Suddenly, beneath Lin Feng's feet, a golden light screen pattern formed, radiating dazzling light. Within it, powerful void force spread out.
"Cut off their escape route." Qi Yunxiao's palm struck out, and a large handprint descended upon Lin Feng. But at that moment, Mu Yi stepped in front of Lin Feng and punched out. The handprint was blocked for a brief moment. Then, a light screen enveloped Lin Feng and Mu Yi's bodies. A golden beam shot into the void, vanishing as a streak of golden light.
"Formation." The handprint shattered the stone pavilion, reducing it to rubble. But the light screen pattern still flickered. Lin Feng had clearly carved a spatial formation there, with some of the functions of a spatial teleportation formation.
Spatial teleportation formations themselves were constructed from array patterns.
"He went below. Chase him." The Enchantment Lord immediately dashed down the fake peak. The void fluctuations from the formation weren't very strong—it was only a short-distance teleportation. Lin Feng hadn't left the Qi Tian Fortress encampment.
Their guess was correct. Over these past days, Lin Feng had been taking time to study the teleportation arrays from the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao. Although he couldn't yet carve a complete teleportation formation, he could easily carve a short-distance one. At this moment, he was above the Qi Tian Fortress encampment. Seeing Qi Yunsheng and the others guarding the center of the annihilation formation, a cold gleam flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. These people were cautious enough to have even guarded the annihilation formation.
When the Eastern Emperor, Qi Yunsheng, and the others saw Lin Feng and Mu Yi stepping through the void, sharp light filled their eyes.
"Senior Mu Yi." Lin Feng called out. Then, Mu Yi threw a long punch through the air. Dragons and serpents roared wildly, and a terrifying tearing force wreaked havoc there.
"Rending void law power, be careful." The Eastern Emperor stomped his foot, and a void light screen enveloped them. But the rending void law possessed terrifying tearing power, instantly shredding the void light screen. Dragons and serpents coiled toward the crowd.
"Retreat." The group leaped back. Then, Lin Feng's palm shook, and several array talismans flew toward the Eastern Emperor and the others.
"Explode." Lin Feng roared. The Eastern Emperor, Qi Yunsheng, and the others soared into the air, distancing themselves from the talismans. Lin Feng's displayed ability in arrays was too terrifying; they couldn't be sure how powerful these talismans were. But after they leaped into the air, they discovered that the talismans hadn't exploded at all. They had been tricked by Lin Feng.
"Stop him." Qi Yunsheng roared from afar. But by now, Lin Feng had already seized the center of the formation. His palms pressed directly onto the ground. Instantly, patterns blazed brightly, and lines spread outward in an instant. In just a brief moment, the vast Qi Tian Fortress encampment once again lit up with dazzling array pattern light.
"Dodge! Everyone into the air!" Qi Yunxiao roared. His body shot into the sky. Qi Yunsheng and the Eastern Emperor didn't need the reminder—they knew they had to retreat. Void law power surged violently, and their bodies shot toward the heavens like streaks of light.
"Let Qi Tian Fortress enjoy this once more." Lin Feng activated the annihilation formation. Just like that day, pillars of annihilation light shot into the sky, and the entire vast region was destroyed in an instant.
"How do we get out now?" Mu Yi stood beside Lin Feng, looking up at the void. The moment Lin Feng landed, the Qi Tian Fortress experts had already begun fleeing into the air. And since they were skilled in void power, they were faster than the Medicine King Immortal Palace people. So the formation couldn't kill those who fled quickly. Getting out was still a problem.
"Through here." Lin Feng stomped his foot on the ground. Suddenly, an annihilation force erupted—but this time, it struck downward. The earth split open, revealing a deep, endless black hole.
"You even carved an annihilation formation downward." Mu Yi was slightly surprised, looking at Lin Feng with admiration.
"This is also me destroying the annihilation formation. When I originally carved this formation, I left a backup plan." Lin Feng said. "Let's go. Qi Tian Fortress won't let me off easily. We need to hurry."
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# Chapter 1604: The Qi Emperor's Heartbeat
Outside the Qi Tian Fortress encampment, countless people looked up at the scene of destruction, their expressions frozen. What was happening? Why had Master Mu En's destruction formation activated again?
This time, it didn't seem like anyone had invaded Qi Tian Fortress. What had happened?
When the formation finally died down, the crowd saw the Qi Tian Fortress figures hovering in the void above, their faces ugly, staring fixedly at the dark hole below.
"The Qi Tian Fortress encampment has been destroyed again. And the Enchantment Lord—why is he here?" The crowd saw the masked figure, and their hearts trembled. They knew well who the Enchantment Lord was. He held a high position in Qi Tian Fortress and had controlled many experts, forming a formidable force for the fortress.
"Could it be that the Enchantment Lord came to control Master Mu En, causing Master Mu En to go berserk and activate the formation to raze the Qi Tian Fortress encampment again?" Someone made a bold guess. At this thought, their hearts pounded. This possibility couldn't be ruled out; otherwise, there was no explanation for what was happening.
"He cannot be allowed to escape." The Enchantment Lord's hoarse, cold voice emerged. Having witnessed Lin Feng's array power firsthand, he knew Lin Feng was dangerous. He couldn't be allowed to escape. And they still didn't know why Lin Feng was targeting them or what grudge he held against Qi Tian Fortress. They had to capture him.
"Go to the Great Zhou Immortal Palace to intercept him. I'll notify the Great Zhou Immortal Palace to close the city." Qi Yunxiao's voice fell, and he stepped forward. Void law power enveloped his body. A golden beam of light sped through the void, vanishing in an instant. The others quickly reacted. To leave the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses Region, one had to pass through the main city where the Great Zhou Immortal Palace was located. Lin Feng was fleeing and couldn't run recklessly, but they could. So they would definitely get ahead of Lin Feng.
Wind howled, figures moved like the wind, vanishing in an instant. They all went to pursue Lin Feng.
Although the distance was great, martial artists had sharp hearing. They clearly heard the conversation, and their hearts trembled even more. So the Enchantment Lord really had wanted to control Master Mu En, and now they wanted to intercept and kill him. But how could Qi Tian Fortress be so bold as to touch Master Mu En of the Wuji Palace?
The Great Zhou Immortal Palace encampment wasn't far from the Qi Tian Fortress encampment. Qi Yunsheng's speed was terrifying. Before long, he arrived and directly stepped into the depths of the Great Zhou Immortal Palace encampment, shouting, "Qi Yunxiao has urgent business and seeks an audience!"
Figures surged from the great halls of the Great Zhou Immortal Palace. Zhou Tianxiao and the mid-rank Emperor who had previously sent Zhou Tianxiao to apologize to Mu En at Qi Tian Fortress were both there.
"Qi Yunxiao, what business do you have at our Great Zhou Immortal Palace?" the mid-rank Emperor asked directly. Judging by Qi Yunxiao's demeanor, something serious had indeed happened.
"Master Mu En is not a member of the Wuji Palace. He is an impostor. His purpose is to deal with the Great Zhou Immortal Palace, the Medicine King Immortal Palace, and our Qi Tian Fortress. He has repeatedly humiliated you and instigated conflict between our Qi Tian Fortress and the Medicine King Immortal Palace. His intentions are worthy of death. Now that his scheme has been exposed, he is fleeing. I ask Brother Zhou to notify the Great Zhou Immortal Palace to seal the main city exit and intercept Mu En on this side of Mount Buzhou, preventing him from ever leaving the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses Region."
Qi Yunxiao's words were clear and distinct, reaching the ears of the Great Zhou Immortal Palace experts.
"Cough..." Zhou Tianxiao felt a pain in his heart upon hearing Qi Yunxiao's words, his chest tight. Not a member of the Wuji Palace?
A rumbling sound erupted as Zhou Tianxiao's golden sacred qi burst forth wildly, transforming into golden sharp swords. He was furious. He wasn't a member of the Wuji Palace! He had knelt and spoken to him, and in the end, he had only been given a single word: "Get lost."
"Is this true?" The Great Zhou Immortal Palace mid-rank Emperor's eyes also stiffened, his face ugly. His Great Zhou Immortal Palace had been humiliated repeatedly, yet they had endured the pain and gone to apologize, only to be driven away. Now Qi Yunxiao was telling him that Mu En wasn't from the Wuji Palace.
"Brother Zhou, do you think I would joke about something like this?" Qi Yunxiao's expression was serious, causing the other's eyes to blaze with terrifying killing intent. He roared, "Your Qi Tian Fortress has done well. Let's go!"
With that, his body violently churned the void, and he stepped away, preparing to intercept and kill Mu En and Mu Yi.
As Qi Yunxiao had said, Lin Feng and Mu Yi were moving stealthily, and their speed was indeed much slower. When they were about to leave this area and enter the Great Zhou Immortal Palace main city, they found that Qi Yunlei and the Eastern Emperor had already arrived. Of course, by now, Lin Feng and Mu Yi had changed their faces. Lin Feng and Mu Yi's new faces were ones Lin Feng had used in the small world before, but people from the great world wouldn't recognize them. Moreover, they were walking a hundred meters apart and had changed their clothes, so the Eastern Emperor and the others couldn't recognize them.
"Lin Feng, you go first." Mu Yi transmitted to Lin Feng. Lin Feng nodded slightly and, right under the Eastern Emperor's nose, stepped into the Great Zhou Immortal Palace main city. The Eastern Emperor and the others saw that Lin Feng's cultivation was at the Eighth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm. They scanned Lin Feng for a long time, but when they saw a faint life aura emanating from him, they relaxed their vigilance. This person was a martial artist cultivating life essence; it shouldn't be him.
After Lin Feng entered, Mu Yi also went inside, tailing not far behind Lin Feng. He thought to himself that Lin Feng's mask was indeed impressive, showing no flaws at all. Of course, both Lin Feng and his disguise abilities were strong. Lin Feng deliberately released a faint life aura, while he could conceal his aura, allowing them to pass smoothly.
Lin Feng didn't dare move too fast. At that moment, a whistling sound rolled through the void. Lin Feng looked up slightly and saw a group of Great Zhou Immortal Palace experts speeding past, heading straight for the distant immortal palace.
"Not good. Qi Tian Fortress has actually allied with the Great Zhou Immortal Palace. If the Great Zhou Immortal Palace seals the city, we're in trouble." Seeing Qi Yunxiao also among the Great Zhou Immortal Palace crowd, Lin Feng's heart sank.
He watched the figures vanish in an instant. It seemed he was too late. This was the Great Zhou Immortal Palace's territory. The vast main city was boundless. They would definitely seal the city before he could leave. The Great Zhou Immortal Palace wouldn't let a master-level array master escape.
"Senior Mu Yi, it seems we can't get out. The Great Zhou Immortal Palace will definitely seal the city." Lin Feng turned back, blending into the crowd, and transmitted to Mu Yi.
Due to the special geographical location of the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses Region, the gaps in the main cities were built extremely dangerously. Qi Tian Fortress was like this, and so was the Great Zhou Immortal Palace. If they tried to forcefully break through from another place, they would alert the Great Zhou Immortal Palace experts. That would be a risk—depending on whether the Great Zhou Immortal Palace experts could catch them.
"This kind of risk is very dangerous." Lin Feng thought to himself. As long as the Great Zhou Immortal Palace deployed some powerful experts, they would have no chance of escape.
"They can't seal the city forever. We'll wait in this main city until the day it's unsealed." Mu Yi was very calm. Now that their faces had completely changed, and this main city had countless people, finding them among the crowd would be no easy task.
Just as the two were conversing, a mirror light screen flashed through the void, like a cloud light, fleeting.
"That mirror light." Lin Feng's eyes narrowed. Fortunately, he and Mu Yi had changed their faces. Otherwise, when that mirror light swept over them, it would have locked onto their bodies. It was a very unique treasure.
"Senior Mu Yi, let's find an inn to stay at." Lin Feng transmitted to Mu Yi. Then, they left the area to find lodging. Meanwhile, the Great Zhou Immortal Palace main city and the buffer zone of the Nine Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses Region were in chaos. The news that Master Mu En was not a disciple of the Wuji Palace and was being hunted by Qi Tian Fortress had spread. When the Medicine King Immortal Palace learned of this, they were furious. They had been the ones harmed the most by Lin Feng. The White-Bearded Martial Emperor immediately ordered a full-scale pursuit of Mu En.
A few hours later, at the junction of the Great Zhou Immortal Palace and the buffer zone, many people stood in the void. A Qi Tian Fortress expert retrieved the void mirror, his expression not very pleasant.
"Can't find him?" Qi Yunlei's expression tightened.
"We've searched the buffer zone and the Great Zhou Immortal Palace main city. Nothing. I suspect they might have a technique to change their appearance, altering their faces. Of course, they could have gone to other main cities, but that's unlikely." The Qi Tian Fortress expert said slowly.
"Hmph, Qi Tian Fortress is truly laughable. You wanted to curry favor with an array master, and now you've made such a joke of yourselves." The White-Bearded Martial Emperor spoke sarcastically. Even knowing that Mu En wasn't from the Wuji Palace, the enmity between Qi Tian Fortress and the Medicine King Immortal Palace wouldn't be easily resolved.
The Qi Tian Fortress crowd's expressions were all unpleasant. This was indeed a big joke. If they had captured Lin Feng, it would have been fine. But if they couldn't, it would be disastrous.
At this moment, the Qi Emperor's eyes flickered uncertainly. Changing one's face—he knew someone who could do that. And it was someone he would never forget, someone etched into his bones. But by now, his cultivation should have reached the Ninth Layer of Sovereign Martial Realm.
"Qi Tian Fortress, Medicine King Immortal Palace, Great Zhou Immortal Palace." The Qi Emperor thought to himself. Suddenly, his eyes grew sharper and sharper. It seemed that this person had grudges against all three forces.
"But his array path..." The Qi Emperor's heart suddenly pounded. Array path, Wuji copper piece. Back then, hadn't the Wuji copper piece been obtained by Lin Feng? And not long ago, news had spread that someone had found the Wuji Emperor Palace.
"Array path. Yes, only when he is studying another ability would his cultivation stagnate." The Qi Emperor's eyes grew sharper and sharper. It was too similar. All the clues seemed to point to one person. His heart trembled more and more violently. Such terrifying array path—if that person had obtained the Wuji Heavenly Emperor's array path, it was absolutely possible!