For five hundred years, I have been bound in this forbidden land, and yet here you are, dear Independent Cultivator, shedding tears for what reason?

Summary

As they ventured deeper, fear engulfed the group upon discovering numerous corpses of renowned cultivators, each killed with remarkable efficiency. The atmosphere grew tense as they realized the gravity of the situation; the ambushers had set up a deadly Aoi Bamboo Dragon Trapping Formation, threatening their survival. Among the deceased was Tu Bi Qiong, a powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator, whose unexpected demise left everyone in disbelief. The group speculated about the identity of the killer, with suspicions falling on Feng Bu Gui, a seventh-layer Qi Refinement cultivator, despite the apparent impossibility of such a feat. As they continued to uncover more bodies, including that of the esteemed Heaven's Chosen Ji Shao Ming, doubts about Feng's capabilities intensified, leading to heated debates among the survivors about who could truly be responsible for the carnage. The growing number of fallen cultivators heightened their anxiety, leaving them uncertain about their own fates as they pressed on.

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