Mu Jie's personal treasure was the Lianyue Jiao left to her by her mother. Not only was it white as snow, but its texture was as delicate as fresh snow. Although it couldn't be considered a top-grade magic weapon, she had never been willing to discard it. Firstly, she couldn't find a more suitable one for herself, and secondly, it was the only memento left to her by her mother. After so many years, she had become accustomed to using it and could bring out its full potential.

At this moment, as that purple light flew over, Mu Jie slightly raised her arm and the Lianyue Jiao in her hand shot out swiftly, entangling with the purple light and struggling with it. The white and purple colors were particularly eye-catching in the dark night. The two lights rolled in the air like flames, except that the white light was obviously weaker than the purple light.

It was unknown who had released this purple light. The other party was hidden while Mu Jie was exposed. Undoubtedly, anyone who could be regarded as a trusted expert by the city lord Ma Dong must be no ordinary person. Even though she struggled to hold on, she quickly fell into a disadvantageous position. The purple light grew brighter while the white light gradually weakened.

The black fog over there covered a much larger area than the purple light, so its power was naturally greater. Wherever the black fog passed, the grass and trees all turned charred black. If it fell on a person's body, they would probably turn into a corpse in an instant.

Zhou Yin held three talismans, chanted an incantation, and threw them towards the black fog.

The talismans seemed to be endowed with life, automatically stopping in mid-air and forming an invisible wall, blocking the black fog.

The power of the talismans was determined by the user. If the user's cultivation was higher than the opponent's, they might be able to completely devour the black fog. Although Zhou Yin had the memories and experience of an extra lifetime, and was very seasoned and composed when facing enemies, the physical conditions were still there after all.

It was impossible for heavenly lightning to strike and kill all the enemies in a reversal of fate. With his current cultivation level, being able to block the black fog, whose owner might be a Core Formation late-stage cultivator, was already astonishing enough.

On the side, Yu Nuo showed a look of surprise and doubt. After a little more thought, he became even more certain of his previous idea, thinking that Zhou Yin, just like himself comprehending the secrets of the Vast Sea Star Chart, had obtained some opportunity from that Sumeru Ring, making him so powerful.

There were people who wanted the city lord dead every day, but no one had ever run into the back garden before. City Lord Ma Dong was embracing Mu Qi in the throes of passion when he heard that the back garden had been invaded. His face immediately changed greatly and he ordered people to come over immediately and make sure to kill the other party.

He himself sent people to find the four chief stewards of the East, South, West and North to discuss countermeasures.

As a result, a moment later, the people sent out came back to report, and only then did he know that among the four chief stewards, the North and West had already rebelled. The South Chief Steward had always been paying lip service while acting against him in secret. The attendant said he was in closed-door cultivation and should not be disturbed. Only the East Chief Steward, who was irritable and not very useful, came. Even his most beloved concubine, Mu Qi's sister, had run away.

Ma Dong prided himself on his meticulous schemes. From obtaining the position of city lord three hundred years ago until now, he had just removed the former North Steward who had rebellious intentions and promoted someone loyal to himself.

He gradually felt that no one could challenge his authority anymore, so he also relaxed. But he didn't expect that someone would take advantage of a loophole.

Mu Qi draped a thin veil over herself and lay obediently beside him, vaguely revealing her voluptuous body underneath.

She had always enjoyed a life of glory and wealth, being above others. The Cloud Dream City Lord happened to satisfy all her desires. Moreover, because of her beauty, he doted on her very much, so she was willing to stay by the city lord's side, unlike Mu Jie who was waiting for an opportunity to escape.

"Don't worry, they will be caught!" Mu Qi hated Mu Jie so much that she gritted her teeth. She reached out her slender jade hand to caress the Cloud Dream City Lord's chest.

Who knew that the city lord would sweep a slap across her face, knocking her to the edge of the bed, causing her face to swell up high.

Mu Qi was so frightened that she couldn't react for a moment.

"Cheap slut!" The city lord vented all his anger on her.

The Cloud Dream City Lord understood that the other party had not come to assassinate him, but instead went to the back garden. Undoubtedly, they knew the secret of how to get out.

He himself had long forgotten how many things he had eaten here, and there was no possibility of ever leaving again in his eternal life.

But since he couldn't get out, he wouldn't want others to be able to get out either. However, he had always kept this secret very well. The former North Steward who knew the passage was already dead, unless he had told someone else before.

However, even if he was angry, it was impossible for him to send out all his men. If he had no one by his side, it would also be a very dangerous situation.

In the back garden, seeing that the purple light and black fog could not do anything to the crowd, seven or eight people rushed over on various flying magic tools, their colored lights flashing across the sky.

"Trespassing in a forbidden area, what punishment should you bear!" One of them shouted loudly.

It's just that no one paid attention to him. Zhou Yin's mind moved, and the jade hairpin flew out from the bun on his head, automatically transforming into the Lingyin Sword and sweeping towards the other party with lightning speed.

The other party was on guard, so the Lingyin Sword did not injure anyone, but automatically entangled with the other party. For a while, it was impossible to see who would win.

On the other side, he took the Heaven Washing Brush in his hand and made a stroke in mid-air.

Dozens of water arrows shot towards the seven or eight people from all directions.

Those several people were all Core Formation cultivators, and there were also one or two Nascent Soul cultivators. They all had protective barriers around them. Most of the water arrows could not injure them, and one or two that broke through the barriers were caught by the other party.

Even so, it was enough to buy a moment of time for the others to focus on breaking the prohibition on the well.

The reason why Zhou Chen and the others did not lend a helping hand was because they were busy with another matter at the moment.

After gathering here, everyone quickly clarified the division of labor.

The prohibition on the dry well was very powerful, having been added layer by layer by generations of city lords, totaling more than a dozen layers. It was impossible to open it with just the Foundation Establishment cultivation of Zhou Yin and Mu Jie, so Zhou Chen, Yun Zong, Yu Nuo and others took turns to break the prohibition, while Zhou Yin and Mu Jie guarded the law on the side. Once there were enemies coming, they had to repel them.

The two people Zhou Chen brought with him came in handy at this time. One man and one woman, both Core Formation middle-stage cultivators. Although they were not the highest among the crowd, they were more than enough to block the other party's momentum and delay time.

Breaking the prohibition was the ultimate goal, and there was no need to waste spiritual power in a fight to the death with the other party. Once Zhou Yin and Mu Jie could not hold on, they could immediately take over.

On that side, Mu Jie could not hold on and was defeated. One of the two people Zhou Chen brought with him immediately made a hand seal, and a faint green light flew from his hand towards the purple light, instantly transforming into a strange beast that opened its bloody mouth and swallowed the purple light in one gulp.

After the initial shock, one of the cultivators on the other side felt heartbroken, because that purple light was his beloved magic treasure that he had refined for many years, but it was actually devoured in one bite like this.

Zhou Yin had already guessed that the people brought by Zhou Chen were most likely demon beast cultivators as well. This battle further confirmed his suspicions.

As he glanced over there, his attention was naturally divided. In a moment of carelessness, the Lingyin Sword fell. The opposing cultivator swept his whisk, sending a gust of wind over, which was blocked by another of Zhou Chen's subordinates.

Zhou Yin, using his mind for three tasks simultaneously, was already exceeding expectations by lasting this long. The two took over from Zhou Yin and Mu Jie, continuing to buy time for Zhou Chen and the others.

After an hour, everyone felt strained, fatigue gradually showing.

Just as they were gritting their teeth and holding on, a cry of alarm was heard from Yu Nuo as the last seal was also unlocked by Yun Zong.

Unlike the previous inconspicuousness, a white light instantly flashed out from the well, shooting straight into the sky.

Powerful demon energy and resentment surged out from the well, not only causing Zhou Yin and the others to change color but also affecting the few cultivators sent by the Cloud Dream City Lord to kill them.

Zhou Chen's face completely sank.

No wonder since he arrived in Cloud Dream City, he felt a faint demonic aura. It turned out to be here. If there were demons inside, they must have been suppressed for many years to have such sky-high resentment.

Yu Nuo said, "Time waits for no one, let's go quickly!"

Seeing that no one moved, he took the lead to the well and said, "I'll go down and take a look first," then leaped in.

At this point, Zhou Yin and the others had no choice but to go. One by one, they jumped into the well.

The opposing side didn't react in time, watching them disappear into the well. When they came back to their senses, they sent someone to report to the city lord. The rest didn't dare to jump down, only looking down from the edge of the well. As the white light dissipated, they saw a deep, dark abyss, as if leading to the nether world.

The Cloud Dream City Lord was so angry he stomped his feet, but there was no way. He could only place many more layers of restrictions on the dry well and send people to guard it closely, not allowing anyone to approach.

As for Zhou Yin, he kept falling for a long time before landing on solid ground.

The ground beneath was damp, accompanied by the smell of rotten leaves and mud, a terrible stench. It wasn't quiet around him. Through the stone walls on the sides, Zhou Yin could faintly hear the sound of flowing water.

He didn't hear the voices of others, indicating they weren't here. Zhou Yin took out a talisman, shook his hand a few times, and the talisman ignited. He threw it out and it turned into a bright lantern, floating in the air in front of him. As Zhou Yin got up and walked forward, the lantern also moved ahead, always maintaining a not-too-far, not-too-close distance from his brow.

This lantern not only provided illumination but could also provide timely defense when attacked from the front. He had consumed a lot of spiritual power in the battle with those people just now and needed to rest and recuperate at this time, so he didn't want to waste extra spiritual power.

The ground was not only muddy but also had uneven puddles. The stone walls on both sides, even the ceiling above, were all seeping water, the environment extremely damp.

After walking for a while, footsteps could be heard coming from the corner ahead on the right.

"Who is it?" Zhou Yin called out.

The other party didn't answer, the sound suddenly stopping.

Zhou Yin's footsteps didn't stop as he continued forward.