After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

The leader, Changsun Ning, smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes; his gaze almost pierced through him.

Only then did Long Yucheng realize that he was clinging to Huo Yu like an octopus.

His arms were still tightly wrapped around Huo Yu's waist, and his breath was all on Huo Yu's neck. With the return of his sense of touch, he could even clearly feel the body temperature coming from under Huo Yu's clothes.

This realization struck him like a thunderbolt, causing him to hurriedly let go, stagger back two steps, his face burning as if on fire.

However, the four people in front of them had obviously seen this scene, and their expressions and reactions were all different.

Long Yucheng dared not look at Huo Yu, whom he had been holding for an unknown amount of time, but when he met Mu Chuyang's smiling eyes, he felt his scalp tingle. Meanwhile, several fine cracks had appeared on the fan handle that Changsun Ning was holding, and her gaze at Long Yucheng was so intense that it seemed as if she wanted to kill him with her eyes.

Long Yucheng felt as if he had thorns in his back. This cave was clearly very spacious, but at this moment he felt that the place was still too small, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

However, the reality was that the ground wouldn't split open on its own and swallow him up, so Long Yucheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and look at Ning Zhaoqiu, whose expression was as unfriendly as ever, trying to appear calm.

Only then did he notice that Meng Xia, who always clung to Changsun Ning and never left his side, was now standing behind Ning Zhaoqiu for some reason, her face pale and her eyes darting around, as if she was afraid of something.

Huo Yu remained calm, as if he hadn't been the one being held by Long Yucheng just moments before, and his gaze swept indifferently over the group of people who had suddenly appeared.

The murderous intent in Changsun Ning's eyes vanished in an instant. When he looked at Huo Yu, he had already adopted a gentle and refined demeanor.

"Brother Huo's disappearance in the third level truly worried me. Fortunately, Brother Huo is safe and sound now, which is truly..."

However, before Changsun Ning could finish speaking, the entire cave suddenly trembled.

The entrance where Changsun Ning and the others had appeared earlier was now rippling again, but this ripple was completely different from the previous gentle waves—it was like a violent storm, shaking violently, as if a tremendous force was crashing against the other end.

The spatial barrier emitted a cracking sound as it struggled to bear the weight, and fine cracks spread rapidly like a spider web.

The six people in the cave all changed color at the same time, looking warily at the source of the anomaly.

Mu Chuyang quickly formed hand seals, his fingertips flashing with golden light, outlining a hexagram in the void.

Upon seeing the blurry divination result, his face turned deathly pale, and his voice carried a barely perceptible hint of terror:

"Brother Changsun, we are no longer in the spatial rift; this cave is now in the Spirit Gathering Realm!"

……

At this moment, the Spirit Realm was in an uproar.

A dazzling golden light suddenly split open in the sky, as if the eye of the heavens had suddenly opened. The golden pillar of light, like a pillar of heaven, pierced straight into the sky, dyeing the entire sky a magnificent crimson gold.

The clouds churned in the golden light, like a boiling ocean, within which countless dragons seemed to roam freely. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged wildly at this moment, forming visible spiritual tides that swept outwards in all directions like surging waves.

This extraordinary phenomenon was so vast that it enveloped almost the entire cultivation world.

Whether they were cultivators from the frigid far north, rogue cultivators from the shores of the South China Sea, or powerful sect leaders who dominated the Central Plains, all were shocked by this sudden celestial phenomenon. They all looked up at the golden pillar of light, their eyes flashing with shock and longing.

In an instant, countless cultivators took to the air on their swords, streaking across the sky like meteors, rushing toward the center of the strange phenomenon.

Around the cave, silver runes flowed endlessly, radiating a chilling pressure, as if forming a natural barrier to protect this mysterious cave.

Hundreds of cultivators had already gathered near the cave, some standing and some standing, their eyes fixed on the entrance of the cave.

Several impatient cultivators rushed towards the entrance of the cave, clearly eager to seize the opportunity and obtain the treasures within.

"Get out of my way! Now that this cave has appeared in Qianzhou, it is already ours for the Demon Yin Sect!"

A cultivator dressed in black robes roared, his voice like thunder, echoing throughout the heavens and earth.

Before he finished speaking, he had already drawn a blood-red longsword, its blade flashing like a rainbow, carrying a chilling killing intent, aimed directly at the cultivators rushing towards the cave.

His move instantly disrupted the surrounding situation, and the cultivators who were originally observing took advantage of the chaos to act, each displaying their unique abilities.

Meanwhile, the cultivators who were rushing over from afar saw that the center of the strange phenomenon was already in chaos, and they also desperately activated their escape techniques, wanting to join the battle.

In an instant, sword shadows and blade flashes crisscrossed around the cave, the roar of magical treasures was deafening, and spiritual energy surged, forming an extremely chaotic battlefield.

Hundreds of cultivators fought desperately for ownership of the cave, the battle so fierce that the sky darkened and blood stained the heavens, the whole scene filled with a chilling and frenzied atmosphere.

However, the melee did not last long.

"Hmph, a bunch of ants."

An extremely arrogant voice suddenly rang out, as if it came from the heavens above, carrying endless majesty and contempt.

Immediately afterwards, a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky appeared out of thin air, and with a gentle wave, it directly killed hundreds of cultivators in the midst of the melee, leaving them no power to resist.

Those cultivators who were not directly under the giant hand were also violently thrown back by an immense spiritual force, like kites with broken strings, flying backwards, spitting out blood, looking extremely disheveled.

Those who survived such a terrifying attack naturally sensed the power and terror of the newcomers. Those who knew better had already fled far away, fearing that they would be caught in the aftershocks when these powerful beings started fighting.

However, a few brave souls hesitated, clinging to a sliver of hope. But in the next moment, before they could even regret their actions, they were already cold corpses, falling from the sky and sending dust flying.

The golden light in the sky grew increasingly intense and dazzling. The spiritual energy around the cave almost solidified, transforming into a dazzling band of light that swirled and shone brightly, like a miniature Milky Way cascading down.

In a corner of this golden sky, a crack suddenly appeared in the eastern horizon, and a vast purple aura descended from the sky, stretching for thousands of miles, as if to complement the golden light and dance together in the heavens.

"It's been a while since we last met, but Fellow Daoist Dan Chen's temperament hasn't changed at all."

Along with this strange phenomenon, an aged voice rang out, and an old man dressed in purple robes arrived riding on auspicious clouds.

With each step he took, a purple lotus bloomed beneath his feet, each lotus possessing nine distinct petals and emitting a wonderful fragrance.

Behind the old man, the dense purple aura condensed into a giant dragon, which coiled and danced in the sky, its roar resounding through the heavens.