Since it was an area-of-effect teleportation, it was normal for some Blood Demons to have been sent out as well. However, Jiang Zuo wasn’t worried. There were only a few Blood Demons, and they were stupid. They wouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble after getting out.

After all, most of the people there were from the Holy Land. If things really got out of hand, they could always ask the Perception Department for help.

Afterward, Jiang Zuo set his sights on that expert. His gun was once again aimed at her.

’To be honest, if I kill her here, everyone will assume she was killed by the Blood Demons.’

But the moment he thought about how Su Qi would likely cry her eyes out if this person died, he lost his desire to kill her.

With that, Jiang Zuo gave up. ’Let her fend for herself.’

Meanwhile, Yue Xi gazed in surprise toward Jiang Zuo’s direction. She had just felt another powerful force lock onto her.

She had also sensed a hidden killing intent—the other party wanted to kill her.

But then, they had unexpectedly given up.

’And that Array just now... it was almost certainly a Teleportation Array.’

She couldn’t understand at all. Was this person friend or foe?

Fortunately, however, they were all unharmed. All in all, they had come out ahead.

Yue Xi then struggled to her feet and bowed respectfully in Jiang Zuo’s direction. It was the least she could do.

Jiang Zuo watched her coldly, showing no reaction. He couldn’t care less.

’It’s not like I spared the Holy Land for her sake,’ he thought. ’But this wasn’t a total loss. At least I scared the Blood Demons.’

They probably wouldn’t dare cause trouble in the vicinity again.

Without their two leaders, the Blood Demon forces quickly collapsed. The rest of the battle was completely one-sided.

Jiang Zuo found it boring now. ’This is all Su Qi’s fault for ruining my fun.’

Shaking his head, he decided to leave the palace and go straight back. The first thing he’d do upon returning was go "check on" Su Qi, and then he’d summon her back home to pick a fight.

However, when Jiang Zuo returned to the first floor, he discovered something strange about the original Battle Tomb Stele.

The stone statues in front of the Battle Tomb Stele were still intact, and the Evil Qi hadn’t dissipated either. They probably weren’t connected to the statues upstairs.

Right then, a palm-sized stone stele was floating beside the Battle Tomb Stele. It was something Jiang Zuo hadn’t seen when he went upstairs.

’It must have appeared while I was gone.’

Jiang Zuo reached out to touch the stele. The moment his hand got close, the stele fell right into it.

It was as if it had been waiting for him to come and take it.

Jiang Zuo was surprised. "Is this a thank-you gift for me?"

He couldn’t think of any other explanation.

A warm aura from the stele was continuously flowing into Jiang Zuo’s body, as if agreeing with what he had said.

"Battle Spirit Stele?" Jiang Zuo said in surprise as he looked at the words on the stele.

’Battle Spirit Stele? Battle Tomb Stele?’

’Well, I don’t understand what this is supposed to mean,’ Jiang Zuo thought. He put the stele away anyway. ’I’ll study its function when I get back.’

Under the watchful gaze of the stone soldiers, Jiang Zuo slowly departed from the palace.

In truth, Jiang Zuo had grown quite fond of this place. The entire palace was a pure, natural array matrix—a veritable treasure trove for him.

It was a pity he couldn’t take any of it with him. Even if he could, it would just turn into ordinary Array Stones.

An Array Stone is an Array Stone, and an array matrix is an array matrix. They weren’t the same thing.

After walking out of the palace, Jiang Zuo didn’t linger and left the area directly.

Theoretically, the battle inside should be over soon. With the Blood Demons gone, he had no idea who would end up controlling this place.

Jiang Zuo didn’t care who took control, as long as they didn’t cause any trouble.

However, what no one expected was that after Jiang Zuo left, the palace—or rather, the special space within the grand cosmic configuration—began to collapse and disappear.

"Huh? Why is it collapsing? We have to run!" Liu Yiyi grabbed Liuyue Xue and Xiao Xiaomo and made a break for the exit.

Xiao Xiaomo said worriedly, "I wonder how Jiu Xi is doing."

Liuyue Xue pulled out her phone, typed a message, and showed it to Xiao Xiaomo: "Let’s worry about ourselves first. It looks like we’re not going to make it."

Xiao Xiaomo was speechless. ’She’s still typing at a time like this?’ However, since Liu Yiyi was carrying both of them, they barely had to exert any effort to move.

At that moment, the collapse expanded drastically. Any further delay, and they would likely be trapped inside forever.

Liu Yiyi shouted, "Do you know anyone nearby? Call for help! If all else fails, Liuyue Xue, it’s time to play the pretty-face card!"

Liuyue Xue: "..."

Fortunately, Blade Master Hai Bian arrived just then. "How did you girls get in so deep? I’m surprised you’re still in one piece."

As he spoke, a gentle breeze erupted from Blade Master Hai Bian, enveloping the three of them and whisking them rapidly away.

"Phew," Liuyue Xue let out a breath, then pulled out her phone to type. She showed the screen to Liu Yiyi and Xiao Xiaomo: *Phew, we’re safe. For a second there, I thought we were goners.*

Liu Yiyi: "..."

Xiao Xiaomo: "..."

Anyone who didn’t know better would have really thought she was mute.

******

Meanwhile, Yue Xi was carried away by several Tier Four and Tier Five experts from the Holy Land. Fortunately, the combat zones had been clearly demarcated by tier; otherwise, Liuyue Xue and her friends might have truly met their end here.

"Martial Aunt, the Saintess...?" a Holy Land Disciple asked. He had been searching for a long time but hadn’t seen any sign of the Saintess.

Something happening to the Saintess would be no small matter.

Yue Xi shook her head. "They should be fine. Let’s get out of here first. We don’t want to displease that person."

They were surprised. "That person?"

Yue Xi gave a wry smile. "How do you think this place started collapsing? How do you think the Blood Demons were defeated? In any case, let’s not discuss it."

"Uh, wasn’t it you all who caused it to collapse during the fight?"

"..."

Most people were fleeing the area, having abandoned the fight.

Outside, Su Qi was holding Jingyue, a dazed look on her face. The people beside her were just as stunned. ’We’re... we’re out just like that?’

Every single one of them found it unbelievable. They had thought they were going to die.

The Blood Demons were the same. After a moment of dumbfounded confusion, they immediately fled for their lives. The place was a death trap.

Seeing the Blood Demons flee, the people from the Holy Land didn’t give chase. Protecting the Saintess was the priority now.

Only then did Su Qi ask worriedly, "Senior Sister, are you okay?"

Jingyue said weakly, "I’m... I’m not okay."

"What’s wrong? Tell me. Just hang in there, we’ll heal you right now."

"Quick... get away from here," Jingyue said urgently. "If I’m... if I’m seen like this, I’ll... I’ll lose fans!"

They were right at the entrance to the construction site, and people were already starting to rush out from inside. What would become of her graceful image as the Saintess?

Su Qi: "..."

The people nearby: "..."

In the end, Su Qi had no choice but to comply with Jingyue’s wishes. The priority was to get her back home anyway.

Jiang Zuo, meanwhile, had also exited. His exit, of course, wasn’t the construction site, but the small courtyard of his villa. The moment he appeared, Jiang Zuo was surprised to discover that the grand cosmic configuration seemed to have changed.

’What’s going on? Is it disappearing? Or is it planning to move somewhere else?’

The grand cosmic configuration was a special existence in the world. It could roam anywhere between heaven and earth and wasn’t formed from the physical components of the land, like mountains and rivers.

Therefore, if the grand configuration was disappearing, it was highly likely that it was simply relocating.

There weren’t many conditions that could cause a grand cosmic configuration to relocate, which was why Jiang Zuo was a little surprised.