After two days of rest, everyone was in high spirits and set off once again.

The canyon beyond the Purple Clematis Pass stretched for thousands of miles, with winding and treacherous roads, and ferocious beasts occasionally appearing, making their progress slow.

"After we pass the Fallen Eagle Gorge ahead, it will be a smooth journey. We can reach our destination in four or five days," the elder breathed a sigh of relief as they were about to leave the canyon.

Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted.

Traveling at a leisurely pace was more tiring than riding fast, and the rugged terrain was oppressive. They were all fed up with it.

Although the Fallen Eagle Gorge marked the end of the canyon, the terrain there was extremely dangerous, with mountains connected to mountains and numerous twists and turns. It was said that even a strong eagle couldn't cross it horizontally, hence the name Fallen Eagle Gorge.

"Fallen Eagle Gorge, truly a treacherous place."

Glancing at the rugged terrain around him, Qin Hao sneered, "Indeed, it's a perfect place for ambush and assassination."

He then instructed everyone, "Be careful here, it's not a friendly place."

"Why is His Highness acting like this?" Everyone was quite surprised.

Qin Hao had been fearless all the way, but now that they were about to leave the canyon, he suddenly became vigilant, leaving them somewhat puzzled.

However, Qin Hao's foresight unfortunately became reality shortly after they entered the Fallen Eagle Gorge.

Six black-clad masked men blocked their way from front to back.

These six men all had profound strength and strong murderous intent, all of them being experts in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Especially the leader, standing in the air, seemed to have the power of heaven and earth revolving around him, exuding a powerful aura that made it difficult to breathe.

He was a peak Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse, with an aura no weaker than the elder's.

The six Nascent Soul Realm experts approached aggressively, their murderous intent palpable.

"Who are you people, and why are you blocking our way?"

The elder rode forward, shouting loudly, his cultivation at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm fully unleashed as he confronted the leader.

"Haha, we are from the Beast Taming Sect. Your Xuantian Sect killed our fellow disciples and destroyed our sect. Today, we will make you pay the price!"

The leader of the Nascent Soul Realm experts sneered coldly, then waved his hand and ordered, "Attack!"

With the command given, the other five black-clad men drew their long knives and attacked with fierce killing intent.

They had obviously been waiting here for a long time and were eager to make their move.

"Protect His Highness!" Sikong Sheng shouted and leaped into the air, attacking the three black-clad men coming from behind.

Meanwhile, Dugu Jue, Li Xiuyun, and the other five also dismounted and surrounded Qin Hao.

It must be said that the five chosen by Duan Changsheng were indeed loyal and well-trained. Even in the face of strong enemies, they did not forget their mission.

Bang!

The clash of Qi exploded, like thunder reverberating.

The battle broke out in the front, with the elder, his white hair flying, resembling a fierce tiger. Each punch and palm strike could shatter the void, single-handedly holding off three black-clad men.

"The Sect Master personally led the attack on the Beast Taming Sect's stronghold and wiped out all their strong cultivators. How can there still be so many high-level experts from the Beast Taming Sect?"

Facing the six Nascent Soul Realm experts, everyone was shocked and angry.

Among their group, apart from the elder who was a peak Nascent Soul Realm expert, the rest were only in the Golden Core or Thousand Manifestations Realm, absolutely unable to withstand the siege of six Nascent Soul Realm experts. The gap was too great.

"The Beast Taming Sect?"

Qin Hao glanced at the six menacing black-clad men and remained calm: "Hmph, all the high-level experts of the Beast Taming Sect were exterminated by me. They wouldn't have chosen to attack me."

The Xuantian Sect had been in conflict with the Beast Taming Sect for many years, and both sides were well aware of each other's strength.

In the battle at Xuantian Mountain, including the Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect, all the experts above the Golden Core Realm were killed.

Even if Duan Changsheng had attacked the Beast Taming Sect's stronghold, a few small fry might have escaped, but they wouldn't have been able to get advance information about Qin Hao's departure and route.

"Not good, Senior Brother Sikong can't hold on!" Bai Ling suddenly exclaimed in horror.

Sikong Sheng had the cultivation of the Ninth Layer of the Golden Core Realm, and with diligent practice and superb martial arts, he could contend even with weaker Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

However, facing the fierce attack of three Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, he couldn't hold on for long and was soon forced to vomit blood and fly backward.

"Hmph, daring to challenge us with just Golden Core Realm cultivators, simply courting death!"

"Enough talk, kill!"

After defeating Sikong Sheng, the other three black-clad men who had been blocked in the back rushed towards Qin Hao.

On the other side, although the elder was fighting three opponents alone and fiercely, he gradually fell into a disadvantage.

The leader of the black-clad men, also at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, was extremely powerful. Teaming up with the other two Nascent Soul Realm experts, they gradually suppressed the elder, forcing him to retreat step by step.

"Don't linger in the battle, protect His Highness and break through!"

In a moment of crisis, the elder, shocked and angry, saw through Qin Hao's intentions and urged everyone.

"Why isn't His Highness leaving? These six people are extremely powerful. I can't hold on for much longer. Hurry and go!"

The elder was already burning his true Qi, and he didn't expect Qin Hao and the others to be setting up some kind of formation instead of fleeing, almost making him vomit blood out of anger.

The six Nascent Soul Realm experts also noticed this and sneered contemptuously.

"A bunch of brats who haven't grown up dare to set up a formation like this? Watch me break it!"

One of the Nascent Soul Realm triple experts among them stepped forward, disdainfully glanced at Qin Hao and the others, then drew his sword and rushed forward.

Crack!

He swung his sword three times, and three brilliant sword lights appeared, as if tearing the void apart, converging into a black crack that spread towards the golden sun in the sky.

"This is the Earth Grade Supreme Martial Art, Triple Void Shattering Slash!"

Sikong Sheng exclaimed in shock, his face extremely serious.

Earth Grade martial arts could only be mastered by cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm, and the Earth Grade Supreme Martial Art was the limit of power that a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator could unleash, with the ability to shatter the void.

This supremely powerful slash posed a threat even to a Nascent Soul Realm peak powerhouse.