Silence!
The entire venue fell silent, regardless of the strength of the individuals present, everyone was speechless at this moment.
From the moment the nuclear weapon was launched, everyone had assumed that the mysterious expert who had secretly broken through to the 9th Realm was doomed. After all, even a Land Immortal couldn't survive a nuclear weapon.
But what had they just witnessed?
That mysterious expert had actually split the nuclear missile in half with a single sword strike. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed such a thing could happen.
This level of power was completely beyond their comprehension!
After a good ten minutes had passed, an elder finally rasped, "Everyone, did that mysterious expert really split the nuclear missile with a single sword?"
Even after ten minutes, the elder found it hard to believe what he had seen, because this was power beyond comprehension, akin to witnessing something utterly incredible, something that seemed impossible. In such a situation, it needed to be confirmed repeatedly.
No one answered the question. Many martial experts instinctively turned their gaze to Ye Nantian, the foremost martial artist in Jinling.
Ye Nantian took a deep breath and pulled out his phone to contact the Earth Martial Dao Alliance.
"Nantian, what's the situation?" The contact was naturally also from the Dragon Nation, named Long San, a primary contact for the Earth Martial Dao Alliance. "That mysterious expert should be dead by now, right? What's the situation on the ground? Were there any innocent casualties?"
The mysterious expert was undoubtedly dead, and the higher-ups in the Dragon Nation were more concerned about whether any innocents had been caught up in it.
"Ah." Before Ye Nantian could respond, Long San sighed. "This mysterious expert who broke through to become a Land Immortal, no matter what, had the strength of the 8th Realm. If he could break through so easily and was detected, if he had applied to us, maybe we could have given him a special privilege. Once our Land Immortals fell, he could have been the first to break through. What a pity, he just couldn't wait."
An 8th Realm expert was a significant force for the Martial Dao of the Dragon Nation, as there were only a few 9th Realm experts on Earth, and an 8th Realm expert could already be considered top-tier.
"This is a great loss for our Martial Dao." Long San lamented again.
"Elder Long..." Ye Nantian hesitated, his expression full of shock.
Long San detected the anomaly in Ye Nantian's tone, and his face changed: "Could it be that the losses are severe?"
Did the worst-case scenario happen?
If the mysterious expert broke through in the city, it would be a severe loss for the Dragon Nation.
"No." Ye Nantian took a deep breath and recounted what he had just seen and heard.
Long San fell silent, not speaking for a long time.
"Elder Long, that mysterious expert seems to be quite young..." Ye Nantian hadn't clearly seen the mysterious expert, but from the figure and some physical features, he could tell the person was relatively young, though he couldn't determine the exact age.
"Not over forty!"
That was his conclusion.
Hiss!
Long San drew a sharp breath. A Land Immortal under forty, who could split a nuclear missile with a single sword, what kind of power was that?
To put it bluntly, this ninth Land Immortal on Earth was undoubtedly the strongest Land Immortal in history.
What did this mean?
It meant that the Dragon Nation not only had a second Land Immortal but also held the position of the world's foremost Martial Dao, giving them a voice in many matters.
In just a few breaths, Long San made a decision: "Conceal any information about this mysterious expert, officially declare he was killed by the nuclear missile, and spare no effort to find this young mysterious expert!"
After giving the order, Long San immediately hung up, clearly intending to inform the leader of the Dragon Nation of this news as soon as possible.
What Long San didn't know was that after so many martial experts left, they all made the same decision.
"Find, we must find that mysterious expert!"
This was everyone's first thought.
Meanwhile.
At the Qin Family in Jinling.
Qin Chuan returned to the former Qin Family at once. After five hundred years, nothing had changed here, because for Earth, only two and a half years had passed.
He could sense some people within the Qin Family, but his sister was not there.
His sister's life force was still waning, indicating she was in trouble, and the Qin Family was in trouble too. Qin Chuan was anxious, without hesitation, he immediately stepped into the Qin Family.
"Where did this beggar come from, daring to trespass on private property? Get out of here, go beg somewhere else, this is not the place for you!"
A middle-aged man with a potbelly immediately shouted.
When Qin Chuan tore through space to return, his clothes were already tattered, making him look no different from a beggar.
"Who is it, so blind as to dare trespass on our Zhang Family?" Another middle-aged woman came out, but when she saw Qin Chuan, she froze, her expression full of panic, clearly not expecting Qin Chuan to return at this time.
"Oh, isn't this Qin Chuan? You're actually still alive?" A young woman in her twenties came out, but as soon as she saw Qin Chuan's attire, she immediately showed disdain.
Qin Chuan frowned, not recognizing the middle-aged woman and young girl at first. After a good ten seconds, he remembered who they were from long-buried memories.
The middle-aged woman was the Qin Family's former maid, Yu Hui.
And the young girl was Yu Hui's daughter, Feng Ruiyun.
As for the potbellied man, Qin Chuan could guess even if he hadn't seen him before; he was likely Yu Hui's husband. What he hadn't expected was that while his parents and sister were in trouble, this maid had taken over the nest?
Qin Chuan's face darkened: "Where is my sister?"
"Young Master, you... how did you come back?" Yu Hui looked incredulous. This Young Master had been missing for over two years, presumed dead. Otherwise, with such major changes in the Qin Family, he couldn't possibly not return.
The key was, why did he look like a beggar?
The potbellied man now knew who Qin Chuan was, touched his belly, and sneered disdainfully: "What Young Master? The Qin Family is history. But since you're a Qin, I'll give you a hundred yuan, take the money and leave. A hundred yuan is already generous."
With that, he pulled a hundred yuan from his pocket and tossed it to Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan didn't catch it, and the hundred yuan fell to the ground.
Yu Hui thought that with the Qin Family in such a state, what could Qin Chuan change by coming back? She then dropped her polite facade, no longer calling him Young Master: "Qin Chuan, take this hundred yuan for food, don't say I didn't consider the past with your Qin Family."
"Filthy beggar, take the money and get out of my house!" Feng Ruiyun scolded disdainfully.
Boom!
At that moment, a powerful aura erupted from Qin Chuan, like the reversal of the sun and moon. In an instant, the family of three was shocked to the ground.
Qin Chuan's voice was penetrating, shaking the hearts of the family of three, as he enunciated each word: "Tell me, where is my sister?!"