A loud voice pierced the tense silence, commanding with authority, "Where is Jiang Lei?"
The disciples spun around and saw Elder Yu Shen emerging from a distant horizon, soaring through the air with incredible speed, his usually calm face now twisted with worry.
Elder Yu soared towards the crowd of disciples, his robes fluttering in the wind. The worried lines on his face deepened as he landed gracefully, with a thud, sending dust flying in the air. His eyes scanned the scene before him, taking in the sight of Jiang Lei's motionless body and the dark energy that wrapped around him like a snake.
"What in the world happened here?" he barked, his voice stern and sharp, his gaze shifted from Jiang Lei's unconscious form to the disciples surrounding him. Lin Feng, Chen Qiang, and the others quickly explained the unexpected turn of events, from the sudden disappearance of disciples including the strange dark energy that seemed to envelop Jiang Lei.