Lie Changgong and Long Rui did not die.
But those Dark Practitioners who attempted to retreat midway from the Ruins of the Fallen, forfeiting the contest, did not have such good luck.
The reason Lie Changgong and Long Rui didn't die was all thanks to one person, and that person was Chen Jiangyin.
Originally, when City Lord Changsun invited Chen Jiangyin to Four Symbols City, one of his purposes was for the latter to secretly set up a built-in Poison Array within the Transmission Array in the Ruins of the Fallen; anyone who entered the Transmission Array would be poisoned to death.
This involved years of secret collaboration between Danlu and Four Symbols City.
Although Chen Jiangyin was unwilling, he had no choice but to comply.
He initially planned to enter the Ruins of the Fallen, find Yue Jinghua, and secretly warn her, yet unexpectedly, he repeatedly missed encountering Yue Jinghua after entering the Ruins of the Fallen.
