After pondering silently for a moment, the Star Wolf Sect Leader nodded to himself and murmured, “Right, my elder brother was correct! I can use deception to mask reality and reality to disguise deception. The more I emphasize the defense of Immortal Beast Mountain, the more others will suspect something is wrong there. If I act as if Immortal Beast Mountain is unimportant, no one will care about it. Besides, my elder brother has left; who will protect me now? I must retrieve those three Supreme Treasures for my own protection! Yes, I’ll go right now!”
Because the Star Wolf Sect Leader was cowardly and feared death, he immediately vanished and rushed toward Immortal Beast Mountain.
Coincidentally, Elder Xingjue was there as well.
Upon seeing Elder Xingjue at first glance, Xinglang was startled and asked, “Elder Xingjue, what are you doing here? Weren’t you supposed to be inspecting the Ninth Heaven with your disciples?”
“Oh, Sect Leader…”
Elder Xingjue was taken aback, unsure why the Sect Leader had suddenly appeared, and quickly improvised, “I was worried about the defenses here, so I decided to return early to inspect them.”
Aside from Star River Immortal Emperor and Sect Leader Xinglang, only the three senior elders knew about the hidden materials and pills here.
Seeing Elder Xingjue so concerned about the sect’s affairs, Xinglang was deeply moved and patted Xingjue’s shoulder, saying emotionally, “Junior Brother, it’s rare to see such sincerity from you. There’s nothing wrong here; rest assured. Come, let’s return to the sect together and have a few drinks. It’s been so long since we last shared a drink…”
Xinglang’s thoughts raced, and immediately he retrieved the three Supreme Treasures, leaving behind only some formations.
“Senior Brother, what are you doing?” Elder Xingjue was puzzled and confused when he saw Xinglang retrieving the treasures.
“This is called deception masking reality, hahaha…”
Xinglang whispered something into Elder Xingjue’s ear and laughed proudly, as if he had come up with a brilliant strategy.
Damn it… Elder Xingjue silently cursed in his heart, feeling that Shui Miao’s fortune was incredibly good. No wonder he had cultivated the Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies and was protected by the Purple Fortune Qi—he was destined for great achievements! Heaven itself was helping him, and following him was the only way forward.
Elder Xingjue had learned about Shui Miao’s extraordinary fortune from Ao Shuang, knowing it was due to the protection of the Purple Fortune Qi.
But he hadn’t expected Shui Miao’s fortune to be this good—Heaven itself was aiding him.
Shocked, Elder Xingjue was dragged by Xinglang to drink.
With things weighing heavily on his mind, Xingjue couldn’t drink.
Unexpectedly, the temperamental Xinglang felt the celebration wasn’t lively enough and summoned several other elders, each with their own duties, to join them in drinking, celebrating the Sanqing Sect’s dominance over the Ninth Heaven.
Elder Xingjue felt this was the perfect moment to bring Shui Miao in.
Thus, Elder Xingjue made an excuse and left the Sanqing Sect.
Coincidentally, he met Shui Miao on the way.
Upon hearing the situation, Shui Miao inwardly exclaimed that Heaven itself was aiding him.
Together, the two arrived at Immortal Beast Mountain. Elder Xingjue immediately activated his spiritual power to dismantle the formations, while Shui Miao sneaked into the treasure vault and, with a surge of spiritual energy, rapidly collected refining materials and large quantities of pills.
After succeeding effortlessly, Shui Miao transformed into the appearance of an elder from the Sanqing Sect and fled with Elder Xingjue into the clouds.
“Brother, what should we do now?” hiding deep within the clouds, Elder Xingjue nervously looked around while whispering to Shui Miao.
“What else can we do? We escape, as far as we can. I plan to escape to the Fifth Heaven,” Shui Miao scanned the surroundings with his divine sense and, finding no powerful presences, added, “Unfortunately, I don’t know the way. Do you, big brother?”
“I do, of course,” Xingjue nodded repeatedly, “But I don’t understand why the Fifth Heaven?”
“Good, then,” Shui Miao sighed in relief, “Because there’s an entrance to the Immortal Demon Realm in the Fifth Heaven, and I want to escape there.”
“That’s a great idea!” Elder Xingjue’s heart stirred, feeling that the Immortal Demon Realm in the Fifth Heaven was indeed an excellent place to escape to. “By the way, I heard there’s also a Holy Land of the Demon Domain inside the Immortal Demon Realm. It allows communication with the Heavenly Court and grants Imperial Qi, though it’s extremely dangerous. There are many powerful experts in the Immortal Demon Realm, whose strength rivals that of ordinary Immortal Emperors…”
“No matter how many experts there are, we must go. Elder Brother Xingjue, from now on, you’re my real older brother.” Shui Miao had hidden a self-destruct Immortal Artifact within Elder Xingjue’s spiritual realm, which contained a formation capable of detecting thoughts. Knowing that Elder Xingjue was now completely loyal to him, Shui Miao extended his hand and, with a flick of his mind, retrieved the self-destruct artifact from Xingjue’s spiritual realm.
Feeling Shui Miao retrieve the self-destruct artifact, Elder Xingjue was immediately moved and gratefully said, “Shui Miao, you’re truly a brother who values righteousness. Ao Shuang was blind and failed to recognize a true hero. I, Xingjue, hereby swear that from this day forward, I will follow you with unwavering loyalty. If I ever betray you…”
“Brother, we’re brothers. No need for such words. I trust you. This isn’t a safe place to stay; we should leave quickly.”
Shui Miao immediately activated his flying shoes, carrying Elder Xingjue directly toward the gate of the Eighth Heaven.
Before leaving, however, Shui Miao sent the self-destruct artifact flying back to Immortal Beast Mountain, setting it to detonate automatically after half an incense stick’s time. This way, Xinglang and the others would believe all the materials and pills were destroyed in the explosion, and Elder Xingjue died in it, so they wouldn’t pursue so quickly.
The entrance to the Eighth Heaven was heavily guarded by numerous Immortal Generals.
Shui Miao hid inside Elder Xingjue’s spatial treasure.
As a senior elder of the Sanqing Sect, Elder Xingjue was well-known to the guards, who allowed him through without any inspection.
However, just as Xingjue passed through the gate of the Eighth Heaven, he encountered the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor head-on.
Elder Xingjue’s heart leapt with alarm, and he quickly nodded, saying he had urgent matters to attend to before hastily flying away.
The Kunpeng Immortal Emperor frowned, sensing something unusual in Xingjue’s expression. He thought, Could something serious have happened to the Sanqing Sect?
That’s impossible!
The Sanqing Sect is guarded by Star River Immortal Emperor; who dares to challenge them?
Pondering further, the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor grew increasingly puzzled and hurriedly flew toward the Sanqing Sect.
The Kunpeng Immortal Emperor had come to the Eighth Heaven to visit an old friend, the Baihu Emperor Ruler of the Eighth Heaven, seeking the Emperor Soul Pill to heal his injuries.
Now, Kunpeng’s injuries had already healed.
With a swift flight, the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor arrived at the Nine Peaks Mountain of the Sanqing Sect.
Seeing everyone drinking and nothing serious happening, the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor became even more puzzled. He quickly approached Xinglang and asked why Elder Xingjue had been sent to the Eighth Heaven. Upon hearing this, Xinglang felt confused. The Kunpeng Immortal Emperor then described how anxious and hurried Xingjue had appeared. Recalling that Xingjue had skipped his patrol duties and was wandering around Immortal Beast Mountain, and then returned looking gloomy and didn’t even drink, Xinglang’s mind raced and suddenly clicked.
“Could he have looted the treasure vault of Immortal Beast Mountain!?”
This realization shocked Xinglang greatly, and he immediately vanished toward Immortal Beast Mountain.
Seeing this, the elders also followed swiftly toward Immortal Beast Mountain.
Frowning, the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor immediately followed…
At this moment, the treasure vault door of Immortal Beast Mountain was wide open, and inside the vault, only one devastating Immortal Artifact floated silently.
“Ahh!”
Xinglang felt a sudden dizziness, his vision darkened, and he collapsed onto the ground.
“Hmm? What Immortal Artifact is that?”
A sense of foreboding arose in the Kunpeng Immortal Emperor’s heart, and he immediately spread his divine sense to detect…
“Boom!”
Without any warning, the devastating Immortal Artifact suddenly exploded!
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