Chapter 1002: Clash_2

Chapter 1002: Chapter 466: Clash_2

Qing Jun was reprimanded to the point of tears, twisting the corners of her clothing with her small hands, pleadingly looking towards Chen Ye.

Chen Ye, at this moment, was leisurely sipping tea, nodding in agreement:

“Your Senior Sister is right. During this period, stay in the kitchen and wash each of the mushrooms in your bamboo basket ten times. If they aren’t clean, you won’t be allowed to have dinner.”

“Ah—”

Qing Jun seemed struck by lightning, her small face fell, and she could only carry her little bamboo basket to the kitchen, looking back three times with every step.

After Qing Jun walked away.

Zhiwei turned around, her expression slightly cold:

“Master, people from Huayue Mansion and the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect dare to target Qing Jun… Are they outside the valley at this moment?”

“Indeed.”

Chen Ye put down the tea cup, speaking indifferently,

“A total of seven late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators came. To deal with this master, they really spared no expense.”

“Seven late-stage Foundation Establishment…”

Zhiwei’s heart tightened.

Such a lineup could be considered luxurious in the Yan Kingdom.

Fortunately.

Whether it was Master or them, they were no longer the same as before.

The dark-haired girl pondered for a moment, furrowing her brows:

“Master, Gu Tangyin is Huayue’s hidden dragon, her identity is special, if we directly kill her, it might alarm the entire Huayue Mansion and even Ruins Country.”

“Indeed, that is also what worries this master.”

Chen Ye nodded.

Previously, the Zhong Family Brothers died inside the Luoxiao Grotto Heaven, and deservedly so, in terms of emotion and reason, Huayue Mansion wasn’t in a good position to openly concern themselves—the fact is as it seems.

Although Gu Tangyin always secretly targeted him, Huayue Mansion never expressed an opinion regarding the death of the Zhong Family Brothers.

But if Gu Tangyin died by his hand outside the sect…

Zhiwei paused, continuing to analyze:

“Since it’s not good to kill Gu Tangyin directly, why not divide them? Master might not know… Zhiwei once heard Daoist Miaofang say, that the Huayue disciples accompanying Gu Tangyin, outwardly respect her greatly, but secretly have many criticisms because of her identity.”

“If Gu Tangyin knew her senior and junior disciples’ true thoughts about her, would she still be dedicated to avenging them?”

Chen Ye paused thoughtfully.

Previously, when he probed for Huayue’s intelligence from Hua Jingxin, he also found this girl was quite disdainful of Gu Tangyin.

Moreover, she inadvertently mentioned,

that Gu Tangyin has a special physique, which is why True Man Dongshan took her as a disciple…

…

On the other side.

“It’s him! Chen Ye has appeared!”

The short cultivator from Ten Thousand Puppet Sect stared at the shared Divine Sense image, his expression invigorated,

“Although we didn’t manage to lure out that girl, discovering Chen Ye is not a waste of the Drunk Immortal Powder… along with the Scented Mouse.”

His face darkened, the image had been cut off, most likely Chen Ye destroyed the Scented Mouse.

The female cultivator surnamed Liu suddenly stood up, her gaze sharp: “Are you sure it’s the true body?”

“No mistake! Ten Thousand Puppet Sect secretly investigated Chen Ye long ago, this person is already late-stage Foundation Establishment, in Lisong Valley, aside from him, who else is at late-stage Foundation Establishment?”

The short cultivator sneered,

“You may not realize, this person has recently been very prominent in Lingyin Sect, seemingly another Bai Li… If allowed to continue cultivating, he’ll surely become a significant future threat.”

Gu Tangyin frowned lightly, then relaxed.

It appears,

she overestimated this Chen Ye.

Gu Tangyin thought that since Chen Ye was aware of the grudge with Huayue Mansion, after leaving Lingyin Sect, he would surely be extremely cautious.

Yet unexpectedly,

this person lacked all vigilance and truly spent his days leisurely alone in the valley.

“I was taken as a disciple by True Man at a young age, and have known the Zhong Family Brothers for over ten years… Even if superficially related, they are disciples of the True Man, this enmity must be avenged.”

Gu Tangyin thought to herself.

The Zhong Family Brothers were adopted sons of the True Man.

Even for the sake of her Master, she must avenge the two.

“Hmm… Well, I trouble Taoist Friend to continue watching this person. There are many eyes and ears in the valley, we better not let Lingyin Sect know it’s us causing this, it’s not good to make a big scene.”

Gu Tangyin considered, comforting,

“Since we’ve arrived at Peach Mountain District, what’s a day or two more?”

If action were taken in the valley, these two ruthless cultivators from Ten Thousand Puppet Sect might cause collateral damage to many innocent Spirit Plant Cultivators.

She prides herself on being of the righteous path and will naturally try to minimize the impact.

Hua Wuyin chuckled lightly:

“””

“It seems, Senior Sister, you will soon have your wish fulfilled. Once you kill Chen Ye and the others, the True Man will surely forgive the loss of the Grotto Heaven… After all, he is the True Man’s foster son.”

He narrowed his eyes slightly, sneering in his heart.

This Senior Sister Gu is too naive.

But it is only natural to think so.

Senior Sister Gu was taken in as a disciple by the True Man from a young age; how could she know the true nature of True Man Dongshan?

Hmm…

And those poor Zhong Family Brothers.

Born from tearing open their mother’s belly, causing their mother’s tragic death, was actually yet another scheme of that old rascal, True Man Dongshan.

Upon hearing this, Gu Tangyin shook her head, unaware of the hidden meaning in Hua Wuyin’s words:

“The two junior brothers are already dead, and Master is punishing me; I have no face to avoid it…”

Before she could finish speaking,

the emaciated cultivator from the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect could not hold back, sneering:

“Miss Gu, is this how the hidden dragons of Huayue Mansion handle things, with such indecisiveness?”

“I had already used a secret technique to investigate earlier. The late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator in the back mountain of Lisong Valley has been practicing frequently in that remote area, yet you still hesitate.”

“Seven late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators joining forces to kill one cultivator of the same stage is a matter of a mere flick of a hand; I do not have the leisure to accompany you for ten days or half a month!”

“Brother is right!” The short demon cultivator immediately chimed in, eyes gleaming with a ferocious light, “I am determined to obtain that brat’s physical body! Since he’s already shown himself, if we don’t act now, when will we? Taoist Friend Gu, don’t look for excuses.”

The female cultivator with the surname Liu frowned almost imperceptibly at this.

Although she also disliked the ways of the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect, she couldn’t deny that these two old demons made sense.

Moreover, they were here to search for the Divine Son’s whereabouts and couldn’t waste too much time here.

“Tangyin, though harsh, the words of these two Taoist friends are not without reason.”

The female cultivator with the surname Liu stepped forward to mediate, simultaneously making a decision,

“Let’s act swiftly, kill him with a thunderous move to avoid unexpected changes due to delay.”

“Alright…”

Suppressing her displeasure, Gu Tangyin nodded,

“In that case, let’s act. Remember, I want him alive, I must interrogate him!”

…

At the back mountain of Lisong Valley, in front of the waterfall.

Chen Ye was sitting cross-legged on a flat bluestone slab, eyes slightly closed.

Behind him at the brook, Qing Jun was busy catching little fish;

Zhiwei was leaning against an ancient pine tree with eyes closed, holding a long sword;

And Jin’er was sitting beside the master, flipping through a fire magic book.

Indeed.

Chen Ye had brought all three disciples with him.

Now that the disciples had improved their cultivation, they no longer needed to remain outsiders as before, they could fully assist their master.

The breeze blew through, leaving only silent falling leaves.

Suddenly,

eight streaks of flowing light swept in from the distant mountains.

“Taoist Friend Chen, long time no see.”

Gu Tangyin sneered.

At the moment of landing, the female cultivator proficient in array techniques with the surname Liu waved her sleeves, several array flags nailed into the void around!

A dense gray barrier as thick as ink opened, enveloping half of the back mountain.

In an instant.

The wind, the spiritual power fluctuations, and even divine sense probing within the grand array were locked by this barrier.

From the outside, this part of the back mountain remained as calm as ever, with not a hint of difference.

A short cultivator clapped his hands in amazement:

“As expected of the legendary Locking Spirit Concealing Heaven Array, truly grand as expected from Huayue Mansion.”

“Taoist Friend Chen, I hope you are well…”

Seeing Chen Ye’s astonishing appearance, Hua Wuyin’s eyes froze slightly, with much of his previous displeasure seemingly dissipating, he sighed,

“Actually, later on, I didn’t want to argue about past events anymore, but unfortunately, the one your disciple killed was the True Man’s foster son? If you hand over your disciple, perhaps there’s still a chance for survival, and I could plead on your behalf.”

As for Hua Jingxin, she was dumbstruck, peeking out from behind her brother non-stop:

“Brother, is this the Chen Ye you often talked about? Indeed… the reputation is well-deserved.”

Hua Jingxin was the only one at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer present.

By right, she did not need to come,

But having heard much about Chen Ye from her brother, Hua Jingxin couldn’t stop clamoring to come.

Seeing that she was at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, Gu Tangyin welcomed her, considering her a great combat strength.