"Three Upper Profound Realm cultivators."
"This Immortal Sect is indeed strange." Visiting once, you’re bound to see someone doing something peculiar here.
Crying one moment, laughing the next.
Now, three Upper Profound Realm individuals are playing a game of blind man’s bluff.
Looking for the exit?
Isn’t the exit right beneath your feet?
Without further thought, Biyue Yi hurried up Yunlan Mountain, intending to find Sect Leader Wen first.
There was no time to wait for Qiang Zi to bring the Spiritual Cuisine down the mountain.
This was the eighth time the Great Ancestor had fainted.
Relying on Half-Step Divine Profound to forcibly transfer Vein Qi to stabilize the heartbeat, but this could only last until evening.
But upon reaching the Thousand Layers, the scene that greeted Biyue Yi left him stunned.
Qiang Zi was lying on the stone steps, one hand missing, his body stained with blood, completely lifeless. It was even more silent than Biyue Piaoling’s unconsciousness, terrifyingly so.
After shouting, Biyue Yi immediately squatted down to check Qiang Zi’s pulse, and in doing so, he saw the bloody hole in Qiang Zi’s chest!
Biyue Yi instantly stood up, angrily confronting Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi quickly spoke up, "Senior, we didn’t kill him. When the Sect Leader returned down the mountain, he brought this senior back. The Sect Leader told me if anyone comes to collect the body, return it to them. If there are further issues, they can find him."
Lu Ye asked coldly, while the aura of Half-Step Divine Profound pressed down, "If not you, then who killed him?"
"Young Master, Qiang Zi died here at the Immortal Sect, surely it’s related to them."
"Let’s meet Sect Leader Wen first. If this is a misunderstanding, your commotion might hinder the treatment of the Great Ancestor."
Wanting to refute but being glared at by Biyue Yi, Lu Ye had no choice but to nod.
"Please, seniors, wait in the Main Hall, I’ll find the Sect Leader."
Zhao Yi said, then quickly walked towards the kitchen. Of course, this path led everywhere, not just to one dormitory area. Zhao Yi couldn’t be sure where Wen Ping was, so he had to search every place.
Fortunately, he saw the Sect Leader just as he reached the kitchen.
Zhao Yi hurriedly ran forward, saying, "Sect Leader, the friend of that corpse has arrived."
Handing over the prepared dumplings from the table, he said, "Tell them, the person was killed by three masked individuals on the stone steps, one named Sun Xi. The first bowl has been spilled. If they want the second bowl, they should bring ten White Crystals. Remember, if they don’t give the White Crystals, bring the dumplings back to feed the dogs."
After speaking, Wen Ping headed back to the dormitory area.
Zhao Yi carried the upgraded version of Moonlight Dumplings towards the Main Hall. Before he remembered to speak upon seeing Biyue Yi, Biyue Yi spoke, "What about, did you find Sect Leader Wen?"
"Yes!" Zhao Yi responded.
Lu Ye interjected, asking coldly, "Then why hasn’t he come to see us?"
Zhao quickly responded, "The Sect Leader has some matters and cannot come. However, the Sect Leader asked me to convey something to the two seniors. The person was killed by three masked individuals on the steps, one named Sun Xi."
"A member of the Sun Family."
Biyue Yi and Lu Ye responded one after the other.
Of course, just Wen Ping’s words would not have convinced them. But Wen Ping mentioned a name from the Sun Family.
Sun Xi, the Sun Family’s second Elder!
This is East Lake, surely not a place where someone would know Sun Xi.
Biyue Yi believed Wen Ping’s words, but still asked doubtfully, "Why would someone from the Sun Family kill Qiang Zi?"
Lu Ye responded, "Young Master, the Sun Family has always been displeased with our Biyue Family, doing many things secretly. But the Patriarch always saw them as small pests and didn’t bother. Unexpectedly, this time, they targeted the Great Ancestor."
"Go check the stone steps!"
Biyue Yi ordered immediately, and Lu Ye hurried out.
Upon arriving again at the Thousand Layers, Lu Ye’s gaze fell on the three people—who were still pretending to be mystical.
"Brother, the illusion is calling you."
"No matter, don’t bother, illusions can’t kill, they can only distract us."
"Still, Brother is knowledgeable, we should quickly exit the Maze Array, otherwise Biyue Family’s Half-Step Divine Profound will come looking."
The three conversed back and forth, then continued wandering around the Thousand Layers, still not moving an inch.
Upon hearing the trio’s self-talk, Lu Ye frowned and immediately stepped forward to face them.
The people of the Sun Family still dared play tricks behind their backs!
Still dared to kill Qiang Zi!
The Heavy Sword was drawn instantly from the Storage Ring, with a clang, the Heavy Sword unsheathed, accompanied by the Vibrating Vein Sound, a towering blue Sword Qi cut out, intended to kill with one strike.
"Brother, this illusion is so real!"
"Do you understand Maze Arrays? If not, don’t act. With illusions, the more you counterattack, the deeper you’ll sink."
Just as these words fell.
The two people in front were sliced into halves by the Sword Qi.
Blood sprayed onto Sun Xi’s face.
Sun Xi wiped with his hand, his expression changed.
Before him was indeed a Half-Step Divine Profound killer.
Shocked, Sun Xi intended to flee, shooting out, but remained in place, while Lu Ye drew nearer.
Lu Ye realized this was the stone step’s doing; surely there was an issue with it.
But with no time to delve deeper, another strike was unleashed.
The sword light swept across Lu Xi’s body, cutting him in two at the waist.
The sound of two bodies hitting the ground followed.
The first was the body, the second the legs.
Until death, Sun Xi couldn’t believe this scene, with the last thought in his mind.
Was this never an Illusion Array?
That’s why the Seeking Truth Pearl had no effect.
The answer would never be known, as with this thought, he lost all life.
"Qiang Zi, your vengeance is fulfilled!"
Lu Ye looked to the sky, saying with a sorrowful tone.
Then, his gaze fell on the ground.
Trapped three Upper Profound Realm individuals!
Biyue Yi handed over ten White Crystals to Zhao Yi, received the dumplings, and immediately began feeding them to Biyue Piaoling with Zhao Yi’s help. Briefly conscious, Biyue Piaoling did not resist, taking bite after bite of the upgraded Moonlight Dumplings.
After finishing the 10 in the bowl.
The pale, snow-like complexion suddenly washed over with green, and after half a stick of incense, the green faded, bringing forth a flush of red.
This redness did not dissipate.
It stayed on Biyue Piaoling’s face.
Biyue Yi was overjoyed, understanding that the Spiritual Cuisine had taken effect, "It worked!"
Biyue Piaoling suddenly tilted his body to the side, spitting out green liquid from his mouth.
More precisely, the green liquid was mixed with some purple substance—Tomb Poison.
Once expelled, Biyue Piaoling’s condition improved slightly again.
At least now he could open his eyes to look at Biyue Yi.
Biyue Yi immediately shouted towards Lu Ye coming from the Thousand Layers, "Senior Lu Ye, the Great Ancestor is fine now."
A pile of ordinary celestial materials unexpectedly revived Biyue Piaoling!
Immediately quickening his pace, he rushed into the Main Hall.