Chapter 137: The Plan of the Heavenly Evolution Sect

Qu Yiqiu looked at the golden round pill floating on her palm and said with satisfaction, "Not bad at all, it has six-patterned marks."

"A six-patterned top-grade pill!" Yan Xi gasped in a low voice. Feeling the green-robed man break away from the group and approach the battlefield where the True Dragon and the Taotie were fighting, she shifted her gaze with a puzzled look.

Qu Yiqiu clenched the pill in her palm.

This was a slumbering ancient recipe she had bought using her remaining immortal cultivation experience points, and its scent was the absolute favorite of demonic beasts.

It was just right for Mu Yunjin, who had lost his sanity at the moment.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Yan Xi's brows tightly knitted, she asked in confusion.

"Master, Chi Yushu seems to be looking for you and Mu Yunjin," Xiaoyan informed her in her sea of consciousness before Yan Xi could reply.

Yan Xi withdrew her gaze and said, "Fairy, a green-robed man seems to be looking for someone."

Qu Yiqiu nodded. "It must be Chi Yushu from our sect. We need to get him away from this dragon in a moment."

Yan Xi was stunned for a moment, then respectfully replied, "It seems his name is Chi Yushu."

"Yes, he cannot be allowed to see me for now. Also, the ferocious beast Taotie—we cannot let it continue fighting the Junior Brother." Qu Yiqiu looked at the two giant beasts intertwined on the battlefield, her expression filled with worry.

On the woodland path.

Huo Tangsheng's leisurely pace paused for a fraction of a second. Looking in the direction where Chi Yushu had flown off, his phoenix-like eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile tugged at the corner of his lips. "I was just fretting over how to separate these two clinging beasts. You've come at the truly right time."

With a carefree wave of his long sleeves, a few black beans were scattered into the air, instantly transforming into human shapes. Each wore silver armor and galloped swiftly in the direction Chi Yushu had taken.

Huo Tangsheng gave a faint glance at the noisy disciples of the two sects, his gaze meeting Xia Changhan's guarded look across the distance. A playful smile curved his lips, and he immediately strode forward, flashing into the center of the crowd.

"What are you all talking about?"

"Senior Brother Huo!" He Yuman cried out happily.

"Senior Brother Huo!" You Ruoying walked up to him hesitatingly, glancing at He Yuman before saying, "Senior Brother, do you know about Senior Sister He's past?"

The smile on He Yuman's lips froze, and a trace of chill gripped her heart.

"Senior Brother Huo!"

"Fellow Daoist Huo has actually come too!"

Luo Yingying curled her lips in disdain.

Wu Qiu blocked her path, terrified that her sharp tongue would start another battle of words with someone else.

Huo Tangsheng's phoenix eyes swept casually across the crowd, and the atmosphere instantly quieted down.

Looking ahead into the void, he said, "Are you talking about Senior Sister He's past as a courtesan in the mortal realm?"

You Ruoying and the others were stunned simultaneously, stammering slightly, "S-Senior Brother, did you know about this all along?"

Huo Tangsheng's gaze grew slightly cold, and his tone was sharp as he asked, "With just such a trivial matter, you all have been making a fuss here for so long?"

Swept by his gaze, You Ruoying retreated a few steps in fright, repeating, "N-No, we—we were just trying to find you!"

"Senior Brother, where have you been these past few days? Have you encountered the murdering zombies?" He Yuman's soft, alluring eyes revealed a look of worry.

Huo Tangsheng lingered his gaze on Xia Changhan for a breath, then turned his side to He Yuman and said, "I have encountered them, but now is not the time to discuss this. There are far more severe matters that require our resolution."

"We must go find Senior Sister Qu!" Qu Youyou, immersed in her own world, abruptly blurted out.

Huo Tangsheng looked at her with a smile that was not a smile.

Qi Yongfeng said with a cold face, "Where would Senior Brother Chi need us to look for him? Can't the Junior Sister see? He left everyone behind simply to look for the disciple of a certain someone."

Qu Youyou's cheeks flushed slightly with anger. "Who doesn't know the relationship between Xiaoping Peak and Nine Swords Peak! My Senior Brother cares most about the safety of his fellow sect members on ordinary days. He went out this time purely to search for other missing disciples, and it has nothing to do with Qu Yiqiu at all!"

"Hmph, self-deception. Not a single word Chi Yushu said when he was here just now mentioned anyone else." Qi Yongfeng crossed his arms, a mocking sneer at the corners of his mouth.

Qu Youyou's chest heaved with anger. Turning her head away, she snapped, "Senior Brother Qi is afraid of death and unwilling to leave this place, so he can say whatever he likes!"

Qi Yongfeng let out a scoff. "Yes, I'm afraid of death, and Senior Brother Chi is not afraid of death. For the sake of a beauty, he is capable of anything."

"Nonsense!" Qu Youyou lowered her head and let out a low cry, biting her silver teeth in secret as she flashed into mid-air.

The expressions of Qi Yongfeng and the others changed drastically. They hurriedly shouted, "Don't do anything foolish! Using spiritual power here will attract the attention of the Divine Dragon and the Taotie!"

Wu Qiu and Luo Yingying both stepped forward, attempting to pull her back.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar from the divine dragon in the distance shook the heavens and earth. Qu Youyou, who had just set off, was instantly knocked to the ground by the sonic wave coming from afar, crashing unceremoniously into Luo Yingying's arms.

"What on earth are you doing? You almost exposed everyone's location!" Ignoring the pain in her body, Luo Yingying quickly scolded her.

Qu Youyou's smooth hair bun was knocked loose, and her fair cheeks flushed red with shame and annoyance.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in astonishment, "Senior Brother Chi! It's Senior Brother over there!"

Following her gaze, the crowd saw that the two giant beasts had stopped fighting, and two pairs of terrifying eyes were both locked onto a single black dot.

That black dot was none other than Chi Yushu, who had left.

"Senior Brother! Senior Brother has been spotted by the divine beasts!" Qu Youyou scrambled to her feet anxiously, summoned her flying sword, and made to fly toward Chi Yushu.

Luo Yingying grabbed her tightly, turned her head to look at Wu Qiu, Qi Yongfeng, and the others, and asked, "What should we do?"

Wu Qiu's expression shifted drastically, his brows twisting into a tight knot. He looked at He Yuman and said, "Fellow Daoist He, just now at the Dead Spirit Locking Array, if not for Senior Brother Chi's help, none of us could have escaped from it. Right now, Senior Brother Chi has run into trouble. I believe the disciples of the Xuanyi Sect would not just wash their hands of this and walk away, right?"

Although he was speaking to He Yuman, his peripheral vision was fixed on Huo Tangsheng's reaction.

He knew that among these people, the only one who truly called the shots was Huo Tangsheng.

He Yuman looked up at Huo Tangsheng, her red lips parting slightly. Before she could speak, Huo Tangsheng raised a hand to stop her, saying coldly, "You're saying Chi Yushu saved the disciples of our Xuanyi Sect?"

Listening to his overbearing and arrogant tone, Wu Qiu felt extremely uncomfortable, yet he suppressed his temper and said, "When everyone was trapped in the Dead Spirit Locking Array, it was Senior Brother Chi who led everyone out of there!"

"Ridiculous!" Huo Tangsheng's phoenix eyes seemed to hold a hint of an elusive, mocking sneer.

The expressions of Wu Qiu, Qi Yongfeng, Zou Peng, and the others shifted simultaneously.

Before Luo Yingying could even begin to curse, Qu Youyou violently turned her head and raised her voice, "Huo Tangsheng, what did you just say?"

Without even glancing at her, Huo Tangsheng suddenly reached out and traced a silver barrier between the disciples of the two sects. With a piercing and stern gaze, he said, "The heavy losses suffered by the disciples of our Xuanyi Sect were entirely caused by the disciples of your Tianyan Sect. And now, what kind of hypocritical savior act are you putting on here?"

The expressions of Wu Qiu, Qi Yongfeng, and the others all changed drastically.

"Fellow Daoist Huo, perhaps there is some misunderstanding here that hasn't been cleared up. The disciples of the Xuanyi Sect were all killed by the zombies in the secret realm, and it has nothing to do with the disciples of our Tianyan Sect." Qi Yongfeng's brows stood on end as he stared intently at him.

Upon hearing Huo Tangsheng's words, the disciples of the Xuanyi Sect took several steps back in unison, hiding behind Huo Tangsheng with terrified faces.