#2835 - I still think too highly of you.
Qi Xu looked solemn after emerging from the mist-shrouded mountains.
Even now, he hadn't figured out his master's identity, not knowing who his master actually was.
He hadn't even seen his master's face.
Each time his master summoned him, he was always facing away, so he could only ever see his back.
Moreover, his master was extremely knowledgeable about him and the affairs of the Jinyun Immortal Sect.
Not just the Jinyun Immortal Sect, but also the major top-tier Dao lineages of Yu Province, he was very familiar with them all.
Such abilities filled him with great fear!
He couldn't help but recall the scene when his master had approached him years ago.
At that time, he was proud and arrogant, and naturally unwilling to submit.
To think someone wanted him to acknowledge them as master filled him with anger.
He had fiercely fought back, but the result left him in despair.
All his resistance was like a joke in his master's eyes.
His master's energy and methods overturned his understanding.
He had thought many times about seeking help from the sect's experts, but each time it ended in failure, as he was completely under his master's control.
It was as if his master's eyes were constantly watching him, and any slight movement would not escape his notice.
Over time, he no longer dared to have other thoughts.
Everything about his master was mysterious and unknown.
So far, he was only certain of one thing, and that was that his master was very young, likely a king among geniuses of his generation.
It was just that his master's strength was too great.
He wondered who was stronger between him and Senior Brother Hua.
He had thought about seeking help from Hua Feiyu, but he didn't dare to speak up, or even reveal the slightest inclination of his thoughts, fearing that he couldn't escape his master's eyes.
Most importantly, it was still uncertain whether Senior Brother Hua could even deal with his master.
Before he was certain, he absolutely couldn't act rashly.
Perhaps he could only wait patiently and endure humiliation.
Geniuses like his master and Senior Brother Hua were both ceiling-level figures, and would likely have direct conflicts and competition in the future.
When that time came, perhaps he could be freed as a result.
"Master said that Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian held a great secret."
"What exactly is that secret? How come I never heard of it when I was in the sect?"
"Aren't they from humble backgrounds as rogue cultivators?"
"What great secret could two rogue cultivators have? Could it be related to opportunities and good fortune they once obtained?"
"With Senior Brother Hua's abilities, he should be able to find out, but Senior Brother Hua has never mentioned it…"
Qi Xu's heart was in turmoil and somewhat uneasy.
The future was full of uncertainty.
His master wanted him to capture Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian, which was a very risky move.
If he were to simply kill them, it would be undetectable in this Land of Forgotten, and no one would know how they died, nor would there be any evidence pointing to him.
But his master said that Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian couldn't die yet.
This meant that even if he captured them and brought them to his master, his master would ultimately not kill them.
Could his master really guarantee that he could completely resolve any future troubles?
What if something unexpected happened?
Although with his master's methods and abilities, the possibility of an accident was extremely low, even that slight chance made Qi Xu uneasy.
Once exposed, he didn't know what he would face in the sect.
Two peerless talents, one of whom was a sixteenth-grade peerless!
Many elders throughout the sect, and even the Sect Master and some old ancestors, were concerned about them and paying attention to them.
Moreover, their master was a Supreme Elder who was possibly as strong as the Sect Master.
They really couldn't be provoked.
At that time, even Senior Brother Hua would probably have a hard time protecting him.
Unless Senior Brother Hua would completely turn against them for his sake.
But that was clearly impossible.
Senior Brother Hua would definitely consider the big picture, so how could he mess up his plans for him?
"It seems I can only do this."
"When the time comes, I'll see what methods the master uses."
"If I feel it's not safe, I can follow behind them, suppress them, and then forcibly erase a portion of their memories."
"Even if the Supreme Elder discovers that their memories have been erased after they return, it should be difficult to trace it back to me."
"I just need to change my appearance, and then even if immortal techniques are used to trace back, they won't see my face."
"Since it's a traced image, there won't be much room for manipulation, and even if they see something amiss, they can only suspect, and without concrete evidence, I can deny it to the death!"
Thinking of this, Qi Xu made up his mind.
Immediately, his heart became tangled again.
Should he tell Senior Brother Hua about this after he gets out?
His master valued the secret on Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian so much.
This indicated that this secret was extraordinary, even astonishing.
If this secret was related to a great opportunity, wouldn't Senior Brother Hua be missing out on a chance on this road of competition if he didn't know?
Then, would Senior Brother Hua be at a disadvantage when competing directly with his master in the future?
If that was the case, wouldn't his chance to break free from the shackles of fate be lost?
However, if he told Senior Brother Hua, what kind of method would be safe?
His master's abilities were too terrifying.
It seemed that no matter what he did, there was a pair of eyes watching him.
His life and death were in his master's hands, and if he knew that he had told Senior Brother Hua the news, he would probably have murderous intentions!
"It seems I can only pray that Senior Brother Hua also finds out about this secret."
"That way, without me telling him, Senior Brother Hua won't miss the opportunity!"
Qi Xu sighed helplessly in his heart.
Afterwards, he sent a message to the other true disciples of the sect, informing them of the coordinates of this group of inner disciples, while he quietly left.
Now he had to complete the task his master had assigned.
If he couldn't complete it as soon as possible, his master might be unhappy if it took too long, and might punish him, so he had to suffer.
… …
At the same time, near the pool in the canyon where Qi Xu had gone before.
In the hazy mist, that figure was still there.
He seemed to have been standing there quietly for a long time without moving.
"Failed, Huang Zhou, you actually failed, what a waste!"
"What a great opportunity, everything was arranged in advance, but in the end it fell short."
"Ah, I still overestimated you."
The man muttered to himself, still facing away, only showing his back.
He seemed very disappointed in Ji Beilan's failed plan, so much so that he was in a very bad mood.
"No, how could I not know what immortal artifacts the true disciples of each Dao lineage carry?"
"Although the immortal artifacts on their bodies are strong, with the suppression of the rune array blessed by the Immortal Palace's field, the immortal artifacts cannot be directly used to fight Huang Zhou."
"Logically speaking, Huang Zhou should have been able to harvest them smoothly."
"But that rune array actually collapsed at a critical moment."
"Did I overlook something, did the information contain errors, did the true disciples of each Dao lineage carry immortal artifacts that I didn't know about, or did something else go wrong?"
"That Huang Zhou…"
The mysterious man closed his eyes and used a special secret technique to sense for a moment.
"There are actually many Ghost Witch race creatures near him."
"Hmm, their realms are extremely low, just in the Eternal Life and Undying realms, but there are quite a few of them."
"Huang Zhou is moving, and the Ghost Witch creatures are also moving."
"Is he secretly following those Ghost Witch creatures?"
The mysterious man frowned slightly, not knowing what Huang Zhou was trying to do for a moment.
He was definitely not chasing and killing Ghost Witch creatures, otherwise, with Huang Zhou's strength, the Ghost Witch creatures in the Eternal Life and Undying realms wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
"Forget it, let him go, I need to leave this place as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, staying here for too long will easily be noticed by the old guys from each Dao lineage, which would be bad."
After the mysterious man finished speaking, his figure gradually faded, and then disappeared into thin air, as if he had never appeared.
… …
At the same time, in the Forgotten Town near the Land of Forgotten.
The higher-ups of each Dao lineage were gathered on the open space, watching the light screen of the magic array.
They had been paying attention to the light screen of the magic array for more than two months.
In these two months, their hearts had experienced intense emotional fluctuations.
Especially when they saw the names on the light screen of the magic array disappearing in droves, they almost vomited blood.
At that time, in less than a month, the losses were heavy.
More than 20% of the inner disciples sent by each Dao lineage to the Land of Forgotten to train were lost!
Two out of ten percent seemed like not too much.
But these disciples were basically the most outstanding group of people in their respective inner sects.
This meant that all the elite inner disciples of the sect were inside, and losing 20% had already hurt the inner sect's vitality.
In the period of time that followed, although the death rate of the disciples slowed down a lot, it was still continuously decreasing.
Now, 30% had been lost.
Fortunately, the speed of disciple attrition was getting slower and slower.
After more than two months of training, those who remained were obviously relatively stronger.
The weakest group had already been buried inside.
"It's too cruel, should we really have organized this training?"
Deacon Li of the Jinyun Immortal Sect's miscellaneous affairs hall said in a low voice.
His mood had been heavy for the past two months.
Thousands of inner disciples were buried in the Land of Forgotten.
Just over two months ago, they were still vibrant lives.
Hearing Deacon Li say this, the elders of each Dao lineage had gloomy expressions, and couldn't help but clench their fists, their knuckles turning white.
"We have to admit that we made a misjudgment and were tricked by the creatures of the underground alien space world!"
The elders of each Dao lineage were very remorseful.
"They only sent people in the Eternal Life realm out to operate at first, and only occasionally could we see an Undying realm."
"We thought that very few of their disciples at this level were in the Undying realm!"
"That's why we agreed to have disciples of the same level duel inside!"
Who would have thought that those at their level would have far more Immortals than we imagined!
This was the first misstep, the second misstep was that we shouldn't have sent True Disciples to oversee the battle!
They didn't react to it, which meant we had no reason to intervene!
The disciples have already entered. If we tear up the agreement and disregard everything, it will only cause greater losses.
"Yes, and it's not yet the time for a complete showdown with the creatures of the underground alien dimension.
This was originally just a probe.
Our Yu Province is not yet ready.
After all, there are still many top-tier Dao lineages in this world, many of whom are eyeing us covetously, waiting for our strength to weaken so they can kick us when we're down."
Several high-level figures from the Dao lineages spoke one after another, but the elders of the Jinyun Immortal Sect remained silent, not expressing their views on the matter.
They didn't respond because they hadn't decided not to engage in direct combat, no matter what.
It depended on the situation.
The deaths of other disciples could be endured.
But the sect's two unparalleled talents must not die inside!
If Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian were in mortal danger, they would rush into the Land of Forgotten at the first moment to forcibly protect them.
The two unparalleled talents, for the sect's future, were worth more than the sum of all the inner disciples!
This sounds cruel and is harsh on the other inner disciples.
But that's just the way it is.
Especially in this special era, when we will face the danger of the world collapsing in the future, those with extraordinary talents will be the main force to support this sky!
If the top-tier combat power is not enough, no matter how many other people there are, it will be useless and they can only be mercilessly slaughtered by the enemy's top-tier combat power!
The elders, protectors, and deacons of the Jinyun Immortal Sect occasionally focused their gaze on the two shining names on the light screen of the formation.
It was Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian.
It had been many, many days, and the points behind Yuan Chu and Su Qingqian's names had not increased at all.
The scores of most other people had increased to varying degrees, and a very small number of people had increased very rapidly.
The highest scorer had even exceeded ten thousand!
There were two who exceeded ten thousand, and several who were close to ten thousand points!
How many creatures from the underground alien dimension did they have to kill?
When their points increased, they saw many times that it increased by one hundred each time, meaning that they killed many Immortal-level underground creatures.
Were those inner disciples so strong?
Obviously not.
The elders of the Jinyun Immortal Sect were very clear that they used strategies only to help the strongest in the team.
For example, many disciples used joint attack formations to forcibly trap the enemy.
Even if they could only trap them for a short moment, it could create time for the strongest among them to kill.
And those strongest disciples were highly valued in the inner sect, and they would more or less have third-grade or even fourth-grade immortal artifacts bestowed upon them by the inner sect protectors or elders.
Once the Immortal-level underground creatures were trapped, they would have the opportunity to use the immortal artifacts to severely injure or even kill them with one blow.
Ten thousand points must have come from this.
Because when the points increased, it was usually a group of people increasing at the same time.
The difference was that only one person's increase was astonishing, while the others increased very little, and the increase was not enough to obtain the basic points for killing an Eternal Realm underground creature.
Then, the truth was obvious.
