The Cultivator's partner went off track all the way

Chapter 1028 The Night Before Arrival
The setting sun dyed the sea golden, and the pristine white ships moved slowly forward. Tang Yue stood on the deck, gazing at the beautiful sunset before her, filled with emotion, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Junior sister, are you worried that unknown dangers may appear in the Void Abyss? There is no need to worry too much. Now that the elders have woken up, they are on guard and will not allow evil creatures to invade and harm us again."

"Moreover, Young Palace Master Ji and Young City Lord Cang possess secret treasures, which will surely protect us." Xiao Sulan said with certainty, after all, this crisis was resolved thanks to these two.

Not only did she break the curse on everyone on the ship, but she also shattered the illusion of the fake Cheung Chau. Although she did not witness it herself, she heard about what happened from the young master of the Zang Palace and admired him greatly.

Hearing Xiao Sulan say this, Tang Yue felt even more like crying. These two were the ones she was worried about; the curse on them clearly hadn't been lifted yet…

And for some reason, Xiao Sulan couldn't detect anything unusual about them even using the True and False Technique, and simply assumed that Tang Yue was being paranoid.

However, Tang Yue wasn't the only one who could see the blue-purple flames. Senior Brother Ji and Senior Brother Zang could also see each other's blue-purple flames. The two of them even privately approached her to warn her to be careful.

This left Tang Yue both amused and exasperated.

In addition, when these two men were alone with her, they both gave her a murderous look that was very frightening and definitely not normal.

"Junior Sister Xiao, Junior Sister Tang, the banquet is ready." Cang Xian walked onto the deck, smiling as she looked at the two of them.

Senior Sister Xiao nodded, "It's time, let's go now."

Today's banquet is not only for the cultivators participating in the Grand Competition, but also for the elders who are guarding the ship. We will be arriving at Cheung Chau tomorrow, and there are some important matters to discuss.

Especially when the sea of ​​illusions turns sour, one must be even more careful.

Although they haven't encountered any strange events since breaking free from the control of the black mist and destroying the fake Cheung Chau, it's possible that those monsters are lurking in the shadows, waiting for them to lower their guard when they think they're about to reach their destination before launching a surprise attack.

Tang Yue followed Senior Sister Xiao to her seat. This time, she obediently sat on the outer edge, avoiding getting too close to Senior Brother Ji and Senior Brother Zang.

Zang Xian noticed her avoidance, turned around to look at her, and revealed a strange smile.

At the same time, Ji Zhongguang noticed her coming in and looked up at her.

Tang Yue suddenly felt extremely cold. Good heavens, she was more afraid of her two senior brothers than the monsters lurking in the shadows.

“Everyone has worked hard. I wonder if Miss Tang could do us a favor and release Gongyang’s wages and Young Master Liu?” said an elder from Shangqing Palace.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yue hesitated. She felt that the best thing she had ever done was to imprison the two of them in the Myriad Worlds for training. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble they would have been caused by the black mist.

Ji Chongguang said, "Uncle-Master, you may not know this, but Junior Sister's training magic treasure has a time limit. Tomorrow is the day to release the two fellow Daoists. If it is one day less, it may hinder their cultivation."

The elder of Shangqing Palace said this out of consideration for the face of the elders of the Gongyang and Liu families, not because he really wanted Tang Yue to release those two people. Hearing the young palace master give a righteous and stern excuse, he naturally complied with the young palace master's wishes.

“Young Master’s words make sense. This involves the cultivation of the two young masters, which is a major matter that cannot be delayed even for a day. It would be more prudent to invite the two young masters out tomorrow.”

Tang Yue raised an eyebrow. Not bad, this matter was resolved without her having to come up with an excuse. According to her plan, it wouldn't be too late to release the two of them when entering the Grand Competition Secret Realm, to avoid any trouble.

The gaze of an elder in black robes, seated at the head of the table, shot over like a sharp arrow, even carrying a hint of divine attack. This elder's surname was Liu, and he was said to be Liu Zijun's distant uncle.

Tang Yue calmly picked up the teacup, took a sip of the spiritual tea, and realized that this attack was nothing to her.

Seeing that she had no reaction, Elder Liu became even angrier and directly focused his divine sense to attack Tang Yue.

Zang Xian frowned, tossed out his folding fan to deflect the divine sense blade, and then the fan flew back into his hand. "Elder Liu, if you wish to test Junior Sister Tang's cultivation, perhaps you should find a more suitable time. This is not appropriate."

Elder Liu laughed in exasperation, "Very well, very well." He had the same thought as his nephew: that Tang Yue was a femme fatale who had bewitched two talented young men to protect her, and that he would teach this scourge a lesson once he found an opportunity.

He happened to hear that his distant cousin, Elder Liu of Xuan Yuan Mountain, wanted this little girl. After the competition, he would send the girl over, which would both avenge his nephews and bring him some benefits from Xuan Yuan Mountain.

Because Zang Xian directly blocked an elder's attack, it was seen by those around him as somewhat disrespectful to his elders, creating an awkward situation for a moment.

Senior Brother Wang Zhiyuan seemed oblivious to the atmosphere and exclaimed, "Young Master Cang's treasure fan is indeed extraordinary. It can not only block ordinary spiritual attacks, but it is also effective against spiritual attacks."

Zang Xian clasped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Wang has a good eye. This item is made of Guixu Black Jade as its core and Tianyun Brocade as its surface. It can indeed block any attack."

The two of them completely disregarded Elder Liu in their words.

Elder Ji of Shangqing Palace hurriedly said, "According to the itinerary, we should arrive at Changzhou tomorrow. Since the last calamity, the journey has been smooth. I don't think that the things lurking in the darkness have disappeared, nor do I think we are just lucky and will never encounter them again."

Elder Bu of Xianyuan Mountain quickly chimed in, "That's right. I cast a divination using the pre-heaven method, and tonight is an extremely inauspicious night."

The Pre-Heaven Divination method connects one's own life to the origin of heaven and earth for divination, and is unaffected by the void. It is a secret technique of the divination family of Xianyuan Mountain, and has never made a mistake in tens of thousands of years.

Hearing him say this, everyone's expressions became serious, and they no longer cared about the dispute that had just occurred.

Elder Ji said, "The only way forward now is to take the initiative and seize the initiative by attacking instead of defending."

He stood up and said to Ji Chongguang and Cang Xian, "I am truly ashamed. We old folks are not strong enough and have fallen into the trap of those evil creatures. Fortunately, Young Palace Master Ji and Young Master Cang had secret protection and were able to be rescued."

“We have not directly fought against the evil entity and know very little about it. Could you two tell us more about the evil entity so that we can come up with some countermeasures?”

Ji Chongguang and Cang Xian also stood up to show their respect for the elder.

Ji Chongguang said, "Elders, please don't think like that. That black mist is a minor path, which is why it has the ability to confuse you elders. There shouldn't be any other evil creatures in this abyss with such power. What we need to guard against next is open attacks."

Zang Xian nodded. "I agree with Brother Ji's idea. We searched the divine sense of that black mist. It is extremely powerful in this abyss, capable of controlling most evil sea monsters. We haven't seen it encounter any evil creatures with the same magic. Now that the black mist is gone, we should strengthen the formations to resist actual attacks."

Tang Yue felt a chill run down her spine when she heard them say that. Why were they lying together?
When the black mist's divine sense disappeared, the fake Changzhou Continent still existed, and even a group of cultivators emerged from the dense forest to greet them.

Tang Yue had tested it before, and the results showed that these cultivators were real. She almost thought they had really arrived in Changzhou and was about to ask them for help.

To everyone's surprise, Senior Brother Ji sneered, raised his hand, and burned these people to ashes.

Those cultivators melted away on the beach like wax; they could never have been real people.

At that time, the Tibetan brother said something she couldn't understand at all: "Sure enough, you made the same choice."

Senior Brother Ji did not answer him, but instead expanded the fire, eventually setting the entire fake Changzhou ablaze. It eventually disappeared in the raging flames.

The strangest thing was that Tang Yue didn't feel any spiritual energy fluctuations throughout the entire process. She felt that her senior brother Ji had used the same special ability as her to do it.

From that moment on, she felt that both of her senior brothers were acting strangely, and by then, the strange feeling in her heart had reached its peak.

Are they still the same people?