Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 199 Eavesdropping
"I understand." After a long silence, the elder spoke solemnly.

"You guys go back first... I'll handle the rest."

Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang left the front line that he had personally guarded and came to the ordinary camp where most of the disciples were staying.

The camp was surrounded by an array, creating a slightly clearer space for all the disciples inside.

Being in it can slightly alleviate some of the daily erosion from demonic energy and nature.

However, they still need to cultivate their inner strength and mind every day to counteract the unclean whispers that occasionally ring in their ears.

When Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang arrived, the entire camp was quiet.

The disciples, seated in a square formation, exuded a calm and tranquil aura. Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang walked among them, hoping to search for some potentially relevant evidence.

The elder didn't say what his plans were, and neither of them intended to remain idle.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the forest, a disciple greeted him warmly, "Senior Brother Lin, why are you back alone? Where are the two senior brothers who were with you?"

"I saw those two senior brothers come back in a huff earlier. Did they have some kind of conflict with you, senior brother?"

The disciple who came up later asked with a shifty look on his face.

Similar things have happened before. Disciples of the sect are often randomly matched into teams. Who knows what kind of monsters they will be matched with each time they go to a dungeon?
It's not uncommon for disciples to start exchanging insults about each other's families right after defeating the first boss. In such cases, the sect doesn't necessarily have to force disciples with incompatible personalities to endure a month of mutual animosity.

Therefore, this team composition can be changed.

Think about what those two body cultivators were doing when this sword cultivator, Senior Brother Lin, went on a killing spree.
He stood there and got beaten.

What role did these two people play throughout the entire process?
Its role in terms of design.

Would it make a difference if two different people moved to their positions?

No!

But they were just lucky enough to be paired with this sword cultivator senior brother, and they ended up getting a huge share of the credit for nothing.

The thought of those two standing there doing nothing and yet earning sect points filled some disciples with envy...

Therefore, I subconsciously paid more attention to all three members of this team.

Seeing that there seems to be a cloud of distrust within this team, why not quickly step in to sow discord, frame them, and play the field skillfully?

After all, the three of them didn't leave together, did they?
Upon hearing this, Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang exchanged a glance.

Lin Jian remained calm and asked, "Oh? Where did those two senior brothers go?"

"He rushed over there as soon as he got back..." The disciple pointed in a direction and asked with a wink, "Isn't that where the elders are? Did they go to discuss the team division?"

So what else could it be besides changing the team members?

'As expected!' Yun Feiyang was thrilled.

Those two disciples did indeed return! They were not ambushed and killed while outside.

As for the disciples' fantasies about internal discord, that's pure nonsense. The two body cultivator senior brothers' sudden return could only be because they went to report to Master Yuhu, who was in charge of all the disciples' patrols, to see what they had seen and heard on this trip.

Of course... there's no guarantee that he won't be snatched away by some other master before he even meets Master Yuhu.

After all, all sect leaders and elders are equally reliable in the eyes of their disciples.

If a sect leader suddenly stood there and said that Jade Lake True Person had something urgent to attend to, and that it was the same thing to tell him, then those two body cultivator brothers would most likely fall for it.

To truly confirm, you have to ask in person.

"Thank you for your trouble." Lin Jian smiled gently at the other person.

"No trouble at all..." the disciple chuckled, feeling dizzy.

Such a handsome senior brother, not to mention his strong abilities, even if there were conflicts within the team, it's his own fault for speaking too loudly.

The two headed straight for the Jade Lake Immortal.

The sect leader's residence was not much different from that of the disciples, except that a few simple huts were temporarily built using magic for privacy reasons.

The building where Master Yuhu was located was the most prominent one in the middle of the group.

Although the door was open, the interior was dark, as the power of magic blocked the view.

Anyone standing outside the door could not possibly enter the house without the owner's permission, let alone see or know what was happening inside.

If he had previously thought it was just for the sake of secrecy, Yun Feiyang now felt that the arrangement itself was full of ulterior motives.

With that thought in mind, the two decided to step forward.

Unexpectedly, a figure suddenly flew in from afar and darted into the room where Master Yuhu was.

"Elder?!" Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang, who were still standing in the disciple formation and looking into the distance, looked at each other.

Why did the team leader come in person?

Regarding their speculations about Master Yuhu, they only touched on the subject indirectly, not daring to directly smear him without any evidence.

But now the elder leading the team has come over personally after only listening to a few words from them. Could it be that he has already discovered something about Master Yuhu?
That makes sense, after all, an elder is an elder. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, he can easily discover secrets that ordinary disciples would find hard to detect if he sets his mind to it.

Does that mean it's irrefutable?

"Should we wait here?" Yun Feiyang felt a little relieved.

"Let's go take a look?" Lin Jian didn't want to just wait for an answer.

After all, he also wanted to know how the elder would confront that Jade Lake True Man, and perhaps he could learn more about the behavior of these people who were suspected to be members of the Demon Worship Sect.

"Fine!" Yun Feiyang gritted his teeth, finding it quite exciting to eavesdrop on an elder and the sect leader's gossip.

With that thought in mind, the two of them stealthily crept over.

Faced with the concealment effect of the simple magic array that covered the entire hut, Yun Feiyang was somewhat perplexed. "How can anyone hear this?"

There was no response to the sound. Turning around, I saw that Lin Jian was squatting in the corner of the wall, taking out some strange things and sketching something on the wall.

"Huh? What's this?" Yun Feiyang asked in surprise.

"You need some skills to eavesdrop, right?" Lin Jian finished it in no time, not feeling any difficulty at all.

These sect leaders and elders certainly never imagined that they would one day be eavesdropped on in their own camp.

The magic circle surrounding the hut was extremely simple and easy to make. Apart from a basic function to maintain its operation, it had no other countermeasures or alarms. As a result, Lin Jian succeeded the moment he decided to make his move.

Yun Feiyang's eyes were fixed on the small magic array module carved in the forest, and he exclaimed, "What is this?"

I've never studied that! Formations, you know?
It's not that he hasn't studied formations, but there's absolutely no concept of anything like it in the formations he learned in the sect!

Could it be that my master, who taught me formations, didn't teach me everything he knew?

Damn it! I knew the sect had been holding back from me all along!
"Want to learn? I'll teach you."

However, that has to be done afterward.

The most urgent thing now is to eavesdrop, otherwise the other person will finish the conversation quickly, and the two of them will only be able to listen to nothing.

Before actually connecting the external module, Lin Jian said to Yun Feiyang, "Use a concealment technique."

High-level cultivators have keen senses and can hear even the breathing and heartbeat from a great distance.

Without any disguise, the moment the magic circle is activated is the moment the two of them expose themselves.

Although I also know this simple technique, Yun Feiyang, being at the Golden Core stage, is definitely more powerful than me when he uses the same technique.

Of course, this might not be able to hide it from the elder who is at the Nascent Soul stage.

With enough effort, a cultivator who is a whole realm lower than a cultivator of a higher realm will find themselves completely exposed.

However, high-level cultivators don't constantly scan their surroundings with their spiritual sense. If they wanted to eavesdrop, the two could only hope that the elder was in his own camp and within the magic array of the hut, so he wouldn't be too wary.

Yun Feiyang obediently cast a spell, enveloping the two of them in a concealing aura.

With everything prepared, Lin Jian controlled the external magic array and connected it to the closed magic array of the hut.

The physical location was still outside the wooden house, but with the cultivators' keen senses, the wooden partitions of a mere ordinary wooden house were clearly no longer enough to stop the two from seeking the truth.

"How could you do this!"

I don't know what kind of conversation happened between the two of them before they came in, but they heard the most explosive news as soon as they entered.

The elder seemed to have confirmed that it was Master Yuhu who did it, and his questioning tone was extremely strong!

"What else can I do if I don't do this?!" The voice of Master Yuhu rang out clearly, as if it were right next to their ears.

In fact, it was right next to their ears, separated only by a simple wooden wall.

Yun Feiyang was still in surprise, his spiritual connection filled with astonishment, "They really got in?"

Lin Jian rolled his eyes. "Shut up! You're disturbing my listening for footsteps."

The elder paced back and forth impatiently on the dry floor.

"You are now under suspicion." After a brief pause, the elder's voice rang out heavily.

Lin Jian: “?”

Yun Feiyang: "?"

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with a huge question mark.

Something doesn't sound right about this.
"So what if I have doubts?" Master Yuhu sneered. "Since I've decided to take action, I never intended to hide anything!"

The elder ignored his emotional outburst, saying, "What you did will soon be proven if you are suspected. I suspect that your two disciples are star geniuses in our sect, and I can't protect you."

"I don't need your protection!"

"Stop thinking about your nonsense about the immortality of demons all day long!" The elder's tone became more serious. "Currently, not a single fellow Daoist in the alliance has verified the feasibility of this claim. I really don't understand why you are all so eager to believe it! The original intention of our Human Alliance is to uphold the truth, not to become the lackeys of the demons!"

"You think we're not the lackeys of the Heavenly Demon? But outsiders don't see us that way!" Jade Lake Master sneered. "What do they call us? The Demon Worshipping Sect! I am a demon of the Demon Worshipping Sect, and so are you!"

The elder ignored him, merely letting out a cold snort. "One day, all humans will understand our persistence. But the prerequisite is that you stop summoning the Heavenly Demons! Tell me, how many more secret schemes do you have up your sleeves?!"

"..." Master Yuhu remained silent, only grinning coldly with a set of white teeth.

Suddenly, a surge of energy grabbed his neck. The elder looked at him coldly, "Don't cause us any more trouble! Tell me what other arrangements you have?!"

"crunch~"

"Crunch~"

The grating sound of muscles clashing rang out, and Lin Jian and Yun Feiyang, who were separated by a wall from each other and hidden behind the wooden house, were already in a semi-shutdown state.

What do you mean?
So the elder was also a demon from the Demon Worship Sect?

More importantly, it seems that this Demon Worshiping Sect is divided into two factions?
The Jade Lake Master's faction advocates embracing the Heavenly Demon and becoming its lackeys.

Their actions this time seem to have been carried out entirely behind the backs of the elders who are their allies?!
Both of them realized they had overheard some incredible secret, and immediately became even more careful, holding their breath and listening intently to what followed, not wanting to miss a single detail.

"Let go... let go of me..." Jade Lake Master, his face turning purple, weakly patted the withered hand that was choking his throat.

Under the crushing pressure of his cultivation level, he had little will to resist, and for the sake of their alliance, he had no reason to attack his own people.

The elder eventually softened and abruptly released his grip.

With a "thud," Master Yuhu landed on the ground, making a dull thud.

"I'll protect you so you can fake your death and escape. After that, hide in the wilderness and don't make any further moves. When the shift change occurs, sneak back and blend into the disciple ranks. Once you're out, leave the Zheng Yang Sect and go out and do some work!"

For a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, achieving these things is not difficult; it's simply a matter of whether one wants to or not.

The elder looked at him solemnly and said, "There aren't many fellow Daoists who can uphold the principles of our alliance. I don't want to see my comrades die before my eyes. Speak quickly, what other tricks have you secretly plotted?! If you can stop them, do it now! We've only come to suppress the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift; don't create any more trouble in the shadows!"

Master Yuhu opened his mouth, but before he could speak, a loud noise suddenly came from the horizon.

Those in the woods outside the cabin had a more direct understanding of the changes than the two people inside.

The starlight seemed to suddenly pierce through the barrier of dark clouds, revealing itself to everyone.

People can see bright and dazzling stars hanging high in the sky whenever they look up.

However, several stars were dim and shrouded in darkness, drifting aimlessly through the shifting star chart. Then, a deep, dark aura began to seep out from the gaps in those stars...

The star map has collapsed.

This week, the Heavenly Star Array has been pierced with several holes!

Just as Lin Jian had guessed, the Demon Worship Sect's style of doing things is that they either don't act at all, or when they do, they always make sure to achieve results.

The group of Baimo Sect disciples who were captured by Lin Jian and others earlier was not a coincidence; it was just that Lin Jian happened to discover and interrupt that group.

But even as they were being executed, other members of the Demon Worship Sect continued their acts of destruction...

(End of this chapter)