Six Realms Immortal Emperor

Just as the two were arguing, another disciple in the crowd suddenly shouted, "I remember now! I remember! I saw this outer disciple last night!"

The others burst into laughter, looking at him with mockery.

"Liu Hong, are you saying this because you're afraid we'll laugh at you again?"

"No, that's not it, Senior Brother Zhu! I guarantee I've definitely seen this person before, I think his name is something like... Oh right, Xu Jingtian!" Liu Hong exclaimed happily, feeling extremely proud to know the name of the disciple on the back of the Crimson Rhinoceros. Hahaha, I, Liu Hong, finally get to hold my head high for a moment! None of you know, only I do! Let's see if you still laugh at me this time.

"Xu, Xu what? Say it again, what's that disciple's name?" Senior Brother Zhu seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Xu Jingtian, hehe. Senior Brother Zhu, have you forgotten that I tripped and fell last night, and it was this disciple who helped me up?" Liu Hong said with a smile. Senior Brother Zhu had finally paid attention to him, so of course he wouldn't miss such important information.

"Hmph, do you guys remember? What Senior Brother Jin arranged for us when we came here?" Senior Brother Zhu's face suddenly darkened. If what Liu Hong said was true, then it really was.

"Oh no!" Liu Hong's smile froze on his face. He suddenly remembered. When they first came in, Senior Brother Jin had instructed them to find that person by all means and not let him leave the trial grounds alive. They had been so focused on finding the third-tier ferocious beast that they had completely forgotten about this.

"Senior Brother Jin said that the person's name seems to be Xu Jingtian!" a disciple exclaimed.

"Yes, yes, that's right!" the others chimed in.

"What should we do, Senior Brother Zhu?"

Senior Brother Zhu's face was extremely ugly, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. This Xu Jingtian was someone Senior Brother Jin had personally instructed them to eliminate, and he had even promised them many benefits.

But Xu Jingtian was actually with the Crimson Rhinoceros, a third-tier ferocious beast that was no joke, especially since it displayed its power last night, killing more than a dozen outer disciples.

"Senior Brother Zhu, I think we should just let it go and pretend we didn't see anything. When we get out and see Senior Brother Jin, we can just say we couldn't find him, right?" one disciple suggested tentatively.

"You don't know anything. Senior Brother Jin isn't that easy to fool. He's not scary; what's scary is the power behind him. If we don't handle this well, we might all be doomed."

"Huh? It can't be that bad, Senior Brother Zhu?" The disciple shuddered in fright.

"Hmph! You haven't seen Senior Brother Jin's methods. I heard he even dares to kill inner disciples, let alone us. Now that we've seen Xu Jingtian, we should do everything we can to get rid of him. We can still get a lot of benefits from Senior Brother Jin." Senior Brother Zhu calmly analyzed.

In truth, even he himself had never witnessed Senior Brother Jin killing anyone; he had only heard about it from other sources. However, he had personally witnessed the strength behind Senior Brother Jin, and it was real and undeniable, so he dared not be careless in the slightest.

These people were all at roughly the same level of cultivation, all at the third level of Qi Refining. However, this Senior Brother Zhu was more quick-witted and had more ideas, so he was tacitly regarded as their leader.

There's danger either way, so I might as well take the risk. Maybe killing Xu Jingtian will bring me a lot of benefits.

"Senior Brother Zhu, we'll all listen to you!" the disciple quickly changed his tune. Everyone agreed with his analysis.

The disciple named Liu Hong panicked and shouted, "Senior Brother Zhu, I've seen Xu Jingtian once. Even if he were separated from the Crimson Scale Rhinoceros, I would still recognize him. I definitely won't let him get away."

That possibility couldn't be ruled out. After a moment's thought, Senior Brother Zhu said to him, "Alright, Liu Hong. You'll be in charge from now on, so don't mistake one person for another. Let's go!"

With that, Senior Brother Zhu took the lead and followed the path taken by the Crimson Rhinoceros.

Meanwhile, Xu Jingtian was carried by the Crimson Rhinoceros at breakneck speed, and soon they arrived at the lair.

Hey!

The Crimson Rhinoceros curled its forelimbs and lay obediently on the ground, allowing Xu Jingtian to jump off its back.

Xu Jingtian leaped into the water and headed straight for the thousand-year-old Qinglingzhi in the pool.

The emerald green pool still continuously spews out spiritual energy, but the thousand-year-old Qinglingzhi has vanished without a trace.

Xu Jingtian looked around, but Dongfang Sixing wasn't there either. Could it be that he had already succeeded? He had been so focused on escaping that he had forgotten to tell him where they would meet.

Hey!

The Crimson Rhinoceros stood up, as if it had discovered something, and quickly ran to a corner, barking at Xu Jingtian several times, signaling him to hurry over.

Xu Jingtian rushed closer and froze. There was a pool of blood in the corner. He bent down, gently touched the blood with his hand, and looked at it. The blood had not yet completely congealed.

"This..." Xu Jingtian dared not think any further. Could it be that besides Dongfang Sixing, there were other disciples in this den?

The nest of the Crimson Rhinoceros is very well hidden. If they hadn't followed it all the way here, they would never have found it. Who would have come here?

With a puzzled look on his face, Xu Jingtian ordered the Crimson Rhinoceros to continue guarding the place and began searching along the bloodstains on the ground.

The bloodstains stretched all the way outside the cave, but they hadn't paid attention when they came in. Xu Jingtian was increasingly alarmed as he looked; it seemed a fierce battle had just taken place here.

I sincerely hope that Dongfang Sixing will be blessed with good fortune and escape this calamity.

But the next moment, he froze. Not far from the cave entrance, in a clump of grass, there were signs of a struggle, and it seemed that a person was lying there.

The man was lying face down on the ground, and a flying sword was stuck diagonally not far from his shoulder. His build was somewhat similar to Dongfang Sixing's.

"Sixing!" Xu Jingtian shouted and rushed forward to check on the man, turning him over with his hands.

"Brother Lu!" Xu Jingtian was even more surprised to see Lu Yikuang here, and that he was seriously injured and unconscious.

"Brother Lu, Brother Lu! Wake up!" Xu Jingtian shook Lu Yikuang, but to no avail. Lu Yikuang's pale face was devoid of any color, the wound on his shoulder was still slowly oozing blood, and his body was slowly getting cold due to blood loss.

Xu Jingtian quickly tore off a small piece of his clothes, bandaged Lu Yikuang's wound, and placed his hands on Lu Yikuang's chest, beginning to infuse him with spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy really worked; Lu Yikuang's body gradually regained some temperature, and he coughed a few times before slowly waking up.

"Brother Lu!" Xu Jingtian exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Yikuang struggled to open his eyes, glanced at Xu Jingtian, and felt a sense of relief. After a long while, he finally let out a breath. Pointing in a direction, he panted and said to Xu Jingtian, "Brother Jingtian, quick, over there, go save Sixing..."

"what!"

Xu Jingtian was genuinely surprised to learn that Dongfang Sixing and he had been chased together; they had actually spent time together. Who could be so powerful as to injure Lu Yikuang like this?

"Hurry up! If you're late... it'll be too late!" Lu Yikuang urged.

"Brother Lu, what are you going to do?" Xu Jingtian was a little troubled. Although Dongfang Sixing was in danger, Lu Yikuang's condition was only slightly better than that of a dead man, and he could faint again at any time.

"I'm fine, you... go quickly!" Lu Yikuang pushed him with all his might.

Just as Xu Jingtian was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard a series of noisy footsteps. He quickly looked up to observe the situation.

A group of outer disciples were rushing towards them, looking around. The man at the head of the group held a magic weapon and had a very serious expression.

"Senior Brother Zhu, look! There's a lake ahead!" one of the disciples shouted.

The others stopped and looked toward the lake.

"Senior Brother Zhu, we've come this far, why haven't we found it yet? It's very dangerous here."

"That's right, Senior Brother Zhu, who knows how many ferocious beasts are lurking in this valley. And that lake..."

"Hey, Liu Hong, are you sure you're not mistaken? Is that really Xu Jingtian?"

Frustrated, the group had been following for an hour without seeing him and began to criticize Liu Hong.

"Stop shouting! Don't let Xu Jingtian hear you!" Senior Brother Zhu, annoyed by their noise, shouted at them to stop.

"Looking for me?" Xu Jingtian, hiding in the bushes, was puzzled. The voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was. Although he didn't know what was going on, the unfriendly expressions of these people suggested it wasn't good news.

"Brother Lu!" Xu Jingtian gestured for him to be quiet, then gently lifted him up by the waist. He bent down, using the weeds for cover, and began to make his way towards the Crimson Rhinoceros's nest.

"Look! There's someone there!"

Xu Jingtian was bent over carrying someone, which made it difficult for him to move. When he was less than two zhang away from the cave entrance, they still managed to find him.

"Ah, Xu Jingtian! Senior Brother Zhu, that's Xu Jingtian!"