Primordial Treasure Mirror

Not long ago.

Yang Ding and Jiang Yanchen were discussing why Lin Huan hadn't arrived yet.

Lin Huan is a Foundation Establishment cultivator; given her speed, she should have reached the outer edge of the secret realm by now.

Lin Huan was late in arriving, which made Yang Ding a little worried.

At this moment, Lin Huan arrived.

Yang Ding naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Yang sighed inwardly:

"Liu Yuan hasn't arrived yet, and we don't know if he's still alive or if he's on his way here."

Yang Ding and the others were only worried about Lin Huan.

Su Yang was slightly worried about Liu Yuan.

He had no connection with Lin Huan, but he had spent a long time with Liu Yuan. Although Liu Yuan wasn't particularly close to him, he was still considered a friend.

In addition, since he and Liu Yuan were the lowest in status among the group, they shared a sense of sympathy for each other.

He didn't care whether Lin Huan got into trouble or not.

Or perhaps he would prefer Lin Huan to get into trouble. If Lin Huan were to get into trouble, he wouldn't have to worry about the malice emanating from her anymore, nor would he have to wonder if Lin Huan was related to Yu Shuang.

Liu Yuan was different; Su Yang still hoped he could stay safe.

Lin Huan approached.

When everyone saw her situation clearly, they noticed that her posture was somewhat unnatural, and she staggered when she landed.

It wasn't until I saw her back clearly that I realized there was a large patch of blood on it, indicating that she was injured.

At this moment, Lin Huan's expression was extremely ugly, his lips were white, and his back was soaked with blood.

Noticing her condition, Yang Ding and the other two's expressions changed slightly.

Yang Ding rushed forward, frowned as he looked at the bloodstains behind her, and asked:

"You're injured? How did you get injured, and who injured you?"

Lin Huan approached the crowd, let out a long breath, and relaxed considerably. He sat cross-legged on the ground to regulate his breathing, while gritting his teeth and saying:

"I ran into people from the Tianhe Sect."

Upon hearing the words "Tianhe Sect," Yang Ding's expression hardened, and he stared at her.

"What happened?"

Lin Huan let out a heavy snort, his tone filled with deep hatred:

"I encountered two Foundation Establishment disciples from the Tianhe Sect, a man and a woman, whom I had never seen before."

"When I saw them from afar, I was thinking of going around them, but they went crazy and rushed at me without even saying a word."

"Fortunately, they should all have only recently broken through to the early stage of Foundation Establishment and did not have any suitable spiritual artifacts, which gave me time to use the Escape Talisman and barely escape."

Even so, I was injured by them. If I had been even half a step slower, I would probably be dead by now.

Lin Huan was clearly very puzzled as to why the two Tianhe Sect disciples attacked her.

However, this did not stop her from hating those two disciples.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ding frowned even more deeply and paced back and forth.

"Why would a true disciple of the Tianhe Sect directly attack you?"

"Although we have a long-standing grudge against Tianhe Sect, in this secret realm, everyone's goal should be the treasures within. It's really strange that we're fighting with others before even seeing any treasures."

Jiang Yanchen's expression also changed, and he spoke:

"Senior sister, are you sure you're a true disciple of the Tianhe Sect, and not someone impersonating you?"

Lin Huan replied irritably upon hearing this:

"How could I mistake them? I don't just recognize people by their robes; I recognize them by their martial arts techniques."

"They used the Heavenly Canopy Falling Star Manual, which only true disciples of the Heavenly River Sect are qualified to cultivate. The majestic aura they exuded could only be seen on true disciples of the Heavenly River Sect in the vicinity."

Jiang Yanchen then asked:

"So they rushed straight at you as soon as they saw you?"

Lin Huan nodded:

"That's right, and they were quite ruthless. Every move they made was aimed at killing me. I even suspect that they may have received some kind of order to kill our Qingyang Sect members in the secret realm."

Jiang Yanchen fell silent and lowered his head in thought.

Yang Ding remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking:

"If what Junior Brother Lin said is true, then we're in trouble."

"If the people from the Tianhe Sect are deliberately targeting us in the secret realm, and they're after our lives, then we must be careful."

"It's a pity I didn't have the communication jade talisman that the other disciples came with, otherwise I could have informed them in advance so they could prepare."

"Could Junior Brother Jiang and Junior Sister Lin have contacted the other fellow disciples?"

Jiang Yanchen shook his head: "I just broke through and I'm not familiar with the other senior brothers and sisters."

Lin Huan also shook his head:

"Senior Brother Yang, you know my personality. I don't know many people well, so no one came this time."

Yang Ding sighed:

"Then we'll have to hurry on our way to the center of the secret realm and meet up with Senior Brother Zuo and the others."

"I had planned to slowly make my way to the center of the secret realm, exploring as many places as possible along the way, hoping to find some opportunities. But now, it seems that's not feasible."

Lin Huan was somewhat reluctant, but thinking of the two Tianhe Sect disciples from earlier, he had no choice but to nod.

"After I take the pill to stabilize my injuries, I will set off with my senior brother."

Jiang Yanchen had no objections; he also felt that Yang Ding's plan was the most appropriate.

Li Yunxiu was even worse off; she had no say in the team and could only listen to Yang Ding in everything.

So everyone waited together for Lin Huan to heal his injuries.

Su Yang stood to the side, having heard their conversation clearly, and his heart sank.

"The true disciples of the Tianhe Sect attacked Lin Huan upon seeing him? Such unusual behavior suggests they already knew about the deaths of those two Tianhe Sect disciples?"

Su Yang immediately connected the abnormality of Tianhe Sect with his own behavior.

Although he concealed his identity at the time, it is conceivable that, without knowing the killer's identity, Tianhe Sect would certainly assume that Qingyang Sect was the killer.

It's not just Tianhe Sect that thinks this way.

If the people of Qingyang Sect knew about this, they would only think that it was done by their own people, and would not suspect a rogue cultivator.

In their view.

In the secret realm, no rogue cultivator would dare to do such a thing.

At this moment, the four major Golden Core sects in the secret realm held an absolute advantage in strength.

It can be said that the combined strength of everyone else is no match for them.

Therefore, if a disciple of any of the four major sects were to fall, the first thought would be that the murderer was someone from one of the other three sects.

"But this is too fast? And I've already destroyed the evidence, how did they find out? Unless..."

Su Yang considered one possibility:

"Unless they have some means to remotely confirm the disciple's life or death."

Those who cultivate know that cultivators of major sects will light soul fire and shape soul lamps for their disciples to confirm their condition.

In sects like Qingyang Sect, disciples at the inner sect level and above receive this treatment.

There are naturally also inner disciples of the Tianhe Sect.

Once a disciple perishes, their soul fire will be extinguished, and the sect will know immediately.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the people of Tianhe Sect possess such abilities.

"If what I think is true, then Lin Huan's injury is indeed related to me. Moreover, we must be careful of the Tianhe Sect cultivators in this secret realm; they probably won't hold back at all!"