You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"Three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators and ten Qi Refining Realm cultivators. This time, we must ensure they don't return alive. This batch of spirit stones is ours for the Yin Sha Sect." Outside the Qingyun Mountain mine, not long after Chen Huai'an and his group left, a group of Yin Sha Sect disciples nearby also took to the air.

This time, the Yin Sha Sect dispatched 6 inner disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage and 20 outer disciples at the Qi Refining stage.

They were already stronger than their opponents, and in terms of numbers, they completely overwhelmed them, achieving a 2:1 ratio.

The Yin Sha Sect disciples mobilized so many people this time with the aim of wiping out Chen Huai'an and his group in one fell swoop.

That's not all. If any Qingyun Sect disciples receive a distress signal and go to their aid, they will activate their spies in the Qingyun Mountain mine to launch another attack on the Qingyun Sect.

They have two objectives this time. One is to retake control of the Qingyun Mountain mine. They have made arrangements in the mine and should have mined a lot of spirit stones during this period, all secretly.

On the surface, the disciples of Qingyun Sect are extensively mining spirit stones, so Qingyun Sect will only have more spirit stones in its hands. By operating on two fronts, it can maximize its profits.

Just as the Yin Sha Sect disciples went to intercept Chen Huai'an and his group, Qin Muyao, who was hiding in the shadows, vanished from the spot in a flash.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

The Yin Sha Sect dispatched several Foundation Establishment stage immortal masters this time, while on their side, although they did not send a large number of Foundation Establishment stage experts, with Qin Muyao present, the Yin Sha Sect disciples could not cause much trouble.

"Watch out, there might be a tail behind us." Liu Qing, who was flying on his sword, suddenly sensed an aura locking onto them from behind, and he frowned.

"Senior Brother Liu, what exactly is going on? We just left the mine, could it be that we've really been targeted by the disciples of the Yin Sha Sect?" Huang Kunlin frowned upon hearing Liu Qing's warning.

If they were targeted by the disciples of the Yin Sha Sect, could they protect themselves with their strength?

"Everyone, speed up, get into battle mode, and prepare for combat. Once we spot the people behind us, they are disciples of the Yin Sha Sect. We'll split into two teams: one will stay behind to cover our retreat, and the other will continue towards the Qingyun Sect." Liu Qing quickly made the corresponding battle arrangements.

They were being followed, which was part of their plan; their immediate task was to protect the spirit stones.

Liu Qing knew about Chen Huai'an and Qin Mengyao's plan. He wasn't sure when Qin Muyao would make her move, and he also wasn't used to entrusting his fate to others.

"Chen Huai'an, give me your storage bags. I'll cover you while we break out separately. Your cultivation level is weak, so you're not their primary target. It's not safe for you to keep the spirit stones on you, and your speed will be very slow. Once the Yin Sha Sect disciples catch up with you, you won't be able to protect these storage bags at all," Liu Qing transmitted to Chen Huai'an from his flying sword.

Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an frowned. The fight hadn't even started yet, and this guy was already eyeing his storage bag. Could this guy be a traitor?

"Senior brother, this storage bag was taught to me by Senior Sister Qin. Senior Sister Qin insisted that I bring this storage bag back to the sect. She also instructed me not to give this storage bag to anyone else," Chen Huai'an said calmly.

"Chen Hua, I know Senior Sister Qin has her plans, but I want to tell you that I'm doing this for your own good. If this storage bag is in my hands, I can protect it. You're only at the Qi Refining Realm. If the other side sends out an inner disciple at the Foundation Establishment Realm, with your strength, can you stop them?" Liu Qing frowned and said coldly.

Chen Huai'an had a full 10 spirit stones in his storage bag. If he lost these spirit stones, he would be severely punished by the sect upon returning.

Of course, he also had his own little scheme in mind. If he was intercepted by the disciples of the Yin Sha Sect in the end, he could take the 10 low-grade spirit stones and fly away.

If the spirit stones were truly in Chen Huai'an's hands, he would definitely fight to the death against the disciples of the Qingyun Sect. But if these spirit stones were in his possession, he wouldn't need to fight at all. If he couldn't win, wouldn't he just run away? If he used these 10 low-grade spirit stones properly, he could easily break through to the Golden Core realm.

Once he breaks through to the Golden Core realm, even if the people of Qingyun Sect find out later that he took the spirit stones, what can they do to him?

Seeing that Liu Qing looked like he was about to turn against him, Chen Huai'an realized that there was a problem with the plan.

This variable was not a disciple of the Yin Sha Sect, but came from within their team, and it was Liu Qing, the leader of the team, a master at the fourth level of the mid-Foundation Establishment realm.

"Senior Brother Liu, here, this is a storage bag. You must keep it safe, as Senior Sister Qin has placed a restriction on it." As Chen Huai'an spoke, he handed the storage bag from his waist to Liu Qing.

A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Similarly, Chen Huai'an wanted to see what tricks this guy was up to. Was he going to fight to the death with these Yin Sha Sect disciples, or was he planning to run away with the storage bag? If this guy really did run away with the storage bag, then there was no need for him to continue completing this mission.

To avoid any disputes later, Chen Huai'an handed the storage bag to Liu Qing in front of several Qingyun Sect disciples.

The 10 low-grade spirit stones were tempting not only to Liu Qing, but also to Chen Huai'an, and the Qingyun Sect disciples present were equally tempted.

If Liu Qing had no ill intentions towards Chen Huai'an, he could completely pretend that nothing had happened. But if this guy dared to harm him, then he would definitely make the other party take the blame.

"Damn bastard, what's going on? Why did he give that storage bag to Liu Qing?" Huang Kunlin, standing on his flying sword, was extremely angry when he saw Chen Huai'an hand a storage bag to Liu Qing.

Huang Kunlin knew that the storage bag was in Chen Huai'an's hands. If the Yin Sha Sect disciples came after them and a conflict broke out, he could take the opportunity to kill Chen Huai'an and steal the storage bag. Afterwards, he could tell the sect that the spirit stones inside the storage bag had been stolen by the Yin Sha Sect disciples, thus extricating himself from the situation.

But now things have turned out badly. Chen Huai'an, that good-for-nothing, cowardly coward, actually gave the storage bag to Liu Qing, who is a mid-stage Foundation Establishment expert. With his strength, he is no match for him, let alone trying to snatch the storage bag from him.

Huang Kunlin really felt an urge to curse, but he couldn't show it and could only wait for the right opportunity.

"You trash from Qingyun Sect, stop right there! Hand over your storage bags, and I might spare your lives." Several streaks of black light shot out from behind like lightning, quickly blocking the path of Chen Huai'an and his group.

"Damn it, what's going on? There are actually six Foundation Establishment stage experts." Huang Kunlin's expression changed instantly when he saw the six Yin Sha Sect disciples blocking his way.

The opposing side had six Foundation Establishment stage experts, while their side only had three, including him, and ten outer disciples at the Qi Refining stage. What troubled him even more was that once a battle broke out, he would also have to spare some attention to protect Su Wanying, the sect leader's personal disciple.

"If you want our storage bags, you'll have to see if you're alive to take them." Liu Qing was a decisive and ruthless man. Sensing that something was wrong, he shouted and threw Chen Huai'an off the flying sword. He then formed hand seals and hovered in mid-air. The flying sword beneath his feet slashed at one of the experts in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

To catch the thief, you must first catch the king; you must first eliminate the strongest disciple of the Yin Sha Sect.