Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

The Shentu family does have manpower, but this brings us to the second question:

This human, known as "Blood Kite," had become erratic since half a year ago. She would disappear for a while, then reappear. Even the few times she was spotted by the cultivation community, her movements were completely erratic, leaving no one able to understand her intentions.

Moreover, according to the great elder of the Shentu family, "Blood Kite" and her disciples seemed to have a magical weapon that could block the secrets of heaven. Even using the divination technique of the Tianji Pavilion, her exact location could not be calculated, and they could only search slowly using relatively primitive methods.

——As for the Blood Source Sect, they have more people than the Shentu Family, and their branches are spread all over Central China. However, they are currently fighting with the Four Righteous Sects, and they are so exhausted that they have no time to deal with this matter.

The combined effect of several factors.

This resulted in Mo Zeng and Qing Luo going around in circles for so long without getting any clues.

exactly……

Mo Zeng actually has some clues.

Because he had captured two human spies from the Night Sparrow Sect, he knew that this organization, or more precisely, the person behind them, was also searching for the whereabouts of the "Blood Kite." And that person's goal, like Qingluo's, was to kill his master.

However, out of contempt for humans and the desire to trick Qingluo, Mo Zhe did not tell Qingluo about this matter, nor did he try to contact the person behind them through the two spies. He just ate them all.

But now...

Mo Zhe suddenly felt a little regretful.

Perhaps, the human named "Jiang Rao" has more information about the "Blood Kite". As long as she can be found, the next things will be easy.

"Sister Qingluo, I say..."

Just when Mo Zhe was hesitating and planning to agree with Qingluo on how to cooperate with her second junior sister.

Qingluo suddenly nodded, as if she had made up her mind:

"It's definitely her!"

"what?"

Before Mo Zhe could ask.

Qingluo suddenly burst out with astonishing momentum.

this moment.

The spiritual power of the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation suddenly rose, pushing away the surrounding air. Qingluo leaped up as light as a swallow, and her gorgeous feathered clothes suddenly transformed into golden wings. With a light flap, she soared in the direction of the aura fluctuations just now!

Because the speed was too fast, from the perspective of the bystanders, they could only see a scarlet line of fire piercing the sky, dragging a long tail of flame, dyeing the air along the way red, as if it would burst into flames in the next second.

boom--! !

The piercing sonic booms, long after Qingluo had passed, continued to blast from high in the sky. The scattered flames fell into the trees on both sides, startling flocks of birds.

"??"

Mo Zhe was stunned.

No...what's going on?

What did this sister discover that made her so excited all of a sudden?

Although I still don't quite understand what's going on.

But Mo Zhe reacted quickly and first glanced somewhere behind him.

Then he leaped up and chased in the direction Qingluo had just left. With the magical power of "Shadow Passing" activated, his figure transformed into a long, narrow shadow, and his speed was no slower than Qingluo's. In the blink of an eye, he also disappeared into the distant jungle.

This action caused more birds to circle and rise into the sky. Many birds and beasts in Mo Zhe's path were awakened by his aura, and then waited tremblingly for him to pass.

Until the leopard and the phoenix left.

Two silver and black venomous snakes emerged from a crack in the ground not far away. Their dark green pupils looked in the direction the two had left and whispered to each other:

"What's going on? Looking at that little phoenix... could it be that it discovered the whereabouts of the Blood Kite?"

The viper on the left whispered.

"possible."

The venomous snake on the right spit out its tongue and said, "After all, she was ripped open by that human demon and had her bones dug out. If the bones are still on that human, she should be able to sense it."

"That's true, but... can it really be that accurate?"

"And why does that direction look a bit like the direction of the Blood Origin Sect's headquarters?"

The two venomous snakes looked at each other.

The events surrounding the Blood God Son's incarnation and the blood pool only happened tonight. It's impossible for news of this to spread so quickly. Especially since this matter involves the Blood God Son, the sect leader, who might try to suppress the news.

So at this moment, the two snakes had no idea what was happening at the Blood Source Sect headquarters, which was thousands of miles away from them.

After a brief discussion, they chose to put it on hold:

"...That's not our concern. Our mission is simply to report back the truth about what's happening here. As for analyzing and formulating countermeasures, we'll leave it to them."

"really."

The two venomous snakes responded to each other and exchanged a few words quickly.

Then, they quietly dived down and their bodies disappeared into the ground again.

……

At this moment, Bai Yuan had no idea that a woman with whom he had a close relationship was on her way to track him down.

At this moment, she was gathering her strength and performing "Shadow Travel" once again, wrapping up the injured Ye Shuang'er, Ji Tingxue, and the white tiger, and then hiding under the ground, fleeing away from the Blood Source Sect's headquarters.

This is no easy task.

After all, Bai Yuan had used every possible means for this operation. Not to mention magical instruments like the [Galaxy Fantasy Yarn], her spiritual and mental powers were already exhausted. Bai Hu, her "backup battery," was also seriously injured and could no longer provide her with spiritual power.

Bai Yuan was really trying hard to squeeze out another wave of spiritual power in this situation. It would probably take him a lot longer to recover afterwards.

It is worth mentioning that the blood-red giant beast that followed the incarnation of the Blood God and tracked them all the way was also shattered into pieces under the bombardment of the [Thunder Pearl].

The creature's body wasn't originally complete, but rather formed from the bones and blood of the many corpses beneath the pool. It had been reduced to its original form by the lightning strike. Bai Yuan conveniently collected the relatively intact corpses using jade slips and stuffed them into a storage bag, intending to use them as consumables for the [Netherworld Bone Flute].

Since no one wanted these bodies left there anyway, Bai Yuan thought it would be better to leave them to her and squeeze out the last bit of value...

that's it.

Bai Yuan rushed forward headfirst, dragging three people with him. He ran for about half an incense stick of time before he finally emerged from under the soil again because his spiritual power was exhausted and his whole body was aching.

This is a valley far away from human habitation.

Not far away is a turbulent underground river.

The sound of gurgling water echoes faintly, bringing a lot of moist moisture to the surrounding air. When you take a deep breath, you feel a refreshing feeling.

Bai Yuan summoned up his last bit of strength, put the people away one by one, took the [Blood Lotus Lamp] from Ji Tingxue, made a simple defensive barrier, and then sat down cross-legged against the rock wall, took a long breath, and began to rest with his eyes closed.

After several days of high-intensity marching and fighting, Bai Yuan had already been overwhelmed by the accumulated physical and mental fatigue.

At this moment, as she relaxed her breath, she felt a moment of trance, her whole body became drowsy, and her consciousness seemed to be sinking into the abyss.

Sinking again...

at last.

It seemed like just a trance.

When she opened her eyes again, Bai Yuan felt like she was in a dark space, surrounded by a dark, deep river that seemed to have no end. She was clearly on a floating bridge made of unknown material.

"You came."

The other side of the pontoon.

Gui Yuan, who had a face almost identical to hers and even an extremely similar aura, greeted her casually.

That's right.

This place was the Wheel of Life and Death, derived from the Path of Time, and the prison Bai Yuan used to imprison Gui Yuan. She had originally thought that after she had rested up, she would find time to thoroughly investigate whether Gui Yuan had escaped... but she hadn't expected to find herself here the moment she opened her eyes.

"..."

Bai Yuan said nothing.

"Well, don't be so defensive. This is your territory. You don't think I can do anything here without you noticing, do you?"

Gui Yuan spoke again.

Although her words sounded like she was joking, her tone was still calm, making it difficult to tell what she was really thinking.

Bai Yuan finally responded: "That's hard to say. After all, you used this body before. Who knows if you have any tricks up your sleeve?"

"……Ah."

Gui Yuan seemed to chuckle: "Well, we are also considered to be two souls in one body. There is no need to repeat these probing words. Let's talk about business."

"The trouble you've caused this time is not small."

"The Blood Origin Sect isn't just any ordinary sect; it's the largest of the demonic sects. It also has close ties with the Shentu Clan, one of the eight great ancient cultivation clans. This time, you broke into their headquarters and not only caused a ruckus in the blood pool, but you also exchanged a few moves with that old bastard, Blood Godson, and killed one of his incarnations...

"Tsk tsk, to be honest, I admire you a little bit."

"But if you do this, you'll seriously offend the Blood Origin Sect. From today on, they'll probably hunt you down relentlessly. Is it worth it to save a young son of the Jiang family?"

"..."

There was a brief silence.

Then, Bai Yuan slowly spoke: "When you do something, do you first consider whether it's worth it, rather than whether you want to do it?"

"besides……"

"Whether it's worth it or not, it's my business. You've been in Cangwu County for twenty years, why do you care so much?"

——This is true.

Regardless, Gui Yuan was merely a remnant of her predecessor's spirit from twenty years prior. Back then, she had only reached the seventh or eighth stage of the Nascent Soul stage, had only accepted Qing Luo as her disciple, and had recently met Jiang Rao. They had had a brief encounter within Cangwu County, but it couldn't be considered a true exchange...

In this case, it is somewhat premature to start a discussion about the Jiang family.

but……

"Well, I certainly didn't experience the next twenty years. But I'm not completely unaware of what happened during that time. That little girl named Ye told me a lot..."

——To be more precise, it was during the time Ye Shuang'er was held captive that she passively "told" Gui Yuan. Considering that Gui Yuan was still an enemy at the time, this approach was understandable...

Gui Yuan pursed his lips and chuckled again: "I've figured it out now. You and I are one, and now we share this body. If you die, my situation will become very bad. So, why don't we reconcile temporarily and manage this body together for a while before considering other things."

"..."

To be honest, Bai Yuan still doesn't quite believe Gui Yuan.

After all, the last time she came in and wanted to discuss "reconciliation" with Gui Yuan, she encountered several setbacks here.

Bai Yuan could only think of one possible reason for the latter's drastic change of attitude in such a short period of time -

"By the way..."

Could this guy be saying this because he was intimidated by Ji Lingyun's power? After all, with Ji Lingyun's strength, she could get her remaining soul out of Bai Yuan's body without hurting her.

present.

Bai Yuan, with a tentative attitude, said calmly, "Reconciliation? At this moment? You must be joking."

Chapter 187 Why is it “Blood Kite”?

"I'm not kidding."

Facing Bai Yuan's questioning, Gui Yuan's response was unexpectedly formal: "I know that you and I are both accustomed to lying, and it is indeed difficult to gain each other's trust. However... my proposal just now was indeed serious.

"If you're worried that I'll use this collaboration to seize control of this body, then we can try a different approach. I'll lend you my power, letting you control and lead it, while I'll remain in this 'cage' and just provide you with some advice. How about that?"

"..."

Bai Yuan frowned slightly.

This proposal sounds really good.

After all, ever since she first met Gui Yuan, she had been envious of this guy's strength at the Spirit Transformation Realm. However, due to her current strength, she was unable to devour her, so she could only imprison her and wait for her fate in the future.

And because Ji Lingyun, who could help in this matter, has not shown up during this period, Bai Yuan can only ignore Gui Yuan for the time being and choose to be content with the status quo until now.

but……

"Your suggestion is a good one."

Bai Yuan finally spoke: "But I'm sorry, I refuse."

Although the power of the Ghost Kite is very tempting, it is not indispensable for Bai Yuan today. After all, she has a powerful weapon like the [Thunder Bead], and although the cooldown is a bit long, the effect is still very good.