Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"If you are also interested in these soils, and you succeed in refining them, I can send you a copy. I will also need your help to refine the weapons for the other disciples later."

"Oh?"

When You Sha heard that she would also have a piece of rare soil, her mood improved considerably.

"Master, to repay your trust and generosity, I will minimize the possibility of failure."

The woman's expression was sincere, and her bright eyes radiated confidence.

"Just let things take their natural course, and take whatever step they come to."

Jiang Mo said gently, believing that with You Sha's awareness and ability, this matter could be accomplished.

.........

evening.

An inland town.

In the dimly lit alley, a stone house sits at the end, exuding a suffocating and deathly atmosphere.

Gao Gen and Gu Jiting, who were hiding from the turmoil, were staying here and did not come out. Accompanying them was Yin Chengfeng, the forest swallow of Quanxing.

The three were lucky and escaped the calamity of Gaohuzi Village. The first two had been out of contact since leaving the deserted temple and only recently reunited.

Like Xia Liuqing, Yin Lao Er received advance notice that Wu Gensheng had gone to Longhu Mountain to meet with the Sanyi Sect members, so he rushed there at lightning speed.

Unfortunately, he encountered an old enemy while resting midway, which delayed his progress. By the time he escaped the pursuit and arrived at Longhu Mountain, everything was over.

"Can you find out the sect leader's whereabouts, Xiao Gu?"

The person asking the questions was Gao Gen. He looked haggard and had a hoarse voice. He had been on the run for nearly two months.

Especially the various rumors and gossip I heard along the way.

The strongholds of Quanxing, its famous elders, and the former acting leader were all slaughtered by the new leader of the Sanyi Sect, leaving him in constant fear.

Until the week before, he had the misfortune of running into a disciple of Yanwu Hall, being recognized and chased by him. Fortunately, he met Gu Jiting at the critical moment and was rescued, hiding in the stone house he is now in.

It was from him that Gao Gen learned that Wu Gensheng was not executed by the righteous path as rumored, but had survived and was currently missing.

Several copper coins lay scattered on the square table. Looking at the repeatedly failed divination results, Gu Qiting was at a loss and sighed, explaining:

"I can't predict it. I've done ten divinations today, and it's still the same as yesterday: the sect leader's whereabouts have been completely lost."

Upon hearing this, Yin Chengfeng wasn't too surprised. He had met up with Gu Jiting even before Gao Gen, and had seen him fail at divination countless times in the past two weeks.

"Alas, at least the sect leader is still alive, which is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

Just then, Gao Gen seemed to have thought of something and suggested:

"Xiao Gu, can you recall that girl who often follows the sect leader? Isn't her name... Jin Feng?!"

"If the sect leader hadn't died, she and Xia Liuqing would definitely have gone to look for him, and they might be with him right now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Chengfeng waved his hand:

"I think I'd better forget about it. They were still there when I left the stronghold, so they probably didn't survive."

"It's alright. Since Brother Gao has already suggested it, let's just do the calculation. It won't take much effort."

Gu Qiting swept his right hand across the table, tossing several copper coins into the air. In less than two seconds, they fell back onto the table, which was covered with Qi patterns, making a crisp sound.

A blurry image flashed into my mind, but before I could see it clearly, I was overcome with excruciating pain in my brain.

"Pfft!"

Gu Qiting coughed up a mouthful of blood, his whole body trembled, and he almost fell to the ground, which startled Gao Gen and Yin Chengfeng who were standing nearby, who hurriedly helped him up.

"What's wrong?!"

"Xiao Gu! Are you alright?!"

"do not scare me!"

The sudden anomaly caused their expressions to change drastically.

Supported by them, Gu Jiting's limbs were limp and he looked completely exhausted. Cold sweat slid down his forehead, and his pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had seen something terrifying.

"Are you badly injured? Kotani, what exactly happened...?"

Hearing Gao Gen's questioning, Gu Qiting was still in shock, his chest heaving as he recalled the blurry corner he had just seen, speaking haltingly:

"Jin Feng... and Xia Liuqing...."

"They were captured by the Trinity Force a few days ago and executed on the spot..."

"what?!"

Upon hearing the news, Gao Gen and Yin Chengfeng felt a deep sense of unease.

Chapter 155 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

Gu Qiting calmed his disordered blood and qi. After deducing the truth, he roughly understood some of the facts, but he was still terrified and told the two of them in detail.

"Jin Feng...couldn't swallow that insult, so she and Xia Liuqing found a powerful tycoon's retainer."

"They spent a lot of money to hire assassins to cause trouble for the Trinity, and that's why they were robbed."

"!!!"

Yin Chengfeng suddenly exclaimed, "No wonder I recently heard that forces like the Sinful Sand and Shadow Bamboo Society have been wiped out and their strongholds are gone."

"So it was Jin Feng who placed the order. That makes sense. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered to provoke the Sanyi Sect."

Gao Gen saw blood slowly trickling down Gu Qiting's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. He quickly brought over a bowl of water and handed it to the latter's pale lips, letting him drink a few mouthfuls. He also took out a silk handkerchief to wipe away the sweat and blood.

"Then how did you get so badly injured?"

"Brother Gao, you are unaware of something... gurgling."

Gu Qiting felt as if his internal organs were burning with dryness, a symptom of the backlash. He couldn't recover immediately and could only reduce the pain's impact on his nerves by drinking large gulps of water.

"Huh...huh...huh..."

"In our world of sorcerers, if we want to use our knowledge to deduce the information we seek, our own destiny must be strong, otherwise we cannot withstand it."

Gu Qiting's face was as white as paper, and his voice trembled as he spoke:

"Small-scale incidents are fine, such as seeking profit and avoiding harm, or making money. If we control these information or shortcuts and they don't have a significant impact on the changes in the world, then we'll be fine."

"On the contrary, if what I calculate will have a great impact on the course of history, or if the fate of the person being calculated is too great, far above mine, and I inadvertently steal the secrets of heaven, I will suffer the consequences, or even be punished by heaven and die on the spot."

Hearing this, Gao Gen recalled the unusual situation when they went to the Liu family's house, and asked uncertainly:

"Is it that sect leader from Trinity that's too heavy?"

"Yes...it was more exaggerated than anyone I had ever calculated. I couldn't even see his face clearly before I couldn't hold on any longer."

Gu Jiting was restless.

The danger he fears most right now is nothing more than getting involved with the other party during the simulation, which could expose him.

The higher the cultivation level of a supernatural being, the stronger their sixth sense becomes. Gu Jiting couldn't be sure whether the Taoist surnamed Jiang had noticed him.

Gao Gen and Yin Chengfeng had a headache. The conflict between Quanxing and Sanyi had temporarily ended, but now the turmoil had resurfaced. If these remnants of Quanxing who were hiding were found again, their fate was self-evident.

"So what should we do next? Keep running?"

Gao Gen's idea was rejected by the seasoned veteran Yin Chengfeng: "In these chaotic times, with wars raging everywhere, it's difficult for us to escape, and it's also difficult for them to chase us. They can't possibly travel all over the country just to find unrelated people like us, can they?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Gen's expression panicked, which was noticed by Yin Lao Er, who asked in surprise, "Brother Gao, you also went up the mountain with the sect leader?"

"Him? He was involved, but not in a particularly minor or serious way. However, if the Trinity Sect really wanted to kill him, it would be perfectly reasonable."

Upon hearing Gu Qiting's words, Yin Chengfeng's expression changed slightly, and he asked curiously, "Old Gao, what exactly did you do?"

"I...."

Gao Gen hesitated slightly, but still spoke up.

"A few of us, under the sect leader's instructions, tied up their new disciples. We didn't hurt anyone, confined them for a few days, and then sent them back."

"..."

Yin Chengfeng immediately sensed that this matter was risky.

They probably don't know you, right?

"I didn't go up the mountain."

"That's good."

Gao Gen and Yin Chengfeng looked at each other, at a loss for what to do, and waited for Gu Jiting to give them some advice.

"In my opinion, we should just stay put. This is the safest place I can find."

"We are thousands of miles away from the Sanyi Gate. There is no fighting nearby. Even if they come to seek revenge, we will have enough time to evacuate. If all else fails, we can go to sea and hide for a while."

Gao Gen and Yin Chengfeng had no better options and could only accept this arrangement for the time being.

They were considered to have a somewhat bad reputation within the Quanxing sect, and many righteous disciples in the martial arts world recognized them, making it inconvenient for them to move around freely.

Even if the Trinity Sect doesn't actively hunt them down, there will inevitably be busybodies who want to use their heads to curry favor with the Trinity Sect.

"Okay, let's do this for now."

........

At night, the three of them huddled together on a wooden bed. Yin Chengfeng, who was in the corner, suddenly woke up from his deep sleep and opened his eyes to find himself in a vast and boundless dream world.

"Grandma Liu?! How did you contact me?"

Looking at the old woman in strange clothes and silver ornaments in front of him, Yin Chengfeng felt a little unfamiliar. His disciples had previously said that she was from the southern border region, and now it seemed that it was probably true.

"I've been so busy with all sorts of things lately. After I finished, I tried to contact everyone, only to find that they're all gone. Sigh..."

Granny Liu sighed. She had been so confident of victory, but now, faced with the collapse of the situation, she was powerless to fight back.

After sending the severely injured Wugensheng back to his tribe for treatment, she tried to contact the most capable members of the Quanxing Sect, only to find that they were all dead, and the remaining henchmen were no match for him.

More than fifty days later, she wanted to know the situation in the Central Plains, so she used the methods she had left behind to find Yin Lao Er and others.

"How are you? Where do you live now?"

Yin Lao Er still held a certain amount of respect for the old man who had helped him before.

"It's alright... Sect Leader, Little Li, and I have all fled to the Southern Frontier to temporarily avoid disaster."

Granny Liu looked worried and sighed, "It's all so hard on us. We couldn't escape in time and suffered the calamity of weapons."

"Sect Leader?! He's actually with you?!"

Yin Chengfeng was astonished and continued to inquire, "Is he alright?"

Granny Liu nodded and said with a faint smile, "She is recuperating and is now fine."

"Then tell us your location, and Lao Gao, Xiao Gu, and I will come and meet you there."

Yin Chengfeng wanted to visit Wugensheng and also spend some time in the southern border region to avoid trouble.

However, Granny Liu shook her head slightly at his request and did not agree:

“The terrain in the southern border region is complex, and there have been many tribal conflicts recently. It is inconvenient for me to go out to meet you. In the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there are also various poisonous miasmas that block your way. It is more dangerous for you to come here than to stay in the Central Plains.”

“If you reveal your whereabouts, it will be a catastrophe for the sect leader and my tribe.”

Hearing what the old man said, Yin Chengfeng realized he had been rash and quickly apologized:

"I am ashamed that I have failed to plan ahead and I truly do not wish to cause you any trouble."

Seeing his attitude, Granny Liu smiled with relief: "It's alright. I know you miss your good sect leader. How could I lie to you?"

To dispel any doubts and better control the chess pieces, Granny Liu gently waved her hand, and a scene slowly appeared in the void in front of Yin Chengfeng.

Inside the dimly lit wooden house, Wugensheng, his face deathly pale, lay on the bed, being fed medicine by Li Muxuan, who held a black bowl in his hands.

"Sect Leader, you're really alright!"

"It seems that all those righteous sects are just talking nonsense and playing tricks on people. I was just having a false alarm."

Yin Chengfeng felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders. Finding out where Wugensheng was and that he was still alive was indeed the best news he could have received.

"Buzz!"

The image spread like ripples on water, gradually fading away. Granny Liu smiled faintly: