Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The clanging of metal echoed throughout the valley, and chaos gradually spread across the valley.

Everyone unleashed their special weapons and ammunition, bombarding the other side with attacks. No matter how outrageous the reason, it became a reason to suspect that the other side was an undercover agent.

For a moment, the sounds of the fighting drowned out the thunderous roar of Lu An's lightning technique.

Lu An was at a loss for what to do when he saw this.

Is this a case of internal strife?

That simple? Just one sentence? And they've already started making things up?

That's fucking outrageous!

Let's turn our attention to the Heavenly Demon Sect, which is thousands of miles away.

At this moment, Li Podao was revealing her female form, lying peacefully on a grand chair on Tianmo Peak, basking in the sun.

Her fair, delicate feet rested on the chair, and she wore glasses that looked like black sunglasses, which she had somehow acquired. She was dressed rather lightly.

Especially that posture, it looks very comfortable.

The semi-transparent white gauze ribbon, along with the short-sleeved robe and black and red Taoist uniform, created a rather pleasant sight.

He doesn't look like a seriously injured person who has been stabbed in the stomach at all.

Li Podao ate the fruit on the table next to him, bite by bite; it was a bunch of crystal-clear Sunshine Roses.

Sweet and delicious, crispy and juicy, very good.

She glanced at the storage ring on her hand, the one she used to communicate with Lu An through both telepathy and telepathy.

The ring also has an automatic tracking function. Although the farther away you are, the less reliable the exact location becomes, and it even lost signal when we were in the Cloud Wasteland Mountain, it's accurate enough for now.

The landmark in Lu'an was the one she reported.

We need to give our apprentices more experience.

Just as she was enjoying her meal, Li Podao suddenly became interested and decided to look at the photos she had just sent to Lu An.

This kid is really strange. He's sent so many photos, how come he's still not interested in Senior Sister? Wasn't he head over heels in love with her before?

Men really do change; not everyone is like that devoted, lovestruck Xia Qinglan.

Well, when it comes to love, whoever takes it seriously loses.

How many of these cultivators aren't ancient foxes, thousands of years old? Who knew there might be a naive little sycophant among them?

"That's wonderful, my little Mengyuan has grown up."

"She's not only much prettier, but she also has a great figure, and she's gotten quite a bit bigger!"

Li Podao flipped through the photos in his storage ring, marveling at his good disciple's great figure and stunning beauty.

"However, compared to me, they're still a bit lacking!"

Riding the path to enlightenment, he smugly praised himself, then left a trace on his storage ring and entered the following content.

However, when he saw what came next, Rihado's expression changed instantly.

Her eyes widened as she stared at the photograph on the storage ring, and she instantly panicked.

What's going on here?! How come these are my own private photos?!

These are all private photos she took of herself wearing them, how did they end up in here!?

Wait, did they pass all this on to that kid?! No way! No way!

Li Podao frantically flipped through the photos on his storage ring, but the more he looked, the more cold sweat broke out. He also felt increasingly uneasy and panicked as he recalled his previous communications with Lu An.

Oh no, it seems I really did send them my private photos!

No wonder that kid spoke so strangely. So, could that sentence mean...?

"I knew you liked watching these kinds of things. When we get back, I'll marry her off to you!"

The words suddenly echoed in Li Podao's mind, and she instantly panicked.

Oh no, I've actually sold myself out!

She's not for sale! So many powerful figures from both the righteous and demonic paths pursued her, but she refused them all. How could she let this young upstart get her so easily?!

We must explain this to him! We must explain this to him!

So she opened the storage ring and activated the communication function.

A moment later, a voice came from the storage ring.

It sounded like the sounds of a fierce fight.

"My good disciple, my good adopted son, are you there?"

Li Podao tentatively asked a question, while also being very curious about the fighting sounds coming from the storage ring.

This guy, they're really fighting?! Against a bunch of Heavenly Demon Sect members whose cultivation levels almost completely overwhelm his?

Bang! Bang!

boom! boom! boom!

"Yes, Master, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh, are you busy?"

"I'm a bit busy... Things have developed in a way that's taken me a little unexpectedly."

"What happened on your end?" Li Podao frowned; it sounded like Lu An's situation wasn't good.

"This is something that can't be explained in a short time. Master, what do you need me for?"

The noise from Lu An's side was incredibly loud, interspersed with occasional shouts and curses.

"You brat, I remember you! One hundred and seventy-two years ago, you put laxatives in the pills I refined! Luckily, they were for my master!"

"You naughty junior brother, you didn't send me mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival. I've long suspected you're a spy for the righteous path!"

"Nonsense, senior brother, you were the one who said you wouldn't eat five-nut noodles!"

On the other side of the storage ring, the sounds of fighting and cursing rose and fell, and Li Podao still couldn't figure out what was going on with Lu An.

"Master, please speak quickly. I'm busy, and I might get caught up in this."

"Oh well, never mind. You saw that photo from before, didn't you?"

"I see it, I see it! It's Senior Sister's photo, isn't it you who showed it to me, Master?"

"That's not what we're talking about. Besides Senior Sister, are there any other photos?" Li Podao asked hurriedly.

"Ah...yes, yes, yes..."

Upon hearing this, Lu An suddenly realized that his master had come to his senses.

"Listen, whatever you see, forget it, and don't write it down, understand?" Li Podao warned sternly. "And don't believe anything I said, I was just joking!"

"Master, I'm very busy right now and I can't remember what you said. If you have a way to get me out of here, I'll tell you all about it!" Lu An dodged a sword aura and touched his heart as he spoke.

He's currently in the eye of the storm, and if he's not careful, he could be reduced to ashes by the aftershocks of the big shots.

Li Podao suppressed her anger. After hearing what Lu An said, she understood that this guy must have seen something, but he was unwilling to tell her the details and wanted to use something to blackmail her.

Well, he's my disciple anyway, so I should help him out a little.

"There is a Divine Essence Teleportation Talisman in the storage ring, which will directly teleport you to the Central Continent."

Lu An did as instructed, and sure enough, he received a Divine Essence Teleportation Talisman.

This is a very expensive and valuable item. How could Master give it to him like this?

But what exactly is this Central Plains region?

And since this thing is so valuable, should we save it for our next escape?

While Lu An hesitated, several sword energies carrying the power of the Tribulation Transcending stage suddenly attacked, carving deep trenches into the mountain peak in front of him.

Upon seeing this, Lu An immediately activated the Divine Essence Teleportation Talisman in his hand.

If that had cut me, I'd be dead for sure. Why would I save it for when I need to escape?

Let's focus on surviving first.

However, when he activated the talisman, he found that there was no reaction at all.

Could it be that Master is setting me up, and this is a fake?!

It's not impossible!

In my opinion, the reason why her own photo was used later was definitely because there weren't enough photos of the senior sister, so her photo was used to supplement them.

But to think you can bribe him like that is a bit too easy, isn't it?

However, he has to admit that he was indeed bribed.

"Master, this Divine Essence Teleportation Talisman can't be used!" Lu An hurriedly said to his storage ring.

"It can't be used? How is that possible!?"

"This is unusable! Master, is this a fake?!"

"No way, it must be you..."

Just as Li Podao was about to say something, something suddenly occurred to him, and he immediately stopped talking.

If I remember correctly, that Divine Essence Teleportation Talisman requires the Nascent Soul stage to use.

He's only at the fourth level of the Golden Core stage now, what can he use?

"My disciple, I have failed you."

"Master, why is this? Could it really be a fake?"

"It's not a fake, but this thing can only be used by those at the Nascent Soul stage...!"

"Holy crap, Master, what kind of sixth-tier talisman did you give me?!"

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Primordial Dragon

Beside Lu An, members of the Heavenly Demon Sect were fighting amongst themselves.

Suspicion often takes only a thought, and conflict only takes a reason.

Putting everything else aside, Lu An's words, Ku Sha's reminder, and Lu An's example as a traitor actually made everyone distrust the people around them.

Completely bewildered, Lu An saw the conflict erupting, without even needing to lift a finger.

He was now hiding behind a rock, trembling with fear.

"Stop it, all of you! Have you gone too far?!"

Li Nayue unleashed the power of the Tribulation Transcending stage, instantly stunning the entire audience.

Li Nayue's strength at the Tribulation Transcending stage is among the best in the entire cultivation world, and as the vice sect leader, her shout caused everyone to stop instantly.

The deputy sect leader's authority remains.

"It's just Lu An making things up. Besides, there are so many of us, how could an inside man dare to make a move here?!" Li Nayue said angrily. "Don't you know who our enemy is now?!"

"Ouch!"

It was a sudden, earth-shattering roar that instantly brought everyone to a halt.

The group looked at each other, wondering what that sound was.

Lu An was also bewildered, not knowing what had happened.

"Roar!"

Another deafening roar erupted, shaking the trees on the surrounding mountains to pieces.

Birds flew out of the dense forest in panic.

The earth shook violently, and countless magical beasts fled from the forest, as if they had encountered some terrifying being.

"Something seems off..."

Lu An sensed a wild aura emerging from the dense forest, and the others also felt a life-threatening palpitation.