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The fortune of the Flowing Sand Sect accumulated very quickly. However, just as the Flowing Sand Immortal Lord was about to break through to become an Immortal King, a strong sense of crisis suddenly arose in his heart, as if he had been targeted by something.

At this very moment, inside the forbidden area of ​​the Flowing Sand Sect.

Immortal Lord Liusha sat cross-legged, suspended above the celestial pool where celestial energy had been transformed into liquid. The celestial pool was surrounded by swirling celestial energy, creating a dreamlike and illusory scene.

Immortal Lord Liusha suddenly opened his eyes, a look of horror on his face. He clutched his chest, muttering to himself in confusion, "What's going on? Why has the fortune of the Liusha Sect suddenly dropped so drastically?"

He was just about to attempt a breakthrough when the sect's fortune suddenly plummeted. Luckily, he didn't attempt a breakthrough directly. If he had, he probably would have suffered a backlash from the sect's fortune, causing his breakthrough to fail.

It wouldn't matter if he just failed to break through, but the backlash from this sudden drop in the sect's fortune could turn him into a cripple.

Thinking of this, Liu Sha Xianjun couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

After regaining his senses, Immortal Lord Liusha suddenly felt a sense of being watched, as if someone was observing him.

Immortal Lord Liusha didn't take the matter to heart. Compared to the feeling of being watched, he was more interested in why the fortune of the Liusha Sect had declined so quickly.

Could it be that the Thunder Serpent Sect has gone back on its word and taken back all the cities that were given to them?
Upon realizing this possibility, Immortal Lord Liusha immediately sent a telepathic message to Immortal Lord Zeyang, instructing him to come to the forbidden area.

When Immortal Lord Zeyang saw Immortal Lord Liusha's pale face, he was stunned for a moment. He quickly asked, "Sect Master, are you alright?"

Their sect leader said just a few days ago that he was going into seclusion to try and break through to the Immortal King realm, but only a few days later, he sent him to the forbidden area. Obviously, something has happened.

Immortal Lord Zeyang felt a sense of unease.

Immortal Lord Liusha said, "I am fine. Send someone to investigate and see if anything has happened to the Liusha Sect recently. The sect's fortune has suddenly dropped significantly."

Hearing this, Immortal Lord Zeyang breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that nothing had happened. If their sect leader had failed to break through, their Flowing Sand Sect would have joined the Thunder Serpent Sect and probably wouldn't have much of a standing.

Immortal Lord Zeyang said, "I will go and investigate."

As soon as he finished speaking, Immortal Lord Zeyang transformed into a streak of light and left the forbidden area.

After half a month of investigation, Zeyang Immortal Lord found no problems.

The main hall of the Liusha Sect.

Sitting in the main hall, Liu Sha Xianjun listened to the report from Xia Zeyang Xianjun, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

"You mean there haven't been any unusual events at the Flowing Sand Sect recently?"

Immortal Lord Liusha frowned deeply. If nothing had happened, why would the fortune of the Liusha Sect suddenly drop so much?
At first, he thought that the Thunder Serpent Sect had gone back on its word and suddenly regretted it, so it took back the cities, which caused the Flowing Sand Sect's fortune to suddenly decline. However, Immortal Lord Zeyang told him that the Thunder Serpent Sect not only did not take back those cities, but also gave them some more cities.

Under these circumstances, the fortune of the Liusha Sect should have increased, so why did it suddenly decline?
Is it...

Immortal Lord Liusha suddenly thought of something, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

A sect's fortune is influenced not only by internal factors but also by external ones. Since nothing happened within the Flowing Sand Sect, it proves that the sect's external environment has changed, potentially leading to a crisis and thus a decline in its fortune.

What's happening outside? Could it be that the Xuan Yue Palace has already noticed the Liu Sha Sect's subtle moves?
Thinking of this possibility, Immortal Lord Liusha's expression became even more serious. He had been feeling like he was being watched for the past few days. At first, he thought it was just his imagination and didn't pay much attention to it.

But now it seems that this is probably not a misperception; he may very well have been targeted by the Xuan Yue Palace.

Thinking of this possibility, Immortal Lord Liusha felt a little flustered. He had not yet broken through to become an Immortal King. If Xuan Yue Palace sent troops to attack at this time, his Liusha Sect would probably be destroyed in no time.

However, if their underhanded actions were discovered and the Xuan Yue Palace knew they had betrayed them, then the Xuan Yue Palace should have already sent people to attack their Liu Sha Sect by now.

The fact that Xuan Yue Palace has not taken any action so far suggests that Xuan Yue Palace may only suspect them without any actual evidence.

After all, they are also affiliated sects of the Xuan Yue Palace, and they voluntarily submitted to the Xuan Yue Palace. The Xuan Yue Palace cannot take action against them without any evidence. If the Xuan Yue Palace did so, the other affiliated sects would definitely think that the Xuan Yue Palace is too domineering.

If they destroyed the Flowing Sand Sect today without any evidence, then tomorrow they might destroy other affiliated forces without any evidence at all, simply because they don't like someone.

Xuan Yue Palace is, after all, an outside sect, and it has to consider the consequences before doing certain things. If it causes too much dissatisfaction among its affiliated forces, leading them to join the Thunder Serpent Sect, that would not be a good thing for Xuan Yue Palace.

Thinking of this, Immortal Lord Liusha breathed a slight sigh of relief. Now they only needed to stall for time so that Xuan Yue Palace could not find any evidence of their betrayal, and then he would seize the time to break through to the Immortal King realm.

Once he breaks through to become a Celestial King, the Xuan Yue Palace will have no way to deal with him.

At this time, Immortal Lord Liusha was unaware that a Celestial Venerable had been born in the Xuan Yue Palace. In his view, even if he was not as strong as the two Celestial Kings of the Xuan Yue Palace after breaking through to become a Celestial King, he could still hold out until Celestial King Leishe made a move.

Thinking of this, Immortal Lord Liusha immediately said to Immortal Lord Zeyang, "Go to the Thunder Serpent Sect again and ask them to give us more cities."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lord Zeyang was taken aback.

The Thunder Serpent Sect has already given them more than a dozen cities. These are not ordinary cities; they are cities imbued with immortal energy. If they continue to demand more cities from the Thunder Serpent Sect, the Thunder Serpent Immortal King will likely be displeased.

Seeing that Zeyang Immortal Lord hesitated, Liusha Immortal Lord understood what he was worried about. "If Thunder Serpent Immortal King asks, just tell him that our little tricks have been discovered by Xuan Yue Palace, and I must break through to the Immortal King realm before Xuan Yue Palace finds any evidence."

Immortal Lord Zeyang said, "I understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Immortal Lord Zeyang transformed into a streak of light and left the main hall.

……

Southern Region, Tianhua Palace.

In the magnificent, hundred-foot-tall golden palace, the Boundless Immortal Venerable looked down at the few tiny figures below, his gaze carrying a hint of displeasure.

"So many years have passed, and you haven't found even the slightest trace of him?"

Upon hearing the booming voice of Immortal Venerable Wuya, Immortal King Qingyun felt as if he had been punched hard in the chest. He forced himself to endure the invisible pressure emanating from Immortal Venerable Wuya and said, "Venerable One, they may have already left the Southern Region..." (End of Chapter)