Huangxiu

Chapter 1166 Internal Response
Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

He was sitting at a stone table in a small courtyard of the Tianjian Villa, sipping tea with a relaxed expression.

Upon hearing this news, his leisurely mood vanished instantly, replaced by a chill in his heart.

Did the Fuyun Sect actually have an inside agent from a heretical sect?
It's unbelievable.

Judging from Zheng Ke's expression, it didn't seem like he was making it up.

But that's almost impossible.

The inner cultivation methods of the heretical sect disciples could not be hidden from the four major sects, nor from the two departments of exorcising evil and demons, nor even from the Candle Demon Eye of the city guards.

Zhu Lingyun said, "Senior Zheng, as far as I know, our evil sect's cultivation method cannot be hidden from the four major sects, right?"

Zheng Ke chuckled and said, "Who said he's practicing our mental cultivation method?"

Zhu Lingyun said, "If it's not our cultivation method, then are you still our disciple?... Besides, having entered the four major sects, how can you still be willing to be our disciple?"

"Of course there is a way."

"any solution?"

Zheng Ke chuckled and said, "That's our secret, and we can't tell anyone."

Zhu Lingyun frowned.

Hu Chengxiang said, "It's nothing more than having something on him that he's afraid of telling the four major sects, which would lead to him being hunted down."

Zhu Lingyun said, "What if he confesses on his own initiative, and we turn the tables on him?"

“The four major sects aren’t that generous.” Hu Chengxiang shook his head: “Once they find out he has any connection with our evil sect, they will never let him live.”

"kill him?"

"Even if they aren't killed, they'll be sent down the mountain to stay in the outer courtyard."

Zhu Lingyun asked curiously, "Are all the outer court disciples of the four major sects punished in this way?"

“That’s impossible.” Hu Chengxiang explained patiently, “These disciples have all been tempered and honed in the mortal world, which makes it easier for them to cultivate.”

Zheng Ke chuckled and said, "A person can't stay on the mountain forever, can they? That would be too boring, and they would definitely regret it when they get old and blame the sect. We are the same."

Zhu Lingyun suddenly understood, and looked enlightened: "So that's how it is!"

Zheng Ke laughed and said, "Little Zhu, you've learned a lot about the intricacies of this."

“Senior Zheng, I’m still more curious about the matter of inside agents,” Zhu Lingyun said. “If there really are inside agents, wouldn’t that mean we could directly learn the secret techniques of the four major sects!”

Zheng Ke shook his head: "The secret teachings of the four major sects... cannot be passed on to outsiders."

Hu Chengxiang snorted, "The secrets of the four major sects are all bound by strange powers and cannot be passed on to outsiders. Once they are passed on, they will backfire."

Zhu Lingyun asked in surprise, "A strange power binding us?"

Chu Zhiyuan, who was far away at Tianjian Villa, was also surprised.

The Heavenly Sword Manual cannot be passed on to outsiders; it is bound by a strange power.

I didn't even sense the presence of this power.

……

Hu Chengxiang said, "Do you think the reason why the four major sects have survived to this day is because their techniques are unparalleled?"

“Isn’t that right?” Zhu Lingyun said.

Hu Chengxiang snorted, "They rely on their divine artifacts; the Four Divine Artifacts are the foundation."

"Heavenly Sword, Bright Moon Divine Sword, Cloud-Subduing Divine Sword, Returning Sun Divine Sword..." Zhu Lingyun asked, "What are their wondrous uses?"

"It's hard to explain." Hu Chengxiang shook his head and said, "In short, they have endless uses. With these four swords, even if we break through their mountain gate, we still can't sever their lineage."

Zhu Lingyun frowned: "Wouldn't that make them invincible? We could never possibly destroy them?"

Zheng Ke laughed and said, "Hehe, as expected of a divine son, he has ambition and actually wants to destroy the four major sects."

Zhu Lingyun said, "They want to destroy us, so why shouldn't we destroy them?"

“…That’s true.” Zheng Ke laughed, “We really should have that kind of spirit!”

He turned to look at the other middle-aged and elderly people and chuckled, "We old folks have lost our spirit, haven't we?"

The crowd sneered repeatedly.

They felt that Zhu Lingyun was arrogant and ignorant, and that he was proud of being the son of a god.

They had no idea how powerful the four major sects were.

Only after experiencing the power of the four major sects will one realize how ridiculous this idea is.

Hu Chengxiang said, "As for the four major sects, it's enough to just dampen their arrogance. As for annihilating them, let those demons do it. They hate the four major sects even more than we do."

Someone quickly said, "That's right, the main target of the four major sects is still demons, not us."

"Countless demons have died by their swords; it's a blood feud... I heard that the Heavenly Sword Sect was almost breached by the demons of the Azure Lotus Sea this time?"

"Almost?"

"The Heavenly Sword Sect underestimated their enemy, sending most of its elite forces to besiege the Azure Lotus Sea. As a result, the demons of the Azure Lotus Sea took advantage of the situation and invaded. If it weren't for the support of the experts from the other three sects, their mountain gate would have been breached this time!"

"It's said that we're far from breaking through the mountain gate."

"Didn't you say it was almost there?"

"How big exactly is this? Who knows? The Heavenly Sword hasn't even been deployed yet."

"The Azure Lotus Sea should intercept the other three sects in advance, or attack their mountain gates as well."

"These demons are probably not strong enough; they don't have that many experts." "If they don't have enough numbers, attacking the other three sects' gates would be suicide."

"Daring to attack the Heavenly Sword Sect's mountain gate is incredibly audacious, but it's practically suicide."

"It is said that quite a few people died."

"The Four Great Sects..."

They all showed expressions of helplessness and resentment.

Zhu Lingyun said, "Doesn't this mean that even having an inside accomplice is useless?"

He looked at Zheng Ke: "If we can't pass on our secret techniques to outsiders, and we can't coordinate with them from within, then what use is this inside agent?"

Zheng Ke laughed and said, "Send a message to ambush lone disciples and weaken the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"The death of a few disciples doesn't matter to the Heavenly Sword Sect, does it?"

"Hehe..." Zheng Ke looked at Hu Chengxiang: "Isn't the Divine Child's appetite a bit too big?"

Hu Chengxiang snorted, "How could a divine child be as listless as us?... Old Zheng, you don't need to hide it. You just have an inside man in the Fuyun Sect."

Chu Zhiyuan, sitting in the outer courtyard of Tianjian, took a sip of tea and raised an eyebrow.

Hu Chengxiang seemed to have noticed the change in Zheng Ke's expression.

They must know each other very well, so it's obvious.

“I didn’t say it was the Fuyun Sect,” Zheng Ke hurriedly waved his hand.

Someone asked, "Old Zheng, since there's an inside man, can the veracity of this news be confirmed?"

Zheng Ke waved his hand and said, "It is the Myriad Manifestations Sect, not our Thousand Leaves Sect."

"Your Thousand Leaves Sect and Myriad Forms Sect are as close as brothers, who doesn't know that?!"

"You'll have to ask the Myriad Manifestations Sect then." Zheng Ke waved his hand with a chuckle, "Don't tell anyone I said that!"

"Fine, fine, I won't reveal your identity," the middle-aged man said impatiently. "You should quickly have the people from the Myriad Manifestations Sect ask them."

“…Alright then.” Zheng Ke slowly got up and left.

Zhu Lingyun said, "Elder, then I..."

Hu Chengxiang said, "Isn't it a bit late for you to go back now? Will you still be able to get into the city?"

"I'll give it a try," Zhu Lingyun said. "If I can get in, I'll find an inn and ask around at the restaurants."

“Go ahead, but be careful,” Hu Chengxiang said.

Zhu Lingyun clasped his hands in a fist salute to the crowd, then floated away, quickly drifting towards the city gate.

When he arrived at the south gate, there were still people queuing to enter the city.

He joined the line and slowly walked forward.

When the four city guards' golden eyes swept over him, he remained calm.

The four city guards glanced at him a few times, waved their hands, and indicated that there was no problem and he could be let through.

Zhu Lingyun calmly entered the city, then found a restaurant and sat down to listen to the news.

……

Chu Zhiyuan put down his tea, his supernatural senses already locking onto Zheng Ke.

After leaving the campfire, Zheng Ke drifted out of the woods, arrived at a nearby mountain peak, and entered a forest.

In this grove of trees, a group of young people were lounging lazily among the branches or leaning against the roots, looking utterly bored.

As soon as he arrived, the crowd gathered around him.

Zheng Ke said to one of the young men, "Xiao Gao, hurry back and ask your sect to inquire whether the news about Feixue Cave is true, whether the treasures of Feixue Cave have been obtained, and whether they are to be sent to the capital."

The ordinary-looking young man solemnly clasped his hands in greeting: "Yes, Uncle Wu."

Zheng Ke waved his hand: "The sooner the better. If the news is true, then we must seize this treasure!"

The mediocre young man clasped his hands in a fist salute, then turned and left.

At this moment, in the Tianjian Villa, Chu Zhiyuan put down his teacup, stood up, and paced back and forth.

He was pondering how to reveal this information.

The biggest problem is how he obtained the information that the Fuyun Sect had an inside agent.

Does the Fuyun Sect have an internal traitor? Does the Fuyun Sect know this?

If there's a traitor within the Fuyun Sect, what about the Tianjian Sect and the Guiyang Sword Sect?
The Moon Palace is almost impossible to reach.

After pacing back and forth a few times, he came to Gu Junqi.

Gu Junqi happened to be in his own courtyard, not in the front hall.

A small courtyard, similar in size to Chu Zhiyuan's, simple and unpretentious.

When the two sat at the stone table and talked about the traitor, Gu Junqi shook his head and chuckled dismissively.

"Zhiyuan, you're overthinking it. It's impossible for any of the four major sects to have a traitor infiltrated."

"But according to the information I've gathered, there's a traitor within the Fuyun Sect, and also a traitor within the Wanxiang Sect."

"Haha...that's impossible." Gu Junqi shook his head.

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan's serious expression, he slowly suppressed his smile.

(End of this chapter)