I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 259 Ancient Immortal Sect
On the giant ape's huge head that was like a small hill, the scarlet eyes were fixed on the second-step ladder. There was a bright red light inside, faintly reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and trees in the distance, and the empty ladder in front of it.

But on the empty stone platform of the ladder to heaven in its eyes, Xie Yuan stood there, not daring to move.

The giant ape's head slowly moved closer, and its huge head was right in front of Xie Yuan. Its huge pupils alone were enough to support Xie Yuan's entire body.

Xie Yuan stood in front of the giant beast and could already smell its fishy breath and the hot air of decay blowing in his face.

His vest was slightly tight.

Although he speculated that the giant ape could not climb the ladder, the heavy pressure of being stared at so closely by such a huge monster still enveloped his whole body.

Fortunately, the great-level Sky Hiding Technique was still effective. The ladder reflected by the giant ape's scarlet eyes was empty, and it revealed a hint of human doubt.

Xie Yuan held his breath, not daring to move; while Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi at the next level stretched their bodies straight, their faces pale.

Finally, the giant ape looked and sniffed again and again, and its huge head swayed in front of Xie Yuan. Its fishy saliva even splashed onto the stone platform. Finally, it turned its head back in confusion, and continued to squat aside, looking up at the sky, looking at the floating mountain.

fine……

Xie Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two young ladies below. Their shoulders relaxed at the same time, but they seemed not to dare to make too much noise. They were still very stiff, and their faces were a little red.

Xie Yuan really wanted to remind them that they could breathe now, but no matter how useful the Tianyin Technique was, he wanted to avoid unnecessary communication as much as possible.

The two women looked at Xie Yuan who was on the next step up, and seeing that his expression was still calm, they couldn't help but admire him secretly in their hearts.

Those who have thunder in their chest but a calm face can be appointed as generals.

Such a huge monster sniffed at his forehead but he remained calm. If he was not scared silly, then he was definitely not an ordinary human.

Xie Yuan did not feel that shocked. After all, he had fought against the Grandmaster several times despite a huge gap in strength, especially with an unfathomable master like the Lord of Qiufeng Tower.

Although the giant ape in front of him was incredibly oppressive, its strength was not as strong as that of the master of Qiufeng Tower.

However, although the two women gradually calmed down under the influence of Xie Yuan, new problems arose.

How can we go up in this situation?

While Xie Yuan and the other two were observing from a distance, the others followed the Fire Envoy and climbed up the ladder. Their steps were very steady, and no ups and downs could be seen from a distance.

However, at this close distance, even though Xie Yuan had used all his lightness skills, the floating stone stairs still shook slightly.

It was just this tiny movement, which most warriors probably wouldn't notice, but it still made the giant ape in the shapeshifting realm, who had amazing perception, notice it.

This ladder is so strange and extraordinary that it leads directly to the Floating Mountain. It cannot be concealed by any heavenly concealment technique.

Xie Yuan had barely climbed up one step now, and it seemed that the giant ape had already passed it; but there were still so many steps above, and given the giant ape's size, even if the gaps between the ladders were quite large, he would have to climb at least another seven or eight steps to avoid it.

And I'm afraid that if the giant ape is disturbed once more, it will be able to notice something as its intelligence is no less than that of humans.

Not to mention the stairs above, it is also a problem how Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi can get to his side now.

The two women obviously thought of this problem as well. They looked at the giant ape next to them, then at the height between the two steps of the ladder, and frowned without saying a word.

Xie Yuan was just pondering when suddenly Wang Qishi stepped forward and stretched out his hand.

What are you doing? You want to be with me?
Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment, looking at Wang Qishi with his little face tilted up, looking gentle and yet quite proactive... No.

He reacted immediately, watching Wang Qishi lip-syncing, as if saying:

"Pull me up."

Xie Yuan's eyes rolled and he understood what she meant.

The height between the two steps of the ladder is quite high. Although it is just a matter of leaping for a warrior, no matter how skilled one is in martial arts, it is inevitable that one will shake a little when stepping on the stone stairs with nothing to support them.

But if the people on the upper level slowly pull up the people below, and act carefully, perhaps this problem can be avoided.

Xie Yuan's eyes flashed, he looked at Wang Qishi and nodded slightly. This quiet young lady was indeed quite quick-witted.

You can give it a try.

He lowered his body on the stone platform, reached out and held Wang Qishi's raised little hand, which was smooth and soft to the touch, and felt great.

Xie Yuan gently exerted force, and at the same time, Wang Qishi also took a slight step and was lifted up by Xie Yuan in an instant.

Then he slowly stood up and carried Wang Qishi to the second stone platform.

The stone platform was steady and there was no movement.

The giant ape next to him squatted steadily, looking up at the sky.

Reliable.

Xie Yuan and Wang Qishi looked at each other and smiled. Then Wang Qishi blushed, lowered his head slightly, and tucked the scattered hair behind his ears.

What a beautiful, intelligent, quiet and shy sister.

Xie Yuan secretly praised in his heart, and let Xie Lingyun wave her hands for a long time before turning around and using the same trick again to lift her up the stairs.

After Xie Lingyun came up, she glared at him first. The meaning in her eyes was very clear. She blamed Xie Yuan for forgetting his business and ignoring her because of his beautiful sister.

However, Xie Yuan looked at Xie Lingyun's fierce appearance, sighed again, and shook his head. Even the daughters of wealthy families have their differences.

The three of them successfully met at the second stage and solved the first problem.

However, this does not seem to be worth being happy about.

I don’t know how many steps there are leading up to the Floating Mountain. Although not every step needs to be done this way, how do I get through the first seven or eight steps?

Old trick again? The giant ape is not a fool. Even one more unusual fluctuation would probably be enough to alert it.

The three of them looked at each other again. There was no one to pick them up on the third step. How could they get up?

Xie Yuan was thinking that if it really didn't work, he took a risk and tried it more carefully. He first hooked his hands on the edge of the stone platform and then climbed up slowly...but the moment his hands touched the edge, there was no essential difference from stepping on it with his feet.

Xie Lingyun suddenly took a step forward and walked in front of Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan looked back in confusion, and saw Xie Lingyun pointing at him, then at Xie Yuan, and then at the third stone step.

Xie Yuan was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth and uttered:
"speak English."

Who knows what she is pointing at? Send her up myself? How?
Xie Lingyun bit her lip and then lip-synced:

"Why don't you just carry me up there? I'll pick you up there!"

Xie Yuan blinked, thinking that this was a good idea, and nodded in agreement.

Xie Lingyun raised her head, made a gesture, then stood on the edge of the stone platform with her back to Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan walked behind her, hesitated for a moment, and whispered:
"excuse me."

Then he pinched Xie Lingyun's slender waist with both hands and lifted her up lightly.

Xie Lingyun's waist was held by Xie Yuan's big hand. Her body stiffened for a moment. She felt a strange feeling all over her body and her body became weak for a moment.

Fortunately, she knew that now was not a good time to get aroused, so she gritted her teeth, stretched out her arm, and touched the edge of the stone platform on the third step.

Then Xie Lingyun carefully did a pull-up and steadily reached the third step of the stone stairs.

The stone platform remained stable and did not cause the monkey to move in the slightest.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Then Xie Lingyun followed suit and brought up Xie Yuan and Wang Qishi again.

Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi looked like delicate ladies, but they were actually both warriors at the second level of transformation. It was hard to say whether they could break rocks with their chests, but it was no problem for them to break huge rocks with their fists and chop willows with their feet, so it was natural for them to carry two people easily.

Seeing that the plan was going smoothly, the three of them were excited and were about to continue climbing. Wang Qishi volunteered this time:
"Let me go up first."

Before Xie Yuan could reply, Xie Lingyun suddenly became anxious:
"Obviously it was me first!"

"Sister Xie, what's there to argue about? I'm older, let me go first."

Wang Qishi said softly.

"What is there to argue about? Why are you arguing with me? I have done it once before and I am more skilled than you. I will not trigger the stone platform."

Xie Lingyun snorted.

"Do you really have to ask me to tell you straight out?"

Wang Qishi looked at her steadily and said quietly:
"I'm afraid you'll twist and turn in Master Yao's hands again and ruin everything."

Xie Lingyun's pretty face instantly turned red, and she almost shouted. Although it was okay to say a few words in the Tianyin technique, she still remembered where she was, and her lips touched quickly:

"Say... what are you saying? Don't talk nonsense! What are you twisting and turning around? Don't say anything without thinking! I'm just aiming carefully, um, cautiously! Don't say nonsense there!"

"Your lips moved too fast, I couldn't see clearly."

Wang Qishi lip-synced the words with a confused look on his face.

Xie Lingyun paused, and before she responded, Wang Qishi smiled and said:
"Sister Xie is light, I can give you a hand, let me carry you up."

Xie Lingyun refused:
"No, no, no."

"Thank you, sister, don't be shy."

"I'm afraid you'll let go."

"Then... please, Master Yao, give Qi Shi a helping hand."

Wang Qishi turned to Xie Yuan with a shy look on his face.

"no!"

Xie Lingyun interrupted again.

"This is not okay, and that is not okay. Sister Xie is too picky."

Wang Qishi shook his head.

Xie Yuan didn't know why the two of them started arguing again, so he sighed:
"Help me out, considering the situation... who among you is going to go up?"

The two women looked at each other, with sparks flashing in their eyes.

After a while.

Xie Yuan placed one hand on the third stone staircase, then climbed up, turned around and pulled the two women up one by one.

With the strength of the two women, since there is no problem in pulling Xie Yuan away, asking him for help is even more of a piece of cake - especially if one person is asking for one side.

Although the treatment is good, it is not very good-looking.

Xie Yuan didn't know how it turned out like this, but seeing that everyone had finally found a way and reached a consensus, he climbed up carefully and efficiently.

Seeing that they had finally climbed up seven or eight steps and the giant beast as big as a mountain was already at their feet, the three of them felt more and more relieved.

If they go up a few more floors, and the big monkey can no longer reach them, they should be completely safe.

Although Xie Yuan speculated that the giant ape could not climb the ladder due to special restrictions, he did not want to take risks with his body.

Continue to go up five floors, there should be no problem...

Just as Xie Yuan was thinking this, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the air.

The wind came suddenly, but it was normal that the higher you go from the ground, the stronger the wind would be. With the abilities of several warriors, it was no problem for them to keep their bodies steady.

But while the three of them could hold their ground, the ladder to heaven might not.

Although the ladder was still like being strung by an invisible thread, roughly following the predetermined trajectory, the stone stairs looked like long kites or wind chimes in the wind, swaying in the air one after another.

The stone platform didn't shake much, it swayed gently up and down.

The stone staircase where Xie Yuan and the other two were standing was obviously shaking more slowly. In the series of stone stairs with a distinct rhythm, this step stood out from the crowd and was particularly conspicuous.

The giant ape on the ground turned its head slightly.

Xie Yuan and the other two stiffened slightly, and they all felt the huge scarlet eye locking onto this direction.

Although the eye sockets that were like ponds were still empty, this time, the giant ape obviously did not intend to let it go.

It straightened up slightly, still with confusion on its face, but there were some other emotions in the confusion, as if it was thinking.

Then, the giant ape's extremely long arms slowly reached towards the sky and stretched towards the stone stairs where the three people were.

"run!"

Xie Yuan gave a low shout, and the two women immediately took a step forward, each displaying their skills and gracefully leaping forward.

"...Run so fast."

Xie Yuan followed closely behind, performing his footwork with all his might, and soon he was on par with the two women, leaping all the way up into the air.

The giant ape paused with its long arms, staring blankly at the stone stairs. Although there was no one on the stairs, it moved up slowly. After just a moment's reaction, it understood something.

"Squeak - roar -"

The giant ape beat his chest with his arms, roared towards the sky, and his scarlet eyes shone.

Then it stood up suddenly, and stretched its ape arms to reach the stone steps in front of Xie Yuan and the other two!
"stop!"

Xie Yuan stopped in time and grabbed the two women. The three of them stopped at the edge of the current stone platform as if they had to stop their horses from falling off a cliff. Then they watched as the huge palm banged the stone platform on the previous step and directly slapped it away!

They were horrified. The stone platform was ten feet in radius and each stone weighed thousands of pounds. It was still stable despite the fierce battle caused by the burning fire. However, a piece of it was directly knocked away by the giant ape!
It’s still within its reach now...we have to run faster!
"rush!"

Although there was one stone platform missing, the distance between the two steps was still within reach for the three of them with their cultivation level. They sprinted at the same time, leaped with all their might, landed on the two higher steps, and then continued to climb.

Seeing that his attack missed, the giant ape became even more furious. He kept jumping up and waving his arms, slapping the stone steps, trying to kill the invisible fly.

Xie Yuan had been keeping an eye on the giant ape's movements, constantly changing his rhythm while rushing forward, and dodged the giant ape's attacks several times by moving forward or speeding up.

But this was like dancing on the edge of a knife. Although they were getting higher and higher, the distance the giant ape needed to jump was getting greater and greater, giving him more time to react; but in the face of the power and speed of the transformed monster, Xie Yuan's judgment time was very limited and he could only rely on intuition.

At this point, there is nothing to do but move forward.

Xie Yuan gritted his teeth and rushed forward with the two women, gradually climbing higher. In this life-threatening charge, the stone stairs beside them were constantly blown away. The huge noise and violent wind made the three of them pale. If they were hit once, no matter how noble their status or how talented they were outside, they would be turned into meat paste.

Fortunately, with the three people's constantly changing speeds and the giant ape's mind-guessing charge, they finally achieved a miraculous victory.

Xie Yuan and the other two had already rushed to the middle of the air, almost to the level of the ladder. The giant ape was jumping and flapping its arms below, and huge rocks were rumbling. Each jump was ten feet, but it could no longer reach here.

The three of them looked at each other, with expressions as if they had survived a disaster.

They actually dodged it completely... not even a piece of gravel hit them.

Wang Qishi patted his chest and whispered:
"What a blessing."

Xie Lingyun rarely agreed:

"Indeed, this crazy monkey, I thought I would die here today."

Xie Yuan had not expected that this giant ape was so terrifying. They had literally reached the sky, but the monkey was still able to jump around and cover them within the range of its terrifying ape arms.

Even though he felt that he could dodge most attacks with the help of the Sky Concealment Technique and the Sky Illusion Technique, he was still unscathed after traveling such a long distance, which made him feel very lucky.

The three of them looked down at the giant ape that was raging below, and they all felt a lingering fear.

Then they looked up at the sky. The floating mountain looked much larger and more shocking at this distance.

Floating Mountain, the ancient immortal sect.

"go!"

Xie Yuan and the two women did not delay any longer and followed the ladder all the way, quickly approaching the bottom of the floating mountain.

……

Ta, tap.

The footsteps hit the ground, making a solid and reassuring sound.

Xie Yuan, Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi finally jumped out of the last step of the ladder and stepped onto an empty platform at the bottom edge of the floating mountain.

Standing on solid ground again, the three of them felt a little safer for some reason; unless they were Grandmasters, it was always worrying to see them wandering around in the sky.

Although this floating mountain is still in the sky.

The three of them looked back and saw the entire vast Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range at a glance. Nothing on the ground could be seen clearly at this distance. Even the giant ape at the bottom of the ladder was now just a small black dot.

"This floating mountain won't crash, right?"

Xie Yuan suddenly had this idea.

At such a height, just one look would probably be enough for someone with acrophobia.

He shook his head and looked up.

The three of them are now at the bottom of the floating mountain, and in front of them is a mountain staircase that seems to have no top in sight.

However, from a distance, the three of them could see that above the stone stairs was a large flat land with palaces connected to it. The legendary ancient immortal sect was located on it.

No matter how high the stairs were, it would only take three people a moment to climb up.

Xie Yuan took the first step, and the two women followed closely behind him, climbing up.

half an hour.

Xie Yuan jumped up and finally stepped onto the upper platform of the floating mountain.

Looking at the scene in front of him, his eyes gradually flickered.

All I saw before me was an endless series of huge palaces, with seven-story buildings, nine-story platforms, and pagodas dozens of feet high standing among the palace complex, rising into the sky.

Even the Yunshan Sword Sect cannot match the palace complex of this scale, not to mention that it is built on the Floating Mountain.

The ancient immortal sect.

Xie Yuan looked up at the archway at the entrance, squinting his eyes to decipher the ancient characters on it.

Then I gave up because it was a font I didn’t recognize at all.

"Xuan Shou Mountain Beast Taming Sect."

A soft voice came from behind me.

Xie Yuan turned around and saw Wang Qishi frowning and identifying the words, so he read them out loud.

"you know?"

"This font is very different from modern texts, and Qi Shi just happened to have seen it in ancient books."

Wang Qishi replied.

Xie Yuan nodded:
"Have you heard of this sect?"

Wang Qishi shook his head in shame:

"The ancient sect is too far away from the present, and almost nothing has been passed down. There are only a few words, and there is no such sect among them." "It doesn't matter. Whether we know it or not, we have to go in - anyway, someone has already stepped into it."

Xie Yuan looked forward. The door was wide open and the inside looked a bit messy. It seemed that a fierce fight had taken place there.

"Let's go, we should be careful."

Xie Yuan waved his hand and continued to lead the two women forward.

After crossing the extremely wide square, the three of them climbed up the ninth level and entered the hall.

The sect's main hall is probably even better than the Golden Palace where the emperor holds court. It has a very high dome, and the four sides are wide, empty like an indoor square.

Xie Yuan didn't know whether all the ancient sects were so powerful that they liked to build their palaces high up, or whether it was because this was a beast-taming sect and giant beasts would often come and go?

However, many of the tables and chairs in the hall had been overturned and broken into pieces. Judging from the traces, they were all newly made. It should be that the three people who lit the fire had just had a battle with the children of the aristocratic families!
"Look!"

Xie Lingyun had sharp eyes. She pointed to the side where a person was lying and immediately ran over.

"It's from the Taiyuan Li family..."

she whispered.

Xie Yuan and Wang Qishi approached and recognized that this was a master of the third transformation realm from the Taiyuan Li family. It seemed that he was also the grandson of a grandmaster elder. He was extremely talented and powerful.

But his chest was collapsed, obviously hit by a heavy punch in the chest, his body was covered in blood, and he had been dead for a long time.

The three of them were silent for a while, and Xie Yuan shook his head and said:
"Let's go, follow up and take a look."

The three of them walked through the hall and followed the traces of the fight all the way to the depths of the sect. There were many traces along the way, and it seemed that the fight had been going on for a long time, so it was easy to identify.

But what made them a little solemn was that they saw several corpses on the road. Without exception, they were all from the eight major families. Even the Wang and Xie families had one person each. They were all the real elites and true geniuses of the clan, but they were lying here quietly.

Wang Qishi and Xie Lingyun naturally looked unhappy and heartbroken, but the more so, the more they dared not be careless and wanted to catch up with the people ahead as soon as possible to see what the situation was.

Xie Yuan silently paid attention to the surrounding environment. He found that the place was extremely well preserved. Even though no one had been here for many years, the floor of the house was spotless and the furnishings inside and outside the house were also neatly arranged.

It was as if this place was not gradually falling into disrepair, but was suddenly deserted and cleaned up.

In this case, will there be a lot of good things left here?
Xie Yuan's mind moved and this idea came to his mind.

But he immediately suppressed the thought, as the most important thing at the moment was not to find the treasure.

Many people from the eight great families have died along the way. So many young people in the third transformation realm are the hope of the family's future even in the big families. They are the geniuses who are focused on training and the outstanding people of the young generation. Their death here, so many deaths, is probably a heavy loss for the eight great families.

Yet, with so many people sacrificed, the three people who had been burned by the fire were still intact? At least it looked like no one had died.

Xie Yuan frowned slightly. Is the Fire Envoy so powerful? But according to his observation, although the purple-clothed woman was better than Cui Lei and Wang Qiwen, she would not be able to achieve such a good performance under the siege of so many geniuses.

She must have other means...

Xie Yuan felt a sense of urgency, and his premonition became more and more obvious.

It is not difficult to find out who are the people from the eight great families.

And since the Fire Envoy came in and directly sealed off the heaven and earth, it was obvious that he was confident that he could deal with everyone here.

Xie Yuan didn't know where she got such strong confidence from. After all, no matter how powerful the Demon Cult was or how strong the Fire Envoy was, they were outnumbered here.

Therefore, she must have some means and arrangements, and most likely it is related to this fairy palace.

If I don't stop her quickly, I'm afraid everyone, including me, will die.

Xie Yuan quickened his pace, perhaps he was the only one who could stop her.

This is not blind self-confidence. No matter how extraordinary his strength is, he knows that he is still a long way from Wang Qiwen, Cui Lei, and the Fire Envoy.

But cultivation is one thing, he also has many other means; and more importantly, he may be the only unexpected factor in the Demon Cult's plan this time.

No one knew that this Yao Tianchuan was actually an impersonator.

The three of them walked quickly again, following the traces of the fight, and walked to the outside of a nine-story tower.

Judging from the traces, it seems that a very fierce fight broke out here.

They carefully lurked at the entrance, looked inside, and as expected, saw several more corpses.

"Uncle Seventeen."

Xie Lingyun's eyes turned red as she recognized one of them, who was the master of the Xie family.

Although he was her uncle, he was not much older than her. They usually had a good relationship. On the way here this time, he even made a bet with her on how much his cultivation could improve...

In the blink of an eye, we were separated forever.

Xie Yuan and Wang Qishi were both silent, because after they counted silently, it seemed that there were not many masters from the aristocratic families left.

Not counting those who have already stayed in the first mountain, there are twenty-four masters of the third transformation realm from eight families who have entered the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain. Excluding the three Fire Envoys from the Qian family, there are twenty-one left.

However, the number of corpses they saw along the way, both in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain and on the Floating Mountain, was more than fifteen.

With such heavy casualties, they were unable to do anything to the Fire Envoy?

Is this the candidate for the Saint?
"That... there is one there, he seems to be a demon cultist!"

Wang Qishi looked at it absentmindedly for a long time, and suddenly felt a little excited.

When Xie Yuan took a look, he saw a corpse lying there. It was indeed one of the Fire Envoy's subordinates. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Finally there were some results, although they were a bit too tragic.

He listened carefully and heard a voice upstairs, whispering:

"Your brother seems to be up there, go up and join him first."

Wang Qishi nodded silently, and then the three of them carefully sneaked into the nine-story tower.

Xie Yuan looked around and whispered:

"It seems to be a library... but there is not a single book left."

The four walls of this tower are all lined with bookshelves. The tower is nine stories high. If it were full, I wonder how much it could hold? Maybe it could hold all the books in the world!

It's just that that magnificent scene was only in our imagination, and the ancient immortal sect was eventually lost in a pile of old papers.

The three of them went up to the third floor along the circular staircase, and saw several young men from aristocratic families resting and on guard on the side. All of them were covered in blood and had injuries.

"Brother!"

Wang Qishi saw Wang Qiwen standing nearby, looking fine, and was immediately delighted, quickly walking over.

"Qi Shi?"

Wang Qiwen was a little surprised when he saw Wang Qishi suddenly appear:

"How did you get here?"

"Mr. Yao and Miss Xie brought me here."

Wang Qishi walked up to Wang Qiwen, slightly turned sideways, and looked at Xie Yuan and Xie Lingyun who were stepping onto the stairs behind him.

Wang Qiwen and other masters looked at the two people who were coming up and were surprised again.

How did these three little guys appear so suddenly? They didn't even notice when the three entered the tower and climbed the stairs.

Wang Qiwen seemed to be thinking:
"It was Miss Xie... well, was it Master Yao's concealment skills that led you all the way here?"

From the first mountain through the second mountain, and then through the hunting grounds beyond the second mountain, stepping onto the ladder to heaven, how many monsters will you encounter along the way?
If they didn't have the ability to hide, they would have been eaten by the monster long ago.

Wang Qishi nodded:

"Thanks to Master Yao."

Cui Lei leaned against a bookshelf, covered his arm, and raised his eyebrows:

"Brother Yao seems to have learned a lot of good things in Qiufeng Tower."

Wang Qiwen frowned slightly when he saw Cui Lei being so direct, but then he heard Xie Yuan reply:
"Not bad, the host did teach me a lot."

"..."

Everyone was silent for a moment. Although this was not a secret to them, it was still a little weird to see it so openly.

Starting a killer organization and being an assassin was somewhat low-class in the eyes of these true children of noble families, and the Yao family themselves were very secretive about it.

"Master Yao, can you see my brother?"

"Sister Lingyun, where are the others? Have you seen them?"

The remaining few masters of the third transformation realm all became concerned about the situation in the first mountain. Wang Qishi and Xie Lingyun suddenly looked heavy, which made them all feel a little nervous.

"...That's how it was. Almost all of Yichongshan's troops were wiped out. It was only thanks to Master Yao that we managed to escape."

Wang Qishi whispered.

When everyone heard this, they immediately burst into wails, and some were even furious.

Cui Lei slapped the wall heavily, and his injury seemed to be aroused. He grimaced and said:
"Qian Family! What on earth does the Qian Family want to do!"

"Brother Cui, don't jump to conclusions yet. Perhaps the Qian family has also been kept in the dark..."

Wang Qiwen advised, but he knew that the possibility was probably very small.

Xie Wei, the only remaining master of the Xie family who had reached the third level of transformation, looked at Xie Yuan with a sharp gaze:

"Master Yao, you were able to assassinate... you were able to fight against a demon cultist at the third level of transformation? Or three of them?"

Everyone looked sideways. They found it hard to believe what they had just heard, but the two young ladies said it in unison, and they couldn't help but believe it; but even so, they still found it incredible.

Killing one person in the second transformation realm or one in the third transformation realm would be fine, but killing two might require the right time, place and people. Killing three people from the Demon Cult in a row only shows that his strength is truly comparable to that of a master in the third transformation realm!
Everyone present was a genius, but even Wang Qiwen and Cui Lei could not achieve such a record at the second level of transformation.

Xie Yuan looked serious under everyone's sharp gazes:
"The art of assassination is to use the weak to defeat the strong. I have practiced it in Qiufeng Tower for a long time and have some experience."

"..."

Are you still proud?

Everyone had strange expressions on their faces, and Cui Lei's mouth twitched. He originally didn't like this kind of tactics and intended to make some sarcastic remarks, but Yao Tianchuan was really thick-skinned! The walls of Jinling were no better than this.

"Everyone, instead of asking questions, why don't you just tell us what the situation is now?"

Xie Yuan asked, bowing.

Wang Qiwen hesitated for a moment.

It would normally be a bit absurd for a younger brother at the second level of transformation to get involved, but since Yao Tianchuan was able to kill three demon cultists and turn the tide, and was able to cross the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain and go straight up the ladder to heaven, even if he is quite proactive now, everyone seems to think it is nothing.

"The demon girl and her other subordinate are up there. They seem to be very familiar with this place and understand the terrain and mechanisms.

"The witch used the terrain to her advantage. We suffered a lot when we first came in. We finally stopped her here and fought a big battle. We killed one of them, but we were also injured."

Xie Yuan frowned:

"Right up there? She's heading here? What's her condition?"

"It looks like she's heading here. As for her...her subordinates were injured."

Wang Qiwen said it politely.

Xie Yuan's face was a little solemn. This was no longer a three-on-one situation where they were counter-killed. This was a twenty-one-on-three situation where they were almost wiped out. But judging from the results, the Fire Envoy was basically in good condition?
"We plan to rest for a while before continuing to attack the building. She must have her purpose for coming here, and we don't have much time."

Wang Qiwen continued.

Xie Yuan nodded:
"I think so too. There is no time to lose. If you have rested, let's go up together now."

"You want to go too? Brother Yao, are you serious?"

Cui Lei said in a strange tone.

"Why else would you think I went through so much trouble to climb up those ladders to get here? To check on your injuries?"

Xie Yuan glanced at him.

Xie Lingyun and Wang Qishi smiled at the same time, but one laughed out loud while the other smiled with pursed lips.

Cui Lei felt his throat choked and said with a rather unhappy look:

"Brother Yao, it's not that I look down on you, it's just that this witch is not the little minion you met. To be honest, it's difficult for me to fight her, you will die if you go up to her."

"But Master Yao has already had sex with her."

Wang Qishi said slowly:

"Twice."

"what?"

"When?"

Everyone was surprised and asked.

"Once we were outside, and once we were in a mountain. The witch jumped down and found us."

Wang Qishi seemed to have become Xie Yuan's spokesperson, speaking with a serious face.

Forget about others, but this Cui Lei always goes against the eldest brother and looks down on Master Yao, so this must be clarified.

Wang Qiwen suddenly became a little nervous:
"Qishi, are you hurt?"

"No, that witch was played around by Master Yao."

Several people looked incredulous, especially Cui Lei, whose eyes almost popped out of his head:
"Shi girl, you didn't lie?"

"How could Qishi lie? If you don't believe me, ask Xie's sister."

Wang Qishi blinked.

Everyone looked at Xie Lingyun, who suddenly felt a little awkward, thinking to herself:

"This cunning girl is not wrong, but she said she doesn't lie... She deliberately made me admit it this time!"

She snorted and nodded:
"She's right."

Everyone looked at Xie Yuan in shock. Is it true?
The second transformation realm, fought with such a terrifying witch twice, and remained unscathed?
From the sound of it, he won for a while?
Xie Yuan shook his head:
"Everyone, instead of looking at me, you should go find that witch, otherwise I might be the last person you see."

Wang Qiwen nodded slowly:
"In that case, with Master Yao's help, we will set off now."

"go!"

Everyone cheered up and rushed upstairs again.

Xie Yuan slowly protected the crowd behind him and wanted to tell the two girls not to follow him, but seeing their calm, sad and determined expressions, he kept his words to himself.

The few of them went all the way to the sixth floor. Before they climbed the stairs to the seventh floor, a white fist came down through the entrance. Cui Lei and Wang Qiwen, who were walking in front, drew their swords at the same time, blocked the punch with a ding, and then rushed forward.

Everyone followed and saw that many doors of the rooms on the seventh floor were wide open. A slender purple figure kept shuttling back and forth in the rooms, with King Cui and the other two following closely behind.

However, as time went by, the two of them lost the person and didn't even know how to separate. At this time, the witch turned around and attacked one of them, and her subordinates who appeared out of nowhere came to help, which made Cui Lei, who was fighting alone, overwhelmed.

Everyone joined the battle, and although these rooms seemed few in number, they were strangely confusing; and the witch felt like she was at home in them, like a fish in water, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, and even seemed to have many clones, fighting people at the same time!

Xie Yuan did not join in rashly. He frowned and looked at the scene.

He suddenly heard Wang Qishi say:

“This is the Seven-Star Illusion Formation, a rare ancient formation!

"She seems to be the one in charge of the formation. In this formation, she changes into seven forms and shuttles back and forth quickly, and she is already invincible! I see that there are formations on every floor of this building, including many traps on the way here. It turns out that she relies on this kind of geographical advantage..."

"You also know the formation?"

Xie Yuan was a little surprised.

Wang Qishi shook his head and nodded:

"I don't know much, but I know a little from ancient books."

"Then do you know how to crack it?"

Xie Yuan asked immediately.

"I don't know how to break the formation. Qi Shi only read crooked books and is not very good at learning... I have seen a method to seize the formation, but I can't guarantee that it will be effective."

Wang Qishi was a little hesitant.

"Seize the formation?"

Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows, having heard Mu Chaoyun say it twice.

Some formations, if the person who sets up the formation does not have a deep control over them, may be seized by others and become the host.

"Yes, this formation seems to be borrowed by her. If Master Yao can enter the room at the center of the formation..."

Wang Qishi squatted down and gestured on the ground:
"It should be this position! But it's too dangerous."

"It doesn't matter. Can it be more dangerous than that monkey?"

Xie Yuan smiled:

"Miss Wang, it was right to bring you here! I will capture the witch and see what she is up to!"

Wang Qishi smiled slightly:
"Master Yao, please be careful. Qi Shi wishes you a successful start!"

Xie Yuan turned around, flashed, and flew into the formation.

Xie Lingyun, who couldn't get a word in, looked at Wang Qishi. Wang Qishi turned to look at Xie Lingyun, and the two looked at each other in silence.

Xie Lingyun snorted, clenched his fists, and turned his attention back to the battle.

Among the many rooms, the witch was like a ghost, omnipresent and elusive.

Even though the aristocratic families had the advantage in numbers, they suffered repeated defeats in the battle, which made everyone discouraged and they began to retreat.

If we continue to fight here, I'm afraid we'll get hurt... This witch is so strong that it makes people despair.

Wang Qiwen was a little worried. Cui Lei gritted his teeth, facing the purple figure that appeared in front of him at the same time, waving his sword, but he could only take a defensive stance.

The demon girl seems to be even stronger inside this formation!
Wang Qiwen sighed softly, made up his mind, and felt that he couldn't go on like this.

"Everyone, please retreat for now..."

He was about to give the order when suddenly all the purple shadows in front of everyone disappeared.

Then everyone heard a strange roar, quite angry:
"You little thief again?"

(End of this chapter)