Noon Envoy Zhengyang

On the way back to the Heavenly Pavilion, Li Weiyi listened carefully and actually heard the martial arts practitioners discussing the news of the Taiyin Sect and the Shiling assassinating Zhuang Shiyan. They spoke of it in great detail.

"The Netherworld of the Departed Immortal Dao Dragon Vein. They will first deal with the Crossing Du'e Temple together with the Dao Palace. Then, they will take care of the Dao Palace and the East Sea Demon Race, defeating them one by one."

"It is said that a high-ranking official from the Dao Palace personally went to the Dojo on Du'e Temple Guanlong Island to explain, claiming that once the person spreading the rumors is caught, they will be torn to pieces, and a thorough investigation is already underway."

Li Weiyi returned to the Heavenly Pavilion at 1:15 PM.

Lu Jingchen's car was already waiting at the door.

The cart was pulled by two Departed Spirit Soul Beasts, and the carriage was silver-white with Formation Script.

"Shall we set off now?" Li Weiyi asked.

Lu Jingchen slightly, handed Li Weiyi a black bead, and held one in his own hand as well. "There are advantages to going earlier."

"Brother Lu, please go first," Li Weiyi said.

"We're not taking the car."

Lu Jingchen then instructed the Old Man driver, "No need to go too fast, just get to the west coast."

The empty, Departed Spirit Soul Beast carriage drove off, leaving the Heavenly Pavilion and heading west.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Li Weiyi and Lu Jingchen activated the black beads in their hands, and an ethereal invisibility Invisibility Cloak covered them. Then, they left Dragon Island from another direction and headed towards the west coast.

Li Weiyi trusted Lu Jingchen very much.

The trust wasn't in him as a person, but in the belief that Wanli Tower wouldn't have made the wrong choice.

Knowing that Li Weiyi and Yu Yaozi had an unusual relationship, and with Mist Son of Heaven's return, Lu Jingchen could have easily befriended Li Weiyi and built a deep friendship, but instead he schemed against her for no reason. Li Weiyi would only think he'd lost his mind.

Lu Jingchen is clearly shrewd; he can't be fooled.

At sea, the two moved forward at high speed, remaining invisible.

Li Weiyi, now disguised as Lu Jingshen, asked, "Second Brother Lu, do you distrust the Taiyin Sect?"

"Wanli Tower certainly doesn't want to provoke the Taiyin Sect, but I am now the well-known chief writer of the Earth Ranking. If the Taiyin Sect makes a move against me, Thousand Mile Mountain and Wanli Tower, even if only for their own reputation, will definitely respond."

Lu Jingchen continued, "Weiyi, you must understand that everything has two sides. Thousand Mile Mountain does indeed have many properties and is afraid of retaliation. But Thousand Mile Mountain is also very wealthy, wealthy enough to hire a transcendent being, or even the Martial Path Son of Heaven."

"The reason I abandoned the car was that I didn't want to hand over the initiative to someone else, as if I were being led by the nose. He said he wanted to resolve the feud, so I obediently went over there. What kind of logic is that?"

Half an hour later, the two entered the sea area shrouded in the darkness of the Netherworld.

Here, a clear boundary appears on the sea. On one side is the golden mist emanating from the revived immortal Immortal Dao Dragon Vein, and on the other side is pitch black and eerie, with the mournful roars of evil demons echoing from afar from time to time.

After landing, the two walked along the dense black forest.

The plants and trees in the forest all contain potent poisons. The tree trunks have been mutated, growing many sharp thorns that are as hard as iron.

In the darkness, eerie creatures and ghosts could be seen running about, their voices rustling.

Li Weiyi released his senses to search for traces of the Taiyin Sect martial artists, and secretly released Second Phoenix to sniff out their aura. However, the miasma here was thick and the Yin energy was strong, severely weakening his senses.

If you can find the other party in advance, you can give them a warning.

In the upcoming negotiations to resolve the conflict, Lu Jingchen can be more assertive.

The two traveled swiftly, traversing six or seven treacherous mountains. Finally, Second Phoenix communicated with a local ferocious insect and found a clue.

"Lord Insect, it's terrifying! A huge rooster was chasing us and pecking at us. All the brothers in Insect Valley are terrified!" The ferocious insect recounted this in insect language that only Second Phoenix could understand.

Upon learning this information, Li Weiyi suspected it was likely the rooster that Yin Emissary Luo Pingdan had been raising. Therefore, he asked Second Phoenix to inquire about the location of the Insect Valley.

Before long, Li Weiyi and Lu Jingchen arrived at a secluded valley seventy miles away.

At the mouth of the valley, there were insect corpses everywhere, stained with blood.

The chicken claw footprints on the ground were more than a foot long.

The two had already sensed the aura of the Taiyin Sect martial artists, so they stealthily and quietly made their way into the valley filled with Sha Qi and miasma.

Below the rock wall deep in the valley, there is a fissure in the ground that is tens of meters long, stretching straight into the depths of the earth.

Li Weiyi raised his arm to stop Lu Jingchen and transmitted his voice, "The other party is a Longevity Realm expert. If we get too close, we'll definitely sense it. Finding them is enough; there's no need to go in. Let's go!"

Lu Jingchen pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

If we were to uncover a secret, it might actually cause unnecessary trouble.

As the two turned to leave...

The seven phoenixes shrank to the size of dust particles and flew into the crack in the earth, disappearing into the ground.

Deep within the fissure of the Insect Valley Luo Pingdan stood beside a Blood Pool, casting Puppet Script spiritual light into the body of a Longevity Corpse at the center of the Blood Pool, seemingly refining something.

Qin Zhengyang stood by the Blood Pool with his hands behind his back, his body strong and powerful. He wore a dark red armor, and a bright red circular mark between his eyebrows stood out. His face was angular and gave him a strong and sharp demeanor.

Standing there naturally, he exudes an unshakeable Aura, as if he could hold up a collapsing mountain with his bare hands.

The Ugly Emissary Xie Wumian transformed into a streak of silver light, emerged from the stone wall, and walked to Qin Zhengyang's side. With a rather wary look in his eyes, he said, "Lu Jingchen here! My informant reports that his carriage will be on the shore in about three hundred li."

Qin Zhengyang was quite surprised. "Lu Jingchen is no ordinary person; he has extraordinary methods, eliminating his competitors completely. If he didn't have such a ruthless side, the True Disciple wouldn't have been so wary of him and would have taken the initiative to reconcile. Would he be so obedient?"

"Returning the commission is already giving him a lot of face; no one has ever received this treatment before. He should understand the power of the True Disciple, so it's normal for him to be pragmatic."

Xie Wumian continued, "Many Defensive Formation on Dragon Island have been activated, and all major forces are on high alert. Our personnel have been eliminated one after another. Noon Envoy, who do you think spread the rumor about assassinating Zhuang Shiyan?"

Qin Zhengyang said, "The thief is crying ' Du'e Temple Dao Palace the most suspicious! Even the last meeting between the True Disciple of Inamiya and the True Disciple himself was rumored to be a collaboration. They want to isolate Dao Palace and even force him out of the East Sea. These cultivators are the most insidious."

Xie Wumian asked, "Could it be... true?"

Qin Zhengyang fell into deep thought, "This isn't a question we should be thinking about!"

"It was my fault for being so talkative," Xie Wumian quickly said.

Luo Pingdan, Blood Pool, withdrew the spiritual light from his brow, revealing a weary expression. "It's ready. Noon Envoy release the blood and soul mist."

Qin Zhengyang strode over, slit his wrist, and released the blood.

The blood transformed into fine, intricate veins, flowing towards the Battle Corpse Puppet in the center of the Blood Pool. Gradually, crackling sounds emanated from the Battle Corpse Puppet's body, and its appearance rapidly transformed into Qin Zhengyang's likeness.

"Sizzle!"

As a wisp of soul mist released by Qin Zhengyang surged into the pool, the puppet in the Blood Pool opened its eyes and strode out of the scarlet water.

Qin Zhengyang looked at the Battle Corpse Puppet opposite him, which looked exactly like him, and smiled, "It's similar, really similar, even the aura and eyes are exactly the same."

With a clang, Qin Zhengyang took off his armor.

The Battle Corpse Puppet then donned the costume.

"That makes it even more like it!" Qin Zhengyang said.

Xie Wumian said, "Noon Envoy brilliant. Using a puppet to see the True Disciple of the Dao Palace will not only complete the task assigned by the True Disciple, but also avoid putting him in danger. That wretch really tricked the True Disciple badly last time, causing him to suffer an unprecedented loss."

Qin Zhengyang said, "This matter is of utmost importance and cannot be neglected. The puppet can go and deliver that item. But the Taiyin Seal must be obtained by me personally before I can feel at ease. If anything goes wrong, the True Disciple's methods..."

Xie Wumian and Luo Pingdan's faces were extremely grim. They thought of the punishment they received for failing to capture Lu Jingshen last time, a painful experience they never wanted to recall.

Li Weiyi and Lu Jingchen sat on a blue stone atop the mountain, overlooking the valley below, feeling the tranquility and eeriness of the secluded place.

"Weiyi, do you know that human nature is very complex? The higher one's cultivation level, the harder it is for a person to do whatever they want. Because they understand the difficulty of cultivation, know about the heavens beyond heavens, the more they have, the more they fear losing, the higher their cultivation level, the more they fear losing all their cultivation with one careless move, and the more lifespan they have, the more they fear dying." Lu Jingchen said in a helpless tone.

Li Weiyi listened quietly to his story with her left ear, while listening to Qi Feng's report with her right ear.

After a long while, Lu Jingchen fell silent.

Li Weiyi asked, "Second Brother Lu, have you ever heard of the Taiyin Seal?"

"It's said to be a token held by each generation of true disciples of the Taiyin Sect. With this seal, one can borrow the troops of the departed spirits from any netherworld. Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Li Weiyi didn't know how to answer. Hearing a noise, she looked down into the valley and exclaimed, "They're out!"

Lu Jingchen adjusted his emotions, his gaze deep and unfathomable. He retracted the illusory Invisibility Cloak into the bead, revealing his true form.

Almost the instant he revealed himself, Qin Zhengyang, who was several miles away, sensed him and immediately stopped to watch.

"Shouldn't he still be at sea?" Xie Wumian's pupils contracted, quite shocked.

Luo Pingdan said calmly, "How did he find us so quietly?"

Lu Jingchen announced loudly, "Gentlemen, I, Lu, have arrived!"

Qin Zhengyang stepped out with his left foot, and immediately dense scriptures appeared on his legs. His figure transformed into a flowing light and shadow, and in an instant, he traversed several miles of mountains and forests, appearing on the mountaintop. His left foot then gently landed.

This is a true leap across several miles of space. Even Li Weiyi, at the Dao Seed Realm, could only reach this level when activating the Provincial Governor's Official Robe, and his speed might not even be as fast as his.

Qin Zhengyang was enveloped in a cloud of magical energy, his aura as deep and dark as a bottomless abyss. "As expected of the chief writer of the Earth Ranking, your methods of deception are brilliant. I've experienced this show of force! How many experts from Thousand Mile Mountain have come?"

Xie Wumian and Luo Pingdan arrived one after the other and stood in the woods at a distance.

Li Weiyi, disguised as Lu Jingshen, stood behind Lu Jingchen and looked at Xie and Luo in the distance with hostility. He discovered that Xie Wumian's severed arm had actually grown back.

Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator are indeed different.

"Xie Wumian, Luo Pingdan, give me back Uncle An's life! Give me back the lives of my guards and maids!" Li Weiyi roared.

Luo Pingdan revealed a mocking smile, completely disregarding "Lu Jingshen." Instead, black mist swirled behind him, summoning the group of the Dao Seed Realm guards and maids that Lu Jingshen had brought with him.

These martial artists, who had been poisoned by the Silver Rain Corpse Poison and turned into zombies, emerged one by one from the black mist, already cold and lifeless. Among them were Ning Xuan, the maid Li Weiyi recognized, and An Bo An Zhi Ruo, who had lost her head.

"Okay, here you go."

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