"What?" Li Chunyang was so shocked that he immediately stood up from his seat.
"Don't get excited. I've already killed them all. Now it's time to wait there and lure the people from Corpse Valley into our trap," Jiang Liu said in a gentle tone.
"I'm sorry, I got too excited. Mountain City has been ravaged by Corpse Valley for a long time, so when I heard news about Corpse Valley, I thought Mountain City were causing trouble here again," Li Chunyang quickly explained.
Jiang Liu nodded to indicate that he understood, and then continued to tell Li Chunyang, "Previously, Corpse Valley had a Grandmaster and three Minor Grandmaster at that stronghold, and I have already killed them all."
Later I discovered that Corpse Valley intended to use that place as a long-term base, so they planned to ambush and wipe out the remaining members of Corpse Valley there.
Upon hearing this, Li Chunyang stared wide-eyed at Jiang Liu. He had single-handedly killed a Grandmaster and three Minor Grandmaster from Corpse Valley. Did that mean Jiang Liu had already advanced to the rank of Grandmaster?
Thinking of this, Li Chunyang looked at Jiang Liu with an incredulous expression.
He never imagined that Jiang Liu, who was only Rank 9 Martial Practitioner before, could advance to the Grandmaster in just three years. This speed of advancement was too frightening.
Jiang Liu looked at Li Chunyang, who had a look of astonishment on his face, nodded slightly, and said nothing.
It took Li Chunyang a while to come to his senses. He quickly congratulated Jiang Liu, saying, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Jiang, on your success in cultivation and your advancement to Grandmaster."
"Alright, don't worry about that for now. You should send a message back to the valley first! I reckon Corpse Valley is planning to relocate the entire valley this time."
"And we need to be quick, otherwise the people from Corpse Valley will arrive first, and they'll probably escape. Finding them later will be much more difficult."
Li Chunyang quickly agreed, then got up and headed towards the secret room.
Jiang Liu's Divine Sense followed Li Chunyang and enveloped him. Although Li Chunyang should be fine, it was still better to be cautious, since there had been cases of internal traitors before.
Jiang Liu was relieved to see that Li Chunyang hadn't made any suspicious moves along the way. After sending the good news, Li Chunyang quickly returned to the hall and continued chatting with Jiang Liu.
Li Chunyang mainly introduced the details of the power structure in the Mountain City, as well as the current livelihood issues. Although Jiang Liu was not very interested in these things, he listened patiently.
The two chatted for a while before Jiang Liu took his leave.
After Jiang Liu took his leave, Li Chunyang hurriedly got up and headed towards the backyard.
Not long after Li Chunyang left, Jiang Liu reappeared in the hall, using his Nebula Shrunken Earth to track Li Chunyang in the direction he had left.
It turned out that Jiang Liu had noticed something was off about Li Chunyang's expression while they were chatting, so he had taken note of it.
When Li Chunyang arrived at the backyard, he walked directly into the pavilion in the middle, looked around, and then used his consciousness to probe. Finding no one, he immediately placed his hand on a wooden pillar of the pavilion.
Li Chunyang placed his palm on it, and with a burst of energy from his palm, the wooden pillar sank down, followed by the stone table in the middle of the pavilion, revealing an opening.
Seeing this, Jiang Liu was basically certain that Li Chunyang was problematic, because the Yuan Qi he had just unleashed was actually of the same origin as that of the people from Corpse Valley.
Jiang Liu wasn't in a hurry to show himself; he wanted to see what Li Chunyang was up to. Moreover, Jiang Liu wanted to uncover more traitors from Corpse Valley who were lurking in Exotic Beast Valley.
As for using that secret chamber to lure people from Corpse Valley, they've already caught them, so why are they afraid they won't show up?
Jiang Liu continued to observe the changes inside the pavilion. He saw Li Chunyang walk towards the hole where the stone table had sunk after seeing it sink. Then, Li Chunyang's figure disappeared into the hole.
After a while, Li Chunyang finally emerged from the cave entrance. He looked relaxed, showing no signs of the anxiety he had shown earlier, indicating that he had already told the people inside the cave what had happened.
That's why he looked so relaxed, and he could finally focus on being Core Disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley and the person in charge of this Mountain City.
After restoring the pavilion, Li Chunyang turned around, left the backyard City Lord's Mansion, and continued to patrol the Mountain City as usual.
Jiang Liu, meanwhile, kept watch in a corner, waiting to see how many people would emerge from the secret cave in the pavilion, so he could follow the clues and wipe out their remaining forces in the Mountain City.
It wasn't until the moon was almost high in the sky that a strange movement came from the pavilion, and a figure completely shrouded in black darted out.
After exiting the secret cave, the Man in Black restored the pavilion, looked around and found nothing unusual, then used his movement technique to head out of the City Lord's Mansion.
Jiang Liu sensed that this person was only a ninth-rank martial artist and should just be a messenger, so he simply let him lead the way. Jiang Liu had no intention of alerting the enemy.
Jiang Liu released a Divine Sense from afar to follow him, while he himself leisurely moved slowly with the people from Corpse Valley ahead.
Not long after, the people from Corpse Valley left the Mountain City headed towards the nearest mountain range.
The Corpse Valley disciples entered the mountain range with ease. Before entering, they even sent out their consciousness to explore the surroundings and found nothing unusual, so they were immediately relieved.
As soon as the Corpse Valley disciples entered the dense forest of the mountain range, their speed immediately increased. They flew forward for about twenty miles before stopping.
The Corpse Valley disciples cautiously looked around, then released their consciousness to carefully sense their surroundings, but still found nothing unusual.
He placed his palm on a boulder in front of him, pressed his palm down, and exhaled vital energy from his palm. Before long, the boulder moved aside and created an opening.
The Corpse Valley disciples looked around again, carefully sensing their surroundings once more, but still found nothing unusual, before finally entering the secret passage with peace of mind.
After the Corpse Valley disciples entered, the boulder was moved back, and in a short time, the entire boulder was completely restored, leaving no trace.
Jiang Liu wasn't in a hurry. He sat cross-legged on a large tree in the dense forest in front of the boulder, waiting for the Corpse Valley disciple to come out. He concealed his aura.
About half an hour later, Jiang Liu finally sensed the strange movement of the boulder.
Not long after, two figures appeared in Jiang Liu's line of sight. Jiang Liu sensed that both of them were Rank 9 Martial Practitioner, and the person who had just gone in had also come out.
After the two emerged, they restored the boulder to its original position and immediately began their journey into the dense forest.
As soon as the two approached the dense forest, they quickly felt a darkness envelop them. Although the spiritual power of the people in Corpse Valley was extraordinary, it was completely insignificant in front of Jiang Liu, Grandmaster.
The two then told Jiang Liu everything they knew, big or small, in detail.
After listening, Jiang Liu couldn't help but admire Corpse Valley's patience and perseverance. It turned out that Corpse Valley had been sending people to infiltrate the Exotic Beast Valley for decades, and now there were three disciples who had entered the core of the Exotic Beast Valley.
Li Chunyang is just one of them. As for Xu Nuo, he was just a pawn. Core Disciple like Li Chunyang are the ones that Corpse Valley focuses on cultivating.
Jiang Liu hadn't expected that three of the Core Disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley were from the Corpse Valley. Well, the Exotic Beast Valley had besieged the Corpse Valley so many times, but they had never been able to wipe them out. There must be someone protecting them or other forces helping them.
These two were the middlemen responsible for contacting them in this area. Don't underestimate them just because they are only at the ninth rank. It is precisely because of this level of strength that martial artists are inconspicuous. This time, Jiang Liu wiped them all out.
As for the secret cave in the giant rock, there was no one left. There used to be quite a few people there, but after they were wiped out by Elder Bai, only the two of them remained.
Jiang Liu looked at the two unconscious people and pondered how to wipe out all the people in Corpse Valley.