"Master... Master... The traitor who betrayed Fangcun Mountain was none other than Jue Ming! For the past three months, he had been lighting the lamps in Master's meditation chamber with merman fat mixed with Gu poison. There was normally no way to detect anything amiss, but when Master activated the Creation Divine Ability this time, the Gu poison that had accumulated over many days finally erupted, disrupting his meridians. Jue Ming then joined forces with a black-clad, masked man who suddenly appeared and severely wounded Master. He and the remaining disciples have now taken refuge in the Bodhi Mystic Realm. I barely escaped with my life to seek help." Jue An was somewhat agitated and blurted out a great deal in one breath.
"Master was injured? How severe are his wounds?" Sun Wukong asked, scratching his face.
"A black-clad, masked man?" Shen Luo murmured thoughtfully.
"Master's injuries are grave. At present, he can only hold on by relying on the Bodhi Mystic Realm, but I fear it will not last much longer. Aside from me, the disciples sent out earlier to seek aid may all have been intercepted and killed," Jue An said hurriedly.
"Right, Senior, what happened to Longevity Village at the foot of the mountain?" Remembering something, Shen Luo quickly asked.
"Longevity Village has been on good terms with us since ancient times. This time, they warned us in advance that a large number of cultivators had secretly infiltrated the area around Fangcun Mountain, so they suffered the enemy's retaliation as well," Jue An said.
"The villagers..." Shen Luo asked worriedly.
"Some were lost, while others were saved by my master. They are now hiding in the Bodhi Mystic Realm as well." Jue An's face was filled with grief.
"There is no time to lose. We shall immediately