Chan Master Xiaoyue stood on high ground and looked around. Four female immortals were attacking from different directions, trying to break his formation—and he recognized every one of them!
Due East stood Golden Granny Luo Ziyan, formerly of White Sparrow Cave on Mount Heng.
Due north stood the Void-Treading Immortal, Xiao Shijiu.
Due west stood Xiong Manniang, Sai Feiqiong.
Due south stood Zhu Ping, the mistress of Green Gate Island, who had fled earlier.
Besides those four, there were Xiao Shijiu's disciple, the Plum Blossom Fairy Lin Su'e, and two junior disciples of the Emei Sect: Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu, who had previously been with Ling Yunfeng.
Earlier, Chan Master Xiaoyue had used demonic magic to lure Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu elsewhere, sending them straight toward a demon lair. By chance, Xiao Shijiu's disciple Lin Su'e had encountered them.
Lin Su'e broke Chan Master Xiaoyue's demonic magic and asked them, "That place was once the lair where the Western Sea Old Demon, Cha Shuangying, cultivated. It fell into disuse after Dharma King Xuanyuan went to the Central Land. But after Perfected Bliss and Master Yingmu defeated him and drove him out of the Central Land, he fled back here and reestablished his sect. Everything within three thousand li became forbidden ground. Whose spell has you under its control, that you would throw yourselves into that place?"
Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu had never even seen Chan Master Xiaoyue's face. They had no idea what had happened and could not explain it.
The three retraced their route and encountered Zhu Ping, who was searching everywhere for help. Only after speaking with her did they learn what had happened. When Wu Wenqi and Yu Yinggu heard of Ling Yunfeng's plight, a chill ran through their entire bodies. It felt as