Not far from the Brahma Great Luo Barrier, Yin Zhan and Zheng Fengdao lay prone in the grass, nervously watching the battle outside.
The two of them were originally in seclusion in the Mystic Spirit Grotto-Heaven, but after learning that Mingye and Chen Duo had been captured, they secretly followed Ye Danchen and the others, planning to inform Chen Mu after leaving the Mystic Spirit Grotto-Heaven.
Unexpectedly, Chen Mu got into a fight with this group of people as soon as he left Mystic Spirit Grotto-Heaven, so they went into hiding.
Zheng Fengdao wanted to help Chen Mu, but Yin Zhan stopped him because Ye Gudan was too strong. Even if the two of them joined forces, they wouldn't be able to defeat him with one hand.
They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Chen Mu and Ye Gudan had fought to a draw.
" Yin Zhan, give me a straight answer. Are you going to help or not? If not, I'm going myself."
Zheng Fengdao stood up and stretched his limbs, seemingly having made up his mind.
" Mad Daoist, you'd better think this through. If we really make a move, you won't be able to stay in the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion anymore."
"If I can't stand it, I'll leave! I hate those hypocrites who are all sanctimonious but selfish."
Unfortunately, Ye Gudan did exactly that, and most of the elders of the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion weren't exactly good people either.
I'm already tired of staying here anyway, so I might as well take this opportunity to go out and make my own way in the world. Maybe I can live a life of luxury with Chen Mu in the future, wouldn't that be great?"
Zheng Fengdao's personality was inherently unconventional and he often caused trouble after joining the cabinet, resulting in several punishments from the elders. He genuinely had no fondness for the cabinet.
Yin Zhan didn't really want to get involved in this matter, but when he thought of the war he had experienced with Chen Mu and the others in Absolute Sword City, a surge of passion welled up in his heart.
"Alright! Anyway, I don't think the academic atmosphere here suits me. Following Chen Mu Mugan isn't bad either."
Yin Zhan stood up and nodded.
"Alright, then you hold off Yi Qiao'er for me, I'll deal with Ge Yu."
The two agreed and slowly crept towards Ge Yu Yi Qiao'er.
Inside the Pavilion Master's study.
After returning, Ding Danxi, the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, went into his study to handle some business.
He usually spends most of his time in seclusion, only emerging once every few months.
If Chen Mu hadn't ascended the Wentian Stairway, he wouldn't have been awakened by Elder Feng and forced to leave seclusion ahead of schedule.
Now that he was out, he first needed to deal with the pile of affairs in the pavilion, as well as arrange matters such as how to reward Chen Mu and replace the nameplate.
More than a thousand years later, disciples have finally ascended the Wentian Stairway again, which is a momentous event.
Ding Danxi also needs to think carefully about how to announce this matter, whether to promote Chen Mu to chief disciple now, etc.
"Hey! Old Ding, some of your disciples are fighting at the entrance of Mystic Spirit Grotto-Heaven. Do you want to go out and take a look?"
Suddenly, a translucent little boy radiating green light appeared in front of the desk, floating in mid-air—a truly magical sight.
The little boy is none other than the "Myriad Phenomena Disk," the most treasured artifact of the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion. It is responsible for maintaining the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion's contribution value trading system and also for monitoring the security of the inner pavilion.
The outer gate of the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion covers an area of several thousand kilometers. Even with the myriad phenomenal power of the Myriad Phenomena Disk, it cannot monitor such a large area at all times. It mainly monitors the area of the inner pavilion, which is only a few dozen kilometers in radius.
In the inner cabinet, it was common for disciples to spar. At first, Myriad Phenomena Disk didn't pay attention to the fight between Chen Mu and Ye Gudan. It wasn't until Hu Peng was beaten half to death that he realized something was wrong and came to inform Ding Danxi.
"A fight broke out? Who's fighting with whom?"
Ding Danxi looked up at the Myriad Phenomena Disk, frowned, and asked.
"Your cabinet chief, along with a few people, got into a fight with that kid who just climbed the Wentian Stairway."
"Hmph! This is ridiculous! Do you know why?"
"It seems that one of the Nether Clan cultivating in the Mystic Spirit Grotto-Heaven has become a member of the Nether Clan, which is quite strange."
" The Nether Clan?"
Ding Danxi fell into deep thought.
Others might be terrified of the Nether Clan, but for someone at his level, the Nether Clan holds no mystery.
He just couldn't understand why the Nether Clan would send someone to infiltrate the cabinet. Was the Nether Clan plotting something?
After a while, he activated his communication jade tablet.
" Elder Shen, there's a group of disciples fighting fiercely at the entrance of Mystic Spirit Grotto-Heaven. Go out and capture them all, then bring them here to await my judgment."
"Yes, Master."
Yi Qiao'er and Ge Yu watched the battle inside from outside the Brahma Great Luo Barrier, unable to intervene at all.
Ge Yu's heart was filled with resentment at this moment.
Ever since He Xiao made the bet with Elder Ming, he has always regarded Chen Mu as his imaginary enemy. He wants to defeat Chen Mu, trample Chen Mu underfoot, and let everyone know that he is the strongest talisman master genius in the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion.
After being defeated by Chen Mu in the Mission Hall, he was dejected for a long time, but later he realized that he was just careless for a moment. As long as he worked hard to cultivate, he would definitely be able to defeat Chen Mu next time.
But Chen Mu now made him feel utterly powerless. At his current cultivation speed, even if he worked hard for another ten years, he might not be Chen Mu's match.
Thinking of this, Ge Yu wished she could tear Chen Mu to pieces, but things didn't go as planned. Inside the Brahma Great Luo Barrier, Chen Mu slowly gained the upper hand.
"Senior Sister Yi, quickly notify the elders, or they'll escape!"
Ge Yu needed to control the Brahma Great Luo Barrier and couldn't move, so he could only send Yi Qiao'er to inform her.
Moreover, Ge Yu didn't have the contact information for the inner cabinet elders; he only had his master's. However, the Talisman Rune Hall was in the outer sect and couldn't get here in time.
Yi Qiao'er hesitated for a moment, then picked up the communication jade token, preparing to activate it.
Suddenly, a sharp aura locked onto Yi Qiao'er, and a man wielding a long spear charged towards Yi Qiao'er.
"Senior Sister Yi, please forgive me!"
Yi Qiao'er had no choice but to take out her weapon from her storage ring to defend against Yin Zhan's attack.
" Yin Zhan? You're asking for trouble, daring to lay a hand on me!"
The cabinet only had a dozen or so disciples, Yi Qiao'er naturally recognized Yin Zhan and shouted angrily.
This sudden change alerted Ge Yu, but it was no use. A figure suddenly appeared behind him and struck him with a palm.
Ge Yu was merely a simple talisman master, his strength mainly lying in his Divine Soul. However, most of his Divine Soul was currently being used to maintain the Brahma Great Luo Barrier. Before he could react, he was sent flying by Zheng Fengdao.
With a thud, Ge Yu fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"A mad... Mad Daoist! You..."
He was terrified, never expecting that someone would help Chen Mu at a time like this.
Without Ge Yu's Soul Power to sustain it, the Brahma Great Luo Barrier swayed, then transformed back into a golden alms bowl and flew back into Ge Yu's hand.
Chen Mu had already noticed the abnormality in the outside world. Seeing that the Brahma Great Luo Barrier had been broken, he immediately intensified his attacks on Ye Gudan and Lin Siyu.
At this moment, Ye Gudan and Lin Siyu were secretly lamenting their misfortune. They had long since realized that Chen Mu's Spiritual Power cultivation was only at the Middle Stage of the True Spirit Realm. They originally thought that with their years of accumulation, they could exhaust Chen Mu's Spiritual Power through a contest of attrition.
When they realized something was wrong, it was too late to turn the tide; now they could only struggle to hold on with their remaining Spiritual Power.