The Holy Sect's Unspoken Understanding

"Damn it, has the Holy Sect produced a traitor? How come there's an ambush set up by the Zombie Alliance right from the start?"

After fighting their way through, they successfully escaped into the light formed by the dark green magic array. The disciples of the Holy Sect breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then burst into curses.

Given the current situation, even a fool could see that someone must have leaked their whereabouts beforehand.

He took out a [Heaven-Restoring Pill], which helps restore True Qi, and held it under his tongue, while Qi Yun slowly scanned his surroundings.

This is where Holy Sect Market is located.

When they first arrived, they couldn't discern anything unusual from a distance.

Upon closer inspection, the entire market town appeared to have been the site of a bloody battle, with damage everywhere, bloodstains all over the ground, and several buildings teetering on the verge of collapse.

A scene of utter devastation and ruin.

"Are you fellow disciples of the Holy Sect who came to provide support?" A somewhat weak voice came from the side.

Qi Yun his head and saw a middle-aged man with gray hair, a sallow complexion, and sunken eyes slowly approaching, coughing in a suppressed manner as he walked.

"I am Yuan Hai, the resident cultivator of this market town."

"Ahem... Is this all there is?" Yuan Hai's gaze swept over the hundred or so Outer Mansion in front of him, most of them still in shock and injured, his brows furrowing tightly.

The Zombie Alliance has sent a full five hundred men to seize Great Black Mountain. If the Holy Sect has only sent such a small number of people, they would better pack their things and run away now.

Upon hearing Yuan Hai's question, everyone almost instinctively looked towards Qi Yun on the side.

Qi Yun's domineering methods during his breakout had already impressed everyone. Although the demonic cultivators were treacherous and cunning, they still respected the strong.

Moreover, Qi Yun was already the top performer in this year's Outer Mansion.

After this experience, he has now become the backbone of everyone's lives.

Why are you looking at me? You didn't open your mouth!

Rolling his eyes, Qi Yun, seeing the atmosphere had reached this point, had no choice but to step forward and greet Yuan Hai:

"The Holy Sect has ordered all disciples from the nine Outer Mansion to come to Great Black Mountain to wage war."

We are just the vanguard; more fellow disciples from the Outer Mansion branches will arrive later.

Upon hearing Qi Yun's words, Yuan Hai's brows not only didn't relax, but instead furrowed even more:

"Only disciples from the Outer Mansion? No true cultivators from the Inner Mansion are accompanying you?"

"We are all from the Outer Mansion; the Inner Mansion won't inform us of matters that concern us." Qi Yun noticed Yuan Hai's solemn expression.

The situation at Great Black Mountain has probably deteriorated to an extreme degree.

The arrival of the nine Outer Mansion did not put Yuan Hai at ease.

So... the Zombie Alliance has a large number of True Cultivators supporting them?

Upon hearing Qi Yun's answer, Yuan Hai realized that his reaction was somewhat inappropriate, and then explained:

"Junior brother, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to look down on the junior brothers from the Outer Mansion."

This time, however, the Zombie Alliance is coming on strong.

Not only did they collude with traitors of my Holy Sect and destroy the protective array of my market, but they also launched a surprise attack, causing us heavy losses.

They also sent ten true Qi Refining with over 60% Qi Refining cultivation.

In addition, the Zombie Alliance was skilled in Corpse Control, and each of the ten Zombie Alliance True Cultivators brought a Bronze-Armored Corpse with a Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

Therefore, there are twenty Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

If it were just the Outer Mansion disciples, it would be very difficult for them to match.

"Ten true cultivators?! And each of them has Bronze-Armored Corpse?"

Yuan Hai's words surprised even the people from the Outer Mansion who were present.

Although the size of the Zombie Alliance is not as large as that of the Holy Sect.

But one can become a true disciple of him.

It would probably require at least the Qi Refining Fifth Layer of Qi Refining.

In contrast, this batch of the Outer Mansion disciples had only been in the sect for a little over a year, and their cultivation levels mostly hovered around the second or third level of Qi Refining.

Those who reach the fourth floor are extremely rare.

Qi Refining Fifth Layer... I'm afraid only the leader can reach that level.

Based on this calculation, the difference in strength between the two sides is indeed quite large. Even if the other disciples from the Outer Mansion arrive later, and they have a numerical advantage, they will most likely still lose.

"But given the urgency of the situation, why did the Holy Sect only send us?"

After their initial surprise, the disciples of the Holy Sect all wore expressions of confusion.

Although the Holy Sect is treacherous, it won't set up a trap that guarantees death for its disciples. This isn't out of pity for their lives, but rather because doing so would be a complete waste of all the time and effort invested.

"There's no mistake, I personally witnessed those ten Zombie Alliance True Cultivators controlling Bronze-Armored Corpse to storm into the market."

If it weren't for the fact that there was a spare array plate hidden inside the market.

This whole place has been wiped out.

As he spoke, Yuan Hai coughed violently a few more times, and a patch of bright red blood seeped through his chest, clearly indicating that he had also suffered a serious injury in the previous battle.

"Then there's only one possibility..."

As everyone frowned in thought, one person slowly spoke up. Qi Yun turned his head to look at him, and his eyebrows immediately rose.

It was someone I knew.

"The Zombie Alliance did indeed send ten True Cultivators, but that was before."

After the Zombie Alliance used this power, it must have suffered some kind of backlash, and the Holy Sect learned of this.

That's why the Holy Sect sent us here, to prevent a repeat of the Zombie Alliance.

As she recounted her speculations, Shen Fan gently twirled a strand of hair at her temple, her phoenix eyes gazing at Qi Yun, who stood with his hands behind his back to the side.

I never imagined that the insignificant peasant from back then would become like this today.

If I had known this would happen, I should have invested more in making friends back then, so as to build a good relationship.

However... it doesn't seem too late now.

"Some kind of backlash?"

Shen Fan's words caused everyone to hesitate. Yuan Hai, who had personally experienced the battle, had a complicated expression as he carefully recalled the details of the bloody battle, trying to glean something from it.

Just as everyone was deep in thought, Qi Yun, who had been silently listening, suddenly uttered three words in a soft voice:

"Is it... the Azure Sect?"

Azure Sect?

A flash of inspiration struck the Holy Sect disciples upon hearing the sound.

Yes!

Azure Sect, how could you forget about this group of lunatics?

It must be them!

"The cultivators of the Azure Sect are neither entirely righteous nor entirely evil; they walk a path of tempering their Dao heart through life-and-death battles." A disciple immediately responded with sudden realization, his speech quickening:

That insane statement, "The mortal realm is nothing but a battlefield, and the Azure Sect is here to slay the wicked," has caused headaches for both the righteous and demonic paths!

If the Zombie Alliance's use of true cultivators to launch a sneak attack on my Holy Sect Market is indeed witnessed by the Azure Sect cultivators...

There's a 99% chance they'll use this as an excuse to fight the Zombie Alliance's true cultivators.

No wonder there weren't any true cultivators among the Zombie Alliance cultivators who attacked us earlier.

The only Bronze-Armored Corpse was also controlled by the Zombie Alliance cultivators.

It must be Azure Sect cultivator watching from that corner.

Who dares to approach a true disciple?

They'll chop whoever they want!

Once the train of thought was clear, all the fragmented clues instantly connected, and a clear picture emerged before everyone's eyes.

"So, while the Zombie Alliance may seem to have the upper hand, they are actually on the same side as us."

"That's why they went to such lengths to set up an ambush, intending to surround and kill us as soon as we landed," a disciple from the Outer Mansion quickly analyzed.

"Since that's the case..."

Having figured out the key point, a sinister smile appeared on the faces of all the Outer Mansion disciples.

That's our fault.

I'll settle my score on the spot!