"Since the seniors and True Inheritor Bai were separated during the Celestial Abyss upheaval, and my master also disappeared at that time... perhaps, they were swept into some uncontrolled turbulence."
"Time-space turbulence?"
Bai Liuyue asked in confusion.
Zhiwei paused, then began to explain in detail.
She recounted her conjecture and the projections she had seen earlier on the 2nd layer break.
"I see!"
Bai Liuyue’s eyes lit up, suddenly energized.
"In other words, as long as Susu and the others arrive at the final break, we have a chance to meet them!"
The four of them quickly agreed and began to discuss how to find Chen Ye and Bai Susu.
But before long,
the entire hidden cave suddenly shook violently!
"Hehehe... the smell of living blood food... the ancestor has scented it..."
A creepy, raspy laughter seeped through the crevices of the cave.
Soon after, the sound of rocks collapsing and breaking through the air continued one after another, as several overwhelming Demon Path auras locked onto this area.
"We’ve been discovered!"
Zhiwei’s expression changed slightly, once again releasing the Gourd Sword.
Bai Liuyue’s face turned serious as well, gripping the broken sword in his hand tightly, preparing for a formidable enemy.
"Grandpa, who on earth is that ugly freak outside?"
Although Qing Jun was in combat mode, there was no sign of fear on her little face, and she was eager to try,
"Why is he like a mad dog, biting us and not letting go?"
"He’s a Fake Pill cultivator from the Emotion Crossing Sect."
Bai Liuyue lowered his voice and quickly explained with a heavy tone,
"A few days ago, the seven branches of the Emotion Crossing Sect entered the Celestial Abyss, and this old ghost was the leader. Furthermore, the Fake Pill method of the Emotion Crossing Sect is full of flaws; he lost most of his sanity long ago."
"I knew he was a madman!"
Upon hearing this, the little girl was immediately invigorated, rolling up her sleeves with high fighting spirit,
"Grandpa, you’re also a Fake Pill cultivator, and so is that ugly freak outside! Since everyone is a Fake Pill, what’s there to fear? You go out and hold him off, and Qing Jun and the senior and junior sisters will hit him from the side! The four of us can join together and surely beat him into a pulp!"
Hearing this simple and crude tactic, Bai Liuyue’s mouth twitched fiercely.
This little girl, how come she fights more like bandits than the Demon Sect?
"It’s not that simple!"
Bai Liuyue took a deep breath and shook his head,
"Little girl, you underestimate the foundation of the Emotion Crossing Sect. If it were only this insane madman outside, I could risk my half-life to cut him down with my sword."
"But... this madman is just bait in the open!"
Bai Liuyue stared at the rolling Demonic Qi outside the cave entrance and said in a deep voice,
"In this Emotion Crossing Sect’s team, there’s secretly another low-profile Fake Pill stage expert hidden! He is the real viper, lurking without making a move, waiting for me to show a flaw and deliver a fatal blow. Moreover, behind them, there are several Emotion Crossing Sect Great Cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment period ready in formation!"
Upon hearing this, the little girl quickly rolled her sleeves back down.
Two Fake Pill cultivators, plus several in the late Foundation Establishment formation!
How could they be opponents!?
"Rumble——!"
The stone walls of the cave could no longer withstand the bombardment of the Fake Pill realm, shattering with a loud crash.
Amid the flying stone chips and dust, that deranged old man from the Emotion Crossing Sect charged in.
And behind him, several Demon Cultivator figures in the late Foundation Establishment period followed closely.
"Little girls, get behind me!"
Bai Liuyue gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressing the churning blood, and the ancient, broken sword in his hand burst forth with a blinding white light.
He knew that at this moment, he absolutely must not retreat.
If he showed signs of fatigue, the second Fake Pill Great Cultivator hidden in the shadows would definitely deliver a fatal blow without hesitation!
...
At this time, in the grayish concealed path.
Qin Jiaming was humming a tune walking at the front, Chen Ye was carrying Tuoba You like a dead dog, following behind Bai Li.
As for Bai Susu,
she was walking at the very back, her face slightly flushed.
Thinking of pretending to be a little girl only to be discovered by Chen Ye earlier, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
In fact.
In the past... Bai Susu had also pretended to be a little dumpling once.
That time was in Yunxi District, she didn’t dare to meet Chen Ye, eventually stopping in front of his small courtyard.
"Wait a minute."
Chen Ye suddenly paused his steps, frowning.
"What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you’re out of spiritual power and can’t walk anymore?"
Bai Susu crossed her arms, though she had returned to her true form of twenty-three years later, she spared no effort to mock Chen Ye.
Especially now that she was feeling annoyed, she had to vent herself fiercely.
Bai Li also turned back, looking vigilant: "Brother Chen, did you sense a spawn?"
"No... it’s not a spawn."
Chen Ye shook his head, his expression strange,
"I seem to... smell my disciple’s scent. No... to be precise, it’s the aura of my disciple’s Divine Fire."
As the master of the three little ones, he was too familiar with the aura of Jin’er’s Divine Fire.
In the decaying depths of the Celestial Abyss, Jin’er’s Divine Fire was as dazzling as a searchlight in the dark night.
"Divine Fire?" Qin Jiaming stopped walking, turned back, and smiled meaningfully, "Ah, big brother indeed has a telepathic connection with his disciples. It seems we’ve reached the 3rd Layer... and your disciple is in trouble, using the Divine Fire to fight. Since that’s the case, we can go out."
Hearing this, Bai Li’s eyes sharpened: "Since they are Brother Chen’s disciples, we absolutely cannot ignore them."
Meanwhile, at the cave site.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Bai Liuyue was already engaged in combat with the Demon Cultivators!
"Taixu Split Light, break!"
The old man’s hair and beard stood on end, and the ancient broken sword emitted a high-pitched sword hum.