Chapter 403

He did not return to the canyon!

Although he was also greedy for the birthday gift for the Sect Master of the Sea Sand Sect, the items had likely already been taken away by Sun Tao and the others, making them difficult to find for a time.

If Sun Tao had not been in the team, he could have killed everyone without hesitation and taken the gift, but since Sun Tao was in the team, he could not kill Sun Tao.

Along the way, he completely restrained his aura, not leaking a single bit of it.

Although this matter was done secretly and it was unlikely anyone would suspect him, he knew that the Peak Master of the Beast King Peak, Lu Tianchen, had very powerful tracking methods and could even find the strongholds of the Demon Sect, so he had to be on guard.

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Yang arrived at Qingyang City. He did not immediately return to the Purple Sun Gate, but first circled around Qingyang City, mixing his own aura into the crowd, before leaving Qingyang City.

He did not bring Liu Qingyuan’s sword back to the Purple Sun Gate, but buried it outside the Purple Sun Gate, handling everything that could expose his identity, before returning to the Purple Sun Gate in a swaggering manner. ===== CHAPTER 662 =====

In the Yunling Mountain Range at night, various insect chirps rose and fell, and occasionally bursts of beast roars rang out.

The moon had already risen over the mountain top, and Sun Tao, Zhang Hanzhou, and the others waited and waited, but still had not waited for Liu Qingyuan to return.

"Elder Liu Qingyuan must have had an accident!" Sun Tao stood up tall.

At this moment, more than an hour had passed since the attack, and if Liu Qingyuan had not had an accident, he should have already come to find them.

Even if he were chasing the enemy, it was impossible to chase forever. If a great battle had broken out, the outcome would have been decided long ago in such a long time.

"How could he have an accident? There are few people who can kill an Elder of our Purple Sun Gate. Elder Liu is perhaps still chasing the enemy." Qi Xuancheng shook his head.

At the same cultivation level, the Elders of the Purple Sun Gate were definitely stronger than the Heaven Origin martial artists in the martial arts world.

Sun Tao ignored Qi Xuancheng!

This guy was too confident, thinking that the Elders of the Purple Sun Gate were invincible. If people dared to strike, how could they not have a certain degree of certainty before striking recklessly.

His grandfather was the Peak Master of the Medicine King Peak, and he had grown up in the Purple Sun Gate since he was a child, knowing nothing of the dangers and cruelty of the martial arts world.

He looked at Zhang Hanzhou and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, should we continue to wait, or return to the sect to report the news? Please decide, Senior Brother. If Elder Liu has been harmed, and we keep waiting like this, I am worried about the sect’s punishment."

Zhang Hanzhou had a headache; what Sun Tao and Qi Xuancheng said could both happen.

With Liu Qingyuan’s foul temper, if Liu Qingyuan had not had an accident, and they returned to the Purple Sun Gate to report the news, they would likely be blamed by Liu Qingyuan.

But if Liu Qingyuan really had an accident, and they kept waiting here, they might also be punished by the sect in the future.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhang Hanzhou said, "How about this, you and I will go to the canyon to take a look. If there is no trace of Elder Liu returning, then we will return to the sect to report the news."

"Good!" Sun Tao believed in his own judgment, thinking that Liu Qingyuan had already been harmed, and was not afraid to return to the canyon.

"You all watch the birthday gifts, I will go and return with Sun Tao."

Zhang Hanzhou and Sun Tao walked out of the hiding place and used their movement techniques to run to the canyon. In half a quarter of an hour, they returned to the canyon where giant rocks were scattered, only to see some wild wolves gnawing on the corpses of the horses, and there was no trace of Liu Qingyuan at all.

Sun Tao checked everywhere, his heart sinking: "Elder Liu has not returned."

And it was not some enemy with deep hatred; it was impossible for Liu Qingyuan to chase someone for so long. Moreover, they still had a mission on this trip, and it was impossible for Liu Qingyuan to ignore the serious business. The only explanation was that Liu Qingyuan had an accident and would never return.

"Go!"

Zhang Hanzhou shouted in a low voice, his face changing drastically, and he hurriedly took Sun Tao back to the hiding place.

"Qi Xuancheng and I have the fastest foot speed, so we two will return to the sect to report the news. You all follow up, and do not be careless."

After Zhang Hanzhou told them that Liu Qingyuan had not returned to the canyon, he decided that he and Qi Xuancheng, who had the highest cultivation, would return to the Purple Sun Gate first to report the news.

Lu Ren, Du Chuan, and the others had no objections.

The two had high cultivation and fast speed. If they reported the news in time, they might be able to save Liu Qingyuan’s life. If everyone went back to the Purple Sun Gate slowly together, the opportunity would be lost.

"Go!"

Zhang Hanzhou shot out like lightning, rushing toward the direction of the Purple Sun Gate like a streak of blood. After knowing that Liu Qingyuan had not returned from the beginning to the end, Qi Xuancheng was also a little panicked at this moment and quickly followed.

Two figures, one in front and one behind, rushed back to the Purple Sun Gate like lightning.

They did not take the main road, but climbed over mountains and ridges all the way. The journey of more than a hundred miles, under the full-speed travel of two Great Completion Marrow-Cleansing martial artists, took only about half an hour, and they had already arrived near the Purple Sun Gate.

The Heaven Authority Peak at night was silent, only the Sect Master’s main hall was brightly lit.

Zhang Jingyuan sat on a large chair, drinking tea while carefully reading a book in his hand.

"Quick, take us to see the Sect Master, Elder Liu has had an accident."

An urgent voice rang out outside the hall, and Zhang Jingyuan could not help but move his gaze away from the book: "Is this Zhang Hanzhou’s voice?"

The next moment, after a gust of wind, Zhang Jingyuan’s figure had disappeared from the main hall, leaving only the slowly falling book.

"What happened to Elder Liu?"

Zhang Jingyuan’s voice rang out suddenly, and Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng, who had rushed to the Heaven Authority Peak, looked up, only to see Zhang Jingyuan’s figure appearing in front of the two like a ghost, not knowing when.

"Disciple pays respects to the Sect Master."

Qi Xuancheng and Zhang Hanzhou cupped their hands and hurriedly told them about the attack they encountered and the fact that Liu Qingyuan had not returned yet.

Zhang Jingyuan’s expression had always been calm, showing no joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, until the two told the whole story, then he asked: "Was it done by the Demon Sect?"

Except for the Demon Sect, he really couldn't think of anyone who would attack an Elder of the Purple Sun Gate.

Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng shook their heads together: "Disciple does not know. The other party only fought one move with Elder Liu in the air and left. After Elder Liu chased, he did not return."

Zhang Jingyuan nodded and said to Bai Shaoling, who had rushed over: "Go and invite Peak Master Lu quickly."

At this time, to rush to the scene of the incident, even a Heaven Origin expert would take a long time, so a strange beast would be faster.

"Forget it, I will go myself!"

Saying that, he grabbed Zhang Hanzhou, and his figure shot into the sky.

"Chirp..."

As the moon rose to the branches, a sharp eagle cry rang through the Purple Sun Gate, and countless disciples who were meditating were awakened, walked out of their rooms to look, only to see the Peak Master of the Beast King Peak, Lu Tianchen, standing on the eagle’s back with Zhang Hanzhou, following the giant eagle into the sky.

"Zhang Hanzhou, didn't he go to the Sea Sand Sect to celebrate the birthday with Elder Liu Qingyuan? Why is he at the Purple Sun Gate?"

"So urgent, the birthday celebration team must have had an accident."

"Could it be that the birthday celebration team was attacked by people from the Demon Sect?"

For a time, the disciples of the Purple Sun Gate were in an uproar, and various guesses arose.

Xu Yang stood in the courtyard, watching the giant eagle fly out of the Purple Sun Gate with Lu Tianchen and Zhang Hanzhou, disappearing into the night sky.

He was not afraid of the matter being discovered!

If it were really discovered that he killed Liu Qingyuan, between him, a genius, and the dead Liu Qingyuan, the Purple Sun Gate would not be stupid enough to let him pay for Liu Qingyuan’s life.

Of course, he would not naively assume that the Purple Sun Gate would not take action against him. He had already made the worst preparations, and he had packed all kinds of important supplies. Once the situation was not right, he would just kill his way out of the Purple Sun Gate.

"Peak Master Lu, the scene of the incident is right in front."

The strange giant eagle carried Lu Tianchen and Zhang Hanzhou across the sky, and in less than half a quarter of an hour, they arrived near the canyon.

Under Zhang Hanzhou’s pointing, the giant eagle soon carried Lu Tianchen to the sky above the canyon.

Lu Tianchen leaned over to look, the canyon was full of giant rocks, and he did not see Liu Qingyuan’s figure.

"When Liu Qingyuan chased the enemy, in which direction did he go?" Lu Tianchen said.

Zhang Hanzhou thought for a moment, stretched out his finger and said: "It is this direction."

Lu Tianchen nodded, patted the eagle’s back lightly, and the giant eagle immediately flew in the direction Zhang Hanzhou pointed.

"In front!"

After flying for a while, a battlefield that had been turned into ruins appeared in the mountains in front, countless trees were uprooted, huge blade marks and sword marks appeared on the ground, and there were pits everywhere.

In the most central place, the ground sank several meters, and all the earth and stone were turned into dust.

"It’s Elder Liu!" Zhang Hanzhou gasped.

Only to see a corpse cut into two sections lying on the ground, blood stained the ground red, the corpse’s head was crushed, and the face could not be seen, but the clothes were what Liu Qingyuan wore when he left, and he would never recognize it wrong.

Zhang Hanzhou only felt a bang in his head, Liu Qingyuan actually really died, cut into two sections by someone, and his body was exposed in the wilderness. A dignified Heaven Origin martial artist actually died so miserably.

He couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. If it weren't for Sun Tao’s insistence, they might have been killed too.

"Beast!"

Lu Tianchen was full of anger, and he also recognized that it was Liu Qingyuan’s corpse.

Grabbing Zhang Hanzhou, he jumped off the eagle’s back and landed on the ground, walking quickly to Liu Qingyuan’s corpse.

Leaning over to look, he found that besides the fatal blade, there were two other blade wounds on Liu Qingyuan’s body that were not too serious.

"First cut in half at the waist, and then the head was crushed to death..."

He looked around and continued: "There is only one murderer, and the other party also practices the supreme Yang cultivation art. The blade technique realm is unfathomable. The blade intent is about to reach the supreme realm of cutting through illusions, reflecting the truth, and turning the virtual into reality. In the blade intent, it is filled with death and slaughter..."

At this moment, in the air, there was still blade intent that had not dissipated, and even on Liu Qingyuan’s corpse, there was still a terrifying blade intent remaining, sharp and fierce, filled with the aura of death.

Lu Tianchen’s expression became more and more solemn. This kind of blade technique realm made even him feel wary, and he thought that if he encountered it, he might not be an opponent either.

"Strange!"

Continuing to look around, he became suspicious again. ===== CHAPTER 663 =====