Chapter 456: Fearless

Flower Fruit Mountain, before the Water Curtain Cave, the waterfall still rushed, the water vapor misty.

But the entire immortal mountain appeared very oppressive.

The Zhou Tian Jue Ling Formation had been operating for half a month, 365 formation flags buried deep in the earth veins, locking the spiritual energy.

At the formation eye, Chang Xi was draped in silver, standing still like the moon, her cold gaze sweeping over the ten thousand miles of waves in the East Sea.

Bai Ze stood with his hands behind his back on the other side, his white robe moving slightly, his eyes half-closed, sensing every fluctuation in the void.

But for half a month, there had been no abnormalities in the entire Flower Fruit Mountain.

Tian Peng paced to Su Chen, lowering his voice: "Hong Haier, are you sure that old thief Kun Peng will come? Could it be... he's a coward?"

Su Chen sat cross-legged on the blue stone at the cave entrance, opening his eyes upon hearing this, Hunyuan magic power circulating in his pupils, as if he could pierce through the mountains and clouds.

"He is not a coward." Su Chen's voice was calm, yet carried a certain certainty, "But after all, he is a Demon Master; it seems we still underestimated him."

Tian Peng was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Su Chen did not answer immediately; he walked to the edge of the cliff, overlooking the vast East Sea below, the water roaring, waves crashing against the shore, everything as usual.

With Kun Peng's temperament, the hatred of a severed path was irreconcilable.

His first reaction after breaking free should have been crazy revenge, but half a month had passed, and Flower Fruit Mountain was calm.

Then it could only mean two points: one was that he was too injured to act, and the other was that he was waiting for a better opportunity.

And based on Kun Peng's style of doing things, Su Chen felt the second point was more likely; that Kun Peng must be planning something.

Su Chen's thoughts flew in his mind.

A moment later, Su Chen called Chang Xi and Bai Ze: "Two seniors, we set up a desperate killing trap here, waiting for him to crash into it; now it seems this Demon Master was not blinded by the hatred of a severed path."

Bai Ze's aged face deepened with wrinkles: "Little Friend feels that the old thief saw through this trap?"

"Now it seems it should be like this." Su Chen shook his head, "But I still feel he hasn't given up."

Tian Peng scratched his head: "Then what does he want to do? Waste time with us?"

"That shouldn't be." Chang Xi's cold voice sounded, "In the current situation, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it is for him; he must fight a quick battle."

Su Chen's eyes flashed: "Since he can't get any advantage by attacking Flower Fruit Mountain head-on, and he must take revenge as soon as possible... then, what will he do?"

Inside the Water Curtain Cave, Luan Erjie was organizing the news recently sent back by the Demon Alliance, her brows locked.

The Bull Niu Mowang sent a message a few days ago, saying that it was not peaceful near the Flaming Mountain, and it seemed there were cultivators from outside spying.

When the Flood Dragon Niu Mowang patrolled the sea, he also discovered the residual aura of unidentified powerhouses in several sea areas.

These scattered pieces of news, when looked at individually, didn't count for much, but Luan Erjie just felt that something was wrong.

Luan Erjie was hesitating whether to report her thoughts to Su Chen.

Just at this moment, a crimson communication jade talisman lit up.

"It's an urgent message from Demon General Yan Que!" Luan Erjie's expression changed, and she activated the communication jade talisman, reading the information.

Divine sense surged in, Luan Erjie's expression changed drastically, and she rushed out of the Water Curtain Cave, finding Su Chen: "Advisor! Something big has happened!"

Su Chen, Chang Xi, Bai Ze, and Tian Peng all looked at her.

Luan Erjie spoke extremely fast: "Xi Niuhe Zhou! Demon General Yan Que sent an urgent request for help from Vice Alliance Leader Bull—saying that Vice Alliance Leader Bull's Red Boy was sneak-attacked by a mysterious powerhouse while cultivating at the Flaming Mountain, and after being seriously injured and falling into a coma, his whereabouts are unknown! The Bull Niu Mowang is furious and is frantically searching in Xi Niuhe Zhou, but the other party acts without leaving a trace; he suspects... suspects that someone deliberately captured Red Boy, and it is aimed at him!"

Luan Erjie's words were like a thunderclap, waking Su Chen up.

"So that's it." He said, "He didn't come to Flower Fruit Mountain because he knew we were waiting for him here."

Su Chen turned around, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, "But he cannot not take revenge. So, he chose another target."

"His target is the Demon Alliance." Bai Ze took up the conversation, his tone heavy, "He attacked Red Boy, not to kill a child. The Bull Niu Mowang is one of the Six Great Sages of the Demon Alliance. The Bull Niu Mowang's only son has gone missing, so he will definitely not sit idly by; if the Bull Niu Mowang also has an accident because of this, you will have to act."

Su Chen nodded: "Kun Peng is trying to act against the Demon Alliance, thereby forcing me to leave Flower Fruit Mountain and take the initiative to find him."

"This old thief is indeed sinister." Tian Peng gasped, "This move of his is an open scheme; if you don't go, it will cause the Demon Alliance to fall apart, and if you go, you will fall into his trap."

"Correct," Chang Xi added coldly, "He is trying to turn our advantage into his advantage."

Su Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger and cold killing intent.

He could not be chaotic at this moment; Kun Peng was making moves in the dark, so they could not follow the other party's rhythm.

"Luan Erjie." Su Chen said, his voice returning to stability.

"Here!" Luan Erjie immediately straightened her back.

"Immediately notify all high-level members outside through the Demon Alliance's emergency communication channel—Bull Niu Mowang, Flood Dragon Niu Mowang, Lion Camel King, and demon generals and demon kings everywhere." Su Chen's tone was calm, his instructions clear, "First, except for the Bull Niu Mowang, everyone must immediately stop their current affairs and move toward Flower Fruit Mountain at the fastest speed, keeping in touch along the way, and strictly forbidding acting alone."

"Second, inform them that the Red Boy matter is highly likely a trap set by Kun Peng against the Demon Alliance. Any emergency communication involving requests for help from Demon Alliance colleagues or involving the relatives of colleagues must be verified repeatedly and must not be acted upon lightly."

"Third," Su Chen paused, his eyes sharp, "Tell the Bull Niu Mowang to hold on. Tell him that I will help him find Red Boy back. But if he rushes to his death alone, he will fall into Kun Peng's trap, letting Red Boy sacrifice in vain. Tell him to immediately contract his forces, hold Cui Ping Mountain, and wait for our news."

Luan Erjie nodded heavily, turned, and rushed back into the Water Curtain Cave, her hands moving like butterflies as she cast one spell after another, pouring demon power into several specially crafted sound-transmission jade talismans.

The jade talismans transformed into streams of light, shooting in different directions.

After arranging all this, Su Chen turned around and looked at Chang Xi and Bai Ze.

"Empress, Senior Bai Ze." Su Chen bowed, "Our battlefield with Kun Peng is afraid it will have to move from Flower Fruit Mountain to Xi Niuhe Zhou."

Bai Ze stroked his beard, his eyes deep: "Xi Niuhe Zhou is the sphere of influence of the Buddha Gate; Kun Peng dares to act there, it seems he has the confidence of certain victory. In my opinion, he has already reached a deal with a certain force."

Chang Xi said coldly: "No matter what the situation is, I think this is the best time to kill him, and we cannot miss it."

"The Empress is right." Su Chen nodded: "I think although Kun Peng did not come directly to Flower Fruit Mountain, he might not have thought that this time it was the three of us joining forces to deal with him. This is the advantage; the three of us act together, no matter what means he has, the worst result is just letting him escape."

"Correct, the three of us act together; unless a Saint acts, otherwise we can retreat unscathed no matter what." Bai Ze nodded. ===== CHAPTER 457 =====