Chapter 834

That woman Yang Ling'er—should we kill her?

Several gray-robed elders slightly lifted their heads, killing intent appearing in their eyes.

As for the true purpose of the Seven-Reversal Causality Gu they harbor, it is actually aimed at Yang Ling'er.

And Chu Youwei is merely a pawn.

Yang Xuan is also one of those links.

Matters of causality are originally hidden in the dark, but if there is an invisible great hand secretly pushing them, then it's different.

The huge statue pondered for a moment and said, "It's fine; for now don't interfere. Just observe from the shadows."

"In the coming period, the war in the lower realm should erupt. The Dao power of the World Tree is no longer stable. Our Gu Clan's bloodline will temporarily lie low."

"If the world passage opens then, and the upper realm can descend to the lower realm, someone will act against Yang Ling'er."

"Yang Ling'er carries great causality; you must not intervene from now on."

"We merely took payment and did the job. Since no extra money was offered behind the scenes, we shouldn't overstep our bounds or usurp authority."

Upon hearing this, the several gray-robed elders all respectfully said.

"Yes, sir!"

The stone statue's eyes flickered, and it spoke again, "However, there is one more matter. This girl Chu Youwei also has causality with the upper realm; you must protect her in secret."

A gray-robed elder asked, "Now that Chu Youwei suffers from Gu poison, should we secretly help her to alleviate the pain?"

The stone statue said, "No need to act. Although this Gu poison is painful, it is continually tempering her body. Once the world passage opens, she will leave this realm and ascend to the upper realm. Then she will first suffer, then enjoy sweetness; she will be grateful for this experience."

Several elders said, "What the ancestor says is absolutely correct."

After a moment, the huge statue's eyes lost the Divine Light, and it also lost the Dao Resonance, standing like a massive mountain in this heaven and earth.

Several gray-robed elders slowly rose to their feet and spoke lightly.

A long-bearded elder said, "Under the suppression of the Dao, I have forgotten many things."

"During this period, Lu Xuan, who has gained fame at the Sword Qi Long Wall, I cannot find any past records of him; this person seems to have appeared out of nowhere."

Another gaunt elder frowned deeply, "Lu Xuan is basically a sword in the hand of the Sword Qi Long Wall. In the Burial God Abyss battle, the Sword Qi Long Wall used Lu Xuan's hand to deal a dark blow to the Strange Realm."

The long-bearded elder snorted coldly, "This Free-and-Easy Wanderer is indeed impressive, actually taking up the banner from Ah Liang's hands. This person not only has heaven-defying sword Dao, but is also skilled at scheming. Without him, the Human Alliance would have collapsed long ago."

The gaunt elder said, "However, since the Free-and-Easy Wanderer used Lu Xuan's hand to destroy the Seven-Reversal Causality Gu, perhaps he has already set his sights on us."

"This person, I still regard him with great apprehension. Suppressed by this heaven and earth, I cannot unleash my full strength, but the Free-and-Easy Wanderer is a native; his sword Dao has already reached the pinnacle of this realm. In a fight, I may not be his match."

The long-bearded elder's eyes deep as he gazed at the stars, "As for this Free-and-Easy Wanderer, if we can avoid provoking him, we should. Such talent, even placed in the upper realm, would surely shine brilliantly."

"Furthermore, once the upper realm passage opens, perhaps the Free-and-Easy Wanderer could use this to break into the half-step Asking Dao realm! Then his strength will be even greater!"

The other several elders all nodded.

The gaunt elder suddenly asked, "Oh, right, I had you investigate Lu Xuan's situation—aside from his disciples Qing Qiu and Yang Xuan, what backgrounds do his other disciples have?"

The long-bearded elder flicked his sleeve, and a stunning illusory image appeared before everyone.

Ji Fuyao wore a Huo Se Chang Qun, as if walking out of a painting.

"This girl is named Ji Fuyao, cultivating the Spirit Fire Great Dao, currently training at the Flame God Sect. However, the Flame God Sect, hehe, you all know what sort of character the Refining Heaven Ancestor is; lately the sect has been making big moves frequently, so Ji Fuyao has likely been taken a fancy to by that ancestor, and her days are numbered."

Next, the long-bearded elder flicked his sleeve, and the figures of Ye Chen, Wu Wo, Ah Li, and others appeared one after another.

"If these few were placed in this realm, each would be a one-in-ten-thousand genius."

"Lu Xuan being able to take these as disciples shows he has good judgment."

"The Li Yue Ancestor of the Tushan Holy Land also seems to have some tricks; when I tried to peek at Ah Li's situation, I was blocked by a surge of Dao power."

The gaunt elder said, "Not bad; in this realm, some top-tier experts cannot be underestimated. Our Gu Clan is not skilled in combat to begin with, and we possess no combat Gu; once we engage head‑on, we may not be a match for the Free-and-Easy Wanderer, Li Yue, and others."

"Wait, doesn't Lu Xuan have eight disciples? What about the other two?"

The long-bearded elder's face twitched, "The other one is called Bai Li; she suddenly vanished, and her causality cannot be traced."

The gaunt elder asked, "And the other one?"

The long-bearded elder said, "The other is called Chen Zhangsheng; he's nothing special. Quite ordinary, utterly unremarkable. I also don't know why Lu Xuan took him as a disciple."

"His cultivation is also the weakest among Lu Xuan's disciples."

"Once, I used a probing Gu to investigate Chen Zhangsheng's whereabouts; he was struggling to fight a few demon beasts. Later, his trail vanished as well, perhaps concealed by the Free-and-Easy Wanderer and others."

The other elders nodded, "Apart from this Chen Zhangsheng, they are all dragons among men, but this realm's waters are too shallow to let them display much. Since Gu Yue Laozi has ordered us to lie low, we'll first watch and wait."

When Gu Yue Laozi was mentioned, everyone's eyes showed extreme reverence.

That is a being capable of refining the Nine‑Revolution Gu!

However, mentioning Gu Yue Laozi also brings to mind the Gu Clan traitor, Fang Yuan.

This woman betrayed the Gu Clan and defected to humanity—truly hateful!

After thinking, the several elders shook their heads; these are not matters they can currently consider.

Not long after.

Several elders' hand signs shifted, obscure ancient Dao patterns constantly flowing between heaven and earth, terrifying spatial power surging.

"Boom!"

This heaven and earth became extremely dim; originally hard to discern from the outside world, it is now almost in an untraceable state.

Extremely strange!

……

In the star field, upon a desolate dead star, utterly barren, this heaven and earth can hardly find any vitality.

Even the denizens of the Strange Realm are too lazy to descend here!

Chen Zhangsheng sat cross‑legged, the aura of the Wu Wei Classic flowing around him, looking like a stone, completely merged with the dead star; the outside world cannot detect even a trace of vitality.

He sighed inwardly.

The Wu Wei Classic is still too powerful!

At this moment.

Boom!

Crack!

Void Rending!

Space twisted!

Lu Xuan slowly walked out of the void, smiling as he said, "Old Three, it's really hard to find you."

Chen Zhangsheng rubbed his nose, "Master is joking."

He knew his concealment technique had become extremely superb; after leaving the God-Burying Abyss, at that time he had discovered the Gu Clan investigating him, so he deliberately showed his face in front of the Gu Clan; after that, besides the master, no one could find him.

Master is still master.

To find him is just a matter of a breath.

It's fast.

In the next instant, Chen Zhangsheng had already set up a big pot, took out the great demon spirit meat and put it in the pot.

"Master, let's talk while we chat."