Chapter 806: with translation of chapter title

806. Chapter 804: Demonic cultivators have appeared.

"Lu Yuan! Something has happened!"

Zi Xi'er shouted anxiously.

Lu Yuan stopped his work and looked at Zi Xi'er with a solemn face.

"What happened?"

Zi Xi'er gasped, saying, "People from the Youhun Sect and the Ziyun Clan have come to us, proposing cooperation with the Heavenly Slaughter."

"Cooperation? What's going on?"

Su Liyan asked curiously.

Zi Xi'er continued, "They plan to use the Heavenly Slaughter to incite internal strife and frame the Lei Huo Dan Ge for dark dealings, thereby weakening our strength."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan's and Su Liyan's faces grew solemn.

They well knew that if internal and external forces colluded, it would bring a great crisis to the Lei Huo Dan Ge.

Zi Xi'er continued explaining, "The Heavenly Slaughter has accepted their terms and set its sights on the Lei Huo Dan Ge and its allies."

Looking at the tense atmosphere in the room, Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"This matter cannot be ignored; we must take immediate action."

Su Liyan nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we cannot remain stuck in a passive state."

"We should first understand the current situation and the enemy's strength."

Thus, after discussion, the three decided to go to Hong Lietian for help and advice.

When they arrived at the Youhun Sect, Hong Lietian was chatting with several disciples about trivial matters.

"Senior Hong, please give us some advice."

Lu Yuan respectfully asked Hong Lietian for guidance.

Hong Lietian put away his smile, his expression turning solemn.

"The joint action of the Youhun Sect and the Ziyun Clan has plunged us into a crisis."

"Since they chose the Heavenly Slaughter as a partner, it shows they value its strength highly."

A flicker of worry crossed Hong Lietian's eyes.

Su Liyan then asked, 'What should we do now?'

Hong Lietian pondered for a moment and said, 'We should first gather our strength and continually increase our own power.'

"Only then can we stand against them."

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and suggested, 'We could gather intelligence on the Heavenly Slaughter to see just how strong it is.'

Hong Lietian nodded in agreement with Lu Yuan's proposal.

"Yes, go scout the Heavenly Slaughter's strength and report the intelligence back."

"I will also investigate the relationship between the Ziyun Clan and the Youhun Sect."

Lu Yuan, Su Liyan, and Zi Xi'er left the Youhun Sect and headed deep into the mountains to seek the Heavenly Slaughter.

Inside the Lei Huo Dan Ge, the atmosphere was tense, and an emergency discussion was underway.

Lu Yuan sat in the main seat, with Su Liyan and Zi Xi'er sitting on either side of him.

They gathered together to consider how to respond to the recent appearance of the Heavenly Slaughter demonic cultivator incident in the martial world.

Everyone knew this was a serious problem; they worried that the Heavenly Slaughter might have received aid from other evil cults, and that the Youhun Sect and Ziyun Clan, which bear grudges against the Lei Huo Dan Ge, might be involved.

Although there was no solid evidence to prove this, they decided to first strengthen their defenses.

"We must protect ourselves."

Lu Yuan said with a solemn face, 'We cannot allow anyone to easily intrude upon the Lei Huo Dan Ge.'

Su Liyan nodded and proposed, 'We can increase the guard forces and set up more barriers and traps around.'

"Yes, we can also use the Five Elements Escape Technique and the Heavenly Gang Big Dipper Formation to establish more barriers."

Lu Yuan added.

Zi Xi'er also joined the discussion: 'Furthermore, we can increase the time for repairing the Detection Technique so we can promptly learn about the surroundings.'

Lu Yuan nodded.

They all understood that, besides strengthening defenses, they also needed more intelligence to better cope with this threat.

"We need to know how strong the Heavenly Slaughter is."

Su Liyan said, 'Only by grasping its details can we devise more effective countermeasures.'

"Exactly."

Lu Yuan agreed, 'Hong Lietian will investigate the relationship between the Youhun Sect and the Ziyun Clan, and we must also conduct our own investigation.'

Immediately afterward, they split up and left the Lei Huo Dan Ge to begin gathering intelligence on the Heavenly Slaughter.

Lu Yuan and Su Liyan went deep into the mountains, hoping to find clues.

In the mountains, they carefully avoided various traps and barriers, arriving at a hidden and ancient cave entrance.

They pushed open the heavy stone door and entered a dim, mysterious environment.

"This place indeed looks like a relatively concealed stronghold."

Su Liyan surveyed the surroundings, saying, 'We must act cautiously.'

Lu Yuan nodded in agreement and slowly ventured deeper into the cave.

At the same time, Lu Yuan left the secret room and embarked on the journey to Heavenly Wind City, needing to purchase the materials required for alchemy.

Although he felt solemn in his heart about the impending difficult battle, Lu Yuan still displayed a composed and confident attitude.

However, on the way to Heavenly Wind City, Lu Yuan encountered some citizens who tried to intercept him, accusing him of being associated with the Heavenly Slaughter.

These people believed Lu Yuan was a traitor colluding with evil cult forces, and tried to stop him from moving forward.

After deep consideration, Lu Yuan decided to refute these baseless accusations with a firm attitude.

Everyone has misunderstood; I have nothing to do with the Lei Huo Dan Ge.

Lu Yuan's tone was firm and calm: "I have always worked for the welfare of the people of the martial world."

He made the other party understand his adherence to justice and goodwill with a single sentence.

Gradually, the townspeople began to doubt him and gave up further questioning.

Upon returning to Heavenly Wind City again, Lu Yuan hadn't even had a moment to rest before encountering the troublemakers from before.

This time they were even more arrogant and tried to attack Lu Yuan physically.

Faced with this situation, Lu Yuan had no choice but to employ the profound immortal arts he mastered, the Five Elements Escape Technique and the Heavenly Gang Big Dipper Formation.

As soon as the Five Elements Escape Technique was unleashed, the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—instantly coalesced.

The Heavenly Gang Big Dipper Formation then formed a powerful defensive barrier.

"Get lost!" Lu Yuan's voice was stern and cold.

His body flickered like lightning, and the Lei Huo sword in his hand burst forth with dazzling light.

Leaping into action, he easily repelled them and warned them not to provoke the Lei Huo Dan Ge again.

After returning to the Lei Huo Dan Ge, Lu Yuan faced another elder's questioning.

The elder questioned why he had any involvement with evil cult forces, but Lu Yuan's talented and eloquent answer finally dispelled the doubts.

"I understand the elders' scrutiny of me."

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "But please believe that in my heart there is only the safety and well-being of the people of the martial world."

The elders suddenly understood, and one after another expressed their understanding and let him pass.

However, deep down Lu Yuan felt a hint of dissatisfaction.

He realized that even among his own disciples, misunderstandings and prejudices still existed.

"Clearly I have always been thinking of everyone."

Lu Yuan sighed in his heart.

Lu Yuan successfully refined a batch of new medicinal pills, the Heavenly Gang Gathering Yuan Pill, which is the crystallization of his efforts and wisdom in the Lei Huo Dan Ge. (End of chapter)