Chapter 114: A Traitor Appears in the Heavenly Demon Sect

Upon hearing the voice, Mu Yuqing hurriedly looked up and asked, "What is it? Speak clearly, don't stammer."

This female Deacon walked quickly to Mu Yuqing, respectfully presented a stack of letters, and said, "Reporting to the Sect Master, these are messages sent from the various branches."

Mu Yuqing took the letters and examined them for a moment, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, and she muttered, "How could it be like this..."

"Sect Master, has something happened?"

Seeing this, the Great Elder Zhangsun Wuji asked with confusion.

"Sigh."

Hearing this, Mu Yuqing sighed, knowing these messages could not be kept hidden, so she had the female Deacon pass the letters in her hand to the various Heavenly Demon Sect Elders, "These are requests for aid sent from the various branches. They have been attacked by large groups of unknown enemies, suffering heavy losses, and various resources have been plundered..."

Hearing her say this, the Elders quickly took the letters and unfolded them to read.

The more they read, the more their expressions changed drastically, and they exclaimed, "How could it be like this..."

The letters stated that some of the people attacking their Heavenly Demon Sect had already been identified; among them were many small sects taking advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters, wanting to seize resources, and some enemies even had the shadow of the Qingyun Alliance behind them.

Hearing this, everyone fell into silence.

"Youming, this doesn't sound like you. You didn't say things like this before, did you?"

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that even if they agreed to the demands of the Hehuan Sect and the Blood Refining Hall, the Heavenly Demon Sect would inevitably become a vassal sect to the two, no longer possessing its former glory.

Mu Yuqing sighed faintly and said helplessly, "What else can I do? Our only hope now is to summon the personnel from the various branches back; perhaps only then can we turn the tide. But now, all the branches have been severely damaged; even if they rush back, it will be of no use. Sigh."

No one had expected that the usually low-key Third Elder Youming would actually say such things.

Hearing this, everyone in the Heavenly Demon Sect looked at him with astonishment and surprise.

This was essentially no different from the destruction of the sect.

At this moment, the Third Elder Youming walked forward and said with a smirk, "Sect Master, I actually think that since this matter has already happened, it would be better to just let things take their course."

The Great Elder Zhangsun Wuji asked with a frown.

"Sigh."

However, the Third Elder disregarded the million-year foundation of the Heavenly Demon Sect, which was simply inconceivable.

"Sect Master, what do you intend to do?"

The entire Heavenly Demon Sect was in chaos, making everyone panic. The originally peaceful atmosphere had completely dissipated, replaced by a heavy, murderous feeling filling the room.

Mu Yuqing raised her delicate brows, looked at Youming with slight confusion, and asked, "Third Elder, what do you mean?"

The Great Elder Zhangsun Wuji, who was to the side, could not help but speak up mockingly, "I remember that the former Third Elder Youming was always shouting that no matter what happened, he would live and die with the sect. Have you forgotten the words you said?"

This trouble was truly too great; the power of the Qingyun Alliance was known to everyone in the entire Beiwang Continent.

"In this old man's opinion, since the matter is a foregone conclusion, then let things take their course."

"Let things take their course?"

Youming said slowly, "Anyway, even if we resist, we cannot defeat the combined forces of the Hehuan Sect and the Blood Refining Hall. It would be better to agree to their demands; at the very least, it can preserve my Heavenly Demon Sect's million-year foundation."

"Hehe, Brother Wuji, this is also an expedient measure of mine," Youming said with a dry laugh.

"An expedient measure?"

The Great Elder Zhangsun Wuji shook his head and sneered, "Haha, you are truly righteous and awe-inspiring. Are you not afraid of being ridiculed by the people of the world?"

"Let them ridicule! It is better than our Heavenly Demon Sect being destroyed!" Hearing this, Youming snorted coldly, his face full of composure.

"You... you shameless!"

At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji was so angry that his beard stood up.

"Hmph!"

Regarding this, Youming swept a contemptuous glance at him and mocked him without any politeness, "Zhangsun Wuji, don't think I don't know what you are planning. It is nothing more than being afraid that if the Heavenly Demon Sect falls into the hands of the Hehuan Sect or the Blood Refining Hall, your power and status will not be preserved, right?"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji laughed wildly and wantonly, "Youming, you scoundrel! I tell you, with this old man and the Sect Master here, just relying on that bunch of trash from the Hehuan Sect and the Blood Refining Hall, they want to control the Heavenly Demon Sect? It is a fool's dream!"

After saying this, the aura on his body suddenly increased several times, like a peerless precious sword piercing the firmament, shocking everyone into changing their expressions repeatedly.

Immediately, Zhangsun Wuji cupped his hands toward Mu Yuqing and said, "Sect Master, wait for this old man to first eliminate the sect traitor, then I will come to listen to your teachings."

As his words fell, he was seen transforming into a streak of light, shooting straight toward Youming.

He was the Great Elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect and also the Enforcement Elder; since a traitor like Youming had appeared in the sect, he naturally could not sit idly by. He had to personally kill Youming to appease his anger.

"Youming, you old scoundrel, pay with your life!"

Zhangsun Wuji roared, his right arm raised high, waving it through the air, his palm striking toward Youming with terrifying pressure.

"Zhangsun, you scoundrel, just because of you, you are worthy of calling this old man a scoundrel? This old man thinks you are the one who is truly shameless."

Youming took a red Pill out from his bosom and sneered, "Old Seven, Old Eight, Old Nine, what are you still waiting for? Kill this meddlesome old scoundrel with me."

After finishing, he was seen with spiritual light flickering on his body surface; his feet stepped on the ground, and he instantly flew into mid-air, engaging in battle with Zhangsun Wuji.

In an instant, the entire great hall was filled with the sounds of explosions, spiritual light flickered, and rumbling continued; the two fought extremely intensely.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged dozens of rounds.

Although Zhangsun Wuji's cultivation was high, Youming was not weak either, especially after taking the red Pill; he was actually able to fight on par with the strongest, Zhangsun Wuji, for a short time.

Seeing this, the Seventh Elder Qiushan, the Eighth Elder Changjian, and the Ninth Elder Moyuan looked at each other, then joined the battle one after another, their bodies emitting intense baleful aura as they pounced toward Zhangsun Wuji.

Facing the pincer attack from the four, including Youming, Zhangsun Wuji was not afraid at all. A brilliant and dazzling black light erupted from his body, instantly enveloping his whole person, and a monstrous baleful aura permeated out.

Only, he felt a bit of sorrow in his heart, "Haha... I never expected that my Heavenly Demon Sect would produce traitors like you!"

When he saw Youming swallow that Pill from the Blood Refining Hall, he knew that Youming had already betrayed the Heavenly Demon Sect.

He never expected that the Heavenly Demon Sect, which had a million-year foundation, would actually have so many traitors, and they were Elders in high positions.

Boom—Bang—Bang—Bang—Bang—

Both sides engaged in battle, and in just a short moment, they had fought nearly a thousand moves.

Because Youming and the other three Elders had long been in secret collusion, the moment the battle began, he secretly sent a voice transmission to the three, telling them to attack Zhangsun Wuji's vital points.

Sure enough, when facing the encirclement, Zhangsun Wuji immediately revealed a fatal weakness.

Seeing this, Youming seized the opportunity, and in the split second that Zhangsun Wuji's defense slackened, struck out with a ruthless palm.

(End of chapter)