Chapter 264: I am unwilling!

"I always thought the rumor that Ji You failed to break through a realm in the Sages' Holy Land was a rumor."

"If it were a rumor, it wouldn't be spread so consistently. Chenfeng also came back from the Sages' Holy Land and saw it with his own eyes. Actually, I felt very surprised when I heard it at the time."

Jiang Yan stood with Yan Qiubai at this time, her voice murmuring.

The two of them have a good relationship. When they learned that Ji You could fight the Barbarians with his bare hands, they teased each other and felt that such a good body should be recruited as a son-in-law.

It's just that Ji You hadn't broken through to the Realm of Merging with the Dao for a long time, so they didn't make any actual moves. Talking about him again this time, there was some sighing.

The Qingyun World never lacks people with superior talent, but only those who walk to the end can be called geniuses...

Jiang Yan recovered her senses at this time and bowed to Yan Qiubai to say goodbye.

And when she returned to Jiang Chenfeng's side, she found that he had been staring at Huo Hong, so she also raised her eyes to look.

In fact, she also noticed Huo Hong's strangeness, but didn't think much about it earlier...

At this time, another person came from the mountain forest. After Huo Hong looked at him, he bowed slightly to everyone and left politely after saying goodbye.

At this time, the valley suddenly became silent, and everyone couldn't help but look in the direction he left...

"Young Master, the location has been confirmed, and people are being sent to follow."

Huo Hong entered the mountain forest and then saw the five servants gathered together: "How many?"

One of the servants held up a finger: "Only one, named Bu Hui."

"It seems that luck is still on my side."

"Young Master is right."

Huo Hong looked at the sky with cold eyes: "It's going to be dark. You all restrain your aura and sneak with me, don't let anyone find out."

The five servants bowed and agreed, and then restrained their aura and followed along.

The east side of Falling Eagle Gorge is a river channel washed by rainwater. The six people galloped along the river bank, flying fast in the dense mountain forest, their steps like wind.

During this period, Huo Hong looked back many times, but his speed under his feet did not slow down.

After traveling for about an hour, the night at this time was like viscous black liquid poured from the sky, making the quiet mountain forest even deeper.

Huo Hong stopped after crossing a frozen soil with five people, gently grasped the long sword at his waist with his right hand, and then looked back.

The five servants following him stopped upon seeing this, looking at each other with some confusion, not understanding why the master stopped here.

Just at this moment, Huo Hong's voice sounded from the empty mountain forest.

"It is indeed clever to restrain your aura and hide the rhythm of your movements in the footsteps of the servants beside me."

"However, the sixth sense of spiritual sense is sometimes mysterious. Even if I didn't find anything, I still knew someone was following."

"Since you are here, why not come out and see?"

After the words fell, the surroundings were still silent, as if there was no existence in the forest.

Huo Hong opened his mouth again with a cold face: "Since I already know someone is following me, aren't you afraid that I will deliberately change the road and take you around in the mountain forest?"

With the exit of this sentence, there was finally a sound in the emptiness.

Figures began to flash out from behind ancient trees and jungles. They were the old friends who had traveled to the Snow Region and the Demon Race with him, as well as the disciples they led.

Jiang Chenfeng was at the very front, his hand on the hilt of his sword, but his smile did not decrease: "Huo brother, what a coincidence."

Huo Hong also smiled faintly: "I am like this. I can't hide things in my heart, and it's easy for people to see clues."

"Huo brother, don't misunderstand." Xie Chenyu, who came from the Heavenly Sword Peak, stepped forward: "We are just curious why Huo brother's whereabouts are so secretive, and there is no other intention apart from this."

Huo Hong thought for a long time: "Is it because I didn't talk to you tonight, or because someone always sends me news?"

"Both."

"It seems that this habit should indeed be paid attention to in the future..."

Jiang Chenfeng coughed lightly at this moment, interrupting their chat: "I think Huo brother should have confirmed the whereabouts of the Bu family members?"

Huo Hong looked at them and smiled faintly: "I just saw some traces, thinking that if I am extremely lucky, I might be able to fight for the first merit and exchange it for an elixir needed for breaking through a realm."

"Huo brother has such news, but is unwilling to reveal some to us?"

"You and I, after all, do not belong to the same sect."

Jiang Chenfeng bowed his hands upon hearing this: "Being able to find clues is Huo brother's ability. However, since it is news that has not been verified, I think the possibility of it being fake is greater. Jiang has no much interest, goodbye."

Tu Ri originally intended to question Huo Hong why it was such a secret message, but didn't expect his senior brother to be so decisive in leaving.

After being puzzled for a long time, he could only hurry to follow, not understanding why his senior brother believed him so easily.

And at this time, others also thought about it for a while, and then learned from Jiang Chenfeng and bowed their hands to leave.

Until the last person left, the mountain forest returned to silence. At this time, the five servants looked at Huo Hong again.

However, Huo Hong did not leave, but chose a flat blue stone to sit down, staring at the direction those people left.

The night at this time became more viscous, and there were dark clouds covering the moon, with only a faint trace of sky light illuminating his cold face.

After a long time, footsteps began to sound in the mountain forest, from far to near.

The old friends who left returned, gradually walking to the position where they originally left.

It's just that this time only those old friends from the Snow Region returned, while the disciples of the same sect who followed Huo Hong earlier did not follow again.

"Why did you come back again?"

"Nothing, it's just that I want to help Huo brother. I was afraid that Huo brother would refuse earlier, but now it seems that Huo brother is specially waiting for us."

Jiang Chenfeng opened his mouth upon hearing this, his smile unchanged.

Huo Hong's secretive actions along the way were completely different from his usual personality. Even if you don't use your brain, you know that things are far from as simple as he said.

More importantly, Huo Hong said he wanted to rely on luck to fight for merit and exchange for an elixir to break through a realm.

But the problem is that there is no Mountain Sea Pavilion disciple among the five people beside him, all of them are his close attendants.

So they didn't believe this sentence from the beginning.

And they seem to be able to vaguely understand Huo Hong's thoughts.

He wants to set aside the Mountain Sea Pavilion and occupy the opportunity alone.

Coincidentally, they have also had this idea.

In fact, since they entered the Dongping Mountain Range, they have almost had no contact with the outside world, and they don't know the specific information about the Bu family members.

However, being able to cultivate to the Realm of Merging with the Dao, no one is truly stupid.

They actually had doubts in their hearts early on. Why is the combat power of every person in a small, declined family so powerful, and why must the major Xian Sects keep them alive?

Thinking about it, they felt that there must be something more tempting hidden in it.

Their status in their own sect is actually not low, but they didn't expect to be treated as outsiders.

And according to their experience over so many years, even if they finally find some opportunity, it has nothing to do with them.

So they sent away the disciples who accompanied them, leaving only their own people, and returned to this place again.

Huo Hong saw that after a long silence, he opened his mouth: "It seems that you don't believe me, but I did say every word truthfully just now, and didn't play any riddles."

Jiang Chenfeng looked at him: "I heard someone chat about something a few days ago. It is said that the Abbot of the Mountain Sea Pavilion has decided to let your direct holy son Huo Xingzhong try to control the holy artifact. Does Huo brother know if this news is true or false?"

As the voice of ordinary chatting fell, Huo Hong's face instantly turned gloomy, and even a touch of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.

He is the son of the Abbot of the Mountain Sea Pavilion, half-brother to Huo Xingzhong, and his status should have been noble.

But it is a pity that his mother was just a humble woman who was favored because the Abbot's Dao heart was chaotic.

Because of this status, he suffered countless humiliations in the Mountain Sea Pavilion.

That elder brother of his, the direct disciple of the Mountain Sea Pavilion, Huo Xingzhong, even used "bastard" to call him.

But clearly flowing with the same blood, why can't he become a direct disciple, why can't he recognize his ancestors and return to his clan.

So back in the Demon Emperor City, he thought of pursuing Princess Fengyang to raise his status...

And after returning from the Sages' Holy Land this time, he heard a piece of news, that is, his father had decided to let Huo Xingzhong try to control the holy artifact.

At that moment, the unwillingness in his heart reached its peak.

So Jiang Chenfeng's previous sentence was no different from touching the most painful thorn in his heart.

"Dou Yuankong's whereabouts were first discovered by our Mountain Sea Pavilion. I also participated in the siege in the city, so I know more about some things than you."

After a long time, Huo Hong's voice finally sounded in the silent mountain forest.

Xie Chenyu immediately stepped forward: "What is Huo brother referring to?"

"The Bu family has a collateral branch of disciples who manage the winery for the main family. The head of this collateral branch is named Bu Qirong. A year ago, he was only in the Realm of Profound Understanding, but now he is a master in the Realm of Responding to Heaven."

Huo Hong's gaze swept across them: "The major Xian Sects spent so much time wanting to capture them alive, actually for the secrets on them."

Hearing this, everyone froze their eyes.

Because what Huo Hong said was almost the same as what they had thought earlier.

Jiang Chenfeng raised his head at this time: "I have always felt that Huo brother's talent is not weaker than your elder brother's, so Jiang really wants to help Huo brother."

Xie Chenyu and others also opened their mouths with difficulty: "We and Huo brother are old friends, naturally we can't bear to see Huo brother take risks alone."

Under the gloomy sky, everyone couldn't see each other's expressions.

However, Huo Hong's cold laugh was exceptionally clear. In fact, when he realized he had been discovered, he already knew very clearly that if he didn't let them share a piece of the pie, today's planning would definitely be difficult to succeed.

Because he knew that the people in front of him were actually the same as himself.

Ambitious, but their status is neither high nor low, and cannot be matched.

For such people, greed is the heaviest.

If he didn't agree to them, this matter would definitely be known by the Mountain Sea Pavilion.

That elder brother of his has a more brutal temperament than him and will definitely make him die without a whole corpse.

But thinking about it, Huo Hong feels that joining forces with them is not a bad thing.

Because he had been thinking earlier about how to take them away under the eyes of the major Xian Sects after catching them. This kind of thing is actually very difficult to do alone.

But if there are a few more, the chance of success will naturally be higher.

Cultivating the Dao and practicing immortality requires following the natural course. He feels that since it is pushed by God's will, it is better to follow the trend.

Huo Hong opened his mouth after a long silence: "Bu Qirong's third son, Bu Hui, has the cultivation base of the Initial Realm of Merging with the Dao, and his combat power is the lowest. Now he is alone in the mountains, and this person is quite favored, so he must know the secrets, and I happen to know his location."

A trace of suspicion flashed in Jiang Chenfeng's eyes: "The core personnel of the Bu family have never appeared, and even the Elders of the Xian Sects can't find them. How did Huo brother find them?"

"Because I let them escape the city."

"???"

When investigating Dou Yuankong's whereabouts, the Mountain Sea Pavilion's action speed was the fastest.

At that time, they found the winery and had a big battle with the Bu family members, but what was unexpected was that several key figures still escaped the city silently.

No one knows how they did it, but now there is an answer.

"Actually, I still know something about the Bu family members, because I have also been there to drink. I knew their cultivation base had problems, so I realized this was a heaven-sent opportunity."

"But if they were caught in the city, I wouldn't have any chance at all."

"So I pretended to fail, and secretly sent people to follow them into the mountains, waiting until today for someone to be alone."

Jiang Chenfeng looked at him deeply: "Huo brother is really able to endure."

Huo Hong clenched his fists: "Since ancient times, those who achieve great things need to endure what ordinary people cannot endure. You are the same as me. Regardless of talent and comprehension, you are not weaker than others, and you should have greater achievements."

Among the seven emotions and six desires, greed is the most common.

They are not true immortals, and naturally they are no exception.

As the words fell, everyone's gaze began to become hot, and the taste of wild ambition began to drift in the wind...

Under the gloomy sky and thick dark clouds, the rumbling sound continued.

Nine swaying figures came flying, landed on an isolated peak, and stood on the cliff as nine black shadows.

Then they looked towards the dense jungle and saw three figures.

On the left and right were dressed as servants, and in the middle was a thin man, who was Bu Hui in Huo Hong's mouth.

Just like what was said earlier, these three should have been lost by accident. At this time, they were anxiously looking for the way.

And just by looking at it, they determined that this person was under twenty years old.

That childish look looked harmless, but his aura was already at the Realm of Merging with the Dao.

Seeing this scene, the gazes of Jiang Chenfeng and others on the mountain became even hotter.

You know, perfection in the Lower Three Realms under twenty years old is already a genius that is very difficult to find.

If it weren't for a little Inspector of Lingjian Mountain in the Qingyun World, the Realm of Merging with the Dao under twenty years old would be a fool's dream.

But it is precisely because of this that this opportunity became even larger in their hearts.

Only Jiang Yan and Yan Qiubai showed a trace of hesitation in their eyes at this moment.

On one hand, it is because treating mutation into evil seeds as an opportunity is truly heart-wrenching, and on the other hand, it is the uneasiness brought about by acting privately without the Xian Sect.

The Xian Sect holds the holy artifact, stands in the entire Qingyun World, so that thousands of families submit.

For cultivators, daring to give birth to the idea of deviating from the Xian Sect is not an easy thing.

However, it is too late to think carefully at this time, and a slight humming of ironware suddenly sounded.

Five of the figures took the lead, falling down the mountain like swift lightning in the pitch-black night, instantly surrounding the entire mountain foot.

Amidst the whistling killing intent, the man named Bu Hui instantly showed a look of horror.

And the two old Bu family members beside him protected him in the middle one after another.

Xie Chenyu held his long sword and spoke indifferently: "Surrender, we don't want your life. As long as you listen obediently and ask what we want to ask, you can leave on your own."

"Young Master, go first!"

Hum!

With a roar, the rich baleful energy instantly surged out.

In the blink of an eye, the two old servants had turned into the appearance of evil seeds on the spot, their strong bodies fiercely bumping forward, and at the same time, sharp claws pierced the air.

Xie Chenyu's pupils shrank sharply, retreating and raising his hand, spiritual energy quickly gathered, the iron sword with rolling momentum slashed down, colliding with the sharp claws.

Clang!

The sound of gold and iron colliding resounded, and sparks splashed in the night.

Xie Chenyu seemed to have underestimated the energy of the two evil seeds, and was staggered by just one confrontation.

Before he could stand firm, the old slave leaped into the air. With the baleful energy entering his brain, he was already full of tyranny, attacking decisively, and the sharp claws of his left hand instantly broke through the air.

But fortunately, Xie Chenyu was not alone.

At the moment the sinister claws fell, a burst of purple electric light slashed through the air, sweeping one of the old servants away with a bang.

Jiang Yuerou flew into the sky, and the thunder method in her palm condensed.

However, with the fierce attack of the two evil seeds, the terrified Bu Hui flew out of the encirclement, running wildly forward with a panicked expression.

Seeing this scene, Huo Hong and Jiang Chenfeng on the cliff instantly stepped off the mountain.

Clatter, clatter—

As the robes were torn by the fierce wind, a long sword, an iron knife, and two cold lights chased in the direction of his escape.

And the two old servants who turned into evil corpses instantly moved like wind, and the pitch-black and sharp finger light pressed towards the five people like a knife wheel, and then chased towards Jiang Chenfeng and Huo Hong.

In fact, this encirclement should be quick and decisive, otherwise the risk will increase.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Yan and Yan Qiubai did not hesitate, and their figures instantly disappeared on the mountain peak.

Clang!

The Dao sword rose into the sky, and the bright sword energy slashed from back to front.

The old servant on the left was directly slashed to the ground, his hard body making a harsh hiss on the gravel road, and didn't stop until he hit and cracked a blue rock.

Then an iron knife came through the air. Tu Ri used his whole body's energy as a bow and spiritual energy as a string. Regardless of the swelling pain in his arm, he stabbed the evil seed in the heart with one knife.

At the same time, Lu Dacheng raised his arms, and brilliance appeared in his hands.

A black fork-shaped magic tool shot through the air, fiercely nailing the other evil seed to the mountain wall.

At this time, the geniuses stood in a row, looking up, with an arrogant look walking towards Bu Hui step by step.

The panicked Bu Hui kept retreating, and finally fell to the ground with a thud.

Seeing this scene, Huo Hong and Jiang Chenfeng couldn't help but laugh lightly: "Bu Young Master doesn't actually need to be nervous. We said earlier that we wouldn't hurt anyone's life. As long as you tell us what we want to know, you can leave."

Bu Hui immediately opened his mouth tremblingly: "I will say, I will say everything!"

"Do you know what we want to ask?"

"No matter what you want to ask, I will tell you everything I know!"

"?"

The geniuses were slightly surprised, because they never expected Bu Hui to be so cooperative.

In their sight, Bu Hui clenched his sleeves, and his pale face trembled as he raised it.

"Father said someone has been following me, but it seems they didn't intend to make a move, so Big Brother said, these people must want to hide from others and catch us alone."

"Second Brother said this is a good thing, because those Xian Sect great powers are elusive and difficult to hide from, but you are not."

"The road you took must have been carefully selected, avoiding everyone. No one will know, and there will be no reinforcements, so it must be the safest. You can come and go, as long as you can kindly lead the way."

"I cried and asked Father to go together, but Father said that squeezing together would make the target too big, the risk too high, and we would be subjected to endless pursuit. Only he stays behind can we brothers leave safely and leave a descendant for the family."

"Because I am the youngest, Big Brother and Second Brother always bully me and often make me do things I don't want to do."

"This time it was also them forcing me to come. If you don't believe me, ask them. It's really not my fault! It's really not my fault!"

Bu Hui's voice was hoarse and trembling, which could be described as crying and tearful, obviously scared out of his wits.

But the nine geniuses who were looking up just now heard this and their faces changed greatly, and a look of horror appeared in their eyes.

Boom!

In the mountain forest, two more huge gloomy baleful energies approached rapidly.

Without reacting, Jiang Chenfeng felt a sharp pain and flew out horizontally.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 265 =====