Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Under Gu Chen's perception, he detected that, in the direction of Xuan Yi Sect, a battle had likely erupted.

As for Fan Guang and the others from Bi Bo Sect who faced Gu Chen, of course, they didn't stand any chance to resist and, unsurprisingly, were easily slain by him.

Elsewhere, Ling Fei, following the markers left by Ke Lan, successfully reunited with her outside Liuhua Mountain.

"Where is Gu Jiuge? Why isn't he with you?" Ling Fei's pretty face changed immediately upon realizing that only Ke Lan was present.

Ke Lan's eyes were red and swollen, clearly having just cried. Her voice was still somewhat choked up as she said, "Big Brother Gu... Big Brother Gu went to lure away the people of the Shadow Leopard clan by himself to save me."

At this, Ke Lan quickly looked at Ling Fei and said, "Sister Ling, let's hurry and save Big Brother Gu. All of this happened because of me. If I hadn't insisted on coming to Liuhua Mountain, none of this would have happened today. If anything happens to Big Brother Gu, I will blame myself for the rest of my life and never forgive myself."

With tears in her eyes, the kindhearted Ke Lan blamed herself for everything that had transpired.

But in reality, Ling Fei understood that none of this was Ke Lan's fault. Liuhua Mountain was the territory of Xuan Yi Sect; what was there to be cautious about when playing within one's own sect?

The real enemy, now hidden within Xuan Yi Sect, was Ling Fei's most urgent concern, and she wanted to rush back to report it.

However, with Gu Chen missing, it was obviously impossible for Ling Fei to just leave.

Just as the two women were about to search for Gu Chen's whereabouts, he appeared directly.

"Big Brother Gu? You're alright, that's truly great!"

Upon seeing Gu Chen appear, Ke Lan was overjoyed, flung herself into his arms without a second thought, and clung to him tightly.

It was evident that she had been quite scared just a moment ago, worried that something had happened to Gu Chen.

Ling Fei, seeing Gu Chen appear safe and sound, shifted her beautiful eyes, glanced casually into the depths of the dense forest, and asked somewhat indifferently, "Where are the people from the Shadow Leopard clan?"

Hearing this, Gu Chen first signaled for Ke Lan to get down, then said to Ling Fei, "I was quite lucky; there was a fierce beast hidden deep inside here that the Shadow Leopard clan's people disturbed. I took the opportunity to escape."

"Is that so?" Ling Fei looked at Gu Chen with some skepticism.

Ke Lan, however, lacked such calculation and truly believed his words, saying, "That's wonderful, Big Brother Gu, you really are blessed with great fortune!"

At that moment, Ling Fei did not press further but interrupted, "Enough, now is not the time for this. Something big has happened to our sect, we must hurry back immediately!"

Gu Chen looked at this senior sister of Xuan Yi Sect and without saying much, simply nodded in agreement.

Ke Lan's pretty face changed and she quickly followed in Ling Fei's footsteps, rushing towards the gate of Xuan Yi Sect.

...

"In the end, we're still one step too late!"

At this moment, when they arrived nearby, they discovered that the Protective Mountain Formation of Xuan Yi Sect had been breached, and the Bi Bo Sect and the Shadow Leopard clan had already invaded.

Ling Fei and Ke Lan's faces became extremely grave; the main entrance of Xuan Yi Sect was no longer accessible, but fortunately, there was a secret path on the rear mountain. Now that the Protective Mountain Formation was broken, it was possible to enter through there.

Then, under Gu Chen's lead, the two women followed him back to Xuan Yi Sect, entering the Medicine Valley through the secret path.

"What happened?"

At this point, within the Medicine Valley, Elder Lu Qingfeng had already left his seclusion to assist, leaving only Zhao Yi to guard the place.

"Xuan Yi Sect is in trouble!"

Zhao Yi, upon seeing Gu Chen leading the two women back through the secret path on the rear mountain, was somewhat surprised but still said solemnly, "Not long after you left, Bi Bo Sect and the Shadow Leopard clan attacked. Our sect thought that with the Protective Mountain Formation, they couldn't break in, but who could have expected that in just half an hour, the formation was breached!"

"How could the Protective Mountain Formation be breached?!" Ke Lan couldn't help but exclaim.

The Protective Mountain Formation was arranged by an ancient master of Xuan Yi Sect, who had paid a great price to specially invite a formation master based on the terrain. Even a powerful Great Might capable of reaching the heavens could be stopped, let alone Bi Bo Sect and the Shadow Leopard clan without such mighty powers.

Zhao Yi's expression was also very solemn, even somewhat pained, because after all, he had grown up in Xuan Yi Sect, spent so many years there, and had long considered it his home.

Now that Xuan Yi Sect was in chaos, he too felt utterly confused, to the point of near helplessness.

"There's a traitor in the sect, right?" At that moment, Ling Fei spoke up, her pretty face grave as she looked at Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi was taken aback, unsure how Ling Fei had surmised this, but still nodded and said, "Yes, there is someone inside collaborating with the enemy, informing Bi Bo Sect and the Shadow Leopard clan of the weak points of the Protective Mountain Formation. It was with the assistance of two Combined Realm masters that the formation was breached."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen's brows raised in surprise, knowing that someone who was aware of the weak points in Xuan Yi Sect's Protective Mountain Formation must hold a high position.

"Who is this person?" Xuan Yi Sect's senior sister Ling Fei asked, hands tightly clenched as she looked at Zhao Yi.

"Could it be one of the elders?" The naive Ke Lan speculated.

"No," Zhao Yi shook his head, sighed deeply, and said, "It's the senior brother, Liao Yun."

"What?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, both Ling Fei and Ke Lan were visibly shocked, their faces showing disbelief, truly beyond their expectations.