"Is this the will of the Shadow King?" Qing Yu asked.

The Shadow King currently still relied on Shenxiao Dao. Logically speaking, he shouldn't act this way.

Moreover, Zhang Xuanji himself was a treasure. In the worldly society, there were very few who could match Zhang Xuanji in the Alchemy Dao. Qing Yu had not yet heard of anyone surpassing Zhang Xuanji.

Even without the support of Shenxiao Dao, the Shadow King surely wouldn't harm Zhang Xuanji.

Zhang Xuanji obviously knew this too, as he shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be."

To kill Zhang Xuanji without any reason would not only remove a talent in Alchemy Dao but also plant a hidden danger. If Shenxiao Dao found out about this in the future, what then?

The Shadow King wouldn't be so foolish.

"The chances of the Shadow King issuing such an order are indeed very small," Qing Yu slightly squinted his eyes, "Then, it must be this Tan Wuyan acting on his own, or someone else setting a trap."

Capturing that True Core Realm Martial Artist from the Blood Demon Sect didn't mean that everything he said was factual.

It could be deliberate deception by others, or someone might have misled him beforehand.

"It seems that I should also be cautious of this Tan Wuyan…" Qing Yu said.

The Hidden Mirror Man had numerous blood debts on him; just a slight leak of his whereabouts by Tan Wuyan would lead to a massive number of enemies chasing him like bloodthirsty sharks.

"If I can confirm that it was this Tan Wuyan who schemed, I will make sure he dies a terrible death." Cold light flickered in Zhang Xuanji's eyes, showing he was truly angry.

Previously, he spoke lightly, but how could the true details be covered in a single statement?

There were high and low levels within the True Pill Realm itself. Against ordinary True Pills, Zhang Xuanji could easily defeat them. However, against those of a higher realm, even three martial artists together would put Zhang Xuanji, even with his prowess in demon alchemy, through a life-threatening struggle.

Clearly, he was not dealing with ordinary True Pills.

"Whether Tan Wuyan is a suspect can be confirmed after the end of the Debating Conference."

Shenxiao Dao will also participate in the Debating Conference," Qing Yu said. "From the current situation, it seems very likely that the Shenxiao Dao will become one of the Four Great Taoist Sects."

"It is very likely," Zhang Xuanji nodded. "Though Luo Fu Palace's Hua Yufei seems to be recovering from injuries, our Dao Master can undoubtedly defeat him. But I'm worried that the Dao Master doesn't set his goal on Luo Fu Palace..."

"Oh? Not on Luo Fu Palace, could it be on Dragon Tiger Mountain then?" Qing Yu casually asked.

"Indeed, it is on Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"Has your Dao Master gone mad?"

It must be said, that target was crazy. Even if the Shenxiao Taoist became the Supreme warrior, facing the Dragon Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master, he was almost certainly doomed to defeat.

After all, that's the sixth position on the Heavenly List. Only five individuals ranked above him.

Though the list doesn't represent actual combat power and battles aren't always constant, the list calculated personally by Elder Shiming still held significant value.

At least, over the years, this Heavenly List had never been wrong.

"It's not Heavenly Master Zhang," Zhang Xuanji waved his hand. "The reason this time's Debating Conference has moved to Taizhen Palace also involves the frequent outbreaks at the Netherworld Gap of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Heavenly Master Zhang must stay in Dragon Tiger Mountain to oversee it. The leader from Dragon Tiger Mountain this time will be Heavenly Master Zhang's eldest son, Zhang Yuanchu, along with the Heavenly Master's younger brother, Zhang Jinggen."

"A family with multiple Divinity Realm members; Dragon Tiger Mountain is indeed astonishing," Qing Yu said upon hearing about these two.

This generation of Dragon Tiger Mountain could be considered exploding with luck, gathering all Divinity Realm powers under the main family lineage of Heavenly Master Zhang. All warriors in the Divinity Realm were closely related by blood with Heavenly Master Zhang.

Even among Heavenly Master Zhang's sons, eldest son Zhang Yuanchu and second son Zhang Yuanlu, both were warriors of the Divinity Realm. Unfortunately, the second son, Zhang Yuanlu, was killed through the instigation of Xinyuan.

"If it's these two, your Dao Master indeed has a chance to win. But even if he defeats them, it wouldn't mean he could bring down Dragon Tiger Mountain."

Qing Yu shook his head, "After all, it's just letting off some steam."

With Heavenly Master Zhang there, Dragon Tiger Mountain won't fall. At most, it would be a loss of face.

This time, the main target of the Debating Conference is still Luo Fu Palace. Only Luo Fu Palace, whose strength and status don't match, could arouse the envy of others.

Like Dragon Tiger Mountain, even if a few True Core Realm Martial Artists were sent, their status would still be rock solid.

Wait a minute, did Zhang Xuanji say that Luo Fu Palace Master Hua Yufei might have recovered from his injuries?

"If Hua Yufei has recovered and your Dao Master goes to challenge the warriors of Dragon Tiger Mountain, continuous battles could indeed result in unexpected failures," Qing Yu estimated.

"I think so too; challenging Dragon Tiger Mountain is just for the sake of letting off steam. But alas..."

Zhang Xuanji shook his head with a bitter smile, "But alas, this breath of anger, in the eyes of the Dao Master and the elders, is extremely important."

Shenxiao Dao had split from Dragon Tiger Mountain hundreds of years ago. Many of the sect's elders had experienced days of being chased and besieged by Dragon Tiger Mountain, and quite a few disciples' elders had died at their hands.

Even to this day, Shenxiao Dao was still covertly hiding their sect's location, all the more so after Heavenly Master Zhang became the Supreme.

In this situation, the disciples of Shenxiao Dao were all holding back their breath. They wanted Dragon Tiger Mountain to pay a price.

"Forget it, anyway, it's Shenxiao Dao's issue, I..."

Qing Yu suddenly stopped speaking mid-sentence, and his figure instantly vanished on the spot.

"You..."

Just as Zhang Xuanji was about to speak, he sensed a Qi Mechanism approaching.

'His perception has surpassed mine.' This thought flashed through Zhang Xuanji's mind, as he rushed to an open space and quickly sank into the ground.

The young Daoist who had once sought his advice on refining Qi and blood had unknowingly surpassed him. This rate of progress was indeed startling.

After the two of them vanished, a figure swiftly swept into the forest.

Dressed in a white Daoist robe with Taiji patterns— a familiar attire that made Qing Yu murmur internally: 'A person from the True Martial Sect.'

Furthermore, the high-level power and Pure Yin Qi Mechanism of the newcomer confirmed their identity for Qing Yu.

'Xuan Yin.'

Xuan Yin, the master of Kunyin Peak of the True Martial Sect, an uncle master whom Qing Yu had never met.

Xuan Yin was cold by nature, and his cultivation of the Pure Yin Technique further deepened his temperament. Qing Yu had never seen her ten years ago, and it remained the same ten years later.

In the True Martial Sect, only Xuan Shang and Xuanzhen were aware of Qing Yu's identity. The rest simply thought Qing Yu was a close friend of Xuan Shang.

Thus, the inherently cold Xuan Yin had never interacted with Qing Yu.

Compared to Xuanzhen, Xuan Yin was more like a neutral party. Qing Yu had never expected that the cold Xuan Yin would join the Anti-Sect Leader Faction.

'It's unexpected that the first time I meet this uncle master, it would be in such a place.' Qing Yu watched as Xuan Yin slowly walked to a large tree, thinking to himself.

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