Chapter 485

Chapter 485: You Have the Wrong People
Deep in the vast starry sky, a towering palace stood in silence.

Inside the hall, a young woman wearing a ghostly mask sat cross-legged.

As she breathed in and out, the space around her seemed to contract and tremble with her breathing.

Suddenly, her body shivered slightly. She snapped her eyes open, and shock and anger flashed in them.

She raised her hand to wipe away the blood that had trickled down from her neck.

“Blessing Ruyi… it was actually destroyed?”

She licked the blood from her fingertips and flicked them. A dark golden rune formed in the air, then turned into a streak of light and shot outward.

Before long, the great doors slowly opened. A man in gorgeous robes walked in.

His features were as delicate as a young woman’s. His eyes were bright and charming, his every glance full of an eerie, seductive allure.

He came to stand before the masked young woman and bowed respectfully: “Lord, you called for me. What are your orders?”

The young woman spoke coldly, her voice carrying a trace of suppressed anger: “Blessing Ruyi has been destroyed. The Furnace Body has awakened.”

At her words, killing intent flickered between the man’s demonically beautiful brows, but he also looked puzzled.

“Wasn’t the master of Blessing Ruyi Liu Yun? How could…”

The young woman did not explain. Instead, she said: “Blessing Ruyi ended up in the hands of a young woman named Yu Zhao. Not only did she find a way to escape from the Feng Clan, she also used the Bi Fang divine bird’s Otherworldly Flame to break the Soul Mark between herself and Blessing Ruyi.”

“Since she knows Blessing Ruyi’s secret, we cannot let her live.”

The young woman waved her hand. A curtain of light appeared in the air, showing the scene of Yu Zhao walking along the chain inside the Eye of Bi Fang.

“The last place she appeared was in the Bi Fang Realm,” she said.

“Understood,” the man replied. “I will send people to kill her at once.”

“She was able to form a contract with the Jade Ruyi. That proves she is a Furnace Sacred Body. If we capture her alive, she can make up for the loss of the destroyed Jade Ruyi.”

The man nodded in sudden understanding and was just about to accept the order and withdraw.

But the young woman added: “She has many secrets on her. There are also two Integration Stage cultivator Dharma Protectors at her side. When you act, you must be careful and make sure no one else finds out.”

“Please rest assured, Lord. I will bring her back without anyone noticing,” the man said.

The young woman nodded slightly, signaling him to withdraw.

After he left, she sat alone in the darkness and murmured softly: “Yu Zhao, I did not expect you to make it this far. But since you dared to absorb the power of Blessing Ruyi, you are destined to become my tonic.”

With that, she let out a low laugh.

The cold laughter echoed in the palace for a long time.

…

Lingyin Sect’s flying palace sped through the clouds.

After several hours, the mountain gate of Lingyin Sect was already faintly visible in the distance.

Yet at that moment, Senior Xiu Yu suddenly raised her hand and said in a deep voice: “Stop!”

The palace came to a sudden halt in midair. Everyone was startled and looked at Senior Xiu Yu in confusion.

Ancestor Sui Bian asked in puzzlement: “Xiu Yu, what did you find?”

Senior Xiu Yu’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. She said: “Lingyin Sect has been surrounded by uninvited guests.”

Ancestor Sui Bian, Old Daoist Hei, and Senior Qun Fang all had their faces sink at the same time.

They knew what cultivation technique Xiu Yu practiced. She would not speak nonsense. If she said this, she must have found clear evidence.

Senior Xiu Yu narrowed her eyes and traced her fingertip lightly through the air. A water-like screen slowly appeared.

On it, a group of people were gathered near Lingyin Sect’s mountain gate.

Their bearing was fierce. It was clear they had not come with good intentions.

Yu Zhao stared hard and soon recognized several of the people in the lead. Her heart gave a jump.

“It is the Tu Clan Patriarch, and several elders of the Tu Clan. People from the Jin Clan, Feng Clan, and Shui Clan are there too,” she said.

Ancestor Sui Bian was shocked: “How did they find their way here?”

“Our trail has been exposed,” Yu Zhao said.

“Why would the Tu Clan come after you?” Senior Qun Fang asked.

So Yu Zhao briefly explained the grudges between herself and the Tu Clan and the other clans.

When she heard that those clans had openly treated female cultivators as furnace cauldrons and had even set their sights on Yu Zhao, Senior Qun Fang’s expression turned icy cold.

“They look bright and noble on the surface, but inside they are worse than beasts,” she said.

“Senior Qun Fang, I have dragged you into this,” Yu Zhao said apologetically.

“If you had not stayed in the Bi Fang Realm to help me, they would not have been able to find this place. You do not need to blame yourself,” Qun Fang replied.

Senior Qun Fang thought for a moment and said: “Since they are here for you, you must not show yourselves.”

She turned to Senior Xiu Yu and said firmly: “Xiu Yu, take Yu Zhao, Sui Bian, and Old Daoist Hei and leave at once. We will stay and deal with them.”

Ancestor Sui Bian shook his head: “No. We cannot dump this trouble on you.”

“You staying is what will cause me trouble,” Qun Fang replied. “As long as you are not here, they will not dare do anything to Lingyin Sect. After all, this is the Bi Fang Realm’s territory. The other sects will not let them throw their weight around here.”

The Hengnan Sect Master also nodded in agreement: “Elder Qun Fang is right. Once you leave, they will have no excuse to lay hands on us.”

Ancestor Sui Bian felt that this made sense and stopped hesitating. “Alright. We will leave first. You all be careful,” he said.

Senior Xiu Yu flicked her sleeve. The water screen in the air rippled, then stretched and twisted into a passage.

“Go,” she said.

Ancestor Sui Bian was the first to dive into the passage.

Right after him, Yu Zhao and Old Daoist Hei went in as well.

Senior Xiu Yu was about to leave when Senior Qun Fang’s voice sounded behind her.

“Sui Bian is in your hands,” Qun Fang said.

Senior Xiu Yu gave a slight bow: “Elder Sister, do not worry. This little sister will of course keep Sui Bian safe.”

With that, she smiled sweetly and vanished into the passage.

The passage then closed completely.

Senior Qun Fang watched them leave, then turned toward Lingyin Sect’s mountain gate. Her sharp brows and eyes grew even more intimidating.

“If you want to make trouble for Lingyin Sect, you had better first see if you are worthy,” she said coldly. “Hengnan, speed up!”

The palace suddenly accelerated and in almost an instant appeared before Lingyin Sect’s mountain gate.

Senior Qun Fang stepped out of the palace and stood at the gate, calling out in a clear voice: “Since you have all come from so far away, may I ask what business you have here?”

As her voice fell, the Tu Clan Patriarch appeared with a group of people not far in front of her.

“I am Tu Zhen Yue, Patriarch of the Tu Clan of the Earth Domain,” he said. “I have come only to seize Yu Zhao and Sui Bian. The two of them share a blood-deep hatred with my Tu Clan. I ask Fellow Daoist of Lingyin Sect to make things convenient. I am willing to offer a heavy reward in return.”

“I do not know these two people. You have the wrong people,” Senior Qun Fang replied without changing her expression.

Tu Zhen Yue’s expression grew dark and sinister.

“Since my Tu Clan dared to come, of course we hold solid proof,” he said. “If Fellow Daoist insists on shielding them, I fear it will harm the peace between us.”

Then he raised his arm.

From the distant forests, treetops, and even underground, countless Tu Clan clansmen surged out.

Their faces were flushed with excitement, and they held all kinds of magic tools as they pressed aggressively toward Lingyin Sect’s gate.

At a rough glance, there were actually several thousand of them.

“Fellow Daoist,” Tu Zhen Yue said with a cold smile, “do you still dare to say you do not know these two people now?”