Chapter 152

Chapter 152: Give an Explanation

The Copper Devil Guard’s eyes turned cold as his figure flickered and vanished from the mountaintop.

He cultivated the Heavenly Sovereign’s personal Blood Qi Body-Forging Grand Art, and the Grand Bloodfiend Body-Refining Grand Array was the best method to aid this body-tempering.

One mortal’s blood qi was almost nothing. But if the blood qi of countless mortals was gathered, the effect became impressive.

Of course, mortal blood qi had a limit. At most, it could push his body-tempering to the level of the Golden Core Stage.

Under the Heavenly Sovereign were the Three Great Devil Guards. He was only at Early Golden Core Formation, and his skin shone with a copper sheen.

At Mid Golden Core Formation, the body would shine like silver.

At Late Golden Core Stage, the body would glow with gold light, the bones and muscles like steel, truly extraordinary.

The best part was how fast this body art advanced. They had needed only two or three years to gain strength equal to the Golden Core Stage.

By contrast, orthodox cultivation was far slower. Even a once-in-a-century genius could not reach this speed.

Ordinary cultivators were limited by talent. Many would never reach the Golden Core Stage in their entire lives.

Only the Heavenly Sovereign’s technique ignored spiritual roots and insight. It cared only about who seized more resources and who harvested greater blood qi.

Anyone who earned merit would be allowed by the Heavenly Sovereign to switch to this great art.

The region that included Peacehaven Town was the reward the Heavenly Sovereign had assigned to him.

The Heavenly Sovereign had already reached the Nascent Soul Stage. Mortal blood qi no longer worked for him; he needed the blood qi of cultivators. The mortals’ blood qi here was a reward the Heavenly Sovereign allowed his subordinates to take.

Now, his reward was being cut off.

[That’s the same as cutting off my path.]

He rushed back to town. When he reached the central street, the spot where he had buried his compass was dug open, leaving only a pit.

The surrounding formation had been wrecked clean by Sword Qi.

The Copper Devil Guard’s face turned ugly. Who was it?

To break his formation, the weakest culprit would still have to be a Golden Core Stage expert. Was such a person hiding in Peacehaven Town?

His subordinates hurried over with dark faces and called out: “Lord Copper.”

One of them said: “My formation was destroyed too!” Another added: “Mine as well!”

In Peacehaven Town, the Copper Devil Guard took the main share of the gathered blood qi. Their formations were set around the edges to catch the leftovers.

Now, they could not even get those leftovers.

The Copper Devil Guard’s expression grew gloomier as he inspected each formation site.

The traces left on the broken formations felt different from place to place. Whoever had slipped into Peacehaven Town was not alone.

But he could tell at least one thing: among those cultivators, at least one was at the Golden Core Stage.

As for the rest, he could not guess.

He said coldly: “Go, find Wu Yong.”

Wu Yong jolted and spoke in a rush: “Lord, I have been guarding the manor all night. No cultivator went out!”

The Copper Devil Guard’s gaze turned even darker as he replied: “The movements of a Golden Core Stage expert are not for you to guess at. The recruits you gathered may be the problem.”

Wu Yong’s eyes moved as he said: “Could it be Huang Yue? He brought a group of Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators yesterday. Do you want me to summon them now?”

Huang Yue…

The Copper Devil Guard’s expression shifted.

First, that man had already left his name on the yellow register. It did not look like a disguise.

Second, if Huang Yue’s group truly had a problem, he was only at Early Golden Core Formation and would not be their match.

Third, if those people had set their sights on them early, they might be hiding among the mortals of Peacehaven Town and would never show up in front of them.

He said curtly: “No need. Keep tonight’s matter secret. At first light, we leave for headquarters. Peacehaven Town is no longer safe.”

Wu Yong answered at once.

A hint of fear flashed in the Copper Devil Guard’s eyes. He did not know where those mysterious experts were, but they were clearly not people he could handle.

He also guessed they might try to tail him to find the Heavenly Sovereign Society’s main base.

But so what?

Once they reached headquarters, under the Heavenly Sovereign’s vast might, if those people dared make a move, the Heavenly Sovereign would deal with them.

If they stayed here, those people might take his life.

Compared to his life, exposing the base was nothing. If the sky fell, the Heavenly Sovereign would hold it up.

He kept these thoughts to himself and left with a dark face.

Wu Yong shivered and did not dare act on his own. He even pulled back the wardens around the manor and shut the gates, staying inside.

If mysterious experts were truly watching the Copper Devil Guard’s group, how could he, a mere Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, get involved?

He would wait until they reached headquarters.

If the Heavenly Sovereign won, all would be fine. If the Heavenly Sovereign lost, he would seek another path.

Night deepened.

All the formations in Peacehaven Town were broken, yet for many reasons the matter caused no stir. Everything stayed calm, as if nothing had happened.

The team members who had split up returned to the manor one after another.

As everyone gathered in the courtyard, Sheng Yuan helped steady Ye Zhao Zhao and glared at Li Shuang as he demanded: “Senior Sister Li, for this, shouldn’t you give an explanation?”

Li Shuang had always said they were wronging her.

Even if they had made mistakes in the matter of Ye Zhao Zhao before, what about this time?

This time he had seen it with his own eyes. Could that be fake?

Ye Zhao Zhao, pale-faced, spoke softly to him: “Fellow Daoist Sheng, don’t ask. I only wanted to help break the formation, but I caused Fellow Daoist Li to misunderstand. I don’t know who that Ye Zhao Zhao is, but I truly have nothing to do with her.”

Li Shuang looked at Ye Zhao Zhao without expression.

The same trick again.

So clumsy. So boring.

But for fools, it worked again and again.

Not only was Sheng Yuan burning with righteous anger; even Shen Yue wore a doubtful look.

Li Shuang felt it was almost funny.

Some people never learned, no matter how many times they were fooled.

She said calmly: “Ye Zhao Zhao, why keep acting? The Dragon Roar Sword vanished, and you never died. Now, with Corpse-Seizing Rebirth, you target me again. I really don’t understand why you’re so fixated on me.”

Her light words fell.

Luo Ming Yue and the others’ pupils shrank sharply.

Ye Zhao Zhao?

Their junior sister never spoke nonsense. Before, she had only said she sensed Fang Qing Yu’s malice.

Now she said directly that Fang Qing Yu was Ye Zhao Zhao.

That meant their junior sister was certain.

A long sword wreathed in flame appeared in Luo Ming Yue’s hand. She stared at Fang Qing Yu with a blank face, already ready to strike.