Chapter 109: They Brushed Shoulders

Ling Qingyun stopped and looked ahead. Her intuition told her that there was something in front of her, and it was something that the heretic cultivator wanted to hide!

Zhou Yun and Qiao’er unconsciously grabbed each other’s hands. They looked at Ling Qingyun’s gaze and couldn’t help but swallow their saliva.

It’s so realistic! Whether it was the conversation between the five sect leaders or the life-like Ling Qingyun standing in front of them…

This heretic cultivator must have studied the five sect leaders quite deeply to be able to create such a realistic illusion!

Could it be that these illusions were made up by them? Could two people see the same illusion?

Zhou Yun wanted to ask Qiao’er, but when he recalled what Jian Xin had just said, he suppressed his doubts.

Ling Qingyun’s line of sight passed through Zhou Yun and Qiao’er, looking into the distance.

“As expected, there’s still nothing. Could I have been wrong? Was this heretic cultivator really not hiding anything? Have Qiao’er and Zhou Yun already been killed?” Ling Qingyun’s eyes flashed with a hint of sadness.

Jian Xin, Su Lingyun, Zhou Yun, and even Qiao’er, who had just become a heaven’s favorite.

They were the most precious disciples of the Spirit Valley. But now, they were all killed by this heretic cultivator!

“Disciples of the five sects, hear my order! Today, we will make this heretic cultivator disappear from the world! We shall return peace and prosperity to the world!” Ling Qingyun’s voice was cold and filled with killing intent!

“Yes!” The disciples of the five sects acknowledged the order!

The sect leaders of the four sects could feel Ling Qingyun’s killing intent, but they didn’t say anything more. They might be able to wrangle with Ling Qingyun on normal days, but when faced with Ling Qingyun, who was filled with killing intent, they chose to follow her.

The three hundred golden core disciples of the five sects charged in the direction they came from. The area had been cleaned up and there were no high-grade spiritual corpses. They only needed them to guard the ordinary spiritual corpses and prevent them from escaping.

Under Ling Qingyun’s lead, the sect leaders of the five sects walked in the other direction with murderous intent.

Zhou Yun looked at Ling Qingyun and saw a trace of sadness in her eyes. He watched as Ling Qingyun turned and left.

He didn’t make any sound, only tightly holding Qiao’er’s hand, feeling the response of Qiao’er’s forceful grip.

The two of them had a trace of doubt at this moment. Could an illusion really be so realistic? How was this illusionary stage created?

Or could it be that they weren’t under an illusion, and the person in front of them was really sect leader Ling Qingyun? If they cried out for help, would sect leader Ling Qingyun be able to save them?

Zhou Yun opened his mouth, but when he thought of Jian Xin, who was behind him and Qiao’er, he chose to shut up.

Zhou Yun and Qiao’er looked at Ling Qingyun, who was only a foot away from them, and watched as the sect leaders of the five sects left. From a place that was within reach, he walked into the distance.

“Phew. Junior Brother Zhou Yun, Junior Sister Qiao’er, you’ve done well. We were almost discovered by sect leader Ling Qingyun. As expected, sect leader Ling Qingyun’s senses are still as sharp as ever. The heretic cultivator has clearly lured them over there, but she can still come this way.” Jian Xin finally heaved a sigh of relief. Just a moment ago, he had thought that the soul-sealing array was useless and that Ling Qingyun had come to find them!

Although Jian Xin called himself a heaven’s favorite, he knew that he had no chance of winning when facing the sect leaders of the five sects and Ling Qingyun!

Therefore, when he saw that Ling Qingyun had left, Jian Xin let out a deep breath!

“Senior Brother Jian Xin, all of this is real, right?” Zhou Yun suddenly asked.

“That’s right. From the beginning to the end, I never said it was fake. Why do you think it’s fake?” Jian Xin was stunned. He didn’t think that Zhou Yun and Qiao’er would actually think that the five sects coming to rescue them was fake.

Didn’t they know that the five sects treasured the prodigies of their sects the most? They even braved the attacks of all the cultivators in the world and issued a rule that golden core cultivators were not allowed to attack cultivators below the foundation establishment stage!

“That was really sect leader Ling Qingyun?” Qiao’er said in disbelief. She had clearly asked sect leader Ling Qingyun for help, but she had not received any response. Why did they have to join forces with the other four sects to attack this extremely dangerous heretic cultivator?

Qiao’er looked at Zhou Yun and suddenly lowered her head in self-blame. If not for their analysis, Brother Zhou Yun would have been able to bring him to sect leader Ling Qingyun. They would be able to escape the control of the heretic cultivator!

“If we had made a sound just now, Senior Brother Jian Xin, you would have killed us, right?” Zhou Yun let out a sigh of relief. He didn’t think that it was sect leader Ling Qingyun. It turned out that the Spirit Valley hadn’t abandoned them.

“That’s right. Whether you went to look for Qiao’er just now, I was waiting for an opportunity. If either of you tries to ask sect leader Ling Qingyun to save you, I’ll kill you both.” Jian Xin said helplessly. Although he was being controlled by the heretic cultivator, he still lowered his head in shame.

“So, I have to thank you instead, Qiao’er. Don’t blame yourself too much.” Zhou Yun patted Qiao’er’s head and comforted her. He knew what this girl was thinking, so he didn’t want her to have unnecessary thoughts.

“Then, why did you do that? Could it be that the heretic cultivator doesn’t want to see Venerable Xunling? When we break through to the golden core stage, wouldn’t Venerable Xunling come again?” Zhou Yun asked, puzzled. This heretic cultivator had obviously gone through great pains to capture them and even spent countless resources for him to cultivate.

But now, he wanted to kill them here. Zhou Yun could not understand.

“We lost. In fact, we’ve already met Venerable Xunling long ago. However, we were completely defeated.” Jian Xin said with a bitter smile. His injuries weren’t caused by the members of the five sects, but by a casual strike from Venerable Xunling when he was facing him!

“Just as he appeared beside Qiao’er, Su Lingyun and I brought ten mid-stage golden core spiritual corpses to encircle and annihilate him. Every single high-grade golden core spiritual corpse had the strength of the four sect leaders, excluding Ling Qingyun.” Jian Xin said.

When Zhou Yun heard this, he was greatly alarmed. Did this heretic cultivator have so many golden core spiritual corpses? And each one of them had the strength of the four sect leaders?

Why would a mere heretic cultivator have so many spiritual corpses? Furthermore, if he was so powerful, why didn’t he overthrow the five sects and revive the ancient Heretic Sect?

Zhou Yun didn’t think that the heretic cultivator who could casually summon ten high-grade golden core spiritual corpses would only have such a small reserve! There would definitely be more golden core spiritual corpses!

One had to know that the Spirit Valley only had dozens of golden core elders! Not to mention the heretic cultivator also had spiritual corpses that had the strength of the four sect leaders!

“Su Lingyun and I brought the spiritual corpses and caught up with Venerable Xunling, but we were easily defeated by him. The spiritual corpse turned into dust in an instant, and Su Lingyun and I were seriously injured. Even my sword was broken at that time.” Jian Xin still had a lingering fear. This was the first time he had seen such an attack!

“That’s why the heretic cultivator bore an even greater grudge against Venerable Xunling. He planned to lure the disciples of the five sects here and fake his death before abandoning this place. He would then head to the real Heretic Sect’s inheritance ground and use all of his resources to lure Venerable Xunling there and kill him!” Jian Xin told him the heretic cultivator’s big plan.