Chapter 544: The Meeting

"It’s too horrifying,"

Dozens of people retreated in unison, and the big-mouthed man was drenched in cold sweat.

Chen Yu’s finger was less than an inch from his heart—if it hadn’t been for a little luck, he would have met King Yan.

"Retreat quickly,"

The Copper-skinned Monk immediately ordered.

Back in the day, when Bu Ren, Buyi, and Unlawful Monks were killed by Chen Yu, even Elder Ren had personally taken action to no avail. How could they possibly be a match for Chen Yu?

Another thing was that after Elder Ren came back, he gave them an order never to attack Chen Yu again.

Elder Ren didn’t explain the reason, which puzzled the Copper-skinned Monk deeply.

Across from them, Chen Yu very politely said, "Everyone, my friend and I have come here for adventure, and we got separated after encountering a fierce beast. We disturbed all of you, please forgive us; we will leave now."

All the dozens of people on the other side were extremely fearful. With the order from the Copper-skinned Monk, no matter what Chen Yu said, they all retreated.

"Captain, why did we let them go?"

The woman in blue asked.

With her and Chen Yu’s strength, they could have easily killed the entire group of bandits.

"Haven’t I told you before to observe in secret first, to not act rashly and startle the snakes?"

Chen Yu rebuked in a cold voice, then questioned, "What if we had wiped out these few dozen people, and the hundreds of bandits hidden in the Mist Forest all became alert and fled?"

The woman in blue immediately fell silent, with no retort.

Chen Yu had saved her life and conquered her with his strength; moreover, what Chen Yu said made sense.

Killing a few dozen people at the cost of letting hundreds escape didn’t make sense.

Once they left, if the hundreds of escaping bandits returned and continued their evil deeds, what then?

"My apologies for my rashness."

The woman in blue bowed her head in acknowledgment.

"Forget it, let’s hope we haven’t startled the snakes."

Chen Yu heaved a sigh.

In fact, Chen Yu was certain that they had indeed startled the snakes.

During the recent encounter, he had spotted a monk from the Unlawful Temple who surely had recognized him.

Chen Yu rightly guessed that these remnant sect forces were likely in collaboration with the Blood Moon Organization.

So, whether they had startled the snakes or not, Chen Yu was indifferent. He did not want to take the risk of contacting the Blood Moon Organization nor did he want to confront them as enemies. If they had fled, then so be it—the investigation here could be dropped.

Elsewhere.

The dozens of bandits quickly retreated, returning to their den.

"Why did we retreat? That kid even apologized; he must know the might of the Broken Blade Bandit Group and showed weakness spontaneously."

The big-mouthed man blustered.

"Shut up; this matter, I need to report to the Black Prison Alliance elders."

The Copper-skinned Monk stated.

"Is it something so significant that it requires reporting to the Black Prison Alliance elders?" the big-mouthed man retorted dismissively.

Their so-called Broken Blade Bandit Group consisted of remnants from various sects, labeling themselves bandits as a smokescreen.

The Black Prison Alliance, on the other hand, was the ruler of these various sect remnants.

That day, the Copper-skinned Monk rushed to the Black Prison Alliance headquarters to report the incident to the elders.

"What? You encountered Chen Yu?"

Elder Ren exclaimed in surprise.

"Chen Yu? Isn’t he that genius from the No Demon Academy? Now that he has joined the Holy Land and become a Holy Guard, we must eradicate him to avoid future troubles."

One of the elders immediately declared.

"Hold on."

Outside the hall, a blood-haired woman dressed in a Blood Moon Robe suddenly walked in.

"What’s the matter?"

The elder was puzzled. Wasn’t killing a Holy Guard exactly their objective?

"He is one of our people."

The blood-haired woman said with a seductively enchanting smile.

"She’s right."

Elder Ren clenched his fists and sighed.

Faced with his son’s murderer, he could not take action against Chen Yu; instead, he had to speak on behalf of Chen Yu. Thinking of this made Elder Ren deeply pained.

"I see."

The elders in the hall appeared contemplative.

They admired the Blood Moon Organization greatly for daring to contend with the Holy Land and for infiltrating so many insiders within their enemy’s ranks.

This also gave them hope!

Meanwhile, a sharp light suddenly flashed in Elder Ren’s eyes.

Although he had agreed with the Blood Lotus Saintess not to harm Chen Yu, it seemed he didn’t need to lift a finger against Chen Yu to kill him.

"Now that he is a Holy Guard of the Holy Land, once his undercover status is exposed, he is doomed to die."

Elder Ren thought to himself.

Chen Yu dying this way, without solid proof, the Blood Lotus Saintess wouldn’t take him to task.

"I’ll have someone inadvertently leak this information to the other Holy Guards. Heh, I trust that those Holy Guards, eager for merit points, will definitely expose Chen Yu."

Elder Ren was already plotting in his mind; he seemed to see the vision of Chen Yu being executed by the powerhouses of the Holy Land.

...

In the Mist Forest.

Chen Yu’s team was lurking in various parts of the forest.

Five days quickly passed, and Chen Yu contacted Zou Yuhong with a Communication Talisman to report the situation and findings of the last five days.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Two figures flew through the forest, both emanating a strong presence, both from the Guiyuan Realm.

"Chen Yu has come here; let’s go quickly to rendezvous with him to obtain the relevant information."

"Move faster, lest the other Holy Guards discover us."

The two swiftly swept past.

Rustle! Rustle!

Suddenly, a head peeked out from within the dense leaves of an ancient tree nearby—it was Luo Haotian.

"Chen Yu, I didn’t expect you to be an insider."

Luo Haotian’s face showed delight, his features growing increasingly fierce.

Ever since Chen Yu’s stunning performance in the academy’s grand competition, Luo Haotian had lived in Chen Yu’s shadow, too terrified to even speak when he saw Chen Yu, for fear of retaliation.

And now, he had discovered a secret that could lead Chen Yu to his death!

He didn’t think much about how he came to know this secret so easily. Perhaps his desire for Chen Yu’s death was so strong that he forgot to think.

"I must tell Zou Yuhong about this."

Luo Haotian leapt out swiftly.

However, he couldn’t pass the information directly to Zou Yuhong; he had to return to the Hao Family first.

Elsewhere, Chen Yu was resting in a hollow of an ancient tree.

Suddenly, a red figure appeared outside the hollow.

"I’ve finally found you."

A pleasant and melodious female voice came through.

From her clothing, Chen Yu knew she was from the Blood Moon Organization.

"The Blood Lotus Saintess is in seclusion, but she instructed me to contact you as soon as we had news of you."

The red-haired woman gazed at Chen Yu, then continued, "I just didn’t expect that you wouldn’t reach out to the Blood Moon Organization on your own. If you hadn’t been slaughtering your way through the Mist Forest recently, I would have had a tough time finding you."

"Well, I’m just being careful."

Chen Yu chuckled.

"Tell me everything you’ve learned about the Holy Land these past few years."

The red-haired woman commanded.

"Alright, from what I’ve observed, there are currently thirty-three candidate members, twenty-one Copper Badge Holy Guards, and eighteen Silver Emblem Holy Guards... I’ve only seen six elders, and then there’s the Great Elder..."

Chen Yu had no choice but to reveal everything under the scrutiny of the Blood Moon Organization.

"Also, a new minor world has been discovered in the Kunyun Sacred Land, which can produce a kind of heaven-and-earth treasure called ’Primordial Spirit Flame Crystal.’ It allows Fire Cultivators to cultivate a Fire Element Body, increasing the chances of breaking through to the Sky Sea Realm..."

Chen Yu recounted everything he had seen and heard within the Holy Land, including the secrets he had overheard from the Holy Guards.

"Not much useful information," the red-haired woman muttered after a moment of thought.

Chen Yu was somewhat speechless, but indeed, he hadn’t taken his role as an inside agent seriously, nor had he made any real effort to probe the Holy Land’s secrets.

"This is a resource from the Blood Lotus Saintess for you, in the hopes that you’ll diligently cultivate within the Holy Land and strive to become a Law Enforcement Holy Guard. That way, you might gain access to some core secrets."

The red-haired woman handed a storage bag to Chen Yu.

As an unqualified inside agent, Chen Yu felt slightly embarrassed, but he accepted it nonetheless.

"Your Excellency doesn’t seem to be taking this matter seriously?"

The red-haired woman seemed to notice something and asked, "Do you know why the Blood Moon Organization is an enemy of the Holy Land?"

Chen Yu shook his head. The Blood Moon Organization’s predecessor was the Blood Moon Sect; such ancient affairs were unknown to him.

"Let me tell you then, and I hope you’ll take it seriously."

"In the Kunyun Realm, there is only one way to leave this place, and that is the ’Ancient Transmission Array’ within the Holy Land. But they control the Kunyun Sacred Land and guard the Ancient Transmission Array rigorously, not allowing anyone to leave."

The red-haired woman explained with a hint of coldness in her gaze.

"Ancient Transmission Array?"

Chen Yu finally learned of a way to leave the Kunyun Realm.

"If you wish to leave this realm one day and witness the splendor of the outside world, you need to help the Blood Moon Organization reclaim the Sacred Land."

The red-haired woman asserted confidently.

Chen Yu was silent.

He had never heard of the Ancient Transmission Array before.

Even if it existed, why would the Holy Land prevent anyone from leaving the Kunyun Realm?

And if the Blood Moon Organization took over the Holy Land, would they really allow others to pass through the Ancient Transmission Array and leave?

At this stage, Chen Yu still had too much to learn.

"That Ancient Transmission Array must be located in the Forbidden Transmission Land."

Chen Yu had visited the Forbidden Transmission Land during his first extermination mission; it was filled with ancient arrays guarded stringently.

"Someone’s here!"

Suddenly, the red-haired woman looked up to the right.

Her cultivation in the Blood Path gave her a keen sense for vital energy, which was the only way she could have found Chen Yu in the vast Mist Forest.

Chen Yu darted into the tree hollow, hiding himself.

"Who’s there?"

A voice came from not far away, sounding somewhat familiar to Chen Yu.

"Blood Moon Sect!"

Luo Haotian’s expression changed abruptly when he recognized the woman in the Blood Moon Robe.

"Holy Guard!"

The red-haired woman recognized Luo Haotian and knew his identity.

Whoosh!

The red-haired woman turned into a dark red streak of light, closing in on Luo Haotian swiftly. With a wave of her hand, five dark red streaks of light streaked out.

Boom!

Luo Haotian threw out a deep and scorching punch, colliding with it, and a dark red explosion erupted into a storm.

He retreated explosively, and from just one encounter, Luo Haotian knew he was no match for this red-haired woman.

Within the seductive eyes of the red-haired woman, killing intent was chilling.

As a member of the Blood Moon Organization, it was her mission to eliminate Holy Guards.

Boom! Bang! Bang!

After more than a dozen exchanges, Luo Haotian was not her opponent. He couldn’t win in a fight, nor could he escape. His robe was in tatters, and his body bore several wounds.

"Please wait, Your Excellency, I’m an inside agent for the Blood Moon Organization."

Luo Haotian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"You’re not," the red-haired woman replied with a smirk and a shake of her head.

"Chen Yu and I are good friends, and he’s told me everything. I know he’s an inside agent for the Blood Moon Organization, and he promised to introduce me to high-ranking officials of the organization, to let me join."

Luo Haotian had no choice but to fabricate a story, grasping at a chance for survival.

"Oh?"

The red-haired woman paused her attack.

Meanwhile, Chen Yu, hiding in the tree hollow, also heard Luo Haotian’s words.

He took a deep breath of cold air. Luo Haotian actually knew his identity?