Chapter 234: Spoils of War and Fragment

Lu Xuelian was taken aback.

She was about to throw away the Dark Demon Banner to distract her opponent with this demonic Daoist Magical Treasure and then turn to run.

Whether she could escape or not, she would have to try running first.

I don’t want the Dark Demon Banner anymore; if you want it, take it.

However, just as she waved her hand.

When the person approached a little closer, Lu Xuelian suddenly exclaimed in surprise, her expression frozen.

Huh?

This unexpectedly arrived Foundation Establishment expert looks somewhat familiar?!

She took another closer look.

Isn’t this our Sect Leader?!

Within the Cyan Mountain Sect, she often saw Lu Yuanshan, so how could she not recognize him? Lu Xuelian’s expression changed immediately, from being stunned to being overjoyed.

"Sect Leader, it’s me!"

She immediately called out, bouncing slightly with excitement.

Quite unexpected.

Luckily, it’s the Sect Leader and not someone else, or my life would really be in danger.

Nearby, Lu Ping witnessed all of Lu Xuelian’s actions, feeling amused yet said nothing.

He didn’t want to disclose to Lu Xuelian that he was present.

At this moment, Lu Yuanshan descended from the air using the Wind Thunder Wings, his gaze having already glimpsed Chen Yuerong who was slain, and landed calmly in front of Lu Xuelian.

"Little girl, are you okay?"

Upon hearing Lu Yuanshan’s concern, Lu Xuelian shook her head vigorously like a rattle drum.

"I’m okay, I’m okay."

Then, she couldn’t help but pout her lips slightly, murmuring softly.

"Sect Leader, when you just arrived, you frightened me enough. I almost ran off."

"Hahaha..."

Lu Yuanshan laughed heartily, having naturally noticed earlier when Lu Xuelian was about to throw away the Dark Demon Banner and run, finding it quite amusing.

"I was in a bit of a hurry to get here. Glad you’re alright."

Seeing Lu Yuanshan appear here, Lu Xuelian felt much more at ease, exhaled a long breath, and curiously asked.

"Sect Leader, how did you come here?"

"I heard you were attacked and came specially to assist you."

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuelian opened her mouth, feeling very surprised.

How did the Sect Leader know she was attacked?

Lu Yuanshan smiled and said, "I also want to ask you, have you recognized who attacked you? It’s my oversight for not sending more disciples with you, leaving you to go down the mountain alone."

Regarding Lu Ping’s matters, Lu Yuanshan wasn’t sure if Lu Xuelian knew, so it wasn’t appropriate to mention them, thus he shifted the topic.

Lu Xuelian nodded slightly, made a sound of acknowledgment, and raised the Dark Demon Banner in her hand.

"I don’t know who this person is; she was alone."

"Look at this, Sect Leader; this is a demon Daoist magical artifact. Perhaps this person might be a demon cultivator."

Having said that, Lu Yuanshan glanced at Chen Yuerong a few times, finding her completely unfamiliar.

Lu Yuanshan didn’t know all of Hengyue Sect’s disciples.

Chen Yuerong, even within Hengyue Sect, was just a minor figure, not worth mentioning.

"Whether a demon cultivator or not, it doesn’t matter if she’s killed, as long as you’re alright."

"I’m fine, just...Sect Leader, I felt earlier that there was another senior nearby, while fighting with her..."

Lu Xuelian hesitated but mentioned the two Water Sword Talismans, expressing her confusion.

She was very curious about who exactly was helping her.

It didn’t seem like something Lu Yuanshan did.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanshan extended his divine sense, specially probing around, but found no trace of any cultivator.

He intended to ask Lu Ping, thinking that Lu Ping might have arrived ahead and secretly assisted Lu Xuelian.

At this time, Lu Ping’s communication echoed in his mind.

"There isn’t a fourth person here, no need to search further; it was me who acted those two times."

"The person on the ground was from Hengyue Sect, a disciple of Hengyue Sect."

After sending a simple communication, Lu Ping disconnected and spoke no more.

Lu Yuanshan nodded secretly, thinking that his father was still very protective and would act without hesitation when seeing his disciples in danger, unlike how the outside world rumored about Elder Lu from Cyan Mountain Sect as cold and unfeeling, with a penchant for haughtiness.

"Whoever lent you a helping hand earlier might have been some passing hero. There’s no need to delve deeply into who it was. I don’t think it’s wise to linger here; let’s return to Cyan Lotus Mountain first."

After instructing this, Lu Yuanshan manipulated his Foundation Establishment magical power, pointed with a single finger, and released a flame to incinerate Chen Yuerong’s corpse on the spot.

Who the opponent was didn’t hold much importance to Lu Yuanshan as long as he knew the opponent was from Hengyue Sect.

After Chen Yuerong’s body turned to ash, the two then set off towards Cyan Lotus Mountain.

After returning to Cyan Mountain Sect, Lu Xuelian took out Chen Yuerong’s storage bag.

Lu Yuanshan merely extended his divine sense and with just a light sweep, easily erased the residual divine thought on top with his Foundation Establishment cultivation.

Dumping out the items inside the storage bag, there were not many, scattered sparsely.

There were more than five hundred Spirit Stones, equivalent to the price of a Tier Two magical artifact.

There were also a few bottles of low-tier elixirs, Qi Cultivation Powder, Qi Replenishing Pill, and such.

There were a few Tier One Qi Cultivation Techniques, which Lu Yuanshan looked down upon.

The only valuable thing was the Li Fire Sword.

Among the items, they also found a purple-copper colored identity token and a fragmentary map.

The identity token was a Hengyue Sect disciple’s identity token, documenting the owner’s specific identity within Hengyue Sect, indicating which tier the disciple belonged to.

Such identity tokens were also held by every Cyan Mountain Sect disciple for management convenience.

The other use was so that when disciples tragically perished outside, their sect could identify who had fallen through the identity token.

Identity tokens were made from special materials, hard to destroy by fire.

In magical combat, life and death struggles, corpses often disappeared without a trace, with only identity tokens being difficult to eradicate.

After looking at the identity token for a few moments, they confirmed Chen Yuerong’s identity.

"Hengyue Sect disciples are still restless, daring to attack our Cyan Mountain Sect disciples!"

"Well killed!"

Knowing that Chen Yuerong was from Hengyue Sect and was an Inner Sect disciple, Lu Yuanshan furrowed his brow.

Hengyue Sect disciples ambushing Cyan Mountain Sect disciples had occurred before during his tenure as Sect Leader of Cyan Mountain Sect.

In the future, when sending disciples out, they must remain on high alert, and travel accompanied by one or two others.

If it hadn’t been for his father’s intervention today, Lu Xuelian would have been in dire straits.

Losing some White Jade Honey wasn’t something Lu Yuanshan felt too saddened by.

But if he lost Lu Xuelian, it would be a critical loss for Cyan Mountain Sect, as they would lose a Beast Tamer capable of taming the Cloud Stepping Beast.

Thus, Lu Xuelian’s safety was paramount.

With these thoughts in mind, after finishing examining the identity token, Lu Yuanshan’s gaze fell upon the fragmentary map.

At first glance, he became interested.

The fragmentary map was roughly the size of a palm, with three edges neatly arranged, and one edge irregular, appearing torn.

Obviously, it was half a map, with another half needing to be found.