Chapter 1221 - 634: Deepening Misunderstandings (Part 2)

The Tianlan Saint Mother’s voice was icy, with spiritual power surging around her.

The Seventh Elder’s forehead was beaded with cold sweat, while the Second Elder forced a smile.

"Holy Mother, you exaggerate. We are merely..."

"Merely what?"

The Tianlan Saint Mother pressed on relentlessly.

"Merely already pledged allegiance to the Supreme Immortal Sect, ready to betray the Holy Land?"

The Second Elder’s expression finally changed.

"Holy Mother, be cautious with your words! Such treacherous talk, where does it come from?"

"Where does it come from?" The Tianlan Saint Mother’s eyes burned with anger.

"From your secret collusion with the Qiankun Venerate King! From selling out Gu Sheng’s whereabouts! From your sneaky actions today!"

With each sentence she spoke, her momentum grew stronger, forcing the two elders to retreat continuously.

"Holy Mother, calm your anger.

"The Second Elder forced himself to remain calm.

"There must be some misunderstanding in this."

"Holy Mother, such words are mistaken. We are solely thinking for the sake of the Holy Land."

The Tianlan Saint Mother snorted coldly, saying no more, turning and transforming into a stream of light, swiftly heading toward the Taoist temple.

After she departed, the Seventh Elder wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and whispered.

"Brother, do you think she will..."

"Afraid of what?"

The Second Elder’s lips curled into a sinister smile.

"As long as we deny it to the end, even the Tianlan Saint Master can’t do anything to us. Besides..."

His eyes were filled with malice.

"It’s questionable whether the Tianlan Saint Mother can survive today."

"Brother, you mean..."

The Second Elder did not answer directly, only sneered and said,

"Let’s go, follow her. I want to see what expression the Tianlan Saint Mother will have when the Qiankun Venerate King deals with that little wench."

"Gongsun, what exactly happened?"

Gu Yu was being pulled along by Gongsun Yue, stumbling as they ran out of the Taoist temple, her delicate face full of panic.

Gongsun Yue didn’t answer, only biting her lower lip tightly, dragging Gu Yu in the opposite direction of the Water Spirit Pavilion at full speed.

Her heart was surging with unease, and this emotion infected Gu Yu, making the girl’s face even paler.

"Boom——"

A loud noise came from afar, with violent demonic qi surging from all directions.

Gu Yu shivered all over, almost falling to the ground.

"Don’t stop! Run quickly!"

Gongsun Yue’s voice was urgent, her grip tightening, almost dragging Gu Yu along.

Gu Yu forced herself to suppress the fear, striving to keep up with Gongsun Yue’s pace.

She could feel that the terrifying demonic qi was rapidly approaching.

"Sister, my brother he..."

Gu Yu’s voice trembled.

"Your brother is safe for now."

Gongsun Yue interrupted her, her gaze swiftly scanning the surroundings.

"We must find a place to hide now."

The two of them crossed a Spirit Medicine Garden, and Gu Yu’s skirt was torn by the sharp Spirit Grass, but she didn’t care about that now.

Gongsun Yue suddenly changed direction, pulling her toward a secluded forest.

"There is a cave there, I discovered it when I was young," Gongsun Yue explained hastily.

"There’s a natural barrier outside, it can block out any aura."

Gu Yu nodded, enduring the pain from her ankle, desperately keeping up with Gongsun Yue’s pace.

Gongsun Yue gently tapped on the invisible barrier at the cave’s entrance.

The barrier rippled like water waves, gradually becoming soft and transparent.

"Quick, get in!"

She grabbed Gu Yu’s wrist, and the two of them crashed into the barrier together.

Gu Yu only felt her body passing through a layer of cool water film, and her vision suddenly expanded.

The inside of the cave was far more spacious than it seemed outside, with dozens of round pearls embedded in the cave’s ceiling, emitting a soft milky-white glow.

What was more surprising was that the nature’s spiritual energy here was so dense it nearly became tangible, forming a faint spiritual mist in the air.

"This place..."

Gu Yu widened her eyes, temporarily forgetting her fear.

"I discovered this secret base at age six."

Gongsun Yue managed a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.

"Even Father doesn’t know about this place."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a fierce wave of demonic qi sounded from outside, causing the entire cave to tremble slightly.

Gu Yu’s face instantly turned deathly pale, her slight frame instinctively shrinking towards the corner.

"He... has he found us?"

Gu Yu’s fingers tightly clenched the corner of her clothes.

Gongsun Yue quickly placed a few concealing restrictions at the entrance of the cave and shook her head.

"Don’t be afraid, this barrier is very special, it can isolate aura and detection. He’s just passing by."

She walked over to Gu Yu, sat down beside her, and gently embraced the trembling girl’s shoulders.

"You meditate and adjust your breath first; we’ll go out when the danger passes."

Gu Yu nodded, biting her lower lip, but suddenly looked up and asked.

"Gongsun, is my brother... really safe?"

Gongsun Yue recalled the scene of Gu Sheng luring the pursuers away by himself.

Suppressing her worry, she spoke softly.

"Your brother is very strong, even the Taiyi Immortal King can’t do anything to him, he’ll be fine."

Despite saying this, she was filled with a sense of helplessness.

If she had enough strength, why would she have to hide with Gu Yu? Thinking of this, Gongsun Yue’s nails dug deeply into her palm.

Outside the cave, the Qiankun Venerate King stood on the hillside, surrounded by demonic qi.

He scanned the surroundings, his face terrifyingly grim.

"Those two little brats, they managed to escape my tracking?"

"It must be that girl from the Gongsun family who used some method to erase their aura!"

He suddenly extended his arms, a terrifying demon thought spreading in all directions.

Within a ten-mile radius, plants withered quickly under this demon thought, and some small animals even exploded to death.

"Get out here for me!"

The Qiankun Venerate King roared, his voice shaking the mountain rocks.

However, no matter how he released his demon thought to search, he couldn’t find a single trace.

This made him both furious and perplexed—how could two little girls completely disappear with his Immortal King level cultivation?

At this moment, a stream of light streaked across the sky, and the Tianlan Saint Mother gracefully arrived.

Seeing the Qiankun Venerate King standing alone on the hillside, she relaxed slightly.

"What is the meaning of this, Venerate King?"

The Tianlan Saint Mother coldly questioned.

"Recklessly releasing demon thought in my Tianlan Sacred Land, you are too disrespectful of this sacred place!"

The Qiankun Venerate King glanced at her coldly.

"Don’t play dumb! Hand over Gongsun Yue and that little brat, and I’ll let bygones be bygones."

The Tianlan Saint Mother’s heart tightened, but she showed no sign of it.

"I don’t know what the Venerate King is talking about. If Yue’er and Gu Yu were truly here, would I not know?"

As she spoke, her divine thought quietly swept the surroundings, and when it touched the concealed cave not far away, her pupils contracted slightly.

"Hmph!"

The Qiankun Venerate King sneered.

"Tianlan Saint Mother, do you think I am a three-year-old child? That little brat clearly escaped to this area but suddenly disappeared, someone must be helping them!"

As the two confronted each other, the Second Elder and Seventh Elder also arrived at the scene.

They saw the tense standoff between the Tianlan Saint Mother and the Qiankun Venerate King.

"Venerate King." The Second Elder stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"Any discoveries?"

The Qiankun Venerate King waved impatiently.

"You two, help search this area! That little brat must be hiding somewhere!"

The Second Elder and Seventh Elder looked troubled.

Assisting an outsider to search for Holy Land Disciples in front of the Tianlan Saint Mother was tantamount to openly betraying the Sacred Land.

Cold sweat formed on the Seventh Elder’s forehead as he whispered his complaint.

"Why doesn’t this demon understand to transmit sound privately? It puts us in a difficult position..."

A gleam flashed in the Second Elder’s eyes, and he respectfully addressed the Qiankun Venerate King.

"At the Venerate King’s command, we shall comply."

The Tianlan Saint Mother’s icy gaze pierced the two of them.

"Second Elder, Seventh Elder, you’re going to help an outsider search for my Holy Land Disciples?"

The Second Elder maintained his composure.

"The Holy Mother is mistaken. We are simply assisting the Venerate King in confirming the safety of this place to avoid deepening misunderstandings."

The Seventh Elder quickly chimed in.

"Yes, yes, if Miss Gongsun and Miss Gu Yu really aren’t here, we can clear the Sacred Land’s name."

The Tianlan Saint Mother snorted coldly, saying nothing more, but the chill in her eyes deepened.

The Second Elder and Seventh Elder pretended to release divine thought for searching.

When the Second Elder’s divine thought swept over the concealed cave, his eyes momentarily moved, but he quickly returned to normal.

He quietly sent an extremely weak wave of spiritual power towards the Qiankun Venerate King.

This subtle action did not escape the Tianlan Saint Mother’s keen perception.

Alarm bells rang in her mind, yet she remained calm, observing the Second Elder’s every move.

"Hahaha—"

The Qiankun Venerate King’s laughter was like the thunder of the Ninth Heaven, cracking the mountain stones within a ten-mile radius and toppling the trees.