Perhaps Yuan Zhan didn't know it himself, but deep in his heart, he actually had a trace of fear for Lu Ping that he was never willing to admit. This fear was planted in his heart when Lu Ping defeated Yuan Zhan in the Zhenling Courtyard Grand Competition.
After that, Lu Ping's cultivation base caught up and improved by leaps and bounds, and he continued to achieve some amazing achievements. For example, he defeated Xuan Ling Sect on Fei Ling Island, and was chased by the cultivators of various sects to the Demon Realm's sea region. After a few years, he escaped, and his strength became even stronger. He even successfully became a disciple of Liu Xuan Ling. This made Yuan Zhan feel that it was difficult to reach, and the seed of fear in his heart grew stronger.
Especially when Yuan Zhan and Leng Qian abandoned Hu Lili as bait while being chased by the Demon Beasts. The two of them escaped alone with the unconscious Jiang Zixuan. When Lu Ping returned from the Demon Realm's sea region and heard that Hu Lili was missing, his anger and killing intent towards Yuan Zhan made Yuan Zhan even more terrified. A crazy voice kept shouting in the depths of Yuan Zhan's heart, "Kill him, kill him, kill him at all costs, or you will die!"
At that time, Yuan Zhan even took the risk of colluding with the enemy and leaked the news that Lu Ping had gone out to search for Hu Lili. This attracted the cultivators of Xuan Ling Sect, Hai Yan Sect, Shui Yan Pavilion, and other sects to chase after him. Moreover, they also encountered the Demon Beast Tide. Even Yuan Zhan himself was glad that God was on his side.
However, just when Yuan Zhan could finally breathe a sigh of relief, another piece of news that made him uneasy came out again. Lu Ping was indeed missing, but his Lamp of Consciousness was not extinguished. In other words, Lu Ping was not dead yet.
An indescribable fear immediately engulfed Yuan Zhan's body. Very quickly, even worse news came out. Hu Lili had actually returned to Tianling Mountain without anyone knowing and became the personal disciple of the sect's number one array master, Daoist Xuan Chen. After that, Daoist Liu Xuanling and Daoist Xuan Chen joined hands to wreak havoc in the Yuan Clan. With Daoist Xuan Chen, the array master, and Daoist Liu Xuanling's unparalleled strength, the protective array on the island that the Yuan Clan occupied was like a piece of paper made of mud. The few elders of the Yuan Clan hid in the clan's ancestral hall, not daring to show their faces, allowing the two Daoists to wreak havoc in the Yuan Clan. If not for Daoist Xuan Shu, who had already left the Yuan Clan nominally, inviting Tianfan Laozu to help, who knows what kind of disaster the Yuan Clan would have suffered from these two female demons whose fame was second only to Tian Xue Laozu.
Under the stimulation of the possibility that Lu Ping could come back to seek revenge at any time, Yuan Zhan's cultivation miraculously improved by leaps and bounds. Very quickly, he broke through to the Core Forging Realm. Just when Yuan Zhan was feeling complacent, thinking that even if Lu Ping returned, he wouldn't have to worry about it. Instead, he would defeat him in a fair and square manner to untie the knot in his heart.
However, reality was always so cruel. After returning to Zhenling, Lu Ping defeated Li Xuanliang with just an early stage Core Forging Realm cultivation. Then, during Liu Tianling Laozu's Dharma Idol Assembly, he displayed his great swordsmanship and defeated Xuan Ling Sect's genius Sword Cultivator Lu Ping Ouyang Weijian. Only then did Yuan Zhan realize that the gap between him and Lu Ping had not shrunk, but had instead widened.
Of course, Yuan Zhan had never given up on plotting against Lu Ping. However, as Lu Ping's status grew higher and higher, it became more difficult to plot against him. With Yuan Zhan's help, even his uncle, Daoist Master Xuan Shu, had to suffer when plotting against Lu Ping's Huang Li Island, let alone Yuan Zhan!
As Lu Ping's fame grew, his achievements grew, and his position in the sect became more and more important. Yuan Zhan finally returned to the feeling of being on guard against Lu Ping's revenge day and night. Strangely, the revenge that Yuan Zhan had imagined never came, and Lu Ping seemed to have forgotten about it.
However, Yuan Zhan did not feel lucky because of this. On the contrary, he felt that he had been greatly insulted. He thought that Lu Ping was looking down on him. He thought that in Lu Ping's eyes, Yuan Zhan had lost the qualifications to be an opponent.
Yuan Zhan was eager to prove himself. With the help of his uncle, Zhen Ling Sect's Enlightened Master Xuan Shu, Yuan Zhan's cultivation finally reached the threshold of the mid Core Forging Realm. However, just when he thought that he finally had a chance to prove himself by challenging the cultivators of the same level as him from the five great sects of the Eastern Sea, Yuan Zhan once again suffered an unforgettable defeat. That kind of defeat was not at the hands of the disciples of the Eastern Sea's Purple Talisman Pavilion, but at the hands of a pair of swords that he had never seen before.
When the golden flying sword, which looked like a flying immortal, defeated the cultivators of the Crystal Palace in a shocking way, it also shattered Yuan Zhan's last hope of surpassing Lu Ping in cultivation.
However, this did not mean that Lu Ping was invincible. At least this time, it was a great opportunity to strike Lu Ping. Therefore, regardless of Daoist Master Xuan Shu's advice, Yuan Zhan insisted on accompanying his uncle to capture Yin Xuanchu, the bastard of a human and a demon. At least, he wanted to see the pain and helplessness of Lu Ping when he captured his best friend. The more powerless Lu Ping was, the happier Yuan Zhan felt!
Of course, Yuan Zhan, who had schemed against Lu Ping several times, had his own shrewdness. Naturally, he would not show that he wanted to see Lu Ping make a fool of himself. Instead, he had his own set of high-sounding reasons to cover it up. Even though Daoist Master Xuan Shu had seen through Yuan Zhan's thoughts, he did not expose him in the end.
Daoist Master Xuan Shu had his own selfish ambitions. He had the ability and vision, but he also had a strong desire for power. The reason why he left the Yuan family was because he saw that the Yuan family would eventually become the biggest obstacle for him to control Zhenling, which would eventually become the number one sect in the North Sea. Zhenling would never hand over the power of a sect to a cultivator who had the support of a very strong external family, no matter how outstanding the cultivator was.
Daoist Master Xuan Shu wanted to become a master in the North Sea's cultivation world. In order to control Zhenling, he was willing to give up his family. However, Yuan Zhan was different from him. Yuan Zhan also had a desire for power. However, his dream was to strengthen his family by absorbing the resources of Zhenling. He wanted the Yuan family to be a parasite on Zhenling, and in order to strengthen his family, he would not hesitate to sacrifice Zhenling.
It could be said that the starting points of the two were completely different. However, the sad thing was that Yuan Zhan did not see this point clearly, while Daoist Master Xuan Shu had long seen that this possibility could not be realized. This was also the reason why he left the Yuan family. Zhenling had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and there was a reason for its existence. Zhenling had never belonged to one person, not even the Grand Ginseng Laozu from six thousand years ago. You could use Zhenling to achieve great glory in the cultivation world, but all these achievements could not exist independently of Zhenling, unless you had the power to suppress the entire sect.
Thus, when Yuan Zhan insisted on going to Huang Li Island with him, Daoist Master Xuan Shu did not explain the importance of this matter to him just because Yuan Zhan was his nephew. On the contrary, he hoped to use this opportunity to once again weaken the power of the Yuan family through Zhenling. Daoist Guo Xuanshan was about to advance to the Dharma stage, and he would no longer be the Deacon of the sect. Qu Xuancheng and Liang Xuanfeng were both unwilling to manage the sect, so the next Deacon of Zhenling would most likely be Daoist Master Xuan Shu, who no longer had the power of the family to hold him back.
Just as Daoist Master Xuan Shu and the witnesses from the various sects and families of the North Sea had finished setting up the teleportation portal compass with the help of Zhenling's array master and had also determined the direction of Huang Li Island, Yuan Zhan also rushed excitedly to Daoist Master Xuan Shu's side. He said in a low voice, "Uncle, I've already asked around. The person who used the teleportation portal before us was Zhang Xuancheng, who assisted Uncle-Master Xuan Miao in managing Zhenling's courtyard. This person was heading towards Huang Li Island, and he is a good friend of Lu Ping and the others. This teleportation portal compass must have been taken by him to inform Yin Xuanchu and the others, and at the same time, to buy time for Yin Xuanchu to escape."
Daoist Master Xuan Shu said lightly, "Oh, that doesn't mean anything. After all, no one saw Zhang Xuancheng take away the teleportation portal compass."
Yuan Zhan was stunned for a moment, then he said, "That's true, but this Zhang Xuancheng is the most suspicious. There's no time to lose. We must hurry to Huang Li Island as soon as possible to prevent Yin Xuanchu from escaping."
Daoist Master Xuan Xiang, who was standing to the side, also felt that it was somewhat irritating. He couldn't help but say in a low voice, "Junior Martial Brother Yuan, no matter what, Yin Xuanchu is still a disciple of our sect. The cultivators from the other sects haven't spoken yet, so there's no need for us to say anything."
At this time, the cultivator in charge of activating the teleportation portal suddenly said, "Huh? This is strange. The teleportation portal on Huang Li Island can't be connected. It seems that there's a problem with the teleportation portal on Huang Li Island."
Daoist Master Xuan Shu seemed to have already expected this situation. He said, "Then let's go to Dikun Island. Through Dikun Island, we can go to Xuan Qi Island, then we can fly there."
At this time, Xuan Ling Sect's witness, a mid-stage Core Forging cultivator named Xu Weihong, finally couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Your sect is clearly trying to evade responsibility. I'm afraid that by the time we get to Huang Li Island, Yin Xuanchu will have already escaped. Who knows, that vile spawn might have already surrendered to the demon race. In any case, your sect and the demon race have such a deep relationship, so I'm sure you won't mistreat him."
Daoist Master Xuan Xiang couldn't help but curse, "Xu Weihong, shut your f * cking mouth. I'm telling you, before my master personally announces to Junior Martial Brother Yin Xuanchu that he is expelled from the sect, he is still my disciple, regardless of his identity. If you continue to spout nonsense like this, I, Xuan Xiang, will be the first to not forgive you."
Xu Weihong said fiercely, "You?"
Although Xu Weihong still had a mocking expression on his face, this was still Zhen Ling Sect's territory. In the end, Xu Weihong had no choice but to give in and stop talking. He only looked at Daoist Xuan Xiang with a mocking gaze.
Daoist Master Xuan Shu glanced at Xu Weihong and spat out two words, "Noisy!" Xu Weihong was infuriated, but then he thought of something and sneered without saying another word.
The group arrived at Di Kun Island through the teleportation array, and from there, rushed to Xuan Qi Island. Although Xuan Qi Island was a small island, its importance to Zhenling couldn't be compared to Huang Li Island. Therefore, Huang Li Island had a teleportation array that led directly to Tian Ling Mountain, while Xuan Qi Island only had a short-distance teleportation array on Di Kun Island.
Daoist Master Qu Xuancheng naturally knew about the matter of being expelled from the sect, but he was a true core member of the sect, and his status in Zhenling was extremely high. Although he couldn't openly stop Daoist Master Xuan Shu from arresting Yin Xuancheng, he still pretended to be asleep in his cave, ignoring the arrival of Daoist Master Xuan Shu and the others to vent his dissatisfaction.
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