Lu Ye speculated that since Tan Sheng and Xia Liang were hiding in the dark, they should not be too far away from Returning Heaven Valley. They could be anywhere from ten to thirty kilometres away.
Moreover, they had to avoid the cultivators of the two sects from the Holy Eaves Spirit Land, so they definitely would not be near the entrance of Returning Heaven Valley.
Returning Heaven Valley was surrounded by mountains on three sides, especially the back, where there was a rugged cliff that was not suitable for hiding.
There were only two sides left for Xia Liang and Tan Sheng to choose from.
This made it easier for Lu Ye to search.
However, under the premise of concealing himself, Lu Ye's movements were not fast, so even if he had a rough location, it would not be easy to find the two.
Fortunately, Lu Ye's luck had always been good.
In less than two hours, Lu Ye sensed the aura of life nearby. This place was only ten kilometres away from Returning Heaven Valley, which was within his range of judgment.
He quietly crept forward, and soon, under the moonlight, he found two figures sitting cross-legged under a tree.
Taking a closer look, who else could it be but Xia Liang and Tan Sheng?
Lu Ye did not continue to approach. These two were both Cloud River Realm Ninth Order cultivators, especially Xia Liang, who had sharp senses. If he got too close, he was afraid that they would notice him.
After confirming their location, Lu Ye left silently.
Xia Liang, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and looked around. He frowned slightly. Just now, he had an inexplicable feeling that he was being spied on. However, after careful investigation, there was no one around. So, he just took it as an illusion and didn't pay attention to it.
At the entrance of Returning Heaven Valley, the cultivators of the two sects gathered in groups of three to five. The atmosphere was a little gloomy, and many female cultivators were secretly sobbing.
What happened during the day was like a nightmare for all of them.
Under the leadership of Huo Liao Yuan, they came aggressively, but in just a cup of tea's time, more than sixty of them died in Returning Heaven Valley. The lingering fear made them feel cold, and only the flickering bonfire in front of them brought a little negligible warmth.
Some were angry, gritting their teeth and shouting that they must kill Lu Yi Ye to avenge their dead companions.
At this moment, it was the darkest before dawn.
A short scream pierced through the night sky, instantly alarming everyone.
"What's the matter!" Huo Liaoyuan arrived in a flash. When he looked over, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Two figures were lying in a pool of blood on the ground. One of them was still alive, but he didn't look like he would live for much longer.
"Lu Yiye …" That person clutched at his throat, blood spurting out from the gaps between his fingers. He raised his hand and grabbed in the direction of Fire Prairie, his eyes filled with desire. "Senior Brother Huo, save … ugh …"
Huo Liaoyuan raised his head abruptly and saw a fiery red stream of light flying away in the night sky.
He was furious. His figure shot up into the sky and chased in that direction, quickly closing the distance between them.
Anger and killing intent filled his heart, and he didn't notice that Lu Ye wasn't heading towards Huitian Valley.
Logically speaking, the safest way for Lu Ye to kill someone was to escape back to Huitian Valley. Once he escaped back to Huitian Valley, the cultivators of the two sects wouldn't be able to do anything to him, no matter how powerful they were. However, he didn't fly in the direction of Huitian Valley. Instead, he chose another direction.
That direction was where Tan Sheng and Xia Liang were hiding.
Feeling the movement behind him, Lu Ye looked back and frowned. A Ninth Order cultivator was indeed a Ninth Order cultivator. His speed was ridiculously fast.
Although his cultivation had increased by two Minor Realms recently, and his flying speed was much faster than when he was in the Hunting Ground. He was also faster than an average Fifth Order cultivator, but he was still far from a Ninth Order cultivator.
Fortunately, he still had Wind Travel.
With the support of the Wind Travel Spirit Tattoo, the Spirit Energy River in his body flowed rapidly, and his speed rose sharply.
Even so, the distance between them was still closing.
A Wind Travel Spirit Tattoo alone wasn't enough to let him escape the pursuit of a Ninth Order cultivator, but if he used his Flight Wings, his speed would increase even more. He should be able to catch up to Fire Prairie!
However, he didn't want to escape from Fire Prairie, so he didn't use his Flight Wings.
Tan Sheng and Xia Liang were still meditating. Suddenly, the sound of something breaking through the air came from afar. Both of them were alarmed and raised their heads to look.
In the air, two streams of light were rushing towards them, one in front and one behind. The two streams of light looked like burning flames.
"This is …" Tan Sheng didn't realize what was going on for a moment. He only vaguely felt that the figure in the stream of light in front of him was somewhat familiar.
In the blink of an eye, the stream of light arrived in front of them.
"Lu Yiye!" Xia Liang exclaimed in a low voice. He was stunned for a moment.
Why was Lu Yiye not hiding in the Spirit Land? Why did he come out? And from the looks of it, it seemed like he was being chased.
Just when Xia Liang instinctively wanted to stop them, Lu Ye, who was flying over their heads, suddenly raised his hand and sent out a Fire Phoenix Technique towards the two of them. At the same time, he shouted in a low voice, "I'll leave it to you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed past!
Xia Liang and Tan Sheng didn't know what was going on, but how could they miss such a heaven-sent opportunity? They easily blocked the Fire Phoenix Technique and flew up into the air.
However, before they could chase after Lu Ye, Fire Prairie, who was right behind him, activated a violent spell to attack the two of them.
Huo Liao Yuan had chased them all the way here and was filled with anger. He only wanted to kill Lu Ye to vent the hatred in his heart, but the sudden appearance of two Ninth Order Masters was like a bucket of cold water that poured over his heart.
Coupled with Lu Ye's previous words, the anger in his heart instantly dissipated, leaving only panic and panic. He was afraid that he had fallen into Lu Yiye's trap!
This bastard had somehow found two powerful helpers to ambush him here and then lured him here …
He didn't have any helpers around him right now, so he was afraid he would die here. Because of this worry, how could he dare to hold back?
Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, who were about to chase after Lu Ye, were immediately stunned and could only fight back. For a time, the three figures fought fiercely in mid-air.
In just a moment, Xia Liang vaguely realized …
It turned out that the feeling of being spied on was not an illusion. Lu Yiye had indeed been here, otherwise, he wouldn't have known where he and Tan Sheng were hiding and even lured Huo Liao Yuan here.
[Is he trying to kill with a borrowed knife?] [Or does he simply not want me and Tan Sheng to hide in the dark?]
[It's very likely the latter.]
"Stop!" Xia Liang shouted angrily as he slashed out with his sword. At the same time, he stopped and retreated to show his sincerity.
Tan Sheng immediately came to his side.
A few dozen metres away, Huo Liao Yuan looked calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with shock because the two Ninth Order Masters he was fighting were each stronger than the other. With the two of them working together, he couldn't compete at all.
In that short period of time, he almost thought that he was going to die, but he didn't expect the other party to stop first.
And the saber-wielding Weapon Cultivator …
"Wild Saber Sect?" Huo Liao Yuan recalled the Ninth Order cultivator of this generation of Wild Saber Sect and blurted out a name, "You're Xia Liang?"
Xia Liang's face was cold and he didn't speak. No one would be in a good mood after being schemed against like this.
What's more, he and Tan Sheng had originally planned to hide in the dark, but now, with Lu Yiye's interference, their existence was exposed.
Silence was a tacit agreement.
Huo Liao Yuan relaxed. [Fortunately, Xia Liang is from Wild Saber Sect, and Wild Saber Sect is from Myriad Demon Ridge. It's good that he's not an enemy.]
"This Fellow Daoist is …" Huo Liao Yuan looked at Tan Sheng.
Tan Sheng cupped his fists helplessly, "Tan Sheng from New Moon Sect!"
Huo Liao Yuan returned the greeting, "Huo Liao Yuan from Sacred Flame Sect!" He then asked, "Why are you two Fellow Daoists here?"
As soon as he spoke, he suddenly realized something. His originally kind expression changed slightly, and his eyes narrowed.
There was no reason for two Ninth Order cultivators to hide here for no reason, especially when a battle broke out here during the day.
Moreover, he heard that the operation against Lu Yiye in the Hunting Ground was led by these two. In the end, Lu Yiye killed his way into the Spirit Stream Battlefield, destroyed New Moon Sect's encampment, and extorted a lot of benefits from Wild Saber Sect.
These two had a great grudge with Lu Yiye to begin with!
Tan Sheng turned to look at Xia Liang, but the other party said calmly, "I was just passing by. Who was Fellow Daoist Huo chasing just now?"
Tan Sheng was convinced. To be able to say these words without changing his expression, he was definitely not as good as him.
"I was just passing by …" Huo Liao Yuan clenched his fists, and the flesh on his face trembled. It was obvious that he was suppressing the anger in his heart.
How could he, who had vaguely seen through the truth, not know that the reason why the disciples of the two sects had suffered so much this time was because he had underestimated the enemy, but the main reason was that these two had concealed some important information!
If he had known that there was a Space Sealing Array in Lu Yiye's Spirit Land, how could he have let the disciples of the two sects rush in?
He had always been curious as to who had passed on the information to him. Now, he finally understood.
They must have been secretly observing during the day, but now they were pretending not to know!
Huo Liao Yuan wanted to throw a big fireball at Xia Liang's face to see how thick his skin was, but he could only suppress the anger in his heart.
Not to mention that Sacred Flame Sect was a Fourth Grade Sect and couldn't afford to offend Wild Saber Sect, now was not the time to fall out with these two …
Since he couldn't beat them, what could he do?
"The person I was chasing was Lu Yiye!" When Huo Liao Yuan said this, he had already calmed down.
"Oh? Lu Yiye! "Xia Liang raised his eyebrows, as if he had just found out." The Lu Yiye from Jade Blood Sect? "
What bullsh * t are you asking! Huo Liao Yuan's suppressed anger almost surged up again.
"That's right!"
"That's truly a coincidence. Brother Tan and I were searching for his whereabouts as well. Never had we imagined that he would actually be right under our noses. This is truly a case of searching high and low for something, yet finding it without any effort!"
"Hahaha …" Huo Liao Yuan gave a fake smile.
Tan Sheng said, "Fellow Daoist Huo, we were used by Lu Yiye just now, and he was lucky enough to escape. Fellow Daoist Huo, please forgive us."
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