Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

Western Territory.

Hun Bugui and Shi Xiu stood with bowed heads in the hall, facing interrogation.

The reason was simple: these two had vanished during the initial battle. If they had died outside, it would have been understandable.

Yet they returned, unharmed, seven or eight days later.

Hun Bugui explained that Chang Gen and Maitreya had been pursuing them relentlessly, making it too difficult to escape.

”Then why are you unharmed?”

Wujiu chuckled coldly. Damn it, out of the top five halls, two had died, but these two useless ones survived. Something seemed off.

The two below had clearly conspired before returning; Shi Xiu stepped forward and spoke with neither humility nor arrogance.

”I led Hun Bugui to the Central Continent people.”

Central Continent?

That’s no excuse for escaping. What could the Central Continent possibly have?

”Sir, that Han Yu has a grudge against Chang Gen.”

Shi Xiu continued.

”Why didn’t that brat kill you first, instead of going after Chang Gen and the others?”

Wujiu suddenly laughed coldly and questioned. If there’s a grudge, the sentiments against Yama Hall are no less significant.

There’s no reason to let Hun Bugui off the hook.

Shi Xiu wanted to explain, but Hun Bugui shook his head slightly and spoke first.

”It was a desperate attempt; we got lucky. When Chang Gen and Maitreya appeared, they were immediately blocked by others, allowing Shi Xiu and me to escape in the chaos.”

This explanation wasn’t particularly convincing. Shi Xiu couldn’t help but glance at Hun Bugui, slightly pursing his lips.

Hun Bugui seemed to sense it, too, casting a meaningful glance but staying silent.

At this point, Jiu You suddenly spoke up, ”That guy has always wanted to weaken the Celestial Dao Sect, so he definitely would go for Chang Gen first. That makes sense.”

Wujiu naturally understood Han Yu’s intentions, but he still held suspicions towards Hun Bugui.

Seeing this, he reluctantly let it go.

After the two left, Jiu You frowned and looked at Wujiu, asking.

”Do you suspect them?”

Wujiu nodded, looking outside with a peculiar expression, ”Don’t you think that guy from the Tenth Hall is a little too good at surviving?”

Several from the lower five halls had died, yet the weakest one still lived.

In such a dangerous place overseas, he still survived.

At the war front in the East and West Realms, he was still alive.

It’s quite unreasonable.

”For those who fear death and cling to life, survival is not hard. The lower five halls can always find replacements. If you suspect them, why not act directly?”

Jiu You’s tone suddenly turned cold, carrying a hint of killing intent.

”Forget it, we’re already disadvantaged against the Celestial Dao Sect; losing one is losing numbers.”

Wujiu shook his head and sighed helplessly.

The Grand Hall Master had stayed silent on that side all along, and after waiting so many days, there was no further instruction on what to do next.

”As for the matters with the Array, we probably won’t be able to salvage it.”

Jiu You sighed as well. It wasn’t just about difficulty; removing the Array as the Celestial Dao Sect did is a necessary step.

But would the Celestial Dao Sect stand by and let them do this?

Moreover, the biggest problem was not just the damaged Array; that damned bald guy integrated himself into it, effectively controlling the Array.

This is truly fatal.

Instead of repairing it, they might as well lay out a new one.

But relaying brings them back to the previous issue; the Celestial Dao Sect would never idly stand by.

Yama Hall took thousands of years of secret preparations to set this Array originally.

Even with such efforts, they were still outmaneuvered by the other side.

For a moment, both felt bewildered. From start to finish, Yama Hall was the pawn in this scheme. How could they possibly compete against the Celestial Dao Sect moving forward?

”Perhaps the only trump card left is the Sacred Artifact.”

Jiu You suddenly spoke, while the aura suddenly extended outward, the sound growing quieter and quieter, until nothing could be heard, but Jiu You’s lips were seen moving.

After leaving the hall, Hun Bugui subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, having finally muddled through.

”Why didn’t you let me explain?”

Shi Xiu originally wanted to explain, but Hun Bugui interrupted him beforehand.

Hearing this, Hun Bugui couldn’t help but roll his eyes, casting a wary glance back towards the hall before softly retorting.

”Were you going to say what the Second Hall Master said?”

Naturally, that would be logical and reasonable.

”Do you believe if you said that, we’d walk out of here today?”

Hun Bugui laughed coldly.

A fool who tries to outsmart others, thinking with such precision between life and death, even a pig would know better than to lie.

Only half-truths would leave Wujiu in the dark, offering a chance to muddle through.

But now Wujiu has begun to suspect, making future days potentially more challenging.

”It’s tough!”

Thinking this, Hun Bugui let out a sigh, filled with worry.

Shi Xiu, puzzled, asked, ”Didn’t we already muddle through?”

”Being a woman is great; even being foolish, no one criticizes you.”

Hun Bugui felt even more troubled. This guy was foolish beyond measure. With such a comrade, survival’s difficulty was undoubtedly higher.

If it were Beigui in such circumstances, he would have eliminated him to avoid being dragged down.

He had thought about setting up Shi Xiu, but the risk was too great.

Stupidity and malevolence are related, and Hun Bugui considered Shi Xiu both foolish and wicked. When cornered, Shi Xiu might pull him down as well.

Thinking this, Hun Bugui sighed even more deeply.

”It’s damn hard...”

...

Hard!

This was Han Yu’s response to Mu Zili.

After advancing in rank, Mu Zili’s family came knocking.

It was naturally about the old Daoist.

Frankly, if it weren’t for Mu Zili using the Breath-Attracting Skill to check if the old Daoist was still alive, there’s no way they could have waited so long for Han Yu.

This matter wasn’t well-handled by Han Yu; he fully agreed but dragged it out until now.

”The battle situation over there was unpredictable, and I truly couldn’t extract myself.”

Han Yu wasn’t happy with the delay either. On the battlefield, variables kept shifting between both forces; not only he, but the experts from Yama Hall and the Celestial Dao Sect had never fought so exhaustively.

At this moment, Han Yu’s reply wasn’t a refusal; he immediately added.

”What I mean by hard is that I can distract Di Liuxin and Jiang Xinyuan, but sending someone up the Stone Altar to rescue the old Daoist is truly difficult.”

He could hold off two strong adversaries, and probably escape, too.

But then there’s an issue: who will go to the Stone Altar to rescue the old Daoist?

”We can rescue him ourselves!”

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but say.

As long as Di Liuxin and Jiang Xinyuan aren’t there, with Mu Zili and Chen Xixi’s strength, rescuing someone among a group of Divine Platform Realm cultivators on the Stone Altar should be easy.

To this, Han Yu rolled his eyes. He wondered who really belonged to the Celestial Dao Sect.

”I’ve already killed Chang Gen and his companions.”

And then?

Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled, waiting for more.

Mu Zili’s face suddenly turned incredibly grim, and Chen Xixi mirrored it.

Because they understood Han Yu’s implication.

”Your Four Extremes Hall shouldn’t just have people like Chang Gen in Qionghua Hall, right?”

Count them, three other halls remain!

With Chang Gen and his companions dead, naturally, new cannon fodder would emerge.

Su Xiaoxiao understood and her face turned equally grim.

To Han Yu, such people were cannon fodder, but to them, they weren’t.

Before, just Lu Yuan and Chang Gen could suppress their entire family in the Southern Border.

God knows how many elders of Chang Gen’s level they’d face this time.

This was quite tricky; Han Yu needed to draw away Di Liuxin and the others, but the Stone Altar still required him to rescue someone.

”If you could lure away Di Liuxin and the others while going with us to rescue, that would be ideal.”

Su Xiaoxiao sighed with immense fret.

It was just an offhand comment by Su Xiaoxiao, but it sparked something in Han Yu’s mind.

”If you put it like that, it might actually be possible.”

This statement left everyone, especially Su Xiaoxiao, staring at him in shock, her open-mouthed expression particularly amusing.

”No, I mean, I was just saying, don’t joke about it.”