Chapter 54 Who is Chu Zhengyan? I don’t know him

Hearing Xu Muge's words, everyone exclaimed repeatedly.

This reason was unexpected, yet reasonable.

There were already Xuan Dan Realm demonic beasts in the Secret Realm; although these Disciples were Heavenly Prodigies, having them face a swarm of Xuan Dan Realm demonic beasts while only in the Naling Realm was a perilous endeavor.

"I didn't expect it was because of the Xuan Dan Realm demonic beasts."

"It seems that every few decades, a large number of Xuan Dan Realm demonic beasts appear in the Secret Realm; this is unavoidable."

"Yes, the spiritual energy inside the Secret Realm is rich, and the flow of time is different. If the rules of heaven and earth weren't incomplete, there would definitely be more powerful demonic beasts appearing."

"It's a pity about so many excellent Disciples from Lingyue Sect and Tai Xu Sect."

"Looking at it this way, I who didn't get a spot can be considered to have escaped a disaster."

Seeing that Lingyue Sect was also like this, it greatly reduced the Tai Xu Sect Elder's suspicion towards them.

Wanbao Pavilion and the Royal Family were fine, only suffering normal losses.

But the Third Prince frowned because his cousin, Chu Zhengyan, hadn't come out. He walked up to the Royal Family's group.

"Has anyone among you encountered Chu Zhengyan?"

Everyone exchanged glances and shook their heads.

The Third Prince suppressed the anger in his heart.

Even if his own brother had died, the Third Prince wouldn't have been angry, but Chu Zhengyan was different.

He was the son of Prince Zhennan of the Great Chu Dynasty, who entered the Secret Realm through his own means, but now he had died inside.

Although Prince Zhennan wouldn't directly cause him trouble, he would definitely become dissatisfied with him, which was not what he wanted to see.

What's worse, he had no way to find out the truth or find someone to blame, which left the Third Prince seething with nowhere to vent his anger.

Suddenly, he thought of his cooperation with Chu Zhengyan.

The Third Prince found Xu Luo in the crowd and instantly appeared before him.

"Have you seen Chu Zhengyan?"

Before entering the Secret Realm, the Third Prince and Chu Zhengyan had reached an agreement: the Third Prince would help him secure three spots, and Chu Zhengyan would help him find Xu Luo in the Secret Realm and try to win him over. If Xu Luo refused, he was to be eliminated.

Therefore, the Third Prince felt that Chu Zhengyan might have died at Xu Luo's hands.

The Third Prince stared intently at Xu Luo, emitting waves of pressure that caused the surrounding air to solidify.

If Xu Luo were just an ordinary Naling Realm Cultivator, being stared at like this by the noble Third Prince would have long since scared him witless, making him honestly reveal the truth.

But Xu Luo was a reincarnator.

He had seen, and even killed, many individuals of higher status and greater strength than the Third Prince; such a scene had no effect on him.

Xu Luo's expression was calm; instead of answering, he asked a question.

"Who is Chu Zhengyan? I don't know him."

The Third Prince took a step forward and asked coldly, "He didn't look for you?"

"I've always been alone; no one has looked for me," Xu Luo replied, meeting his gaze, neither humble nor arrogant.

At this moment, Xu Qingzhou and Su Xinyan came to Xu Luo's side. Su Xinyan acted, instantly dissolving the Third Prince's pressure.

This made Xu Luo breathe a sigh of relief. His strength was too far below the Third Prince's; he could only resist for a short while, and wouldn't be able to bear it for long.

The Third Prince's expression suddenly changed, revealing a warm smile, completely different from his previous gloomy look.

"If you don't know him, then so be it."

Afterwards, he invited Xu Luo to a dinner banquet, but Xu Luo refused, citing Family matters. The Third Prince said nothing outwardly, but in his heart, he had already sentenced him to death.

At the same time, the Ninth Prince saw the safe and sound Xu Muge and lowered his head to instruct Gu Yuanbai, who was beside him.

"The plan we set before can now be implemented, but there will be one more target."

"Understood."

Previously, they only wanted to eliminate the hidden danger that was Xu Muge. Now, discovering that the Xu Family actually had another monstrous figure, Xu Luo, they decided to deal with them both together.

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What happened in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm quickly spread throughout the Royal Capital. Various forces discussed it heatedly, and it was likely that when the Azure Dragon Secret Realm opened next time, not so many people would rush into it.

After learning what had happened from Xu Luo, Xu Qingzhou dared not delay. He immediately took Xu Luo and the Xu Family members and returned to Yuhe City on a Wanbao Pavilion flying boat.

Xu Muge returned together with Lingyue Sect.

After the Wanbao Pavilion flying boat entered Liangbei County, a majestic figure suddenly appeared above. His vast Divine Sense, like a sea, swept over the flying boat.

"Huh? The Xu Family members aren't on the flying boat?"

This person was precisely the master sent by the Third Prince to eliminate Xu Luo.

It was just unexpected that the Xu Family members were on the Wanbao Pavilion flying boat when they left the Royal Capital, but now they were all gone.

Helplessly, he could only return to report to the Third Prince and make further plans.

When Xu Qingzhou learned what had happened in the Secret Realm from Xu Luo, he had Su Xinyan take action midway to quietly leave the flying boat and take a detour back to Yuhe City.

They thus escaped a disaster.

Upon returning to Yuhe City, Xu Qingzhou immediately began preparing for the Xu Family's move to Lingyue City.

Too many people were now watching the Xu Family; Yuhe City was not safe enough, so it was better to move to Lingyue City as soon as possible.

At this time, Xu Muge also returned to Lingyue Sect. Learning that all the Disciples who entered the Secret Realm had perished, the Sect Leader was furious and summoned the Elders and Xu Muge to inquire about the situation.

"Mu Ge, tell me, what exactly happened?"

Xu Muge recounted the matter of the mole and the Tai Xu Sect ambushing them in detail, but did not mention Chu Zhengyan.

The bad news was that all Lingyue Sect Disciples except Xu Muge were killed by the Tai Xu Sect; the good news was that Xu Muge had avenged them, causing the Tai Xu Sect to suffer heavy losses as well.

But after listening, the Sect Leader and Elders were still enraged.

"Outrageous! The Tai Xu Sect actually plotted against my Lingyue Sect like this! If we don't avenge this, we are not gentlemen!!"

If Xu Muge hadn't been strong enough and had enough trump cards, he might have stayed in the Secret Realm forever, just like the other Disciples.

To cultivate Xu Muge, the entire Lingyue Sect had invested heavily. If he had perished in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm due to the enemy's schemes and plots, the blow to Lingyue Sect would have been unimaginable.

The Sect Leader said sternly, "I didn't expect the Tai Xu Sect's moles to be so rampant! We need to conduct a major purge and must uproot all spies from other forces embedded in Lingyue Sect to prevent similar incidents from happening again!!"

"Not just inner Disciples and True Disciples, the Elders must be investigated too!!"

The Elders all agreed.

Thinking that their every move was under the control of enemy forces, and that the fellow Disciples they trained and advanced with daily might be moles planted by the enemy, they felt a wave of lingering fear.