Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!

How could a Lord of the Third Heaven suddenly possess the strength of the Saint Realm? And what did the Wuji Sect invading this place and raiding the treasure pavilion have to do with him? The two sides had always kept to themselves. Yet, as Chen Pingping spoke, his words, at first listen, seemed to connect these disparate events. It was truly inexcusable that the young geniuses of Fairy Valley had failed to notice the Wuji Sect disciples’ invasion!

The Scholar’s face turned ashen.

"Speak up! What’s your relationship with Chen Pingping of the Wuji Sect?" Chen Pingping (the accuser) snorted coldly.

"..."

"Still not admitting it?" Chen Pingping swept his gaze over the Fairy and the high-ranking members of the Xuanhe Sect, speaking earnestly, "Everyone, this man must know Chen Pingping of the Wuji Sect. Otherwise, the Wuji Sect members couldn’t have snuck in here so easily. I suggest we join forces and restrain him."

"A misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding," the Scholar managed, spitting blood.

The Xuanhe Sect experts exchanged glances. Although they felt there was some truth to Chen Pingping’s words, none dared to act rashly. This was a Scholar, after all—a Scholar from the First Court of Fairy Valley.

The Fairy finally spoke. "Enough. Let this matter rest." With that, she turned and departed.

"HEY!" Seeing her leave, Chen Pingping eagerly followed. "Fairy, wait for me!"

She didn’t care about the life or death of the Xuanhe Sect; her only concern was the people of the Wuji Sect. Unfortunately, this sect’s members seemed exceedingly enigmatic, managing to infiltrate the Xuanhe Sect under everyone’s noses and even strike at its very foundations.

Quite interesting, the Fairy mused, her eyes open as she pondered.

Chen Pingping, trailing behind her, called out, "That fellow from before is definitely problematic!"

She turned back, a cryptic smile playing on her lips. "Are you implying that a young genius from my First Court of Fairy Valley is colluding with Chen Pingping of the Wuji Sect?"

"Of course!" Chen Pingping stated firmly.

"So, you, Chen Pingping of the Heaven Martial Continent, have absolutely no connection with Chen Pingping of the Wuji Sect?"

"None!"

"Alright..." The Fairy nodded. "We shall head to the City of Extinction now."

"..."

Chen Pingping’s eyelids twitched. He chuckled awkwardly. "Let’s not worry about the Wuji Sect for now. I think we need to discuss the matter of the Fusang Tree branches."

The Fairy nodded. "Indeed, I’ve been considering it." She narrowed her eyes. "There’s a terrifying Secret Realm containing a flame capable of dissolving Fusang Tree branches. However... that Secret Realm is suffused with Strange Power, the Power of Curse, and the Power of Destruction. Almost no one in the entire Southern Diaspora dares to enter it—except for the Wuji Sect."

Chen Pingping was startled. There’s such a thing?

"Want to know why?" she continued. "Because the conditions in the City of Extinction are identical to those in the Secret Realm. If the Wuji Sect can thrive there peacefully, having established their sect, it implies that either their Sect Master or Chen Pingping possesses something that can negate these terrifying powers."

"Exactly!" The Scholar, having caught up, interjected, "That’s precisely why the Fairy and I traveled thousands of miles to the Xuanhe Sect."

Chen Pingping shot him a displeased look. "There’s something off about you. The issue of your collusion with Chen Pingping of the Wuji Sect hasn’t even been resolved, and you have the audacity to speak here?"

The Scholar retorted resentfully, "You just wait. Don’t let me find any leverage against you."

"Go away!" Chen Pingping said with a look of disgust. "The little secret between the Fairy and me is certainly not for your ears."

What little secret? the Scholar wondered, astonished.

Naturally, it concerned the Fusang Tree branch. Over countless years, only a handful of individuals had ever managed to take Fusang Tree branches from Soup Valley. If word of such a divine object got out, it would undoubtedly incite a terrible wave of slaughter.

The Fairy looked at the Scholar. "We can travel together for the time being."

"WAIT, WHAT?!" The Scholar coughed up more blood. "Fairy, what do you mean? We’re from the same sect! You’d rather trust this guy than your own sect brother?"

This is unbelievable! He seriously suspected Chen Pingping had used some Secret Technique on the Fairy. Yes, that had to be it.

The two continued to bicker as they walked further away.

「Several days later.」

The Fairy deduced that an individual from the Wuji Sect, along with a chicken, would appear at Tiger Roaring Sect. This time, they arrived a day or two early, notifying Tiger Roaring Sect to prepare, and also began their own arrangements.

The Scholar huffed coldly. "This time, I’ve deployed Divine Spirit Sense in advance. If anyone from the Wuji Sect dares to show up, they’ll be detected immediately." He glanced at Chen Pingping. "Your identity will soon be exposed. The Fairy will come to her senses and execute you personally."

Chen Pingping feigned surprise. "What’s Divine Spirit Sense?"

"A Secret Technique!" the Fairy interjected. "It’s a type of Divine Skill used for investigation. Once cast, his Divine Sense will completely blanket Tiger Roaring Sect, and each strand of his Divine Sense will be independent."

Chen Pingping frowned. Is it that miraculous?

"HEH!" The Scholar smirked. "Scared now?"

Chen Pingping remained unconvinced. "I still find you highly suspicious."

The Scholar didn’t refute this. He had already set up his Divine Spirit Sense, employing Divine Sense Division and Divinity Transformation to envelop the entire Tiger Roaring Sect. If the Wuji Sect’s man and chicken appeared, he was certain he would detect them instantly. At that point, Chen Pingping’s identity would naturally be revealed. The Fairy would be enraged. He would then join forces with the enraged Fairy to slay Chen Pingping.

What a brilliant plan! Thinking this, the Scholar couldn’t help but chuckle.

Time trickled by. Most of the day passed in a blink. Tiger Roaring Sect was also on high alert, tense with preparations. After all, too many rumors had circulated about sixty or seventy factions being plundered. That man and his chicken were impossible to defend against, simply unstoppable! The factions that had been raided plummeted to rock bottom, a truly agonizing fate.

「Night fell!」

They were still waiting. The images and timings discernible from the Heavenly Book were vague and imprecise.

After a long while, a cold wind swept through the area.

Chen Pingping, his expression calm, cursed inwardly, That damned old hen. That scoundrel actually made Li Qi take action again. He’s only at the Supreme Mystery Realm. He’s still just a kid! The rıghtful source is novelFirｅ.net

He subconsciously glanced at the Scholar. Seeing no reaction, the tension in Chen Pingping’s heart eased considerably.

The Scholar snorted coldly. "What? Have your people arrived? Trying to talk to me to distract me?"

Chen Pingping said nothing.

"Impossible!" the Scholar declared contemptuously. "From this moment on, I won’t exchange a single word with you."

Another gust of cold wind blew past.

Chen Pingping lowered his eyelids, thinking silently, He’s broken through to the King Tao realm.

Yes, Li Qi had broken through to the King Tao realm. This was because he had begun cultivating the Heavenly Demon Divine Skill and had successfully formed the True Solar Scripture. Chen Pingping, however, was none the wiser, still believing Li Qi had simply been unable to suppress his cultivation and had broken through naturally.

Very good, not bad at all! Chen Pingping thought. A breakthrough achieved through such tempering means his combat power will far exceed others at the same level. Coupled with his Solar Saint Body, defeating opponents of a higher realm will be a simple matter.

But if Chen Pingping knew Li Qi had cultivated Demon Tao, he would undoubtedly call upon Sword Mountain to deal with Guang Xiaoyu, and while at it, give that old hen a taste of his blade too.

"HUH?" The Scholar finally sensed that something was amiss. "Fairy, a cold wind just blew past. Did you feel it?"

"Cold wind?" The Fairy frowned.

"This is bad!" The Scholar’s face paled significantly as he rushed towards the sect’s treasure vault. It was located in a cave, protected inside and out by seven or eight arrays, with a group of the sect’s high-ranking experts seated in meditation around it.

Seeing the Scholar appear, an Elder asked, "Scholar? Is there a problem?"

"Quick! Check if your Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Pills, and Divine Weapons are still there!" the Scholar urged anxiously.

The Elder frowned. We’re all guarding this place. If anyone from the Wuji Sect tried to break in, we would surely have been alerted. But the Scholar’s tone was so urgent that the Elder had no choice but to stand up and inspect the cave.

One look was all it took—he was stunned.

Then, a group of high-ranking sect members hurried into the cave. Seeing the empty interior, they were collectively dumbfounded. "It’s over! It’s all over!"

The Scholar, who had followed them in, immediately vomited blood.

Chen Pingping pointed at the Scholar and shouted, "It must be him! This person is extremely suspicious! He claimed he’d set up Divine Spirit Sense that would detect anyone from the Wuji Sect immediately, and yet... everything vanishes, and only then does he come running!"

"You’re talking nonsense!" The Scholar’s face turned ashen, his body quivering with rage.

"Then how do you explain it?" Chen Pingping strode forward. "You must be colluding with Chen Pingping from the Wuji Sect, working together from the inside and out! That Divine Spirit Sense was just a ruse, a secret technique to help the Wuji Sect disciples infiltrate this place!"

"Slander! That’s slander! Nothing of the sort happened!" the Scholar stammered, momentarily flustered.

"Then explain!" Chen Pingping pressed relentlessly.

"..."

How could he explain? What could he possibly use as an explanation? Damn it! How did people from the Wuji Sect manage to infiltrate so silently? Why didn’t his Divine Spirit Sense react at all?

The Scholar truly felt like he was coughing up blood again. Thankfully, a thought struck him, and his panic subsided somewhat. "Something’s fishy," he said. "That gust of cold wind that blew through earlier—it must have been when someone from the Wuji Sect snuck in! Fuck!"

The always dignified, scholarly, and gentle Scholar had just uttered a filthy word for the first time in his life.

The members of Tiger Roaring Sect were outraged, clamoring about their irreconcilable enmity with the Wuji Sect.

The Fairy said nothing. One failure, two failures... but she still had a third chance. She refused to believe she couldn’t find the people from the Wuji Sect.