“Se—Senior Brother! Wh—why are you here?”
The monkey-faced disciple from Four Sages Academy immediately stepped in front of the slightly chubby disciple holding the purple formation flag, secretly kicking his companion’s calf to urge him to wipe the guilty look off his face.
Although both of their cultivation levels were at the late stage of Qi Refining, neither was inferior in realm to the Senior Brother before them, yet at this moment both of their hearts were pounding in their throats.
The reason why Dongfang Xiaotian had managed to be the outer sect’s Senior Brother for so long wasn’t because of his seniority, nor because he had made any outstanding contributions—simply put, it was because… Second Senior Sister Tushan Bingxian was just that formidable.
Yes, the Second Senior Sister.
Ever since half a year ago, when Dongfang Xiaotian came here and directly sought trouble with the previous Senior Brother, the Second Senior Sister went even further, using her fourth layer of Qi Refining to fight her way up from the bottom. No one could best her.
Everyone could see it: this Second Senior Sister was absolutely not someone to be trifled with.
In just half a year, her cultivation had advanced at a shocking pace from Qi Refining layer four to layer eight—her speed in cultivation was truly extraordinary.
There was no doubt: Second Senior Sister was definitely not someone to provoke.
However, all the big and small affairs and authority in the outer sect were tied to the rankings, so the title of Senior Brother wasn’t given in vain, and many people coveted that position.
Unfortunately, every last one who did was beaten into submission by Second Senior Sister Tushan Bingxian.
She had even declared, “Whoever wants to be Senior Brother can fight her for it. If they defeat Dongfang Xiaotian, then she’d seek out the new Senior Brother for a match too.”
Basically, whoever became Senior Brother—she’d fight them.
But the one person she never considered fighting was Dongfang Xiaotian. The meaning of that was obvious to everyone.
Everyone secretly cursed: “Just because you’re good-looking, you get to do whatever you want?”
As a result, the two only slightly underestimated the abilities of Dongfang Xiaotian, this guy who only knew how to hide behind a woman, but it was only a slight underestimation—not enough to treat him like a pebble that could be dealt with casually.
Even if Dongfang Xiaotian was only at Qi Refining layer seven, he had still beaten the previous Senior Brother.
Although they had both been undercover in the Four Sages Academy for years, hiding some tricks up their sleeves, and were confident that they weren’t weaker than Dongfang Xiaotian—
The problem was, they had no way to dispose of him quietly without alerting the others in Four Sages Academy.
This was the Four Sages Academy camp, and at a sensitive time when the Third Elder had just been attacked. If they were caught, the consequences would be dire.
“W—we were just digging a hole to relieve ourselves, Senior Brother, don’t mind us!”
The slightly chubby disciple hurriedly stuffed the purple formation flag into his spatial artifact, trying to put on an honest face for Senior Brother.
“Relieve yourselves? The two of you, together? And right here?” Dongfang Xiaotian’s expression was filled with disdain.
“Y-yes!”
The monkey-faced disciple quickly explained, “There’ve been a lot of evil cultivators around lately, right? Junior Brother Cheng Ze is timid, so he didn’t dare to go outside the formation alone. He brought me along for courage!”
“Oh? Then what about that formation flag in your hand just now?”
Dongfang Xiaotian glanced at the spatial ring on the disciple’s hand, then at the pit they’d just claimed was for relieving themselves.
He chuckled lightly, “And to answer nature’s call, you just happened to dig up a formation flag buried five meters underground?”
The two of them instantly tensed, spiritual power involuntarily pouring into their spatial artifacts, their hands ready to grab weapons at any moment.
“Senior Brother, what are you talking about? I don’t understand,” the monkey-faced disciple said coldly.
Even if fighting here might make noise, being caught meant brutal torture anyway. In that case, they might as well risk everything!
“Hey, hey, hey—no need to get nervous.”
Dongfang Xiaotian quickly raised his hands to show he had no hostile intent.
“Orders from above: all the formations here are under my control now. I’m responsible for getting you two out. Are there any others?”
Monkey-face and chubby exchanged a glance, surprise flickering across their faces.
But the slightly chubby disciple still hadn’t figured out the situation, glaring warily at Dongfang Xiaotian. “Senior Brother, we’re just here to take a dump, no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Sigh.”
Dongfang Xiaotian sighed, beckoning with his hand. “Trust me.”
Before the monkey-faced disciple could stop him, the chubby one had already leaned in.
The monkey-faced disciple gripped his spear tightly, suspecting this was just a ploy by Dongfang Xiaotian to ambush them.
But all he heard was Senior Brother’s low whisper: “Long live the Evil God Cult.”
The two of them instantly looked delighted.
Evil God Cult?
He was an insider, too?
“How do we know you’re one of us?”
The monkey-faced disciple still didn’t trust him, and even pressed his spear to Dongfang Xiaotian’s throat, ready to kill him at the first sign of trouble!
“The formation you’re setting up—it will automatically activate and erode the Xuanwu Defensive Wandering Star Array as soon as its defense mode is triggered.
Then it’ll sap the power of everyone in Four Sages Academy, draining their spiritual energy nonstop.”
Dongfang Xiaotian looked at the monkey-faced man confidently. “Am I right?”
Hearing Dongfang Xiaotian’s description, the monkey-faced man froze on the spot. It was exactly the same as what their contact had told them—every last detail matched!
If he weren’t one of their own, then he must be an ally of the Evil God Cult, the one who had provided the formation. Otherwise, there was no way he’d know it so clearly!
As for the possibility that Dongfang Xiaotian had deduced this from outside the formation, they didn’t even consider it.
Not only had they just finished setting up the last flag, but the formation was so complex, they’d needed every undercover member within Four Sages Academy, endless analysis, verification, surveying—it had taken them more than half a month just to barely complete it!
Such a complicated formation, there was no way someone who looked under twenty could figure out its effect just by glancing at it!
The monkey-faced disciple was sure—even in the whole of Lingtian City, nobody could see through such a formation easily! Much less now, when it was still missing a flag!
There was no doubt—knowing the effect of a formation you’d never seen before, so clearly, meant you were an ally.
If he were an enemy, he’d have reported them long ago. Why bother coming to connect with them?
The spear in his hand dropped unconsciously. The monkey-faced disciple stared in shock, “You, you really are from the Evil God Cult? Aren’t you the Azure Dragon Sword Immortal?”
“The name Azure Dragon Sword Immortal Dongfang Xiaotian might not be as famous now, but it once shook the world. The Azure Dragon Sword Immortal in the legends was a righteous sword cultivator, sworn enemy of the evil path!”
The monkey-faced disciple just couldn’t reconcile the image of the Azure Dragon Sword Immortal—a paragon of justice—with being a follower of the absolutely evil Evil God Cult.
Dongfang Xiaotian shrugged and laughed, “You’re not actually Four Sages Academy disciples—why should I have to be the Azure Dragon Sword Immortal?”
From his words just now, Dongfang Xiaotian keenly sensed that their attitude toward the Evil God Cult wasn’t exactly warm, but more like allies.
So, these two weren’t from the Evil God Cult.
As expected, the Cult had allies… What a main character halo—dealing with the Cult alone was trouble enough, but there were even experts helping them.
Forget it, for the sake of collecting main character karma to fulfill my own life goals, I’ll just have to work even harder.
“Oh, I see, I see.”
The monkey-faced disciple looked at Dongfang Xiaotian with even more admiration. “So your Evil God Cult started planning this whole show half a year ago? Wow, I gotta hand it to you guys.”
“Yeah, that’s how Lord Wise One is,” Dongfang Xiaotian casually threw out the name of a Cult leader to boost his credibility.
“Anyway, you two have done well, but Four Sages Academy is on lockdown right now. Your side didn’t want to lose such outstanding talent, so I was sent to get you out—so we don’t end up hurting our own when things go down… Since this array won’t distinguish friend from foe.”
Got it!
“What? The sect even sent you to get us out?!”
The slightly chubby disciple’s eyes filled with tears, “Brother, did you hear that? I knew it, the Xiao Sect really didn’t forget us!”
“I heard it, of course I heard it!”
The monkey-faced disciple was moved too. “Nine years—it wasn’t in vain, these nine years of diligent undercover work in the Four Sages Academy! The sect really remembers us!”
Dongfang Xiaotian nodded, “Alright, hurry up and finish up, so we can go.”
“Of course.”
The monkey-faced youth nodded, not finding anything strange about Dongfang Xiaotian’s words.
After all, with the Third Elder gravely injured, the entire Four Sages Academy camp was on edge. Even setting up a formation required them to be extra careful, which was why it had dragged on till now.
“Once I set this flag, the formation will be complete,” the slightly chubby man said. “Brother, when it’s all done, let’s have some fun in Wu Nu City…”
“Hey, would a brother like him need us to show him around such brothels?”
The monkey-faced disciple grinned sleazily, watching as the slightly chubby man inserted the purple formation flag into place. “If you ask me, that Tushan Bingxian is a real treat—am I right, brother?”
“Her?”
Dongfang Xiaotian thought of Second Junior Sister, feeling a kind of bored irritation at hearing people gossip about his own ‘little sister’s’ charms.
To this day, he couldn’t understand the appeal of those obsessed with their sisters.
What exactly did little sisters have to do with women, anyway?
As for a junior sister… They’d all been taught by the same master, essentially siblings by training rather than blood. Not much difference from a real sister, right?
No, there was a big difference. At least other people’s sisters could still be classified as female humans, but his Second Junior Sister wasn’t even human.
All in all, a kind of indescribable boredom.
“Let’s talk more about those beauties you mentioned.”
Dongfang Xiaotian was intrigued, but added, “By the way, which place has good service and reasonable prices? Any recommendations?”
“Brother, you’re a true man of passion!”
The monkey-faced disciple’s grin grew even more lewd.
“Don’t tell me you haven’t used the Azure Dragon Sword Immortal’s identity to win over that Second Senior Sister yet? How about I help you out? In this area, I’m an expert—just let us join the fun when the time comes!”
While shoveling dirt, the monkey-faced disciple started drooling. “Tsk~ That Second Senior Sister’s chest is just something else… oh, can’t stand it… I have to book the best courtesan once we get out!”
“Fine, once we make it out alive, it’s on me,” Dongfang Xiaotian generously promised with an empty check.
“By the way, if you have other companions, call them over. I’ll escort everyone out together—makes it easier for us all.”
“Then thanks in advance, brother. I’ll make sure to take you to a top-notch place!”
Half an hour later
“Mmm~”
Chun’er awoke from her healing trance, feeling light and refreshed after the rest.
She wanted to call for Miss, but saw that everyone was cultivating, so she quickly shut her mouth.
Looking around, she noticed someone was missing.
“Where’s Dongfang Xiaotian?”
She went to look for him, and suddenly spotted a new screen in the tent.
Curious, Chun’er circled around the screen—and immediately saw a man washing bloodstains off his body in a wooden tub.
The man’s muscles were well-defined and his form graceful; his spine like a dragon, his torso sturdy yet beautiful.
His handsome face was even more alluring, flushed by the steam—a perfect portrait of a beautiful man bathing!
“How—how can you not be wearing clothes!”
Chun’er, afraid to disturb her mistress, deliberately lowered her voice!
No, Miss absolutely must not see such a scene, one that could break the heart of even the coldest Daoist!
Dongfang Xiaotian looked at Chun’er, who covered her eyes with her hands but peeked through her fingers, eyes almost bulging out.
Sure, there were differences between men and women, but was it really that shocking?
“My whole body’s covered in blood. Am I supposed to wash up with my clothes on?”
Dongfang Xiaotian shot Chun’er a scornful look. That’s the problem with body cultivators—a single punch and you’re covered in red and white, truly disgusting.
Looks like I need to prioritize repairing my spirit sea soon.
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