Chapter 784: Exposure (Please Subscribe)_1

Mu Yun and Mo Qingyue quickened their pace, and in front of them appeared five disciples from other sects...

The former's pupils suddenly constricted, pulling Mo Qingyue down to crouch...

The Diming Sect disciples felt something was amiss and glanced in their direction; seeing nothing unusual, they retracted their gaze...

Mu Yun then let out a sigh of relief, "Phew... Almost got discovered! There were actually five people!"

If they had been even slightly later, they might have been detected. It was still best to be cautious before they had confirmed what the others intended to do!

Mo Qingyue's beautiful eyes carried a solemn tension as she whispered softly, "Second Senior Brother, could it be that they plan to deal Liu Yun and the others a deadly hand?"

From the spirit force fluctuations of Liu Yun and his two companions, it was clear that they were all extremely weak and had sustained serious injuries!

Mu Yun shook his head, "I don't know either, Mo Junior Sister..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mo Qingyue immediately understood, formed a hand seal, and whispered, "Profound Grade Top-Tier Martial Technique, Spirit Butterfly Technique!"

A rich current of spiritual power surged from her body, which quickly coalesced into several large and small, vibrantly colored butterflies that slowly flew forward, flapping their wings...

This martial technique was specifically used for surveillance, linking the user's five senses with the butterflies, allowing them to share information...

As the beautiful spirit butterflies fluttered away, Mo Qingyue's beautiful eyes gradually grew vacant as Mu Yun remained as quiet as possible beside her, not disturbing her...

Instead, he watched his surroundings with wary caution, in case of any surprises...

...

As those spirit butterflies circled overhead, everything they saw was shared with Mo Qingyue!

One of the Tianliu Sect male disciples was seen stepping on the head of a weak Liu Yun who lay on the ground, sneering, "With just the strength of you three, daring to make the first move against us, truly overestimating yourselves!"

Another disciple from the Diming Sect spoke coldly, "But it serves him right to die. Even against trash like you, he couldn't hold his own."

The disciples from Sect Liaoqiong revealed smiles, showing no discomfort at the fact that their own companion had been killed by the three men in front of them...

They spoke softly, "After all, doesn't this just give us a better excuse to take action? The Sect Master's order was to slaughter all the Xuantian Sect disciples in the Secret Realm, wasn't it?"

With that, he suddenly raised his leg and delivered a heavy kick to Mo Hen's abdomen, sending him flying several meters away, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood with a "puff!"...

Liu Yun's eyes conveyed a sense of unwillingness as he watched Mo Hen being kicked away, but with his severe injuries, he had no strength left to resist.

With his last bit of energy, he lifted his head and spoke with difficulty to the surrounding disciples, "If you... must kill... then kill. Acting like this, do you even... consider yourselves men?"

The Tianliu Sect disciple, upon seeing him still able to speak, increased the pressure on his leg, forcing Liu Yun's lifted head back down, and coldly shouted, "Did I allow you to speak!"

He then changed his tone, "We won't kill you for now. Using you three worthless trash to threaten the other Xuantian Sect disciples, wouldn't that be more interesting?"

"Exactly, exactly, I think I saw earlier that among the Xuantian Sect disciples participating in the Sect Rivalry, there were two beauties! If we don't take our pleasure with them, how can we live up to this opportunity?"

Perhaps because of Mo Qingyue's intense emotional fluctuations, the swarm of spirit butterflies let out a "buzzing" sound...

A Diming Sect disciple nearby discovered their presence first and with a furrowed brow said, "Why are there butterflies here?"

Despite his confusion, he still drew his personal sword and released a sharp sword qi, instantly slicing the spirit butterflies to pieces...

On the other side, Mo Qingyue, who had been with an empty gaze, suddenly let out a scream...

"Ah!"

Mu Yun immediately asked with concern, "Mo Junior Sister, are you alright?"

Mo Qingyue first clutched at her chest, gasping for breath several times before shaking her head and explaining, "I'm fine, but we were discovered. The other side destroyed the spirit butterflies, and the pain was shared with me!"

Seeing that Mo Qingyue was uninjured, Mu Yun once again inquired, "And what about Liu Yun and the others?"

A solemn expression crept onto Mo Qingyue's delicate cheeks. "These people want to use Liu Yun and the rest as bait, to lure us over. Moreover, their ultimate goal is to kill all of us Xuantian Sect disciples!"

That's right, to kill!

This was entirely different from when they had participated in the sect struggle for dominance in the past!

In those times, although the Xuantian Sect disciples were also oppressed by the combined forces of disciples from other sects, at most they would only severely injure the opposition!

Upon hearing this, Mu Yun's profound eyes suddenly narrowed with anger and he rebuked, "Have these guys gone mad? Don't they fear that this will provoke a war between the sects?"

A terrible conjecture surfaced in Mo Qingyue's heart, and through gritted teeth she said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. Without the sects' consent, they wouldn't dare to do such a thing! The other three great sects probably not only want to get rid of us but also want to devour Xuantian Sect!"

Mu Yun spoke earnestly, "Then we..."

Before he could finish, he sensed several chilling sword qi streaks attacking them. Mu Yun decisively pulled Mo Qingyue into a roll, narrowly avoiding the assault by these sword qi…

At the same time, his gaze caught sight of the Tianliu Sect disciples and others charging straight towards them…

Narrowing his eyes, he muttered to himself, "Now... we're in trouble!"

…

Elsewhere, the battle had already ended and the Nascent Soul Stage Python Snake was quietly flicking its tongue out, its moss-green eyes looking upon the scene before it…

After coldly cutting down three fallen Liaoqiong Sect disciples, Xu Sheng's dark eyes turned towards the hesitant Gu Linruo beside him...

He spoke softly, "How about it, Senior Sister Gu, can't you bring yourself to do it?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Linruo paused, then pursed her lips and said, "I..."

In her moment of hesitation, the eyes of the fallen Liaoqiong Sect disciple suddenly brightened. Clutching his personal sword, he abruptly stood up and swung it towards her…

But before his blade could touch Gu Linruo's delicate body, a flash of cold light swiftly sliced through his neck…

"Ptui!" With a sound, the crimson liquid spurted out like a fountain, and a round object tumbled to the ground…

Regaining her composure, Gu Linruo shook her head, pressing down the thoughts in her heart...

After looking towards Xu Sheng, her tone expressed worry, "I have no idea how the others are now..."

Xu Sheng patted her shoulder, consoling her, "Elder Brother Mu and Elder Sister Mo should be fine. As for those three, Liu Yun, if things are as expected, they've already fallen into the hands of disciples from other sects!"

"However, this at least means they're not in mortal danger!"

Were he in their place, he would also use the captured trio of Liu Yun as bait to attract their companions and then capture them all in one fell swoop!

Gu Linruo's beautiful eyes flickered with confusion as she asked, "Junior Brother Xu, how do you know?"

Hearing this, Xu Sheng simply smiled lightly and softly replied, "My intuition…"

With that said, he turned and walked towards the Flame Serpent…

"Let's go, Senior Sister Gu, let's put an end to this farce quickly!"

As for the real purpose of the sect struggle for dominance, seizing strongholds?

It's nothing but a facade!

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