Chapter 243: The Yin Queen, Zhu

Yuyan, lurked around Jingnian Monastery, attempting to locate Ye Xiu.

With the front gate of Jingnian Monastery besieged by masters from countless factions, Zhu Yuyan knew Ye Xiu was definitely not there. After all, Ye Xiu had extensive knowledge of Jingnian Monastery and must have known how to infiltrate.

However, Zhu Yuyan didn't know Ye Xiu's exact whereabouts, and she didn't even know his true appearance. Therefore, finding Ye Xiu was incredibly difficult.

After all, even if she knew his face, with Ye Xiu's disguise skills alone, she wouldn't have been able to recognize him even if he walked right past her.

Therefore, Zhu Yuyan had only one way to find Ye Xiu: wait for him to obtain the Heshi Bi.

She didn't need to know who Ye Xiu was or what he looked like. She simply needed to wait and see who the Heshi Bi fell into.

Whoever possessed the Heshi Bi was most likely Ye Xiu.

If Ye Xiu had put so much effort, done so much preparation and homework, and in the end the He Shi Bi was snatched away by someone else, then Zhu Yuyan would probably look down on Ye Xiu.

Even if Ye Xiu missed the He Shi Bi just because of luck, Zhu Yuyan would pay less attention to Ye Xiu. After all, a person with very bad luck is also destined not to go far.

As for whether Ye Xiu is a person with bad luck?

In Zhu Yuyan's opinion, Ye Xiu is definitely not a person with bad luck because he has that kind of magical diary that can improve his own cultivation and strength, and even improve the strength of the diary holder.

Because if he is unlucky, he can't get the diary at all.

When Zhu Yuyan noticed the violent fluctuation of true energy in the backyard of Jingnian Zen Temple, her eyes lit up slightly, thinking that maybe this was Ye Xiu taking action.

Just as Zhu Yuyan was about to head out, the violent Qi fluctuations in the backyard ceased almost instantly. This made her wonder if the person attacking Jingnian Temple's backyard wasn't Ye Xiu. After all, the fight was over in just a few breaths. If it was Ye Xiu, then his strength was likely no less than that of a Grandmaster. Zhu

Yuyan felt that even she would have difficulty defeating the monks in such a short time.

More importantly, Zhu Yuyan sensed that one of the attackers was emitting Qi fluctuations that were almost at the level of a Grandmaster.

This intensified her curiosity about the situation in Jingnian Temple's backyard.

However, when Zhu Yuyan arrived, she found all four of Jingnian Temple's Dharma Protectors lying on the ground, some already dead. More importantly, Jingnian Temple's monk, Lekong, was like a deflated balloon, riddled with holes, looking as if he could die at any moment.

"They actually stole the Heshi Bi? I wonder if the person who stole it was the one who wrote the diary," Zhu Yuyan muttered to herself, then shook her head. "I'm still too young. I don't know how to act decisively and ruthlessly. I must not hold back when I can't."

With a wave of her hand, Zhu Yuyan shattered the blue bricks on the ground. The broken bricks flew up like a powerful bow, piercing through the bodies of the four Dharma Protectors, as well as the abbot of Jingnian Monastery, Monk Kong, regardless of whether they were still breathing.

Puff, puff, puff—

Monk Kong and the others, who had still a breath left, perhaps able to survive through some special means or elixir, were instantly killed.

Zhu Yuyan didn't use her true qi directly because she was worried that the demonic true qi would linger on Monk Kong and the others, leading the people of Jingnian Monastery and even Cihang Jingzhai to suspect that Zhu Yuyan had killed Monk Kong and the others.

In reality, if it were simply murder, even if the victim was Monk Liaokong, it wouldn't be a big deal for Zhu Yuyan, after all, she was already a Grandmaster.

However, the current situation involved the Heshi Bi.

If Zhu Yuyan's remaining demonic energy were detected by the monks of Jingnian Monastery, they might believe she had stolen the Heshi Bi.

In that case, the countless forces seeking the Heshi Bi, even facing a Grandmaster like Zhu Yuyan, might join forces, colluding with Jingnian Monastery, Cihang Jingzhai, and even Grandmaster Ning Daoqi to besiege the Yingui Sect, attempting to destroy both the sect and Zhu Yuyan.

Therefore, in such a major matter involving so many forces, Zhu Yuyan needed to proceed with caution.

Just as Zhu Yuyan dealt Monk Kong a finishing blow, the sounds of fighting in the backyard alerted the monks and other masters in the front yard, and they, in unison, began to rush towards the backyard.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuyan turned to leave.

Just as she was about to leave, the energies of Grandmasters fighting erupted outside Jingnian Zen Temple. Even Zhu Yuyan sensed danger from this energies.

"Grandmasters, two of them, and even more so, they're not just any Grandmasters!" Zhu Yuyan's pupils constricted. She even suspected the two Grandmasters fighting might be Grandmasters of the Profound Realm.

However, what reassured Zhu Yuyan was that the fight seemed to last only one round and then ceased.

The possibility of the two Grandmasters fighting at the Profound Realm calmed Zhu Yuyan, who had been feeling inflated by her achievement as a Grandmaster.

Zhu Yuyan knew there was always someone stronger than her, and she feared she would no longer act with such arrogance.

At the same time, she began to hesitate.

Should she go over to the other side of the battle?

If a fight was taking place, there was a high chance the Heshi Bi was there.

But a Grandmaster at the Profound Finger Realm? She feared she was no match for him. If he truly harbored ill intentions and wanted to kill her, even escaping would be extremely difficult.

However, if she didn't go, how could she find the diary writer?

After all, she didn't know his appearance or whereabouts. Even with the diary in hand, finding Ye Xiu would be incredibly difficult. This was a rare opportunity; if she gave up, she didn't know how she would ever find him again.

Especially with the new monthly diary rewards about to begin.

If she could raise the diary writer's favorability, her strength would definitely improve significantly.

Especially since her previous actions had caused the diary writer to misunderstand her, his favorability had almost plummeted to zero.

Under these circumstances, Zhu Yuyan was already extremely anxious, not to mention the recent clash between two Grandmasters at least at the Profound Finger Realm, which only heightened her desire to improve her own strength.

You have to know that after becoming a Grandmaster, Zhu Yuyan had two goals: one was to kill Shi Zhixuan, and the other was to reunite the two sects of the Demon Sect's Six Paths.

Putting aside the matter of killing Shi Zhixuan, was unifying the two sects of the Demon Sect's Six Paths

even possible with her Grandmaster's cultivation?

Before becoming a Grandmaster, Ning Daoqi seemed to be the only Grandmaster in the Great Sui Dynasty. However, after becoming a Grandmaster and becoming a traveler, she encountered two Grandmasters at the Zhixuan Realm.

She suddenly found herself in a world she didn't recognize. She worried that when she tried to unify the two sects of the Demon Sect, she might be defeated by a Grandmaster, perhaps even a Grandmaster of the Profound Realm, or even someone even stronger.

Strength! Strength! More strength!

Zhu Yuyan, born into the Demon Sect, once again felt a strong desire to improve her strength.

As she listened to the men in the front yard approach, she finally decided to give it a try!

How could she become stronger if she was so timid? When would she

finally be able to unify the two sects of the Demon Sect? Soon, Zhu Yuyan arrived at the scene where the fight between the Grandmasters of the Profound Realm had broken out, but she found it completely deserted.

While she felt relieved, she also had a headache: how could she find the diary writer? They had left no trace at all!

Ultimately, Zhu Yuyan decided to try her luck and chased in a random direction.

Elsewhere, after receiving a secret message from the Child-Lady of Tianshan, Ye Xiu immediately activated his Wind God Leg and fled at breakneck speed. He also pushed the Changsheng Jue to its maximum potential, maximizing its ability to restrain Qi. As

Ye Xiu passed, it seemed as if no trace remained.

It would be extremely difficult for others to find Ye Xiu, and Ye Xiu didn't even consider asking the Child-Lady of Tianshan to follow him. After all,

if he left any trace that would allow the Child-Lady of Tianshan to find him, then the monk would surely find

him too. By completely concealing himself, the Child-Lady of Tianshan wouldn't be able to find him, and neither would anyone else. This was the safest thing for Ye Xiu.

To prevent others from finding him, Ye Xiu even disguised himself as a somewhat frail young man while fleeing.

...

Zhu Yuyan used the Heavenly Demonic Art with all her might to enhance her perception. Although she had tried this method several times before and still couldn't detect Ye Xiu's presence, she couldn't give up.

At that moment, Zhu Yuyan's eyebrows twitched slightly as she sensed two barely familiar auras.

They were vibrant and imbued with a hint of Daoist energy.

Instantly, she thought of two people:

the Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, mentioned so often in the diary.

She hadn't expected them to appear here either. They

were merely two innate-level cultivators, not even Grandmasters, so Zhu Yuyan hadn't paid them much attention.

But then, an idea struck her.

According to the diary, if the diary's author hadn't intervened, the He Clan Bi would have ultimately fallen into the hands of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. With the power of the He Clan Bi, these two would have been cleansed and ascended to higher realms.

So what now?

The He Clan Bi might have been taken away by the diary's author.

But Zhu Yuyan had no way of finding the diary's author. Instead

of wandering aimlessly, she decided to check on Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. Perhaps they could lead her to the He Clan Bi.

Meanwhile, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, targeted by Zhu Yuyan, were rapidly advancing in a certain direction.

"Young Master Zhong, is it correct for us to not forget Jingnian Zen Temple and instead head this way?" Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong asked Kou Zhong as they hurried in a certain direction.

"Young Master Ling, don't we both sense that there's something very important in that direction? Even if any one of us senses it incorrectly, how can we be wrong now that we both sense it?" Kou Zhong said with a smile.

"But, our purpose in coming to Jingnian Zen Temple is to obtain the Heshi Bi. After all, the Heshi Bi is, along with Yang Gong's treasure, a treasure that is said to be the nemesis of the Yang family. And since you've always wanted to be a general, obtaining the Heshi Bi is very important to you," Xu Ziling couldn't help but say.

"Of course I know the Heshi Bi is important and precious, but precisely because it's so precious, it's simply not something we two, not even Grandmasters, can covet. So many forces and masters are vying for the Heshi Bi now. If we were to get involved, we wouldn't have any chance at all. So, instead of chasing the impossible Heshi Bi, it's better to seek opportunities that will allow us to break through and become Grandmasters." Kou Zhong analyzed calmly.

Xu Ziling nodded gently. Indeed, instead of chasing the impossible Heshi Bi, it would be better to pursue the opportunities that were available to them right now.

...

Ye Xiu tried to restrain all his energy, even his own perception. If Ye Xiu tried to sense others, those with greater strength and keen perception would be able to sense Ye Xiu's perception, and thus, follow Ye Xiu's perception and sense his presence.

So, Ye Xiu gave up sensing, concentrating all his energy and perception within his body. At this moment, Ye Xiu was like a stone, a tree.

Ye Xiu, carrying the Heshi Bi, had no intention of returning to Luoyang. He even intended to leave as quickly as possible, seeking a quiet and safe place to refine the Heshi Bi and harness its mysterious energy to cleanse himself.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Xiu's presence would have been impossible to detect.

But, by sheer coincidence, Ye Xiu suddenly saw two people appear in front of him. They were none other than Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. If Ye Xiu hadn't focused his perception, with his complete Changsheng Jue, he could easily have spotted them before Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling noticed him. However,

in this situation, Ye Xiu blocked his perception, so he only noticed Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling after he saw them with his own eyes.

When Ye Xiu spotted Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, they also saw Ye Xiu.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling hadn't sensed Ye Xiu's presence before. To them, Ye Xiu was like a stone, like a tree. If they hadn't seen Ye Xiu with their own eyes, they wouldn't have even noticed his presence.

Most importantly, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling sensed the opportunity within Ye Xiu—more precisely, the small bundle he was carrying.

The three of them exchanged glances, and for a moment, the atmosphere grew eerie.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, however, had a tacit understanding, instantly understanding each other's thoughts.

"What a coincidence! We actually ran into this brother in a place like this," Kou Zhong said with a laugh.

"Yes, yes, it's truly a coincidence that the three of us could meet here in such a remote place," Xu Ziling echoed.

Ye Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, realizing that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were likely after his Heshi Bi, even if they didn't even know they possessed it.

More accurately, they were after him, wanting whatever he possessed.

"Speaking of which, brother, what are you doing here so late at night? You're not doing anything bad, are you?"

"Of course, even if it was, we brothers wouldn't mind. After all, we're not exactly good people..."

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged words, seemingly indifferent, as they slowly edged closer to Ye Xiu.

Watching their actions, Ye Xiu feigned obliviousness, even making a slightly awkward attempt to conceal the bundle in his hands.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's eyes lit up at Ye Xiu's actions, and they attacked simultaneously.

One attacked from the left, the other from the right.

Their attacks were perfectly coordinated, seemingly without warning, effectively sealing off Ye Xiu from both sides.

Seeing Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's attacks, Ye Xiu instantly looked panicked, as if he was unsure whether to attack or defend, whether to block Kou Zhong on the left or Xu Ziling on the right.

The two men saw the panic on Ye Xiu's face, and a hint of joy welled up in their hearts. Despite their surprise, they showed no signs of complacency. While striking decisively, they also had a backup plan. Whether Ye Xiu blocked their attacks or fled, they had a corresponding strategy in mind.

However, what surprised Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling was Ye Xiu's strength, far exceeding their expectations.

They had originally assumed Ye Xiu's strength was modest, perhaps at best, on par with them, at the Xiantian realm. After all, Ye Xiu looked far too young, like a teenager.

After all, a teenager, no matter how talented, could never become a Grandmaster.

However, they hadn't expected the Ye Xiu they saw was a disguised version of himself. While Ye Xiu was still under twenty, thanks to his cheats, his strength had long surpassed their expectations.

Just as Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were about to attack Ye Xiu, Ye Xiu's Qi suddenly erupted, unleashing two lightning-fast kicks, one hitting Kou Zhong and the other in the chest.

Crackling—

their chests shattered, and they were sent flying by Ye Xiu's kick. Before they even hit the ground, blood gushed out of their mouths like two small fountains.

Ye Xiu immediately gathered his Qi after striking, and without pausing, he quickly fled.

He had no intention of finishing off the attack, as the two kicks he had just delivered were already brutal enough, and Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling might not survive.

Furthermore, Ye Xiu wanted to leave quickly. After all, such a sudden burst of Qi would inevitably draw attention.

While this might seem a bit cowardly, with the Heshi Bi in hand, caution was essential.

Ye Xiu feared that every second of delay would only increase the danger.

Just as Ye Xiu was about to leave, he suddenly saw a woman with a hint of joy on her face appear before him.

Ye Xiu's pupils contracted violently. He knew this woman. This woman was the leader of the Yin Gui Sect - Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan.