Chapter 163 - The Scum Is Prepared

"What did you say?!" Xie Lan said as he went down the platform and walked towards Zuo Zhe. "What do you mean, Xiao Sheng knows the demonic cultivator?!" he asked.

Zuo Zhe met his gaze. "He does." He said.

Xie Lan stared at Zuo Zhe. Actually, he already had his suspicions earlier.

"Founder…?" Lei Ling, You Rou and Lei Qing called when they saw Xie Lan fell silent.

"Sect leader Xie…?" the sect leaders called after seeing Xie Lan's head lowered.

"… you're like Wen. I'll believe your words." Xie Lan told Zuo Zhe before he left and went back.

"…" Zuo Zhe whose heart almost stopped after feeling Xie Lan's overwhelming aura. Whew…! He secretly sighed in relief.

"I apologize for my rash behavior." Xie Lan said when he returned. His face is deadly calm.

"…" sect leader Xie, you're scaring us! They thought.

"What did Zuo Zhe mean earlier?" Wu Yuan asked Xie Lan.

"Cheng Sheng knows the demonic cultivator?" Jing Rui asked.

"And he expected it…" Fei Huang muttered.

"Your disciple is really something!" Qian Shan told Xie Lan and patted his back.

"…" Xie Lan who was very pissed at the moment. Xiao Sheng, how dare you play us?! He thought as he glared at the projected image of the Cleansing Stone. Chen Han, Li Tian, Feng Mo and Xiao Le can be seen flying with the Huakai Sect following behind them. Could it be… could it be - ?! he thought and looked at Sun Yi who was flying along with the Shanliangde Sect disciples. Could it be… they knew this beforehand?! He thought as his face darkened. Xiao Sheng, you're really something! How can you play with your life like this?! He thought as his chest heaved up and down in suppressed anger.

"…" the sect leaders who stepped back when they felt Xie Lan's suffocating aura again. Sect leader Xie, we thought you already have calmed down?! They thought and anxiously watched the Zunjingde Sect disciples who have reached the south first.

Jing Rui's expression became grave when they saw thousands of monsters and walking corpses were running to the direction of a mountain. Jing Cheng, Jing Bai, Jing Hei, Jing Kang… all of you must come back! He thought.

Inside the secret realm, the Zunjingde Sect were shocked when they saw countless walking corpses with monsters were swarming on the ground like ants.

"What the hell…" Jing Hei muttered under his breath.

"This is really hell." Qian Lin said as his eyes narrowed. They saw a large 'bird' flying towards them and he shot it with his needles.

"Kah!" the large 'bird' cried and fell down. Then, they saw its corpse was eaten by the monsters while some trampled on it.

"Ugh – " Jing Hei looked away and covered his mouth.

"Don't make any unnecessary actions." Jing Cheng told them. "Don't alert them." he added.

"Yes." Jing Bai and Jing Kang answered as they slowly flew over the monsters and walking corpses.

Outside the secret realm, the people's face paled in horror. "What is this…" they muttered as their breath hitched in their throat.

"A carnage." Zuo Zhe said, his face serious as he watched in the Cleansing Stone.

"No way…" Lei Ling and You Rou's eyes are wide in horror. Lei Qing gasped in astonishment and she covered her mouth.

"This isn't good." A sect leader said. "There are only thirty contestants left now." he said.

"It's about to be the fourth day, yet…" another said and sighed.

"What is that?!" someone exclaimed when they saw something.

Everyone turned and looked at where the sect leader is pointing at. Then, from Zheng Yi's Cleansing Stone, everyone saw Fei Yin, Wu Xi and Yu Sheng fighting against the thousands of enemies after the Zunjingde Sect neared the place where the demonic cultivator might be – as well as Cheng Sheng.

The Xinfaxian Sect gasped in shock when they saw Fei Yin. "Da shixiong!" they cried.

"Xiao Yin…" Xie Lan stared at Fei Yin in shock.

"Yin-er…" Fei Huang's expression is grave. No… I can't send Mu Jun inside. It's risky. He thought when he remembered that the secret realm is unstable.

"Amazing… Wu Xi and Yu Sheng are amazing!" the audience exclaimed when they also saw Wu Xi and Yu Sheng chopping ten monsters in one strike.

"Wait – does this mean…" they said when they realized it.

"Cheng Sheng is inside that cave." Zheng Fu Gong said when they saw the glowing arrays surrounding the cave.

"Cheng Sheng…" Pai Lie called even though they can only see the exterior of the cave and not even a shadow of Cheng Sheng.

"Did Cheng Sheng increase their strength?" Jing Xian asked as he watched Fei Yin, Wu Xi and Yu Sheng as well as the mountains of corpses all around them.

"It must be, or they can't last this long." Su Yuan said. "He's also using healing spells." He added when they saw the yellow light coming from the cave and going into Fei Yin, Wu Xi and Yu Sheng's body. They saw the three's wounds are being healed at a fast rate after the qi was channeled in their body.

"But, this can't go on." Qi Ling said when he saw the lights from the arrays flickered. "How long were they doing this before the news of the demonic cultivator's appearance has been known…" he muttered as his brows knit.

Inside the secret realm, Chen Han's heart sank when they saw the monsters and walking corpses running towards the mountain afar. "Don't mind the monsters and the walking corpses! Don't waste your energy on them! We must go to Ah Sheng first!" he told them.

"Yes!" they said as they flew at their fastest speed.

"Amazing… they can still pull this stunt." Tang Yun muttered when they saw Xiao Le rode on Feng Mo's sword while Li Tian rode on Chen Han's sword and they disappeared at the speed of light, including the Alliance's disciple.

"We can't lag behind. Follow Chen Han's words!" Tang Zhe said.

"Yes!" the Huakai Sect disciples answered and also paired up. Tang Yun took the Alliance's disciple with him.

"Second young master Fei." Zheng Yi called as they descended on the ground and the Zunjingde Sect started killing the monsters in all sides.

"The Zunjingde Sect?" Yu Sheng said and smiled when he saw them. "They sure arrive fast." He said and then disappeared. The next second and they saw countless flashes before hundreds of monsters fell dead.

"Where's Cheng Sheng?" Zheng Yi asked. "How is he? And the demonic cultivator, where is he?" he said.

"I'm looking for it." Fei Yin said as he took a deep breath while he wiped the blood off his forehead. When he was about to kill it earlier, it suddenly disappeared. If not for Cheng Sheng immediately creating an array around the mountain, it would've already escaped. However, since Cheng Sheng's whole attention is on healing them, he can't accurately locate it even if it's inside his array.

"Damn it." Zheng Yi cursed.

"Wu Xi." Fei Yin called. "You help Yu Sheng deal with these pests. The others are about to arrive. Have Yu Sheng instruct them on what to do." He told him before he disappeared in a flash, leaving Zheng Yi dumbfounded.

So fast! Zheng Yi thought as he and Wu Xi looked at each other.

Wu Xi who is a mute. "..." How the hell will I tell Yu Sheng? He thought as he looked at Zheng Yi who's assessing him.

"Yiyi, look out!" Jing Bai called as he pulled Zheng Yi while Wu Xi killed the monster that pounced on them. "What did Fei Yin say?" he asked.

"He's looking for the demonic cultivator. The demonic cultivator is trapped within this mountain after Cheng Sheng laid an array." Zheng Yi said. "However, this isn't a long-term solution. He's going to deplete his qi." he said, his face serious as he looked at the arrays around the cave on top of the mountain glowed brightly again. Cheng Sheng was also keeping up the array in the cave where he is to preempt the demonic cultivator in case it'll sneak up behind him.

"Ah Sheng!" Chen Han called as his group finally arrived.

"Da shixiong!" Sun Yi called when he and the Shanliangde Sect disciples made their arrival.

"Where's the demonic cultivator?" Tang Zhe asked as his fellow disciples started to kill the monsters and walking corpses, joining in the fray.

Zheng Yi looked at the three groups that arrived. "… you must have passed by him." He answered as he told them the situation.

"…" Chen Han, Xi Ming and Tang Zhe. Damn it! We could've killed him back there if we started our battle there! They thought and frowned for missing the chance. "We'll find him!" they said as they flew back to the direction where they came from.

"I'll leave this area to you." Jing Cheng said as he joined the other leaders.

"Fei Yin is also looking for him! Be careful!" Zheng Yi told them and sighed.

Fei Yin, the eldest disciple of the Xinfaxian Sect. Chen Han, the eldest disciple of the Youxiwang Sect. Xi Ming, the eldest disciple of the Shanliangde Sect. Jing Cheng, the eldest disciple of the Zunjingde Sect. And Tang Zhe, the eldest disciple of the Huakai Sect.

"Too bad we still haven't appointed our sect's eldest disciple, huh?" Qian Lin sighed. His elder brother was just newly-appointed as an elder, so they still haven't elected the eldest disciple of their sect. "But, each leader of the groups, they will surely be fine." He said and smiled.