The Tianlan Saint Mother’s voice was icy, with spiritual power surging around her.
The Seventh Elder’s forehead was beaded with cold sweat, while the Second Elder forced a smile.
"Holy Mother, you exaggerate. We are merely..."
"Merely what?"
The Tianlan Saint Mother pressed on relentlessly.
"Merely already pledged allegiance to the Supreme Immortal Sect, ready to betray the Holy Land?"
The Second Elder’s expression finally changed.
"Holy Mother, be cautious with your words! Such treacherous talk, where does it come from?"
"Where does it come from?" The Tianlan Saint Mother’s eyes burned with anger.
"From your secret collusion with the Qiankun Venerate King! From selling out Gu Sheng’s whereabouts! From your sneaky actions today!"
With each sentence she spoke, her momentum grew stronger, forcing the two elders to retreat continuously.
"Holy Mother, calm your anger.
"The Second Elder forced himself to remain calm.
"There must be some misunderstanding in this."
"Holy Mother, such words are mistaken. We are solely thinking for the sake of the Holy Land."
The Tianlan Saint Mother snorted coldly, saying no more, turning and transforming into a stream of light, swiftly heading toward the Taoist temple.
After she departed, the Seventh Elder wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and whispered.
"Brother, do you think she will..."
"Afraid of what?"
The Second Elder’s lips curled into a sinister smile.
"As long as we deny it to the end, even the Tianlan Saint Master can’t do anything to us. Besides..."
His eyes were filled with malice.
"It’s questionable whether the Tianlan Saint Mother can survive today."
"Brother, you mean..."
The Second Elder did not answer directly, only sneered and said,
"Let’s go, follow her. I want to see what expression the Tianlan Saint Mother will have when the Qiankun Venerate King deals with that little wench."
"Gongsun, what exactly happened?"
Gu Yu was being pulled along by Gongsun Yue, stumbling as they ran out of the Taoist temple, her delicate face full of panic.
Gongsun Yue didn’t answer, only biting her lower lip tightly, dragging Gu Yu in the opposite direction of the Water Spirit Pavilion at full speed.
Her heart was surging with unease, and this emotion infected Gu Yu, making the girl’s face even paler.
"Boom——"
A loud noise came from afar, with violent demonic qi surging from all directions.
Gu Yu shivered all over, almost falling to the ground.
"Don’t stop! Run quickly!"
Gongsun Yue’s voice was urgent, her grip tightening, almost dragging Gu Yu along.
Gu Yu forced herself to suppress the fear, striving to keep up with Gongsun Yue’s pace.
She could feel that the terrifying demonic qi was rapidly approaching.
"Sister, my brother he..."
Gu Yu’s voice trembled.
"Your brother is safe for now."
Gongsun Yue interrupted her, her gaze swiftly scanning the surroundings.
"We must find a place to hide now."
The two of them crossed a Spirit Medicine Garden, and Gu Yu’s skirt was torn by the sharp Spirit Grass, but she didn’t care about that now.
Gongsun Yue suddenly changed direction, pulling her toward a secluded forest.
"There is a cave there, I discovered it when I was young," Gongsun Yue explained hastily.
"There’s a natural barrier outside, it can block out any aura."
Gu Yu nodded, enduring the pain from her ankle, desperately keeping up with Gongsun Yue’s pace.
Gongsun Yue gently tapped on the invisible barrier at the cave’s entrance.
The barrier rippled like water waves, gradually becoming soft and transparent.
"Quick, get in!"
She grabbed Gu Yu’s wrist, and the two of them crashed into the barrier together.
Gu Yu only felt her body passing through a layer of cool water film, and her vision suddenly expanded.
The inside of the cave was far more spacious than it seemed outside, with dozens of round pearls embedded in the cave’s ceiling, emitting a soft milky-white glow.
What was more surprising was that the nature’s spiritual energy here was so dense it nearly became tangible, forming a faint spiritual mist in the air.
"This place..."
Gu Yu widened her eyes, temporarily forgetting her fear.
"I discovered this secret base at age six."
Gongsun Yue managed a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.
"Even Father doesn’t know about this place."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a fierce wave of demonic qi sounded from outside, causing the entire cave to tremble slightly.
Gu Yu’s face instantly turned deathly pale, her slight frame instinctively shrinking towards the corner.
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