80: Good luck to you

Zhou Fan and Huang Qianli’s pupils constricted when they heard this.

The others exchanged glances.

“I heard about this!”

“Me too, I heard there was a student, not very strong, who disregarded his own safety and stood in front of dozens of students in Tianhua City, luring away a Divine Power Realm Netherworld Evil Tiger. So it was him!”

“Such a person, he even risked certain death to lure away the Netherworld Evil Tiger to protect others. And you’re telling me he’s malicious, that he framed you?”

“Hahaha! Zhou Fan, Huang Qianli, you must not have expected that the person you framed is someone of such noble character, such integrity, right?”

“…”

Zhou Fan, Huang Qianli, and the others were stunned.

Huang Qianli’s eyes narrowed, and he glared at Chu Yunxuan.

At this moment, consumed by anger, he threw caution to the wind!

“Damn it! I’ll kill you!” Huang Qianli roared and charged at Chu Yunxuan.

Zhou Fan roared, “Damn it! I’ll kill you! Ah—!”

They charged at Chu Yunxuan together.

“Attack!”

Several people rushed forward, blocking Huang Qianli.

“Huang Qianli, a member of the Killing Alliance, is guilty of heinous crimes and deserves to die! Kill him!”

“Yes!”

Although Huang Qianli was formidable, he no longer had the lingyin stone that allowed him to unleash Celestial Venerable Realm power.

Facing the attacks of so many strong individuals, he could only die with resentment.

As for Zhou Fan… everyone still spared his life.

After all, he was a person from the Heaven Domain.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong pointed at Zhou Fan: “Zhou Fan, I won’t kill you because, after all, you are a Team Leader from the Heaven Domain. If you survive this solo journey, you will be handed over to the Heaven Domain or the Judgment Council fordeal with. If you don’t survive, humph! It’s fate.”

“Cough, cough—” Zhou Fan coughed up a mouthful of blood.

“And you!”

Vice President Xu Xiangdong and the others looked at Song Shuheng.

Song Shuheng trembled all over.

He quickly said, “Seniors, I am just a Xuantian Realm cultivator. I was threatened by Team Leader Zhou and Huang Qianli. Please spare me; I just want to live.”

“You!!” Zhou Fan pointed at Song Shuheng, trembling with rage.

Pfft—

Consumed by anger, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

“It’s true! I just want to live,” Song Shuheng said repeatedly.

Hearing this, everyone was completely convinced that Zhou Fan, Huang Qianli, and the others were framing Chu Yunxuan.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong sighed, “Alas, indeed, what’s wrong with wanting to live? As a Xuantian Realm cultivator, how could you have the same intentions as them? Even if you wanted to compete for the Dragon Pearl, how could you possibly contend with a Domain Realm cultivator?”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Song Shuheng nodded repeatedly.

It’s over!

His image in Jiang Ying’s eyes had plummeted.

He and Jiang Ying would have no future together!

Chu Yunxuan!

Just you wait!

He had originally thought that Zhou Fan and Huang Qianli would kill Chu Yunxuan for the Dragon Pearl, no matter what.

But he never expected… such a brilliant scheme of deception, turning falsehood into truth, and killing with a borrowed knife.

He had underestimated Chu Yunxuan.

Jiang Ying looked at Chu Yunxuan with her beautiful eyes: “It’s resolved now.”

“It has to be my Sister Jiang, so intelligent and perceptive.”

Jiang Ying proudly tilted her head: “Of course. Although you were worried that no one would believe you if you spoke out, I, this maiden, at the most opportune moment when everyone was suspicious, revealed that they were after the treasure in your hand. This is a manifestation of intelligence! Anyone who sees me has to praise my sharp mind.”

Chu Yunxuan smiled and gave a thumbs-up.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong looked at Chu Yunxuan and said, “Little Brother, follow me from now on. I will protect you.”

In his heart, however, he was actually after Chu Yunxuan’s Dragon Pearl.

Zhou Fan had framed him as a heavenly star of solitude to get the Dragon Pearl.

In fact, Vice President Xu Xiangdong could completely understand.

Because no one could resist such temptation, right?

If there was an opportunity to act against him, how many people present would remain indifferent?

Many others present were observing Chu Yunxuan with strange gazes, clearly harboring ulterior motives.

“Thank you, Vice President Xu,” Chu Yunxuan said.

“It’s nothing,” Vice President Xu Xiangdong nodded.

“Hehehehe, Vice President Xu Xiangdong, aren’t you also keeping him by your side just to kill him and seize the Dragon Pearl? Hahaha.” Zhou Fan burst into laughter.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong said indifferently, “Not everyone has a dark heart like yours.”

At this moment, several more teleportation arrays appeared before them.

Chu Yunxuan glanced at them.

This time, they were all similar, quite dangerous, and all contained resources.

Chu Yunxuan casually entered one.

Then many people followed him.

“You all go first. Leave the one on the left for Zhou Fan; let him enter by himself,” Vice President Xu Xiangdong said to the others.

“Alright!”

Vice President Xu Xiangdong continued, “I’ll stay and watch him.”

After everyone had left, Vice President Xu Xiangdong stared at Zhou Fan.

“Vice President Xu, once we leave, I will no longer be your subordinate,” Zhou Fan said, his eyes narrowing.

“Leave?”

Vice President Xu Xiangdong showed a cold smile: “Can you even leave?”

Zhou Fan’s pupils constricted: “You!”

Vice President Xu Xiangdong dealt with Zhou Fan, wiped the blood from his sword, then put it into his spatial ring, and stepped into the teleportation gate that Chu Yunxuan had entered.

…

For the rest of the journey, many people kept following Chu Yunxuan.

With the System’s full map, Chu Yunxuan knew the most correct path to take.

He was aware of specific dangers in each area and how to avoid them.

However, the owner of this Spirit Realm was a bit strange.

Almost after every checkpoint, a choice had to be made.

Repeated choices, repeated dangers, repeated diversions.

This caused the number of people on each path to dwindle.

Ahead, a dozen more teleportation arrays appeared.

For a moment, everyone was unsure which to choose.

Chu Yunxuan whispered to Jiang Ying, “You go to the third one from the far left.”

Jiang Ying looked at Chu Yunxuan, puzzled.

Chu Yunxuan: “Just listen to me.”

Jiang Ying said, “Then you be careful of them.”

She wasn’t foolish; she could naturally discern something.

“Don’t worry.”

“Mm.”

Jiang Ying then walked away.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong glanced at the girl who had been following Chu Yunxuan going to another path, but he didn’t think much of it.

The more people left, the better.

He would have a better chance to act.

Then he said to Chu Yunxuan, “Little Brother Chu Yunxuan, I’ll follow wherever you go, so I can protect you.”

“Thank you, Vice President Xu,” Chu Yunxuan said.

“It’s nothing. My Heaven Domain people have upset you, so I will protect you well and let you know that there is true affection in the world,” Vice President Xu Xiangdong said with a smile.

Chu Yunxuan nodded: “There certainly will be.”

With that, Chu Yunxuan stepped into the teleportation array before him.

Some people, their eyes glinting with strange light, also followed him.

There were only dozens of people left.

Their strength was not weak.

The lowest was the Law Realm.

A flash of light.

Dozens of people arrived in a space surrounded by mountains.

Ahead was a path leading to an unknown place.

But it was clearly an exit.

And their space was enveloped by a barrier.

Only by passing through the barrier could they enter that exit.

“There’s a barrier! What does this mean?”

Vice President Xu Xiangdong frowned.

Some others also frowned: “It feels… not simple.”

“Can this barrier be broken? It seems like after breaking the barrier, we take that single path to leave here.”

“The barrier seems quite strong.”

Chu Yunxuan walked forward.

These people also subconsciously followed him.

They reached the edge of the barrier; passing through it would allow them to enter the path and leave this place.

Chu Yunxuan reached out and placed his hand on the barrier.

“It’s useless, Brother. This barrier is very strong. Either we break it, or we probably need some kind of method,” one person said.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong was calculating how to seize the Dragon Pearl.

There were still dozens of people here, all quite strong, with several Domain Realm cultivators.

They had to die.

Otherwise, if even one survived, his actions would be exposed.

Chu Yunxuan said, “I know how to get out.”

“Oh? Little Brother, how do we get out?” Vice President Xu Xiangdong asked.

Chu Yunxuan took out the Dragon Pearl.

Everyone’s eyes widened.

Then, Chu Yunxuan pressed the Dragon Pearl against the barrier, walked forward, and simply passed through the barrier.

With the System’s full map, he knew every step to take.

Everyone was stunned.

“How did you know how to get out?”

“Great! Brother, give us the Dragon Pearl so we can get out too!”

“Brother Chu, please.”

“…”

Chu Yunxuan turned around, then grinned at them: “Let you out, and then you’ll kill me?”

They frowned.

“How could that be?”

“Hahaha! How could that be? Are you taking me for a fool?” Chu Yunxuan burst into laughter.

Chu Yunxuan sat on a stone, crossing his legs, a playful smirk on his lips:

“A group of Law Realm and Domain Realm cultivators, constantly following me, if not to kill me and seize the Dragon Pearl, then for what?”

One person said, “You’re overthinking it. We just feel luckier following you.”

“Lucky? Many of my subsequent choices involve countless dangers, and even so, you still feel lucky? And you keep following me? Do you really take me for an idiot?”

Vice President Xu Xiangdong frowned: “Brother, I told you from the beginning that I wanted to protect you.”

“Oh, please. I wouldn’t dare bet whether you’re truly here to protect me. Oh, right.”

Chu Yunxuan curled his lips: “Let me tell you something: this path is a dead end. The only way out is this Dragon Pearl in my hand. Why is it a dead end? You can look behind you.”

Everyone turned to look.

Two massive Yao Beasts appeared in the distance, staring intently at them.

“Dark Night Demonic Spider Emperor!”

“Bloodthirsty Three-Headed Wolf!”

Their pupils constricted, and they shivered all over.

Two Celestial Venerable Realm Yao Beasts!

One person turned and pointed at Chu Yunxuan, angrily saying, “You have a way out, but you won’t let us out. You’re committing murder!”

“Murder?” Chu Yunxuan smiled and shrugged: “Come on, everyone’s not stupid. This is a Spirit Realm.”

With that, Chu Yunxuan took an apple from his spatial ring and bit into it.

Whoosh—

The two Celestial Venerable Realm Yao Beasts charged directly forward.

Hiss—

Blood splattered on the barrier in front of Chu Yunxuan.

“You scared me,” Chu Yunxuan said, taking a bite of his apple.

“Ah—”

Heart-wrenching screams came from inside.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong was terrified, frantically pounding on the barrier: “Brother, save me, save me! I’ll give you anything you want.”

Chu Yunxuan grinned: “Vice President Xu, I still have to thank you for helping me get rid of Huang Qianli and Zhou Fan. You must have gotten rid of him too, right? What a wonderful ‘true affection in the world’ indeed.”

Vice President Xu Xiangdong’s pupils constricted; he seemed to realize something.

“What Zhou Fan and Huang Qianli said was true! You! You’ve been deceiving us all along! It… it doesn’t matter. Just get me out, and I won’t tell anyone.”

Chu Yunxuan pointed behind him.

Vice President Xu Xiangdong stiffly and slowly turned his head.

The next second, the Bloodthirsty Two-Headed Wolf swallowed his head in one bite.

“How tragic.”

Chu Yunxuan threw away the apple and turned to walk away.