610: The Hidden Virgin Mary

"Wait, this looks a bit like the legendary Evil... Holy Mother!"

The moment Xiao Yun's injuries were fully recovered, he spoke with absolute certainty.

That was it; only the legendary Holy Mother, who saved the dying and healed the wounded, could possess such powerful healing methods.

Only the Holy Mother would still help him, regardless of past grievances, after he had pursued her and engaged in battle.

And only the Holy Mother would be willing to give someone as wicked as him a chance to turn over a new leaf and become a Holy Mother himself.

Now, Xiao Yun only wanted to say one thing.

May the Holy Mother Sect be immortal!

Since he had reformed, he had to do something for the common people.

It was both an atonement and a farewell to his past.

And it just so happened that he knew where a den of thieves was located.

Heaven is truly helping me!

Immediately, Xiao Yun impatiently headed back in the direction he came from.

From this, it was clear that his desire to eliminate evil and promote good could no longer be suppressed.

By influencing such a bandit king, Chen De also gained enough merit to allow him to break through to the late stage of the Eighth Transformation of the Immortal Law Realm.

Of course, to him, merit was secondary; it didn't matter whether he had it or not.

What was truly important was whether the contribution he made to the people and the series of changes it caused would make life better for the common folk.

As for himself, he only needed to carry the burden and move forward.

After taking down Xiao Yun, Chen De was certain that Xu Lan, the Sect Master of the Yuanxu Sect, also intended to perform the Slaying Three Corpses, and had already entered secluded cultivation.

The current Yuanxu Sect could be described as completely empty; it was truly his golden opportunity.

As long as Xu Lan started on that end, Chen De could do whatever he wanted on this side without any issues.

From the example of the Hall Master of Luohong Hall, it was evident that the risks hidden within Slaying Three Corpses were not small at all.

So, even if Chen De were detected then, it was very likely they wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

If someone were to suffer a cultivation deviation or something, wouldn't another top-tier sect be destroyed?

To prevent this tragedy from happening, and to avoid a small bandit king turning into a great bandit king, Chen De had to go.

Because... this was the responsibility bestowed upon him by the common people!

...Within a hidden Small World of the Yuanxu Sect, a large hall stood tall.

And in a giant rock not far from the hall, two figures were sitting.

"Why hasn't the third brother returned yet?" Grand Elder Ye Xi said, frowning slightly.

It was a critical moment now; before the Sect Master emerged from seclusion, he didn't dare to relax even a bit.

Xiao Yun was not someone who didn't know the weight of matters; how could he have been out for so long?

If it were normal times, it wouldn't matter, but at this moment, he couldn't help but worry.

"Perhaps he was delayed by something. Eldest Brother, why don't I go and see what the situation is?"

Being out for so long was indeed unusual, so Second Elder You Sen spoke up.

He didn't think anything had happened to Xiao Yun, because with the strength of the three elders, they were in the first tier below the ten major Sect Masters in the Sacred Ring Domain.

For something to happen, one of the ten Sect Masters would have to personally take action.

So You Sen only assumed Xiao Yun had been delayed by some matter.

Ye Xi thought about it and was about to nod in agreement when he suddenly felt a wave of energy coming from afar.

Its speed was incredibly fast, reaching the location of the Small World in the blink of an eye and entering from the outside.

This familiar energy wave made Ye Xi's expression relax slightly. "He's back."

Knowing who the Grand Elder was talking about, You Sen also felt relieved.

"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, I'm back."

Indeed, the one who returned was the Third Elder, Xiao Yun, after being influenced.

"Why did you take so long this time?"

Given this unusual delay during such a sensitive period, Ye Xi had to ask properly.

However, he didn't suspect Xiao Yun.

The three of them had been friends for many years; the other could be said to have been watched by Ye Xi and You Sen as he grew up.

He had long shared in the glory and the losses of the Yuanxu Sect.

Hearing the Eldest Brother's inquiry, Xiao Yun's expression became solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "The fellow who came to cause trouble this time was not simple; he was at the Eighth Transformation of the Immortal Law Realm. But fortunately, he was only at the middle stage, and I've already dealt with him."

"Eighth Transformation of the Immortal Law Realm?" both exclaimed.

Hearing that an expert of this level had taken action, both Ye Xi and You Sen were somewhat surprised.

So they both asked about the other person's identity.

A person of this level could never be an unknown figure in the Sacred Ring Domain.

Moreover, they knew who every single expert at the Eighth Transformation of the Immortal Law Realm in the entire Sacred Ring Domain was.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yun shook his head. "I don't recognize that person. It seems he isn't from the Sacred Ring Domain."

As he spoke, he projected an image of the person.

Ye Xi and You Sen looked at it; they didn't recognize the person in the image either.

"The opponent's strength wasn't great, but he was very fast. He and I ran and chased all the way to the boundary of our sect's territory before I took him down."

After hearing what Xiao Yun said, Ye Xi and You Sen had no reason to doubt him, but their expressions became a bit more solemn.

An expert at the Eighth Transformation of the Immortal Law Realm coming from nowhere to cause trouble for the Yuanxu Sect was undoubtedly a bad thing.

But fortunately, it wasn't someone from the other nine sects, so the severity was somewhat reduced.

However, since the person was likely not from the Sacred Ring Domain, it added many variables.

They didn't come earlier or later, but chose to come exactly when the Sect Master was in seclusion for the Slaying Three Corpses.

You Sen said, "Third Brother, you were impulsive this time. You shouldn't have pursued him. What if it was a trap?"

Ye Xi also said, "Things are so sensitive now; none of the three of us can afford to have anything happen to us."

Xiao Yun, however, stated, "Because of this, I feel we shouldn't back down. If we don't act even when someone is riding on our necks and act timidly, it will only make people suspect that something is going on here even more."

This set of words was not without merit.

"True."

Ye Xi said, "However, don't be so impulsive next time, or at least give us a notice so the three of us can strike together."

"I understand, Eldest Brother. It was my lack of consideration this time," Xiao Yun replied with a nod.

"Mm."

"Then let's talk about serious business."

Ye Xi had no intention of blaming him.

Although the three of them nominally called each other Eldest, Second, and Third Brother, in reality, they were all at the peak of the Eighth Transformation of the Immortal Law Realm, and there wasn't much difference in their status.

After reaching this position, they had always interacted as equals, so excessive meddling would only create rifts between them.

It was just that the current situation was unusual, so a few words had to be said.

Ye Xi thought for a moment and said, "According to what Third Brother said, this suddenly appearing fellow might add quite a few variables!"

You Sen followed up, "An expert at the Eighth Transformation of the Immortal Law Realm is no small player. There might be some power supporting him behind the scenes."

As a hidden Holy Mother, Xiao Yun had to think from his current perspective to avoid exposing his glorious identity.

"Any power that can produce such an expert would definitely not be a small one, and there's even a suspicion that they sent him for me to kill."

"What kind of power could be so overbearing? Even the Nine Absolute Sword Sect couldn't do that, right?"