249: The credit is here

After Yun Xuanxuan and the other Half-human, Half-demon beings escaped, the chaos within the Demon Suppressing Tower spiraled further out of control.

The defection of the Tower Master of the Demon Suppressing Tower was truly beyond everyone's expectations; in just a few moments, the once-impregnable Demon Suppressing Tower was left wide open and breached instantly.

The Cultivators inside the tower were all suppressed and killed; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that corpses littered the ground.

At this moment!

Outside the Demon Suppressing Tower.

The two Golden Core Cultivators responsible for guarding the tower stood as straight as pines, their expressions solemn and grave, showing none of their previous laziness.

"Greetings, Elder Fu!" The two of them bowed.

As soon as Fu Yunze landed, his gaze fell upon the dilapidated and poorly maintained Demon Suppressing Tower, and his brow furrowed immediately. He had been ordered to take over the guarding duties of the Demon Suppressing Tower, but the scene before him was clearly wrong.

"Why are there ripples of Spiritual Qi surging within the tower? Who is inside?"

"Ripples of Spiritual Qi?"

The two Golden Core Cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment, their eyes filled with confusion, clearly having noticed nothing unusual.

Fu Yunze explained in a heavy voice, "Your Realm is still shallow, so it's normal that you can't sense it. Speak plainly, who is in the tower right now?"

"Reporting to Elder, several fellow Disciples came by this morning, saying they were ordered to enter the tower on business. Those ripples of Spiritual Qi might be due to their actions," one of them replied quickly.

"Fellow Disciples?" Fu Yunze's gaze darkened slightly.

The Cultivator on the left added hurriedly, "I have carefully verified their identity tokens; the spiritual power imprints were correct, they were indeed Senior Brothers from the Sect."

Hearing this, Fu Yunze's expression grew even more solemn. Could it be... that the Third Elder had actually predicted this correctly?

People from the Tianque Sect had actually tracked them down here!

He pondered for a moment, then a meaningful smile suddenly curled at the corners of his mouth. "It seems this merit truly cannot be stopped!"

Before his voice had even faded, Fu Yunze flicked his finger, and a white porcelain jade bowl flew out of his storage ring.

The jade bowl was translucent throughout, with fine cloud patterns carved on its walls and faint flowing light rotating within. As soon as it left his body, it emitted faint ripples of Spiritual Qi. With a pull of spiritual power from his fingertips, the jade bowl flew into the air, suddenly enlarging several times before slamming down mouth-first.

This jade bowl was called the "Heaven-Locking Bowl," a high-grade earth-rank Magic Treasure. Although its offensive power wasn't strong, it was extremely rare.

It used spiritual power as a foundation to isolate an independent small world.

Within this small world, not only could it block any aura from being transmitted outside, but ordinary shield techniques and Talismans could not break it at all, let alone allow escape. Unless one's cultivation base was a full major Realm higher than the caster's, even someone passing overhead just a hair's breadth away would be unable to detect the scene inside the bowl.

This method was similar in effect to the Formation Elder Xue had set up in Pingquan Village, but it was even more exquisite and convenient.

Just like the two Golden Core Cultivators guarding outside the tower at this moment; they subconsciously used their spiritual power to investigate, but as soon as their fingertips touched the barrier, they were bounced back by a soft yet resilient force.

Their perception was like a stone sinking into the ocean!

The Demon Suppressing Tower seemed to have become a place of nothingness, where nothing could be sensed at all; from the outside, it still appeared dilapidated, with no sign of anything unusual.

"Watch this place. From now on, no one is allowed to step into the Demon Suppressing Tower," Fu Yunze ordered, his steps already moving toward the tower.

When his figure approached the barrier, the runes on its surface automatically parted to form a passage. Once he had fully entered, the passage instantly closed as if it had never existed, leaving only a cold voice echoing from within the barrier:

"No matter what noise comes from inside, pretend you heard nothing."

"Yes, Disciple obeys!" the two replied in unison, then let out a soft sigh of relief.

The pressure suddenly diminished!

As soon as Fu Yunze stepped into the Demon Suppressing Tower, his gaze swept over the messy scene inside, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"This is..."

"As expected, they came to investigate those matters concerning the commoners. Heh, arriving early is not as good as arriving at the right time."

After resolving the trouble here, perhaps he could even ask the Third Elder for a seventh-grade elixir as a reward... "I didn't expect so many twists and turns to be hidden behind the attack on the Demon Suppressing Tower," Zhao Jingchen sighed softly after watching the residual spiritual power images of the scene just now.

"Did that Daoist Zhenyue defect from the Sect precisely because he couldn't stand these dirty dealings of the Chusheng Sect? That's why he disdained to be associated with them."

"And that scroll he took earlier, what exactly was it?"

Lin Xiuqin's gaze swept over the empty prison and the corpses everywhere, her expression grave. "Senior Brother, there's no time to lose. We must return to the Sect immediately to report to Revered Master and expose all these shameful deeds of the Chusheng Sect to the public!"

Zhao Xu's face beside her was equally grave. What he had seen and heard today had completely overturned his perception of the Chusheng Sect, causing his blood to surge in his chest and bringing him a great shock.

Zhao Jingchen nodded, then turned and cupped his fists toward Ye Hao and Li Pingan. "Young Masters, Junior Sister Xiuqin and I will head back to the Tianque Sect first to report the situation. If there is an opportunity in the future, you two are welcome to visit our Tianque Sect so we can show you our hospitality."

Li Pingan frowned slightly. "Someone is coming."

A slender, cold-faced middle-aged man was slowly walking up the stairs.

Although there were no ripples of Spiritual Qi around the man, every step he took made people feel a sense of stagnation.

"I'm afraid there won't be a 'future' anymore."

Fu Yunze's voice was as cold as frost, his gaze sweeping over the five of them with unconcealed killing intent.

"You dared to trespass into the territory of my Chusheng Sect's Demon Suppressing Tower, and you still think you can leave alive?"

His gaze finally landed on Zhao Xu at the very edge, his eyes flickering slightly as spiritual power flowed through his fingertips, as if he were sensing something.

"You kid, the Cultivation Technique you practice is somewhat familiar... Could you really be a Disciple of my Chusheng Sect?"

Before Zhao Xu could speak in his defense, Fu Yunze gave a cold snort. The pressure around him suddenly intensified, and golden spiritual power coiled around him like a physical substance.

"No matter. As a Disciple of the Chusheng Sect, you dared to collude with outsiders, trespass into a Forbidden Ground, and commit acts of betrayal against the Sect. Such a disloyal and unrighteous person deserves no pity in death!"

Before he finished speaking, Fu Yunze flicked his finger! A ball of golden spiritual power, condensed to the extreme, suddenly shot out from his fingertip, transforming into a zhang-long golden rainbow of light that charged straight at Zhao Xu's face!

Almost at the moment Fu Yunze made his move, a long sword had appeared in Ye Hao's hand at some point.

His wrist shook violently as the long sword traced a stunning arc. A solid, moonlight-like pale blue Sword Qi whistled out with a piercing sound of breaking wind, slamming fiercely into that golden rainbow of light!

"Bang—!"

Two incredibly powerful forces collided violently in mid-air! A dazzling light erupted instantly, like two miniature suns exploding simultaneously. A violent energy shockwave swept out in all directions from the point of impact!

The previous environment that had recorded the scenes within the tower dissipated like bubbles under the impact of this force. The stone bricks on the ground shattered layer by layer, and dust rose into the sky, causing the robes of the five people to flap wildly in the wind!