Free Web NovelChapter 584: Chapter 244: Should We Sacrifice Everyone Just to Save Her?
A hundred miles south of Cyan Lotus Mountain, a Qiongqi carried two unconscious women, accompanied by a Gudiao and more than ten people, dashing through the dense forest.
"Huff, huff, Elder Zuo, why aren’t we flying with sword control?"
The group, exhausted from running, gasped and asked.
Zuoqiu replied, "Are you stupid? Flying in the sky is so conspicuous, do you want the Zhenyang Sect members to spot us?"
Someone asked in frustration, "But you promised, Elder Zuo, that once we captured the fairies, you’d let us have a taste. Now, why won’t you even let us touch a single hair?"
Zuoqiu flew into a rage, "What the hell do you know! These two fairies must be of high status in the Zhenyang Sect, perhaps their people are already on our trail, do you want to die?"
"Really?"
"Shut up, as long as we hurry back to Celestial Fall Sect overnight, those Zhenyang Sect disciples wouldn’t dare pursue us any further!"
"Yes!"
The group continued dashing through the dense forest. Moments later, someone pointed to the sky behind them:
"Elder Zuo, the Zhenyang Sect people are really catching up!"
As Zuoqiu turned back, he saw dozens of streaks of rainbow light quickly approaching from the sky, and he was immediately alarmed.
"How did they come so fast? How did they know we were heading this way?"
Zuoqiu’s beastly eyes glinted and he quickly realized, opening his large mouth toward the unconscious Su Xin on his back. From Su Xin’s arms, a talisman paper emitting a faint glow flew out.
"Is this... a Shadow-Tracking Talisman?"
"Damn it, this woman actually had a backup plan!"
"Elder Zuo, they’re catching up, what should we do?!"
Zuoqiu spat a red light from his beastly mouth, burning the Shadow-Tracking Talisman to ashes.
"Elder Zuo, they’ve stopped too!"
"Have we been discovered?"
Those dozens of Zhenyang Sect disciples stopped in the air, not moving forward, clearly growing suspicious after the signal from the Shadow-Tracking Talisman disappeared, ready to search at any moment.
The group was momentarily flustered, but Zuoqiu snorted coldly:
"What’s the panic? Shut your mouths!"
Everyone quickly covered their mouths with their hands, following Zuoqiu into a shrubbery.
Zuoqiu exhaled a red light from his beastly nose, erasing all the footprints on the ground, then said to the Gudiao:
"Quick, use your Concealment Illusion Realm!"
Besides its hypnotic cries, the Gudiao had another secret superpower unknown to others: the Concealment Illusion Realm.
It could create an illusion realm several yards around itself, merging with the surroundings. The illusion realm could block spiritual power and all auras, making it impossible for even those nearby to detect what’s inside.
The Gudiao responded, and a white light emitted from its nostrils, enveloping them all.
Instantly, they melded with the surrounding forest, their figures, spiritual power, and auras all vanishing.
At this moment, dozens of Zhenyang Sect disciples descended, indeed beginning their search.
The people from Celestial Fall Sect held their breath; though the Gudiao’s Concealment Illusion Realm was formidable, it could only last the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Right now, they could only hope their opponents would conduct a perfunctory search and then leave.
Meanwhile, Su Xin slowly opened her eyes, suddenly realizing her whole body was bound, lying on the back of the Qiongqi. She wanted to struggle, but her cultivation was sealed, and she couldn’t break free.
"Fairy, stay still!"
A person beside her immediately pointed a magical artifact at Su Xin’s head.
Zuoqiu turned his head and said, "Fairy, don’t waste your efforts, you can’t break free."
Su Xin suddenly saw a few fellow disciples not far ahead. Opening her mouth to shout, she found her voice was also sealed.
Zuoqiu sneered, "Fairy, we are currently in an illusion realm, even if you shout at the top of your lungs, they can’t hear you."
Sure enough, Su Xin watched helplessly as her junior brothers and sisters searched around, unable to see her.
Nonetheless, she didn’t despair. She believed such a miraculous illusion realm couldn’t last long. As long as her fellow disciples continued searching for her, the people from Celestial Fall Sect would undoubtedly fail to escape!
Then she and Little Hammer Junior Sister would be saved.
Soon, the Zhenyang Sect disciples had searched the surrounding forest without finding anything.
Chun Ningzhi frowned, "Could they have escaped far away?"
Wei Wan shook her head, "They must have just discovered the Shadow-Tracking Talisman on Senior Sister Suxin and destroyed the talisman paper, so they couldn’t have gone far."
Zhang Zheng glanced around; the surrounding forest was dense, and mists hung thickly, akin to a ghostly realm. Suddenly, he said:
"Perhaps we should stop pursuing."
The others looked at him, astonished, "Senior Brother Zhang, what are you saying?"
Zhang Zheng addressed Jian Yue, "Junior Sister Ye, we’ve been in the South Demon territory for only a few days and have already encountered the Joyful Union Sect, Celestial Phoenix Mountain, losing several fellow disciples."
"The Celestial Fall Sect is one of the Three Great Demon Sects, and now we number only a few dozen. If we delve deeper, I’m afraid..."
Zhou Ling’Er looked at him incredulously, "Senior Brother Zhang, are you saying we shouldn’t rescue Senior Sister Suxin?"
Zhang Zheng said, "Of course, we must rescue her, but not with just the few of us; we should return immediately to Zhenyang Mountain and report this to the sect!"
Xu Caihe immediately protested, "How can that be? The Celestial Fall Sect practices the Celestial Beast Record, which devours women’s Primordial Yin. If we wait until we’ve reported back to Zhenyang Mountain, Senior Sister Suxin would have already fallen victim!"
Chen Yunfeng said coolly, "Do two mere Inner Sect disciples dare to question a Commanding Disciple’s decision?"
"Senior Brother Chen?" Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er were startled, but Chen Yunfeng continued:
"I agree with Senior Brother Zhang’s suggestion. We are the elite of the sect; we can’t sacrifice everyone in the South Demon territory for one person!"
"Senior Sister Suxin always puts the sect first and surely wouldn’t want us to waste our lives because of her!"
His words silenced the surroundings, and after a moment, a female disciple said softly:
"I think the senior brothers are right; we’ve already lost several fellow disciples, and now we’re this far into the South Demon territory. If we pursue further, who knows what we’ll encounter?"
Zhou Ling’Er angrily shouted, "Senior Sister Li, I’ve heard Senior Sister Suxin saved your life during a beast tide! Now she’s in trouble, and you’re so heartless?"
"I..." This Senior Sister Li showed a look of guilt.
Xu Caihe said, "Fellow senior brothers and sisters, the Celestial Fall Sect not only practices sinister cultivation techniques but also delights in humiliating female cultivators. If we don’t swiftly rescue Senior Sister Suxin, the consequences are unimaginable! Can you bear to watch Senior Sister Suxin be humiliated?"
"But with just us few, how can we rescue Senior Sister? Should we risk all our lives for her alone?"
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"We are also female cultivators; should we just let the Celestial Fall Sect catch and humiliate us?"
Quickly, more people agreed, and someone shouted:
"Senior Sister Suxin surely wouldn’t blame us!"
"Right, we should quickly return to the sect and report to the Deputy Sect Leader!"
Before long, almost everyone agreed to return to Zhenyang Sect first.
Only Wei Wan, Xu Caihe, and Zhou Ling’Er strongly opposed, but they couldn’t defy the majority.
Qin Gengyun, Qiu Zhihe, and a few others remained unusually silent.
Thus decided, dozens of Zhenyang Sect disciples took to their swords and flew eastward.
Once they had gone far, a blur revealed the figures of the Qiongqi, Gudiao, and more than ten Celestial Fall Sect disciples in the forest.
On the back of the Qiongqi, Su Xin, her whole body bound, stared blankly in the direction her fellow disciples had departed, sudden tears streaming from her beautiful, gentle eyes.
Su Xin, you are the senior sister; you must not let your junior brothers and sisters risk themselves for you.
You grew up in the Zhenyang Sect; this life of yours was given by the sect.
To die for the sect now, what regrets could there be?
But...
Why does my heart hurt so much?
