At this moment, his body was charred black, his breath was in disarray, his Spiritual Power nearly exhausted, and his injuries extremely severe.

He struggled to get up, but under the suppression of the Array, he tried several times without success.

"Is it you?"

Upon seeing the true face of the middle-aged man, a trace of surprise flashed across Xu Ping's face.

It turns out that the person masquerading as Yang Hong with ill intentions towards him was actually Elder Hao, a remnant of the Shuize Sect.

"I wasn't looking for you, but you found me instead!"

A cold killing intent suddenly surged in Xu Ping's eyes. The other party had once designed a trap to kill him using Core Formation Spiritual Objects, a deep enmity he had never forgotten!

Xu Ping's figure flickered, like a ghost, he instantly approached.

His Mana surged furiously, transforming into a giant Mana hand that heavily struck Elder Hao's Dantian.

"Boom!"

Elder Hao spat out a mouthful of fresh blood again, his face turning as pale as paper, and his aura quickly declined.

In such serious injuries, his eyes rolled back, and he fell into unconsciousness.

Xu Ping quickly stepped forward, continuously channeling streams of Mana into this person's Sea of Consciousness and Dantian, sealing his Divine Sense and Mana.

He refrained from immediately killing the other party, naturally for the purpose of Soul Search.

On one hand, he wanted to find out if this Elder Hao had any other accomplices.

If there were, it would be best to catch them all in one go to prevent endless troubles.

On the other hand, it was to inquire about the whereabouts of Yang Hong.

This person dared to impersonate Yang Hong and was even in possession of Yang Hong's Spiritual Boat, it was quite possible that Yang Hong had already fallen into his hands.

No matter what, Xu Ping needed to get to the bottom of this and give the Luoyun Sect an explanation.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping extended his right hand like an eagle claw, firmly grasping Elder Hao's head.

"Soul-Searching Technique!"

With a soft shout, Xu Ping's Divine Sense spread into his Sea of Consciousness, forcibly extracting his memories.

...

...

Outside the Array.

A mass of thick black fog filled the mountain valley.

Suddenly, the black fog surged, and a young cultivator in a green robe slowly emerged from it.

Upon closer inspection, it was actually Song Fei, who had fled to Hu Country and disappeared for a long time!

Song Fei looked towards the direction of Thousand Leaves Mountain, his eyes flickering with a cold, ghostly light: "Could it be that Xu Ping has discovered that Yang Hong was impersonated?"

At this moment, looking at the fully activated Array in Thousand Leaves Mountain, his expression was uncertain.

In fact, he had been eyeing Xu Ping for a long time!

But since the other party had never left Thousand Leaves Mountain, he hadn't found an opportunity to strike.

Thousand Leaves Mountain had a strong protective Array, as solid as a stronghold, and coupled with Xu Ping holding a third-rank talisman of astonishing power.

Even though he had now broken through to become a Golden Core Cultivator, if he rashly attacked Thousand Leaves Mountain, he would not gain any advantage!

Thus, he set his mind on sabotaging the Array from within, just like when he destroyed Wind Night Pavilion.

It was at this moment that Yang Hong happened to arrive at Thousand Leaves Mountain.

Song Fei naturally set his eyes on Yang Hong!

The Luoyun Sect had issued a crusade order against the Song family, being the main culprit in destroying the Song family, with the Meng clan and Wind Night Pavilion merely as accomplices.

Although he couldn't do anything about Luoyun Sect now, it didn't stop him from collecting some interest.

The plan was well laid out, but who would've thought that as soon as Hao Jun, disguised as Yang Hong, stepped into Thousand Leaves Mountain, the Array would instantly activate at full force.

Judging by this situation, Hao Jun likely had been exposed; otherwise, this would never have occurred.

"Let's wait and see!"

Song Fei glared at Thousand Leaves Mountain with resentment, then without hesitation, he activated the Escape Light, turning into a stream of light, disappearing into the distant horizon instantly.

After all, within the Array, Hao Jun with his Fake Pill cultivation was no match for the prepared Xu Ping.

...

Inside the Array.

"Song Fei!!"

After searching through all of Hao Jun's memories, Xu Ping's face instantly turned somber as water.

He truly hadn't expected that the one eyeing him was actually Song Fei who had fled to Hu Country.

Even more unexpected was that the other party had already broken through to the Golden Core Realm.

"This is going to be a bit troublesome!" Xu Ping frowned, starting to ponder a countermeasure.

Song Fei was in hiding, while he was in the open, this situation was inherently unfavorable.

Moreover, the other party was a Golden Core Cultivator who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, dealing with him was far from easy.

If it came to a direct confrontation, Xu Ping wasn't afraid.

But his greatest worry was Song Fei lurking in some hidden place, waiting to launch a sneak attack.

After all, his Divine Sense was far less powerful than the other party's, and trying to find Song Fei with his own strength was like finding a needle in a haystack.

"It seems now I can only notify the Luoyun Sect to have them pursue Song Fei." Xu Ping thought to himself.

Song Fei was already a wanted cultivator by the Luoyun Sect, and in addition to killing Yang Hong, an outer elder of the Luoyun Sect.

The Luoyun Sect certainly wouldn't let this go easily.

However, not letting it go is one thing; being able to find Song Fei is another matter entirely.

If it was the previously flourishing Luoyun Sect, they'd surely chase down someone like Song Fei, who's only in the Early Stage Golden Core, leaving him no escape above or below ground.

But now, the overall strength of the Luoyun Sect is much less than before, coupled with the complicated situation of Wanzhe Waters gathering many cultivators from three countries, a mixed bag of good and bad.

It's really too difficult for the Luoyun Sect to find a Golden Core cultivator who intentionally hides himself!

It's likely to be thunder without rain!

But at least some thunder is better than none, at least it might keep Song Fei cautious, not daring to make any moves for a while.

...

...

Ten days later.

Thousand Leaves Mountain.

"Xu Ping, come out and meet me!"

A mighty and powerful voice, like rolling thunder, pierced through the Mountain Protection Array, echoing clearly throughout the entire Thousand Leaves Mountain.

"The people of Luoyun Sect... have arrived!"

Xu Ping, who was silently cultivating in the cultivation room, suddenly opened his eyes.

Due to having no direct means to contact Luoyun Sect and Song Fei watching secretly outside, he didn't dare leave easily, so he had previously asked Hongyi to contact Luoyun Sect on his behalf.

Xu Ping quickly got up, grabbed the unconscious Haojun from the corner, and strode to the open space on Thousand Leaves Mountain.

Then he took out the Restriction Token and gently waved it.

In an instant, the originally dense clouds gradually dispersed, and above the Array, an old man in purple robes stood proudly.

"Middle Stage of Golden Core peak!!"

Seeing the cultivation realm of the visitor, Xu Ping couldn't help but be secretly amazed.

This person was only one step away from entering the realm of a major cultivation in the same rank, his status in Luoyun Sect must be extremely high.

"Junior Xu Ping, greets the senior of Luoyun Sect!" Xu Ping bowed respectfully.

Facing such a cultivator, he dared not be the least bit presumptuous.

"Hmm."

The silver-haired elderly man fixed his gaze on Xu Ping and asked in a deep voice, "You said you know who killed Yang Hong?"

"I know!"

With great respect, Xu Ping pointed to the unconscious Hao Jun in the corner and said, "Senior only needs to perform Soul Search and you'll know."

Upon hearing this, the silver-haired elder showed no hesitation. In a flash, his figure disappeared, and then instantly reappeared in a completely different position, comfortably standing tall above the Array, wearing a purple robe.

An aura surged up within him, manifesting into a spectral hand, firmly grabbing Hao Jun's head. The Divine Sense spread into his Sea of Consciousness, initiating a forced extraction of his memories.

Meanwhile, Xu Ping stood below, watching silently and respectfully.

The reason he had spared Hao Jun's life was to allow the elder to perform a Soul Search.

On one hand, it was to ensure that his trump card was not revealed to Hao Jun.

If his hand had indeed been exposed, he would have unhesitatingly obliterated Hao Jun.

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