Divine Court!

Surrounded by a group of Desert Powerhouses, the disciples of the Four Symbols Sect showed no fear in their eyes, as if they never regarded the danger as anything significant.

It was exactly as Jing Yuan had expected.

Within just three days, the Desert Powerhouses had easily located the people from the Four Symbols Sect. Without any resistance, the disciples of the Four Symbols Sect followed the Deserters to the Divine Court.

"... That's how it is!"

Looking calmly at Jing Yuan, Liu Wangchuan slowly said, "Everything that needs to be said, I've made clear. Whether the Deserters agree, it's all up to one word!"

"Very well!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Jing Yuan smiled and said, "I like straightforward people like Elder Liu. I agree to your terms on behalf of the Divine Court, however..."

Hearing the first part of Jing Yuan's words, Liu Wangchuan felt a bit relieved, but the turning point in the latter part made him frown again.

"However, what?"

"Words alone aren't reliable!" Jing Yuan replied with ease, smiling, "To truly make me believe you, I think the Four Symbols Sect needs to show a bit more sincerity."

"What do you mean?"

Liu Wangchuan looked at Jing Yuan with some confusion. He believed he had been sincere enough and promised enough benefits. As long as the Deserters cooperated with the Four Symbols Sect, they would receive substantial rewards. Was that not sincere enough?

"Compared to painting a picture of promises, I prefer tangible, real benefits, or... proof!"

Shaking his head, Jing Yuan smiled and said, "For example... kill all the Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples that entered the Extreme North Wilderness!"

"Isn't that asking too much?"

Frowning slightly, Liu Wangchuan said discontentedly, "The Extreme North Wilderness is so vast that not even your Deserters can find the whereabouts of the Profound Moon Sword Sect people. How can we kill them?"

"No, no, no! It doesn't need to be that troublesome!"

Waving his hand, Jing Yuan smiled and said, "I naturally have ways to find them."

"All you need to do is cooperate a little..."

...

"Senior Sister Luo, we're already very close to the Divine Court, aren't we? Do we really need to keep going forward?"

On the other side, Wang Junze and the others were still delving deeper into the Divine Court for the past two days.

Although they were not familiar with the Extreme North Wilderness, by calculating the distance, they had indeed arrived in the depths of the Extreme North Wilderness. Moreover, the Deserters they had killed earlier were evidently much stronger and extremely loyal to the Divine Court, as none surrendered. All died in battle.

Luo Bingyun still hid in the shadows, not walking with these Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples. Thus, the one truly making decisions was still Luo Qingxuan.

That evening, Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan's conversation naturally wasn't shared with these Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples. Not because they didn't trust them, but because some matters are safer the fewer people know.

However, as a result, these Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples were continuously uneasy at heart.

"Boom!"

Before Luo Qingxuan could answer, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from the front, clearly indicating that a powerful clash was underway.

This sudden change immediately grabbed everyone's attention.

"No... That seems to be our sect's Profound Moon Sword Technique!"

Soon, everyone abruptly realized a hint of familiarity in the Sword Intent, their hearts skipping a beat.

What's going on?!

How could there be the aura of our sect here, could it be that the disciples sent back for reinforcement have already delivered the message and the Sect Leader has brought people to support us?

In an instant, a surge of hope rose in everyone's heart.

"Let's go check it out!"

In a flash, a disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect couldn't help but suggest, rushing toward the area of the fight.

Exchanging a glance with Wang Junze, Luo Qingxuan did not refuse but instead followed these disciples forward.

These Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples all possessed Heaven-Stepping Realm cultivation, so their journey was swift. In a moment, they had arrived.

The source of the aura was a canyon, showing no signs from the outside. Initially, these Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples hesitated a bit, but as they drew closer, sensing their sect's aura more clearly, they could no longer hold back and rushed straight into the canyon.

The next moment, they suddenly discovered that three of their sect's disciples were fighting against the Deserters.

Moreover, what surprised everyone even more was that the three engaged with the Deserters were extremely familiar, being the same fellow disciples who chose to return and report near Bear Valley previously.

"Junior Brother Xue? How come you are here?"

Instinctively exclaiming, but seeing the dangerous situation their fellow disciples were in, there was no time for more questions. In an instant, these Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples took action, attacking the Deserters.

Not many Deserters came to pursue them, about only dozens, with varying strength. The strongest were merely seven or eight in the Heaven-Stepping Realm, while the others had cultivation around Refining Spirit. For these Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples, it posed no threat, and in the blink of an eye, the Deserters were wiped out.

No one showed mercy this time, after all, the proximity to the Divine Court was too close. Even if a single Deserter escaped, the news would be leaked immediately.

After dealing with these Deserters, everyone gathered together.

"Saintess, we're sorry, we failed!"

Seeing their fellow disciples, the three showed a look of shame on their faces, lowering their heads and saying, "The Four Symbols Sect colluded with the Deserters and intercepted us on our way back."

"What? How dare the Four Symbols Sect?!"

Upon hearing, the Profound Moon Sword Sect disciples were in an uproar, incredulously pursuing, "What exactly happened? Explain clearly."

Under everyone's questioning, the three slowly recounted the events.

After leaving that day, they encountered people from the Four Symbols Sect after roughly half a day's travel. Having heard that Luo Qingxuan and the others were trapped, the Four Symbols Sect immediately expressed they could help. The three also thought reporting back to the sect was too slow and, with the Four Symbols Sect's assistance, they could likely rescue Luo Qingxuan and the others, so they agreed on the spot.

Soon, the three led the people from the Four Symbols Sect to the valley, only to find upon arrival that the Deserters and Luo Qingxuan were nowhere to be seen.

The people from the Four Symbols Sect engaged in combat with Xiong Ying, gaining no advantage and were forced to retreat from the valley, continuing to search for Luo Qingxuan's whereabouts, but there were no leads.

Until recently, in this canyon, the Four Symbols Sect encountered the Deserters.

The Deserters were strong, and as the Four Symbols Sect retreated continuously, they chose to collude with the Deserters, even coercing them to lure fellow disciples into a trap.

Under duress, they could only feign agreement and, taking advantage of a moment when the others were off-guard, managed to escape. They were discovered by the Deserters, who pursued them relentlessly, but happened to encounter Luo Qingxuan and the others, preventing them from being silenced.

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