Feng Haiyang’s gaze sharpened, finally realizing who was investigating him. After a moment’s thought, he said, "I shall rid us of Shen Yinfe, Junior Brother, I need you to watch closely. If anything changes, inform me promptly."

Lu Muqiu hastily bowed and said, "I understand, Brother."

After speaking, he sat cross-legged, activating the "Thousand-Mile Sound" and "Candle Light Nine Nether" divine skills simultaneously.

Feng Haiyang saw that he was ready and immediately used the Netherworld Escape Technique, flying away like smoke.

At this moment, he was flying with his Nascent Soul, incredibly swift, aided by Lu Muqiu’s divine skills, making it impossible to lose track. After just half an hour, he saw a middle-aged Daoist with a handsome beard riding a talisman not far ahead; it was Elder Shen from Guangyuan Sect.

Feng Haiyang was very cautious and did not approach immediately. He shook his body and released hundreds of devils, then took out a Treasure Mirror, scanning all directions to confirm there was no anomaly before charging forward.

On the Star Stone Middle Road, Zhang Yan calculated with a spell and said, "If Feng Haiyang wants to kill Daoist Shen, they must have met by now, I can make my move."

He did not use Mirror Light to investigate, as that easily alerts the enemy. Having made this mistake once before, he and Huo Xuan and others devised a strategy: whether Feng Haiyang pursued Elder Shen or not, they would follow their initial plan. Meeting him would be best, but not meeting him would merely require an extra journey.

Huo Xuan nodded, got up from the stone, bowed, and said, "Alright, Junior Brother Zhang, be careful in eliminating Lu Muqiu. We’re going to support Elder Shen first; if we don’t encounter Feng Haiyang, we’ll come swiftly to meet you."

Zhang Yan raised his hand in return, activated a sword spell, and turned into a rainbow, flying away.

He just took a sword escape to explore and roughly searched above and below the Star Stone and the east, south, and north directions, without finding Lu Muqiu’s trace, thus determined he must be hiding in the west corner.

If Feng Haiyang wasn’t by his side, he could easily kill him with the Moon Washing Mirror.

If Feng Haiyang joined him, it didn’t matter; there was no need to rush into battle. He could first follow them with evasive maneuvers and wait for Huo Xuan and Elder Shen to arrive and assist before taking action.

Zhang Yan flew for a quarter-hour, then picked up the Treasure Mirror and scanned ahead, a beam of light shot forth, clearly revealing all within view. After a while, a human figure appeared in the mirror, causing him to smile slightly.

Lu Muqiu’s face was pale as paper at this point. As Zhang Yan flew towards him, he felt danger in his heart and quickly used the "Heart Shadow Same Light" technique to notify Feng Haiyang. However, the latter was engaged in combat with Elder Shen, and even if he planned to return, it wouldn’t be immediate. Upon seeing the mirror’s light upon him, Lu Muqiu realized the threat, and hurriedly invoked the Moving Divine Ability, and disappeared.

His divine ability was honed deeply; with the aid of a Magic Artifact, he could fly hundreds of miles away without fear of pursuit; but now, with only his own mana, he could only traverse seven or eight miles.

Standing firmly atop a peak just now, a beam of Mirror Light fell upon him like a bucket of cold water, causing his whole body to tremble. Before he could devise a counter, a mighty sword light descended from the clouds.

At this critical moment, Lu Muqiu shouted, his body exploding into black smoke, allowing the sword light to pierce through, sacrificing a divine skill to avoid the strike.

Zhang Yan sneered slightly without entangling further. With a shake of his shoulder, Water Element True Light transformed into a wave, engulfing him in an instant. He completed the spell to gather the technique, shook his robe sleeve, and settled down cross-legged atop the peak.

After half an hour, seven varied tunneling lights appeared across the horizon; it was Huo Xuan and others arriving.

Zhang Yan looked up and saw Elder Shen among them, though his demeanor appeared slightly fatigued.

The seven landed around him, Huo Xuan glanced around and asked, "Junior Brother Zhang, how did it go?"

Zhang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Fortunately, I did not fail the task."

Joy flickered in Huo Xuan’s eyes; with this person dealt with, only Feng Haiyang remained among the Demon Sect disciples here.

Yang Bi sighed, "It’s a pity when we arrived, Feng Haiyang had already fled ahead, seemingly not coming toward True Master Zhang."

Zhong Muqing frowned, "Feng Haiyang doesn’t seek Junior Brother Zhang; he must have seen through our arrangement. Searching further will be challenging."

Huo Xuan gestured dismissively and said, "We’ll ignore him for now. Let’s cultivate here and wait for him to come to us."

While speaking, they suddenly heard a wailing sound above, looked up, and saw thousands of devils dancing high in the sky but not approaching.

Everyone was elite in Xuanmen, quickly understanding Feng Haiyang’s intent. He intended to disrupt them with devils, preventing them from cultivating peacefully.

Huo Xuan watched momentarily, then turned to ask, "Junior Brother Luo, can you set up an array to isolate them?"

Luo Qingyu pondered slightly and said, "I only carry Magic Artifacts, so they can repel common Dharma Treasures. But against devils that can corrupt spiritual mechanisms, it’s beyond my capability."

Huo Xuan frowned and said, "Is there truly no way to restrain them?"

Luo Qingyu thought momentarily and said, "There is another tactic. Previously, my senior brother won the Four Symbols Profound Shuttle from Luo Canghai. We could use it to set up the Four Symbols Mysterious Array, which fears no evil or demons and can keep enemies outside the door."

Zhong Muqing shook his head, "Though the Four Symbols Profound Shuttle belongs to our Mingcang Sect, neither of us has learned the Taming Master’s technique. How can we control it?"

Luo Qingyu laughed and said, "Since I proposed the method, I naturally have a solution."

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