Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

Chapter 27 Turning Against Each Other

Shortly after Chen Liang, Han Li, Lü Tianmeng, and Xuan Le ventured deep into the mine tunnels, the Four Fiends Formation outside was breached.

Wang Chan and his demonic cultivators swarmed forward and quickly took over the outer defense nodes of the wasteland spirit stone mine.

Some cultivators have begun to clear the entrance to the collapsed mine tunnel, hoping to take complete control of this large spirit stone mine.

On the other side, Chen Liang and his companions were chatting and laughing as they sped through the mine tunnels, looking like a group of longtime friends exploring the mine's secrets together.

During this time, Lü Tianmeng casually remarked, "Junior Brother Chen, you are not only a master of weapon crafting and array formation, but also possess profound knowledge in the art of talismans. With such skills, do you truly have no intention of leaving the sect and establishing your own business?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Le and Han Li both looked at them with somewhat strange expressions.

Chen Liang chuckled inwardly, but outwardly hesitated, saying, "But I'm not good at combat, and how can I protect myself if I leave the sect?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Tianmeng and Xuan Le's eyes lit up. After exchanging a glance, they said, "Hey, Junior Brother Chen, you don't need to worry about that. Your brother Xuan Le and I are quite experienced in combat, so we can definitely ensure your safety."

"Junior Brother Han is also quite skilled in puppetry. With the four of us joining forces, how could we not establish a solid foundation? Junior Brother Han, what do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Han Li couldn't help but look at Chen Liang. After seeing the cunning glint in Chen Liang's eyes despite his apparent hesitation, he said, "Well, I'll listen to Senior Brother Chen."

So Lu Tianmeng and Xuan Le turned their attention back to Chen Liang. Chen Liang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sigh! Forget it. To be honest, I am already engaged to Junior Sister Qiaoqian and another female cultivator from the market. I have too many concerns."

However, Junior Brother Han's sister and brother-in-law also have ties to Huangfeng Valley, so he can only disappoint his two senior brothers' good intentions.

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianmeng and Xuan Le couldn't help but show some disappointment. However, they quickly found another excuse to let the matter drop.

The atmosphere among the four quickly warmed up again, as if they were one big family.

However, this atmosphere of brotherly affection was only temporary. When they arrived at a mine with a complex terrain, Chen Liang and Han Li stopped at the same time.

After flying a short distance, Lü Tianmeng and Xuan Le also stopped.

Lu Tianmeng turned around and asked, "Junior brothers, why have you stopped?"

Chen Liang spoke in a cryptic tone, "Senior Brother Lü, since you have witnessed my divine sense, you should know that the chameleon spirit pet you ambushed could not escape my detection."

Upon hearing this, the warm smiles on Lü Tianmeng and Xuan Le's faces finally faded.

Lu Tianmeng sighed, "Alas! Junior brother is exceptionally talented, but he is held back by worldly affairs. He has given up a bright future and followed Huangfeng Valley down a dark path."

The senior brother couldn't bear to see his junior brother's talent go to waste, so he came up with this desperate measure.

"But don't worry, junior brother, I won't harm you. I just want to send you to the demonic path to enjoy life. And don't worry about your fiancée either; with your talent, the demonic path will surely abduct those two women for you, reuniting you two."

At this moment, Xuan Le also spoke up, "Yes, Junior Brother Chen. In this great battle, the seven sects will surely be defeated. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. Junior Brother, you should consider switching to the demonic path."

Chen Liang: "Why didn't those two senior brothers coordinate with the demonic sect to capture me?"

Lü Tianmeng: "Alas, times have changed. Since Junior Brother is unwilling to abandon his ties and join us in this great undertaking, then we have no choice but to exchange his precious body for some reward money."

Furthermore, the little bit of wealth my junior brother possesses is quite tempting.

Xuan Le then looked at Han Li and said, "Junior Brother Han, if you are willing to join us now, we are still willing to work with you to accomplish great things."

Chen Liang almost laughed in anger upon hearing this, while Han Li scoffed, dismissing Xuan Le's simplistic attempts at deception.

Chen Liang: "I think I understand now. Senior Brother Lü and Senior Brother Xuan Le have probably been eyeing my wealth for a long time. They've also been planning to capture me and send me to the Demonic Path for a reward."

Han Li couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Xuan Le, Senior Brother Lü, since you were able to lay a hand on Senior Brother Chen, you certainly don't mind including me."

Besides, I just received a considerable amount of spirit stones, which gives you even more reason to target me. So, let's not spout any more nonsense about conspiring for something big.

Upon seeing this, Lü Tianmeng and Xuan Le couldn't help but exchange a smile.

Lü Tianmeng: "Hahaha, both of you junior brothers seem to be smart. It's a pity that smart people often don't live long."

Xuan Le still wore that bright smile on his face and said, "Junior Brother Chen, Junior Brother Han, you two can rest assured on your journey. I will definitely take your share to see another world."

At this moment, Chen Liang and Han Li decided to stop pretending. Chen Liang then unleashed a yellowish-brown spiritual light at Lü Tianmeng, while Han Li summoned the Golden Bran Mother-Child Blade and attacked Xuan Le.

As the spiritual light approached, Lü Tianmeng, who had been laughing, suddenly changed his expression and quickly raised an earth-attribute shield to block it.

Unfortunately, the Earth Elemental Light is the perfect counter to Earth Elemental Shields. As a result, Lu Tianmeng, like Chen Liang's previous enemies, suffered the same fate: his shield was broken and his spiritual energy became disordered.

At this moment, Chen Liang took the opportunity to summon the Red Thread Escape Needles and used them to prick Lü Tianmeng several times.

Then Chen Liang finished off the attack with the Blood Spirit Diamond, piercing Lü Tianmeng's heart.

As Lu Tianmeng lay dying, he knelt on the ground, looking up with resentment and asking, "You call this being bad at fighting?"

Chen Liang shrugged lightly and said, "Sorry, I was just kidding."

Upon hearing this, Lü Tianmeng was so enraged that he couldn't catch his breath and died with endless resentment.

As he fell, a level 3 chameleon spirit beast that had just arrived on the battlefield also collapsed amidst its mournful cries, and even another level 3 chameleon spirit beast that was lurking not far away fell to the ground.

On the other side, Xuan Le felt immense pressure facing the oncoming Golden Bran Mother-Child Blade.

He exerted all his strength to dodge and weave before unleashing a cone-shaped ice wall to block the numerous flying blades of the Golden Bran Mother Blade. Turning his head, he saw that Lü Tianmeng had been defeated by Chen Liang in just a few moves.

This terrified Xuan Le, but before he could think any further, Han Li wielded his silver greatsword and slashed down, forcing Xuan Le to self-destruct his ice wall and retreat once more.

Xuan Le then seized the opportunity and finally used her most skilled top-grade magic weapon—the Heaven-Covering Bell—but it was blocked by the Azure Condensation Mirror that Han Li obtained from the Blood Forbidden Land.

It's worth mentioning that the original owner of the Azure Condensation Mirror—Duobao Nu—was also a member of the Golden Jade lineage of the Hidden Moon Sect.

Finally, Xuan Le had no choice but to use the top-grade concealment artifact—the Spirit Veil—in an attempt to retreat.

However, Han Li's divine sense was already close to the Core Formation level, and he could vaguely sense Xuan Le wearing the Hidden Spirit Veil. So he used the many sub-blades of the Golden Bran Mother-Child Blade to pursue her, and quickly snatched the Hidden Spirit Veil from Xuan Le's body, forcing Xuan Le out again.

Xuan Le had no choice but to use the Ice Rain Technique to temporarily force Han Li, who was pursuing her, to retreat.

However, he was ambushed by Han Li's secret attack, Wulong, and was severely injured. In the end, he died under the Golden Bran Mother-Child Blade.

At this moment, Chen Liang had already collected Lü Tianmeng's remnant soul and the essence of his two spirit pets, and also collected the corpses of the two chameleons. He was now taking inventory of Lü Tianmeng's storage bag.