But Helian Yuan soon realized something was amiss; he noticed Chai Fei’s weakened presence and couldn’t help asking, “You’re injured?”

Chai Fei replied with a wry smile, “Sect Master… I’ve encountered some trouble lately… I was chased down and almost didn’t survive on the road. I’ve come back to heal and lay low…”

“What happened?”

Helian Yuan immediately pressed for details.

Chai Fei didn’t hide anything: “Recently, while I was cultivating in Silver Moon Mountain, I suddenly heard a heavenshaking beast roar. Startled, I went to investigate and ended up encountering a group of Martial Artists. As soon as they saw me, they attacked and sent people to chase me down. I suspect they wanted to silence me. Fortunately, I managed to escape quickly.”

“You heard a beast roar? And a group of Martial Artists wanted to silence you?”

This caused Helian Yuan to frown.

It seemed Chai Fei had stumbled upon something, and that group of Martial Artists wanted to silence him to prevent leaks.

Moreover, this group was certainly no ordinary bunch; Chai Fei himself was an Innate Martial Artist with exceptional talent. Among the Innate Martial Artists of Spirit Taoist Sect, his strength was second only to Helian Yuan, the Sect Master. The fact that they managed to inflict serious injuries on Chai Fei and force him to flee spoke volumes about their capabilities!

Helian Yuan said, “You take good care of your injuries and don’t go out during this period.”

“Understood.”

Chai Fei nodded.

Having been chased and severely injured, Chai Fei’s only option was to return to Spirit Taoist Sect, stay out of sight, and heal.

“Who is it?”

However, suddenly, Helian Yuan looked up towards the estate’s exterior, his eyes cold and stern.

“Whiz!”

A cold gleam of light shot into the estate from outside; with a flick of his sleeve, Helian Yuan deflected the cold light and, with a quick movement, dashed towards the estate’s exterior.

But there was no one outside the estate.

“Such masterful Qinggong…”

Helian Yuan’s expression grew grave. This location was within the Spirit Taoist Sect, and if someone could infiltrate it, it showed they were definitely an Innate Martial Artist, and one with extremely skilled Qinggong at that!

“Was it the same people chasing me?”

And Chai Fei’s complexion turned ugly; he knew he had just returned to Spirit Taoist Sect not long ago, and if someone had infiltrated the sect, it could only be the people who had been chasing him, refusing to let things go!

Then, Helian Yuan swept his gaze around and saw that the cold light that had flown into the estate was actually a soft piece of letter paper.

Helian Yuan carefully examined the letter paper with his Essence Qi to check for any issues before picking it up and unfolding it to read.

“An eye for an eye! Meet at Pear Orchard at dawn, or the Spirit Taoist Sect will never know peace again!”

The content on the letter paper was simplistic. The person who sent the letter was undoubtedly one of the Martial Artists chasing Chai Fei, demanding his presence at Pear Orchard. If he did not comply, they would target the other members of the Spirit Taoist Sect.

With their level of Qinggong, they could come and go in Spirit Taoist Sect as they pleased. If they visited every few days, killed a few people, and left, no one could stop them!

Chai Fei’s face turned extremely grim; this was a threat to make him leave Spirit Taoist Sect,

“What does ’an eye for an eye’ mean?”

Helian Yuan looked at Chai Fei; their relentless pursuit was not only to silence Chai Fei but also presumably because Chai Fei had killed one of their own.

Chai Fei said helplessly, “They chased me, so I had to fight back… During the encounter, I killed one of their Martial Artists.”

Chai Fei did not think he was at fault. He was merely drawn by the beast’s roar and went to check the situation, only to be inexplicably chased down. Naturally, he wouldn’t just wait to be killed. While fleeing, he also fought back.

Given Chai Fei’s status among the Innate Martial Artists of Spirit Taoist Sect, only slightly inferior to Helian Yuan, he had managed to kill one of their members despite being gravely wounded. This, too, led the group to seek revenge unceasingly, with some going for reinforcements while others kept close watch on his movements and pursued him all the way here.

Helian Yuan was silent and contemplative. The assailants wanted Spirit Taoist Sect to hand over Chai Fei or else they would continuously seek revenge. If an Innate Martial Artist occasionally infiltrated the sect to kill and wreak havoc, the damage would be significant.

As for handing over Chai Fei? Naturally, Helian Yuan would not consider such an option. Protecting the Martial Artists of one’s own sect was a duty, especially for someone with Chai Fei’s talent, who was among the top geniuses of Spirit Taoist Sect.

Helian Yuan then said decisively, “I’ll notify Sun Chi, An You, and Elder Su so we can go to Pear Orchard and clarify things with this group.”

The best course of action was to gather the sect’s experts and confront them, hoping to convince them to stop their pursuit.

“Elder Su? The new Innate Martial Artist of our sect?”

Chai Fei was perplexed. He had been away from Spirit Taoist Sect for five or six years and did not remember any Elder surnamed Su among the sect’s Elders.

“Elder Su is a Guest Elder of our sect. He’s quite extraordinary. By now in Spirit Taoist Sect, among the Innate Martial Artists, his strength is likely only second to yours and mine.”

Helian Yuan offered a brief explanation.

Su Changkong was a Guest Elder of Spirit Taoist Sect, who had arrived with all his meridians broken but had quietly learned the Heaven Silkworm Technique within months to heal his severed veins. Later on, he was also blessed with good fortune and acquired Innate Qi at Snow Abyss Mountain, allowing him to break through to Innate.

While Su Changkong kept a low profile, Helian Yuan believed that with Su Changkong’s talent and potential, having broken through to Innate for several years, his progress in strength was unlikely to be slow, and he could at least rank in the top three within Spirit Taoist Sect!

Now that Spirit Taoist Sect faced trouble, Helian Yuan naturally wanted to ask for Su Changkong’s aid, to contribute his share of help, which was part of the Guest Elder’s responsibilities!

“I see.” Chai Fei nodded slightly. He had once been the number one prodigy of Spirit Taoist Sect and was quite curious about the Elder Su whom Helian Yuan spoke so highly of.

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